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    The Columbia Press
8
March 4, 2022
Events
Liberty’s March
ticket offers plenty
From comedy to classical,
the Liberty Theatre has a
variety of entertainment op-
tions this month.
Saturday, March 5: Syb-
arite5, a string quartet, will
bring the art of dance to cen-
ter stage.
Friday, March 11: 45th
Parallel Universe will bring
a night of Stephen Sondheim
tributes.
Saturday, March 12: North
Coast Comedy Night with Ty-
ler Boeh and Tory Ward.
Saturday, Mar. 19: Port-
land Cello Project, an alt-clas-
sical ensemble,
pays tribute to
Prince.
Wednesday,
March
23:
Willy Tea Tay-
lor, a cowboy/
country singer.
Taylor
Saturday,
March 26: Horse Feathers
with Nick Delffs, a reimag-
ined string ensemble of sea-
soned players.
For more information or
tickets, visit libertyastoria.
org. The box office is open
from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Wednes-
day thru Saturday. The Liber-
ty is at 1203 Commercial St.,
Astoria.
Commune with
nature in webinar
WHS drama to
perform Seussical
Warrenton High School
drama students will perform
“Seussical the Musical” at 7
p.m. Wednesday, March 9,
and Friday and Saturday,
March 11-12, in the high
school gym.
The musical comedy by
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen
Flaherty is based on the
many children’s stories of Dr.
Seuss, with most of the plot
centered on “Horton Hears a
Who.”
Tickets are $8 and available
at the door, which opens half
an hour before the perfor-
mance. The high school is at
1700 S. Main Ave.
Feeling stressed and think
a walk through the forest
would help? There’s a webi-
nar for that.
“Finding Strength in Na-
ture:
Turning
to the Columbia
to Persevere in
the Pandemic”
is sponsored by
Columbia River-
keeper and will
be held at noon
Friday, March 11. Presley
Licensed professional coun-
selor Zoë Presley will lead the
session.
The nonprofit group is call-
ing the event a free “thera-
peutic forest bathing session”
in which participants will
learn how nature can help in
managing the negative emo-
tional effects of the pandem-
ic.
To sign up, go to columbi-
ariverkeeper.org.
Square dance
class begins soon
Hayshaker Square & Round
Dance Club is sponsoring a
beginning square dance class
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Satur-
days, beginning March 12.
The first class is free. Subse-
quent classes are $5.
Classes are held at Pacific
Grange on Highway 101, just
north of the Cullaby Lake exit
in Warrenton. Singles and
couples are welcome.
For more information, call
503-325-8109 or 503-325-
2100 or visit the group’s web-
site, hayshakers.org.
Lots of fun this
month at library
There’s plenty to do besides
reading this month at War-
renton Community Library.
Most notably, in-person
children’s storytime has re-
turned. Young children are
invited to Storytime with
Courtney at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesdays and every other
Saturday beginning March
12.
Lego Club: The group,
which received a donation
of Lego supplies from the
Northwest STEM Hub, meets
at 4 p.m. March 15 and 29.
Craft Stash Swap: Those
who enjoy arts and crafts
are urged to bring their un-
used or unwanted supplies
to the library for the upcom-
ing swap, which will be held
during library hours March
10, 11, and 12.
Participants are urged to
donate yarn, fabric, paper,
gently used markers, cray-
ons, colored pencils, stickers,
sequins, glitter, and more.
It’s a great way to reuse and
recycle unused supplies while
finding new ones to enjoy.
Book Bag Sale: The used
book sale will be held in con-
junction with the craft swap.
Library After Dark: Friends
of Warrenton Community Li-
brary sponsors the monthly
author talk, this one features
Diana Kirk, whose work is
featured in the anthology
“Nasty!”
The talk starts at 4 p.m.
March 12 and is followed by
appetizers and beverages.