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Sugar Plum Holiday Bazaar, November 29–30, Florence

Get ready for some great gift ideas and super deals at the Sugar Plum Holiday Bazaar on Friday and Saturday, November 29–30 from 10 a.m.–7 p.m. at the Florence Events Center. The bazaar is presented by The Pacific Shores Community of Artisans.
It’s a great place to get started on holiday shopping. There will be a large variety of arts and crafts for sale at affordable prices, including jewelry, quilted items, hand-painted silk scarves, wooden animals, mosaics, stained glass, oil and watercolor paintings, and much more from popular local artisans. Seasonal baked goods will also be for sale.

Be sure to bring the kids—they can have their face painted and have pictures taken with Santa. Santa will be in his "work clothes" in a workshop setting, a real unique photo opportunity, from noon–4 p.m. both days ($5 per photo). Admission to the bazaar is free. 541-997-1994 or www.eventcenter.org

Twinkling Tradition at Shore Acres, November 28–December 31, Charleston

The brightest place on the Oregon Coast shines as brightly as ever November 28–December 31 for the annual and very popular Holiday Lights at Shore Acres State Park. The walk-through display includes 300,000 LED lights, 30 large landscape lights, dozens of small landscape lights, 26 large holiday trees, and a beautifully decorated Garden House.
The light sculptures are a huge draw—the must-see sculptures include the life-size leaping orca and a life-size spouting gray whale, a “jumping” frog in a pond, Koi carp, playful sea lions, and a myriad of other sea creatures including pelicans, puffins, jellyfish, Dungeness crab, and more.
Last year nearly 50,000 visitors, including those from 45 different states and 28 countries viewed the lights display, where they also had the opportunity to enjoy the hot cider, punch, coffee, and cookies available in the Garden House and listen to live entertainment in the Performance Pavilion.

The display is open every night, including Christmas, Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve from 4–9:30 p.m. There is no charge for lights viewing but parking is $5 per vehicle or current parking pass. 541-888-3732; www.shoreacres.net

Christmas Belles, November 15–December 1, Newport

This season, the Newport’s Porthole Players put you in the mood for holiday merriment with their hilariously funny production of Christmas Belles, playing at the Newport Performing Arts Center November 15 through December 1.

Christmas Belles chronicles a church Christmas program as it spins out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep, and a reluctant Elvis impersonator. It’s Christmas-time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the Futrelle Sisters—Frankie, Twink, and Honey Raye—are not exactly in a festive mood. Frankie is two weeks overdue with twins; Twink in jail for inadvertently burning down half the town; Miss Geneva, the previous director of the last 27 Christmas Pageants, is ruthless in her attempts to gain control over Honey Raye’s current directing of the pageant; Santa is suffering kidney stones; and the entire cast is dropping like flies due to food poisoning from the Band Boosters’ Pancake Supper—you get the idea. Their holiday journey through a misadventure-filled Christmas Eve is guaranteed to bring a lot of laughs!

Shows take place on Friday and Saturday at 7 pm., with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 at the box office or online at the Performing Arts Center website. 541-265-2787; www.coastarts.org

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Local artists paint circle in Rockaway Beach

Renovation of the Rockaway Beach wayside features this 1600 Sq ft circle. The circle is made of commenorative brinks being sold byt the city of Rockaway. The center (picture in blue) is being painted by Lynda Holm, an artist and local resident of Rockaway Beach.

EVERY YEAR PEOPLE ARE KILLED BY SNEAKER WAVES - WE WANT YOU TO BE SAFE WHILE ENJOYING THE OCEAN

Our editors found this video that illustrates the problem with standing on logs. This happened on Rockaway Beach but could happen anywhere. Click Here to watch

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