TIGARD, Oreg. (KOIN) — A local musician is helping people stay connected through music. Toby Loftus has been a violist for the Newport Symphony for 15 years, but after the pandemic hit he began ...

Stuck at home amid the pandemic, creative people are finding new ways to use videoconferencing software that once was confined to the home office. Theatre Unleashed, a Los Angeles-based theater ...

NEWPORT, Ore — Karaoke wasn’t always Toby Loftus’s cup of melodic tea. “I used to hate karaoke. I used to be a hater,” he confessed. About 10 years ago, the viola player with the Newport Symphony ...

Belting out your favorite track in front of a bar full of strangers used to be a pretty harmless activity, at least as long as the singer could carry a tune. During a pandemic spread through ...