Oregon’s wild mushroom scene is exceptional and the varieties to be found are tasty — from king boletes to morels to the creme de la creme of mushrooms, the chanterelle.

Pianist David Kaplan, in demand by orchestras in the US and Europe, begins the 29th season of Neskowin Chamber Music with a concert at Camp Winema this Sunday, Oct. 16.

Enjoy two classic chamber works, with the beauty of the Newport Bayfront as the backdrop, at “Mozart Mingle” in the Pacific Maritime and Heritage Center’s Doerfler Theater this Saturday, Oct. 15.

Now a federally recognized holiday, Indigenous Peoples’ Day has replaced Columbus Day in 13 states as well as the District of Columbia. Oregon is one of those states.

The ZuhG Life Surf Shop will be celebrating its seventh year in business this Saturday, Oct. 8. To commemorate this milestone, the shop will be hosting an event to thank its customers and the community, complete with live music from local classic rock band Sitka and a cornhole tournament.

Each spring for the past five years, local artists have volunteered to design and paint banners to be hung on the city-street lamp poles through Yachats during the summer months.

Building a community of local artists and an exhibit space for their work are key parts of Chasse Davidson’s focus as she takes the helm at the Newport Visual Arts Center.

Finally, a day without the marine layer. I had been waiting a week. July 25 (only five months to Christmas) I was hiking part of the Oregon Coast Trail, at Whiskey Run near Bandon.

Kelp forests provide critical habitat for marine life, sequester carbon and are deeply connected to Oregon’s coastal communities, especially those relying on tourism.

Calling all patrons of art, culture and community to this year’s Culture, of Course! fundraiser and gala at the Lincoln City Cultural Center on Saturday, Oct. 15.

I’d spent two weeks in Java, far-off land of Komodo dragons and lagong dancers with darting eyes and magically curving fingers. It had been an illuminating, otherworldly experience and my first overseas trip in two years.

Look for fall migrants at upcoming Audubon Society of Lincoln City bird walks at the Villages Open Space in Lincoln City this Friday, Oct. 7, and a driving tour from Boiler Bay to Devils Punchbowl on Saturday, Oct. 8.

Photography, abstract art and stained glass are among the fall lineup of classes from the Artists’ Studio Association in Lincoln City.

As origin stories go, the tale of how soft-rock duo Air Supply got its name is pretty mild. Guitarist and vocalist Graham Russell had a dream of a billboard with flashing lights all around it and the words “Air Supply” in the center.

Art lovers are invited to mix and mingle with local artists at a joint reception from the Pacific Artists’ Co-op Gallery, Artists’ Studio Association Beachstone Gallery and the Chessman Gallery this Friday, Oct. 7, this Friday, Oct. 7.

The beaches of Lincoln City are lovely, long and often quite flat, but also have seasonal winds that can rip the beach towel right out of your hands. Leaning in and making lemons out of lemonade, the city hosts two kite festivals each year.

A birthday party is not the usual kind of event put on by the Lincoln City Parks and Recreation Department. But Frank King is not the usual birthday boy.

Elakha is a Chinook trading language word for the sea otter, once plentiful in Oregon’s coastal waters before the fur trade drove them to local extinction.

Enjoy the beautiful campus of the Neskowin Valley School as the school hosts its 40th Annual Harvest Festival this Saturday, Oct. 1.

Oregon Coast artist Carol Shenk will share her work at a number of events this fall, starting with “Tea & Talk” at the Newport Visual Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 6. Tea and cookies will accompany Shenk’s talk about her art work, new book illustrations and upcoming drawing classes.