{"id":1948095,"date":"2025-08-08T00:56:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T00:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1948095"},"modified":"2025-08-08T00:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T00:56:35","slug":"arts-entertainment-top-7-things-to-check-out-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/arts-entertainment-top-7-things-to-check-out-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts &#038; entertainment: Top 7 things to check out this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-summary\">\n<h2 class=\"article-summary-title\">QuickTake:<\/h2>\n<p>Comedy, comic books, theater, film and visual art: Here\u2019s a curated roundup of cultural events for the week of Aug. 7-14 in and around Eugene-Springfield.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" width=\"100%\" height=\"130px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_VaRgzSnn8YP?client=wp&amp;client_version=2.3.0\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_VaRgzSnn8YP?client=wp&amp;client_version=2.3.0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"130px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>As the weekend approaches, here are seven events in the arts and entertainment world in the Eugene-Springfield region to check out. All of this week\u2019s recommendations are indoors, as temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s over the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca5 <strong>Patton Oswalt at Olsen Run \u2014 and at Books With Pictures:<\/strong> While tickets for Oswalt\u2019s show at Olsen Run Comedy Club and Lounge sold out almost immediately after it was announced, fans have another chance to see the comedian. On Friday, Aug. 8, at 5 p.m., he\u2019ll head into the comics and graphic novel store Books With Pictures (in the 5th Street Public Market in Eugene) to sign copies of \u201cArchie vs. Minor Threats,\u201d a crossover between the Archie comics and indie superhero misfits, published by Dark Horse. Oswalt, a writer for \u201cMinor Threats,\u201d will be accompanied by comics writers and artists Matt Fraction, Gail Simone, Laura Allred, Michael Allred (a Roseburg-born comics artist whose series \u201ciZombie\u201d was set in Eugene) and Timmy Heague.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfb5<\/strong> <strong>Concerts at the McDonald Theatre: <\/strong>This weekend will see two very different concerts at Eugene\u2019s McDonald Theatre. On Friday, Aug. 8, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mcdonaldtheatre.com\/events\/august-8-2025-too-short\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the rapper Too $hort<\/a> (\u201cBlow the Whistle,\u201d \u201cGettin\u2019 It\u201d) will perform with the Pacific Northwest rappers Cool Nutz and MACKDUB. On Saturday, Aug. 9, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mcdonaldtheatre.com\/events\/august-9-2025-strfkr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the indie rock band STRFKR<\/a> (\u201cRawnald Gregory Erickson the Second,\u201d \u201cIsabella of Castile\u201d) will perform, with the band Mamalarky opening. Tickets for both shows are still available, starting at $30 for STRFKR and $60.75 for Too $hort.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6oxvursQVF0\" data-id=\"6oxvursQVF0\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"STRFKR \/\/ Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6oxvursQVF0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f<\/strong> <strong>New exhibits at Maude Kerns, Jordan Schnitzer:<\/strong> Three new art exhibits open this weekend in Eugene. At the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus, \u201cLand of Origin,\u201d a retrospective of the landscape works of Oregon-born Indigenous painter and printmaker James Lavadour, opens on Saturday, Aug. 9, and will run through January. I was able to get a sneak peek at the exhibit, which traces how Lavadour\u2019s approach to landscapes in paintings and prints transformed across the decades. It\u2019s breathtaking.<\/p>\n<p>At the Maude Kerns Art Center, two new exhibits \u2014 both featuring all women artists \u2014 open on the same day, Friday, Aug. 8. \u201cInheritance: Women\u2019s Stories\u201d features works examining femininity, family and the societal demands on women. \u201cLands of Memory\u201d focuses on two landscape artists who, instead of painting directly representative works, paint more subconscious depictions of the hills and coasts they focus on. A free artist\u2019s talk, including artists from both exhibits, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 9, at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfac <strong>Robert Reich\u2019s \u201cThe Last Class\u201d screening at The Art House: <\/strong>This documentary follows Reich, former labor secretary in Bill Clinton\u2019s presidential administration and later a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, teaching more than 40,000 students across four decades. The documentary follows the final days of Reich\u2019s \u201cWealth &amp; Poverty\u201d course, while he wrestles with his own aging and the world his students graduate into. \u201cThe Last Class\u201d is playing at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eugenearthouse.com\/movie\/the-last-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Art House<\/a>, 492 E. 13th Ave. in Eugene, from Aug. 8-14.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5qv6N3lRrzY\" data-id=\"5qv6N3lRrzY\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/5qv6N3lRrzY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Last Class with Robert Reich | Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5qv6N3lRrzY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u26f3 <strong>\u201cA Fox on the Fairway\u201d at Very Little Theatre: <\/strong>Fore! The opening show of the Very Little Theatre\u2019s season is this love letter to 20th century English farces, written by the American playwright Ken Ludwig and set at the fictional Quail Valley Country Club, with golfers taking on their rival players from the Crouching Squirrel in a tournament. The play opens Friday, Aug. 8, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 24, with evening and matinee performances. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thevlt.com\/a-fox-on-the-fairway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tickets are<\/a> $26 for adults and $20 for students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfad<\/strong> <strong>\u201cThe Tempest\u201d at Cottage Theatre:<\/strong> If you\u2019re not feeling farcical and looking for a classic show, Cottage Grove\u2019s theater is taking on William Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cThe Tempest.\u201d The play follows the exiled sorcerer Prospero and his daughter Miranda, as Prospero causes a ship to wreck onto the island to torment the stranded nobles. The play opens on Friday, Aug. 8, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 24, with evening and matinee performances. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cottagetheatre.org\/the-tempest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tickets are<\/a> $29 for adults and $15 for youths 18 or younger.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9e\ufe0f <strong>What\u2019s playing in local movie theaters: <\/strong>This weekend\u2019s wide-release titles are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The horror flick \u201cWeapons,\u201d about a class of elementary school students who go missing after they mysteriously leave their homes at 2:17 a.m. (playing at Metro Cinemas, Regal Valley River Center and Cinemark Eugene Springfield 17).<\/li>\n<li>The family movie \u201cSketch,\u201d about the drawings in a girl\u2019s sketchbook coming to life (playing at Regal Valley River Center and Cinemark Eugene Springfield 17).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFreakiest Friday,\u201d the follow-up to the Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis body-swap family comedy (playing at Metro Cinemas, Regal Valley River Center and Cinemark Eugene Springfield 17).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpThntO9ixc\" data-id=\"OpThntO9ixc\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/OpThntO9ixc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weapons | Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpThntO9ixc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Have a cultural week, Lookout readers! I\u2019ll be seeing \u201cWeapons\u201d tonight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source lookouteugene-springfield.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QuickTake: Comedy, comic books, theater, film and visual art: Here\u2019s a curated roundup of cultural events for the week of Aug. 7-14 in and around Eugene-Springfield. As the weekend approaches, here are seven events in the arts and entertainment world in the Eugene-Springfield region to check out. 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