Finding Her Medium
Cai Emmons went from success to success on her way to becoming a novelist
Since she came to Oregon two decades ago, Eugene writer Cai Emmons has mostly been known as a novelist. So how did it happen that … Continue reading
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Relive Pickathon’s Past Concerts
The music festival is making past shows free to stream while you're stuck at home
The sun is out, skies are clear and it’s getting warm. In other words, it’s starting to feel like festival season. But we’re all stuck … Continue reading
Tiger-Striped Train Wreck
Tiger King provides a connection in a time we need it most
The first few seconds of the Netflix show Tiger King was the first time I had ever heard the name Joe Exotic — which baffled me. … Continue reading
A Train Wreck, But…
For a few hours, Tiger King rescued me from panic
Here we were, a quarantined America more than ready for some form of entertainment. Then, boom! Blindsided by Tiger King — or perhaps it was … Continue reading
Quarantine Space
Post coronavirus, local composer live streams musical improvisation — and tarot readings
Within a couple of hours after being temporarily furloughed from his job due to the coronavirus, contemporary classical composer Nicholas Chase was talking to his … Continue reading
Bring it on Home
Eugene Symphony’s Francesco Lecce-Chong brings love of classical music to your home
Francesco Lecce-Chong got stuck in quarantine earlier than most people. About three weeks ago, after flying back and forth from Miami Beach, Florida, where he … Continue reading
The (Piano) Keys To Quarantine
Local music teacher offers cheap — and inventive — online music lessons
Truth be told, the switch to online teaching in the age of coronavirus wasn’t that difficult for local piano teacher Matthew Pavilanis. “My earliest teaching … Continue reading
Jazzman Bucky Pizzarelli, Frequent Performer in Eugene, Died of COVID-19
The jazzman was a regular at the Oregon Festival of American Music
New York jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, who for more than a decade was a regular performer at The Shedd Institute in Eugene, died in New … Continue reading
Gender Bender
Hulu’s High Fidelity for a new generation casts the lead as a woman
Adapted from the Nick Hornby book of the same name, High Fidelity found success as a film 20 years ago featuring John Cusack as Rob, … Continue reading
Two Broke Boys, No Cadillac
The life of a lowly wordsmith rapping in Eugene
For local rapper Speno, the money is on his mind and his mind is on the money. But on his new EP Hand Me Downs, … Continue reading