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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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Richard Quigley

Culture 5 years ago

In another life, Richard Quigley was almost certainly a mellow surfer dude. The affably high-energy Eugene artist has been making art — and teaching art, … Continue reading →

Bach Fest Names New Candidate for Artistic Director Post

Eric Jacobsen replaces Craig Hella Johnson, who withdrew from consideration

ArtsBlog 5 years ago

Conductor and cellist Eric Jacobsen, head of the popular New York chamber group The Knights, is the new third finalist for the artistic director position … Continue reading →

The Year of the iPorn

Former pornographer living in Eugene says dirty films are going mobile

Culture 5 years ago

In pornography, size really does matter — though not the way you might think. Think small size, like an iPhone instead of a film studio. … Continue reading →

Making Architecture Great Again

Our golf-resort president calls for a federal design code and disses the designer of Eugene’s courthouse

Visual Arts 5 years ago

It’s nice to discover, at long last, that Eugene’s Wayne L. Morse Federal Courthouse is officially un-American. Who hasn’t suspected this all along? When the … Continue reading →

Oregon Bach Festival Candidate Drops Out of Running for Top Job

Craig Hella Johnson still performing here in May

ArtsMusic 5 years ago

One of three finalists being considered by the University of Oregon to become the new artistic director of the Oregon Bach Festival has pulled out … Continue reading →

Bach is Back

The beleaguered Oregon Bach Festival looks ahead as it prepares to name a new artistic director

Music 5 years ago

The Oregon Bach Festival has finally begun to re-invent itself. In the wake of a 2017 scandal that drew international publicity and threatened the festival’s … Continue reading →

Bach to Eugene

Former Eugene Symphony conductor among contenders to be Bach’s new artistic director

News 5 years ago

The Oregon Bach Festival has named three finalists in its search for an artistic director to replace Matthew Halls. They are Miguel Harth-Bedoya, music director … Continue reading →

Father Frost Winter Multicultural Festival

Culture 5 years ago

Get your multi-culti on this weekend, Jan. 18 and 19, when the Father Frost Winter Multicultural Festival opens its doors at the Lane County Events … Continue reading →

Artists Dream Eugene

What would Eugene look like if we turned over city planning to artists? Or even architects?

Arts 5 years ago

Politicians in Eugene, often supported by land developers, have long called the shots. That might be why downtown has so many truly ugly apartment buildings. … Continue reading →

Planting a New Environment

In a changing climate, Oregon’s official state tree no longer flourishes 

Culture 6 years ago

Four years ago, my wife and I, with occasional help from our grown son and a couple friends, planted 700 trees at our place outside … 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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