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December 15, 2017
T he C olumbia P ress
This Weekend
Speaker recommends ‘channeling’ Lewis & Clark
“Channeling Your Inner
Lewis and Clark” is the top-
ic of a talk at 1 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 17, at Fort Clatsop.
Richard Brenne, a moun-
tain climber, world traveler,
tour guide and award-win-
ning screenwriter, will lead
the talk.
His works have appeared
on the Discovery Channel
and HBO and he also pro-
duces and moderates panel
discussions and town meet-
ings about human impacts
on the earth.
His talk at Fort Clatsop
is part of the monthly “In
Their Footsteps” lecture se-
ries sponsored by the Lewis
Kayaking is a good way to explore what’s unseen from the road.
& Clark National Park Asso-
ciation.
The talk is free and will be
held in the Netul River Room
of Fort Clatsop’s visitor cen-
ter.
For more information, call
the park at 503-861-2471.
Breakfast and
Santa await kids
Peace is focus of
holiday concert
Breakfast with Santa will
be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 16, at War-
renton Community Center,
170 S.W. Third St.
Admission is $5 for those
12 and older, $3 for ages 6
to 11, and $1 for those 5 and
younger.
Breakfast includes all-you-
can-eat pancakes, plus sau-
sage, eggs and beverages.
Pancakes will be donated
and prepared by Pig ‘N Pan-
cake and coffee is donated
by Starbucks. There will be a
gift-basket raffle.
All proceeds help support
the community center. For
more information, call 503-
861-2233.
The North Coast Sym-
phonic
Band
presents
“Peace on Earth, Goodwill
to All,” an afternoon of holi-
day music at 2 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 17, at the Liberty The-
ater, 1203 Commercial St.,
Astoria.
Musical Director Dave
Becker will lead the sym-
phonic band in holiday fa-
vorites, traditional music
and new arrangements fea-
turing vocal solos by Andy
and Rachel Becker.
Tickets are $20 for gen-
eral admission and $5 for
those younger than 18.
To purchase tickets in ad-
vance, go online to liber-
tyastoria.showare.com.
High tea at Flavel
a nod to Victorian
holiday tradition
Tea and plum pudding will
be served during a special
holiday event at the Flavel
House Museum, 714 Ex-
change St., Astoria.
Tea is served from 1 to 4
p.m. Dec. 16 through the 23
and then after Christmas,
Dec. 26 through 30.
The historic home is deco-
rated for the holidays and it’s
a very gentile way to enjoy a
traditional Victorian holiday
treat.
Cost is $12 per person and
includes tea, warm plum
pudding and a self-guided
tour of the mansion. Reser-
vations are recommended for
groups of eight or more.
For more information, call
503-325-2203.