BRIEFS
North Coast Writers’ Residency
accepting applications
ASTORIA – The North Coast Writers’ Residency is now
accepting applications for its 2022 program.
The residency, sponsored by the Writers’ Guild of Asto-
ria and Astoria Visual Arts, allows the writer-in-residence
to spend one week in pursuit of a project of their choosing
in a lovely cottage located on Washington’s Willapa Bay.
The residency provides writing time and space in an
idyllic setting to develop a writing project. Writers of nov-
els, short stories, nonfi ction, plays, memoir, poetry, screen-
plays and hybrid manuscripts will be considered.
The week of the residency will be determined by the
program hosts and chosen writer. Lodging, daily lunches
and a stipend of $250 are provided. A reception and public
reading will be held at the end of the residency at the AVA
Gallery in Astoria.
Applications will be accepted through April 15. These
should include a cover letter describing the candidate’s
writing experience and project proposal, a resume and
a work sample. To fi nd full details on the residency and
application process, visit www.thewritersguild.org.
Lunch is available for $5.
Space is limited and visitors must sign up before April 4
at https://signup.com/go/faXnYBb or call Julie Scism at the
Oregon State University Extension Offi ce.
Clatsop County 4-H hosts youth event
Bikini Beach to perform at KALA
ASTORIA – The Clatsop County 4-H program will off er a
day fi lled with workshops for youth ages 9 to 19 at the Clat-
sop County Fairgrounds on April 9 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
This event is open to all youth regardless of 4-H member-
ship, and will showcase the organization’s activities, includ-
ing animal education, hiking skills, jewelry making, robot-
ics, archery and more. Youth ages 5 to 8 can also participate
in various activities and games, as well as visit rabbits, chick-
ens, dogs, and other animals.
Visitors are asked to donate non-perishable food for the
Clatsop County Food Bank in lieu of an admission fee.
ASTORIA – Vintage instrumental surf rock group Bikini
Beach will perform at KALA on Saturday at 8 p.m.
The band of locals, featuring Lorenzo Carlson on lead
guitar, Joe Lev on bass, Larry Aldred on drums and Brad
Bleidt on keyboard, will perform surf classics at the Asto-
ria venue.
Admission for the show is $10. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Seating will be limited. Masks and proof of COVID vacci-
nation are required for all attendees. For more information
and to buy tickets, visit www.brownpapertickets.com. This
event is for those 21 and over only.
CrosswordAnswers
A drawing will be
held for this prize
quilt featuring
the pattern
‘Glacier Star’ at
the conclusion
of the Peninsula
Quilt Guild’s 25th
annual ‘Quilting
At The Beach’
show in Ilwaco.
Peninsula Quilt Guild show returns
Display marks guild’s 25th year
ILWACO, Wash. — The Peninsula
Quilt Guild presents the 25th annual
“Quilting At The Beach” show at the
Columbia Pacifi c Heritage Museum on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Postponed multiple times, the museum
is proud to display more than 100 quilts.
Raffl e tickets will be available for a large
prize quilt, pictured, featuring the pattern
“Glacier Star,” designed by Judy Niemeyer
and made by Lynda Kelt Newell. The win-
ning raffl e ticket will be drawn at 3 p.m. on
Sunday, the winner need not be present.
Admission to the show is free. Raffl e
tickets are $1 and benefi t local charities
supported by the guild. Masks and other
COVID safety precautions are required.
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