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Mark your calendars for SeaFest 2008- 24 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMTSeaFest, the Hatfield Marine Science Centers annual open house festival, will be Saturday, June 28, at the centers South Beach campus. |
'Secret Season' of Oregon Coast in Full Bloom- 18 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMTThe latter half of spring - after all the spring break vacationers have disappeared from the beaches - is nicknamed the "secret season" on the Oregon coast because of its lack of crowds and a host of inviting, even unusual, natural features not found any |
The Orcas are coming! The Orcas are coming!- 17 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMTEach year, around April 15 or so, killer whales approach the central Oregon coast and patrol the areas waters, looking for baby gray whales and maybe a few sea lions or seals to munch on. They are rarely seen in these waters, but at this time of year you |
March Sea Turtle Saturday- 10 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMTOn March 15, it's March Sea Turtle Saturday atNewport's Hatfield Marine Science Center, which presents an in-depth look at the species which does indeed exist off the Oregon coast, but is rarely seen on the shore itself. |
E-Tickets new this year!- 04 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMTThe 31st annual Seafood & Wine Festival has a new way to purchase tickets online. |
Seafood & Wine Festival in February- 04 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMTAt the last weekend of every February, the town of Newport swells with well over 17,000 visitors, who come to the annual Newport Seafood & Wine Festival for a weekend of wine, wonders in the culinary world, seafood and arts and crafts. |
Promote a Fundraiser During the Great Oregon Coast Garage Sale- 29 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMTIf you are an organization that is looking for ways to raise money to fund an event or are you are part of a flea market, thrift shop, or retail business looking to promote a special sale, the upcoming county-wide garage sale is a great opportunity. |
Crab Meat at Best This Time of Year- 12 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMTRight now is one of the best times of the year to catch your own quality Dungeness crab in the ocean and bays of on the Oregon coast, according to Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). |
Newport Area Has Special Contributions to Whale Watch Week- 26 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMTSomething like 18,000 whales are going to put on a show at the end of December - and Newport, Oregon will be in the middle of it all. |
Oyster Cloyster Event on Oregon Coast, Nov. 3- 26 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMTIt will indeed be some enchanted evening in Newport on November 3 as the famous "Oyster Cloyster" event brings an evening of elegance and culinary decadence in the seafood world. |
Newport's "Oregon Float Giveaway" Begins- 18 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMTYour next trip to the Oregon coast could be one of a kind, just like the original commemorative glass floats given away by Newport merchants this winter. No stormy beachcombing or wave dodging is required to find one of these 200 luminous collectibles. |
City of Newport Hosts 125th Anniversary Celebration at Oregon Coast- 02 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMTCommunity Celebrates with Cultural Events and Festivities for Visitors and Residents |
Bill Kathan Finishes 3330-Mile Cross Country Trek- 06 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMTWalks Backward from Hartford, Connecticut to Newport Oregon; Plans to set new record for two fingered-push ups as the grand finale! |
The Oregon Coast Aquarium Presents Breakfast With the Sharks!- 29 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMTThe Oregon Coast Aquarium, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the Discovery Channel will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Shark Week July 29 - August 4 with a variety of events highlighting the fascinating world of sharks. |
Oregon Coast Aquarium Adds Five Sharks to Passages of the Deep- 28 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMTThe Oregon Coast Aquarium introduced five Notorynchus cepedianus, also known as broadnose sevengill sharks, to its Passages of the Deep exhibit this morning. |
Nye Beach Celebrates Fourth with Historical Clambake- 19 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMTJuly 7 brings the Nye Beach Clambake to Newport, with food and fun on the beach, all with a historical theme that recalls the days when Nye Beach was actually a separate village from Newport, connected only by a muddy, ruddy set of wooden planks. The fest |
Newport 4th of July a Combo of Fireworks, Science and Thrill Rides- 08 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMTMost places in Oregon claim to have the biggest firework display on the Fourth of July. But even if Newport doesn't have the most rockets going boom in the air, it has the largest celebration from more divergent angles. |
125th Birthday Celebration Committee to Present Commemorative Patch to Newport City Council Members- 22 May 2007 12:00:00 GMTOn Monday, May 21st, the City of Newport's 125th Birthday Celebration Committee will present Newport's City Council Members each with a commemorative "125 Years" patch as a preamble to the City's Celebration of 125 years of being incorporated. |
Newport Registers Title of "Dungeness Crab Capital of the World"- 18 May 2007 12:00:00 GMTWith record numbers of commercial crabbing tonnage coming in, and some of the most opportunities for public crabbing on the entire Oregon coast, Newport is taking it up a notch by officially calling itself "Dungeness Crab Capital of the World." |
Aquarium to Host "In Search of the Giant Squid"- 23 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMTA new traveling exhibition, based on the popular permanent exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, will open at the Oregon Coast Aquarium May 26. |
Aquarium Divers To Clean Up Yaquina Bay- 11 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMTThe Oregon Coast Aquarium is again teaming up with SOLV and Thompson's Sanitary for the annual week-long effort to clean up Yaquina Bay. |
Killer Whales Expected on Central Coast in April- 09 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMTIt's a little known aspect of whale watching on Oregon's coast, but the middle of April is also orca season; usually in the Depoe Bay and Newport areas, but often seen from Cascade Head all the way down to Florence. |
Newport and the "Secret Season" of the Oregon Coast- 03 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMTIt's the most neglected time of the year on the coast, yet it probably has the most interesting and awe-inspiring aspects of any season. |
Newport Sport Fishing Season Kicks Off- 03 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMTWhile many fish can be caught all year, March is when several of the fishing seasons start allowing visitors to Newport to hook perch, rockfish, ling cod, herring, sturgeon, ocean various ocean salmon and halibut, as well as go clamming and crabbing ... |
Newport Oval Stickers- 27 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMTFirst, Europe had them: those little white oval stickers with the initials of one country or another. Now, the central Oregon coast resort town of Newport has got in on the act ... |
New Trail in Newport Creating a Buzz- 27 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMTA new trail in the central Oregon coast resort town has started generating buzz among residents and regulars, as anticipation grows for its expansion into a much larger trail system. |
Oregon Coast Town Revives Loyalty Days Celebration of 1950's- 26 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMTVisitors and coastal residents alike will celebrate Newport's 51st Annual Loyalty Day and Seafair Festival May 3, 4, 5 and 6. |
Spring Whale Watch Week- 26 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMTSpring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon coast happens March 24 - 31, and the central coast town of Newport offers a large array of possibilities to help you enjoy this cetacean spectacle. |
Strange Structures Reappear on Newport Beaches- 15 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMTSome three hundred years ago - so the prevailing theory goes - a massive tsunami hit what would become the Oregon coast, changing the landscape and leveling entire forests, not unlike the blast of Mount St. Helens 25 years ago. |
SeaFest returns to Newport in 2007- 14 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMTOregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center is planning to bring back its biggest and most popular public event, SeaFest, on the weekend of June 23, 2007. |
Seein' is Baleen in Newport During Whale Watch Week- 14 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMTIt's no fluke that Oregon State Parks schedules its annual Winter Whale Watch for the week after Christmas. This year it's set for Dec. 26, 2006, to Jan. 1, 2007 - a week when both gray whales and the people who love them are on the move. |
30th Annual Newport Seafood & Wine Festival - Feb. 23 - 25- 17 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMTAt the last weekend of every February, the central Oregon coast resort town of Newport swells with well over 17,000 visitors, who come to the annual Newport Seafood & Wine Festival for a weekend of wine, wonders in the culinary world, seafood and arts |
Another Oregon Jazz Festival Heads for the Coast- 02 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMTOregon Coast Council for the Arts is bringing another jazz festival in to ring in the holidays and chase out the New Year, with Newport's Jazz for the Holidays, held December 29 - January 1, at the Newport Performing Arts Center. |
The great "Oregon Float" giveaway begins in Newport- 01 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMTYour next trip to the Oregon coast could be one of a kind, just like the original commemorative glass floats given away by Newport merchants this winter. |
Annual Lighted Boat Parade, Dec. 2- 23 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMTNewport's Yaquina Bay will get festive in a particularly spectacular way in early December as about a couple dozen boats take to the water gussied up in a variety of lights - all for the charity event known as the 13th Annual Lighted Boat Parade. |
Second Summer Means Treasures on Oregon Coast- 19 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMTFall is known as the "Second Summer," meaning the coast is at its warmest in September and early October, bringing with it a bundle of other features like lower lodging prices, less winds, diminishing crowds and traffic and other amenities. |
Oyster Cloyster Event on Oregon Coast, Nov. 4- 18 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMTIt will indeed be some enchanted evening in Newport on November 4 as the famous "Oyster Cloyster" event brings evening of elegance and culinary decadence in the seafood world. |
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