With “Sharknado” a distant memory and “Sharks on a Plane” still awaiting the greenlight from cowardly studio executives, all eyes for shark-related entertainment turn to Sharktoberfest this Saturday, Oct. 14, in Newport.

Abstract works that touch on difficult social issues are on display at Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts as it hosts “Chasing Shelter,” an exhibit by pioneering digital artist Joan Truckenbrod.

Artist Steve Pickering takes viewers on a healing journey through his subconscious mind in “Lucky to be Alive,” opening this Friday, Oct. 13, at the Newport Visual Arts Center.

This weekend will see Yachats greet the annular solar eclipse with the Dark Days Festival, showcasing a host of musical artists throughout Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13 and 14.

The Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve, located toward the north end of Lincoln City, is a place quite unlike any other.

I have been thinking again. I actually do it more than once a year; and it is always a cause for concern. This time I’m taking a break on a bench at the parking lot near the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center just south of Yachats.

Birds from Lincoln City to Depoe Bay will be the focus of a pair of birding walks organized by the Audubon Society of Lincoln City this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13 and 14.

If fall weather has got you Kind of Blue, remind yourself What a Wonderful World we live in with a visit to the Oregon Coast Jazz Party, returning to the Newport Performing Arts Center for three days of exceptional live jazz starting this Friday, Oct. 6.

A fanciful array of otherworldly ocean creatures will be on display at Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery when the “UnHuman” exhibit opens this Friday. Oct. 6.

You could be forgiven for being all a-flutter when you visit Yachats this weekend to view the 34 art banners proudly flying from light poles along Highway 101.

For many veterans, boot camp might bring back memories of scratchy blankets. But the new exhibit at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center aims to give a more layered portrayal of life in, and after, military service.

The start of fall often heralds a quieter time for beach towns on the Oregon Coast. Not so for Lincoln City’s Taft District, which really comes alive in the run up to Halloween — so to speak.

Neskowin Valley School is inviting everyone to celebrate the bounty of fall at its 41st Annual Harvest Festival this Saturday, Oct. 7.

The Celtic Music Series has returned to the Lincoln City Cultural Center, offering monthly concerts by groups from Scotland, Ireland, Italy and the United States. Running through April 2024, the series brings dynamic new sounds and genre favorites to the stage.

Everything from portraits to lighthouses to handmade books is on the agenda for the fall lineup of classes from the Artists’ Studio Association in Lincoln City.

As fall rolls in through the streets of Toledo, the arts community is again inviting visitors to see what’s new in the town’s galleries and studios at First Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7 and 8.

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.

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.

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.

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