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Siletz Bay Music Festival sets off on a musical adventure

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For some, the sound of summer will always be synonymous with the gentle lapping of waves on a sun-drenched beach. And, while the Oregon Coast can play that tune all summer long, there’s a special, 10-day stretch in August when the area comes alive with musical styles from around the world. The Siletz Bay Music Festival will return to Lincoln City this August, offering the chance to hear world-class musicians perform classical works, chamber pieces, jazz and more. Turn to page 12 where Eliot Sekuler has the full story.

Meanwhile, on page 10, Sabine Wilson has the scoop on the veritable symphony of flavors up for grabs at the Pines Dine in Lincoln City. This food truck plaza has something to suit every taste, from burritos to momos, poke bowls to burgers, and barbecue to gyros.

Whether its music, food or any of the many other treasures the area has to offer, we hope you find something to your taste at the coast.

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The Pines Dine combines delicious eats with local history in Lincoln City

In February of 2020, Lincoln City Council unanimously approved two ordinances that would allow for food carts to operate within the city limits.

While many locals grew excited about the prospect of perhaps having one or two carts to spice up the town, local entrepreneurial couple Ross and Rachelle Rehberg were thinking big for the Taft area. They started a development from the ground up which would eventually transform into the beloved The Pines Dine food cart village.

In 2021 Rachelle said, “We always had a vision of 51st street being the ‘it’ spot for people to park, walk the area and go to different restaurants and attractions. They could visit the bay, the beach, the park, and soon the food truck village which we’re really excited about.”

Three years have passed since then and The Pines has grown into a place for people to fill up not only on delicious and diverse foods, but also build connections with people and the area.

As you pass through the space trying to pick out which food carts to buy from, there is something else in the air aside from the delicious steamed momos and freshly cut carne asada. People are coming together from all over to meet for meals, to laugh and break bread, to catch up, to play games and even to have business meetings.

The Pines has provided a plethora of good food options in a short amount of time, satisfying the foodies in town and making it easy for groups to go to one location with an abundance of delicious choices to satisfy every palate. But most importantly, The Pines is representative of where social interaction, culture and food intersect.

Taft has also since transformed into an up and coming spot for Lincoln City. Since the Rehbergs spearheaded the development of The Pines, another massive development was built right down the street. On top of that, the new community park has been introduced and committed to Taft right across the street.

While the area continues to grow and develop, it’s easy to forget about the rich history that stems from the area. Ross and Rachelle want to ensure The Pines pays

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homage to what came before them.

“This spot has always been known as ‘The Pines’ going back to the 1920s,” Rachelle said. “Fred Watson built the first Pines Hotel & Restaurant and it was the ‘it’ spot in the ’60s but unfortunately it burned down.”

Built in 1927, the Pines Hotel was a destination resort that included a complete ballroom, restaurant and a place for locals to play cards and gamble.

“A lot of our long-time third- and fourth-generation Lincoln City residents can relate to what The Pines was,” Ross said. “And while we have created something new, we also hope to continue to pass that heritage and culture on.”

This history was interlaced through the design, decor, and architecture of the new space.

“Many aspects of the time period are really inspiring to me,” Rachelle said, “and I felt that implementing some of the finished work and decor would be a nice nod to the Pines Hotel as well as the 1920s vibe,”

The Pines includes a beverage bar and event space known as Vin & Bräu with a beautiful black and emerald green interior, golden accents, crystal chandeliers, and other 1920s-inspired decor.

The 12 operating food carts on site

include: Bobablastic, Blue’s Beach Burgers, Gyropoulus, The Balkan Gypsy, Rook & Larder, Taqueria 101, Sushi 101, Smoked Out Sandwiches, Momo on the Wheels, Pattaya, Taki’s Souvlaki and Sha Sha’s Poke. The central building known as Vin & Bräu, is an indoor beverage bar and event space for guests to enjoy their meals, while finding the perfect drink to pair it with (full bar, 10 taps, plus an array of non-alcoholic drinks are available).

“We’re just really grateful to even have the opportunity to do this,” Rachelle said.

The Pines Dine is located at 5040 SE Hwy. 101. For more information on The Pines Dine, Vin & Brau, and food cart hours or menus go to www.thepinesdine.com. Or, follow The Pines Dine and Vin & Brau on Facebook.

Public parking is available in the lot behind the property on SE Inlet Avenue.

Siletz Bay Music Festival sets off on a musical adventure All strings

By Eliot Sekuler

For the TODAY

It’s a time of change for the Siletz Bay Music Festival, the annual musical event that draws some of the world’s greatest chamber, orchestral and jazz musicians to the Central Oregon Coast. This year’s festival, beginning August 16, will feature 11 events over 10 days, including a free chamber concert, a free children’s concert, two symphonic concerts and a Latin jazz night.

With a new artistic director, a new conductor, and the local debut of a legendary jazz performer, this will mark the first time the festival will be staged without the guiding hand of its renowned founding

artistic director, Yaki Bergman, who passed away in late 2023 after serving as conductor and artistic director of several prominent musical organizations.

Mei-Ting Sun, piano virtuoso and the late Bergman’s protégé, will serve as this year’s artistic director. He has firmed up an ambitious program that balances new music from contemporary composers with repertoire from the classical canon, including some seldom-heard pieces by master composers. Sun’s close relationship with the late Bergman assures some continuity of the festival’s direction, but he is quick to admit that the shoes he is filling are exceptionally large.

“Yaki was the glue that held the festival together through his personality,

his curiosity for new things, his openmindedness and his taste,” said Sun, speaking from his home in London, where he serves as professor of piano at the Royal Academy of Music. “He was a man of great charm and many talents — as a conductor and as a programmer — but they all pale next to an essential quality that made Yaki so extraordinary: he was a magnet for people with talent, which allowed him to bring amazing musicians together at Siletz Bay and other places as well.”

In recent years, the festival has evolved to include work reflecting a broad musical spectrum, including new music and pieces by women and diverse composers. “Yaki’s vision for the festival changed over the years,” said Sun. “Originally, the focus

Asi Matathias and Tosca Opdam • Photo by Bob Gibson/Blue Water Photography

was just on bringing great musicians to the coast. But once he had the necessary musicians in place, he seized the opportunity to present new music.”

He added that the quality of the music was Bergman’s constant criterion.

“Yaki took exceptional measures to find and champion great music that happened to be diverse,” Sun said. “He didn’t choose diversity for its own sake.”

Yaki Bergman will be memorialized at two of this year’s festival events: the opening night program featuring a North American premiere of Mei-Ting Sun’s transcription of Sibelius’ “Symphony No. 5,” along with two Beethoven piano sonatas. Also dedicated to Bergman will be the free concert on August 20 featuring Oliver Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time,” which was written and first performed at a prison camp in Germany, where the composer had been confined. The other free concert, the August 24 family and children’s concert at Lincoln City’s Regatta Park, will feature the composition “Spirit Chief Names the Animal People,” by Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate (Chickasaw), a performance that honors Bergman’s interest

and respect for Native American history and culture.

Veteran festival goers will see many familiar faces among this year’s artists along with some notable newcomers. The festival was successful in recruiting the Oregon Symphony’s assistant conductor, Deanna Tham, to conduct the orchestra on August 24 and 25. The first of those concerts will feature internationally acclaimed violinist Asi Matathias performing Mendelssohn’s much-beloved “Violin Concerto. “The August 25 concert will present San Francisco-based composer Gabrielle Smith’s “Rust,” and Daniel Freiberg’s “Latin American Chronicles,” featuring Cubanborn clarinet and saxophone legend Paquito D’Rivera, who will also headline the festival’s Latin Jazz Club night on August 22. The August 25 concert will close with Nancy Ives’ acclaimed musical re-telling of the destruction of Native American livelihood, “Celilo Falls: We Were There,” a multimedia performance that also includes original poetry and narration by renowned writer Ed Edmo and projected imagery by photographer Joe Cantrell.

Venues for this year’s festival include the

Lincoln City Cultural Center, Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, The Congregational Church of Lincoln City, Lincoln City’s Regatta Park and the Chinook Winds Convention Center.

Noting that the program and artists featured at this year’s festival are very much in line with Yaki Bergman’s sensibility, Sun said he’ll continue to be guided by the festival’s tradition but hopes to continue to offer new and adventurous programs.

“I want to preserve Yaki’s vision, because it is truly valuable, and to expand upon it with new musical choices.” Sun plans to commission new works by contemporary composers, including composers from diverse backgrounds. And he plans to recruit young up-and-coming artists.

“We want to continue to share our love of music and music as a means of building community,” he said. “At this difficult time for the world, we need to have as much celebration, love and community as possible.”

For more information and to purchase tickets, go to siletzbaymusic.org.

Jazz legend Paquito D’Rivera makes Oregon Coast debut considered

Winner of 16 combined Grammy and Latin Grammy awards, Paquito D’Rivera has moved effortlessly among jazz, Latin and classical musical circles. Those versatile musical talents will be on full display at the Siletz Bay Music Festival, where he will be featured, first at the festival’s August 22 Latin Club Jazz Night and three days later, at the August 25 “Sounds of the Americas” orchestral concert. The latter will highlight his classical music virtuosity as he performs on the Daniel Freiberg composition, “Latin American Chronicles,” a piece he has performed with more than two dozen prestigious symphonies around the world.

Although Rivera’s concert tours have taken him around the world many times, these two festival performances will mark his Oregon coast debut.

“I’m excited to be playing the Siletz Bay Music Festival with my longtime friends, Daniel Freiberg and Diego Urcola,” said Rivera.

“We’re extraordinarily lucky to have him perform at this year’s festival,” said Siletz Bay Music Festival artistic director Mei Ting Sun.

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