We feed them, we love them, and every October, many of us expect payback by forcing them to submit to being swathed in Halloween costumes and paraded around to give people the opportunity to die from the cute.

Fall into birding with Seven Capes Bird Alliance, offering outings at two locations that promise great bird watching during the fall migration this Friday, Oct. 10, and Saturday, Oct. 11.

A range of community resources will be on offer at the Oregon Coast Community College Newport campus for a Lincoln County resource fair on Tuesday, Oct.14.

A tight-knit ensemble that delivers a vibrant mix of original songs with rich harmonies and seasoned musicianship will rock the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Saturday, Oct. 11.

As the leaves begin to turn brilliant colors on the Oregon Coast, s, too are the walls in Newport’s Nye Beach, with the town’s newest public mural, “All Things Newport,” being unveiled this Saturday, Oct. 11.

Two members of the popular Portland-based classical Trio Musicorum Medicorum will perform at Atonement Lutheran Church in Newport this Sunday, Oct. 12.

With a signature mix of big-time performances and small-town vibes, the Oregon Coast Jazz Party will return to the Newport Performing Arts Center this Friday, Oct. 3, through Sunday, Oct. 5.

In the Nehalem Valley, 100-year-old apple trees are still producing fruit. Proof of early European homesteads, these trees were a coveted, rare source of sugar.

There’s always the typical teen drama leading up to senior prom. Who will ask whom? Will the varsity team win their game before the dance? And who will be voted as king and queen of the night? But not usually “Who committed murder?”

Newport’s Olive Street Gallery will be all jazzed up with the display, “Jazz on Paper” opening this Friday, Oct. 3 and running through November 30.

It’s time again to let the gourd times roll at the Kilchis River Pumpkin Patch in Tillamook.

Celebrating the vibrant spirit of independent filmmaking from across the Pacific Northwest, the inaugural Manzanita Film Festival, debuts at the historic Pine Grove Community House this Saturday, Oct. 4.

To help celebrate 30 years of bringing excellent musicians and performances to the Central Coast, Neskowin Chamber Music will present two free concerts leading up to its next season.

Celebrate the harvest season with friends and family at Neskowin Valley School’s 44th annual Harvest Festival this Saturday, Oct. 4.

Legacy and impressive variety will rule at two new exhibits opening at the Newport Visual Arts Center this Friday, Oct. 3. 

Imagine three master musicians stepping on stage, instruments in hand, beginning a musical conversation that flows like a river.

There might be no name more recognized in the classical music genre than Ludwig van Beethoven. His story, that of a composer who continued to produce treasured work even after going completely deaf, is hard to resist.

Author and biologist Thor Hanson will present his latest kids’ and adult non-fiction works at two afternoon talks at Manzanita’s Hoffman Center on Thursday, Oct. 2.

Whether you think the common murre is anything but, or you’ve never heard of such a thing, the Birding Basics Course class is for you.

Step lively to snag tickets to Dancing with the Coastal Stars, the signature fund-raiser for Samaritan House Family Shelter, returning to the Newport Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Nov. 1.