Category: Best of Eugene Arts and Performance
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Best Local athlete
1. Yosuke Shibata, South Eugene High School, track and field. 2. (tie) Bryce Boettcher, University of Oregon football, Dante Moore, University of Oregon football. 3. Eric Rosenfeld, Ultimate Frisbee. It’s not often that a 17-year-old runner stands with Duck football players for grit, athleticism, achievement…
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Best Club DJ
1. DJ Lyta Blunt, Instagram @lytablunt. 2. DJ Smuve, Instagram @djsmuve1. 3. DJ Sapphire Strange, Instagram @sapphire.is.strange.
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Best Local singer/songwriter
1. Baroque Betty (Bettreena Jaeger), Instagram.com/baroque_betty. 2. Halie Loren, HalieLoren.com. 3. Amiia Nectar, Instagram.com/amiianectar. After landing in the top three for many years, Bettreena “Betty” Jaeger takes first place in the Best Singer-Songwriter category, and if you’ve ever heard her darkly beautiful indie folk songs,…
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Best Burlesque performer
1. Betty Jaeger/Peaches Von Killingsworth, Instagram @peaches_von_killingsworth. 2. Bebe Boudoir, Instagram @bebeboudoir. 3. Katana DeVille, Instagram @katanadevillex.
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Best Place to dance
1. Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd., Blairally.com. 2. WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave., WOWHall.org. 3. Cowfish Cafe and Lounge, 62 W. Broadway, Facebook.com/cowfish.danceclub, Instagram @cowfishdanceclub_cafe.
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Best Neighborhood event
1. Eugene Saturday Market. 2. Springfield Block Party. 3. Whiteaker Block Party.
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Best Local fiction writer or poet
1. Jorah LaFleur, spoken word poetry, JorahLaFleur.com. 2. Jalen Thompson, performance poetry. jalenthompsonmedia.com. 3. Miriam Gershow, fiction, MiriamGershow.com.
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Best Social media personality
1. Eugene SLUG Queens, Instagram @slugqueens. 2. Lyta Blunt, Instagram @lytablunt. 3. Hazel Jae, Instagram @hazeldaez.
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Best Journalist
1. Camilla Mortensen, editor, Eugene Weekly, bestofeugene.com/. 2. Brian Bull, reporter, KLCC & Buffalo’s Fire, Klcc.org, BuffalosFire.com. 3. Tiffany Lewis, KVAL, CBS Channel 13, Kval.com. For Eugene Weekly’s own Camilla Mortensen, love of story has been a driving force. With a background in folklore, her…
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Best Local TV personality
1. Matt Templeman, KEZI, ABC Channel 9, KEZI.com. 2. Gold Meadows, KMTR, NBC Channel 16, NBC16.com. 3. Clare Brennan, FOX34, Fox Channel 34, OregonsFox.com.
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Best Local radio personality or podcaster
1. Love Cross, KLCC, 89.7 FM. 2. Deb Trist, Downtown Deb, KLCC, 89.7 FM, Dead Air on Facebook, KLCC.org. 3. Reverend Marc Time, KWVA, 88.1 FM. When Eugene wakes up, many start their day by tuning in to their favorite morning host. For countless listeners…
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Best Actor/Actress
1. Lyta Blunt, Instagram @lytablunt. 2. Kali Kardas, Instagram @kaliekardas. 3. Molly McCarthy, no information available locally.
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Best Drag queen
1. Lyta Blunt, @lytablunt. 2. Karress Ann Slaughter (Cornel Hardiman), Facebook.com/GlamazonsEugene. 3. Shirley Mental, instagram.com/shirley_mental. For nearly a decade, Lyta Blunt has been the local life of the party — a drag queen, actress and DJ who turned every stage in Eugene into her runway.…
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Best Local theater company
1. Very Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard St., 541-344-7751, TheVlt.com. 2. Oregon Contemporary Theatre, 194 W. Broadway, 541-465-1506, OCTheatre.org. 3. Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove, 541-942-8001, CottageTheatre.org. Local theater in and around Eugene is so good that this is a tight race. Very Little…
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Best Local band
1. The Sugar Beets, Facebook.com/TheSugarBeets. 2. Soul Vibrator, Instagram @soulvibrator. 3. BabySmooth, Instagram @babysmoothsincebirth.
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Best Classical music group
1. Eugene Symphony, EugeneSymphony.org. 2. Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestra, EsyOrchestras.org. 3. Chamber Music Amici, ChamberMusicAmici.org.
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Best Local clothing designer
1. Mitra Gruwell, DiscardUpcycling.com. 2. Sweet Skins Hemp, 850 W. 2nd Ave., 541-393-6925, SweetSkins.com. 3. Sierah, “SEW Fresh,” @sierahsewfresh. “One thing we give ourselves permission to have as our own is our style,” Mitra Gruwell says. Gruwell has had a fashion passion for well over…
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Best Photographer
1. Athena Delene, Delene & Co., 541-515-9442, Delene.Co. 2. Tyler Price, Ty’s Eye Photography, Tyseye.com/photography. 3. Talon Aleister, Dean Photography, Instagram.com/talonaleisterphotography.
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Best Drag king
1. Luke N. Good, Facebook and Instagram.com/luke.n.good/. 2. Heavy Cream, Facebook and Instagram @heavy_creammm. 3. Edd Zackly, Instagram @eddZackly. Fabulousness runs in the family. 2024’s Best Drag King is Heavy Cream (Mel Funke), who just happens to be Luke N. Good’s (Sarah Majercin’s) “Drag Dad”…
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Best Local artist
1. Emily Poole, EPooleArt.com, Instagram.com/epooleart/. 2. Shanna Trumbly, ShannaTrumbly.com, Instagram.com/shanna_trumbly_art/. 3. Jud Turner, JudTurner.com.
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Best Art gallery
1. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane, University of Oregon, 541-346-3027, Jsma.Uoregon.edu. 2. The Hybrid Gallery, 941 W. 3rd Ave., 541-321-6977, TheHybridEugene.com. 3. New Zone Gallery, 110 E. 11th Ave., 541-683-0759, NewZoneGallery.org. It isn’t exactly a “gallery,” but the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of…
