Category: Events

Lynne is collaborating with follow Manzanitan for over 12 years, Chris Angelus, whose Portland Food Adventures company has been taking food-loving people with Portland chefs and artisans to the places where they grew up, or inspired them. Over 20 trips with the chefs from RingSide, Urdaneta, Ataula, Flying Fish and Proud Mary to Spain, Portugal, Australia and even the Snake River for incredible rafting adventures. (In addition to this trip this year, Chris is offering a bespoke Portugal trip with the Beard nominated chef from Portland’s 82 Acres, Will Preisch, in the Fall, if that’s of interest!) We will be guided by a leading Portuguese food journalist and her renowned chef husband!

Back to Africa:

Lynne and Chris have teamed up to make this African adventure during the migration this July a little more food-oriented than the usual safari adventure. And if you compare the costs of this vs those offered by other travel companies, this is an excellent value!

There’s a lot to know, and if you are interested, you can find this trip and the Portugal trip at portlandfoodadventures.com.

Safari here: www.portlandfoodadventures.com/kenyasafari
Portugal here: www.portlandfoodadventures.com/portugal-with-kopke-2026

We would love to set up coffee or a zoom call if you’re interested. So far, we have some great people on this trip and we do our best to find excellent guests and your new friends to enjoy an extended adventure with!

And if you can’t go, or this isn’t of interest, you may know someone who would enjoy such a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Let us know and if they go, we will donate $100 for each booking to Animal Haven By the Sea Rescue in your name.

Touch base! Five Zero Three 314 4221 or chris@portlandfoodadventures.com or rcangelus at gmail

Thanks for reading! Travel and expanding your knowledge base is the best escape and the best way to make the most this short life we have on this planet!

The 5th Annual Pop Goes the Heart Event will take place this coming Saturday night, February 7th, at the North County Recreation District in Nehalem, Oregon. More than 45 baskets containing over 80 prizes, gathered from communities ranging from Tillamook to Astoria, will be available for attendees to win throughout the evening. In addition to these prizes, there will also be door prizes and a Grand Prize of $1,000 awarded to one lucky participant!

Event organizer and fitness instructor Wendy Bakker highlights an array of local gift cards, specialty items, baskets, artwork, and handcrafted goods among the prizes. Just a few of the offerings include nine holes of golf for four people at Manzanita Links, a stay at Wheeler on the Bay Lodge, a garden basket from Nehalem Lumber, and gift certificates from local restaurants such as Off Shore Grill, Grumpy’s, Rusty Moose, The Roost, El Trio Loco, and many others in the area. To participate, attendees can purchase tickets to pop a balloon for $10 each or three tickets for $20. Each ticket provides a chance to win the grand prize of $1,000. Wish we could list all 80 plus donors!
The event will feature a wine and cheese reception beginning at 6 PM and concluding at 8 PM. Attendees are encouraged to purchase tickets early, as sales will be held at the Manzanita Grocery & Deli parking lot under the tent from 10 AM to 2 PM on Friday and from 10 AM to Noon on Saturday-sales are dependents on the weather. Tickets will also be available at the North County Recreation District Welcome Center on Thursday and Friday and the night of the event.
All monies collected or donated during the event will be allocated for member scholarships and new fitness equipment at NCRD. To learn more, visit www.NCRD.org. The event is hosted by Friends of NCRD Foundation. Join us for this wonderful community gathering that supports so many of our local exercisers.

Spread the word, spread the seeds!! Bring your saved seeds from the local area! We’re interested in seeds that have done well in your local gardens!

No experience with seed saving/propagation necessary. We will also be swapping knowledge and resources.

Fun seed related painting / art also
Save the date and tell your friends!

Community Open Music Jam is this Friday February 6th, 6 PM at Rising Hearts Studio. Bring your instruments, your voice, yourself – and let’s have fun playing together. ALL are WELCOME!! Hope to see you there!

Contact Christy (503) 800-1092 for info/questions

Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th St
Hwy 101, downtown Nehalem
(503) 800-1092
“Lifting the Community with Education and Services that provide healing on all levels.”

Zachary Stocks of Oregon Black Pioneers will present a detailed biography of York at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum on February 28 at 6 pm. The presentation will include York’s experiences during the Lewis and Clark Expedition, his life before and after, and his place within national African American history. The event is free, but registration is required as seats are limited.

www.eventbrite.com/e/a-man-called-york-presentation-tickets-1981967991616?aff=oddtdtcreator

This program will be held at 10:30 Monday, February 9 at the North Tillamook Library in Manzanita.

The violins used in this program were purchased through a grant funded by Clatsop County Cultural Coalition and Oregon Cultural Trust. We thank both organizations for their generosity.

The free readings for children ages 2 to 5 are planned monthly in partnership with the Astoria Library, North Tillamook Library in Manzanita, and the Seaside Library. For more information visit North Oregon Coast Symphony’s website at www.nocsymphony.org.

Resonance is warmly attuning to and deeply understanding what we or another feel, think, and need, even if we don’t like what we or the other person is doing and are hoping we’ll change behavior.

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Huehca Omeyocan will perform an immersive cultural event with Indigenous music and dance ensemble dedicated to sharing the ancestral traditions of the Anahuac (Mesoamerican) people through performance, percussion, and movement and in honor of our oceans.

Join Bay City Arts Center, along with local watershed advocacy groups in celebrating 10 years of Huehca Omeyocan’s cultural dance honoring our healing ocean. This is an immersive cultural event dedicated to sharing the ancestral traditions of the Anahuac (mesoamerican) people. Join us!

6pm – 8:30pm at Bay City Arts Center 5680 A St, Bay City
Tickets on are $20, kids 12 and under free

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www.baycityartscenter.com

Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea – WEBS, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) and Lower Nehalem Community Trust staff will be around to tell you all about what there is to love about wetlands, specifically the estuaries that make our North Coast so biodiverse and special.

Craft supplies provided. See you there from 6PM – 8PM on Thursday, February 12th!

Located at Alder Creek Farm and Natural Area in Nehalem, the Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT) Community Garden season runs from late February through October with work parties on Tuesdays and Saturdays, 9am-noon, rain or shine. All are welcome, with no prior garden experience necessary. Garden Volunteers enjoy garden training and education, and share produce amongst themselves as well as with our local community food partners.

Visit our webpage to learn more: www.nehalemtrust.org/alder-creek-farm/community-garden/

Barbara will offer straightforward information and encouragement to bravely consider what is central to the quality of our lives. She will point us toward tools to identify our values and empower us to hold open-hearted, honest conversations with loved ones. She will also talk about how to provide specific guidance to family and health care providers about our end-of-life wishes.

Sometimes physical and mental decline occur slowly over months or years. Sometimes they are the result of a sudden catastrophic event. Barbara will talk about creating documents, recording a video and preparing our loved ones to follow our wishes in a variety of situations.

Please join us for this candid conversation about supporting your future self.

The Conscious Aging and Community Connections Program is sponsored by Pine Grove Community House. This allows us to keep admission at $5. All proceeds go directly to Pine Grove.

Having had all these experiences in my life, I suppose I can say that planning & preparing are rooted in my nature. I’m coming up on 19 yrs. of living here. In December 2007, my first winter, the hurricane hit. No power for days. Thankfully water was still available.

We experience many weather events here on the coast and there’s the potential for a major earthquake / tsunami. I volunteer with EVCNB & CERT because planning-preparedness are an important aspect of my life. I teach the WaSH (water-sanitation-hygiene) class to help my community to think about what they will do to care for themselves, to plan strategies, to begin processes for preparedness.

I invite you to attend a WaSH class. It’s 2 1/2hrs on a Saturday 10am to 12:30pm. There’s a $20 registration fee per household – (registration & laminated info pages).
Refer to the attached poster for class dates.

Don’t hesitate to contact me at <wash@evcnb.org> with question.

– Kim Miller

Four exciting workshops are happening at Sea Dream in Nehalem, on Wednesday evenings throughout March!

Learn more at SeaDreamYoga.com under Events/Workshops!

Sunday, February 15, 2pm–430pm
Located in Nehalem (address sent upon registration)
Cost $45 (includes all materials, instruction, tea and snacks)

The Year of the Fire Horse carries themes of passion, movement, courage, and transformation. In this workshop, we’ll explore what this powerful energy is inviting into our lives through the SoulCollage process.

You will create cards and engage in guided reflection focused on intention and personal insight. Open to beginners and returning participants.

Led by Carolyn Greenwood – Certified SoulCollage Facilitator

Space is limited. Advanced registration is required
To register
www.eventbrite.com/e/1980782086542?aff=oddtdtcreator

HAVE AN ACT? SIGN UP HERE – tinyurl.com/bdhc6e64

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE – www.thepinegrove.org/RSVP-or-Purchase-Tickets

Who – Tillamook County residents ONLY. No professional experience required. Just an open heart and mind.

When – Wednesdays from 4:30 – 5:30 pm, April 1 – May 6, 2026. 1 hour of self-paced online learning + 1 hour of live Zoom session. Sessions will be recorded for participants.

The workshop is a collaborative effort shaped by the voices of individuals and community partners, including the leadership teams from Conscious Aging and Community Connections in Manzanita, and Cape Meares Aging with Grace.

See attached flyer for details.

REGISTRATION (email): welcome@northcoasteolcollective.com.

Artist Reception: For The Love of Birds
Thursday, February 5th • 5–7 pm
Light refreshments will be served

Blue Water Fine Art Gallery
119 S Miller St., Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
Visit: bluewaterfineartgallery.com

Join us for a warm and welcoming evening with Lydia as we celebrate her newest body of work. This reception offers a relaxed opportunity to meet the artist, explore her mixed media pieces up close, and enjoy an evening of art, conversation, and community connection.

We look forward to celebrating Lydia’s work — and the birds that inspire it — with you.

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

February is National Bird Feeding Month, and at Blue Water Fine Art Gallery, we’re delighted to celebrate the beauty and ecology of our backyard birds through Art and Experience.

Throughout the month, Resident Artist Lydia Hess will showcase new mixed media works inspired by her own observations of the avian visitors who frequent her backyard. Her pieces highlight the charm, character, and quiet magic of our feathered neighbors.

Hands On Art Experience with Lydia Hess
Saturday, February 7th
Drop in anytime between 1 pm – 3 pm
Free community event • All materials provided

Blue Water Fine Art Gallery
119 S Miller St., Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
Visit: bluewaterfineartgallery.com

Enjoy a fun and interactive print making session led by Lydia. She’ll guide you through a creative immersion in form and color as you craft your own bird themed foam print keepsake card — perfect for your nature altar or to share with someone special. All ages are welcome, and no experience is needed.

This is a free community Art Experience offered in the spirit of celebrating — and caring for — the birds we love.

Come join us for Yoga with veterans, with Molly and with Janet. It’s fun, healthy, complementary and will limber you up. Everyone is welcome. Molly and Janet are excellent teachers.

Here is the info:

Yoga with Molly
Day – Monday
Time – 10:45 PST
Place – Tillamook YMCA

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link.
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Yoga with Janet
Day – Wednesday
Time – 10:30 PST
Place – NCRD in Nehalem

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
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See you there.

Brian

Join us fora community gathering on “Love” Day, Saturday, February 14th from 10am to noon at the White Clover Grange.

This is not a religious event. It is a time for us to come together to offer prayers, songs, poems, and other offerings of love. We ask everyone to remain respectful of each other. Everyone is welcome!

It’s time for us to begin sowing in love so we can begin reaping in love.

I hope to see you there!

LaNicia

In an effort to hook up local food establishments that BUY (restaurants, food stores, schools, etc) with local farmers, ranchers and other producers who SELL, North Coast Food Web, Oregon State University, Central Coast Food Web and Food Roots will be hosting Local Food Links 2026. This event is an opportunity for local producers and buyers from across Oregon’s North and Central Coasts to meet, connect and collaborate. This year’s event will be held at the North County Recreation District in Nehalem from 1-2:30pm.

This event is free an open to those working in our food system as a producer or a vendor. Local snacks, coffee an tea will be provided, register today so that we know how many snacks to bring!

The party begins at 6:00 on February 7th.

Buy tickets for a chance to “pop a balloon” to win fabulous prizes. Gift baskets, gift certificates, exotic collections, stays at resorts and the ultimate grand prize….$1,000!!!! The more tickets you purchase, the better your chance to win. Just $20 for 3 tickets.
If your ticket is pulled you can choose which balloon to pop to reveal the prize. There’s a winner in every balloon.

Look for the tent at Little Apple or stop by the Welcome Center at NCRD to get your tickets.

See you there.

The theme this year is “Yellow”. Artists may submit 3 framed and ready to hang pieces of original art. Please be prepared to have the artwork size, medium, title and price.

In-take is Wednesday, April 1 from 9-12. The show will be hung that day. The opening will be Friday, April 3, in the morning from 9-11 am.

NCRD is located at 36155 Ninth St. in Nehalem. NCRD charges a 14% of sale price hanging fee on sold pieces only.

Join us to reflect on the work of the past year and celebrate our successes and future goals. During this event, our community turns out to raise critical dollars that support youth outdoor education, community engagement, volunteer water quality monitoring, and the native plant nursery. We can’t deliver these important, high-quality programs without you.

There are TWO ways to support us:

First, attend our annual dinner hosted at Pacific Restaurant.
Hang up your waders, knock the mud off your boots, and come out to toast the past year of work!

SOCIAL HOUR 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Hear stories from the past year & connect with TEP’s team.

TAPAS DINNER 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Sample local dishes from fish to wine and beef to local veggies.

STORIES FROM THE FIELD – 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Support TEP’s work and hear some tales from the field.

AFTER PARTY 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Celebrate!

Second, participate in our online auction. Items to be listed soon! Businesses from across Tillamook County have donated experiences and goods that are unique to our home. The auction will go live on January 30th. Don’t miss your chance to win an experience that people travel across the world to access.

Volunteer Opportunities:
Events like these always take many hands! Want to volunteer behind the scenes and join us for the night? Click here to learn more and sign up.

Our Mission:
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation and restoration of Tillamook County’s watersheds through active stewardship, scientific inquiry, community engagement, and education. Learn more about our work!

Our focus is threefold:
Clean Water
Bountiful Fisheries and Wildlife
Vibrant Communities

Your sponsorship or donation will help us deliver programs that directly benefit Tillamook County.

Buy Tickets at tbnep.org or givebutter.com/c/RnLiNM

email allyson@tbnep.org with questions!

Sponsored by the American Pie Council (yes, that’s a real thing!) National Pie Day reminds us to enjoy one of our favorite desserts! And while officially this day happens every year on January 23, locally we are celebrating this way:

16th Annual Pie Day Auction and Feast
Saturday February 7
2pm (doors open at 1:30)
$15 entry cost ($5 for kids 10 and under)
White Clover Grange
36585 Highway 53
outside of Nehalem, one mile north of Mohler

This Grange event honors the very American tradition of pie baking with a lively auction and feast. Join your friends and neighbors in sampling the cooking talents of 50 local bakers and restaurants. Pies will cover the gamut of flavors—berry, apple, meringue, cream, chocolate, meat pies and other savory creations, even some gluten free options. There is something for every taste in the auction line-up as well as on the feast table where everyone gets to sample pie and ice cream after the final bid!

For more information, check out www.whiteclovergrange.org and our facebook and instagram pages.
Questions? info@whiteclovergrange.org.