The Scent of Tulips
The flower itself symbolizes elegance and grace, and its colors — ranging from red to purple to shades of black — are associated with love, … Continue reading
Year: 2020
Bach to the Future
Cellist brings Bach and more to University Park for a socially distant performance
Eric Alterman sits down in a chair on the stage of University Park’s outdoor theater with a cello. It’s the fourth outdoor concert in a … Continue reading
Bad Timing
After months of sheltering in place and limiting oneself to only going out for groceries or a much needed walk, imagine my distress at learning … Continue reading
Boop Troop Rises
How a DJ with an iPhone became the documentarian of a movement
It was late Friday evening on May 29 when Tre Stewart and a friend stood at the top of a parking garage in downtown Eugene, … Continue reading
Stop Spraying Toxins
I was pretty disgusted when Eugene Weekly started selling space to Seneca for its slick advertising campaign. Expensive weekly ads featured children, sometimes with Grandma … Continue reading
Art By Appointment
Artists Jon Jay Cruson and Satoko Motouji, who have new work at White Lotus, talk about working in the new normal
Eugene artists Jon Jay Cruson and Satoko Motouji both paint landscapes, but with strikingly different results. Cruson’s acrylic paintings are crisp exercises in design with … Continue reading
Department Of DeFazio
Last week, with Democrats holding a majority in the House, Rep. Peter DeFazio voted to green light another $740 billion in “defense” spending, and in … Continue reading
Movie Nights
Drive-in movies return to the Eugene-Springfield area
The last drive-in movie theater in the Eugene/Springfield area, located at 1450 Henderson Avenue, closed in 1987, according to CinemaTreasures.org, one of the internet’s most … Continue reading
How To Solve The Federal Invasion
The solution to this is simple: Go home by 9 pm and get some sleep. Don’t give Trump’s goons any targets to shoot at late … Continue reading
Slant
• Live streams, like those of the Boop Troop and Tre Stewart, the subject of this week’s cover feature, have brought up so many complex … Continue reading