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8 Tickets for ‘Shanghaied’ on sale now The 34th season of “Shang- haied in Astoria” kicks off in July and Astor Street Opry Company has begun selling tickets. Shanghaied is an award-win- ning musical melodrama/ comedy that’s family friendly. The season runs from July 12 through Sept. 1. Show times are 7 p.m. Thursday, 22, Aug. 5 and Aug. 19). Friday and Saturday with Tickets are $10 to $20 and three Sunday matinees (July available at asocplay.com. June 1, 2018 T he C olumbia P ress This weekend Ballet theater school performs Members of Oregon Bal- let Theatre School will per- form excerpts from classic and contemporary ballets at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 2, in the auditorium at Astoria High School, 1001 W. Ma- rine Drive. Admission for the OBT2 Tour is $7. The group was established in 2015 and works are ar- ranged by resident OBT choreographer Nicolo Fon- te. OBT School members in a recent performance. soupbowl2018.brownpap- ertickets.com. Final days for ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ Soup affair boosts The Harbor’s work The 15th annual Soup Bowl celebration to support The Harbor, a domestic violence shelter and assistance orga- nization, will be 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at The Loft in the Red Building, 20 Basin St., Astoria. Tickets are $40, with pro- ceeds benefitting The Harbor. Participants will get a sneak peek into the shelter through a virtual tour. There will be food, beer and wine, live mu- sic and a silent auction. For more information, con- tact Ariel Young, communi- ty outreach coordinator, at 503-325-3426. Tickets can be purchased at https:// Warrenton High School’s Drama Department pres- ents the 1960s musical comedy “Bye Bye Birdie!” at 7 p.m. Friday, June 1 and 2, in the high school gym, 1700 S. Main Ave. The play is based on a book by Michael Stewart and focuses on a popular rock star who gets drafted into the Army. It includes controlling parents, crazy teenagers, crashing rela- tionships and singing and dancing. Admission is $8 and doors open at 6:30 p.m. Church news Pioneer to have music, art Sunday Warrenton and Seaside high school students will present music and art during a spe- cial service at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 3, at Pioneer Presbyte- rian Church, 33324 Patriot Way, next to Camp Rilea. Hayley Rollins, Seaside art- ist and high school student, will present a talk on “The Creativity of God and His Children” during the service. Rol- lins was re- sponsible for Liljenwall the 2015 declaration of April 14 as Honorary Artists of Or- egon Day by the state legis- lature, and initiated the an- nual Art Day at Seaside High School. Music will be provided by pianist Kaisa Liljenwall, a student at Warrenton High School. Graduates to get honors at St. Mary A graduation Mass and cel- ebration for high school stu- dents who attend St. Mary, Star of the Sea, and St. Fran- cis de Sales Mission in Ham- mond will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 3, at St. Mary, 1491 Grand Ave. Seniors are asked to wear their caps and gowns. Members of the congrega- tions are asked to help re- stock shelves at St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank, on 15th Street between Grand and Ir- ving avenues. More than 100 families were served by the society in April and Foods for Kids pro- vided 250 weekend food bags to Astoria school students in kindergarten through eighth grades. Members interested in a pil- grimage to the Oberammer- gau Passion Play in Germany are asked to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, in St. Mary’s auditorium.
