October 11, 2019
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This weekend
Crafty fund-raiser
in its 14th year
Crossing provides outstanding view
The 2019 Great Colum-
bia Crossing – the only day
of the year when folks are
allowed to cross the Asto-
ria-Meglar bridge on foot –
is Sunday, Oct. 13.
The bridge will be closed
to vehicles 8:30 to 11 a.m.
Runners and walkers take
a shuttle to Dismal Nitch on
the Washington side, then
cross the bridge, which in-
cludes a 200-foot incline
that affords unparalleled
views of the river and marine
activity below.
The 10-kilometer event ends
at the foot of Basin Street.
There are no more spots for
runners.
The crossing is organized by
Astoria-Warrenton Area Cham-
ber of Commerce and co-spon-
sored by Columbia Memorial
Hospital Cariology Clinic.
The “Folk Song Suite”
by
Iranian-born
Reza
Vali is a Persian-inspired
Western
classical
piece.
Tickets are $30 to $35 and
available online at libertyas-
toria.showare.com or at the
box office after 2 p.m. on
the day of the performance.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Future performances in the
Classical Series are Jan. 31,
March 7, April 18 and May 1.
A post-performance recep-
tion with the artists will fol-
low in the McTavish Room.
Scraphunger, now in
its 14th year, celebrates
scrapbooking, crafting and
card-making all while rais-
ing food and funds to fight
hunger.
The event is from 10 a.m.
to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12,
in the cafeteria at Warren-
ton Grade School, 820 S.W.
Cedar Ave.
To participate, bring a soft
pillow for seating, your craft
projects, and eight nonper-
ishable food items such as
canned goods, rice, beans,
pasta or baby formula).
Participants will receive
two tickets for raffle prizes.
An additional raffle ticket
will be awarded for every
three additional food items.
Lunch will be provided by
Subway; dinner will be pro-
vided by organizer Brenda
McKune.
Those who are interested
may also make cards or do-
nate craft and scrapbooking
items to Ronald McDonald
House.
There will be local artists
and teachers on hand to
help participants learn new
techniques.
For more information,
contact McKune at 503-
861-8126.
The 12th annual Home and
Chef Tour, sponsored by the
Assistance League of the Co-
lumbia Pacific, is from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at
homes throughout Gearhart.
Tickets are $30 in advance
from Holly McHone Jewelers
in Astoria, The Sweet Shop
in Gearhart or on the group’s
website, assistanceleaguecp.
org. Tickets purchased on the
day of the event are $35.
Proceeds benefit the As-
sistance League’s 2019-20
“Operation School Bell”
program, which provides
clothes to more than 700
Clatsop County children
each year. For more infor-
mation, call 503-791-2879.
Runners begin the bridge’s
downward spiral.
Evan Pilchik/AWACC
Classical series opens at Liberty
The Liberty Theatre’s Clas-
sical Series opens Friday, Oct.
11, with both wild and more
tame performances by an
eclectic-style orchestra.
The concert is at 7 p.m. at
the theater, 1203 Commercial
St.
The theater formed a part-
nership with Portland-based
45th Parallel University Or-
chestra, which is known for
bridging the gap between
old and new chamber music,
bluegrass, jazz, gospel, Per-
sian and folk music.
The performance, called
“Primordial Swamp,” fea-
tures the world premiere of
a new work commissioned
for the orchestra by Brandon
Scott Rumsey.
There also will be the 1935
“Sextet in C Major” by Ernst
von Dohnanyi, an unusual
combination of clarinet, horn,
piano, violin, viola and cello.
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Gearhart homes featured in chef tour