Impress friends and family this holiday season with a gift created by some of the best visual and functional artists currently creating on the Central Oregon Coast.

Reward those that have gotten a jump on decorating their home or business by nominating them for an award in the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce’s annual Holiday Décor Contest.

Those pesky Girl Scouts have left only a Thin Mint of space for others to excel at cookie sale fund-raisers, but you have Samoa opportunities to compete with the little go-getters and raise funds for a worthy cause.

No stormy beach combing or wave dodging are required to find one of the original commemorative glass floats that will be given away by Newport merchants this winter.

The Lincoln City Playhouse is thinking globally while acting locally for its next production — a collection of popular show tunes curated by Musical Theatre International.

Lights displays are one of the highlights of the holiday season, and Lincoln City is working to become the brightest spot on the Oregon Coast.

Take a dive into the surreal with painter and anthropologist John Oberdorf, whose exhibit, “The Traveler,” will be on display at Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery from Friday, Nov. 12 through Dec. 5. 

After a significant facelift, the Fairview Grange in Tillamook is ready to host holiday-themed family art workshops on Saturday Nov. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 11.

Neskowin Chamber Music presents its second event of the season this Sunday, Nov. 14, with a concert by the Hermitage Piano Trio.

The Schooner Restaurant & Lounge’s annual Thanksgiving benefit for the Oregon Food Bank — Tillamook County Services looks a little different this year.

A true mix of media, the November Show at Manzanita’s Hoffman Gallery features collage art by Cathi Howell, textiles by Peggy Biskar and functional clay sculpture by Kathleen Larson.

Just about anything that can be knitted, woven, dyed, quilted, coiled, spun or felted will be available for one-of-a-kind gift shopping at the Fiber Artisans’ Market from Lincoln City’s Fiber Arts Studio Gallery.

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the holiday season is officially here. For most of us, Thanksgiving is about traditions.

There will be wall-to-wall vendors at the Autumn Fest Art Show, hosted by the Newport Recreation Center on Saturday, Nov 13.

Toledo’s First Weekend provides opportunities to connect and talk to the local artists who make up this small town’s vibrant arts community.

Thirteen Lincoln County ceramic artists will fill the Newport Visual Arts Center from Saturday, Nov. 6 through Dec. 23 for “Lincoln County Clay,” a facility-wide celebration of the redesign and reopening of the VAC’s clay studio.

A series of events from the Cape Perpetua Collaborative aims to help people learn more about the area’s past, become involved with its present and help make plans the future.

Now in its 13th year, the Nye Beach Banner Project celebrates Nye Beach as the “Art Heart” of Newport, beautifies the coastal neighborhood and highlights the creative talents of community artists. 

An exhibit of works featuring the traditional Japanese folk art style of gyotaku, or fish printing, is now on display at OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.

After a little re-tuning of the program, the Newport Symphony Orchestra at the Ocean’s winter concert season continues this Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 6 and 7, at the Newport Performing Arts Center.