The Newport Public Library is welcoming back the littles, and not so littles, with new and returning programs.

On the first weekend of every month, members of the Toledo art community swing open the doors of their studios, galleries and museum for First Weekend, an opportunity for the general public to not just see the art but mix and mingle with the people creating it.

A brand-new collection of expressive abstract paintings by Astoria resident Darren Orange is coming to the Runyan Gallery of the Newport Visual Arts Center.

Monty Alexander makes people smile. Whether it’s listening to the lovely lilt of his soft Jamaican accent as he spins one of his well-told tales or to the music he creates playing piano with the same joy he still has after 50 years at the keys, his happiness is infectious.

Beachcrest Brewing Company owners Amy and Matt White know how much we at the TODAY appreciate a good pun. But they admit they were not thinking of us when naming their now-annual OktoberCrest, taking place this Friday Sept. 23, through Sunday, Sept. 25.

Cannabis is considered to be one of the most stigmatized medicines, but businesses like Lincoln City Collective are diligently working to help people un-learn the biases they might have about the plant.

No period of music will be left behind at the fall Spotlight on the Teachers Benefit Concert “Classics You Love” this Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Newport Performing Arts Center.

Arcoíris Cultural, an Olalla Center program, will host the second edition of the Olalla Cultural Fest this Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Newport Performing Arts Center.

One of the things that makes the community education classes at Oregon Coast Community College so enjoyable is that many of the instructors have become experts on subjects that they first discovered by chance.

We’re not sure what he has against Delaware, but traveling composer and pianist Ben Cosgrove has performed his compelling and beautiful instrumental music in every other state in the US.

Some might dread the annual shift to daylight saving time, but Pacific Standard Time is always welcome. This Saturday, Sept. 24, the Newport Public Library Summer Music Series will welcome the jazz ensemble back to Literacy Park.

After having to scale back for the past two years, the Depoe Bay Chamber of Commerce is finally able to bring back one its favorite events.

When it comes to Pride events, it’s important to look past the billowing rainbow flags, past the sequined queens in tall shoes and even taller wigs, even past the community members who have come to either show pride in their LGBTQ status or their support as allies.

Acclaimed soprano MeeAe Cecilia Nam returns to the Oregon Coast this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18, to dazzle alongside the Newport Symphony Orchestra.

Ken Kesey is one of Oregon’s most beloved sons. Though the movies based on his novels were filmed many decades ago, they are to this day honored with placards along the Oregon Film Trail, like the sign for scenes from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,” filmed in Depoe Bay.

Author and retired librarian Dale Ivan Smith knows firsthand that navigating the brave new world of self-publishing presents a daunting challenge for even the most accomplished writers.

A dazzling line-up of musicians are poised to shine during the 18th annual Oregon Coast Jazz Party at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1.

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.