FRIDAY

Threads to New Worlds Opening Reception, 5 to 7 p.m., Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, 115 S.E. Lake St. in Ilwaco, Wash.

Gearhart Livery Stables fundraiser, 6 p.m. reception, lecture, silent auction, 738 Pacific Way in Gearhart.

Open Mic, 7 p.m., Peninsula Performing Arts Center, 504 Pacific Ave. N. in Long Beach, Wash., free.

* Rock N Swim, 7 to 9:30 p.m., Sunset Pool, 1140 Broadway in Seaside, $3 regular rate, $2 with resident discount.

Wadhams & Huston, rock/pop, 7 to 10 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 N. Marion Ave. in Gearhart, no cover, all ages.

Pacific University Writers Conference, 7:30 p.m., Best Western Ocean View Resort, 414 N. Prom in Seaside, free admission to readings.

The Weather Machine, indie folk-rock, 9 to 11 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive in Long Beach, Wash., no cover.

SATURDAY

Svensen Flea and Craft Market, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wickiup Grange, 92683 Svensen Market Road in Svensen.

Wintering Over, living history, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road in Astoria, $3 ages 16 and older, free for ages 15 and younger.

Beach Cleanup, 9:30 a.m., all major beach approaches on the Long Beach (Wash.) Peninsula.

Long Beach Grange Indoor Market, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Long Beach Grange, 5715 Sandridge Road in Long Beach, Wash.

Windless Kite Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Long Beach School Gymnasium, 400 S. Washington Ave. in Long Beach, Wash.

Crab Feed, noon to 8 p.m., Elks Lodge, 110 N. Pacific Highway in Long Beach, Wash., dinner with one crab $15, two crabs $25, hot dogs available for children for $2.

* Family Day @ the Library: Pirates, 1 to 3 p.m., Ilwaco Timberland Library, 158 First Ave. N. in Ilwaco, Wash., free.

Jeff White Artist Demonstration and Talk, 2 p.m., Northwest by Northwest Gallery, 232 N. Spruce St. in Cannon Beach, weather permitting.

A Robert Burns Prelude, 5 p.m., Peninsula Performing Arts Center, 504 Pacific Ave., N. in Long Beach, Wash., $12.

Pie Day Auction and Feast, 7 p.m., Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church, 36050 10th St. in Nehalem, $8 suggested donation.

Shannon Stephens, indie folk/blues, 9 to 11 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive in Long Beach, Wash., no cover.

SUNDAY

Polar Bear Plunge, 9 a.m., Waikiki Beach, Cape Disappointment State Park in Ilwaco, Wash., $10 entry with T-shirt, entry forms are required.

Wintering Over, living history, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, 92343 Fort Clatsop Road in Astoria, $3 ages 16 and older, free for ages 15 and younger.

Svensen Flea and Craft Market, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wickiup Grange, 92683 Svensen Market Road in Svensen.

Windless Kite Festival, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Long Beach School Gymnasium, 400 S. Washington Ave. in Long Beach, Wash.

Indoor Winter Market, 2 to 5 p.m., The Nehalem Beehive, 35870 Seventh St. (U.S. Highway 101) in Nehalem.

Shannon Stephens, indie folk/blues, 7 to 9 p.m., The Adrift Hotel, 409 Sid Snyder Drive in Long Beach, Wash., no cover.

Edmund Wayne, folk-rock, 8 to 10 p.m., Fort George Brewery and Public House, Second Level, 1483 Duane St. in Astoria, no cover, all ages.

* Recommended for children