Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
SPRINGFIELD – Before they were even born, every single band member in Skeletons from the Closet pretty much had their lives planned out for them. “We’re all second generation, born into it,” guitar player Felix Blades said. Blades’ parents were big Deadheads, always playing Grateful…
SPRINGFIELD – Children and parents filled the Fountain Plaza outside City Hall on July 22 to see Zimbabwean singer Ratie Dangarembwa-Morgan (Ratie D) and her band as part of the Springfield Public Library and History Museum annual outdoor multicultural Summer Reading Celebration. Around 150 folks…
PLEASANT HILL – A special sort of exclusive club? “It’s like we hit the jackpot finding this underground little town,” Sherry McKenzie said, describing the atmosphere of the West Cascade Fiddle Camp & Workshops that wrapped up on Wednesday, July 23. “We’re carrying on something…
COTTAGE GROVE – Eugene Symphony conductor Alex Prior sure knows how to put on a semiquincententennial celebration. It’s all in the way you wear your hair. “This is my fourth year doing this,” said Cottage Grove Mayor Candace Solesbee, who took the stage as guest…
SPRINGFIELD – Dozens of people cycled through the Springfield History Museum on Friday night during the town’s Second Friday Art Walk to check out the freshly arranged space and new exhibit. The museum has been closed for six months, and during the closure, more than…
COTTAGE GROVE – Theater can be a transformative experience for students, fostering personal growth alongside academic development. “Theater, for many students, can be a place to not only grow academically but personally. Creativity, empathy, and self-confidence are just the beginning of what theater can do.…
COTTAGE GROVE – The chaotic start to his current 50-stop tour could serve as a good metaphor for the lifelong journey Dominick Antonelli has been on. “There were several glitches,” Antonelli said after Sunday evening’s show at The Axe and Fiddle. “My car was burning…
The Maude Kerns Art Center is proud to present “Piecing It Together: A Regional Collage Exhibit,” opening with a free, public reception from 5-7 pm on Friday, June 19. The exhibit features the work of 69 artists from four states and celebrates the versatile and…
After playing a live performance at the PNC Live Studio in Portland on Monday, Dominick Antonelli said he was told by multiple people that his music “uplifted their soul.” “It’s so interesting that I can do that,” Antonelli said. Antonelli, who plays at The Axe…