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4 days ago | 
oregoncoasttoday.com | Patrick Alexander
You can find a float on the beach, and you can even blow your own, but Lincoln City’s North Lincoln County Historical Museum is providing one last chance to snag one of the curated floats from the James Watson Glass Fishing Float collection at a fund-raising sale this Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7. Watson, who died in 2002, was one of the world’s leading collectors of Japanese glass fishing floats.
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4 days ago | 
oregoncoasttoday.com | Patrick Alexander
The Oregon Coast Aquarium is hosting its World Ocean Day celebration with marine-themed activities, art performances and displays highlighting community partners from across Lincoln County this Sunday, June 8. “World Ocean Day is an awesome opportunity to appreciate and reflect on our connection to and reliance on the ocean,” said Education Manager Marina Astin.
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4 days ago | 
oregoncoasttoday.com | Patrick Alexander
As summer beckons, so too do the studios and galleries of Toledo, where artists will throw open their doors to celebrate First Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8. The Yaquina River Museum of Art will be displaying its Collections exhibit, featuring original works by local artists known for their art in the region.
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4 days ago | 
oregoncoasttoday.com | Patrick Alexander
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4 days ago | 
oregoncoasttoday.com | Patrick Alexander
The well-named Lincoln Pops Big Band will bring its impressive number of musicians and instruments to the Newport Performing Arts Center for two sets of big band and jazz tunes this Sunday, June 8. For more than 30 years, Lincoln Pops Big Band, also known as the Lincoln Pops Orchestra, has long been a cornerstone of the Oregon Coast music scene, delighting audiences with its energetic performances and dedication to preserving the rich heritage of the big band era.
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4 days ago | 
oregoncoasttoday.com | Patrick Alexander
Story & photos by Gretchen AmmermanOregon Coast TODAYEagles circled overhead while I spoke to JoAnn Barton and Rena Olson about the latest project at Newport’s Yakona Nature Preserve and Education Center. The preserve, a growing swath of land purchased for restoration and conservation by JoAnn and Bill Barton, is soon to be the home of a reconstructed studio once used by celebrated local artist Rick Bartow.
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4 days ago | 
oregoncoasttoday.com | Patrick Alexander
The tiny machines with endless entertainment possibilities that fit into our pockets are fine. But for those from the era when we gathered around an arcade cabinet to cheer, jeer and mentally plan the moves for our next turn, some of the old magic of arcade game play has been lost. Recapturing some of that old magic is the aim of Toledo Public Library’s new two-player upright arcade cabinet named Tolybius, loaded with more than 60 arcade games dating from the 1970s to the 1990s.
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4 days ago | 
oregoncoasttoday.com | Patrick Alexander
Dining with the DanielsBy Daniel Gainer (and D2)In between Lincoln city and Depoe Bay, next to Chester’s Thriftway, sits a coffee shop called Big Mountain Coffee Roasters that has been in operation for 20 years. Initially opened by Brent Duering, it has been owned and operated by Chenoa Torklep since 2018. Legend is that Torklep was an original, and maybe first customer of the establishment. She was a fan and eventually when relocating to the beautiful Oregon Coast she became an employee.
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1 week ago | 
oregoncoasttoday.com | Patrick Alexander
Get ready for the Waldport Great Garage Sale, taking place Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8, with 38 sale sites from Seal Rock to Yachats. Sponsored by Pioneer Connect. Click here for our interactive online map.
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1 week ago | 
oregoncoasttoday.com | Patrick Alexander
Pacific Dance Ensemble presents its 38th annual free show, “Dances from the Heart: a dancer’s life” at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Friday, May 30. Directed by Nancy Mittleman, the program will showcase original choreography and dancers from the Pacific Dance Ensemble and the Newport School of Artistic Movement.
