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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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Still in Print

As other publications pull back or move online, Eugene Weekly continues to cover news and write about arts and culture — and deliver it in print

News 3 years ago

It all started with a hope and a dream. Forty years ago this month four back-to-the-land hippies pooled their resources and vision to launch a … Continue reading →

Soul Food

Jen Silverman’s Witch at OCT casts a powerful spell

Theater 3 years ago

At a time when hope for the world is in such short supply — think climate change, wildfires, the pandemic, the possible nuclear madness of … Continue reading →

Free Expression

‘Revolution in 8 Pieces’ explores the artistic tensions posed by our high-tech lives

Visual Arts 3 years ago

The conflict between free will and stark determinism lies at the heart of an unusual new sculpture that will greet visitors to Eugene’s New Zone … Continue reading →

Warming Up to Cats

Confessions of a very late-life cat lover

Culture 3 years ago

The first pet I bonded with in life was a cat. Rhubarb was a fluffy white Persian, a soft cottony cloud who only occasionally clawed … Continue reading →

What Our Readers Think About the Claire Syrett Recall

Most people who wrote to EW are strongly opposed to the recall

BlogLetters 3 years ago

Editor’s note: We received so many letters about the proposed recall of Ward 7 City Councilor Clair Syrett — most strongly opposed to removing the … Continue reading →

Very Little Theatre 2.0

VLT bounces back from the pandemic with new bylaws, revised branding, a refurbished performance hall and — finally! — Little Women, the Musical

Theater 3 years ago

More than two years after what was supposed to be its final dress rehearsal, Little Women, the Musical, will at last be staged at Eugene’s … Continue reading →

Subverting and Diverting

Two art shows downtown this month range from Sharply political to imaginatively elegant

Visual Arts 3 years ago

In honor of the World Athletics Championships, which are to take over much of Eugene for 10 days starting July 15, New Zone Gallery has … Continue reading →

Living Comedy

Following some backstage drama, The Shedd presents a century-old musical comedy in Lady, Be Good!

Music 3 years ago

You might say Heidi Turnquist is a woman on her way up. The Eugene thespian was first cast this spring as a lowly member of … Continue reading →

Return to Magic

After a two-summer pandemic break, the Oregon Country Fair is ready to open its gates again

Culture 3 years ago

The Fair is back — the Oregon Country Fair, that is. One of the most iconic annual cultural events in the Northwest for the past … Continue reading →

Community Chest

Creswell businesses collect money to help a local restaurant owner recover from unexpected disaster

News 3 years ago

When a large pickup truck and camper suddenly crashed through the front of Creswell’s Dak Thai Cuisine restaurant the morning of June 18, shutting 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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