Unspoken and Beyond Language
Two shows at Maude Kerns Art Center
Most of us collect objects of some kind: a shell, a concert ticket, a dried flower kept in a book as a keepsake. But what … Continue reading
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Looking Backward
Oldies dominate this month’s musical calendar
My, my, the country seems to be in a conservative mood. Our con-mander-in-thief wants to take us “back” to an imagined time, somewhere after we … Continue reading
Porn by the People
Dan Savage’s annual HUMP! film fest brings a smattering of amateur erotica to Eugene
As is now somewhat of a tradition, this year’s annual HUMP! homemade porn festival — conceived and carried out by “Seattle’s only newspaper” The Stranger … Continue reading
Standing in the Spotlight
UO’s New Voices features two emerging playwrights
The University of Oregon Theatre Program presents two student plays this weekend and next: The Fruit Stand by Sravya Tadepalli and On the Street Where … Continue reading
Mutant Dystopia
Logan revives X-Men’s Wolverine for a timely tale about oppression and bigotry
If you’ve seen either of the previous Wolverine movies, you may harbor some entirely understandable skepticism about why the grumpy mutant needs a third solo … Continue reading
A reprisal and a world premiere
Ballet Fantastique mesmerizes with Tales from the Floating World and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
From the first notes of Mitsuki Dazai’s masterful koto playing, Tales from a Floating World erupts on the stage, a wash of color and contrast, … Continue reading
Punk Rock Child’s Play
Music press has roundly called Nosebleed Weekend, the latest release from The Coathangers, a step toward maturity for the Atlanta punk act. So it’s somewhat … Continue reading
In love with Shakespeare
Ashland’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicks off its season with four new shows
It’s Bill Rauch’s tenth season as artistic director at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, and on Saturday morning of opening weekend last month he … Continue reading
Noise Grafitti
Haven’t heard Ty Segall’s last few records? Don’t worry, he’ll release a few more next week. That’s how it seems with the California singer and … Continue reading
Sketch Master
Audiences perhaps best know Eugene musician and guitarist Gerry Rempel as resident composer with local ballet company, Ballet Fantastique. Now Rempel, along with his group … Continue reading