When Gitl and Jerome Black decided to build on their rapidly growing graphic design and printing business by opening a retail space and adding original brand products, their goal was to express the unique style of Oregon. Let’s just say they nailed it.

The holiday season is upon us and I can think of no better gift than the gift of food. In my family, food is love. It’s part of all of our gatherings.

Winner of season four of “The Masked Singer,” LeAnn Rimes will unmask her Christmas spirit at Chinook Winds, performing holiday favorites mixed in with some of her greatest hits and new songs on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16 and 17.

Dig out those reindeer antlers, elf shoes and Santa suits and join your family and friends in Lincoln City for the annual Jingle Bell Jog 5K this Saturday, Dec. 10.

Newport School of Artistic Movement and Pacific Dance Ensemble alumni Phoebe Berglund is returning to Newport to head a dance composition workshop at the school’s studio in Newport on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble will present its annual Seasonal Celebration Concert at the Yachats Commons this Saturday, Dec. 10.

There will be three opportunities to enjoy the Central Coast Chorale’s holiday concert, “Winter Wonder, Celebrating the Season of Light,” with music celebrating Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Winter Solstice and Christmas in Yachats on Thursday, Dec. 15, Lincoln City on Saturday, Dec. 17, and Newport on Sunday, Dec. 18.

There was a heavenly scent filling the air and a buzz of activity at the Seal Rock Garden Club as club members gathered to create the wreaths, swags, centerpieces, small decorated live trees and gifts that will be on offer at the Holiday Greens Sale this Saturday, Dec. 3.

The Lincoln City Playhouse for Youth will present an iconic holiday classic with a musical twist when “A Christmas Story: The Musical” takes to the stage from Thursday, Dec. 8, through Sunday, Dec. 11, at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

"A Song of Joy" is being presented by the Community Christmas Choir of Lincoln City on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 11.

You’ll be wrecked if you miss the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center’s Holiday Open House and Artisans Market this Saturday, Dec. 3, in Newport.

For the second year in a row, the hillside behind Trollers Lodge in Depoe Bay has been transformed into a visual extravaganza by some very committed neighbors.

The holiday season will be in full swing in Lincoln City this weekend when the Festival of Trees opens for public viewing at Chinook Winds Casino Resort.

If you are one of the few who has not yet made it to Ginger Roots, one of the newest and loveliest additions to the Lincoln City Outlets, then this holiday season is the perfect time to do so. Some advice: run, don’t walk.

In a two-week Spotlight Pedestal Show starting this Saturday, Dec. 3, the Yaquina Art Association will be featuring the artwork of Sarah Hawklyn and Gloria Romanelli.

Pacific City’s Kiawanda Community Center will magically transform into the North Pole for the annual Holiday Bazaar this Saturday, Dec. 3.

The Sea of Lights is back, illuminating Newport’s Oregon Coast Aquarium designs inspired by coastal flora and fauna, like joyous jellies, caroling crabs and sparkling starfish every Friday and Saturday evening from Dec. 2 through Dec. 17.

Explore the “Painted Stories” of Maria Esther Sund at the Newport Visual Arts Center, opening with an artist’s talk in the Upstairs Gallery this Saturday, Dec. 3.

Follow the bouncing ball to the Newport Performing Arts Center for a lyric assisted sing-along with members of the Central Coast Chorale during Holly Jolly — A Festive Family Affair, this Friday, Dec. 2.

‘Twas the month before winter term, when all through the county
Every creature was waiting for non-credit bounty.
The non-credit classes had been planned with great care
And mailboxes knew the ‘Catch’ soon would be there.