Waldport keeps Grinch at bay
Waldport is putting on its best fir coat to help celebrate the holiday season this year, with four events to highlight the decked-out town.
House party!
After Lincoln City’s popular Festival of Trees was chopped for the second year in a row, construction began on a replacement that, though a little less lavish, retains the basic building blocks that make this fund-raiser a treasured annual tradition.
The salmon of North Creek
In the cold expanse of the eastern Pacific, as they have for the previous five summers, a school of Chinook salmon swims its daily marathon and gobbles up squid.
Well worth the visit
‘Tis the season at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, where staff and volunteers invite you to drop by and enjoy the festive decorations as well as the new exhibit of sculptures made from marine debris, “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea.”
Put a bow on it this Christmas
Gift cards for discounted archery sessions, a festive holiday stocking stuffed with archery gear and handcrafted penguins are among the items in Lincoln City Archery’s quiver as the Lincoln City Outlets shop prepares to celebrate the first holiday season since opening its doors in May.
A PAC’ed schedule
Celebrate the holiday season with both live and on-screen performances at the Newport Performing Arts Center, beginning with the documentary film, “Secret Impressionists” on Friday, Dec. 3.
If yarn’t too busy…
Toledo’s First Weekends can provide a sneak peek into a working artist’s life, a first look at a previously unseen piece of art and occasionally, an invitation into a working studio normally closed to the public.
Go beyond the beach
If you joined the “Beyond the Beach, King Tides” webinar and were inspired to learn more about Oregon’s amazing coastline, you are in luck — two more presentations remain in the webinar series.
Explore ‘The Other’ in Newport
Experience otherworldly ceramic and mixed-media figurines by Linda Ross in her collection “The Other,” opening this Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Newport Visual Arts Center.
Get some space
Social media abounds with photos of people enjoying all the outdoor recreational opportunities that the Pacific Northwest has to offer, but many factors can affect how safe a person feels outside.
Didge ya hear about this?
Head to the Primaltones Gallery in Newport for a candlelit sound healing and movement journey like no other on Saturday, Dec. 4.
All hands on dock
It won’t be hard to get a good photo of Santa and Mrs. Claus and their supporting cast of elves at the opening ceremony of Deck the Dock on Monday, Nov. 29, in Lincoln City
Turning out for the holidays
The donations are coming in to help spread joy to families this Christmas, and North Lincoln Fire and Rescue and the Eagles are accepting applications until Friday, Dec. 10, from families in need of food or gifts.
Plot twist
After a 619-day hiatus, the team behind Lincoln City’s Theatre West are back and ready to display all of their hard work and good humor, as displayed on the theater’s comedic signage throughout the pandemic.
A big deal for small business
Shopping online has its place. It can be fast. It can be convenient. And, it can be dry.
A presentation that’s tough to beat
The winter keynote speaker presentation at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology will be hard to beat when Michael Wimberly presents “Drumming: an Extension of Language” on Thursday, Dec. 2.
Three’s company in Manzanita
Bold colors and the changing face of nature will be on display during the December Show at Manzanita’s Hoffman Gallery, opening Friday, Dec. 3, and featuring the works of Mike Scrivens, Karen Small and Jude Welter.
Ready for some light entertainment?
There is still time to be part of this year’s Holiday Lights Tour, a self-guided celebration of dazzling displays stretching more than 47 miles from Otis to Waldport.
Cod almighty
Our beautiful Oregon Coast has an abundance of delicious seafood. For this story, I would like to sing the praises of an unsung fish: black cod.
Providing a map to well-being
What do elephants, Goonies and sign wars have in common?
Strange combination but there is a link; T.E.R.P. Collective in Lincoln City.