Bringing the Arts Outdoors
Eugene’s 20x21EUG mural project
Just after I moved to Eugene about a year and a half ago, Eugene Weekly ran a story titled “Art: It Could Happen Here” [EW, … Continue reading
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Bathing In Moonlight
Chicago is a city of enormity — physically and energetically — and in its emotiveness lies a stoic beauty. From every beat of traffic, somber … Continue reading
Heavy Metal Dreamer
English heavy metal singer Blaze Bayley recalls sitting with his mother and watching early seasons of Star Trek and Doctor Who. Bayley feels this started … Continue reading
Nova
Eugene Weekly presents Surfs Drugs performing for #lincolnstreetsessions
Eugene Weekly presents Surfs Drugs performing ‘Nova’ live at the EW offices for #lincolnstreetsessions. Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of live studio … Continue reading
The Spin
Who’s who and what’s what in dance this month
Summer’s waning, but the party’s not over yet. You still have a few more chances to get your groove on. Fiesta Cultural kicks off in … Continue reading
Can the Oregon Bach Festival survive the firing of Matthew Halls?
Once a jewel in Eugene’s cultural crown, the Oregon Bach Festival now looks as good as dead after last week’s unexplained — and inexplicable — … Continue reading
All Eugene’s A Stage
Looking for fleeting drama in the upcoming theater season
Theater is a battleground. As the most atavistic of art forms — live drama in the age of digital clones — theater is in a … Continue reading
Punk Hates Hate
In the early 1980s, classic New York hardcore band Reagan Youth sang “We are Reagan Youth!” dropping a “sieg heil” for satirical effect. This was … Continue reading
Sister Act
Three Cottage Grove sisters charm their way into the local theater spotlight
words and photos By Meerah Powell When young actors and actresses think of where to kickstart their careers, what often comes to mind is locations … Continue reading
Very Little Theatre
In business for nine decades, VLT keeps training actors and turning out shows
It’s 10 in the morning on a Saturday last spring, and Very Little Theatre has its doors wide open. Hopeful actors sit inside the building, … Continue reading