CANNON BEACH — The Gathering, a celebration of Native American Heritage Month, will return to Cannon Beach for a weekend of art, music, poetry and presentations.

The event will begin with a free concert featuring folk singer-songwriter Raye Zaragoza, whose music is inspired by her Indigenous, Asian and Latina heritage, 7 p.m. Friday at the Coaster Theatre.

On Saturday, Rachel Cushman, secretary and treasurer for the Chinook Indian Nation, will be joined by Drew Viles, a Siletz basket weaver and storyteller, for a discussion about the traditional use of fire in natural resource stewardship, titled “Natives Work: Cultural Fire and Indigenous Naming on Pacific Coast,” 10:30 a.m. at the Cannon Beach Library.

At 2 p.m., the library will welcome Astoria author Cliff Taylor as part of its Northwest Authors Series. Taylor’s books, which include the poetry collection “The Native Who Never Left” and the new collection “Notes of An Indigenous Futurist” celebrate his Ponca heritage.

Taylor will also be a guest at the Cannon Beach History Center & Museum for the presentation “Swimming Toward the Source of Indigenous Identity” at 4:30 p.m., with Zoe Swain (Anishinaabe, Tarahumara) and Pete Patton (Inuit).

On Sunday at noon, the weekend wraps up with Greg Archuleta (Grand Ronde) and Ceara Lewis (Aleut) presenting “Tribal Lifeways: Cultural Arts and First Foods Exhibit and Demonstration” at the Cannon Beach Chamber Community Hall.

This will be the second annual Gathering after the event was organized last November by presenters in coordination with four Cannon Beach nonprofits. For more details about events, visit www.cannonbeach.org.