‘Let Me Entertain You’
Shirley Andress plumbs new depths in a classic role in Gypsy
While not as well known as Jay Gatsby or Huckleberry Finn, Mama Rose is one of the defining characters of American literature. At once a … 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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Loving the Summer of Love
Salem museum explores rock concert posters and counterculture fashion of the 1960s
It was 50 years ago today — well, more or less — that my generation found itself. Rock ’n’ roll turned grand and pretentious that … Continue reading
White Lotus Celebrates a Quarter Century in Eugene
An artistic marriage creates a leading art gallery
One day in 1984, a young Taiwanese woman spotted an older American man standing at a traffic intersection in Taipei. He looked confused. “He looked … Continue reading
A Pocket Guide to No-Kill Birding
History tells us that the first birders did it with gunfire
Birding — also known as “birdwatching” and, across the Pond, “twitching” — began as a lethal contact sport. When John James Audubon traveled the countryside … Continue reading
Oregon Country Fair Cancels Story Pole
Local Natives decry ‘cultural appropriation’
A slow-motion collision between art and cultural politics led the Oregon Country Fair this week to cancel the planned installation of a 36-foot-tall Native-inspired carved … Continue reading
New Symphony Conductor Named
And Eugene loses a quiet arts leader
To absolutely no one’s surprise, Francesco Lecce-Chong has been named the new music director of the Eugene Symphony. Wednesday’s announcement concludes the symphony’s yearlong search … Continue reading
Heaven, Hell & Context
at Eugene Symphony’s amazing multi-media performance of Faust
Did you catch Eugene Symphony’s performance of The Damnation of Faust the other evening? It was, I can’t resist saying, one Hell of a show, … Continue reading
Eleanor Roosevelt: Across a Barrier of Fear
Jane VanBoskirk returns to Eugene to play the first lady in a benefit for Planned Parenthood one night only at the Wildish
“Eleanor Roosevelt is someone who has really infiltrated my life,” Jane VanBoskirk says. “It’s helping me deal with Trump, hearing what she went through and … Continue reading
Our Stories: Immigrants Of America
Photographer Melissa Nolledo documents the lives of immigrants living in Eugene
Eugene photographer and digital artist Melissa “Mimi” Nolledo began work on this photographic essay shortly after the November election. Since then she has been reaching … Continue reading
Who gets the baton?
We handicap the race among three musicians who want to lead the Eugene Symphony
It’s all over now except for the hiring. Eugene Symphony’s yearlong music director search has all but ended, once more attracting national attention as the … Continue reading