From the Baroque to the Blues
Travel back in time for a while
At the moment, 21st-century America’s immediate future is looking a little scary. Maybe for just a few days, let’s try — musically at least — … Continue reading
Whats-Happening: Page 420
Farms of the Future
Camas Country Mill and Food Resiliency in the Willamette Valley
To understand the future of the Willamette Valley as a food-producing region, it’s a good idea to look at its history. And to get a … Continue reading
Pop Go the Classics
A week of everything from Renaissance to swing and beyond
Fleeing the centimeters of snow that turned what was once America’s hipster capital into an ice-bound hell, a pair of Portland bands brings music that … Continue reading
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Returns
Any scholar of South African music can tell you Ladysmith Black Mambazo — who perform at the WOW Hall Thursday, Jan. 26 — are a … Continue reading
The 100-Mile Diet
Adventures in Locavore Living
“If we had a cow,” my daughter said, hope resonant in her voice, “we wouldn’t have to go to the store at all.” We are … Continue reading
North-westward Expansion
Rain Northwest brings finer dining to west Eugene
For years the building at 1190 City View Street housed a dowdy local Mexican favorite named Nacho’s Restaurant, and for years the building blended right … Continue reading
Rize Up
Nattali Rize is a tender-spoken reggae artist who packs a political punch. Rize puts themes of love and hope front and center in her songs … Continue reading
The Oregon Trail
Explore food frontiers at Lewis + Clark Restaurant
Step into Lewis + Clark Restaurant, a catering service turned full-time brick ‘n’ mortar restaurant on Martin Luther King Boulevard Jr. Boulevard in Eugene you’re … Continue reading
The Whole World is Watching – and Listening
Eugene Symphony’s search for its next music director plays to a national and international audience
Choosing a new Eugene Symphony music director is big news here, of course, but it’s also national news. That’s because our little symphony, in a … Continue reading
Growing Concern
Yep Yep Farm fights to stay organic
Jason Waligoske and his wife, Louisa Waligoske, are farmers. They have a dilapidated collection of outbuildings and greenhouses on the 4.6-acre former plant nursery site … Continue reading