Growing Pains Shows Sonic Growth
It’s been three years since Growing Pains, a band local to both Portland and Eugene, released its first full length album Heaven Spots. Since then...
Life Lessons from Shakespeare
Springfield playwright Dorothy Velasco’s latest play, Ladies Shakespeare Club, premieres Friday, Feb. 17, for a two-weekend run at Very Little Theatre’s intimate Stage Left. The...
A Walk Through Old New England
It’s been a bastion of flowering culture throughout the nation’s history, with Western European threads tied to much of it, and a slice of that...
Lenses of Lane County
“I know people who go to a location specifically with a photo in mind,” says Walt O’Brien, a longstanding member of Eugene’s PhotoZone Gallery. “I...
Pegasus Playhouse Takes Flight
“I can’t help but want to create something,” says Scott Frazier-Maskiell, founder and artistic director of Pegasus Playhouse. “I’m addicted to it.” Pegasus Playhouse, a...
Continuing The Legacy Of Courage, Hope and Joy
It performs as a full choir just twice a year, so now would be a great time to take in the melodic voices of the...
From Swing To The Cool
“I’ll Be Seeing You” — sung by Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and many others — carries at its heart the tender spirit of friends and...
‘S Wonderful’ swinging
“True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my time is today,” George Gershwin...
Two Tone Army
If Brandon Jenison, who plays trumpet in ska band Mustard Plug, were to do standup comedy, he says he would have a great opening line. ...
Sessions to Close at End of October
For the past seven and a half years, Sessions Music Hall’s stage has seen performances from the likes of legendary punk groups to folk and...