The annual Junction City Scandinavian Festival celebrates Scandinavian heritage with food, traditional dance, and art.

As much as Smyth owes to the rappers that came before him, he’s never afraid to be himself. 

At the festival, each day focuses on a specific country associated with Scandinavia. 

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Moments when the sun is shining in Eugene are rare and have been particularly scarce this summer. The warm weather may have shown up late this year, but the sunny days seem like they’re here to stay — at least for the next couple of months. Take advantage of what is left of summer with these…

Beast Coast delivered a four hour long set that reminisced on the music they likely performed on their first tour, while not straying away from new fan favorites. 

With a scorpion neck tattoo, an all-black outfit adorned with a single gold chain, a shaggy mop of hair and iconic black frames, Omar Banos, better known as Cuco, entered the stage at the WOW Hall  on Wednesday night, July 17. 

Despite the album name being No. 5, this was his first ever entirely collaborative album that included various artists. 

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Highway 126 was gridlocked last weekend — not from excited beachcombers taking advantage of the sunny weather or travelers visiting Fern Ridge Lake. Instead, thousands traveled to Veneta for the 50th Anniversary of the Oregon Country Fair.

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The parking lot began to fill first thing Monday morning, five days before the Oregon Country Fair’s 50th Anniversary begins. Yet, there wasn’t a single one of the 45,000 expected attendees on the property. 

Eugene’s First Friday ArtWalk makes art accessible to Lane County.

This is the perfect time to be a tourist in your own city and explore what Eugene has to offer. 

The music venue once known as the Hi-Fi Music Hall in downtown Eugene has been ripped apart. Renovations are messy and some areas have been torn down to the studs, revealing graffiti tags behind unfinished wood frames. In its current state, the back room is unrecognizable, though some remnan…

Following in the footsteps of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Rocketman,” “Yesterday” takes advantage of the current cinematic crave for nostalgia.

Approaching Autzen Stadium on Saturday was far different than a typical walk to the historic football stadium. Instead of college students dressed head to toe in University of Oregon duck gear, throngs of country music fans sported brown leather cowboy boots, rhinestone-covered jeans and cla…

While not a concept album but still a collective masterpiece, “4” tells the story of Beyoncé reaching a clarity of individualized artistry.

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Eugene has a tendency to get uncharacteristically warm in the summer months, and with that warmth often comes a bit of a sweet tooth. While Eugene has a very eclectic restaurant scene, the delicious dessert options are often overlooked. Here are five spots to hit in Eugene, some are more obv…

While many self-help books are little more than capitalist propaganda on how to get rich or useless commentary on how to stop being afraid, here are a few self-help books that won’t waste your time.

Ten long years have passed since the Jonas Brothers’ last full-length album, but the three siblings have made a comeback with their fifth studio album, “Happiness Begins.” After spending a few years exploring their own individual paths, the band has assembled once again with big plans on the…

Update 6/12/19: An earlier version of this story misstated that Chongquing is in Szechuan province, China. The error has been corrected in the article.

Taron Egerton is Elton John. Sunkissed in the velvet glow of the stage, voice ricocheting off the gyrating crowd, one could almost forget that Egerton isn’t Rocketman himself. With an electrifying musical structure and inventive cinematography, the Elton John biopic “Rocketman” captures the …

Miki Okada grills salmon and mackerel, boils eggs and slices vegetables with her hair in a bun, wearing a white kappōgi — a gown-like apron with baggy sleeves that covers her body down to her knees. A rice cooker beeps out a little ditty, telling those listening that rice is ready. A meal wi…

Today, music operates in a malleable environment, which means nothing is off-limits. Taking risks in music is essential to creating something unique that hasn’t been done a million times before. While a portion of the oddest crossovers between artists have turned into smash hits, others have…

On Tuesday evenings, 12 writers sit around three long, chipped tables in the middle of Tsunami Books, sandwiched between woodworking guides and cookbooks. Many of them are shuffling papers or annotating the short stories they received the week prior. Alexis Humphrey Lanham, chairperson of th…

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After a period of static, the 2019 Bumbershoot lineup has finally been released early Monday, June 3. Taking place at the Seattle Center every Labor Day Weekend, the international arts and music festival withheld the release for seemingly longer than usual this year, ramping up anticipation.…

The Minnesota-based Remo Drive has risen up over the last few years with help from the longlasting emo revival. Like many musicians before them, the group has capitalized on the emotional chapters of life, blowing up events like unrequited love and rough break ups into palatable tunes for mo…

Hundreds of people gathered in the Bier Stein parking lot to converse, listen to music and drink glasses of some seriously unusual beer on Saturday, June 1.

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Walk across a footbridge over a creek in Deadwood, Oregon, and you’ll find yourself in another world.

Colorful and intricate art pieces of all different mediums lined the entire Mills International Center, covering every wall and even requiring easels and tables to hold the pieces. May is dedicated as National Mental Health Awareness month which focuses on celebrating and discussing mental h…

Jade Menchaca walks us through how the Student Sustainability Center is battling food insecurity for students on The University of Oregon campus. The Student Produce Drop takes place in the EMU Amphitheater twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesday from 3-5 PM.