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There’s sew much to see at this market

Just about anything that can be knitted, woven, dyed, quilted, coiled, spun or felted will be available for one-of-a-kind gift shopping at the Fiber Artisans’ Market from Lincoln City’s Fiber Arts Studio Gallery.

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Cranberries worth lingering over

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the holiday season is officially here. For most of us, Thanksgiving is about traditions.

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The best of the fest

There will be wall-to-wall vendors at the Autumn Fest Art Show, hosted by the Newport Recreation Center on Saturday, Nov 13.

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Holy Toledo!

Toledo’s First Weekend provides opportunities to connect and talk to the local artists who make up this small town’s vibrant arts community.

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These artists clay well with others

Thirteen Lincoln County ceramic artists will fill the Newport Visual Arts Center from Saturday, Nov. 6 through Dec. 23 for “Lincoln County Clay,” a facility-wide celebration of the redesign and reopening of the VAC’s clay studio.

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Three events on the horizon

A series of events from the Cape Perpetua Collaborative aims to help people learn more about the area’s past, become involved with its present and help make plans the future.

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Worth a flutter

Now in its 13th year, the Nye Beach Banner Project celebrates Nye Beach as the “Art Heart” of Newport, beautifies the coastal neighborhood and highlights the creative talents of community artists. 

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There’s the rub…

An exhibit of works featuring the traditional Japanese folk art style of gyotaku, or fish printing, is now on display at OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.

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Take note

After a little re-tuning of the program, the Newport Symphony Orchestra at the Ocean’s winter concert season continues this Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 6 and 7, at the Newport Performing Arts Center.

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Im-murre-sion therapy

Molly, the Texas stray, makes a beeline towards a penguin-looking bird standing still at the wrack line, peering out into the frigid surf.

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Faire trade

Tucked away in the middle of the Lincoln City Outlets is an alluring, beautiful and show-stopping shop, Local Faire.

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Take a walk on the Wilder side

Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, Shirley MacLaine and Gloria Swanson: a glittering pantheon of Golden Age movie stars are coming to Lincoln City’s Bijou Theatre for a special matinée series beginning this Saturday, Oct. 30.

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Anyone for squash?

The colors of Autumn are everywhere right now. Not just in nature but also in the grocery stores and at local farm stands.

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These events should tide you over

Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve is partnering with a variety of other coastal organizations this fall and winter to offer a slate of interactive and engaging public programs, including opportunities to learn about and care for the Oregon Coast.

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Horror reins on Halloween

The history of Halloween dates back to the ancient Celts, who held festivals to celebrate the end of the harvest season during which they would dress in costumes to protect themselves against spirits, which they felt were too close for comfort this time of year.

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 Forgive us for harping on…

The Celtic Music Series continues at the Lincoln City Cultural Center on Thursday, Nov. 4, with a performance by Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter.

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From first to last

At the end of October, runners will gather in Newport to test themselves in a six-, 12- or 24-hour race, repeating a 2.4-mile loop as many times as they can at the Dia de los Muertos Endurance Run.

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Find your nicho at the library

To help celebrate Dia de los Muertos, Lincoln City’s Driftwood Public Library is giving out free “nicho” craft kits.

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The entrepreneur

Look out, boy billionaires — she's coming!  On a recent sunny morning in Lafayette Park, a very little girl of surely no more than six set up shop adjacent the children's play area as a purveyor of hot coffee and home-made chocolate chip cookies

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