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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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TRIPS for Journalism

You can now support local journalism around Eugene with tax-deductible donations to a new foundation started by EW

News 3 years ago

Eugene Weekly has launched a new nonprofit foundation to boost community journalism in the southern Willamette Valley. The nonprofit Twin Rivers Institute for Press Sustainability … Continue reading →

The Other Refuge

Oregon's Summer Lake Wildlife Area is closer and quieter than more famous Malheur Refuge - and now is the time to visit

Travel 3 years ago

The thing about eastern Oregon’s Summer Lake is, you don’t go there for the lake. In summertime, in fact, especially during the Western drought of … Continue reading →

Getting Real

Karin Clarke Gallery takes a turn for the objective with a show of James Kroner

Visual Arts 3 years ago

Step into the Karin Clarke Gallery this month, and you might think you had walked through the wrong door. Instead of the gallery’s typically loose, … Continue reading →

Opera Magic

Eugene Opera brings back Magic Flute with a visual nod to Edward Gorey

Music 3 years ago

A lot of people think opera is just plain weird. But Wolfgang Mozart’s The Magic Flute is weird even by opera standards. Take a conventional quest … Continue reading →

The Show Goes On, Sort Of

Venues and performers are canceling performances as COVID continues to surge

ArtsBlog 3 years ago

Live performance is slowing down in Eugene once more as the COVID-19 infection rate continues to skyrocket in Lane County. So far Gov. Kate Brown … Continue reading →

Telling Their Stories

Eugene Weekly set out to publish an obituary for every person who died homeless in Lane County in 2021. Here’s what we learned.

News 3 years ago

The first obituary came early in the year. A 30-year-old woman named Ivory McCuen died of hypothermia on Jan. 24 while sleeping in a parking … Continue reading →

‘Dear Sugar’

Oregon Contemporary Theatre comes back from the pandemic with a fast-paced reflection on pain, sorrow and redemption

Theater 4 years ago

The culture of therapy provides the framework for Tiny Beautiful Things, a moving but unconventional play that marks the return to live performance after a … Continue reading →

Check out Eric Millegan as he returns from Broadway to perform in ACE’s Elf

Theater 4 years ago

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 →

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

Culture 4 years ago

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

BlogNews 4 years ago

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 →

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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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