Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
THURSDAY, JAN. 16 BIPOC Blueprint 2024 from Connect Lane County, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Spark at Booth-Kelly, 303 S. 5th St. STE 150, Springfield. Designed for youth to build community and have fun through conversations, workshops, and activities. Topics include mental health, how to thrive in spaces…
SPRINGFIELD – Six beautiful women competing for the title of queen. It sounds like a situation out of a reality TV show, not something that would happen in Springfield. On the contrary, A Queen’s Affair: Miss Oregon Volunteer Pageant will be hosted for the first…
Salgado recalls good times with ‘Blues Brothers’ This year marks the 45th anniversary of “The Blues Brothers,” a movie in which longtime Eugene resident Curtis Salgado played a significant role behind the scenes. The 1972 Willamette High grad shared some old stories about old Saturday…
WEEKLY ON TUESDAYS ■ Trinity Lutheran Church Free Community Dinner, 5:15-6:15 p.m. at Seventh & Quincy Avenue in Cottage Grove. WEEKLY ON WEDNESDAYS ■ Coast Fork Kiwanis Club, noon, Sol Azteca, 3015 Row River Rd., Cottage Grove. ■ Springfield Rotary Club, noon, Springfield Elks, 1701…
FRIDAY, JAN. 10 Housing in Springfield Exhibit Opening, 5-7 p.m., Springfield History Museum, 590 Main St. See how local stories intertwine with state and national housing narratives. SATURDAY, JAN. 11 Swifty Skate Party, 5-7 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Bob Keefer Center, 250 S. 32nd…
THURSDAY, JAN. 2 ■ Heart Walk & Talk, 3:30-4:30 p.m., 3333 Riverbend Dr., Springfield. Learn from heart health experts while walking along scenic paths. Meet at the path near the arches with quotes near the Emergency Department (ED). Free parking is available in designated OHVI…
SPRINGFIELD – On Sept. 1, Wildish Theater welcomed a new theater director. Upon meeting the new director, Camron Purdum, it is obvious why he got the job. Despite being only 27-years-old, Purdum brings the passion, enthusiasm, and energy of youth into his new position. “He is…
EUGENE — Housed behind the sand-colored exterior of the Midtown Arts Center are some of the area’s most prominent creative organizations, from Chamber Music Amici and Eugene Ballet to Lane Arts Council and Orchestra Next, to name a few. Included in the revered lineup of…
COTTAGE GROVE — Cottage Theatre’s play, “The 39 Steps,” is an action-packed spoof of all things Hitchcock. The performance, which runs through Dec. 22, is a remake of a film directed by Hitchcock but reinterpreted as a comedy. And there is no doubt about it:…