Beau Eastlund shows some emotion during Greg Nestler’s performance. Jimmy Sanders mans the keyboard for Nestler’s band. Nestler plays a riff on his electric guitar. Daddy Rabbit performs. Lisa Varga of Eugene dances with her 8-year old niece Yvette Varga of Cottage Grove. Cora Branstatter of the band 2106 sings[Read More…]
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Performer likes to “Nestle up” with community
RON HARTMAN / CHRONICLE PHOTO- Greg Nestler performs at the PublicHouse in Springfield on Friday evening. SPRINGFIELD – Greg Nestler is playing this Friday at the Bohemia Mining Days Festival in Cottage Grove. On July 28, Nestler and his band will help celebrate the return of the Coburg Concert in[Read More…]
Big laughs at Covered Bridge
Penny Glass does her comedy routine at the Covered Bridge. COTTAGE GROVE – When David Ledbetter used to watch Mitch Hedberg and Ron White tell jokes on TV, he knew he had found his dream job. “The first time I saw a standup comedian on Comedy Central, I was absolutely[Read More…]
Well-traveled Thurman on a ‘joyride’
Peter Bellerby/NW Sports PicsGrady Thurman, who attended elementary and middle school in Creswell, finished his high school career in Eugene. EUGENE – Although he’s finished only one year of college, Grady Thurman says the game of soccer has already taken him on the thrill ride of his life. Now, he just[Read More…]
Cottage Grove music scene draws crowds
COTTAGE GROVE – Back to normal? Or perhaps a bit better than back to normal. That’s the way life is nowadays from the viewpoint of local musicians. “There’s so much more gratitude, actually, so much more excitement,” Sequel keyboard player Geena Glaser said at The Axe & Fiddle. “When you long[Read More…]
Cardenas shows star power of CHS jazz
The Creswell High School jazz band performs this past Tuesday in its spring concert. Cardenas CRESWELL – Gonzalo Cardenas no longer looks at his trombone as a “big slidey thing.” “On the first day of band we had to choose instruments,” Cardenas recalled Tuesday, May 24 after Creswell High School’s[Read More…]
Venue switch didn’t hinder blues fest
On a cold, windy and rainy day, the 2022 Rainy Day Blues Festival was moved from Island Park in Springfield to Mac’s in Eugene, and the festival was a smash hit. Only days before the event, there was talk of canceling the festival after Rainy Day Blues Society president Jimmy[Read More…]
Students earn tickets to Prefontaine Classic
Tracy Kribs, Willamalane Special Events and Operations Program Manager volunteered with the relay race, giving racers final instructions before leaving the start/finish line.A student launches a Styrofoam rocket during the Run/Jump/Throw event on Thursday at Les Schwab Sports Park in Springfield. A student prepares to land during the long jump[Read More…]
Earthdance returns for 25th anniversary
Photo provided – Underground Legends ‘Indubious’ will be performing at Earthdance. You could say that Veneta will have 75 years worth of reasons to sing and dance and celebrate with the 25th anniversary of Earthdance and the 50th anniversary of The Field Trip in Veneta. The Earthdance festival, from June[Read More…]
Rainy Day Blues Society suffers unexpected loss
FILE PHOTO – Jimmy Haggard, president of the Rainy Day Blues Society, unexpectedly passed away last week. With the sudden unexpected passing of the Blues Society president last week, the guess here is that everyone will be singing the blues Saturday about Jimmy Haggard. “I just talked to him last[Read More…]