A live recorded performance of Shakespeare’s renowned tragedy “King Lear” will hit the silver screen at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28.

Oregon Coast Community College has announced its most extensive selection of noncredit community education courses ever, with more than 80 exciting offerings this fall.

The Yachats Academy of Arts and Sciences presents Creighton “Creight” Horton at the Yachats Commons this Sunday, Aug. 25.

D’Rivera, who will perform at two Siletz Bay Music Festival concerts this month, has a long history of his own at Carnegie Hall, beginning in 1978, when he appeared with the Cuban group Irakere in a performance that was recorded by Columbia Records and earned him the first of his Grammy Awards. He now holds 16 in total: five Grammy and 11 Latin Grammys. Years later, he received Carnegie Hall’s “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his contributions to Latin music.

Make tracks to the Chinook Winds Casino Resort for the annual high-octane Surf City Classic Car Show and Sound Off this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17 and 18.

INHOUSE Jazz will continue the 2024 Season with a concert hosted by vocalist Annie Averre, presenting premiere jazz drummer M. Todd Strait, pianist Greg Goebel and new to the area bassist Garrett Baxter this Sunday, Aug. 18.

Benefit from the truly impressive talent gathered under the umbrella of the Nestucca Valley Artisans at the 30th Annual Festival of the Arts at the Kiwanda Community Center in Pacific City this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17 and 18.

Two treasured local artists, Catherine Hingson and Veta Bakhtina, will show their work at the next Yaquina Art Association’s Spotlight Show, opening on Saturday, Aug. 17 and running through the end of the month.

It will be all about boats in Toledo this weekend at the Wooden Boat Show and Containerboard Boat Contest this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17 and 18.

Each Saturday in Tillamook, a side street is blocked off and dedicated to the farmers market. Right in the heart of downtown, it is an accessible and fun outing for the whole family. Even first thing in the morning the market is already buzzing with customers.

Car shows can feature a wide range of makers and models or cater to the true fan, as is the case for the Porsche show happening at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Saturday, Aug. 17.

For me, there is no greater pleasure than walking around my sister’s property and picking sweet delicious blackberries. The trick to this though, is getting to them before the animals and birds do. I can’t say I blame them; they have good taste! It’s like nature's candy.

Things will be looking up in Newport during Dog Days and Starry Nights, held at Frank Wade Park this Friday, Aug. 16.

Save money and guarantee swag by registering early for the CoastBusters Walk for Breast Cancer by Saturday, Aug. 31.

Audubon Society of Lincoln City has teamed up with Salishan Coastal Lodge to host “Perch & Pour” on Wednesday, Aug. 21.

A stage adaptation of the cult-favorite 1971 movie “Harold and Maude” opens at Lincoln City's very own Theater West this Thursday, Aug. 8.

Sand sculptors assemble: Mo’s Seafood & Chowder is hosting the 2024 Sandcastle Contest right in front of its restaurant at Siletz Bay this Saturday, Aug. 10. 

oung soccer players in search of a competitive challenge are invited to attend open try outs for Lincoln City Football Club (LCFC) on Wednesday, Aug. 14.

The Newport Performing Arts Center might have upped its insurance before announcing the live performance by the band Tsunami Zone this Saturday, Aug. 10.

The weeks before this year’s Siletz Bay Music Festival have been especially hectic for the festival’s new artistic director, Mei-Ting Sun.