Category: Events

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

Come find treasures at the Indoor Garage Sale benefitting the Rockaway Beach Lions Club!

3/2/25 from 9-3 at the Lions Club hall at 268 S Anchor St. in Rockaway Beach.

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

HOFFMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS hosts a Spring Renewal Literary Weekend with renowned poet, Didi Jackson, from March 21st-23rd, 2025.

Author Event: Friday, March 21st, 7:30pm at HCA

On Friday, March 21st, at 7:30 pm Didi Jackson will present work from her newest collection, “My Infinity” (Red Hen Press, 2024), in which she continues her exploration of the paradoxical meaning of a world where joy and sorrow simultaneously coexist. Books will be available for sale and signature at the event and through our local bookseller, Cloud & Leaf Bookstore.
Tickets are $20. Registration is highly recommended; walk-ins welcome as space allows.

Poetry Writing Workshop: Saturday, March 22nd & Sunday, March 23rd 10:00am-1:00pm

On Saturday and Sunday, March 22nd-23rd, 2025, Didi Jackson will offer a generative poetry writing workshop, open to writers of all levels of experience.
The workshop will be held at the Hoffman Center for the Arts on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am-1:00pm.
Tuition is $250. Scholarships are available for this workshop.

Book Signing: Saturday, March 22nd, from 5:00-7:00 pm at Cloud & Leaf Bookstore

On Saturday, March 22nd, Didi Jackson will sign copies of her two collections, “My Infinity” and “Moon Jar” at Cloud & Leaf Bookstore, located at 447 Laneda Avenue, Manzanita, OR 97130.
Free and open to the public

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Didi Jackson is the author of the poetry collections, “My Infinity” (2024) and “Moon Jar” (2020). Her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Bomb, The New Yorker, and Oxford American among other journals and magazines. She has had poems selected for Best American Poetry, Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-day, The Slow Down with Tracy K. Smith, and Together in Sudden Strangeness: America’s Poets Respond to the Pandemic. She is the recipient of the Robert H. Winner Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America. She is a Dean’s Faculty Fellow at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee where she teaches creative writing. Most recently she completed her certification as a Tennessee Naturalist.
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To register for the author event or the writing workshop with Didi Jackson, please visit www.hoffmanarts.org

Please direct any questions about these events to writing@hoffmanarts.org

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

We are absolutely ecstatic to announce the headliners for the fifth annual Cannon Beach Comedy Festival!

On March 14th & 15th we’ll be welcoming the legendary Jackie Kashian, the incomparable James Adomian, the incisive Hari Kondabolu and the sly Aparna Nancherla.

They’ll be joined by some of the best comics from the Pacific Northwest. (We’ll be announcing them soon!)

Altogether it’s an embarrassment of riches. And, as such, you’ll want to get your tickets soon

Submitted By: ddcomedy2277@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

After filling venues with laughter since 1983, SUSAN RICE recently found massive online success with a “Don’t Tell Comedy” special that has garnered over 1 million views in 6 months! She’s also gained over 120,000 Instagram followers since her audition with America’s Got Talent! Susan has appeared on ABC, NBC, HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central and has worked with Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin, Arsenio Hall, Louis Black, and so many more.

SAMANTHA RUDDY has performed standup on both The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She’s also been heard on NPR and appeared in videos for Comedy Central and Marvel. She has performed at comedy festivals like New York Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

www.eventbrite.com/cc/comedy-nights-in-nehalem-3899333

Submitted By: maijahecht@nehalemtrust.org – Click to email about this post

Bring your lunch and come with us for a midday walk down LNCT’s Headwaters trail. We will meet at the south Neahkahnie trailhead and walk downhill, past a few stunning views of the bay and beach, to our stewardship benches. We will be joined by Doug Firstbrook, LNCT founding member and expert on the Headwaters land area.

To access the Headwaters Trail, we will meet at the Neahkahnie Mountain South Trailhead parking lot and walk down from there.

Note—the Headwaters trail is uneven and mildly steep in some areas. Plan to wear shoes with a decent tread and dress warmly. We hope to see you there!

Wednesday, February 26th at 12:00

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

Please join us for a spaghetti dinner fundraiser at the Tie Breaker in Rockaway on March 11 from 4- 7 pm. The Tiebreaker is generously sponsoring this family-friendly event where you can eat great food and have some fun while helping your neighbors.
Visits to the North County Food Bank in Wheeler have almost doubled in the past two years. In January, we served 221 families, providing a week’s worth of food to 429 adults and 252 children. (Some families may have come more than once.) We also served 194 clients in our free clothing bank.
If you can’t make it to the fundraiser, but would like to donate to support families in need, please send a check to PO Box 162, Wheeler, OR 97147, or donate online at northtillamookcountyfoodbank.org

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

So you have “the scoop”…
BINGO
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH
6:00 -7:30pm Doors open at 5:30.

The Pine Grove Women are hijacking this event!!
Callers will be Terry Folen and Mary Lou Stein with Mary Moran assisting.
And, we may even have a special mystery caller ????

Suggested donation is $5 at the door.
Cards: $2 each or 3 for $5
Prizes will be awarded to the winners!
And if you’re lucky, you can win back your money in the Heads and Tails game!
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So bring your favorite party snacks and drinks and
WE’ll PROVIDE THE POPCORN!
Please RSVP to moranmem@gmail.com so we know you’ll be there or just come
You do not need to be a Pine Grove member to attend this event BUT you will have SOOOO much fun, we bet you will join that night!

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

Hey everybody.

Come and have a good time. Start it with Yoga! It’s fun, it’s free and it will make you healthy.
Come join us. Everyone is welcome. Mark it on your calendar.

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/86577877885?pwd=hubSgvfcmYl6AWclxvsfULTHkeUCXY.1

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/82315818270

See you there.

Brian

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

BINGO NIGHT AT THE PINE GROVE! You do NOT need to be a Pine Grove Member to attend. ALL community members are welcome !

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH
6:00 -7:30pm Doors open at 5:30.

The Pine Grove Women are hijacking this event!!
Callers will be Terry Folen and Mary Lou Stein with Mary Moran assisting.
And, we may even have a special mystery caller ????

Suggested donation is $5 at the door.
Cards: $2 each or 3 for $5

Prizes will be awarded to the winners!

And if you’re lucky, you can win back your money in the Heads and Tails game!

So bring your favorite party snacks and drinks and
WE’ll PROVIDE THE POPCORN!

Please RSVP to moranmem@gmail.com so we know you’ll be there or just come!
You do not need to be a Pine Grove member to attend this event BUT you will have SOOOO much fun, we bet you will join that night!

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

Want to hang out fireside and crush local oyster, cider, and dulse with the people who locally grow and produce them? Then Winter Waters ~ Wheeler Waters @ The Salmonberry is your jam! Scan that code thing for more information and tickets! ~ A portion of the sales from this event go to the Oregon Kelp Alliance

Submitted By: info@cannonbeacharts.org – Click to email about this post

FisherPoets Gathering at the Cannon Beach Gallery.

Join us for the final event of Fisher Poets weekend at the Cannon Beach Gallery, Sunday February 23 from 4 to 6pm. This event is free and open to all.

Originally conceived as a modest cultural reunion for far-flung friends in the commercial fishing fleet, the FisherPoets Gathering now attracts nearly a hundred poets, songwriters and storytellers from both the west and east coasts’ commercial fishing communities. A celebration of the commercial fishing industry in poetry, prose and song, the FisherPoets Gathering has attracted fisherpoets and their many fans to Astoria, Oregon the last weekend of February since 1998.

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

AUTHOR READING 2/22/25, 6-8 PM
CLOUD AND LEAF BOOKSTORE

The Manchurian Journalist and Street Talk were both published in 2024 by North Oregon Coast author and
journalist Dan Luzadder.

Dan Luzadder is an American journalist and author whose lengthy newspaper career began as a teenage police reporter.

He has written for the New York Daily News and the New York Times, shared a Pulitzer Prize (1983) for general local reporting, won a national public service award from the American Bar Association for exposing corruption in federal courts, and is a member of the Scripps Howard Journalism Hall of Fame.

He resides with his wife, Nancy, Cannon Beach, Oregon.

Submitted By: Be@pauseful.com – Click to email about this post

Pauseful Sharing Circles
6-7:30pm Thursdays
298 Laneda Ave
Manzanita, Oregon

RSVP with Christina
text/call 503-457-1092
email be@pauseful.com

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

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Come Ecstatic Dance + Vision Board Collage
with Fae and Kelly Seaton
This Sunday February 23rd 11:30-3
at the White Clover Grange

Doors open at 11 AM  for warmup
11:30 AM – opening circle/ 5+rhythms inspired dance set by Fae
1:00 PM – closing dance circle
1-3PM Vision Board Collaging collaboration with Kelly

At the White Clover Grange, HWY 53
$10-$20  cash check or venmo @nknspiritdance
(kids are welcome for free)
**no one turned away for lack of funds**

Feel free to join for any and all!
We’ll provide the poster board and some materials.
Please bring any items you’d wish to collage with, scissors and glue if you have them, and a snack too since we’re hanging through lunch time!

Submitted By: info@cannonbeachlibrary.org – Click to email about this post

‘Bratwurst Haven’ Author Rachel King to Speak at CB Library

The interrelated lives of low-wage sausage factory workers is at the heart of a short story collection written by Rachel King, who will speak at the Cannon Beach Library at 2 p.m. Feb. 22. Patrons can attend the presentation in person or join the talk from home via a link on the library’s website, cannonbeachlibrary.org.
King’s book, “Bratwurst Haven,” was a finalist for the 2024 Oregon Book Award for Fiction. Set in a small town in Colorado a decade after the Great Recession, “Bratwurst Haven” is a collection of twelve interrelated stories about the employees of the St. Anthony Sausage factory. King explores the struggles of the low-wage workers in the factory—a laid-off railway engineer, an exiled computer whiz, an older man with cancer but no health insurance—as they help and comfort one another in America’s postindustrial economy.
King is an author and editor whose works also include two poetry chapbooks, the novel “People Along the Sand,” which centers on the passing of the 1967 Oregon Beach Bill, and various other published short stories.
Inspired by her relatives’ and her own experiences, King often writes fiction that explores exile, land use issues, mental health, and workers’ rights. Her works have received praise for involving diverse, complex and authentic characters. King currently assists in the labor and communication departments at a nurses’ union. She lives in Portland.

Submitted By: info@thewineryatmanzanita.com – Click to email about this post

Our beloved logo and mascot Pinot has been diagnosed with bone cancer. We are hosting a bingo event on 2/20 from 5-7pm to have some fun and raise money for his treatment. Free to join, free snacks and fun!

Each donation corresponds with a reward you can pick up that day.
Merch:
Logo Dog Bandana $5
Logo Glass $15
Short Sleeved T-Shirt $20
Long Sleeved T-Shirt $25

Experiences:
Flights for Two $35
Flights for Six $100
Mixed Half Case ($300 value) $225
Mixed case ($600 value) $450
Pizza Party for 20 (2 hours, drinks, pizza) $750

Woof Wine Club Memberships:
Woof Club Membership, 1 year, Sit Level, 4 bottles/quarter ($1200 value) $800
Woof Club Membership, 1 year, Shake Level, 6 bottles/quarter ($1600 value) $1200
Woof Club Membership, 1 year, Stay Level, 12 bottles/quarter ($3200 value) $2400

Go fund me link www.gofundme.com/f/help-pinot-fight-bone-cancer?attribution_id=sl:7a01888b-b9e7-46d6-9547-8c02cf6619b9&lang=en_US&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

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

Hello BBQ Community-

TEEN NIGHT at North Coast Pinball is Friday February 21st, 6-8PM. FREE PINBALL and games for ALL TEENS. ALL TEENS WELCOME! Please spread the word! FREE FUN!

Contact Christy (503) 800-1092, Christy@cosmichealingnw.com for info/questions or to donate.
Thank you!!

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

Hey all.

The Veterans for Peace meeting has been canceled. The next meeting will be the 2nd Thursday in March (March 13).
More info will follow. Good night and good luck.

Brian

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

We are excited to invite you to join us for our upcoming Festival of Well-being on Saturday, February 15th, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM At NCRD 36155 9th St Nehalem.
This event will bring together health, wellness, and fitness experts to showcase products and services that promote a healthy lifestyle.

Come learn everything North County Recreation District has for your recreational and social well-being.

Meet wellness practitioners and businesses like Kathleen Kallan from Seaside Yoga Academy for your mindfulness and wellness modalities. Libby Golden who teaches Joy Lymph flow and offers Reflexology at Sea Dream in Nehalem, Christina Pyktel with Pauseful Massage and Botanicals in Manzanita, Lane deMoll of Lane’s Greenwitch Garden offering Tarot Reading and Tarot deck. Laura Warf of Mend Loft your partner for better posture pain relief and performance in Cannon Beach will also be there

Stephanie Mcbride with Grounding Gear, Tenisha offering craniosacral and Somatic Touch Donna Sylvester Building the Gratitude mindset and Melissa Harbour offering Pilates at Sand and Pine wellness in Manzanita.

Dr. Patrick a Naturopathic practitioner in Cannon Beach, Gia Shaw massage therapist and Mindshift expert, Sea Dream Nehalem and many more.

Check out Festival of well being on FB
www.facebook.com/events/631262779247635

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

Hey everybody.

Mark it on your calendar. Come join us for the North Coast Veterans for Peace meeting.
Coffee and drinks will be provided. The following is the info you’ll need for the VFP meeting:

Thursday – February 13th
Time – 10:30 am PST
Place – Offshore grill in Manzanita

Everyone is invited, you need not be a veteran to attend. Really looking forward to seeing everybody.

If you can’t make it in person, you can always zoom via the following link

Join Zoom Meeting
us06web.zoom.us/j/87254740556?pwd=7rvDylDeoWZEIwrmAyp05UnohIGDm8.1

Meeting ID: 872 5474 0556
Passcode: 333942

Brian

Submitted By: cthompson@lewisandclarknpa.org – Click to email about this post

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park invites everyone to participate in the 28th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) February 14 through 17, 2025. In this worldwide citizen science opportunity, anyone can count wild birds anywhere on one or more days and enter their sightings at birdcount.org. The information gathered by tens of thousands of individuals helps track bird population changes on a massive scale. The GBBC is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the National Audubon Society, Birds Canada, and Wild Birds Unlimited.
From Friday, February 14, through Monday, February 17, visitors to Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, can join in the count by recording bird observations in the park and make plans to count birds in their own backyards.
Participating is easy, fun to do alone or with others, and can be done anywhere you find birds.
Step 1: Decide where you will watch birds.
Step 2: Watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days, February 14–17, 2025.
Step 3: Identify all the birds you see or hear within your planned time/location and use the best tool for sharing your bird sightings:
• If you are a beginning bird admirer and new to bird identification, try using the Merlin Bird ID app to tell us what birds you are seeing or hearing.
• If you have participated in the count before and want to record numbers of birds, try the eBird Mobile app or enter your bird list on the eBird website (desktop/laptop).
Along with the actual bird count, the park will be sharing other bird-related activities. A “Great Pink Heron Scavenger Hunt” will be on-going using the Netul Trail along the Lewis and Clark River. A “Birds of Fort Clatsop” display may be viewed in the visitor center. A variety of bird field guides and bird-themed items are available for purchase at the Fort Clatsop Bookstore operated by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association, the park’s non-profit education partner.
Visitor Center hours are 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day, with trails and Fort replica open from 9 am to 5 pm. Admission is $10 per adult and free for youth 15 years old and under. America the Beautiful passes and Oregon Pacific Coast Passports are accepted for free admission.
Check birdcount.org for more information on the worldwide bird count event or to submit bird counts. The weekend’s birding events at Fort Clatsop are sponsored by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association and the National Park Service. For more information, call the park at (503) 861-4414 or check out www.nps.gov/lewi or lewisandclarknps on Instagram, or Lewis and Clark National Historical Park on Facebook.

Submitted By: wstone1991@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Is the Sunday chess group still a thing?

Are there individuals looking to play chess?

Please direct a player who wants to know.

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

Join us for Repair Cafe on Saturday, February 15th, where we’ll help you fix your well-loved (but slightly broken) treasures! Whether it’s a ripped sweater, a wobbly chair, or a gadget in need of TLC, our expert fixers are ready to help.
Let’s celebrate sustainability, community, and the excitement of keeping things in use. Bring your items, share some love for repair, and leave with something good as new!

Location – White Clover Grange
When – Saturday, February 15, 3:00-5:00pm
Please Register Here www.heartofcartm.org/repaircafe

Extra sparkle hearts for bringing a friend, a family member or a sweetie, because nothing says “I care” like fixing broken things!

Submitted By: pac@ncrdnehalem.org – Click to email about this post

NCRD will host a FREE movie night at the Performing Arts Center this Valentine’s Day!

Family-friendly movies will play from 3 to 7 p.m. (rated G & PG), followed by romantic films (rated PG-13 and R) from 7 to midnight. Popcorn and soda will be available.

Come to one movie or all! Have a friend’s night out, or bring that special someone. The more, the merrier!

We hope to see you there!

Note: Due to film licensing, we cannot publicly post the film titles.

For more information, please call 855-444-6273 or email pac@ncrdnehalem.org.

Submitted By: info@evcnb.org – Click to email about this post

evcnb.org/events-and-training/osustudy-02122025
Please join us Wednesday, February 12 from 10 am – 12 pm at the Pine Grove Community House in Manzanita.

Oregon State University (OSU) will share a presentation with the results of a disaster related study coordinated by OSU engineering staff.

Submitted By: dclindquist@hotmail.com – Click to email about this post

Local Friends and Business Owners-
I am helping the Upstairs Bar & Grill with their annual fundraiser to benefit our local Tillamook Hospice.

If you are able to contribute to the silent auction whether it’s a gift certificate, a product, or any other items you think would be a great fit, please reach out to me! I am more than happy to personally pick up any donations at your convenience.

Every contribution, big or small, will make a significant difference in the lives of those who rely on the vital care and support provided by Tillamook Hospice.

Additionally, we would LOVE to see you there to taste test all the chili and vote for your favorite.

Please message me directly for more information and I would be happy to share a PDF outlining all the details! I could only put pictures of them here.
dclindquist@hotmail.com or text 360-461-7646

Submitted By: info@rainydayvillage.org – Click to email about this post

Rainy Day Coffee Club: Weds, Feb 12, 2:00pm @ Wild on Laneda

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

Hey everybody.

Mark it on your calendar. Come join us for the North Coast Veterans for Peace meeting. Coffee and drinks will be provided. The following is the info you’ll need for the VFP meeting:

Thursday – February 13th
Time – 10:30 am PST
Place – Offshore grill in Manzanita

Everyone is invited, you need not be a veteran to attend. Really looking forward to seeing everybody.

If you can’t make it in person, you can always zoom via the following link

Join Zoom Meeting
us06web.zoom.us/j/87254740556?pwd=7rvDylDeoWZEIwrmAyp05UnohIGDm8.1

Meeting ID: 872 5474 0556
Passcode: 333942

Brian

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

Due to limited staffing, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP), has decided to cancel February’s monthly meeting in Rockaway Beach. Please take this time to slow down, rest, and recoup. We will see you soon!

**NCCWP wants no more logging and pesticide use in community water sources across all land ownership, 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. Visit us at www.healthywatershed.org | www.facebook.com/NCCWATERSHEDPROTECTION Contact: rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com

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

Hey everybody.

Come and have a good time. Start it with Yoga! It’s fun, it’s free and it will make you healthy.
Come join us. Everyone is welcome. Mark it on your calendar.

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/86577877885?pwd=hubSgvfcmYl6AWclxvsfULTHkeUCXY.1

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/82315818270

See you there.

Brian