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• Driving into Eugene Weekly on the Winter Solstice, we stopped by Blue Valley Bistro’s coffee box off Highway 58 in Pleasant Hill, after getting … Continue reading
Year: 2018
New Year, New Music
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with live music in Eugene
Like Ella Fitzgerald, Eugene Weekly is wondering, “What are you doing New Year’s Eve?” Well, if you’re still without plans, we say head out to … Continue reading
Puncturing Pretensions
Eugene Opera’s HMS Pinafore sets social satire to spiffy music
As 2018 mercifully closes, there’s so much wrong in our country that a significant portion of the music and theater being created today seems to … Continue reading
Trouble In Paradise
When the Amtrak train that I was traveling on last year made an unscheduled stop in Oakridge, I saw a panorama of natural beauty and … Continue reading
Egan and the Homeless
Shelter from the cold for those who take nothing for granted
By day they are everywhere, in pockets small or large. They are seen and sometimes they are dodged. Mostly, they are ignored. By night they … Continue reading
End Single-Use Plastics
Urge the Eugene City Council to act on plastics
From city-level initiatives like the Urban Growth Boundary, the Climate Resiliency Ordinance and a ban on single-use plastic bags, to an extensive history of grassroots … Continue reading
The State Department
Ring in the New Year with The Polish Ambassador
Electronic musician David Sugalski, who performs under the name The Polish Ambassador, tells me he never intended to make a career out of music. Back … Continue reading
Meat Is Murder
There is no way to avoid eating less meat if we are serious about the future of the planet. According to a recent report, “Creating … Continue reading
Wayside Ghost
live for Lincoln street sessions
Eugene Weekly presents Wayside Ghost performing live for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of … Continue reading
Living Out: Minding Our Beeswax
A Hanukkah classic column revisited (again)
EW‘s longtime “Living Out” columnist Sally Sheklow reminded us of this oldie but goodie holiday column! Check your calendar — Hanukkah is over. Dec. 10, … Continue reading