After years dominated by virtual events, Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts is creating some verse-tual entertainment for July with a town-wide poetry walk.

This detour is one I do when I feel the need to walk, but am not interested in driving far.

Hear ye, hear ye! Dost thou enjoy the art of sword fighting, bosoms clad in corsets and vendors selling wares of the realm?

Central Coast parks and recreation departments have done a bang-up job planning two upcoming free concerts by the Pan Wizards Steel Orchestra.

The summer season has officially started — or as I like to call it, strawberry season.

Summers on the coast tend to be windy, but for some, that’s a very good thing.

Join us this Saturday, June 25 for our favorite event of the summer as we celebrate the 65th annual June Dairy Parade!

Chinook Winds Casino Resort, owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, celebrates 27 years in business this year.

As spring prepares to launch into summer, there is no better place to be than Waldport for the 66th annual Beachcomber Days weekend, Friday through Sunday, June 17 through 19.

Hiking the Oregon Coast Trail doesn’t have to be merely putting one foot in front of the other. That makes for a long 425 miles.

The Oregon Coast Children's Theatre is offering free family art workshops and training for kids in both theater and fine arts from its new premises at the Fairview Grange in Tillamook.

With the tempting offer of first-rate music, exceptional craft beer and outstanding food in a festive, outdoor setting, Rusty Truck Brewing Company’s upcoming Holiday Weekend fest — the first of two planned for this summer — aims to be a prime family-friendly holiday event in Lincoln City.

Sometimes, beautiful art can expose some of the ugliest parts of our humanity. In a powerful traveling fiber arts exhibit, showing in Lincoln City’s Fiber Arts Studio Gallery from Friday, June 24 through August 21, the artists ask the viewer to “Let Me Tell You About Fistula.”

Summer is a great time for outdoor activities like disc golf and surfing, but sometimes you need a little help learning how to do them.

Get a closer look at one of the busiest community support centers in Lincoln County, while shopping for deals and enjoying live music at Toledo's Olalla Center garage sale and open house this Friday, June 17.

With its majestic bridge spanning the Yaquina Bay, two historic lighthouses, wide stretches of sandy beach, picturesque harbor teeming with fishing boats, a world-class aquarium and myriad outdoor activities, it might seem that the Newport’s motto, “The Friendliest” is underselling the town’s abundance of attractions.

It's time for aspiring thespians from tiny to teen to rejoice — the Lincoln City Cultural Center will once again host free workshops and a performance under the direction of the Missoula Children’s Theatre.

The Lincoln City Cultural Center is a vital and vibrant part of the coastal community. First established in 1992 as the Lincoln City Arts Forum, with the support from private donations, government entities, grants and annual memberships, it now has a full calendar of events, classes and a fine arts gallery with regularly changing shows.

Tails are wagging all over North Lincoln County at the news that Lincoln City’s first off-leash dog park is having a grand opening this Friday, June 10.

Birds of a feather will hike together at two different spots this weekend, when the Audubon Society of Lincoln City leads bird walks at Lincoln City’s Regatta Park this Friday, June 10, and at Ona Beach and Beaver Creek State Recreation Area south of Newport this Saturday, June 11.