Chinook Winds Casino Resort will become a showcase for chrome, horsepower and high-performance sound systems when the annual Surf City Classic Car Show and Sound Off rolls into Lincoln City this Saturday, Aug. 22, and Sunday, Aug. 23.

When Johann Stuckenbruck returns to the Oregon Coast for his second season conducting the Siletz Bay Music Festival Orchestra, he will step onto the podium with something he didn’t have a year ago: a sense of familiarity.

If you’ve ever looked at a piece of public art and thought, “Gee, I sure wish they had asked my opinion before spending money on that,” we have good news.

Colin Fisher and his wife Kate Coulter established Killdeer Distilling in 2015 when they purchased the ‘70s-style pole barn in the Willamette Valley that was to become their distillery.

Speculating about what the ocean would say to humanity if it could speak is a scary thought, but maybe a little less so when seen through the eyes of former marine biologist turned comedian Forrest Shaw.

Is it an art show? Is it a family-friendly festival? Or is it perhaps an all-day music event? Good news, it’s all three!

Even if the name Ponyboy Curtis doesn’t make you nostalgic for the first time you read “The Outsiders” or saw the movie adaptation, you can still enjoy New Visions Arts’ stage production of S.E. Hinton's classic coming-of-age novel, opening in Newport this Friday, Aug. 21.

Lincoln City beaches will sport some some rakishly good looks this Saturday, Aug. 15, as the Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative holds its annual Sand Art Competition and Art on the Beach event.

The music of two towering figures in American jazz — Miles Davis and John Coltrane — will ring out at the Siletz Bay Music Festival on Thursday, Aug. 20, as acclaimed Portland-based trumpeter Noah Simpson leads a quintet in a centennial tribute to the two jazz giants.

The Rockaway Beach Music Festival will present two days of live music when it returns to the Rockaway Beach Wayside for a third year this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 16.

You won’t feel the need to take a shower after a set from nationally touring comedian Andrew Sleighter, who takes the stage at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, Aug. 15.

The former Beaver School will open its doors once again this Saturday, Aug. 15, inviting generations of students, teachers and community members to revisit old memories while getting a first look at the site’s future.

Toledo’s rich maritime heritage will be on full display when the 21st Annual Wooden Boat Show returns with classic boats, live music, hands-on activities and one of the coast's most entertaining races this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 16.

Settle in for an intimate evening of acoustic music when internationally acclaimed guitarist and composer Hiroya Tsukamoto visits the Newport Performing Arts Center this Friday, Aug. 14.

Mei-Ting Sun, artistic director of the Siletz Bay Music Festival, spoke from his home in London, where he serves as Professor of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music.

Kids love to head to the beach with a bucket and shovel, using their imaginations to turn damp sand into castles or other creations.

The Yakona Nature Preserve and Learning Center will become an outdoor classroom this summer as the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts presents a series of free workshops combining creativity with the natural world.

You won’t see your future, but you just might get some warm and fuzzy feelings from your past at "Roadside Tarot," a new exhibition by fiber artist Linda Moore opening at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Friday, Aug. 7.

Tillamook Farmers Market aims to offer a little extra on top of the typical bundle of carrots or pint of blueberries — a sense of community.

I saw a pirate the other day. Of course, buccaneers and skull-and-crossbone flags are not uncommon sights here on the Oregon Coast, proud home to Pirate’s Plunder, The Lucky Pirate Chophouse, Pirate Coffee Company, etc., etc.