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Their house burned. She grabbed the paintings.
As the Holiday Farm Fire spread, artist Margaret Godfrey grabbed a paint-splattered pair of yoga pants and her canvases.
Things to do: Eugene Symphony’s ‘Fanfares,’ opera ‘Macbeth,’ BRiGHT Parade and pink-clad karaoke
This is a busy week for music in Eugene, from the launch of the Eugene Symphony’s chamber music concert series to a trio of concerts — experimental rap, a West Coast…
UPCOMING ARTS & CULTURE EVENTS
Park(ing) Day turns public car spaces into community parks in downtown Eugene
Community members celebrated the 20th anniversary of Park(ing) Day by gathering in parking spaces for a craft circle and paint-by-numbers project.
Will you recognize 35 years of crisis care with me? Sexual assault support group’s Consent Prom will mark a milestone
Nonprofit organization SASS is celebrating its anniversary with a ’90s-themed evening of music, dancing and fun at the WOW Hall.
Hult Center leans into being a gallery space, with another exhibit after Mayor’s Art Show
The public-owned performing arts center is filling its lower-level gallery space with an exhibition of figure-based paintings curated by downtown Eugene gallerist Karin Clarke.
Organizer of new folk music festival wants to build lasting event with top-flight talent
Turning Tides Music Festival organizer Mike Meyer talks about how he booked two of the world’s best folk musicians for the Saturday’s festival — and his belief that Eugene will deliver…
Things to do: Go to prom; take in late summer music festivals; bid on tiny works of art
Eugene and Springfield, you are spoiled with good options to add to your arts and culture calendar this week. There’s Sturgill Simpson’s alter ego, a 35th birthday celebration for an important…
Tiny pieces of art — going once, going twice, sold!
The auction this Sunday of small donated art works is a big fundraiser for the arts nonprofit Radiant Community Arts.
Springfield History Museum hosting talk about ‘Youth Harvest Memories’
The Springfield History Museum is holding a community conversation Wednesday, Sept. 16, as part of its “Farm Labor in the Valley” exhibit. Three people, Marta Lu Clifford, Karen Meats and Nancy…
What’s that underneath the set? The band.
In the Oregon Contemporary Theatre’s production of “Spring Awakening,” the score for the rock musical is played live by Orchestra NEXT musicians. The band itself is tucked into the set, playing…
Things to Do: Repressed German youths rock out, comedy heavy hitters at Olsen Run, Eugene teen art
Art, movies, music, shopping and more in the greater Eugene area, from Sept. 10-17.
‘Buy anything they tell you to’: Comedian John Mulaney can’t stop recommending this Eugene bookstore
Bookseller Seth Murray recommends titles to customers at J. Michaels Books all the time. Last spring, one of them happened to be the celebrity comedian John Mulaney, who has repeatedly shouted…


