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Live Music: Chamber Concert Series (Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival)

Trio Musicorum Medicorum and Cherry City String Quartet in a Free Chamber Concert Sunday, March 15 at Atonement Lutheran Church at 2:00pm The Oregon Coast Symphony Festival announces its second free Sunday afternoon Chamber Concert of the 2026 season featuring the Trio Musicorum Medicorum and the Cherry City String Quartet on Sunday, March 15 at … Continued

Live Concert: Oasis Ensemble – Impressions (Newport)

Join the Oasis Ensemble for an evening of vibrant soundscapes suffused with shifting colors and mercurial moments. Hear works by Debussy, Ravel, and Poulenc as we trace the development of French Impressionism from the late-19th through the mid-20th centuries and move into modern day Italian Impressionism. Our concert begins with the World Premiere of The … Continued

Oasis Ensemble: Beethoven, Beach & Kapustin (Newport)

Come hear the Oasis Ensemble return to Newport to perform an eclectic and exciting program spanning three centuries! Highlighted by the ultimate jazz-classical fusion composer, the Soviet-era Ukrainian Nikolai Kapustin, and joined by the brilliance of early Beethoven with the gentle lyricism of Amy Beach, our program offers something rewarding for everyone. Tickets: $20. Program … Continued

Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival Concert

The Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival returns for its fifth season with two free concerts! Six Oregon high school orchestras will perform with special guests, the George Fox University Chamber Orchestra… Friday, April 21st at 7pm Newport Performing Arts Center Saturday, April 22nd at 7pm Newport Middle School The festival is an annual 4-day event led … Continued

Newport’s Diverse Paths to an American Dream: Join the Conversation

The Newport Public Library was selected for a 2022 Consider This Mini Grant for Rural Libraries from Oregon Humanities. The Newport Public Library will be hosting a program with a panel, “Newport’s Diverse Paths to an American Dream: Join the Conversation” on Thursday, May 19 from 6-7:30 pm at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) in … Continued

NSO With Tribute to David Ogden Series

The Newport Symphony Orchestra at the Ocean conducted by Adam Flatt performs Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Tchaikovsky’s suite from Swan Lake, and the world premiere of a new work commissioned by the NSO in tribute to David Ogden Stiers. Maestro Flatt writes, “Our dear friend David Ogden Stiers admired Mark Fish, with whom … Continued

Live Concert: Candlelight Sessions

Cozy up to Newport Symphony Orchestra musicians in an intimate, candlelit setting and experience the music up close. From your seat on stage, just feet from the quartet, the musicians will guide you through string arrangements of some of the greatest hits of classic rock, sharing insights along the way. Surrounded by flickering candles, you’ll … Continued

Opening Reception: “85 & Over” Exhibit

85 & Over Roumagoux, Flewellyn, Howard Featuring the oil and acrylic paintings of octogenarians Sandra Roumagoux, Bobbie Flewellyn, and Scottie Howard. Opening Reception:  Wednesday, February 11, 4:30-6:30pm Featuring light refreshments, music by cellists Charmaine Leclair and Adrienne Welsh (of the Newport Symphony Orchestra), and artist talks at 5:15pm.     Bringing together three remarkable artists—all … Continued

Art Exhibit: 85 & Over

85 & Over Roumagoux, Flewellyn, Howard Featuring the oil and acrylic paintings of octogenarians Sandra Roumagoux, Bobbie Flewellyn, and Scottie Howard. February 6 – May 3, 2026 Olive Street Gallery, Newport (777 W Olive St) Gallery open Tues-Fri, 10am-3pm Opening Reception:  Wednesday, February 11, 4:30-6:30pm Featuring light refreshments, music by cellists Charmaine Leclair and Adrienne … Continued

Discussion: Hear Here – Bach, Brahms, and Brews with Dan Howard

HEAR HERE Bach, Brahms, and Brews Presented by Dan Howard Executive Director, Newport Symphony Orchestra Newport Performing Arts Center Lobby Many of the world’s most well known composers have a deeply personal relationship with their regional brews. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, and Tchaikovsky are some legendary figures with legendary drinking stories to accompany their compositional … Continued

Kay Moxness’ Remembrance Reception and PAC Capital Campaign Fundraiser

Kay Moxness’ Remembrance Reception and PAC Capital Campaign Fundraiser Remembering a life of arts advocacy Friends and acquaintances of Kay Moxness are invited on Saturday, June 10th from 2pm-4pm for a “Remembrance Reception” in the lobby of Newport Performing Arts Center (PAC). This gathering is also a fundraiser for the PAC Capital Campaign. Kay, who … Continued

Rena Olson and Bill Posner: Yakona

Local photographers Bill Posner and Rena Olson offer a view, through their lenses, of wandering Yakona Nature Preserve’s trails and hidden places, reverently sharing space with Yakona’s wildlife, and allowing secrets of the native coastal fog-belt forest to be revealed. Posner’s goal is to help the viewer to see through his eyes, experience what he … Continued