Category: Events

Tour our forest campus, meet our teachers, and mingle with other local families interested in child-led, nature-centered, and community focused education.

We welcome families interested in the 2026/27 school year, the 2027/28 school year, and beyond.

It’s never too early to start planning for the future of your child’s education!

Find us at:
6505 Elk Flat Road in the Falcon Cove neighborhood of Arch Cape.

check out www.firemountainschool.org for more info

Friday, March 20, 2026 at 4 – 6 PM
Held at the Cannon Beach Gallery
1064 S Hemlock St. Cannon Beach, OR 97110

Discover the ancient art of kurinuki, a Japanese pottery technique where vessels are hand-carved and hollowed from a single solid block of clay. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to shape, carve, and refine your own unique piece.
Finished works will be fired and glazed, and students may pick up their pieces 4–6 weeks after the class. For added convenience, optional shipping is available for those who are unable to pick-up in person.

Instructor Bio: Michelle Valigura is a sculptor, with a primary focus on ceramics. Her background designing for stop motion animation (including elf, and the simpsons). She has exhibited her work, lectured and taught workshops at galleries, museums and universities worldwide.

$55 for Members, $65 for Non-Members

Register:
In Person: Cannon Beach Gallery
1064 S Hemlock St, Cannon Beach, OR 97110
By Phone: 503-436-0744
Online: cannonbeacharts.org/workshops

If so, come get up on stage at the Comedy Open Mic on Thursday, March 12th at the Cannon Beach Hardware Store & Public House!

No experience is necessary. This is an inclusive, accepting space. All voices and skill levels are welcome. Just share 5-to-7 minutes of original material.

The event is FREE, both to watch or perform.

The Open Mic starts at 7:30PM. Sign-up to participate at 7:00PM.

Location: Cannon Beach Hardware Store & Public House (1235 S Hemlock St)

This is event is for ages 18+

Before the concert begins there will be an instrumental “petting zoo”, an opportunity for children and their adults to play some of the orchestral instruments.

The program also features the rousing 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky, Holst’s Jupiter from The Planets, Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King, and Glière’s Russian Sailor’s Dance. Cookies and refreshments will be available at both concerts during intermission.

The first concert will take place on Saturday, March 14 at the Nehalem Elementary School Gym (36300 8th St., Nehalem, OR) beginning at 3:00 pm.

The second concert will be on Sunday, March 15, at the Bob Chisholm Community Center (1225 Avenue A, Seaside, OR) 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 these concerts.

This non-profit orchestra, under the direction of conductor Cory Pederson, brings together musicians from the north Oregon and south Washington coast to perform classical music for local audiences. For more information, please visit the NOCS website: nocsymphony.org.

At the Community Summit you will learn about Land Use Planning Goals 8: Recreational Needs, 9: Economic Development, and 14: Urbanization. We will be providing a presentation on Manzanita’s existing conditions, current policies, and applicable regulations for each of these goals.

We’ll kick things off with a short presentation highlighting Manzanita’s existing conditions, current policies, and applicable regulations for each topic area.

After the presentation, roll up your sleeves for an interactive group activity! You’ll have the chance to share your values, ideas, and concerns with neighbors for each topic while exploring large-scale maps. Note-taking supplies will be provided to capture your thoughts. Each group will then report back with their key takeaways.

Seating is limited to 80 so please RSVP by going to the following URL: manzanitasummit.eventbrite.com/

The feedback gathered at the Community Summit will help shape future goals and policies as part of Manzanita’s Comprehensive Plan Update.

We hope to see you there!”

His newest exhibition, “The Fisherman and his Wife”, is open from March 6 to April 5, presenting a luminous series of watercolor pieces influenced by the refined simplicity of Abstract Asian Art. Vaughan’s work, characterized by stylized figures, gentle horizons, and understated narrative moments, offers each painting as an individual visual story.

Join us for the Artist Reception on Saturday, March 7, 2026 • 5–7 PM | Free & Open to the Public—an occasion to meet the artist, view his work, and enjoy an evening of art, thoughtful conversation, and community with light refreshments.

Stay Connected
For more information—and to stay in the loop about upcoming events, new exhibitions, and artist features, visit our website and sign up for our newsletter: bluewaterfineartgallery.com

Tillamook County Fairgrounds

4603 East Third Street

Saturday, April 25

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, April 26

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free Admission

Free Parking

Let’s come together for an action packed evening with Chip McGregor as our emcee. You won’t want to miss this fun-filled community event featuring local performers.

This is your opportunity to get on stage. If you are interested in performing, fill out the form.
SIGN-UPS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL MARCH 20TH
link – docs.google.com/forms/d/1l0x2xOuR9LZXjFK3XSlrXmneXxCABn6uJxEkT8c2zco/edit

If you’d like to purchase a ticket, go to:
www.thepinegrove.org/RSVP-or-Purchase-Tickets

Bring your preschooler to hear a hilarious story at North Oregon Coast Symphony’s next free Musical Storytime. In March the featured story will be Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester Laminack. This program is a hands-on musical activity. The event will feature a live oboe accompaniment. Children will hear about a peaceful farm where animals don’t complain – until a peacock arrives. Be ready to laugh out loud as the tale unfolds. With vibrant illustrations this book is sure to be a favorite for children and adults. Afterwards preschoolers will learn more about the oboe and take part in making their own music with provided instruments.

This event will be offered at 10:30 Monday, March 9 at the North Tillamook Library in Manzanita.

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. Funding for some of the instruments used in this outreach program come from Clatsop County Cultural Coalition and Oregon Cultural Trust. We thank both organizations for their generosity.
For more information visit North Oregon Coast Symphony’s website at www.nocsymphony.org.

The antidote to the hopelessness and dread that can overwhelm us is love and courage. Now is the time for deciding to create hope and positive possibilities. Let’s not forget: this is a mystical universe, and life is a mysterious (and brief) adventure that none of us truly understands.
We are each much more powerful than any of us realizes. When we spend time cultivating peace and hope inside of ourselves, it is not just a feel-good experience. It is real energy being created, it makes our real-world actions possible, and it is powerful. Imagination is powerful, and it is the beginning of action. When we visualize, dream into, and deeply cultivate a belief in the possibility of a better, more beautiful future we begin the work of turning what matters most to us, into matter. We are the ones who make real the things we want to see happening.

Let’s practice creating beautiful future visions, together in a guided meditation followed by some creative journaling/painting (optional) / integration time!

when: WEDNESDAY MARCH 4 at 4pm!
where: SEA DREAM in NEHALEM
sign up: www.seadreamyoga.com/sea-dream-shop/p/future-visions-a-yoga-nidra-and-vision-board-practice-with-april-clark

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.
us06web.zoom.us/j/85009203244?pwd=kewlp3KzlW0sKcbRbW8m3xMy0t5yOA.1

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:
us02web.zoom.us/j/82315818270

See you there.

Brian

If you know someone who has been curious about our approach to education, this is the perfect opportunity for them to come see it for themselves.

Our Open House is on March 16 at 3:30pm at 6505 Elk Flat Road in Falcon Cove, Arch Cape, Oregon.

Come wander our forest campus, meet our teachers, and get a feel for the warmth and wonder that makes Fire Mountain so special.
We serve children ages 4 to 11 and have been rooted in nature-focused, community-centered education since 1983.

Please spread the word and bring a friend!

We have limited enrollment spots for the 2026/27 school year but are also interested in meeting families who are planning their child’s education in the 2027/28 school year and beyond.

We would love to grow our community with families who share our love of learning, nature, and each other. See you there.

They will read their poems, short stories and essays at the Celebration beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, March 6 in the library, 131 Hemlock St., Cannon Beach.

Admission is free. People can attend in person at the library or online; the link will be on the library’s website, cannonbeachlibrary.org.

From a conversation with the wind to backwards time travel in Galway, Ireland, the pieces offered a variety of views from a distance.

A boy looks at the planets while a Martian considers Earth. Friends try to plan a coastal trip via text messages. Life changes direction for a young man working in a mint field. A woman hopes to recapture her great-grandmother’s recipe for beans and pork.

This is the eighth year of the library’s Writers Read Celebration. Writers were asked to submit up to three entries – limited to 600 words per entry – on a chosen theme. This year’s theme was “From a Distance.”

The library received a record-breaking 122 entries. They were reviewed in a blind selection process by a panel of volunteers from the library’s NW Authors Series Committee.

Those selected to read were:
Aronne Barnes, Portland: Short Story, Charity Lamb
Rachel Blair, Portland: Essay, How to Write a Recipe
John Ciminello, Naselle, WA: Short Story, Digital Distances
Linda Gelbrich, Corvallis: Poem, Just Imagining,
Bill Graffius,Gearhart: Poem, Baby Left Alone
Dan Herford, Corvallis: Short Story, So Close So Far
Kristin Koptiuch, Rockaway: Poem, Like a Vagrant Bird
Phyllis Mannan, Beaverton: Poems, Leaving the Beach House and A Landscape No Longer Mine
Lily Marshall, Seaside: Short Story, Soulmates?
Colleen Medlock, Portland/Seaside: Short Story, Warrior of Galway
Grace Page, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada: Poem, Passing Through
Susan Pittman, Arlington, WA: Poem, Sitka Sound
Will Stone, Manzanita: Essay, Sasha
L Swartz, Wheeler: Poem, Gazebo: Shout From Afar to Afar
Brittany Sweet, Gearhart: Poem, If This is All There Is
Victor Vasquez, Mission, TX: Poem, Home Invasion and Short Story, The Mint Field

It’s time to collect yearly dues. A mere $10.

All are welcome, membership not required.
Hope to see you all there!!

Nehalem Bay Garden Club Meeting Saturday, Feb 28
10:00 am
White Clover Grange
36585 Hwy 53
Nehalem 97131
Enter at the front, right corner door

It’s likely a coincidence, but it just so happens…

On SATURDAY, MARCH 14TH the Hoffman Center presents The Pruning Lab, an all-day immersion in the art of pruning. Class size limited, scholarships available, treat your favorite plants to a makeover and watch them infuse your garden with new meaning.

C’mon, who doesn’t need that?

hoffmanarts.org/events/pruning-lab/?

Register Here: www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-ocean-life-with-origami-workshop-tickets-1981446326301?aff=oddtdtcreator

All levels welcome. All materials will be provided.

Celebrate ocean life with uniquely folded paper sea creatures and vessels! In this workshop, origami instructor Yuki Martin will guide you step-by-step through creating fish, sea lions, and boats. Discover how a single sheet of paper holds infinite possibilities through the art of folding.

Origami is a relaxing pastime that promotes mindfulness, improves hand-eye coordination, and provides an engaging mental workout. No prior experience is necessary, and all materials are provided. This workshop is best suited for participants ages 8 and older.

About the Instructor
Born and raised in Japan, Yuki rediscovered her passion for origami in 2006 while teaching children, eventually turning the craft into her professional specialty. Driven by a passion for the infinite possibilities contained within a single sheet of paper, she has shared her craft through teaching at schools, libraries, art organizations, and senior facilities across Oregon and Washington. Yuki is the author of the Super Cute Origami Kit and showcases her work at YukiOrigami.com.

*Cancellation Policy: Full refunds will be issued up to 48 hours prior to the workshop. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within 48 hours of the event. Please contact us at nclc@NCLCtrust.org to cancel your reservation and receive a refund.

What Does Conscious Aging Mean to You?

Join us for a conversation about what inspires you and helps you through your aging journey.

We’ll offer thoughtful quotes from a number of sources and from wise people through the ages, as prompts for discussion. In small groups, we will discuss what it means to age mindfully — maybe even with grace, humor and equanimity. Then, all together, we’ll exchange ideas and our combined wisdom. You are encouraged to bring quotes, poems or words of wisdom that inspire you to stay awake to how your life is unfolding.

Your $5 donation at the door supports the Pine Grove Community House.

NOTE:
We announced that we planned to show the film, Wine, Women and Dementia for our March event. Unfortunately, we find we do not have the right to show this film publicly. We encourage you to look for the film though PBS, where it is available to stream at home.

Let’s come together for an action packed evening with Chip McGregor as our emcee.
You won’t want to miss this fun-filled community event featuring local performers!

This is your opportunity to get on the stage. if you are interested in performing, fill out the form.
SIGN UPS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL MARCH 20TH.
– docs.google.com/forms/d/1l0x2xOuR9LZXjFK3XSlrXmneXxCABn6uJxEkT8c2zco/edit

If you’d like to purchase a ticket, go to:
www.thepinegrove.org/RSVP-or-Purchase-Tickets

NCCWP wants no more logging and pesticide use in community drinking water sources regardless of who owns the land, and wants 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 we all are entitled to have. Please help North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection safeguard and restore our drinking watersheds. . www.healthywatershed.org | North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection

For more information, to volunteer or to unsubscribe, contact rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to NCCWP.
You can donate by check or online via debit or credit card by visiting: healthywatershed.org/donate/.

Thank you, everyone, for working to protect drinking water!

#healthywatersheds #stoppesticides #agentorangeawareness #protectdrinkingwater #nccwp

Register to join one of ten Zone teams in a community-wide effort to collect marine debris from Nehalem Bay.

Whether you’re a regular rugged explorer or will have kids in tow, there is a Zone with terrain for most! Zone Leaders will meet you out in the estuary at 9AM on Sunday, March 8th, to guide you through a section of the Bay’s edge before returning to Wheeler for a volunteer celebration you won’t want to miss.

Learn more & register here: www.nehalemtrust.org/cleanup/

The drawing will be at the end of the concert on the 15th, and you do not need to be present to win (as long as your name and phone number are on the ticket so we can get in touch!) If you can’t make it to one of the concerts, you can get raffle tickets through Venmo by using the QR code or Venmo @planetdoral.

Tickets for the guitar are $10 each, or 3 for $25. Be sure we get your name and phone number, and write Guitar on your Venmo payment.

Other raffle items will be available at both concerts to help raise funds for these local musicians who are a big part of our community!

Hope to see you at one or both concerts!

NCCWP wants no more logging and pesticide use in community drinking water sources regardless of who owns the land, and wants 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 we all are entitled to have. Please help North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection safeguard and restore our drinking watersheds. . www.healthywatershed.org | North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection

For more information, to volunteer or to unsubscribe, contact rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to NCCWP.
You can donate by check or online via debit or credit card by visiting: healthywatershed.org/donate/.

Thank you, everyone, for working to protect drinking water!

#healthywatersheds #stoppesticides #agentorangeawareness #protectdrinkingwater #nccwp

It’s time to collect yearly dues. A mere $10.

All are welcome, membership not required.
Hope to see you all there!!

Nehalem Bay Garden Club Meeting Saturday, Feb 28
10:00 am
White Clover Grange
36585 Hwy 53
Nehalem 97131
Enter at the front, right corner door