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Eugene's Hult Center debuts free exhibit by six Oregon artists
EUGENE, Ore. - A new art exhibition featuring six Oregon artists opened Friday evening at the Hult Center in Eugene. "Beyond the Figure" debuted in the Maurie Jacobs Community Room with an opening reception on Sept. 18. The exhibit, presented by the Karin Clarke Gallery, showcases figurative works from Rick Bartow, Margaret Coe, Mark Clarke, Adam Grosowsky, George Johanson and Robert Schlegel.
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Park(ing) Day turns public car spaces into community parks in downtown Eugene
Lexi Peters was walking by Perugino coffee shop in downtown Eugene Saturday, Sept. 19, when she stopped to paint on a canvas perched on an easel in a parking space. The art project was part of Park(ing) Day, a worldwide event that involves creatively converting public parking spaces into small parks and places for art, play and enjoyment, according to the city of Eugene, which put out a call for entries to host a space.
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Organizer of new folk music festival wants to build lasting event with top-flight talent
Nestled in the trees next to the Willamette River, a small Springfield stage in a scenic park will welcome two of the world’s best folk musicians this Saturday. This weekend marks the first-ever Turning Tides Music Festival, an all-day folk music festival in Springfield’s Island Park. Organizer Mike Meyer spoke about putting on this year’s festival and his hopes for a legacy event that Lane County’s folk music lovers — and touring acts looking for a good crowd — can count on every year.
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Everyone Village to host inaugural music festival in West Eugene on Sept. 19
EUGENE, OR — Everyone Village will turn its West Eugene property into a community music festival this September, inviting people from across Lane County for a day of live music, food and family activities. The inaugural Everyone Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19, from 3 to 10 p.m....
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Three Things: Rotary’s food drive win, a new art gallery and honoring a former mayor
Philomath Rotary joined three Corvallis-area Rotary groups this spring for a first-of-its-kind interclub food drive competition, an effort that resulted in the collection of 60,660 pounds of food — worth an estimated $12,133 — for South Corvallis Food Bank and Philomath Community Services. The idea grew out of...
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Hult Center leans into being a gallery space, with another exhibit after Mayor’s Art Show
When the Mayor’s Art Show wrapped up this spring at the Hult Center, the artwork came down off the walls of the Maurie Jacobs Community Room, leaving them white and bare. Laura Lee, the managing director of the Hult Center, began to ponder. This was the first year that...
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Jazzy Journey Across the World
After traveling the world, local musician Susanna Meyer performs global music with jazz interpretation at the Wildish Sept. 19. After decades of traveling the world to study music and dance, Susanna Meyer delivers an evening of global music to the Wildish Theater Sept. 19, along with several other local musicians. The evening, she says, is “a celebration of music itself.” Meyer will sing music in Spanish, French, English and Portuguese, covering genres such as bossa nova, tango, chanson française (French songs) and fado (a form of Portuguese improvised song). She is accompanied by local jazz musicians Gerry Rempel on guitar, Gus Russell on piano, Rick Carter on bass, Cameron Wick on percussion and Randy Roe on flute and saxophone. The music, she says, is performed as a “jazz orchestration where the arrangement is that I sing, but then the jazz musicians play, so whatever we’re playing, we do it in our own style.” While she has been a musician and dancer for most of her adult life and has studied the artforms across countries such as Spain, Brazil and Vietnam to name a few, this is her first time headlining her own concert. “I’m a singer, a dancer and a producer. But I’m a very private person,” she says. “So it’s not a very good mix.” She came around to organizing this show because she wanted to pay homage and appreciate “the music from other cultures and how other cultures have mixed,” she says.
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Things to do: Go to prom; take in late summer music festivals; bid on tiny works of art
There is just too, too much to do in Eugene and Springfield in the coming days, from the launch of two different music festivals, a country star’s alter-ego taking the stage, the opportunity to take home some very, very small art and more. Let’s get into it:. ‘My...
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Tiny pieces of art — going once, going twice, sold!
The bidding starts at $3. That’s a fraction of a fraction of the price of a typical piece of art. But at this weekend’s So Small Miniature Art Auction from Radiant Community Arts, where all of the art has to fit within 9 square inches, it’s just right.
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Where Art Meets the Vine
It was two years ago and more than 5,500 miles from his home in Eugene, and Stephen McKeon found himself at the global art exhibition La Biennale di Venezia. There, he stood face to face with “A Puzzled Mind,” a seven-foot-tall, 1,500-pound bronze self-portrait by Jim Dine, one of Stephen’s favorite artists and a major figure in American contemporary art.
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(Still) standing room only
The oversized glasses, sequins and even that famous Dodgers uniform are all part of the show, but Kenny Metcalf’s tribute to Elton John goes well beyond the wardrobe. As part of the line-up of events during Newport Oregon Pride, Metcalf will present “Elton: The Early Years” at the Newport Performing Arts Center this Saturday, Sept. 19, and Sunday, Sept. 20.
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InHouse Jazz hits the home stretch
No crowded club, clinking glasses or conversation competing with the music. Just four accomplished jazz musicians, an intimate audience and a Sunday afternoon devoted to listening. INHOUSE Jazz will close its 2026 season with award-winning Seattle vocalist Greta Matassa at a private residence in Waldport this Sunday, Sept. 20. Hosted...
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Forgiven Youth Worship Center in Toledo
Raising the next generation of worship leaders is what the Toledo-area, Christian-based music program Forgiven Youth Worship Center is all about. The center is not a church or youth group, but partners with local churches to teach young people worship leadership through vocals, instruments, and more. The Forgiven Youth Worship Center is now accepting students ages 11 to 18 with basic music experience. Lessons cost $25 per month and start today. The center is located at 2424 Woodville Road, Oregon (OreGAHN). More details are on the news page at WBCL.org.
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Local nonprofit hosts annual miniature art auction at 5th Street Market
Tiny works of art will take over the 5th Street Market Alley on Sunday, Sept. 20, as Radiant Community Arts hosts its annual miniature art auction, So Small. Now in its 11th year, the silent auction features donated miniature artwork, with proceeds benefiting Radiant Community Arts programming through the following year. Organizers said that includes resources such as a scholarship fund, materials for classes and tools for accessibility.