Eyes to the skies
For the second time in six years, the Central Oregon Coast will offer a front row seat for a spectacular celestial event, with an annular solar eclipse taking place on Saturday, Oct. 14.
Brighten your week with Dark & Stormy Nights
October is here and there’s a chill in the air, even inside Lincoln City’s normally cozy Driftwood Public Library, where the Dark and Stormy Night author series has returned for more spine-tingling tales.
Head to Yachats
Yachats is putting itself front and center this fall, hosting its inaugural Oktoberfest celebration this weekend. In the spirit of trying new things, we decided to see what everyone’s favorite artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has to say on the subject.
Nourish your style at Flourish
“At Flourish, our favorite thing to do is help women find their style,” said owner Karry Blodgette.
Best concert of the year? It remains to be seen.
Better act fast, it’s unlikely there will be any tickets left over when The Sweet Remains take to the stage at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Friday, Sept. 29.
Fall into something new
If your idea of an enjoyable fall includes searching for mushrooms, pondering a Granny Smith or delving into perilous dungeons in search of long-lost treasure, you are in luck.
Orange you glad it’s fall?
The Kilchis River Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze will return for another fall packed with gorgeous gourds, maddening mazes, fun hayrides and more, opening this Saturday, Sept 30.
We predict a great show
While we at TODAY Towers are unable to see the future, we make a solid prediction that the Saturday, Sept. 30, concert by Iron Prophecy will be one to remember.
Paging all Newport readers
Curling up with a good book is one of the great pleasures of life on this Earth. But reading does not have to be a totally solitary activity, especially when the Great Oregon Book Read comes to town.
These seem pretty fly
If you’re not tied up this weekend, the Central Coast Fly Fishers has just the thing — free fly-tying classes aimed at beginners.
A ferry t(r)ail in Garibaldi
For seven long years and way too many miles on Highway 101, Highway 131 and Bayocean Road (roughly 18 miles doubled for 36 when you park the car like I do — going out and back) I have followed the Oregon Coast Trail when passing Garibaldi.
A Barnes-storming show
Memphis-style gospel soul will fill the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Sunday, Oct. 1, when the Sensational Barnes Brothers arrive at the Oregon Coast.
Just the (season) ticket
If the word “chapel” makes you think of stony silence and contemplation, think again. The Chapel at Camp Winema just south of Pacific City is noted for its excellent acoustics.
Pride touches down in Newport
Pride events are not just big, rainbow-hued parties. They are also a time for celebrating change, working toward a more positive future and breaking down barriers for people in the LGBTQ+ community.
Have the stein of your life
Fall on the Oregon Coast requires a few wardrobe essentials — a fleece vest to maintain core temperature, a light jacket to fend of rain showers and, of course, lederhosen for proper beer appreciation.
Learn Norse code
Who is worthy enough to lift the hammer of Thor, Norse god of thunder? For Monday, Sept. 25, at least, the answer is anyone who makes the trip to Tillamook to take part in The Saga Project.
Newport welcomes A Major talent
Mozart’s effervescent “Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major” will fill the Newport Performing Arts Center this weekend as the Newport Symphony Orchestra welcomes pianist Ben Kim to the coast.
Art in the Spotlight
Local artists Catherine Hingson and Sarah Hawklin are sharing a Spotlight Show running through Sept. 29 at Newport’s Yaquina Art Association Gallery.
Coral art show is reefer rad-ness
For the past two years, a team of Pacific Northwest fabric artists have been building a coral reef one stitch at a time.
Easel-y does it this fall
Throughout the fall, the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts is offering one-day, two-day and multi-week visual arts classes at the Newport Performing Arts Center.