Feb 282013
 
Celtic Music & Dance  March 16 LC Cultural Center

Celtic Music & Dance
March 16, 7pm
LC Cultural Center

LINCOLN CITY – On Saturday, March 16, the Molly Malone Irish Dancers of the Yeates Academy, Salem, and a duo called “The McG’s” (guitarist Sean McGowan and fiddler Hannah McGowan), will open José Solano’s Spring 2013 World Music Series. This concert, featuring Celtic music and dance, will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

The performance will begin at 7 pm on Saturday, March 16 (St. Patrick’s Day Eve, one might say). Tickets are $13 in advanced and $15 at the door, with reserved up-front table seating $15 (sold in advance only). There will be a light hors d’oeuvres and a no-host bar, serving wine and beer. For tickets, drop by the LCCC, 540 NE Hwy. 101, or call the center at 541-994-9994. Leave a message, and a box office volunteer will call back to confirm.

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The Yeates Academy is Oregon’s longest running Irish dance school and has produced many champion Irish dancers during its 35-year history in Oregon. World qualifier champion dancer Meaghan Feeback and champion dancers Tess O’Halloran and Amelia Douglas, are featured performers with the Irish dance troupe. Audiences can expect fabulously intricate rhythmic footwork, and colorful costumes.
Complementing the Irish dancers will be the traditional tunes and Celtic music the McG’s. This duo features the sensational 19-year-old fiddler Hannah McGowan, performing Celtic, old-time, and bluegrass music. She’s been playing the violin since she was 5, but she also plays the piano and flute, and even sings. She loves to tear into a good Irish jig but you’ll love the way she puts on a waltz. Hannah is encouraged and accompanied by her father Sean.

Bring your dancing shoes, or just sit and listen. For this St. Patrick’s Day celebration, one day early, the dance floor will be open.

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José Solano’s Spring 2013 World Music Series will continue next month, with performances of Indonesian Gamelan orchestra and shadow puppets, Saturday, April 13. The calendar also includes the LCCC’s second Cinco de Mayo Festival with a Charro equestrian exhibition, Sunday, May 5, and the Lamaie Naki Quartet with Brazilian bossa nova, Portugese fado, Sephardic, Spanish, and Middle Eastern music, on June 8.

The World Music Series is sponsored by a grant from the Lincoln City Visitor and Convention Bureau, through the Visitor Development Fund. The lodging sponsor is Westover Inns, the parent company for the Pelican Shores, Shoalwater Inn and the Looking Glass Inn, all in Lincoln City.

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Jan 312013
 

Steve Holgate
“A. Lincoln,” LCCC Feb. 9 & 10

LCCC KICKS OFF ANTIQUE WEEK WITH THE PRES: ‘A. LINCOLN’ ON STAGE FEB. 9 AND 10

LINCOLN CITY – Steve Holgate, praised as one of the best President Lincoln interpreters in the United States, will return to the Lincoln City Cultural Center next week. Holgate will perform his two-act play, “A. Lincoln,” on Saturday, Feb. 9, and Sunday, Feb. 10. Honestly, can you think of a better way to launch Lincoln City’s Antique Week?

Holgate, an actor of 40 years,’ has been a Lincoln presenter for 12 of those years, and says he loves to offer his audiences rare insights into the life of Abraham Lincoln, including his personal tragedies as well as some of his favorite jokes and even his poetry. He can discuss the president’s years in the White House, the dark era of the Civil War and the momentous decisions he was forced to make.

Called “the best Lincoln in America,” Holgate has a remarkable resemblance to the 16th president, enhanced by costume and makeup. He has appeared in Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho as well as overseas, earning praise from the Portland Oregonian, Corvallis Gazette-Times, Albany Democrat-Herald and Vancouver Daily Columbian. Thousands have seen him perform live, and many others on “A House Divided,” the special aired on OPB Television.

He brought his “Lincoln Live” press conference presentation to the center last February, to a sold out house. This February, he’ll be performing “A. Lincoln,” a more full and intimate portrait of Lincoln, from his days as a young lawyer, through his early struggles in politics and into the crucible of the Civil War. A. Lincoln may also “time travel” forward to contemporary times to provide insight and describe options we face as a country that he predicted 150 years ago.

Performances are set for 7 pm Saturday, Feb. 9, and 2 pm on Sunday, Feb. 10. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door, free for children 12 and under.

Wine, beer and concessions will be sold in the auditorium, and doors open ½ hour before showtime. For tickets and information, call the volunteer box office at 541-994-9994, or drop by between 10 and 4, Thursday through Monday.

These performances of “A. Lincoln” are part of the center’s “History Lives” series, supported by a grant from the city’s Visitor Development Funds grant program. Lodging for A. Lincoln is donated by the Historic Anchor Inn. As part of its educational outreach program, the Lincoln City Cultural Center will be sending Pres. Lincoln to visit the students of the Isaac Newton Middle School and Newport Intermediate School, on the day before the performance.

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Jan 042013
 

HEAR YOUNG VOCALISTS, AT THEIR BEST:
ROBERTS, STANFILL HEADLINE JAN 20. COFFEE CONCERT
Story from Nikki Price, LCCC

The next Lincoln City Cultural Center Coffee Concert, scheduled for 3 pm Sunday, Jan. 20, will present two talented young vocalists, Emily Roberts and Jaden Stanfill. These aspiring singers will be accompanied by Rita Warton, on the center’s Mason and Hamlin grand piano.

The doors to the auditorium, inside the Lincoln City Cultural Center at 540 NE Hwy. 101, will open at 2:30 pm. Admission, $10 per person at the door, includes dessert and coffee from Paul Mistretta of Strung Out on Beads and Coffee. All proceeds from ticket sales go toward the operations of the LCCC.

Jaden Stanfill, a senior at Taft High School 7-12, has been studying music for several years. He enjoys the songs of Frank Sinatra, among others, and will be performing several at this concert.

Emily Roberts is an eighth grader at the Lincoln City Seventh Day Adventist School. She has been singing since she was 3 years old, and has competed in many talent shows and competitions (including Lincoln County’s Got Talent, Oregon Fairs Talent Search, 4-H performing arts and last year’s Texaco Country Showdown). She is also the winner of the recent Toledo Idol competition. Emily said she does not know if she will head into a career in music, but will always live life with a sweet song in her heart. On Jan 20, at the LCCC, she’ll be performing some of her favorite Country Western songs. 

Rita Warton is a New Zealander who emigrated to the United States with her husband, Michael, in 1965. She raised four musical children and, after moving to Lincoln City in 1988, worked for Lincoln Shelter and Services. She then joined the OMTA and has been teaching piano and voice for the last 19 years. She has played locally for many churches, accompanied the Lincoln Community Chorus for many years, THS choir, talent shows, and much more.


 
These Coffee Concerts, organized by Warton, offer local musicians of all ages a chance to perform while raising money for the center’s operating fund. In 2012, Warton and her musical friends raised more than $2,000 for the LCCC. If you would like to be considered as a Coffee Concert performer, call Rita Warton at 541-994-8585.

The Lincoln City Cultural Center offers performances, fine arts, art classes and visitor information inside the former Delake School at 540 NE Hwy. 101. The upcoming schedule includes Dancing With the Local Stars, a dinner and dance showcase fundraiser, on Jan. 26, and the First Saturday Concert with Satori Bob, on Feb. 2. For details or tickets, call 541-994-9994.

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Dec 272012
 


Lincoln City Cultural Center, Highway 101
Just north of “D” River Bridge

A WHOLE BUNCH OF CULTURE, ALL IN ONE PLACE: LCCC OPEN THROUGH THE HOLIDAY BREAK
by Nikki Price, Director

Visitors (and residents with holiday visitors) can find several diversions, all in one place, at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. The center, within the historic Delake School building at 540 NE Highway 101, features Lincoln City’s official welcome center, the P.J. Chessman Gallery, the LCCC Members Gift Shop, a ceramics workshop and the studio of sculptor Jill Perry Townsend. The center, staffed largely by volunteers, will be open from 10 am to 4 pm Thursday through Monday throughout late December and early January.

* The Lincoln City Visitor Information Center is stocked with brochures for restaurants, lodging and attractions in the north Lincoln County area, as well as maps and information on goods and services. Travelers on the move will also find brochures from all over the coast, and all over the state of Oregon, plus a contingent of knowledgeable volunteers and free coffee. Throughout the holiday break (now through Jan. 7), the info center will be open 10 am to 4 pm, every day of the week except Tuesday. The center will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

* Sharing space with the info center is the LCCC Members Gift Shop. Staffed by member artists, the shop offers photography cards, wall art, glass floats, tea towels, painted glassware, beaded jewelry, books and a great deal more. A portion of all sales go toward the Lincoln City Cultural Center, a non-profit dedicated to visual and performing arts.

* On Sunday, Dec. 30, resident artist Jill Perry Townsend will give a marbled paper workshop in her studio, across the hallway from the info center. From noon to 3 pm, she’ll show people of all ages how to transform plain paper into a decorative treasure. A $5 fee covers all materials and instructions. Walk-ins are welcome.

* Visiting artist Molly Smith will teach two free workshops at the LCCC. On Thursday, Dec. 27, young artists ages 8-15 are invited to learn about ink brush painting. On Sunday, Dec. 30, Smith will teach a watercolor painting workshop, for young adults and adults, based on the Sequence Painting method. Neither workshop requires previous art experience, and both will be held in the downstairs classroom from 1 to 3 pm. To sign up, contact Smith at 917-583-3461 or mollyvirginia@gmail.com.

* On Sundays, from 9 am to 3 pm, visitors can browse a special indoor version of the Lincoln City Farmers and Crafters Market. Vendors change from week to week, but you’ll often find baked goods and locally raised meats as well as jewelry, woven scarves and hats, dips and mixes, and other goodies for the home and office.

* Ceramics instructor Scott Livesay can be found downstairs in the LCCC Ceramics Studio, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The studio offers ongoing classes as well as one-day experiences for students of all ages. One of the most popular options is the “Make A Cup in Two Minutes” class, offered from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturdays, or by appointment. The price, $15 per person, includes all materials, instructions, glaze and firing. Shipping can be arranged for an extra fee.

* Down in the Chessman Gallery, you’ll find the Members’ Holiday Art Show. This annual exhibit, open only to current members of the center, features a broad spectrum of two- and three-dimensional artwork, décor and gifts: jewelry, glass, pottery, miniatures, painting, photography, pottery, paintings and more. The show opened with a reception on Dec. 7, and will remain on display through Jan. 7. The center, and the gallery, will be open from 10 am to 4 pm, Wednesday through Monday, throughout the holiday season.

For information, call 541-994-9994, head to lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or become a friend on Facebook.

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Aug 272012
 

Attention, ballroom dancers and fans of Big Band music! The Lincoln Pops Orchestra, an 18-piece band voted “Best Live Music 2011” by the readers of the Newport News-Times, will bring their vintage sound to the Lincoln City Cultural Center for a dance concert on Saturday, Sept. 8.

The doors will open at 6:30 pm, with music to start at 7 pm. The Pops will be playing classics from the Swing era, with plenty of danceable rhythms and Latin favorites. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door, with snacks, sodas, water, beer and wine sold by the LCCC volunteers.

“The response to the Pops last concert, in July, was overwhelming. So we decided to bring these musicians back for more. The acoustics are great, the dancing is terrific, and we split the gate proceeds with the band. You can help raise money for two non-profit arts organizations, and have a great time doing it,” said Niki Price, LCCC executive director.
Come to dance, with or without a partner, or just sit and listen to these classic American songs.

The Lincoln City Cultural Center offers performances, fine arts, art classes and visitor information inside the historic Delake School building at 540 NE Hwy. 101. The September event calendar also features the ukulele pop of the Craig Chee Band on Sept. 15, and the World Music duo of Antonio Calogero and Paul McCandless on Sept. 22. The Reverend Benny Bob (aka Ben Soeby) will be showing new works in the Chessman Gallery throughout the month of September.

For tickets and further information, drop by the center, call 541-994-9994, become a friend on Facebook, or check out the website, lincolncity-culturalcenter.org

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Aug 132012
 

Nikki Price story

LINCOLN CITY – The American Red Cross recently announced there is an emergency need for blood donations of all types, throughout the Northwest and across the nation this summer. The volunteers of the Lincoln City Cultural Center have answered the call, with “Blood Culture,” a special kind of blood drive set for Tuesday, Aug. 28. From 1 to 6 pm, the center will offer live music, hourly prize giveaways and refreshments for all potential blood donors and drive volunteers.

To schedule your appointment, visit redcrossblood.org (sponsor code lccenter) or call the LCCC office at 541-994-9994.

Giving blood is its own reward, of course. But at “Blood Culture,” they’ll be offering plenty of additional inspiration. The LCCC is going to sweeten the experience with a schedule of live music, tasty treats, and hourly drawings for arts, crafts, tickets and other freebies. The American Red Cross is also offering prizes for those who donate this summer, including daily drawings for movie ticket 4-packs.

“Our auditorium is the perfect setting for a blood drive, with plenty of room and great visibility from the highway. Our volunteers are excited about this opportunity to give back to the community, and do it like only we can – with culture,” said Niki Price, executive director. “You can come, give blood, and help the American Red Cross, and maybe take home a lovely piece of art or a CD. We’re trying to save lives, and have fun doing it.”

Blood donations through the American Red Cross are down considerably this summer, compared to the same period last year. There is only about half the amount of readily available blood in the Red Cross inventory at this time. Donations of blood types O positive, O negative, A negative and B negative are urgently needed. Hospital deliveries of these blood types are outpacing donations, and all healthy donors are urged to give.

A blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

“If you’re not sure if you qualify to give blood, that’s OK. Come on over, and give it a try. Even if you don’t qualify, you’ll be entered into the drawings,” Price said. “We welcome all volunteers and donors to our first-ever Blood Culture event.”

The Lincoln City Cultural Center offers performances, fine arts, art classes and visitor information inside the historic Delake School building at 540 NE Hwy. 101. For tickets and further information, drop by the center, call 541-994-9994, become a friend on Facebook, or check out the website, lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.

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Jun 222012
 

Provided by Lincoln City Cultural Center

Editor’s Note: We’re receiving protests that such music/entertainment doesn’t belong on this news website. It is decidedly anti GOP. The Lincoln City Cultural Center asked us to run a story on it, and we are running a story on it. If somebody has a local entertainment story involving musical satire on Democrats, we’d be pleased to run that one too. But in no way should this website be turned over to an up or down vote on what stories are run, and which ones aren’t. The political divisions in this country and in this county are getting to be unbearably sharp. But we should all be adults and choose for ourselves what to read or watch. GOP political PACs are far outgunning any other political organization. The GOP won the Wisconsin recall vote by outspending democrats and progressives 7 to 1. Why are some people worried about some pointed satire on a small town website announcing that a particular artist is appearing in Lincoln City? It doesn’t pencil out.

LINCOLN CITY – “We used to have a name for right-wing satire,” says funny songwriter Roy Zimmerman.  “We called it ‘cruelty.’”

Zimmerman’s satirical songs have an unmistakable lefty slant, and now they’re on the left coast. “Roy Zimmerman: Live From the Starving Ear” comes to Lincoln City Sunday, July 1, at 7 pm for a performance at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Highway 101. Admission at the door is $18. Tickets are available at the center, or by calling 541-994-9994.

“The Starving Ear” is Zimmerman’s homage to San Francisco’s legendary nightclub the hungry i.  In the late 50‘s and early 60‘s the hungry i was a jumping-off place for such talents as Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce, Phyllis Diller, Maya Angelou, the Kingston Trio, and a flash point for music and comedy with a social message.

In this election year, Zimmerman has made a “campaign promise” to perform in all 50 states before the Republican National Convention.  All his shows in cities across the country are called “Live From the Starving Ear.” The Occupy Movement, the Tea Party, same-sex marriage, Socialism, Creationism, guns, taxes, abstinence and yes, presidential politics all come under tuneful scrutiny.
 
“There’s a whole new political landscape,” he says, “painted by Jackson Pollock.”

In 12 albums over 20 years, Zimmerman has brought the sting of satire to the struggle for peace and social justice. His songs have been heard on HBO and Showtime. He has recorded for Warner/Reprise Records.  He’s been profiled on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” and he’s a featured blogger for the Huffington Post. Roy’s YouTube videos have garnered over seven million views and tens of thousands of comments, many of them coherent.

“You’re Getting Sleepy” is Zimmerman’s new CD, featuring 11 of his wickedly inventive originals. “Vote Republican” is a mesmerizing mockery of GOP nonsense in the run-up to the 2012 election (already a hit on YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ege_RBhh37A). “Citizens United” is a sensuous slow-jam sneer at corporate personhood. “The Unions Are to Blame” lampoons the Big Business lunacy that has spurred thousands to Occupy Wall Street. And “I Want a Marriage Like They Had in the Bible” is an hallelujah blow-out that would make Rick Santorum proud.

There’s even an unabashed Progressive anthem. “Hope, Struggle and Change” adds one important word to Obama’s election slogan.  Zimmerman co-writes many of these songs with his wife, Melanie Harby.

The Los Angeles Times says, “Zimmerman displays a lacerating wit and keen awareness of society’s foibles that bring to mind a latter-day Tom Lehrer.” Tom Lehrer himself says, “I congratulate Roy Zimmerman on reintroducing literacy to comedy songs. And the rhymes actually rhyme, they don’t just ‘rhyne.’” Joni Mitchell says, “Roy’s lyrics move beyond poetry and achieve perfection.”  

The HBO documentary “The Trials of Ted Haggard,” directed by Alexandra Pelosi features Roy’s song, “Ted Haggard is Completely Heterosexual.”  Mr. Haggard himself said of the song, “It’s really bad — I mean, it’s poorly done — but it’s funny.

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Jun 142012
 


Tunnel Six Jazz
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CROSS-CONTINENT JAZZ WITH TUNNEL SIX, JUNE 22 AT THE LINCOLN CITY CULTURAL CENTER

LINCOLN CITY – Tunnel Six, a modern jazz band with members from throughout North America, is making an 11-city tour through the Northwest U.S. and Western Canada this month. One of the cities is Lincoln City, where Tunnel Six will be performing on Friday, June 22.

Comprised of several young modern jazz artists, each notable band leaders in their own right, Tunnel Six has grown from a collective group of friends at the Banff Centre into a deeply intertwined musical unit capable of connecting with a wide array of audiences on a deep and emotional level.

This year, the group will capture the spirit of their live performances with a follow-up recording to their internationally-released first album, “Lake Superior.” “Every time we get together, it’s an incredible experience and one I always look forward to,” guitarist Brian Seligman writes. “Each year, with six guys this gifted, and moving in so many directions… there never fails to be some deep musical moments that can only happen when everyone’s on the same page, with the same goals.”

“Lake Superior,” released last March on Seattle-based OA2 Records, was listed on eMusic’s top 100 releases of 2011, “right above the new Britney Spears album,” which the band’s pianist Andrew Oliver is quick to point out. His pride is instantly understandable. One of his compositions (the title track) garnered him an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer’s Award. Dave Sumner of “All About Jazz” wrote that the album was a “transcendant moment, almost spiritual.” Ken Dryden of the “All Music Guide” was similarly effusive, giving the album four stars, and noting that the “interaction between them sounds as if they’ve been playing together for far longer.”

Seligman is from Toronto, and Oliver is from Portland. The rest of the band is Ben Dietchi (Toronto, saxophone); Chad McCullough (Seattle, trumpet); Ron J (Halifax, bass) bass; and Tyson Stubelek (New York City, drums).

Tunnel Six will play at 7 pm at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. To purchase, call 541-994-9994.

The Lincoln City Cultural Center offers performances, fine arts, art classes and visitor information inside the historic Delake School building. June’s event calendar includes “The Art of the Kite” in conjunction with the Lincoln City Summer Kite Festival and the annual visitation by the Missoula Children’s Theatre, June 25-30.

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May 272012
 

INSPIRED BY CAROLE KING AND NEKO CASE,
NAOMI HOOLEY BRINGS PIANO POP TO LINCOLN CITY
Info from Nikki Price, LCCC Executive Director

LINCOLN CITY – The First Saturday Concert Series continues June 2 with a performance by pop pianist Naomi Hooley, who will play the Lincoln City Cultural Center. Doors to the center, 540 NE Hwy. 101 in Lincoln City, will open at 6:30 p.m. The show will begin at 7 p.m.

Hooley’s sound was marinated in the 1970s and cooked to piano pop perfection – she calls it “vintage piano pop.” With the vocal clarity of Neko Case, Hooley’s vocals will command your attention almost as much as her driving piano that mirrors the audacity of a young Elton John or a velvet-flocked, furious Carole King.
“..”True grit paired up with piano pop storytelling sets this singer-songwriter from Alaska apart from the crowd.,” said one of her fans, Inessa from KINK FM.

She is also inspired by Adele, Stevie Nicks and Judy Collins. Her debut album, released in 2011, is called “It Was a Great October.” In Lincoln City, Hooley will be performing with Rob Stroup. “Her sound is earthy and approachable, and her backstory is the stuff of serendipitous musical legend. My theory is, no matter where you listen to Naomi’s music, you will be reminded of home,” said critic Katie Presley.

Tickets to the Saturday, June 2, concert are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. To purchase, drop by the LCCC or call 541-994-9994.

The Lincoln City Cultural Center offers performances, fine arts, art classes and visitor information inside the historic Delake School building at 540 NE Hwy. 101. June’s event calendar will include “The Art of the Kite” in conjunction with the Lincoln City Summer Kite Festival, Persian music on June 9 and the Siletz Bay Music Festival in residence June 11-18.

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May 072012
 


Perry Gerber
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LCCC COFFEE CONCERT SET FOR MAY 20

LINCOLN CITY – The next LCCC Coffee Concert, set for Sunday, May 20, at 3 p.m. at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, will feature original guitar music by Perry Gerber.

These casual matinee concerts come with a tasty dessert and fresh coffee, provided by Paul Mistretta of Strung Out on Beads and Coffee. It’s all included in the admission price, $10 at the door.

Perry Gerber is a local recording artist with 38 years of performance history on the Oregon Coast. Gerber performs locally with “The Ocean,” band on the internet as Rockstar “Shadez Rhapsody.” He’s well known as a bass player and backup singer, but he’s recently has found his own voice and his own style of songwriting. His first CD “ I Dare You To Love Me” was entirely self-produced, written and recorded on a one-of-a-kind Tom Dollar acoustic guitar  (built in Lincoln City) and some of the tracks were even recorded at Gerber Tire and Service Center. His new CD, called “In My Secondlife” is in the works, with the new songs set for the program on May 20, at the cultural center.

The Lincoln City Cultural Center offers performances, fine arts, art classes and visitor information inside the historic Delake School building at 540 NE Hwy. 101. This month’s event calendar includes a new “fourth Thursday” Delake Dance Night on May 24, “Reservation Radio” with Rick Bartow on May 25, and an acoustic jam with Wild Hog in the Woods on Sunday, May 27.

For tickets and information, call 541-994-9994, head to lincolncity-culturalcenter.org, or become a friend on Facebook.

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