Manzanita area residents are donning their best bubble wrap boas, compact disk dresses and bottlecap bustiers. You guessed it, the Trash Bash Art Festival is back.

Put down that jug of moonshine and head to Nestucca High School to see their musical adaptation of “Li’l Abner.”

The mouse in my hand acted as if frozen in fear while the cursor acted on its own, scrambling about the page like a real mouse racing through a maze.

Giacomo Puccini died before finishing the final two scenes of “Turandot,” an opera set in an exoticized version of 18th Century China.

Enjoy a festive evening with a Latin flair with a concert from Son de Cuba, delicious desserts, a silent auction and other ways to support the independent St. James Santiago School this Saturday, May 14, at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

The Lincoln Pops Orchestra is a treasure of the Oregon Coast, playing favorites from the swing era, Latin charts and all kinds of dance music.

For Beachcrest Brewing Company owners Matt and Amy White, the decision to consistently adapt and improve their business is an easy one.

Many musicians win awards, but very few actually have awards named after them. Terry Robb, hailed as a blues guitar virtuoso and one of the finest acoustic guitarists on the international scene, is one of those musicians.

In 2015, photographer Ian van Coller was invited to accompany a team of geoscientists specializing in climate science to the Quelccaya Glacier in Peru.

Social media feeds these days don’t seem complete without a shot of the account holder on top of Cascade Head near Lincoln City.

When I decide what ingredients to write about for this column, I take inspiration from the grocery stores that sell local produce, the farm stands, the ocean — you name it.

The 2022 hiking season is different. The coast is filled with visitors. Multiple trails closed since fall 2020 are open or will be shortly.

A longstanding and treasured tradition in the Newport community is getting back to (almost) normal with the return of the Blessing of the Fleet this Saturday, May 7.

Loyalty Days is back for its 65th year with the theme of “Heal Together,” bringing the community of Newport together to recognize military servicemen and women and memorialize fallen heroes.

Manzanita’s Hoffman Gallery is set to “Snap into Spring” for its May show, opening this Friday, May 6, with a public reception beginning at 3 pm on Saturday, May 7.

The charming village of Waldport has events all year, from golf tournaments to a farmer and artisan market on Wednesdays and even a big gravel bike race, but the community really comes together in June to celebrate everything it has to offer during the annual Beachcomber Days.

During the recent Washed Ashore exhibit at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, north Lincoln County students from kindergarten to sixth grade took tours and helped with the making of a giant sea star sculpture made in the same style as the Washed Ashore sculptures.

On the first weekend of every month, Toledo takes the opportunity to celebrate their local arts community.

Celebrated Native American artist Lillian Pitt will show her multi-media works, monoprints, clay masks and ceramic, steel and cast glass sculptures in “Ancestors Known and Unknown,” opening this Saturday, May 7, at the Newport Visual Arts Center.

Newport Symphony Orchestra violinist Alistair Kok and Trio Musicorum Medicorum will present a community Mother's Day chamber concert this Sunday, May 8, at Atonement Lutheran Church in Newport.