With the coming of summer, birds abound in lakes, creeks and at the beach. Audubon Society of Lincoln City will lead walks in June that explore a diversity of aquatic habitats that support a great variety of bird life.

Like rivulets joining to create a stream, the three galleries of the Newport Visual Arts Center and the Olive Street Gallery at the Newport Performing Arts Center will unite for a singular show, “Where Waters Meet,” opening this Saturday, June 1.

Fresh on the heels of a successful Sydney Festival run, Amelia Zirin-Brown, aka Rizo, has returned home with a brand-new show at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Friday, May 31, and Saturday, June 1.

Every month, the town of Toledo takes a weekend to celebrate their arts community and invite the public to join in. Galleries and studios throughout town will welcome guests this Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2.

Whether you blow your own or find one on the beach, few things say Lincoln City like glass floats.

Manzanita’s Hoffman Gallery is offering a rare opportunity to view an astonishing, historic art collection highlighting the work of the preeminent Runquist Brothers, curated by retired Portland Art Museum curator Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson.

Get serenaded by a home-state heroine when Rebecca Abbott brings her singular style to the Lincoln City Cultural Center on Thursday, June 6.

Itching to get creative with clay but intimidated by the wheel? Sign up for soft slab ceramics classes at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

Lincoln City’s Connie Hansen Garden will again be exhibiting the artwork of the Painted Ladies in the Garden House Gallery from Saturday, June 1, through the end of August.

Of the many festivities and commemorations on the Central Oregon Coast this Memorial Day weekend, few are as visually stunning as Depoe Bay’s annual Fleet of Flowers, taking place by land and by sea on Monday, May 27.

Searenity has come to the community, and to the Salishan Marketplace. After moving from her Lincoln City location in January, owner Jen Lee says it was fate that brought her to the new locale.

Artists taking part in this year’s Art on the Edge Studio Tour are sharing the spotlight in the latest exhibit at Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery, opening this Friday, May 24.

Pacific Dance Ensemble and students from Newport School of Artistic Movement will present their 37th annual gift to the community, “Dances from the Heart” at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Sunday, May 26.

Don’t miss your chance to drop in on the Otter Rock and Roll, Newport Surfrider’s 14th annual surf event for kids, take place on the beach at Otter Rock on Saturday, June 15.

The word “charming” might seem an odd one to use when describing a cemetery, but it does seem apt when it comes to the Taft Pioneer Cemetery in Lincoln City.

More than 30 years ago, a fantastic sandcastle-themed playground structure was built in Lincoln City’s Regatta Park and quickly became the most popular park attraction in town.

Join an afternoon of art, community and celebration this Saturday, May 25 at the Plaza Palooza, a family-friendly event celebrating the newest installations at the Lincoln City Cultural Center’s Cultural Plaza.

Send off one of the original members of the Newport Symphony Orchestra, principal cellist Barbara Johnston, at a special season ending concert at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center this Saturday, May 25.

Manzanita Writers' Series presents author Mark Larson, who will read from his new book, “Working in the 21st Century: An Oral History of American Work in a Time of Social and Economic Transformation” at the Hoffman Center on Wednesday, May 29.

The Lower Nehalem Community Trust is hosting a Migratory Bird Day Celebration at Nehalem’s Alder Creek Farm this Sunday, May 26.