Immediate Need: OPB is seeking Event Assistants in Long Beach & Astoria!

Do you love OPB and live in or near Long Beach, WA or Astoria, OR? Join our Event Assistant Team! Go behind the scenes and assist our team during upcoming "Oregon Field Guide" film screening & panel events on August 21 and August 22.

We're looking for a few friendly volunteers to help at one or both events below:

Oregon Field Guide’ Film Screening & Panel in Astoria

• When: Friday, August 21, 2026
• Volunteer shift: 5:30-9:30 PM
• Where: Astoria
• Contact: Joy Hawkins, jhawkins@opb.org

In Astoria, we’ll be screening short films relevant to the North Coast including “Underwater Robots,” which follows Warrenton students as they design and build underwater robots to accomplish real-world marine exploration and mapping tasks. A conversation and Q&A with science experts and members of OPB’s science and environment team will follow the screening.

‘Oregon Field Guide’ Film Screening & Panel in Long Beach

• When: Saturday, August 22, 2026
• Volunteer shift: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
• Where: Long Beach
• Contact: Joy Hawkins, jhawkins@opb.org

In Long Beach, we’ll show our short documentary film “Willapa Bay Sharks,” which explores why the migratory broadnose sevengill shark returns to the region every spring. A conversation and Q&A with science experts and members of OPB’s science and environment team will follow the screening.

Volunteer Tasks: For both events, volunteers will receive training and support from OPB staff. Voluinteers will greet and engage with guests, hand out OPB swag, and potentially assist staff during the Q&A panel.

Interested? Submit your interest below or email jhawkins@opb.org to join our volunteer flyering team.