What we’re reading: Jill Lepore’s piece called “Root and Branch” in the May 29 New Yorker magazine. Short by New Yorker standards, only four pages, this is one of her wonderful deep dives into a subject — trees.
• Did you argue with your family about politics over the holiday weekend? You aren’t alone. The City Club of Eugene topic June 2 is “Back to Basics: Engaging in Conversation in a Diverse, Polarized America.” It features Luke Grossmiller of Braver Angels, Vipul Lakhani, MD, of Eugene Baha’i and hannah white of the University of Oregon Holden Center. City Club meets at noon Friday at the Maple Room, Inn at the 5th.
• We didn’t hear the word “peace” mentioned too much over Memorial Day Weekend. Even the Memorial Day Concert on Oregon Public Broadcasting really was all about war and the terrible damage it does. Next year let’s add peace to the Memorial Day vocabulary. Sometimes you need to point out the possibility of good as often as you point out the immorality of what is bad to make a change in the world.
• This weekend, the Eugene/Springfield community will honor the lives of those affected by gun violence and elevate “the voices of survivors and all who demand an end to this crisis.” The “Wear Orange” event will include speakers, performances by John Shipe, The Raging Grannies and Eugene Bhangra as well as community partner tables, craft activities for kids and two food trucks. There will be an interactive Wall of Remembrance, on which event attendees can add names of loved ones and messages of support for survivors. Wear Orange is 11 am to 3 pm Saturday, June 3, at Island Park in Springfield. Find Eugene/Springfield and Corvallis Wear Orange events at WearOrange.org.
• We hear that June 5 kicks off Eugene Beer Week, which wraps up June 11. Ninkasi’s Better Living Room, 155 Blair Boulevard, hosts the Sasquatch Brewers Festival noon to 5 pm June 10. Breweries from across the Northwest come to town and raise money for the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation, which seeks to contribute to the “Northwest craft brewing community by providing opportunities for professional and aspiring brewers to further their knowledge and expertise.” Tickets at SasquatchBrewfest.squarespace.com.
A Note From the Publisher
Dear Readers,
The last two years have been some of the hardest in Eugene Weekly’s 43 years. There were moments when keeping the paper alive felt uncertain. And yet, here we are — still publishing, still investigating, still showing up every week.
That’s because of you!
Not just because of financial support (though that matters enormously), but because of the emails, notes, conversations, encouragement and ideas you shared along the way. You reminded us why this paper exists and who it’s for.
Listening to readers has always been at the heart of Eugene Weekly. This year, that meant launching our popular weekly Activist Alert column, after many of you told us there was no single, reliable place to find information about rallies, meetings and ways to get involved. You asked. We responded.
We’ve also continued to deepen the coverage that sets Eugene Weekly apart, including our in-depth reporting on local real estate development through Bricks & Mortar — digging into what’s being built, who’s behind it and how those decisions shape our community.
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None of this happens by accident. It happens because readers step up and say: this matters.
As we head into a new year, please consider supporting Eugene Weekly if you’re able. Every dollar helps keep us digging, questioning, celebrating — and yes, occasionally annoying exactly the right people. We consider that a public service.
Thank you for standing with us!
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Eugene Weekly
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