lively
Rinse feet after reading,
because nothing gets you closer to the beach
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The Spectacular
Toledo Swap Meet
Toledo Memorial Field
June 28th | 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
385 NW A Street Toledo, Oregon
Auto Parts • Motorcycle Parts,
Tools • Household Items • Toys
Furniture • Clothes • Antiques,
& Other Cool Stuff!
Find what you’ve
been looking for
or get rid of what
you can’t use!
Everyone is
Welcome!
All Proceeds
Go To Charity!
Waterfront
Market Vendors
will be there!
Inspired by your
special bond
Urgent Care
Medical Office – Manzanita
10445 Neahkahnie Creek Road | 503-368-2292
Monday – Friday 8 am – 6 pm
Sunday and holidays 10 am – 4 pm
Beginning July 1: Saturday & Sunday 10 am – 6 pm
Medical Office – Plaza
1100 Third St., Tillamook | 503-815-2292
Monday – Friday 8 am – 6 pm
Saturday 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday and holidays 10 am – 6 pm
Medical Office – Lincoln City
1105 SE Jetty Ave., Lincoln City | 541-614-0482
Be sure to reserve your space early
Admission $2.00 per person
Children under 12 free
Monday – Friday 8 am – 6 pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday and holidays 10 am – 4 pm
AdventistHealthTillamook.org
For more information call 541-336-3183
or email director@toledooregon.org
Put on by the Toledo Chamber of Commerce
in conjunction with the Toledo Active Group
A service of Adventist Health Tillamook RHC/Medical Office Network
4 • oregoncoastTODAY.com • facebook.com/oregoncoasttoday • June 26, 2020
Drag yourself out
for some fun
{span}Lincoln City will celebrate
PRIDE this Tuesday, June 30, with a Drive
In Drag Queen Story Time for children at
the Lincoln City Cultural Center.{/span}
Th e free event, funded by local nonprofi t
Activate Arts, invites guests to tailgate
six feet apart while drag queens read and
perform at noon in the center’s parking
lot. A $5 raffl e will raise funds for arts
programs in the Lincoln County youth
shelter and juvenile detention.
Th e event is inspired by Drag Queen
Story Hour, a program that sees {span}
drag queens reading stories to children
in libraries, schools and bookstores.
According to its website, the program
“captures the imagination and play of the
gender fl uidity of childhood and gives kids
glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer
role models. In spaces like this, kids are
able to see people who defy rigid gender
restrictions and imagine a world where
people can present as they wish, where
dress up is real.”{/span}
“Drag Queen Story Hour is a fun and
important program that celebrates diversity
in the way that children may dress and act,”
said Judy Zuckerman, director of youth and
family services at Brooklyn Public Library.
“It encourages children to look beyond
gender stereotypes and embrace unfettered
exploration of self. Programs like DQSH
encourage acceptance of diff erence and
help to prevent bullying, while providing
an enjoyable literary experience.”
Crystal Atkins of Activate Arts said her
nonprofi t will soon represent the Lincoln
City chapter of Drag Queen Story Hour.
“As an arts activist I am looking for
ways to educate and inspire youth to
become equitable and inclusive creatives,”
she said.
Atkins urged guests at the {span}Drive
In Drag Queen Story Time{/span} event
to express themselves with attire that
celebrates who they are and “be ready to
advocate for love.”
“Th is is an opportunity for our
community to have inclusive conversations
with our children about being true to the
self and creating equitable acceptance and
protection for all,” she said. “Let us come
together through the joy of story telling
and drag queen performance art.”
Th e Lincoln City Cultural Center is
located at 540 NE Hwy. 101.