Dancing Away the Donald
Better mental health can just mean shaking things up
In these troubled times, one way to take care of your mental health is to get out and dance. That’s what a 34-year-old Cottage Grove … 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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A Foggy Future for the Bach Festival
As 2017 comes to a close, there’s still no explanation of Matthew Halls’ firing
Driving to work on these foggy winter days, I like to listen to Bach. His clean, cerebral music helps keep the cold fog at bay, … Continue reading
Printmaking Explodes in Oregon
From galleries and museums to artist studios, printmaking makes genuine art accessible
Say the word “art” and most people imagine a painting — an original, unique work, done with oil paints on canvas, usually by an artist … Continue reading
A Different Firing at the Bach Festival
Linda Ackerman’s departure from OBF in 2016 has similarities to that of Matthew Halls
When Linda Ackerman was fired by the Oregon Bach Festival in 2016, her story didn’t end up in The New York Times. Her departure from … Continue reading
Gifts for that artist in your life
A good pencil is hard to beat
Artists should be easy to buy presents for, right? They all live in poverty and are pleased to receive anything of value. A $5 gift … Continue reading
Dreaming of a Damp Christmas
Fifty-some hours of holiday fun on Oregon’s drizzly south coast
Oregon’s south coast — we’re talking Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston — provides a great holiday getaway for the hardy, with a range of … Continue reading
Sofar, So Good
Imagine a concert where nobody misbehaves
Would you buy a ticket to a concert without knowing who was going to perform? Marlo Vercauteren is betting you would, and so far she’s … Continue reading
’Tis the Season to Listen
From New Age synth rock to serious comic opera, there’s holiday music around town for every taste
Nothing ignites the holiday spirit like music — and you can find plenty of festive music happening around town between now and the start of … Continue reading
Bach Festival Gender Discrimination
The heavily redacted complaint says Halls made “inappropriate remarks”
An official document just obtained by Eugene Weekly from the University of Oregon shows that Oregon Bach Festival artistic director Matthew Halls was fired on … Continue reading
Let’s make a deal with Mike Pence
A plan for succession
But what about Pence? That’s the question everyone asks when you bring up impeaching President Donald Trump. If Trump were to leave office before the … Continue reading