Category: Events

Submitted By: ckgreenwood3339@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Introduction to SoulCollage

Time: 2-4:30pm
Location: Wanderland Rainforest (Nehalem)
Cost: $45 per person (includes all art materials plus tea and snacks)
Space is limited. Please message Carolyn if interested: Ckgreenwood3339@gmail.com

SoulCollage is a process for creating incredible collaged cards with deep personal meaning that will help you with life’s questions and transitions. The process is often used as a method of self-discovery and transformation.

First, you will be guided through the intuitive process of making your own SoulCollage® cards. Then we will gather in small groups and learn how to read the cards by giving voice to the images. This is where the process which begins as simple creative fun, might surprise you.

This is a multi-layered creative process that anyone can do. Beginners are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Carolyn Greenwood has been a Certified SoulCollage Facilitator since 2015

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For those who enjoyed the short films programs offered at Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts in the past, this festival will likely overwhelm you — but in a good way. Dozens of short films will be presented over a three-day period. Check out their website for details.
Friday, Feb. 23 – Sunday, Feb. 25.

mcminnvillefilmfest.org

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Tove Danovich, author of “Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Chickens and the People Who Love Them,” will discuss her chicken-keeping memoir in a presentation at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Cannon Beach Library.

This will be a hybrid event: The talk will be offered in person at the library and online through the library’s website, cannonbeachlibrary.org.

“Under the Henfluence” blends Danovich’s personal experience as an obsessed chicken keeper with her animal welfare reporting. While she offers a sobering picture of the cruel treatment inherent in the industrial agriculture approach to chicken farming, Danovich also recounts her initial chicken-keeping efforts in charming, often-funny and sometimes heart-breaking detail, as she welcomes her first four, fuzzy chicks.

The lives of these quirky and mysterious birds are told through interviews with the people breeding, training, healing and adoring chickens. Perhaps most endearing are her interviews with people who own and interact with chickens as they groom them as show animals, raise them as 4-H projects, use them as therapy animals or rescue them from inhumane treatment.

What emerges is an entertaining picture of an animal that is too-often overlooked and under-appreciated, and the people who are devoted to them.

Danovich is a freelance journalist and culture reporter who has written for the New York

Times, the Washington Post, and many others. She lives outside Portland, where she

keeps eight chickens.

Danovich’s talk is sponsored by the library’s NW Authors Series Committee that hosts authors monthly from September through May. The committee also conducts the Writers Read Celebration, which offers local writers an opportunity to write and read their own work on a specific theme. This year, the Writers Read Celebration is March 22, in the library and on Zoom. The theme is “Beach Noir.”

Submitted By: neahkahniespiritdance@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

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Community Dance this Thursday 2.15
Theme is: Healthy Growth
Early portion will include movements from Dancing For Birthclasses then will shift into free flow ecstatic dance for the remainder.
Led by Libby Golden at Golden Key Wellness

At the White Clover Grange, HWY 53 Nehalem
6:30pm-8 (doors open at 6:00 for set up/warmup)

We’ll enjoy connecting with our creative centers, listening to our needs, desires and nourishing healthy growth from there.

This is a healing dance and movement experience where you are encouraged to dance and enjoy the event however you’d like with an intention of connecting deeper to yourself and exploring movement without words.
It’s an open space to play, celebrate life and community, practice embodiment modalities, enjoy world rhythmic music, process emotions, connect with others, and ultimately be nourished by the experience on a physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual level. No dance experience necessary

$10 or sliding scale of $5 if you need, $15 if you can. (Kids dance for free!)
Work trades are available, be in touch.

Hope to see you on the dance floor!

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Please join us on Monday, February 19th at the Nehalem Elementary School Gym as we remember Lee and his life of service.

Nehalem Elementary School Gym
36300 8th Street
Nehalem, OR 97131

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

There will be donations accepted on behalf of all of Lee’s favorite charities, so feel free to bring along (if you can):

– Photo of Lee or a pet he helped you to rescue to leave on the memory wall

– Donations of food, warm clothes, pet food, toys

– Money for the donation boxes of his favorite charities

It is also Lee’s birthday, so we will be celebrating that as well.

Submitted By: ali@inarticulating.com – Click to email about this post

Lent is a wonderful opportunity to go deeper; to look at what aspects of our lives are not serving us or those we love. It’s a time to let some things go, change some habits, and cultivate love where it feels weak or absent.

It’s a lovely thing to do this IN COMMUNITY with others who are also choosing to go deeper.
Saint Catherine’s begins the season of Lent with an Ash Wednesday Service (half hour with imposition of ashes), which begins at 12 noon on February 14th.

Then, we will gather every Thursday at 5pm until Easter, for Soup Suppers to share the lenten journey together with soup, reflection, conversation, prayer and support for the changes we want to bring to our lives and relationships, with God’s help and grace.
All are welcome.

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Calling all my Crafty Dragons!

Last Friday’s new moon opened the Dragon’s Gate.

Hold onto your hat- it’s gonna be a wild ride.

Speaking of hats…. did you know there’s a 3 day weekend coming up?

This Saturday (Feb. 17th) North Fork 53’s hosting our first art workshop of 2024.

And because Dragons requires fresh fashion and style- this one is going to be all about color and creativity.

I hope you can make it!

Grab your spot at the link below:
www.northfork53.com/events/what-color-is-love

The very talented artist and teacher- Iris Sullivan Daire is coming down from Astoria to teach us how to add color and texture to wool.

She’s bringing steaming kettles of her beautiful plant based dyes grown from her gardens (think indigo and madder root).

You’ll get to hand dye a merino wool cap in whatever color you like and then learn to needle felt a design onto it.

While your hat steeps in the dye pot, you’ll get to relax in the wood fired sauna- because crafting/ spa days are pretty much the best combo ever.

Then you’ll come back to our cozy kitchen studio and learn to needle felt your own personal touches to your hat- a dragon, a heart, an ocean wave- whatever your look is for 2024.

You’ll leave the workshop with a one of kind merino wool hat that only you could create!

What better way to spend a late winter day?

All materials for the class and sauna are provided including tea and snacks!

Sign up with link below:
www.northfork53.com/events/what-color-is-love

Hope to see you out here soon,
xoxo
Ginger

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This new class is designed for potters who have completed a beginner class or are returning to pottery.

Space is limited so sign up today!

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You are cordially invited to Rainy Day Village’s 2024 1st Quarter gathering at St Catherine’s Church on Saturday Feb 24th from 2:30-4. Please feel free to bring a friend. RSVP by Monday Feb 19th to info@rainydayvillage.org or 503-482-9695.

Submitted By: briantjmcmahon@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Hey everybody.
Yoga! It’s fun, it’s free and it will make you healthier.

First there’s Yoga with Molly.
Day – Monday
Time. – 11:15 PST
Place – Tillamook YMCA

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us06web.zoom.us/j/84115365249?pwd=Y1ZETEp1ZEtoS1JDTG9Sdmg3cGoyQT09

Next there’s 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/89509061029

Come join us. Everyone is welcome.

Brian

Submitted By: telaskinner@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Hello Community,

Everyone is welcome to attend our Conscious Aging and Community Connection Community session Monday. We will exchange information and learn from one another as we discuss resources in our area.

Organizers of our group have assembled lists of resources:
Non-profits, Health Services, County Agencies and Services and Activities and Events and where to find out about them.

At first we planned to make copies of these lists for people attending the Feb. 12th meeting, but the combined list is 18 pages long. If you are unable to attend and would like this list, send me an email and I will reply with the list we’ve compiled in an attachment.

This is our first attempt at creating a resource list. We are interested in your comments and also will be looking to update it by adding new items and deleting resources that are no longer viable.

We’ll also talk about where to find personal services and small businesses in the area.
If you have experience with any of the following services, please bring names and contact information to share Monday:
Sewing/Alterations, Hair Dressers, Pedicure, Manicure, Dog Sitting/Grooming, Cat Sitting/Grooming, Technology Help, Uber Rides, Housesitting, House Cleaning, Handyman Services, Yard Work, Window Washing, House Painters, Plumbers, Mechanics, Knife Sharpening, Chimney/Fireplace Cleaning. What services are you looking for in our community?

Upcoming Conscious Aging and Community Connection Events:
March 11th: Presentation by the North Coast End of Life Collective: www.northcoasteolcollective.com/
April 8th: Oregon Humanities will hold a Conversation about Aging and Loneliness
Saturday April 27th: A Special Event on Green Burials to be held at NCRD from 2-4PM , $10
May 13th and following 2nd Mondays of each month from 2 to 4pm, topics to be announced

Future Topics to Consider:
Blue Zones: What is it that makes people happy and healthy?
Personal Safety Nets: Being prepared for the expected and unexpected
Fraud Prevention
Wills and Trusts
Advance Directives and POLST forms
Home Safety and Fall Prevention
Grief
Savoring Moments of Delight and Gratitude

We’d like to hear which topics interest you most.

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.

If you know of others who are interested in learning about resources in the area, forward this email. Let them know, EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

We look forward to seeing you Monday!
Tela Skinner and The Conscious Aging and Community Connection Team: Kathie Hightower, Mary Ruhl, Sue McGrath, Kathleen Moore, Jan Hamilton, Dori Bash, Glenna Gray and Paula Sansum

Submitted By: seagullsroost315@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

This is your last chance to join us for a weekend of crafting at Camp Magruder March 1 – 3. Applications must be in by this coming Friday.
This is a weekend to relax and craft away. Some of us sew, some knit or crochet, some paint, some do paper crafting. The list goes on and on. If you would like to have time to create without interruption, this is for you.
Email me right away and I will get the information to you.

Submitted By: giashaw2002@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post

Come join us for Lee Rocks Painting Party Sunday February 11th from 1-6 at NCRD kitchen.
We will gather to honor Lee and paint rocks with his name on one side and a small symbol of a heart, paw print or something similar on the other side.
When you do something that Lee would have done such as filling up the pet watering station or helping someone in need leave a Lee Rocks there.
If you find one you can pick it up and pass it on leaving it where you do the same.
We will have rocks and supplies available but feel free to bring rocks that are special to you to paint and if you have paint you would like to use feel free to bring that as well.
A huge thank you to NCRD for donating the use of their kitchen for this event, Lori Dillon for donating painting supplies and support, Ginger at North Fork for 53 for donating tea and this amazing community.
There will be tea and snacks. Feel free to bring a snack to share but not required.
We would like to have Lee Rocks available at various locations with signage and have future Lee rocks parties to keep the ripple effect that Lee made on this planet going strong.
Sending light and love

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Local ensemble Chelsea Lafey and the Salt Shakers will deliver a dance mix of vintage swing, jump blues and jazz at the Seaside Elks Lodge ballroom (324 Avenue A, Seaside) this Saturday night, February 10, from 7-9 pm. This band features dynamic vocalist Chelsea LaFey, a swinging rhythm section and horns. Public is welcome, all ages! Doors open at 5:30 pm, free swing dance lessons at 6 pm with instructor Richie Small. $15 cover, cash only (helps to benefit the Elks Scholarship fund.) BBQ dinner available for sale.

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Everyone deserves a healthier nervous system and more flexible and adaptable spine!

This special opportunity includes a personalized Report of your Postural Health, as well as a mini spinal exam and your first gentle spinal adjustment with Dr. Dawn.

Afterwards, if you would like to continue your wellness journey with us, you will have the opportunity to receive a specially discounted and more comprehensive Initial Exam and Introduction to Chiropractic Care.

Due to the limited space available, we request that you book online here: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12487570&appointmentType=11409294&fbclid=IwAR2kDTQKUWkADGyM-UgtliCGGHn7oEUzZMb6JMKvOnLF_lGn1jYpxoT5DCQ

This our first Free Spine Check Day of the year— Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to prioritize your health and experience the benefits of a properly functioning spine and nervous system!

If for any reason you find that you cannot attend,
kindly cancel your appointment via your booking confirmation email so that someone else may have the opportunity to benefit from this special event. Thank you!

We look forward to having the honor of serving you and your loved ones!
**For new patients and local community members only**

Where: Graceful waves Wellness Center
206 S Marine Dr
Wheeler, OR 97147

When: Saturday, February 10th @9am – 1pm

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Saturday March 2nd at 7pm, join us as the Bay City Arts Center welcomes acclaimed guitarist John Stowell and flugelhorn player Dmitri Matheny. Known for his innovative guitar work and collaborations with top jazz artists, Stowell’s compositions entrance audiences during live performances. Matheny’s technique and emotional playing style pair beautifully with Stowell’s guitar mastery. Treat yourself to an evening of world-class jazz for $20 general admission and $10 for students. Doors open at 6:30pm. We look forward to seeing you there! Get you tickets in advance on our website at the www.baycityartscenter.com.

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Join us for Story Time at the Cannon Beach Library, 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 10. The theme is “Be Mine, Valentine!” Come listen to stories about Valentine’s Day in both English and Spanish. There will also be Valentine crafting, FREE books, and treats. Story Time is a free event. Target age is pre-k to 8, but all ages are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Contact us for more information.

Submitted By: Christy@cosmichealingnw.com – Click to email about this post

Hello BBQ Community-

Community Acupuncture- Singing Bowls – Grounding Tea

Please join Megan Lucas LAc and Certified Sound Healer Christy Kay for a special February Self Care/Self Love Community Wellness Event at Rising Hearts Studio, Friday February 16th, 6:30 PM – enjoy community acupuncture, while bathing in the sounds of healing singing bowls, with grounding tea offering to follow. Leave feeling calm, refreshed and renewed.
$50/person
Space limited- registration required app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20787704&appointmentType=58532489

Meet your practitioners:
Megan Lucas, LAc, MAOM. NADA certified.
A licensed acupuncturist, Megan feels grateful to live on the north coast with her family. As a practitioner, she aims to help patients to improve their lives through deepening their relationship to their health through encouraging lifestyle changes. She offers acupuncture, bodywork, shiatsu, breathwork and recommendations on diet, movement, and herbal medicine. Her treatments focus on
the goals of the patient and the connection to their healing journey. As someone who has gone through intense illness and trauma, she understands the challenges people may face in their healing
journey.
She enjoys hiking, foraging, hunting, fly-fishing, writing, floating the river or collecting wild herbs for salves and tinctures, often alone and often with her family. She continues to work toward being a
beacon of light for others so they may more easily navigate the storm of life, and is looking for new opportunities to reach the community to offer services.

Christy Kay is a Vibrational Medicine Practitioner who lives on the North Oregon Coast. She has been studying health and wellness most of her life, in an effort to overcome chronic illness, including several autoimmune diagnoses. After a serious car accident over 10 years ago, she found herself with a traumatic brain injury, a broken back, and PTSD. With training and certifications in over a dozen healing modalities, she found the greatest relief through Energy Medicine. Sometimes it is hard to become unstuck. Using an array of energetic practices, her passion and gifts lie in facilitating healing on a deep energetic level for clients who want deeper peace, health, and wellness in their lives. When energetic flow is brought back into balance, we are more able to move forward and step into our Divine Self. Christy knows that healing the whole person, in all realms, will create more happy, vibrant souls who will create a better, more peaceful world. She has a private healing practice, Cosmic Healing NW, working one on one with clients since 2017. She opened Rising Hearts Studio in 2020 to be able to offer healing arts events to her community.
Christy is a Reiki Master/Teacher, Certified Sound Healer, Certified Crystal Therapy Practitioner, Registered Holistic Health Practitioner, and Registered Metaphysician who blends a large array of healing modalities together to help you truly heal!
Visit www.cosmichealingnw.com for more info on Christy Kay

Please join us for this Healing Community Event!

Submitted By: jessi@heartofcartm.org – Click to email about this post

The Trash Bash Arts Festival is about to turn 25. That’s right! It has been 25 years since the very first celebration of reimagined trash and it’s time to come out again to celebrate the artistry and creativity of our community. Together, let’s reimagine all the things that trash can be:
Can it be a great story and conversation piece? Oh, yes it can.
Can it be beautiful art? Absolutely.
Can it bring us together as a community to sing and dance and find creative ways to keep it out of landfills? You betcha.
And can it be a wearable designer gown, lighting up a runway? Well, why not come out and see for yourself?
Heart of Cartm is inviting every community member to come out to the White Clover Grange in Nehalem, OR, from Thursday, May 16 to Sunday, May 19, 2024, to celebrate the silver jubilee of the Trash Bash Arts Festival. There will be music, food, art, and spoken word. There will be fun. There will be trashion, and there will be . . . a community that is not afraid of facing its trash head-on and gathers to playfully discover all the things that trash can be. Don’t miss out on all this fun!
In fact, why not help us shape the celebration? Don’t just stand on the sidelines; we want you to dive in and get involved. Whether you’d like to volunteer, donate to the cause, submit art, tell a trash tale, or walk the runway, we want you rising from the trashes with us!
This year’s poignant Trash Bash theme is “RISING FROM THE TRASHES”. Jessi Just, Executive Director of Heart of Cartm in Wheeler, OR, points out that the board chose this theme because it rang true for so many of us who are rebuilding, reorganizing, and reimagining our lives after the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the image of a phoenix rising from the (tr)ashes even describes Heart of Cartm’s story itself, which had to be reimagined into existence after the contract with the transfer station in Manzanita was not renewed in 2018. Thankfully the board persevered, continued to meet, and reimagined itself as Heart of Cartm, which carries on CARTM’s original mission to lead our community to zero waste. Heart of Cartm opened its new creative reuse store in Wheeler in 2021 and welcomes visitors, patrons, donors, and volunteers Thursday–Monday, noon–6pm.
So, come on out and be part of the fun! Let’s celebrate transformation, community, and creativity (all while keeping our waste out of landfills) as together we Rise from the Trashes!
To become a creative community activist, help us keep trash out of landfills, and have fun while you’re at it, sign up at www.heartofcartm.org/trash-bash-2024#involved and let us know how you’d like to get involved. We can’t wait to see you there!

Save the date and join us! Once again, here are the details:
LOCATION: White Clover Grange, Nehalem, Oregon
DATE: Thursday, May 16 to Sunday, May 19, 2024
MORE INFO: Visit our website to learn more about participating as an artist, designer, storyteller, or volunteer: www.heartofcartm.org/

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Come join our creative knitting/crocheting….. circle. Bring your project and gather with us on Tuesdays, 2-4pm at St Catherine.
Church.

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Join the free Zoom class on Pet Preparedness for Emergencies this Friday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 pm.
Click the link for more information.

Submitted By: visualarts@hoffmanarts.org – Click to email about this post

Only a few seats remain!!

On February 10th and 11th, Join Stephanie Craig, a seventh-generation traditional basket weaver, as she leads a two-day workshop sharing her knowledge of traditional lifeways, culture, ecological knowledge, foods, medicines and utilitarian plants. Students will learn how to gather, process and use cedar bark to create a woven basket using multiple traditional weaving techniques.

For more information contact the Hoffman Center for the Arts website (classes) at: www.hoffmanarts.org

Ask about our scholarship programs!!