Featuring: Lori Latham, Abstract Painter & Kelly Howard, Master Glass Blower
Artists' Reception at Volta Gallery
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 4:30 - 7pm
RBy Gretchen Ammerman Oregon Coast TODAY
oughly a decade ago, I was sitting on a folding chair among a bunch of parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles who were waiting for the kids they had brought to a class at a parkour gym near Gresham. After getting to know the ladies near me, one asked, “Which one is yours?” To which I proudly responded by pointing to the more than six-foot-tall, 40-something man defying gravity by running up a wall about as high as the gym space would allow.
“Oh, he’s really good,” they both said politely, trying to not make it awkward that my “kid” was the only one in the class that day older than 12, but also, because he really was pulling off some pretty impressive moves.
And it’s by applying that “use it or lose it” credo that my husband is now, a decade later, still fit enough that he was able to go move-for-move with our seven-year-old niece at ArtFit Oregon, where they were guided through a workout on the lyra, or aerial hoops, and the silks, two of the workouts offered at this cool new gym covered on page 9.
Undeniably a fun place for kids, the studio welcomes all ages, fitness levels and genders who are ready for a fitness experience that not only can get you fit quickly, creates some fun photo ops.
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SALISHAN
Siletz Tribe hosts Restoration Pow-Wow
The public is invited to join the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians this Saturday, Nov. 16, as it holds its annual Restoration Pow-Wow at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City.
American Indian vendors with jewelry, beadwork and other items for sale will be available throughout the day, leading up to the Grand Entry at 6 pm.
This is the 47th year that the Siletz Tribe has celebrated the signing of Public Law 95-195, which re-established governmentto-government relations with the federal government, making it the second tribe in the nation — and the first in Oregon — to achieve restoration.
The combination of Tribal employees and those at Chinook Winds Casino Resort has made the Siletz Tribe the largest employer in Lincoln County.
The Siletz Tribe has honored its tradition of sharing within the community by distributing more than $22.6 million through the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund and other Tribal resources. Chinook Winds has donated more than $6.5 million in cash and fund-raising items since 1995. It also provides in-kind donations of convention space for various fund-raisers as well as technical support, advertising and manpower for events.
For more information, go to ctsi.nsn.us.
Master Gardener class opens
Are you passionate about the idea of serving your community as a gardening educator? Reliable, accessible and personalized gardening guidance is needed now more than ever.
The application period for the 2025 OSU Extension Service Master Gardener Training Program in Lincoln County is open through Sunday, Dec. 1.
Master Gardeners serve their community as on-the-ground researchers, with solid training in science-based, sustainable gardening and a love of lifelong learning.
Volunteers receive comprehensive, university-level gardening education. The training requires roughly 40 hours of indepth education, more than 45 hours of volunteer service in the first year and then 20 hours of volunteer service and 10 hours of continuing education per year, thereafter.
The course begins on January 29, and there are 20 apprentice slots available in 2025.
For more information and registration details, go to beav.es/G3g or call 541-5746534.
Freshly
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The launch of a shipwreck tale
Author Rod Scher and illustrator Molly Dumas will appear at Lincoln City’s Freed Gallery this Saturday, Nov. 16, showcasing their collaborative work on “Ship of Lost Souls, The Tragic Wreck of the Steamship Valencia.”
The recently released work of nonfiction, gives the account of the steamship Valencia, which sailed from San Francisco bound for Seattle. In January 1906, it lost its bearings in a storm and ran aground on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. All but 37 of its 173 passengers and crew perished.
The book has received great reviews from Nautilus International, Top Mast Sail World and Library Journal.
Scher began his working life teaching English in high schools in California and Oregon. He has worked as an editor
for textbooks and magazines, and also as a software developer, writing software for StudyWare, the educational software company he and two partners founded in 1986. He is also the author of “Sailing by Starlight.”
Dumas grew up in Flint, Michigan during the civil rights movements. She studied art at Elmhurst College under renowned Chicago muralist/print maker John Pittman Weber and imagist Sandra Jorgensen. Her linoleum relief blocks are hand-carved, and her limited-edition prints using oil-based printers ink are hand pulled.
Saturday’s event is from 1 to 3 pm at the Freed Gallery, located at S 6119 Hwy. 101 in Lincoln City.
For more information, go to freedgallery. com.
Hospice screening in Newport
Newport’s Samaritan Center for Health Education will host a screening of the multiaward-winning “New Rules for End of Life Care,” this Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Barbara Karnes, RN, created the educational film to recognize that caring for someone as they approach the end of their life is not the same as caring for someone who is going to get better.
The film provides guidance on caring for a loved one who is at the end of their life,
whether they are at home, in a nursing home or in a hospital.
The 30-minute screening begins at 10 am and will be followed by a 30-minute discussion led by staff from Samaritan Evergreen Hospice.
Samaritan Center for Health Education is located at 740 SW Ninth Street, directly west of Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital. To reserve a seat, email Kelly Sautel at ksautel@samhealth.org.
Hang out, get fit
Wrap yourself up in a new hobby at ArtFit Oregon in Newport
By Gretchen Ammerman Oregon Coast TODAY
The sight was immediately arresting — broad swaths of silk in bold colors cascading from the ceiling in the foreground, large hoops, or lyra, in more color combinations hanging in the background. When the kids began to arrive, the ArtFit Oregon Studio in Newport took on an almost kinetic energy. I happened to be there on an Open House night, and the healthy number of guests included many regular students of instructor Sharon Jones, who opened the new space in August of this year with husband Mike Jones.
“We have many outstanding students and we have three 12- to 14-year-olds that are just amazing that will perform at the Open House” Mike said. “They were our first clients and in eight months they have excelled and they are so fun to watch.”
But I wasn’t there just to watch, I wanted to give the workouts a try, as students of the gym range in age from seven to almost 70.
We started on the silks, which I was assured I didn’t need prior experience to experience.
“You don’t already have to be strong to get started,” Mike said. “Sharon starts you out by tying a knot in the silks and as you build strength, she will untie the knot.”
Despite the fact that I was absolutely killing it, completing each move with grace and precision, I gave up my space to others so that they could practice enough to reach my level. That’s my story and I’m sticking with it.
Sharon fell in love with aerial silks, and later pole fitness, belly dancing and lyra, roughly seven years ago when the couple were living in Texas. After about two years of training, she became an instructor.
The couple moved to Oregon, where Sharon has family, last year. After renting space in another facility for a few
months, they purchased the former Newport NewsTimes building, which had enough space to offer a range of fitness options which also include pole fitness, tribal belly dancing, creative conditioning and focused flexibility.
“All of the classes work in relation to one another to build strength and confidence, “Mike said. We slowly plan to add other things like a Med Spa, which is a machine that tones your body that Sharon is certified to train people on, massage therapy and a Silks Yoga class.”
Though she has a gymnastics background, when Sharon first began doing the aerial exercises, she was looking for a new way to restore her earlier level of fitness.
“What really drew me in was that you get strong extremely fast, while still having fun,” she said.
Sharon’s students can show their stuff at public shows, which the couple take on the road.
“We have a portable rig so we can set up anywhere with clearance as high as 20 feet,” Mike said. “It can be used for aerial silks, lyra and pole fitness. They are a great thing to add to art shows, wine tastings, holiday events like New Year’s Eve parties and things like that.”
With proper training, aerial fitness can be a great, lowimpact way to maintain fitness almost lifelong.
“My mentor was in her 70s,” Sharon said. “There is no age limit. If you get on the internet you’ll see ‘seniors’ doing amazing things.”
Amanda Hajek, after trying other ways for daughters Juniper, aged six, and Fern, aged nine, to get their wiggles out, has happily landed at ArtFit Oregon.
“We just started last week and now we’ve been back three more times,” Amanda said. “Sharon is a really great teacher for the little kids. She’s really gentle and patient and has a great way of showing the moves.”
Fern and Juniper have taken both the silks and lyra classes.
“They are really fun and good for people that have a lot of energy,” Fern said. “They also give you core strength.”
“I like that I get to stretch,” Juniper added.
After watching how much fun her daughters were having, Amanda soon signed up for her first class.
And she was not alone.
“We have a dad who has started joining the classes after bringing his daughter in, too,” Mike said. “He’s already getting really good.”
Shortly after taking the class myself, we were surprised by a visit from my sister and niece. We spent early Saturday afternoon at the studio, where my husband and niece took a class together. They, this time all joking aside, absolutely killed it.
ArtFit Oregon is located at 831 NE Avery Street in Newport. Classes are currently offered Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, go to artfitoregon.com or call 806-535-9472 or 806790-1680.
Meet the Author
Nov. 16, 2024 1-3 pm
Book Signing & Presentation
Ship of Lost Souls is a nonfiction account of the steamship Valencia, which sailed from San Francisco bound for Seattle. In January 1906, it lost its bearings in a storm and ran aground on Vancouver Island, BC. All but 37 of its 173 passengers and crew perished. Books and artist prints available.
FINANCIAL COACH TRAINING
Stand By Me is a financial empowerment program that offers free financial coaching to individuals seeking help with their budget, credit, debt, and savings.
We need volunteer coaches to join our team and make a difference in our community!
You can help someone find more financial stability and peace through your coaching. Contact us to sign up or get more info.
December 3rd, 4th, 5th 9am - 3pm
OCWCOG Office 1121 NW Ninth Street Corvallis, OR 97330
You will learn:
“This is a fantastic program! We so appreciated the support. We were given helpful tools to use. Our coach was very understanding and took the time to get to know us and meet us where we were at.” --Stand By Me Participant
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Fundamentals of budgeting, credit, and saving
Where to find community resources
Valuable coaching tools such as active listening
standbymeoregon@ocwcog.org
How to support and encourage clients Motivation tips How to inspire behavior change Tools for action planning
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Meets first Tuesday of the month, noon-1:30 pm at Hilltop Inn 1910 SE Hwy. 101 For more information, attend a meeting, email us at
or call Commander Bob Portwood at 541-994-4453 or Service Officer Loriann Sheridan at 541-921-2008
Newport Cafe
Oasis offers some cultural refreshment
The Oasis Ensemble will kick off its 2024-2025 season at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center this Saturday, Nov. 16, and the Lincoln City Cultural Center on Sunday, Nov. 17.
The ensemble consists of Dawn Weiss, soloist and former principal flutist of the Oregon Symphony; Louis Lowenstein, former cellist with the Chicago and Pittsburgh symphonies; and Andrew Cannestra, award-winning pianist and recording artist.
Based in Eugene, the trio regularly performs in a wide variety of venues across Oregon to audiences of all ages and musical backgrounds to foster and cultivate the arts, providing a cultural and artistic oasis of inspiration, meaning and fulfillment for local and statewide communities.
In these first concerts of the season, the
Whether you’re a local or just visiting the central Oregon coast, Newport Café treats everyone like they’re family. Our exceptional comfort food, huge portions, and extensive menu means you will find something you like and get a lot of it. Because our menu offers delicious daily specials, you can have all of our home cooked meals at a price you can afford. Proud home of the 8 lb burger.
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7:30 pm Thu, Fri, Sat Oct. 24 through Nov. 18 4 pm matinée Sun. Nov. 10
ensemble will present female composer Mel Bonis’s “Soir et Matin” which is in the French romantic/impressionist style, Bohuslav Martinu’s charming, high-energy Czech neoclassical “Trio #1” and Felix Mendelssohn’s lush Germanic classical/romantic “Trio in D minor, op. 49.” Future concerts will include a wide variety of compositions from classical to romantic, impressionistic to jazz influenced and contemporary styles. Some programs will include exciting newly commissioned works by local and national composers.
The Saturday concert begins at 7:30 pm at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, located at 333 SE Bay Blvd. in Newport.
The Sunday concert begins at 2 pm at Lincoln City Cultural Center, located at 540 NE Hwy. 101. Tickets are $20 for adults and discounted for students. For more information, go to oasisensemble.com.
Coast Calendar
Thursday, Nov. 14
designers. Options for potential traffic patterns as well as pedestrian and bicycle pathways will also be available. 4-7 pm, 740 SW 9th Street.
Singing Workshop
Lincoln City Community Center
Friday, Nov. 15
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Singing Workshop
“Dodging
Come have fun and learn basic techniques for singing. Open to beginners and intermediate singers aged 14 and up. Learn pitch matching, harmonies and more while practicing fun, seasonal songs to present at the end of the session. 5-7 pm, 2150 NE Oar Place.
Central Coast Fly Fishers
OSU Extension Center Newport
2-3 pm, 1716 3rd Street.
Makers’ Place Workshop
Lincoln City Cultural Center
Makers of all ages are invited to try four different creative activities, with all materials and instructions laid out for self-guided art exploration experience. Kids under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. $5. 3-6 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101.
Revitalization Plan Outreach
Samaritan Center for Health Education • Newport
A chance to have your say on the Newport City Center
Revitalization Plan Project and chat with planners and
The Port of Newport will present the status of the port and plans for the future. 5:30 pm, 1211 SE Bay Blvd.
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.
Get a jump start on your holiday shopping, with a variety of vendors and food options. Noon-7 pm, 4603 3rd Street.
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.
“Branchings”
City Cultural Center
An opening reception for this exhibit of work by Kate Saunders and Ger Killeen, an art exploration through the latest scientific insights into natural forest communities. 5-7 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Night Market
Aquarium Village • Newport
An indoor/outdoor market showcasing oddities and original art, an artist meet and greet, open mic and karaoke, tarot card readings, unique resale, photo booth, food and more. 6-10 pm, 2925 SE Ferry Slip Road. FMI, go to www.primaltones.com.
“Angel Street”
Theatre West • Lincoln City
Set in 19th-Century London, this classic tale tells the story of a suavely handsome man slowly driving his gentle, devoted wife to the brink of insanity. 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101. Tickets, $15 to $20, available at theatrewest.com or by calling 541-994-5663.
Lincoln City Community Center
A chance for young singers to learn basic techniques. Open to beginners and intermediate singers aged eight to 12. Learn pitch matching, harmonies and more while practicing fun, seasonal songs to present at the end of the session. 10-11:30 am, 2150 NE Oar Place.
Book Sale
Driftwood Public Library • Lincoln City
Back for the first time in four years, this Saturday sale offers thousands of books, CDs, audiobooks, puzzles and more. 10 am-2 pm, second floor, 801 SW Hwy. 101. FMI, call 541-996-1215.
Rain Fest
Tillamook Forest Center
Plunge into the world of surging rivers, spawning salmon and the inner workings of watersheds to celebrate the ways in which rain transforms the coast’s forests. Get your rain boots ready to release salmon, play games, make crafts and more. 10 am-4 pm, 45500 Hwy. 6, 26 miles east of Tillamook.
Holiday Bazaar
Tillamook County Fairgrounds Tillamook
Get a jump start on your holiday shopping, with a variety of vendors and food options. 10 am-5 pm, 4603 3rd Street.
Juncus Basket Weaving Workshop
Hoffman Center for the Arts • Manzanita
Tribal artist Stephanie Craig will demonstrate multiple traditional weaving techniques and all students will take home a finished basket. $290, all supplies included. 10 am-5 pm Saturday and Sunday, 594 Laneda Avenue. Register at hoffmanarts.org/events.
Restoration Pow-Wow
Chinook Winds Casino Resort • Lincoln City
Saturday, Nov. 16
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.
“Ship of Lost Souls”
Freed Gallery Lincoln City
Author Rod Scher and illustrator Molly Dumas showcase their collaborative work on “Ship of Lost Souls, The Tragic Wreck of the Steamship Valencia.” 1-3 pm, S 6119 Hwy. 101. FMI, go to freedgallery.com.
Umbrella Decorating Day
Rain Fest
Tillamook Forest Center
Plunge into the world of surging rivers, spawning salmon and the inner workings of watersheds to celebrate the ways in which rain transforms the coast’s forests. Get your rain boots ready to release salmon, play games, make crafts and more. 10 am-4 pm, 45500 Hwy. 6, 26 miles east of Tillamook.
Open mic with host Mac “The Duke” Esposito. Family-friendly acts, seasoned performers and fledgling talents welcome. 1-3 pm, 540 NE Commercial Street.
“A Course in Miracles” Congregational Church of Lincoln City
This ongoing spiritual self-study program offers a warm welcome to all. 2-3 pm, 2435 NW Oar Place. FMI, call Pam at 541-961-0084 or Mary Anne at 480-310-3433.
Celebrating 100 Years
The Old Wheeler Hotel Wheeler
Take a walk through the century-old Wheeler Hotel, followed by a screening of a film about the town, created by historian Mark Beach and videographer Carl Vandervoort. 2-4:30 pm, 495 Nehalem Blvd. (Hwy. 101).
Free Creatures
Primaltones Community Venue • Newport
A smooth fusion of upright bass, psychedelic electric guitar solos, heavily danceable hip hop beats. All ages until 10 pm, 21+ thereafter. $18 in advance, $20 at the door. 7 pm, 2925 SE Ferry Slip Road.
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
Oasis Ensemble Lincoln City Cultural Center The
Join the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians as members celebrate the 47th anniversary of the restoration of official Tribal status. American Indian vendors will be offering jewelry, beadwork and other items for sale throughout the day and dancing will begin with a grand entry at 6 pm. Noon, 1777 NW 44th Street.
“25 Years of Finders Keepers”
North Lincoln County Historical Museum • Lincoln City
An opening reception for this new exhibit, chronicling the history and magic of found glass fishing floats on the Oregon Coast. 1 to 3 pm, 4907 SW Hwy. 101. FMI, call 541-996-6614.
Toledo Public Library
Bling your brolly in preparation for the Nov. 30 Umbrella parade down Main Street. Holiday decorations available while supplies last. 1-4 pm, 173 NW 7th Street.
Willamette Writers Coast Chapter
Newport Public Library
Lincoln City author David Stevenson will present the essay he gave his MFA students: “I am not a Robot: Notes from a Writing Life,” followed by a Q&A. 2 pm, 35 NW Nye Street. FMI, go to willamettewriters.org.
“Angel Street”
Lincoln City Senior Center
Theatre West • Lincoln City
Set in 19th-Century London, this classic tale tells the story of a suavely handsome man slowly driving his gentle, devoted wife to the brink of insanity. 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101. Tickets, $15 to $20, available at theatrewest.com or by calling 541-994-5663.
Oasis Ensemble
Pacific Maritime Heritage Center • Newport
The ensemble kicks off its 2024-2025 season with pieces by Mel Bonis, Bohuslav Martinu and Felix Mendelssohn. 7:30 pm, 333 SE Bay Blvd. $20. FMI, go
A gentle form of movement while your body is supported.
Monday, Nov. 18
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.
Call Shot Pool
Newport 60+ Activity Center
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 541-2659617. Holiday Bazaar Tillamook County Fairgrounds
Tuesday, Nov. 19
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Thursday, Nov. 14
Lincoln City Music Circle
Lincoln City Community 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.
ZuhG Solo
Fathoms Restaurant • Lincoln City
An intimate, solo acoustic set from ZuhG frontman Bryan Nichols. 5:30-7:30 pm at the Inn at Spanish Head, 4009 SE Hwy. 101, 541996-2161.
Bret Lucich
Oshen’s Restaurant • Gleneden Beach
An experience to remember from this singer-songwriter, entertainer and musician, with a wide variety of music for listening and dancing. 5:30-7:30 pm, at Salishan, 7755 N. Highway 101, 541-764-9026.
Andrew Hussey Gilgamesh Brewing • Lincoln City
This singer-songwriter’s influences include acoustic rock jams by the likes of Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper, Phish and Jack Johnson. 6-8 pm in the Lincoln City Outlets, 1500 SE East Devils Lake Road.
Ghost of Brian Craig
The Drift Inn • Yachats
Andrew Hussey
Pelican Brewing • Lincoln City
Enjoy a pint with a view, alongside live music. 6-8 pm, 5911 SE Hwy. 101, 541-614-4216.
Bringetto Duo
Fishing Rock Eatery & Lounge • Depoe Bay
Jazz classics and Latin standards. 6-9 pm, 3245 Hwy. 101, 541764-4222.
Bret Lucich
Oshen’s Restaurant • Gleneden Beach
An experience to remember from this singer-songwriter, entertainer and musician, with a wide variety of music for listening and dancing. 5:30-7:30 pm, at Salishan, 7755 N. Highway 101, 541-764-9026.
Garibaldi Jam
Garibaldi Community Hall
Solo acoustic rock. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Highway 101 North, 541-5474477.
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
8:30 pm-12:30 am, 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.
Friday, Nov. 15
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.
Karaoke
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.
Family Karaoke Night/Open Mic
The Pines Dine • Lincoln City 6-8 pm, 5040 SE Hwy. 101.
Mike Tolle
The Drift Inn • Yachats
Acoustic folk blues. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Hwy. 101 N., 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.
Zeller’s Bar & Grill • Lincoln City 9 pm-2 am, 1643 Hwy. 101, 541-994-8100.
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, Nov. 16
James Ferguson
Café Chill • Waldport
Music from the 1920s to 2020. 5-7 pm, 540 NE Commercial Street, 541-819-5041.
Mr. Vale’s Math Class
Beachcrest Brewing Company • Gleneden Beach
This six-piece funk band has horns that knock down the door and percussion-laden grooves that are the perfect accompaniment to any dance party. 5:30-7:30 pm, at Salishan, 7755 N. Highway 101, 541-234-4013.
Bret Lucich
Oshen’s Restaurant • Gleneden Beach
An experience to remember from this singer-songwriter, entertainer and musician, with a wide variety of music for listening and dancing. 5:30-7:30 pm, at Salishan, 7755 N. Highway 101, 541-764-9026.
Whole Lotta Louis
Fishing Rock Eatery & Lounge • Depoe Bay
The music of Louis Jordan, Louis Armstrong and Louis Prima, played by Don Nelson on bass, Richard Robitaille on drums and vocals, Neal Staufenbeil on sax, and Ronnie Jay Pirrello on guitar, harp and vocals. 6-9 pm, 3245 Hwy. 101, 541-764-4222.
Ian Smith
The Drift Inn • Yachats
An evening of classics from a local legend. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Hwy. 101 N., 541-547-4477.
Lauren Sheehan
Schooner Restaurant & Lounge • Netarts
Join Sheehan in the lounge as she fires up the guitar and banjo for an evening of roots Americana. 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.
Karaoke
Zeller’s Bar & Grill • Lincoln City 9 pm-2 am, 1643 Hwy. 101, 541-994-8100.
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, Nov. 17
Sunday Jam
Bay Haven Inn • Newport
A chance for professional musicians to collaborate and improvise. 3-6 pm, 608 SW Bay Blvd.
Sunday Jazz Jam
Beachcrest Brewing Company • Gleneden Beach Instrumentalists and vocalists are welcome to sit in. 4-6 pm at Salishan, 7755 N. Highway 101, 541-234-4013.
Pocket Dimension
Nauti Mermaid Beach House • Lincoln City Soulful, jazzy music that defies gravity and transcends boundaries. 4-7 pm, 220 SE Hwy. 101.
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.
Tex Brooklyn Experiment
The Drift Inn • Yachats
Enjoy original songs, old standards, unique arrangements, requests and fun. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Highway 101 North, 541-547-4477.
Mr. Vale’s Math Class • Saturday, No. 16, in Gleneden Beach
Karaoke
Zeller’s Bar & Grill • Lincoln City
8:30 pm-12:30 am, 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.
Monday, Nov. 18
Karl Smiley
The Drift Inn • Yachats
This award-winning songwriter loves to mix it up with his unique and personal spin on rhythmic blues, traditional folk and some covers. He plays his own brand of fingerstyle guitar and loves to fly free with his whistling or scat breaks. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Highway 101 North, 541-5474477.
Karaoke
Zeller’s Bar & Grill • Lincoln City
8:30 pm-12:30 am, 1643 Hwy. 101, 541-994-8100.
Tuesday, Nov. 19
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 Shipe
The Drift Inn • Yachats
Multi-genre singing songster, multi-styled fingerpicking strummer and ivory tickler with a dozen acclaimed albums and pleasantly soulful voice. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Hwy. 101 N., 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.
Karaoke
Zeller’s Bar & Grill • Lincoln City
8:30 pm-12:30 am, 1643 Hwy. 101, 541-994-8100.
Wednesday, Nov. 20
John & Spark Duo
The Drift Inn • Yachats
Live music that is sure to spark your interest. 6-8:30 pm, 124 Hwy. 101 N., 541-547-4477.
Karaoke
Zeller’s Bar & Grill • Lincoln City
8:30 pm-12:30 am, 1643 Hwy. 101, 541-994-8100.
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Lauren Sheehan • Saturday, Nov. 16, in Netarts
in concert
Flamenco fan?
This Saturday, Nov. 16, audiences at the Lincoln City Cultural Center will join an international celebration of song, dance and musicianship through a concert performance by the duo Seffarine and their flamenco-loving friends.
The show, part of the center’s new “Voyages: Adventures in Music” concert series, will be a tribute to the “arte jondo” (deep art) that inspired UNESCO to declare flamenco an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The performance will feature the soulful Moroccan vocals of Lamiae Naki and the oud expertise of Nat Hulskamp, who tour together as Seffarine, along with Bernardo Gomez on bass and Darian Patrick on cajón and percussion. Flamenco dance and palmas will be performed by Sophia Solano.
Sophia is a second-generation flamenco artist and daughter of guitarist José Solano. Her earliest dance teacher was Rafaela de Cádiz, and at 18 Sophia moved to Spain for a semester to immerse in Spanish culture and study flamenco at the Universidad de Sevilla and Estudio Juan Polvillo. A few years later, she returned to Granada to study at the internationally-renowned school
Carmen de las Cuevas where she took private and group classes in technique and choreography, learning primarily from bailaora María la Manzanilla. Over the past several years, Sophia has also taught beginning and intermediate flamenco dance in Newport and Eugene.
Flamenco is a combination of song, dance and music that is performed in many settings, including religious festivals, rituals, church ceremonies and private celebrations. It has its origins in interculturality, especially in the Roma culture and the Roma people. The UNESCO recognition of flamenco was formalized.
The Andalusian Regional Government declared the day after UNESCO’s recognition on Nov. 16, 2010 as “Flamenco Day in Andalusia.” The day is celebrated with a variety of activities, including conferences, exhibitions, concerts and shows. Spain also releases a video each year to celebrate the day. Saturday’s show starts at 7 pm at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, located at 540 NE Hwy. 101. Tickets are $15 to $30. For more information and tickets, go to lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541994-9994.
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learn a little
Author offers tips from a writing life
As a writer, have you found it difficult to begin a project? Do you have things to say but don’t know where to start? How and where do you get your inspiration?
Join the Willamette Writers Coast Chapter at Newport Public Library this Saturday, Nov. 16, when Lincoln City author David Stevenson will present the essay he gave his MFA students: “I am not a Robot: Notes from a Writing Life.” Stevenson will talk about how he began to write and why it took so long to get “anywhere.” He will also field a Q&A session.
An open mic will follow the talk. Participants who sign up and will have five minutes to read a work of their choice. Stevenson is the author of “Points of Astonishment: Alpine Stories,” the essay collections “High Places, Sacrifices, Mysteries” and “Warnings Against Myself: Meditations on a Life in Climbing,” and the novels “Forty Crows” and “Letters from Chamonix,” which was the winner of the Banff Mountain Book Award for fiction in 2014.
A Professor Emeritus at Western Illinois University, Stevenson was also director and professor at the University of Alaska at
Anchorage of the MFA program. This presentation, part of the Coast Chapter’s new Spotlight on Central Coast Authors series, begins at 2 pm at Newport Public Library, located at 35 NW Nye Street. For more information, go to willamettewriters.org.
An orca update, online
Cindy Hansen of the Orca Network will provide an update on Southern Resident Orcas when she appears as the guest speaker at the American Cetacean Society this Saturday, Nov. 16.
Southern Resident Orcas were listed as endangered in Canada in 2003 and in the United States in 2005 but, after 20 years, the population is not recovering. In an online presentation Hansen will talk about updated research results and recovery efforts, and why the whales themselves continue to inspire hope.
There will be opportunities to join in the conversation and offer suggestions on what needs to happen in order to start seeing recovery and population growth.
Hansen received a degree in zoology from the University of Washington and has worked as a naturalist and educator for more than 20 years. She was previously the education curator at The Whale Museum, and is currently the education and advocacy coordinator for Orca Network, working from her home on San Juan Island in addition to doing education, outreach and advocacy throughout the region. She is also a board member for the Orca Behavior Institute, and a volunteer and board member for Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center on San Juan Island. Saturday’s online presentation begins at 10 am. Participants must register by 5 pm on Friday in order to receive the link for the presentation. For more information and the registration link, go to the American Cetacean Society Oregon Chapter page on Facebook.
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The art of connection
‘Branchings’ exhibit opens in Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery
Take an art exploration through the latest scientific insights into natural forest communities at the Kate Saunders and Ger Killeen show “Branchings” opening at Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery this Friday, Nov. 15.
An opening reception on Friday from 5 to 7 pm will offer wine, appetizers and a chance to meet the artists.
A virtual gallery tour will go live on Facebook on Saturday.
The exhibit features two complementary artforms: kiln-formed glass by Saunders and digital prints with augmented reality by Killeen, which link above-ground and below-ground in vastly complex and surprising ways.
Using images of plants, trees, fungi and animals native to the Oregon Coast forests, the artists try to reveal and communicate what scientist and professor Suzanne Simard calls “the beautiful structures and finely adapted languages of the forest network.” They are particularly interested in representing the energy and dynamism of these structures and their analogues in neural networks.
Saunders has long worked with natural images in glass, some of which she magnifies beyond easy recognition to produce a radically altered perspective on common forms. Killeen takes these images as well as his own digital prints as occasions for using augmented reality techniques to draw the viewer underneath the surface of the physical artworks and down inside an imagined experience of the understory.
All of the augmentations on the physical and digital artworks are easily viewable in the web
browser of any mobile device and need no special app to be viewed.
As an exhibition, “Branchings” is designed to engage the visual, auditory and tactile senses of gallery visitors, encouraging people to follow different branches of narrative as they move around the physical gallery space and peer inside the virtual world revealed through the portal of their mobile devices.
Saunders has employed a unique process with her own photographs, using a photoresist technique to sandblast the images onto the glass and then rubbing enamels into the sandblasted areas to bring out the image. Her work has been shown at the Mount Angel Library, Randolph New Hampshire Annual Exhibition and Cannon Beach Gallery. She was a founding member of the Casbah Art Collective.
Killeen is a poet, digital artist and filmmaker. His work has been exhibited at Digital Art Month in Paris, Web3 Gallery in Manhattan and The Shoreditch Arts Club in London. His digital fashion won an award in 2022 at Paris Fashion Week. His short experimental film, “Mycelial Rhapsody” premiered at the 2023 Fungi Film Fest at Cinema 21 in Portland in November 2023. His most recent book is “Ghost Topologies — Augmented Reality Poems.”
“Branchings” runs through Dec. 29 at the Chessman Gallery, located inside the Lincoln City Cultural Center at 540 NE Hwy. 101. The center is open from 10 am to 5 pm, Wednesday through Sunday.
For more information, go to lincolncityculturalcenter.org or call 541-994-9994.
“Mycelium” by Ger Killeen
“Passages” by Kate Saunders
Celebrating the glass of 25
North Lincoln County Historical Museum will celebrate the history and magic of glass fishing floats on the Oregon Coast when it presents “25 Years of Finders Keepers” this Saturday, Nov. 16. Historically, the Oregon Coast has been one of the best places to find unique glass fishing floats. The ocean currents would bring in the most unusual and unique shapes, attracting visitors from all over to treasure hunt. The museum is proud to have one of the largest collections of original glass floats, which have inspired collectors and glass artists for over 100 years.
Once the Japanese fishing industry started replacing their hempen rope with plastic, fewer and fewer floats washed up, until it was nearly impossible to find any in the late 1990s. In 2000, a group of artists and community organizations worked together to celebrate the new millennium and renew the joy of finding floats on the beach. Lincoln City’s Finders Keepers program has kept that tradition alive for 25 years and has
inspired, supported and brought together phenomenal glass artists from all over the Pacific Northwest.
The exhibit will walk visitors through the history and development of the program, show a unique example from each year since 2000, and celebrate the glass art community that has developed around Finders Keepers. The exhibit will be on display on the second floor of the museum for a full year. On display will be 25 different floats, original posters from each year, glass-making tools and instruments, videos showing the glassmaking process, interviews and photos of artists who have been involved in the program and photos that have been shared by people who have found these treasures. Saturday’s opening reception will run from 1 to 3 pm at North Lincoln County Historical Museum, located at 4907 SW Hwy. 101 in Lincoln City. The museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to 4 pm. For more information, go to nlchm.org or call 541-996-6614.
coast culture Weaving a story through the generations
Tribal artist shares basketweaving techniques
By Chelsea Yarnell For the TODAY
When Tribal artist Stephanie Craig gets stumped during a weaving project, she turns to her dreams for clarity.
“It comes naturally to me,” she said. “If I get stuck on something, I will have a dream about someone showing me how to get through that hard stuff and how to fix things. In our culture, that’s our ancestors helping and teaching me.”
Craig’s work, along with a collection of belongings from her ancestors and other members of the Grand Ronde, will be on display at the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center in Tillamook throughout December. The exhibit is titled “What my Ancestors Taught Me.”
People will have the opportunity to learn from Craig herself during a two-day Juncus Basket Weaving workshop at The Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita this weekend.
Craig, whose traditional name, anqati temtem chxi siyaxus na nim, translates to old soul, young eyes, is a seventhgeneration traditional basket weaver. She is Kalapuya, Chinook, Rogue River, Umpqua, an enrolled Grand Ronde Tribal member, Oregon Culture Keeper, Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge practitioner and cultural museum consultant.
“My great-great-great grandma Martha Jane Sands was forcibly marched from her homelands in Southern Oregon
along the Rogue River at the age of 14 to her new home on the Grand Ronde Reservation in Northwestern Oregon located in the foothills of the Coast Range,” Craig wrote in her artist biography. “She passed this cultural tradition on to her daughter Hattie Sands Hudson. These women continued to weave Hazel Stick Baskets and sold them throughout the area to neighbors, friends, Native American basket collectors, tourists and settlers.”
As the owner of Kalapuya Weaving and Consulting, Craig uses her personal life and education career experiences to provide cultural education and presentations as well as teach basket weaving classes.
“Because of the family I come from, growing up around it, it’s in my blood,” she said. “The ancestors taught me to be a basket weaver. I understand baskets — I’m good at identifying the materials and where they grow. What we say is: ‘It’s in our DNA. It’s intergenerational. We’re born with it.’ I’m very humbled and blessed to have such a knowledge to help not just my tribe, but other tribes bring back basket weaving.”
Through the Juncus Basket Weaving workshop, students will learn proper gathering, processing, cleaning and storage methods of the Juncus plant and will practice multiple traditional weaving techniques, including a variety of starts and rims. At the end of the workshop, students will take home a finished woven basket. The cost of the workshop is $290 with all supplies included.
“Everyone’s basket will look a little different,” Craig said.
“I like to provide a free form for that. [I’ll also] talk about our lifeways and about different baskets and how they’re used … my mom still has three baskets that she uses to this day. The baskets were never on a shelf, they were actively used.”
Craig’s workshops are a safe space for cultural curiosity and questions.
“A lot of people have questions about Native American culture,” she said. “Students of all ages can ask questions. I welcome them and they have a right to know. Knowledge is power. My hope for my classes is that if I can get one person from every class to be a Native American ally, then I’ve done my job.”
The exhibit, “What my Ancestors Taught Me” has basketry from Craig’s family from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, and creations she has made throughout the past 30 years.
“It’s something I’ve devoted my entire life to: our tribe and culture,” she said. “My goal from day one was to give back to my community and tribe, bring back our traditions for our people and create more weavers.”
The Juncus Basket Weaving workshop runs from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 16 and 17. The Hoffman Center for the Arts is located at 594 Laneda Avenue in Manzanita. To register for the workshop, go to hoffmanarts. org/events.
The Latimer Quilt & Textile Center is located at 2105 Wilson River Loop in Tillamook and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is $4.
Photo courtesy Kalapuya Weaving and Consulting
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