Veg-u-ary
Welcoming Fresh Salads to Downtown Eugene
Recently at Veg Salad Craft, a new restaurant in downtown Eugene, a woman exclaimed, “I’m from San Diego and this tzatziki is to die for!” … Continue reading
Whats-Happening: Page 298
Kafka-esque belly laughs
Oregon Contemporary Theatre’s The Understudy is an absurdist winner
Theresa Rebeck’s one-act play The Understudy, which opened Jan. 18 for a three-week run at Oregon Contemporary Theatre, appears on the surface to offer a … Continue reading
Morsels
We can’t keep up with the changes at 1530 Willamette. Wasi BBQ is no more, and Membrillo before it. Now the neighborhood welcomes Bar Purlieu, … Continue reading
Calendar Listings: January 24 – January 31
Thursday, January 24 Sunrise 7:37am; Sunset 5:11pm Avg. High 48; Avg. Low 34 ART/CRAFT J. Cyril Coggins – Personalized Nude Portrait Project, 9am-5pm, The O’Brien … Continue reading
New Kid on the Block
Mandy’s offers hearty fare around the clock
Mandy Watts is soothing her newborn grandson when I meet her. Patting the adorable two-month old, Watts greets me warmly, with the contented smile of … Continue reading
Music Listings: January 24 – January 30
THURSDAY 1/24 5TH STREET PUBLIC MARKET Jeremy Pruitt—5pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE The Hawthorne Roots—8:30pm; n/c BEERGARDEN Dave Wentz—7:30pm; n/c Cowfish Baila!—9pm; $3-5 Dexter Lake … Continue reading
Revolution on a Food Truck
The Peaceful Palate promotes a plant-based diet
It’s a crisp winter day when I pull up to The Peaceful Palate food truck off Shelton-McMurphey Boulevard. I’m feeling like comfort food, so I … Continue reading
Making More With Less
microphilharmonic, a scaled-down orchestra in its second season, plays Jan. 27 at The Shedd
Think classical music and most people visualize a full-size orchestra, with 50 or more musicians, all led by a conductor on a podium front and … Continue reading
A Step Forward
New work by Eugene playwright explores tensions between Palestinians and Israelis
In a world of constant political tension and polarized opinions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Martin Cohen’s new play Checkpoint seeks to bridge the gap of … Continue reading
And the Oscar won’t go to …
A wish list of Academy Award nominees who were snubbed this time around
As usual, the all-out-of-proportion global ballyhoo signaling the Academy Award nominees this week was an almost entirely emetic affair that, this year in particular, produced … Continue reading