Cannon
Beach church
hosts music
meditations
CANNON BEACH – Join the Can-
non Beach Community Church for
weekly music meditations throughout
March.
The church’s next event will feature
local pianist Patty Coomes on Friday at
noon.
Area musicians will perform medi-
tative music throughout the season of
Lent, the six weeks leading up to the
Easter holiday.
Next Friday at noon, the church con-
cert series will feature Susan Buehler on
the organ.
All concerts are free and open to the
public.
For more information, visit www.
beachcommunity.org.
Visit Washington
State Parks for
free on Saturday
ILWACO, Wash. — Two free days
are being offered by the Washington
State Parks and Recreation Commis-
sion: On Saturday, in recognition of
Washington State Parks’ birthday, and
on April 22, in celebration of Earth
Day.
This means visitors to state parks
will not need a Discover Pass for a day-
use visit on those days. The Discover
Pass is required to access lands man-
aged by the Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife and the Department
of Natural Resources. For information,
go to parks.wa.gov
Surfers catch a wave at Cape
Disappointment State Park’s
Waikiki Beach in Ilwaco.
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‘Nature Matters’
talk features
ecology of
intertidal areas
ASTORIA – Ecologist Zechariah Meu-
nier will give a talk on the challenges faced
by rocky intertidal ecosystems at Fort
George Brewery’s Lovell Showroom on
Thursday at 7 p.m.
This event is part of “Nature Matters,” a
program featuring monthly conversations
hosted by Lewis and Clark National His-
torical Park in partnership with the North
Coast Watershed Association, Lewis &
Clark National Park Association and Fort
George.
In this talk, Meunier will describe
research that he and other ecologists from
Oregon State University are conducting on
threats to the Northwest’s iconic coastal
ecosystems, including animals and algae, as
well as their resilience.
This event is free and open to the public.
Doors open at 6 p.m. For more information,
visit www.nps.gov/lewi.
‘Icons of Astoria’ project seeks
submissions from local artists
ASTORIA – Local artists are invited to
submit works for the “Icons of Astoria” proj-
ect, a collaboration between Astoria Visual
Arts and the Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa.
Works by three artists residing in Clatsop
and Pacific counties will be selected to rep-
resent the rich, iconic history of the Colum-
bia-Pacific region and be included in the art
collection of the Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa.
To be considered, artists must submit up
to three high quality images along with a
short summary of their artistic background
by March 25. Artwork will be selected by a
panel of regional arts leaders and represen-
tatives from the Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa.
Each artist selected will receive $500.
“We are very excited about this new part-
nership with the Cannery Pier Hotel,” Astoria
Visual Arts’ executive director Annie Eskelin
said. Selected artists for the project will be
announced at a public reception at the hotel
in May.
Strong candidates’ artwork will repre-
sent the rich history of the Columbia-Pacific
region, and may include work relating to the
history of Astoria or the Cannery Pier Hotel
& Spa. For more information, visit www.
astoriavisualarts.org.
Seaside Library hosts presentation by local author
SEASIDE – Northwest author Brian D.
Ratty will give a presentation at the Seaside
Library on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Ratty’s books, including “Tillamook
Rock Lighthouse” and “The Long Pain-
ful Journey: Call of the Columbia” focus on
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stories of the Columbia-Pacific region. His
latest book, “Broken Arrow” explores the
history and legends of Indigenous tribes of
the Northwest.
For more information, visit www.sea-
sidelibrary.org.