Coast Calendar, Dec. 25-Jan.1
Thursday, Dec. 25
Free Community Christmas Dinner
Newport Elks Lodge
All are welcome to celebrate the season with a complimentary traditional holiday meal at the Elks. Join together in community, friendship and charity. 11 am-3 pm, 45 SE Moore Drive.
Friday, Dec. 26
Tai Chi
Lincoln City Community Center
9:30 am in the Senior Center, 2150 NE Oar Place.
Winter Whale Watch Week
Hatfield Visitor Center • Newport
Celebrate the wonders of whales with games, films and hands-on activities highlighting these incredible creatures, including migrating gray whales. Continues through Wednesday. $5. 10 am-4 pm, 2030 Marine Science Drive. FMI, call 541-867-0100.
Free Yoga Classes
Lincoln City Senior Center
11 am-12:15 pm, 2150 NE Oar Place. FMI, email yogasource10@gmail.com.
Celebrate Recovery
New Life Foursquare • Lincoln City
A 12-step, Christian-based recovery group aimed at freedom from hurts, habits and hang ups. 6-8 pm, 2700 NE 22nd Street. FMI, call 541-921-4882.
Saturday, Dec. 27
Saturday Market
Taft Hall • Lincoln City
Find handcrafted goods from local vendors alongside an array of home baked treats. 10 am-3 pm, 1206 SE 48th Street.
Winter Whale Watch Week
Hatfield Visitor Center • Newport
Celebrate the wonders of whales with games, films and hands-on activities highlighting these incredible creatures, including migrating gray whales. Continues through Wednesday. $5. 10 am-4 pm, 2030 Marine Science Drive. FMI, call 541-867-0100.
Have a Gray-t Time
All along the coast
Spot a migrating gray whale with help from volunteers at 26 sites along the coast. Volunteers on site from 10 am-1 pm. FMI, go to OregonStateParks.org or call 541-765-3304. Runs through Wednesday, Dec. 31.
Word Surfers Writing Group
Driftwood Public Library • Lincoln City
Connect, create and collaborate with others in the craft of writing. All genres and mediums are welcome. 1-3 pm, second floor, 800 SW Hwy. 101. FMI, contact Chris at 541-224-6498.
Sunday, Dec. 28
Winter Whale Watch Week
Hatfield Visitor Center • Newport
Celebrate the wonders of whales with games, films and hands-on activities highlighting these incredible creatures, including migrating gray whales. Continues through Wednesday. $5. 10 am-4 pm, 2030 Marine Science Drive. FMI, call 541-867-0100.
Have a Gray-t Time
All along the coast
Spot a migrating gray whale with help from volunteers at 26 sites along the coast. Volunteers on site from 10 am-1 pm. FMI, go to OregonStateParks.org or call 541-765-3304. Runs through Wednesday, Dec. 31.
“A Course in Miracles"
Congregational Church of Lincoln City
This ongoing spiritual self-study program offers a warm welcome to all. 2-3 pm, 2435 NW Oar Place. FMI, call Pam at 541-961-0084 or Mary Anne at 480-310-3433.
Monday, Dec. 29
Tai Chi
Lincoln City Community Center
9:30 am in the Senior Center, 2150 NE Oar Place.
Winter Whale Watch Week
Hatfield Visitor Center • Newport
Celebrate the wonders of whales with games, films and hands-on activities highlighting these incredible creatures, including migrating gray whales. Continues through Wednesday. $5. 10 am-4 pm, 2030 Marine Science Drive. FMI, call 541-867-0100.
Have a Gray-t Time
All along the coast
Spot a migrating gray whale with help from volunteers at 26 sites along the coast. Volunteers on site from 10 am-1 pm. FMI, go to OregonStateParks.org or call 541-765-3304. Runs through Wednesday, Dec. 31.
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Winter Whale Watch Week
Hatfield Visitor Center • Newport
Celebrate the wonders of whales with games, films and hands-on activities highlighting these incredible creatures, including migrating gray whales. Continues through Wednesday. $5. 10 am-4 pm, 2030 Marine Science Drive. FMI, call 541-867-0100.
Have a Gray-t Time
All along the coast
Spot a migrating gray whale with help from volunteers at 26 sites along the coast. Volunteers on site from 10 am-1 pm. FMI, go to OregonStateParks.org or call 541-765-3304. Runs through Wednesday, Dec. 31.
Toddler Time Storytime
Newport Public Library
Gentle stories, songs and wiggle-friendly fun. 10:30 am, 35 NW Nye Street.
Bingo and Taco Tuesday
Newport Elks Lodge
Have fun and support the community. Bingo is minimum $25 buy-in, cash only. 5:30 pm, 45 SE Moore Drive.
Newport Cribbage Club
American Legion Post • Newport
Everyone from beginners to experts is invited to play this fabulous, two-player card game. 5:30 pm, 424 West Olive Street.
Wednesday, Dec. 31
Winter Whale Watch Week
Hatfield Visitor Center • Newport
Celebrate the wonders of whales with games, films and hands-on activities highlighting these incredible creatures, including migrating gray whales. Continues through Wednesday. $5. 10 am-4 pm, 2030 Marine Science Drive. FMI, call 541-867-0100.
Have a Gray-t Time
All along the coast
Spot a migrating gray whale with help from volunteers at 26 sites along the coast. Volunteers on site from 10 am-1 pm. FMI, go to OregonStateParks.org or call 541-765-3304.
Preschool Storytime
Toledo Public Library
Celebrate with snacks, drinks, games, crafts and a New Year’s countdown. 10:30-11:30 pm, 173 NW 7th Street.
JaSkaMon: Benefit for Jamaica
Lincoln City Cultural Center
Groove your way into the New Year to the tunes of Barry Klusman and JaSkaMon. $20, with all profits donated to Central Kitchen to aid in Jamaican Hurricane Relief. 6-9 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101.
New Year’s Eve Party
Beachcrest Brewing • Gleneden Beach
Celebrate Beachcrest’s seven-year anniversary and New Year’s Eve at your neighborhood brewery. The day will feature beer releases, food specials, a countdown to 2026 at 9 pm with the East Coast and, from 6:30-9 pm, dancing with the Soul Proprietors funk and soul band. Noon-9 pm, 7755 N. Hwy. 101.
New Year’s Eve Community Celebration
Pine Grove Community House • Manzanita
Ring in the new year at this all-ages celebration featuring food and drinks, games and dancing, costume box and dress-up crafts, music by DJ Chickpea and a midnight parade. Donations welcome. 7 pm-midnight, 225 Laneda Avenue.
New Year's Eve Dance
Yachats Commons
Make an elegant start to the New Year with the Yachats Big Band. Non-alcoholic beverages and hearty snacks available. $10 for singles, $15 for couples. 7 pm, 441 Hwy. 101 N.
New Year’s Eve Party
The Pines Dine • Lincoln City
Ring in the New Year at this family-friendly celebration, filled with games for the table, family karaoke and the Times Square ball drop on the big screen. $5 suggested donation. 7-10 pm, 5040 SE Hwy. 101.
Midnight in Wonderland
Chinook Winds Casino Resort • Lincoln City
Go through the looking glass for this New Year celebration, featuring party favors, prize drawings, live music by the Blue Wave Band and late-night DJ party from DJ Metal. 7 pm-midnight, 1777 NW 44th Street.
Thursday, Jan. 1
New Year’s Day Peace Hike
Yachats Commons
Join the Yachats Trails Committee and fellow trekkers for a hike along the Amanda Trail followed by a bonfire and a recounting of Amanda’s tragic tale by Native American storytellers. 8:30 am-noon, 441 Hwy. 101 N.
First Day Hike
Sitka Sedge State Natural Area
Join a park ranger to ring in the New Year with views of the Sandlake Estuary and the mixed upland dune environment leading up to the ocean shore. Meet at noon in the Sitka Sedge parking lot, just north of Pacific City. FMI, call 503-812-2403.