Spring in Astoria means exotic plants, soul music, pioneer history, and gnomes and fairies. Right?
Thursday
Variegata Exotic Plants Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Astoria’s Variegata Exotic Plants (285 W Marine Drive) is throwing a party during their Grand Opening Weekend on Thursday, March 31 from 11am-6pm.
Be sure to come by . . . at 1:00 PM for our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony! We will be giving away a Philodendron Silver Sword at 2:00 PM (must be present to win) and will announce other giveaways and sales as we get closer to the event. Light refreshments will be served following the Ceremony. We appreciate all of the support from our friends and community that we have received thus far, and can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Read more on the Facebook event.
Thursday Night Lecture Series
Join Zachary Stocks of Oregon Black Pioneers as he presents Ghosts of Beaver Hill: The Black Miners of Oregon’s Coal Coast in the Lovell Showroom (doors 6pm, talk begins at 7pm) at Fort George Brewery (1438 Duane Street).
In the 1890s, coal was king in Coos County, and Beaver Hill was the most productive mine of all. Today Beaver Hill is a ghost town, but new discoveries about its diverse workforce –which included perhaps 100 Black miners– are rewriting the history of early Oregon’s rural demographics and communities.
Read more on the Fort George Brewery website.
Thursday-Sunday
ntsayka ilii: our place
This is the last weekend (the exhibit ends Sunday, April 3) to catch the interpretive exhibit, ntsayka ilii: our place at the Astoria Visual Arts gallery (1000 Duane).
Using both historical and current photographs, carvings, baskets and informational pieces, this program seeks to educate and raise public awareness of the contemporary issues facing the Chinook Indian Nation and their struggle for recognition, as-well-as highlight the historical significance of the Chinook peoples and Tansy Point.
Saturday
Soul Tsunami Astoria
Join DJ Jamey’s Soul Tsunami of Funk. RnB and Soul every 1st Saturday at the Merry Time Bar & Grill (995 Marine Drive), starting at 9pm.
Keep tabs on other events (comedy, trivia, live local music, etc.) all week at The Merry Time Bar & Grill on their facebook page. The Merry Time is your friendly neighborhood bar with great burgers, tacos, and daily specials. 14 taps featuring mostly local breweries, the largest pinball selection on the North coast, lottery, pool, big screen tvs for games, big buck hunter. Locally owned and operated, eclectic and welcoming to all.
Sunday
Spring Maker’s Market
Celebrate spring with 22 regional vendors and their wares: head on out over the water on Sunday, April 3 from 11am-3pm for the Spring Maker’s Market, presented by the folks at Menagerie on Pier 39 (100 39th Street).
Take your photo with a gnome, plant seeds in egg cartons, make a paper plate mushroom at the activity table and hear the ukulele strolling through the market. Plus 94.9 The Bridge will be on deck for a live remote and special prize wheel. Plants & flowers, gnomes & fairies, mushrooms & critters. A nod to all things earthy-goodness.
Read more on the Facebook event.