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December 7, 2018
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Holiday: Ideas to make your spirit bright
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a nimal party
Clatsop Animal Assistance
has its annual holiday party
this weekend to raise money
for shelter dogs and cats.
Bring your pets for pictures
with Santa, purchase some-
thing sweet at the bake sale,
find the perfect Christmas
gift or take a chance and buy
raffle tickets or bid on silent
auction items.
“This year we’ll be chang-
ing the setup a bit so our
attendees have more room
to wander around checking
out the silent auction items
or lingering at the bake sale
tables,” organizers wrote in a
press release.
Clatsop Animal Assistance
is a nonprofit all-volunteer
group dedicated to finding
homes for animals that end
up at the county shelter. The
group provides funds for vet-
erinary care, spaying/neu-
tering, medicines, cat litter
and specialty diet foods and
other supplies not covered by
the shelter’s budget.
The party is from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in
the Lovell Showroom at Fort
George Brewery, 1483 Duane
St., Astoria.
Bidding for raffle and auc-
tion items ends at 3 p.m., but
Santa will be posing for pho-
tos until 4 p.m. and the gift
and bake sales will be open
until the final minute.
g etting in the mood
John
Doan’s
concert,
“Christmas Unplugged - Re-
claiming the Holiday Spir-
it” was nominated for an
Emmy” at some point during
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organizations will have items
for sale that will help support
their mission.
It promises to be a festive
event with holiday music and
refreshments.
John Doan
the harp-guitarist’s 32 years
of performing it.
Doan is based in Salem, but
plans to move to the South-
west and has called this year’s
performance his Northwest
farewell tour.
“Christmas Unplugged” be-
gins at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec.
7, at Lewis & Clark Bible
Church, 35082 Seppa Road,
Astoria.
Experience Christmas past
as if it were today, promoters
say. There will be group sing-
alongs, whistle-alongs, ar-
chival photographs, and the
sound of century-old instru-
ments, including the harp
guitar, classical banjo and
various zithers.
Doan is a sharp-witted sto-
ryteller as well, making this
a great choice for the entire
family.
Admission is $12 to $15 or
adults, and $10 for seniors
and children.
g iFts that giVe
Consider the United Way’s
event if giving to others is
what makes Christmas mean-
ingful for you.
Thirty nonprofit groups
will gather from noon to 4
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the
McTavish Room at the Liber-
ty Theatre, 1203 Commercial
St., Astoria.
Gifts That Make a Differ-
ence is “filled with passion-
ate, skilled, driven and giving
individuals,” according to the
United Way.
Along with opportunities
to donate or volunteer, many
a t uBa C hristmas
A free annual concert fea-
turing the Astoria Tuba
Quartet will greet those who
venture out to Ilwaco on Sat-
urday, Dec. 8.
The group will perform
a variety of seasonal, jazz
and polka tunes at this fam-
ily-friendly
event.
Tuba
Christmas is sponsored by
the Ilwaco Merchants Associ-
ation and is from 2 to 4 p.m.
at the Columbia Pacific Her-
itage Museum, 115 S.E. Lake
St.
C lassiCally FestiVe
Liberty Theatre and the
North Coast Symphonic
Band present the “Festive
Winter Holiday” concert at 2
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at the
theater, 1203 Commercial
St., Astoria.
Admission is
$15, with those
18 and young-
er free.
The concert
features
the
symphonic
band, its trom-
bone ensemble,
Guidi
the North Coast
Chorale and Astoria’s own
opera star, Deac Guidi.
“It is a privilege to sing with
the North Coast Symphon-
ic Band,” Guidi said. “They
are one of the most thriving
arts organizations in Clatsop
County and always go the ex-
tra mile with fantastic musi-
cianship and thrilling perfor-
mances.”
Harpist Cheri Walker of
Seaview will join the band on
several selections as well as
playing a solo performance.
Advance tickets are recom-
mended and available at lib-
ertyastoria.showare.com.