Oregon Coast TODAY

Boyz II Men
Chinook Winds Casino Resort • Lincoln City
One of the most successful R & B male vocal groups of all time, they'll bring the hits: "End of the Road," "I'll Make Love to You," "On Bended Knee," and "It's So Hard." 8 p.m., 1777 NW 44th St., $13.50-$28.50, 888-CHINOOK.

Slab Creek Music Festival
Neskowin Valley School • Neskowin
A yearly celebration of making music, this festival offers concerts and workshops on the grounds of NVS. You can camp in the field next door (restrooms, showers provided), or sleep elsewhere and come out just for the day. Today through Monday, Sept. 6, 10005 Slab Creek Road (just south of Neskowin off Hwy. 101), $50 includes two concerts and four meals, info@slabcreekmusicfestival.com.

Living Well With Chronic Conditions Class
Unity by the Sea • Gleneden Beach
A six-week series of classes designed to empower those who live with a chronic condition or ongoing illness. Classes are free and use a program developed by Stanford University's School of Medicine. 9:30 a.m. every Friday through Oct. 8, pre-register by calling Lincoln County Health and Human Services, 541-265-0465.

Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit”
Theatre West • Lincoln City
This much-revived classic from the playwright of “Private Lives” offers up fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, re-married but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira. When this spirit is called up by a visiting "happy medium," one Madame Arcati, the personalities (worldly and un) clash. Playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Labor Day weekend, 3536 SE Hwy. 101, 541-994-5663 or theatrewest.com.

Used Book Sale
Unity by the Sea • Gleneden Beach
Wellness, self-help, romance, mysteries, even coffee table books, are up for sale this weekend at Unity. Proceeds are shared with other groups in the community. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-5, 7040 Gleneden Beach Loop Road, 541-764-2030.

Plein Air Party
The bluff outside the Oceanside Community Center
Painters and other artists are invited to create on the bluff, as a kick-off to the Oceanside Art Show. Bring your supplies, appetizers will be provided. 4-8 p.m.

Toledo Art Walk
Toledo
The 17th annual TAW will take you on a self-guided tour of 10 studio and gallery locations throughout Toledo, to see work by artists of all kinds. If you get your passport signed at all locations, your name is entered into a drawing for original artwork, donated by TAW artisans. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Sept. 4-6, download the map at toledoarts.info, or pick one up where you see the Art Walk sidewalk signs, 541-336-1124 or 541-336-2797.

Orchid Show
First Presbyterian Church • Newport
The Central Coast Orchid Society is hosting this annual event, with orchids on display and for sale. There will even be a plant hotel, where purchases can be left while you're shopping. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 227 NE 12th St. (turn at Super Oscar's Mexican Restaurant), free admission, montana@peak.org.

Bay City's 100th Anniversary
Bay City
Celebrate the century with a children's parade at 10 a.m., a big parade at 11 a.m., plus more than 30 vendors at the Bay City Arts Center, at City Hall and the fire station, and outside the community hall. Food, crafts, hamburgers, face-painting and more. Bay City is six miles north of Tillamook on Hwy. 101, to join the parade call 503-812-9123.

Jerry Kilgore
Tillamook Air Museum • Tillamook
Enjoy a live summer concert with this country singer from Nashville. With special guest Melody Guy. 7 p.m., 6030 Hangar Road south of downtown Tillamook on Hwy. 101, $10 adults, $5 kids 12 and under, 503-842-1130.

Labor Day Pie & Ice Cream Social
Yachats Ladies Clubhouse • Yachats
What's your favorite kind of pie? Chances are, you'll find it here (if you get to the clubhouse early enough). The ladies sell a generous 1/6 slice of pie for $3, plus ice cream for 50 cents, along with brownies and beverages. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., W. Third St. and Pontiac, 541-547-3205.

Boyz II Men
Chinook Winds Casino Resort • Lincoln City
One of the most successful R & B male vocal groups of all time, they'll bring the hits: "End of the Road," "I'll Make Love to You," "On Bended Knee," and "It's So Hard." 8 p.m., 1777 NW 44th St., $13.50-$28.50, 888-CHINOOK.

Labor Day Barbecue
Nehalem Bay Winery • Mohler
Enjoy live music both days, with a tasting room and barbecue for sale. Today's act: Kingnik. Saturday, Sept. 4, and Sunday, Sept. 5, 34965 Hwy. 53, no cover charge, 503-368-9463.

Pancake Breakfast
St. Mary's by the Sea • Rockaway Beach
This event benefits Meals for Seniors. For details, call 541-355-6333.

Closing night: Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit”
Theatre West • Lincoln City
This much-revived classic from the playwright of “Private Lives” offers up fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, re-married but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira. When this spirit is called up by a visiting "happy medium," one Madame Arcati, the personalities (worldly and un) clash. Playing at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Labor Day weekend, 3536 SE Hwy. 101, 541-994-5663 or theatrewest.com.

Slab Creek Music Festival
Neskowin Valley School • Neskowin
A yearly celebration of making music, this festival offers concerts and workshops on the grounds of NVS. You can camp in the field next door (restrooms, showers provided), or sleep elsewhere and come out just for the day. Today through Monday, Sept. 6, 10005 Slab Creek Road (just south of Neskowin off Hwy. 101), $50 includes two concerts and four meals, info@slabcreekmusicfestival.com.

Skate Camp
Lincoln City Skate Park
Mark and Danyel Scott, of Dreamland Skateparks, will offer demonstrations, safety tips, skatepark etiquette, snacks, music and more, all in a location called "the gnarliest skatepark in America" by Thrasher magazine. 10 a.m. to noon for skaters ages 4-10, 1-3 p.m. for those 10-16, $15, pre-registration encouraged, 541-994-2131.

Used Book Sale
Unity by the Sea • Gleneden Beach
Wellness, self-help, romance, mysteries, even coffee table books, are up for sale this weekend at Unity. Proceeds are shared with other groups in the community. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-5, 7040 Gleneden Beach Loop Road, 541-764-2030.

Fall Open House
Artists’ Co-op Gallery • Lincoln City
The event, a celebration of new work in the co-operative gallery in Lincoln City, will be a fiesta with lots of Mexican food and live music by John Trullinger. 1-3 p.m., 620 NE Hwy. 101, 541-994-9981.

Mare Wakefield
South Beach Community Center • Newport
On tour with her fourth album, sharing a bill with Laura Kemp. 8 p.m., 3024 SE Ferry Slip Road (just south of the Oregon Coast Aquarium).

Oceanside Art Show
Oceanside Community Club
Local and visiting artists will be showing pottery, jewelry, watercolors, photography, turned wood and cards. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, and Sunday, Sept. 5.

Clothing Sale
Kiawanda Community Center • Pacific City
Shop for new duds, both for adults and children, at this fund-raiser. Most prices are $1 or less, with a Bag Sale on Monday. Proceeds will go to the building fund. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 4 and 5, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 6, 503-965-7900.

Old-fashioned Carnival in the Park
Rockaway Beach City Park
Game and food booths will offer fun for the whole family. Sponsored by the RB Parks Department. Time TBA, 503-355-2291.

Famous Garibaldi Fish Fry
Old Mill Marina • Garibaldi
Serving the proud product from the deep, cool Pacific, plus cole slaw, corn on the cob, dinner rolls, beverage and dessert. This annual tradition raises money for the Lions' charitable projects in north Tillamook County. Noon to 5 p.m., Third and American Way, $10 adults, $5 children 8 and under.

Pancake Breakfast
Gleneden Beach Community Club
All the pancakes you can eat, flipped with love by the community center volunteers, plus scrambled eggs, sausage or ham, orange juice, coffee, tea and milk. 8-11 a.m. on the first Sunday of every month, 110 Azalea St., $5 adults, $2.50 for children ages 4-10.

Labor Day Barbecue
Nehalem Bay Winery • Mohler
Enjoy live music both days, with a tasting room and barbecue for sale. Today's act: Brian Johnstone, with Crog. Saturday, Sept. 4, and Sunday, Sept. 5, 34965 Hwy. 53, no cover charge, 503-368-9463.

All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast
Yachats Lions Hall
Flapjacks by the pound, plus eggs over easy, your choice of ham or sausage, milk, tea and coffee, to benefit the Yachats Lions. 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., W. Fourth and Pontiac.

Family Aquarium Sleepover
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
Spend the night in the Passages of the Deep! Pizza, a scavenger hunt and other activities are planned through the evening, followed by breakfast and a behind-the-scenes tour. Open to ages 4 and older. 6 p.m.-9 a.m., 2820 SE Ferry Slip, $45 per person, 541-867-3474, ext. 5301.

Slab Creek Music Festival
Neskowin Valley School • Neskowin
A yearly celebration of making music, this festival offers concerts and workshops on the grounds of NVS. You can camp in the field next door (restrooms, showers provided), or sleep elsewhere and come out just for the day. Today through Monday, Sept. 6, 10005 Slab Creek Road (just south of Neskowin off Hwy. 101), $50 includes two concerts and four meals, info@slabcreekmusicfestival.com.

Toledo Art Walk
Toledo
The 17th annual TAW will take you on a self-guided tour of 10 studio and gallery locations throughout Toledo, to see work by artists of all kinds. If you get your passport signed at all locations, your name is entered into a drawing for original artwork, donated by TAW artisans. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Sept. 4-6, download the map at toledoarts.info, or pick one up where you see the Art Walk sidewalk signs, 541-336-1124 or 541-336-2797.

"Transplant Your Art" Sale
Hoffman Center • Manzanita
Shop for donated paintings, photography, posters, prints, textiles and sculpture, some sold outright and others through silent auction. All proceeds will go to the center's remodeling fund. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 594 Laneda Ave., 503-368-3846.

Used Book Sale
Unity by the Sea • Gleneden Beach
Wellness, self-help, romance, mysteries, even coffee table books, are up for sale this weekend at Unity. Proceeds are shared with other groups in the community. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-5, 7040 Gleneden Beach Loop Road, 541-764-2030.

Oceanside Art Show
Oceanside Community Club
Local and visiting artists will be showing pottery, jewelry, watercolors, photography, turned wood and cards. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, and Sunday, Sept. 5.

Clothing Sale
Kiawanda Community Center • Pacific City
Shop for new duds, both for adults and children, at this fund-raiser. Most prices are $1 or less, with a Bag Sale on Monday. Proceeds will go to the building fund. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 4 and 5, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 6, 503-965-7900.

Dog Swim
Lincoln City Community Center Pool
Bring your pooch to the pool for a dip -- just before the facility is closed for its annual maintenance week. Well-behaved canines of every breed are invited to swim and play, but humans are welcome to wade only with their pets. Be sure to bring a favorite ball or toy, as well as your camera! Admission is free with a donation of pet food for the Lincoln County Animal Shelter. 4-5 p.m., 2150 NE Oar Place (across NE 22nd St.) from Dairy Queen), 541-994-2131.

Slab Creek Music Festival
Neskowin Valley School • Neskowin
A yearly celebration of making music, this festival offers concerts and workshops on the grounds of NVS. You can camp in the field next door (restrooms, showers provided), or sleep elsewhere and come out just for the day. Today through Monday, Sept. 6, 10005 Slab Creek Road (just south of Neskowin off Hwy. 101), $50 includes two concerts and four meals, info@slabcreekmusicfestival.com.

Toledo Art Walk
Toledo
The 17th annual TAW will take you on a self-guided tour of 10 studio and gallery locations throughout Toledo, to see work by artists of all kinds. If you get your passport signed at all locations, your name is entered into a drawing for original artwork, donated by TAW artisans. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Sept. 4-6, download the map at toledoarts.info, or pick one up where you see the Art Walk sidewalk signs, 541-336-1124 or 541-336-2797.

Clothing Sale
Kiawanda Community Center • Pacific City
Shop for new duds, both for adults and children, at this fund-raiser. Most prices are $1 or less, with a Bag Sale on Monday. Proceeds will go to the building fund. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 4 and 5, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 6, 503-965-7900.

Newport Community Drum Circle
Don Davis Park • Newport
An all-ages rhythm jam, held rain or shine in the oceanfront gazebo. No musical experience required, just bring your percussion instrument. Or borrow one of theirs. 6-8 p.m., at the end of W. Olive across from the Newport Performing Arts Center, chandler@chandlerdavis.com 

You’ve written a book! Now, how do you sell it?
Newport Public Library
Willamette Writers Coast Branch will continue its free Writers-on-Writing workshops with this presentation by cookbook authors Bob and Ellen Rubenstein. 7 p.m., 35 NW Nye St.

OCLI Gets Acquainted
Salishan • Gleneden Beach
The winter/spring semester of the Oregon Coast Learning Institute begins today with a get-acquainted coffee, followed by a presentation by “Inside NOAA” with Capt. Rick Brown (ret.), and “America’s Small Wars” by Carl Reddick. This group meets every Tuesday through the spring, discussing a wide variety of topics. 9 a.m., four miles south of Lincoln City on Hwy. 101, for membership info call 541-764-2444, or head to ocli.us.

“Migrations” Fiber Arts Show
Latimer Quilt and Textile Center • Tillamook
See textiles and beadwork by a number of artists, each on his or her own personal migration. This exhibit, assembled by Nita Spencer, includes examples of bead work, traditional loom weaving, knitting, rug hooking, quilting, needle felting and basketry. There will also be examples of Raven's Tail and Chilcat weaving, techniques from the Native American tradition. The open house reception is set for noon on Sept. 12, but you can see the work starting today. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, 2105 Wilson River Loop, 503-842-8622.

Exhibit: Joe Lauretta
Lincoln City Cultural Center
Lauretta will show is Native American art at the center, today through Sept. 15. 540 NE Hwy. 101, 541-994-9994.

It’ll be a Pear Party
Columbia Gorge
The Friends of the Lincoln City Cultural Center are hosting an all-day bus trip on Sunday, Sept. 19, from Newport and Lincoln City to the Columbia Gorge. Stops are scheduled at the Vista House at Crown Point and Multnomah Falls and Lodge, plus brunch at the Columbia Gorge Hotel, and the Pear Party at Rasmussen Farms. Time permitting, there will also be a visit to Bonneville Dam. You’ll spend the day in an air conditioned bus, and part of the $100 ticket goes back to the cultural center. For more tour information, call Mary Larkin at 541-764-2366.

Opening night: “The Beauty Queen of Leenane”
The Barn Community Playhouse • Tillamook
TAPA and TLC Federal Credit Union present this blend of black comedy, melodrama, horror and bleak tragedy, set in an Irish village in the early 1900s. 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 10-25, with one matinee set for 2 p.m Sunday, Sept. 19, 12^th and Ivy, $12 for adults, $9 for seniors and students, and $35 for a family of four, 503-842-7940.

Rock climbing wall reopens
Lincoln City Community Center
Following a lengthy closure due to a nationwide recall of auto-belay descenders — there’s a phrase to remember — the indoor rock climbing wall at the Lincoln City Community Center is open once again. The 24-foot wall is the tallest on the Oregon coast, and it was funded entirely through donations. It offers top rope, auto belays and a bouldering area. It’s open to all ages, for day use and rentals. A signed liability release is required for all climbers. Forms are available at the Lincoln City Community Center's front desk. It’s open from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, $3.50 youth, $5 for adults who live inside the city limits, $6.50 for adults who live outside of town, 541-994-2131 or lincolncity.org.

Great Newport Wild Seafood Cook-off
Port Dock 7 • Newport’s Bayfront
Twenty teams, both professional and amateur, will battle for $2,500 in prize money and the honor of being called the “Best at the Bay.” There will be two “eatings” from 3 to 5 p.m., and from 5:20 to 7:20 p.m., where people can sample all the tasty culinary creations made with wild-caught cod, Oregon pink shrimp, albacore tuna, petrale, Dungeness crab and more. On the east end of Bay St., $20 per person, e-tickets on sale at www.newportfishermenswives.com, or e-mail fishermenswives@yahoo.com.

The Idiosyncratic Confabulation
Barking Dog Farm • Lincoln City
Live music from local bands, an amazing potluck a mile long, carnival games, art, massage, pony rides, cotton candy, fire dancers and face paintings, all for a good cause: helping to pay the bills for David and Elizabeth Rudkin. This year, say organizers, the Confabulation will be "liver transplantastic." 3 p.m., off Hwy. 229 near the Hwy. 101 junction. $5 at the door, 541-971-7358.

Salsa Saturday
Tillamook Farmers Market
Using fresh, local ingredients, students from the culinary program at Tillamook Bay Community College will be making fresh salsa. Come learn, and spice up your seasonal repertoire. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Second and Laurel, 503-842-2146 or tillfm@yahoo.com.

Summer SunSets
Taft Beach • Lincoln City
This city-sponsored music series offers danceable tunes to enhance your day at the beach. Bands will play from 3 p.m. until sunset. Today's act is Christopher Worth, playing Northwest-inspired indie rock with a splash of reggae. 2 p.m., SW 51st St. park, oregoncoast.org.

Muscle Beach Weight Lifting Contest
Lincoln City Community Center
Open to men and women age 16 and older. Registration at 11 a.m., dead lift competition at noon, 2150 NE Oar Place, $10 for members, $20 for non-members, 541-994-2131.

Tide Pool Edibles Workshop
NW 15th St. • Lincoln City
Learn to graze in the tidal pools with Lee Gray, the Wild Gourmet. 8 a.m., NW 15th St. beach access, $20 adults, $15 children, 541-992-3798.

“The Beauty Queen of Leenane”
The Barn Community Playhouse • Tillamook
TAPA and TLC Federal Credit Union present this blend of black comedy, melodrama, horror and bleak tragedy, set in an Irish village in the early 1900s. 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 10-25, with one matinee set for 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, 12^th and Ivy, $12 for adults, $9 for seniors and students, and $35 for a family of four, 503-842-7940.

Chocolate and Candy Making 101
Litehouse Chocolates • Lincoln City
Make special sweets with the beacon of treats, Litehouse Chocolates. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 541-994-4663.

The Wild Brunch
Port Dock 7 • Newport’s Bayfront
Part of Newport Wild Seafood Weekend, this brunch will feature Oregon pink shrimp quiche, tomato-basil and smoked salmon quiche or crab quiche with dill, garlic, and cheddar (plus fresh fruit, and choice of breads, muffins or rolls and juice). Afterwards, shop the Wild Seafood Market, where you can connect with fishermen and processors and buy fresh, wild seafood. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the east end of Bay Blvd., $6 per person, www.newportfishermenswives.com, or e-mail fishermenswives@yahoo.com.

Lincoln City Sprint Triathlon
Regatta Park • Lincoln City
The 20^th annual event, with a swim in Devils Lake, a bike mile around it, and a 5K run in the neighborhoods nearby. 8:30 a.m., register at www.active.com or at the Lincoln City Community Center, $40-$75 fee includes T-shirt, swim cap, and refreshments, 541-994-2131.

Bay Clamming
Siletz Bay Park Interpretive Center • Lincoln City
Lee Gray, the Wild Gourmet, will show you how to dig for purple varnish clams in sandy Siletz Bay. 9 a.m., off Hwy. 101 just south of south 51^st St., $20 adults, $15 children, 541-992-3798.

“Tales of Hoffmann”
Lincoln City Cultural Center
Cascadia Concert Opera performs his Offenbach opera, to benefit the Cascade Head Music Festival. 7:30 p.m., 540 NE Hwy. 101, $50 includes admission to the reception at 6:30 p.m., 541-994-9330.

Family Family Feud
Aunt Mary's Toaster Bistro • Lincoln City
This Iris Pride Festival event will feature teams of gay men, lesbians and drag queens, with proceeds going to the Coastal AIDS Network. 9 p.m., at the corner of NW 14th St. and Hwy. 101, $5 at the door, to learn more or become a contestant call 541-996-2390.

Nye Beach Writers’ Series: Willy Vlautin
Newport Visual Arts Center
This ongoing literary series will feature a reading by Willy Vlautin, reading from his latest novel, “Lean On Pete,” followed by the famous Writers on the Edge open mike. 7 p.m., 777 NW Beach Drive, $5 general, free for students, writersontheedge.org.

Recovery/Wellbriety Celebration
Yaquina View School • Newport
Hear music from Clean Slate and Rick Bartow & Friends, as part of the second annual Lincoln County Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery/Wellbriety Month. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 351 SE Harney St.