Best gas station caught in a time warp
Creswell 76 Station
Creswell, that sleepy little town a few miles down I-5 from Eugene, sometimes feels like it’s stuck in the 1950s. It has more churches than … 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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Best City-Supported Visual Art Center in Eugene
Emerald Arts Center and more — in other cities
Whoops, there isn’t one! To find a city supporting the visual arts you have to visit Roseburg, Newport, Springfield, Corvallis and far-off Pendleton. In Pendleton, … Continue reading
Best Art gallery
1. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane, University of Oregon, 541-346-3027, Jsma.Uoregon.edu. 2. The Hybrid Gallery, 941 W. 3rd Ave., 541-321-6977, TheHybridEugene.com. 3. … Continue reading
Best Local theater company
1. Very Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard St., 541-344-7751, TheVlt.com. 2. Oregon Contemporary Theatre, 194 W. Broadway, 541-465-1506, OCTheatre.org. 3. Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage … Continue reading
Time Traveler
Nellie McKay revisits her 2004 debut album, Get Away From Me, in her upcoming concert at The Shedd
Two decades and a couple years ago, a much-younger version of singer-songwriter Nellie McKay showed up for a New York recording session with the late … Continue reading
The Question of Youth
Symphony orchestras, dance companies and other performing groups wrestle with the question of who their audience is, or ought to be
One of the biggest fears in the performing arts world in recent years has been about demographics. Look around the audience for a classical music … Continue reading
UO Dismisses Complaint Against Student
The dean of the College of Design had accused an undergraduate of antisemitism for an art exhibit
In a 14-page Notice of Dismissal dated August 27, an outside investigator hired by the University of Oregon ruled that a complaint filed in January … Continue reading
Musical Memories
Classical musician Amy Adams works a different musical genre
At least once a week, and usually more often than that, Eugene chorister Amy Adams sings for a special audience. Some listen from sofas. Others … Continue reading
Old Age Magic
Cottage Theatre brings Shakespeare’s last play to the stage, with variations
Tony Rust must be a magician. What else could explain the eerie and wonderful magic that fills the stage in a new production he directed … Continue reading
Art of Politics
A student’s exhibit in a UO art gallery questioned UO officials’ complicity in Israel’s war in Gaza. One of the exhibit’s targets — the art school’s dean — filed a complaint. The student artist could be expelled.
Cassy Steuerwald’s art installation was titled “We Tried Throwing Them a Dinner Party.” It consisted of a small dining table with a pink tablecloth and … Continue reading