Movies: stat!
Lincoln City’s Bijou Theatre is once again getting into the Oscars spirit by screening this year’s Academy Award-nominated short films from Friday, March 3, through Sunday, March 12.
Art: the cliff notes
At the start of every month, Toledo celebrates its vibrant arts community in a citywide First Weekend event at local galleries and studios. This month’s event will invite art lovers to connect with local artists on Saturday and Sunday, March. 4 and 5.
Get under the influence, in Newport
Catch “Coastal Influences,” featuring the intriguing abstract paintings of Carolyn Cole, at Newport’s Olive Street Gallery starting this Friday, March 3.
Art Marches on, in Manzanita
Prints by Christine Harrison and Jan Branham and ceramics by Shane Sjogren will fill Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts during the new gallery show, running through March 24.
Ream-ember to catch paper art show
The Newport Paper and Book Arts Festival sells out fast, but you won’t need to attend any workshops to appreciate the exhibition showcasing the work of seven talented instructors who will teach at this year’s event.
Love Gleneden Beach? Join the club.
Some people buzz by on Highway 101 without even looking to the west, but there’s a hidden gem of a community not to be missed — Gleneden Beach.
‘No Treaties for the North Coast’
Tribal relations on the North Oregon Coast, including forced removal from native lands, will be the subject of a presentation by Dr. David Lewis at the North County Recreation District this Saturday, March 4.
It’s pouring in Newport
It is back again and still the best for thousands of fans who have eagerly waited for its return. While the pandemic caused a shutdown in 2021 and 2022, the Seafood & Wine Festival has returned to celebrate its 46th year this weekend.
Tea, talk and tapestry
The Coastal Arts Guild invites you to Tea and Talk with artist Windwalker Taibi at the Newport Visual Arts Center on Thursday, March 2.
A magnetic performance
The tape is rolling for the premiere performance of “Industrial Cassette,” a one-act musical about climate change at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Saturday, Feb. 25.
You shell go to the ball
After being held virtually for two years, the Oregon Coast Community College Foundation’s Pearls of Wisdom fund-raiser returns live and in-person on Saturday, March 4.
Fresh sounds from old instruments
History will come alive with sound when the Quartetto di Cremona brings chamber music with an Italian flare to Neskowin in the fifth concert of the Neskowin Chamber music series this Sunday, Feb. 26.
You’ll dig this.
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.
Ozn’t it wonderful?
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.
This book is causing quite a flap
Two birds of a feather flocked together to create the award-winning book “Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher.”
Tiki-t to paradise
Break out the bikinis and Hawaiian shirts and escape to the isle of Tiki Temptation during Newport’s famous Seafood & Wine festival weekend.
A perfect day in Yachats
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.
A cut above
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.
Block out some time for this
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.
Sew many memories
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.