Yachats kicks off spring with an equinox celebration this Saturday.

Kids of all ages are invited to believe in unicorns on Wednesday, March 24, when the Driftwood Public Library hosts a live virtual author talk with Dana Simpson, bestselling creator of “Phoebe and Her Unicorn.”

Help celebrate the 51st anniversary of Earth Day at the Oregon Spring Cleanup on Saturday, April 17.

Cities like San Francisco and Portland are known for their thriving LGBTQ+ culture, but queer doesn’t stop at the city limits. That’s why the OUT Dance Project is launching a virtual tour of stories and dance from rural areas across Oregon, Thursday through Sunday, March 25 through 28.

Toledo’s Yaquina River Museum of Art is presenting “Toledo Treasures,” 13 selected works from its permanent collection, depicting iconic views of buildings, roads and landscapes found within this small mill town.

Embracing current conditions, the Newport-based theater troupe Porthole Players is providing some comedic relief with “Bad Auditions On Camera,” presented online on Saturday and Sunday, March 13 and 14.

On a guided fishing trip in late February, Dustin Kriebel rowed an 18-foot ClackaCraft drift boat through the Wilson River southeast of Tillamook Bay.

Students of art and design Lincoln City’s Taft High School will take center stage at the Chessman Gallery with an exhibit of unique portraits opening this Friday, March 12.

It took millions of years for the land we now call Cape Perpetua to be pushed up out of the sea and carved by wind, water and time. For thousands of years, it was home to short- and long-term indigenous residents who lived lightly on the land.

In building their business, Beachcrest Brewing Company owners Matt and Amy White have combined discipline with a talent for improvisation honed by years of practice.

Spring is right around the corner, and extra items on the beach left by winter storms and beach visitors who didn’t practice pack-in-pack-out behavior mean beach cleanups will be extra fruitful. 

Tempera, watercolor and ceramics artist Steve Rutherford is featured this month at the Artists’ Studio Association’s Beachstone Gallery in Lincoln City.

We got lucky with a beautiful, sunny day. Playing outside on the Central Oregon Coast in February can often end up with pretty soggy results. The goal was to try one activity each from hikebikepaddle.org, a website that makes it easy to find fun places to play near Waldport, Seal Rock and Yachats.

The sea has been the backdrop of every phase of my life.

As we near the first anniversary under a global pandemic, Chinook Winds Resort Casino has answered many of our prayers with the event that has provided laughs for many years. Comedy on the Coast returns on Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6, with precautions put in place to keep guests safe.

Newport Symphony Orchestra harpist Martha Griffith will pluck the final string of the current Musician’s Living Room series on Friday, March 12, with “The Seductive Sound of the Harp.”

First Weekend returns to Toledo this Saturday and Sunday, March 6 and 7, showcasing the uniqueness of the small mill town and its vibrant arts community. This event, held the first weekend of every month, gives artists and visitors a chance to connect through a personal approach to art. 

The jury is in with the verdict on the nine artists selected for the 2021 Mayor’s Show, opening this Saturday, March 6, at the Newport Visual Arts Center.

Over the past 50 years, the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology has given creative people the time and space to focus on their work in the unique environment of Cascade Head and the Salmon River estuary.

Even if you’ve managed to make it this far without using Zoom, you might not be out of the woods yet.