HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Music and a chance to ward off Covid too

Written July 22nd, 2021 by Hasso Hering

On Thursday night I was just going to ride my bike past the season’s first River Rhythms concert and continue down the riverfront. But a sign at the corner stopped me.


Park concerts: Forget tickets and crowd limits

Written July 1st, 2021 by Hasso Hering

As you have probably heard, the end of Covid restrictions on public gatherings has caused Albany Parks and Recreation to drop its plan to restrict attendance at this summer’s concerts in Monteith Riverpark and charge $5 to get in.


Summer concerts: Getting in takes preparation

Written June 23rd, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Albany’s free summer concerts in Monteith Riverpark were a popular attraction before they were cancelled last year because of Covid. This  summer we’ll see how things go when people have to pay for tickets and then go through an elaborate procedure to get in.


Historic bridge piers: In the way

Written July 9th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

From the Department of Thinking Up Problems That No One Has Raised: When is somebody going to do something about those piers that mess up Albany’s Monteith Riverpark? Probably never, but that doesn’t mean we can’t think about it.


 
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