This won’t come as a shock, but I love spending time in the kitchen. It’s my number one happy place. To have something roasting in the oven and something simmering on the stovetop and have those amazing aromas filling the air is heaven.

Colorful kites will soon dance in the sky over the Rockaway Beach Wayside, as the 46th annual Rockaway Beach Kite and Art Festival returns this Friday, Sept. 16 through Sunday, Sept. 18.

Work by Pacific Northwest artist Sue Friesz will be on display in “Nature, Lines and Contours,” the latest show at Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery, opening this Friday, Sept 16.

Beach Club & Event Center is a spot unlike any other. Need somewhere to wind down and meet a friend for a drink? Beach Club’s got you covered with a full deluxe bar. Choose from their cocktails, wine or any of their 17 cold beers and ciders on tap, and don’t miss the happy hour menu at the sports bar from 3 to 6 pm.

Celtic rhythms, strings and vocal styles are interpreted differently throughout Ireland and Scotland — and even in Canada and the US — taking new forms and adding new branches to the ancient musical tree.

Determined not to be overshadowed by her famous singing brothers, Marie Osmond forged her own path at an early age, though she would soon appear as half of the popular “Donny & Marie'' show with brother Donny.

For the past 19 years, Chinook Winds Casino Resort, owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, has spearheaded the annual Celebration of Honor, an event that honors active-duty personnel, military veterans and their families.

As part of the roll up to Newport’s first ever Pride Weekend, Sept. 16 through 18, the Newport Performing Arts Center is screening “Kinky Boots” this Friday, Sept. 9.

Thanks surely in no small part to its stunning location, the Neskowin Chamber Music festival attracts world-class performers.

A new exhibit at Lincoln City’s Connie Hansen Garden features work from a group of four artists who regularly meet to critique and support each other on their artistic journey.

A new season of Hatfield Science on Tap lectures begins on Tuesday, Sept. 13, with “Ocean Iron Fertilization — Knowns and Unknowns.”

From bees to bats, the news is rarely good about the beings that ensure we have a variety of fruits and vegetables in our gardens and grocery stores.

The bald eagle, a symbol of the US, was once critically endangered. Thanks to conservation efforts and the banning of DDT, numbers are now soaring and it's a rare morning walk on the coast that you don’t catch a glimpse of one of these stunning birds.

The time has finally arrived. The Siletz Bay Music Festival, which has grown from an intimate chamber music series to a centerpiece of cultural life on the Central Oregon Coast, will once again present great chamber and orchestral music, jazz and added surprises from Friday, Sept. 2, through Sunday, Sept. 11.

Artists will tell you their work is a labor of love, and the results of that labor will be on display this weekend at the aptly named “Labors of Love” fall show of the Yachats Arts Guild.

Lavender. To look at a field of it is a stunning sight. To smell it is to feel calm and peaceful.

The Newport Performing Arts Center is celebrating the upcoming Oregon Coast Jazz Party with an exhibit of photographs by Chris Graamans.

This year’s model of the annual Cloverdale Cruise-In will be a strictly casual affair. No registration fees and no need to fill out forms. There will be no prizes to be won, no competition, no shiny tin trophies to clutter your living room.

Whether you're into local history, are ready to take a deep dive into the story behind an iconic song, or want to go on a stunning exploration into the nature of fire, there is something for you during Documentary Days, at Lincoln City’s Bijou Theatre.

From protesting preschoolers to dorm-decorating teens, back-to-school preparations are in full swing. And no learners are more eager than those who attend the Oregon Coast Learning Institute, which ends its two-year recess on Tuesday, Sept. 6.