It’s About Time
Equinox is not just a day that signals the official change of season, it is an alert that the hours from sunrise to sunset versus … Continue reading
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A Musical Children’s Crusade
Youth and access are center of Eugene’s music universe
Most of the non-pop music we cover at Eugene Weekly is for grownups. Not because of naughty, (Tipper) Gore-y lyrics — young ones hear plenty … Continue reading
Remembering Kiahsuang Shen Lo
A late-life artist is memorialized in an exhibition wrapping up at the UO
An exhibit of Kiahsuang Shen Lo’s brush painting now up at the University of Oregon’s Mills International Center was initially intended to celebrate the artist’s … Continue reading
Let There Be Light
Eugene Symphony’s upcoming concert brings together light and sound to realize a composer’s dream
New Zealand-born pop star Lorde, who has written Billboard-topping songs like “Royals” and “Green Light,” has synesthesia, a condition that makes her see specific colors … Continue reading
Equine Redemption
A wild horse and an angry prisoner make a story that doesn’t grow old in The Mustang
It’s the plot of half the horse books I read and loved as a child: A troubled girl who doesn’t fit in comes across a … Continue reading
Orchestral Maneuvers
Unknown Mortal Orchestra returns to Eugene with unfulfilled potential
Eugene gets to experience a tiny little slice of Coachella when New Zealand-via-Portland indie rockers Unknown Mortal Orchestra kick off a string of West Coast … Continue reading
Split Personality
Eugene Ballet’s new Firebird sets traditional Slavic myth in dark, dystopian future
When Suzanne Haag was asked to choreograph a new production of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird for Eugene Ballet Company this season, she was given … Continue reading
Up in the Alps
Cottage Theatre closes its current season with an epic production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic The Sound of Music
Cottage Theatre is bidding auf Wiedersehen to its home of 20 years with a mountainous send off via The Sound of Music. Once the legendary … Continue reading
The Distance Between Us
Bringing creativity to everyday practice with local arts collaborations
Imagine the entire planet as one large artwork. Sound like a fantastic piece of conceptual art? It is. It’s also an actual goal for arts … Continue reading
Making Art Relatable
A year into his job, the new director at Maude Kerns Art Center strives for community connection
Talk about working your way to the top. Michael Fisher, who took over last year as executive director at Eugene’s Maude Kerns Art Center, started … Continue reading