Abby Posner
From Evergreen, Colorado, she went to Los Angeles to work on her dream. She turned professional in 2006 with her banjo, mandolin and almost any … Continue reading
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Making Architecture Great Again
Our golf-resort president calls for a federal design code and disses the designer of Eugene’s courthouse
It’s nice to discover, at long last, that Eugene’s Wayne L. Morse Federal Courthouse is officially un-American. Who hasn’t suspected this all along? When the … Continue reading
Beautiful Noise
As the group nears three decades of performance, STOMP keeps banging it out
STOMP, the high intensity percussion show that’s a perennial favorite in Eugene, brings its weird musical instruments — think hubcaps, Zippo lighters, brooms and garbage … Continue reading
Sweet Hearts
Voodoo Doughnut brings back classroom sweetness with its Valentine's Day lineup
I’ve never been big into Valentine’s Day. Schools required us kids to bring cards for the rest of the class for the greeting-card-hijacked holiday, and … Continue reading
Awards Night Dinner and Benefit
Broadway Metro is literally pulling out the red carpet for its Awards Night Dinner and Benefit, but since it’s Eugene, you can leave the nice … Continue reading
It’s About Time – February 2020
February is a month that leads us into a new season. My mood gets increasingly positive when daylight creeps into the window earlier and earlier. … Continue reading
Poised for Wonder
Eugene Ballet offers both a classic and a brand-new work
Eugene Ballet is putting on a whimsical double feature Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 8 and 9, with its oft-performed Alice in Wonderland and an all-new … Continue reading
Murder in the Grove
Cottage Theatre presents Arsenic and Old Lace
Cottage Theatre opens its 2020 season with new seats and an absurd, slow start. Let me be clear: It’s supposed to be slow. Directed by … Continue reading
Blues in Corvallis
OSU’s American Strings series brings a bit of Chicago to the Majestic Theatre
An unusual music program at Oregon State University is bringing a pair of major blues players to Corvallis. Billy Branch and Ronnie Baker Brooks will … Continue reading
Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement
She stood next to history with her late husband, Derek Bell, the one-time dean of the law school at the University of Oregon and a … Continue reading