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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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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

News 2 years ago

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

EW-Extra 2 years ago

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.

Theater 2 years ago

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 →

The Show Does Go On

As theater around the country faces an existential crisis, theater around Eugene is mostly going strong

Theater 2 years ago

Nonprofit theaters in Oregon and around the country are going dark, staff members are being laid off and seasons are being shortened as audiences have … Continue reading →

Poetry Out of the Woods

2023 has been a very good year for Oakridge poet Anthony Robinson

Culture 2 years ago

In case you’ve never been there, here are a few things to know about Oakridge. With a population a shade north of 3,000 people, it … Continue reading →

‘Little Shooting Stars’

Eugene’s Little Critter Crew takes care of our smallest animal companions, many abandoned by their owners after the lockdown

Culture 2 years ago

Eugene’s Little Critter Crew got its start as an animal rescue group in early 2020, just a whisker ahead of COVID. What that meant, co-founder … Continue reading →

High Voltage Elegance

Local architect restores his much-loved 58-year-old car while converting it to run on electricity

Culture 2 years ago

When Jerry Diethelm first laid eyes on his Karmann Ghia, it was simply love at first sight. The year was 1965, and he and his … Continue reading →

Navigating River City

Putting on a 1957 play set in 1912 Iowa presents a few sensitivity challenges in 2023. But, oh, those 76 trombones!

Theater 2 years ago

When Kirk Boyd signed on to direct The Music Man, which opens Friday, July 7, at The Shedd Institute, he knew right off he’d have … Continue reading →

All’s Fair

The Oregon Country Fair promises a sleeker but better experience in its second year live and in-person post-pandemic

Culture 2 years ago

It’s fair time — the Oregon Country Fair, that is, Lane County’s long-running annual celebration that transports its fans to an three-day alternate universe lying … Continue reading →

Enjoy the Fourth, but Stay Cool and Help Others

County officials warn that hot weather can be dangerous for some people and local groups collect supplies for the unhoused

EW-Extra 2 years ago

It’s going to be hot out there for the Fourth of July, and Lane County Public Health reminds us all to pay attention to the … 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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