Astoria Travel News Update: January 2008

Welcome to current happenings from Oregon's North Coast region of Astoria and Warrenton. In this newsletter, you will find:

1.    Crabs and Claws and Crustaceans, Oh My!

2.    Salt, Sea and Song: 11^th Annual Fisher Poets Gathering

3.    Astoria' s Local Watering Holes Offer Good Beer and Good Eats

4.   The December Storm: We're Open for Business  

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact me, Laura Herbert, at laura@maxwellpr.com or (503) 231-3086. For more background about the region, visit http://www.oldoregon.com.

1.   Crabs and Claws and Crustaceans, Oh My!

Celebrating fresh Oregon seafood, the 26^th annual Astoria-Warrenton Crab and Seafood Festival is crawling back to town. This delicious three-day festival is highlighted by a traditional crab dinner featuring fresh-caught Dungeness crab, along with a beer garden and vintages from more than 50 regional wineries. The festival also features arts and crafts from more than 200 regional artisans, along with live music and entertainment.

            When: Friday - Sunday, April 25-27, 2008

            Where: Clatsop County Fairgrounds

            Cost: Adult admission for the festival is $10 on Friday and Saturday, and $5 on     Sunday. Children under the age of 12 are free.

For more information, contact the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce at (800) 875-6807, or visit http://www.oldoregon.com.  

2.  Salt, Sea and Song: 11^th Annual Fisher Poets Gathering
Featuring tales of wind-blown travels and salty sea adventures, the 11^th annual Fisher Poets Gathering in Astoria brings writers, artists, and fishermen and women together to tell their stories. Audiences enjoy a mix of crafted free verse, rhyming couplets, humorous readings, boisterous songs and touching personal accounts as real residents continue the long-standing fisher tradition of story-telling.  

            When: Friday - Sunday, Feb. 22-24, 2008

Where: Restaurants, pubs, galleries and performance venues throughout downtown Astoria.

Cost: Weekend admission buttons are available for $10; day passes are $5.

For more information, contact the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce at (800) 875-6807, or visit http://www.clatsopcc.edu/fisherpoets/.

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