The elves at Explore Lincoln City are planning to make this year’s holiday lights celebration bigger and brighter than ever.  

While cruising down the hallway inside the Lincoln City Cultural Center, you might catch a glimpse of Hegira, a large free-form fiber art piece proudly displayed in the Fiber Arts Studio Gallery.

Sharpen your carving knives and strike fear into the heart of any nearby gourds — it’s time for the Newport Recreation Center’s inaugural Pumpkin Carving Contest.

Renowned wood and fiber artist Monica Setziol-Phillips is exhibiting her work along with seven of her former students in the new show at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

In 1942, carmakers began making war materials instead of cars, the minimum draft age was lowered from 21 to 18, American and Filipino defenders were forced to march on the “Bataan Death March” and the US led its first air raid attack on the Japanese Main Islands.

Thousands flock every year to the Cascade Head area to enjoy its natural beauty, but only a lucky few are chosen to live and work at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, located a short walk from the Cascade Head Preserve.

The reintroduction of sea otters to Oregon waters is a topic of growing interest for people on the Oregon Coast.

There might be one or two reasons you can’t make it to the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City right now. But don’t worry, the Newport Performing Arts Center can bring world-class opera to you, with The Met: Live in HD.

There’s no getting around it — October means it’s corn maze time.

Come to the beach in Lincoln City for a high-octane event fueled by cool classics, 4x4s, lowriders, motorcycles and every type of American muscle car.

Summer is over and fall is here, but Toledo is keeping the coast colorful with First Weekend, a celebration of its vibrant arts community. The event offers the chance to connect with local artists at galleries and studios on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2 and 3.

Even if you don’t have school-aged kids, the fact that the Neskowin Valley School is open again is great news, because reopening means the school’s treasured harvest festival is back, too.

Composer Ernest Bloch’s career took him all over the world but, during the latter part of his life, he and his wife chose to land in Newport’s Agate Beach area.

The eighth edition of The North Coast Squid is being released, and the party will last all month.

 The walls of the Newport Visual Arts Center are going to be almost dripping with new art during October.

The Celtic Music Series will start off hot, when celebrated guest soloist Eileen Ivers brings her Universal Roots band to the Lincoln City Cultural Center for a remarkable in-person concert this Sunday, Oct. 3.

The party that signals the start of fall is back, returning to the Newport Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1 and 2. The doors will open to a sizzling lineup of musicians guaranteed to thrill both devoted fans and newcomers to the jazz music scene.

No matter how you set the mood, you can make the venue as creepy as you want for Driftwood Public Library’s 18th annual Dark and Stormy Nights series, as this year’s mystery writers will be presenting virtually.

You don’t need an excuse to grab a beer and celebrate with your loved ones But if you are looking for one, the perfect opportunity has arrived.