Hats off to this craft fair
Forget your troubles and just get happy at the Happy Holidays Craft Fair in Newport this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29 and 30.
Winter Arts Festival offers warm welcome
Enjoy art, music and food at the third annual Lincoln City Winter Art Festival, presented by the Lincoln City SeaGals, at the Lincoln City Cultural Center this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29 and 30.
Where the wild things are
If Santa were loading his sleigh with gifts for everyone on his list, he’d definitely be stopping at Wild Fern Mercantile in Lincoln City.
Seeking perfect pitch
With a new executive director bringing fresh ideas and an ambitious agenda, the Newport Symphony Orchestra is entering a new era.
Food for when it’s pouring
When most people think of Oregon wine, they think of Pinot Noir and rightfully so. Our Pinot Noir is world-class, but so is our Chardonnay.
A Sea-rene holiday season
Shopping for holiday gifts can sometimes bring angst, but that’s not the case at Searenity Boutique in the Marketplace at Salishan.
These will peek your interest
Familiar sights on Oregon beaches, sea jellies that have been tossed unceremoniously onto the shore blend into the flotsam of seaweeds, sticks and shells.
Black stories from the big blue
Most accounts of the United States’ maritime enterprises are disproportionately populated by white seafarers. A new exhibit at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, expands that narrative to include the many Black mariners who traversed the high seas from the 16th Century to the present day.
‘Tosca’ will leave you floored
The Metropolitan Opera presents a live revival of Giacomo Puccini’s evocative epic “Tosca,” on the big screen of the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, Nov. 23.
A bear market
When leaves start to fall and there’s a crunch under your feet, the focus soon turns to gift giving and holiday shopping.
Forget me not
Over glasses of wine, Oregon filmmaker Kitty Norton swaps stories with other family caregivers. Despite living in different parts of the country and only ever interacting online, they have a deep bond and have been an important part of each other’s support system.
Hang out, get fit
The sight was immediately arresting — broad swaths of silk in bold colors cascading from the ceiling in the foreground, large hoops, or lyra, in more color combinations hanging in the background.
Weaving a story through the generations
When Tribal artist Stephanie Craig gets stumped during a weaving project, she turns to her dreams for clarity.
The launch of a shipwreck tale
Author Rod Scher and illustrator Molly Dumas will appear at Lincoln City’s Freed Gallery this Saturday, Nov. 16, showcasing their collaborative work on “Ship of Lost Souls, The Tragic Wreck of the Steamship Valencia.”
Oasis offers some cultural refreshment
The Oasis Ensemble will kick off its 2024-2025 season at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center this Saturday, Nov. 16, and the Lincoln City Cultural Center on Sunday, Nov. 17.
The art of connection
Take an art exploration through the latest scientific insights into natural forest communities at the Kate Saunders and Ger Killeen show “Branchings” opening at Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery this Friday, Nov. 15.
Flamenco fan?
This Saturday, Nov. 16, audiences at the Lincoln City Cultural Center will join an international celebration of song, dance and musicianship through a concert performance by the duo Seffarine and their flamenco-loving friends.
Siletz Tribe hosts Restoration Pow-Wow
The public is invited to join the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians this Saturday, Nov. 16, as it holds its annual Restoration Pow-Wow at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City.
Celebrating the glass of 25
North Lincoln County Historical Museum will celebrate the history and magic of glass fishing floats on the Oregon Coast when it presents “25 Years of Finders Keepers” this Saturday, Nov. 16.
A falls favorite
At the base of Drift Creek Falls, a rainbow flickers in the turbulent mist. The steady thunder of water striking boulders drowns out a boisterous group of hikers crossing the suspension bridge 100 feet above the canyon floor.