Friends and supporters of the Lincoln City Cultural Center are invited to a momentous and celebratory event this Saturday, Feb. 25 — the official groundbreaking for the Cultural Plaza project.

Follow the yellow brick road to the Newport Performing Arts Center for Coastal Act Productions’ presentation of the classic fantasy “The Wizard of Oz,” from Friday, Feb. 24, through Saturday, March 11.

Two birds of a feather flocked together to create the award-winning book “Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher.”

Break out the bikinis and Hawaiian shirts and escape to the isle of Tiki Temptation during Newport’s famous Seafood & Wine festival weekend.

Among the many things that make Yachats the “Gem of the Oregon Coast,” is the combination of charming shops and stunning trails, located just a stone’s throw from each other.

Stunning pieces of jewelry using beautiful natural stones like purple agates are among the work by Katt Wamsley, February’s featured artist at the Pacific Artists' Co-op Gallery in Lincoln City.

Sometimes, writing can flow easily and it seems like the muse is sitting on your shoulder. At other times, the blank page can be terrifying and starting a writing project can give you nightmares.

Crowning achievements in quilting will be on display when the “Diana” quilt show comes to the Yachats Commons from Saturday, Feb. 18, through Monday, Feb. 20.

It will be a hot time in the old town when the Oregon Coast’s own Gypsy Jazz quartet, Hot Club of Beachtown, hits the stage at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Friday, Feb. 17.

February is the month that puts a microscope on relationships: are you in one at all, are you in a good one, could you do better?

Gather friends and family to form a team or a cheering section for the Three Capes Marathon Relay, which can be run solo or as two or five-person teams. The marathon race “with a view” will be hosted Saturday, Feb. 25, in Tillamook County.

Career Technology Education is an ever-growing part of educational curriculums across the country.

Thinking about taking your sweetheart out to dance to celebrate Valentine’s Day but need a little practice beforehand? Lincoln County’s community big band, the Lincoln Pops Orchestra, has you covered.

The ensemble Duo Seira, will present a free chamber music concert at Atonement Lutheran Church in Newport this Sunday, Feb. 12. Also performing on the program will be the Newberg High School String Quintet.

Get to know the Friends of the Wildwoods Open Space and make new friends from the Audubon Society of Lincoln City at the next bird walk this Saturday, Feb. 11.

To help celebrate Lincoln City’s Antique Week, the North Lincoln County Historical Museum will offer a new exhibit called “Sears Years,” a tribute to how Sears, Roebuck & Company and Montgomery Ward & Company made rural living in North Lincoln County a lot easier around the turn of the 20th Century.

It began quietly, with a private property purchase of 77 mostly wooded acres on a peninsula across from Newport on Yaquina Bay.

A vibrant new exhibit, “Recollection” by Northwest-based artist Jill Falk, will light up Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery from Friday, Feb. 3, through March 20.

Two exciting new exhibits will grace the walls of the Newport Visual Arts Center beginning this Saturday, Feb. 4, and continuing through March 25.

Lincoln City’s longstanding literary series, Oregon Legacy, will bring authors live and in person to Driftwood Public Library on four Sunday afternoons in February.