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
Arts
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
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
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
Book Launch at Tsunami
Valerie Ihsan unveils her new memoir with a reading and discussion
Springfield author, life coach and podcaster Valerie Ishan will read from, discuss and sign copies of her latest book, You Can’t Dance a Lie: A … Continue reading
To Carve A Future From Your Inheritance
The three-day DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon opens March 10
The question is posed: What is it that we inherit from our respective families through the generations? Is it habits, rituals and dreams, or battles, … Continue reading