WOW Hall Acoustic Picnic
As the summer brings back the ability to meet without masks and soak in the heat, the WOW Hall wants to welcome the community back … Continue reading
Arts Archive
Welcoming Wagner
Eugene Symphony’s upcoming season will perform COVID-19 postponed concerts and features the first act of Tristan und Isolde
From the strains of “Here Comes the Bride” to Bugs Bunny in operatic costume riding on a white horse singing in “What’s Opera, Doc,” to … Continue reading
Lights, Thunder, Action
Local director shoots genre-bending short film in Eugene
Kitsann Means’ first memory is of red vinyl. She had fallen asleep pressed against the curve of a casino restaurant booth in Reno, Nevada. Means … Continue reading
A Very Earnest Fannie
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival rebounds from the pandemic with a rushed and borrowed show — and no Shakespeare
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has had a very rough couple of years. Already hurting from the late summer wildfires whose billowing smoke shut down performances … Continue reading
Women Composers Take the Stage
Award-winning classical pianist plays the music of female composers at this year’s virtual Oregon Bach Fest
A versatile and prolific pianist with a gentle touch for her instrument, Lara Downes performed several times at this year’s virtual Oregon Bach Festival, after participating … Continue reading
All the World’s a Porch
PorchFest brings live music to unexpected places all over Eugene and Springfield
Among the most notable local events ending the ban on live music since the pandemic shutdown is Eugene PorchFest, a brand-new, five-day, DIY music festival … 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
Creativity Counts
An exhibit inspired by mathematical processes
Upon telling people what she does for a living, Ellen Eischen says she often gets the response, “You must be good at balancing your checkbook.” … Continue reading
The Recovering Perfectionist
Hit songwriter from Eugene writes his most personal album to date during a desert retreat
In 2019, when it was time for acoustic-pop songwriter Mat Kearney to work on new material, he reached out to his best friend from South … Continue reading
The Possible Dream
In the Heights is a generational answer to West Side Story
Let me get this out of the way: I love West Side Story. Since the first time I saw the movie as a teen after … Continue reading