Standing Room Only
An EW writer tries stand-up comedy in Eugene
Those were the funniest five minutes of my life, I thought, following my first attempt at stand-up comedy. I was stepping from the stage amidst … Continue reading
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Japanese Breakfast
They are all separate entities, “each their own little world, all of them linked by the theme of joy,” Michelle Zauner tells Eugene Weekly in … Continue reading
Smoked Out
Wildfire smoke in Ashland canceled all but two August performances of the only play running this summer at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which shut down most of this season and last due to COVID, has been slammed by wildfire smoke as it tries … Continue reading
‘Good Times and Bum Times’
Performing arts groups and venues demonstrate resilience and flexibility in face of COVID-19 resurgence
The entertainment industry’s current predicament could be symbolized by a half glass of water. Planning and preparing amid a minefield of COVID-19 regulation changes and … Continue reading
Weeping Willow
Genre-defying Gen Z pop singer with serious show biz pedigree performs in Eugene
From Bad Brains to Death, the African American contribution to punk and hardcore music is manifold. Few would guess, however, that in 2021, the standard … Continue reading
Oregon Culture Takes a Road Trip
Eugene’s Liza Burns wins design competition to create new Oregon Cultural Trust license plate
You may not think of your Oregon license plate as a work of art. The Oregon Cultural Trust does, though, and on Sept. 15 the … Continue reading
We’re All in This Together
A grant-inspired art exhibit opening at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art addresses Black Lives Matter
Speaking with Jordan Schnitzer over the phone, I hear an urgency about putting a grant together for a Black Lives Matter art exhibit. Every group, … Continue reading
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Mayor’s Teen Art Show
“Using the simplest instruments — colored pencils and markers — I was able to create something beautiful, something to be proud of,” reflects Bella Tocco, … Continue reading
Eugene Jazz Station is re-opening after pandemic hiatus with 'mystery guest' performing Sept. 10 and Halie Loren on Sept. 11
Closed since March 2020, the Eugene venue has used its time off to remodel
Let the trumpets sound: The Jazz Station is formally re-opening after more than a year of being closed down for COVID and for a remodel. … Continue reading
A Final Chapter
A Eugene writer makes life beautiful in the face of fatal illness
When Eugene novelist Cai Emmons was diagnosed last winter with bulbar-onset ALS, a fatal condition with no known cure, she and her partner, Paul Calandrino, … Continue reading
Keepin’ it Clean
Despite the pandemic, a new bar and entertainment space opens in downtown Eugene
Opening a brand-new bar and entertainment space in the middle of a global pandemic is like calling for a fake punt in football, according to … Continue reading
Ka’ila Farrell-Smith at Ditch Projects
Paintings and activism merge in a show curated by the artist
Ka’ila Farrell-Smith is an activist and an artist, though not always at the same time. For eight years she canvassed door to door as a … Continue reading
Songs of Struggle and Hope
Portland Americana musician gives her songs a jazz treatment on a quietly inspired new album
Growing up in northern Washington state, Portland folk and Americana singer-songwriter Anna Tivel remembers listening to country radio with her dad. It was the storytelling … Continue reading