Literature and Music — A Good Combination
Writing novels is such a solitary undertaking that it stands to reason that authors would like to release pent-up energy somewhere. For Pedro Hoffmeister, that...
From Argentina, Let’s Tango!
It’s time for the professionals to put on their dancing shoes at the Hult Center for stealthy, almost cat-like movements and dramatic attitude. It’s time...
A Walk Through Old New England
It’s been a bastion of flowering culture throughout the nation’s history, with Western European threads tied to much of it, and a slice of that...
Continuing The Legacy Of Courage, Hope and Joy
It performs as a full choir just twice a year, so now would be a great time to take in the melodic voices of the...
From Swing To The Cool
“I’ll Be Seeing You” — sung by Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and many others — carries at its heart the tender spirit of friends and...
Scholarships In The Name Of An Education Advocate
Sen. Ron Wyden’s recent visit to Eugene Weekly during our election endorsements process reminded me of the stories I have heard him tell about his...
Beyond Toxics 8th Annual Bee Jazzy
It’s National Pollinator Week, and Beyond Toxics is prepared. The sweet jazz vocals of Halie Loren and her quartet, along with the guitar playing of...
Running And Walking For Peace In Our Time
Wars and bloodshed have been with us always — that is something that Sharon Tabor, a volunteer with the Palmo Center for Peace and Education,...
Keb’ Mo’ at The Shedd
He’s a five-time Grammy winner who has been described as a living link to the seminal Delta blues that once traveled up and down the...
Give The Man His IPA
Peter DeFazio, the 4th District Congressman from Springfield since 1987, was unanimously voted the recipient of the Integrity in Politics Award by the board of...