Whether or not you made it to the Charles Swank retrospective this spring, don’t miss the follow up “Charles Swank: An Art Happening!” at the Yachats Commons this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2 and 3.

Join the MidCoast Watersheds Council at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center on Thursday, Aug. 7, for a conversation with Cape Perpetua Collaborative Executive Director Talaina King.

The charming town of Toledo is throwing a blocks party, with Art, Oysters & Brews taking place all along a closed-off Main Street this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2 and 3.

Newport’s premier visual and performing centers will host two new exhibitions featuring the work of Jane Luana Stauffer and David Fish, opening Friday, Aug. 1.

Quilts by the Sea will return to the Newport Recreation Center this Friday, Aug. 1, and Saturday, Aug. 2, with more than 250 quilts on display.

The Lincoln City Summer Art Festival will serve up two days of local art, music and food this Friday, Aug. 1, and Saturday, Aug. 2.

Experience the vibrant rhythms and uplifting energy of international music star Blessing “Bled” Chimanga at the Lincoln City Cultural Center on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Toledo will celebrate 30 years of artistic excellence during the First Weekend Art Walk this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2 and 3.

New Moon Yoga, the non-profit  co-op operated by the Lincoln City Cultural Center, will offer a special workshop in pranayama, the meditative, conscious breathing techniques that constitute the fourth limb of traditional yoga’s eight-limb system.

You’ll have two chances to see the duo of Ben Graves and Nat Hulskamp, Brazilian guitar players who will perform at Zurita in Nye Beach this Saturday, July 26 and as guests of INHOUSE Jazz in Lincoln City on Sunday, July 27.

Feeling rakish? Test your temporary art skills and vie for great prizes when the Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative presents the Sand Art Competition at Roads End State Recreation Site this Saturday, July 26.

Learn more about Spike and other animals with local military connections at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum’s newest exhibit: “Loyal Service: Working Animals at War and Home.”

One of the most enduring musical groups of all time is returning to the Chinook Winds Casino Resort this Sunday, July 27.

The Tillamook Air Museum’s newest exhibition will be flying in under its own power, an event quite rare for a place that houses mostly historical and decommissioned aircraft.  

Patrick Kiernan, first time director but long time volunteer, will lead the cast for the final show of Theatre West of Lincoln City’s 50th anniversary season. 

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.