Terry Robb has earned international acclaim from music critics, peers and fans. His signature fingerpicking style landed him in the Oregon Music Hall of Fame and the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame. Incorporating elements from the Mississippi Delta, ragtime, country, swing and jazz, Robb ranks right up there with the heavy hitters, a player…
Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee and three-time Grammy Award nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist, Ellen Whyte, is well-known throughout the Pacific Northwest. She is one of few performers who can sing blues, pop and jazz with the passion, skill and authenticity that keeps fans coming back for more. This will be her first appearance…
A MARTIAL ARTS champion is appealing for a century … but not in a scoring system. Instead, Tom Aspinall wants to find 100 people from the greater Reading area to try his sport, and help raise funds for charities that support people with autism. The 30-year-old is the current UK interim heavyweight champion in the…
We invite you to view art February 29-March 30, Thursdays through Sundays, from 12-5 pm. An artists’ reception will be held 3-5 pm on March 2 during which the artists will speak about their work and answer questions. The not-for-profit Hoffman Center for the Arts is located at 594 Laneda Avenue, Manzanita, Oregon. Keri Rosebraugh,…
A WOKINGHAM martial arts club recently hosted a Muay Thai seminar led by the esteemed Jompop Kiatphontip. Shaolin Tigers Martial Arts Club, located at 7 The Lawrence Centre, Oaklands Park were visited by a legendary figure in the world of Muay Thai who imparted his wisdom and experience by delivering a seminar. Kiatphontip remarkable career…
Shaolin Tigers Martial Arts Club, based in Wokingham, hosted their first interclub competition at their premises in November. Several local clubs rallied together to put their competitors forward as 44 bouts took place at STMA’s HQ at the Lawrence Centre in Oaklands Park. The cubs involved included STMA Academy Reading, Newbury Muay Thai, Knowle Green…
LOCAL martial arts instructor Digger Barnes has been selected to compete for Team Great Britain at the WUMA Kickboxing World Championships. Digger will fly out to Argos, Greece to take part in the championships this weekend where more than 1,000 fighters will compete across the tournament. He will compete in the Masters Division in an…
All four members of the Shaolin Tigers Martial Arts club passed their final grading assessment with flying colours. Jason Connolly and Jason Gordon were both awarded their black belts atter undergoing specific training towards this achievement for a year. The pair has undergone tests in pad work, bag work, syllabus techniques, fitness tests and sparring….