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8 The Columbia Press April 23, 2021 Upcoming events Weekend’s Crabfest has many virtual opportunities The annual Astoria War- renton Crab, Seafood and Wine Festival, tradition- ally celebrated on the last weekend in April, will be different in 2021 as it was in 2020. Attendees will have a chance to connect virtually with their favorite vendors, musicians and other partic- ipants during the three-day event, April 23, 24 and 25. Now in its 39 th year, the festival is sponsored by the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce and presented by Fred Meyer. The virtual festival will be on the EventHub platform, an immersive and engaging online event space. The virtual vendor village welcomes attendees to visit booths from wineries, artists, jewelry makers, and food vendors to check out their shops, place orders, and par- ticipate in live chat with the vendor during festival hours. The main stage will feature favorite festival musicians as well as some new performers and demonstrations by chefs, artists, and local experts. Admission is a suggested $15 donation, which can be made at the chamber’s festi- val booth in vendor village. Performances and vendor village is available live from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Archived videos will be available through May 23. Collectors of the official festival wine glasses can find the 2021 version and other festival merchan- dise available for purchase at the Chamber’s Visitor Center in Astoria starting Friday, April 23. Visit the store in person or at the online event to check out the unique offerings for 2021, including our Festi- val Feast Box, packed with wine, seafood, and all the festival fixings needed to celebrate. For more information, call the chamber at 800-875- 6807 or visit travelastoria. com. Surplus drugs collected at Warrenton police event Warrenton Police Depart- ment is participating in the National Drug Take-Back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at the sta- tion, 225 S. Main Ave. A drive-through curbside drop-off will be set up at the department’s entrance on the Second Street side of City Hall. All prescription medica- tions, over-the-counter med- ications, vitamins, liquids, patches, and sharps will be accepted. There’s also a limit- ed supply of free medication lock boxes that will be given away during the drop-off. Drugs that are collected are taken to a commercial incin- erator in Brooks, which pro- vides free services to police and other agencies willing to take the drugs there. The national take-back events were instigated a de- cade ago by the Drug En- forcement Administration. At its last take-back day in October, the public turned in 500 tons of unwanted drugs. Last October, residents of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington turned in an all-time record for the Pacific Northwest of 40,517 pounds at 150 collection sites. In Oregon, 11,551 pounds of drugs were col- lected at 45 sites. If you can’t attend the event, there is a drop-box in the police lobby. Spruce Up holds fundraising auction Spruce Up Warrenton is holding a silent-bid auction on a gift basket that includes more than $900 in products and gift certificates. Most of the items are geared toward women and include haircuts, spa treatments, beauty and health products, a two-night stay in a premium room at Astoria Riverwalk Inn, and a coffee gift card. The auction is open through midnight May 4, in time for Mother’s Day. To make a bid for the basket, go to the group’s Facebook page and follow the jotform link.
