Anyone feeling a bit of extra spring in their step, an urge to celebrate or just the impulse to have some fun, can find all they’re looking for at the fifth annual Newport Oregon Pride, taking place at a variety of venues from Friday, Sept. 18, through Sunday, Sept. 20.

Against the mighty dual backdrop of Pacific City’s Haystack Rock and Cape Kiwanda, surfers of all ages are hoping to catch the biggest wave or score the longest ride at the Pacific Northwest’s longest-running surf competition.

For 23 years, October in Lincoln City has brought shorter days, wetter weather and a very good excuse to curl up with something dark and mysterious.

No crowded club, clinking glasses or conversation competing with the music. Just four accomplished jazz musicians, an intimate audience and a Sunday afternoon devoted to listening.

The oversized glasses, sequins and even that famous Dodgers uniform are all part of the show, but Kenny Metcalf’s tribute to Elton John goes well beyond the wardrobe.

For two decades, some of the world’s greatest opera singers have been making the journey from the Metropolitan Opera stage in New York to movie screens around the globe — without ever leaving Manhattan.

Living through a powerful experience is one thing. Turning it into a story that matters to someone who wasn’t there is something else entirely.

You can choose to bike to this blues festival or, if you drove, hop aboard a trolley or pedicab and leave the last leg of the journey to someone else.

More than three dozen local organizations, businesses and health care programs will gather under one roof for the free Healthier You Expo at Newport’s Samaritan Center for Health Education this Saturday, Sept. 12.

For more than two decades, some of the brightest names in jazz have converged on the Oregon Coast for a weekend built around one simple idea: put great musicians together and see what happens.

Three very different chapters of Lincoln County history will come together through storytelling, film and dance when Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center presents “Resilience: Multicultural Presentations” this Saturday, Sept. 12.

Every Friday and Saturday, the large parking lot at the Marketplace at Salishan is transformed into a little bazaar, bubbling with booths and vendors.

Fall migration is getting underway, and that means plenty of new arrivals — and departures — for birders to discover along the Oregon Coast.

Honoring active-duty military service members, veterans and their families is a Chinook Winds Casino Resort tradition.

Everything from horse-inspired works and hand-carved ceramics to a touring exhibition celebrating Indigiqueer artists and Two Spirit identities will be on display when three new exhibitions open at the Newport Visual Arts Center this Friday, Sept. 4.

The Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts will turn back the dial to the golden age of radio with “Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play,” opening this Friday, Sept. 4.

Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts brings together three distinctive approaches to art this month, with work by Sherrie Wolf, Lisa Conway and Rachael K Bowles on display through Saturday, Sept. 26.

The Newport School of Artistic Movement is now accepting registrations for fall ballet and modern dance classes for students aged six through adult, with instruction ranging from beginning through advanced levels.

Myril Eatery and Wine Bar, located inside Newport’s Embarcadero Resort, blends table sharing and community in an inviting destination in the heart of a bustling marina.

Lincoln City’s Schooner Creek Discovery Park will come alive with music, dancing and community spirit at a free concert and fund-raiser benefiting the Lincoln City Food Pantry this Saturday, Sept. 5.