Snuggle In and Read
Pull up the easy chair. Light the fire. Pour yourself a relaxing beverage of choice and settle in for a good night’s read. No easy … Continue reading
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The Postman
Multi-faceted Salem artist with connections to Eugene sends concerts to your mailbox
The daily mail delivery has become a comfort — thanks to the depths of the pandemic and working from home, and despite the U.S. Postal … Continue reading
If Not Now, When?
If Not Now, When? No, seriously, when? The Maude Kerns Art Center is hosting an art show where the theme begs the question to be … Continue reading
Escaping the Future
Eugene sci-fi author touches on climate change, corrupt governments and the coming apocalypse in the second book in his four-part series
The Foreseeable Future, the second book in the SEEDER series from Eugene-based sci-fi author Howard Libes, is a gripping and well-paced expansion of the universe … Continue reading
Keepin’ It Reel
Eugene’s embryonic film industry offers support, collaboration to aspiring producers and directors
As Eugene filmmaker David Mort speaks about the growing film community in Lane County, he’s got one hand holding a phone to his ear and … Continue reading
A New Hope
Broadway Metro is branching out to a DVD subscription model and could bring a movie rental store back to Eugene
Once upon a time, Netflix only sent DVDs to subscribers. It was an age of innocence when Netflix had a huge inventory to choose from … Continue reading
A Woman of Africa
Popular Eugene performer RatieD releases her debut EP
When she was a girl living in Zimbabwe, Eugene musician Claire Ratidzo Dangarembwa, who performs as RatieD, would sing out loud in front of an … Continue reading
Difficult Visions
In life, Tom Blodgett sabotaged his own career. Eight years after his death, his art gets a second look.
One night while they were both on the art faculty at Lane Community College, Tom Blodgett and Craig Spilman literally came to blows. The two … Continue reading
Getting Back on Stage
After half a year on hiatus, Eugene’s performing arts groups seek a path back to live audiences
Live performance all but died in and around Eugene more than six months ago. That’s when the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold in Oregon, … Continue reading
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Artful Survival
Three Lane County artists share their stories of life in 2020
Even without a pandemic to contend with, artists struggle. The difficulty is associated with both making art and making a living. The living part is … Continue reading
Show and Tell
Eugene artist Craig Hickman talks about social media, photography and managing 143,691 digital images
Retired University of Oregon professor Craig Hickman has spent recent months posting black and white photos online that he took of friends decades ago, when … Continue reading
Silent Since Spring
But with the advent of a vaccine, live music may cautiously return in 2021
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance: the five stages of grief. We’ve all been at one stage or another since March. Sometimes in tandem, dualities of … Continue reading
Eugene Gay Men’s Chorus
A trying year for all will get a dose of good cheer starting Dec. 18 when the Eugene Gay Men’s Chorus presents: Home with the … Continue reading
The Final Outpost
Bend director Taylor Morden’s The Last Blockbuster takes a nostalgic look at the end of an era
For those who grew up before the digital streaming age of Netflix and Amazon Prime, visiting the video store might have been the best part … Continue reading
The Geometry of Landscape
Jon Jay Cruson’s painting exhibition at White Lotus Gallery offers a relaxing rural escape
When Jon Jay Cruson heads into nature to find inspiration for his large acrylic landscapes, he brings only a Sharpie and a pad of paper. … Continue reading