The aptly-named “ensemble” (a loose collective) of Eugene musicians making “difficult” (or “experimental”) music hosted their fourth annual gathering in October.
December 17, 2025Jean Zondervan
From December 19 to 24, Eugene Ballet audiences will once again travel with Clara into the Land of the Sweets in "The Nutcracker," this year featuring a special sensory-friendly performance.
December 1, 2025Shannon M. Lieberman
The Oregon artist’s retrospective, on view at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene through January 11th, celebrates his deep connection with the land, artistic process, and vibrant color.
November 28, 2025Dee Moore
In an exhibit at Salem's Bush Barn Art Center, the Scottish-born Portland artist expands a traditional home craft technique to create extraordinary nude portraits.
November 11, 2025David Bates
"Memories & Inspirations: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art" started when an Atlanta postal carrier wanted a painting for his home.
November 8, 2025Ariella-Sophie Sternberg
At an open house and marketplace at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's museum, artists weave a story that carries traditional skills and values into the modern world.
October 29, 2025Jean Zondervan
Suzanne Haag’s full-length world-premiere reimagines Dracula with a film noir theme, multi-media scenery, and gravity-defying choreography.
October 19, 2025Ester Barkai
The 68-year-old nonprofit is famous for its mural of The Simpsons, but local artists know it for classes, workshops, youth camps, and gallery space.
October 18, 2025Ester Barkai
The Springfield gallery's latest show celebrates art with an affinity for late 20th-century technology, particularly the beloved children's drawing software program 'Kid Pix.'
October 12, 2025Dee Moore
The Yamhill County theater takes on the challenge of Edward Albee's great and gritty American drama, and photographer Dee Moore follows the process from beginning of rehearsal to final preview performance.
September 17, 2025Dee Moore
Review: The artist's landscapes at the Salem Art Association's Annex Gallery veer into the abstract. "I have no one process," she says. "I do a lot of experimenting."
September 3, 2025David Bates
Each piece in the Portland artist’s show, which runs through Sept. 26 at the McMinnville university, is a snapshot of a fever dream. Sometimes, he says, making them “almost feels like a fight.”
August 19, 2025Dee Moore
The Salem musician's newest album, "Path to Elda," traces in music and lyrics her journey to her transgender self.
August 17, 2025Matthew Neil Andrews
The superlative organist, a long-time OBF favorite, tackled Bach’s late masterpiece on Central Lutheran Church’s Brombaugh organ.
July 30, 2025Brett Campbell
Performing in concerts in Portland, Eugene and Springfield, a pair of musical masters from Barcelona and Eugene find common inspiration in a singular instrument
July 29, 2025Angela Allen
WVCFM celebrates its 10th season with commissioned work from this year’s composer-in-residence, Akshaya Tucker, alongside music by Caroline Shaw, Kian Ravaei, plus Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Schubert.
July 25, 2025Andrew Beauchamp
Mental-health therapist Matthew Taylor, who designed the makerspace for neurodivergent people, says it is based around inclusivity. “I would almost say we’re neurotypical inclusive.”
June 30, 2025David Bates
McMinnville's Atticus Hotel, in partnership with Linfield University's Creative Writing Department, gives Northwest authors time and space to meet, mix, and work on their book projects.
June 8, 2025Martha Ullman West
After 46 years as artistic director of Eugene Ballet, Pimble is handing leadership to longtime company members Jennifer Martin and Suzanne Haag. For Pimble and Eugene, it's been a rich and rewarding near-half-century – and more to come.
June 4, 2025David Bates
Seminar students combine synthesized and acoustic music to accompany stories ranging from a rite of spring to a rocket-piloting dog.
May 29, 2025Daryl Browne
From Craig Hella Johnson’s “Considering Matthew Shepard” to a reconstruction of Bach’s “St. Markus Passion” to a balletic “Carmina Burana,” and plenty more.
May 20, 2025Dee Moore
In 1950 a photo of a possible UFO hovering in the Yamhill County sky swept the nation. In the 21st century, space-visitor wannabes strut their stuff once a year in celebration.
May 17, 2025David Bates
More than 200 people gathered at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg to hear writers read their work appearing in the 32nd annual anthology.
May 5, 2025David Bates
The appearance by the poet and memoirist is part of the school's “Learning Across Boundaries” program, which also includes a literary and visual art display.
April 17, 2025Dee Moore
At a reception sponsored by the Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon, Oregon Cultural Trust and Oregon Arts Commission, leaders from across the state tell their stories and plan to lobby legislators.
April 15, 2025Dee Moore
Craig's woven basketry at the Linfield Art Gallery rekindles a fading heritage, blending contemporary methods with the traditions and meanings of ancestral ways.
April 6, 2025David Bates
The Portland poet will read Thursday at the McMinnville Public Library, in advance of their new collection, "Beautiful Outlaw."
March 10, 2025David Bates
The festival, on Saturday in the Chehalem Cultural Center, grew out of popular jam sessions at Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery.
March 8, 2025David Bates
About 1,600 tickets were sold for the recent independent film festival, which instead of superheroes and explosions, offers an expansive view of what it’s like to be a human in this world.
March 6, 2025David Bates
Johnson's paintings resonate with images whose sources are as diverse as the Middle Passage and childhood memories of rabbits.
