Category Scene & Heard

New restaurant offers Cornucopia of choices

Cody Warren/The Chronicle A small crowd gathered outside of Cornucopia for their grand opening last week at 521 Main St. in Springfield. Some guests included Springfield City Council members, representatives of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, residents and neighboring business owners. One new neighbor who…

ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS

FRIDAY, DEC. 13 Ben Johnson & Company (Blues, rock, soul, country) Saginaw Vineyard, 6 p.m., no cover Downside Up (Southern rock, funk, disco) Mohawk Tavern, 9 p.m. Joshua Scott Jones (Singer-songwriter) Twisted River Saloon, 10 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 14 WOW Hall Membership Party: Cap’n Trips…

Just living it up – Farrow and the Peach Leaves

Graham Knibb (right) is the lead singer for Farrow and the Peach Leaves while his dad, Keith Knibb, plays lead guitar at the Brewstation. Noel Nash/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE — Farrow and the Peach Leaves are doing exactly what every wannabe rock star wants to…

Deeper than dance

Michael Moloi (left) and Joshua Caraco (right) perform for a small crowd at the Cottage Grove Armory, Saturday, Dec.7. Moloi danced the gumboot and pantsula, while Caraco played the kora. Cody Warren/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – South African artist Tumelo Michael Moloi dazzled a small…

Nature of Gratitude’ gives back to county

Tom Titus and flautist Gentle Thunder performed together during a piece called ”Spirits,” about Titus’ childhood home, during the fifth annual Nature of Gratitude at the Opal Center on Dec. 6. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Eric Alan, one of the creators of Nature…

Cohn finds ‘balance’ and advocacy in new album, tour

Jill Cohn’s performance Sunday night at the Cottage Events Venue featured songs from her new album, ”Balanced on the Rail.” Bradley Cook/Special to The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Listen to the song ”Yellow Rose” by Jill Cohn and you’ll get to hear an excellent sampling…

Cohn enjoying ‘new life’ on latest tour

Robert Wynia leads The Floaters during a raucous set recently. Peter Cornett, the band’s co-founder, has struck out on his own and hopes to perform around the area. Bradley Cook/Special to The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Jill Cohn couldn’t be happier about the way her…

Shop Local for a chance to win prizes

Look for Win a Window signs in participating businesses! File photo The campaign: The Creswell Chamber of Commerce and its members encourage local shopping this holiday weekend. The ”Win a Window” program gives shoppers special discounts at participating businesses. Go to creswellchamber.com for details. How…