Music lovers who transform their living rooms into venues for touring artists provide an intimate setting, as Mike and Jan Hollen do at Hill Country West. And their informal events sometimes feature accomplished artists who could easily fill an … Continue Reading
Those who have participated in the past know how moving this performance can be. And after a few years off the radar, you can now join a “Sing Your Own Messiah” ensemble.
The North Clackamas Community Choir (led … Continue Reading
In 1997, a family from Milwaukie, Oregon was vacationing in Western Canada when an unplanned detour landed them in a little Bavarian-style village called Kimberley, BC – nestled in the Kootenay Rockies. There they stumbled upon the Kimberley International Old-Time … Continue Reading
Some readers will be too young to remember the early days. It was before “Rip City!” and Blazermania became part of the local lexicon. But to be sure, Dale Schlueter had almost as much to do with it as the … Continue Reading
At 74 years young, Ringo Starr is still quite an attraction. Even though he was often thought of as the least popular Beatle, he can pack the house.
I was in Bend visiting my friends Diane and Steve and they … Continue Reading
Ms. Persistent, Ms. Let’s Do This Thang Again. Whatever you call her, Rae Gordon is certainly resilient. She and her band are heading back to Memphis to represent the Cascade Blues Association at the 2015 International Blues Challenge. In 2014, … Continue Reading
According to Beyond Pesticides, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., the City of Eugene, Oregon became the first community in the nation to specifically ban from city property the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, which have scientifically … Continue Reading
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