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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.
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
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
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
“Everyone deserves to know who they are,” exclaims Grey Rhodes, the protagonist of a powerful new drama making its West Coast premiere at Cottage Theatre. … Continue reading
Regulars at Cottage Theatre are well acquainted with the Rust family. The multi-talented Tony Rust has starred in, sung in, directed and designed the sets … Continue reading
The Oregon Bach Festival returns to the stage this month in Eugene after a two-year pandemic break with a battle of the conductors highlighting the … Continue reading
On Thursday, Sept. 16, 1982, a new publication hit the streets of Eugene and Springfield. What’s Happening — as Eugene Weekly was called then — … Continue reading
More than a decade ago, when she was just another unhappy teenager at South Eugene High School, Laryssa Birdseye took solace in music and drama, … Continue reading
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is back. After two years of pandemic shutdown, made worse by summer wildfire closures and the layoffs of 90 percent of … Continue reading
Broadway is the stuff of legend in American theater. We have songs about the difficulty of making it there, like “On Broadway,” first made popular … Continue reading