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A party with the luau factor

Parents of the Taft High School Class of 2022 are inviting the community to a luau filled with delicious Hawaiian food, live music and entertainment this Saturday, April 9, in the Commons at Taft 7–12 in Lincoln City.

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A coastal trip to treasure

This spring’s South Coast Culture Tour aims to put the 134-mile stretch of the Oregon Coast from Reedsport to Brookings on the map — quite literally.

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Sounds like a brine idea

As communities along the West Coast adapt to the realities of a changing climate, ensuring safe and reliable supplies of drinking water has become a top priority for many local officials.

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Oregon art through the ages

Spellbinding art that captures Oregon’s magic will fill the Hoffman Gallery in Manzanita from this Friday, April 1, through May 1.

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Artist shares her views

A new exhibit by Portland artist Kathryn Cotnoir opens this Saturday, April 2, in the Upstairs Gallery at the Newport Visual Arts Center.

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Honk if you love live theater

The Lincoln City Playhouse for Youth will present “Honk! JR.” live on stage at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this weekend.

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These plays are worth the trip(le)

Feeling deprived of the arts? It could be time to treat yourself to a binge-worthy triple-play coming to the Newport Performing Arts Center on Fridays and Saturdays for the first three weekends in April, beginning this Friday, April 1.

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Hey, wasabi?

I am not a betting woman, but I would bet that many of you reading this have never had real wasabi.

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Art by association

The list of Oregon Coast organizations that have lasted for longer than 75 years is a small one.

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Light the candles

Whether you choose to pronounce it “Ha–SEE–ta” or “HECK–ah–ta,” there is no question that the Heceta Head Lightstation is a heck of a nice place to see.

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Have a shamrockin’ time

Theatre West is back with its latest production, “Outside Mullingar” written by John Patrick Shanley and directed by Debby Rhein.

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Shawl we go?

The Fiber Arts Studio Gallery in Lincoln City is always awash with color, now more than ever thanks to the current trunk show, featuring woven items from Linda Gettmann and Charlene Virts, on display and for sale through April 23.

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Camp out and create in Newport

Registration is open now for a summer of fun for creative kids.

Newport’s Visual Arts and Performing Arts Centers offer six weeks of fun and engaging visual and performing arts camps for kids in first through 12th grades.

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Work out your plan for aging

This Friday, March 25, offers a chance to get involved with the Newport Community Health Reads program as it takes close look at “Younger Next Year: live strong, fit, sexy, and smart - until you're 80 and beyond.”

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An estuary story

Places where rivers meet the ocean are in constant change, but changes in recent history have been especially broad.

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Business leaders with the XX factor

As we near the end of Women's History Month, the Newport Chamber of Commerce is offering the chance to spend a few engaging hours with influential, female business leaders.

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Can you handle ceramics class?

“The clay wants the same thing you want,” said ceramic artist and instructor Pam Young during a recent class. “It wants to become something wonderful.”

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It’s a kind of magic

The Festival of Illusions is back at the Lincoln City Cultural Center for Oregon’s Spring Break and will be chock full of magic tricks, comedy, mentalism and balloons.

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Ready for something Noir?

Beautiful. Smooth. Medium bodied. Sweet, but not too sweet. I could easily be talking about a person, but I’m not. I’m describing Oregon Pinot Noir wine.

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