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High tragedy in High Definition

Experience the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Charles Gounod’s masterful opera, “Roméo et Juliette” on the big screen at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, March 30.

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Notes on an invasion

Habitat Conservation Biologist Derek Wilson will discuss the European green crab invasion along the coastlines of Oregon at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center on Thursday, April 4.

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It’s a kind of magic

This spring break will be a whip-cracking, art-making, balloon-twisting, mesmerizing and appetizing good time at the beach, thanks to the 2024 Surftides Hotel Festival of Illusions at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

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Take refuge at Beachcrest

You might already be familiar with Beachcrest Brewing for its mouth-watering wood-fired pizzas, fresh salads, tasty desserts and innovative handcrafted beer, but now the brewery has added something new — the Tsunami Room.

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Whale Watch Week is ex-sighting stuff

Nearly 20,000 gray whales pass by the Oregon Coast each spring, traveling from the warm birthing lagoons of Baja, Mexico, to their favorite feeding grounds in Alaska, calves in tow.

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Putting the ‘odd’ in audience

After a one-week postponement, audiences are now invited to enjoy “A Night in the Theatre,” presented by Lincoln City’s Theatre West.

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A real Ravel rouser

It will be a genre-bending evening when the Newport Symphony Orchestra performs its 2023-24 season finale, “Boléro and Symphonic Jazz, a musical journey through time” at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24.

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Taking it to the bridge(s)

South Beach author Sue Fagalde Lick will sign copies of her new book, “Between the Bridges” at Newport’s Nye Beach Book House this Saturday, March 23.

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Women’s history talk in Manzanita

Just in time to close out Women’s History Month, Marianne Monson will visit Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts on Wednesday, March 27, for a discussion of her research and writing about historical women.

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Rush of the Irish

Have you always wanted to enter a running race, but thought there were too many hurdles? If those hurdles were cost, fear of competition or perceived lack of fitness, the Lucky Leprechaun 5K, this Saturday, March 16, is your event.

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These talks have been well vetted

In 1942, two wooden hangars began construction at the Naval Air Station in Tillamook. The hangars were commissioned to house K-class airships, commonly known as blimps, to do anti-submarine patrol in the Oregon, Washington and California coastal areas.

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The ace of clubs

Some people move to the coast to kick back, relax and do nothing. But if you live in the Gleneden Beach area, there are myriad tempting reasons to visit Gleneden Beach Community Hall.

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A fours-ful performance

The Portland State University String Quartet and the Celeste String Quartet of Eugene will present a free chamber concert at Newport’s Atonement Lutheran Church this Sunday, March 17.

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Neskowin hosts The Boston Trio

As the Neskowin Chamber Music season winds down, the acts continue to heat up, with the world-renowned Boston Trio playing this Sunday, March 17.

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A Forza to reckon with

Experience Giuseppe Verdi’s incomparable opera “La Forza Del Destino,” recorded live from the Metropolitan Opera stage in New York, shown in stunning HD on the big screen at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, March 16.

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Memoirs are made of this

Did you ever have an experience that you thought would make the basis for a good memoir but were not sure how to begin? Or have you started a memoir but have been stopped by narrative challenges?

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Crab your chance at glory

Onlookers select their favorite competitor. There are cheers of excitement as the racers take off. Hands bang along the race course, encouraging their picks towards the finish line.

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Pine-ing for good food ?

In February of 2020, Lincoln City Council unanimously approved two ordinances that would allow for food carts to operate within the city limits.

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Keep on truckin’

Some people say things never change, but at the Rusty Truck Brewing Company, things are constantly changing.

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The lit crowd

Diverse writing styles and subjects — and more — will be the topic of a first-ever literary event at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center this Saturday, March 9.

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