Return of the King(ston)
Fans of folk icons The Kingston Trio can re-discover the group’s timeless music all over again on Wednesday, April 12, at the Newport Performing Arts Center.
A top-flight presentation
You will actually be happy when the speakers drone on this Sunday, April 9, at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center in Newport.
Pier into the future
A popular fishing spot is headed for a complete overhaul when the Port of Newport rebuilds the public fishing pier in South Beach, and port officials will seek public input this Tuesday, April 11.
Jell, yeah!
Draining the swimming pool has left staff at the Lincoln City Community Center with a sticky situation on their hands — establishment of the Oregon Coast’s very first Jello-wrestling pit.
The Maine event
She’ll be flying nearly 2,000 miles to revisit a plane that hasn’t flown for many years.
Verdi interesting indeed
Of all the imagined locations for a meeting between Verdi and Shakespeare, the Oregon Coast might not be your first guess.
Lincoln City artist shares perspective
The Artists’ Studio Association in Lincoln City will be displaying work by featured artist Steve Rutherford throughout April.
Worth a look, naturally
Newport-based multimedia artist Cheri Aldrich will display her work in “It’s Just My Nature,” a new exhibit opening at the Newport Visual Arts Center this Saturday, April 1.
Budding gardeners welcome at Manzanita Day
Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts will celebrate the town’s namesake this Friday, March 31, marking Manzanita Day with a plant sale and a presentation from gardener and author David Perry.
Take a trip(le) to Manzanita
The latest show at Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts features works by Matthew Palmgren and Allison Asbjornsen alongside ceramics by Michelle Valigura.
Back in town for a duo-ver
Lincoln City native Chenise Crockett will give a homecoming performance this Friday, March 31, co-starring in “Jouissance: A Movement Piece” at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.
Portland comes to Newport
Portland’s Pearl District will come to Newport this Saturday, April 1, with the opening of “Creative Diversity Abides,” a new exhibit from Portland’s Blackfish Gallery.
First things first
As the seasons change in Toledo, a new palette of colors is revealed — from the bright splashes of murals to the blooming of cherry trees lining the sidewalks.
The river’s waiting. Siletz go!
The MidCoast Watersheds Council will host the annual Siletz River cleanup day on Saturday, April 1, with the event resuming after a three-year hiatus.
The trick to a perfect Spring Break
The Lincoln City Cultural Center’s treasured Festival of Illusions is back, with nine days of festivities taking place from Thursday, March 23, to Saturday, April 1.
Weave got something to show you
“Filaments,” a traveling show sponsored by the Weaving Guilds of Oregon (WeGO), will be on display at the Lincoln City Cultural Center starting this Friday, March 24.
The pods are in your favor
In one year, gray whales swim from Baja California’s balmy calving bays, to the Arctic’s nutrient-rich seas, and back again.
Rocking the roles
It’s the 1980s all over again. So, strap on your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of a lifetime in “Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll,” Eric Bogosian’s edgy raw comedy about life as it was, and — in many ways — still is.
Return of the King (of Wagner's scores)
Wagner's dreamy opera “Lohengrin” will fill the screen in tack-sharp High Definition at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, March 25.
Drop in at Rainforest Trail
The name is new, but the “Rainforest Trail” itself definitely is not. I’ve hiked it for almost two decades, and have seen it so overgrown that it was nearly impassable, under many inches of snow, and now, twice the length it was when I first trekked it.