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Bone up on fossils with Ray Troll

The Oregon Coast Aquarium’s newest exhibit, “Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline,” is open now, featuring artwork by honorary Oregonian Ray Troll.

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Put your music mode on shuffle

Beat feet down to the Yachats Commons Pavilion this Sunday, June 20, for the Summer Solstice Shuffle, featuring live music, food and beverages.

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Drum circle finds its rhythm

The Oregon Coast Community Drum Circle has resumed its summer program of free live community performance events.

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A cordial invitation

You are cordially invited to Newport’s Visual Arts Center to view “Oregon Cordially,” a show by Reedsport-based painter Elyan Jamot.

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Hang out at the coast

It’s promising to be a banner summer with long, warm, sunny days here on the Central Coast. Magnificent sunsets and wide, sandy beaches beckon tourists from the Valley and points north, south and east. Locals enjoy these same coastal delights.

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Teak a look at these ladies

UPDATE: The Port of Toledo has announced that the Teak Lady Sail scheduled for this weekend June 11-13 has been cancelled due to inclement weather.
The event will be rescheduled for a later date this summer.
For more information contact the Port of Toledo at 541-336-5207 or info@portoftoledo.org

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Dave’s Detours: Whalen Island

“Rabbit, rabbit.”
OK, I don’t get it. How is saying “Rabbit, rabbit” or a rabbit’s foot good luck? And how is a rabbit’s foot good luck for the dead rabbit?

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Why walk when you can drive?

Let’s face it, graduation ceremonies can drag longer than the robes that some graduates get stuck with because they ordered too late. 

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Gallery exhibits fold masters

Soar into Manzanita’s Hoffman Gallery and check out the latest chapter in its monthly art shows with June featured artists Poppy Dully and Emilio Lobato, who inject magic into everyday objects.

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Play some pickup in Lincoln City

Founded by a father-and-son team who are tribal members of the Choctaw Nation, the Ocean Blue Project focuses on addressing the huge problem of the tiny pieces of plastic, or microplastics, that are filling our oceans and beaches.

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The joy pluck club

Imagine that you grew up on a South Pacific island, surrounded by sunshine, palm trees and family. Then, imagine you met a young man, grew smitten and followed him to the US. Now, narrow your focus further to imagine moving to Waldport, in the 1970s, with brown skin and no English.

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A well-grounded art show

A collection of nature-inspired, abstracted, color photographs and pottery are the raw materials used to create “From the Ground Up,” the latest show in Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery, opening this Friday, June 11.

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Develop a 2021 vision

When the Newport Public Library announced the summer reading program for this year, it had a vision for events all summer long on the theme “Reading Colors Your World.”

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Stepping up

A new wave of financial support is hitting the coast, aiming to help communities recover from COVID-related losses by re-attracting visitors. And the proposed projects will also improve life for residents.

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Sale along the Alsea Bay

With almost 30 sites between Seal Rock and Tidewater, the Waldport Great Garage Sale has you covered, with shopping options all day on Saturday, June 5.

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Don’t dilly-dally

There will be no waiting lists required for the necessary gear when the Lincoln City Pickleball Club holds its season kick-off event on Saturday, June 5, featuring a guided group warm-up, beginners clinic and round-robin play.

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An Echo-friendly fund-raiser

As money continues going out to support victims of the Echo Mountain Fire complex, the volunteers and staff at the Lincoln City Cultural Center are working to keep the donations flowing in.

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An art show not far from om

Large, brightly colored canvases and Buddhist cosmological themes will grace the walls of the Newport Visual Arts Center, when two new exhibits hit the Nye Beach based venue beginning this Saturday, June 5.

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