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Daddy Rabbit, Eugene-based ’50s and ’60s rock band, celebrates seventh album
Daddy Rabbit’s new album, “Double Feature,” explores hip-hop influences, 1960s psychedelia and Motown-inspired vocal arrangements.
Día de Muertos event celebrates culture, gives time for remembrance
The family-friendly cultural event featured mariachi music, face painting and candy skull decorations. An ofrenda, or altar, decorated in remembrance of the dead remains open for viewing through Monday, Nov. 9,…
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Circus tricks meet musical theater: ‘Water for Elephants’ comes to Eugene
The Broadway touring production combines puppetry and extreme acrobatics in a way that performer Adam Fullick says doesn’t happen often. For him, the result is something “magical.”
James Murdock — philanthropist, surgeon, musician — dies at 88
James Murdock was a piano prodigy as a child, and even as medical school, family and a heavy workload as a doctor later kept him busy, he never stopped playing.
Things to do: Get started holiday shopping, go thrifting, take in a laser show or West African blues
Our list of things to keep you busy this week also includes a jazz guitar duo at the Shedd and a circus-themed Broadway musical at the Hult.
At Eugene Ballet, there’s more than one way to tame a shrew
The ballet adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” opens this weekend. The production is a layered, less violent version of Katherine and Petruchio’s story. It helps that the central married…
Last year they killed it. So now the cast is back for another whack at musical ‘Lizzie.’
With an upgraded sound system, new choreography and the very same cast, it’s another run for what the Oregon Contemporary Theatre’s artistic director said last year was his company’s “best musical…
Things to Do: Make a witch’s broom; watch a horror film contest; catch Shakespeare in the dark
Our things to do this week include a free witch’s broom workshop, a steampunk interpretation of “The Taming of the Shrew” and a screening of “Nosferatu” accompanied by a live original…
Austin singer performing at Wildish in Springfield to benefit farm workers union
Singer-songwriter Tish Hinojosa takes the stage after Ballet Folklórico Colibrí and Mariachi del Sol. Admission is free with donations requested for Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste.
City seeks stories from descendants of early Black families in Eugene
The city is turning to the families of Eugene’s first known Black residents and the broader public to uncover historical details that census records and newspapers never captured.
After questions about its future, Eugene horror film contest rises with record entries
The 72-hour short horror film competition, hosted by the Eugene Film Society is back for its 11th year. Past participants have learned to walk on stilts, jumped in reservoirs at 2…
Sardines, beef liver and boarding passes: guide dogs take on the Eugene Airport
For close to a year, the dogs are exposed to conditions and places that a blind person might navigate. An airport is a vital stop in their training.
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