3 leg torso — Wild, worldly chamber music comes to Elkton tonight as Portland band 3 Leg Torso plays a benefit for the Elkton Community Education Center, 15850 Highway 38. The ensemble will be promoting its third CD, “Animals and Cannibals.” The 7:30 …
Read More »If you get the feeling listening to 3 Leg Torso for the first time that you’ve heard this band somewhere before, there’s a good chance you’re right. The Portland world music outfit has found a niche writing and performing music that fits well in t …
Read More »Lately, I’ve been channeling my energy into working in the kitchen. My 30-day “no sugar challenge” has motivated me to find healthy substitutes for my typical bowl of ice cream at night. I was perusing my favorite food blog when I came across a reci …
Read More »Linda Bruinsma admits it: She hears the call of the wild. At least in her kitchen. Though she enjoys cooking and baking a variety of dishes, “I probably tend to the exotic,” the Oakland resident said. One of her most recent culinary adventures ne …
Read More »Validation. That was my first reaction to Michael Pollan’s newest book, “Cooked.” Mr. Pollan poses several questions, but two hit home for me. “What [is] the single most important thing we could do as a family to improve our health and well-being?” …
Read More »DIXONVILLE — When a plucky volunteer pansy poked through the grass of Judy Waller’s backyard months ago, it pleased her, for whatever reason. So she started mowing around it. Today, one yellow flower stands out in an otherwise green expanse behind he …
Read More »Zany hijinks, exaggerated double takes, embellished stage combat and at least one coarse crack about flagpole sitting land in Roseburg this week, as a high comedy from the Great Depression is the latest offering from the Umpqua Actors Community Theat …
Read More »A band that started in a Roseburg High School songwriting class is now a polished unit with a professional stage presence. Hemlock Lane has come a long way from the group that stood around on stage between songs. “It’s gone from long, awkward silenc …
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