Press Release By PEGGY MARCONI — Oakridge Council for Arts and Culture, in collaboration with Singing Creek Educational Center Presents: Singing Creek Native American Culture Presentation Honoring the Indigenous groups of the Oakridge area October 12, 2024, Greenwaters Park Community Center Coyote and the Fish Trap 2 p.m. to 3[Read More…]
Arts, Entertainment and Events
First High-Country Paint Out brings some of areas best artists together for outdoor event
By LAUREN TARR/for The Herald — The Impressionists broke tradition, and gained their name, by taking small canvases outdoors to capture light. Van Gogh and Cezanne developed their individual visual languages this way. Monet showed light changing on simple haystacks in a stellar show at MoMA decades ago. The[Read More…]
The 16th Annual Oakridge Keg and Cask Festival held on August 10 is a tribute to the fundraiser’s success
On August 10, 2024, the skies cleared sufficiently enough to allow the16th Annual Oakridge Keg and Cask Festival to be held on East First Street from 3p.m. to 11p.m. It was an open invitation to people to shop, dine and taste some mighty fine brews in the heart of the[Read More…]
Oakridge/Westfir Chamber newsletter for July-August 2024
Summer is in full swing! The sun is high, school’s out, and visitors from all over the world are coming to spend days, weeks, and months enjoying the million-dollar views, parks, trails, eateries, and shops that we get to call home. Unfortunately, fire season has also joined us early this[Read More…]
Middle Fork Open: Professional disc golf at it’s best in Westfir
By CHAELA CARLSON/for The Herald — The Oakridge Disc Golf community is growing fast. The Middle Fork Open had 37 registered players and 10 divisions. It was hosted by the Oakridge Disc Golf Club and held at the Westfir Office Bridge Disc Golf Course on Saturday, June 29th and Sunday,[Read More…]