Roberta Lampert will exhibit her stoneware and porcelain ceramic work, titled “Deep and Shallow Waters.” Lampert’s work centers appreciation of and experience in nature, especially coastal themes of wildlife, geology, and impressions…
Category: Arts
Drew’s Reviews: OPPENHEIMER
By Andrew Jenck Christopher Nolan is the only working director whose name has true brand recognition. Whereas other filmmakers of the same caliber struggle to bring their original films to screen, Nolan’s…
BOOK REVIEW: The Whitney Company – Along the Kilchis River by Daniel Dewees Strite; EVENT – Reading at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum August 5th
By Neal Lemery Those curious about Tillamook County’s logging industry, especially the use of railroads in the logging and transport of timber, will find this book of particular interest. This collection of…
Drew’s Reviews: BARBIE
By Andrew Jenck Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie, a documentary, depicts Mattel’s marketing team attempting to adapt Barbie to modern times, altering the doll’s body template to have more realistic proportions and a…
Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts/TAPA Starlite Academy Children’s Theater Presents “The Wicked Prince” Saturday July 29 & Sunday July 30
TAPA’s Starlite Academy Children’s Theater is proud to present The Wicked Prince! This royalty-free play is part of a fantastic collection of plays for kids and teens on Drama Notebook. Matinee performances…
BOOK REVIEW: “The Common Good” by Robert Reich
EDITOR’S NOTE: When I saw the announcement below from Robert Reich that he was going to share his book “The Common Ground” a chapter each week, I knew that the Pioneer’s book…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Country Hit “Try That in a Small Town” Hits Home
EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s amazing the things nowdays that stir up controversy … seemingly innocuous social media posts, or country music songs are suddenly political and anti-this or pro-that. The artists are unfairly…
Book Review – Bill of Obligations by Richard Haass
By Jim Heffernan 237 Pages (63 pages notes and index) Published Jan. 24, 2023 Goodreads 4.21 out of 5, 522 ratings Available Cloud and Leaf Bookstore in Manzanita and Tillamook Public Library…
Drew’s Reviews: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
By Andrew Jenck Attempting to revive Indiana Jones in the same spirit as the original trilogy is challenging. A film series with violence that could alienate children and on location shooting a…
BOOK REVIEWS: A Two-fer from Jim – “Heading Into The Abyss” & “Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress”
By Jim Heffernan These are books I’ve been stuck on for a while, unsure about reviewing them or not. I think they convey a great message, but I wish they were easier…