Slang from All Angles
How different generations view lingo
“A word that’s used within a culture, and that’s created by that culture,” is how Jeremiah Campbell, member of Gen-Z and barista at 5th Street … Continue reading
Whats-Happening: Page 2
‘In da Clerb, We all Fam’
Need to get out more? There’s a club for that!
By Camilla Mortensen We’re a couple years past Netflix and chill and the days of COVID shutdowns (and hoping to stay that way), but some … Continue reading
He’s Bad, He’s Nationwide
A Q&A with Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, who play August 17 at the Cuthbert Amphitheater.
ZZ Top, the classic Southern rock band with the best facial hair out there, is bringing their cheap sunglasses to the Cuthbert Amphitheater Sunday, August … Continue reading
Musical Memories
Classical musician Amy Adams works a different musical genre
At least once a week, and usually more often than that, Eugene chorister Amy Adams sings for a special audience. Some listen from sofas. Others … Continue reading
A ’90s Mixtape Meets The Bard
‘Midsummer, A Musical,’ an original production, begins August 15 at Pegasus Playhouse in Springfield
The Bard has enjoyed center stage this summer with several community theater groups, and now it’s Pegasus Playhouse’s turn. On August 15, Pegasus in downtown … Continue reading
Make a Memory at GirlsCon
Girls-empowering non-profit, Ophelia’s Place, hosts an annual GirlCon
More than half way through the summer break — Parent-Daughter GirlCon can help daughters and their guardians make a joyful memory through celebrating fandom. Ophelia’s … Continue reading
Go Fish or Go Home
First Mermaid Con comes up the Drain
The Capricorn Manor opens its doors to the community for Mermaids Unite — an excuse to leave our lower limbs at the door and roleplay … Continue reading
Velkommen to Junction City
The Junction City Scandinavian Festival is August 14 through 17.
Grab your Sverigedräkten and your bunads, because the annual Junction City Scandinavian Festival is coming back this weekend. When the I-5 was built in 1961, … Continue reading
What’s With Waldo?
Hike to a shelter missed by the 2022 wildfire
The mosquitos at Waldo Lake are finally gone! Now the shore is aflutter with thousands of orange-and-black tortoiseshell butterflies. And ripe huckleberries are everywhere. Most … Continue reading
‘Civil Unity’
Can we really disagree with respect in today’s world?
By Laura Ray You might think that a Black man, raising two Black daughters, would not have many words of hope or optimism to share … Continue reading