Weekend

Astoria July 4th Weekend Amusements

Come for the fireworks on the river, stay for the live music and beer and Sunday Market!  The fireworks will be launched at 10pm over the river; there’ll be a great view from downtown and the North facing hills.  Don’t miss Metamorphafest II on Sunday! 

Sunday

Astoria Sunday Market

Astoria Sunday Market

The Astoria Sunday Market runs from 10am to 3pm every Sunday through mid-October on 12th Street downtown, between Marine Drive and Exchange.

Astoria Sunday Market, at the heart of Astoria’s Downtown, combines fresh produce, local arts & crafts, food, music and more in a lively downtown street market atmosphere. The market features up to 200 vendors each week offering locally-made products that have been hand-crafted, grown, created or gathered by the farmers, craftspeople and artisans featured each week. In addition, the Market has a lively food court with regional entertainment making this the gathering place each Sunday for locals and visitors to the region.  

From Sea to Shining Sea

Liberty Theatre

(Liberty Theatre sign photo by Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.)

The North Coast Symphonic Band concludes their 42nd season with a free concert, From Sea to Shining Sea, an Independence Day concert, at the Liberty Theatre (1203 Commercial) this Sunday, July 3, 2022. 

The guest conductor is Brett Paschal, director of bands at Lewis and Clark College in Portland. 

The concert features an exciting mix of American favorites, including several Marches, a Broadway medley, American Riversongs, Bugler’s Holiday (A trumpet feature), and more. The traditional Armed Forces medley, will also be performed, and a rousing rendition of Stars and Stripes Forever. The MC for the afternoon will be Brian Bergman.

Admission is free!  Doors open at 6pm, prelude begins at 6:30pm. 

Metamorphafest II

Metamorphafest 2022Not sure of the spelling (Metamorphaphest? Metamorphefest? Metamorfest? Metamorphafest?) but it’s a free backyard jamboree rock show!  It takes place Sunday, July 3, 2022 from 1pm-6pm at 1440 Irving Street in Astoria.  Seven bands will perform:

I understand there may also be a Giant bouncy house! Fireworks! Taco truck!!  

 

Monday

Fort George 4th of July

Fort George BreweryWatch the fireworks from the new Bier Pier on Monday, July 4, 2022, located out on the river side (duh!) of the Fort George Brewery‘s waterfront facility at 70 West Marine Drive.

This 4th of July, we’ll be firing up the food truck, tapping your favorite Fort George Beers, and jammin’ to live music at our Waterfront location (70 W. Marine Dr. – just east of the Megler Bridge!) Festivities start at 5PM with live music from local legends Michael Hurley, Brian Bovenizer & The New Old Stock, and Astoria’s Grateful Dead Tribute Band. Plus, we’ve got uninterrupted views of Astoria’s fireworks show.

All ages, no cover!  Last call is when the fireworks start, a little after 10pm.  Don’t try to park there; take the River Walk!

Astoria Weekend Amusements (June 23-26, 2022)

Quaff some beer and edify yourself at the bonus Fort George Thursday Talk about the Beeswax Shipwreck, go see the play Birds of a Feather, and enjoy the hottest (so far!) Astoria Sunday Market of the year!

Thursday

The Beeswax Shipwreck

Fort George Thursday Night Lecture Series

Join Scott Williams & Dr. James Delgado this Thursday, June 23, 2022 in the Lovell Showroom at Fort George Brewery (1438 Duane Street) as they present a bonus Thursday TalkThe Beeswax Shipwreck at 7pm.

[L]earn about the famed Beeswax Shipwreck – a 300-year-old shipwreck discovered in sea caves just north of Manzanita. Scott Williams and Dr. James Delgado will take us through how archaeologists determined the wrecked ship was the Santo Cristo de Burgos, how the shipwreck was discovered, what we will learn from it, and more. Doors to the Lovell Showroom open at 6pm with food and drinks available via the Taproom window. Guest taps featuring Buoy Beer available in all areas across the block! 

Presenter Scott Williams is the Project Director of the Beeswax Wreck Project, and President of the Maritime Archaeological SocietyDr. James Delgado is an internationally known underwater archaeologist and maritime historian and is the Senior Vice President at SEARCH, Inc., which helps support MAS and the Beeswax Wreck Project.

Doors open at 6pm, and food & beverages are available. This event is all ages and there is no cover!

Thursday-Saturday

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a FeatherBirds of a Feather, a play by Marc Acito and directed by Ann Bronson, is the latest production of the Ten Fifteen Theater (1015 Commercial), continues this week with shows at 7:30pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, June 23, 24, 25.

Birds of a Feather recounts the story of Roy and Silo, the two Central Park Zoo chinstrap penguins who partnered, adopted an egg, hatched and raised a chick together. Roy and Silo are no strangers to the spotlight. In 2005, they were the subject of a widely contested children’s book, And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson. The book, temporarily pulled from school bookshelves in Loudoun County, became one of the most banned books in the US.

Tickets $20 and are available online or at the door. Makes sure to check the theater website before the show for the latest COVID policies.

Sunday

Astoria Sunday Market

Astoria Sunday Market

The Astoria Sunday Market runs from 10am to 3pm every Sunday through mid-October on 12th Street downtown, between Marine Drive and Exchange.

Astoria Sunday Market, at the heart of Astoria’s Downtown, combines fresh produce, local arts & crafts, food, music and more in a lively downtown street market atmosphere. The market features up to 200 vendors each week offering locally-made products that have been hand-crafted, grown, created or gathered by the farmers, craftspeople and artisans featured each week. In addition, the Market has a lively food court with regional entertainment making this the gathering place each Sunday for locals and visitors to the region.  

 

 

Astoria Weekend Amusements (June 17-19, 2022)

Astoria Scandinavian Festival - Norway FTW!

Your annual weekend of Astoria Scandinavian heritage, hex burning—and cosplay—is here!  Also you can see a play, learn how to write a zine, and don’t forget the kayfabe!

Friday-Sunday

Astoria Scandinavian Festival

Astoria Scandinavian FestivalThe 2022 Astoria Scandinavian Festival takes place Friday through Sunday, June 17-19 at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds (92937 Walluski Loop).

Booths open Friday at 2pm, and the beer garden opens at 3pm! Don’t miss the torchlight parade and hex burning at about 8pm (just after the Queen’s coronation).

Scandia men with flaming torches will lead the newly crowned Miss Scandinavia and audience members to the bonfire to throw straw hexes into the flames. This tradition symbolizes ridding oneself of bad luck for the year.

Saturday the fun starts at 7am with the Midnight Sun Breakfast.  The booths open at 10am and the beer garden at 11am.  Saturday also features the Barnefest, with activities for children, from 11am to 5pm in the exhibit hall.  Don’t miss the Swedish Meatball Eating Contest at 3:15pm and the Æbleskiver Eating Contest at 3:15pm!

Sunday kicks off early as well, with the 7am Sisu Breakfast.   And don’t miss the Scandinavian Spelling Bee at 12:30pm and the  Æbleskiver Eating Contest at 12:45pm, both in the main exhibit hall.

The entertainment all weekend is delightfully eclectic (with plenty of accordion!), and the approximately 50 vendors offer everything under the midnight sun.

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a FeatherBirds of a Feather, a play by Marc Acito and directed by Ann Bronson, is the latest production of the Ten Fifteen Theater (1015 Commercial), debuts this Friday, June 17, 2022, with additional shows Saturday, and Sunday, June 18-19, 2022. (The run continues next week too: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, June 23, 24, 25.)

Birds of a Feather recounts the story of Roy and Silo, the two Central Park Zoo chinstrap penguins who partnered, adopted an egg, hatched and raised a chick together. Roy and Silo are no strangers to the spotlight. In 2005, they were the subject of a widely contested children’s book, And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson. The book, temporarily pulled from school bookshelves in Loudoun County, became one of the most banned books in the US.

The Friday and Saturday show are at 7:30pm, and the Sunday show is at 3:30pm. Tickets $20 and are available online or at the door. Makes sure to check the theater website before the show for the latest COVID policies.

Friday

Astoria Nordic Heritage Park Dedication

Astoria Nordic Heritage ParkEveryone is invite to the dedication of the new Astoria Nordic Heritage Park this Friday, 10:30am to noon at 16th and Marine Drive.

The short ceremony will include dancers in Nordic folk wear costumes, lur call, flags and anthems, a few speakers, and a ceremony where ASHA gifts the park to the City of Astoria and the community. Keynote speaker will be Karl Marlantes, NY Times best-selling author of Deep River which chronicles immigrant life in the region in the early 20th century.

Organizers ask that you park south of Marine Drive, and not park in the Columbia River Maritime Museum parking lot. There will be a drop off zone on Marine Drive adjacent to the park.   First come first serve bleachers and 300 chairs will be set up next to the Riverwalk.  Music and entertainment start at 10 AM. The dedication starts at 10:30.

Saturday

Zine Making Workshop with Heather Douglas

The Writer's GuildRemember zines? They were like blogs or personal websites on every topic under the sun, before the internet. Join freelance writer and illustrator Heather Douglas this Saturday, June 18, 2022 at the Astoria Studio Collective (1010 Duane) and make your own zine!

During our time together, you will learn about the power of zines and chapbooks and leave with ideas for making many more! No supplies are needed, however, if you prefer to bring your own supplies, you can bring a glue stick or clear tape and scissors. Participants are encouraged to bring unique paper scraps of paper to collage with, but it’s totally okay to just bring yourself because I will have plenty of supplies for everyone. All levels of experience are more than welcome!

The workshop is brought to you by Heather and the Astoria Writers Guild.  The workshop cost is $35 ($25 for guild members).

Sunday

Astoria Sunday Market

Astoria Sunday Market

The Astoria Sunday Market runs from 10am to 3pm every Sunday through mid-October on 12th Street downtown, between Marine Drive and Exchange.

Astoria Sunday Market, at the heart of Astoria’s Downtown, combines fresh produce, local arts & crafts, food, music and more in a lively downtown street market atmosphere. The market features up to 200 vendors each week offering locally-made products that have been hand-crafted, grown, created or gathered by the farmers, craftspeople and artisans featured each week. In addition, the Market has a lively food court with regional entertainment making this the gathering place each Sunday for locals and visitors to the region.  

Pacific Northwest Pro Wrestling

How about some professional wrestling on Father’s Day?  Reserve your tickets ($10) ahead of time by messaging Pnpw Prowrestling on FB, then head down to the Astoria Armory (417 15th) for the 5pm show (doors open at 4:30pm) on Sunday, June 19, 2022. 

PNPW Wrestling June 19, 2022 at the Astoria Armory

Check out this great profile of Roger Jaime, a.k.a. C.C. Poison, in the Astorian a few years back, who brought Pacific Northwest Professional Wrestling to the North Coast in the early 2000s.