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8 The Columbia Press July 2, 2021 Upcoming events Josh Turner is county fair headliner The Clatsop County Fair is scheduled during the last Josh Turner week of July and already tick- ets are on sale for two of the singing acts. Country singer Josh Turn- er will bring his classic gos- pel and country tunes to the fairgrounds at 7 p.m. Friday, July 30. Steve Augeri, the former lead singer of classic ‘70s rock group Journey, will per- form his melodic rock tunes at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 31 – the fair’s closing day. Tickets are available at Lums Auto Center in War- renton, Teevin Bros. in Knap- pa, Lewis and Clark Bank branches in Astoria and Seaside, and Astoria Dairy Queen. They also can be pur- chased at brownpapertick- ets.com. Tickets for Turner’s per- formance are $45 reserved and $35 for lawn seating. Tickets for Augeri’s concert are $40 and $30. Children 12 and younger are free with a paid adult. The county fair, 92937 Walluski Loop, is open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. July 27-31. Lunch listening sessions focus on ADA history Rebecca Bolante, Disability rights director of Bolante. activist Judy Heu- net, which provides mann, recently training on dealing featured in the with critical events. Oscar-nominated Heumann’s ses- documentary “Crip sion is the first of Camp,” will kick off four free weekly a series of weekly Lunch and Learn Lunch and Learn sessions. The top- webinar sessions ics and schedule for on July 6 in recog- Heumann the July events, all of nition of the 31st which will be from noon to 1 anniversary of the Ameri- p.m., are as follows: cans with Disabilities Act. Tuesday, July 6: Heu- Hosted by the Oregon Dis- mann’s “History of the ADA & abilities Commission and Section 504.” the Northwest ADA Center, Tuesday, July 13: Lehmann the free weekly sessions will be held virtually to allow more Oregonians to have access to this important in- Several Oregon craft bever- formation. age producers have teamed up In addition to Huemann, with a nonprofit group to re- the series will feature top plant trees in areas decimated accessibility advocates as by the 2020 wildfires. well as equity and crisis ex- Pelican Brewing Company, perts. which has three locations on Among them are Russell the coast including Cannon Lehmann, an award-win- Beach; Portland Cider Compa- ning and internationally ny; Sunriver Brewing, which is recognized motivational based in Bend; and Willamette speaker; artist Sabine Rear; Valley-based Stoller Wine Erin Taylor, health pro- Group will donate $1 from ev- motion coordinator for the ery six-pack sold in July and OHSU Oregon Office on August to Oregon Parks For- Disability and Health; and ever. speaks on behavioral health. Tuesday, July 20: “Equi- ty: Intersectionality, Social Construction of Disabilities, & Disability Justice” by Tay- lor. Tuesday, July 27: “Inclu- sive Emergency Planning and COVID-19 Equity” by Bolante, Glenna Hayes of UCP Connections and Tom Stenson of Disability Rights Oregon. Oregon Disabilities Com- mission has information on its website (click on ADA Celebration) with links to the talks. Craft brewers team up for trees The nonprofit group is rais- ing money to replant 25,000 trees through the “You Buy One, We Plant One” cam- paign. Each dollar collected will cover the cost of planting one tree. “We are thrilled to have the support of these fine craft beverage producers toward this important project,” said Seth Miller, director of Or- egon Parks Forever. “Trees provide the very necessities of life.”
