One morning Matt Love found himself rambling down Nestucca Spit, a beach on the North Oregon Coast, and it struck him: I’ve rambled this same beach close to a thousand times the…
Category: Arts
Coming Soon! TAPA’s Starlite Academy Student (10 to 17 ages) Theater Camp June 23-27
The Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts (TAPA) is happy to announce its summer theater camp for students aged 10-17 (age 9 if student completed fourth grade in the 2024-25 school year)….
Where Art Lives: A Reflection from the Oregon Coast
By Alison Dennis, Executive Director, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology I moved to Tillamook County in the fall of 2018 to serve as director of the Sitka Center for Art and…
Spring Round of “Dear Stranger” letter campaign at Tillamook County Library
For 10 years, Oregon Humanities’ Dear Stranger project has invited Oregonians to exchange letters with people they’ve never met. Since 2014, more than 1,000 people have sent letters to Dear Stranger and…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: Tillamook County Fair Board Vacancies
The Tillamook County Fair Board is seeking two dedicated members to join them in the planning and management of the Fair and Fairgrounds. Applications are sought from individuals with an agricultural background…
ROCKAWAY WRITERS RENDEZVOUS APRIL 25 – 27: Workshops, Keynote Presentation by 2x Pulitzer Winner, NYT Columnist Nicholas Kristof; Open Mics, Awards & MORE – Get Your Creative On in Rockaway Beachf
The Rockaway Writers Rendezvous has picked up steam for it’s third year – bringing nationally (internationally) renowned writers to Rockaway Beach for a variety of inspiring, imaginative and FUN workshops and presentations. …
HOFFMAN CENTER FOR ARTS: Seeking Oregon Artists for Outdoor Sculpture Project
Hoffman Center for the Arts is pleased to announce our commission of public art for the entrance to our horticultural Wonder Garden at 596 Laneda Ave, Manzanita, Oregon. This project is funded in-full…
BOOK REVIEW: Cross Purposes – Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy
By Jim Heffernan As soon as I knew this book was out, I had to have it. Jonathan Rauch’s book “Constitution of Knowledge” will always be one of my very favorite books. …
BOOK REVIEW: We Are Indivisible
By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book because of my involvement with the local “Indivisible” group. I just go to meetings, but I find they’re very popular and they always…
BOOK REVIEW: Meet Me at The Library by Shamichael Hallman
By Jim Heffernan I remember why I chose this book. It was the library’s fault. They waved it in front of me while I was doing an unrelated search on their website…
