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KLCC s Melorie Begay reports on construction that s set to take place on Willamette Street beginning on May 19.
The following areas will be repaved and converted to two-ways:
Willamette Street from 18th to 20th
Oak Street from 20th to 19th
20th Avenue from Willamette to Oak Street.
The project is expected to carry on throughout July and will bring an end to what’s known as the “Willamette Wiggle” said Senior Transportation Manager Reed Dunbar. The change will allow people, no matter their preferred mode of transport, easier access, he said. The city will add bike lanes in both directions on a segment of Willamette.
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KLCC s Brian Bull reports on how this year s annual Oregon Asian Celebration has been reinvented to accommodate COVID-19 protocols, and the message of unity it s promoting at a time of anti-Asian sentiment and violence have made recent headlines across the U.S.
As opposed to one day of festivities, this year’s event will be held on four consecutive Fridays beginning May 7th, at the downtown Eugene Park Blocks. Face masks, social distancing, and other protocols will be observed, as celebrants mark the Year of the Ox in an outdoor night market.
Poster for this year s Oregon Asian Celebration, the Year of the Ox.
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Indicative of shared weird times, Eugene’s National Dance Week will bring performances downtown, a rare instance after more than a year of silence. The long pause does not mean that dancers have been idle, though.
“I was thinking I probably would get a lot of ‘nos’ because it s been COVID and no one s been creating new work,” Eugene Culture Services downtown programs coordinator Jana Meszaros said. “What I found is that nobody stopped in the dance community. Everyone s been finding ways to continue to share their craft.”
Eugene Cultural Services will celebrate its third annual National Dance Week from Friday, April 16 through Sunday, April 25. As Oregon’s only city-wide National Dance Week celebration, vibrant events will activate spaces in and around downtown for cultural enthusiasts of all ages with free participatory tutorials, innovative performances and virtual content.