Check out Eric Millegan as he returns from Broadway to perform in ACE’s Elf
He may not be a household name, but Eric Millegan is the closest thing Springfield has to a local child actor who grew up to … Continue reading
Bob Keefer
Bob Keefer is Eugene Weekly's arts editor. He was a news and arts writer for The Register-Guard for 30 years before coming to EW.
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Back Into the Spirit
Music, dance and theater are returning to the stage to lighten our mood during the holidays. And shopping. Don’t forget shopping
Forget the pandemic, just for an evening or two. Take your mind off work, forget that overdue car payment, erase next week’s dentist appointment from … Continue reading
Eugene Weekly wins Google Support for News Research
The Google News Initiative funding will help EW to research underserved news communities in and around Lane County
Eugene Weekly has won significant financial funding from internet giant Google to help boost engagement with underserved readers. The $87,500 in funding from Google News … Continue reading
Oregon Cultural Trust license plate mural premieres at Eugene Airport
Local artist Liza Burns created the intricate image illustrating the state's cultural diversity
At a media-only event on Oct. 28 at Eugene Airport, artist Liza Burns drew back the curtain on a mural-sized version of her design for … Continue reading
Comics Journalism
An exhibit at the UO art museum explores a new way to present news stories
Comics journalism, once a brash upstart in the stodgy newspaper business, is coming of age. It’s been two decades now since Joe Sacco’s graphic novel … Continue reading
Best Artist
1. Chris Moody CargoCollective.com/ChrisMoody/CV-Contact. 2. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com. 3. Shanna Trumbly ShannaTrumbly.com. Chris Moody is clearly a man of many dimensions. He likes to draw … Continue reading
It’s a Miracle!
Milagro tells the story of a Eugene girl’s miraculous bicultural life
OK, show of hands: Who in the arts world hasn’t ever daydreamed of writing a musical and having it go to Broadway? Eugene singer Evynne … Continue reading
Smoked Out
Wildfire smoke in Ashland canceled all but two August performances of the only play running this summer at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which shut down most of this season and last due to COVID, has been slammed by wildfire smoke as it tries … Continue reading
Oregon Culture Takes a Road Trip
Eugene’s Liza Burns wins design competition to create new Oregon Cultural Trust license plate
You may not think of your Oregon license plate as a work of art. The Oregon Cultural Trust does, though, and on Sept. 15 the … Continue reading
Surprise! Now say, ‘I Do’
An orchestra conductor springs a wedding on a former ballerina in Eugene
When Victoria Allen-Harvey walked into the Hult Center on July 8, she thought she was there just to watch a quick photo shoot on the … Continue reading