Members of Grupo de Danza Folklórica Mestizo, from El Centro NW, entertain guests at the Clatsop County Cultural Coalition event on Friday, Jan. 17.

The Clatsop County Cultural Coalition has awarded $13,000 to local organizations for projects, programs and events that will take place in 2025.

In Astoria, the North Coast Symphonic Band got $2,000 to replace a set of timpani drums, while Friends of Suomi Hall was awarded $2,000 to produce 10 kanteles (a plucked string instrument) and El Centro Northwest received $1,500 to help present a Dia De Los Muertos event.

Partners for the PAC, a coalition of local organizations that maintains the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts, got $1,500 to hire professional mariachi musicians for the Day of Culture in conjunction with the Astoria School District, and the Warrenton Community Library received $2,500 to partially fund an automatic door opener that complies with Americans with Disabilities Act standards.

In Seaside, the Sunset Park and Recreation Foundation was awarded $2,000 to create a performance venue, and the Seaside Museum and Historical Society received $2,000 to help create a new exhibit focused on nontourism businesses in Seaside and their owners and employees.

The grant awards are funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust.