Best Journalist
Rick Dancer Rickdancer.com. Meerah Powell Eugene Weekly. Rick Levin Eugene Weekly. In an alternate world, Rick Dancer defeated Gov. Kate Brown for secretary of state. In this world, when former Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned due to scandal, it would’ve been Dancer who would be in the governor’s seat now. Dancer says when the scandal happened,…
continue readingBest Local Theater Company
- by Bob Keefer
Very Little Theatre 2350 Hilyard Street. 541-344-7751. TheVLT.com. Actors Cabaret of Eugene 996 Willamette Street. 541-683-4368. Actorscabaret.org. The Shedd Institute 868 High Street. 541-434-7000. TheShedd.org. You’re not getting older, VLT, you’re getting better. At the ripe old age of 89, Very Little Theatre is the venerable grandpa of local theater — and one of the…
continue readingBest Live Music Venue
- by EW Staff
Cuthbert Amphitheater 2300 Leo Harris Parkway. 541-762-8099. Thecuthbert.com. Hi-Fi Music Hall & Lounge 44 E. 7th Avenue. 541-345-4434. Hifimusichall.com. McDonald Theatre 1010 Willamette Street. 541-345-4442. Mcdonaldtheatre.com.
continue readingBest Drag Queen
- by Amber Cecil
Slutashia Facebook.com/Slutashia. Karess Ann Slaughter Facebook.com/glamazonseugene. Monique La Faye Facebook.com/missmoniquelafaye. In the past few years, the drag scene in Eugene has exploded, opening the door for new performers and events to make their way on to the scene. Slutashia has quickly become a Eugene household name, hosting The Slutashia Exxxperience at Cowfish several times a…
continue readingBest DJ (Radio)
- by Bob Keefer
Downtown Deb Trist Dead Air, KLCC 89.7 Billy Dyball No Pants Party, KWVA 88.1 Al Scott Afternoon Drive, KNRQ 103.7 You won’t find much that’s closer to the cultural heart of Eugene than the Grateful Dead, so it makes perfect sense that Eugene Weekly readers have chosen Deb Trist, aka “Downtown Deb,” as their favorite…
continue readingBest DJ (Music)
- by EW Staff
DJ Food Stamp Facebook.com/DJ-food-stamp. Jon Smith Facebook.com/DJ-Jon-Supa-J-Smith-398091873734699/ Connah Jay (Connor J. Sullivan) Soundcloud.com.connahjay.
continue readingBest Artist
Ila Rose Ilaroseart.com Shanna Trumbly Shannatrumbly.com Wayde Love Facebook.com/wayde.art Ila Rose has always been compelled to draw and paint, even as a kid. And, she says, nature is a big part of her inspiration. “We would be tanning hides as kids,” she says of her upbringing in Eugene. “It was part of this connection, which…
continue readingBest Actor/Actress
- by Bob Keefer
Storm Kennedy Stormkennedy.com. Colin Gray Facebook.com/colintheroo. Evynne Hollens Evynnehollens.com. You might say that Lisa Wilken has taken Eugene theater by storm — by “Storm Kennedy,” that is, Wilken’s professional and stage name around town for most of three decades. A 1981 graduate of South Eugene High School, Kennedy headed to the Big Apple to pursue a…
continue readingBest Photographer
Athena Delene Athenadelene.com. Bob Williams 541-914-8683. Bobwilliamsphotographer.com. Bradley Cook Bradleycookphotography.com. Athena Delene’s photography is fun, colorful and beautiful. And she isn’t shy about the eccentricity that comes across in her work. “I will do and have done everything from weddings, families, aspiring rappers, seniors, yacht parties, Tinder bio headshots, SLUG queens, professional corn dog eaters, grandpas…
continue readingBest Local Singer/Songwriter
- by EW Staff
Calysta Cheyenne Fortunesfollyband.com. Halie Loren Halieloren.com. Tesstamona Facebook.com/tesstamona.
continue readingBest Local Band
Fortune’s Folly Fortunesfollyband.com. Sol Seed Solseedmusic.com. High Step Society Highstepsociety.com. Described as “the love-child of Red Hot Chili Peppers and No Doubt” on their Facebook page, Fortune’s Folly has been tearin’ up the Eugene music scene since 2015. The group, fronted by Calysta Cheyenne (also the winner of our best singer/songwriter category), has an undeniably…
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