By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com
YACHATS — Yachats’ summer season comes to an unofficial close this weekend with a rich lineup of events. From handmade crafts to hand-poured pancakes, bargain books to free, live music, there’s no shortage of activities and attractions to spark the holiday weekend.
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-4
Yachats Ladies Club craft bazaar, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 286 W. Third St.
Snap up quality handcrafted items and baked goods at the Ladies Club’s two-day bazaar. Tables of knitted scarves, hats, throws and home décor will share the club headquarters with homemade cookies, brownies and cakes.
In addition, raffle tickets will be on sale for $1 apiece, benefitting the club’s scholarship fund for students in nursing and education at Oregon Coast Community College. The prize is a handcrafted quilt, with a drawing at the club’s December holiday bazaar.
Unfortunately, there will not be whole pies available. “We just don’t have the personnel to bake pies,” said club president Huck Huckins. Pie sales were a popular fundraiser for the club in years past. Women interested in joining the club may inquire at the bazaar.
Saturday through Monday, Sept. 3-5
Yachats Arts Guild Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Yachats Commons multipurpose room
“Labors of Love” is the theme of works from some 17 artists, selling original creations in oil, acrylic and watercolor, along with jewelry, photography, silk art and mixed media collages.
Admission is free for the event, which features artists from Yachats and Waldport.
After a pandemic hiatus, the guild’s July 4 show this year was “the best one ever,” said show coordinator Sherry Secreast of Yachats. “We were overwhelmed by the response; people were buying like crazy.”
Sunday, Sept. 4
Lions Club pancake breakfast, 7:30-11 a.m., Lions Hall, 344 W. Fourth St.
For a $10 suggested donation, enjoy all you can eat at this fundraising club tradition: pancakes, eggs, sausage and ham. Club volunteers will be serving up the menu, aided by students from nearby Angell Job Corps.
All the proceeds benefit the Lions Club’s support of scholarships, local civic groups and schools, and eyesight and hearing programs.
“We served over 300 people for our July 4 pancake breakfast,” said breakfast coordinator Charles Reed. Although a smaller turnout is expected for Labor Day, seasonal visitors could push attendance up.
Friends of Yachats Library Book Sale
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the basement of the Yachats Commons
For a quick pick of paperback bargains, stop in the Commons entrance for a wide selection of titles. Take a deeper dive into shelves and shelves of books by walking downstairs to the basement, where books donated to the Friends of Yachats Library are now set up “for the foreseeable future.”
Friends of Yachats Library vice president Sue May reported that the basement trove is displayed on bookshelves instead of tables, with all proceeds going to support Yachats Library operations and programs. A wide span of book genres will be available, in addition to “special titles — those that are special in age, or rarity, or signed by an author,” said May.
Yachats Farmers Market
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. U.S. Highway 101 and West Fourth Street
Some two dozen vendors will be on hand for this weekly, open-air market featuring organic vegetables, herbs, jams, plants, pottery, jewelry and clothing.
Monday, Labor Day, Sept. 5
Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble Concert, 1 p.m., front entrance of the Yachats Commons
Everyone is welcome to bring a chair, pillow or blanket to get comfortable for a free performance by this community band. About 20 musicians from several coastal communities and Eugene will fill the air with music under the direction of Jim O’Brien of Yachats, aided by Evelyn Archer of Waldport.
Among the tunes will be songs from “West Side Story,” a couple of popular marches, and novelty songs like “The Peanut Vendor” and “Woodwind Marmalade.” A brief narration will precede each selection.
