Letters to the Editor 2017-04-06
ANTI-IMMIGRANT NONSENSE In your March 16 article about House Bill 2921 (“‘Anti-sanctuary’ Legislation Brewing in Oregon”), bill sponsor Rep. Mike Nearman says, “I’m on the … Continue reading
Year: 2017
Spotlight on Kenji Bunch
Q&A with the Snow Queen Composer
We recently caught up with Portland composer Kenji Bunch, who wrote the music for Eugene Ballet Company’s new production of The Snow Queen opening at … Continue reading
Eat Me
Disgusting and pretentious, Raw tells the story of a teenaged vegan driven to cannibalism
The premise is just so damn tasty: A teenaged vegan, Justine (Garance Marillier), enters the veterinary school where her sister, Alexia (Ella Rumpf), is already … Continue reading
A Boxing Sanctuary
Boxing club in Springfield offers youth direction
Heron Mendez is nearly 70 years old. He thinks. He’s not sure. But what he does know is that he’s been boxing since he was … Continue reading
American Voices
Spring brings vocal music by 20th- and 21st-century American composers
Although America seems like a scary place at the moment, we can draw strength and solace from the music of American composers of our own … Continue reading
Barb Ryan
Spiraling toward joy
“I started out as an ‘A’ student,” says Barb Ryan, who grew up in Schenectady, New York, and lapsed into depression and began using drugs … Continue reading
Brewed With Love
Equiano Coffee Co. brews something special
The Equiano tasting room is tiny, calm and slow. I enter and am embraced with the redolence of expertly roasted coffee. Two older gentlemen sit … Continue reading
Lincoln Street Sessions
Live Music, Local Musicians, Recorded in our Shitty Office
Lincoln Street Sessions is a series of video studio sessions filmed live in the Eugene Weekly office at 1251 Lincoln in Eugene Oregon.
The Spin: Snow Queen, White Bird, #Instaballet and more
Who’s who and what’s what in dance this month
Sure, you’ve seen Frozen — and if you have children of a certain age, you’ve probably seen the beloved animated film more times than you … Continue reading
A Modern Proposal
For preventing the dogs of homeless and poor people from being a burden to Eugene sidewalks and businesses — and for making them useful
In an honest effort to address safety concerns and to spruce up downtown Eugene, a city center littered with empty buildings and unsightly student housing, … Continue reading