COTTAGE GROVE – There are good ideas, there are great ideas … and then there are ideas like the Metropolitan Rhythm & Blues Revue. It’s simple. The music students put together a show with professional adult musicians from the community to raise money for their music program. It’s been happening[Read More…]
Scene & Heard
Left on Tenth makes all the right moves
SPRINGFIELD – It was early in the first set, and the crowd was still sampling their beignets and chicken sausage gumbo Friday night as Left on Tenth performed during the inaugural Bourbon Street Festival at PublicHouse. You kind of got the vibe, just from the way people were hooting and[Read More…]
‘The Ladies Shakespeare Club’ premieres Feb. 17 at The Very Little Theatre
“All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players.” (Act 2, Scene 7 of “As You Like It”) These words from Shakespeare remind us that we all play our parts in this beautifully chaotic world. Our stories intertwine as we move through the stages of life[Read More…]
February art scene: Check every corner for treasures
SPRINGFIELD — The Island Park Gallery at Willamalane’s Adult Activity Center returned to the art walk in February with a reception that included complimentary refreshments, live piano music by Chuck Dinsfriend, shuttle service to and from downtown, and featured local artist Ellen Gabehart. Gabehart is a local artist who originally[Read More…]
Review: ‘Good Man, Charlie Brown’ a bright, whirlwind performance
COTTAGE GROVE — Sunday, Feb. 5 was a dreary, gray afternoon in Lane County. The inside of The Cottage Theatre, however, was a pleasant contrast. My best friend and I, along with a nearly sold out theatre of eager audience members, were immediately greeted with a bright, vibrant set. For[Read More…]
Grove honors poet Burns
COTTAGE GROVE — Last week, Coast Fork Brewing hosted the 8th Annual “Robert Burns night,” celebrating the birthday of the Bard of Scotland. The ale-house was filled with tartan, whiskey and poetry in the spirit of Robert Burns Day, a Scottish national holiday that celebrates the life and work of[Read More…]
‘The next best thing’ to being in New Orleans
SPRINGFIELD — Hmmm … what kind of party theme makes sense for early February? “Our team came together and we immediately thought about Mardi Gras,” said Christine Vosters, events and music coordinator at PublicHouse. “It’s the first time we’re doing this, but we’re very excited. We think it’s going to[Read More…]
No Art Walk? No problem
Art aplenty despite no formal event SPRINGFIELD – During the winter months, the Springfield’s Second Friday Art Walk often has fewer venues participating because there aren’t as many art enthusiasts interested in walking from building to building in the cold and rain. For that reason, Island Park Gallery at Willamalane’s[Read More…]
Passionate about these Love Notes
COTTAGE GROVE – Katie Sontag has a passionate personality. She doesn’t believe in doing anything halfway when she finds something that really strikes her fancy. Take her band, for instance. KT & The Love Notes is all about love – the good, bad and the ugly aspects of it. It[Read More…]
Space: Janet Sweeney’s artistic frontier
SPRINGFIELD — Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of art enthusiasts enjoying the space-themed paintings at the Willamalane Adult Activity Center. Instead of participating in the Second Friday Springfield Art Walk, WAAC is featuring one artist who is showing through Jan. 17. Lovers of space and all things[Read More…]
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