During Toledo’s return to the First Weekend art event, the Yaquina River Museum of Art is debuting a three-month exhibition of 20 oil paintings by renowned Oregon artist the late Michael Gibbons, beginning on Saturday, Nov. 7.  

For many years, Toledo has shown its artistic side every month during the town’s First Weekend Art Celebration, an opportunity for members of the arts community to showcase their work and connect with the general public.

When Danelle Jones and her wife, HelenFey Maze, were finally allowed to return to the ruins of their home, destroyed by the Echo Mountain Fire in September, they tried to focus on the few positives they could find.

Porter was both the name of an 18th Century London working man and the dark brown beer that fueled the brains and muscles of the Industrial Revolution.

Long before people thought of the end of October as the time to dress their pets in “cute” costumes like hot dogs, and allow their children to collect a year's worth of sweets in one night, there were traditions that marked the end of warm days and bountiful harvests, and the beginning of the long, dark winter. 

I’d been in a creative slump for a while, staying home and peeking out the window every hour or so — not for my singing Samoan mailman, or the homeless guy that goes through my recycling for bottles and cans, but for the creaking Reaper himself — and not writing much at all.

Many community-sponsored Halloween trick-or-treating opportunities, like Lincoln City’s Spooky Spectacular event held at Taft Elementary School, were set to vanish this year due to COVID-19. 

As part of their overall goal to trick out the campus for Halloween, staff at Lakeview Senior Living hosted a scarecrow-making contest on Monday, Oct. 26.

When searching for a place to play outside, you probably look to see if there is water access, perhaps even a boat ramp. How big is it? Are there hiking trails? But the last thing you might think about is, what’s behind the name?

Now in its 12th year, Newport’s Nye Beach Banner Project invites artists to decorate double-sided canvas banners, which are then hung on light posts throughout the neighborhood, creating colorful displays from spring until fall.

When the clock struck midnight on April 17, 1851, Joseph Wilson and Portuguese immigrant Joseph Antoine stood atop the pitching and grinding Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse in Massachusetts.

When the Henton family moved to a house on Echo Mountain and set about making the property feel like home, they had no idea that in less than two years, those efforts would be burned away.

The Newport Symphony Orchestra is tuning up for a fun, interactive new series: "Musician's Living Room."

With more than 365 acres of designated and maintained Open Spaces within the city limits, Lincoln City is rich with hiking trails to wander and discover.

The staff and volunteers at the Lincoln City Cultural Center have been showing plenty of stamina this year as they jump the hurdles before them to continue providing art and entertainment in the midst of a pandemic.

It’s going to be hard to keep your hands off the real, live-and-in-person art at the Newport Visual Arts Center, including new displays by accomplished artists Gregg Pfarr of Corvallis and Friderike Heuer of Portland, when the VAC reopens to the public on Saturday, Oct. 24.

A new online show from the North Lincoln County Historical Museum showcases images of some of the area’s iconic historical structures, all submitted in response to a recent call for entries.

With crashing waves, miles of sandy beach and rugged headlands to match any in the world, the Oregon Coast is the last place you want to spend time staring at your phone.

Breweries from all over the Central Oregon Coast are collaborating to produce a special beer to support relief efforts for those affected by the Echo Mountain Fire.

It’s pretty hard to go wrong when building a scarecrow. As a matter of fact, the more tattered and torn the better, and a misshapen body or face simply adds that extra touch of creepy. A deep and abiding hatred of crows can’t hurt either.