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Celebrate Halloween
in downtown Seaside
Trick-or-treat in
the downtown on
Halloween day
SUBMITTED PHOTO BY DON FRANK
The Day of the Dead event will be held at the Barbey Maritime Center in Astoria.
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos
at the Barbey Maritime Center
ASTORIA — The Columbia
River Maritime Museum
and the Lower Columbia
Hispanic Council will host a
celebration of the Mexican
and Central American tradi-
tion of Dia de los Muertos,
aka Day of the Dead at the
Barbey Maritime Center.
The Day of the Dead
Community Celebration is
free and will take place from
1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
29. This is the second year
the event has been offered.
“Last year’s event ex-
ceeded all expectations and
in my opinion it was a huge
success,” said Jorge Gutier-
rez, executive director of the
Lower Columbia Hispanic
Council. “The event created
a great space for families
from diverse backgrounds to
interact in a fun and cultural-
ly enriching environment.”
Visitors of all ages will
enjoy learning about this an-
cient festival that serves as
a way to honor and memo-
rialize the lives of deceased
loved ones while celebrating
the continuity of life.
Attendees can explore
displays of altars, partic-
SUBMITTED PHOTO BY DON FRANK
Attendees can decorate sweet treats during the event.
ipate in family activities,
get their faces painted, and
shop for Day of the Dead
trinkets and treats at a tra-
ditional Mexican mercado
(street market) as you learn
more about this extraordi-
nary observance.
The celebration will
include a community altar.
Visitors are invited to bring
a photo or memento of a
family member or friend
who has passed to a place
on the communal altar as an
offering.
COMMUNITY
CELEBRATION
1 to 6 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 29
Barbey Maritime Cen-
ter, 2042 Marine Drive,
Astoria
503-325-2323
Free
SEASIDE — The Seaside
Downtown Development
Association will host
Halloween Happenin’s and
a special Boos, Blues &
Brews event to celebrate
Halloween.
On Friday, Oct. 28, enter
a decorated pumpkin contest
from 3 to 5 p.m. at Flash
from the Past in the Carousel
Mall. Judging of pumpkins
will take place at 5 p.m.,
and winning entries will be
put on display at the Pig ‘N
Pancake.
Saturday, Oct. 29 offers
fun events for both young
and old. Seattle comic,
juggler and magician Alex
Zerbe, the Zaniac, will per-
form at 1:30 p.m. and again
at 3 p.m. at the Seaside
Shark Exhibit. Many fun
activities take place from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.: face painting
at Del Sol, a kid’s craft sta-
tion at Paciic Pearl Bistro,
ish prints at Buddha Kat
Winery & Tasting Room and
an aquatic touch tank at the
Seaside Carousel Mall.
You can also ind color-
ing pages for all ages from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pig
’N Pancake, get an airbrush
tattoo from noon to 3 p.m.
at Sea Star Gelato, and hear
Halloween stories at Beach
Books at 11 a.m. and again
at 2 p.m.
The evening’s Boos,
Blues & Brews event at the
Seaside Elk Lodge promises
to be fun and memorable.
Admission is free if you
wear a Halloween costume
and bring two cans of food
or monetary donation for the
South County Food Pantry;
otherwise admission is $5.
The night will include a cos-
tume party and contest with
HALLOWEEN HAPPENIN’S
Downtown Seaside
Friday to Monday, Oct. 28 to 31
BOOS, BLUES & BREWS
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29
Seaside Elks Lodge
Free w/ costume and two cans of food or $5
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Ted Vaughn will bring his
blues band to Seaside for a
concert at the Seaside Elks
Lodge Oct. 29.
prizes starting at 6:30 p.m.
and a 7 p.m. performance by
the Zaniac magician.
The main event of the
evening is a live concert
by the Ted Vaughn Blues
Band starting at 8:15 p.m.,
a performance sponsored
by KBGE The Bridge 94.9
FM. The band will electrify
blues lovers with a high-en-
ergy performance. A Selie
Station and brews will be
available during the entire
event. A barbecue pulled
pork dinner will be available
for $10.
On Sunday, Oct. 30,
enter your pet in a costume
contest at noon at Quatat
Park (to be held in the
Carousel Mall in case of
bad weather). There is a $5
suggested donation toward
Clatsop Animal Assistance.
Then, watch the pet parade
at 12:45 p.m., traveling from
Quatat Park to Broadway,
Columbia, to Edgewood.
Del Sol will host face
painting again from noon to
2 p.m.
Maggie’s on the Prom
will put on a 1920s-themed
Murder Mystery Dinner
Theater at 6 p.m. The
restaurant will serve a
special three-course dinner
while the Murder Mystery
Company of Portland puts
on the show, “Crime and
Pun-ishment.” The mystery
puns will be lying. Attend-
ees can participate as much
or as little as they like —
you may even be holding the
murder weapon. Costumes
are encouraged, especially
1920s costumes, like lapper
dresses and zuit suits.
Tickets to the dinner
theater show are $55 per
person and include dinner
and the show. Tickets must
be purchased prior to the
show and can be purchased
in person or by calling 503-
738-6403.
On Halloween day itself,
Monday, Oct. 31, downtown
businesses will welcome
trick-or-treaters from 2 to 5
p.m. Flash From the Past in
the Carousel Mall will also
host a kid’s costume contest
during that time.
For more information
about the events, visit
seasidedowntown.com/hal-
loween