September 27, 2019
T he C olumbia P ress
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This weekend
Fort Clatsop’s Slough Scramble in its 10th year
The 10th annual South
Clatsop Slough Scramble
will be held at 9 a.m. Satur-
day, Sept. 28, at Fort Clat-
sop.
Saturday is National Pub-
lic Lands Day, so admission
to the park is free.
The start and finish line for
the 5-kilometer and 10-ki-
lometer runs will be at the
park’s Netul Landing, 1 ½
miles south of Fort Clatsop.
Free registration is from 8
to 8:45 a.m. at Netul Land-
ing.
Participants younger than
18 must have a parent or
guardian sign their registra-
tion.
Musical classic set for PAC
A walker in last year’s Slough Scramble makes her way around a
turn in the trail.
Both 5K and 10K loops take
participants along the ups
and downs of South Slough
Trail, into the coastal hills,
and along the Lewis and
Clark River, crossing a num-
ber of scenic boardwalks and
bridges.
Neither is accessible for
most wheelchairs or strollers
and pets will not be allowed.
The first runners to com-
plete each course will win a
prize. All participants will be
entered in a prize drawing.
For more information, call
the park at 503-861-2471.
Brew Cup to have
beer, food, music
The Pacific Northwest Brew
Cup, a festival of local beers,
food and live music, begins
today and runs through the
weekend at Barbey Maritime
Center, 1792 Marine Drive,
Astoria.
The event is
co-sponsored
by
Astoria
Downtown
Historic Dis-
trict
Asso-
ciation
and
showcases the
best the re-
gion has to offer.
The schedule of performers
and activities varies each day.
Cascadia Chamber Opera
and the North Coast Chorale
will perform in concert Gil-
bert and Sullivan’s HMS Pin-
afore.
The concert features solo-
ists, choruses and piano, and
the storyline is about a love
between members of differ-
ent social classes.
There will be two perfor-
mances, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept.
27, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
29, at the Performing Arts
Center, 588 16th St., Asto-
ria.
Tickets are $20 and avail-
able at the door or in ad-
vance online at Brown Paper
Tickets.
Portland band brings folk/rock
The Builders and The
Butchers perform at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28, at the
Liberty Theatre, 1203 Com-
mercial St.
The Portland-based folk
rock band is known for its
lively performances.
Astoria’s The Floating Ease-
ments will open the show,
singing country-folk songs.
Tickets are $15 for general
admission seats. They can be
purchased online at libertyas-
toria.showare.com or at the
box office after 2 p.m. on the
day of the show. Locals with a
Clatsop or Pacific counties ID
get $3 off at the box office.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
Auditions set for Nutcracker ballet
Auditions for Little Bal-
let Theater’s annual perfor-
mance of The Nutcracker will
be held Saturday, Sept. 28, at
Maddox Dance Studio, 389 S.
Main Ave., Warrenton.
Dancers selected at the au-
dition must attend a costume
fitting, 11 rehearsals and
three performances.
Call 503-861-1971 for audi-
tion times.
Inquire about the specific
dress code for both boys and
girls auditioning.
Performances of The Nut-
cracker are at 2 p.m. Dec. 7
and 8 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7
at the Astoria High School
Auditorium with guest art-
ists from Ballet Idaho and a
55-piece orchestra.