FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 ■ Acorn Circle Native American Program Learning Sessions for Kids, 1:30 p.m., Springfield Public Library. For early release Fridays. Kids will have crafts, stories, and watch a short video. Free. Curriculum by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, adaptation and teaching by the staff of Singing[Read More…]
Go2: Local Calendar
Romeo’s big show: Festival celebrating ‘World’s Largest Steer’ is Saturday
CRESWELL — The world’s tallest steer was announced on May 22 this year as Romeo, a 6-4 ½ Holstein, and now he has a festival in his name. Romeo joined the Welcome Home Animal Sanctuary in Creswell six years ago after being rescued from a dairy farm. Welcome Home, run[Read More…]
Musician Brian Kelly goes solo in Springfield, Cottage Grove next week
CRESWELL – You know when you hold a seashell to your ear and it sounds like you’re hearing the ocean? You’re actually just hearing amplified background noise. Singer-songwriter Brian Kelly calls his solo musical act “Oceanography,” and it’s pretty mysterious, much like the seashell. It gives his music special meaning[Read More…]
Things 2 Do calendar: Sept. 6-14
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6 • Springfield’s Block Party, 4-9 p.m., on Springfield’s Main St. Music, street performance, food trucks, art, castles, libations, local business activities and more. • One More Time Marching Band at Springfield’s Block Party, 6 p.m., Main st. The band will march down Main Street and then perform[Read More…]
BLOCK out Sept. 6 for fun in downtown Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Ambiguous signs posted around Springfield read: “What is The BLOCK Party?” Well, we’re here to tell you. On Friday, Sept. 6, downtown Springfield will be bustling during the annual The BLOCK Party in the downtown area. Chronicle archive photo / Bob Williams Between 4-9 p.m., downtown will be[Read More…]
Ready to Jam? Inaugural volleyball event kicks off season Thursday, Aug. 29
CRESWELL – The Creswell and Pleasant Hill communities have become uniquely intertwined due to their spirited rivalry on the volleyball court these days. From Anna Baltrusch – who’s one of the most-decorated high school girls volleyball coaches in Oregon, with a powerful athletic lineage of daughters and granddaughters – to[Read More…]
Go2: Things to do Aug. 30 – Sept. 8
FRIDAY, AUG. 30 • Take Your Meditation Off Your Mat, 11 a.m.-noon, Willamalane Adult Activity Center. Last session. No experience needed. Bring a yoga mat, blanket, journal etc. • Last Friday at Bob Keefer, 4-6 p.m., 250 32nd St, Springfield. Free groceries and other resources available. • Last Friday Art[Read More…]
Friends of Cottage Grove Library to bring community together with fairy tales, folklore
COTTAGE GROVE — Fairy tales and folklore hold a special place in society. They teach the importance of right and wrong, the line between trust and naivety, self-confidence, and personal growth. On Wednesday Sept. 4, Friends of Cottage Grove Library (FCGL), the Cottage Grove Public Library and RISE of the[Read More…]
Go2: Things to do in the Southern Willamette Valley Aug. 23 – Sept. 1
FRIDAY, AUG. 23 ■ Take Your Meditation Off Your Mat, 11 a.m.-noon, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, Springfield. Repeats until Aug 30. No experience needed. Bring your items. ■ One More Time Marching Band performance at the Bethesda Lutheran Church’s Summer Neighborhood Gathering, music at 6 p.m., 4445 Royal Ave., Eugene.[Read More…]
Around-the-world flight to stop at Creswell Airport
CRESWELL – A UFO sighting in Creswell? That’s right, but in this case, instead of Unidentified Flying Objects, it will be United Flying Octogenarians – and they will be descending upon Creswell’s Hobby Field Airport on Sept. 7 as they celebrate an extra special commemorative flight. Two “octogenarians,” or[Read More…]
