Roughly 10 years ago, we planted a Frost peach tree in our front yard. I thought the name meant that the fruit the tree would eventually produce would be resistant to the rare, but not impossible, incidences of lateseason frost on the coast. Nope, the name is from some dude, although they are a cold hardy variety.
Of course, as soon as the tree began producing gorgeous plump peaches, we had moved and renters were enjoying the literal fruits of my labors.
We moved back into that house a few winters ago and, come spring, were overjoyed to see the tree covered in bright pink blossoms. And then, the Central Coast experienced one of the worst weather combinations for fruit trees in recent history. The normal weather talk in the grocery store line became more focused, as tales of bare trees became the topic for anyone that tried to grow fruit that year.
This year, our peach tree is so full that one of the main branches broke the other day.
To finally land the plane on this rambling editorial, I can’t wait to harvest fruit from one of the branches that bent like the willow rather than breaking like to oak so that I can try the mouth-watering recipe from our food columnist, Donna Riani, on page 16.
By Gretchen Ammerman Oregon Coast TODAY
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lively Pathways to Transformation is more than meets the eye
As fabulous as you are, you probably still have a little room for personal growth. Enter the 24th Annual Pathways to Transformation Holistic Health, Psychic and Crafts Fair, taking place in Newport this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3 and 4.
This family-friendly event is chock full of ways to engage with different ideas and develop your inner self. You will find more than 50 exhibitors with health and wellness products and services including light therapy, sound therapy, massage and Reiki. Vendors will offer beautiful crystals, minerals and rocks, handmade jewelry, photography, hand painted mandala stones, original coloring books and calendars, handmade sculptures in felt and polymer clay, different types of handmade oracle cards, felted fabric art clothing, handmade pendulums and pendulum boards, soaps and herbal sprays and beautiful talismans. Experience mediumship; psychic readings
in a variety of styles including Tarot, astrology and stone readings; a hand and fingerprint analyst; a pet communicator and more. There will also be 14 seminars that cover a wide variety of topics including past lives, sound therapy, your energy field and how to identify it, meditation, pet communication, releasing old limitations holding you back and using pendulums for divination.
The Spirit Cafe, run by Chubby Lil’ Mermaid of Seal Rock, will be offering up delightful goodies including soups and bagel sandwiches along with pastries, cookies, coffee and other beverages for sale.
A suggested donation of $5 will get you a pass good for all seminars.
The event runs from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday, Aug. 3, and from 9 am to 5 am on Sunday, Aug. 4, at Shilo Inns Oceanfront Newport Hotel Conference Center, located at 536 Elizabeth Street in Newport. For more information, including a listing of all exhibitors and the titles of the seminars, go to chucklingcherubs.com.
artsy Toledo unveils its pearl
Art Oysters & Brews meets First Weekend art walk
Stunning murals throughout the town are just one of the indications that when you enter Toledo, you have arrived at a place that makes art a priority.
This Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3 and 4, the monthly First Weekend event, where studios open their doors to art lovers, will coincide with the annual Art, Oysters & Brews event on Main Street.
“Moving to a single, two-day event will allow for an even grander celebration of our local artists, craftspeople, musicians and brewers,” said Toledo Mayor Rod Cross. “We are looking forward to expanding the event and bringing more to our wonderful Main Street and all that Toledo has to offer!”
By Marion Moir
Art, Oysters & Brews will take place from noon to 5 pm both days and will include local and regional vendors, a petting zoo and kids’ activities.
Live music will be provided by Ian Smith and Morgen Silverhorn, Whole Lotta Louis and Johnny Wheels on Saturday; and Kathy Redwine & Friends, Wild Hog in the Woods and the Ellen Whyte and Garry Meziere Duo on Sunday.
be auctioned off during the event.
For more information about Art, Oysters & Brews, go to ArtToledo.com.
Meanwhile, guests at First Weekend can find self-guided maps at all participating locations, including the Yaquina River Museum of Art, where national treasure Earl Newman and local legend Marion Moir will be the featured artists. Both will be onsite to greet visitors.
Moir will be giving an art talk at 2 pm each day and Newman, now 94, will be speaking about his incredible life story and work, some of which is on display in the Smithsonian Museum.
The beer and wine garden will have a wide variety of craft beers and fine wines.
Along with the fresh, locally sourced oysters prepared by the Timbers Restaurant & Lounge will be a variety of food trucks to choose from.
The Oregon Art Bus will also be making a stop, bringing along its mobile art classroom.
Families and individuals of all ages are invited to help create a new mural for Main Street and murals created in 2023 will
Born in 1930, the Harvardeducated Newman moved to California in 1960 and by ’63 was making posters for the Monterey Jazz Festival and made more than 60 poster designs over 46 years, continuing on even after moving to Summit, Oregon in 1972.
His hand-pulled silkscreen prints, called serigraphs, became part of the visual lexicon of the counterculture ’60s, and continued to be popular through the decades.
“I’ve been able to reproduce my designs in volume,” he said. “It’s like having 100 canvases on which to experiment, using different colors of paper and inks, varying the color blends as I go along.”
Moir, a popular local artist whose works of the Oregon Coast and wildlife are iconic to the area, is also a designer, art teacher and book illustrator.
“Plein air painting is my favorite,” she said, adding that she paints in cold, heat, with changes in light and tides, subjected to insects and on uneven ground or wobbly docks. “But it is
the excitement of what I might find around the corner that intrigues and challenges me.”
Moir has taught watercolor, collage, gyotaku and mixed media in Newport and around the country and has won numerous awards and grants for her work.
Her prints and reproductions will be for sale at the museum.
The Yaquina River Museum of Art is located at 151 NE Alder Street and will be open from noon to 5 pm each day and weekly Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4 pm.
Gallery Michael Gibbons, established in 1986, continues to show the late artist’s work and reproductions. This Oil Painters of America Signature Artist won multiple awards over his career and was posthumously honored by Oregon House Concurrent Resolution 6, recognizing his accomplishments in the arts and efforts to bring art to his community and surroundings. The gallery has prints of the featured work for the weekend, “Soap Creek School” and of many other scenes offered at a half price discount along with mugs and cards.
Gallery Michael Gibbons is located at 140 NE Alder Street and will be open from noon to 5 pm both days. For more information, go to michaelgibbons.net or call 541 336 2797.
Ivan Kelly Studio-Gallery will be featuring Kelly’s original oil paintings of landscapes, big game and maritime themes. His works have been juried into several national and international exhibits and art museums since 2000.
Ivan Kelly Studio-Gallery is located at 207 East Graham Street and will be open from noon to 4 pm both days. For more information, go to ivankelly.com.
On Main Street, Crow’s Nest Gallery & Studio will be featuring a diverse array of art from more than 20 artists, including owner Janet Runger’s fantastical found object assemblage sculptures, enchanting oil paintings by Veta Bakhtina, mixed media by Vicki Block, glass mosaics and ceramics by Val Bolen, mixed media surrealism by Carol Connett and jewelry by Susan Day.
Crow’s Nest Gallery & Studio is located at 305 Main Street and is open from noon to 5 pm both Saturday and Sunday.
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Craft your perfect day at summer fest
Groups have been lining up to host events at the Lincoln City Cultural Center Plaza ever since it had a facelift, and the Lincoln City SeaGals are no exception. Join the gals at the inaugural Lincoln City Summer Art Festival, on the plaza this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2 and 3.
More than 40 local and regional artists will sell wares such as fused glass, stained glass, pottery, sculptures, oil and acrylic paintings, fiber arts, metal arts, driftwood art, jewelry, photography and much more.
On Friday, the plaza will be rocking to the music of Sitka and The Old Peculiars from 2 to 6 pm. Bandmates and longtime musicians Gray Eubank, Michael McDonald, Marshall Edwards and Tubbs Booth have been playing together around Lincoln City for the last six years. They call their music jazzy, trippy, folkadelic rock that is often surprising and always fun to dance to.
On Saturday, Gwen Lahti and Richard Paris will entertain the crowd from noon to 3 pm. This delightful duo started six years ago when Lahti began taking ukulele lessons from Paris. The duo focuses on popular music with their own special twist and has become a huge local favorite.
Tasty options in the Food Court will include The Grub’s On, La Wawa, Phill’s Smokin BBQ and Dawg Gon Burgers food trucks.
To satisfy your sweet tooth, the Lincoln City SeaGals with The North Lincoln Eagles Auxiliary #2576 will be hosting the Bakery Babes Bake Sale, with all proceeds going towards the Eagles’ Christmas Basket Fund. The local Eagles provide food boxes for more than 500 families for Christmas and toys for the kids of more than 360 families, a huge undertaking for a need that continues to grow every year.
At the raffle booth, buy tickets for the chance to score up to three chainsaw carvings, generously donated by local artist James Lukinich. Try your luck to bring home a cute crab, an octopus with attitude and a fish with friends. The raffle will take place at 3:30 pm on Saturday. You need not be present to win.
The event happens from 11 am to 6 pm on Friday and from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday. The Lincoln City Cultural Center Plaza is located at 540 NE Hwy. 101. For more information, go to lincolncity-culturalcenter. org or call 541-994-9994.
in concert
Scaling new heights Rock star conductor to lead Siletz Bay Music Festival orchestra
By Eliot Sekuler For the TODAY
“Jaw-dropping,” said James Bash in a review for Oregon ArtsWatch. “Spectacular… technically clear with an emotionally engaging style.”
From her first classical repertoire performance leading the Oregon Symphony at Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, it was clear that the venerable orchestra, the oldest in the western United States, had found a new star and Deanna Tham, its new young associate conductor, had found a new home.
Audiences on the Oregon Coast will have a chance to see Tham in action later this month when her luminous talents will be on display at the Siletz Bay Music Festival. She will wield the baton for the two orchestral concerts at Chinook Winds Casino Resort that will close this year’s festival, as well as for the free, Native American-inspired family concert at Regatta Park.
Hailing from San Jose, California, Tham has taken a circuitous route to the Northwest. After completing studies at Chicago’s Northwestern University, Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon and the Cleveland Institute of Music, she was recruited by orchestras in Louisville, Jacksonville, Boise and Omaha before joining the Oregon Symphony in 2022.
A rock-climbing enthusiast and avowed outdoors sports aficionado, Tham was happy to return to this side of the country where the climate is more suitable to her off-duty pastimes.
“I grew up on the West Coast, so there’s a feeling of home
here,” she said. “I feel more at ease in the West’s more laid back, open lifestyle. Back east, the atmosphere feels more tied down, more rules-driven. Here, there’s a sense of exploration; it feels like you can do things in your own way. And the ocean is on the correct side.”
Tham, whose presence on the podium has been described as “powerfully compelling,” described how the sound of an orchestra will vary under the direction of different conductors.
“Conducting is a weirdly touchy-feely profession,” she said. “We are the only members of the orchestra who don’t make any sound. We have to exert influence completely differently from what is natural to a lot of musicians, who are listening to their peers. The differences among all conductors stem from the way we hear the music for ourselves, and that comes out in our physicality. It’s influenced by how we have lived our lives and how we see the world, and everyone is different.”
Her three programs at Siletz Bay Music Festival will include a diverse repertoire, ranging from Beethoven’s “4th Symphony” and the Mendelssohn “Violin Concerto” to the contemporary pieces “Celillo Falls: We Were There” by Nancy Ives, Daniel Freiberg’s “Latin American Chronicles Jazz Concerto for Clarinet” and Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate‘s Native American musical fable, “Spirit Chief Names the Animal People.”
Variety comes naturally to Tham, who enjoys mixing musical genres and styles. She has worked on programs featuring Broadway star Capathia Jenkins, Irish musical group Cherish the Ladies and, this December, she is scheduled to conduct the Oregon Symphony in a presentation of a “A Charlie Brown Christmas Live.”
“The goal of pop music is very different from classical,
and the conductor’s role is different as well,” she said. “Pop compositions present one idea, one mood. There’s not as much texture and the pieces are generally shorter, three minutes, maybe six minutes, so you don’t have to work as hard to find balance and shape. In a longer-form classical piece, that’s not the case. It’s a journey. There are subtle changes in orchestration that you want to bring out. When I’m conducting a classical piece, it’s much more taxing stamina-wise, because I’m keeping the scope of maybe an hour of music in my head at the same time.”
The necessity for stamina and focus leads Tham to drawing an analogy between her work as a conductor and her pastime as a rock climber.
“Finding the trajectory of an hour-long piece of music is similar in a way to climbing a long route,” she said. “Artists talk about finding a ‘flow state,’ and that’s true in both rock climbing and conducting. When I get nervous in rock climbing, I’ll tend to over-grip, to tighten up, and that can lead to a fall. It’s also true in conducting an orchestra. When I loosen up and don’t try to overly control what the artists in the orchestra are trying to create with me, I get a better result. In rock climbing and in music, you have to risk falling if you’re going to succeed.”
Dianna Tham will conduct the Siletz Bay Music Festival orchestra at Chinook Winds Casino Resort on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 7:30 pm and Sunday, Aug. 25, at 4 pm. She’ll conduct the free native American-inspired family concert at 2:30 pm on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Regatta Park Bandshell. For tickets and more information, go to SiletzBayMusic.org.
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Your guide to live music on the Central Oregon Coast
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Thursday, Aug. 1
David Rogers
The Drift Inn • Yachats
Praised by The Washington Post for his “astonishingly florid” improvisations, David fuses classical, jazz, and world music into beautiful, expressive and virtuosic performances. 6:30-9 pm, 124 Highway 101 North, 541-547-4477.
Jam Session
Snug Harbor • Lincoln City
Open mic jam session. All musicians welcome. 8:30 pm-midnight, 5001 SW Hwy. 101.
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.
Friday, Aug. 2
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.
Greg Ernst Trio
Fishing Rock Eatery & Lounge • Depoe Bay
Jazz featuring Greg Ernst, Ron Green and Scott Booth. 6-9 pm, 3245 Hwy. 101, 541-764-4222.
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.
Chuck Tourtillott
The Drift Inn • Yachats
With musical influences ranging from classic rock, blues, folk and country, Chuck has developed a rich repertoire to share with his audiences. 6:30-9 pm, 124 Highway 101 North, 541-547-4477.
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.
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.
Saturday, Aug. 3
Nelscott Summer Concert Series
Nelscott Strip • Lincoln City
An afternoon of groovy, folkadelic rock from Sitka, played on the deck next to ZuhG Surf Shop, 1-3 pm, 3219 SW Hwy. 101.
Whole Lotta Louis Main Street • Toledo
Celebrate the Art Oysters & Brews Festival with the music of Louis Jordan, Louis Armstrong and Louis Prima, with Don Nelson on bass, Richard Robitaille on drums and vocals, Neal Staufenbeil on sax, and Ronnie Jay Pirrello on guitar, harp and vocals. 1:45-3:15 pm, S Main Street.
Kit Garoutte & Ted Swenson
Beachcrest Brewing Company • Gleneden Beach
Fingerstyle guitarist and singer-songwriter Garoutte joins bassist Swenson to deliver an engaging program pop and folk tunes, some jazz-tinged classics and a few lesser-known gems they’ve made their own, as well as some of Garoutte’s original songs. 5:30-7:30 pm, at Salishan, 7755 N. Highway 101, 541-234-4013.
King Tide
Fishing Rock Eatery & Lounge • Depoe Bay
The best bluesy rock music to get you moving. 6-9 pm, 3245 Hwy. 101.
Sons of Beaches
The Drift Inn • Yachats
Original music with vocals, guitar, mandolin, bass and percussion. 6:30-9 pm, 124 Hwy. 101 N., 541-547-4477.
Christopher Reyne
Schooner Restaurant & Lounge • Netarts
An alternative, folk, indie, pop, rock, songwriter artist from Portland. Call for reservations. 7-9 pm, 2065 Netarts Basin Boat Road, 503-815-9900.
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, Aug. 4
Act 2 with Renee & Ray Duo
Old Oregon Saloon • Lincoln City
2-6 pm, 1604 NE Hwy. 101, 541-994-8515.
Sunday Jam
Bay Haven Inn • Newport
A chance for professional musicians to collaborate and improvise. 3-6 pm, 608 SW Bay Blvd.
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Underground Pub and Grub • Yachats Acoustic country ragtime blues. 4-6 pm,125 Oceanview Street.
Sunday Jazz Jam
Beachcrest Brewing Company • Gleneden Beach
This jam features some of the finest musicians in the region. Vocalists and instrumentalists welcome to sit in. 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.
June Rushing Trio
Fishing Rock Eatery & Lounge • Depoe Bay
Husband and wife June and Joren Rushing, along with multiinstrumentalist Robin Remaily, present classic hits from the golden age of radio. From Patsy Cline and Marty Robbins to the Beatles, they do it all with style. 6-8 pm, 3245 Hwy. 101.
Hannah Paysinger
The Drift Inn • Yachats
Hannah’s rich and playful vocal tones are accompanied by a uniquely expressive piano style that some have described as indiefolk-pop. 6:30-9 pm, 124 Hwy. 101 N., 541-547-4477.
Karaoke
Snug Harbor Bar & Grill • Lincoln City
Hosted by Doctor B. 8:30 pm-1 am, 5001 SW Hwy. 101.
Latin Night
Chinook Winds Casino Resort • Lincoln City
The party starts at 10 pm every Sunday in the Rogue River Lounge, 1777 NW 44th Street.
Monday, Aug. 5
Matt Neely
The Drift Inn • Yachats
Serving up high-energy bluegrass favorites, country classics, gritty blues and sultry acoustic jazz, there is something for everyone. 6:30-9 pm, 124 Highway 101 North, 541-547-4477.
Tuesday, Aug. 6
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.
Lincoln City Bluegrass Jam
Eagles Lodge • Lincoln City Classic and contemporary bluegrass, old-time Americana and country music. Bring your acoustic instrument to play and sing in the Jam Circle, or just come to listen. All welcome. 6-8 pm, 737 SW 32nd Street.
John Bringetto Duo
The Drift Inn • Yachats Latin classics and jazz standards. 6:30-9 pm, 124 Highway 101 North, 541-547-4477.
Jam Session
Wing Wa Taphouse • Depoe Bay Open mic jam session. All musicians welcome. 8 pm-close, 330 US-101, 541-765-2288.
Wednesday, Aug. 7
Live Music Wednesdays
Salishan Coastal Lodge • Gleneden Beach
Enjoy an acoustic set from Frankie Bronco on the outdoor patio of the Attic Lounge, weather permitting. 5-7 pm, 7760 Hwy. 101.
David Boye
The Drift Inn • Yachats
This musician, composer and National Park artist-in-residence creates instrumental guitar music inspired by the infinite vistas and wonders of the natural world. 6:30-9 pm, 124 Highway 101 North, 541-547-4477.
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8th Annual Car Show
It’s kind of a pig deal
Get ready for fun at the Tillamook County Fair
By Chelsea Yarnell For the TODAY
It’s time to celebrate “Country Roots and Cowboy Boots” at the Tillamook County Fair from Wednesday, Aug. 7, through Sunday, Aug. 10.
“The ‘Country Roots’ part of this year’s theme speaks to the traditions of Tillamook County,” said Fairgrounds Manager Camy VonSeggern. “It’s the traditions and multiple generations of family roots that are here. As for the ‘Cowboy Boots,’ that’s the fun part.”
The roots and the boots will be fully packed into four fun days at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds. Exhibits, 4H and FFA animal projects, food, a carnival, local performers, parimutuel horse racing, the world-famous Pig-N-Ford races, live concerts and the much-anticipated Demolition Derby offer fairgoers plenty of choices for the weekend.
“Our fair has so many family-friendly activities,” VonSeggern said. “We have one of the largest exhibit departments with things from within our county. We really have a lot of Tillamook represented here and that speaks volumes that the community still wants to participate. We also have some of the best daytime programming in the courtyard with local dance studios and local musicians. We try to incorporate everything in the county into the fair.”
Sticking with its roots, the fair has its daily staples and traditions. As a dairy community, it’s fitting that the dairy exhibit is quite large and features an operating milking parlor.
“They take the cows to the fair and milk them,” VonSeggern said. “The milk then gets put into production at the Tillamook Creamery.”
Coming full circle, guests can get a scoop of Tillamook ice cream at the Tillamook County Creamery Association’s booth located inside the Main Exhibition Hall. Each purchase benefits Tillamook County 4-H.
Keeping the fun rolling, the carnival section of the fair is a big hit, especially since traveling carnivals are hard to secure at smaller fairs.
“Many people look forward to the carnival,” VonSeggern said. “We’re fortunate that it’s so popular and sells tickets. It keeps the carnival interested in coming back.”
Each day, pari-mutuel horse racing is hosted on the dirt track in the main arena.
“The races are live that people can watch and bet on,” VonSeggern said. “We’re one of four horse race meets in the state and the only race that happens during the fair.”
When you start to hear oinking from the racetrack, you know the world-famous Pig-N-Ford races are about to begin. Each race begins with five vintage Model T Fords nosed up to the starting line, next to a wooden pen holding young pigs. When the gun sounds, the drivers sprint across the width of the track, grab a 20-pound pig and run to their respective cars. Each man must crank the engine, jump into the driver’s seat and accelerate around the track — all while holding the pig.
“It’s a big draw having a strippeddown Ford Model T car that you see racing on a dirt track,”
VonSeggern said. “It’s fascinating to a lot of people. Add in the mix that these cars are all hand-crank started — they have to master picking up a piglet and then it’s a race for bragging rights.”
Capping off each evening is headline entertainment beginning at 8 pm. A Girl Named Tom will perform Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Eagles tribute band Eagle Eyes will take the stage on Thursday, Aug. 8, and Kameron Marlow
will perform on Friday, Aug. 9.
To close out the fair, the Demolition Derby will bring the weekend to a crashing halt. Taking place in the Main Grandstands, it draws the biggest crowd of the weekend.
“Bring ear plugs and come early for seating,” VonSeggern said.
All entertainment, except the carnival, is included in the price of admission.
“Our fair has a slower pace and not a lot of pressure,” VonSeggern said. “There’s a lot to see and a lot to experience that you don’t have to pay [more] money for. I want people to genuinely have a good experience. To just know people are having a good time and want to return, that’s my biggest takeaway.”
The fair is open from 10 am to 10 pm and the carnival opens at noon every day of the fair. The Tillamook County Fairgrounds is located at 4603 East Third Street.
Daily admission is $12 for people aged 13 and older, $8 for kids aged six to 12. Children aged five and younger get in free. Season passes can be purchased for $38. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, kids younger than 15 can receive free admission to the fair between 10 am and 1 pm with two cans of food.
On Thursday, Aug. 8, seniors aged 62 and older and military/ veterans can purchase admission for $8. General parking is $5 per car or $20 for premium parking. A portion of parking fees will be donated to the Tillamook Elks Club. For more information and advance tickets, go to tillamookfair.com.
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Thursday, Aug. 1
Toledo Waterfront Market Memorial Field • Toledo
Find craft vendors, fresh produce and a food court. 10 am-3
385 NW A Street. FMI, call 541-336-5207.
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County Commission. Refreshments provided. 4:30-7 pm, 1206 SE 48th Place.
Take a twirl with the Yachats Big Band. Admission by donation. Refreshments available. 7-9 pm, 441 Hwy. 101 N.
“Harold and Maude” Theatre West Lincoln City
at 971-313-2383.
Meet and Greet Taft Hall Lincoln City A chance to chat with Rick Beasley, candidate for Lincoln
The classic dark comedy about an unlikely romance takes to the stage, directed by Alice Luchau. 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101. Tickets, $20, $18 for seniors, $15 for students, available at theatrewest.com or by calling 541-994-5663.
Friday, Aug. 2
Quilts by the Sea Newport Recreation Center
Get a warm welcome at this Oregon Coastal Quilters Guild show, with 300 quilts on display plus silent auctions and special displays and activities. $8. 9 am-5 pm, 225 SE Avery Street. Continues Saturday.
Shop at the Dock
Dock 5 • Newport Bayfront
These free, 90-minute tours led by Oregon Sea Grant staff are an engaging way to learn about local commercial fisheries, what’s in season, and how to buy fresh fish right off the boat. 9:30, 10 and 10:30 am. First-come, firstserved. No registration is necessary. Bring cash, a cooler and ice. Groups of five or more should call 541-648-6816.
Artisan Faire
Salishan Marketplace • Gleneden Beach
Find unique gift ideas, one-of-a-kind crafts and handmade goods from Oregon vendors. 11 am-5 pm, 7755 NW Highway 101, Gleneden Beach, three miles south of Lincoln City.
Lincoln City Summer Art Festival
Lincoln City Cultural Center
More than 40 local and regional artists will sell wares of all kinds, accompanied by live music and a food court. 11 am to 6 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Continues Saturday. FMI, go to lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541-994-9994.
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.
Artist of the Month Bay City Arts Center
An opening reception for this show featuring the work of mother-and-daughter duo Nicole Meeks of Bay City and Amber Mohr of Portland. Light refreshments provided. 5-7 pm, 5680 A Street.
Pete Repeat Bay City Arts Center
This Los Angeles-based post-punk sensation features guitarist Drew DeRieux, bassist and singer Oren Cohen and drummer Danny Rivera. 7 pm, 5680 A Street. Tickets $20 or $10 for students.
“Harold and Maude” Theatre West • Lincoln City
The classic dark comedy about an unlikely romance takes to the stage, directed by Alice Luchau. 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101. Tickets, $20, $18 for seniors, $15 for students, available at theatrewest.com or by calling 541-994-5663.
and activities. $8. 9 am-4 pm, 225 SE Avery Street.
Neskowin Farmers Market
Neskowin
A fun, friendly, vibrant market with a great assortment of fresh local produce as well as baked goods, fresh dory-caught fish, pasture-raised meat and much more. SNAP accepted. 9 am to 1 pm, Highway 101 and Summit Drive across from Neskowin Beach Wayside.
Tillamook Farmers Market
Downtown Tillamook
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Saturday, Aug. 3
Pathways to Transformation
Shilo Inns Oceanfront Newport Hotel Conference Center
This holistic health, psychic and crafts fair features a dizzying array of vendors, readings and seminars. 10 am to 6 pm, 536 Elizabeth Street. FMI, including a listing of all exhibitors and the titles of the seminars, go to chucklingcherubs.com.
Art, Oysters & Brews
Main Street • Toledo
A summer celebration featuring local and regional vendors, food trucks, a petting zoo, live music and kids’ activities.
Grown-ups can enjoy a wide variety of craft beers and fine wines. Noon-5 pm. Continues Sunday. FMI, go to ArtToledo.com.
Soul Light Spa Saturdays Luminous Soul Center Gleneden Beach
Mini-Sessions, aura pictures, chakra and energy balancing, intuitive readings. $133. 1-4 pm, 6645 Gleneden Beach Loop. Reservations required. Contact Jaya at 971-313-2383.
8th Annual Car Show
Mad Dog County Tavern • Newport
Come enjoy barbecue and live music from Lisha Rose Band. $12 plate donation. 1-4 pm, 4131 Yaquina Bay Road.
Artists’ Reception
Hoffman Gallery • Manzanita
An old-fashioned farmers market with locally-grown produce, handmade and artisan gifts, baked goods, live music and activities for kids. 9 am-2 pm, Laurel Avenue and Second Street.
Lincoln City Summer Art Festival
Lincoln City Cultural Center
More than 40 local and regional artists will sell wares of all kinds, accompanied by live music and a food court. 10 am to 4 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. FMI, go to lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541-994-9994.
Artisan Faire
Salishan Marketplace • Gleneden Beach
Find unique gift ideas, one-of-a-kind crafts and handmade goods from Oregon vendors. 10 am-4 pm, 7755 NW Highway 101, Gleneden Beach, three miles south of Lincoln City.
Macro Photography
Artists’ Studio Association Lincoln City
Bonnie Holubetz leads this class with a Saturday field trip to Connie Hansen Gardens, followed by a Sunday classroom session to review the images and mount them on cradle boards. 10 am- 3 pm, 620 NE Hwy. 101. $60 plus $15 materials fee. To register, call 503-502-1000.
An opening reception for this show, featuring monotype printing by Janet Brockway and ceramics by Mary Roberts alongside pieces by painter and printmaker Elise Wagner. 3 to 5 pm, 594 Laneda Avenue. FMI, go to hoffmanarts.org or call 503-368-3846.
Opening Reception
Newport Visual Arts Center
A chance to chat with the artists behind three new exhibits: sculpture by Doug Haga, astrophotography by Jeremy Likness and mixed media pieces by Ben Soeby. Light refreshments will be served, and musical guest Annie Averre will provide entertainment. 5 to 7 pm, 777 NW Beach Drive.
Big Band Dance
Lincoln City Cultural Center
Enjoy an evening with the 18-piece Lincoln Pops Orchestra, playing swing, standards and Latin favorites. $20. 7-9:30 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101.
“Harold and Maude”
Theatre West Lincoln City
The classic dark comedy about an unlikely romance takes to the stage, directed by Alice Luchau. 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101. Tickets, $20, $18 for seniors, $15 for students, available at theatrewest.com or by calling 541-994-5663.
Pancake Breakfast
Gleneden Beach Community Hall
Enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes along with scrambled eggs, sausage or ham, orange juice and hot beverages. $10 for adults, $6 for kids aged six to 12. Kids under six eat free. 8-11 am, 110 Azalea Street.
Monthly 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.
Pathways to Transformation
Shilo Inns Oceanfront Newport Hotel Conference Center
This holistic health, psychic and crafts fair features a dizzying array of vendors, readings and seminars. 9 am to 5 pm, 536 Elizabeth Street. FMI, including a listing of all exhibitors and the titles of the seminars, go to chucklingcherubs.com.
Yachats Farmers Market
Yachats Commons
Find produce, plants, meats, smoked cheeses and mushrooms, along with pottery, jewelry, glass and metal art, handmade soaps and more. 9 am-2 pm, 441 Hwy. 101 N.
Highway 101 Cleanup
Moolack Beach
Join Newport Surfrider and the Oregon Hang Gliders
Sunday, Aug. 4
Association, to pick up trash from the highway rain or shine. Wear clothing appropriate for the weather and sturdy shoes. 10 am-noon, two miles north of Newport.
Lincoln City Sunday Market
Lincoln City Cultural Center
This market offers homegrown, home-baked and handcrafted treats. 10 am-3 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. FMI, go to www.lincolncitysundaymarket.org.
Open mic with host Mac “The Duke” Esposito. Familyfriendly acts, seasoned performers and fledgling talents welcome. 1-3 pm, 540 NE Commercial Street.
Trio Musicorum Medicorum
Atonement Lutheran Church Newport
This Portland-based trio will play classical favorites on piano, cello and violin, including pieces by Debussy, Fauré and Dvorák. Donations of non-perishable food items, cash or checks will be accepted to support the Newport Food Pantry. 3 pm, 2315 N Hwy. 101. FMI, go to tm2pdx.com.
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 541-996-1215.
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
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.
Wednesday, Aug. 7
Tuesday, Aug. 6
cooking
Peaching to the choir
This summer on the Oregon Coast is shaping up to be an exceptionally sweet one. The fruits coming to markets have been especially delicious and the peaches are no exception. We are right in the midst of the peach harvest season, which runs from July through September. Many varieties grow in Oregon including Frost, Red Haven, Contender and the absolutely adorable doughnut peaches, named for their flat, round appearance.
When it comes to buying peaches, you are going to find either freestone, clingstone or semi-cling. The freestone varieties have a pit that is easily removed. The clingstones have a pit that is embedded in the flesh and is a struggle to remove. Then there is a new hybrid, the semi-cling, with a pit that is not quite as loose as a freestone but also not as embedded as a clingstone.
Did you know that the fuzz on the outside of the peach serves a purpose? Those tiny hairs protect the fruit from excess moisture, helping prevent discoloration. You’ve gotta love nature. The recipe I’m sharing this week is a classic: a Peach Blueberry Galette. A galette is an unfussy, rustic-looking, flat pie. I love the word rustic. It implies that the tart isn’t supposed to look polished and perfect. It’s meant to look homemade. This is the recipe I give to people who think they can’t bake. It’s a freeform, simplified version of a pie, but make no mistake, it is equally delicious. As an added bonus, you don’t need any special equipment or even a pie pan. All you need to make the dough is a bowl and a fork. Blueberry bushes are bursting at the seams right now, so this recipe is perfect for using both fruits. It’s my hope that you find this recipe effortless to make and that it will unleash the inner baker in you. A slice of this galette with a scoop of ice cream would be undeniably peachy keen!
Peach and Blueberry Galette
For the crust:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
The zest of 1 lemon
1 stick (8 tablespoons) chilled butter, your choice of salted or unsalted, shredded on the large holes of a box grater
4-5 tablespoons ice cold water
For the filling:
2 large peaches cut into 1/8inch slices
1 1/2 cups blueberries
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 beaten egg, to brush on the crust
To make the crust:
Place the flour, sugar, salt and zest in a medium bowl. Mix with a fork. Sprinkle over the grated butter. Mix with a fork until the butter pieces look well distributed.
Add three tablespoons of cold water to the flour/butter mixture. Mix in with a fork. The mixture should start to look chunky. Add one more tablespoon of water. You should see a dough starting to form. If it still looks dry, you can add the remaining tablespoon of water. At this point, you can use your hands to form the dough into a ball, but don’t handle the dough too much or the heat of your hands will melt the butter.
Place the dough on a piece of plastic wrap. If there are any dry bits left in the bowl just press them into the dough ball.
Cover the dough with the plastic wrap, pressing down on the plastic wrap to turn the ball into a disc. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. This 30-minute period in the fridge will help to rechill the butter and make the dough flakier.
To make the filling:
Place the peach slices, blueberries, sugars and lemon juice into a medium bowl. Stir with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle over the cornstarch and stir to combine. The cornstarch is very important as it helps to thicken the juices from the fruit as the galette bakes.
To assemble the galette: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove the dough from the fridge and let it sit for 10 minutes. This will make the dough easier to roll out. On a piece of parchment paper, roll the dough into a circular shape about a quarter-inch thick. It doesn’t need to be a perfect circle. Place the parchment paper containing the dough on a baking sheet with sides. Place the fruit mixture in the center of the dough. Spread the fruit out leaving a 3-inch border on all sides. Fold over the dough edges. Remember it’s not supposed to look perfect! Lightly brush only the dough with the beaten egg. Place in the preheated oven to bake until golden brown for about 35 to 45 minutes.
Three draw a crowd in Manzanita
The August show at Manzanita’s Hoffman Gallery will include works in a wide variety of mediums.
An artists’ reception will be held this Saturday, Aug. 3, from 3 to 5 pm, during which the artists will speak about their work and answer questions.
Janet Brockway has branched out from her roots as a clay artist and begun exploring monotype printing. This form of printing involves ink applied to a hard surface and then transferred to paper via a press, creating a unique print each time. Brockway observes things in her daily life that then later surface in her work: the shadows on the landscape, the rectangle that represents a road or plot of land. A response to an emotional experience becomes a visual image.
Scandinavian ceramics and modern Japanese textile design. She lives and works in Neahkahnie Beach and is a member of the Oregon Potters Association.
By Mary Roberts
Mary Roberts creates elegant and modern forms in her ceramics. After reaching a refined surface, she applies abstract marks to carry the eye around the form. She is inspired by contemporary British and
Elise Wagner, a painter and printmaker, integrates her fascination with physics, astronomy, geology, cartography and meteorology and explores their connections to evolving technologies and the environment through her artwork. Wagner is a dedicated educator, sought after internationally to teach encaustic painting and printmaking at conferences and institutions. She lives in Astoria and shows her work in local galleries. In June, she unveiled her newest body of work “Wonder Lands,” a 20-piece, self-proclaimed love letter to the Pacific Northwest at Imogen Gallery in Astoria.
The Hoffman Gallery is located at 594 Laneda Avenue in Manzanita and is open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 5 pm. For more information, go to hoffmanarts.org or call 503-3683846.
By Janet Brockway
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-WORD TV TITLES
Use the anagram to identify the one-word TV title. A clue is provided. (e.g., COULOMB: Peter Falk. Answer: “Columbo.”)
FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. SHAM: Alan Alda.
2. FINDERS: Jennifer Aniston.
3. BEAR: McEntire.
GRADUATE LEVEL
4. BANTAM: The Dark Knight.
5. LOTS: Inspired by the film “Cast Away.”
6. MORE: A capital city.
Last Week’s Answers:
PH.D. LEVEL
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9. GLEAN: A spinoff of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
SWING: Tom Nevers Field.
HOARD: Valerie Harper.
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Siletz Bay, Lincoln City
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Yaquina Bay, Newport
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Date Low Tides High
You won’t need to build a castle or mermaid at this sand art competition — just grab a rake and get to work on the beach at Roads End State Recreation Area this Saturday, Aug. 7.
Participants will have up to two hours to craft a creation on the themes of “Migration,” “Your Spirit Animal” and “Nature’s Families.”
And, not only will your entry fee of $20 help support the Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative and its programs for education, climate and community, you or your team of up to four could win one of three $100 prizes awarded in the categories of Best Artistic Graphic, Best Story Graphic and Best Scientific Graphic. All teams will also be
entered into a Grand Prize drawing. Enter early to snag one of the available 20x20’ sand plots to carve your artwork, or just attend and observe as the artistic creations come to life. Bring your own rake or borrow one from event organizers while supplies last. No previous sand art experience is required.
The contest begins at 8 am, with judging starting at 10 am and prizes awarded at 10:45 am.
Roads End State Recreation Area is located at 5901 NW Logan Road in Lincoln City.
For more information, go to cascadehead. org.
Help create tomorrow’s master gardeners today at the Kids’ Gardening Faire, taking place on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Oregon Coast Community College in Lincoln City.
Hosted by the Lincoln County Master Gardener Association, the free event is geared toward kids aged three to 10 and will include flower pot decorating, pot planting
and veggie tasting.
Fun times will be had at the Pin the Pollinator game and the Scavenger Hunt. Story Time will run from noon to 1 pm. The event is from 11 am to 1:30 pm in the Demonstration Garden at 3788 SE High School Drive in Lincoln City. For more information, call 801-635-7095.
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Enjoy an afternoon of live music and support a good cause at Newport’s Atonement Lutheran Church this Sunday, Aug. 4.
The Portland-based Trio Musicorum Medicorum will play classical favorites on piano, cello and violin. The performance will include the “Piano Trio in G Major” by Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré’s “Piano Trio in D Minor Op 120” and the “Piano Trio No 4 in E Minor, Op 90” by Antonín Dvorák.
Donations of non-perishable food items, cash or checks will be accepted at the event to support the Newport Food Pantry.
The nationally renowned classical group includes cellist Rebecca Reese, pianist Andrew Bonner and Newport Symphony first violinist Alistair Kok. It has appeared for several concerts in Newport during the past eight years, most recently last spring at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center.
Bonner has degrees in music from Harvard and Brandeis University and studied piano at the New England Conservatory of Music. Along with his experience as a choir director, he was the organist for the Emmanuel Music complete Bach Cantata series for five years.
Primarily working as a naturopath, he makes time to continue performing and composing music.
Kok has degrees from Virginia Tech, Ohio State University College of Dentistry and the Longy School of Music. He has performed professionally with orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout New England, Ohio and Virginia. He is a dentist for the Native American Rehabilitation Association in Portland.
Reese studied cello at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Denver. She taught cello at the University of Alaska and then moved to Los Angeles, where she worked as a freelance musician for many years. She performed in numerous classical orchestras, as well as playing studio-recorded soundtracks and background music for movies including “Ghostbusters,” “The Color Purple” and “Star Trek III.” She practices cranial osteopathy and homeopathy in Portland.
Trio Musicorum Medicorum will perform at 3 pm at Atonement Lutheran Church, located at 2315 N Hwy. 101 in Newport. For more information, go to tm2pdx.com.
coast culture It’s really quilt exciting
There’s sew much to
enjoy at Quilts by the Sea in Newport
By Barbara B. Covell For the TODAY
The annual Quilts by the Sea show from the Oregon Coastal Quilters Guild, returns to Newport for its 31st year this weekend, and it is bigger than ever. What started in 1991 as a small collection, now features 300 handmade quilts that will be on display at the Newport Recreation Center this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2 and 3.
“It originally was a small quilt show at the Newport Middle School, then moved to the fairgrounds,” said Jane Szabo, cochair for this year’s show. “It got so big that we then moved to the Newport Recreation Center. It’s the largest space available and has good lighting, plus the staff are wonderful to work with.”
These works of art represent a unique theme and a labor of love by the guild’s 200 members, who enjoy the fellowship and opportunity to promote the knowledge and appreciation of quilt making. The majority of members participate in the show. The criteria for entering are that each quilt must have three layers, hand-pieced and quilted or machine-pieced and quilted.
Evelyn DePaulo is this year’s feature quilter, chosen by the guild chairs. The feature quilter is someone who has been active in the guild with a body of work that showcases her skills and accomplishments. DePaulo has been awarded the guild’s Golden Needle as best hand quilter and a former Best in Show recipient. Her quilt collection will be on display.
Every year the guild has a different challenge and this year it was the “Four Seasons,” according to Darcy de la Rosa, guild president.
“Seventeen members participated,” she said. “The guild has voted on the top three and they will be revealed with ribbons at the quilt show.”
The guild has a number of smaller groups for quilters to gather for fellowship and the opportunity to work on special projects. One of them is the Bayshore group with 25 to 30 members who picked their own challenge.
“This year they chose a theme from children’s literature,” Szabo said. “Together they made a quilt that coordinates with the story.”
The quilt will be donated to Grandma’s House of Central
Oregon, providing safe, stable shelter for homeless and abused women and children aged 12 through 24. It will be on display at the show, then donated along with the children’s book that inspired the quilt.
There are a total of 46 quilts that will be on display from small group challenges.
Kathie Kurler, a Portland certified judge will award a Best in Show for two different categories: wall hung quilts and bed quilts. Judging took place on July 30, then all quilts were moved and hung at the recreation center.
Last year’s two Best in Show winners are Gloria Zirges and Tina McCann. Zirges’ wall quilt was an original design from an old family picture.
“McCann’s bed quilt probably took a year to piece and hand quilt,” de la Rosa said. “A quilt that is machine-pieced and quilted takes months. They are always a labor of love.”
Every year the guild has a raffle quilt. This year’s “Bridge of Quilts” is based on a Dennis McGregor commissioned poster of the Yaquina Bay Bridge. Designed and created by Meralee Wilson, Jan McQueen and Jane Szabo, the 66x72” quilt features a lighthouse, a ship, a mermaid and other nautical themes in three-dimensional miniature quilts. Tickets can be purchased at the show for $1 apiece or six for $5 and will be drawn on Saturday at 3 pm. The winner need not be present to win.
The guild has a goal that every veteran in Lincoln County will receive a quilt. So far, 600 have been awarded and this year’s display will have four different quilts on display created for the Veterans Project.
A Children’s Corner, where kids can learn quilting and have a pillow as an end result, will give parents extra time to enjoy the show.
Finally, the show will also have a Guild Boutique, vendors and food for sale from Siren Lure Tea House. A special guild activities booth will include applications for guild membership.
Quilts by the Sea is open from 9 am to 5 pm on Friday, Aug. 2, and 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Newport Recreation Center, located at 225 Avery Street. The entry fee is $8, children younger than 12 can attend free if accompanied by an adult. For more information, go to www.oregoncoastalquilters.org.
Quilt show co-chairs Jan McQueen, Jane Szabo and Debbie Thompson
This year’s raffle quilt ‘Bridge of Quilts’
THANK YOU FOR
By Doug Haga
Art inspired by nature unites the creators of three new exhibits coming to Newport Visual Arts Center galleries, opening this Friday, Aug. 2.
An opening reception for the exhibits will take place Friday from 5 to 7 pm, featuring a talk from artist Doug Haga at 5:30 pm, followed by astrophotographer Jeremy Likness at 6 pm. Light refreshments will be served, and musical guest Annie Averre will provide entertainment.
In the Runyan Gallery, Haga’s “Here, There and Back Again” features brightly painted and embellished character inventions crafted from found natural elements and brought to life through intense color. The sculptural exhibit represents a full departure from his 50 years of two-dimensional artwork. Inspired by his interest in the Asian concept of Wabi-Sabi, a design aesthetic that combines ancient material with modern elements, Haga’s pieces are crafted combining driftwood with gourds, shop-made additions and wild chromatic pigments.
“Although I have been fabricating ‘things’ most of my life, this work is perhaps the most fun and engrossing art I have done for some time,” he said. “I have worked with modern pigments, powders, gels and unique wood shapes.”
In the Upstairs Gallery, “The Dynamic Poetry of Nature” features the astrophotography of Jeremy Likness. The out-of-this-world images provide visual access to the celestial, beyond what we are capable of seeing on our own.
“I seek to unveil the magic hidden in the mundane that is revealed in the aweinspiring moments in darkness that connect us to the distant stars,” Likness said. “My lenses capture light in a variety of forms, from distant galaxies to the luminous surface of the sunlit moon. I craft my art to evoke wonder and awe and reflect not just the light, but the emotional resonance of the target.”
And in the COVAS Showcase Gallery, guests will find Ben Soeby’s “New and Recent Works.” Using house paint, acrylic and paint pens on repurposed wood, the Lincoln City artist creates intricate and wild pieces inspired by a lifetime spent on the river and in the woods.
“Art and fishing saved my life and have given me an attachment to the moment,” he said. “As well as a meaningful perspective on nature and life.”
The Newport Visual Arts Center is located at 777 NW Beach Drive and is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 4 pm. For more information, go to coastarts. org or call 541-265-6540.
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Join jazz/pop singer-songwriter Halie Loren for an evening of standards and originals, in celebration of her new album, “Dreams Lost and Found ” Performing with pianist Matt Treder, bassist Rob Kohler and drummer Charlie Doggett.
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