Sunday, Nov. 17

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

4 to 6 p.m., Community Room, Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, contact Patricia Fessler, 503-325-8930. This is a confidential, peer-led self-help support group meeting. The group is open to anyone who is diagnosed with a mood disorder, has a family member or friend who is diagnosed or who thinks they might have depression or bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression).

Tuesday, Nov. 19

Warrenton Caregiver Support Group

1:30 to 3 p.m., 2002 S.E. Chokeberry Ave., Warrenton. Join other caregivers in a caring, relaxed and confidential setting. This group will explore the ways to cope with the demands and stresses of caring for a loved one and provide valuable information and resources. For information, call Grace Bruseth at 503-738-6412.

Bruce Thomas Smith

7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Moodys Supper House, 20 N. Holladay Drive, Seaside, 503-738-4054, no cover. Texas guitar singer Bruce Thomas Smith plays a solo acoustic show every Tuesday.

Wednesday, Nov. 20

Thanksgiving Story Time

10 a.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-6742, www.seasidelibrary.org, free, for kids. Its a special story time leading up to Thanksgiving, with songs, stories and a craft for preschool and younger children.

Holiday Sale

10:30 a.m. to noon, Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. The sale will showcase the SouWester Garden Club members talents, with holiday and gift items in knitting, quilting, jewelry, baked goods and more. Light refreshments will be provided to shoppers. Thirty percent of sales will be contributed to the clubs scholarship fund.

Rebounders Stroke Support Group

4:30 to 6 p.m., Providence Seaside Hospital Education Center, 725 S. Wahanna Road, Seaside, 503-717-7781. Stroke survivors and their caregivers are welcome. The group is affiliated with the American Stroke Association. Call for information.

Music Jam

7 to 9 p.m., Moodys Supper House, 20 N. Holladay Drive, Seaside, 503-738-4054. Bruce Smith and Bill Siewart host a music jam every Wednesday. Everyone is welcome.

Thursday, Nov. 21

Writers at Work

6 to 7 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, www.seasidelibrary.org. Every month on the third Thursday meet and share ideas with the areas most talented, prolific and gifted authors.

Peter Ames Carlin

7 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-6742, www.seasidelibrary.org, free. Travel down Thunder Road with author Peter Ames Carlin as he tells the story of Bruce Springsteen, that is. Book sales and signings will be presented by Beach Books.

Friday, Nov. 22

Alcohol Serving Training

1 to 4 p.m., Clatsop Community College South County Center, 1455 N. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside, 503-338-2408, www.clatsopcc.edu/register. Class will be taught by Action Server Training, a certified OLCC Provider, to complete required training for those who mix, sell or serve alcohol for on-property consumption or manage employees with these responsibilities. Students will pay $35 tuition plus $23 for the Alcohol Service permit application.

Doogan Holler

7 to 9 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, www.mcmenamins.com, no cover, all ages. Doogan Holler is Matt Meighan, Anna Tivel and Paul Kwitek, playing a mix of bluesy, up-tempo originals, covers and Americana, alternately fronted by each of the three members.

White Christmas

7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $18 or $23.

Saturday, Nov. 23

Grow the Coast

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Seaside Civic and Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, $20 individual, $35 two from the same farm or business, lunch and snacks included. Produced by North Coast Food Web and Food Roots, the conference offers workshops, resource information and displays on all aspects of a community food system. For information, contact Food Roots at 503-815-2800, or North Coast Food Web at 503-325-8573. Tickets at www.growthecoast/eventbrite.com. List of workshops and speakers and more conference information at www.northcoastfoodweb.org/growthecoast

Honky Tonk Union

7:30 p.m., Seaside American Legion, 1315 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5111, no cover, ages 21 and older after 8 p.m. Honky Tonk Union plays classic country, honky tonk and rockabilly.

White Christmas

7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $18 or $23.

Sunday, Nov. 24

National Alliance on Mental Illness

2 to 3:30 p.m., Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, contact Myra Kero, 503-738-6165, k7erowood@q.com, www.nami.org. This support group welcomes anyone who has a friend or loved one who suffers from a serious brain (mental) illness (depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder). NAMI membership is not required to attend.

Monday, Nov. 25

City Council

7 p.m., City Council Chambers, Seaside City Hall, 989 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-5511, www.cityofseaside.us

Tuesday, Nov. 26

Cancer Support

2 to 3:30 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside, free. There is a monthly support group for adult cancer patients, their support team and family members, which focuses on sharing of stories, encouragement, inspiration, education, information and resources. Two groups will occur simultaneously so that cancer patients can meet together while their loved ones can share stories about their experiences supporting cancer patients. Each group will be led by licensed social workers Brigid Koeppen, LMSW, from Columbia Memorial Hospital, and Allison Whisenhunt, LCSW, from Providence Seaside Hospital. For information, contact Whisenhunt at 503-717-7439 or allison.whisenhunt@providence.org, or Koeppen at 503-338-4085 or brigid_koeppen@columbiamemorial.org

Bruce Thomas Smith

7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Moodys Supper House, 20 N. Holladay Drive, Seaside, 503-738-4054, no cover.

Wednesday, Nov. 27

Day Off Camp

7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m., Seaside Youth Center, 1140 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3311, www.sunsetempire.com, $30 resident, $43 nonresident, free for full-time paid After School Adventure participants, ages K-12 years.

Song and Scripture

11 to 11:30 a.m., Suzanne Elise Assisted Living, 101 Forest Drive, Seaside, 503-738-6791. Our Saviours Lutheran Church offers Song, Scripture and Sacrament. All are welcome.

Open Swim

1 to 3:15 p.m., Sunset Pool, 1140 Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-3311, www.sunsetempire.com, free. These open swims sponsored by Seaside Kids Inc. are for students in K-12 during school in-service and conference days.

Music Jam

7 to 9 p.m., Moodys Supper House, 20 N. Holladay Drive, Seaside, 503-738-4054.

Friday, Nov. 29

Shop Seaside

Regular business hours, Nov. 29 through Dec. 19, Downtown Seaside Businesses. Shop Seaside and enter to win the drawing of the contents of a 7-foot stocking filled with gifts from participating businesses. Shoppers will have cards on which to track their purchases. Each time a shopper reaches $40 from one or more stores, that card will be entered in the drawing. The winning card will be drawn Dec. 19. For more information, contact the Seaside Downtown Development Association at 503-717-1914 or visit www.seasidedowntown.com

Holiday Gift Fair

Noon to 5 p.m., Seaside Civic and Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, 503-738-6391, www.seasidechamber.com. The annual holiday gift fair features juried fine art and crafts by local and regional artisans.

Parade of Lights

7 p.m., along Broadway, Seaside, 503-738-6391, www.seasidechamber.com, free. The parade starts lining up at 6 p.m. and gets underway at 7 p.m., there will be a Christmas tree lighting and caroling at 8 p.m. and at 8:20 p.m. free refreshments will be available.

The Resolectrics

7 to 9 p.m., McMenamins Sand Trap, 1157 N. Marion Ave., Gearhart, 503-717-8150, www.mcmenamins.com, no cover, all ages. The Resolectrics three-part harmonies, bluesy riffs and swampy grooves are sure to get you on your feet and moving.

White Christmas

7:30 p.m., Coaster Theatre, 108 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach, 503-436-1242, www.coastertheatre.com, $18 or $23.