Bubbly Summertime
EW takes a look at some Oregon summer brew
Don’t let that week of overcast and rain fool you. We’re gonna have a long, hot summer. If that’s the case, nothing goes better with … Continue reading
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Wine and Dine
Exploring Junction City’s wine in a Yachats hotel
When a hotel offers a reporter the chance to experience a room overlooking the Oregon Coast, it’s less an assignment than a vacation. And that’s … Continue reading
Breaking the Rules
The first five minutes of Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut — the uncommonly smart, genuinely funny, generously humane teen comedy Booksmart — are so full of … Continue reading
A Trip to Southie
OCT’s Good People offers serious entertainment
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People, at Oregon Contemporary Theatre in a run that’s been extended through June 8, is a classically constructed play … Continue reading
Good Dirty Fun!
The Bad Girls Comedy Tour lands in Eugene
Three women walk into a bar. One screams “vagina,” another scorns Ronald Reagan and the third puts a spunky twist on whiskey dick. Eugene’s own … Continue reading
Lone 97
Alt-country heartthrob plays Sam Bond’s
On the song “Total Disaster” from Rhett Miller’s latest release, The Messenger, Miller sings: “The truth is, I’m a total disaster.” Catchy tune, but I’m … Continue reading
The Vulnerable Adversary
California experimental band Xiu Xiu plays Old Nick’s
Jamie Stewart’s mom warned him not to become a musician. “My dad and uncle were successful musicians,” he says. “Mom discouraged me. She knew it … Continue reading
April Showers
Climate change and weather affect your beer and wine
First there was the late February snowstorm with almost 19 inches of snow recorded at the Eugene airport. Then there was the early April rainstorm … Continue reading
Cork & Cask
Who knows how much time we have on this planet, so we might as well drink up. Luckily, considering the number of wineries and breweries … Continue reading
Imports, Exports and Oddities
A roundup of everything fizzy and alcoholic in Eugene
as a resident Eugene beer drinker, I was flattered to find out that Central Oregon powerhouse Sunriver Brewing wanted to open a satellite pub in … Continue reading