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.
In the wake of the wildfires that have devastated communities throughout Oregon, Washington and California in recent years, one idea has emerged: Preventing a wildfire before it begins is easier than putting one out.
Young people have perspectives to share from working with Northwest Youth Corps on the front lines of that prevention effort. They were given the opportunity to share their opinions during a visit with U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden last week.
“Prior preparation prevents poor performance,” crew lead Jordan Fernandez quipped, during a break from clearing woody debris from a residential hillside off Willamette Street in Eugene’s south hills.
While the public has not had the opportunity to see them yet, he recently finished a number of pieces inside the new Hayward Field Stadium project at the University of Oregon, including a mural of Steve Prefontaine.
In 2016, he entered a City of Springfield caulk art contest with a Simpsons -themed work and ended up winning. That began a passion that, as time allows, has resulted in more than 30 Simpsons -inspired characters or murals on buildings across Lane County.
Before the pandemic, he was looking for a new spot to paint a mural and reached out to followers on social media. Josh Mathews, a fan of both Gardner and The Simpsons, offered his family’s back fence in Springfield.
Indoor dining returns to Lane County
After nearly three months, Lane County transitioned from the extreme coronavirus risk category to the high-risk category on Friday, opening the door to limited indoor dining.
Posted: Feb 26, 2021 8:11 AM
Posted By: Jacob Roberts
EUGENE, Ore. – After nearly three months, Lane County transitioned from the extreme coronavirus risk category to the high-risk category on Friday, opening the door to limited indoor dining and other changes.
At Morning Glory Café on Willamette Street, owner Josh Aldersong said the change will allow the café to have up to 20 people inside. While it’s not a large amount, he said it will make significant difference.