‘S Wonderful’ Swinging
The Anderson Brothers bring Gershwin to The Shedd
“True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my time is today,” George Gershwin … Continue reading
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The Afro-futurist Instrumentalist
Jake Blount talks about his music and coming to Eugene
Multi-instrumentalist Jake Blount’s musical journey began while growing up in Washington, D.C., where he began playing electric guitar at 12 years old. He later learned … Continue reading
The GershTwins
Twins Peter and Will Anderson — along with vocalist Siri Vik — bring Gershwin to The Shedd
George Gershwin has been a major inspiration to multi-instrumentalists and identical twins Peter and Will Anderson. “Gershwin was one of these gems in American culture … Continue reading
Best Eugene diner people forget is actually a diner
Brails 1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542; 395 W. 5th Avenue, #2506, 541-342-2075. BrailsRestaurant.co. I’ve lived in Eugene for a little over a year, and I’d never heard … Continue reading
Witch’s Brooms, Kitchen Brooms, Oh My
How Thurman Scheumack got his brooms in Hocus Pocus 2 and more
The brooms at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies? That’s a Scheumack broom. The walking sticks Gandalf uses in The Lord of the Rings movies? … Continue reading
Best Local visionary
1. Frog Find on Facebook. 2. Mark Frohnmayer, Arcimoto, STAR Voting Arcimoto.com, StarVoting.org. 3. Terry McDonald, St. Vincent de Paul executive director SvDP.us. For the … Continue reading
Oakridge Evacuated
Residents were leaving town hours before the mandatory evacuation order Friday evening
After a day spent preparing for the worst, residents of Oakridge were ordered to evacuate their homes immediately Friday night as the Cedar Creek fire … Continue reading