Music Events & Festivals Oregon Coast Music Festival 235 Anderson Ave. PO Box 663 Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 267-0938 The Mill Casino Little Theatre on the Bay in North Bend The On Broadway Thespians in Coos Bay The Waterfront Players Repertory Company in North Bend. Sawdust Theater Coquille Oregon Southcoast Dixieland Jazz Clambake PO Box 374 North Bend, OR 97459 (541) 888-0100 Waterfront Players Repertory Company
Museums
Coos Art Museum 235 Anderson Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 267-3901 Coos Historical Society Museum 1220 Sherman Ave. North Bend, OR 97459 (541) 756-6320 Historical Railroad Museum has a 1922 logging railraod engine that symbolizes local forest industrial heritage is located on the south highway 101 in Coos Bay. The Marshfield Sun Printing Museum is a unique 1800's newspaper and job printing shop. This five-sided building contains all of the typecases and printing equipment used by The Sun newspaper, a weekly that began publication in 1891. It continued until 1944. At that time it was the oldest newspaper in Oregon continuously published by one editor. The museum also exhibits photographs of early Marshfield and river transportation. 1049 N. Front St., Coos Bay (541) 267-3762 Coos County Logging Museum 705 Maple, Myrtle Point (541) 572-1014. A permanent display contains tools, artifacts and photos of the early logging industry. The Gallery at Evergreen Court in North Bend has a changing gallery that is open 7 days a week. Exhibits are also on display at the Coos Bay Library, the North Bend Library and occasionally at Pony Village Mall.
The area's lively theater community supports two year-round theaters, Little Theater on the Bay in North Bend, and the On Broadway Thespians. Little theatre On the Bay is the second longest-running community theatre in the state, and this year marks its 49th season. Another theater group, the Dolphin Players, also perform at various locations in the area, specializing in Reader's Theater. Since 1978, the Oregon Coast Music Association has sponsored the annual Oregon Coast Music Festival, traditionally held for several weeks in July. Both residents and visitors enjoy the luxury of a nationally acclaimed, first-class music festival in a charming small town setting, and there is still time to explore and enjoy the Southern Oregon coast. Indoor and outdoor concerts feature music ranging from chamber and symphonic to folk, jazz and dance. The Oregon Coast Music Festival Orchestra enjoys an outstanding reputation which extends far beyond Oregon. Members of the orchestra have performed with such eminent ensembles as the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, the Boston Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Additional world class musical performances are held throughout the year, and each spring the Annual Southcoast Dixieland Clamback and Jazz Festival brings residents and visitors together to share food, music and dancing. Another popular festival is the Annual Bay Area Fun Festival held in September. The festival features activities for all ages including a quilt show, duck derby, sock hop, vendor booths, car shows and the popular Prefontaine Memorial Run. The Prefontaine Memorial Run was established in 1979 to honor one of Coos Bay's favorite sons, Steve Prefontaine, America's greatest distance running legend. The Pre Run is 10,000 meters in length and is held on a rolling challenging course along one of Steve's favorite training routes and is the showpiece of the Bay Area Fun Festival.