Category: Events

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Join North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection’s Upcoming Meeting – Monday May 9th, 5:30pm to 6:30pm

At the meeting, we will update you on our efforts and offer a workshop that will teach you mapping tools. Find out exactly where your water comes from and empower yourself with tools to track clear-cuts and pesticide sprays in your area. We’ll also discuss upcoming volunteer opportunities and direct actions you can take to protect our forests and watersheds. We look forward to seeing you there!

Register at our webpage healthywatershed.org.

An exciting upswell of momentum is building around Oregon’s forests and drinking watersheds right now. It’s the perfect time to reinvigorate our shared efforts to safeguard and restore our drinking water sources.

Our goal is to bring attention to the evolving coastal drinking water crisis—quality and quantity—resulting from corporate logging and pesticide spraying practices, and aspects of climate change (heat domes and the drought, for example).

By law, all water in Oregon is publicly owned, regardless of who actually owns the land. All watersheds that supply wells, spring boxes, or municipal systems should be legislatively protected. As a matter of law, and in recognition of the necessity of clean and safe drinking water for all, there should be no more logging nor pesticide spraying in drinking water sources.

We are advocating for the critical need to prioritize DRINKING WATER FIRST!

North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (formerly Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed Protection) is a grassroots group working, through education and advocacy, for better protections of the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the forests that sustain us. healthywatershed.org | www.facebook.com/NCCWATERSHEDPROTECTION

Contact us at: rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com

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Looking for something to do this weekend? All ages welcome at this show featuring our own NKN High School Speech and Debate students, professional performers, and talented local amateurs. And the one-and-only Illusions Dance Troupe!
Tickets only $10 at the door. Children 12 and under admitted free. All proceeds will be donated to fund tournament travel for the NKN Speech and Debate team.
Saturday, April 30, 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. NCRD Performing Arts Center, 36155 9th Street, Nehalem
Masks are not required, but are strongly encouraged due to the amount of Covid-19 currently circulating locally.

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Be prepared by ordering a GoBag with a 3 day supply of essential items for emergencies. Individual items also available. evcnb.org/events-and…/gobag-popup-05142022-f4fch

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I am putting together a gathering so people can meet people in their community and make new friends.
It’s a huge picnic!
This is a “bring your own” event so everyone brings their own picnic lunch, drinks, plates, utensils, a blanket or table and outdoor games. Or just grab a burger from a local business and come join us. The park has a tennis court, play area and a skate park area. Also there is a creek that runs through the park!
This event will take place on
Saturday May 14, 2022
At Al Griffin Memorial Park/Bay City Park, in Bay City, Oregon
Time is 12:00 noon.
Please check in at the gazebo and get your name tag.
I have put up a fb group so find it and join so you can stay updated on this event. Just search for “Make new friends in Tillamook” on Facebook.
My email is tammyjoo@yahoo.com if you need to contact me.
Hope to meet you there!

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Visual Arts Workshop

Introduction to Photography
Session 1 – May 21-22 | 10:00am-2:00pm
Session 2 – June 4 | 10:00am-1:00pm | June 5 | 10:00am-2:00pm
Tuition $200
Hoffman Center for the Arts | 594 Laneda Avenue | Manzanita
This workshop will require proof of vaccination
Beginning Photography Course Description

We want to make you a better photographer! This is the first in a series of courses for those who want to improve their basic photography skills. This class takes place over 4 days and 2 weekends. It is designed for those who have digital cameras that allow for adjustments to key settings like aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. Ideal camera types for this course include mirrorless DSLRs, as well as certain compact “point & shoot” cameras. Some of the topics we will explore include:

Topics
Basic camera functionality and operation
Developing the eye of a photographer
Creative expression
Harnessing the power of light and using the exposure “triad”
Equipment and proper usage including lenses, filters, and tripods
Basic composition
How to photograph flowers and art
Workflow and an introduction to image editing

Follow this link for more information or to register:
hoffmanarts.org/events/intro-to-photography/?

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Visual Arts Workshop

Procreate® (Intro to Digital Art Creation)
Digital Art Class with Jen Hoff
June 25-26 | 1:00-4:00pm
Tuition: $150
Hoffman Center for the Arts | 594 Laneda Avenue | Manzanita
This workshop will require proof of vaccination

Led by digital artist Jen Hoff, this beginning Procreate workshop is focused on exploring the various tools available to you on your iPad with the software Procreate. Similar to Photoshop or Illustrator, Procreate allows you to create unlimited and complex digital creations. Whether you like to hand-draw, paint, do graphic design, or creatively modify photos, Procreate can be a fun digital canvas environment. Participants will learn about digital canvas creation using layers, painting with existing brushes or creating your own, and how to create and use palettes.

Note: Procreate is one of the best creative graphic software apps. Participants will need to bring an iPad with the Procreate app, which is available for $9.99. Although you can sketch, paint, and edit images using your finger, we recommend you bring an Apple Pencil or compatible stylus.

Come prepared to play, create, and ask plenty of questions as you navigate this powerful
and fun tool!
Note: Procreate is one of the best creative graphic software apps. Participants will need to bring an iPad with the Procreate app, which is available for $9.99. Although you can sketch, paint, and edit images using your finger, we recommend you bring an Apple Pencil or compatible stylus.

Jen Hoff has been an artist for over 15 years. Her mixed-media paintings have won an award from the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, been displayed in public installations, and been included in group shows in Denver & Breckenridge, Colorado, Austin, Texas, and Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Follow this link for more information or to register:
hoffmanarts.org/events/procreate-intro-to-digital-art-creation/?

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There are some new additions to the annual Nehalem Bay Garden Club’s plant sale.

A raffle for a iRobot Vacuum Model 805 Roomba, complete with all the paperwork in the cardboard tray it came in. Tickets are $5 each or 6 for $20.

River City Flower Farm will be selling their dried flower arrangements and wreaths as well as dahlia bulbs.

There will be gifts for Mom, including garden themed cards handmade by Garden Club members.

The sale will be held Mother’s Day weekend: Saturday, May 7th from 9-4 and Sunday, May 8th from 10 to noon. Location of the sale is 43080 Northfork Rd, Nehalem at the junction of Hwy 53 and Northfork Rd. Look for the horse sculpture!

And don’t forget we have TOMATOES! About 600 gallon pots of at least 19 varieties of tomatoes will be available including heirloom, cherry, grape, roma and beefsteak types among others. These varieties were specifically chosen by experienced members because they are proven performers in our coastal climate.

Besides tomatoes, club members have started other vegetables from seed so gardener’s plant selections will be available from a local source. Also on offering will be the club’s usual annuals, perennials, natives, herbs, succulents, shrubs, and trees.

Club members want to share their appreciation to the folks at the Lower Nehalem Community Trust. Since Alder Creek Farm is not having a plant sale this year, due to a gap in garden management resources, they graciously made their hoop house available for the Club’s use. It is currently stocked with the tomatoes growing big and lush in the heat and light of the hoop house.

Nehalem Bay Garden Club donates proceeds from the sale to local organizations that share the Club’s mission. Recently the focus for these grants has been on food security. Past recipients include North County Food Bank, Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church for their food programs, Food Roots, Hoffman Gardens, Alder Creek Farm, Nehalem Elementary Garden Program, and the mural at Nehalem City Park.

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North Coast native and popular author Karl Marlantes will discuss his novels, “Deep River” and “Matterhorn” during a presentation sponsored by the Cannon Beach Library.
The in-person presentation will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, in the Coaster Theatre Playhouse, 108 N. Hemlock St. Admission is free. Proof of Covid vaccination is required. Masks are optional.
Born in Astoria, Marlantes grew up in Seaside and attended Seaside High School, where he was student body president. Marlantes also attended Yale University. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University and earned a master’s degree.
His first book, “Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War,” written in 2010, was called by the New York Times “one of the most profound and devastating novels ever to come out of Vietnam– or any war.”
It is based on Marlantes’ combat experience as an infantry officer with the 1st Battalion of the U.S. Marines from 1968 to 1969. He was awarded the Navy Cross for leading an assault on a hilltop bunker complex, which is at the core of “Matterhorn.”
Marlantes also received a Bronze Star, two Navy commendation medals for valor, two Purple Hearts and 10 Air Medals.
His second book, a memoir published in 2011, was “What It Is Like to Go to War.” It is about his return as a civilian and life as a Vietnam War veteran.
In 2019, Marlantes turned in a different direction with his novel, “Deep River,” about the logging industry, canneries and labor organizations on the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington in the early 20th century.
The book follows a Finnish family that leaves Finland and makes its way to Astoria and Southwest Washington, much like Marlantes’ grandparents did when they left their homelands.
Marlantes’ presentation is sponsored by the NW Authors Series, which welcomes authors monthly from September to May and offers the Writers Read Celebration for local writers.

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Discover more about marine mammals and how you can help the Marine Mammal Stranding Network in our Netarts area!

If you have been around Netarts Bay then you have likely seen the harbor seals that live here year-round. Maybe you have seen a sea lion pup on the beach in the spring or a whale surface passing by in the ocean. There are many marine mammals that utilize the bay, surrounding ocean, and beaches. Have you ever wanted to know more about these charismatic animals and what to do when you see a mammal ashore? Here’s your chance!

Jim Rice, Stranding Program Manager for the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University, will share about what to do if you think a marine mammal is injured or stranded and how you can best help in those situations.

“Our goal is to create a team of local volunteers that are able to respond when marine animals come ashore in the Netarts area,” said Chrissy Smith, Executive Director for the Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea (WEBS), “This workshop will help prepare volunteers for this situation.” Smith added that this is also a wonderful event to learn more about local marine mammals and animals that use our shoreline and people are welcome to join even if they are not interested in volunteering.

This workshop is designed to prepare volunteers for assisting the stranding network, however, it is also great for anyone will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn more about Oregon’s marine mammals and what to do when encountering beached animals.

To attend this event, please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/marine-mammals-ashore-responding-to-strandings-in-oregon-registration-326037114787

More information is available after registering for the event.

When: April 30th from 10 am – 12:30 pm

Where: This event will be held in person at the Netarts Community Center (4949 Netarts Hwy, Netarts, Or) and virtually via zoom (please register for a link)

Cost: There is no cost to attend this program. Tax-exempt donations to Netarts Bay WEBS to enable programs like this are encouraged, but not required.

Questions? Contact Chrissy Smith at director@netartsbaywebs.org

We understand everyone learns differently and we are open to working with anyone that needs additional support. We will adjust how we offer this event to meet the needs of participants, however, we have limited capacity. Please contact us in advance so we can do our best to accommodate your needs.

This is an Explore Nature co-hosted event. Explore Nature Partnership offers a series of meaningful nature-based experiences highlighting the unique beauty of Tillamook County and the work being done to preserve the area’s natural resources and natural resource-based economy.

Find out more on our website Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS (www.netartsbaywebs.org) and by following our Facebook and Instagram pages (@netartsbaywebs). Stay connected with the Explore Nature Partnership at www.explorenaturetillamookcoast.com or on social media (@explorenature_tillamookcoast).

This event was made possible with support from the Oregon Community Foundation – Salty Dog Fund. Explore Nature series is partially supported by Tillamook Coast Visitors Association and the Travel Oregon Forever Fund.

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EVCNB and North County Food Bank have organized a unique exercise designed to practice GoBag preparation, emergency evacuation routes, and radio communications while collecting food donations for the Food Bank. Everyone in the Nehalem Bay area is encouraged to participate.
Join the fun on Saturday to support the North County Food Bank!
Get all the details here: evcnb.org/events-and-training/food-drive-04302022

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It’s Spring, and that means it’s time for the annual Saturday Night Special Variety Show. After a two years off due to Covid, we’re excited to announce a live show this year to benefit the Neah-Kah-Nie High School Speech and Debate team. Join us at the NCRD Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 30, for this beloved community event.

The Speech and Debate team has improved each year for the past three years, culminating in their 4th place finish for all Oregon schools in classes 4A – 1A at last weekend’s State Speech and Debate Championships. All proceeds from this year’s Variety Show will be donated to the team to help fund travel to tournaments for the 2022-2023 season.

The show features a mix of high school performers, professionals, and talented local amateurs performing song, dance, storytelling, and comedy. Students from the speech and debate team will present two of their award-winning pieces as well as perform songs from musicals. Additional acts include professional singers, local musicians, The Illusions Dance Troupe, and a few surprises. Everyone is welcome at this all-ages show.

All proceeds from the event will go to the Neah-Kah-Nie High School Speech and Debate Team.

Saturday Night Special Variety Show
Saturday, April 30, 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
NCRD Performing Arts Center, 36155 9th Street, Nehalem
Tickets $10; children 12 and under admitted free

You can purchase tickets at the NCRD Welcome Center 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday – Friday or buy them at the door. Cash and checks only, please.

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Help support the Neah-Kah-Nie Class of 2023!
Alfredo, Spaghetti, and Macaroni and Cheese Dinner
$18 per serving
Dine in or Take out
April 25, 2022
5-8pm

Located at Neah-Kah-Nie Bistro 218 Laneda Ave. Manzanita.

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Facilities and Trails Listening Sessions

Dan Haag, Trails & Outdoor Recreation Coordinator for Tillamook County Visitors Association, is hosting four listening and engagement sessions throughout Tillamook County in late April and early May. These sessions seek to gather community input on countywide needs for facilities and trails: Where do we need more restrooms, public parking, and garbage receptacles? What trails need to be improved or connected? How can the county improve recreational access for all abilities?

The dates and locations for each are as follows:

Nehalem – NCRD Gallery, Monday, April 25 at 6 pm.

Rockaway Beach – Rockaway Community Center, Wednesday, April 27 at 6 pm.

Tillamook – Tillamook Bay Community College, Room 101. Monday, May 2 at 6 pm.

Pacific City – Kiwanda Community Center, Faye Jensen Hall. Tuesday, May 3 at 6 pm.

Light refreshments will be offered.

If you’d like to provide input and can’t attend any of these dates, please email Dan Haag at dan@tillamookcoast.com.

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Tillamook Coast Visitors Association

PO Box 1268 Tillamook OR 97141

Tillamookcoast.com

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Ceramics Classes
Posted on April 15, 2022 by North Coast BBQ
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Ceramics Classes for Experienced Potters

The Hoffman Clay Studio offers two exciting classes for experienced potters in early May. Both are open to wheel throwers or hand-builders.

Details and registration at:

TEAPOT – Monday, May 9
hoffmanarts.org/events/ceramic-teapot-workshop/?

WOOD FIRE – Tuesday, May 10
hoffmanarts.org/events/wood-fire-ceramics-workshop/?

Proof of Covid vaccination required; masks recommended.

Class size is small and only a few remaining, so sign up today to reserve your spot!

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We hope to see you on Saturday at Pine Grove Community for the Grand Re-Opening Celebration. There will be lots of activities going on all afternoon. There will something for everyone: auction items, raffle items, kids activities, live music by local band “Stay Tuned,” wine and snacks.

We are looking forward to visiting with everyone and getting your feedback on what members want to see at Pine Grove. AND, all the money raised will go toward construction of a new backyard patio space to increase the functionality of the Pine Grove building even more.

Here is the tentative agenda for the day:

1:00 pm: Doors open; Sign in, enter for door prizes

1:30-2:30: First music set by “Stay Tuned”

2:45: Door Prizes announced and Paddle Raise

3:00-4:00: Second music set

4:15: More Door prizes announced and Paddle Raise

4:30: Last call Silent Auction; Announce Raffle winners

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www.prettygrittymusic.com/

2nd Sunday House Concert May 8. Venue is Coaster Theatre. 5:00 show. Doors open @ 4:30. $20 suggested donation. call 503-717-2995 for tickets. Limited to 50 seats. PRETTY GRITTY fabulous harmonies!

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Let’s clean up for the future! Join SOLVE and Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS for the Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup on Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 10 am to 1 pm. Meet at Netarts Bay Boat Ramp (2065 Netarts Boat Basin Road, Netarts, OR) at 10 am to join.

This year, Tillamook Air Museum is joining the fun and offering FREE museum passes to anyone returning with a bag of trash to our check-in location! Lend a hand to clean up for the future this Earth Day, and earn a free pass to learn about the past.

Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS has been a captain for our local cleanup with several great partners including Tillamook County Parks Department, Netarts-Oceanside Fire District, and Oregon State Parks for over a decade. Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS members and our partners have been working with SOLVE to host cleanups in the area from Cape Lookout to Cape Meares to Bay Ocean for over a decade. Join us this year to help continue this long legacy of stewardship for our bay and ocean.

This beach cleanup is family-friendly! Whether you are up for getting muddy, hiking to more remote spots, or looking to share your love for our coast and the value of volunteering with your family – we have a spot for you! We recommend bringing a bucket, work gloves, and gear to keep you comfortable outdoors. If needed, bags and gloves are available free of charge to all volunteers.

Remember our ocean shores can be dangerous. Avoid logs in the water. Keep your distance from marine mammals, and never turn your back on the ocean! If you find any hazardous material, please alert your Beach Captain. Bring a buddy, stay safe and have fun!

The Friends of Netarts WEBS Facebook event link for this beach cleanup is here: fb.me/e/284U2Gu0S – help spread the word and share on your social media!

WHEN: Saturday, April 23, 2022, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

ADVANCED REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED: Pre-registration will speed up event check-in! You can register here ahead of time to guarantee your spot.

MEETING LOCATION: Meet at the Netarts Bay Boat Launch. From the junction of Hwy 6 and 101 travel ~ 6 miles south on Netarts Hwy to Netarts Bay Rd. Boat Launch at the parking lot.

GOOGLE MAP: goo.gl/maps/a1d3jR3pwZR2

WHAT TO BRING: You are encouraged to bring your own reusable bucket/bag, gloves, and water bottle to help reduce plastic waste. If you happen to forget, SOLVE will provide bags and gloves.

If you bring personal belongings please bring a backpack so you can pick up trash hands-free. Dress for the weather, wear closed-toed shoes, and long pants. Be prepared for the variable Oregon coast weather. Also bring your cell phone, and a filled reusable water bottle.

WHAT’S PROVIDED: SOLVE will provide all instruction, disposal, recycled trash bags, and disposable work gloves.

PARKING/GETTING THERE: Parking is available in the area.

BATHROOMS: There will public restrooms at the staging location for this event.

ACCESSIBILITY: This event will take place mostly on sandy beaches with some opportunities in rocky areas.

YOUTH VOLUNTEERS: This event welcomes chaperoned youth of all ages, and unchaperoned youth 16 and older.

WEBS and partners are hosting this event as part of the Explore Nature series of hikes, walks, paddles and outdoor adventures. Led by a consortium of volunteer community and non-profit organizations, these meaningful nature-based experiences highlight the unique beauty of Tillamook County and the work being done to preserve and conserve the area’s natural resources and natural resource-based economy. Learn more about Explore Nature at www.explorenaturetillamookcoast.com.

Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS (Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea) is non-profit organization dedication to sustaining the Netarts Bay area through education and stewardship. Stay connected with WEBS via Facebook, Eventbrite, and through our website at www.netartsbaywebs.org. You can also access our social media to share this event at fb.me/e/284U2Gu0S.

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Don’t forget to include a GoBag in your Spring schedule. Available now for pre-order, pick up 5/14. evcnb.org/events-and…/gobag-popup-05142022-f4fch

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An amazing flamenco
performance will be
presented at the Bay City
Art Center at 7 pm on
Thursday, April 21. Savannah
Fuentes will perform her
original dance to the
accompaniment of the music
of Diego Amador.
For ticket information
savannahfuentes@gmail.com

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Join other volunteers to celebrate Earth Day on Friday, April 22 or Saturday, April 23. Details of LNCT’s events can be found at: www.nehalemtrust.org/events/.

Click on the calendar date to learn how to get involved.

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There are just 2 more spots available for this class. Email Jessi now!
Learn to Sew Patterns with Cindy
Monday, April 18, 2022
3:00 PM 5:00 PM

Do you dream of all the projects you’ll create, but find it hard to know where to begin? Would you like some help with a sewing project you’ve already started?

Cindy is knowledgeable and patient and ready to help you get started on an exciting sewing project.

AND….
Each Sunday (except Easter) 3:00 – 5:00 we open the studio workshop space for you to play and create with other found object artists. Trash fashion and trash art projects are in the works. Come find your muse and your materials at Heart of Cartm!

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You may have noticed a Plant Sale sign at the blinking light in Nehalem and you may wonder, “Where is it and what time???”
Well, the Nehalem Bay Garden Club folks didn’t have room for all that information so here it is:

NEHALEM BAY GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL PLANT SALE
May 7th 9-4
May 8th 10-noon
43080 Northfork Rd, Nehalem
at the junction of Hwy 53 and Northfork Rd. Look for the horse sculpture!

Along with lots of tomatoes we will have veggies, perennials, annuals, trees, shrubs, natives, berries, house plants, Mother’s Day gifts and more.

You may also have noticed a smaller sign on 101 in Manzanita. That is for the Master Gardeners Sale at the Fairgrounds in Tillamook.

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Oregon author Omar El Akkad will talk about his award-winning novels, “American War,” and “What Strange Paradise” at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16 during a Cannon Beach Library Facebook Live presentation.
Viewers don’t have to subscribe to Facebook to view the presentation. It can be reached through the library’s website, cannonbeachlibrary.org, or by the library’s Facebook page.
In El Akkad’s novels, the fictional characters grapple with events and issues in today’s news. His latest novel, “What Strange Paradise,” was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 2021. It is told from the viewpoint of two children caught up in the real-life Middle East wars and the migrant crisis that followed.
His debut novel, “American War,” takes place during the second American Civil War in 2074 when the United States is ravaged by climate change and disease. It asks what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons upon itself.
The novel was translated into 13 languages. It won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Award, the Oregon Book Award for fiction and the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize.
El Akkad was born in Egypt, grew up in Qatar, moved to Canada as a teenager and now lives in Portland, Oregon. The start of his journalism career coincided with the start of the war on terror, and over the following decade he reported from Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and other locations around the world. His work earned a National Newspaper Award for Investigative Journalism and the Goff Penny Award for young journalists.
His fiction and nonfiction writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, Guernica, GQ and other newspapers and magazines.

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EVCNB is proud to partner with the North County Food Bank for this unique event. Join us Saturday, April 30! For all event details, visit evcnb.org/events-and-training/food-drive-04302022

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Ceramics Classes for Experienced Potters

The Hoffman Clay Studio offers two exciting classes – a teapot workshop and another one on the techniques of wood firing – or experienced potters in early May. Both are open to wheel throwers or hand-builders.

Details and registration at:

TEAPOT – Monday, May 9
hoffmanarts.org/events/ceramic-teapot-workshop/?

WOOD FIRE – Tuesday, May 10
hoffmanarts.org/events/wood-fire-ceramics-workshop/?

Proof of Covid vaccination required; masks recommended.

Class size is small, so sign up today to reserve your spot!

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Mark the date – Saturday, April 23 from 1 pm til 5 pm.
Join us at Pine Grove Community House in Manzanita – everyone is welcome. We’ll have raffles, auction items, live music from the local band “Stay Tuned,” wine and nibbles, and a kids activity table.
All proceeds are going to fund a new backyard patio at Pine Grove. We’ll also have two “paddle raise” opportunities during the afternoon.
Here’s a teaser of some of the items that could be yours…..
* Stained glass pieces * Original painting on metal * Deep sea fishing package for two * Gift certificates to local merchants * Handmade wooden cutting board, charcuterie board, jewelry box * Manzanita golf for four people * A signed book and a personal visit to your book club from Deborah Reed * And there’s MORE, MORE, MORE !
PLEASE bring $5 and $20 bills. Cash will be the easiest way to claim your treasures.
See you there!

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Saturday, April 23rd. 2-6pm

Receive 3 hours of deep healing for your body, mind and spirit on the beautiful Oregon coast.
Each person will receive:
60 minute full body massage
60 minute acupuncture treatment
60 minute session wood fired sauna w/ cold plunge.

Towels, sauna wraps, tea and snacks provided.
There will be a 20 minute break between each session for integration, rest and refreshments.

Only 4 spots left in our afternoon session. The morning is sold out! Get your ticket before they are gone. Makes a great early Mother’s Day gift:)

Book online at:
www.northfork53.com/power-of-three-wellness-day/ticket-for-one-adult-for-the-power-of-three-wellness-day

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Monday, April 18, 2022
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Do you dream of all the projects you’ll create, but find it hard to begin? Have you started a pattern and become stuck somewhere in the middle? Are you just curious if patterns could work for you?
There are others who feel the same and a patient, knowledgeable teacher here to answer your questions. Let’s play in the Heart of Cartm workshop!

We will provide all the materials you need with a focus on patterning.

RSVP on our website at www.heartofcartm.org/events-one
Class fee sliding scale: $20-$40. Payable in class.

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Oregon author Omar El Akkad will talk about his award-winning novels, “American War,” and “What Strange Paradise” at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16 during a Cannon Beach Library Facebook Live presentation.
Viewers don’t have to subscribe to Facebook to view the presentation. It can be reached through the library’s website, cannonbeachlibrary.org, or by the library’s Facebook page.
In El Akkad’s novels, the fictional characters grapple with events and issues in today’s news. His latest novel, “What Strange Paradise,” was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 2021. It is told from the viewpoint of two children caught up in the real-life Middle East wars and the migrant crisis that followed.
His debut novel, “American War,” takes place during the second American Civil War in 2074 when the United States is ravaged by climate change and disease. It asks what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons upon itself.
The novel was translated into 13 languages. It won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Award, the Oregon Book Award for fiction and the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize.
El Akkad was born in Egypt, grew up in Qatar, moved to Canada as a teenager and now lives in Portland, Oregon. The start of his journalism career coincided with the start of the war on terror, and over the following decade he reported from Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and other locations around the world. His work earned a National Newspaper Award for Investigative Journalism and the Goff Penny Award for young journalists.
His fiction and nonfiction writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, Guernica, GQ and other newspapers and magazines.