The trail’s beauty belies the grim story of its namesake. The pine needle carpet is soft on a winter’s day and switchbacks offer panoramas of dense Sitka forest, the majestic Cape Perpetua and the jagged contours of the Oregon Coast.

Through workshops, residencies and events, the Sitka Center provides time and space for place-based reflection, inquiry and creation at the intersection of art and ecology.

The New Year’s Eve dance at the Lincoln City Cultural Center will be musical director John Bringetto’s final time at the helm of the Lincoln Pops Orchestra.

It was Christmas Eve, 1893. Henry Ford, with the help of his wife Clara, tested his first gasoline engine.

The new series of classes at the Artists’ Studio Association in Lincoln City runs the gamut from assemblage art to portraits to mosaic.

Visitors come from far and wide to marvel at the beauty of Oregon tides. Sometimes they gently lap at the shoreline, offering a mesmerizing washing of the ever-changing sands.

Museums are treasure troves that, like icebergs, display only a small part of what’s stored below, especially when it comes to the photo and documents archives.

View some real statement pieces at “Creative Wearables,” a new exhibit by a subgroup of fiber artists from the Portland-based Columbia Fiber Arts Guild, now on show at the Lincoln City Cultural Center’s Fiber Arts Studio and Gallery.

There is something so civilized and comforting about a cup of tea. I am a long-time tea drinker and couldn’t possibly start my day without a steaming mug of it.

Do you know someone in the Tillamook area who loves to garden? Or someone who would like to learn how to garden so they can grow and preserve their own food or landscape around their home?

Look closely at the decorations and gifts on and around the six-foot tall holiday tree at Jillian’s Hair Salon in Lincoln City, and you’ll notice they are not the usual fare.

Your guide to the notable lights displays and neighborhoods this holiday season.

Two artists with wildly different backgrounds and techniques but equally impressive talent and imagination will share collaborative and solo efforts in the next exhibit at Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery.

We challenge you to put a label on Unique & Knotty, the stunning boutique in the Marketplace at Salishan. Handcrafted furnishings provide a fitting foundation for unique lighting, decor, tableware, linens, inclusive clothing and accessories, handmade jewelry, gifts and artisan candles that follow an aesthetic.

 As fun as the holiday season is, by the time Christmas rolls around it has started to feel like the sun is only up for a few hours before disappearing again.

Hundreds of thousands of visitors arrive in Newport via Highway 20 every year. But, this Saturday, Dec. 17, the community will turn out in force to welcome three visitors who made the journey that hard way.

It will be a wonderful evening when the Red Octopus Theatre Company tackles a holiday classic in “The Christmas Show!” at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16 and 17.

“There’s no better way to learn about Spanish culture than with a fork and spoon in hand,” said renowned Michelin-starred chef, Josè Andrès.

Visitors to the Oregon Coast now have a new opportunity to reflect on art, following the installation of a striking, stainless steel sculpture on the front lawn of the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

Creativity abounds in Liz Fox’s “Exploring Form & Surface,” now on display at the Newport Visual Arts Center.