Weekend Best Bets:June 15, 2012

Published 5:00 pm Thursday, June 14, 2012

FRIDAY

Seaside Muscle N Chrome, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in downtown Seaside, free for spectators.

Columbia-Pacific Farmers Market, 3 to 6 p.m., Funland Field, Pacific and Oregon avenues, S.E. Second and Third streets in Long Beach, Wash.

Two Islands Farm Market, 3 to 6:30 p.m., Stockhouses Farm, 62 W. Birnie Slough Road, Puget Island in Cathlamet, Wash.

Manzanita Farmers Market, 5 to 8 p.m., Windermere Realty parking lot, 467 Laneda Ave. in Manzanita.

Jason Lambert, acoustic alt-rock, 6 to 8 p.m., Wet Dog Café, 144 11th St. in Astoria, no cover.

Chuck Wilder, jazz piano, 6 to 9 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St. in Astoria, no cover.

MP-6 Concert, jazz/Latin/blues, 7 p.m., Pioneer Church, 128 Columbia St. in Cathlamet, Wash., $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

Jon Koonce and One More Mile, rock, 7 to 9 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 N. Marion Ave. in Gearhart, no cover, all ages.

Arsenic and Old Lace Opening, theater, 7:15 p.m. gala, 8 p.m. curtain, Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St. in Cannon Beach, $15 or $20.

Hanz Araki and Kathryn Claire, Celtic, 8 p.m., Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave. in Manzanita, $12 adults, $10 students/seniors.

SATURDAY

Seaside Muscle N Chrome, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in downtown Seaside, free for spectators, awards presentation at 5:30 p.m.

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

* Astoria Parks Summer Extravaganza, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Drive, and Astoria Aquatic Center, 1997 Marine Drive in Astoria, free.

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

Saturday Market at the Port, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Howerton Way at the Port of Ilwaco, Wash.

Arts and Crafts Trunk Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Long Beach Coffee Roasters, 811 Pacific Ave., S., Suite 12 in Long Beach, Wash., free admission.

Diabetes Walk, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Knappa High School Track, 41535 Old U.S. Highway 30 in Knappa, minimum $1 donation requested.

Northwest Garlic Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wilson Field, Sandridge Road north of 250th Street in Ocean Park, Wash, free admission.

Peninsula Arts Center Open House, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Peninsula Arts Center, 504 Pacific Ave. N. in Long Beach, Wash., free.

* Doggie Olympic Games, 11 a.m. registration, 12:45 p.m. games begin, Bolstad Beach Approach, west end of Bolstad Avenue in Long Beach, Wash., $10 entry fee per event or five events for $40, free for spectators.

Maddox Dance Recitals, 11:30 a.m., Astoria High School Auditorium, 1001 W. Marine Drive in Astoria, $10 adults, $7 students/seniors, free for children 6 and younger, featuring youngest dancers, includes Wizard of Oz.

* SummerFest, noon to 5 p.m., Pacific Avenue between Second and Third streets in Long Beach, Wash.

Bees, Butterflies and Birds Workshop, 1 to 3 p.m., Long Beach Grange Hall, 5715 Sandridge Road in Long Beach, Wash., free for Grange members, $5 for nonmembers.

Big O Bag Toss, 1:30 p.m. sign-up, 2 p.m. toss begins, Big O Saloon, 89523 Oregon Highway 202 in Astoria, $10.

Astoria Music Festival: Celebrity Matinee Recital, 4 p.m., Liberty Theater, 1203 Commercial St. in Astoria, $15.

Guns & Hoses Softball Game, 4 p.m., Wahkiakum High School, 500 S. Third St. in Cathlamet, Wash., donations for food bank welcome.

Maddox Dance Recitals, 5 p.m., Astoria High School Auditorium, 1001 W. Marine Drive in Astoria, $10 adults, $7 students/seniors, free for children 6 and younger, dancers ages 7 to 18, includes Wizard of Oz.

Ilwaco Art Walk, 5 to 8 p.m., Waterfront Way at the Port of Ilwaco, Wash.

Niall, guitar, 6 to 8 p.m., Wet Dog Café, 144 11th St. in Astoria, no cover.

David Drury, jazz guitar, 6 to 9 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St. in Astoria, no cover.

Eric John Kaiser, French/English pop-rock, 7 to 9 p.m., The Cove at Night, Peninsula Golf Course, 9605 Pacific Highway, N. in Long Beach, Wash., no cover, all ages.

Hanz Araki and Kathryn Claire, Celtic, 7 to 9 p.m., Peninsula Arts Center, 504 Pacific Ave. N. in Long Beach, Wash., $10.

Astoria Music Festival: Opera in Concert Norma, 7:30 p.m., Liberty Theater, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria, $25 to $65.

Junior Shanghaied, theater, 7:30 p.m., Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse, 129 W. Bond St. in Astoria, $10 adults, $6 children.

Alena, country, 8 p.m., American Legion Hall, 1315 Broadway in Seaside, no cover, public welcome.

Arsenic and Old Lace, theater, 8 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St. in Cannon Beach, $15 or $20.

The Koozies, punk/jazz/alternative, 8 p.m., Rio Cafe and Cantina, 125 Ninth St. in Astoria, no cover.

Tony Smiley, experimental rock, 9 p.m., San Dune Pub, 127 Laneda Ave. in Manzanita, $5 cover.

SUNDAY

Astoria Sunday Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 12th Street between Marine Drive and Exchange Street in Astoria.

Northwest Garlic Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wilson Field, Sandridge Road north of 250th Street in Ocean Park, Wash, free admission.

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

Arts and Crafts Trunk Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Long Beach Coffee Roasters, 811 Pacific Ave., S., Suite 12 in Long Beach, Wash., free admission.

Tom Trudell, jazz piano, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bridgewater Bistro, 20 Basin St. in Astoria, no cover.

Astoria Music Festival: Cantatas, Coffee and Croissants, noon, First Presbyterian Church, 1103 Grand Ave. in Astoria, free.

* SummerFest, noon to 5 p.m., Pacific between Second and Third streets in Long Beach, Wash.

Junior Shanghaied, theater, 2 p.m., Astor Street Opry Company Playhouse, 129 W. Bond St. in Astoria, $10 adults, $6 children.

Maddox Dance Recitals, 2 p.m., Astoria High School Auditorium, 1001 W. Marine Drive in Astoria, $7 students/seniors, free for children 6 and younger, with all dancers, includes Wizard of Oz.

Astoria Music Festival: Elizabeth Pitcairn, 4 p.m., Liberty Theater, 1203 Commercial St. in Astoria, $20 to $40.

Arsenic and Old Lace, theater, 7 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St. in Cannon Beach, $15 or $20.

Future Historians, pop/roots/folk, 8 p.m., Fort George Brewery and Public House, 1483 Duane St. in Astoria, no cover.

* Recommended for children

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