Thanks to the Newport Chamber of Commerce, Newport is once again the official Dungeness Crab Capital of the World. So, it stands to reason that the town is also the crab dinner capital of the world.

It’s a good idea to book your spots early for the 27th Newport Paper and Book Arts Festival taking place this spring at the Newport Visual Arts Center.

World-renowned cheese, heritage farms and plenty of natural beauty: Tillamook has a lot to offer for anyone. But for the currently and aspirationally active, there is even more.

Most of the time, when we avoid walking under a ladder or crossing paths with a black cat, or cross our fingers when we are hoping for a positive outcome, we don’t really think it will make a difference. But why risk it?

For more than 30 years, the Yachats Lions Club has held a crab feed. The annual trek to Yachats to eat Dungeness crab is a tradition for families and groups from across Oregon, Washington and beyond.

There is still time to build teams for the Tillamook Bay Community College Foundation’s North Coast Throwdown Cornhole Tournament taking place on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds.

The Newport Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director Adam Flatt, will greet the new year with “Magical Tales,” at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday and Sunday Jan. 20 and 21.

Get some right-brain workouts this winter when Oregon Coast Council for the Arts presents new learning opportunities in a variety of mediums, including clay, watercolor, charcoal, acrylics, oils and even wire.

Acclaimed brass ensemble Spanish Brass will make its third appearance before Neskowin Chamber Music audiences at the Kiwanda Community Center in Pacific City this Sunday, Jan. 21.

A new exhibit by local artist Rena Ekmanis: “Pelagic Wilderness” will be on display in the Upstairs Gallery at Newport Visual Arts Center starting this Sunday Jan. 21.

The Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative will present “Two sides of Cascade Head: A 150-year History of the Salmon River Estuary and Neskowin” at Pelican Brewing in Lincoln City on Thursday, Jan. 25.

When the Blackfish Café closed its doors on Jan. 1 after almost 25 years as a coastal culinary landmark, some loyal customers might have feared they would never again be able to savor the establishment’s perfectly prepared salmon.

Attention rock hounds and fossil fiends: Yachats is gearing up for its “eleventh ever” Agate Festival, to be held this Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 13 and 14, at the Yachats Commons.

Become a believer at the 30th annual Coastal Carvers Show in Lincoln City, where this year’s theme is “Wild Woods, from Sasquatch to wild flowers and everything in between.”

There’s an old adage that misery loves company, and it plays out in an unusual way with Theatre West’s latest show, “Misery.”

Willamette University's Schnell Vigueur Ensemble and the McKay High School Chamber Orchestra will present a free chamber concert at Atonement Lutheran Church in Newport this Sunday, Jan. 14.

Learn about seabird monitoring and conservation work happening along the coast when Harry McQuillen leads a Science on Tap presentation at the Pelican Brewing Company in Pacific City on Thursday, Jan. 18.

Learn about the fascinating history of indigo dye, with Astoria artist and well-traveled indigo explorer Iris Sullivan Daire at Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts this Sunday, Jan. 14.

What should you shoot for when you write haiku? How can its strategies help your longer poetry or fiction? A presentation by Michael Dylan Welch will explore the world of 5-7-5 writing at the Willamette Writers Coast Chapter virtual meeting on Saturday, Jan. 20.

Explore two lesser-known but highly scenic trails during Audubon Society of Lincoln City bird walks this Friday and Saturday, Jan. 12 and 13.