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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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The Show Goes On, Sort Of

Venues and performers are canceling performances as COVID continues to surge

ArtsBlog 4 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 4 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 →

Oregon Cultural Trust license plate mural premieres at Eugene Airport

Local artist Liza Burns created the intricate image illustrating the state's cultural diversity

ArtsBlogCulture 4 years ago

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

Visual Arts 4 years ago

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

Best of Eugene 4 years ago

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 

Theater 4 years ago

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 →

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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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