Cast of 27 children and adults brings “Maltida: the Musical” to the Newport Performing Arts Center sage

November 16, 2023

By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — It’s an age-old story with a modern-day twist. “Matilda: the Musical,” running each weekend through Dec. 3 at the Newport Performing Arts Center, is a story about an extraordinary little girl who overcomes multiple obstacles to instill hope and confidence in her classmates as well as the kind adults in her

Lincoln City Cultural Center hosts coming out party for its plaza on Saturday

November 16, 2023

By Oregon Coast TODAY For the past eight months, drivers taking U.S. Highway 101 through Lincoln City have been the curious audience for a creative work in progress, a steadily evolving construction site that wrapped around the historic Delake School. The project is the long-awaited Lincoln City Cultural Plaza, an exterior improvement designed to provide accessibility and safety along

Yachats artist will speak on her work and artistic life Thursday at Newport’s “Tea and Talk”

November 9, 2023

By Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — The speaker who will spill the tea at the Tea & Talk on Thursday, Nov. 16, is one of the artists in the current “Varied Perspectives” show at the Newport Visual Arts Center. Judith Toler of Yachats, who prefers to go by Jude, is originally from Portsmouth on the south coast of England.

Lincoln County’s main mushroom group brings annual show back to Depoe Bay on Saturday

November 9, 2023

By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY You’re wandering through the forest, your eyes alert to a particular color, shape, even just a disturbance on the forest floor that could indicate the presence of your prey just under the duff. You arrive home exhausted but happy, with edible treasures to add to that night’s meal and a few new species to

Nye Beach Banner auction kicks off a week of bidding to support countywide art bus

November 2, 2023

By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY It was a banner summer on the central Oregon Coast. With warm, balmy weather, locals and visitors alike were entranced by the area’s beauty and endless recreational opportunities. It was also a stellar season for aficionados of the arts. Post-pandemic community theater resumed with auditions and rehearsals for shows in Newport and Lincoln City.

Newport Symphony Orchestra presents “Three Bs” during two concerts this weekend

November 1, 2023

NEWPORT — Join the Newport Symphony Orchestra for a performance of pieces by “The Three B’s:” Beethoven, Barber and Bloch on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 4-5, at the Newport Performing Arts Center. This November Concert Series presentation features Grammy Award-winning soloist, Johnny Gandelsman performing the heavenly Beethoven “Violin Concerto op. 61,” Samuel Barber’s “Symphony No. 1” and Ernest Bloch’s

There’s all kinds of Halloween fun available on the coast this weekend and lasting through Tuesday

October 26, 2023

By LINDA TURNER GRIEPENTROG/Oregon Coast TODAY Ghosts, goblins and witches, oh my! ‘Tis the season for spooky adventures of all kinds to celebrate Halloween. But, how did this spellbinding event really start? The holiday began in the 17th Century as a Celtic festival celebrating the end of summer and the beginning of harvest season. During this time, the gods

Cascade Head biosphere in north Lincoln County is a place unlike any other

October 19, 2023

By MICHAEL EDWARDS/Oregon Coast TODAY The Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve, located toward the north end of Lincoln City, is a place quite unlike any other. In addition to an old-growth Sitka spruce and western hemlock forest, the reserve is home to the endangered Oregon silverspot butterfly; tide pools and rock islands teaming with brown pelicans, rockfish and ochre stars;

Veteran coast photographers open two-week show at Yaquina Art Association gallery

October 14, 2023

By Oregon Coast TODAY Veteran coastal art photographers Walter Duvall and Andree Devine will share a two-week Spotlight Show at Newport’s Yaquina Art Association Gallery, starting Saturday, Oct. 14. Devine’s work entitled “Above and Below the Water” reflects her deep love of all things aquatic. Devine’s personal interest and her work have taken her on diving trips to distant,

Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” runs through Oct. 29 at Newport Performing Arts Center, getting rave reviews

October 11, 2023

By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY It was 1937 and America was reeling from the effects of the Great Depression, as well as the prospect of engaging in another world war. Employment was at an all-time low and men were forced to search for migrant field work on farms and ranches. The work was not steady, but offered a