What better way to celebrate summer than with Polynesian drumming, hula dancers and an island feast?

As summer winds down, the Newport 60+ Activity Center’s hikes are coming to an end. Don’t despair; there are still some great excursions planned for August and September.

Chalk. It is one of the simplest art supplies, but can transform a concrete sidewalk into a playground or create three-dimensional images of holes or breaks in solid surfaces so real you are wary of walking across them.

Welcome to Popcorn Falls, the latest production from Theatre West. The comedy, written by James Hindman and directed by Bonnie Ross, opened on Thursday, Aug. 8 and will continue through Saturday, Sept. 9.

Formed from a shattered and weakened group of tribes and bands forced together onto a single, and rapidly shrinking reservation, The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians have strengthened and grown from the time of their return to federally recognized tribal status in 1977.

After a decade of delivering the highest quality cannabis-related products to their growing clientele, the Lincoln City Collective has expanded.

If you’re longing for a bit of country life, look no further. The Yachats River Valley Farm Tour may be your golden opportunity for a unique and scenic experience on the Oregon Coast.

Is this what a bird feels like? To lift off the ground and effortlessly soar through the air, wind rushing at your face, sun glinting off the wings, blue skies ahead, blue ocean below, nothing but you and freedom.

I have been thinking — always a cause for concern. This time during the lunch break while working with Trailkeepers of Oregon at Camp Westwind.

To paint “en plein air” means, in very basic terms, to do it outside. This Saturday, Aug. 12, the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center is inviting artists to gather outside on their large deck for a guided painting party.

INHOUSE Jazz will continue the 2023 Season with a concert hosted by vocalist Annie Averre and presenting featured duo and INHOUSE favorites: vocalist Heather Keizur and pianist Steve Christofferson this Sunday, Aug. 13.

Maestro Yaacov “Yaki” Bergman, artistic director of the Siletz Bay Music Festival, spoke enthusiastically of one of the additions to this year’s festival’s roster of artists:

Residing beside where the Yaquina River flows lazily into the ocean and nestled between rolling hills and dense trees, lies the quaint town of Toledo, known in part for attracting residents with genuine artistic skills.

Spend even a moment in the mill town of Toledo and it becomes obvious why it is regarded as the place where art and industry meet. The twin pursuits weave together throughout town in the form of mural installations, galleries and public sculptures set against vistas of the paper mill, train cars and local shipyards.

Nature inspired ceramics and paintings will be featured at the August show at the Hoffman Center for the Arts, on display through Aug. 26.

Siletz-based ceramic and mixed media artist, Paula Teplitz, will open her new exhibit, “In *Animate* Objects” at the Newport Visual Arts Center this Friday, Aug. 4. The show will run through Sept. 30 in the Upstairs Gallery.

Sister and brother artists, Regina Atwood and Bill Hamilton, will show how their mutual love of nature and art are translated into two distinct styles when the Freed Gallery presents the fourth show in the “Meet the Artist” series this Saturday, August 5.

Gone are the days when quilting was done only by our grandmothers using old clothing for piecing. Today, it’s a multi-million-dollar industry attracting artistic types of all ages. A great sampling of both modern and traditional quilts will be on display at the Oregon Coastal Quilters Guild show, “Quilts by the Sea” this Friday and Saturday, August 4 and 5.

Spot some art that really represents the coast when the Yaquina Art Gallery Spotlight Show features painters Charlotte Carter and Diane Pinizzotto, opening this Friday, Aug. 5 and running through Aug. 18.

Originally designated in 1976, the newly reauthorized Cascade Head Biosphere Region includes the Salmon River and Estuary, the Cascade Head Marine Reserve and the City of Lincoln City. The Cascade Head Biosphere Region has a prolific diversity of wildlife including black bears, cougars, bald eagles, peregrine falcons, five species of salmon, migrating gray and humpback whales and four federally listed endangered species: the spotted owl, marbled murrelet, coho salmon and Oregon silverspot butterfly.