Arts & Entertainment: Canyonville to test jazz waters
CANYONVILLE — Retired music teacher Michael Stafford remembers being exposed to jazz — in the form of Miles Davis — as a middle schooler. “I thought, ‘This is a bunch of junk.’” he said. “I told my friend, ‘You’re being had here.’” The saxophonist f …
Read More »The Arts: Murals, once big in Douglas County, fade from view
Roseburg muralist Susan Comerford has seen her art sold to buyers who cover it up with tacky signs and piles of garbage. Days after purchasing one, a buyer in Roseburg obliterated the entire creation with black paint. “It’s heartbreaking,” said Come …
Read More »Blues artist Barbara Healy reconnects with her Douglas County roots and grooves again
“I got more miles on the odometer than I care to think about, but that don’t mean that I can’t sing and shout,” longtime blues and soul singer Barbara Healy croons on her newest collaborative CD. Healy, a former Camas Valley and Winston resident wh …
Read More »Theater review: Hie thyself to Ashland for a super ‘Shrew’
Not sure if you like Shakespeare? Think you should expose your a child or grandchild to a Shakespeare play but don’t know which one? I have the answer to your questions: the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” The show is a hit …
Read More »Umpqua Community College’s new theatre director takes the stage
Stephanie Newman intends to add pizazz to the Umpqua Community College theater scene. Newman, the new UCC theater director, said the college’s facilities impress her and that she looks forward to directing and producing plays. “I’ll need to think ab …
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