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An artistic Edge-ucation

This summer, the Art on the Edge Studio Tour will once again give art lovers the opportunity for an intimate view of Central Coast artists' work, processes and studios.

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An altared state

Death can come after a long illness or completely out of the blue, but for loved ones left behind there is no such thing as perfectly prepared.

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Blessing of the Fleet

Newport’s Blessing of the Fleet returns this Saturday, May 15, continuing the community tradition of standing firmly behind its fishing fleet.

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Culture club

It’s a new chapter for the arts on the Central Coast. With the advent of vaccine rollouts and more flexible guidelines for small gatherings, organizations are ramping up ways to engage creatively with the public and are even putting some in-person gatherings on the calendar.

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Cannabis at the Coast

At Holistic Caring, we help patients and professionals bridge the gap between conventional and cannabis healthcare.

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Get a lock on fun

Picture yourself trapped in a room made to look and feel like a deserted island, an old-timey jail or a pirate ship. Then, imagine that, instead of using brawn, bribery or a blunderbuss to survive, you need to rely only on your brain.

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Dave’s Detours: Cape Lookout

I really was planning to take one or two weeks off from articles. After the hiatus, I would cover my two flowering beauty detours. But last week’s event brought a story that needs to be told.

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Carve out some time for a cut-out

Across the country, fans have been filling seats at sporting events or live performances with cardboard representations of themselves to try to make the empty seats a little less sad.

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Putting down roots in Otis

After a particularly trying year involving a global pandemic and devastating fires that burned through 2,500 acres, our community has done an exceptional job putting the pieces back together to rebuild.

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Time to enjoy little art

The next big thing in the Oregon Coast art world has opened in Lincoln City, where it is drawing… tiny crowds?

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A banner year for at-home art

Every spring, the light poles in Newport’s Nye Beach district become even brighter when they become home to original art banners, destined for auction in the fall.

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A glass act

For the past few weeks, the Mays family: Kali, Dayton, three-year old Madison and one-year old Mason, have been searching for pieces of glass in public places.

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Get ready for a plaza-palooza

Plans for the Lincoln City Cultural Center Plaza, a central part of efforts to turn the old Delake School into a world-class event space and cultural hub, are moving into the public sphere.

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This topic is covered

The MidCoast Watersheds Council virtual community meeting on Thursday, May 6, will see Matthew Shepherd of The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation talk about what we can do to protect and restore pollinator populations.

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Note to self,

Live music is starting to re-emerge, and the Lincoln City Cultural Center is ready with two great events: an album release concert by singer-songwriter Rebecca Conner on Friday, May 7, and a live or streamed concert by the Ben Rosenblum Trio on Sunday, May 16.

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Artists, assemble!

Every month, Toledo showcases the arts during First Weekend. This event is an opportunity for gallery goers to talk to local artists and connect on a personal level with their work.

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Dave’s Detours: Kilchis Point

I am sitting at home, looking at the new Oregon Coast Trail maps updated and released this spring. If you don’t take the ferry from Barview to Bayocean Spit, you have a long walk around Tillamook Bay.

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Worth popping in for

The history of the science of whales, or “cetology,” is fascinating and richly layered. The Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society will offer a glimpse into the field at its monthly speaker series meeting this Saturday, May 1.

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