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To etch their own

Throughout the past 51 years, the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology has inspired visitors from near and far, fostering ecological and creative thinking in those who come for residencies and workshops or to teach.

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Stop. Hammer time.

Get your motor running, slowly and quietly please, for the final Float-In Brown Bag Concert on Devils Lake, a socially distanced musical gathering best enjoyed from the watercraft of your choice. 

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Labors of love

After a one-year hiatus, the long-standing Toledo Labor Day Art Walk returns to the small mill town this weekend.

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In perfect harmony

His virtuoso playing never fails to dazzle. Add to that a flair for introducing his performances with a blend of humor and true musical insight and it’s no wonder that London-based pianist Mei-Ting Sun has been a favorite of Siletz Bay Music Festival audiences since his first appearance at the annual music series in 2014.

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Carry on cruising

Drivers of cars, trucks and motorcycles are all welcome to join together to celebrate their love of automobiles during the annual Cloverdale Cruise-in on Saturday, Sept. 4.

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 The flour of the Oregon Coast

It’s been more than 13 years since Kathy and Dan Draper planted their Jolly Roger at the corner of SE 51st Street and Hwy. 101, in the Taft district of Lincoln City. He’s the head pirate, she’s the first mate, and together they run Captain Dan’s Pirate Pastry Shop.

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‘I did it dye way’

Filled with colorful fabric expressions that represent her genre-defying personal style, JoAnn Ballantyne’s “Eccentric, Eclectic, Embellished” show opens at Lincoln City’s Fiber Arts Studio Gallery this Friday, Sept. 3.

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Shell we?

Visitors have one last chance to drink in all the art that Toledo has to offer, all while taking a crack at enjoying some oysters and grooving to the sounds of local bands, now that a fourth date has been added for Art, Oysters and Brews. 

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A breath of fresh air

It is called the Gem of the Oregon Coast and is unlike any other town or city where the land meets the sea. It is a unique place where visitors can casually stroll through the village, walk miles of pristine beach or hike myriad trails.

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The new (para)normal

The legend of Bigfoot is a pretty big deal here in the Pacific Northwest, and I have had plenty of personal sightings.

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The teal’s on the bus

Once the wheels started turning on the idea for a new mobile arts-learning system, it wasn’t long before the crew at the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts made the Oregon Coast Art Bus a reality.

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Looks good on paper

One of the largest events of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, this year’s Newport Paper and Book Arts Festival will be hosted in a 100-percent virtual format from Sept. 17 to 19.

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Raising the barre

It’s time to step out and move at the Newport School of Artistic Movement, where registration is now open for in-person and online fall dance classes, open to beginning through advanced levels students aged five through adult.

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Dave’s Detours: Nestucca Bay

Having walked south on the beach from Cape Lookout over Cape Kiwanda to Pacific Avenue in Pacific City there is roughly six and a half miles of road until you reach the beach at Winema Road.

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Rakey rakey

The wide, flat stretch of beach in front of Lincoln City’s Chinook Winds Casino Resort is the perfect canvas for sand art.

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Needles never felt so good

When the fiber arts studio opened in its new, larger space on the main floor of the Lincoln City Cultural Center, one of the goals of the guild was to use the space to host classes.

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See what you can see on the C2C

Celebrate the “culmination of 18 years’ work on a 50-year-old concept” at the grand opening ceremonies of the Corvallis-to-the-Sea, or C2C, this Saturday, Aug. 21, with gala events taking place on the opposite ends of the route.

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Dave’s Detours: Siletz Bay

The new state Oregon Coast Trail maps are out. Unfortunately, they still include several long sections of hiking along the side of Highway 101.

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