coast culture
Culture, of Course! still on course
What always fits and never goes out
of style? Cash, of course! That’s the grand
prize in the sixth annual Culture, Of
Course! 50/50 Raffle. With a limited
number of tickets to be sold, the odds are as
amazing as the cause: the nonprofit Lincoln
City Cultural Center.
The 50/50 Raffle has become one of the
highlights of the cultural center’s annual
Culture, Of Course! Benefit Dinner and
Auction, held each year in May. While this
year’s gala has been postponed, the work for
arts and culture goes on — and so does the
50/50 Raffle. The grand prize winner will
receive half the proceeds, a sum that could
reach as high as $5,000.
Second prize is a luxurious, stylish,
hand-woven Turkmen rug measuring 79
by 116 inches, imported and donated by
The Kelp Bed, in Lincoln City. Third prize
is a $50 gift certificate to The Riverhouse
Nestucca, in Pacific City, serving seasonal
seafood, spirits and more along the lovely
Nestucca River.
“We’ve decided to hold the raffle even
though we can’t gather for the gala, and we
hope you’ll join in the fun,” said Rosanne
Berton, chair of the Culture, Of Course!
committee. “Without events, rentals or
visitors, the cultural center has few ways to
generate operating support. You can help
keep the center afloat, and you may win an
awesome prize. You need not be present to
win — of course!”
The cultural center hosted 350
events throughout 2019, from shows
in the art gallery to Celtic concerts
in the auditorium. From meetings to
markets to mosaics, the center offers
programs for people of all ages and
income levels — and the 50/50 raffle
will help keep them coming in 2020
and beyond.
Only 600 tickets will be sold, priced
at $20 apiece, six for $100 or — in a
new deal for this year — 13 tickets
for $200. Tickets are available for
purchase by phone at 541-994-9994
or online at https://cultureofcourse.
square.site. The drawing will be held
later this summer.
Culture, Of Course! is the Lincoln
City Cultural Center’s premier
event, raising money for the center’s
operations and improvement of the
historic DeLake School building.
The sixth annual Culture, Of Course!,
originally set for May 2, has been
rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24.
This year’s theme is “Around the
World in 80 Days,” and will feature
international foods and culture. Full
event tickets, including dinner, a
signature cocktail and entertainment,
are $85 each. Full tables are also
available. Both can be reserved in
Last year’s grand prize winner Sue Henderson receiving support from Culture, Of Course! committee members
advance at https://cultureofcourse.
Adrienne Greene and Sam Jacobson
square.site.
Revved up for fund-razer
A Newport Fathers’ Day celebration will
see Corvettes cruising and clippers flying
this Saturday, June 20.
The Bay City Cruisers Car Club will be
the star attraction at a parade celebrating
the residents of Oceanview Senior Living,
with a special focus on the fathers.
Meanwhile, Oceanview Executive Director
Becky Donaldson will shave her head
on Facebook Live if supporters can hit a
$5,000 target for cancer relief.
Donaldson’s locks will hit the floor at
3 pm if the target is reached. Donations
will benefit CAN Cancer, which provides
financial support to cancer patients
throughout Lincoln County, helping pay
for non-medical expenses, such as gas cards
to get to and from treatments.
Other Oceanview staffers have
committed to going under the clippers if
fund-raising hits the $7,500 and $10,000
marks.
The car parade will line up at 11 am
and begin at 11:30 am in the Oceanview
parking lot at 525 NE 71st Street,
Newport.
Guests are welcome to walk around
and look at the cars before the parade as
long as they wear masks and maintain
a six-foot distance from anyone outside
their household. Residents will be socially
distanced outside to watch and cheer on the
parade as it boisterously loops the parking
lot, with horns honking.
For more information, call
541-574-0550.
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