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🌱 What to expect at Astoria Visual Arts’ new October exhibition

Astoria, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Astoria! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What to expect at Astoria Visual Arts’ new October exhibition
  • What $14.5 million in new FEMA money means for CMH.
  • How a world‑famous ambient artist quietly builds a life in Astoria

Also on today's calendar: Travel Smart, Pack Right at AAA Astoria and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 52.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. October Arts Calendar 2026 (iexaminer.org) — Astoria residents can look forward to a new exhibition, "Reclaiming Discarded Materials," opening October 10 at Astoria Visual Arts on Commercial Street, featuring work by Midori Hirose and Slayer Rowan. The wider calendar surveys dozens of visual art shows, performances, author talks, and film events across the Pacific Northwest and beyond, but it specifically flags this AVA show as a local highlight for Astoria’s arts community.
   

2. FEMA to Astoria hospital: You get $14M+ (dailyastorian.com) — Astoria’s Columbia Memorial Hospital has finally secured more than $14.5 million in long-delayed FEMA funding for its major expansion project, bringing the $300 million effort much closer to fully financed. Local, state, and federal leaders say the money will bolster disaster resilience and health care capacity for Astoria and the broader North Coast, though a small fundraising gap remains.
   

3. ‘It's rational to fear the music industry': Grouper's Liz Harris on virality, streaming scammers and her ‘restorative' dream-pop trio (allusanewshub.com) — Astoria residents might be intrigued to learn that acclaimed ambient musician Liz Harris, known as Grouper, now calls their coastal town home while creating both music and visual art. In this in-depth profile, she talks about guarding her independence from the music industry, navigating viral streaming scams, and finding emotional balance through her collaborative dream‑pop trio Helen.
   

4. Fisherman Trapped Under Massive Boulder Uses Siri to Call 911 Before Tide Comes In (newsbreak.com) — A Hammond fisherman near Astoria survived a terrifying close call after a massive boulder pinned him on the Hammond Marina jetty just as the tide was coming in. Using his earbuds, he asked Siri to call 911, prompting a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk crew from Air Station Astoria to airlift him from the unstable rocks when ground rescue was too risky.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Astoria

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★ Featured events ★

    Thursday October 15
  • Iron & Wine →
    Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial St, Astoria
    7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday October 5
  • JV Football @ Astoria
    CMH Field, 1800 Williamsport Rd, Astoria
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday October 6
  • Volleyball vs OES
    Warrenton High School, 1700 S Main Ave, Warrenton
    4:30 pm
    • Thursday October 8
  • Volleyball vs Catlin Gabel
    Warrenton High School, 1700 S Main Ave, Warrenton
    4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • A man trapped under a boulder on an Oregon jetty was rescued after using voice technology to call 911 as the tide rose.
    2:37PM on Oct 1: A fisherman crushed under a massive boulder uses Siri to call 911 in a miraculous Oregon rescue. (Nextdoor )
  • Management & Training Corporation posted a job opening for Custodian in Astoria. Apply here.
  • Akumin, Inc. posted a job opening for Patient Coordinator in Astoria. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Astoria here.

Ok Astoria! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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