So much to do this week! The winter Lane County Farmers Market is open, so you can once again shop for fresh and hyperlocal produce — now in the new Farmers Market Pavilion. It’s the week for First Friday Art Walk, with a new show at Karin Clarke Gallery. If you enjoy Irish and folk music, check out the O’Sullivans at the Eugene Garden Club (a place we don’t usually get to list as a venue!). “Legally Blonde” is still great fun (at the Hult Center). Cottage Theatre goes for laughs and heart with a play based on “Peanuts.” There’s also the St. Olaf Choir (Wildish Theater) and The Rodgers & Hart Songbook (The Shedd) and that’s just the start!
February 3
Never Come Down | Weaving together modern and traditional styles of bluegrass and americana, Never Come Down is a Portland-based 5-piece dedicated to thoughtful songwriting, dynamic arrangements, technical skills, and a commitment to listening to each other. Alluvium tickets at www.eventbrite.com or [email protected]. Alluvium, alluviumeugene.com
February 3
First Friday Art Walk | Pick up your ArtWalk guide at Karin Clarke Gallery (760 Willamette St.) to get started, and then you can create your own tour of any of the 19 participating ArtWalk venues. Downtown Eugene, lanearts.org
February 3
Bob Marley Weekend Showcase at WildCraft Cider Works | Celebrate Bob Marley’s birthday weekend with live music from top-ranking reggae performers coming together to deliver their positive music to the people around Eugene. Performers include Prezident Brown (Jamaican veteran deejay), Mista Chief (Indigenous First Nations hip-hop & reggae artist), Rising Buffalo Tribe (Oregon’s favorite reggae band), Michael Leslie (Eugene’s own), and DJ King Toby! This event is 21+. wildcraftciderworks.com
February 3-5
Legally Blonde — The Musical | Based on the beloved 2001 movie, the show follows Elle Woods as she pursues her dreams and proves that you can be both legally blonde AND the smartest person in the room. Hult Center, hultcenter.org
February 3-19
Cottage Theatre presents “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” | Cottage Theatre opens its 2023 season with a production based on the comic strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz, a playful medley of beloved comic characters and music. Cottage Theatre, Cottage Grove, cottagetheatre.org
February 4
Lane County Winter Farmers Market Opens | The first day of the winter farmers market is February 4! The Lane County Farmers Market is comprised of close to 100 farmer and food artisan vendors. All vendors either grow or produce in Oregon, so customers can be sure they are getting the freshest and most local products. Visit the market on Saturdays through December 16 and Tuesdays from May 2 through October 31. Farmers Market Pavilion, 8th and Oak, lanecountyfarmersmarket.org
February 4 – 7
Mat Kearney | Eugene-born, Nashville-based, multi-platinum songwriter/producer Mat Kearney stops in support of his new studio album “January Flower.” The Shedd, theshedd.org
February 5
BoDeans with Chris Trapper | Long known as one of the best live acts in the business, BoDeans continue to tour year round and continue to deliver amazing, high energy, performances. BoDeans’ made an appearance and their music is featured throughout the Netflix original series, “The Ranch” which features Sam Elliott, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson and Debra Winger. Hult Center, hultcenter.org
February 5
Jeffrey Martin with Taylor Kingman | The stories hit hard, because we know we may not be far off from them ourselves in this time of uncertainty. There’s a sense of hope too, the kind of hope that Jeffrey Martin instilled in his students, encouraging them to follow their dreams no matter the cost. It’s this hope that in turn inspired him to leave his teaching to become a full-time musician. Now that he’s left the day job as a school teacher, Martin tours hard, and he’s become known on the West Coast Americana scene as a kind of songwriter’s songwriter, a writer that other artists turn to for inspiration. Tsunami Books, tsunamibooks.org
February 5 & 6
Chamber Music Amici Celebrates Franz Schubert | Enjoy celebrated chamber works by Austrian composer Franz Schubert. Wildish Community Theater, Springfield, arts-people.com/
February 6 – 12
PublicHouse’s Inaugural Bourbon Street Fest | PublicHouse will embrace the spirit of Bourbon Street featuring New Orleans-style food specials, Bourbon Street cocktails, specialty Bourbon barrel-aged beers and Bourbon Street-inspired live music. PublicHouse, Springfield, publichousehub.com
February 8
Tommy and Saundra O’Sullivan | One of the most musically accomplished and tasteful duos playing traditional and contemporary Irish music. Tommy was a full-time touring musician playing Irish music and Saundra, who hails from Texas, brings to the table a strong background in choir and folk singing. Eugene Garden Club, concert-tickets.com
February 8
The St. Olaf Choir | Conducted by Anton Armstrong, the St. Olaf Choice will perform a special concert as part of their 2023 tour across the West Coast. For more than a century, the Emmy-award winning St. Olaf Choir has set the gold standard for choral singing, performing for millions around the world. First United Methodist Church, eugene-tickets.com
February 9 – 12
Isn’t It Romantic – The Rodgers & Hart Songbook | Lynnea Barry and the Jazz Kings welcome Vanessa Greenway, Dylan Stasack, and Broder Foshay for an evening from the extraordinary songbook of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, from 1925’s “Manhattan” to 1943’s “To Keep My Love Alive” and a choice selection of the host of classics in between. The Shedd, theshedd.org
Through February 25
Margaret Coe’s “Works” at Karin Clarke Gallery | Margaret Coe’s new show, simply called “Work,” represents her pandemic-era oils on canvas, painted between 2020 and 2022. Most of these were painted in her own backyard which backs up to the woods of Southeast Eugene. See Coe’s work as part of the First Friday Art Walk. Karin Clarke Gallery, karinclarkegallery.com
