If a book begins with “It was a dark and stormy night,” you just know it's going to be good. Well, maybe not. What you can depend on more heavily, though, is the caliber of mystery, science fiction, fantasy and horror authors invited for the annual Dark & Stormy Nights at Lincoln City’s Driftwood Public Library.

The second performance in this year’s Celtic Series, Le Vent du Nord of Québec, lands at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Sunday, Oct. 2.

Welcome in the Halloween season at the Kilchis River Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, open each weekend in October beginning this Saturday, Oct. 1. 

Potatoes are the perfect side dish with just about anything. I will eat them in any form I can get: fried, roasted, mashed, it's all good. But there is something unique about a tater tot. They are crispy on the outside and tender and fluffy on the inside. “To tot or not to tot,” that is never the question, at least not for me.

Denizens of the Deep, the Man in the Gray Suit, the Landlord, the Taxman, Leviathan. These are just some shark monikers that evoke fear and apprehension.

Nothing could be more fundamental to the Oregon Coast and its public beaches than sand. We might love the feel of it between our toes, and we might worry if it seems to be eroding away, but we tend not to think about the substance itself.

Mushroom season means fabulous fungi popping up in forests, farmers markets and seasonal menus. And, there is one type that has also been popping up in the news.

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.