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A broad palette

The local arts community of Toledo is a significant presence on the coast, with galleries and studios dotted throughout the town. On the first weekend of every month, the arts community opens its doors to visitors and art lovers to give a behind the scenes view of their works and see what’s new.

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Lincoln City sharpens its access

Lincoln City’s seven miles of coastline are now even more accessible, thanks to the installation of three portable Mobi-Mats and two beach wheelchairs.

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Got some green?

The Seal Rock Garden Club is blooming again with the return of its annual plant and garden-art sale and flower show on Saturday, June 4.

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Grab your seats for Rizo

Amelia Zirin-Brown — known professionally as Rizo — will celebrate a homecoming of sorts in “Rizo: In The Flesh,” Friday and Saturday, May 27 and 28, at the Alice Silverman Theatre of the Newport Performing Arts Center.

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It’s back, once and floral

For the city of Depoe Bay, the Memorial Day weekend Fleet of Flowers event has become an annual civic undertaking, a colorful means for the maritime community to honor those lost at sea and to remember a tragic incident in which two brave fishermen died while on a selfless search and rescue mission.

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All rhodies lead to Lincoln City

In years past, I wrote about the rhododendrons at Gerdemann Botanic Preserve in Yachats. It wasn’t until last fall that I found a better rhodo detour.

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Just for the halibut

The beginning of May is an exciting time for seafood enthusiasts, as it’s the start of halibut season.

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Higher (and higher) education

As the Spring term winds to a close, Oregon Coast Community College still has new Community Education courses on the horizon.
June will bring two classes sure to keep your eyes on the skies: birding and kiting.

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Sip into something comfortable

If you think it sounds crazy that three people could write plays together for many years without wanting to kill each other, allow us to introduce the writing team of Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, known professionally as Jones Hope Wooten.

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Make it the Zest day ever

Longtime Lincoln City residents and local business owners Marci Baker and John Rislov are inviting everyone to experience the unique and community-oriented vibe of Zest Creperie and local artisan boutique.

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Born to be on stage

In the Disney universe, it seems that when the main characters from countless blockbusters weren’t busy being brave or bad, they were makin’ babies.

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Drawing a crowd

The event’s dimensions are impressive. For three days, 70 artists will exhibit work in some 25 mediums at 24 locations spread over a distance exceeding 50 miles, from Toledo through Newport and Lincoln City and up through Neskowin and Cloverdale.

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A question of characters

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Oregon Coast Community College in Newport and Driftwood Public Library in Lincoln City are offering hands-on activities and an informational talk on the history of the Asian writing system.

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Surfers ready to rock

There just aren’t that many things cuter than a small child in a wetsuit. All of the cuteness that can fit into neoprene will gather soon at Otter Rock and Roll, a youth surf contest where surfers 18 and under come from all over Oregon and beyond to surf with friends and family.

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The crème (brûlée) of the crop

The flowers were in full bloom on a lovely spring Sunday afternoon when folks from all walks of life gathered to celebrate the one thing they have in common — a genuine love for Café C’est La Vie, owned by long-time coastal residents, Penelope and Tony Perez.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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