Scene & Heard for March 20

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New arts director hopes to polish Opal
COTTAGE GROVE – Maya Burton brings years of theatre experience and love for community arts to Cottage Grove, as she takes on a new executive director position at the Opal…
20 Mar 2025
New arts director hopes to polish Opal
COTTAGE GROVE – Maya Burton brings years of theatre experience and love for community arts to Cottage Grove, as she takes on a new executive director position at the Opal…
20 Mar 2025
Tickets flying out the door for ‘Mary Poppins’ performance in Cottage Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – The Cottage Theatre season continues with “Mary Poppins,” which runs four weekends from April 4 to 27. When the Banks family is visited by the practically perfect…
20 Mar 2025
Tickets flying out the door for ‘Mary Poppins’ performance in Cottage Grove
COTTAGE GROVE – The Cottage Theatre season continues with “Mary Poppins,” which runs four weekends from April 4 to 27. When the Banks family is visited by the practically perfect…
20 Mar 2025
Heavenly musical comedy ‘Nunsense’ on center stage at Springfield theater
Chronicle news serviceSPRINGFIELD—Pegasus Playhouse’s newest musical, “Nunsense,” will perform from March 28 to April 13. In this divine comedy, five nuns from the Little Sisters of Hoboken scramble to raise…
20 Mar 2025
Heavenly musical comedy ‘Nunsense’ on center stage at Springfield theater
Chronicle news serviceSPRINGFIELD—Pegasus Playhouse’s newest musical, “Nunsense,” will perform from March 28 to April 13. In this divine comedy, five nuns from the Little Sisters of Hoboken scramble to raise…
20 Mar 2025
Go2 Calendar of Events: March 20-April 8
THURSDAY, MARCH 20 тЦа Business After Hours, 5:30-7 p.m., Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. One of the best Cottage Grove business networking events. Get the…
20 Mar 2025
Go2 Calendar of Events: March 20-April 8
THURSDAY, MARCH 20 тЦа Business After Hours, 5:30-7 p.m., Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. One of the best Cottage Grove business networking events. Get the…
20 Mar 2025
Civic Engagement calendar: March 20-April 4
THURSDAY, MARCH 20 тЦа Creswell Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 22 тЦа Creswell Water Control District board regular public meeting at 9 a.m., Creswell Community Center, 99 First St.…
20 Mar 2025
Civic Engagement calendar: March 20-April 4
THURSDAY, MARCH 20 тЦа Creswell Planning Commission, 5:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 22 тЦа Creswell Water Control District board regular public meeting at 9 a.m., Creswell Community Center, 99 First St.…
20 Mar 2025

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Quick roadtrip? Whale Watch
Week returns

Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 22 through Sunday, March 30.

Trained Oregon State Park volunteers and rangers will be stationed at 14 sites along the Oregon Coast to help visitors spot whales and their calves and answer questions from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily March 22-30. The sites are some of the best places to watch for whales on the Oregon Coast.  Cape Foulweather will not be included this year because it is closed due to construction.

“Spring is a great time for whale watching because the gray whales are usually closer to shore on their return trip, typically around a mile or so out, and they might have calves in tow,” said Park Ranger Peter McBride.

An estimated 19,260 gray whales are expected to swim past Oregon’s shores from late winter through June as part of their annual migration back to Alaska.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced an end to an Unusual Mortality Event impacting gray whales in 2023. Since then, the estimated population has increased by roughly 30% from 14,530 in 2023 to 19,260 last year, according to NOAA. The numbers are on the rise overall, but the calf count is still low as the population continues to rebound.

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