Talks

Astoria Weekend Amusements (14-17 April, 2022)

A weekend of music, philosophy, and theater to entertain and amuse us.

Thursday

Wit & Wisdom: The Philosophical Significance Of Architecture

Fort George Thursday Night Lecture Series

Join Ian Storey and Seth Tichenor as they present Wit & Wisdom: The Philosophical Significance Of Architecture in the Lovell Showroom at Fort George Brewery (1438 Duane Street).

We often think about the buildings and structures around us in fundamentally practical terms – their usefulness or economic value. But is this all there is to architecture?

Philosofarian brings Wit & Wisdom to Fort George every 2nd Thursday of the month.

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

Live Music: Amber Hope, Floating Caravan

Merry Time Bar and Grill

Merry Time Bar & Grill (995 Marine Drive) presents live music by Amber Hope, incredible local voice and ukelele craft with soulful vocals and Portland mystical psychedelic jazz folk band Floating Caravan this Thursday, April 14. There’s no cover for this show, which starts around 7pm.

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.

Friday

CRS Presents: The Sounds of Civilization

Columbia River Symphony

The Columbia River Symphony presents The Sounds of Civilization this Friday, April 15 at the Liberty Theater (1203 Commercial) at 7pm. The show is free!

Columbia River Symphony presents a unique concert that depicts the Industrial Era of human history through the Sounds of Civilization. The music portrays the beauty and the unknown nature of unexplored regions of the world at a time when the mandate for expansion dominated this new era of human history.

Doors open at 6pm. Masks are strongly encouraged. Visit the Liberty’s Health & Safety page for details.

Friday-Sunday

Stupid F#!*ing Bird

The Ten Fifteen Theater

Astoria’s Ten Fifteen Theater (1015 Commercial) presents a staged reading of Aaron Posner’s play Stupid F#!*ing Bird this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 15-17, 2022.

An aspiring young director rampages against the art created by his mother’s generation. A nubile young actress wrestles with an aging Hollywood star for the affections of a renowned novelist. And everyone discovers just how disappointing love, art, and growing up can be. In this irreverent, contemporary, and very funny remix of Chekhov’s The Seagull, Aaron Posner stages a timeless battle between young and old, past and present, in search of the true meaning of it all.

The Friday and Saturday show are at 7:30pm, and the Sunday show is at 3:30pm, and includes a talkback immediately after the performance. Tickets $15 and are available online or at the door. Makes sure to check the theater website before the show for the latest COVID policies.

Astoria Weekend Amusements (7-10 April, 2022)

View of the Columbia river looking North from Irving and 19th. 3 ships in anchorage.

Friggin’ awesome upcoming weekend in Astoria: Ales and ideas, comedy, plants, art, and burlesque!

Thursday

Ales & Ideas: Blockchain, and Bitcoin, and Crypto, Oh My!

Fort George Thursday Night Lecture Series

Join Clatsop Community College math instructor Rich Beveridge as he presents Blockchain, and Bitcoin, and Crytpo, Oh My, in the Lovell Showroom at Fort George Brewery (1483 Duane) on Thursday, April 7, at 7pm.

The talk will focus on the historical development of digital cryptography in the 20th century and how these ideas were used to create cryptocurrencies and other blockchain applications.

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

Comedy Night at the Merry Time Bar and Grill

Merry Time Bar and Grill

Joke Masters Comedy and Merry Time Bar & Grill (995 Marine Drive) present Comedy Night, Thursday, April 7. Show starts at 7pm. Buy tickets at the door ($20) or in advance online ($15).

Lineup: . . . not sure yet!

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.

Saturday

Pop-up Plant Sale

Logo of OSU Master Gardner, Clatsop County

Clatsop County Master Gardener Association presents a Spring Flower Pop-up Sale on Saturday, April 9 at the Barbey Maritime Center, adjacent to the Columbia River Maritime Museum (1792 Marine), from 10am to 2pm.

Products for sale include hanging flower and strawberry baskets, colored pots, and flower starts.

Second Saturday Art Walk

Astoria, Oregon 2nd Saturday Art Walk

The April 2022 edition of Second Saturday Art Walk is upon us.

From noon until 8pm on Saturday, April 9 explore art at galleries and shops throughout downtown-and beyond.

Pick up a map and list of locations from local shops, or on the Astoria Downtown Historic District website here. Check out the latest Coast Weekend for listings of this month’s featured exhibits and artists.

Miss Minsky Presents: Burlesque

Labor Temple Bar and Diner

Interested in an enchanting often bawdry evening of burlesque, drag, circus arts, comedy & more? Then look no further than the Labor Temple Diner & Bar (934 Duane) on Saturday, April 9.

Miss Minsky Presents is an enchanting, often bawdry evening of burlesque & variety. Classic and neo strip tease entertainers woo and delight, hoop artists and acrobats dazzle the eye, singers and comedians tickle the ear and funny bone. All while our dapper staff serve delicious cocktails & libations inside a historical landmark at the jewel of the coast, Astoria, Oregon.

Read more on the Eventbrite page.

Advance tickets start at $20. Doors open at 7:30pm, show starts at 8pm.

Astoria Weekend Amusements (31 March-3 April, 2022)

Spring in Astoria means exotic plants, soul music, pioneer history, and gnomes and fairies. Right?

Thursday

Variegata Exotic Plants Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Variegata Exotic Plants

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

Fort George 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

Merry Time Bar and Grill

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.