A metallic chatter interrupts the gentle squeaking of American widgeons waddling in the muck. You exchange your coffee for binoculars and swing around in time to spot a belted kingfisher diving into the shallows.

Shimmering lights displays have lit up Waldport again this holiday season.

Check out our interactive map of this year’s tour.

Alchemy is the perfect name for the transformation that has happened in a space that, for many years, housed a small engine repair shop in Lincoln City.

Nestled atop a hill in the Nye Beach area in Newport is Tu Tu Tu Kitchenware Cottage, a jewel box of a store.

There are so many reasons to visit the Newport Performing Arts Center, and this Saturday, Dec. 14, the reason will be to celebrate the building itself and the long-awaited conclusion of its $2.2-million Capital Campaign.

The newly constructed inclusive and accessible playground at Schooner Creek Discovery Park will officially open with a ribbon-cutting ceremony this Saturday, Dec 14.

Join the Lincoln County Mycological Society this Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Gleneden Beach Community Center for a special one-day 50th anniversary and “end-of-season” North County Mushroom Show.

Party with the Oregon Coastal Aires and the Oregon Coast Chorus this Saturday, Dec. 14, with a free concert at the Newport Presbyterian Church to benefit Stone Soup Suppers and the Newport Food Pantry.

Have you ever wanted to tour an historic burial ground but thought, not having a loved one or ancestor interred there, that you weren’t welcome?

Heceta Head Lightstation near Yachats is celebrating 28 years of its Annual Victorian Christmas Open House this weekend and next.

The lights of the annual Lighted Boat Parade, reflecting off the water in the Yaquina Bay with the Yaquina Bay Bridge arching over the bay nearby, is a Newport holiday original that’s not to be missed.

The small town of Yachats goes big during the Yachats Winter Festival, a two-day holiday event this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6 and 7.

Run, run as fast as you can! Come to Twin Rocks if you’re a gingerbread fan!

Looking for a way to connect with your community, do good works and feel great? Then mark your calendars for the Lincoln City Giving Fair this Saturday, Dec. 7.

Wondering how independent bookstores are fairing these days? The news is positive according to Billy Reese, owner of Papa’s Bookshelf in the Lincoln City Outlets.

"In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn't creak."

-Tom Robbins

This is a favorite quote of Sheila Jaillet, owner of Local Faire, a unique gift shop located in the Lincoln City Outlets.

What do you call an unending dinner of lasagna? Lasagnathon. The beloved fund-raiser for the Bay City Arts Center returns this Saturday, Dec. 7.

Get all of the caroling without all of the walking at “Holly Jolly — A Free Festive Family Affair” at Newport Performing Arts Center this Sunday, Dec. 8.

Manzanita’s Hoffman Gallery will close out the year with an exciting show featuring weavings by Kyla Sjogren, charcoal drawings by Sara Moen and a group vase show of coastal ceramic artists.

As winter beckons, the town of Toledo lights up with holiday spirit. From holiday lights to evergreens, the mill town sparkles with color along its streets.