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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.
The eeriest and most resonant public space in all of Eugene, if not in all of Oregon, is about to be demolished before more than … Continue reading
Eight years ago, Eugene Ballet created an entirely new ballet from scratch. The Snow Queen, which was performed in April 2017, featured original choreography by … Continue reading
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival seems to have been under a terrible curse since 2011, when a structural beam supporting the Angus Bowmer Theatre mysteriously snapped … Continue reading
Faced with hundreds of millions of dollars in civil penalties and the collapse of his real estate empire, former president Donald Trump is moving his … Continue reading
Despite fierce criticism from downtown drivers whose commutes have been disrupted by the city’s downtown bike-lane project, city planners have expanded the municipal transportation program … Continue reading
As the lights come up on this brilliant little musical that opened March 1 at Oregon Contemporary Theatre, we learn that six members of the … Continue reading
One of the most interesting but least known photographers around town is showing her unusual work during February at two local arts venues: The New … Continue reading
Step into downtown Eugene’s White Lotus gallery most any time this month, and your first impression might be that you’re looking at an exhibit of … Continue reading
Singer, songwriter, vegan and animal rights activist Nellie McKay comes to The Shedd for a solo concert Friday night, Jan. 19, promoting her latest album, … Continue reading
Oregon’s first poet laureate, Edwin Markham, who served from 1923 to 1931, was internationally known for his 1899 poem “The Man With the Hoe,” an … Continue reading