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Deck the Dock

Don your winter coats and head to the dock in Lincoln City’s Taft district for the annual Deck the Dock lighting ceremony, this Friday, Dec. 6.

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Chorus launches holiday concert series

Coastal Voices, the 53-voice premier community chorus of Lincoln County, will bring choral music to audiences up and down the central Oregon coast in a series of four “Holiday Homecoming” concerts, beginning this Saturday, Dec. 7, in Newport.

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The holidays are lumen at the aquarium

Weaving holiday lights and displays through the already stunning displays at Oregon Coast Aquarium makes the Sea of Lights one of the coast’s most unique holiday light displays.

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PushPin Show is looking sharp

The PushPin Show, Oregon Coast Council for the Arts’ annual community art exhibition, returns to the Newport Visual Arts Center this Sunday, Dec. 8.

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Tree’s company

Christmas lights are one of the season’s greatest gifts, whether on a cozy conifer in a corner, on a towering community tree or dancing on the side of a hill in ever-changing shapes.

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A pop-up event in Toledo

Rain can sometimes kill the vibe at a Christmas Tree-lighting ceremony, but in Toledo, it only adds to the fun.

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Hats off to this craft fair

Forget your troubles and just get happy at the Happy Holidays Craft Fair in Newport this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29 and 30.

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Winter Arts Festival offers warm welcome

Enjoy art, music and food at the third annual Lincoln City Winter Art Festival, presented by the Lincoln City SeaGals, at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29 and 30.

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Where the wild things are

If Santa were loading his sleigh with gifts for everyone on his list, he’d definitely be stopping at Wild Fern Mercantile in Lincoln City.

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Seeking perfect pitch

With a new executive director bringing fresh ideas and an ambitious agenda, the Newport Symphony Orchestra is entering a new era.

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Food for when it’s pouring

When most people think of Oregon wine, they think of Pinot Noir and rightfully so. Our Pinot Noir is world-class, but so is our Chardonnay.

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A Sea-rene holiday season

Shopping for holiday gifts can sometimes bring angst, but that’s not the case at Searenity Boutique in the Marketplace at Salishan.

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These will peek your interest

Familiar sights on Oregon beaches, sea jellies that have been tossed unceremoniously onto the shore blend into the flotsam of seaweeds, sticks and shells.

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Black stories from the big blue

Most accounts of the United States’ maritime enterprises are disproportionately populated by white seafarers. A new exhibit at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, expands that narrative to include the many Black mariners who traversed the high seas from the 16th Century to the present day.

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‘Tosca’ will leave you floored

The Metropolitan Opera presents a live revival of Giacomo Puccini’s evocative epic “Tosca,” on the big screen of the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, Nov. 23.

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A bear market

When leaves start to fall and there’s a crunch under your feet, the focus soon turns to gift giving and holiday shopping.

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Forget me not

Over glasses of wine, Oregon filmmaker Kitty Norton swaps stories with other family caregivers. Despite living in different parts of the country and only ever interacting online, they have a deep bond and have been an important part of each other’s support system.

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Hang out, get fit

The sight was immediately arresting — broad swaths of silk in bold colors cascading from the ceiling in the foreground, large hoops, or lyra, in more color combinations hanging in the background.

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The launch of a shipwreck tale

Author Rod Scher and illustrator Molly Dumas will appear at Lincoln City’s Freed Gallery this Saturday, Nov. 16, showcasing their collaborative work on “Ship of Lost Souls, The Tragic Wreck of the Steamship Valencia.”

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