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Meet her in Lincoln City

Determined not to be overshadowed by her famous singing brothers, Marie Osmond forged her own path at an early age, though she would soon appear as half of the popular “Donny & Marie'' show with brother Donny.

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Celebration of Honor passes muster

For the past 19 years, Chinook Winds Casino Resort, owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, has spearheaded the annual Celebration of Honor, an event that honors active-duty personnel, military veterans and their families.

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These boots are made for watching

As part of the roll up to Newport’s first ever Pride Weekend, Sept. 16 through 18, the Newport Performing Arts Center is screening “Kinky Boots” this Friday, Sept. 9.

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Ladies who launch

A new exhibit at Lincoln City’s Connie Hansen Garden features work from a group of four artists who regularly meet to critique and support each other on their artistic journey.

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Save ferrous at ocean iron talk

A new season of Hatfield Science on Tap lectures begins on Tuesday, Sept. 13, with “Ocean Iron Fertilization — Knowns and Unknowns.”

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There’s an app for bat(s)

From bees to bats, the news is rarely good about the beings that ensure we have a variety of fruits and vegetables in our gardens and grocery stores.

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Birding is such sweet soar-o

The bald eagle, a symbol of the US, was once critically endangered. Thanks to conservation efforts and the banning of DDT, numbers are now soaring and it's a rare morning walk on the coast that you don’t catch a glimpse of one of these stunning birds.

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Take note

The time has finally arrived. The Siletz Bay Music Festival, which has grown from an intimate chamber music series to a centerpiece of cultural life on the Central Oregon Coast, will once again present great chamber and orchestral music, jazz and added surprises from Friday, Sept. 2, through Sunday, Sept. 11.

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Welcome to a guilded age

Artists will tell you their work is a labor of love, and the results of that labor will be on display this weekend at the aptly named “Labors of Love” fall show of the Yachats Arts Guild.

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Party arty in Newport

The Newport Performing Arts Center is celebrating the upcoming Oregon Coast Jazz Party with an exhibit of photographs by Chris Graamans.

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Good car-ma in Cloverdale

This year’s model of the annual Cloverdale Cruise-In will be a strictly casual affair. No registration fees and no need to fill out forms. There will be no prizes to be won, no competition, no shiny tin trophies to clutter your living room.

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Documenting destruction and chasing a song

Whether you're into local history, are ready to take a deep dive into the story behind an iconic song, or want to go on a stunning exploration into the nature of fire, there is something for you during Documentary Days, at Lincoln City’s Bijou Theatre.

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A supremely entertaining presentation

From protesting preschoolers to dorm-decorating teens, back-to-school preparations are in full swing. And no learners are more eager than those who attend the Oregon Coast Learning Institute, which ends its two-year recess on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

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Walking the walk

For 28 years, Labor Day Weekend in Toledo has been synonymous with the town’s multi-faceted arts community. The event returns this Saturday, Sept. 3, through Monday, Sept. 5, with more than 25 artists at eight locations.

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Up from the Ashes

A collection of stories about the Echo Mountain Complex Fire and its aftermath will be told through story, image and objects in the Upstairs Gallery at the Newport Visual Arts Center from Saturday, Sept. 3, through the end of October.

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Don’t sit this one out

The September show at Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts Gallery will feature painter Jef Gunn’s “The Coast,” a selection of oil landscapes painted from observation, en plein air.

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Getting the party started

The Newport Performing Arts Center welcomes back the riveting Halie Loren this Saturday, Sept. 3, for a concert benefiting the upcoming 2022 Oregon Coast Jazz Party.

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Fire up the grill

The broad and colorful spectrum of American car culture will be on display this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27 and 28

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