The Bard at Mach II
How fast can you read 154 sonnets on a 3x5 card?
Ah, Shakespeare. The Bard of Avon. The writer whose work forms one of the twin foundations of the entire modern English language. (The other is … 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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Layers of Reality
Tallmadge Doyle’s latest prints continue her colorful artistic quest
Tallmadge Doyle creates a colorful world of magical science in “Underwater Garden,” her show of recent work at Karin Clarke Gallery, taking us not just … Continue reading
More UO Title IX Trouble?
UO hires an influential LA law firm to investigate past actions by one of its own
Why did the University of Oregon pay a top Los Angeles law firm $60,000 earlier this year to investigate behavior by a faculty member occurring … Continue reading
Gonzo Art
A show of work by Ralph Steadman opens at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
If you don’t know the name Ralph Steadman, don’t worry: You’ve still probably seen his work. It was Steadman, a relatively quiet and civilized Welsh … Continue reading
Pegasus Playhouse
A new youth theater company in town debuts with a musical
Pegasus Playhouse, a new theater company for young people, opens its first show this weekend when the original musical Too Many Princesses: A Feminist Fable … Continue reading
Script Revision
The drama at Cottage Theatre has been largely backstage this summer, as the community theater in Cottage Grove shut down in May for a planned … Continue reading
A Bridge to Nowhere
The UO’s latest architectural folly isolates it even more from the community it serves
Bridges are meant for connection. The Brooklyn Bridge ties together two key boroughs of New York City. The Golden Gate Bridge not only lets people … Continue reading
Art Animals
A studio menagerie provides therapy
Eugene sculptor Jud Turner often surrounds himself at work with animals — shiny metallic critters made of recycled car parts and other industrial detritus. He’s … Continue reading
Swinging Eugene
OFAM opens its annual jazz fest at The Shedd with Chuck Redd at the helm
Maryland jazzman Chuck Redd, who’s played with the likes of Charlie Byrd and Mel Tormé, has been a regular with the Oregon Festival of American … Continue reading
Speak of the Devil
Shedd Theatricals 2019 opens this weekend with Damn Yankees
The 18th season of musical theater at The Shedd kicks off Friday, July 12, with the opening of Damn Yankees — one of the oddest … Continue reading