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June 28, 2019 T he C olumbia P ress 8 Fourth of July Fun for the Whole Family in Astoria and Warrenton! Great Race 2019 visits Barbey Maritime Center The Great Race, a 36-year- old controlled-speed en- durance road rally with antique cars, will come through the area Saturday, June 29. The nine-day, 2,300-mile race along the West Coast began in Riverside, Calif., and ends in Tacoma, Wash. There are 120 automobiles in this year’s race. Drivers will participate in a morning pit stop, with autos arriving in one-min- ute intervals, from 10 a.m. A Hudson arrives in Riverside, one of 80 cars partic- ipating in the Great Race. Courtesy Great Race 2019 to noon at Barbey Maritime Center, 2042 Marine Drive. Spectators can visit and talk with the drivers and look at the cars. More information about the race is available at gre- atrace.com. ‘Junior’ Shanghaied this weekend in Astoria The Astoria- Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce presents the 4th of July fireworks! Show begins at dusk with fireworks shot from a barge near downtown Astoria. Grab a Photo provided by Frank Allen. chair or blanket and a flashlight, then join us along 6:30p.m.: Free Concert “Spirit of the riverwalk to enjoy the show. Adventure” North Coast Symphonic Band WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD Special thanks to WCT Marine, Hyak Tongue Point, CFMS and your Chamber Ambassadors for making this celebration possible. This weekend at Liberty Theatre with service flags from American Legion Clatsop Post #12 THURSDAY, JULY 4TH 11a.m. to 3p.m.: Warrenton’s Old- Fashioned Fourth Barbecue, Car & Motor- cycle Show, Kids Activities 3p.m.: Warrenton 4th of July Parade Route follows South Main Avenue from the Post Office to SW 9th Street Dusk: Fireworks above the Columbia River The fireworks will be shot from a barge in river by Columbia River Maritime Museum FIND MORE HOLIDAY INFO AND EVENTS ON OUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR AT OLDOREGON.COM “A Night at the Olios,” the kids’ performance of “Shanghaied in Astoria,” will be performed June 29 and 30 at the Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse, 129 W. Bond St., Astoria. The play is directed by Ashley Mundel with mu- sical direction by Chris- Lynn Taylor. Performances are at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5 in ad- Olios includes more than a dozen young performers ages 8 to 18. vance at asocplay.com or $7 at the door. The box office opens an hour before performanc- es, and the doors open 30 minutes early. Apprenticeship program offers two concerts Lovers of opera will ap- preciate this weekend’s tal- ent lineup. Giacomo Puccini’s com- ic opera, “Gianni Schic- chi,” will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, June 28, at the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center, 588 Franklin St., Astoria. The performance is part of Astoria Music Festival’s Opera Apprenticeship Pro- gram and will showcase the talents of Claire Hudkins and Mark Ross Clark. Admission is $15 atre, 1203 Com- and available at the mercial St., Astoria. door. More infor- Glassman, an As- mation is available toria favorite, sang at supportthepac. the role of Cavara- org. dossi in Puccini’s The following day, Tosca last year, apprentice artists and has sung lead- will perform a con- ing roles in opera cert headlined by houses throughout famed Metropolitan the United States Glassman Opera tenor Allan Glassman, and Europe. who will also serve as master The Saturday concert will of ceremonies. feature a variety of musical The performance is free and styles, including opera, op- begins at 2 p.m. Saturday, eretta, and familiar Broad- June 29, at the Liberty The- way favorites.
