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The Columbia Press 8 March 11, 2022 Events Company performs Don Pasquale Cascadia Chamber Opera will perform “Don Pasquale” at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at the Charlene Larsen Cen- ter for the Performing Arts, 588 16th St., Astoria. Gaetano Donizetti’s op- era revolves around Don Pasquale, a wealthy old man who decides to marry. His decision affects those who could inherit his wealth and others near him who are in love. Singers are Deac Gui- di, Zachary Lenox, Este- ban Zuniga, Jocelyn Claire Thomas, and Maestro Vin- cent Centeno. Tickets are $20 and avail- able at partnersforthepac. org or 503-338-9132. Trail of Tears topic of talk A talk on the “Five Civi- lized Tribes” and the Trail of Tears is planned for the next meeting of the Astoria Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The group meets at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, at the Astoria Golf and Country Club, 33445 Sunset Beach Road, Warrenton. The five tribes were the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choc- taw, Creek and Seminole in Oklahoma as specified by the Dawes Act of 1887. The talk will be led by Macy Yates. For more information about membership or the meeting, contact Sue Glen at 503-861- 0574. Comedy delves into ‘what is art?’ “Art by Yasmina Reza,” a serio-comedy directed by Karen Bain, is the latest of- fering by the acting troupe Ten Fifteen Productions. The play delves into the question of what comprises art and individual art prefer- ences. There will be six perfor- mances between Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 26. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at thetenfifteent- heater.com. Swap your craft supplies at library Warrenton Community Li- brary will have a swap meet for those who love arts and crafts from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, March 11, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Participants are urged to donate their own unused yarn, fabric, paper, gen- tly used markers, crayons, colored pencils, stickers, sequins, glitter, and other supplies and then pick up supplies they can use. A used book sale will be held in conjunction with the craft swap. Helpers sought for Easter event Spruce Up Warrenton seeks volunteers to help hang ban- ners and facilitate the com- munity Easter Egg Hunt on April 9. To busy to devote that much time? Donations of candy and plastic eggs or money can be dropped off at Casual Ele- gance, Main Street Market or Fibre Federal.