Daniel Catán’s spellbinding, magical masterpiece, “Florencia en el Amazonas,” will be broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to the big screen at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, Dec. 9.

On a day not so long ago, the evergreen trees in my backyard were covered in the remains of a recent rain and the light was low in the sky, creating an effect where each drop was lit in a primary color: green, red, blue, yellow. Perhaps this is the origin of Christmas tree lights, I mused.

We all know that COVID changed many people’s lives in many ways, but for entrepreneur Melody Wilkins it created a new career — soap maker extraordinaire and founder of Siletz Bay Co.

Take a deep breath, then enter the magical underwater world of the Gypsea Weaver in Rebecca Hooper’s appropriately placed studio in Newport’s Aquarium Village.

The name might mean “ugly” but the wearable art created for the Baba Yaga line definitely is not.

The Newport Symphony Orchestra presents its December concert, “Baroque and Beyond III,” featuring a collection of holiday and classical favorites.

A new exhibit is blooming at the Newport Visual Arts Center. “Botanical Alchemy,” featuring work by Jennifer Smith opens this Sunday, Dec. 3, with a public reception from 1 to 3 pm.

As winter approaches, the mill town of Toledo sparkles with color along its streets. So too, does the arts community celebrate the changing of the season with its monthly First Weekend celebration, taking place this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2 and 3.

Manzanita’s Hoffman Gallery will close out the year with an exciting show featuring prints by Bruce Vincent, paintings by Robert Procter and a group bowl show of coastal ceramic artists.

Riverbend Players presents “A Christmas Story,” opening this Friday, Dec. 1, at the North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center in Nehalem.

The Taft Art Program in Lincoln City focuses on student-driven creative projects where students work with all sorts of media to explore what they can do and how they interact.

Through December, Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery is featuring “Between the Tides,” an inspiring new exhibit by acclaimed local artists Sandy Roumagoux and Liz Fox.

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.