Category Scene & Heard

H2Oh! Ever wonder where they got the ‘spring’ in ‘Springfield’? The Springfield History Museum’s Springfield H2Oh! Exhibit is open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Springfield was founded on water. Learn exactly what Springfield’s water systems are, how they work, who…

RON HARTMAN / CHRONICLE PHOTO- Greg Nestler performs at the PublicHouse in Springfield on Friday evening. SPRINGFIELD – Greg Nestler is playing this Friday at the Bohemia Mining Days Festival in Cottage Grove. On July 28, Nestler and his band will help celebrate the return…

PHOENIX BRIGHT/ PHOTO- Bellydancers Natalia Hayes (bottom) and Sara Reid (top) pose in dance troupe, Fusion Fascination, at the Emerald Art Center Springfield Art Walk on July 8. One of the fun and festive performances during the July Springfield Second Friday Art Walk was belly…

Lynyrd Skynyrd memorial The legendary crossroads. Robert Johnson grave with some gifts. March 23 OK, we’re off and running on Day 2 heading up to the Mississippi Delta. Well, we woke up that morning and we didn’t want to wait in a line again like…

Michael Dunne, on Mt. Hood’s summit. Michael Dunne in Oregon Health and Science University Hospital in Portland after his fall down Mt. Hood. There’s an adage in mountaineering which states that after you reach the summit, the hard part really begins. On May 24th, at…

“Opal” by Uyen-Thi Nguyen, watercolor. ‘Lady Marigold” by Trish Krambeal, Black light interactive art. “Sacrificial Lambs” by Ellen Furstner, mixed media. Jean Scobie’s acrylic and ink outdoor scenes. Warmer weather, convenient transportation, an anniversary celebration, and more business participation increased attendance during the Springfield Second…

COTTAGE GROVE – Back to normal? Or perhaps a bit better than back to normal. That’s the way life is nowadays from the viewpoint of local musicians.  “There’s so much more gratitude, actually, so much more excitement,” Sequel keyboard player Geena Glaser said at The Axe…

Photo provided – Underground Legends ‘Indubious’ will be performing at Earthdance. You could say that Veneta will have 75 years worth of reasons to sing and dance and celebrate with the 25th anniversary of Earthdance and the 50th anniversary of The Field Trip in Veneta.…

FILE PHOTO – Jimmy Haggard, president of the Rainy Day Blues Society, unexpectedly passed away last week. With the sudden unexpected passing of the Blues Society president last week, the guess here is that everyone will be singing the blues Saturday about Jimmy Haggard.  “I…