Bach for Beginners
The leaner Oregon Bach Festival kicks off June 29
What, you’ve never been to the Oregon Bach Festival? That’s like living in Eugene and never once watching a track meet at Hayward Field, never … Continue reading
Year: 2017
Biz Beat
Velvet Edge Boutique, Ocean Sky and more
• Velvet Edge Boutique, an upscale women’s clothing store at 187 Broadway, is planning to move to Fifth Street Public Market in August, according to owners … Continue reading
An Exercise in Awkwardness
In Mike White’s Beatriz at Dinner, an unexpected houseguest leads to an evening of discomfort and bitter comedy
If you found yourself at dinner with Donald Trump, what would you do? Grit your teeth and get through it, not wanting to upset or … Continue reading
Layers: The Life and Work of Allan Kluber
Old Work/New Work at Karin Clarke Gallery
What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question asked of children, and they know to pick just one thing. Sometimes … Continue reading
Letters to the Editor 2017-06-22
MEATY COMMENTARY It is clear that EW enjoys trolling “sensitive types” — it gets people talking about the newspaper. But I thought opening your article about a … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Oregon Walk the Land Day and Eugene's first pride march
• The McKenzie River Trust will participate in the statewide Oregon Walk the Land Day event. Visitors can check out Green Island at the confluence of … Continue reading
FDA Seeks To Remove Opana ER From Market
Opioid prescriptions decline in Oregon
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration has requested that a prescription opioid be removed from the market. On June 8, the FDA … Continue reading
The Chaos of a Wedding Day Gone Wrong
Very Little Theatre’s Perfect Wedding
The title of Very Little Theatre’s latest mainstage show, Perfect Wedding, is a bit of an oxymoron: There’s no such thing. Karen Scheeland’s production of … Continue reading
Rx: Fire
Igniting for the future
It’s like something out of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 — firefighters set trees ablaze and fan flames across the grassland. This is the cutting edge … Continue reading
Waste Not Want Not
Meet the Eugene Area Gleaners
“A ‘gleaner’ is traditionally someone who collects leftover crops after they have been commercially harvested, or on fields where it is not economically profitable to … Continue reading