Olivia Taute (Left) as Nala and Evan Lewandowski as Simba stand conversating in character on Tuesday. The Umpqua Actors Community Theatre is putting on The Lion King Jr at Wildlife Safari. The opening night is tonight! Melody Schwegel, Executive Director for UACT, said, “The Lion King Jr is a UACT production with our Youth Summer Continue Reading
Making Some Noise
Sarah Wyatt, 9, knows her way around a drum set! On April 23, it was announced that Sarah won the first to fourth grade category of the Umpqua Actors Community Theatre Youth Talent Competition. This is her second year in a row of coming in first in her age bracket for the local talent show. Continue Reading
The Record Loft: Vintage Vinyl
Filled with nearly 4,500 records, the Record Loft stands upstairs above Good Vibrations. The Record Loft is a designated area upstairs at Good Vibrations where 2 channel audio, turntables, and vinyl are celebrated, according to owner John Hooper “On the new side, we stock 400 to 500 typically, and on the used side, I’d guess Continue Reading
The Beat Goes On
Umpqua Valley Youth Orchestra’s founder, Kristin Parks, has been pursuing her passion of playing and teaching the violin since she was 5 years old. At the age of eleven, she began her own music studio. Later, she received her Bachelor of Arts from Pepperdine University near Malibu, California. Kristin moved to Roseburg in 1998 and Continue Reading