A Tribute to Billie Holiday Billie Holiday The 19th Annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night is a celebration of  Jazz Appreciation Month , Billie Holiday’s birthday month, and her 111th Birthday. Featured performers are Marcia Hocker, Laura Stilwell, Lenanne Sylvester Miller, Holly Resnick, Jessie Marquez, and Linda Michelet. Returning for her 6th year as emcee and 4th year as curator of Siren Nation’s annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night is Marcia Hocker . Marcia is the recipient

Season Passes That Offer Nonstop Fun All Season Long Photo courtesy of Oaks Park For the first time ever, Oaks Park is offering season passes to the general public, so park visitors can enjoy all the fun of Oregon’s favorite amusement park anytime throughout the 2026 season. The new passes offer unlimited rides all season long as well as exclusive savings and special offers.   “For years, fans of Oaks Park have told us that they’d love to have a season pass for making multipl

Sinners star earns Best Actor Michael B. Jordan, winner of the award for actor in a leading role for “Sinners,” poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (AP) Michael B. Jordan has been building toward a performance like “Sinners” for over 20 years. Now he has the best actor Oscar as his reward in what proved to be a hugely popular win. Jordan got one trophy for playing identical

Bipartisan move recognizes Black history Artwork portraying Frederick Douglass rests on a table during a formal dedication of the House Press Gallery to be named after Frederick Douglass on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) (AP) - The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the abolitionist, writer and presidential adviser Frederick Douglass in a bipartisan move brokered by Black lawmakers. The ren