Fall on the Oregon Coast is here in all its colorful glory. I live for this time of year.

The beautiful, hand-painted banners that have graced light poles throughout Nye Beach will soon be auctioned off, as is tradition, to raise money for kids’ arts programs.

During an early 2013 recording session in Lincoln City, drummer Marv Bauer suggested a reggae fusion project formed around the songwriting of Randy Foote and Barry Klusman that came to be named JaSkaMon.

The Lincoln City Cultural Center is embarking on a voyage through music, traditions and genres from around the world, and you’re invited to come along.

A bowl of soup could change someone’s life. Last year, Tides of Change, a nonprofit serving survivors of domestic sexual violence, stalking and trafficking, helped more than 600 people in Tillamook County.

The Lincoln County Mycological Society presents “Mushrooms of Cascadia: Fantastic Fungi of the PNW,” a slideshow presentation and book-signing by Christian Schwarz at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center this Thursday, Oct. 24.

You’ll be swept away by “The Tempest,” a modern take on William Shakespeare’s final play, presented by New Visions Arts in Newport.

From the tiniest fairy parasols to the largest organism on earth, Oregon is home to a wonderland of fungal finds.

Fish are typically what you’d find inside a dory boat. But, for one weekend they’ll be traded out for bales of hay.  

Although his English is quite good, Ukrainian clarinetist Volodymyr Gitin was a bit befuddled when I told him that the group he is touring with, Kommuna Lux, is being billed as “high-energy Big Band sound from the bygone days of speakeasies and rum runners.”

Whether it’s a pug in a pumpkin, a terrier in a taco or a retriever dressed as Goldilocks, the Halloween Pet Fashion Show will be the place for your mutt to strut their stuff or your cat to rule the catwalk this Saturday, Oct. 19.

The Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County invites local business owners, entrepreneurs, those Interested in starting a business to its second annual Fail Fest in Newport on Thursday, Oct. 24,

Whether you prefer to call it beanbag toss or cornhole, there’s no question it’s a recreational activity that is landing with a growing list of people.

Go on a “High Fiber Diet” as the Columbia Fiber Arts Guild exhibit opens this Friday, Oct. 18, at Lincoln City’s Fiber Arts Studio and Gallery.

Jeanine Tesori’s innovative new opera, “Grounded” will be streamed live from the Met Opera stage in New York to the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, Oct. 19.

Let’s face it, dogs and cats are terrible at job interviews, which is why so few can pay their own bills.

"Hell is empty and all the devils are here,” wrote William Shakespeare in his final play, “The Tempest.”

The group has a new name but the same mission: to encourage residents and visitors to protect and enjoy the native birds, other wildlife and habitats found on Oregon's Central Coast.

Salt is a kitchen staple. Whether you are cooking or baking, making something savory or sweet, salt is your food's best friend.

Three wildly expressive new exhibits will open at the Newport Visual Arts Center galleries this Friday, Oct. 11.