Lincoln City beaches will sport some some rakishly good looks this Saturday, Aug. 15, as the Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative holds its annual Sand Art Competition and Art on the Beach event.

The music of two towering figures in American jazz — Miles Davis and John Coltrane — will ring out at the Siletz Bay Music Festival on Thursday, Aug. 20, as acclaimed Portland-based trumpeter Noah Simpson leads a quintet in a centennial tribute to the two jazz giants.

The Rockaway Beach Music Festival will present two days of live music when it returns to the Rockaway Beach Wayside for a third year this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 16.

You won’t feel the need to take a shower after a set from nationally touring comedian Andrew Sleighter, who takes the stage at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, Aug. 15.

The former Beaver School will open its doors once again this Saturday, Aug. 15, inviting generations of students, teachers and community members to revisit old memories while getting a first look at the site’s future.

Toledo’s rich maritime heritage will be on full display when the 21st Annual Wooden Boat Show returns with classic boats, live music, hands-on activities and one of the coast's most entertaining races this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 16.

Settle in for an intimate evening of acoustic music when internationally acclaimed guitarist and composer Hiroya Tsukamoto visits the Newport Performing Arts Center this Friday, Aug. 14.

Mei-Ting Sun, artistic director of the Siletz Bay Music Festival, spoke from his home in London, where he serves as Professor of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music.

Kids love to head to the beach with a bucket and shovel, using their imaginations to turn damp sand into castles or other creations.

The Yakona Nature Preserve and Learning Center will become an outdoor classroom this summer as the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts presents a series of free workshops combining creativity with the natural world.

You won’t see your future, but you just might get some warm and fuzzy feelings from your past at "Roadside Tarot," a new exhibition by fiber artist Linda Moore opening at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Friday, Aug. 7.

Tillamook Farmers Market aims to offer a little extra on top of the typical bundle of carrots or pint of blueberries — a sense of community.

I saw a pirate the other day. Of course, buccaneers and skull-and-crossbone flags are not uncommon sights here on the Oregon Coast, proud home to Pirate’s Plunder, The Lucky Pirate Chophouse, Pirate Coffee Company, etc., etc.

The Pauline Ricks Memorial Pow-Wow Grounds in Siletz will once again welcome dancers, drummers, artists and visitors from across the country to the annual Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow this Friday Aug. 7, through Sunday, Aug. 9.

Tribal leaders, conservation advocates and community members will gather for an evening of presentations, music, food and auctions at the inaugural Rooted & Rising fund-raiser, held at the Yachats Commons on Saturday, Sept. 12

A musician whose career has taken him from Oregon coast clubs to international stages alongside some of music's biggest names is landing for one-night-only at the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church this Friday, Aug. 7.

Grab an elephant ear and a Pronto Pup, because Tillamook County’s biggest event of the year is just days away.

Toledo’s monthly First Weekend art celebration, where visitors can explore galleries and artist studios throughout town, is joining forces with the annual Art, Oysters & Brews festival this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2. 

Toledo’s Historic Main Street will once again fill with artists, live music and fun when Art, Oysters & Brews returns this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2.

If the country’s early elimination in the 2026 World Cup left you aching for more things Brazilian, head to the Newport Performing Arts Center for the two concerts featuring Grammy-nominated Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2.