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For today’s Best of Eugene Arts and Performance, we’re celebrating: Best Neighborhood Event!
1. Eugene Saturday Market.
2. Springfield Block Party.
3. Whiteaker Block Party.
1. Eugene Saturday Market.
2. Springfield Block Party.
3. Whiteaker Block Party.
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
For today’s Best of Eugene Arts and Performance, we’re celebrating: Best Neighborhood Event!
1. Eugene Saturday Market.
2. Springfield Block Party.
3. Whiteaker Block Party.
1. Eugene Saturday Market.
2. Springfield Block Party.
3. Whiteaker Block Party.
From policies to trees to the triple bottom line in letters!
Letting off Steam in Letters
Steaming About Republican Policies I am having a difficult time wondering how we got to this point with the present federal Republican senators and representatives. These are not the Republicans I …
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December 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
From policies to trees to the triple bottom line in letters!
From Eugene Weekly merch for sale to Flock cameras to all the tidbits of news in Slant!
Slant — Cease and desist
• After months of controversy, the cities of Eugene and Springfield suddenly announced Friday, Dec. 6, they were canceling contracts with Flock Safety AI-powered license plate cameras. Neither city…
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December 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
From Eugene Weekly merch for sale to Flock cameras to all the tidbits of news in Slant!
Read about efforts to save Leaburg Lake in a Eugene Weekly Local and Vocal Viewpoint.
Eugene Water & Electric Board voted in 2022 to decommission the historic Leaburg Dam and power plant on the McKenzie River, and now many residents are left wondering what this will mean for their community.
Eugene Water & Electric Board voted in 2022 to decommission the historic Leaburg Dam and power plant on the McKenzie River, and now many residents are left wondering what this will mean for their community.
Save Leaburg Lake
By Nadine Scott We already have clean energy infrastructure in place. Why destroy what’s working? Eugene Water & Electric Board voted in 2022 to decommission the historic Leaburg Dam and power …
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December 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Read about efforts to save Leaburg Lake in a Eugene Weekly Local and Vocal Viewpoint.
Eugene Water & Electric Board voted in 2022 to decommission the historic Leaburg Dam and power plant on the McKenzie River, and now many residents are left wondering what this will mean for their community.
Eugene Water & Electric Board voted in 2022 to decommission the historic Leaburg Dam and power plant on the McKenzie River, and now many residents are left wondering what this will mean for their community.
For today’s Best of Arts and Performance, we have: Best Local Athlete!
1. Yosuke Shibata, South Eugene High School, track and field.
2. (tie) Bryce Boettcher, University of Oregon football,
Dante Moore, University of Oregon football.
3. Eric Rosenfeld, Ultimate Frisbee.
1. Yosuke Shibata, South Eugene High School, track and field.
2. (tie) Bryce Boettcher, University of Oregon football,
Dante Moore, University of Oregon football.
3. Eric Rosenfeld, Ultimate Frisbee.
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
For today’s Best of Arts and Performance, we have: Best Local Athlete!
1. Yosuke Shibata, South Eugene High School, track and field.
2. (tie) Bryce Boettcher, University of Oregon football,
Dante Moore, University of Oregon football.
3. Eric Rosenfeld, Ultimate Frisbee.
1. Yosuke Shibata, South Eugene High School, track and field.
2. (tie) Bryce Boettcher, University of Oregon football,
Dante Moore, University of Oregon football.
3. Eric Rosenfeld, Ultimate Frisbee.
I like to camp in the snow. My wife, Janell, is OK with a bit of snowshoeing, but she’d rather camp by a lodge fireplace, watching the snow drift down past windows.
Read about Odell Lake Lodge in Eugene Weekly!
Read about Odell Lake Lodge in Eugene Weekly!
Ideal Lake Lodge
I like to camp in the snow. My wife, Janell, is OK with a bit of snowshoeing, but she’d rather camp by a lodge fireplace, watching the snow drift down past windows. In recent years, we’ve compromis…
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December 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I like to camp in the snow. My wife, Janell, is OK with a bit of snowshoeing, but she’d rather camp by a lodge fireplace, watching the snow drift down past windows.
Read about Odell Lake Lodge in Eugene Weekly!
Read about Odell Lake Lodge in Eugene Weekly!
Activist Alert
Upcoming Protests, Rallies, Marches, Talks, Gatherings and More
• Interfaith Witness and Candlelight Vigil, 3 pm, Tuesday, Dec. 16, Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza, Interfaith Alliance for Migrants.
Upcoming Protests, Rallies, Marches, Talks, Gatherings and More
• Interfaith Witness and Candlelight Vigil, 3 pm, Tuesday, Dec. 16, Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza, Interfaith Alliance for Migrants.
Activist Alert
“If we are truly a great nation, the truth cannot destroy us.” — Nikole Hannah-Jones, The 1619 Project Upcoming Protests, Rallies, Marches, Talks, Gatherings and More • Interfaith Witness and…
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December 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Activist Alert
Upcoming Protests, Rallies, Marches, Talks, Gatherings and More
• Interfaith Witness and Candlelight Vigil, 3 pm, Tuesday, Dec. 16, Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza, Interfaith Alliance for Migrants.
Upcoming Protests, Rallies, Marches, Talks, Gatherings and More
• Interfaith Witness and Candlelight Vigil, 3 pm, Tuesday, Dec. 16, Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza, Interfaith Alliance for Migrants.
Next up in Best of Eugene, Arts & Performance, we’re featuring: Best Social Media Personality!
1. Eugene SLUG Queens, Instagram @slugqueens.
2. Lyta Blunt, Instagram @lytablunt.
3. Hazel Jae, Instagram @hazeldaez.
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1. Eugene SLUG Queens, Instagram @slugqueens.
2. Lyta Blunt, Instagram @lytablunt.
3. Hazel Jae, Instagram @hazeldaez.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Next up in Best of Eugene, Arts & Performance, we’re featuring: Best Social Media Personality!
1. Eugene SLUG Queens, Instagram @slugqueens.
2. Lyta Blunt, Instagram @lytablunt.
3. Hazel Jae, Instagram @hazeldaez.
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1. Eugene SLUG Queens, Instagram @slugqueens.
2. Lyta Blunt, Instagram @lytablunt.
3. Hazel Jae, Instagram @hazeldaez.
eugeneweekly.com/2025/10/30/b...
Oregon’s largest teachers union, the Oregon Education Association, is encouraging its members to proactively train and prepare for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities on school grounds.
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Protecting Students
Oregon’s largest teachers union, the Oregon Education Association, is encouraging its members to proactively train and prepare for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities on school grou…
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December 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Oregon’s largest teachers union, the Oregon Education Association, is encouraging its members to proactively train and prepare for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities on school grounds.
Read the rest in Eugene Weekly.
Read the rest in Eugene Weekly.
This is the show you have to see. Don't miss the history-making musical from the creators of South Park and EGOT winner Robert Lopez. Get tickets for THE BOOK OF MORMON at the Hult Center now! hultcenter.org/events/book-... #sponsoredcontent #hultcenter #eugene
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is the show you have to see. Don't miss the history-making musical from the creators of South Park and EGOT winner Robert Lopez. Get tickets for THE BOOK OF MORMON at the Hult Center now! hultcenter.org/events/book-... #sponsoredcontent #hultcenter #eugene
The city of Eugene launched a program in October — required by state law — that sheds light on its history of discrimination in regard to land use, housing and displacement.
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The Story of Housing Discrimination
The city of Eugene launched a program in October — required by state law — that sheds light on its history of discrimination in regard to land use, housing and displacement. In 2023, the…
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December 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The city of Eugene launched a program in October — required by state law — that sheds light on its history of discrimination in regard to land use, housing and displacement.
Read the rest in Eugene Weekly.
Read the rest in Eugene Weekly.
They’re called stealth cell-phone towers.
But little is stealthy about the latest one in Eugene, which measures 75 feet tall and is being disguised as a massive stone church bell tower.
Read the rest in Eugene Weekly’s Bricks $ Mortar
But little is stealthy about the latest one in Eugene, which measures 75 feet tall and is being disguised as a massive stone church bell tower.
Read the rest in Eugene Weekly’s Bricks $ Mortar
Bells and Whistles
They’re called stealth cell-phone towers. But little is stealthy about the latest one in Eugene, which measures 75 feet tall and is being disguised as a massive stone church bell tower. It’s a loom…
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December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
They’re called stealth cell-phone towers.
But little is stealthy about the latest one in Eugene, which measures 75 feet tall and is being disguised as a massive stone church bell tower.
Read the rest in Eugene Weekly’s Bricks $ Mortar
But little is stealthy about the latest one in Eugene, which measures 75 feet tall and is being disguised as a massive stone church bell tower.
Read the rest in Eugene Weekly’s Bricks $ Mortar
Look for hidden gems throughout Hendricks Park at the Forest Fairies Nature Quest this Sunday, Dec. 14, 1-3 pm.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Having Fun Finding Forest Fairies
Look for hidden gems throughout Hendricks Park at the Forest Fairies Nature Quest this Sunday, Dec. 14. Starting at the Francis M. Wilkins Shelter, this walk includes a hunt for “fairies,” or pine …
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December 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Look for hidden gems throughout Hendricks Park at the Forest Fairies Nature Quest this Sunday, Dec. 14, 1-3 pm.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
An alien contacts an aspiring influencer. Could this catapult the influencer to the next level in a world dominated by personal brand? That’s the premise of CONTINUATION!, premiering Dec. 13 at 6 pm at Caffé Pacori, located at 255 Wall Street, Suite 3.
Read more in EW’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Read more in EW’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Local Aliens
An alien contacts an aspiring influencer. Could this catapult the influencer to the next level in a world dominated by personal brand? That’s the premise of CONTINUATION!, a 20-minute sci-fi thrill…
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December 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
An alien contacts an aspiring influencer. Could this catapult the influencer to the next level in a world dominated by personal brand? That’s the premise of CONTINUATION!, premiering Dec. 13 at 6 pm at Caffé Pacori, located at 255 Wall Street, Suite 3.
Read more in EW’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Read more in EW’s What’s Happening Calendar.
If your gift list includes someone whose vibe is less jingle bells and more summoning spells, Sparrow & Serpent Pub has you covered with its Dark Yule Market: The Market of the Wild Hunt, located at 211 Washington Street, 11am-4pm on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Read more in EW’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Read more in EW’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Have Yourself a Creepy Little Yule
If your gift list includes someone whose vibe is less jingle bells and more summoning spells, Sparrow & Serpent Pub has you covered with its Dark Yule Market: The Market of the Wild Hunt. Sparr…
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December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
If your gift list includes someone whose vibe is less jingle bells and more summoning spells, Sparrow & Serpent Pub has you covered with its Dark Yule Market: The Market of the Wild Hunt, located at 211 Washington Street, 11am-4pm on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Read more in EW’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Read more in EW’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Eugene’s Natsukashii Soul celebrates Silvereen 7:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 13, at The Hybrid Gallery, 941 West 3rd Avenue. Tickets are $10. The show is all ages.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Soul Nourishing
On Dec. 13 at The Hybrid Gallery, Eugene’s Natsukashii Soul plays selections from Silvereen, the pop, jazz and soul quintet’s debut album, set to be released the same day as their performance and w…
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December 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Eugene’s Natsukashii Soul celebrates Silvereen 7:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 13, at The Hybrid Gallery, 941 West 3rd Avenue. Tickets are $10. The show is all ages.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Indigenous Oregon artist James Lavadour’s lengthy career is explored in depth in ‘James Lavadour: Land of Origin,’ an exhibition that runs through Jan. 11 at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon. The JSMA is closed Dec. 17 to Jan. 6.
Read more in Eugene Weekly.
Read more in Eugene Weekly.
‘Land of Origin’
Walk into the spacious Barker Gallery upstairs at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art this month and you might think you’ve entered a ’60s light show or one of the new tech-powered “immersive” artis…
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December 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Indigenous Oregon artist James Lavadour’s lengthy career is explored in depth in ‘James Lavadour: Land of Origin,’ an exhibition that runs through Jan. 11 at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon. The JSMA is closed Dec. 17 to Jan. 6.
Read more in Eugene Weekly.
Read more in Eugene Weekly.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Next up in our celebration of Arts & Performance in Eugene: Best Journalist!
1. Camilla Mortensen, editor, Eugene Weekly, EugeneWeekly.com.
2. Brian Bull, reporter, KLCC & Buffalo’s Fire, Klcc.org, BuffalosFire.com.
3. Tiffany Lewis, KVAL, CBS Channel 13, Kval.com.
1. Camilla Mortensen, editor, Eugene Weekly, EugeneWeekly.com.
2. Brian Bull, reporter, KLCC & Buffalo’s Fire, Klcc.org, BuffalosFire.com.
3. Tiffany Lewis, KVAL, CBS Channel 13, Kval.com.
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Next up in our celebration of Arts & Performance in Eugene: Best Journalist!
1. Camilla Mortensen, editor, Eugene Weekly, EugeneWeekly.com.
2. Brian Bull, reporter, KLCC & Buffalo’s Fire, Klcc.org, BuffalosFire.com.
3. Tiffany Lewis, KVAL, CBS Channel 13, Kval.com.
1. Camilla Mortensen, editor, Eugene Weekly, EugeneWeekly.com.
2. Brian Bull, reporter, KLCC & Buffalo’s Fire, Klcc.org, BuffalosFire.com.
3. Tiffany Lewis, KVAL, CBS Channel 13, Kval.com.
The holidays — they’re not for everyone, especially Erin McKeown, a Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter, who brings the F*ck That Anti-Holiday Spectacular tour to Eugene, Dec. 11 at The Hybrid Gallery.
A Merry (Anti) Christmas
The holidays — they’re not for everyone, especially Erin McKeown, a Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter, who brings the F*ck That Anti-Holiday Spectacular tour to Eugene, Dec. 11 at The Hybrid Ga…
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December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The holidays — they’re not for everyone, especially Erin McKeown, a Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter, who brings the F*ck That Anti-Holiday Spectacular tour to Eugene, Dec. 11 at The Hybrid Gallery.
Two human rights activists represented by the Civil Liberties Defense Center are suing President Donald Trump, Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security for violating protesters’ First Amendment Rights.
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Fighting Back
Two human rights activists represented by the Civil Liberties Defense Center are suing President Donald Trump, Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security for violating protesters’ First Am…
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December 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Two human rights activists represented by the Civil Liberties Defense Center are suing President Donald Trump, Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security for violating protesters’ First Amendment Rights.
Read more at EugeneWeekly.com!
Read more at EugeneWeekly.com!
A “forgotten figure” is how author Stephen Forrester describes Richard Neuberger, the Oregon journalist and senator who confidently brought his democratic views to this then-conservative state.
Read about Forrester’s biography of Neuberger in Eugene Weekly’s Winter Reading issue.
Read about Forrester’s biography of Neuberger in Eugene Weekly’s Winter Reading issue.
Journalist and Senator
A “forgotten figure” is how author Stephen Forrester describes Richard Neuberger, the Oregon journalist and senator who confidently brought his democratic views to this then-conservative state.&nbs…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A “forgotten figure” is how author Stephen Forrester describes Richard Neuberger, the Oregon journalist and senator who confidently brought his democratic views to this then-conservative state.
Read about Forrester’s biography of Neuberger in Eugene Weekly’s Winter Reading issue.
Read about Forrester’s biography of Neuberger in Eugene Weekly’s Winter Reading issue.
The Authors & Artists Fair is bringing 52 authors to Eugene for an autograph party on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Lane Events Center.
Read about five of the authors and see the whole list at EugeneWeekly.com!
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Read about five of the authors and see the whole list at EugeneWeekly.com!
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December 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Authors & Artists Fair is bringing 52 authors to Eugene for an autograph party on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Lane Events Center.
Read about five of the authors and see the whole list at EugeneWeekly.com!
eugeneweekly.com/2025/12/04/b...
Read about five of the authors and see the whole list at EugeneWeekly.com!
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At 6’4, all in the legs, Sen. Ron Wyden’s dream seat is not in the cushy chairs of a congressional meeting or in the Senate chamber, but in seat 17C flying Alaska Airlines.
In 17C, Wyden wrote a majority of his book, It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change.
In 17C, Wyden wrote a majority of his book, It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change.
CH-UT-ZP-AH
By Grace Mangali At 6’4, all in the legs, Sen. Ron Wyden’s dream seat is not in the cushy chairs of a congressional meeting or in the Senate chamber, but in seat 17C flying Alaska Airlines. In 17C,…
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December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
At 6’4, all in the legs, Sen. Ron Wyden’s dream seat is not in the cushy chairs of a congressional meeting or in the Senate chamber, but in seat 17C flying Alaska Airlines.
In 17C, Wyden wrote a majority of his book, It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change.
In 17C, Wyden wrote a majority of his book, It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change.