Dan Buckwalter

Eugene

Editor and Staff Writer at Eugene Weekly

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No Letting Up Now

1 week ago | eugeneweekly.com | Dan Buckwalter

Buckle up, Eugene. The high-flying and beat-dropping big band rocket ship born in 2015 in the Whiteaker neighborhood returns to Eugene to transcend the troubles of the world with an old-time jazz party fused with electronic dance music. High Step Society celebrates 10 years April 19 at WOW Hall, the venue where the original group had its very first show. Bassist Ethan Rainwater, who also is a founding member, says this show is a “full-circle moment” for High Step Society.
A Night for ‘The Toni’s’

2 weeks ago | eugeneweekly.com | Dan Buckwalter

Her final year has been a whirlwind already. There have been well-wishers and tributes at every turn for the woman who has led Eugene Ballet Company for more than 40 years, and now the esteemed EBC Artistic Director Toni Pimble is ready for more. The Toni’s, featuring Orchestra Next, comes to Hult Center April 12, and will honor Pimble by presenting three of the more than a dozen full-length ballets she has choreographed through the years as well as a brand-new ballet, The Lark Ascending.
10 Minutes to Tell a Story

3 weeks ago | eugeneweekly.com | Dan Buckwalter

It’s a rapid-fire lineup of plays — eight of them, to be exact, and all of them just 10 minutes long — full of whimsical moments and laughs with touches of anger and sweet poignancy thrown in for good measure. It’s Northwest 10: The 17th Annual Festival of New 10 Minute Plays, which begins its seven-performance run April 3 at Oregon Contemporary Theatre.
She Sticks the Landing on a Leap of Faith

4 weeks ago | eugeneweekly.com | Dan Buckwalter

She came back to her first love, labor-intensive in itself but different from the near 100-hour work weeks and crazy-constant travel of working as a lawyer at a multinational law firm. “I was a writer first,” says Alice Austen, and a decade ago, she left full-time legal practice at Dentons to pursue her dream.
It’s a Pokémon Feast for the Eyes

1 month ago | eugeneweekly.com | Dan Buckwalter

Throw out the standard polite and pristine garden party. This drag show ain’t it. Instead, Haus of Dharma has something better going on March 21 at Whiteside Theatre in Corvallis.
Making Their Mark in Art

1 month ago | eugeneweekly.com | Dan Buckwalter

The range of work is impressive — from watercolor and oil paintings, reduction linocut prints, fine jewelry, sculpture, tapestry and drawings with southeastern Oregon mineral pigments as well as mixed media pieces dyed with homegrown indigo pigment. Even more impressive are the accomplished artists whose works are on display at White Lotus Gallery through April.
An Event for the Community

1 month ago | eugeneweekly.com | Dan Buckwalter

It’s time again to settle in for a weekend of beautiful filmmaking with narratives that speak to all. A grass-roots volunteer-run celebration from its start, The DisOrient Asian American Film Festival is now celebrating its 20th year and has become a staple of the Eugene arts and culture community. “It’s very much run by the community for the community,” says Pam Quan, who has been at the festival every year as an audience member and a volunteer, and is now DisOrient’s executive director.
50 Years, Glorious Voices

1 month ago | eugeneweekly.com | Dan Buckwalter

Humble and hurried beginnings. Philip Bayles was the conductor of the Eugene Community Orchestra in 1974 when suddenly, out of nowhere but with help from orchestra members, he became the founder of a chorus. Starting from scratch, there were singers to recruit, rehearsals to conduct, a venue to select and fingers crossed that everything would go smoothly April 10 and 12, right before Easter, for the newly christened Eugene Community Chorus’ performance at Central Lutheran Church.
On Behalf of Cats, Spare No Expense

1 month ago | eugeneweekly.com | Dan Buckwalter

They are serenely self-assured souls who bask in warmth and silently judge as to whether, on a whim, to take you or leave you. If they take you, they have you wrapped around their soft toe beans, with sharp nails at the ready, and you, the human servant, will stop at nothing to make them happy. It is your duty and mission to serve them.
The Cards Tell the Story

1 month ago | eugeneweekly.com | Dan Buckwalter

The cards tell everything. There are 22 major arcana tarot cards representing situations we all face in the grand scheme of life. From the zero card (The Fool, which represents the vulnerable start of a journey) to the 21 card (The World, which represents the completion and fulfillment of the journey), each has its specific tale that mirrors the insides of the grand and mysterious scheme of life.