



Available at reasonable prices will be all kinds of plants: hanging baskets, planters with colorful flowers, perennials, annuals, vegetables, tomatoes, shrubs, trees, and houseplants among others.
Also on offering will be Mother’s Day gifts and a raffle. Raffle tickets are $5 each or 6 for $20.
While you shop on Saturday only, bring your children so they can create wee succulent gardens as commitments to Planet Earth — and possibly Mothers’ Day gifts. All materials provided.
We encourage you to pay with cash or check and to round up! Nehalem Bay Garden Club donates proceeds from the sale to local organizations that share the Club’s mission. Past recipients include Food Roots, Hoffman Gardens, Alder Creek Farm, Tillamook Early Learning Center, Tillamook Chamber Comm Foundation, North County Food Bank, Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church for their food programs, Nehalem Elementary Garden Program, and the mural at Nehalem City Park.
And while you are in the neighborhood, Aldervale Native Plants is having an open house on Saturday, May 11th from 9-4 across the road from the Garden Club sale. 43005 North Fork Rd.


Check the poster for locations, times and dates.
The last one on May 5 is at the UMC church in Nehalem. I’ll see you there.

The library is set to celebrate Cannon Beach’s Spring Unveiling Arts Festival! The Annual Art and Music Book Sale Fundraiser will be held during our regular business hours, 12 – 4 p.m. on May 1 through May 6. Patrons can find an eclectic selection of hand-picked art books, music books, and collectible vinyl records, priced to sell. All funds go to support the programs and operations of the Cannon Beach Library, a nonprofit organization.
Visitors to the Book Sale are also encouraged to purchase tickets for our annual raffle. Departing from the traditional quilt raffle, this year we’ll be raffling off a stunning Stained-Glass Window, created with literary and beach themes to commemorate the library’s 97th year.
The Cannon Beach Library is located at 131 N Hemlock Street, in the heart of downtown Cannon Beach. For more information visit our website www.cannonbeachlibrary.org

Are you a performer?
We have 2 Open Mic nights for poetry, spoken word, short stories, songs, and supportive camaraderie! Sign up to Perform at Open Mic Nights
Raffle Tickets!
Here’s a fun way to support the arts and win something amazing! Our gift baskets are carefully overstuffed with adventures and products from local businesses. Available in bundles of 1, 3 and 7.
Buy Raffle Tickets
Workshops & Events
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Bring your manuscript and consult with John Daily to learn exactly what it takes to get your work published.
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Get your official RWR Merch!
Look stylish and support the arts at the same time! All proceeds benefit the Neah Kah Nie High School Scholarship Fund
This event is made possible by volunteers in Rockaway Beach working together with our City, we are grateful for the support!
The Rockaway Writer’s Rendezvous 2024 is partially funded by a Community Grant from the CIty of Rockaway Beach. Rockaway Beach Community Grants promote educational opportunities and support economic activities in Rockaway Beach. To learn more, visit www.corb.us
We need your support to keep the arts alive in schools.
Every donation helps us create better events and helps more students further their education in all things writing. Your donations are tax-deductible thanks to our non-profit sponsor, the Tillamook County Parks Foundation.
Donate Easily!
The Rockaway Writers Rendezvous was created with the simple goal of keeping the writing arts alive and accessible for students and residents.
We continue to demonstrate that Rockaway is a place where creativity thrives!
We are open to all skill levels and we want to support writers and creators of a wide variety of writing verticals, from poetry to marketing to songwriting to fiction and much more.
Our annual event will be held on April 26-28, 2024 here in Rockaway Beach. Contact us if you are interested in participating or volunteering!



She will talk about everything you want to know about green burial.
Elizabeth Fournier, aka The Green Reaper, will speak at the North Coast Recreation District (NCRD), 36155 9th Street, Nehalem. The presentation will be held in the Gallery Saturday, April 27 from 2:00-4:00; $10 cash at the door.
Every year conventional funerals bury millions of tons of wood, concrete, and metals, as well as millions of gallons of carcinogenic embalming fluid. There is a more environmentally conscious and affordable way, and Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately dubbed the “Green Reaper,” walks you through it. She provides comprehensive and compassionate guidance, covering everything from green burial planning and home funeral basics to legal guidelines and outside-the-box options, such as burials at sea. Fournier points the way to green burial practices that consider both the environmental well-being of the planet and the economic well-being of loved ones.
Elizabeth is the author of The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan
an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial. She is a member of the Advisory Board for the Green Burial Council, and the owner and operator of Cornerstone Funeral Services in Boring, Oregon.
Elizabeth will have copies of her books available for purchase.
For more information on Elizabeth, visit her website: thegreenreaper.org
This event is presented by Conscious Aging and Community Connections, Manzanita.
The contact person is Sue McGrath suemcgrath069@gmail.com

Making Visible the Invisible: A Community Conversation about Death and Dying. Applying the values of Acceptance, Belonging, Connection, and Legacy, Death Cafe is a co-generational gathering that aims to create a comfortable and open space for people to gather and discuss topics related to death, dying, and mortality. It provides a platform for individuals to share their thoughts, fears, and experiences surrounding death in a supportive and non-judgmental environment. Adhering to Death Cafe’s mission, participation is free, although contributions to the Collective are appreciated. Death Cafe meets in person AND virtually every month.
Death Cafes benefit most from five or more participants. If you register and are unable to attend, please notify the North Coast EOL Collective by emailing welcome@northcoasteolcollective.com or cancel your registration.

I am offering another round of art classes for kids starting Monday, April 29th from 4-5:30 at the NCRD Kitchen Room. We will explore drawing, painting, and sculpture adventures! Please see flyer for details. Let me know if you have questions. I hope to see you there! ~Reeva

Creating community by connecting people, resources, and experiences to educate and support a holistic approach to end-of-life for individuals and families living on the North Coast. A monthly invitation to learn more about our Story, Mission, Vision, and Services.

Copy and paste this link into your browser to see them all and register: conta.cc/43j1RFt
Questions?
Contact us: hoffmanclaystudio@gmail.com

MAY 1ST: Deadline to signup as a trashion designer or trash tales storyteller! You don’t have to have a finished piece yet, just let us know asap that you are interested.
www.heartofcartm.org/trash-bash-2024
LOCATION FOR ALL EVENTS:
White Clover Grange, 36585 OR-53, Nehalem, OR 97131
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Trash Art Gallery
Open to public May 17-19, 11am-5pm
Trash Art Show Opening Reception
Thursday, May 16, 5-9pm
Meet the artists, appetizers, drinks, entertainment
Trash Tales
Friday, May 17, 5-7pm Storytelling, appetizers, drinks
Trashion Show
Saturday, May 18, 4-9pm Runway, food, drinks, music
Festival Button (Allows entry to all events): $20
Available in advance at Heart of Cartm downtown Wheeler or at the door of each event. No charge for children 12 and under.
** Saturday’s Trashion Show is a popular event. Only 133 folks can safely be inside the Grange. We might reach capacity! To guarantee a place to watch Saturday’s Trashion Show from INSIDE the Grange Hall, you must purchase a token. Only 75 tokens will be sold!! Ask for a token when you buy your festival button. Doors will open for token holders first at 4:00pm**
Thank you to our sponsors Tillamook County Solid Waste, Averill Recycling and Revival!!



WHAT: The 30 Shamanic Questions are a process of progressive self-discovery, forgiveness, and transformation.
We will meet online for this journey for 8 weeks.
WHEN: Tuesdays, May 7- July 2, 2024, 4-6PM PST
Contribution: $300 (Limited partial scholarships are available).
No one turned away due to lack of funds.
Registrationcloses 4/30/24: forms.gle/FJCCnnDuJg8sKG1o6
Have questions? Email SBWceremonies@gmail.com
Lynda “Chickpea” Chick, RN is a Certified Shamanic Breathwork Faciliator and walks with people through transitions and transformations.

There will be no Yoga with Molly.
It’ll be the following Monday, April 29th.
There will be Yoga with Janet except it will be Lucy.
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/85035583827
Come join us. Everyone is welcome
Brian
and Foster Community Engagement
Thursday, April 25 at 6:30 pm
St. Mary-by-the-Sea Parish Hall
275 S. Pacific St.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
This will be a grassroots meeting, open to all, who believe we have a right to abundant, safe and clean drinking water. If you are interested in citizen involvement regarding the future of the Jetty Creek Watershed and other coastal drinking water sheds, please attend. At the Oregon Coast, many watersheds that provide drinking water to towns, large and small, have been damaged by clearcutting followed by pesticide spraying. Because of industrial forestry practices and climate change, there are now summer water shortages along the Oregon Coast.
Please join us on April 25 (and on the last Thursday of every month) at St. Mary-by-the-Sea to learn about and discuss these important issues.
This will be an “in-person” meeting that will also be on Zoom (email us at the address below) for those unable to attend in person.
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) invites respectful discussion through a sharing of ideas.
Questions? Email us at: rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com
April 20th at 7:30pm
The Ten Fifteen Theater
1015 Commercial St – Astoria
www.thetenfifteentheater.com
Drag Sensation EDIE has heard those three words her entire life. First from her parents insisting she perform for guests in the living room of their family home in Portland, OR. Then from her dance teacher who gave her the skills and the confidence to take on the world. From Ballet to Broadway to Cirque du Soleil, EDIE has taken those three words to heart. Dance, Edie, Dance is a culmination of her love of life-long love of dance and all the places her long legs have taken her throughout her storied career.
EDIE is best known from Cirque du Soleil’s hit show ZUMANITY where she starred as the emcee, the “Mistress of Sensuality,” at the NY-NY Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. During her 13 year run, EDIE performed over 5,600 shows for over 6 million people. EDIE began her professional dance career at the age of 17 with Ballet Oregon. For the next eleven years she danced with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet Chicago, and Pennsylvania Ballet before moving to New York to pursue musical theater. EDIE quickly became a fixture in New York City where she racked up a bevy of awards including Best Drag Queen (HX Award), Best Dance Artist and Entertainer of the Year (Glammy Award). She starred in her autobiographical, off-Broadway show “LEGS!,” performed on the MTV Video Music Awards, appeared on “Sex and the City,” was featured at Wigstock and Broadway Bares, and made her Broadway debut alongside Cyndi Lauper and Alan Cumming in the Tony-nominated revival of “The ThreePenny Opera” at Studio 54. The San Francisco Chronicle “strongly advises seeing the incredible EDIE whose talent and legs go on forever.”
You can learn more about Edie at www.edieentertainer.com.
Dance, Edie, Dance is a special event, and is not included in the 2024 season ticket package. This show is not eligible for Flex Passes or the Arts for All program.

Click the above link to view our latest eBrief.
Included in this edition:
evcnb.org/events-and-training/food-drive-04272024
Time to practice your emergency evacuation and yellow radio skills. AND do some good for the community at the same time. Bring your cans of food (or monetary donation) with you and you’ll be doing yourself and others a favor.
Saturday, April 27 10am til 1pm
evcnb.org/events-and-training/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-05182024am
Take our WaSH class to learn important information about obtaining safe water and dealing with waste during a disaster.
Register for your spot in class today!
evcnb.org/events-and-training/gobag-popup-05112024
In need of a GoBag or GoBag Supplies?
What about Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH) supplies?
Visit or GoBag and WaSH Pop-Up Shop today.



Her presentation also will be available through the library’s website, cannonbeachlibrary.org
Bhanoo’s appearance is part of the Oregon Book Awards Authors Tour, presented in partnership with Literary Arts and hosted by the library’s NW Authors Series.
“Seeking Fortune Elsewhere” won the 2023 Ken Kesey Award. The award is part of the Oregon Book Awards, presented annually by Literary Arts to honor and celebrate the work of Oregon’s authors.
“Seeking Fortune Elsewhere” features intimate stories of South Indian immigrants and the families they left behind. It asks how women both claim and surrender power. Occurring in places including Pittsburgh, eastern Washington and Tamil Nadu, these stories focus on dislocation and how immigrants and their families confront the costs of leaving, staying and growing apart,
A fiction writer and journalist Bhanoo also won the New American Voices Award. In 2021, she won an O. Henry Prize. She worked as a reporter for The New York Times and The Washington Post and teaches creative writing and journalism at Oregon State University.

Teen Night at North Coast Pinball is tomorrow night, Friday April 19th, from 6-8PM- FREE PINBALL and Games for ALL TEENS! Please spread the word and send your teens in for some free fun!
Contact Christy (503) 800-1092, or Christy@cosmichealingnw.com for info, questions, or to donate
Thank you!!

We volunteers at the Hoffman Wonder Garden are pretty psyched about Sunday’s plant sale. That’s ’cause we know what’s on offer, 100 fabulous manzanitas and assorted native and worldly wildflowers you DO want in your sunny garden.
Here’s a few of the manzis we’ve got for you, the pictures below in the same order as these descriptions:
‘Howard McMinn’ – Whoa, is this guy handsome, ultimately 7′ tall and just as wide. You might think him a bit roly-poly but no! More like a pink-flowering, multi-stemmed small tree once pruned. As with all manzis, though, let him bulk up for a few years before revealing his shape.
‘St Helena’ – Big gorgeous Helena! Since she’s capable of 10’x10′, be sure to plant her in the open where she can flex her might and not be crowded by small fry. Wait for those white flowers, twinkling like holiday lights winter through early spring.
‘Harmony’ – Its name describes how you’ll be feeling about your garden when you add this easy-growing, floriferous rounded shrub. A good beginner’s manzanita, reaching – at most – 7’x7′ at absolute maturity, it’s super easy to tip back and keep smaller. Morning shade but aft sun? Go for ‘Harmony’!




Sitting ends at 10:30 and is followed by Words Into Stones; an hour of poetry or prose, personal sharing and placing of prayer stones.


Moving anger and resentment into kindness, generosity and abundance.
Led by Libby
6:30-8:00
@The White Clover Grange
$10-$20
See you on the dance floor!

Tickets at link below:
www.northfork53.com/events/spring-herbal-workshop?p
Spring is the perfect time to learn some herbal self care to shake out the winter cobwebs and revitalize your body!
At North Fork 53 Communitea Wellness in Nehalem:
*Learn to make the healing skin salve known as “Balm of Gilead” from local poplar tree buds to take home with you.
*Learn to use and try out herbal oils for self care
*Learn to create a fresh nettle and dried nettle tincture to take home with you.
*Try nettle tea and pesto and learn more about this amazing wild plant
*Learn herbal tincture making basics and take herbal recipes and nettle seeds home with you!
Tea and Snacks included!
Wood Fired Sauna & Cold Plunge Herbal Spa (optional add on)
2pm-3pm
Play with herbal balms and oils in a cleansing and relaxing wood fired sauna and cold plunge.
Includes towels, sauna wraps, drinking water and a selection of herbal oils to use.
Only 3 spots left! Get yours before they’re gone:)
www.northfork53.com/events/spring-herbal-workshop?p

TEEN NIGHT is FRIDAY APRIL 19th, 6-8PM, at North Coast Pinball!!! FREE PINBALL and Games for ALL TEENS! Please spread the word, and send your teens in for some free fun!!!
Contact Christy (503) 800-1092, Christy@cosmichealignnw.com for questions, info or to donate!
Thank you!

Tall & statuesque? Broad & muscular? Big, medium, or groundcover? Let size and shape be your guide.
We’ll be selling a fantastic assortment of manzanitas, THIRTEEN different kinds. Insane! You’ll want to be sure from the get you’ve got the right plant in the right place ’cause these kids don’t like to be moved around.
Got a shady garden? Don’t buy a manzanita. Got overhead irrigation? Ditto. Soil super rich with amendments? Nope. Not gotta thrive.
But if you’ve got at least 6 hrs of sun in fast-draining soil without irrigation or fertilizer, manzanitas are your kind of plants.
Tomorrow on the BBQ: Meet A Few Manzanitas!

Using hand-harvested and locally grown barks to weave into the basketry reed, this workshop will focus on the fundamentals of natural materials and mixed media fiber sculpture. We will learn about the harvesting and processing of the plants so that students will leave with information about gathering what grows near them to use in future projects.
This class is appropriate for all skill levels, no prior weaving experience is necessary. This class is also great for those who have experience with weaving and are looking to increase their weaving vocabulary.
Participants will leave with a woven sculpture that will be unique in size, shape and composition.
Tuition is $145 and includes all materials. Full or partial scholarships are available!
For more information and registration: visit the Hoffman Center for the Arts Website: Hoffmanarts.org
For questions contact: visualarts@hoffmanarts.org