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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 hip-hop icon and a son playing his father’s famous songs — coming to town.
How do you do, Lookout readers? This week ahead will have you popping into the Hult Center for symphony and opera, taking to the streets of downtown Eugene in a light-up get-up, singing karaoke for charity, seeing two very different concerts at the McDonald Theatre and a California hip-hop staple.
Whew! Are you tired already? Let’s get into it:
Eugene Symphony’s ‘Fanfares for the Common Man and Uncommon Woman’
This concert opens the Eugene Symphony’s new Soreng Chamber Series of concerts with music director Alex Prior’s pairing of two bold brass-driven concerts: Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” and Joan Tower’s “Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman,” along with Anton Bruckner’s “Adagio” from Symphony No. 8, Edvard Grieg’s “Funeral March,” Henri Tomasi’s “Fanfares Liturgiques” and Antonín Dvořák’s “Serenade.”
- When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24.
- Where: The Soreng Theater at the Hult Center in Eugene.
- How much: Tickets start at $40.
Eugene Opera’s ‘Macbeth’
Something wicked this way comes… to the Hult Center. The Eugene Opera is launching its 50th anniversary season with a production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Macbeth,” with baritone Craig Irvin and dramatic soprano Kara Shay Thomson as the famed, treacherous power couple of the Scottish king and his scheming wife.
- When: There will be two performances, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, and at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27.
- Where: The Silva Concert Hall at the Hult Center in Eugene.
- How much: Tickets start at $37.
BRiGHT Parade
Downtown Eugene is going to look a little more fluorescent than usual Saturday night. The BRiGHT Parade returns to Eugene this weekend with light-up costumes, parade floats and free family-friendly fun for Eugeneans.
- When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26.
- Where: The streets of downtown Eugene. The whole shebang begins at Eighth Avenue and Pearl Street.
- How much: Free.
Pink Spotlight: Karaoke for a Cause
Put on your best pink get-up and sing your heart out for charity. This evening of karaoke hosted by local painter and activist Rodger Deevers is a fundraiser for Men Wear Pink of Lane County, an American Cancer Society-affiliated campaign to raise money for the ACS efforts against breast cancer.
- When: 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26.
- Where: The Shedd Institute, at 868 High St. in Eugene.
- How much: Tickets are available at two levels: $25 for the Pink Preferred ticket and $50 for the Pink Lounge ticket.
JPEGMAFIA
JPEGMAFIA’s heavy, experimental rap can be daunting for the uninitiated — his 2023 collaborative album with Danny Brown is named in reference to a meme on off-putting behavior — but for fans, it’s a bold mix of heavy production with sharp lyrics. He’s stopping in Eugene on his appropriately named Experimental Rap tour.
- When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25.
- Where: McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette St.
- How much: Tickets start at $45.50 in advance and $50.75 on the day of the show.
Too $hort
West Coast hip-hop icon Too $hort went from an independent rapper trying to make something happen in East Oakland to a defining voice of the genre; he returns to the WOW Hall this week, bringing his “unapologetically Oakland — funk-heavy, dirty and bold — yet universal enough to connect across the country” sound, per the event description, back to Eugene.
- When: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25.
- Where: WOW Hall, at 291 W. Eighth Ave. in Eugene.
- How much: Tickets are available online starting at $65.
Croce Plays Croce
The musician Jim Croce was a staple of our “dad music” playlist for last year’s Father’s Day. So it’s fitting that A.J. Croce, his son, is coming to town next week for a concert where he’ll be playing his dad’s music.
- When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29.
- Where: McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette St.
- How much: Tickets range from $72.25 to $107.
What’s playing at the movies?
Special screenings
It’s always a good time to watch “Carrie.” Mike Flanagan’s new adaptation launches on Prime Video in October, but revisit the original Brian De Palma version at the Art House as presented by the hosts of the podcast Additional Crew Film Review, starting Friday.
Playing at the Art House from Friday, Sept. 25, to Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Jean-Luc Godard’s “Bande à part” (“Band of Outsiders”) plays this week as part of the theater’s French New Wave series, about a group of cinephile slackers stumbling through Parisian life using Hollywood genre heroes as inspiration — until a plan develops for a heist. Here’s a dorky li’l movie fun fact: This movie was the namesake for Quentin Tarantino’s independent production company, A Band Apart.
Playing at the Art House from Friday, Sept. 25, to Thursday, Oct. 1.
Box office
“Primetime,” a buzzy new film starring Robert Pattinson as Dateline NBC “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen as he chases fame by humiliating suspected pedophiles on television, is hitting theaters this week. In our era of viral, violent pedophile hunters beating people on camera for views, I’m hoping a closer look at Hansen and Dateline will start some hard conversations about what it means to actually get justice. Required reading: “Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die,” the 2009 GQ article detailing the sting operation that led to an assistant district attorney dying by suicide after the “Predator” crew set up outside of his home.
Playing at Metro Cinemas and Cinemark Eugene-Springfield.
For the kids, there’s “Forgotten Island,” a new DreamWorks animated film about two best friends, on the brink of different college choices that would see them split up for the first time ever, who stumble into a portal that sends them to a magical island full of talking creatures.
Playing at Regal Valley River Center and Cinemark Eugene-Springfield.
Well, it’s the end of the road, folks. Lookout is promoting me to a new editor role that will take me off of the arts beat. I’ll be focusing on how our journalism reaches our readers and new audiences across both Lookout newsrooms. Don’t worry, I’ll still pop in with feature stories in the arts and beyond. Our wonderful summer intern Leo Heffron will be taking on arts coverage through the rest of the year. It’s been a privilege and a challenge to round up things to do for you (and thank you for letting me write too long about movies).
As always, if you have any feedback or suggestions for this listing to forward onto Leo, drop me a line at annie@lookoutlocal.com.
