Beach, Bike and Blues brings the party to Waldport By Leslie O’Donnell For the TODAY There’s live music, food and drink, local artisans and their wares, and about as scenic a beachfront setting as you can imagine, all coming together at Waldport’s Beach, Bike and Blues Festival this Saturday, May 4. The vibrant festival will take place at the Alsea Bay Bridge Center and Museum at the south end of the Alsea Bay Bridge. “This is a great festival,” said Waldport Mayor Greg Holland, adding that the party begins just as the Oregon Coast Gravel Epic bike races concludes. “There’s lots of blues, f ..read more

From icy water plunges to princesses, Newport’s Loyalty Days celebration has it all Started in response to a proclamation signed by President Eisenhower in 1958, Loyalty Days events began popping up around the country. Now in its 67th year, the Newport event continues to salute veterans while also honoring and remembering members of the local fishing industry. This year’s Loyalty Days and Sea Fair Festival, running from Friday, May 3, through Sunday, May 5, officially begins with a coronation pageant for the Newport Loyalty Days Princesses on Friday evening at the Newport Performing Arts Ce ..read more

The Bijou Theatre in Lincoln City shows films that range from small indie flicks to major blockbusters. And most years, they also quietly host a locally made, feel-good film about a class of kids guided by their art teacher on a journey of the imagination. This Saturday, May 4, go on "The Volcano Adventure." The movie stars the students of the 10-week long Art Smart classes at the Artists' Studio Association, led by Krista Eddy. It tells the story of a volcano that creates a new island off the coast of Lincoln City. In the aftermath, a fisherman gets lost on the island and these art students ..read more

The May show at Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts features collage by Lindsey Aarts, paintings by Mathew Goodrich and woven sculptures by Rose Covert. The show will run through May 25, with an artists’ reception held from 3 to 5 pm thison Saturday, May 4, during which the artists will speak about their work and answer questions. Inspired by the natural beauty of the coast, Aarts moved with her family to Astoria in 2017. At that time she also stepped away from her work as a freelance graphic designer to pursue painting and illustration. Her show, “Looming,” incorporates her typical foc ..read more

Coastal Voices, the community choir of the Central Oregon Coast, will conclude its current season of music with a series of concerts titled “Spring Homage.” Kicking off at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, May 4, the concerts will continue on Sunday, May 5, at the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church; Saturday, May 11, at the Chapel By The Sea in Lincoln City; and Sunday, May 12, at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. The concert series marks 25 years of performances by the 50-member choir, formerly known as the Central Coast Chorale. Artistic Director Rhodd Caldwell has chosen ..read more

By Chandler Davis For the TODAY When Lisha Rose and her band hosted an alcohol- and drug-free community dance last December at the Yachats Commons it was an attempt to address a concern that comes up frequently among local musicians. Lisha is an iconic local vocalist who has been featured with many bands over the years. Her latest group, Lisha & the Outlaws, is a classic rock dance band that has become well known for its ability to create a lively party atmosphere anywhere it plays. But, like most local bands and musicians, the great majority of those gigs are in venues that serve alcohol ..read more

Local artists Mark Svendsen and Deborah Marsh are sharing a spotlight show at the Yaquina Art Association Gallery through May 10. Svendsen has won numerous awards for his landscape and wildlife photography in Northwest regional competitions, and currently has a show on display in the Newport Performing Arts Center of portraits taken in Afghanistan in the 1970s. He has been taking pictures his entire adult life, but credits membership in the Newport-based Yaquina Arts Association Photographers photo club with sharply expanding and deepening his store of photographic and creative skills. In add ..read more

to a day of Swiss fun at Schwingfest in Tillamook By Chelsea Yarnell For the TODAY Gruëzi! From the crowning of the Schwing king to the plates of schnitzel, the 2024 Spring Schwingfest & Swiss Stomp will be all things Swiss. The event will be hosted at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds this Saturday, April 27. The packed schedule includes a Schwing and Steinstossen competition, dance lessons, specialty keg tapping and dinner — all leading up to a Swiss Stomp on the dancefloor. “The Swiss population here is so meaningful historically, economically and socially,” said event coordinator ..read more

The easier it becomes to take high-quality photos with small portable devices and the places to share those photos with others increases, places like Cascade Head will continue to attract locals and visitors to visit the sweeping views found in the area. But there is so much more to be found than ocean views at Oregon's only UNESCO Biosphere Region.  Enter the Cascade Head Biosphere Explorience outings, a series of interactive, 90-minute walking tours that will guide people through the natural history of this remarkable place where land meets the sea. Tours will be on offer throughout ..read more

‘Women in the Holocaust’ exhibit comes to Tillamook Air Museum Eva Aigner with her younger sister, Ibolya, in Budapest 1942 This Sunday, April 28, the Tillamook Air Museum will host a very special presentation to open the new exhibit, “Spots of Light: Women in the Holocaust.” This significant exhibition, created by Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, illuminates the remarkable resilience and courage exhibited by women during the Holocaust. As an integral component of the exhibit’s premiere, and in collaboration with Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education in Po ..read more