Jam out at a special “Jazz Jam” at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Friday, June 28.

Chinook Winds Casino Resort is celebrating 29 years in business with a fun-filled anniversary event, including fireworks, a headline show performed live by The Commodores, anniversary cupcakes and a special glass float drop by Explore Lincoln City, all happening Friday through Sunday, June 21 through 23.

Dairy: it’s what makes the cheddar — cheese in Tillamook.
Held traditionally on the fourth weekend in June, the June Dairy Parade will march in celebration of its 67th year on Saturday, June 22 at 11 am.

Another group of people that lean into the windy season on the Oregon Coast will gather on the beach at the D River State Recreation Site for the annual Lincoln City Summer Kite Festival, this Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23.

Cape Foulweather is familiar to residents and visitors as one of the most iconic viewpoints on the Central Oregon Coast. But this headland offers more than sweeping vistas of the Pacific Ocean.

The next INHOUSE Jazz concert will present the unique duo of guitarist Christopher Woitach and trombonist John Moak at a private home in Waldport this Sunday, June 23.

Learn how to turn raw sheep wool into a strong, durable and beautiful fabric at a one day workshop in Seal Rock offered on three Saturdays: June 22, July 13 and July 20.

Two fine art photographers will showcase their work at the Yaquina Art Association Gallery from Saturday, June 22 through July 5.

Despite recent changes to Lincoln City’s Connie Hansen Garden, visitors to the site in these late spring and summer months will be rewarded with a dazzling display of freshly-planted floral color, a new art exhibition and the abiding sense of serenity that Lincoln City’s residents and visitors have cherished for the past three decades.

Like the Banks children in Mary Poppins, it’s time to celebrate kites that soar to the highest heights.

It’s back again and better than ever. The 68th annual Beachcomber Days will once again bring the community together for a grand weekend of fun, food, games, music and a few surprises, this Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16.

Take an engaging journey through Oregon's rich historical landscape when Zachary Stocks, esteemed executive director of Oregon Black Pioneers, presents “Uncovering Oregon’s Black History, 450 Years in 45 Minutes” at the Yachats Commons this Sunday, June 16.

Expanding on a tradition of bringing world-class orchestral, jazz and chamber music to the Oregon Coast, this year’s Siletz Bay Music Festival will add new twists and faces to its virtuoso-packed program, with 11 concerts scheduled over 10 days from August 16 through 25.

Newport Public Library will kick off its Summer Music Series in the picturesque Literacy Park behind the library this Saturday, June 15.

Things will get curiouser and curiouser at the Pines Dines food truck village this Saturday, June 15, when Music Is Instrumental hosts its second annual Mad Hatter FunRaiser.

This Saturday, June 15, the new outdoor spaces of the Lincoln City Cultural Center plaza will be filled with music, history and family activities, at Lincoln City’s second annual Juneteenth Celebration.

Lincoln City Parks & Recreation Department decided to swing for the fences when planning Lincoln City’s first new community park in more than 20 years.

The Four Old Broads are back at the Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts, with the original cast of last year’s smash hit returning with the sequel comedy “Four Old Broads on the High Seas,” opening this Friday, June 14.

Writing can be a lonely exercise. Yet one of the best parts of being a writer is heading out into the community and connecting with other writers.

Alanna Kieffer digs seaweed. Or, more accurately, she cuts pieces of it off with scissors, leaving intact the “hold fast” and the lower part of the leaf so that it can regrow.