I started this review for “Black History Month”, but soon realized the book was more than a book about blacks. Caste refers to the process where a society identifies a portion of…
Category: Arts
TILLAMOOK ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (TAPA) ANNOUNCES CAST FOR “BARBECUING HAMLET”, OPENING MARCH 13
TAPA announces the cast of “Barbecuing Hamlet”, a wildly funny, gloriously chaotic reimagining of Shakespeare’s most tortured tragedy, served hot off the grill. Opening March 13 at the Barn Community Playhouse in…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Melania – The Bomb
” … two hours of Melania feels like pure, endless hell.” By Marc C. Johnson John Kennedy famously told a news conference in Paris on June 2, 1961: Mr. Secretary of State, Ambassador Alphand,…
BOOK REVIEW: The Constitution of Knowledge – A Defense of Truth by Jonathan Rauch
By Jim Heffernan There’s a saying that, “if your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.” I see big problems that impact all of us and my only…
ADVENTIST HEALTH PRESENTS ART FOR THE HEART EXHIBITION, ART INTAKE JAN. 29-30; OPENING RECEIPTION FEB. 1
Adventist Health Tillamook is proud to announce the return of Art for the Heart, a community art exhibition taking place February 1 – 27, 2026, at the North County Recreation District (NCRD) in Nehalem….
Bay City Arts Center Announces Executive Director and Upcoming Events – Art & Music
The Bay City Arts Center (BCAC) Board of Directors is thrilled to announce the new appointment of an Executive Director. After 25 years, we are busier than ever, with growing demand for…
BOOK REVIEW: “The Road to Freedom – Economics and teh Good Society”
By Jim Heffernan This is a book I’ve had in my kindle library since it was first published in 2024. Something distracted me and I lost track of it. My mistake. He…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Let America Be America Again
Let it be the dream it used to be By Marc C. Johnson (1/24/26) I can’t summon the wisdom or detachment to comment on this morning’s news from Minneapolis. All I know for…
Hands-On Foam-Printing Workshop Art Experience Feb. 7 at Blue Water Gallery in Rockaway Beach
For The Love of Birds: National Bird Feeding Month & the Great Backyard Bird Count February is National Bird Feeding Month, and at Blue Water Fine Art Gallery, we’re delighted to celebrate…
Bay City Arts Center February First Friday Gallery Opening & Music Event Saturday: A Winter Glimpse of the Beloved Ocean Celebration – Feb. 6 & 7
Join local communities and visitors alike this February and experience the spirit of the beloved annual Ocean Celebration—traditionally held each August at Cape Lookout—through two special events at the Bay City Arts…