October is Walktober for Lane County and there are walking events all over the county for the whole month. To find or start a walking group go on wewalklane.org. THURSDAY, OCT. 24 ■ 1888 Society’s 2024 Speaker Series: Dr. Deann Dartt, 6-7 p.m., 1680 E. 15th Ave., Eugene. This event[Read More…]
Go2: Local Calendar
Go2: Halloween events in the southern Willamette Valley
THUR-SAT, OCT. 24-26 ■ Fright at the Museum, 4-8:30 p.m., Springfield History Museum, 590 Main St., Springfield. Come from 4-6 p.m. for a family friendly event. From 6:30-8 p.m. is for older teens and adults for a more scary night. Kids 5-18: $3, Adults: $5, Kids under 5: free. All[Read More…]
Halloween events in the Southern Willamette Valley
ONGOING ■ Mildly Haunted Maze of Mischief and Magic, every Friday and Saturday night from 7-10 p.m., Northern Lights Farm, 36777 Wheeler Rd, Pleasant Hill. The corn maze is getting a magical makeover. Join us for a mildly haunted maze experience, where you’ll encounter wizards, ghosts, and more. THURSDAY, OCT.[Read More…]
Springfield Mayor’s Art Show showcases local talent, subjects on display through October
SPRINGFIELD — The Emerald Art Center’s non-juried community art display show runs through Nov. 1 at Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Springfield. The Mayor’s Art Show is a non-juried show with cash awards to each division’s first-, second-, and third-place winners. As the title implies, the mayor also selects[Read More…]
Go2 -Things to do in the Willamette Valley: Sept. 27- Oct. 11
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…]
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…]
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