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Lincoln City Glass Center

*30 minute, hands on session with a trained glass-blowing instructor

*Pricing starts at $75

*Options include:

floats, various paperweight styles, votives and bowls

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Good only toward glass blowing, may apply to multiple appointments

Valid April 15 - June 14, 2024

Not valid on Saturdays

4821 SW HWY 101

Lincoln City, OR 97367

541.996.2569

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By Gretchen Ammerman Oregon Coast TODAY

Schedule your session online, by phone, or in person Blown glass can be picked up as early as 10am the following day

If you were walking in the woods and ran into a man with a bushy beard, pointed hat worn low over the eyes and wearing a pair of tights and robe barely covering his naughty bits, you would run screaming. But shrink that fellow down into a more bite-sized package, and people just can’t get enough.

The Newport Public Library tapped into the gnome craze to lure children through the doors last month, and I took niece Anevay, who has informed me she now prefers to go by “Texas,” to participate in the gnome scavenger hunt they had set up throughout the building. If you found all the clues, you got a cute gnome, a chocolate gold coin and a darling tiny rainbow-shaped eraser.

As a nerdy child, libraries were a source of comfort and exploration, and it breaks my heart a little to see how modern technology is divorcing children from the experience of disappearing into the corner with a stack of books to sample and cull down to a few key choices to take home.

Our libraries have expanded with many fun programs to lure new card holders of all ages. From reading to a dog to book clubs, there are many reasons to walk through the doors of your local library.

I gnome I was glad to see how much fun Texas had on the scavenger hunt, even though her still nerdy aunt kept answering her questions with, “ask the librarian.”

A peace of art

Experience “Afghanistan Before the Wars” through the lens of Dr. Mark Svendsen in an extraordinary new photography exhibit now on display at Newport’s Olive Street Gallery.

An opening reception will take place on Wednesday, April 17, from 5:30 to 7 pm.

Afghanistan has not always been a battleground. Unfortunately, all that most Americans know of this country has been gained from news stories, photographs and video segments from a period dominated by violence, destruction and destitution.

The other Afghanistan, the one that existed before the wars, comprised a beautiful and austere land of high snowcovered mountains, tumbling mountain streams, emerald-green fields of irrigated wheat and rice and arid deserts.

The images of this earlier Afghanistan and its people are from a collection of pictures taken between 1968 and 1973, featuring children, tradesmen, markets, nomads, artisans and teahouse life. The exhibit serves to acquaint viewers with the native beauty of Afghanistan and the universal humanity of its people and to impart a sense of what life there was like when the country was at peace, a half-century ago.

director of the Newport Visual Arts Center. “Svendsen’s beautiful photographs share a slice of Afghanistan history and connect our humanity in a way that only art can.”

Watercolor Society of Oregon brings color to Yachats

The already colorful town of Yachats will become even more so during the juried exhibition by the Watercolor Society of Oregon, the “2024 Spring Experimental Exhibition.”

Opening with a reception on Friday, April 5 and viewable Monday, April 8, through Friday, April 12, the show will feature 80 works from artists from across Oregon, displayed in the Multipurpose Room at the Yachats Commons.

Friday’s opening reception, running from 4 to 6 pm, will include light appetizers and a cash bar provided by Beach Daisy Wine.

“We deserve to learn more about cultures than how they are presented to us through the news media,” said Chasse Davidson,

“Afghanistan Before the Wars” will be on display through May 19 at the Olive Street Gallery, located inside the Newport Performing Arts Center at 777 W Olive Street. For more information, go to coastarts.org or call 541-265-2787.

Focusing on photography

An impressive 21 members are displaying their talents at the 40th Yaquina Art Association Photographers annual show, on view at Newport’s Yaquina Art Gallery through Friday April 26. Participating photographers are: Andree Devine, Beverly Peterson, Dave Cook, Deborah Marsh, Debora Veronneau, Evelyn Sterud, Graece Gabriel, George Meyer, Herb Kateley, Ilene Samowitz, John Culp, John Lavrakas, Josephine Allen, Kim Cuc Tran, Mark Svendsen, Michael Carr, Sheila Ping, Sylvia A. Hosie, Ted Crego, Wallace Kaufman and Walter Duvall.

The club’s mission is “to encourage and help members to share, teach, learn and grow as photographers” and it offers the fellowship of photographers, promotes education, personal growth and the enjoyment of photography.

Meetings are held twice per month and the club also hosts special programs and events at the OSU Extension Office.

The Yaquina Art Gallery is open daily from 11 am to 4 pm and is located at the end of the Nye Beach turnaround in Newport. For more information, go to yaaphotographers.org.

All exhibited paintings will be for sale and can be picked up at the show’s end.

The Watercolor Society of Oregon — one of the premier American art societies — was formed in 1966 and has a member list of roughly 500 artists.

“We are not exclusively for watercolor artists, as we embrace acrylic painters and water-based mixed media artists,” said current president and Depoe Bay resident, Mary Holt. “The Experimental Exhibit every spring is a great opportunity to see that diversity in action.”

The exhibit will coincide with the three-day annual WSO Spring Convention, from April 5 through 7, when about 150 members and guests will descend upon the Yachats Commons for classes, meals, meetings and awards.

Guest Juror, Keiko Tanabe from San Diego, has completed numerous workshops and live demonstrations around the world and is a master of watercolor landscape, cityscape, waterscape and interior scenes.

The exhibit will be available for public viewing Monday, April 8, through Thursday, April 11, from 9 am to 5 pm and Friday, April 12, from 9 am to noon. The Yachats Commons is located at 441 Hwy. 101 N. For more information, call Convention Director Mary Jo Vranizan at 503708-2100 or email maryjoyoga@gmail.com.

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Some reel good classes

Irish music and dance among college’s spring community education offerings

Swing into spring with the stunning lineup of adult education courses at Oregon Coast Community College, some beginning next week.

The schedule features more than 50 classes and workshops, including a first-time workshop series from Yakona Nature Preserve and the Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District. Also on the schedule — for only the second time in 10 years — is SCUBA certification.

The lineup features a choice of creative writing courses, a variety of hands-on art and music courses and returning favorites like Mussel

Harvesting — a class held on the beach that features not only instruction on how and where to harvest fresh mussels, but also one suggestion as to how to prepare them.

Irish music enthusiasts can learn to play the pennywhistle, experience traditional Irish music or enroll in Irish Dancing for Adults in classes that begin Monday, April 8, and Tuesday, April 9.

“Our Irish music classes all fit into their own category but are equal partners,” said instructor Gary Burman, who is co-hosting the advanced tune learning class with wife Nora Sherwood. “The music classes are for dance music and it fits with the dance class like a hand in a glove.”

Though the pennywhistle class is entry level, Burman stressed that it is not a simple instrument.

“People think the pennywhistle is a toy but it’s not,” he said. “It’s actually a pretty complex instrument. In the class, people will learn a lot about how to control their breath.

That’s one of the most important skills you can have for playing an instrument like this.”

The advanced tune-learning class is for those with some

“The tune-learning class is a new offering,” Sherwood said. “Irish music can sometimes scare people off because it’s complicated. We teach what is called slow play so that these intricate melodies can be learned more easily. A lot of people just want to play backup, but in order to play backup, you need to know how to play melody first. Doing it this way you will still learn to be a backup musician, but will do it well. The learning is going to be by ear, which is the traditional way you learn this music. They will get sheet music and recordings to practice with at home, but this music is conversational. Listening is just as, if not more important, than playing — that is what the dancers do. Without listening, there would be no music. The history of Irish music and dance goes so far back no one knows which came first.” Sherwood’s dance classes are the traditional Céilí style.

“The dances that we are teaching are some of the more simple dances that are done around Ireland and the US,” she said. “Irish dance can get very complicated very fast but we are emphasizing the more simple style of Céilí dancing. It is fun social group dancing.”

The most important thing the couple wants students to know is that once the class ends, the relationship most likely will not.

“We are hoping to have a session group and a dance group eventually,” Sherwood said. “We are doing this to grow our own music and dance colleagues. Basically, the three classes are the ingredients that we are hoping to grow into a community of people that will play music and dance together.”

Spring fitness classes, provided through Lincoln City Parks and Recreation, include Water Fitness, Gentle Yoga and Strength and Balance. Newport Florist returns with courses including Spring Wreath for Your Front Door, Basket of Living Bulbs, Succulent Garden Terrarium and more.

For more information, including the full schedule with dates, prices and locations, go to oregoncoast.edu/communityed or call 541-867-8501.

Gary Burman and Nora Sherwood

learn a little

Speakers share their uni-que perspectives

To celebrate 50 years as a branch member of the American Association of University Women, the Lincoln City chapter will host a Money Smart personal finance panel discussion at Driftwood Public Library this Saturday, April 6.

Following a brief background on the organization by charter member and former president Patricia Heringer, the panel will explore tips on real estate, banking and insurance from presenters Charlotte Lehto, owner and agent, Charlotte Lehto Insurance; Kali Mays, human resources recruiter, TLC, a division of Fibre Federal Credit Union; and Gail Stonebreaker, broker, Windermere West Coast Properties.

The presentation begins at 10:30 am at Driftwood Public Library, located at 801 SE Hwy. 101 in Lincoln City.

For more information, contact Susan Wahlke at 541-992-5572.

• Since its founding in 1974, the Lincoln City Chapter of the American Association of University Women has presented thousands of dollars in scholarships to female Taft High graduates. Last year the group awarded five senior girls a total of $6,000.

Other fund-raising activities over the years have included silent auctions, garage sales and selling beautiful, unique cookbooks hand made by members. The group also participates in Giving Tuesday and last summer was the July recipient of the Bijou Theatre’s sale of comfy reclining movie seats, bringing in $900 for the coffers.

Besides awarding college scholarships, the branch also supports My Safe Place in Lincoln City, and is very proud of its First Grade Reading Program.

This marks the ninth year that members have worked with a very generous anonymous donor and elementary school principal and teachers to select and distribute a hardback book to all first graders at Oceanlake Elementary School in an effort to instill a love of reading at an early age.

Newport 60+ Activity Center hosts senior chats learn a little

Do you like to have in-depth discussions with other seniors on various topics? Join likeminded folks at the Newport 60+ Activity Center on the second Tuesday of every month at a Senior Discussion Group.

The group, hosted by volunteer Marvin Straus, will chat about anything and everything from Artificial Intelligence to cataract surgery; from the best restaurant in Newport to Wordle or crabbing season. All topics except for religion and politics may be discussed. Each meeting begins with a chosen topic for discussion beginning, on Tuesday, April 9, with “End of Life and Near-Death Experience.”

Share your thoughts, engage with others and maybe even make new friends.

The chats run from 11:30 am to 1 pm and are free for center members. A drop-in fee will be charged for non-members. The Newport 60+ Activity Center is located at 20 SE 2nd Street.

For more information and to register, go to newportoregon.gov/sc and click on “Browse the catalog and register,” or call 541-2659617.

SPRING ARTIST RECEPTION & OPEN HOUSE

It was once a revelation to use your phone to take photos, but has become almost commonplace. Join Melinda Hurst Frye, one of the featured artists in the April show at Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts, as she discusses another technique for capturing fantastic images — using a scanner as a camera — this Saturday, April 6. Hurst Frye will share her celebration of the region’s ecology by securing

evidence that the forest floor is alive and ever evolving. Using a flatbed scanner as a camera, Melinda captures moments in space and time, connecting with her surroundings and sharing her discoveries through observation and image making.

Enjoy refreshments alongside art demonstrations by painters Jody Andersen and Catherine Hingson. Many of our member artists will be in attendance.

Friday, April 5 5-7 pm Open every day 10 am-4 pm

Pacific Artists’ Gallery features 25 of the region’s top painters, photographers, jewelers, ceramicists, bronze, wood, assemblage, encaustic and glass artists.

Hurst Frye’s work has been featured in publications for both art and science.

The talk begins at 1:30 pm at the Hoffman Gallery, located at 594 Laneda Avenue in Manzanita. The entry fee is $15. For more information, go to hoffmanarts.org or call 503-

Painting by Catherine Hingson

Sending a textiles message

Lincoln City’s Fiber Arts Studio Gallery will showcase works by textile designer Susan Webb Rebecchi in its latest show, opening this Friday, April 5.

This informative and inspirational exhibit shows the design process from initial sketches, design layout and painted artwork to printed textiles.

The exhibit opens with a public reception from 2 to 5 pm on Friday, April 5, at which Webb Rebecchi will share insights into the manufacturing of couture home furnishings sold through interior designers and give a brief history of international textile design.

Webb Rebecchi grew up on the Oregon Coast but spent her professional years as a textile designer in New Your City. Her initial experience was as a designer and colorist in the studio of the French home furnishing company Brunschwig and Fils.

After 10 years working with museum documents and supervising the manufacturing of fabrics and wall coverings, she decided that she was ready to work independently. She created her own company and licensed her original designs in the US and Europe.

During her 35 years as a designer she had the opportunity to travel, researching design and overseeing the manufacturing of

her work in Europe, India, Morocco and Japan.

In 2010 she returned to Oregon with her husband where she continued working from her Portland studio. Being in Oregon offered the opportunity to explore new creative directions and mediums. She also began sharing her creative process and love of historic design through lectures to students and professionals.

The exhibit will be on display through June 3 at the gallery, located inside the Lincoln City Cultural Center at 540 NE Hwy. 101

For more information, call 541-994-9994 or go to lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.

• The Webb Rebecchi exhibit will be open to view until 7 pm on Friday, April 5, to coordinate with opening receptions at the Pacific Artists Co-op Gallery and the Artists’ Studio Association, which are having a joint artists reception on the same evening from 5 to 7 pm.

Running from 5 to 7 pm, the Pacific Artists Co-op Gallery reception will feature new art, music, refreshments and artist demonstrations. The gallery is located at 620 NE Hwy. 101, just across NE 6th Street from the cultural center.

Coast Calendar

Friday, April 5

Teen Night Lincoln City Community Center

Featuring Nintendo Switch, foosball, table tennis, computers, musical instruments and help with homework. 3-5 pm, 2150 NE Oar Place. All participants must have parent permission filled out prior to attendance. FMI, call 541-996-1248.

“2024 Spring Experimental Exhibition”

Yachats Commons

An opening reception for this show from the Watercolor Society of Oregon, featuring 80 works by artists from across Oregon. Light appetizers and a cash bar. 4-6 pm, 441 Hwy. 101 N. FMI, call 503708-2100.

Textiles Art Exhibit Fiber Arts Studio Gallery • Lincoln City

An opening reception for this new exhibit by textile designer Susan Webb Rebecchi, showing the design process from initial sketches, design layout and painted artwork to printed textiles. 2-5 pm, inside the Lincoln City Cultural Center at 540 NE Hwy. 101.

Friday Night Flights

The Pines Dine • Lincoln City

Come enjoy a different flight sampler every Friday, with some unique options including rare whiskeys. 4-7 pm, 5040 SE Hwy. 101. FMI, go to https://fb.me/e/1rum40oAJ.

Sequins at the Sea

The Pines Dine • Lincoln City

Miss Gay Salem, Porsalynn Doll, and the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Willamette Empire present a benefit drag show for NAMI Oregon and North Lincoln Fire & Rescue Toy Drive Fund. All ages welcome. Suggested $10 donation. 5-7 pm, 5040 SE Hwy. 101.

Spring Artist Reception

Pacific Artists Co-op Gallery Lincoln City

A vibrant reception featuring new art, music, refreshments and artist demonstrations. 5-7 pm, 620 NE Hwy. 101, just across NE 6th Street from the cultural center.

Artist of the Month

Bay City Arts Center

A special gallery reception featuring artwork by East Elementary Students and surfboards by Henry Stanley. Light refreshments provided. 5-7 pm, 5680 A Street.

Tango Lessons

Lincoln City Cultural Center

Learn the steps to this elegant Latin American dance. No partner needed. 6-8 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. FMI, call 541-992-1002 or email sachdeva.kanwal@ gmail.com.

“A Night in the Theatre”

Theatre West • Lincoln City

Settle in for an evening where the only obnoxious audience members are on stage in this comedy about chatty friends attending a performance of “Hamlet.” 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101. Tickets, $12$20, available by calling 541-994-5663.

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2) Email the details to calendar@oregoncoasttoday.com or call 541-921-0413.

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Saturday, April 6

Newport Farmers Market

Downtown Newport

This market offers locally made handcrafts, art, specialty foods and fresh fruits, vegetables and farm products from Lincoln County farms and growers from surrounding areas. 9 am to 1 pm just off Highway 101 next to Newport City Hall.

Money Smart

Driftwood Public Library • Lincoln City

Hosted by the American Association of University Women, this personal finance panel discussion offers tips on real estate, banking and insurance. 10:30 am, 801 SE Hwy. 101. FMI, contact Susan Wahlke at 541-992-5572.

Volta Artisan Market

Volta Gallery Lincoln City

Held rain or shine, this market features a range of artist-made treasures in various mediums and price points. 11 am-5 pm, 4830 SE Hwy. 101.

Guided Meditation

The Pines Dine • Lincoln City Alisha Hibbard leads this session upstairs in the Utopia private event space. $5. 11 am-noon, 5040 SE Hwy. 101. FMI, go to https://fb.me/e/45vXGYs7h.

Chair Yoga

Lincoln City Cultural Center

Join New Moon Yoga for stretching and gentle strengthening. $12. Noon-1:15 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101, 971-303-9646.

Soul Saturdays

First Weekend

Throughout Toledo Toledo’s art community throws open its doors for this celebration of the arts, with galleries and studios showcasing oil paintings, sculpture, photography and more.

Sunday, April 7

Pancake Breakfast

Gleneden Beach Community Hall

All-you-can-eat pancakes plus scrambled eggs, sausage or ham, orange juice and hot beverages. $10 for adults, $6 for kids aged six to 12, cash only. Kids under six eat free. And don’t forget to check out the Book & Puzzle Sale, 8-11 am, 110 Azalea Street.

Community Breakfast

Panther Creek Community Center • Otis Breakfast made to order. $8 for adults and $4 for children. 8-11 am, 655 N Wayside Loop, follow the signs from the Otis junction. FMI, email pcsacc@centurylink. net.

First Weekend

Throughout Toledo Toledo’s art community throws open its doors for this celebration of the arts, with galleries and studios showcasing oil paintings, sculpture, photography and more. 10 am-5 pm. For details, see page 22.

Volta Artisan Market

Luminous Soul Center • Gleneden Beach Mini-Sessions, aura pictures, chakra and energy balancing, intuitive readings. 1-4 pm, 6645 Gleneden Beach Loop. Reservations required. Contact Jaya at 971-313-2383.

Newport NonBelievers

Newport Public Library

The secular, humanist discussion group tackles the topic of “Religion in the News.” 1 pm, 35 NW Nye Street.

Scanner Photography Class

Hoffman Center for the Arts • Manzanita

Join Melinda Hurst Frye as she discusses another technique for capturing fantastic images — using a flatbed scanner as a camera. 1:30 pm, 594 Laneda Avenue. $15. FMI, go to hoffmanarts.org or call 503-368-3846.

“Swing, Swing, Spring!”

Lincoln City Cultural Center

Celebrate the season with an evening of classics from the Lincoln Pops Big Band. 7-9:30 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. $20. FMI, call 541-994-9994.

“A Night in the Theatre”

Theatre West Lincoln City

Settle in for an evening where the only obnoxious audience members are on stage in this comedy about chatty friends attending a performance of “Hamlet.” 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101. Tickets, $12-$20, available by calling 541-994-5663.

Volta Gallery Lincoln City

Held rain or shine, this market features a range of artist-made treasures in various mediums and price points. 11 am-3 pm, 4830 SE Hwy. 101

Monday, April 8

Tai Chi

Lincoln City Senior Center

No membership required. Donation to instructor suggested. 8:15 and 9:30 am, inside the Lincoln City Community Center, 2150 NE Oar Place.

Book Sale

Driftwood Public Library • Lincoln City

A book lover’s paradise with thousands of books, CDs, audiobooks, puzzles and more, with a 50-percent-off sale category every week. 10 am-2 pm, second floor, 801 SW Hwy. 101. FMI, call 541-9961215.

Chair Yoga

Lincoln City Senior Center

A gentle form of movement while your body is supported. Open to anyone 50 and older. A donation to the instructor is suggested. 11:30 am, inside the Lincoln City Community Center at 2150 NE Oar Place.

Ballroom Dancing Classes

Newport 60+ Activity Center

Circle of Light Sunday Gatherings

Luminous Soul Center Gleneden Beach

Guided meditation, sound healing, inspirational offerings and afternoon tea. Noon-1:30 pm, 6645 Gleneden Beach Loop. $11. RSVP to luminoussoulcenter.com. FMI, call 971-313-2383.

Bingo

Newport Elks Lodge

Proceeds will fund scholarships and youth activities. $20 minimum buy-in, cash only. 18 and older. 1-5 pm. 45 SE Moore Drive. FMI, call 541-265-2105.

“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 Winona at 503-801-8309.

Instructor Bonnie Prater teaches simple steps for the waltz, fox trot, rumba and more. 1:30 to 3:30 pm, 20 SE 2nd Street. Free for 60+ members, $2.50 for Newport residents and $4 for visitors. FMI, call 541-265-9617.

Call Shot Pool

Interested in a new, fun game of pool to play with others? This game invites Bank, Combination and Carom Shots. Get ready to chalk your cue. 2-4 pm, 20 SE 2nd Street. FMI, call 541-265-9617.

“Living the Questions”

Congregational Church of Lincoln City

This DVD-based small group study aims to help participants discover the significance of Christianity in the 21st Century and what a meaningful faith can look like in today’s world. This week, “An Invitation to Journey.” 11 am in the Gathering Place, 2435 NW Oar Place. FMI, call 541-9942378.

Senior Discussion Group

Newport 60+ Activity Center

This new discussion group kicks off with a chat about “End of Life and Near-Death Experience.” 11:30 am to 1 pm, 20 SE 2nd Street. FMI, call 541-265-9617.

Tuesday,

April 9

Information and Listening Session

Port of Toledo

Oregon Coast Community College President Dr. Birgitte Ryslinge presents information about Measure 21-224, which would provide funds to construct a new trades education building, and support safety updates and modernization of existing college facilities. 5:30 pm in the college welding lab at the Port of Toledo, 625 N. Bay Boulevard.

Inspiration Yoga Flow

Luminous Soul Center Gleneden Beach

An intermediate nurturing yoga flow class followed by a sound bath in restorative yoga poses. 5:30 pm, 6645 Gleneden Beach Loop. FMI call 971-313-2383.

Wednesday, April 10

Tai Chi

Lincoln City Senior Center

No membership required. Donation to instructor suggested. 8:15 and 9:30 am, inside the Lincoln City Community Center, 2150 NE Oar Place.

Tai Chi for Health

Newport Recreation Center

No matter what age, tai chi can help you focus your mind, improve your health and strengthen your body. $32 for four sessions. 12:30-1:30 pm, 225 SE Avery Street.

Music Bingo

The Pines Dine • Lincoln City

Have fun and get in the running for great prizes while raising money for the Taft Senior Drug & Alcohol-Free Grad

Night. Every Wednesday through May 2024. 6 pm, 5040 SE Hwy. 101.

Trivia Night

Beachcrest Brewing Gleneden Beach Show off your knowledge for the chance to win prizes. Teams of up to six allowed. 6 pm, at Salishan, 7755 N. Highway 101, 541-234-4013.

Open Art Night

Bay City Arts Center

Hosted by Matt Sohler, this open studio offers an inclusive and supportive environment for you to work on anything your heart desires. Network with other artists or work quietly on your own. Bring your own art supplies. Donations encouraged. 6-8 pm, 5680 A Street.

Thursday, April 11

Weekly Trivia Bayside Cellars • Waldport 5:30-7 pm, 1120 NE Mill Street. 541-669-1199.

Trivia Night

The Pines Dine Lincoln City

Show off your knowledge while getting in the running for locally sponsored prizes for first and second place. 6 pm, 5040 SE Hwy. 101.

Luminous Soul Guided Meditation Luminous Soul Center • Gleneden Beach

With Sound Healing, Breath-Work and Sacred Readings offered by various teachers. 7-8 pm, 6645 Gleneden Beach Loop. $11. Reservations required. Call 971-313-2383.

soundwaves

Your guide to live music on the Central Oregon Coast

Don’t see your favorite band or venue? Email the details to soundwaves@oregoncoasttoday.com and we’ll get you listed.

Friday, April 5

Waldport Acoustic Jam

Waldport Community Center

Musicians and listeners of all ages and abilities are welcome and a piano is available. 3-5 pm, 265 NW Hemlock Street.

Saundra Perrin

Luna Sea at Seal Rock Rock and soul. 5-7:30 pm, 10111 NW Pacific Coast Hwy., Seal Rock, 541-563-5862.

Bill Lewey

Bayside Cellars • Waldport

Acoustic original songs of Americana, ballads, blues, country and love songs. 5:30-8:30 pm, 1120 NE Mill Street.

The Feel Button

Fishing Rock Eatery & Lounge • Depoe Bay

An evening of music from Santiam Canyon singer-songwriter Sean Paul. 6-9 pm, 3245 Hwy. 101, 541-764-4222.

ZuhG Solo Acoustic

Pelican Brewing • Lincoln City

Round off the week with some acoustic music, a great view and a pint. 6-8 pm, 5911 SE Hwy. 101, 541-614-4216.

Mike & Carleen McCornack

DJ Metal

Chinook Winds Casino Resort • Lincoln City

Playing club hits in the Rogue River Lounge. 10 pm-1:30 am, 1777 NW 44th Street. Lincoln City, 888-244-6665.

DjLadyX

Nokturnal • Lincoln City

The queen of Portland hip hop makes her way to the coast. 21 and over. 10 pm-2 am, 1330 NE Hwy. 101, 541-614-1646.

Saturday, April 6

The Drift Inn • Yachats Folk duo. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Hwy. 101 N., 541-547-4477.

Garibaldi Jam

Garibaldi Community Hall

Mostly old-time favorites and Country-Western standards. Cut a rug on the large dance floor or simply sit and enjoy. 6-8 pm, 6th Street and Acacia Avenue.

Kit Garoutte & Ted Swenson

Beachcrest Brewing Company • Gleneden Beach

A varied and engaging program of unique arrangements of familiar pop and folk tunes, some jazz-tinged classics and a few lesser-known gems they’ve made their own, as well as some of Kit’s original songs. 6-8 pm, at Salishan, 7755 N. Highway 101, 541-234-4013.

Open Mic/Karaoke/Dance Party

Primaltones Community Venue • Newport

Open mic and karaoke combined from 8-11 pm, followed by beats and dancing from 11 pm-close. 2925 SE Ferry Slip Road. All ages until 10 pm; 21 and over thereafter. FMI, go to www.primaltones. com.

Karaoke

Zeller’s Bar & Grill • Lincoln City Nightly from 8:30 pm-close, 1643 Hwy. 101, 541-994-8100.

Karaoke

Bay Haven Inn • Newport

Have a great time with local host Doctor B. and support a small, local venue. 8:30 pm-close, 608 SW Bay Blvd.

The Gray Wails

Roger Decarlo

Zurita in Nye Beach • Newport Acoustic, classical guitar and tableside serenades. 5-8 pm, 711 NW 2nd Court, 541-2725078.

Sea Note Lounge • Yachats Classic rock. 6-9 pm, 333 Highway 101 N.

Sitka

Beachcrest Brewing Company • Gleneden Beach

Jazzy, folky, jammy rock in the Tsunami Room. 6-8 pm, at Salishan, 7755 N. Highway 101, 541-234-4013.

John Shipe

The Drift Inn • Yachats

This Eugene singer-songwriter plays folk-rock and Americana. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Hwy. 101 N., 541-547-4477.

King Tide

Fishing Rock Eatery & Lounge • Depoe Bay Rockin’ rhythm and blues. 6-9 pm, 3245 Hwy. 101.

Glitterfox

Primaltones Community Venue • Newport

Music that balances nostalgia-fueled anthems with Southern shine. $20. 8 pm, 2925 SE Ferry Slip Road. All ages until 10 pm; 21 and over thereafter. FMI, go to www.primaltones.com.

Karaoke

Snug Harbor Bar & Grill • Lincoln City

Hosted by Doctor B. 8:30 pm-close, 5001 SW Hwy. 101.

Karaoke

Bay Haven Inn • Newport

Have a great time with local host Precious and support a small, local venue. 8:30 pm-close, 608 SW Bay Blvd.

DJ Metal

Chinook Winds Casino Resort • Lincoln City

Playing club hits in the Rogue River Lounge. 10 pm-1:30 am, 1777 NW 44th Street. Lincoln City, 888-244-6665.

Sunday, April 7

Sunday Jam

Bay Haven Inn • Newport

A chance for professional musicians to collaborate and improvise. 3 pm to who knows when, 608 SW Bay Blvd.

Sunday Jazz Jam

Beachcrest Brewing Company • Gleneden Beach

Hosted by Left Edge Jazz, this jam features some of the finest musicians in the region. 4-6 pm at Salishan, 7755 N. Highway 101, 541-234-4013.

Mike Tolle

Luna Sea at Seal Rock

Acoustic folk blues. 5-7:30 pm, 10111 NW Pacific Coast Hwy., Seal Rock, 541-563-5862.

Tex Brooklyn Experiment

The Drift Inn • Yachats

Enjoy standards, original tunes and requests from Morgen “Red Horn” Silverhorn on clarinet and saxophone, Bill Stiffler on bass and Robert Rubin on piano and accordion. All three sing. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Hwy. 101 N. 541-547-4477.

Karaoke

Zeller’s Bar & Grill • Lincoln City Nightly from 8:30 pm-close, 1643 Hwy. 101, 541-994-8100.

Karaoke

Snug Harbor Bar & Grill • Lincoln City

Hosted by Doctor B. 8:30 pm-1 am, 5001 SW Hwy. 101.

DjLadyX • Friday, April 5, in Lincoln City

Monday, April 8

Axon

The Drift Inn • Yachats

Alan Chamberlain’s compelling rich baritone vocals span a diversity of stylings including folk, blues, gospel, western and jazz. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Highway 101 North, 541-547-4477.

Karaoke

Zeller’s Bar & Grill • Lincoln City Nightly from 8:30 pm-close, 1643 Hwy. 101, 541-994-8100.

Tuesday, April 9

Ukulele Jam Night

Primaltones Community Venue • Newport

This teen and adult session is hosted by Amelia Vaughan. Bring your own ukulele. Warm up lesson from 5:30-6 pm, followed by a jam from 6 pm to close, 2925 SE Ferry Slip Road.

Linda Yapp

Zurita in Nye Beach • Newport

Mellow acoustic classics and easy listening to dine by. 5:30-8 pm, 711 NW 2nd Court, 541-272-5078.

Bill Lewey

Sea Note Lounge • Yachats

Acoustic guitar and voice, original ballads, blues, country, love songs and cowboy. 333 Highway 101 N.

DRTR

The Drift Inn • Yachats

Playing plenty of blues and original compositions as well as songs by J.J. Cale, Eric Clapton, Tom Waits, Taj Mahal and others. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Highway 101 North, 541-547-4477.

Glitterfox • Saturday, April 6, in Newport

Pub Jam

Underground Pub & Grub • Yachats

Classic rock. 6-9 pm, 125 Oceanview Drive.

Mike Tolle

The Drift Inn • Yachats

Acoustic folk blues. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Hwy. 101 N., 541-547-4477.

Wednesday, April 10

Ron

Live Music Wednesdays

Salishan

Touch of Gray

The Drift Inn • Yachats

This brother-sister acoustic duo plays an eclectic music mix with beautifully blended harmonies. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Hwy. 101 N. 541-547-4477.

Karaoke

Karaoke

Bay Haven Inn • Newport

James Ferguson

The Wilds Taphouse & BBQ • Newport Music from the 1920s to 2020. 5:30-7:30 pm, 755 SE College Way, 458-868-9022.

Zeller’s Bar & Grill • Lincoln City Nightly from 8:30 pm-close, 1643 Hwy. 101, 541-994-8100.

Thursday, April 11

Lincoln City Music Circle

Lincoln City Senior Center

Acoustic instruments, voices and audiences of all ages are welcome to “solo, jam, or pass” and a piano is available. 4-7 pm, 2150 N Oar Place.

Have a great time with local host Doctor B. and support a small, local venue. 8:30 pm-close, Thursday and Friday nights, 608 SW Bay Blvd.

Jam Session

Snug Harbor • Lincoln City

Open mic jam session. All musicians welcome. 8:30 pm-midnight, 5001 SW Hwy. 101.

Karaoke

Zeller’s Bar & Grill • Lincoln City Nightly from 8:30 pm-close, 1643 Hwy. 101, 541-994-8100.

Putting the ‘odd’ in audience

There is still time to get dressed up for “A Night in the Theatre,” presented by Lincoln City’s Theatre West, as the play enters its final weekend.

Wes Ryan directs this Lawrence Casier comedy about two couples looking for entertainment who discover some secrets about each other along the way.

Margaret and Stanley Locker and their friends, Donna and Walter Pace, are at the theater for their weekly dose of culture. This week’s ordeal is “Hamlet.” After they seat themselves, with some confusion, we are privy to their incessant and hilarious chatter about themselves, their children, a dead friend and even occasionally Shakespeare’s play.

Secrets emerge and friendships unravel amid the audience’s laughter. You might even recognize these rude playgoers as the obnoxious people who sometimes sit behind you.

The cast is John MacDonald as Walter Pace, Julie Starr as Donna Pace, Dave Jones as Stanley Locker and Jan Coloccia as Margaret Locker. Alice Luchau backs up Ryan as assistant director.

Making his debut on the Jack Coyne stage, MacDonald has lived in the community

for close to 10 years. And though his only experience in theater is a semester of stagecraft in high school, he kept the roleplaying spirit alive for many years playing Dungeons and Dragons.

He is dedicating this performance to his friend Jon Gaston, who recently passed away. He, too, was a performer, providing various voices, accents and other character details in a years-long Dungeons and Dragons campaign.

Another debut performer in the play, Starr has been a resident of the Lincoln City area since 1993. With no prior experience on stage, she makes her acting debut while her husband of four years, James Hash, takes on his first role at Theatre West as stage manager.

“A Night at the Theatre” is for mature audiences only due to the subject matter and language.

Performances take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings through April 6 at 7:30 pm. Theatre West is located at 3536 SE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors aged 60 and older.

For more information, go to theatrewest. com or call 541-994-5663.

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Yoga for all levels

Mini-Sessions

Soul Saturdays

Hear comes the FUN

Even though Gershwin’s “Summertime” knocked The Beatles’ “Yesterday” out of the Guinness World Records for the most-covered song, the group endures as one of the most beloved musical acts in history.

“Here Comes the Sun,” a live concert event, will pay tribute to The Beatles at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Friday, April 5. Featuring extraordinary multiinstrumentalists and vocalists from Broadway, Lincoln Center and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, this special event is a joyful, high-energy tribute to the fab four.

Not an impersonation act, these masterful, professional musicians come together to convey The Beatles’ mastery of vocal harmony and musicianship — honoring the original musical geniuses while uplifting concertgoers with a fresh, vibrant and one-of-a-kind live experience. One in which audiences are encouraged to get in on the fun in an exciting party atmosphere.

live,” said Oregon Coast Council for the Arts Executive Director Jason Holland aid. “And, as a Beatles fan, I was blown away! You don’t want to miss this one.”

As the popularity of The Beatles reached epic proportions, they took musical risks that led to a catalog of music like no other.

“Here Comes the Sun” uses live vocals and music to authentically recreate those deeply-layered, sophisticated soundscapes — traveling through The Beatles’ biggest hits, as well as songs appreciated by true aficionados.

Performing everything from “She Loves You” to “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” to “Tax Man” to “Let It Be,” this authentic group forgoes the wigs and costumes to focus on what’s most important: the music. As the band has said, “We don’t impersonate. We celebrate!”

“I’ve had the pleasure of hearing them

Friday’s concert begins at 7 pm at the Newport Performing Arts Center, located at 777 W Olive Street. Tickets are $40. For more information, go to coastarts.org or call 541-265-2787.

Difficulty: ★★★★★

SUDOKU is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. King Features

SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Subject: “ONE” WORDS

Each answer is a word that contains “one.” (e.g., Currency. Answer: Money.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. A small piece of rock.

2. You put it in your printer.

3. Bees make it.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Chemicals made by the endocrine glands.

5. An action or event marking a significant change or stage in development.

6. One of the first colonists or settlers.

PH.D. LEVEL

7. Needing great effort.

Last Week’s Answers:

8. An individual speech sound.

9. A large female wild animal.

First things first

Meet the artists at Toledo’s First Weekend

Every month, the mill town of Toledo takes a weekend to celebrate its arts community and invites the public to join in. This Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7, galleries and studios throughout town will throw open their doors to locals and visitors alike.

The Yaquina River Museum of Art is continuing its showcase of items from the Permanent Collection exhibition, with a spotlight on “Views through Toledo.” Paintings of vignettes throughout the region will be on display, from views of the town itself to the watershed and beyond from esteemed local artists including Collen Caubin, Katia Kyte and the late Michael Gibbons. The Yaquina River Museum of Art, located at 151 NE Alder Street, will be open from noon to 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, go to www.yaquinarivermuseumofart.org  or call 541-336-1907.

Across the street, Michael Gibbons’ Signature Gallery will be featuring one of Gibbons’ early works, “Daylight Moon.” Gibbons, who lived and worked in Toledo from 1980 until his death in 2020, began his artistic career at the age of 25. As is a common feature in Gibbons’ earlier works, his focus on technical precision in the architectural elements of “Daylight Moon” is indicative of his previous career as an automotive parts designer. Michael Gibbons’ Signature Gallery, located at 140 NE Alder Street, is open from noon to 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, go to michaelgibbons.net or call 541336-2797.

On Main Street, Crow’s Nest Gallery & Studio will feature the works of more than 20 artists. The gallery-space run by assemblage artist Janet Runger always features new and exciting works for viewers to see. Veta Bakhtina features her folkloric oil paintings; Alice Haga, fused glass; Val Bolen, ceramics and glass mosaics; Sylvia Hosie, award winning photography; Paula Teplitz, sculptural jellyfish mobiles; Jeff Gibford, digitally manipulated photographs; Tish Epperson, watercolors; and Susan Jones, woven fiber jellyfish. Crow’s Nest Gallery & Studio is located at 305 N. Main Street and open from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday.

“Daylight Moon” by Michael Gibbons

“Sweet Peas and Wildflowers” by Colleen Caubin

Mosaic by Val Bolen