Gregory and Sharon Poitra with their 5-year-old granddaughter Zelda. RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO EUGENE – Sharon Poitra told her young granddaughter they were going “Camping in the Car.” Since she was talking to a 4-year-old, she didn’t want to be brutally honest and say they were snowbound. That they didn’t know[Read More…]
Scene & Heard
‘Concerts in the Park’ returns to rave reviews
RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO The return of the Concerts In The Park brought out hundreds of music lovers. COTTAGE GROVE – Everyone seemed to be in a celebratory mood last Wednesday. They had a good reason to celebrate – the Concerts in the Park series was back at Bohemia Park. “It[Read More…]
JaSkaMon, band fuse different styles during Brewstation appearance
RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTOBarry Klusman, left, jams with JaSkaMon at the Brewstation this past Saturday. COTTAGE GROVE — The flyers at the Brewstation proclaimed that none of the five major vaccine manufacturers are as effective as JaSkaMon – especially when dealing with rare tropical disorders such as Raskanitis. “We did this song[Read More…]
Voting open for annual Rooster Blues Awards
The nominees were recently announced for the Rooster Blues Awards. The winners in each category are expected to be revealed in early June. The annual competition, sponsored by the Rainy Day Blues Society, is a nod to Gavin “Rooster” Fox, who was only 51 when he lost his battle to[Read More…]
Versatile Stinnett displaying power of positive singing
COTTAGE GROVE – Jon Stinnett probably doesn’t have a theme song. But if he were to choose one, B.B. King’s “I Like to Live the Love (That I Sing About)” wouldn’t be a bad choice. Because Stinnett – even though he runs “about 30 miles a week” through the streets[Read More…]
Ear-ily familiar: Music takes the stage
Guitarist Steve Arriola, far left, and keyboardist Skip Jones, far right, are the leaders of the Steve Arriola Band, which hopes to make more frequent appearances at Village Green. COTTAGE GROVE – When Don McLean sang about “the day the music died” in his mega-hit song “American Pie,” few believed[Read More…]
Jack Maybe is looking for more monster performances
COTTAGE GROVE — Browse through the discography of The Jack Maybe Project and one thing quickly becomes obvious: This band has a lot of songs about monsters, and these particular monsters are animated caricatures who play musical instruments. “A lot of the songs I write are sad, so I try[Read More…]
Music Listing
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 singer-songwriter) Sessions Music Hall, 7:30[Read More…]
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 the best stew. That’s sort[Read More…]
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 production in Cottage Theatre’s 2020[Read More…]