Grow Your Own
The best time to start cultivating your own food is now
My husband and I met in the dark and stormy winter months. When spring finally made her appearance, we were hanging out on the reg, … Continue reading
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Nothing’s Off Limits
The comedian sells out Eugene’s McDonald Theatre
Eugene, get ready for a night full of laughs — the good girl is on tour. Nikki Glaser takes her comedy act to McDonald Theatre … Continue reading
We Fought the Lawn
And the bees won
In the early days of spring, lawn mowers buzz throughout Lane County, an American ritual that affects the buzz of bees and other pollinators. Manicured … Continue reading
This Is Not My Beautiful Wife
A body swap leads to love’s reckoning in VLT’s Prelude to a Kiss
I believe it was the great Irish playwright and staunch socialist George Bernard Shaw who, late in the game and long in the tooth, suggested that … Continue reading
Eugene Weekly Presents Our Annual Planting Guide
Prepare your gardens!
Planning is one of the most important elements of gardening. It is also one of the easiest steps to overlook, especially for the beginner. Knowing … Continue reading
Dan Savage’s 2023 HUMP! Film Festival
To boldly explore kinks and fetishes, to cross into unknown space and revel in orgasmic fantasies, Dan Savage’s 2023 HUMP! Film Festival comes to Eugene … Continue reading
Into the Unknown
Unknown Mortal Orchestra plays Eugene to promote new double album, ‘V’
Unknown Mortal Orchestra started out, well, unknown. New Zealand artist Ruban Nielson had just quit his band The Mint Chicks and moved to Portland to … Continue reading
Buzz Kill
The non-alcohol movement is hitting Eugene-Springfield’s nightlife
If spilling a drink is a party foul, consider this idea that might save you from a party felony: You might not need alcohol for … Continue reading
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Literature and Music — A Good Combination
Tsunami Books hosts authors Pedro Hoffmeister and Willy Vlautin
Writing novels is such a solitary undertaking that it stands to reason that authors would like to release pent-up energy somewhere. For Pedro Hoffmeister, that … Continue reading
From Argentina, Let’s Tango!
Eugene Vocal Arts hosts ‘Tango Mass’ March 19
It’s time for the professionals to put on their dancing shoes at the Hult Center for stealthy, almost cat-like movements and dramatic attitude. It’s time … Continue reading
Still Relevant After All These Years
Dolly Parton’s decades-old 9 to 5 comes alive at South Eugene High School
Since sexism in the workforce is not a thing of the past, the South Eugene High School theater department put on an endearing performance of … Continue reading
A Grand Experiment
The new executive director at Very Little Theatre takes on the position at full force
“Almost everything I do is an experiment,” says Ron Evans, the very new executive director at Very Little Theatre. “I run off of data that … Continue reading
Check Your Preferences
Explore your kinky side at fetish nights in Eugene
Someone is elaborately tied by shibari rope into a configuration that’s both sensual and athletically challenging. Briefly on the stage, the tied individual might then … Continue reading
Thar They Blow!
Whale watching season is on us again — and the state wants more spotters
Thank gazillions of tiny mysid shrimp for the imminent arrival of about 18,000 massive gray whales just off the Oregon Coast this spring. The inch-long … Continue reading