Author: North Coast BBQ

Meet us at 11:30AM at the South Neahkahnie Trailhead for a walk down LNCT’s Headwater’s trail to our stewardship benches. Paper bag your lunch and enjoy a midday break outside with friends. The walk is ~2.5 miles round trip, with a gentle incline.

Note—the Headwaters trail is uneven and mildly steep in some areas. To access the Headwaters Trail, we will meet at the Neahkahnie Mountain South Trailhead parking lot and walk down from there. Plan to wear shoes with a decent tread and dress for the weather. Email maijahecht@nehalemtrust.org with any questions.

Living in this fragile area near the ocean, wetlands, and forested areas, reminds us of the many ways having a healthy ecological system is crucial to our community’s health and wellbeing. Let us all become caring stewards of the wild that surrounds us. The beavers and other wild creatures who depend on the wetlands will thank you.

NCCWP wants no more logging and pesticide use in drinking water sources regardless of who owns the land, and we want an end to pesticide
applications near where people live, work and recreate. Safe drinking water and clean air are part of the public trust that all people are entitled to have. www.healthywatershed.org | www.facebook.com/NCCWATERSHEDPROTECTION
For more information contact rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com

Open Garden Saturdays are open to all. Meet our Garden Coordinator, Janice, in the barn at 9:30 for a brief orientation before being assigned to an area of the garden.

Please dress for the weather and bring gloves if you have them. We’ll provided the rest!

These work parties are beginner friendly and an opportunity to learn about the engineering of hiking trails.

Alder Creek Farm and Natural Area’s Nehalem Teaching Trail already supports an impressive variety of native plants and simulated ecosystems for community learning—but we’re looking to grow. This short trail will extend educational access into a different ecosystem and connect to the Natural Area’s pollinator meadow. We hope it will also add some variety to habitat access for bird watchers who visit the farm as a part of the Oregon Coast Birding Trail.

Tools and gloves are provided, new volunteers welcome and no prior experience needed. We will be working on uneven ground, bending, and moving small rocks and brush during this process. Join as frequently as you please. Email shane@nehalemtrust.org for weekly updates on where to meet.

Take a blank mannequin torso, a table full of reclaimed materials, and your imagination. In this workshop you will create a one of a kind sculptural piece that tells a story through collage and decoration.

All materials are provided.
Participants will have the option to showcase their finished work in a community pop up exhibit before taking it home.

Space is limited. Register here: www.heartofcartm.org/workshops/p/collage-your-mannequin

I’ll be teaching a painting class intensive in October… 4 classes in two weeks. Topics will include composition, drawing, color, tone/value, edges, brushwork and palette knife work. The building blocks of a successful painting!

I’ll be using oils and demonstrating in that medium. If you prefer, you can use acrylics or gouache. Each class will have a short lecture to start and then you’ll put those principles into action as you work on your individual painting. Some art history will also be part of the class, as I focus on a particular artist that was a master of our ‘topic of the day’.

The class will be in Garibaldi Oregon. We’ll meet October 14, 16, 21 & 23… Each Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm. It will be a very small class so lots of time for individual attention.

All levels are welcome. I’m offering two ways to take the class. If you have all your own painting supplies, the cost will be $120 for the entire session. OR, I can provide all oil painting supplies you’ll need and you just bring brushes (and a palette knife if you’d like) for $160 for the session. Tables and chairs are provided, stand if you prefer.

The class has limited spaces. I’m asking for a 50% deposit to secure your spot. The deposit of $60 or $80 (including supplies) can be made via card, check or cash.

Contact me anytime with questions or to sign up… Shirl
shirl@shirlireland.com 406-848-9449.

A rejuvenating evening of yoga offering for Autumn this Sunday, September 28, 5 – 6:30 pm. Steep in the transformative energies of Autumn as you prepare your systems for the calm of winter.

*Covid-conscious considerations will be taken for this class. Sea Dream has a portable room air filter. Door will be cracked open if weather, noise permits. Kate will have masks available and be practicing in a mask. Masking is optional for participants.*

Yoga teacher, and Nehalem resident, Kate Skaggs, will guide you through this very quiet offering of guided meditation, gentle movement, and long-held restorative yoga poses, or asanas. Poses uses many props to support the body so you can pause, breathe, and slow down for engaging with your inner landscapes. Many different options will be offered to best support your physical, spiritual, and mental bodies in the moment.

No prior experience necessary. All props provided. Show up as you are! All are welcome. Please reach out to Kate with any questions (e-mail kaskaggs@gmail.com)

5:00 – 6:30 pm, $25, Register Here: SeaDreamScheduling.as.me/AutumnSundaysRestorative

Kate (she/they) completed yoga school through Portland’s Bhakti Yoga Movement Center in 2019 and has been practicing since 2009. I continue to learn from the co-owners of the studio, Tara Sonali Miller and Zeyah Rogé. I appreciate being able to offer classes that help foster connection to breath and inner landscapes, supporting life off the mat, through slower practices such as pranayama, restorative and gentle yoga.

Lots of other artists on display too – including Pam Greene, Janie Lowe, Chayo Wilson, Barry Calvarese, Amanda Houston, Aremy Stewart, Christa Grimm, Robert Sumner, Erika Warhus, Greg Goolsby, Ben Rosenberg, and more
– as well as a variety of small batch goods from near and far and of course plants.

123 Laneda Ave x Carmel

For several years, the symphony performed regularly at St. Catherine until it outgrew the venue. Because musicians loved playing at the church, with its wonderful acoustics and appreciative audiences, several small groups made up of current and former symphony members have put together a program of chamber music suited for the smaller venue.

Queentet–a string quartet plus clarinet– will play movements from Mozart’s famous clarinet quintet, K 581. A trio of flutes will present two contemporary pieces, one of which, Birds, has movements entitled Birdsong, Flight, and The Journey. The FAB piano trio (violin, cello, piano) will perform the gentle second movement from Mendelssohn’s first piano trio. The Astoria Tuba Quartet will round out the program with a selection of pieces by composers ranging from the baroque-era Buxtehude to the local (Peninsula) Norm Poulshock.

The concert will take place on Saturday, October 4 at St. Catherine Episcopal Church (36335 N. Hwy 101, Nehalem, OR ) beginning at 3 pm.

There will be no fee for admission, but donations are encouraged.

For more information about the North Oregon Coast Symphony, visit their website: nocsymphony.org

You will learn how to unlock the mesmerizing hues from wild mushrooms, and transform them into paint to make your own mushroom color swatch.

Copies of THE MUSHROOM COLOR ATLAS will be available for purchase and signing.

And as usual, we’ll have wine for those 21+ and light snacks for all. Come find your book (and mushroom!) people.