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Now that’s a float

For 67 years, Pacific City has celebrated a fishing tradition unlike any other on the Oregon Coast.

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Three villages host North Coast studio tour

Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts will combine a celebration of working artists with a rare look at the legacy of a beloved Oregon Coast modernist this Saturday, July 18, during the North Oregon Coast Artist Studio Tour.

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Add this to your Liszt of summer fun

Siletz Bay Music Festival will return this August with its largest season yet, bringing 11 days of chamber music, jazz and orchestral performances to venues in Lincoln City and Newport.

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Broadway in Newport

The Newport Performing Arts Center will be filled with show tunes, fund-raising and Broadway favorites when Coastal Voices presents its annual gala this Saturday, July 18.

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Celebration promises a Knight to remember

Knight Park in Lincoln City will offer everything from estuary boat tours and guided hikes to telescope viewing and live music this Saturday, July 18, as the Cascade Head Biosphere Region celebrates its 50th anniversary.

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One way to get a-head

To reach Cascade Head’s high meadow takes a two and a half mile, 1,200 vertical foot ascent that begins at the confluence of Crowley Creek and the Salmon River at Knight Park.

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A store that is knot to be missed

From the signature fern-green reusable shopping bags to the spa-like dressing room area and inventory of unique and stylish clothes and accessories, Unique & Knotty Boutique in Depoe Bay is well worth a visit.

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Flex in the city

On a Friday afternoon, Point Break Fitness is humming. The gym’s members move purposefully through rows of spotlessly clean, gleaming cardio and weight-training equipment.

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Waving goodbye

Members of the Oregon surfing community will once again gather to celebrate and honor lost friends and loved ones at the Oregon Paddle Out weekend, taking place in Newport this Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11.

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Summer sizzle in Lincoln City

Chinook Winds Casino Resort will once again serve up a winning combination of bacon, craft beverages and community spirit when the 11th annual Beach, Bacon and Brewfest returns this Saturday, July 11.

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Don’t ‘Wait Wait,’ get your tickets now

I could hardly wait to interview Alonzo Bodden, one of the long-time hosts of NPR quiz show “Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!” who will headline Chinook Winds Casino Resort’s Comedy on the Coast this Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11.

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A real cottage industry

The Bent Shoebox, Green Dragon and Breakers End might sound like places out of a fantasy novel, but they are the very real names of homes in the quaint village of Neskowin — and might just be featured in an event two years in the making.

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Artists put in a shift for ‘Transformations’

The Lincoln City Cultural Center opens its annual Members Show, "Transformations," this Friday, July 10, with an exhibition celebrating the many ways artists turn ideas, materials and inspiration into finished works of art.

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Make some field notes at Osprey Days

Spirits will soar when Lincoln City Osprey Days returns this Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, with bird walks, family activities, live raptors and a special concert.

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It’s time you saw this in person

More than a century of tradition returns to Toledo this weekend when the Toledo Summer Festival & Logging Show takes over Memorial Field from Friday, July 10, through Sunday, July 12.

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Fire up the grille

Whether you call it a sestercentennial or the more formal semiquincentennial, one thing’s for sure — Gleneden Beach is the place to be this Saturday, July 4, as the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary.

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Clover’s Day is udderly delightful

The Cloverdale community will come together to celebrate small-town spirit, local traditions and Independence Day festivities when Clover's Day returns this Friday, July 3.

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It’s bat-on in Newport

The Newport Middle School gymnasium will fill with patriotic music this Saturday, July 4, when the Newport Symphony Orchestra presents its annual free Independence Day community concert.

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Let freedom sing

The Taft District will be the center of Lincoln City's Independence Day celebration this Saturday, July 4, when Explore Lincoln City presents Stars, Stripes and Wildlife.

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Once more, with healing

Stepping into the new InnerCompass Center in Lincoln City’s Taft neighborhood, visitors are welcomed by shelves of gleaming crystal bowls and soft, snow-white rugs that lend the space a serene, light-filled ambiance.

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