Fun-filled Antique Week has multitude of events to draw you to Lincoln City
Lincoln City’s Antique Week is cele-
brating Lincoln City’s 50 th anniversary with
this year’s theme of Cheers to 50 Years!
Antique Week is actually 10 fun-filled
days of antiquing from Feb. 7-16. The
schedule includes a scavenger hunt, an
“Appraise-a-thon,” an engaging lecture,
historic city bus tours, a Valentine’s Day
concert and dance lesson, glass floats on
the beach, special attractions at the North
Lincoln County Historical Museum and
Driftwood Public Library, a Members’
Antique Sale at the Lincoln City Cultural
Center, Saturday movies from 1965 (the
year Lincoln City officially became a city)
at the Bijou Theatre and sales in almost
every antique shop in town.
The event will kick off with the
“Appraise-a-thon” from 1-3 p.m. on
Feb. 7 at Chinook Winds Casino Resort.
Frank Farmer Loomis IV, a former
appraiser for Antiques Roadshow and
writer/co-producer of the PBS television
series Is It Antique Yet?, will appraise
antiques and collectibles for a fee of $10
per item or three items for $20 (in celebra-
tion of Chinook Winds’ 20 th anniversary).
To reserve a spot, call 541-996-5815.
Directly following the Appraise-
a-thon, Loomis will give a lecture at 3
p.m. on the topic Antiques 101: A Crash
Course in Antiquing. Loomis’ speaking
style has been described as lively, laced
with anecdotes, often humorous and never
boring. The talk is free and sponsored
by the Lincoln City Cultural Center and
Chinook Winds Casino Resort.
A scavenger hunt will take place over
the 10 days with participants visiting local
antique shops to find questions and cor-
responding answers to trivia of Lincoln
City history. Maps and entry forms are
available at antique dealers and at the Cul-
tural Center. Correctly answered entries
will receive a chance to spin the “prize
wheel” (every spin wins!).
Participating dealers include Little
Antique Mall, Carousel by the Beach,
Rocking Horse Mall, Granny’s Attic,
The Kelp Bed, Lincoln City Antiques
& Music, Lincoln City Cultural Center,
Days Catch, Nelscott House Antiques,
Robert’s Bookshop, JS Coins, Taft 2 nd
Hand, All Seasons–Coast Clocks, 101
Coastal Creations, AA Home Furnishings
and Antiques, Tam’s Plaza, Pop Culture
Collectibles, Pacific Coast Books and
North by Northwest Books & Antiques.
The City of Lincoln City will hide
300 antique Japanese glass floats on the
beach throughout the week, as well 50
solid red floats and 14 red heart-shaped
glass pieces on Valentine’s Day weekend.
Finders are encouraged to register their
floats with the Information Center located
in the Cultural Center, 541-994-3302.
Elizabeth Black will lead “mostly
accurate” and always entertaining historic
city bus tours on Feb. 10 and Feb. 12 at
10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The 10 a.m. tours will
cover south Lincoln City; 2 p.m. tours will
cover the north end.
Explore local history as you travel
through the communities that, in 1965,
incorporated to become Lincoln City.
The tours are free, but reservations are
required. Call 541-994-3302 to reserve
your spot. Chinook Winds Casino Resort
is providing the bus.
The Lincoln Pops will provide dance-
able music at 7 p.m. on Valentine’s Day
(Feb. 14) at the Lincoln City Cultural Cen-
ter. Tickets are $14 each, $25 per couple.
Courtesy photo
Frank Farmer Loomis IV
A beginner’s swing dance lesson will
be held from 6-6:45 p.m. for an additional
$5. For more information and to pur-
chase tickets, call 541-994-9994 or visit
lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.
A Crafters’ Supplies Sale will be held
at the Lincoln City Community Center
on Valentine’s Day weekend, Feb. 14-15,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
In addition to finding great deals on
craft supplies, the book titled A Century
on the Beach (a compilation of history
from 1927-2000 created by Margaret Kerr
for The News Guard) will be for sale.
Booth space is $30 for the weekend.
To reserve a table, contact Kerr at 541-
994-8465.
The North Lincoln County Historical
Museum will have special exhibits of Lin-
coln City’s history, including a quilt display.
Admission to the museum is free thanks to
a grant from the City of Lincoln City.
The Driftwood Public Library will
feature a display of books related to this
year’s theme.
The Bijou Theatre will show movies
from 1965 at 11 a.m. on Feb. 7 (Cat Bal-
lou) and Feb. 14 (Shenandoah).
A Members’ Antique Sale will be set
up in the Cultural Center for the dura-
tion of the event. Members will sell their
antiques with a percentage going to benefit
the Cultural Center, which will be open
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day of Antique
Week. Call 541-994-9994 to participate.
This project is made possible by a grant
from the City of Lincoln City and sponsor-
ship by Chinook Winds Casino Resort and
the Lincoln City Cultural Center.
Photo by Diane Rodriquez
2015 Elders Council officers include Ilene Somes, vice chairman; Kay Steele,
treasurer; Cookee Fernandez, treasurer; and Elena Cordts, secretary.
Not pictured: Kathryn Dick, president.
Submitted by Joan Washington
February 2015
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