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“Bloom Newport” event Saturday afternoon showcases community’s creativity, culture and cuisine

May 28, 2025

By Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — Now in its fourth year, Bloom Newport is an opportunity to celebrate the creativity, culture, commerce, cuisine and connections that make Newport unique and inviting. The inclusive, sustainability-focused event will take place at the Newport Performing Arts Center and surrounding areas from 3-8 p.m. Saturday, May 31. The afternoon will feature local talent

Performing Arts Center supporters celebrate completion of $2.2 million campaign Saturday

December 11, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY There are so many reasons to visit the Newport Performing Arts Center and on Saturday, Dec. 14, the reason will be to celebrate the building itself and the long-awaited conclusion of its $2.2 million capital campaign. Saturday’s reopening begins at noon and will last approximately two hours with remarks, backstage tours, entertainment and light food

Father-son duo “The Acting Herds” of Waldport inspire each other on the stage and in life

August 8, 2024

By BARBARA B. COVELL/YachatsNews Gary Herd began acting in elementary school in Abilene, Texas and still remembers his lines and songs from the school’s annual Christmas show. “I acted through high school,” says Gary Herd, 51. “Then life happened and I stepped back.” It wasn’t until his son, Alex, then 10 years old, got a part in the 2017

“Fiddler on the Roof” by Red Octopus Theatre Co. enters its second of three weekends of performances

April 11, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY “Fiddler on the Roof” is in the middle of its three-week run at the Newport Performing Arts Center with performances Friday and Saturday nights and a matinee Sunday afternoon. Co-produced by Red Octopus Theatre Company and Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, the beloved Tony Award-winning musical from Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick is

Classical favorite “The Music Man” continues run this weekend at Newport Performing Arts Center

February 27, 2024

By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY Watch out, River City, trouble is coming. Luckily, you will be safe in Newport where Coastal Act Productions is performing “The Music Man,” which continues its three week run with shows Friday night and two shows Saturday. The performances wrap up next Friday and Saturday, March 8-9. This popular musical tells the story of

New national and local report highlights the impact of Lincoln County arts organizations on the economy

November 8, 2023

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews For you, it may just be a night at the play, a trip to an art gallery or going somewhere to listen to live music. But with your admission ticket — maybe a dinner beforehand, drinks afterward, or overnight at a motel — that play, that gallery and that venue has a noticeable impact on Lincoln

Coastal arts group in final stage of fundraising, renovating and modernizing 35-year-old Newport Performing Arts Center

April 6, 2023

By Oregon ArtsWatch NEWPORT — In the coming year, when the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts finishes the long-awaited renovation project at Newport’s Performing Arts Center, performers will enjoy 3,000 square feet of “new” space – and it will come without adding one square foot to the building. “We’re shifting from storage to functionality,” said Jason Holland, executive director of the

One actor plays 11 characters in edgy “Sex, Drugs Rock & Roll” comedy at Newport Performing Arts Center

March 22, 2023

By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — It’s the 1980s all over again. So, strap on your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of a lifetime in “Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll,” Eric Bogosian’s edgy raw comedy about life as it was, and — in many ways — still is. Eleven characters come to life in a

In first live play in two years, Newport Performing Arts Center hosts “The Christmas Show” Friday and Saturday

December 14, 2021

By Oregon ArtsWatch NEWPORT — The last time Red Octopus Theatre Company performed on stage at the Newport Performing Arts Center was Christmas of 2019 with its holiday tradition, “The Christmas Show.” Within months, the theater went dark and stayed that way. You know the story. But finally, the lights are up again, and you can bet there’s a fair

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“Bloom Newport” event Saturday afternoon showcases community’s creativity, culture and cuisine

Performing Arts Center supporters celebrate completion of $2.2 million campaign Saturday

Father-son duo “The Acting Herds” of Waldport inspire each other on the stage and in life

“Fiddler on the Roof” by Red Octopus Theatre Co. enters its second of three weekends of performances

Classical favorite “The Music Man” continues run this weekend at Newport Performing Arts Center

New national and local report highlights the impact of Lincoln County arts organizations on the economy

Coastal arts group in final stage of fundraising, renovating and modernizing 35-year-old Newport Performing Arts Center

One actor plays 11 characters in edgy “Sex, Drugs Rock & Roll” comedy at Newport Performing Arts Center

In first live play in two years, Newport Performing Arts Center hosts “The Christmas Show” Friday and Saturday

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