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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.
When Suzanne Haag was asked to choreograph a new production of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird for Eugene Ballet Company this season, she was given … Continue reading
Talk about working your way to the top. Michael Fisher, who took over last year as executive director at Eugene’s Maude Kerns Art Center, started … Continue reading
Art isn’t just about paintings in a gallery, and this month’s First Friday ArtWalk offers a wide variety of arts experience, from painting and sculpture … Continue reading
Got your phone out? Great! Now — if you haven’t already — go to the App Store (iPhone) or to Google Play (Android) and download … Continue reading
Work by Oregon artist Charles Heaney (1897-1981) so seamlessly captures the mood of the Pacific Northwest that it’s hard to imagine art here without him. … Continue reading
In its latest attempt to bolster downtown business, the City Council voted unanimously last week to host the controversial Fyre Festival 2.0 this summer on … Continue reading
Beleaguered by financial woes from last season’s wildfires, whose smoke caused cancellations of a couple dozen outdoor performances, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicked off its … Continue reading
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has chosen Nataki Garrett as its next artistic director, succeeding Bill Rauch when he leaves in August after 12 years in … Continue reading
When the Oregon Shakespeare Festival opens its new season with four plays the weekend of March 8, the real drama may be behind the scenes. … Continue reading
We don’t gamble. We’re not opposed, but my wife and I are both truly bored by even the idea. The lure of jackpots simply doesn’t … Continue reading