– Virginia Carrell Prowell (3-30-2021) (PHOTOS BY Don Backman) The signs of Winter are disappearing and being replaced with a renewed application. Barren branches of the Alder and Oak, the Red Maple,…
Category: Arts
FAITH: Questions to Ponder as Observation to the Season – Who Killed HIM?
OIOpublisher A historical set of questions to ponder, whether Jew or Gentile, as we think back to the recorded events of 2000 years ago. It was a special time in history, and…
Singer-Songwriter Amanda Stanaway & Guitarist Stan Cassell: LIVE STREAM CONCERT THIS SATURDAY, April 3, 2021
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…
Backman’s Blooms: Photographer Pivots during Pandemic to Find Bright Spots of Color in Neighbor’s Yards
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 Don…
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…