‍Lederhosen are optional, but they certainly won’t look out of place when Beachcrest Brewing Company celebrates its eighth annual OktoberCrest this Friday, Sept. 25, through Sunday, Sept. 27.

Sadly, there are some who think cilantro tastes like soap. And when it comes to food fights, beets are hard to beat. But garlic? The “stinking rose” is an almost sure bet for bringing together everyone at the table.

For one weekend this fall, Lincoln City’s famously colorful skies will shift a little farther north when the Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival returns from Friday, Sept. 25, through Sunday, Sept. 27.

They might be miniature sailboats, but their voyages can stretch for thousands of miles — with students following every mile from shore.

Twenty years is a long time to build a relationship between a conductor, an orchestra and a community. For Newport Symphony Orchestra Music Director Adam Flatt, some of the most memorable moments have come from just how close those three can be.

If you’re of an age or temperament where you find yourself wondering about the ultimate questions of life and death, an upcoming presentation in Newport might be a place to sort a few things out for yourself.

Dadweed doesn’t seem particularly interested in staying inside bluegrass’ traditional boundaries.

There’s no need to tackle the Oregon Coast’s food scene in a single weekend. This October, you’ll have the entire month.

Anyone feeling a bit of extra spring in their step, an urge to celebrate or just the impulse to have some fun, can find all they’re looking for at the fifth annual Newport Oregon Pride, taking place at a variety of venues from Friday, Sept. 18, through Sunday, Sept. 20.

Against the mighty dual backdrop of Pacific City’s Haystack Rock and Cape Kiwanda, surfers of all ages are hoping to catch the biggest wave or score the longest ride at the Pacific Northwest’s longest-running surf competition.

For 23 years, October in Lincoln City has brought shorter days, wetter weather and a very good excuse to curl up with something dark and mysterious.

No crowded club, clinking glasses or conversation competing with the music. Just four accomplished jazz musicians, an intimate audience and a Sunday afternoon devoted to listening.

The oversized glasses, sequins and even that famous Dodgers uniform are all part of the show, but Kenny Metcalf’s tribute to Elton John goes well beyond the wardrobe.

For two decades, some of the world’s greatest opera singers have been making the journey from the Metropolitan Opera stage in New York to movie screens around the globe — without ever leaving Manhattan.

Living through a powerful experience is one thing. Turning it into a story that matters to someone who wasn’t there is something else entirely.

You can choose to bike to this blues festival or, if you drove, hop aboard a trolley or pedicab and leave the last leg of the journey to someone else.

More than three dozen local organizations, businesses and health care programs will gather under one roof for the free Healthier You Expo at Newport’s Samaritan Center for Health Education this Saturday, Sept. 12.

For more than two decades, some of the brightest names in jazz have converged on the Oregon Coast for a weekend built around one simple idea: put great musicians together and see what happens.

Three very different chapters of Lincoln County history will come together through storytelling, film and dance when Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center presents “Resilience: Multicultural Presentations” this Saturday, Sept. 12.

Every Friday and Saturday, the large parking lot at the Marketplace at Salishan is transformed into a little bazaar, bubbling with booths and vendors.