Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
COTTAGE GROVE — Only six theaters in the country were selected by the American Association of Community Theatre’s 2024 NewPlayFest to produce a winner from its script contest. Cottage Grove Theatre is one of those theaters. Out of over 300…
For Trekkies, Trekkers, and fans of science fiction, some primo entertainment is about to unfold. Each summer for the last 11 years, Trek Theater has put on a Star Trek episode in the park. This year, “The Arsenal of Freedom”…
DRAIN — It’s all about community, according to Ame Beard. “After moving here from Eugene and being on the fair board a couple years, I asked myself how we can contribute and utilize my background and skills, ” said Beard,…
SPRINGFIELD – Kathleen Howard Piper creates a different kind of glass art. Combined with wood, ceramics, paintings on canvas and other mediums, she creates pieces that often feel spiritual in nature. One of the tricky details about displaying any piece…
SPRINGFIELD — “I need to do something I’m less comfortable with so I can learn more,” says artist Lillian Langford about her art. These are mature and wise words coming from someone who is a rising senior in high school. …
“Writers are constantly seeking to recognize the secrets they are ready to tell. If it’s not a secret of some kind, how can it have power for a reader or listener?” asks poet Kim Stafford. Stafford is an Oregon poet…
SPRINGFIELD — What makes a piece of art beautiful? Interesting? Creative? Art is subjective, but there are fundamentals that art teachers and critics use to describe the skill of the art piece they are analyzing like contrast, shading, texture, and…
SPRINGFIELD — “Art is everywhere. … Do you know that you are a curator of art yourself when you choose your wallpaper? Or jewelry? Or a playlist?” Mindy Linder, community engagement specialist for Springfield Public Library and Springfield History Museum,…
COTTAGE GROVE – Historical Scotland. Time travel. Romance. It is impossible to hear these words and not think of the popular books or TV series, “Outlander.” However, this is actually a description of “Brigadoon,” a play written by Alan Jay…
SPRINGFIELD — In a theatrical performance centering around the joys, struggles, humor, and mystery of Christmas, a local theater production will soon examine the highs and lows of the holidays — with the help of an engaging audience. Richard E.…