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Made it to Friday!
The Eugene/Springfield NAACP had celebrated the legacy of activist John Lewis yesterday. The organization is also fundraising and collecting books to build a free public “Good Trouble Library,” a reference to Lewis’ admonition that getting in “good trouble” is sometimes necessary. Lilly St. Angelo reports.
It’s a tough economy for small cinemas. To avoid the risk of empty seats after shelling out pricey licensing fees, the Art House in Eugene uses the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to gauge support for an idea ahead of time. Annie Aguiar has the story about the strategy.
Eugene has a 70-and-over ice hockey team. They call themselves Oregon Old Growth, and they’re headed back to Santa Rosa, California, for the Snoopy’s Senior World Hockey Tournament this weekend. Fun stuff.
The Oregon Asian Celebration is Saturday and LTD is offering free rides to the festival.
Guest columnist Dave Moss, executive director of the Eugene Symphony, writes about how the symphony stays relevant — and excellent.
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Local NAACP calls community to action against ICE detentions
By Lilly St. Angelo
The civil rights organization was marking the legacy of activist John Lewis during an event in Bethel. It is also fundraising and collecting books to build a free public “Good Trouble Library,” a reference to Lewis’ admonition that getting in “good trouble” was sometimes necessary.
Gliding toward the Grim Reaper: Eugene’s 70-plus ice hockey team
By Mark Baker
As they prepared for their annual trip to the Snoopy’s Senior World Hockey Tournament which starts July 18 in California, the men of Oregon Old Growth — with their many healed bones, surgeries, spinal cord stimulators, and artificial joints — point out it’s less about the hockey as it is about the camaraderie: “We have […]
Eugene art cinema hits on novel strategy for funding film series
By Annie Aguiar
It’s a tough economy for small cinemas. To avoid the risk of empty seats after shelling out pricey licensing fees, the Art House in Eugene uses the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to gauge support for an idea ahead of time. The latest? A Michael Mann series. You have till Sunday to weigh in.
DAILY DIGEST
Oregon Asian Celebration’s 40th year highlights growth of local Asian community
By Annie Aguiar
NEWS WORTH KNOWING
- Eugene youth spend summer working community conservation (KLCC)
- Lane County Public Health warns of major Medicaid impacts by 2027 due to budget (KVAL)
- Lane County woman accused of arson allegedly stole dogs first (KEZI)
Enjoy the day,
Sarah
