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The Columbia Press
June 17, 2022
Events
Birds of a Feather
opens Friday
Birds of a Feather, a produc-
tion of the Ten Fifteen The-
ater, premieres Friday, June
17, at the troupe’s theater,
1015 Commercial St., Astoria.
The play, by Marc Acito, re-
counts the story of Roy and
Silo, the two Central Park Zoo
chinstrap penguins who part-
nered, adopted an egg, and
hatched and raised a chick to-
gether.
Performances are at 7:30
p.m. June 17, 18, 24, and 25,
with a 3:30 p.m. matinee on
June 19.
The matinee includes a
post-show chat with the cast
and crew facilitated by Tessa
James Scheller, founder of the
Lower Columbia Q Center.
Tickets are $20 and available
at thetenfifteentheater.com.
Military history
featured at Fort
Interested in Civil War and
World War II history?
Fort Stevens State Park has
a series of living history pro-
grams this summer in the
historical portion of the park.
June 18-19: Civil War reen-
actment with 2nd U.S. Artil-
lery at Battery C.
June 21: Commemoration
of the 80th anniversary of the
Japanese attack on Fort Ste-
vens, Battery C.
June 25-26: World War II
reenactment with the 249th
Coast Artillery Corps at Bat-
tery B.
July 16-17: Civil War reen-
actment with 2nd U.S. Artil-
lery at Battery C.
Aug. 6-7: First Minnesota
Volunteer Infantry Civil War
encampment.
Aug. 19-21: Military vehicle
show sponsored by Friends
of Willie and Joe, Military
Vehicle Collectors Club of
Oregon, and Military Vehicle
Preservation Association.