Eugene Art Talk
What’s up with the city, the Hult and the former Jacobs Gallery?
It’s been more than a year since the Jacobs Gallery closed its doors in downtown Eugene, another victim of — of what, exactly? The sluggish … Continue reading
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It’s About Time
Spring is slow this year
For the past six months or so, some animal has been digging holes next to the path along the ponds on the east side of … Continue reading
Where do you go to have a drink?
Local trendsetters share where they go and what they order when they’re in the mood for a drink
Brian McWhorter Conductor of Eugene’s OrchestraNext and a professor of trumpet at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance Close call between Rye … Continue reading
Unspoken and Beyond Language
Two shows at Maude Kerns Art Center
Most of us collect objects of some kind: a shell, a concert ticket, a dried flower kept in a book as a keepsake. But what … Continue reading
Looking Backward
Oldies dominate this month’s musical calendar
My, my, the country seems to be in a conservative mood. Our con-mander-in-thief wants to take us “back” to an imagined time, somewhere after we … Continue reading
Porn by the People
Dan Savage’s annual HUMP! film fest brings a smattering of amateur erotica to Eugene
As is now somewhat of a tradition, this year’s annual HUMP! homemade porn festival — conceived and carried out by “Seattle’s only newspaper” The Stranger … Continue reading
Standing in the Spotlight
UO’s New Voices features two emerging playwrights
The University of Oregon Theatre Program presents two student plays this weekend and next: The Fruit Stand by Sravya Tadepalli and On the Street Where … Continue reading
Best Bartender in Lane County?
Crystal Gerig serves up whiskey and PBR at the Horsehead
Crystal Gerig has three rules for successful bartending: Fake it until you make it. Being able to multitask is huge. And be aware of everyone. … Continue reading
Mutant Dystopia
Logan revives X-Men’s Wolverine for a timely tale about oppression and bigotry
If you’ve seen either of the previous Wolverine movies, you may harbor some entirely understandable skepticism about why the grumpy mutant needs a third solo … Continue reading
A reprisal and a world premiere
Ballet Fantastique mesmerizes with Tales from the Floating World and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
From the first notes of Mitsuki Dazai’s masterful koto playing, Tales from a Floating World erupts on the stage, a wash of color and contrast, … Continue reading