Eugene Things to see and do Articles
Bars & Dance Clubs in Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide – Portland, Oregon, USABars – Where to Drink – Portland, Oregon Travel Guide
A pub crawl down Burnside Street will take you from one side of the Willamette River to the other while hitting many of Portland’s finest bars and dance clubs along the way. Below I have listed some popular pit stops both on and off this well-beaten [...]
Holiday Market – Eugene, Oregon, USADecember 2002 Update
Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide
Holiday Market
Shoppers and holiday cheer junkies are on their mark as December arrives and Eugene’s cup of spirit begins to overflow, letting loose a multitude of events. Possibly the most anticipated by locals is the Holiday Market, an indoor holiday-themed craft smorgasbord that is the winter counterpart to the Saturday [...]
Museum of Natural HistoryPicnic Spots – Eugene, Oregon, USA
Picnic Spots
Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide
Clouds lazily float across a deep blue sky. They are in no rush to get anywhere, and neither are you. A soft breeze skips through the grass, bending each blade consecutively like sports fans doing the wave. In the distance you hear a dog bark, a child’s shriek of delight, or [...]
October 2002 Update
Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide
October, a month that is usually characterized by the approach of dark foreboding clouds and the gradual appearance of umbrellas, was ushered into Eugene with spirit and warmth this year. Eugenians welcomed another wet winter with the grand reopening of Broadway Street, a main thoroughfare in the downtown area.
The street, [...]
What’s There to Do in a Eugene July? – Eugene, Oregon, USAWhat’s There to Do in a Eugene July?
Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide
So, so much.
A Eugene July, for one, is actually warm. It even gets hot. We even see the sun. Sometimes, if we’re not careful, we develop skin tones that approach tans. Then the rain comes back, and we all dash inside.
For both locals and travelers, [...]
What’s There to Do in a Eugene July? Oregon Country Fair – Eugene, Oregon, USAWhat’s There to Do in a Eugene July?
Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide
By Anthony St. Clair
Oregon Country Fair
A long, long time ago (well, 1969), on some privately-owned Oregon land that was far, far out, a bunch of hippies decided to have a party.
And not just any party, a fair. And the land wasn’t just any land – [...]
What’s There to Do in a Eugene July? Oregon Bach Festival – Eugene, Oregon, USAWhat’s There to Do in a Eugene July?
Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide
Mass in B Minor
If you’re religious, then what I’m about to say might offend you. If you are a music student, aficionado or snob, what I’m about to say might offend you. So you’re warned, but here it: J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor is [...]
What’s There to Do in a Eugene July?
Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide
Oregon Bach Festival
“I always get goosebumps at this part,” I said to my companion at the first raising of the instruments, the first notes, the dozens of voices sliding and rising into one, into the beginning of J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor, the first [...]
What’s There to Do in a Eugene July? Art and the Vineyard – Eugene, Oregon, USAWhat’s There to Do in a Eugene July?
Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide
Art and the Vineyard
The world is full of sweet combinations: bacon and eggs, beer and pizza; wine and art, festivals and parks. Every year the Maude Kerns Art Center sponsors such a great combination: Art and the Vineyard, a 3-day Friday-Sunday event that takes place [...]
