Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hanna Cooper File photo CRESWELL – Times were tough for Hannah Cooper when she first moved to Oregon. It was shortly after the financial collapse of 2008 and she needed a job. But nobody was hiring. ”I was crashing with friends in Lincoln City, and…
Fresh from Utah, Cooper Kranid offers a cold one with a smile for Springfield’s own Planktown Brewing Company. Jen Blue/The Chronicle SPRINGFIELD-Last weekend, an estimated 3,000 people attended the seventh annual McKenzie Cider and Craft Beer Festival at the Bob Keefer Center in Springfield. Over…
A scene from the production of Aaron Smart’s previous show at Lane Community College, ”Electra’s Oresteia.” Photo provided SPRINGFIELD – For Aaron Michael Smart, 23, of Springfield, writing is a compulsion. That compulsion has propelled him into the premiere of his first full-length play, on…
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 Whole Milk (Surf jazz duo), PublicHouse, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 24 Jack McCain Band (Indie, alt-rock, blues), Mohawk Tavern, 9 p.m. SATURDAY, JAN. 25 Richie G & MA Beat (Americana, country, folk, blues), Coburg Blue Valley Bistro, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29…
CHS musicians (from left) Amanda O’Reilly, Abby Mercer, Amy Myers and Carter Kruger perform with Jazz Band 1 during the District Jazz Festival. Photo provided/Alesha Culp CRESWELL – Jazz Band 1 had an opportunity to perform and receive feedback from clinicians when they represented Creswell…
CRESWELL – Hannah Cooper was in her early 20s and taking a break from her music career when she decided to take a cross-country trip. On her bicycle. ”I had always wanted to do something like that,” said Cooper, who will play at the Blue…
Showcasing ”The Power of One” on the closing number of the Creswell Middle School Choir’s fall concert on Oct. 22 were soloists Allie Marshall, Rylee Cline, Grace Polloreno, Aubreelyn McComas, Regan Gwaltney, Hanny Nathan (pictured, at top), Leaghanna Sharp, Alyssa Jungling (pictured, above keeping rhythm…
COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Theatre will hold auditions at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3 for “Arsenic and Old Lace,” by Joseph Kesselring. This classic comedy will kick off the theatre’s 2020 season, with a three-weekend run from Jan. 31 to Feb. 16. This tale…
Most of us rarely take the time to sample the tasty cornucopia of sounds and rhythms from around the world. We’re really missing out, too. Haven’t you stumbled upon some kind of international music — maybe a Celtic festival or an African music concert —…