Whether it’s tools to help you live a more full life or putting on a fun open-air concert, the Newport Public Library is helping make summer fun with the new Library of Things Collection and the next music series performance from the CoastalAires and Sweet Adelines on Thursday, July 31.

Check out Newport’s newest public art and celebrate with community members at the official launch of the Newport Art Seen public art initiative, taking place at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Thursday, July 24.

The fourth annual Oregon Paddle Out, honoring Oregon surfers who have died, will be held at the Agate Beach cove this Saturday, July 19.

The traveling exhibit “Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City” makes its much-anticipated annual return to the Kiawanda Community Center as part of Pacific City’s 2025 Dory Days celebration.

The community is bringing Christmas in July to its annual Dory Days, a celebration of the sea and season, taking place from Friday, July 18, through Sunday, July 20.

New York Times bestselling author Cat Bohannon will share her body of work with the Manzanita Writers' Series this Saturday, July 19.

Don’t miss the chance to hear from a very unique Persian, when Newport Public Library welcomes Iranian translator and teacher Alireza Taghdarreh this Saturday, July 19.

Galleries at the Lincoln City Cultural Center will welcome two mesmerizing and meaningful displays, opening this Friday, July 18.

Chase the blues away and enjoy the company of friends old and new at the fourth annual Logsden Community Club Bluegrass Picnic this Saturday, July 19.

Everyone is invited to help cheer on a running college president as he stops at the Oregon Coast Community College’s Lincoln City campus on Thursday, July 24.

A local girl made good returns to Lincoln City for the Reb and the Good News album-release party at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Friday, July 18.

Find out more about the coast’s rocky shores, reefs, islands, waters, wildlife and abundant marine life on a guided walk along Otter Crest Loop Drive with the Seven Capes Bird Alliance on Tuesday, July 22.

Kids across the country anxiously await the arrival of the Missoula Children’s Theatre. The traveling troupe will next stop at the Lincoln City Cultural Center with everything needed but the actors for a production of “The Jungle Book.”

Enjoy mid-week magic as National Theatre Live’s production of “Dr. Strangelove” is beamed to the Newport Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, July 23.

Like a sci-fi movie plague, the worldwide buildup of microplastics – plastic scraps measuring less than five mm, about 3/16 of an inch – is menacing the entire planet.

To celebrate 10 years of bacon, brews and charity, Chinook Winds will host the annual Beach, Bacon, and Brewfest in Lincoln City this Saturday, July 12.

Elk and other wildlife are usually the only ones who transverse the logging trails to what Tillamook locals refer to as the “Top of the World.”

Coffee is the ultimate way to start your day. It can get your eyes open and get you in gear like nothing else. The smell alone of a pot of freshly brewed coffee will absolutely get you out of bed in the morning.

Head to the charming coastal town of Wheeler this Saturday, July 12, to help celebrate a major milestone for outdoor enthusiasts: the launch of the first coastal segment of the Salmonberry Trail.

Hear from Lucienne Allen, the great-granddaughter of Ernest Bloch, at the Ernest Bloch Legacy Project’s annual performance symposium at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center this Saturday, July 12.