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Next up in our Best of Arts and Performance highlight: Best Local Artist!
1.Emily Poole, EPooleArt.com, Instagram.com/epooleart/.
2. Shanna Trumbly, ShannaTrumbly.com, Instagram.com/shanna_trumbly_art/.
3. Jud Turner, JudTurner.com
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1.Emily Poole, EPooleArt.com, Instagram.com/epooleart/.
2. Shanna Trumbly, ShannaTrumbly.com, Instagram.com/shanna_trumbly_art/.
3. Jud Turner, JudTurner.com
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November 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Next up in our Best of Arts and Performance highlight: Best Local Artist!
1.Emily Poole, EPooleArt.com, Instagram.com/epooleart/.
2. Shanna Trumbly, ShannaTrumbly.com, Instagram.com/shanna_trumbly_art/.
3. Jud Turner, JudTurner.com
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1.Emily Poole, EPooleArt.com, Instagram.com/epooleart/.
2. Shanna Trumbly, ShannaTrumbly.com, Instagram.com/shanna_trumbly_art/.
3. Jud Turner, JudTurner.com
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Tom Edison, a grocery clerk, poet and visual artist, is known for his warm demeanor and genuine interactions with regular customers at Safeway. Edison is also the author of five self-published poetry books.
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Artist in the Aisle
At the bustling Safeway under bright fluorescent lights, the constant beeps of self-checkout machines fill the air as customers navigate the busy station. Employee Tom Edison stands attentively to …
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November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tom Edison, a grocery clerk, poet and visual artist, is known for his warm demeanor and genuine interactions with regular customers at Safeway. Edison is also the author of five self-published poetry books.
Read more in Eugene Weekly!
Read more in Eugene Weekly!
For those in your life who dearly miss Halloween, here are some of the best local artists and businesses that will provide the most unusual Christmas presents.
Read about alternative gifts in Eugene Weekly’s Holiday Hoard issue!
Read about alternative gifts in Eugene Weekly’s Holiday Hoard issue!
Nightmare Before Christmas Gifts
Gift giving is an art, and for some people, it can be a difficult one. While it’s hard to go wrong with floral soaps, gingerbread candles, pocketknives and dishware this Christmas season, we all ha…
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November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
For those in your life who dearly miss Halloween, here are some of the best local artists and businesses that will provide the most unusual Christmas presents.
Read about alternative gifts in Eugene Weekly’s Holiday Hoard issue!
Read about alternative gifts in Eugene Weekly’s Holiday Hoard issue!
Need some holiday movies to watch? Most likely, you’ve heard of the Oregon Trail, but there’s another trail Oregon is becoming known for: The Oregon Film Trail.
Read about the long list of locally filmed productions in Eugene Weekly.
Read about the long list of locally filmed productions in Eugene Weekly.
And Action: Eugene Filming Locations
Most likely, you’ve heard of the Oregon Trail, but there’s another trail Oregon is becoming known for: The Oregon Film Trail. The Beaver State has been home to several movies, like The Goonies, Sta…
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November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Need some holiday movies to watch? Most likely, you’ve heard of the Oregon Trail, but there’s another trail Oregon is becoming known for: The Oregon Film Trail.
Read about the long list of locally filmed productions in Eugene Weekly.
Read about the long list of locally filmed productions in Eugene Weekly.
Eugene psychedelic rock band Cap’n Trips is playing the WOW Hall Saturday, Nov. 29, with their signature yearly concert “Dylan and the Dead.”
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Trippy Tribute
Johnny’s in the basement mixin’ up the medicine, I’m on the pavement thinkin’ ‘bout the government, Casey Jones is drivin’ that train high on cocaine, and Eugene psychedelic rock band Cap’n Trips i…
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November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Eugene psychedelic rock band Cap’n Trips is playing the WOW Hall Saturday, Nov. 29, with their signature yearly concert “Dylan and the Dead.”
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
The holidays are a time for gifting-giving, whether store-bought or handmade, but hiring experienced musicians, such as The Mistletones, is another less consumerist option to spread the holiday spirit.
Read about alternative gifts in Eugene Weekly’s Holiday Hoard issue!
Read about alternative gifts in Eugene Weekly’s Holiday Hoard issue!
Sing a Sleighing Song Tonight
On a dark and rainy October night, voices warmly rehearsing Christmas carols from inside a home on Emerald Street in Eugene let you know you’re in the right place. Those voices belong to The Mistle…
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November 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The holidays are a time for gifting-giving, whether store-bought or handmade, but hiring experienced musicians, such as The Mistletones, is another less consumerist option to spread the holiday spirit.
Read about alternative gifts in Eugene Weekly’s Holiday Hoard issue!
Read about alternative gifts in Eugene Weekly’s Holiday Hoard issue!
Best of Eugene highlight: Best Art Gallery!
1. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane, U of O, 541-346-3027, Jsma.Uoregon.edu.
2. The Hybrid Gallery, 941 W. 3rd Ave., 541-321-6977, TheHybridEugene.com.
3. New Zone Gallery, 110 E. 11th Ave., 541-683-0759, NewZoneGallery.org.
1. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane, U of O, 541-346-3027, Jsma.Uoregon.edu.
2. The Hybrid Gallery, 941 W. 3rd Ave., 541-321-6977, TheHybridEugene.com.
3. New Zone Gallery, 110 E. 11th Ave., 541-683-0759, NewZoneGallery.org.
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Best of Eugene highlight: Best Art Gallery!
1. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane, U of O, 541-346-3027, Jsma.Uoregon.edu.
2. The Hybrid Gallery, 941 W. 3rd Ave., 541-321-6977, TheHybridEugene.com.
3. New Zone Gallery, 110 E. 11th Ave., 541-683-0759, NewZoneGallery.org.
1. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane, U of O, 541-346-3027, Jsma.Uoregon.edu.
2. The Hybrid Gallery, 941 W. 3rd Ave., 541-321-6977, TheHybridEugene.com.
3. New Zone Gallery, 110 E. 11th Ave., 541-683-0759, NewZoneGallery.org.
Cottage Grove has a downtown district that is bustling with local businesses — many of which focus on selling knick-knacks, trinkets, vintage clothing and art.
Read about alternative gifts in Eugene Weekly’s Holiday Hoard issue!
Read about alternative gifts in Eugene Weekly’s Holiday Hoard issue!
Keeping It Vintage In Cottage Grove
With its population of just over 11,000 people, Cottage Grove has a downtown district that is bustling with local businesses — many of which focus on selling knick-knacks, trinkets, vintage clothin…
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November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Cottage Grove has a downtown district that is bustling with local businesses — many of which focus on selling knick-knacks, trinkets, vintage clothing and art.
Read about alternative gifts in Eugene Weekly’s Holiday Hoard issue!
Read about alternative gifts in Eugene Weekly’s Holiday Hoard issue!
Holiday Market, Eugene’s wintry counterpart to Saturday Market, is already in full swing, transforming the Lane Events Center into a festive indoor bazaar every Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 24.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Handmade for the Holidays
Holiday Market, Eugene’s wintry counterpart to Saturday Market, is already in full swing, transforming the Lane Events Center into a festive indoor bazaar every Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 24.…
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November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Holiday Market, Eugene’s wintry counterpart to Saturday Market, is already in full swing, transforming the Lane Events Center into a festive indoor bazaar every Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 24.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar.
This year, Radical Alternative Development, a punk nonprofit, is hosting its eighth annual Punks Who Give Benefit For Native Youth Wellness.
Punks Who Give is 5 pm Saturday, Nov. 29, at Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd. Admission is $10, but no one is turned away for a lack of funds.
Read more in EW.
Punks Who Give is 5 pm Saturday, Nov. 29, at Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd. Admission is $10, but no one is turned away for a lack of funds.
Read more in EW.
Punks Give Back
This year, Radical Alternative Development, a punk nonprofit, is hosting its eighth annual Punks Who Give Benefit For Native Youth Wellness. BriJit Jenkins, one of RAD’s founders, says she started …
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November 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This year, Radical Alternative Development, a punk nonprofit, is hosting its eighth annual Punks Who Give Benefit For Native Youth Wellness.
Punks Who Give is 5 pm Saturday, Nov. 29, at Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd. Admission is $10, but no one is turned away for a lack of funds.
Read more in EW.
Punks Who Give is 5 pm Saturday, Nov. 29, at Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd. Admission is $10, but no one is turned away for a lack of funds.
Read more in EW.
Whiteaker Community Market’s Holiday Makers Faire pop-ups are every Saturday from Nov. 23 through Dec. 21, 11 am to 3 pm at Lovely Cafe, 111 Main Street in Springfield, and noon to 4 pm at Claim 52 Brewing, 232 Lincoln Street in Eugene. Free.
From the Whit to the World
The holiday season is underway with Whiteaker Community Market’s Holiday Makers Faire pop-up at Lovely Cafe in downtown Springfield and at Claim 52 Brewing in Eugene. Whiteaker Community Market’s o…
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November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Whiteaker Community Market’s Holiday Makers Faire pop-ups are every Saturday from Nov. 23 through Dec. 21, 11 am to 3 pm at Lovely Cafe, 111 Main Street in Springfield, and noon to 4 pm at Claim 52 Brewing, 232 Lincoln Street in Eugene. Free.
Fresh off building a large apartment complex near the University of Oregon, veteran Eugene businesswoman Silva Chambers is thinking about doing it all again, next door.
Read the rest in Christian Wihtol’s Bricks $ Mortar in Eugene Weekly.
Read the rest in Christian Wihtol’s Bricks $ Mortar in Eugene Weekly.
More UO-Area Apartments?
Fresh off building a large apartment complex near the University of Oregon, veteran Eugene businesswoman Silva Chambers is thinking about doing it all again, next door. Chambers is looking into bui…
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November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Fresh off building a large apartment complex near the University of Oregon, veteran Eugene businesswoman Silva Chambers is thinking about doing it all again, next door.
Read the rest in Christian Wihtol’s Bricks $ Mortar in Eugene Weekly.
Read the rest in Christian Wihtol’s Bricks $ Mortar in Eugene Weekly.
A local Latino organization has taken action to protect its community against ICE. The effort started before the reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Lane County this month.
Read more about keeping our community safe in Eugene Weekly.
Read more about keeping our community safe in Eugene Weekly.
Outing ICE
A local Latino organization has taken action to protect its community against ICE. The effort started before the widespread reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Lane Coun…
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November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A local Latino organization has taken action to protect its community against ICE. The effort started before the reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Lane County this month.
Read more about keeping our community safe in Eugene Weekly.
Read more about keeping our community safe in Eugene Weekly.
This holiday season, you might find yourself wondering: Just what exactly is there to give?
From vintage trinkets to caroling and even gifts for the loved one that likes the creepier things in life, the Holiday Hoard gift guide is here to keep the ideas flowing and the gifts going.
From vintage trinkets to caroling and even gifts for the loved one that likes the creepier things in life, the Holiday Hoard gift guide is here to keep the ideas flowing and the gifts going.
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This holiday season, you might find yourself wondering: Just what exactly is there to give?
From vintage trinkets to caroling and even gifts for the loved one that likes the creepier things in life, the Holiday Hoard gift guide is here to keep the ideas flowing and the gifts going.
From vintage trinkets to caroling and even gifts for the loved one that likes the creepier things in life, the Holiday Hoard gift guide is here to keep the ideas flowing and the gifts going.
We’re celebrating the Best of Eugene’s Arts scene this week. From galleries to painters to dancers, this one’s for you. Follow along all week as Eugene Weekly’s readers poll celebrates you!
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November 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
We’re celebrating the Best of Eugene’s Arts scene this week. From galleries to painters to dancers, this one’s for you. Follow along all week as Eugene Weekly’s readers poll celebrates you!
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No corporate owners. No political puppeteers. No hedge-fund overlords. Just local and vocal journalism. Eugene Weekly answers to one group only: you.
If independence matters, show it. Donate today and keep EW Unbought & Unbossed! support.eugeneweekly.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Journalism without strings attached.
No corporate owners. No political puppeteers. No hedge-fund overlords. Just local and vocal journalism. Eugene Weekly answers to one group only: you.
If independence matters, show it. Donate today and keep EW Unbought & Unbossed! support.eugeneweekly.com
No corporate owners. No political puppeteers. No hedge-fund overlords. Just local and vocal journalism. Eugene Weekly answers to one group only: you.
If independence matters, show it. Donate today and keep EW Unbought & Unbossed! support.eugeneweekly.com
In addition to letters on Flock, Amazon and more, check out the students of North Eugene High School in Eugene’s Weekly’s Letters to the Editor!
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November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In addition to letters on Flock, Amazon and more, check out the students of North Eugene High School in Eugene’s Weekly’s Letters to the Editor!
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ICE BOX: According to the Portland Immigrant Rights Commission’s Nov. 17 update, 96 detentions were reported to its hotline Nov. 10 to 16, and as of Nov. 1, more than 219 had been reported.
Read this and more in Eugene Weekly’s Slant.
Read this and more in Eugene Weekly’s Slant.
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ICE BOX: According to the Portland Immigrant Rights Commission’s Nov. 17 update, 96 detentions were reported to its hotline Nov. 10 to 16, and as of Nov. 1, more than 219 had been reported.
Read this and more in Eugene Weekly’s Slant.
Read this and more in Eugene Weekly’s Slant.
As Eugene’s current SLUG queen, you’d think I’d be used to slippery situations.
Nothing felt slimier than being asked to promote a radio station featuring Sean Hannity and Mark Levin.
Read more from Jen Jay, aka Hilaria Gastrognome in a Local and Vocal Eugene Weekly viewpoint.
Nothing felt slimier than being asked to promote a radio station featuring Sean Hannity and Mark Levin.
Read more from Jen Jay, aka Hilaria Gastrognome in a Local and Vocal Eugene Weekly viewpoint.
Slime, Integrity and the Courage to Ooze Away
By Jen Jay As Eugene’s current SLUG queen, you’d think I’d be used to slippery situations. Nothing felt slimier than being asked to promote a radio station featuring Sean Hannity and Mark Lev…
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November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As Eugene’s current SLUG queen, you’d think I’d be used to slippery situations.
Nothing felt slimier than being asked to promote a radio station featuring Sean Hannity and Mark Levin.
Read more from Jen Jay, aka Hilaria Gastrognome in a Local and Vocal Eugene Weekly viewpoint.
Nothing felt slimier than being asked to promote a radio station featuring Sean Hannity and Mark Levin.
Read more from Jen Jay, aka Hilaria Gastrognome in a Local and Vocal Eugene Weekly viewpoint.
What does resistance look like when it’s woven with poetry, song and ritual? MEND dismantles the traditional stage-audience divide with projections, shadow puppets, live music and collective imagination.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar!
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar!
MEND: A Theatrical Spell for Liberation
What does resistance look like when it’s woven with poetry, song and ritual? MEND, a neighborhood-grown theatrical spell, offers an answer. This anti-capitalist dramatic comedy dismantles the tradi…
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November 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
What does resistance look like when it’s woven with poetry, song and ritual? MEND dismantles the traditional stage-audience divide with projections, shadow puppets, live music and collective imagination.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar!
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar!
‘Tis the season for giving back. On Saturday, Nov. 22 to Sunday, Dec. 14, The Giving Machines will return to Valley River Center for a three week run, says Brent MacCluer, AHM Brands media director.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar!
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar!
Season of Giving is Back
‘Tis the season for giving back. On Saturday, Nov. 22, The Giving Machines will return to Valley River Center for a three week run, says Brent MacCluer, AHM Brands media director. The Giving Machin…
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November 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
‘Tis the season for giving back. On Saturday, Nov. 22 to Sunday, Dec. 14, The Giving Machines will return to Valley River Center for a three week run, says Brent MacCluer, AHM Brands media director.
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar!
Read more in Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Calendar!
For Jon Jay Cruson, who came to Eugene from Sacramento in the 1960s to attend the University of Oregon, inspiration comes from the land — but not any one landscape.
White Lotus Gallery is at 767 Willamette Street, open 10 am to 4 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Yellow Fields runs through Nov. 29.
White Lotus Gallery is at 767 Willamette Street, open 10 am to 4 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Yellow Fields runs through Nov. 29.
Collecting Inspiration: On the Road with Artist Jon Jay Cruson
Where artists get their inspiration is a topic of endless discussion, in part because it’s different in every case. For Jon Jay Cruson, who came to Eugene from Sacramento in the 1960s to attend the…
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November 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
For Jon Jay Cruson, who came to Eugene from Sacramento in the 1960s to attend the University of Oregon, inspiration comes from the land — but not any one landscape.
White Lotus Gallery is at 767 Willamette Street, open 10 am to 4 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Yellow Fields runs through Nov. 29.
White Lotus Gallery is at 767 Willamette Street, open 10 am to 4 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Yellow Fields runs through Nov. 29.
The ATF is updating its Firearms Transaction Form and says applicants should mark their birth sex. This may create barriers for transgender Americans seeking to purchase firearms.
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Read more online only on EugeneWeekly.com.
Executive Barriers
A June 19, Eugene Weekly article Armed and Fabulous included a June 17 email from the public affairs division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. This email informed EW that…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The ATF is updating its Firearms Transaction Form and says applicants should mark their birth sex. This may create barriers for transgender Americans seeking to purchase firearms.
Read more online only on EugeneWeekly.com.
Read more online only on EugeneWeekly.com.
The Master Food Preserver Program of the Oregon State University Extension Service hosts the Eugene Food Preservation Workshop: Gifts from the Kitchen encouraging people to learn “how to give gifts that are homemade and that can be reused,” says Emily Lafon, OSU Extension.
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More in EW’s Calendar!
Food Preservation Class Returns to Eugene
Hosted by the Master Food Preserver Program of the Oregon State University Extension Service, the Eugene Food Preservation Workshop: Gifts from the Kitchen class encourages people to learn “how to …
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November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Master Food Preserver Program of the Oregon State University Extension Service hosts the Eugene Food Preservation Workshop: Gifts from the Kitchen encouraging people to learn “how to give gifts that are homemade and that can be reused,” says Emily Lafon, OSU Extension.
More in EW’s Calendar!
More in EW’s Calendar!
Dick’s is considering opening a Dick’s House of Sport store, a gargantuan sports-products-and-services emporium, at VRC, architectural and other planning records reviewed by Eugene Weekly show.
Read about Dick’s in this week’s Bricks $ Mortar in Eugene Weekly.
Read about Dick’s in this week’s Bricks $ Mortar in Eugene Weekly.
Dick’s May Anchor Valley River Center
Valley River Center in Eugene is teeing up for a hole-in-one with a deal to snag sports retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods. Dick’s is considering opening a Dick’s House of Sport store, a gargantuan spo…
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November 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Dick’s is considering opening a Dick’s House of Sport store, a gargantuan sports-products-and-services emporium, at VRC, architectural and other planning records reviewed by Eugene Weekly show.
Read about Dick’s in this week’s Bricks $ Mortar in Eugene Weekly.
Read about Dick’s in this week’s Bricks $ Mortar in Eugene Weekly.