The Bay City Arts Center (BCAC) has partnered with Mana’s Kitchen to present a special live stream concert event featuring the gutsy-folk style singer-songwriter Amanda Stanaway and renowned guitarist Stan Cassell this weekend, Saturday, April…
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Backman’s Blooms: Photographer Pivots during Pandemic to Find Bright Spots of Color in Neighbor’s Yards
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: What’s a photographer to do when access to your “usual” subjects is restricted? You start shooting in your own backyard, and your neighbor’s backyards. That’s exactly what Pioneer photographer…
HOFFMAN CENTER -Art of Horticulture: Second Annual Manzanita Day March 31st
Last year, for the first time in Manzanita history, a beloved plant got its own holiday. “Whereas: the City of Manzanita has proudly shared its name with the beautiful shrub, manzanita, for…
Spring with Art Accelerated: Events, Classes, Readings and Artwalk
Art Accelerated, local non-profit artist organization, announces upcoming events, classes and readings sure to get one’s creative juices flowing again. Thomas Merton, scholar and author, once said, “Art enables us to find…
RIVERBEND PLAYERS PRESENT FUNDRAISER VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE OF THE DOG LOGS by CJ Johnson, April 9, 10 & 11
The Riverbend Players are preparing to present another virtual performance of “The Dog Logs” by C.J. Johnson. Proceeds will go towards the relief of food insecurity on the Oregon North Coast. “THE…
POEM: THE SILENT TRUMPETERS
My sweet neighbor, Rosy Pyle brought me a beautiful vase full of lovely daffodils on my birthday. For some unknown reason this little poem began forming in my noggin in the middle…
Drew’s Editorials: CAN YOU HEAR THE WHOS?
By Andrew Jenck Recently, the estate of Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, announced that several of his books would be taken out of print due to their stereotypical depictions of…
POETRY: BIRTHDAYS, YEAR BY YEAR
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer’s poet that is truly a pioneer … Virginia graces us with a poem a month (or more) when the muse or subject matter presents itself. Join us in…
Hoffman Center Sets Online Vocal Music Course
The Hoffman Center for the Arts will host a six-week online “The Evolution of Vocal Music” course, beginning in mid-March and running in April. Music highlighted will include the Medieval, Renaissance and…
Manzanita Historian Publishes Book on Critical Period in American Politics; Live Interview March 2nd
Most political historians agree that the election of 1980 was one of the most consequential in the 20th Century, ushering in the “Reagan Revolution” that has influenced politics for the last 40…