Dress up your Salads
There’s more to colorful salads than eye appeal
Years ago a chiropractor who was into nutrition told me that salads should be composed of at least nine ingredients. Or was it seven? Plain … Continue reading
Whats-Happening: Page 356
A Kinder, Gentler Classic
Inspiration replaces weirdness in Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time
It might be easier, for those of us who grew up loving Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, to view Ava DuVernay’s movie as less … Continue reading
Magillas in the Mist
Two Americans stumble upon a time-travelling Scottish village in ACE’s production of Lerner and Loewe’s mid-century musical Brigadoon
Lerner and Loewe’s 1947 fantasia Brigadoon contains all the familiar hallmarks of a seminal mid-20th century musical: romantic complications of a twee and slightly saucy … Continue reading
Screaming Truth Over Lies
Lacey Sturm takes her righteous punk sensibility to McDonald Theatre
Punk is a multifaceted counterculture. Some people swear by its political roots with their right hand on the grunge doctrine, while others solely support its … Continue reading
Unholy Heaviness
Portland rockers Holy Grove bring their snaky sludge to Eugene
Gregg Emley, bassist with Portland hard rockers Holy Grove, tells me his bandmates wanted to workshop their new material on the road before heading back … Continue reading
Come to Oregon, Ride the Giant Bunnies
Then go home … But seriously, Travel Oregon's new 'only slightly exaggerated' campaign is a delight
Sky whales. A giant ridable rabbit in a tulip field. It’s everything you love about Oregon in a magical cartoon setting. Or would love if … Continue reading
An Evening with David Rawlings
Live at McDonald Theatre [3.8.18]
Among those in the know, including the adoring fans who packed McDonald Theatre to see him play March 8, David Rawlings is one of the … Continue reading
Last Week Live
Santana, DJ Jazzy Jeff, They Might Be Giants and Taj Mahal
The Wages of War
University Theatre mounts a timely production of Bertolt Brecht’s political masterpiece Mother Courage and Her Children
Shock, horror! A three-and-a-half hour reminder about how we haven’t changed much as a society in more than 300 years. My babysitter was none too … Continue reading
Considerate Design
Design needs to incorporate mindful intent for these Lane Community College artists and instructors
For sculptor and Lane Community College instructor Lee Imonen, design balances interaction and identity. “There’s no distinction between design and fine art, but if there … Continue reading