She Sticks the Landing on a Leap of Faith
She came back to her first love, labor-intensive in itself but different from the near 100-hour work weeks and crazy-constant travel of working as a … Continue reading
Arts
The Singing Archivist
Jake Xerxes Fussell updates the American folk tradition for modern audiences
Younger generations tend to reject their elders’ music, but when Jake Xerxes Fussell was a teenager — the son of folklorist and photographer Fred C. … Continue reading
Say ‘Jell-O’!
Maude Kerns Art Center returns March 22 with its annual gelatin feast for the eyes
The 36th annual Jell-O Art Show returns to Maude Kerns Art Center for one night only Saturday, March 22, with the ever-interpretable theme “Hell-O Jell-O.” … Continue reading
The Sands of Time
Portland Chicano rock songwriter Joshua Josué, who went to school in Eugene, supports Metalachi at John Henry’s in advance of Josué’s debut solo album
Portland songwriter and guitarist Joshua Josué had a rough patch as a teenager in Eugene. Josué says as a high schooler here in town, he … Continue reading
It’s a Pokémon Feast for the Eyes
Haus of Dharma hosts Rare Candy: PETALDANCE! Friday in Corvallis
Throw out the standard polite and pristine garden party. This drag show ain’t it. Instead, Haus of Dharma has something better going on March 21 … Continue reading
Jason Isbell
Live at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts [3.12.25, Oakland, CA]
‘A Very Gay Thing to Do’
Queer poet Eric Braman debuts Bury Me In Cherry Blossoms, their first poem collection
The flowery pink cover and enchanting title of Eric Braman’s premiere romance poetry book, Bury Me In Cherry Blossoms, makes you think that you will … Continue reading
The Italian Premiere
Award-winning classical pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi performs new work and old favorites at Beall Concert Hall in Eugene, part of the inaugural Murdock International Piano Series.
Acclaimed Italian classical pianist and composer Antonio Pompa-Baldi premieres new work March 15 at Beall Concert Hall on the University of Oregon campus. Pompa-Baldi comes … Continue reading
The Song Makers
A University of Oregon music student-produced podcast builds a new kind of music theory
A new podcast from University of Oregon School of Music and Dance students seeks to broaden the definition of traditional Western music theory and examine … Continue reading
Making Their Mark in Art
Art works by women are on exhibit at White Lotus Gallery to celebrate Women’s History Month
The range of work is impressive — from watercolor and oil paintings, reduction linocut prints, fine jewelry, sculpture, tapestry and drawings with southeastern Oregon mineral … Continue reading