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Taking a bough

Combining deep community ties with the gorgeous pageantry of floral wreaths floating on the water in front of Depoe Bay Harbor, the Fleet of Flowers ceremony will celebrate 80 years on Monday, May 26.

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Time flies when you’re having pun

Memorial Day Weekend is a time of commemoration on the Oregon Coast, marked most visibly by Depoe Bay’s Fleet of Flowers, now in its 80th year.

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Happy campers

Songs, stories and s’mores around a campfire. Sounds like some good ol’-fashioned summer camp fun. And where better to make memories than at the beach?

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Brighten a future with yellow float finds

Finding a glass float on a Lincoln City beach is already a special experience, but from Sunday, June 1, to Saturday, June 14, a found float will have even more meaning.

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Dose this sound like a good evening out?

You’ll be well advised to avoid any questionable wine at Theatre West’s latest production, “Arsenic and Old Lace,” opening Thursday, May 22, in Lincoln City.

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Natural cha-Riz-ma

Rizo, the diva of delightful display, invites you to climb aboard her electric ark and sail away during a new show of music, spectacle and story at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Friday and Saturday, May 23 and 24.

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No time to waist!

Point Break Fitness owner Tracey Taylor was seated at a table in his gym, surrounded by people bending, lifting and treading on the facility’s gleaming, state-of-the-art training gear.

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Jet ready for a day to remember

Newport’s historic Eureka Cemetery & Mausoleum will be honored with a military flyover by the United States Air Force 142nd Wing during this year’s Memorial Day celebration on Monday, May 26.

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Get a mi-grate view this weekend

Get outside and stretch your wings over Memorial Day Weekend at the annual Lower Nehalem Migratory Bird Day Celebration at Alder Creek Farm this Sunday, May 25.

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Trash talk

Some people ignore beach trash. Other kind souls gather it up and dispose of it properly. In either case, it’s rare for the trash to become the main attraction.

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Access all areas

For years, Oregonians have remained dedicated to keeping the coastline public and open to all. And work continues to ensure that people of all ability levels have access to the beauty of the shore, particularly in Rockaway Beach.

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Make a few trash decisions

One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. That thought couldn’t be any truer than at Heart of CARTM in Wheeler.

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These siblings know the strings

Three accomplished teenage musicians will bring their talents to the Oregon Coast this Friday, May 16, when Fiddle Express plays the Newport Performing Arts Center.

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An art adventure for all voy-ages

The creative spirit of the coast’s young artists will burst on to the big screen at Lincoln City’s Bijou Theatre this Saturday, May 17, when the Art Smart program presents “The Underwater Adventure”

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Homecoming Queen

International cabaret sensation Rizo will return to Newport for two nights only on Friday and Saturday, May 23 and 24, to perform a new show packed with powerhouse vocals and hysterical antics.

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Head to the opera

The Newport Performing Arts Center will live-stream Strauss’ fascinating opera, “Salome” on the big screen this Saturday, May 17, giving Oregon Coast audiences the chance to watch the Metropolitan Opera performance from nearly 3,000 miles away.

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Flock online for birding webinars

The Seven Capes Bird Alliance is presenting a two-part webinar series aimed at everyone from fully fledged bird nerds to those who are just bird-curious.

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Get perspectives on people and the public

Oregon Coast Community College will continue its multipart cultural history series, “The People and The Public,” this week with a pair of presentations from Dr. Franki Trujillo-Dalbey on Latino contributions to Oregon.

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That’s a wrap in Newport

We’ve all experienced a kid who snubs a carefully chosen gift in favor of playing with the box it came in. 

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Hey, small fry

Experience the release of baby steelhead salmon for yourself during the Tillamook Forest Center’s Steelhead Release Walk this Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11.

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