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Our list of things to do this week also includes a little something for Deadheads, some musical theater silliness, high-end stand-up and a couple promising movies.
The great thing about arts and culture around Eugene, I’m discovering as a reporter on that beat who is new to the area, is that it constantly runs the gamut from pinky-up class to rock ‘n’ roll grit. This week’s roundup, from the Bard to Buckethead, is a perfect example.
Here are seven things to check out in the arts and culture world this week, Aug. 14-20:
✌ “The Grateful Dead Movie” at the Art House: Deadheads, unite. This year’s annual “Meet Up at the Movies” — a gathering of fans in various theaters nationwide to watch concert footage — will celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Grateful Dead. Local screenings are planned at Valley River Center Regal Cinemas (Thursday through the 17th), and at the Eugene independent theater the Art House (Thursday and Saturday).
🎸 Buckethead at the McDonald Theatre: The bucket-wearing guitarist, regularly listed in debates of the greatest guitarists of all time thanks to his speed and style, is playing Friday at the McDonald Theatre in downtown Eugene. When I was a little girl, I was obsessed with Buckethead and forced my elementary school classmates to listen to him shred, so this listing is close to my heart. Available tickets start at $46.75 (well, $35 with $11.75 fees).
🛏️ “Once Upon a Mattress” from the Non-Stop Players: This is the second weekend of shows for this musical comedy send-up of “The Princess and the Pea” fairy tale at Actors Cabaret of Eugene, at 996 Willamette St. Tickets start at $21, and evening shows on Friday and Saturday start at 7:30 p.m., while matinee shows on Saturday and Sunday start at 2 p.m.
🎭 Free Shakespeare in the Park performs “Two Gentlemen of Verona”: Hark, Eugene! The outdoor theater company Free Shakespeare in the Park this year is performing “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” an early comedy by Shakespeare. It runs each Saturday and Sunday in August through Aug. 24 at 6 p.m at the Amazon Community Center Amphitheater, 2700 Hilyard St. in Eugene. The show features a very good dog named Brodie, who plays a trusty hound named Crab. (His sister, Maisie, alternates weekends in the role.)
🎸 ZZ Top at the Cuthbert: Some sharp-dressed men are coming to town. Tickets are still available to see ZZ Top at the Cuthbert Amphitheater in Eugene’s Alton Baker Park this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. All price levels still have tickets for sale, starting at $62.75 for a general admission seat on the lawn.
🎤 Janeane Garofolo at Olsen Run: Somehow, a few tickets are still available for comedian Janeane Garofolo’s Tuesday late show on Aug. 19 at Olsen Run Comedy Club and Lounge, 44 E. Seventh Ave. in downtown Eugene. If you’re interested, act quickly. I’m surprised there are tickets at all, based on how quickly Olsen Run has been selling out shows for notable names in comedy (like Tiffany Haddish, starting on Friday).
🎥 What’s playing at the movies
You have got 2 see this weekend’s releases. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself, since two titles I’m recommending both have the number 2 in them.
- I’m very excited for “Highest 2 Lowest,” a Spike Lee-directed neo noir. It stars Denzel Washington in a modern retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 film “High and Low.” Instead of Kurosawa’s setting of a corporate drama in a shoe company, “Highest 2 Lowest” casts Washington as a music mogul targeted for ransom. Playing at Broadway Metro.
- Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure, so it’s delightful to see he’ll have another turn as an action star in “Nobody 2.” Odenkirk plays a retired assassin on a long-awaited family vacation who gets dragged back into killing a lot of bad guys in increasingly creative ways. It’s fun. It has RZA and Christopher Lloyd. What more do you need? Playing at Broadway Metro, Valley River Center Regal.
