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One night while they were both on the art faculty at Lane Community College, Tom Blodgett and Craig Spilman literally came to blows. The two … Continue reading
“I was the only Black kid in an all white town,” guitar legend Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine fame says on an Oregon State … Continue reading
At the end of November, 2020 jokes are so last year — almost literally. What will 2021 bring for Eugene songwriter Tyler Fortier, now performing … Continue reading
Paintings from Château Orquevaux is a before-and-after show. The relatively small oil paintings by Karin Clarke at the Karin Clarke Gallery were done during an … Continue reading
The mural — “Fibers of History” — glowed for less than a month with rainbow colors and motifs of children, monarchs and music notes. Its … Continue reading
Traumatized communities and a cratered economy: That’s what many teens of today face mid-pandemic. It’s also what many young people faced in England, post-World War … Continue reading
Dean Smith’s most important education came courtesy of his family’s business, Smith Family Bookstore. “It was a blessing,” he says, to work in the store … Continue reading
Live performance all but died in and around Eugene more than six months ago. That’s when the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold in Oregon, … Continue reading
The somber painted faces of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor stare down at passersby from a new mural at 8th Avenue and Olive Street. The … Continue reading
The social media tag came the same day the post went up. In June, acclaimed hip-hop musicians Flying Lotus and Denzel Curry posted an instrumental … Continue reading
Now Johnny’s gone. Tyana texts from the window sill. Her legs dangle outside. She won’t tell Max where Johnny went. An updraft blows her skirt … Continue reading
Eugene’s Very Little Theatre is beginning a $1.5 million renovation next spring, with a $200,000 lead donation from Herb Merker and Marcy Hammock. Designed by … Continue reading
The great thing about reading horror stories, Eliza Master says, is that they allow us to explore our darkest impulses without actually having to do … Continue reading
Every Friday and Saturday evening, Old Nick’s Pub turns its back lot into a drive-in movie theater. The setup is complete with a 25-foot inflatable … Continue reading
In April, Grammy-winning classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein was quarantined at her home in Brooklyn’s Park Slope when the phone rang. On the line was another … Continue reading