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August 30, 2019
This weekend
Civil War re-enactors take over fairgrounds
President Abraham Lin-
coln and Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant are expected to make
an appearance at the annual
“Battle for Clatsop County,”
a civil war re-enactment ex-
perience held throughout
Labor Day weekend.
There will be authentic
battles and an encampment,
giving attendees a chance
to see what life was like in
the early 1860s. The event is
sponsored by the Northwest
Civil War Council.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday and
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Labor
Day at the Clatsop County
Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski
Loop, Astoria. Battles are at
11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Satur-
day and Sunday, and at noon
on Monday.
Admission is $8 for adults,
$5 for seniors, members of
the military and kids ages 6
to 12, and free for those 5 and
younger. Parking is $5.
Re-enactors engaged in battle
during a 2016 event.
Edward Mitchell/NW Civil War Council
‘Betrayal’ comes
to Liberty Theatre
The final performance of
Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” is
at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, in
the McTavish Room at the
Liberty Theatre, 1203 Com-
mercial St.
The British playwright
wrote the play in 1978 about
an illicit affair that unfolds
in reverse -- from the end of
a marriage to the first for-
bidden spark.
The play is presented by
the newly formed Liberty
Players and features Ka-
trina Godderz, Daric Moore,
and Stephen Wood.
Tickets are $10 at the door,
which opens half an hour
before the performance.
Sing-along and
showing of ‘Grease’
A showing and public
sing-along to the musical
“Grease” is at 8 p.m. Satur-
day, Aug. 31, at the Liberty
Theatre, 1203 Commercial
St., Astoria.
Prizes for the best cos-
tumes will be awarded, so
leather pants, slicked hair
and poodle skirts are en-
couraged, but not required.
Tickets are $8 and include
a free Liberty cup. Doors
open at 7 p.m.
Subtitles will be provid-
ed for anyone who doesn’t
know all the words.