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Newport orchestra hits a high note

Acclaimed soprano MeeAe Cecilia Nam returns to the Oregon Coast this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18, to dazzle alongside the Newport Symphony Orchestra.

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Time for readers to banned together

Ken Kesey is one of Oregon’s most beloved sons. Though the movies based on his novels were filmed many decades ago, they are to this day honored with placards along the Oregon Film Trail, like the sign for scenes from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,” filmed in Depoe Bay.

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A guide on the pathway to print

Author and retired librarian Dale Ivan Smith knows firsthand that navigating the brave new world of self-publishing presents a daunting challenge for even the most accomplished writers.

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Don’t be downbeat

A dazzling line-up of musicians are poised to shine during the 18th annual Oregon Coast Jazz Party at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1.

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A salmon-centered caper

This won’t come as a shock, but I love spending time in the kitchen. It’s my number one happy place. To have something roasting in the oven and something simmering on the stovetop and have those amazing aromas filling the air is heaven.

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Stacks of fun

Colorful kites will soon dance in the sky over the Rockaway Beach Wayside, as the 46th annual Rockaway Beach Kite and Art Festival returns this Friday, Sept. 16 through Sunday, Sept. 18.

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New exhibit reads between the lines

Work by Pacific Northwest artist Sue Friesz will be on display in “Nature, Lines and Contours,” the latest show at Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery, opening this Friday, Sept 16.

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Welcome to the club!

Beach Club & Event Center is a spot unlike any other. Need somewhere to wind down and meet a friend for a drink? Beach Club’s got you covered with a full deluxe bar. Choose from their cocktails, wine or any of their 17 cold beers and ciders on tap, and don’t miss the happy hour menu at the sports bar from 3 to 6 pm.

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She Scot rhythm

Celtic rhythms, strings and vocal styles are interpreted differently throughout Ireland and Scotland — and even in Canada and the US — taking new forms and adding new branches to the ancient musical tree.

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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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