Oregon Coast Calendar
Events and Activities for Lincoln City, Tillamook, Pacific City, Newport, Depoe Bay, Waldport, Manzanita, Yachats, Seal Rock, Cloverdale and other Oregon Coast Communities.

“Water Garden” by Ann Nicholson • through May 24

Friday, May 24
The Silk Road
Hauser Gallery • Seal Rock
See Highway 101 transformed into an African village, complete with music, dance, food and traders. 10 am-5 pm, 12085 Hwy. 101. For more information, contact Rose Estes at 541-563-5232. Runs through May 27.

"Jane and the Giant Peach"
Newport Performing Arts Center
The Pacific Dance Ensemble takes to the stage for this adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's tale. $12 for adults and $10 for seniors or students. 7 pm, 777 W. Olive Street.  FMI and tickets, call 541.265.ARTS.

Sin, Sex & the CIA
Theatre West • Lincoln City
The discovery of vast oil reserves in the Chagos Islands piques the interest of the US intelligence services in this farce, which shows what happens when you put an incompetent spook, an oversexed official and various shady characters in a Virginia safe house when billions of dollars are on the line. 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101. Tickets are $12 for adults; $10 for seniors (62 and up) and for students (over 12); and $8 for children 12 and under. Call 541-994-5663 to reserve seats.

Speak up!
Barn Community Playhouse • Tillamook
Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts presents a night of four one-act plays entitled "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water is Running."  $15 (adults), $10 (seniors or students), $40 (for a family of four). 7 p.m. Corner of 12th and Ivy. Reserved seating is available through Diamond Art Jewelers at 503-842-7940. For more information, visit facebook.com/tillamooktheater or contact info@tillamooktheater.com.

“Springtime, Love Time, May”
Chapel by the Sea • Lincoln City
Lincoln City Community Chorus presents its spring concert, featuring madrigals, musicals, operetta and romantic ballads. 7 pm, 2125 SE Lee Street. FMI , call 541-994-4317. Continues Saturday, May 25.

Open house
Neskowin Valley School
A chance to see what students have learned during the May Friday School session and to learn more about the full-year program for 2013-14. 3:15 to 5 pm at the school, 10005 Slab Creek Road. For more information, call 503-392-3124 or go to www.neskowinvalleyschool.com.

Saturday, May 25
Spring Arts & Crafts Festival
Yachats Commons
Find perfect gifts for your loved ones and yourself at this festival, featuring products ranging from gourmet foods to fine art, jewelry, clothing, wood, metal, fabric, paper and glass art, to bath and body products, birdhouses and candles. 10 am to 4 pm, 441 Hwy. 101 N. Admission and parking are free. For more information, call 541-547-4664.  Continues Sunday, May 26.

Józef Halas
Freed Gallery • Lincoln City
An opening reception to mark the Polish colorist's debut to American audiences. Special guest K.C. Cowan, the original host of Oregon Art Beat. 2-5 pm, 6119 SW Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. The show will run through June 21. For more information, go to www.freedgallery.com or call 541-994-5600.

The Silk Road
Hauser Gallery • Seal Rock
See Highway 101 transformed into an African village, complete with music, dance, food and traders. 10 am-5 pm, 12085 Hwy. 101. For more information, contact Rose Estes at 541-563-5232. Runs through May 27.

Join pie society
Yachats Ladies Club Clubhouse
Have your pick of 50 types of pie plus ice cream and brownies at the 14th Annual Memorial Weekend Pie and Ice Cream Social from the Yachats Ladies Club. 11 am-3 pm or until the pie is gone, 286 W 3rd and Pontiac Streets.
FMI, call Sandy Dunn, 541-547-3205.  

Yachats Farmers Market
Yachats Farmers Market
Check out the art, food and other wares at the Yachats Farmers Market. Free, 9 am to 2 pm, 441 Hwy. 101. For more information, go to yachatsfarmersmarket.webs.com.

Newport Farmers Market
Newport City Hall
Find locally grown produce, fresh baked goods and crafts aplenty at this market outside city hall. 9 am - 1pm, at Hwy. 101 and Angle Street.

Flippers, Fins and Feathers 5k
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
This inaugural fun run includes running through the aquarium to the finish line. Along the route, participants will receive fun facts about critters native to the Oregon Coast and encouragement from some familiar species. $35. 7 am, check in from 6-6:30 am, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. To register, go to http://bit.ly/XHtWTu.

"Jane and the Giant Peach"
Newport Performing Arts Center
The Pacific Dance Ensemble takes to the stage for this adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's tale. $12 for adults and $10 for seniors or students. 7 pm, 777 W. Olive Street.  FMI and tickets, call 541.265.ARTS.

Interpretive Dive Program
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
Get close to some amazing marine life without getting wet by watching and speaking to volunteer SCUBA divers as they swim among sharks and rays in the Passages of the Deep's Open Sea exhibit. Free with admission. Noon-12:30 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road.

Barbara Beach
Crystal Wizard • Gleneden Beach
Beach will be taking questions and signing copies of her book “The Living Letters of Mother Mary,” a collection of 159-channeled letters from Mother Mary, offering love, support, guidance and encouragement. Noon-3 pm, 7150 Gleneden Beach Loop. FMI, call 541-764-7750.

Side by side show
Artist Studio Association • Lincoln City
See work by the association's students displayed side by side with that of their instructors at this opening reception, featuring a raffle with artwork up for grabs. 1-4 pm, 620 NE Hwy. 101. For more information, go to www.AsaArt.net.

Nature's Art show
Lincoln City Cultural Center
See jewelry crafted from minerals, fossils and rocks from more than 40 nations around the world as well as meteorites from space. 10 am-4 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Runs through May 27.

“Springtime, Love Time, May”
Chapel by the Sea • Lincoln City
Lincoln City Community Chorus presents its spring concert, featuring madrigals, musicals, operetta and romantic ballads. 7 pm, 2125 SE Lee Street. FMI , call 541-994-4317.

Memorial weekend sale
Kiawanda Community Center • Pacific City
Find antiques, collectibles, handmade gifts and more. BBQ lunch is $5 for hamburger, salad, chips and drink 9 am-3pm, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Drive. Continues Sunday, May 26.

Oceanside Art Show
Oceanside Community Club • Oceanside
Offering paintings, photography, pottery, jewelry, handmade soaps and more. 10 am to 5pm, 1550 Pacific Avenue. Continues Sunday, May 26. FMI, call Kay Wooldridge at 503-842-3457

Weekly Geocachers Breakfast
Chinook’s Seafood Grill • Lincoln City
Meet at the Geocachers at Table 14. 9 am, 1777 NW 44th Street. FMI contact Rick at 541-992-1141

Used Book Sale
Manzanita
Get some new good reads at this sale, which benefits the Manzanita Library. 9am-4 pm. Find Non-fiction books at The Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Avenue, and fiction books will be at the Pine Grove Community Center, 225 Laneda Avenue. FMI, contact Tela Skinner, mactela@nehalemtel.net.

“Second Time Around” sale
Longview Hills Senior Park • Newport
Someone else’s junk could become your treasure. Take a break from browsing with a chili, hotdog and chips lunch from 11:30 onward. 8 am-3 pm, 450 NE 58th Street, turn east on NE 52nd, left on lucky Gap and watch for the signs. FMI, contact Shari at 253-569-2584.

Brian Ratty
Garibaldi Museum
Ratty, author of “Tillamook Passage”, will give a presentation, answer questions and sign copies of his work. Light refreshments will be served. 1:30 pm–3 pm, 112 Garibaldi Avenue. FMI, call 503-322-8411 or go to www.Dutchclarke.com.

Big Band Blast
Newport Intermediate School
Hear hits from the swing while raising funds for the high school band. 7 to 9:30 pm, 825 NE 7th Street. Suggested entry donation, $6 per adult.  FMI, call 541-272-9597.

Blues Festival
Nehalem Bay Winery • Nehalem
Come and enjoy the Blues, beer, wine, BBQ at this family friendly festival. Free. 5–8 pm, 34695 Hwy 53. FMI, call 503-368-9463.

Plant & Bake Sale
Elks Club • Tillamook
Pick up specimens for this year’s planting season and take part in the silent auction. 8:30 am–1:30 pm, 1907 Third Street.

Plant sale
St. Luke’s by-the-Sea • Waldport
A variety of both indoor and outdoor plants will be on offer, along with a soup and sandwich lunch will be offered. 10 am-3 pm, 1353 Hwy. 101.

Guided clam dig
Tillamook area
In a hands-on outdoor workshop at the coast, John Kallas teaches how to identify, find, and harvest butter, steamer, and gaper clams. 6 am–2 pm Adults: $25-50 sliding scale, children pay their age. FMI, go to www.wildfoodadventures.com, or call 503-775-3828.

Relay for Life fund-raiser
Rite Aid • Lincoln city
Join Dressbarn’s "Queens of Heart" Relay team for car wash and Krispy Kremes donut sale. Donuts on offer from 8am at $12 for a dozen. Car wash from 11 am-4 pm in the parking lot, 4041 NE Logan Road. FMI, contact 541-994-4644.

Speak up!
Barn Community Playhouse • Tillamook
Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts presents a night of four one-act plays entitled "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water is Running." Written by Robert Anderson and directed locally by Chris Chiola, each play uses humor to explore morality, relationships, and taboo subjects. $15 (adults), $10 (seniors or students), $40 (for a family of four). 7 p.m. Corner of 12th and Ivy. Reserved seating is available through Diamond Art Jewelers at 503-842-7940. For more information, visit facebook.com/tillamooktheater or contact info@tillamooktheater.com

Sea Lion Kisses
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
This 20-30 minute experience includes a behind-the-scenes look at the pinniped facility followed by a whiskery kiss from a sea lion or harbor seal. $25 members, $30 nonmembers. 1:30–2 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. Ages 8 and up. Register online at https://tickets.aquarium.org/public, by calling 541-867-3474; or in person on the day.

Octopus Encounters
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
Go behind-the-scenes at the aquarium to shake an octopus by the tentacle and learn about the hidden life of this amazing animal through your eyes, ears and fingertips. 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. $35 for Aquarium members, $40 for non-members. Ages 8 and up. Reservations are recommended. For more information go to http://aquarium.org/visit/special-tours-and-encounters, or call 541-867-3474.

Sunday, May 26
Blaze & Kelly
Lincoln City Cultural Center
They're noisy, they're from Boise. With influences ranging from Bonnie Raitt to the Indigo Girls, this duo offers compelling lyrics and angelic harmonies. 2 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Tickets, $10 in advance and $12 at the door. FMI, call 541-994-9994.

Memorial weekend sale
Kiawanda Community Center • Pacific City
Find antiques, collectibles, handmade gifts and more. BBQ lunch is $5 for hamburger, salad, chips and drink 9 am-3pm, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Drive. Continues Sunday, May 26.

Seashore foraging
Lincoln City area
Author and educator John Kallas leads a hands-on class teaching how to find seavegetables, mussels and other seashore edibles. 5:30 am–3 pm Adults: $25-50 sliding scale, children pay their age. FMI, go to www.wildfoodadventures.com, or call 503-775-3828.

"Jane and the Giant Peach"
Newport Performing Arts Center
The Pacific Dance Ensemble takes to the stage for this adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's tale. $12 for adults and $10 for seniors or students. 2 pm, 777 W. Olive Street.  FMI and tickets, call 541.265.ARTS.

Fish Fry
Old Mill Marina • Garibaldi
Organized by the Garibaldi Lions. Adults $10; kids 10 and under $5. Noon–5pm, 210 3rd Street.

Speak up!
Barn Community Playhouse • Tillamook
Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts presents a night of four one-act plays entitled "You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water is Running." $15 (adults), $10 (seniors or students), $40 (for a family of four). 2 pm  at the corner of 12th and Ivy. Reserved seating is available through Diamond Art Jewelers at 503-842-7940. For more information, visit facebook.com/tillamooktheater or contact info@tillamooktheater.com.

Lincoln City Farmers Market
Lincoln City Cultural Center
Browse the wares of local farmers, crafters and artisans on the front lawn of the cultural center. Free, 9 am to 3 pm, 540 NE U.S. Highway 101. For more information, call 541-994-9994.

The Silk Road
Hauser Gallery • Seal Rock
See Highway 101 transformed into an African village, complete with music, dance, food and traders. 10 am-5 pm, 12085 Hwy. 101. For more information, contact Rose Estes at 541-563-5232. Runs through May 27.

Nature's Art show
Lincoln City Cultural Center
See jewelry crafted from minerals, fossils and rocks from more than 40 nations around the world as well as meteorites from space. 10 am-4 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Runs through May 27.

Interpretive Dive Program
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
Get close to some amazing marine life without getting wet by watching and speaking to volunteer SCUBA divers as they swim among sharks and rays in the Passages of the Deep's Open Sea exhibit. Free with admission. Noon-12:30 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road.

Spring Arts & Crafts Festival
Yachats Commons
Find perfect gifts for your loved ones and yourself at this festival, featuring products ranging from gourmet foods to fine art, jewelry, clothing, wood, metal, fabric, paper and glass art, to bath and body products, birdhouses and candles. Craft demonstrations, food tastings, face-painting and chair massage will add to the fun. 9 am to 4 pm, 441 Hwy. 101 N. Admission and parking are free. For more information, call 541-547-4664. 

Sea Lion Kisses
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
This 20-30 minute experience includes a behind-the-scenes look at the pinniped facility followed by a whiskery kiss from a sea lion or harbor seal. $25 members, $30 nonmembers. 1:30–2 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. Ages 8 and up. Register online at https://tickets.aquarium.org/public, by calling 541-867-3474; or in person on the day.

Monday, May 27
The Silk Road
Hauser Gallery • Seal Rock
See Highway 101 transformed into an African village, complete with music, dance, food and traders. 10 am-5 pm, 12085 Hwy. 101. For more information, contact Rose Estes at 541-563-5232.

Nature's Art show
Lincoln City Cultural Center
See jewelry crafted from minerals, fossils and rocks from more than 40 nations around the world as well as meteorites from space. 10 am-4 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Runs through May 27.

Tillamook Monday Musical Club
First Christian Church • Tillamook
The club is closing out the 2012/2013 season in style with a classical program performed by members and friends, followed by a reception with complimentary refreshments.  Free. 7 pm, 2203 4th Street.

Sea Lion Kisses
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
This 20-30 minute experience includes a behind-the-scenes look at the pinniped facility followed by a whiskery kiss from a sea lion or harbor seal. $25 members, $30 nonmembers. 1:30–2 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. Ages 8 and up. Register online at https://tickets.aquarium.org/public, by calling 541-867-3474; or in person on the day.

Tuesday, May 28
Crabbing class I
Driftwood Library • Lincoln City
Bill Lackner leads this lecture on Dungeness and red rock crabs in preparation for tomorrow’s hands on expedition. 6:30-8 pm, second floor, 801 SW Hwy. 101.

Sea Lion Kisses
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
This 20-30 minute experience includes a behind-the-scenes look at the pinniped facility followed by a whiskery kiss from a sea lion or harbor seal. $25 members, $30 nonmembers. 1:30–2 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. Ages 8 and up. Register online at https://tickets.aquarium.org/public, by calling 541-867-3474; or in person on the day.

Octopus Encounters
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
Go behind-the-scenes at the aquarium to shake an octopus by the tentacle and learn about the hidden life of this amazing animal through your eyes, ears and fingertips. 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. $35 for Aquarium members, $40 for non-members. Ages 8 and up. Reservations are recommended. For more information go to http://aquarium.org/visit/special-tours-and-encounters, or call 541-867-3474.

Wednesday, May 29
Crabbing class II
Taft turnaround • Lincoln City
Following their May 28 classroom lecture, students will meet at 9 am to crab along the north shore of Siletz Bay. FMI, call Lackner at 541 265 5847.

Science on Tap
Rogue's Brewers on the Bay • Newport
Join professional and citizen scientists for a lively discussion of various citizen science initiatives and opportunities on the Oregon Coast. Free. Food and drink available for purchase. 6 pm, doors open at 5:30 pm, 2320 OSU Drive. FMI, call 541-867-0234.

Thursday, May 30
The Jazzy Kool Kats
Lincoln City Cultural Center
Enjoy a soup and salad dinner while taking in hits played by the Taft High 7-12 jazz band at this band fund-raiser. 5 to 6:30 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Tickets, $15 in advance and $18 at the door for adults; $8 for kids under 12, are on sale now at Taft High 7-12 and the cultural center. FMI, call 541-996-2115.

"Jane and the Giant Peach"
Newport Performing Arts Center
The Pacific Dance Ensemble takes to the stage for this adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's tale. $12 for adults and $10 for seniors or students. 7 pm, 777 W. Olive Street.  FMI and tickets, call 541.265.ARTS.

Cribbage Club
American Legion • Newport.
All cribbage players welcome to join the club, which plays at 6 pm every Thursday at the FMI, contact Monica at 541-563-5181.

Stay fit and chipper
St. Peter the Fisherman Lutheran Church • Lincoln City
Dr. Hans Diehl will show how his Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) can prevent, arrest and facilitate the reversal of a wide range of diseases, including coronary disease, diabetes and hypertension. 7 pm, 1226 SW 13th Street . FMI, contact Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital at 541-557-6208.

Sea Lion Kisses
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
This 20-30 minute experience includes a behind-the-scenes look at the pinniped facility followed by a whiskery kiss from a sea lion or harbor seal. $25 members, $30 nonmembers. 1:30–2 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. Ages 8 and up. Register online at https://tickets.aquarium.org/public, by calling 541-867-3474; or in person on the day.

Octopus Encounters
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
Go behind-the-scenes at the aquarium to shake an octopus by the tentacle and learn about the hidden life of this amazing animal through your eyes, ears and fingertips. 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. $35 for Aquarium members, $40 for non-members. Ages 8 and up. Reservations are recommended. For more information go to http://aquarium.org/visit/special-tours-and-encounters, or call 541-867-3474.

Friday, May 31
"Jane and the Giant Peach"
Newport Performing Arts Center
The Pacific Dance Ensemble takes to the stage for this adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's tale. $12 for adults and $10 for seniors or students. 7 pm, 777 W. Olive Street.  FMI and tickets, call 541.265.ARTS.

Sea Lion Kisses
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
This 20-30 minute experience includes a behind-the-scenes look at the pinniped facility followed by a whiskery kiss from a sea lion or harbor seal. $25 members, $30 nonmembers. 1:30–2 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. Ages 8 and up. Register online at https://tickets.aquarium.org/public, by calling 541-867-3474; or in person on the day.

Saturday, June 1
Sea Lion Kisses
Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport
This 20-30 minute experience includes a behind-the-scenes look at the pinniped facility followed by a whiskery kiss from a sea lion or harbor seal. $25 members, $30 nonmembers. 1:30–2 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. Ages 8 and up. Register online at https://tickets.aquarium.org/public, by calling 541-867-3474; or in person on the day.

Sunday, June 2
"Jane and the Giant Peach"
Newport Performing Arts Center
The Pacific Dance Ensemble takes to the stage for this adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's tale. $12 for adults and $10 for seniors or students. 2 pm, 777 W. Olive Street.  FMI and tickets, call 541.265.ARTS.

Saturday, June 8
Pacific Coast Clam Dig
Tillamook area
Foraging expert John Kallas leads this outdoor class on how to identify, find and harvest cockle clams. 6 am-2 pm. Fees for adults are on a sliding scale from $25-50, with students asked to pay what they feel is fair. Children pay their age. Registration is required for all classes and there is an option to carpool from Portland to the coast. For more details, go to www.wildfoodadventures.com

Sunday, June 9
Seashore foraging
Lincoln City area
Author and educator John Kallas leads a hands-on class teaching how to find seavegetables, mussels and other seashore edibles. 5:30 am–3 pm Adults: $25-50 sliding scale, children pay their age. FMI, go to www.wildfoodadventures.com, or call 503-775-3828.

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