Author: North Coast BBQ

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The North Oregon Coast Symphony continues its 2023-2024 season with two concerts next weekend, March 16 & 17. Designed to please audience members of all ages, the performances will feature Greg Smith’s Zoo Song. This musical story of a young person’s first visit to the zoo is a wonderful form for introducing the various orchestral instruments, as each animal in the story is represented by a musical “voice.” The narrator will be Deac Guidi, a local professional opera singer who has performed throughout the northwest region. He also teaches Speech Communication at Clatsop Community College.

The programs will also include three short pieces from Saint Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals. A solo cello, string bass, and clarinet portray an elegant swan, a lumbering elephant, and a cuckoo calling, all accompanied by pianist Diane Amos.

Other highlights of the concerts include the orchestral work Irlande by Augusta Holmès, the familiar Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar, Julius Fucik’s Entry of the Gladiators, and Elmer Bernstein’s Great Escape March.

The first concert will take place on Saturday, March 16, at St. Catherine Episcopal Church (36335 N. Hwy 101, Nehalem, OR) beginning at 3:00 pm.

The second concert will be on Sunday, March 17, at the Bob Chisholm Community Center (1225 Avenue A, Seaside, OR) beginning at 3:00 pm.

Admission for both concerts will be: $10 Adults, ages 18 and under FREE (children 12 and under with adult supervision).
Tickets will be available at the door only for both concerts.
Cookies and refreshments will be available at intermission.

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“Beach Noir,” this year’s theme for the Writers Read Celebration, sponsored by the Cannon Beach Library, was quirky enough to result in 79 short stories and poems involving crustaceans to die for, ghost ships, slovenly detectives and the women who taunt them.
Sixteen of those entries will be read by writers from Oregon and Washington on March 22. The Writers Read Celebration begins at 7 p.m. in the library, 131 N. Hemlock St. It also will be shown online through the library’s website at cannonbeachlibrary.org.
Writers wrote their “whodunits” from every angle. Some were melancholy, while others found humor. One poet asked, “Where’s the Noir?” Another writer talked to a ghostly bartender. Cats are involved in one mystery, and a variety of sea creatures find their way into several stories.
This is the sixth year of the library’s Writers Read Celebration. Writers of all ages from anywhere were invited to submit entries in any format, and the library received more entries than in any year. Entries were limited to 600 words each; writers could submit three entries. A panel of library volunteers selected 16 entries from 15 writers.
“Beach Noir” was defined as “taking place in a dark or foreboding setting, though the tone and descriptions can be unconventional and playful. Other elements may include flashes of humor, flawed underdog characters or a crime scene.”
Those who were invited to read this year were:
Kyra Blank, Siletz, Oregon, poem, StayAlive
Brad Buckley, Portland, Oregon, short story, Dark Green Waves
John D. Ciminello, Naselle, Washington, short story, Bonnie and Mr. Clyde
Kristin Daemon, Seaside, Oregon, flash fiction, A Punishing Place
Destiny Deras, Seaside, Oregon, short story, Dungeness Bisporus
David Dillon, Manzanita, Oregon, short story, The Knife
Pamella S. Gibson, Seaview, Washington, poem, just another beach town murder
Craig Allen Heath, Longview, Washington, short story, Farewell My Sandcastle
Mike Kloeck, Newport, Oregon, short story, Lost in Limbo
Colleen Medlock, Portland/Seaside, Oregon, short story, Anniversary
Jennifer Nightingale, Astoria, Oregon, two poems: Abandoned, Bistro Table
D. Lou Raymond, Neskowin, Oregon, short story, The Bartender
Florence Sage, Astoria, Oregon, poem, Where’s the Noir?
James Tweedie, Long Beach, Washington, short story, Silhouette
Gregory Zschomler, Ocean Park, Washington, short story, Sandy Shores

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Date: March 19th from 6 – 7:00 pm (virtual)
Offering: Music Thanatology: An invitation to learn about this musical and clinical modality that unites music and medicine in end-of-life care.
Location: Zoom
Register(required):
-www.northcoasteolcollective.com
-Events tab
-Click on March 19th for the registration link

Presenter: Laura Moya, CM-Th, Program Director – Accorda Music Thanatology Institute

Presenter: Laura Moya has been a practicing music thanatologist for over 25 years. She is a 1996 Chalice of Repose Project graduate in Missoula, Montana, certified through the Music-Thanatology Association International (MTAI). Laura served as the inaugural President of the MTAI from 2002-2006. Laura has been a full-time staff music thanatologist at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center since 2001. She actively develops and coordinates the Art, Healing, and Wellness Program at St. Vincent’s, which promotes the Arts in Healthcare. Laura was a core faculty member, clinical mentor, and voice instructor for the Music-Thanatology Training Program through Lane Community College from its inception in 2007 through 2015. She is the Program Director for the Accorda Music Thanatology Institute.

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Local ensemble Chelsea Lafey and the Salt Shakers will deliver a dance mix of vintage swing, jump blues and jazz at the Seaside Elks Lodge ballroom (324 Avenue A, Seaside) this Saturday night, March 9, from 7-9 pm. This band features dynamic vocalist Chelsea LaFey, a swinging rhythm section and horns. Public is welcome, all ages! Doors open at 5:30 pm, free swing dance lessons at 6 pm with instructor Richie Small. $15 cover, cash only (helps to benefit the Elks Scholarship fund.) BBQ dinner available for sale.

Submitted By: vivi@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post

Save the date! Spring Garden Fest on April 6th and 7th!

Join us at the White Clover Grange on Saturday April 6 from 11am-3pm.  We will have speakers, art projects, booths with vendors and information tables all about gardening! 
Upstairs, vendors will sell plant starts for the early spring garden, garden art, samples of locally available compost, farmers market items and the famous Grange cookie table! We’ll also have a seed exchange, as well as information about making compost with worms, growing dahlias, native plants, and grass farming plus an opportunity to look at microscope views of living soil.
 Downstairs from 11-1 there will be art projects for kids. At 1pm we will be inspired by presentations about living soil and dry farming gardening strategies with Joe Meyer from TBCC and Teresa Retzlaff from North 45 Farm. 
 On Sunday April 7 from 1-4pm join us for a heritage apple tree grafting workshop with David Hendrickson from Carola Wine and Cider in Wheeler.   Thanks to a grant from the Tillamook County Cultural Coalition we are able to continue to work to grow heritage apple trees in the Nehalem Valley. If you are interested in learning how to graft fruit trees whether it’s a heritage tree or not, this workshop will be fun and informative. Contact David at coastwineguy@gmail.com with questions.
The White Clover Grange is one mile north of Mohler, at 36585 Highway 53 Nehalem OR. Find out more about the Grange at www.whiteclovergrange.org or on our facebook page.

Submitted By: jessi@heartofcartm.org – Click to email about this post

Suit up! The 13th Biennial Nehalem Estuary Cleanup is this Saturday, March 9th. Register/Check In at 7am
Our estuary, teeming with diverse wildlife and vital ecosystems, depends on us to be guardians and stewards. Rain or more rain, this Saturday’s event is an opportunity to show our commitment to the well-being of this precious habitat. Each piece of trash we collect, brings us closer to a cleaner, healthier estuary for generations to come. So, grab your rain boots, button up that rain suit, and take action in this amazing community. After making a splash at the Nehalem Estuary Cleanup, our estuary journey continues to marine debris masterpieces! Learn more and sign up here: www.heartofcartm.org/
Friday, March 15th A family-friendly workshop for kids and adults to engage in thought-provoking discussions and turn that litter into art. Reeva Wortel and Elizabeth Roberts will lead the activities for this drop-in style workshop. Saturday, March 16th Adult Marine Debris workshop with Elizabeth Roberts has just 2 more openings.
Your presence matters, your efforts count, and the memories you create will be etched into the legacy of our community’s dedication to the Nehalem Estuary.
If you need a little inspiration please watch this video of the very first Nehalem Estuary Cleanup in 1999. Thank you Doug Firstbrook! https://youtu.be/x-o8qs-13K4?si=RSllaydAcoy0gsGP
Photos: 1999 polystyrene. 2019 polystyrene. Maybe one day there will be zero polystyrene in the estuary.