George Evano’s all-star tribute to Nancy Wilson
“Guess Who I Saw Today” was the single that started it all in 1960, and the great jazz singer Nancy Wilson never looked back in … Continue reading
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It’s About Time
Autumnal equinox is receding into the past, with rate of day length change slowing to a crawl. Days will get shorter, and nights will get … Continue reading
2019 Holiday Happenings Calendar
Thursday, Nov. 14 The Thanksgiving Play, 7:30 pm Thursday through Saturday & 2 pm Sunday, through Nov. 24, Oregon Contemporary Theatre, info & tickets at … Continue reading
The Merry Pranksters
Nothing lasts forever — except remembering the 1960s. Oregon State University’s College of Liberal Arts is wrapping up its series titled, “The 60s: The Decade … Continue reading
King of Eugene’s Ring
Eugene finally gets its own indie pro wrestling promotion
When indie pro wrestler Joey Ryan walks out to the classic Rupert Holmes’ song “Escape (The Piña Colada Song),” with a sucker in his mouth, … Continue reading
The Post-Label Societies of Past and Future
What a medieval combat sport and a dystopian society have in common
For one weekend every month, people in Oregon venture off to the woods to fight zombies, mutated lizards and spiders. They’re transported from the present … Continue reading
Big Times at Big City
The evolving video game lounge is for gung-ho gamers and newbies alike
Big City Gamin’ wants you to know that it isn’t the video game store it used to be. Justin Field, who established Big City Gamin’ … Continue reading
The ‘Garage of Doom’
Eugene’s drone racing comes alive in Butterfly Lot
It’s 9 pm on a Saturday, and the Butterfly Lot in downtown Eugene is filled with a very different kind of flying object. At the … Continue reading
Echoes from the Set
Fan of iconic Oregon cult classic films? Come listen to author and Oregon filmmaker Katherine Wilson, who will be reading from her memoir Echoes from … Continue reading
Abortion AF: The Tour
Sometimes the fight for self-determination is an everlasting and exhausting slugfest. Take a woman’s right to choose and the avalanche of nibbling laws and court … Continue reading