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FREE! Dec. 21 to 27, 2012 • ISSUE 31, VOL. 8

Tide Tables • Dining • Events Calendar Your guide to Christmas week on the Coast!

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Christmas, in a nutshell by Patrick Alexander

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With its large cast, complex dance routines and elaborate costumes, “The Nutcracker” can be a tough ballet to master. But, after more than 20 years of performing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece, it is fair to say that dance instructor Sian Zander and her students have well and truly cracked the nut. In fact, Zander and her ever-changing troup have become so familiar with the story of Clara’s visit to Candyland in the company of the animated toy nutcracker that they decided to turn this year’s show on its head. “For me, at 65, I’ve been somehow or other around Nutcracker since I was 10, dancing in it — even before that seeing it,” Zander said. Zander’s first involvement with “The Nutcracker” at the coast came in 1983, with What: Little Nutcracker/ a Newport performance that drew together Mouse King Remix several dance schools and theater companies When: 7 pm on Friday, from throughout Lincoln County. The show Dec. 21, and Saturday, morphed into Zander’s “Little Nutcracker” a Dec. 22; 2 pm on Sunday, shorter, funnier version of the classic, which Dec. 23 found a long-term home with the opening of Where: Newport the Newport Performing Arts Center in 1988. Performing Arts Center, As the years passed, Zander said, people 777 West Olive Street, came to expect that the show would be done a Newport, 541-265-2787 certain way. Cost: $12 adults, $10 “I would try and change a Dance of the Bon seniors/students Bon for example and they would say ‘no, that’s not how it goes,’” she said. “I mean, this is a face-off with a 7-year-old.” But this year, everything changed when one of Zander’s graduating seniors decided he was not interested in playing the title role for his final performance. Instead, Tyler Teich decided he wanted to go out playing the mischievous Mouse King. “I said ‘you know the Mouse King dies in Act I?’” Zander said. “He says ‘ I don’t want to die in Act I.’” “That’s when you see a little piece of thread hanging from the scarf and you pull it and pretty soon the whole thing has unraveled,” she said. “You still have the thread there and you have to put it back together, which is a lot of fun. From the premise that the Mouse King would not die, I started to redo it.” Keeping the Mouse King alive required a fairly significant rewrite to the story, which traditionally begins in the lavishly decorated parlor of the Silberhaus family, where Clara and her younger brother, Fritz, stand in awe of the Christmas tree. A mysterious family friend arrives bearing gifts, including a wooden nutcracker in the shape of a man. Clara takes a liking to the unusual gift and is sad when her jealous brother deliberately breaks it. Later that night, Clara creeps down to the parlor to check on the nutcracker, only to be presented with a fantastic scene in which the Christmas tree grows to epic proportions and an army of mice fill the room, led by the terrifying Mouse King.

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Fortunately, the nutcracker has also grown to life size and leads a company of toy soldiers against the mice in a battle that the mice look set to win until Clara intervenes, throwing her slipper at the Mouse King, distracting him for long enough for the nutcracker to land a killing blow. “And this is where it starts to go wrong for me,” Zander said. In the traditional tale, the victorious nutcracker goes on to whisk Clara away to the magical Candyland, pausing only to dance through a snow-blanketed forest. “Every ballet has a white part in it,” Zander said. “You have all those dresses from Swan Lake. You’ve got to use them.” Once in Candyland, the couple meet the Sugar Plum Fairy and are honored with dances from all over the world, with each representing a warming winter beverage — tea from China, coffee from Arabia and hot chocolate from Spain. After being crowned queen of Candyland, Clara awakes in the parlor with everything as it was before the adventure began, leaving her to wonder whether it was all a dream. In this year’s rewritten version, dubbed “Little Nutcracker/MouseKing Remix” Clara and her brother begin the story as orphans in line for a miserable Christmas with a scraggy tree and meager gifts. After the Mouse King wins the crucial battle against the nutcracker, he takes the whole group of orphans to Candyland, revealing himself to be something of a rogue as he dances with ladies from all over the world. Content in their new home, the orphans decide to stay in Candyland forever. The story is not the only thing that’s different about this year’s show, with Zander revamping the music to fit the new tale. The battle scene romps along to Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” the tune that set the Lone Ranger on his way to adventure every week in the 1950s TV series. The mice, meanwhile, take to the stage to the strains of “Christmas Don’t Be Late,” by Alvin and the Chipmunks. “I think a chipmunk and a mouse probably sound the same,” Zander said. The show will see about 60 dancers of all ages and from all over Lincoln County take to the stage, including the youngest nutcracker ever, who will turn four in February. Zander said the plucky soul was not daunted at the prospect of stepping up to do battle with the much older Mouse King face to face — or, more accurately, face to kneecaps — in a battle scene that left Teich nursing

bruised legs. All the cast members are students of Zander’s Newport School of Dance, with the show being produced by the nonprofit Oregon Coast Ballet Company. Zander said “Little Nutcracker” has a reputation as a show that some people have to see twice in order to catch all the activity happening on the action-packed stage. “I want [the audience] to work at this,” she said. “I want them turning their heads like at a tennis match.”

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‘Operation’ dessert storm For some, a traditional Christmas involves roasting chestnuts over an open fire. For others, it’s heading over the river and through the woods to spend the day with the grandparents. For many Lincoln City residents, however, Christmas means bussing tables and washing dishes. These are volunteers like Dennis and Stina Seeger Gibson, who make helping out at OpNewport presents its own free Christmas eration Christmas dinner every year at the Newport Elks Spirit – the city’s Lodge. The dinner, presented by the annual free ChristElks and the Newport Church of the mas dinner – a part Nazarene, will take place from 11 am to of their holiday 3 pm on Christmas Day. Transportation is routine. available for those living in the Newport and South Beach area who need a ride “We’re so lucky to the dinner, or who would like a meal to have volunteers delivered to them. To arrange for a like Dennis and pickup or meal delivery, please call the Stina, who make Nazarene Church at 541-265-6684. this event possible The meal is free. The Elks Lodge is year after year,” said located at 45 SW John Moore Rd. For Heather Hatton, more information, call 541-265-6684 or publicity manager 541-265-2105. for Chinook Winds Casino Resort, the primary sponsor for the event again this year. “This dinner simply couldn’t happen without those volunteers.” Operation Christmas Spirit is held every December 25 at the Lincoln City Community Center. This year, the free meals will be served between 10 am and 3 pm. Chinook Winds staff have done the organizing and plan-

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Heather Hatton snaps a shot of a pair of dessert donors.

ning, supported by an outpouring of community support from numerous volunteers and businesses. Thanks to Gail Kimberling and the staff of the Lincoln City Community Center, there’s a large venue and kitchen available for the event. And, with help from North Lincoln Sanitary, cleanup on Dec. 26 is a breeze.

Debra Martzahn, left, and Pat Robertson take a breather during a past “Operation Christmas Spirit” meal. TODAY photos.

Dessert is served What could make this touching event even sweeter? Your favorite desserts, for a start. “Every year the hidden talents of our community bakers become apparent with the contributions of amazing desserts,” read a release from Chinook Winds. “This year we are expecting somewhere between 400 and 500 people or possibly more. Desserts are needed. If you would like to contribute a dessert, drop it off at the Lincoln City Community Center after 8am on Christmas morning.” Hatton told the TODAY this week that non-perishable dessert donations could be dropped off at the Community Center on Christmas Eve. In addition, donations of new blankets are sought for distribution at tables in the lobby of the center, right outside the banquet room. “While some of the people enjoying this community Christmas Dinner are simply folks who live alone or who couldn’t arrange travel to spend the holiday with family members, others are actually homeless or financially stressed,” Hatton said. “These free blankets, we hope, will add a little warmth to their holiday season.” Donations of new blankets, sleeping bags, hats and gloves can be dropped off at Aces Bar & Grill, Chinook Winds Casino Resort Marketing Department, Little Antique Mall, North Lincoln Sanitary, Kenny’s IGA North and Kenny’s IGA from now through Christmas Eve, and at the Community Center on Christmas Day. The Operation Christmas Spirit dinner has seen many changes since it was created by Betty Fry several years ago. This annual event feeds people that might otherwise face a bleak and hungry holiday. Families and individuals come together to celebrate the holiday. Santa is on-hand for the kids, Christmas music fills

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the air and everyone can enjoy a traditional holiday meal with all the trimmings. “Whether you are among those who help with the dinner, or those that enjoy the meal, it’s a meaningful time for all,” Hatton said. Sponsors of this year’s dinner include Chinook Winds Casino Resort, Lincoln City Community Center and North Lincoln Sanitary Service. The Lincoln City Community Center is located at 2150 NE Oar Place in Lincoln City. To get there, head east from Hwy. 101 at the traffic light at NE 22nd and take the first right turn. For more information or to volunteer, contact Monica Logan 541-921-1468 or Heather Hatton 541-996-5766.

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Chasing tail Keep your eyes peeled during Whale Watch Week Spotters at Boiler Bay to the north and Devils Punchbowl to the south had better luck, reporting 39 and 22 sightings respectively. The best spot on the central coast, however, was Cape Meares near Netarts, Exactly what goes on in the massive brain of a gray whale for most with 68 reported sightings. of the year is still a matter of great scientific debate. But it seems clear Fawley said that, with gray whales tending to swim between three that, during December, all of that gray matter is consumed with the and five miles from shore, most sightings are of whale spouts, the exsame single, overriding thought that seizes American college students halation of roughly 400 liters of air that blasts water up to 12 feet from in the run up to Spring Break: “got to get to Mexico.” the ocean surface when the whales come up to breathe. December is when gray whales embark on their “Occasionally, if they are in a little closer, you will annual 12,000-mile migration from the Arctic be able to see their backs when they come out of the Ocean to lagoons off the coast of Mexico, where the water,” he said. females give birth in the warmer waters. Although Winter Whale Watch Week offiThe migration, which sees an estimated 20,000 cially runs from Dec. 26-30, the whale migration whales making their way along the Oregon Coast is already well underway. Fawley said spotters at during a four-week period, is the reason behind the the Whale Watching Center in Depoe Bay earlier Winter Whale Watch Week, organized by the Orthis month saw a breach — where the whale’s body egon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD). comes partway out of the water. “It’s quite convenient that they migrate past the “It’s a rare occurrence with gray whales,” he said. Oregon Coast during a school break,” said Ian Faw“Most likely you see a spout.” ley, an interpretive ranger with OPRD, adding that The sheer size of the gray whale makes even a the whales’ trip back north to their Arctic feeding partial breach quite a feat. Full size females reach 45 grounds also happens to fall during a school holiday. TODAY photo by Dave Price feet in length, the size of a yellow school bus, and During Winter Whale Watch Week, OPRD set weigh in at 70,000 pounds. Males tend to be smaller up 24 observation stations at state parks and headat roughly 35 feet long. lands along the coast, with 22 in Oregon and one apiece in California The whale watching sites are open from 10 am-1 pm every day and Washington. At each site, trained volunteers are on hand to help throughout Winter Whale Watch Week, with volunteers clearly identipeople maximize their chances of seeing some of the Baja-bound gified by a placard reading “Whale Watching Spoken Here.” ants. Fawley said what spotters can expect to see and how often depends The program is headquartered in the OPRD’s Whale Watching on the behavior of the whales that day. Center in Depoe Bay, from which 17 gray whales were spotted heading “Whale watching is an exercise in patience to be totally honest,” he south during last year’s 5-day event. said, adding: “Usually when someone gets a taste for it, they don’t want Patrick Alexander

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to leave.” With that, he offered his four tips for successful whale spotting:

Patience “This is what sells a lot of people short,” he said. “They are passing through, get out of the car, they don’t see anything, they get back in their car and leave and, just a few seconds later, something comes along.”

Technique Fawley said knowing what to look for and how to look can make the difference between a successful outing and a frustrating one. Being able to describe the location of sightings in an ocean that has precious few landmarks is one of the things that the whale watching volunteers can help with, he said.

Education Knowing how whales behave can help spotters predict what they will do next. Gray whales, for example, tend to surface every 45 seconds to breath when they are migrating, helping watchers on shore predict when and where the next spout will appear.

Preparedness Fawley said that, in order to prevent a spot of rain driving them from the mostly outdoor whale watch vantage points, spotters should take a leaf out of the whales’ book and be prepared for the elements. “They are ready for it,” he said. “They’ve got their blubber layer. They are prepared for the elements but we humans have to adjust.”

For people who want a closer look at the passing giants, the prospect of a boat trip into the path of the migration is complicated only by the December weather. While several operators offer boat trips when weather is fair, a winter storm can put such excursions off limits while the ocean is rough and for days afterward. Morris Grover of Depoe Bay’s Whale, Sealife & Shark Museum said noisy surf seems to interfere with the whales’ navigation, pushing them to between five and eight miles from shore. The museum, in partnership with Whale Research EcoExcursions, offers whale-watching trips in former Coast Guard Zodiacs, each of which can carry six passengers in a close-to-the-water trip that Grover describes as

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“high-adventure whale watching.” “When you are on the water … the whales look their true size,” he said. “You are not up in the air looking down at them.” “You are in front of a freight train going by,” he added. “It’s just amazing.” Trips are one and a half hours and cost $40. To check availability, call the museum at 541-912-6734. Meanwhile, at Dockside Charters, Loren Goddard recommends taking to the waters aboard a 50-footer with heated cabin, indoor seating and a restroom. “It offers more protection and a few more creature comforts,” he said. Trips from Dockside are also an hour and a half and cost $20 for adults and $10 for children aged 5 to 12. Under 5s travel for free. To check availability, call Dockside Charters at 541-765-2545.

Look from the land A good selection of the 24 Whale Watch Spoken Here locations that will be staffed by friendly whale-spotting volunteers starting Dec. 26 are located within the TODAY’s distribution area. Here’s a list of some of these spots, from north to south. Odds are, if you’re reading the TODAY in print, one of these is within an easy drive of you right now: • Neahkahnie Mountain Historic Marker Turnout on Highway 101 • Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint • Cape Lookout State Park - 2.5-mile hike to site at tip of Cape • Cape Kiwanda • Inn at Spanish Head – Lobby on 10th floor • Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint • The Whale Watching Center/Depoe Bay Sea Wall • Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint (where most of the photos on these pages were taken this fall) • Cape Foulweather • Devil’s Punchbowl State Natural Area • Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area • Don Davis City Park • Cape Perpetua Interpretive Center

For more details, including a map showing all 24 WWSH sites, shoot the QR at right, or visit www.whalespoken.org.

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s o u n d wa v e s Friday, Dec. 21 THE BRET LUCICH SHOW — Bret offers impersonations, comedy and songs you can sing along to. 8-11 pm. SURFTIDES, 2945 NW JETTY AVE., LINCOLN CITY, 800-452-2159. RON PLOOIJER — piano jam session. 6pm. THE NAUTI MERMAID BAR & BISTRO, 1343 NW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-614-1001. HOOKAH STEW — Hailing from Portland, the band is known for their wide musical range and frenetic performances. 9 pm. ROADHOUSE 101, 4649 SW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-994-7729. SONNY HESS – 8-11 pm ATTIC LOUNGE, SALISHAN SPA & GOLF RESORT, GLENEDEN BEACH, 541-764-2371. MICHAEL DANE — The famous Michael on piano and guitar, playing modern classics with Hawaiian style. 6-10 pm. GRACIE’S SEA HAG, 58 SE HWY. 101, DEPOE BAY, 541-765-2734. ELIZABETH CABLE — More songs and guitar music from the Coast’s copper-topped performer. 6-8 pm. THE SAVORY CAFE AND PIZZERIA, 526 NW COAST STREET, NEWPORT, 541-574-9365. JUNE RUSHING AND FRIENDS — The band has a rotating line up, but centers around Rushing and her singer/songwriter husband, Joren Rushing. Called “a marvel” and a “revelation” by songwriter Robert Hunter, the June Rushing Band pulls from a wide variety of influences and styles to present one of the Pacific Northwest’s best known folk rock sounds. 7 pm. CAFÉ MUNDO, 209 NW COAST ST., NEWPORT, 541-574-8134. LOZELLE JENNINGS — Loz presents The Second Annual, Maybe Last and Final Flash Mob Spaghetti Jam. 5:30-7:30 pm. GREEN GABLES ITALIAN CAFE AND RESTAURANT 156 SW COAST STREET, NEWPORT, 541-574-0986. JAMES AND JULZ KASNER — The Kasners will be playing original music at this “End of the World” party to celebrate the end of the Mayan calendar. Dancing, great food and beer on offer. All ages welcome until 9 pm. TWISTED SNOUT BREWERY AND PUBLIC HOUSE, 318 S. MAIN STREET, TOLEDO. Listings are free. Venues and music makers in Lincoln or Tillamook counties are invited to submit concerts, photos and corrections in writing. Email them to news@oregoncoasttoday. com. Listings are organized from north to south, and the descriptions are generally provided by the venue. Entrance is free unless otherwise indicated.

RICHWOOD — Acoustic duo. 6:30-9 pm THE DRIFT INN, 124 HWY. 101 N., YACHATS, 541-547-4477.

Saturday, Dec. 22 THE BRET LUCICH SHOW — Bret offers impersonations, comedy and songs you can sing along to. 8-11 pm. SURFTIDES, 2945 NW JETTY AVE., LINCOLN CITY, 800-452-2159.

STEVE SLOAN — 9 pm. SNUG HARBOR BAR & GRILL, 5001 SW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-996-4976. THE TOMMY HOGAN BAND — 9 pm. ROADHOUSE 101, 4649 SW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-994-7729. SONNY HESS — 8-11 pm ATTIC LOUNGE, SALISHAN SPA & GOLF RESORT, GLENEDEN BEACH, 541-764-2371. MICHAEL DANE — The famous Michael on piano and guitar, playing modern classics with Hawaiian style. 6-10 pm. GRACIE’S SEA HAG, 58 SE HWY. 101, DEPOE BAY, 541-765-2734. BRINGETTO-CAMERON JAZZ ORCHESTRA — 7 pm. CECIL’S DIRTY APRON, 912 NE HWY. 101, NEWPORT. PARISH GAP — Described as “the Valley’s most interesting and entertaining Classy Classic and Original Art Rock band” Parish Gap are in town for a Post-apocalypse & Holiday Party. 8:30 pm. BAY HAVEN INN, 608 SW BAY BLVD., NEWPORT, 541-265-7271. HIGH FIDELITY ROCKIN’ BLUES BAND — Blues standards, classic rock and rockin’ blues. The band consists of Bill Dalbey, Lead singer and slide guitarist, Al Pine, vocalist and guitarist, Barb Le Pine, vocalist and drums, Bill Stiffler on harp and vocals, and Franki Trujillo-Dalbey on bass. 8:30-11:30 pm. NANA’S IRISH PUB, 613 NW 3rd STREET, NEWPORT, 541-574-8787. RICK BARTOW AND THE BACKSEAT DRIVERS — featuring an ensemble of musicians on instruments including guitar, bass, horns, piano, drums and vocals – the Drivers get a groove on performing original, rockin’ coastal blues. 7 pm. CAFÉ MUNDO, 209 NW COAST ST., NEWPORT, 541-574-8134.

Snug. 8:30 pm. SNUG HARBOR BAR & GRILL, 5001 SW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-996-4976. MICHAEL DANE — The famous Michael on piano and guitar, playing modern classics with Hawaiian style. 6-10 pm. GRACIE’S SEA HAG, 58 SE HWY. 101, DEPOE BAY, 541765-2734. LOZELLE JENNINGS — Loz presents The Pentacoastal Blues Jam. 4-7pm. CECIL’S DIRTY APRON, 912 NE HWY. 101, NEWPORT. THE POLKA DOTS — We hear they’re amazing and adorable. Come see their Christmas show and decide for yourself. 6:30-9 pm THE DRIFT INN, 124 HWY. 101 N., YACHATS, 541-547-4477.

Tuesday, Dec. 25 STEVE SLOAN – Acoustic. 8:30 pm. SNUG HARBOR BAR & GRILL, 5001 SW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-996-4976.

Wednesday, Dec. 26 THE BRET LUCICH SHOW – Bret offers impersonations, comedy and songs you can sing along to. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen his Willie Nelson. 7-9 pm. ATTIC LOUNGE, SALISHAN SPA & GOLF RESORT, GLENEDEN BEACH, 541764-2371. RICHARD SHARPLESS — Folk, guitar and vocals, originals and covers. 6:30-9 pm THE DRIFT INN, 124 HWY. 101 N., YACHATS, 541-547-4477.

Thursday, Dec. 27 THE BRET LUCICH SHOW — Bret offers impersonations, comedy and songs you can sing along to. 7-10 pm. SURFTIDES, 2945 NW JETTY AVE., LINCOLN CITY, 800-452-2159.

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MICHAEL DANE — The famous Michael on piano and guitar, playing modern classics with Hawaiian style. 6-10 pm. GRACIE’S SEA HAG, 58 SE HWY. 101, DEPOE BAY, 541-765-2734. GOLDEN GATE TRIO — A pleasing rhythmic meld of acoustic Americana-folk-rock with a slight bluesy streak and dead-ish psychedelic roots. Original music with a familiar, energetic feel. Covers that harken to the heyday of the Haight. In an unusual twist, Hodges and Norton trade off instruments for a totally engaging groove. 6:30-9 pm THE DRIFT INN, 124 HWY. 101 N., YACHATS, 541-547-4477.

Friday, Dec. 28

RICHARD SHARPLESS — Folk, guitar and vocals, originals and covers. 6:30-9 pm THE DRIFT INN, 124 HWY. 101 N., YACHATS, 541-547-4477.

Saturday, Dec. 29 THE BRET LUCICH SHOW — Bret offers impersonations, comedy and songs you can sing along to. 8-11 pm. SURFTIDES, 2945 NW JETTY AVE., LINCOLN CITY, 800-452-2159.

RON PLOOIJER — piano jam session. 6pm. THE NAUTI MERMAID BAR & BISTRO, 1343 NW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-614-1001.

UNDERTOW, WITH RODNEY TURNER – The Central Coast’s hot new homegrown reggae dance band returns to the site of its packed October premiere. Featuring Drummer/percussionist Turner, who has toured with many of the leading stars of reggae music Turner and the band are joined tonight by one of the Coast’s favorite divas, special guest Lisha Rose. 9 pm-1 am, THE NAUTI MERMAID BAR & BISTRO, 1343 NW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541614-1001.

TONGUE & GROOVE — 9 pm. ROADHOUSE 101, 4649 SW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-994-7729.

THE OCEAN — 9 pm. SNUG HARBOR BAR & GRILL, 5001 SW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-996-4976.

BETH WILLIS ROCK BAND – Consisting of Beth Willis (vocals and guitar) and Todd Chatalas (lead guitar) the Beth Willis Rock Duo pairs catchy musical hooks with concise, intelligent lyrics, which merge together to form a style both distinct and familiar - some critics have dubbed the genre “Instant Classic Rock.” 8-11 pm ATTIC LOUNGE, SALISHAN SPA & GOLF RESORT, GLENEDEN BEACH, 541-764-2371.

NORMAN SYLVESTER — 9 pm. ROADHOUSE 101, 4649 SW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-994-7729.

THE BRET LUCICH SHOW — Bret offers impersonations, comedy and songs you can sing along to. 8-11 pm. SURFTIDES, 2945 NW JETTY AVE., LINCOLN CITY, 800-452-2159.

MICHAEL DANE — The famous Michael on piano and guitar, playing modern classics with Hawaiian style. 6-10 pm. GRACIE’S SEA HAG, 58 SE HWY. 101, DEPOE BAY, 541-765-2734.

Sunday, Dec. 23

UNDERTOW, WITH RODNEY TURNER – The Central Coast’s hot new homegrown reggae band is back in Newport with even more reggae numbers to keep you dancing. Drummer/ percussionist Turner, who toured for 15 years with such bands as Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear, is joined by Steve Sloan on lead guitar, Richard Silen on rhythm guitar, Pascal Fortier on bass, and Norman Austin on keyboards. 7- 10 pm, CECIL’S DIRTY APRON, 912 N COAST HWY, 541-264-8360, NEWPORT.

ELIZABETH CABLE — The flame-haired singer-songwriter brings Christmas favorites to the

ELIZABETH CABLE — More songs and guitar music from the Coast’s ruby-locked performer.

PAST FORWARD — A fun mix of jazz. 6:30-9 pm THE DRIFT INN, 124 HWY. 101 N., YACHATS, 541-547-4477.

6-8 pm. THE SAVORY CAFE AND PIZZERIA, 526 NW COAST STREET, NEWPORT, 541-5749365.

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BETH WILLIS ROCK BAND – Consisting of Beth Willis (vocals and guitar) and Todd Chatalas (lead guitar) the Beth Willis Rock Duo pairs catchy musical hooks with concise, intelligent lyrics, which merge together to form a style both distinct and familiar - some critics have dubbed the genre “Instant Classic Rock.” 8-11 pm ATTIC LOUNGE, SALISHAN SPA & GOLF RESORT, GLENEDEN BEACH, 541-764-2371. MICHAEL DANE — The famous Michael on piano and guitar, playing modern classics with Hawaiian style. 6-10 pm. GRACIE’S SEA HAG, 58 SE HWY. 101, DEPOE BAY, 541-765-2734. WILD HOG IN THE WOODS — Strings and bluegrass. 8:30-11:30 pm. NANA’S IRISH PUB, 613 NW 3rd STREET, NEWPORT, 541-574-8787. SHY-SHY AND GARY — Oregon Coast locals playing folk, blues and originals. 6:30-9 pm THE DRIFT INN, 124 HWY. 101 N., YACHATS, 541-547-4477.

Sunday, Dec. 30

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STEVE SLOAN — 8:30 pm. SNUG HARBOR BAR & GRILL, 5001 SW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-996-4976.

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Monday, Dec. 31 THE WAY DOWNS — Welcome the New Year on the way in, with a’cappella, funk and soul. $5 cover. 9 pm. THE SAN DUNE PUB, 127 LANEDA AVENUE, MANZANITA, 503- 3685080.

SHAMA LAMA — Ringing in the New Year at the convention center public party. $20, 9 pm, CHINOOK WINDS CASINO RESORT, 1777 NW 44TH STREET, LINCOLN CITY, 541-996-5825. DJ METAL — Counting down to midnight in the Rogue River Lounge. $20, 10 pm, CHINOOK WINDS CASINO RESORT, 1777 NW 44TH STREET, LINCOLN CITY, 541-996-5825. FLEXOR T — Giving a free, year-ending performance in Aces Bar & Grill. 9 pm, CHINOOK WINDS CASINO RESORT, 1777 NW 44TH STREET, LINCOLN CITY, 541-996-5825. 24-7 — A free New Year’s Eve gig in Chinook’s Seafood Grill. 10 pm, CHINOOK WINDS CASINO RESORT, 1777 NW 44TH STREET, LINCOLN CITY, 541-996-5825. THE BRET LUCICH SHOW — Bret rings in the New Year with impersonations, comedy and songs you can sing along to. 9 pm-1 am. SURFTIDES, 2945 NW JETTY AVE., LINCOLN CITY, 800-452-2159. UNDERTOW, WITH RODNEY TURNER – The Central Coast’s hot new reggae dance band returns to the site of its packed October premiere to usher in the New Year with the island beat. Drummer/percussionist Turner, who has toured with many of the leading stars of reggae music, is joined by one of the Coast’s favorite divas, special guest Lisha Rose; with Steve Sloan on lead guitar, Richard Silen on rhythm guitar, Pascal Fortier on bass, and Norman Austin on keyboards. 9 pm-1 am, THE NAUTI MERMAID BAR & BISTRO, 1343 NW HWY. 101, LINCOLN

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LOCAL NIGHT — 9 pm. ROADHOUSE 101, 4649 SW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-994-7729.

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THE OCEAN BAND — The band will be rocking in New Year’s Eve at a great new historic location, Lincoln City’s Eventuary. Enjoy food and festivities while they swoon you with hits from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. There will be drawings for some great prizes including a weekend at a vacation rental, a ukulele, music lessons and wheel alignment. $15, includes food and party favors. No host bar. 8:30 pm-12:30 am. THE EVENTUARY, 560 SW FLEET AVENUE, LINCOLN CITY.

FACE 4 RADIO — 9 pm. ROADHOUSE 101, 4649 SW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-994-7729. WANTED — Live music at the Snug’s New Year’s party. Tickets for Prime Rib Dinner including party favors and champagne can be purchased in advance. 9 pm. SNUG HARBOR BAR & GRILL, 5001 SW HWY. 101, LINCOLN CITY, 541-996-4976. BETH WILLIS BAND —New Year’s Eve entertainment with Beth Willis on vocals and guitar and Todd Chatalas on lead guitar. 9 pm-1 am ATTIC LOUNGE, SALISHAN SPA & GOLF RESORT, GLENEDEN BEACH, 541-764-2371. COOPER & LEONARD MAXSON — band plays from 8:30-11:30 pm, but party goes ‘till midnight. NANA’S IRISH PUB, 613 NW 3rd STREET, NEWPORT, 541-574-8787.

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potpourri We long to attend this shortest-day event The Driftwood Public Library is offering a warm welcome to the cold season with its 2012 Winter Solstice Celebration on Friday, Dec. 21. The celebration is open to all ages and will include musical performances, readings and poetry that celebrate the winter season. Refreshments will be provided at the intermission. Winter solstice is the official first day of winter and has been a special moment of the year for many centuries. Cultures around the world have marked this occasion in many ways and the winter solstice is often seen as a time of hope and reflection. This event is sponsored by The Friends of Driftwood Public Library, The Driftwood Library Foundation and Starbucks Coffee Company. The celebration is scheduled for 7 pm in the Driftwood Public Library Distad Reading Room. The library is located on the second floor of the Lincoln City Hall building at 801 SW Hwy. 101. For more information, contact Ken Hobson at 541-996-1242 or via e-mail at kenh@lincolncity.org.

Ready, willing and a-bell

Runners will be going like the clappers in Lincoln City on Saturday, Dec. 22, as people take to the streets bedecked with bells for the inaugural 5K(ish) Jingle Bell Jog. Jangling joggers will only be part of the fun organized by the Lincoln City Recreation Department as runners, joggers, walkers, baby strollers and pets set out in costume for a race that will take place rain or shine. The run/walk will start at 9:30 am at the Lincoln City Community Center and the out-and-back course will traverse the Head to Bay sidewalk/trail along NE 22nd Street and West Devils Lake Road. Hot chocolate and coffee will be served immediately afterwards. Online registration is now open at www.active.com, or register in person at the Lincoln City Community Center. The cost through Dec. 21 is $15 for the race only or $25 with a commemorative T-shirt. Day of race registration will start at 8:30 am on Dec. 22, and the cost will be $20 for the race only or $30 with T-shirt. For more information call 541-994-2131 or see www.lincolncity.org.

Make the longest night a good one

Those fed up with winter darkness can mark the turning of the tide with a Community Winter Solstice Celebration and Bonfire at the Yachats Commons on Friday, Dec. 21. Hot chocolate, mulled cider, coffee and treats will be provided by the Yachats Ladies Club, the Yachats Lions Club and the Friends of the Yachats Commons Foundation at the event, which marks the shortest day of the year and the beginning of the march toward spring. The Bad Weeds, a local Yachats string band, will be entertaining the crowd and the Village Songsters will brighten the night with their choral arrangements. The free celebration, sponsored by the Yachats Academy of Arts and Sciences, will take place in the picnic shelter due west of the Yachats Commons at 4:30 pm. For more information go to GoYachats.com/events or call 541-961-6695.

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The Oregon Coast Chamber Music Society is welcoming a true Renaissance man as the performer for its Jan. 5 concert. Ronn McFarlane is a lutenist who is regarded as one of the principal interpreters of music for the Renaissance lute today. As well as touring the U.S., Canada and Europe as a soloist, McFarlane has recorded six CDs including “A Distant Shore,” “The Renaissance Lute,” and the “Scottish Lute.” He has also composed his own music, based on traditional lute music of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. These original compositions can be heard on his solo CD “Indigo Road” which won a nomination for the Best Classical Crossover Album category at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009. McFarlane is acclaimed for his effort and ability to bring the charm and timeless quality of the lute to mainstream music and audiences. Now an Oregon resident, McFarlane was born in West Virginia and spent his early years in Maryland. He fell in love with music at age 13 after hearing “Wipeout” by the Surfaris. Before picking up a lute, Ronn played blues and rock music on an electrical guitar while studying classical guitar at the Peabody Conservatory. In 1978 he changed his focus to the lute; just a year later he was performing solo lute recitals and became a member of the Baltimore Consort. From 19841995, he taught lute-related subjects as a faculty member of the Peabody Conservatory. In 1996 he was awarded an honorary doctorate of music from Shenandoah Conservatory for bringing the lute to audiences all over the world. Finding world-class musicians with Oregon ties is a primary goal of Oregon Coast Chamber Music Society, which was founded five years ago by classical violinist Chuck Day. Another part of the society’s mission is to bring chamber music back into the home and to promote classical music for people of all ages. Both musicians and audiences express their enjoyment of this gracious and intimate atmosphere. The Saturday, Jan. 5, concert will be held at 3 pm in an ocean view home in Lincoln Beach, with the Taft High Culinary Club preparing and serving refreshments. To make reservations and receive directions, call 541-765-7770. Tickets are $25 per person. Make checks payable to OCCA (Oregon Coast Council for the Ronn McFarlane Arts) and mail to the Oregon Coast Chamber Music Society, 535 SW Cove Point, Depoe Bay, OR 97341.

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“The Christmas Express�

“Little Nutcracker / MouseKing Remix�

The Barn Community Playhouse • Tillamook A comedy full of puns, one-liners, funny situations and nutty characters. The arrival of a mysterious stranger on the day before Christmas Eve transforms the town of Holly from a place where people can’t even agree MouseKing what time it is to a vision of Remix festive hope. 7 pm, 12th and Ivy. $15 for adults, $10 for seniors or students and $40 for a family of four. Tickets can be purchased at Diamond Art Jewelers at 309 Main Avenue in Tillamook or call 503-842-7940.

Newport Performing Arts Center Ever wondered what would happen if the Mouse King had defeated the gingerbread soldiers? Find out in this revamped version of Tchaikovsky’s 1892 classic, performed by the all-ages cast of the Oregon Coast Ballet. 7 pm on Dec. 21, 22 and at 2 pm on Dec. 23 at the Newport Performing Arts Center, 777 West Olive Street. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors or students and are available at the PAC box office or by calling 541-265-ARTS.

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Driftwood Public Library • Lincoln City A time to contemplate? A time to reflect? Or simply a time to enjoy a hot cup of coffee with friends and listen to some music? The winter solstice is many things to many people. Come and celebrate with music, readings and refreshments. Free. 7 pm, 801 SW Hwy. 101. For more information, call 541-996-1242.

Yachats Commons Mark the change in seasons with this community bonfire sponsored by the Yachats Academy of Arts & Sciences. Refreshments will be provided and musical entertainment is on hand. No admission fee for this community gettogether, but donations will be accepted. 4 pm, in the Pavilion behind the Yachats Commons building, W 4th Street and Hwy. 101.

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Newport Public Library The final English language storytime of 2012 has the theme “Festival of Light�. Program restarts Jan. 4th, 2013. 1 pm, 35 NW Nye Street.

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Coast Vineyard Christian Fellowship • Lincoln City A simple celebration with scripture, prayer, music, and candles. 7-7:45 pm, 1505 NE 6th Drive, 541-557-1771.

Lincoln City Community Center Staff from Chinook Winds Casino Resort, along with an army of volunteers, will be serving up a free Christmas dinner with all the trimmings to all-comers. Organizers are expecting between 400 and 500 guests at the event and are still on the lookout for donated desserts to help bring the feast to a sweet conclusion. 10 am-3 pm, 2150 NE Oar Place. Fore more information, or to volunteer, call Monica Logan at 541-921-1468 or Heather Hatton at 541-996-5766.

Tillamook County Pioneer Museum • Tillamook Works by local watercolorist Doreen Linstedt will be on display until February 2013. Show is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm and is free with museum admission. For more information, call 503-842-4553 or visit www.tcpm.org.

Theatre West • Lincoln City 2nd Street • Tillamook Opening night for Theatre West’s risque tale of frills and spills. The Lincoln City players get to Ocean Bottom Country Blues Band will give a New Year’s preview from 5 to 8 pm at grips with the tale of Bridget, who moves to live with her grandmother in New York City, only the market, which also offers a range of vendors and dining options in downtown to discover that Nana is running an illegal boutique and selling handmade naughty knickers Tillamook. 2003 2nd Street. For more information, call 503-842-9797. throughout the five boroughs. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (62 and up) and for students (over 12) and $8 for children 12 and under. To make a reservation, call 541-994“Nana’s Naughty 5663 and leave a message. 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101. Knickersâ€? TODAY photo Dive-In Movie Theatre West • Lincoln City Lincoln City Community Center The Lincoln City players Soak up a good movie while lounging on inner tubes or air mattresses in the comget to grips with the tale munity center pool. Concessions will be available. 8:15-10:15 pm, 2150 NE Oar Place, of Bridget, who moves to 541-994-2131. live with her grandmother Ink Brush Painting for Young People in New York City, only to Lincoln City Cultural Center discover that Nana is running The first of two free painting classes by visiting artist Molly Smith. Open to youth, ages an illegal boutique and 8 to 15. No previous art experience is necessary. All materials are provided. 1 to 3 pm, selling handmade naughty 540, NE Hwy. 101. For more information, contact Smith at mollyvirginia@gmail.com or knickers throughout the five 917-583-3461. boroughs. See Dec. 27 listing for details. 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Members’ Holiday Art Show Hwy. 101. Lincoln City Cultural Center Art of all types — jewelry, glass, pottery, miniatures, painting and photography — is on Storytime EspaĂąol display at the show, with much of the content for sale. Show runs through Jan. 7, 10 am to 4 pm, Driftwood Public Library • Lincoln City Thursday to Monday, 540, NE Hwy. 101. Stories in Spanish. 1-2 pm, 801 SW Hwy. 101, 541-996-2277 .

Lincoln City Cultural Center Art of all types — jewelry, glass, pottery, miniatures, painting and photography — is on display at the show, with much of the content for sale. Show runs through Jan. 7, 10 am to 4 pm, Thursday to Monday, 540, NE Hwy. 101.

Experiencing Gray Whales Cape Perpetua Visitor Center • Yachats As part of Winter Whale Watch Week, the center hosts this presentation by interpretive naturalist Michael Noack, who has been educating agency staff and the public about the natural world, especially gray whales, for many years. The center, which is is perched 100 feet above sea level and has expansive, ocean facing windows, is also an ideal, indoor location for spotting whales. 11 am and 1 pm, 2400 Hwy. 101, two miles south of Yachats, 541-547-3289.

Winter Whale Watch Week Headlands along the Oregon Coast With an estimated 20,000 gray whales heading south to the birthing lagoons of Mexico, there’s a whole lot of huffing and puffing going on off the Oregon Coast. Grab your binoculars and your rain gear and head down to one of the 24 observation sites set up at headlands and state parks from California to Washington to look out for the telltale spouts that mark the path of the great migration. Observation sites are staffed with trained volunteers from 10 am-1 pm from Dec. 26-30. for a list of sites go to www. whalespoken.org.

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Experiencing Gray Whales Cape Perpetua Visitor Center As part of Winter Whale Watch Week, the center hosts this presentation by interpretive naturalist Michael Noack, who has been educating agency staff and the public about the natural world, especially gray whales, for many years. The center, which is perched 100 feet above sea level and has expansive, ocean facing windows, is also an ideal, indoor location for spotting whales. 11 am, 2400 Hwy. 101, two miles south of Yachats, 541-547-3289.

Pre-school Storytime

Driftwood Public Library • Lincoln City Story-time for preschoolers and their family members. 10:30-11:30 am and 2-3 pm. 801 SW Hwy. 101, 541-996-2277 .

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“Little Nutcracker/MouseKing Remix� Newport Performing Arts Center A revamped version of Tchaikovsky’s 1892 classic, performed by the all-ages cast of the Oregon Coast Ballet. 2 pm. See Dec. 21 listing for details.

Spotlight Show Yaquina Art Gallery • Newport Glass artist Mary Young and Ken Hartwell, who creates pieces in a range of mixed media, step into the spotlight for the Yaquina Arts Association’s new show, which runs through Dec. 28. 11 am-4 pm, 789 NW Beach Drive. For more information, call 541-265-5133.

2nd Street Public Market 2nd Street • Tillamook Right before Christmas Wil Duncan and Jerry Dorland will be back bringing music and laughter to the market from 1 to 3 pm. 2003 2nd Street. For more information, call 503-842-9797.

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Newport Performing Arts Center A revamped version of Tchaikovsky’s 1892 classic, performed by the all-ages cast of the Oregon Coast Ballet. 7 pm. See Dec. 21 listing for details.

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Lincoln County Fairgrounds • Newport Though the heavens may open, the goods at the fairgrounds will stay dry, nestled within the Main Exhibition Hall. Grab a bag of kettle corn and stroll round the booths to see what’s on offer. 10 am-2 pm, 633 NE 3rd Street.

The Barn Community Playhouse • Tillamook The final performance of this comedy full of puns, one-liners, funny situations and nutty characters. The arrival of a mysterious stranger on the day before Christmas Eve transforms the town of Holly from a place where people can’t even agree what time it is to a vision of festive hope. 7 pm, 12th and Ivy. $15 for adult, $10 for seniors or students and $40 for a family of four. Tickets can be purchased at Diamond Art Jewelers at 309 Main Avenue in Tillamook or call 503-842-7940.

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Lincoln City Community Center Get decked out in holiday costume for this roughly-5-kilometer run/walk. Bells will be provided to add some jingle to your getup. $15 for the race only or $25 with a commemorative T-shirt through Dec. 21. $20 and $30 thereafter. For more informas tion call 541-994es pr Ex as tm The Chris 2131 or see www. lincolncity.org.

Winter Solstice Night Bonfire

2nd Street • Tillamook Lunch hour in Tillamook drab and dull? Brighten up your day with a trip to the market to hear the Tillamook High School Choir in an 11:30 am performance. Later, Coaster will be playing from 5 to 7 pm. 2003 2nd Street. For more information, call 503-842-9797.

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Lincoln City Farmers Market Lincoln City Cultural Center The wind may blow, the rain may lash and hail may fall upon us but the vendors and shoppers at this market will care not a jot as they tend their booths in the warm, dry confines of the cultural center. 9 am-3 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. FMI, call 541-994-9994.

Waldport Community Center Last chance for those gift ideas you won’t find anywhere else, all created by local artisans. 265, E. Hwy 34. For more information, contact Louis Piette at louispiette@ yahoo.com.

VDWXUGD\ ‡ GHFHPEHU “Nana’s Naughty Knickersâ€? Theatre West • Lincoln City The Lincoln City players get to grips with the tale of Bridget, who moves to live with her grandmother in New York City, only to discover that Nana is running an illegal boutique and selling handmade naughty knickers throughout the five boroughs. See Dec. 27 listing for details. 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101.

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Lincoln County Fairgrounds • Newport Come visit the market where the bread rises in the morning without fear of rain and the vegetables luxuriate under the shelter of the Main Exhibition Hall’s roof. 10 am-2 pm, 633 NE 3rd Street.

Lincoln City Cultural Center Try on a handcrafted hat without worrying about it blowing away at this indoor market, where crafts, treats and more are available at booths within the cultural center. Looking to shop smart? Check the market’s coupon, on page 3. 9 am-3 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. FMI, call 541-994-9994.

Glass art drop Lincoln City beaches Stealthy float fairies will be ending the year by dropping an extra 100 pieces of glass art in addition to the regular glass floats today and Sunday, Dec. 30. The special treasures will include sand dollars and crabs and will be hidden (weather permitting) on beaches in Lincoln City and Roads End. FMI, call 541-996-1274

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“Nana’s Naughty Knickersâ€? Theatre West • Lincoln City An extra Sunday performance of Theatre West’s winter show, which tells the story of Bridget, who moves to live with her grandmother in New York City, only to discover that Nana is running an illegal boutique and selling handmade naughty knickers throughout the five boroughs. See Dec. 27 listing for details. 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101.

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Last call for “The Christmas Express� All aboard that’s coming aboard. “The Christmas Express� is gearing up for its final weekend at the Barn Community Playhouse in Tillamook. A comedy full of puns, one-liners, funny situations and nutty characters, “The Christmas Express� is set in a run-down train depot in the town of Holly, which is sorely in need of some Christmas spirit. The Scrooge-like atmosphere is evident from the start, with depot staff Hilda and Satch unable to even agree what time it is. Amid the tedium of running the depot, the pair brace themselves for the annual onslaught from the local group of carolers, whose choral ability leaves something to be desired. But everything changes the day before Christmas Eve with the arrival of mysterious stranger, Leo Tannenbaum. The depot’s old radio, which hasn’t uttered a peep in years, suddenly bursts into life and even the carolers start to sound better. This warming Christmas tale is presented by the Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts. The cast includes Brittany Durrer, Samantha Swindler, Barbi Fox, Deb Cherry, Joni Sauer-Folger, Richard Coon, Robert Buckingham, Robert Kratz, and Mark Johnson. The Christmas Express is directed by Becki Wilhelm and produced by Debbie Coon. The show starts at 7 pm on Dec. 21 and 22. All performances are at The Barn Playhouse at 12th and Ivy in Tillamook. Tickets, $15 for adults, $10 for seniors or students and $40 for a family of four, can be purchased in advance at Diamond Art Jewelers at 309 Main Avenue in Tillamook or call 503-842-7940.

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There’s nothing quite like the lure of frilly knickers to get bums on seats at the local playhouse, so people hoping to see Theatre West’s winter production would be well advised to get their tickets now. “Nana’s Naughty Knickers,â€? a comedy by Katherine DiSavino, promises a riot of laughs as Lincoln City’s thespians get to grips with a tale that centers around granny’s unmentionables. The play tells the story of Bridget, who is about to move in with her grandmother in New York for the summer when she discovers Nana is running an illegal boutique from her apartment, selling hand-made naughty knickers to every senior citizen in the fiveborough area.  Appearing on the Jack Coyne stage are Elizabeth Black as Sylvia, Susanna Hiltmann-Rich as Vera, Riley Lozano as Bridget, Paul Wilhelmi as Tom, Rich Emery as Gil, Robin Rhyner as Heather, Kate Parker as Clair, Shelby Barton and Tom Carlson as the UPS delivery guys and Danny Roberson as “The Voiceâ€?. The play is directed by Stina Seeger-Gibson, with Shelby Barton as assistant director, Tom Carlson as lights and sound technician and Kate Daschel as stage manager. Doors will open at 7:30 pm for performances every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening from Thursday, Dec. 27, through Saturday, Jan. 19, with an additional performance on Sunday, Dec. 30. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (62 and up) and for students (over 12) and $8 for children 12 and under. A special group discount is available at $9 per ticket for groups of 10 or more with a prepaid reservation. A New Year’s Eve champagne gala on Monday, Dec. 31, will offer

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pre-show entertainment, appetizers, desserts and an after-play buffet all for $50. On performance days, the box office is open at 2 pm, the doors open at 7:30 pm and the curtain goes up promptly at 8 pm. To make a reservation, call 541-994-5663 and leave a message. Theatre West is located at 3536 SE Hwy. 101 in Lincoln City. For more information about the theatre, go to www.theatrewest.com.

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The contention that the Inuit language has fifty words for snow is, as it turns out, not true. On the other hand, here at the Oregon Coast we do have a rather impressive rain-related vocabulary. On any given day from October to June, it can rain, mist, pour, shower, drizzle, deluge, sprinkle, drive and/or hail, sometimes all in one day. But the weather news here is not always bad. Remember September? Mark Twain’s observation that “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it” could have been written about Oregon coasties. At the risk of causing Mr. Twain to roll his eyes, let’s talk about the weather a little more. How does the weather work here, anyway? Two factors control much of the weather we experience at the coast: the North American polar jet stream and the ocean. The jet stream is a fast-moving, narrow air current that forms at the boundary of warm and cold air masses, and moves west to east. Various forces cause its path to meander in wave-like patterns and to move north and south. In winter, the jet stream usually comes ashore in Oregon and Washington, carrying storms that have formed over the Pacific Ocean. These storms typically form where cold air masses, such as from the Bering Sea, meet warm air over the temperate ocean. According to Tyree Wilde, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Portland, the force of a winter storm – the amount of rain it carries and the strength of its winds – depends on a range of factors. “What causes one storm to produce 100-mile-per-hour winds, and another storm only 40-mile-perhour winds, is related to the low pressure system,” he said. “Generally, the stronger the low pressure system, and the closer it is to the coast, the stronger the winds will be.” The biggest winter whoppers come from very-low-pressure systems, which are then steered first west toward the coast and then onto a northerly track, paralleling the coast, a few hundred miles offshore. Storms that drench and blow us usually continue east, encountering the Coast Range before hitting the Willamette Valley. As they do, Wilde says, “that rising vertical motion increases the precipitation efficiency of the system so sometimes these storms will dump a lot of rain in the Coast Range.” By the

time a storm reaches the Valley, a lot of the moisture is wrung out of it. That’s why the coast tends to get so much more rain than the Valley. In fact, we get almost twice as much (an average of 68 inches per year in Newport, compared to 37 inches per year in Portland). Although these storms flood, blow, and soak us, it doesn’t get very cold here in the winter compared to other places at the same latitude. We can thank the Pacific Ocean for that. Wilde explains, “The ocean stays at a pretty constant temperature year-round, in the mid-40s to low 50s, so we just don’t get that cold.” Cold weather in our region usually means a cold air mass has moved into the Pacific Northwest overland from the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. When spring rolls around, often when we at the coast have just given up hope of ever drying out, temperatures warm and the jet stream weakens and migrates up to the Canadian provinces. Storms become weaker and less frequent. Birds chirp. The sound of lilting harp music can be heard. Oregon Coast residents emerge and blink at the bright yellow disk in the sky. In our so-called maritime climate, that constant temperature of the ocean that keeps us relatively warm in the winter means that it doesn’t get hot here in the summertime. We’re also kept summertime-cool here by the wind, which tends to pick up around mid-day, particularly at the beach. This phenomenon occurs as the sun rises and shines, heating up the land more quickly than the ocean. This difference generates a sea breeze that blows in an onshore direction. It sometimes pulls the “marine layer,” that offshore bank of fog, with it and we get fogged in. A few days a year, summer temperatures at the coast can rise to 80 degrees or even (gasp!) 90. This rare phenomenon occurs when a “thermal trough,” an area of low pressure formed by the intense solar heating of the ground in the California and southwest desert region, migrates north. If it comes north along the coast or out over the ocean, air wants to fill the void created by the low pressure system, and so winds will blow from east to

west. Those easterly winds will bring with them warm air from the Valley, and we’ll all get to wear our shorts for a day or two. No one on the central coast is more tuned into the weather than Dr. Sheridan Jones, resident of Roads End. Dr. Jones is not a Weather Channel junkie; he is a weather channel. He has been keeping careful, extensive records of the weather at his home for more than 20 years (some of his records go back nearly 30 years). Jones’ records, some of which are taken using weather instruments he had hard-wired into his house when it was constructed, include rainfall, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, and a range of other parameters. Having undergone special NOAA training, Jones is certified as a Skywarn Weather Spotter. When extreme weather events hit our area, he assists NOAA by keeping track of conditions, thus allowing the agency to know when a storm front has come through the area and the severity of local conditions. This information is used in emergency planning and warning systems. Jones has definitely noted some strong trends in the time that he has been keeping records. “I think we’re moving into a drier period along the coast,” he asserts. “[This year] We had a three month-period without rain, which is unheard of in my record keeping. I’ll put my wild guess out there: it’s going to be warmer and drier for the central coast.” Jones provides the information he collects to Oregon Coast TODAY and The News Guard in Lincoln City. He can also be heard discussing weather, emergency preparedness and other topics on his weekly radio show at 7:30 am on Fridays on KBCH. For a weather fanatic, this is a great place to live. “I would not want to live in Hawaii, because the weather is too much the same there,” he said. “I’d get bored.” No risk of that here, that’s for sure. For more information on becoming a NOAA weather spotter, go to www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/skywarn.php.

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A show to reflect upon Works by local watercolorist Doreen Lindstedt will be on display until February 2013 at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum in a show entitled “Cascades to Coast.” Lindstedt has been the featured artist at the Cannon Beach Art Gallery and the Pittock Mansion in Portland. She also has works of art in the collections at Oregon State University and Bank of the Cascades and has won several prestigious awards, including ones from the Northwest Watercolor Society in Seattle, the Beaverton Arts Commission Showcase, and the Watercolor Society of Oregon. Approaching painting from a strong back-

ground in drawing and art, Lindstedt also teaches drawing and watercolors throughout Tillamook County and in Beaverton. “My intention is to put down the essential elements, “Lindstedt said, “the light, the gesture, the mood or the warmth — that are central to the subject and to eliminate the distractions.” An artist reception will be held at the museum on Saturday, Jan. 5, from 2 to 4 pm. The exhibit may be viewed during regular Museum hours, Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm and is free with museum admission. For more information, call 503-842-4553 or visit www.tcpm.org.

The TODAY has no reason to suspect that there is any kind of employer-employee strife at Santa’s workshop and assumes that all is going like clockwork at the North Pole in the run up to Christmas. But, if the elves ever decide to down tools, Santa could do a lot worse than draft in the members of the Lincoln City Cultural Center as replacements. The industriousness and range of talent possessed by the membership is on show for all to see at the Members’ Holiday Art Show, which runs through Jan. 7. This annual exhibit, open only to current members of the center, features a broad spectrum of two- and three-dimensional artwork, décor and gifts. The center, and the gallery, will be open from 10 am to 4 pm, Thursday through Monday, throughout the holiday season. The opportunity to enter works for the twice-annual members’ shows is one of the benefits that comes along with cultural center membership, which starts at $30 a year for individuals. The works are sold, if the artists desire, with a 35-percent commission going toward the upkeep of the gallery and the center. This holiday show was organized and hung by the center’s new gallery director, Krista Eddy. “This show is colorful and creative and will be a great stop for you if you are embarking on a winter gallery stroll, or if you’d like to find that special and unique gift for someone,” Eddy said. “The Chessman Gallery is all decked out and filled with fantastic variety, all made by our members: jewelry, glass, pottery, miniatures, painting, photography and maybe even some techniques you’ve never seen before. Don’t miss the robot, the box of fish, the rolling waves and the many other wonders.” The show includes oil paintings by Nancy McEwen, Byron Pickering, Nancy Chase and Dick Deam, and acrylics by Barbara Chimienti, Clifford J. Klinkhammer, Ann Bajovich and Ruth Hugeback. Joanne Hay is showing watercolors and Jill Perry Townsend is showing a bronze sculpture. There are also mixed media offerings from Ron Thornhill, Ben Soeby and Irene Shea, accented with blown glass by Kelly Howard, dish gardens by Richard Merrill and textiles by Lyle and Arlene Gowing. This show offers interesting methods and approaches. Judy Deam is showing reverse acrylics, which are painted in layers on glass. David Jordan is exhibiting several pieces of digital art, abstracts with elements of photography and graphic arts. Participating photographers are Vonelle Swanson and Dean Ingram, next to cloth cats by Linda Hoff, miniatures by Melva Love and jewelry by Elissa Burian. You’ll also find ceramics by Scott Livesay and Judith Watson. Some talented members of the LCCC entered in more than one medium. Avette Gaiser brought both paintings and jewelry, while Ingrid Ingram submitted a beautifully knit sweater, a crocheted hat and scarf and a handmade Art Deco style necklace. The Chessman Gallery, named for the late arts advocate P.J. Chessman, is located inside the LCCC, 540 NE Hwy. 101. For tickets and information, call 541-994-9994, head to lincolncity-culturalcenter.org, or become a friend on Facebook.

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A visiting artist will be offering youth and adults the chance to expand their artistic horizons in time for the New Year with free painting workshops on Dec. 27 and 30 at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. An artist and educator who recently moved out of New York City, Molly Smith is in the area as part of an artist’s residency and is seeking to work with people who are interested in exploring their creativity. Smith has shown artwork nationally and internationally and is currently working on pieces for two upcoming solo shows in California. She holds a master’s degree in fine arts from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island School of Design. More about the artist can be found at www.mollyvirginiasmith.com. The first course, taught from 1 to 3 pm on Thursday, Dec. 27, is Ink Brush Painting for Young People. It’s open to youth, ages 8 to 15, and no previous art experience is necessary. All materials are provided. “Come explore the wonderful possibilities of ink!â€? Smith said. “You will learn to work with light and dark values, and experiment with the ink, brushes and water to find an original way to express yourself.â€? On Sunday, Dec. 30, Smith will offer a watercolor painting workshop inspired by a technique called Sequence Painting, developed at the River Gallery School of Art in Brattleboro, Vt. She said this approach invites people without prior technical experience in making art to engage, as well as those who have a developed artistic practice — allowing everyone to create from wherever they are. All materials will be provided; students need not bring anything with them. Participation is open to young adults, as well as those 18 and up. It will be held from 1 to 3 pm. Both classes will take place in the cultural center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, in Lincoln City. To preregister for either class, contact Smith at mollyvirginia@gmail.com or 917-583-3461. Walk-in students will also be welcome, space permitting. Donations will be accepted, with proceeds going toward the upkeep of the cultural center.

A spotlight falls on glass and clay The Yaquina Art Association is shining its spotlight on the art of Ken Hartwell and Mary Young in a two-week show that runs through Dec. 28. Hartwell, a former landscaper, gasket cutter, accountant and photographer, works in a variety of mediums, including fiber art, clay sculptures and prints made from clay rather than woodcuts. He also produces photographs that feature close ups of common items found in the bay front. “The most enjoyable part of my art is sharing it with future artists from kindergarten to the retired,â€? he said “After having a major accident and almost dying, my goal in life has been to give back my experience and love for art to everyone.â€? Meanwhile, Mary Young has been creating glass art for eight years, with her interest in the medium stemming from her father who bought a kiln to experiment with. “It just took off from there,â€? she said, “exploring, trying new techniques, just playing around. Young said she loves the endless possibilities working with glass and is excited to execute new ideas and designs. Young, who has lived in Newport for six years, grew up in Seattle and lived in Portland before

moving to the Oregon Coast. She has been a member of the Yaquina Art Association since the autumn of 2006. Right now she is currently involved in displaying all the 3D art in the Yaquina Art Gallery, but has served as secretary and a board member in the last few years. The spotlight show runs until Dec. 28 at the Yaquina Art Gallery, 789 NW Beach Drive, Newport, which is open from 11 am to 4 pm daily. For more information, call 541-265-5133.

Arts council calls for showcase entries The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts is inviting visual artists to get 2013 off to a great start by submitting a proposal for its Showcase Gallery. The Showcase Gallery is a rotating exhibit space for all seven counties along the Oregon Coast. The Lincoln County artist would exhibit in July 2013, leaving ample time to prepare for the show. The deadline for submission of an entry is Jan. 18. Artists will be notified of their selection in February. A link to the All County Call for Proposal is also available at the OCCA website:Â www. coastarts.org. Click on the Visual Arts Center tab and then choose Calls for Proposals from the drop-down box. For more information, contact the Newport Visual Arts Center at 541-265-6540.

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new year’s eve Bring in 2013 with the beat of a different drummer Lincoln County’s homegrown reggae dance band, Undertow, will be returning to the site of their debut performance at The Nauti Mermaid, in Lincoln City, on the night of Monday, Dec. 31, to sweep 2012 out to sea with a gig from 9 pm to 1 am. Undertow is led by drummer/percussionist Rodney Turner, familiar to local audiences from his regular appearances with the Newport Drum Circle Ensemble and Lincoln City’s One Way Out band. Turner also toured nationally with reggae performers such as Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear for many years. He will be joined on New Year’s Eve by special guest Lisha Rose on vocals, Steve Sloan on lead guitar, Richard Silen on rhythm guitar, Pascal Fortier on bass and Norman Austin on keyboards. The band, with special guest Rose, will also be at The Nauti Mermaid on Saturday, Dec. 29, for a gig running from 9 pm to 1 am, and will be in Newport at Cecil’s Dirty Apron on Friday, Dec. 28, from 7 to 10 pm. Although Undertow is grounded in blues and roots rock, Turner says the emphasis is on energetic dance music with the island beat. Both clubs have ample room for dancing. The Nauti Mermaid Bar & Bistro is at 1343 NW Hwy. 101, Lincoln City, 541-614-1001; Cecil’s Dirty Apron is at 912 N Coast Hwy., just south of Abby’s Pizza, in Newport 541-2648360. Turner can be reached at turner. rodney@gmail.com or 509-901-3300. Lisha Rose (TODAY Photo) • Inset, Undertow (Contributed photo)

Rome, if you want to Chinook Winds Casino Resort is offering music to fit all tastes this New Year’s Eve, inviting guests to come dressed to the nines, casual or even wrapped in a toga. Party band Shama Lama will be performing a variety of dance music live in the convention center from 9 pm to 2 am. Meanwhile, in the Rogue River Lounge, DJ Metal will spin songs with an ’80s feel from 10 pm until 2 am. Tickets for each party are $20 and include party hats and favors and a champagne toast at midnight. The Rogue River Lounge will be serving dinner from 5 pm to 9 pm and will close for one hour between dinner service and the party. The Resort is also offering two free parties, with 24-7 playing from 10 pm to 2 am in the lounge at Chinook’s Seafood d Grill and Flexor T playing Aces Bar & Grill at Chinook Winds Golf Resort from 9 pm onward. Meanwhile, the casino floor will be full of excitement as party hats and favors are passed out throughout the evening. For those who hope to start the New Year off with a big win, there’s New Year’s Eve Bingo with cash drawings all evening long in ’50s style. Buy-in, which is $100 until midnight on December 30 or $125 on New Year’s Eve, includes holiday dinner buffet, party favors, noisemakers and a sparkling cider midnight toast. Dinner buffet will be served from 4:15 to 6:30 pm, with the first session beginning at 7:30 pm. Total payouts for the Bingo New Year session is over $25,000. The Resort is also offering a “Rock Star” party for kids at the Chinook Winds Play Palace and Arcade. The party is forr children 3-11 years who are potty trained. Children 12 and older are welcome in the arcade. The party is from 6 pm to 2 am. Admission is $30 in advance and $35 on New Year’s Eve.

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Start the New Year off write Bookmark your diaries for 2013 Oregon Legacy Series Authors whose stories run the gamut from a day in the life buying as much junk as they of a library book repairer in Portland to a post-apocalyptic tale can possibly handle. The bigof hipsters, vegans and terrorists will be visiting Lincoln City box stores have merged with in January to discuss their works at the Oregon Legacy Series malls and churches in megapresented by the Friends of Driftwood Public Library. complexes where citizens can The Friends launched the series 18 years ago to mark the ignore security curfews as library’s move to its new facility at Lincoln Square Civic Center long as they have a receipt”. and thank the community for its support. Since then, the In her Oregonian review, Friends have continued to underwrite the series, funded with Schneider further said: “the little more than the revenue from their occasional book sales. prose is jumpy, satirical, The series opens on Jan. 6 with novelist Keith Scribner, whose often funny, sometimes cruel. third novel “The Oregon Experiment” was released in June It’s the kind of book that 2011. His two previous novels are “The doesn’t truly reveal Good Life” and “Miracle Girl”. “The Good its strength until Life “was selected for the Barnes and Noble the climax, when all Discover Great New Writers series, and was of the tiny moving a New York Times Notable Book of the pieces suddenly slide Year. into place to create a Scribner’s fiction and nonfiction have apfull picture… Zazen peared in The New York Times Magazine, has a power beyond The Daily Beast, TriQuarterly, American the satire and the Short Fiction, Quarterly West, The North clever reimagining Atlantic Review, the San Jose Mercury of today’s counterNews, the Baltimore Sun and the antholoculture trends. It also gies “Flash Fiction Forward” and “Sudden has heart and soul.” Keith Scribner Stories: The MAMMOTH Book of MinZazen won the 2012 Vanessa Veselka iscule Fiction.” He received both Pushcart PEN/Bingham prize and O’Henry Prize Honorable Mentions for fiction. for his short story, “Paradise in a Cup”. The series continues on Jan. 20 with a visit from Scribner received his BA from Vassar Alexis M. Smith, author of the novel “Glaciers.” Smith College and MFA from the University of grew up in Soldotna, Alaska and Seattle, Washington Montana. He was awarded Wallace Stegner and went on to attend Mount Holyoke College, Portand John L’Heureux Fellowships in Fiction land State University, and Goddard College, where she at Stanford University, where he went on to earned an MFA in creative writing. Her writing has teach in the creative writing program as a appeared in Tarpaulin Sky and on Powells.com. Jones Lecturer. He currently lives in Oregon She currently resides in Portland with her son, two with his wife, the poet Jennifer Richter, and cats and their beloved view of the St. John’s Bridge. their children. He teaches in Oregon State Glaciers is Smith’s first novel, the story of a day in the University’s MFA program. life of Isabel, a young Northwest urbanite who works Mark Allen Cunningham On Jan. 13, Vanessa Veselka will visit to with damaged books in the city library and dreams discuss her work as a writer. Veselka has of Amsterdam. Emilee Booher wrote in Willamette been at various times a teenage runaway, an Week that “Glaciers” is “…like a book of poetry, leaving expatriate, a union organizer, and a student an unstated longing for permanence in an ephemeral of paleontology. Her work appears in The world.” Publisher’s Weekly described it as “lyrical and Atlantic, Tin House, Zyzzyva, the antholluminous.” ogy “Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop The series finishes on Jan. 27 with a visit from Culture,” and Maximum Rock ‘n Roll. Mark Allen Cunningham. Cunningham is the author Her debut novel is “Zazen,” described by of “Date of Disappearance,” a short story collection Katie Schneider as a novel set “in a parallel and “The Green Age of Asher Witherow,” set in 19thuniverse [in which] America is collapsing… century Northern California, a #1 Book Sense Pick one war is already being fought, another and a finalist for the 2005 Book Sense Book of the is looming. People are trying to get out or Year Award alongside Marilynne Robinson’s “Gilethey’re going back to the land or they’re ad” and Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America.” The Alexis M. Smith

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Pack your trunk for Big Stump Beach By Bruce Olson for the TODAY

The eight-mile stretch of beach between Alsea Bay and the 804 trail is one of the longest empty beaches on the central Oregon coast. No rocks, no tide pools, no driftwood: just wind, hard sand and surf. In this world, something sticking out of the sand is met with a double take. It doesn’t at first make sense; but there it is, a mile south of Gov. Patterson State Park. This something can be as tall as 14 feet or completely submerged under the water. It can be as round as 40 feet in circumference or just a ripple in the wash. It is an object of Alsea tribal legend, a subject of numerous tourist photos. It has been burned and chopped and generally beaten and battered, but it stands after hundreds of years, graffiti free. This is the Big Stump, an ugly name for a majestic piece of tree. The Big Stump is a survivor. Its roots emerge when the winter storms gouge down far enough. These storms also Pictured in this 1953 photo are Harry, Doris and Nellie Kyle, and two unidentified reveal a nearby nest of other redwood friends. The Kyle family owned the Cape Cod Cottages at the time. Photo courtesy roots, all that remains of the forest that Jodi Weeber and the Oregon Coast History Center. TODAY photo, left, by Niki Price. once stood here. The top of the Big Stump has been spared and stands like the prow of a ship or the ruins of the World Trade Center. The redwood forest was probably submerged by the onrush of waters caused by an off-shore earthquake Big Stump Beach is near the 158-mile marker on the night of Jan. 26, 1700; a sudden down drop of land Hwy. 101, two miles south of Waldport and six miles that drowned the trees and created the shape of our north of Yachats. coastline. There is no direct access from the highway unless The Alsea explained the stump as a monument to you are a guest of the Edgewater or the Cape Cod Whispering Wind and Cougar Eye, lovers dragged Cottages. Access is easy from Gov. Patterson State Park under by the surging ocean and deposited next to the on the north or Beachside State Park on the south. monster redwood, his hand clutching her long black Be sure to check the wind before setting out, it can hair. Festivals celebrating the smelt runs were held at get quite like the Sahara on this beach. The walk is the site. good only at medium to low tide during winter. In After the Indians were gone, the settlers trotted past summer, it’s OK up to high tide. But this beach is at on horses and in wagons, then visitors came in horseits best at or near low tide on a calm, overcast day. (For less carriages, then dune buggies. And today, they jog this week’s tides, see page 28.) and walk, they hit golf balls and throw various discs The Stump makes a nice marker if you want to walk/ and hoops. jog an even mile from Gov. Patterson. No matter how the humans amuse themselves, however, the redwood just stands there, holding its own against more and more years, more and more storms, A version of this story was first published in 2010. Have more and more water. Just standing there, the Big a place you think we should explore in 2013? Contact us at Stump. news@oregoncoasttoday.com.

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5.7 5.4 5.5 5.7 6.0 6.3 -8.3

Bold = Minus Tides. Tide tables are for recreational use. If you’re piloting the “Costa Concordia IIâ€? in front of your college roommate’s oceanfront bungalow at Otter Crest or Cape Lookout, talk to a harbormaster. Tide info courtesy tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov. If you discover a seal pup or other stranded marine animal on the beach, DO NOT approach, touch, or pour water on the animal. Instead, call 800-452-7888. Keep dogs leashed and far from all marine mammals. Japanese Tsunami Debris Info: Information on signiďŹ cant marine debris sightings on the coast can be reported to the NOAA Marine Debris Program at DisasterDebris@noaa.gov.

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A true Christmas tale It had rained nearly four inches in 24 hours as Christmas approached. Portland weathermen had gone deep into their online thesauruses and blow dryers for novel and moronic adjectives (wicked) to anthropomorphize a routine coastal storm. Wind had whipped through the neighborhood, toppling trees and lawn gnomes. Everything was puddled and reflecting. Reflections generated from the rain are the most beautifully mirrored images in the world, especially when they involve Christmas lights. Did you know that famous crime novelist Elmore Leonard once cautioned aspiring writers to never use the word “suddenly” in fiction when something dramatic instantly occurs? He said it was pure cliché. Hackneyed. This is a romance story in the rain so…. SUDDENLY I felt a call to visit the beach. Yes, I hear that call four times a day, but this sound was different, new, original, sort of like hearing Sgt. Pepper for the first time even though the album is nearing 50 years old. I loaded Sonny into the truck and we drove to the beach. Rain peppered us like a spread from a shotgun blast. The waves rolled a hearty brown and blue and sea foam scurried north across the sand, piling up here and there. Bubbles shimmied for seconds and then glancing rain broke them apart in dignified silence. White gulls spun in a gray and black sky. The rain instantly stopped and a tiny porthole opened to the sun. I didn’t see another human for miles and that made me happy. I could feast alone on, “The salt air loaded with cream for our breathing,” as the poet Richard Hugo wrote. I didn’t breathe it; I swallowed. Sonny and I cruised south and then I saw her looking out to the ocean. Even from afar she appeared gorgeous as only antediluvian things washed ashore can appear.

I moved toward her, wondering what I might say, wondering if she would deign to converse with me. That is, if she spoke English, which I desperately hoped she did not. I didn’t want to hear her speak the debased language of politicians and reality TV stars with their bogus coloring from fake sun. Sonny didn’t follow me. My dog was more interested in canine messages deposited at the wrack line. I greeted her, she nodded, winked, and tossed back her long hair, which was colored a dark grayish green. She wore no makeup unless you count the jagged lines of salt that marked her face. I had difficulty concentrating because of her exquisite beauty and the fact that she wasn’t wearing any clothes nor had any legs. She never said a word but we communicated nonetheless. Rain is like that. As it turns out, her least favorite word is “whatever,” she has no need for a smart phone, and loathes the oil industry for its despoil-

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ing ways. She’s also bored with overly aggrieved fishermen with their boat loads of Freudian defense mechanisms, compensation being the chief one. Christmas, though, she totally loved it, and somehow managed to communicate to me that she had once gleefully come across Orson Welles washed up drunk on a beach, in costume, after a performance of “The Christmas Carol.” He was the perfect gentleman and just wanted another cognac. At one point, the mermaid smiled and gestured toward my camera stuffed halfway in the pocket of my pea coat. I caught her drift. She was an excellent model and taught me a thing or two about the photographic uses of sea foam and the rain. An hour later, I had a date for a picnic on the rocks at Boiler Bay. I’d bring kelp and vodka. She was bringing fresh rain, shot glasses, mussels, garland, and a flute crafted from the horn of an ancient narwhal. Her name? I wish I could pronounce it. It sounded vaguely Nordic and little bit James Joycian. Matt Love lives in South Beach and is the author/editor of eight books about Oregon. He walks on the beach with his dog Sonny at least twice a day. He can be reached at lovematt100@yahoo.com.

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