EDITOR’S NOTE: We recorded this reading by Neal Lemery in March 2020 and it’s been available on the Pioneer’s YouTube site. We did an introduction to Neal’s new book and we had…
Category: Arts
Hoffman Gallery Presents Annual Community Show — TREASURE – opens Friday January 7th
OIOpublisher The Hoffman Center’s Annual Community Show features a wide variety of art forms created by our community of North Coast Artists from Astoria to Tillamook. This show includes ceramics, collage, drawing,…
Marcia Wilson Featured Artist as Bay City Arts Center Resumes First Friday Receptions, January 7th, 5-7PM
The Bay City Arts Center (BCAC) is ringing in 2022 by announcing the return of its Artist of the Month program, and its First Friday art-show receptions, starting this Friday, January 7th, with a stunning show…
POETRY: Amanda Gorman – New Day’s Lyric
Poet Amanda Gorman released “New Day’s Lyric” on InstaGram two days ago and will raise money for humanitarian aid organization the International Rescue Committee, to help aid those affected by the ongoing…
The Hoffman Center for the Arts sponsors the Neahkahnie Mountain Poetry Prize in January 2022
Poets from the North Oregon coast are invited to compete in the Hoffman Center’s annual poetry contest, the Neahkahnie Mountain Poetry Prize. The winning poet will receive a $100 cash prize and…
Call to Artists! Trash Bash Art Festival Poster Design Contest – Submission deadline January 10, 2022
Each year of Trash Bash since 1999, a community member has designed the promotional poster. This year is no exception. Heart of Cartm is hosting a design contest with a $500 award…
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: Tillamook County Historical Society Looks to the Future
“All the people we have loved and lost are still among us, in the house we call history.” –Graham Masterton Are you interested in local history? Do you have stories that need…
Grammy Award Winners – The Pacifica Quartet Return to North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center Jan. 8th
Recognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style, and often-daring repertory choices, over the past two decades the Pacifica Quartet has achieved international recognition as one of the finest chamber ensembles performing today….
Rob Scheps Trio Offers Special Christmas Concert at Bay City Arts Center Dec. 19th at 3 PM
The Bay City Arts Center is pleased to announce the final show in its 2021 Jazz Series this Sunday, December 19th starting at 3:00PM. The Rob Scheps Trio will perform a special Holiday Jazz…
BOOK REVIEW: “An Industry Worth Fighting For” by Derrick Josi
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome a new Pioneer contributor, Jim Heffernan. He will be contributing book reviews (his first is below – by a local author we all know – “An Industry Worth Fighting…