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Rachael Carnes

Rachael Carnes has written for Eugene Weekly as well as The Stranger in Seattle, since the mid-nineties. Covering dance, theater, performance art as well as human interest stories, Rachael enjoys meeting new people and seeing their creative process in action. As the founder of a local non profit, Sparkplug Dance, she spent 15 years teaching movement to kids in our community who juggle any number of risk factors, and now dedicates most of her time to supporting Arts Integration in area Middle Schools, through her work with the Educational Policy Improvement Center.

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Best Hangover Breakfast

Best of Eugene 2 months ago

1. Brails 1689 Willamette Street. 541-343-1542. BrailsEugene.com. 2. Glenwood 1340 Alder Street. 541-687-0355. 2588 Willamette Street. 541-687-8201. GlenwoodRestaurants.com. 3. Morning Glory Café 450 Willamette Street. … Continue reading →

Best New Restaurant

Best of Eugene 2 months ago

1. Mandy’s Family Restaurant 1491 Willamette Street. 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.com. 2.  Spectrum 150 W. Broadway. SpectrumEugene.com. 3. Uki Uki Sushi and Tiki 901 Pearl Street. 541-687-4609. … Continue reading →

Main Street Vegan

Cornbread Café brings Southern-inspired plant-based food to Springfield

Chow 3 months ago

For Cornbread Café owner Sheree Walters, it’s always been about the food. After opening a food cart at 8th Avenue and Oak Street, Walters pinned … Continue reading →

Brightness and Beauty

Krob Krua takes local Thai food to new heights

Chow 6 months ago

On a sunny Sunday, hungry from yard work and too lazy to grocery shop, the siren call of craft cider and Thai food beckons. A … Continue reading →

Into the Woods

Gettin’ down, dirty and learning about movement at MovNat

Outdoors 7 months ago

When my good-natured husband Ben and I show up, MovNat trainer Skye Nacel and his partner Megan Walsh, along with MovNat intern Hopi Kennedy, have … Continue reading →

Best Brunch in Town

The Lion & Owl is as cute  as it is delish

Chow 8 months ago

The first thing you’ll notice when you duck inside the bright, cheery new Lion & Owl space is the 1977 Airstream Land Yacht parked inside. … Continue reading →

Sticking It

Breaking rules, targets and toxic masculinity at Oregon Axe

Culture 9 months ago

It’s a Friday night, and I’m with my family and friends at Oregon Axe, learning from our “axepert”— owner Timothy Stemmerman — how to have … Continue reading →

Dancing Duet

Eugene Ballet and UO Dance collaborate on Interplay

Dance 9 months ago

Interplay, which runs March 8-10 at the Hult Center, features seven new dances choreographed by University of Oregon dance faculty and Eugene Ballet Company artists, … Continue reading →

Back to The Beach

Not Ready for Retirement Players present local playwright Paul Calandrino’s Shrimp & Gritts sequel

Theater 10 months ago

It’s been a couple of years since Oregon Contemporary Theatre premiered Paul Calandrino’s Shrimp & Gritts: She’s Gone. This week, the Not Ready for Retirement … Continue reading →

Eva’s Lament

Theatre League’s Evita not high flying at the Hult

Theater 10 months ago

I wanted to love the Theatre League’s Evita, but it is not where it should be. Evita, which played Feb. 16-17 at the Hult Center, … Continue reading →

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Rachael Carnes

Rachael Carnes has written for Eugene Weekly as well as The Stranger in Seattle, since the mid-nineties. Covering dance, theater, performance art as well as human interest stories, Rachael enjoys meeting new people and seeing their creative process in action. As the founder of a local non profit, Sparkplug Dance, she spent 15 years teaching movement to kids in our community who juggle any number of risk factors, and now dedicates most of her time to supporting Arts Integration in area Middle Schools, through her work with the Educational Policy Improvement Center.

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