<p>______5/24/2018 Media Contact: Cyndi Mudge 503-325-1010</p><p>ASTORIA SUNDAY MARKET</p><p>OPENS MOTHER’S DAY!</p><p>NORTHWEST LION & DRAGON DANCERS KICKS OFF 2012 SEASON!</p><p>ASTORIA, OR – The Northwest Lion & Dragon Dancers from Portland, Oregon, will help Astoria Sunday Market celebrate opening day on May 13. “This is a fun and energetic group of young performers doing traditional Chinese dance,” says Market Director Cyndi Mudge. “With the recent ground breaking in Astoria for the Garden of Surging Waves Chinese Cultural Park, having the Northwest Lion & Dragon Dancers kick off our season seemed an appropriate way to bring added excitement to opening day.” Astoria Sunday Market is in its twelfth season of bringing fresh produce and other products grown or made by vendors to the heart of historic downtown Astoria. Astoria Sunday Market is open from 10 am to 3 pm every Sunday starting May 13 and running through October 14. For more information about the Market and its new programs for 2012, visit www.AstoriaSundayMarket.com.</p><p>There are a number of new programs offered by Astoria Sunday Market this season: Shop Astoria Glass Coin Promotion: Astoria Sunday Market is giving away a limited number of glass coins that are good for discounts at any ASM vendor or participating merchant. The coins are made by Fernhill Glass Studio located on Exchange Street in Astoria behind Fort George Brewery. “We’ll be looking for opportunities to give away the coins throughout the season,” explained Mudge. Participating merchants include Mise En Place Kitchenware, Klassy Kloset and Purple Cow Toys. “Like” Astoria Sunday Market Facebook page for Glass Coin giveaway announcements.</p><p>ASM Downtown Coffee Walks: Tour our downtown coffee shops before the Astoria Sunday Market opens! Two Coffee Walk dates are scheduled where local coffee shops are planning something special that morning. Astoria Coffee House & Bistro is working with the Cargo Store and Lunar Boy Art Gallery to serve coffee cocktails for Breakfast. The Rusty Cup is planning on demonstrating Latte foam art; Wet Dog Café & Brewery is sampling special baked goods for that day only and Columbia Chocolates at ABECO Office Supplies is </p><p>______P.O. Box 973 (503) 325-1010 Astoria, OR 97103 [email protected] ______5/24/2018 Media Contact: Cyndi Mudge 503-325-1010 offering samples of their espresso shakes. Other coffee shops are planning their own special treat all inspired by our Mona Latte artwork by Karen Eland!</p><p>ASM Downtown Coffee Walk Dates Sunday, May 27 September 29 8 am</p><p>Forager’s Feast – A Culinary Adventure with Baked Alaska’s Chef Holen: “Chef Daddy” Chris Holen of Baked Alaska sends you on a culinary journey through Astoria Sunday Market to find a prized collection of ingredients for a special Sunday meal. Foragers return with their treasures then work with Chef Holen to create an interesting and sumptuous feast at Mise En Place Kitchenware. The monthly Forager’s Feast is $45 per person with a portion of the proceeds benefitting Astoria Sunday Market. To make reservations call Mise En Place Kitchenware at 503-325-7414 or stop by and sign-up in person. </p><p>The Forager’s Feast Dates Sunday, May 20 Sunday, June 17 Sunday, July 8 Sunday, August 5 Sunday, September 16</p><p>The Astoria Sunday Market is a non profit 501 (c) 3 organization formed to revitalize historic downtown Astoria and to improve the economic viability and vitality of farmers, artists, artisans and other small business operators in the Pacific Northwest. The Market is dedicated to creating a vibrant educational marketplace for the community benefit. Funds raised from Astoria Sunday Market go towards programs and projects that benefit downtown. Since its inception in 2000 Astoria Sunday Market has provided more than $140,000 in contributions to Liberty Theater, the Commercial Fishermen’s Festival, Surging Waves Chinese Garden, Astoria Police Department for its bicycle patrol, repaving of 12th Street, among other downtown revitalization efforts.</p><p># # #</p><p>______P.O. Box 973 (503) 325-1010 Astoria, OR 97103 [email protected]</p>