While many might still have turkey dinners on their minds, the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum is gearing up for a tree-mendous time that you won’t want to miss.

The Lincoln City Cultural Center will transform into a bustling hub of art, music and holiday cheer this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 28 and 29.

Central Coast locals and visitors, get ready to be inspired. Depoe Bay just got a big creative upgrade with the opening of Sea Street Craft.

Fun will rain down on Toledo this Saturday, Nov. 29, when the annual umbrella parade pops up as a kick off to the town’s Christmas tree lighting and holiday party.

Rockaway Beach will ring in the holiday season with its annual tree-lighting celebration at the Ocean’s Edge Wayside this Friday, Nov. 28.

It’s as cute as a button, but its purpose is anything but. The brand-new, vintage-styled trolley that has joined the City of Yachats fleet isn’t just a fun new photo opportunity for visitors – it will also help reduce traffic and lower the city’s environmental impact.

Create a true-to-you kitchen with TuTuTu Kitchen Cottage, where the cookware selection is a 10 out of 10.

Elegant duds are optional for attendance at the next Metropolitan Opera’s presentation of Richard Strauss’s romantic opera “Arabella” — streamed directly from the Met stage in New York to the big screen at Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, Nov. 22.

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Yule find some fun holiday gifts at the Gleneden Beach Holiday Market, taking place at the Gleneden Beach Community Hall this Saturday, Nov. 22.

Celebrate World Fisheries Day with free crab cakes and a world-premiere film screening at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center this Friday, Nov. 21.

In a likely wise move, the City of Lincoln City has moved the date for the annual Deck the Dock to this Saturday, Nov. 22, so as not to coincide with the next round of king tides the following week.

The time is nigh for one of the Central Coast’s most festive events: the Festival of Trees and Angel Ball, a special four-day fund-raising extravaganza held at Chinook Winds Casino Resort, beginning on Wednesday, Dec. 3, and culminating with the formal Angel Ball on Saturday, Dec. 6.

If you are surprised to see the name David Bowie among the list of contributing songwriters to “The SpongeBob Musical” score, you don’t know squid.

Discover the utterly entertaining “best-kept secret” in Gleneden Beach, the Lincoln Pops Big Band’s monthly concerts, where the bops don't stop.

Be allured by the Allred Bites and Bar, whose carefully constructed atmosphere simultaneously satisfies the desire for delicious dining and awesome ambience.

How are young fish affected by Oregon’s changing ocean, and what does this mean for local fisheries? Oregon State University scientists are diving into that question, and you can, too, at “Beneath the Waves” a Thursday, Nov. 20, presentation at the Inn at Otter Crest.

Immerse yourself in Franco Zeffirelli’s lush production of “La Bohème,” beamed from the Metropolitan Opera stage in New York to the big screen at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, Nov. 15.

Join the Willamette Writers Coast Chapter for a reading and presentation from Brian Tissot at Newport Public Library this Saturday, Nov. 15.

Neskowin Chamber Music is bringing the thunder this weekend, with the final of two free concerts and the second performance of its regular season.