Toledo community combines two events into one big celebration this weekend

August 1, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY Stunning murals throughout the town are just one of the indications that when you enter Toledo, you’ve arrived at a place that makes art a priority. The monthly First Weekend event, where studios open their doors to art lovers, will coexist with the annual Art, Oysters & Brews event on Main Street on Saturday and

Rotary Club of Newport helps tackle micro-plastic issue with daily two-hour beach cleanups

July 25, 2024

By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY It would almost be a pretty sight if you don’t know what those tiny spots of color increasingly dotting the beaches are. But once you learn that if they are able to make their way to the ocean, those little pieces of plastic become a deadly meal for fish, birds and sea mammals, the

Toledo’s waterfront market brings vendors and community together each Thursday

July 24, 2024

By HAZEL FIEDLER/Oregon Coast TODAY TOLEDO — The village of tents surrounded by the deep green of forestland near the Yaquina River create a market that is the best of both worlds — a small, friendly community of vendors offering a wide variety of handmade goods. The Toledo Waterfront Market is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays.

Toledo’s summer festival and logging show kicks off Thursday and continues through Sunday

July 17, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY Nothing quite says “summer in Toledo” like a bunch of burly men revving up their chainsaws. Saws, chokers, axes and more will all be put through their paces at this weekend’s Toledo Summer Festival & Logging Show, alongside a carnival, Main Street parade and a Saturday night fireworks display. The festival takes place at Memorial

60th year of Agate Beach surfing will be celebrated Saturday with “Paddle Out” and other events

July 17, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY The third annual Oregon Paddle Out to honor all Oregon surfers who have passed will be held at the Agate Beach Cove on Saturday, July 20 as part of an all-day beach party with multiple events this year to celebrate the 60th year of surfing at Agate Beach. A Retro Surf Demo to celebrate the

“Local” gray whales make summer excursions onto the ocean exciting, fun and educational

July 10, 2024

By MICHAEL EDWARDS/Oregon Coast TODAY One hundred yards from the bluff where the cold Pacific breakers batter and bend the sea palms, wave power propels a common murre skyward into the morning mist. The murre flies low and fast over the ocean towards its boisterous breeding colony fussing atop Pirate Cove’s guano-plastered boulders. Within earshot of the murre colony,

Historical society hosts annual commemorative program Sunday on Ernest Bloch

July 10, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY 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. This year’s program at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center on Sunday, July 14, will include a performance of a Bloch cello piece

Lincoln County Fair’s musical lineup continues focus on local performers beginning Thursday

July 2, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY The lineup of live music at this year’s Lincoln County Fair continues to focus on local talent. The three-day event running from Thursday through Saturday, July 4-6, in Newport, leads off each day at 10 a.m. with Ronnie Jay Pirrello, a popular, blues-oriented south county singer-guitarist-harmonica player. Hitting the stage Thursday will be the unplugged

Downtown Toledo galleries open this weekend for special monthly shows

July 2, 2024

By Oregon Coast TODAY Head to Toledo on Saturday and Sunday, July 6-7, to celebrate the arts community with a unique look at local galleries and a chance to connect with the artists behind the work. The Yaquina River Museum of Art is exhibiting a collection of paintings that reflect the light and colors of the summer season. The paintings

16 Oregon coast artists open their workplaces this weekend for Art On The Edge Studio Tour

June 27, 2024

By ELIOT SEKULER/Oregon Coast TODAY The magnetic pull of the coastline has drawn artists to the shore in every era. From the painters of the Flemish Renaissance gazing out on the North Sea to the abstract expressionist masters hunkered down in eastern Long Island, the sea’s visual rhythms and shimmering light have beckoned to artists working in every medium.