The Columbia Press
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March 25, 2022
Events
Ghosts, mystics at
Seaside conference
The 10th annual Oregon
Ghost Conference is sched-
uled this weekend at the Sea-
side Civic & Convention Cen-
ter, 415 First Ave.
Among the offerings: talks
on local haunted houses,
haunted prisons, and haunt-
ed shipwrecks, hypnotism,
channeling, psychic readings,
seances, noisy ghosts, and
tarot.
Admission is $15 with chil-
dren 12 and younger free.
Tickets are available at ore-
gonghostconference.com
The three-day event is from
3 to 7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to
7 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Sunday. Additional
late-night events, including
movies and ghost tours are
available for an extra charge.
Home, chef tour
features icons
Assistance League of the
Columbia Pacific will hold its
13th annual Home and Chef
Tour from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 9.
Proceeds benefit Clatsop
County children in need
through the organization’s
philanthropic programs: Op-
eration School Bell, Cinderel-
la’s Closet, duffel bags, schol-
arships, and outreach.
This year’s theme is “Icon-
ic Astoria” and will include
a mix of homes and iconic
locations in the city. Attend-
ees also enjoy a tasty treat at
each location created by a lo-
cal chef.
Tickets are $35 and can be
purchased from club mem-
bers; online at assistancelea-
gue.org/the-columbia-pacif-
ic; Holly McHone Jewelers,
1150 Commercial St., Astoria;
or The Natural Nook, 738 Pa-
cific Way, Gearhart.
Take a look at
growth strategy
Columbia Pacific Econom-
ic Development District is
sponsoring a workshop on
the region’s economic devel-
opment strategy.
The workshop for Clatsop
County leaders and resi-
dents is 10:30 a.m. to noon
on Tuesday, March 29, in
the Boyington Building, 857
Commercial St., Astoria.
According to the EDD, the
economic development strat-
egy is a plan that serves as a
vehicle for individuals, orga-
nizations, local governments,
colleges, and private industry
to engage in a meaningful
conversation about what ca-
pacity-building efforts would
best serve economic develop-
ment in the region.
The workshop includes a
planning exercise, updates
on data and demographics,
and an open conversation
on what regional tactics may
help overcome obstacles.
To attend, send an email to
sarahlu@nworegon.org.
hibit design firm, is in charge
of the design and construc-
tion; museum curators will
set up artifacts from the col-
lections upon completion.
During the work, the mu-
seum’s Gallery No. 3 will be
closed.
The exhibit’s target open-
ing is May 11, just in time to
celebrate the museum’s 60th
anniversary.
Eclectic dance
event set April 2
Photo of 1906 Peter Iredale
shipwreck from UW Special
Collections.
Shipwrecks topic
of new exhibit
Columbia River Maritime
Museum began installation
this week of a new exhibit on
shipwrecks.
Formations, a Portland ex-
Express Yourself: A Dance
Extravaganza will be pre-
sented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
April 2, at the Liberty The-
atre, 1203 Commercial St.,
Astoria.
Work Dance Company
uses everything from high-
tech visual effects, lighting,
props, and dozens of costume
changes to make its over-the-
top production come to life.
Jazz, hip hop, tap, lyrical,
contemporary, belly dancing,
ballet, and modern will be
featured.
Featured guests include
Maddox Dance Studio, En-
core Dance Studio, Triple
Moon Belly Dancing, Elite
Dance Co., and Elixr Dance Co.
Admission is $15 general
or $25 VIP and available at
libertyastoria.showare.com.
Help needed for
daffodil cross
Volunteers are needed to
help with a local annual tra-
dition: creating the daffo-
dil cross in the field in front
of Clatsop Plains Pioneer
Presbyterian Church, 33324
Patriot Way (the turnoff to
Camp Rilea).
Planting/installation begins
at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 2.
The flowers stay up through
Easter on Sunday, April 17.