Category Scene & Heard

Sunshine makes for strong July art scene
SPRINGFIELD — Summer weather always encourages larger crowds during the Second Friday Springfield Art Walk. The sun will be sizzling during the upcoming art walk on Main Street, with nine participating venues with local artists showing their art. The Emerald Art Center is accepting entries…
Go2: Week of July 6

ElkBLUESington a roaring good time
SPRINGFIELD – It wasn’t quite like seeing Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues, but still, the Roaring Rapids Pizza Company was the place to be on a gorgeous Thursday night as ElkBLUESington put on a Blues Brothers-themed performance in front of a packed house. Sometimes you…

Music for a good cause on the Fourth
The fireworks won’t start until the evening, but there will be plenty of live music lighting up the stages in Springfield and Creswell on the Fourth of July. Springfield gets the ball rolling with two stages at Island Park for the Light of Liberty 2023,…
Go2: Week of June 29

Huckleberry heaven: feel good grooves envelop Grove’s Concert in the Park
COTTAGE GROVE – What better way to kick off the summer than having The Huckleberrys play their brand of feel-good music. “We like to feel like we’re sitting on the back porch. We just play good music and give people a good time,” guitar player…
Go2: Week of June 22

‘Suitcase art’ premieres at upcoming Bohemia Mining Days Celebration
COTTAGE GROVE — Artists don’t just paint their masterpieces on canvas — some paint on found objects and turn ordinary objects into extraordinary works of art. In an upcoming show that is a part of the Bohemian Mining Days Celebration, the Cottage Grove Art Collective will…
