Focusing on college options
Are you one of the thousands of folks in Lincoln County who’ve earned some college credits over the years but haven’t completed a degree? Oregon Coast Community College wants to meet you.
Strum like it hot
You might actually hope it is going to rain so you can grab a cozy spot by the fireplace in the Newport Public Library Reading Room to enjoy "Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments and Wondrous Stories” with Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter this Friday, May 20.
Piano performance makes happy campers
Renowned pianist Michael Allen Harrison will return to Lincoln City’s B’nai B’rith Camp with his All-Star Band to perform at the newly built amphitheater on Sunday, May 22.
Rizo reflects on stardom in hometown show
Tickets are selling fast for “Rizo In The Flesh,” a triumphant return to the stage from
Dave’s Detours: The Amanda Trail
It is 1864.
Amanda De Cuys, a blind Coos woman, is force-marched 80 miles up the Oregon Coast to the Alsea Sub-agency of the Coast Indian Reservation at Yachats.
How could we refuse?
Manzanita area residents are donning their best bubble wrap boas, compact disk dresses and bottlecap bustiers. You guessed it, the Trash Bash Art Festival is back.
Time for a li’l theater
Put down that jug of moonshine and head to Nestucca High School to see their musical adaptation of “Li’l Abner.”
Time to go ghostal
The mouse in my hand acted as if frozen in fear while the cursor acted on its own, scrambling about the page like a real mouse racing through a maze.
Puccini made easy
Giacomo Puccini died before finishing the final two scenes of “Turandot,” an opera set in an exoticized version of 18th Century China.
Put on your Son de best
Enjoy a festive evening with a Latin flair with a concert from Son de Cuba, delicious desserts, a silent auction and other ways to support the independent St. James Santiago School this Saturday, May 14, at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.
Pop this one on the calendar
The Lincoln Pops Orchestra is a treasure of the Oregon Coast, playing favorites from the swing era, Latin charts and all kinds of dance music.
In Beachcrest we crust
For Beachcrest Brewing Company owners Matt and Amy White, the decision to consistently adapt and improve their business is an easy one.
Welcome to the Muddy season
Many musicians win awards, but very few actually have awards named after them. Terry Robb, hailed as a blues guitar virtuoso and one of the finest acoustic guitarists on the international scene, is one of those musicians.
An exhibit of note(s)
In 2015, photographer Ian van Coller was invited to accompany a team of geoscientists specializing in climate science to the Quelccaya Glacier in Peru.
Photos Head up new exhibit
Social media feeds these days don’t seem complete without a shot of the account holder on top of Cascade Head near Lincoln City.
Code green
When I decide what ingredients to write about for this column, I take inspiration from the grocery stores that sell local produce, the farm stands, the ocean — you name it.
Dave’s Detours: Depoe Bay
The 2022 hiking season is different. The coast is filled with visitors. Multiple trails closed since fall 2020 are open or will be shortly.
The blessed is yet to come
A longstanding and treasured tradition in the Newport community is getting back to (almost) normal with the return of the Blessing of the Fleet this Saturday, May 7.
March madness
Loyalty Days is back for its 65th year with the theme of “Heal Together,” bringing the community of Newport together to recognize military servicemen and women and memorialize fallen heroes.
These artists are kiln it
Manzanita’s Hoffman Gallery is set to “Snap into Spring” for its May show, opening this Friday, May 6, with a public reception beginning at 3 pm on Saturday, May 7.