This Thursday, it’s the East Coast buried under snow and Oregon being glad that’s not happening here. Nice change, don’t you think?

Theresa Myers has listed some Valentine’s Day events in the area. I’ll be posting my own list later today, so check back for that!

Forest Grove Fire Rescue is celebrating its 120th birthday with a party today from 4 to 6 p.m. at the fire station at 1919 Ash Street. The party includes kids’ activities and local author Ken Bilderback will talk local history. Food will be provided.

I’m gearing up to write about Theatre in the Grove’s performance of “August: Osage County.” It opens Friday. Feb 28, and I’m curious: are you planning to see it? It’s known for dark humor and has a lot of controversial themes, including drug abuse and incest. (Here’s a summary, but there are spoilers.)

What do you think of something so heavy being shown? Are you interested?