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FRIDAY, MARCH 13 • The HipBillys (acoustic folk rock). Saginaw Vineyard, 6 p.m. THU., MARCH 12 • T-Chronic, TENJ, Zazzle Saswell (reggae, hip-hop) Mohawk Tavern, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 13 • The HipBillys (acoustic folk rock) Saginaw Vineyard, 6 p.m. • Anders Osborne (New Orleans…

Original lyrics, unique sound drive eclectic band

Grace Honeywell on violin performs with Noah Tretter, who earned his music degree from UO. Ron Hartman/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Sometimes, as any good cook will tell you, tossing a bunch of diversified ingredients together in the same pot is the way to make…

Cottage Theatre holds ‘Seeking Red’ auditions

COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Theatre will hold open auditions March 15 at 6 p.m. for the West Coast premiere of a new drama about truth and identity. Seeking Red, written by Chicago playwright Glenn B. Rust and directed by Kory Weimer, will be the third…

Area club celebrating iconic Dead bassist, 80

Quick, who’s the eldest member of the Grateful Dead, living or deceased? If you said bass player Phil Lesh, you win a complimentary dancing bear sticker. But you probably didn’t know that “Lesh Philling” was getting ready to turn 80 years old. To celebrate the…

Falling for roller derby

Jen Blue/The Chronicle Emerald City Roller Derby and the Lane County Concussion on Saturday night battled it out at the Bob Keefer Center in Springfield. Lane County Concussion took on Portland’s Bridgetown Brawlers and was followed by a ”Leather vs. Lace” mashup featuring local and…

Mr. Fantasy – Holbrook unveils a fanciful, fun play at the Opal Center

The younger cast members: Royal Staff members, (back row, left to right) June Smith (Royal Chief Engineer/Lynx), Iylah Molyneaux (Messenger Girl Ava/Deer), Ian Miller (King Winifred’s Soldier/Lion), Raven Foraker (Head Steward/Deer); (front row) Zoe Goings (Messenger Girl Ella/Parrot), Rose Smith (Yvette, Queen Zinnia’s Lady in…

Middle school vocalists know how to ‘Just Sing It!’

A mass choir of about 500 middle school students performs under guest conductor Chris Dobson during the Just Sing It! Festival on Feb. 20 at Springfield High School. Photo provided/Stacy Swartout-McKee CRESWELL – Just Sing It! manager Stacy Swartout-McKee summed up the middle school choir…