Holiday Time
What to do to get into the holiday spirit in and around Eugene
The winter holidays are dead ahead, so now is the perfect time to buy tickets and make reservations for holiday fun. Here are a few … 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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Drafting a Campaign
Architect, former track star and political neophyte Kaarin Knudson has plans to be mayor of Eugene
Kaarin Knudson has never actually held elected political office since graduating from college. But that doesn’t mean she lacks ideas about how to run City … Continue reading
Best Actor/Actress
1. Storm Kennedy StormKennedy.com. 2. Inga Wilson OCTheatre.org/staff. 3. Kali Kardas KaliKardas.com. EW readers have once again dubbed Storm Kennedy the best actor or actress … Continue reading
Best Local Theater Company
1. Very Little Theatre 2350 Hilyard St. 541-344-7751. TheVLT.com. 2. The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts (The Shedd) 868 High Street. 541-434-7000. TheShedd.org. … Continue reading
Exploring Inner Space
Tallmadge Doyle weaves astronomy, biology and a love for intricate layers into a show opening Oct. 18 at Karin Clarke Gallery
Eugene artist Tallmadge Doyle peers up into the eternity of outer space and down into the depths of Earth’s oceans in the 30-some pieces she … Continue reading
Producing Springtime For Hitler
The Producers opens with its Mel Brooks humor at Cottage Theatre
When opportunity knocks in theater, you don’t say “no.” Bil Morrilll hadn’t planned to make his directorial debut with the musical comedy The Producers, which … Continue reading
Animal House
Eugene Biennial award winners produce an animated exhibit at Karin Clarke Gallery
The animals have taken over the Karin Clarke Gallery downtown, where a gorgeous group show of work by the nine artists who won awards at … Continue reading
Jury Hits Sanipac Owner With Liability For Homeless Woman’s Death
THE FAMILY OF ANNETTE MONTERO, WHO DIED WHEN SHE WAS RUN OVER BY A GARBAGE TRUCK, IS AWARDED $360,000
The daughter of a homeless woman who was killed in the early morning hours of August 26, 2019, when a Sanipac garbage truck backed over … Continue reading
Eugene to Get a New Mayor in 2024
Mayor Lucy Vinis says she won’t run next year and throws her support behind architect Kaarin Knudson
Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis plans to step down next year after two terms in office and is endorsing University of Oregon architecture planning instructor Kaarin … Continue reading
Shakespeare Returns
After a pandemic pause, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is back with five live, non-Zoom plays. EW checks out four of them.
Three years after the start of the pandemic, still beset by wildfire smoke, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is back. Facing deep losses at the box … Continue reading