There’s something wonderful about a long, slow-burn horror story. Authors such as Peter Straub and Stephen King excel at this—giving you a rich world and detailed characters with horror that…
Events Calendar Jan. 22–28
Tuesday, Jan. 22 Art “My Left, You’re Right” Gallery @ The Jupiter Open 24 hours Free Eugene-based artist and curator Christopher St. John has debuted a collection of new ceramic-centric…
Evil teenager runs for president
Mike Lew’s Teenage Dick at Artists Repertory Theatre, directed by Josh Hecht, adapts Shakespeare’s Tragedy of King Richard III to the drama-prone environs of a present day high school. 17-year-old…
Kicking Ass and Taking the Stage
Needless to say, girls, women and femmes typically get the shit end of the societal stick. That’s something Madison Sturdevant simply couldn’t deal with anymore, particularly in the realm of…
Events Calendar Jan. 15-21
Tuesday, Jan. 15Art“Chasing Sophia” by Miles Cleveland GoodwinFroelick Gallery10 a.m.–4 p.m. Entry fee included with garden admission These dark, emotive and reflective pieces by Goodwin are only on display until…
An Arkestral Orchestration
Born Herman Poole Blount, Sun Ra, in all of his prolific and inspired thinking, was a man who explicated both mythicism and reality in every essence of his existence. The…
Events Calendar Jan. 8–14
Tuesday Jan. 8 Art “Manga Hokusai Manga” Portland Japanese Garden 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Entry fee included with garden admission The Portland Japanese Garden is fortunate enough to be the only…
The play about everything
In Annie Baker’s John, directed by Rebecca Lingafelter, young Jenny and Elias visit a bed and breakfast in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a few days after Thanksgiving, dragging their relationship baggage with…
Death comes for the human archetype
Human beings may find a cure for death someday, but until that happens, we all live with the knowledge we are going to die. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Everybody, which runs through…
Events calendar: Dec. 18–24
Tuesday Dec. 18Art“Fragments” Waterstone Gallery 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Free New photographic works by Kelly Orr are on display at the Waterstone Gallery. Orr explores ideas of “transitory beauty” and the…
The Cannon Canon
If you’ve never heard of Cannon Films, you probably know their work. They’re the company who made Chuck Norris a star and gave him almost all of his most famous,…