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Newport muralist Casey McEneny applies his talent — and paint — to Astoria Armory building

The Astoria Column, a Chinook salmon, and a pilot’s wheel are among coastal images gracing what is becoming a signature gateway to downtown Astoria.

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Niki Price, who led the transformation of an old school into a thriving arts center, moves on

July 11, 2025Lori Tobias

After 14 years as the innovative executive director of the Lincoln City Cultural Center on the Oregon coast, Price will step down Aug. 31. A search is on for her successor.

At Florence children’s theater group C.R.O.W., family is a big part of the fun

July 6, 2025Lori Tobias

Children’s Repertory of Oregon Workshops — C.R.O.W. — offers low-cost classes in dance, musical theater, and performance — not to mention The Tutu Dads.

LitWatch July: Summer Fishtrap and the Bigfoot Poetry Festival

June 30, 2025Amy Leona Havin

Authors appearing around the state will talk about the female body and evolution, hikes around Mount Hood and the Columbia River Gorge, and Jack Kerouac's Buddhist years.

Waldport retiree finds new passion in creating ‘Retrieving Roadie,’ an animated film about  finding and retrieving rescue dog

June 26, 2025Lincoln Chronicle

Craig Williams creates an award-winning short film about finding and adopting his dog, Buffy.

Postcards to the Future asks: ‘What would you want to share with the future about your life today?’

June 24, 2025Lori Tobias

The Lincoln County Historical Society project, to be exhibited over the July 4 holiday in Newport, has drawn correspondence from around the world.

‘Neskowin: A Book of Found Photos’: Artist Michael Schlicting’s quest to uncover the history of his Hawk Creek Gallery building leads to book

June 21, 2025Lori Tobias

The book, due out this summer from the Neskowin Historical Foundation, captures 100 years of life in the small Oregon Coast town.

LitWatch June: Portland Book Week, Oregon Book Award winner Willy Vlautin, and Jess Walter’s new novel

May 29, 2025Amy Leona Havin

Summer arrives with a week of bookstore events and appearances by Karen Russell, Bill Ayers, Jane Kirkpatrick, and queer storytellers.

Trail’s End Art Association: In Gearhart, a fellowship of artists

May 16, 2025Lori Tobias

The club, which offers an egalitarian welcome to artists ranging from painters to needleworkers to gourd-crafters, is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

Ada Limón closes her tenure as U.S. Poet Laureate with May 20 appearance at Sitka Center for Art + Ecology

May 12, 2025Lori Tobias

The poet, a MacArthur “genius” grant and National Book Award winner, has made her signature project to connect poetry to the natural world via installations in national parks.

Every dog has its day in Jessica Poundstone’s new book, ‘Museum of Dogs’

May 1, 2025Lori Tobias

The Portland artist and author will be at Powell’s Books on May 10, followed by visits to Cloud and Leaf in Manzanita, and A Sometimes Gallery in Portland.

Manzanita-based North Coast Squid grows from a tiny newspaper insert to glossy literary journal with a ‘bigger reputation’

April 23, 2025Lori Tobias

The 10th edition of the publication will accept written and art submissions from those with "strong connections" to the North Oregon Coast starting May 1.

Rick Bartow Art Studio finds a new home at Yakona Nature Preserve & Learning Center

April 17, 2025Lori Tobias

The tiny building when the beloved Newport artist worked will be reconstructed at the preserve, giving the arts program the home base it has lacked.

‘You Can’t Be Serious’: Andrea Parson’s solo show inspired by her sister’s death comes to Astoria and Hillsboro

April 14, 2025Lori Tobias

The choreographer will present her award-winning performance of dance and storytelling May 2 and 3 at Ten Fifteen Productions.

North Lincoln County Historical Museum exhibit tells stories of past Oregon post offices through letters and photographs

April 1, 2025Lori Tobias

Visitors are invited to read from their own old letters during the April 3 opening reception in Lincoln City.

Astoria Public Library’s renovation looks to the future while preserving building’s history

March 27, 2025Amanda Waldroupe

The full-scale refurbishment doubles the library’s size, adds windows, and celebrates Astoria’s history, culture, and architectural heritage.

Crystal Meneses: Raising ‘A Thousand Hands’ for art as spiritual healing

March 24, 2025Lori Tobias

The Lincoln City artist honors her Pacific Islander heritage and relationship with Kuan Yin in an exhibit opening April 4 in Newport.

Former Major League Baseball player Dave Baldwin of Yachats has gone from pitching to poetry, and now, big bold paintings

March 21, 2025Lincoln Chronicle

The retiree, whose resume also includes work as a geneticist and engineer, is one of three artists in a new venture: Little Art Museums of Yachats.

For three decades, Newport Paper & Book Arts Festival has been doing things by the book

March 18, 2025Lori Tobias

The three-day festival in April offers 10 workshops on a range of paper arts — and the opportunity for bookmaking friends to reconnect.

Tolovana Arts Colony: Nurturing the Cannon Beach arts scene for 20 years

March 12, 2025Lori Tobias

The nonprofit sponsors this week’s comedy festival and Get Lit at the Beach in April, as well as an autumn celebration of Indigenous heritage, art classes, concerts in the park, and a mini-golf fundraiser.

Writer and activist Thalia Zepatos receives the 2025 Soapstone Bread and Roses Award

March 6, 2025Amy Leona Havin

The author of "A Journey of One's Own," who helped come up with the marriage-equality slogan “love is love," will be honored on International Women’s Day.

LitWatch March: Small Press Month, N.K. Jemisin, Ellen Waterston, Gorge Book Festival, and Cannon Beach Library’s 7th Annual Writers Read

March 2, 2025Amy Leona Havin

Spring brings an inaugural book festival in Hood River, a tour by Oregon's Poet Laureate, readings, and workshops.

North County Recreation District: From a pool to plays, Nehalem’s hub serves coastal community

February 12, 2025Lori Tobias

Based in a school designed by A.E. Doyle, the 30-year-old NCRD is home to concerts, lectures, an art gallery, and soon, a new $16.4 million aquatics center.

Reclusive Washington artist Charles Swank subject of two-day show in Yachats

February 10, 2025Lincoln Chronicle

Local art appreciator Dan Stein brings a five-decade retrospective of his friend's work to Yachats Commons on Feb. 15 and 16.

Sea fever: Big Blue Film Festival brings 34 films about the ocean to Newport

January 22, 2025Lori Tobias

The Jan. 24-25 festival aims to raise awareness about challenges facing the ocean while fostering hope in viewers.

With everything from bluegrass stars Della Mae to instrumental workshops, the Florence Winter Music Festival promises to be a hootenanny

January 22, 2025Lori Tobias

Ticketed events are nearly sold out, but the festival, which starts Thursday, also includes workshops and free jam sessions.

Woven, stitched, and recycled: Fiber Fest brings fabric art to the Newport Visual Arts Center    

January 8, 2025Lori Tobias

The show opens Saturday in four galleries and includes quilts, Siletz basketry, weavings, and wearable art, as well as classes.

Painter Shirl Ireland: From the Adirondacks to Nehalem’s NCRD Gallery, by way of Yellowstone

December 12, 2024Lori Tobias

The recent arrival to the North Coast has her first Oregon show, “Ode to Mother Nature,” at the gallery through Dec. 31.

Happy theater holidays on the Oregon Coast

December 6, 2024Lori Tobias

Theaters in Nehalem, Cannon Beach, and Newport welcome the season (and audiences) with some timely onstage comedy, family-friendly nostalgia, and a live radio-style "Wonderful Life."

Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center chronicles history of Black sailors

December 4, 2024Lori Tobias

"Take Me to the Water," on display through Jan. 12, includes panels on Oregonians Louis Southworth and Alvin McCleary.