Father Frost Winter Multicultural Festival
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
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.
Author: Bob Keefer
Artists Dream Eugene
What would Eugene look like if we turned over city planning to artists? Or even architects?
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
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
Give a Schnitz
New boss at Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art talks about his new job, the role of a university museum in the community
John Weber took over this fall as executive director at the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Formerly the director of the Institute … Continue reading
And the Winner Is…
Two local playwrights go head to head in OCT’s Bunfight!
Got a short attention span? A show that runs through Dec. 15 at Oregon Contemporary Theatre is just your ticket. Bunfight! features eight new 10-minute … Continue reading
Christmas Classics
Despite anything you may have been told by Fox News, no one has yet managed to kill Christmas, even in Eugene. Holiday spirit comes to … Continue reading
A Christmas Carol
Never say journalism doesn’t change the world. When John Breen read in Eugene Weekly last month that this holiday season would pass without a single … Continue reading
The Art of Giving
Buying original works of art can be easy and fun this time of year
Buying art can be intimidating, especially for beginners. Those high prices! Those inscrutable artist statements! But during the holiday season, studio sales abound, opening up … Continue reading
Scrooge You
The ghost of A Christmas Carol past is hiding out this season in Eugene
Four years ago, Eugene holiday lovers had a choice of seeing — count them — five different versions of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas … Continue reading
Keeping Score
OrchestraNext’s Brian McWhorter has re-orchestrated Eugene Ballet’s Swan Lake from a mystery recording
When Eugene Ballet performs Swan Lake Nov. 9 and 10, live music will come from OrchestraNext, a student-professional orchestra conducted by Eugene musician Brian McWhorter. … Continue reading