Every year the Ernest Bloch Legacy Committee presents a commemorative program as part of its effort to preserve the legacy of the acclaimed Swiss-American composer, who spent his twilight years in Agate Beach.

You might have noticed the line of cars parked along the highway next to the Marketplace at Salishan on Fridays and Saturdays and wondered, what’s the attraction? It's the Artisan Faire at Salishan, a weekly farmers and crafters market.

It will be a savory bacon-off at the 8th annual Beach, Bacon and Brewfest at Lincoln City’s Chinook Winds Casino Resort this Saturday, July 13.

For years, each July 4 there was a gathering of classic car enthusiasts, pets bedecked in patriotic attire, floats from local businesses and civic groups and local notables on parade, along with the usual parade clowns and kids in their decorated wagons. The event was sidelined by COVID but, this year, a group of local volunteers is bringing it back.

Each Fourth of July, wiener dogs come out of the, uh, dogwood for a chance at glory in the Firecracker Wiener Nationals wiener dog races. This unique holiday tradition, now in its 17th year, will be hosted at the Phyllis Baker Park in Rockaway Beach, with races beginning at 1 pm.

Head to Toledo this Saturday and Sunday, July 6 and 7, to celebrate the arts community with a unique look at local galleries and a chance to connect with the artists behind the work.

Celebrate Independence Day with a pops concert by the Newport Symphony Orchestra conducted by Music Director Adam Flatt this Thursday, July 4.

Artwork created by supporters of the Lincoln City Cultural Center will be on display in the annual Members’ Show, opening this Friday, July 5.

This line up of live music at this year’s Lincoln County Fair continues to focus on local talent.

In July, Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts will feature ceramic works by Randy McClelland, paintings by Phyllis Trowbridge and monotypes by Nanette Wallace.

The Lincoln City Cultural Center is unveiling an exciting lineup of events and activities that celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and community at Lincoln City Pride Fest, this Saturday, June 29.

The magnetic pull of the coastline has drawn artists to the shore in every era.

The upstairs gallery at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum has been transformed into a mini movie theater showing “Detours: Road Trips Through the Pacific Northwest,” a 21-minute loop of home movie footage shot on the Oregon Coast in the 1960s and 1970s.

We see them on the streets and often require their services – now you get to climb on them and even honk a horn or two at Newport’s annual Touch a Truck event this Friday, June 28.

This Summer, Oregon Coast Community College’s community education lineup runs across time (and tortured rhymes) with classes featuring Layers, Lairs and Players.

You may think reaching the age of fifty is no great shakes. But for a protected research area, it's a very big deal.

Create your own temporary masterpiece at the Chalk the Block event on Toledo’s Main Street this Saturday, June 29.

The Jacob Jolliff Band returns for a new live concert event, “The Jacob Jolliff Band: Mandolin Mysteries Tour” at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Sunday, June 30.

The flourishes and personal touches may be the first things to grab your attention on a visit to Oshen’s, the newly expanded, casual dining restaurant at the Marketplace at Salishan.

Jamaican composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Clinton Fearon will bring his acoustic solo reggae show to the Beach Club & Events Center in Lincoln City this Sunday, June 30.