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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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Tricky Dick is Back

This time he’s neither tan nor rested — but he certainly is honest by current standards

Theater 7 years ago

Richard Nixon has never looked so good. Once seen as a disgraced despot who — despite his earlier protestation that “I am not a crook!” … Continue reading →

Slant

Whatever Trump may say, we are not the enemy

NewsOpinionSlant 7 years ago

• We are not the enemy. On Aug. 16, more than 350 newspapers across the United States, led by The Boston Globe, have signed on … Continue reading →

Let’s Speak to the Animals

Some pets can actually talk back— in words

Culture 7 years ago

Consider a member of the parrot family. These smart, sassy birds — the family includes everything from small parakeets to giant colorful macaws — not … Continue reading →

‘Zero Tolerance’ For Migrants

Nonprofit corporations make millions off locking up refugee children'

News 7 years ago

Locking up migrant children seeking refuge in the United States is a multimillion-dollar business that makes a lot of money for the jailers. That’s become … Continue reading →

Strange Times, Indeed

The Crucible at Cottage Theatre is solid but dated

Theater 7 years ago

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a set piece in American theater, one of those cultural landmarks of which more people know and talk than have … Continue reading →

Opening up ‘Oklahoma’

The Bill Rauch era comes to an end with a gay utopia at OSF

Theater 7 years ago

When Bill Rauch became artistic director at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2007, one of the first things he did was to validate my deep … Continue reading →

Tempest in a Seaport

Port scuttles a return to Newport by a pair of sailing ships

BlogNews 7 years ago

A popular pair of tall sailing ships won’t be returning to Newport this summer after all. The two ships — the Lady Washington and the … Continue reading →

Eugene Beer Week is Brewing

June 2-10 Is The Annual Celebration Of Craft Brewing In And Around Eugene

Drink 7 years ago

Enjoy all things beer-related as the eighth-annual Eugene Beer Week kicks off with The Bier Stein’s Invitational Beer Fest Saturday, June 2, and continues through … Continue reading →

Resurrecting The Revelers

A Eugene musician is bringing back long-forgotten music

Music 7 years ago

Eugene singer Craig Phillips was just looking for new repertoire for his classical vocal quartet. Instead he discovered a treasure trove of music manuscripts by … Continue reading →

Eugene Actor is Secret Neo-Nazi, Rose City Antifa Says

Blog alleges the actor regularly used social media to post racist, anti-Semitic and misogynist messages under a pseudonym

BlogNews 7 years ago

A well known actor in Eugene’s theater scene has been identified by Rose City Antifa as a neo-Nazi. A long article on the group’s blog … Continue reading →

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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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