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Development aims for work-life balance

The former Beaver School will open its doors once again this Saturday, Aug. 15, inviting generations of students, teachers and community members to revisit old memories while getting a first look at the site’s future.

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Knots meet knotholes in Toledo

Toledo’s rich maritime heritage will be on full display when the 21st Annual Wooden Boat Show returns with classic boats, live music, hands-on activities and one of the coast's most entertaining races this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 16.

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Guitar Hiro

Settle in for an intimate evening of acoustic music when internationally acclaimed guitarist and composer Hiroya Tsukamoto visits the Newport Performing Arts Center this Friday, Aug. 14.

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Treble in paradise

Mei-Ting Sun, artistic director of the Siletz Bay Music Festival, spoke from his home in London, where he serves as Professor of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music.

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Art that’s outside the box

The Yakona Nature Preserve and Learning Center will become an outdoor classroom this summer as the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts presents a series of free workshops combining creativity with the natural world.

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Another great art show is in the cards

You won’t see your future, but you just might get some warm and fuzzy feelings from your past at "Roadside Tarot," a new exhibition by fiber artist Linda Moore opening at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Friday, Aug. 7.

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Full of fresh ideas

Tillamook Farmers Market aims to offer a little extra on top of the typical bundle of carrots or pint of blueberries — a sense of community.

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My Pirate Story, Rated Arrrrrr…

I saw a pirate the other day. Of course, buccaneers and skull-and-crossbone flags are not uncommon sights here on the Oregon Coast, proud home to Pirate’s Plunder, The Lucky Pirate Chophouse, Pirate Coffee Company, etc., etc.

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Siletz has the (pow) wow factor

The Pauline Ricks Memorial Pow-Wow Grounds in Siletz will once again welcome dancers, drummers, artists and visitors from across the country to the annual Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow this Friday Aug. 7, through Sunday, Aug. 9.

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Make some plans with View the Future

Tribal leaders, conservation advocates and community members will gather for an evening of presentations, music, food and auctions at the inaugural Rooted & Rising fund-raiser, held at the Yachats Commons on Saturday, Sept. 12

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Yachats welcomes guitar veteran

A musician whose career has taken him from Oregon coast clubs to international stages alongside some of music's biggest names is landing for one-night-only at the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church this Friday, Aug. 7.

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DO have a cow

Grab an elephant ear and a Pronto Pup, because Tillamook County’s biggest event of the year is just days away.

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First things second

Toledo’s monthly First Weekend art celebration, where visitors can explore galleries and artist studios throughout town, is joining forces with the annual Art, Oysters & Brews festival this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2. 

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Things are brewing in Toledo

Toledo’s Historic Main Street will once again fill with artists, live music and fun when Art, Oysters & Brews returns this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2.

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Pick of the week

If the country’s early elimination in the 2026 World Cup left you aching for more things Brazilian, head to the Newport Performing Arts Center for the two concerts featuring Grammy-nominated Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2.

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Come and meet your makers

More than 65 Pacific Northwest artists and artisans will descend upon the Lincoln City Cultural Center for the third annual Lincoln City Summer Art Festival this Friday and Saturday, July 31 and Aug. 1.

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It would be tarot-able to miss this

It will do your heart good to head to the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church for the 26th annual Pathways to Transformation Holistic Health, Psychic & Crafts Fair this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2. 

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Have a heart Aztec

Both Neah-Kah-Nie High School and Rockaway Beach will be filled with Aztec dance, music, art and cultural activities honoring the connection between people and the ocean at Ofrenda a Nuestro Océano Sanador, An Offering to Our Healing Ocean, this Sunday, Aug. 2.

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There is sew much to sea

The Oregon Coast’s coziest event is back at the Newport Recreation Center, where the Oregon Coastal Quilters Guild will present its annual “Quilts by the Sea” show this Friday and Saturday, July 31 and Aug. 1.

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