Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center is housed in a gorgeous building with a stunning view of the Yaquina Bay. It gets even better when dressed up for the Christmas holiday season.

Toledo’s wonderful small-town feel is never more present than during the holidays, when locals treat people to experiences like the Annual Umbrella Parade and Tree Lighting, taking place this Saturday, Nov. 25.

The Lincoln City SeaGals are all about service and fun, and the latter will be in full swing at the group’s second annual Winter Art Festival, happening at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 24 and 25.

Bookstores, like other shops that cater to individual tastes, have their own personalities. Papa’s Bookshelf, Lincoln City’s newest bookseller, is no exception.

Magical…that’s the single word that can be used to describe Tah•Lume, an eclectic gift store in the heart of Lincoln City.

Inhabitants of the West Coast live with the results of thousands of years of tectonic plates riding over each other and causing subduction zone earthquakes, which can in turn create massive tsunamis.

Coastal Voices will provide a musical start to December with concerts in Lincoln City on Saturday, Dec. 2, in Yachats on Sunday, Dec. 3, and in Newport on Saturday, Dec. 9.

You won’t need to stay away from the water when Red Tide, the iconic ’90s heavy alternative rock band from Tillamook, reunites for a one-night-only concert at the Bay City Arts Center this Friday, Nov. 24.

Have a ball and bid on trees festooned with decorative balls and treasures at the Angels Ball and Festival of Trees, beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 29, and concluding on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Chinook Winds Casino Resort.

Sitka Resident Talks are an opportunity for the community to learn about the artists and scientists working in residence at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, located at Cascade Head just north of Lincoln City.

For the past eight months, drivers taking Highway 101 through Lincoln City have been the curious audience for a creative work in progress, a steadily evolving construction site that wrapped around the historic Delake School.

If shopping inspiration is lacking, let Tu Tu Tu Kitchen Cottage be a solution. Located in historic Nye Beach, this gem of a shop has something for chefs, occasional cooks, even the kitchen novice.

It’s an age-old story with a modern-day twist. “Matilda: the Musical,” opening this Friday, Nov. 17, is a story about an extraordinary little girl who overcomes multiple obstacles to instill hope and confidence in her classmates as well as the kind adults in her life.

“I didn’t know you could be exactly who you are and wake up every day loving what you do,” said Jen Lee, owner of Searenity Boutique.

This Saturday, Nov. 18, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis’s “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X” will be broadcast live on the big screen at Newport Performing Arts Center.

Schools, libraries and nature lovers are joining together for the Lincoln County Reads 2023 program. This year’s chosen tome is “As the Condor Soars, Conserving & Restoring Oregon’s Birds.”

Standing ankle-deep on a gravel bar in the middle of North Creek, an American dipper surveys her tea-hued haunt.

You’re wandering through the forest, your eyes alert to a particular color, shape, even just a disturbance on the forest floor that could indicate the presence of your prey just under the duff.

It’s a world-class festival of all things Celtic, featuring international musicians, food, vendors and an audience of dedicated fans.

The speaker who will spill the tea at Newport’s next Tea & Talk on Thursday, Nov. 16, is one of the artists in the current “Varied Perspectives” show at the Newport Visual Arts Center.