Calendar: Dec. 13-27

Published 4:00 pm Friday, December 13, 2013

Friday, Dec. 13

Holiday Lights Tour

6 to 9 p.m., Seaside Chamber of Commerce, 7 N. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, 503-738-6391, info@seasidechamber.com, free. There will be two holiday lighting bus tours, at 6 and 8 p.m. Meet at the Seaside Chamber parking lot.

Scrooged in Astoria

7 p.m., Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse, 129 W. Bond St., Astoria, 503-325-6104, www.astorstreetoprycompany.com, $5. Loosely based on the classic A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.

Jon Koonce

7 to 10 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, www.mcmenamins.com, no cover, all ages. Singer-songwriter Jon Koonce romps, stomps, twangs and rages through tales of love, lust, trailer parks, truck stops, demons and dogs.

White Christmas

7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $18 or $23. Having left the Army following World War II, two GIs team up to become a top song-and-dance act. They meet a pair of sisters who also have a song-and-dance act and romantic mix-ups ensue as they all head up to Vermont to put on a show to save the inn run by their former commanding officer.

Saturday, Dec. 14

Ugly Sweater Run

8:30 a.m. check-in, 9 a.m. race starts, Seaside Civic and Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, www.sunsetempire.com, $20 registration, includes long-sleeved T-shirt while supplies last. This is a 5K run/walk combined with an ugly Christmas sweater contest. Proceeds will go toward food baskets and gifts for local families. Register online or at the Sunset pool, 1140 Broadway. For information, call 503-738-2211, Ext. 102.

Holiday Bazaar

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Necanicum Village, 2500 S. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, 503-738-0900. Local vendors will offer quilts, aprons, handmade crafts, jewelry, some commercial items and more.

Christmas Flower Class

1 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, 503-738-6742, www.seasidelibrary.org, free, space limited to 25. Based on the popular book, Paper to Petal, participants will learn to make party decorations, bouquets and holiday centerpieces from inexpensive tissue and crepe paper. For older teens and adults. Materials provided. Sign up at the circulation desk or by phone.

Childrens Holiday

1 to 3 p.m., Seaside Civic and Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, 503-738-3311, www.sunsetempire.com, free for pass holders, $2 for everybody else or two cans of food for the South County Food Bank, younger than 3 admitted free. Local dance studios offer short performances. Crafts, cookies and punch will be provided by the Kiwanis Club, then Santa will make an appearance.

Gingerbread Tea

1 to 4 p.m., Seaside Museum and Historical Society, 570 Necanicum Drive, Seaside 503-738-7065, www.seasidemuseum.org, $5 adults, $3 children, no reservations needed. Gingerbread, tea, hot chocolate and cookies will be served in the Butterfield Cottage.

Christopher Lord

2 to 4 p.m., Beach Books, 616 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3500, http://beachbooks37.com, free. Christopher Lord will be in the store to discuss the second of his murder mysteries set in Dickens Junction, a fictional town just outside Astoria.

Community Clinic

2 to 4 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5859, free. Services are provided by Kathleen Flewelling, naturopathic physician.

Scrooged in Astoria

7 p.m., Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse, 129 W. Bond St., Astoria, 503-325-6104, www.astorstreetoprycompany.com, $8 to $15.

The Toyz

7:30 p.m., Seaside American Legion, 1315 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5111, no cover, ages 21 and older after 8 p.m. The Toyz play classic rock and more.

White Christmas

7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $18 or $23.

Sunday, Dec. 15

Scrooged in Astoria

2 p.m., Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse, 129 W. Bond St., Astoria, 503-325-6104, www.astorstreetoprycompany.com, $8 to $15.

White Christmas

3 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $18 or $23.

Depression Support

4 to 6 p.m., Community Room, Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, contact Patricia Fessler, 503-325-8930. This is a confidential, peer-led self-help support group meeting. The group is open to anyone who is diagnosed with a mood disorder, has a family member or friend who is diagnosed or who thinks they might have depression or bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression).

Tuesday, Dec. 17

Caregiver Support

1:30 to 3 p.m., 2002 S.E. Chokeberry Ave., Warrenton. Join other caregivers who will explore ways to cope with the demands of caring for a loved one. For information, call Grace Bruseth at 503-738-6412.

Wednesday, Dec. 18

Childrens Holiday

10 a.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, 503-738-6742, www.seasidelibrary.org, free. Holiday songs, stories and a craft for preschool and younger children.

Stroke Support

4:30 to 6 p.m., Providence Seaside Hospital Education Center, 725 S. Wahanna Road, Seaside, 503-717-7781. Stroke survivors and their caregivers are welcome.

Thursday, Dec. 19

White Christmas

7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $10 students, $15 adults. This is Talkback Thursday, when the audience can learn more about the production from cast and crew.

Friday, Dec. 20

Scrooged in Astoria

7 p.m., Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse, 129 W. Bond St., Astoria, 503-325-6104, www.astorstreetoprycompany.com, $5.

The Junebugs

7 to 10 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, www.mcmenamins.com, no cover, all ages. The Junebugs play high-energy pop folk.

White Christmas

7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $18 or $23.

Saturday, Dec. 21

Gingerbread Tea

1 to 4 p.m., Seaside Museum and Historical Society, 570 Necanicum Drive, Seaside 503-738-7065, www.seasidemuseum.org, $5 adults, $3 children, no reservations needed. Gingerbread, tea, hot chocolate and cookies will be served in the Butterfield Cottage.

Scrooged in Astoria

7 p.m., Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse, 129 W. Bond St., Astoria, 503-325-6104, www.astorstreetoprycompany.com, $8 to $15.

Mike Strickland

7:30 p.m., Liberty Theater, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, 503-325-5922, www.liberty-theater.org, $15 to $30. This is truly Christmas in the Northwest with the Northwests finest musicians.

T-3 and Maggie

7:30 p.m., Seaside American Legion, 1315 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5111, no cover, ages 21 and older after 8 p.m. The Thomasian Trio and Maggie Kitson play jazz, blues, classic rock and more.

White Christmas

7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $18 or $23.

Sunday, Dec. 22

Scrooged in Astoria

2 p.m., Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse, 129 W. Bond St., Astoria, 503-325-6104, www.astorstreetoprycompany.com, $8 to $15.

NAMI

2 to 3:30 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, contact Myra Kero, 503-738-6165, k7erowood@q.com, www.nami.org. This support group welcomes anyone who has a friend or loved one who suffers from a serious brain (mental) illness (depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder). National Alliance on Mental Illness membership is not required to attend.

Solstice Concert

7 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $15. Ancient carols and winter songs are given new life by Celtic songstress Kathryn Claire.

Friday, Dec. 27

The Moonshine

7 to 10 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, www.mcmenamins.com, no cover, all ages. The Moonshine applies traditional stringband techniques to unconventional writing.

White Christmas

7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $18 or $23.

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