Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
COTTAGE GROVE – Kicking off its 38th season with a tale of merry mayhem and murderous aunts, ”Arsenic and Old Lace” opens Jan. 31 for a three-weekend run at the Cottage Theatre. In Joseph Kesselring’s classic play, Abby and Martha Brewster are charming spinster sisters…
Lead guitarist Jim Pray, who founded The Minors with his brother, Jake, while in their teens, leads the band through a rollicking set this past Saturday. The Pleasant Hill native is now 22, and The Minors are major players in the local music scene. Noel…
Scene and Heard THURSDAY, DEC. 26 Sweet N’ Juicy (Funk, Pop, Rock, Jazz) Axe & Fiddle, 8 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 27 The Huckleberrys (Country, bluegrass) Saginaw Vineyard, 6 p.m., no cover TUESDAY, DEC. 31 Austin Lindstrom (Country) Twisted River Saloon, 9 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1…
Pete Kartsounes performs at the PublicHouse in Springfield to promote his new album ”I’m Alive.” BRADLEY COOK/FOR THE CHRONICLE (Facebook@BradleyCookPhotography SPRINGFIELD – Bend resident Pete Kartsounes is one of Oregon’s most gifted musicians. Now, it looks like he’s going to be spending a lot of…
Katie Allison (left) and Katie Culp – perform during The Glass Straws’ gig at the Blue Valley Bistro on Saturday night. Photo provided CRESWELL – While playing at the Blue Valley Bistro on Saturday night, Katie Culp of The Glass Straws was proud to admit…
A production of ”Robin Hood” at the Pleasant Hill Community Theatre. General Manager Michael Stearn said that the theatre provides an opportunity for children who aren’t interested in sports to have an outlet to express themselves. Photo provided PLEASANT HILL – As art and culture…
Downside Up bass player Kurt Krause, a Springfield resident, rocks out on Friday the 13th at Mohawk Tavern in Springfield. Ron Hartman/The Chronicle SPRINGFIELD – Downside Up is a pro’s pro band, the kind you can call on when you’re in a jam. You need…
FRIDAY, DEC. 20 Killer B’s (Classic country, old-time rock-n-roll) Saginaw Vineyard, 6 p.m., no cover THURSDAY, DEC. 26 Sweet N’ Juicy (Funk, Pop, Rock, Jazz) Axe & Fiddle, 8 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 27 The Huckleberrys (Country, bluegrass) Saginaw Vineyard, 6 p.m., no cover TUESDAY, DEC.…
Gretchen Menn is Zepparella’s lead guitartist and said the group is ”always mixing things up, never playing anything exactly the same way.” Bradley Cook/Special to The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – It turns out that Zepparella has a whole lotta love for The Axe & Fiddle.…