Wading through the chocolate ripples of the brackish bay, a female surf scoter tumbles a clam in her beak, orients it just right and swallows the mollusk whole.

Shakespeare’s seven ages had a more lifelong meaning, but the kids in seven grade-ages can have a ball at Oregon Coast Council for the Arts’ popular Shakespeare Camp this summer.

“El Día de los Niños” and “El Día de los Libros” translate from Spanish to “Children's Day” and “Book Day.” Nationally, the day, or “día” is celebrated on Tuesday, April 30.

She may live in Boring, but there is nothing boring about Elizabeth Fournier, aka: The Green Reaper.

Like many kids of her generation, my niece spends a lot of time staring at screens, streaming videos and even looking ridiculous as she fights virtual gorillas while wearing her VR headset.

Your guide to this three-day treasure hunter's dream, running Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21, sponsored by Granny's Attic, Sundae Fundae and Sea the Light.

Park yourself at a social hour and silent auction in support of Lincoln City’s future community park, taking place at Chinook Winds Casino Resort this Friday, April 19.

Enjoy an exhibit of works on wood that are doing good at the third annual “10 x 10: Celebrating Creativity,” on display at the Newport Visual Arts Center through May 26.

Cannabis use for medicinal purposes has been going on since long before its recent Oregon legalization for recreational use, but there is still a lot that is not understood about its applications for groups like seniors, veterans and disabled Oregonians.

Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece, “La Rondine” will be shown on the big screen at the Newport Performing Arts Center. this Saturday, April 20.

You should be rushin’ to the sixth concert of Neskowin Chamber Music’s season when Kouzov Duo brings a Russian flair to the Oregon Coast this Sunday, April 21.

Six Oregon high school string orchestras are descending upon Newport for three days of live workshops, clinics and concerts during the sixth annual Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival.

Spring is akin to a deep, refreshing breath of air for Oregon Coast locals. As the wildflowers burst into bloom, we emerge from hibernation to resume our pastimes –– before the visitor season starts in earnest.

Are you the type that would like to learn about cyanotypes? As luck would have it, a class on Botanical Cyanotype Prints is one of the new learning opportunities offered by the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts this spring. The fun one-day class will be held at the Newport Visual Arts Center on Tuesday, April 23, and Saturday, April 27.

The “Unhuman” exhibit, with art by Angela Haseltine Pozzi and Nicola Bianca Pozzi, will be on show in the Lincoln City Cultural Center’s Chessman Gallery through May 12.

Combining Americana-themed songs and the upbeat Caribbean beats of reggae, ska and soul calypso, JaSkaMon will celebrate Earth Day and the “420” holiday at the Spotlight Event Center in Lincoln City this Saturday, April 20.

Lincoln City’s Community Days celebration returns this week for a 65th year of fun, community building and volunteerism. Oregon Coast TODAY is proud to publish the official program for this year’s festivities.

Be a real mensch and attend the fund-raising performance of “Fiddler on the Roof,” opening this Friday, April 12, at the Newport Performing Arts Center.

If learning about ocean research floats your boat or if you would like to tour an actual research boat, get behind the scenes at Newport’s Hatfield Marine Science Center during Marine Science Day this Saturday, April 13.

Across the world, the abundance and diversity of butterfly species is in decline, and scientists are just beginning to understand what it takes to protect and recover these charismatic microfauna.