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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.

Author: Bob Keefer

Yesterday’s Art

EWEB isn’t sure what it will do with a 1929 sculpture by a once-famous artist if it demolishes historic Leaburg Dam

ArtsNews 3 years ago
Art deco cast-concrete outdoor frieze. A part of the Leaburg Dam.

When the manager and staff of the Eugene Water and Electric Board in November recommended decommissioning the Leaburg Dam on the McKenzie River, and the … Continue reading →

Community Vision

The developer whose vision shaped Eugene talks about his vision for the city

News 3 years ago
A photo of Brian Obie.

Walk into the Market Alley that connects The Gordon Hotel to Fifth Street Public Market in Eugene, and you might for a moment think you’re … Continue reading →

Christmas May Yet Come to Pemberley

OCT's COVID-delayed production of the holiday show is now set to open Dec. 14

BlogTheater 3 years ago

The Grinch known as COVID has done its best to steal Christmas this year at Eugene’s Oregon Contemporary Theatre. But OCT is fighting back and … Continue reading →

All the Saints

A new show by Olga Volchkova imagines a nature-based version of sainthood

Visual Arts 3 years ago

One of the most remarkable shows I’ve seen in years of writing about art wraps up this week at the Karin Clarke Gallery in Eugene. … Continue reading →

Ho Ho Ho for the Holidays

Eugene celebrates the Winter Solstice in all kinds of ways

Culture 3 years ago

We all need music, lights and frivolity to hold the darkness at bay this time of year. ‘Tis the season, as they say, to cozy … Continue reading →

Best German food on the coast (never mind the former politics)

Staff Picks 3 years ago

The Blue Heron Bistro 100 Commercial Avenue, Coos Bay. BlueHeronBistro.com.  Yes, it’s not exactly in Eugene or Springfield. But Coos Bay’s excellent Blue Heron Bistro … Continue reading →

Best Art gallery

Best of Eugene 3 years ago

1. New Zone Gallery 110 E. 11th Ave. 541-683-0759. NewZoneGallery.org. 2. Karin Clarke Gallery 760 Willamette. 541-6847-7963. KarinClarkeGallery.com. 3. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art 1430 … Continue reading →

Best Actor/Actress

Best of Eugene 3 years ago

Inga Wilson OCTheatre.org/staff. Russel Dyball Find on Twitter.  Storm Kennedy StormKennedy.com.  Inga Wilson, our readers’ choice this year for Best Actor/Actress in town, got her … Continue reading →

Black Magic

Into the Woods at Cottage Theatre is dark, funny and beautiful

Theater 3 years ago

Imagine several of your favorite fairy tale characters springing into real life and setting out together on a series of elaborate quests. Imagine they are … Continue reading →

Whose Wild West Is It?

A sprawling exhibition at the Schnitzer challenges myths of the frontier West

Visual Arts 3 years ago

Walk into the spacious Barker Gallery at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in the next couple months and you’ll find yourself face to face … 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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