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THURSDAY,
APRIL 22 DANCE The Works Student Dance Concert, 8 pm, tonight, tomorrow and April 24, LCC Performance Hall. $4-$6. SHOcase presents: ZAPP Dancers, 12:15 pm, Lobby, Hult Center. FREE. GATHERINGS Nearby Nature annual membership meeting & yurt warming open house, 3 pm, Nearby Nature's Yurt, 687-9699. FREE. John Kerry kickoff dinner features Alan Siporin and C.M. Hall, 6 pm, Veteran's Center. 344-8600. $15. "Wal-Mart is a Bad Neighbor" rally, 5 pm, Commerce and W. 11th Ave., on east corner nearest Wal-Mart. FREE. Oregon Bus Project meeting, 6 pm, 688 Charnelton Ave., (AFSCME office). FREE. KIDSTUFF TV Turnoff Week: Storyteller Mark Lewis, 7 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. The Moon Maiden puppet show, 3:30 pm, ages 3-8, Springfield Library. FREE. "Discovering Instruments," and "Rhythm and Musicality," 3:30 pm, The Shedd. $9 for instruments, $10 for rhythm. Learn to Bead for Teens, 4 pm, Bethel Branch Library, pre-register 682-5766. FREE. Children's Book Club reads Zach's Lie by Roland Smith, ages 9-12, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LECTURES "Ecology of the Biscuit Fire" by Siskiyou ecologist Tom Atzet, 7 pm, EWEB Training Room. FREE. "Plants Can Read Your Mind," 7 pm, 100 Willamette, UO. FREE. Political Science presents a symposium on attitudes in the U.S. on same-sex marriages with Scott Barclay & Priscilla Yamin, 4 pm to 6 pm, Room TBA, UO. FREE. "Composer's Talk" w/John Corigliano, 1 pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE. "Iraq—What's Next?" with Jane Kramer, UO Political Science, 1:30 pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center. FREE. LITERARY ARTS William Egginton discusses "Spacing & Temporality in Heidegger, Borges, and Garcia Marquez," 4 pm, Knight Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE. Frederick Busch reads from The Night Inspector & A Memory of War, 8 pm, Knight Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE. Reflective readers' book group reads East of Eden by John Steinbeck, 7 pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. MUSIC Eugene Symphony presents John Corigliano: The Red Violin &The Ghosts of Versailles, 8 pm, Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center. A free preview is at noon in Studio One, Hult, and an "Audience Talkback" follows the evening performance. $15-$36. Garaj Mahal, 8 pm, McDonald Theater. $12-$14. Laura Kemp, 8:30 pm, Luna. $6. Deepak Ram, Anuradha Pal, 7:30 pm, WOW Hall. $8 adv., $10 dos. ON THE AIR Eugene photographer Herman Krieger featured on OPB Oregon Art Beat, 8 pm, tonight, 5 pm, April 25, OPB/PBS-TV. "Jefferson Radio" features "Bioregions, Community and Sustainability" w/Peter Berg, 8 am and 8 pm, KRVM, 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GPS 101 Clinic with Matt Symonds, 7 pm, REI. FREE. SPIRITUAL Evening kirtan with Jai Uttal & Daniel Paul, 8 pm, Odd Fellows Hall, 12th & Charnelton, tickets at Star Gate Books. $16-$20. The Book of Matthew discussion group, 7 pm, Border's Books. FREE. THEATER Fiddler on the Roof, 7:30 pm tonight, tomorrow, April 29, 30 and May 1, and at 2 pm April 25, Sheldon High School Theatre. $8. Fuddy Meers, 8 pm, tonight, tomorrow, April 24, 29 and May 1, Arena Theatre, UO, 346-4363. $4-$6.
FRIDAY,
APRIL 23
BENEFITS Salsa dance fundraiser for David Untz features salsa lessons and dance with DJs Mario Mora, Herman Reyes, 9 pm, Vet's Club. 686-3452. don. "Supper, Songs and Sonnets" Free Shakespeare in the Park benefit features Elizabethan music, dinner and theatre, 7:30 pm, Amazon Community Center. For reservation call 686-2110. $35. COMEDY ComedySportz, 8 pm today and tomorrow, ComedySportz Theater, 1030 Oak St. Absolute Improve performs at 10:30 pm. $8, $7 with a can of food for FOOD for Lane Co. $5 for absolute Improv. DANCE The Works Student Dance concert continues. See Thursday, April 22. GATHERING First Family School Gathering of the Grades Potluck and Sockhop, 6 pm, Spencer Butte Middle School. 687-3556. FREE. KIDSTUFF "Jump up Singing" with Rosette Lattimore, The Shedd, through May 21. 687-6526. Ages 2-4. $9. TV Turnoff Week: Invincible Vincent magic workshop, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LECTURES Pacifica Forum features "Tikkun Plus II," 12 pm, Metolius Rm., EMU, UO. FREE. "Psychological Types" Friends of Jung lecture w/Linda Sherman, 7:30 pm, Sacred Heart auditorium. $8. MUSIC D.O.A., The Detonators, The Shudders and The Anxieties, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $8 adv., $10 dos. The Epoxies, The Ovulators, 10 pm, John Henry's. $5. The Red Thread midnight show, Sam Bond's Garage. $5. Judy Small, Debbie Diedrich, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $15.50 adv., $17 dos. ON THE AIR "Jefferson Radio" features "Non-violent Methods of Compassionate Communication" w/Marshall Rosenberg, 8 am and 8 pm, KRVM, 1280 AM. PERFORMANCE First Annual Drunk Puppet Night w/Queen Accordianna features music and wicked, naughty and sexy puppets, 8:30 pm, Sam Bond's Garage. $5-$7 ss. THEATER Actors Cabaret of Eugene presents Laughter on the 23rd Floor, 8 pm tonight and tomorrow, 2 pm Sunday, Actors Cabaret. $10-$15, $29.95 dinner seating. Women: The Longest Revolution. A Performance Documentary personal theatre event features Bethroot Gwynn, Jane Mara, Jennifer Council and other area women, 7:30 pm, 100 Willamette, UO. $5-$15 sug. don. The Odd Couple (female version), 7:30 pm tonight, tomorrow and April 29, 30 and May 1, Churchill High School. $5. How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying), 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and April 25, Cottage Theater, Cottage Grove. 942-7414. $14 adv., $15 dos. Fiddler on the Roof continues. See Thursday, April 22. Fuddy Meers continues. See Thursday, April 22.
SATURDAY,
APRIL 24 BENEFITS WalkAmerica benefit walk for March of Dimes features 3K and 10K walks, 9 am, Alton Baker Park. don. Spring Fling 2004 benefit for Birth to Three features dinner, auctions and music, 6 pm, Hilton, Eugene. $50. Patterson Preschool Annual Plant and Rummage Sale, 9 am to 3 pm today, and from 9 am to 1 pm tomorrow, Patterson Elementary School. FREE. Surf Day! features proceeds of a dollar day sale going to Surfrider Foundation, 10 am to 6 pm, Buffalo Exchange. don. COMEDY Comedysportz continues. See Friday. CONFERENCES "Wildfire, Watersheds and Communities: Fire History, Ecology, Policy and Prevention" Willamette Watershed Council conference, 9 am to 4 pm, 100 Willamette, UO. For information call 937-9800. "2004 CoDaC Graduate Research" conference features project presentations on diversity issues, 10 am to 5 pm, Lillis Hall, UO. FREE. DANCE "Rock the Nation" ZAPP Dancers performance, 7:30 pm tonight and 2:30 pm tomorrow, Soreng, Hult. $15, $13 youth. The Works Student Dance concert continues. See Thursday, April 22.
FESTIVALS TV Turnoff Week: Young Writers Association Glitterary Festival features cartooning, calligraphy, paper-making, author chats, singing and more, 10 am to 3 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. 14th Multicultural Storytelling Festival features nationally-known storytellers, 7:30 pm, Very Little Theatre. 344-8176. $8, $20 family of four. GATHERINGS Saturday Market features Farmer's Market, crafters, musicians, vendors & food court, 10 am to 5 pm, 8th Ave. and Oak St. Nice Soft Pants plays at 10 am; Sharon Rogers at 11; Fred Towne at noon; Joel Cage at 1 pm; The Ukulaneys at 2 and Trio Grande plays at 3:30 pm. FREE. "Oregon Fashions, Oregon Comfort" fashion show, 1 to 4 pm, Oregon Cotton Mill, 5th St. Market. FREE. Bone density screenings, 10 am to 4 pm, 2828 Chad Ave. $15. KIDSTUFF Family Music Time, 10:15 am, Downtown and Sheldon Branch Libraries, 682-8316. FREE. Early Childhood Open House, 11 am to 1 pm, Eugene Waldorf School. FREE. B.E.A.R. (Be Excited About Reading) Faire features prizes, music and stories, 1 to 3 pm, lobby, Spfd. City Hall. FREE. Little Brown Nut Hare makes a costumed appearance, 10 am, Barnes and Noble. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Eugene Poetry Slam Play-Offs features nine of Eugene's best poets competing for three spots on Eugene's national poetry slam team, 8 pm, Foolscap Books. $3-$5 ss. MUSIC UO Men's a Cappella ensemble, 8:15 pm, Beall, UO. $8, $5 stu., sr. Front Porch Players, 2 pm, the Atrium. FREE. The Divorce, The World After April, Orange, 10 pm, Indigo District. FREE. Thomas Mapfumo and Blacks Unlimited, 9 pm, Cozmic Pizza. $8.50-$10 ss. The Kitchen Syncopaters, 9:30 pm, Sam Bond's. $5. Syrius Jones toga party, 10 pm, Luckey's. $3. Eileen Hemphill Haley, 5 pm, Tsunami Books. don. Tom Paxton, 7:30 pm, Shedd Concert Hall. $13.50-$23.50. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians 5-mile "Animal Tracks" hike, 2.7 mile Willamette Mission State Park hike. Go to summertrips@obsidians.org for more information. "The Amazing Aquatic World!" walk, 10 am to noon, Mt. Pisgah. 747-1504. $3 sug. don. OSPIRG (Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group) stream walk, noon, Autzen footbridge. 346-4377. FREE. Evening star party features planetarium shows, family activities, presentations, contests, telescopes and information, 2 pm to midnight, North Eugene High School. don. GEARS training ride, 38 miles, 10:30 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. PRESENTATION Introducc-cion a la Internet class in Spanish, 10 am, Downtown Library. FREE. THEATER Laughter on the 23rd Floor continues. See Friday. The Odd Couple continues. See Friday. How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying) continues. See Friday. Fuddy Meers continues. See Thursday, April 22. VIDEO All Power to the People: The Black Panther Party and Beyond Mumia Abu Jamal's 50th birthday screening, 7 pm, 100 Willamette, UO. don.
SUNDAY,
APRIL 25 BENEFITS "The Dawn of Spring" ACCHORD benefit concert, 7:30 pm, Unitarian Church. 345-3131. $7 sug. don. No Talent Show benefits Peaceworks, Growers Market, Oregon Natural Resources Council and other organizations, 6 to 10 pm, Cozmic Pizza. For information call 942-9813. $2-$20 ss. "Save Karen's Life" rally features recorded music by Grateful Dead, film about Ken Kesey, 2 to 4 pm, McDonald Theatre. don. Patterson Preschool Annual Plant and Rummage Sale continues. See Saturday. BINGO Bingo w/Tom Heinl, Ty and Libby features cheeky humor, prizes, wry looks, 9 pm, Sam Bond's Garage. FREE. DANCE "Rock the Nation" ZAPP Dancers performance continues. See Saturday. GATHERINGS Annual Spring cleaning work party features refreshments, 10 am to 4 pm, WOW Hall. don. "Women's Reproductive Freedom" rally features signs, music and sisterhood, noon, Federal Building. 345-5702. FREE. "Cooking Indian Food" benefits humanitarian projects in India, 3 to 6 pm. For information, call 689-0634. $25. "Healing Through Art" for survivors of sexual abuse/assault, 2 to 4 pm, Planet Goloka, 679 Lincoln St. FREE. KIDSTUFF TV Turnoff Week: Japanese stories w/Elizabeth Falconer, 3 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. "Glove Puppets" for ages 3-7, 1 to 3 pm, MECCA, 449 Blair Blvd. $2-$5 don. LITERARY ARTS Neal Bascomb reads, 2 pm, UO Bookstore. FREE. MUSIC Oregon Brass Quintet, 7:30 pm, Beall, UO. $9, $5 stu., sr. Michelle Malone, Eileen Hemphill-Haley, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $10 adv., $17 dos. Michelle Malone concert and signing, 3 pm, CD World. FREE. ON THE AIR Oregon Art Beat w/ Herman Krieger continues on OPB/PBS-TV. See Thursday, April 22. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS 60-mile Albany ride, 8 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Obsidians hike 11.4 miles, Castle Rock. Go to summertrips@obsidians.org for more information. "Spring Wildflowers" walk, 10 am to noon, Mt. Pisgah. 747-1504. $3 sug. don. THEATER How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying) continues. See Friday. Fiddler on the Roof continues. See Thursday, April 22.
MONDAY,
APRIL 26 BENEFIT Eugene Creative Care 27th birthday party features karaoke, face painting and crafts, 5:30 to 8:30 pm, Gilbert Shopping Center, Hwy. 99. 683-7291. don. LECTURES "Jewish Communities in Contrast," Sarah Stein, 4 pm, Gerlinger Alumni Lounge, UO. FREE. "Fighting Fires; Fighting Forests: The Ecological and Environmental Impacts of Fire Suppression," Timothy Ingalsbee, 7:30 pm, 115 Science, LCC. FREE. ON THE AIR "City Club" features debates with candidates for Mayor of Eugene, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. SLIDESHOW "Report Back From Cuba" CISCAP slideshow, 7 pm, Alesea Rm., EMU, UO. FREE.
TUESDAY,
APRIL 27 DANCE Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company, 8 pm, Dougherty Dance Theatre, UO. $20, $10 sr., stu. DISCUSSION "Muslim Night: A Glimpse of Culture," 7 pm, Knight Library, UO. FREE. FILM Dreams, Russian Film Series, 9:45 pm, 115 Pacific Hall, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS "Empower-ment Self Defense" with SASS (Sexual Assault Support Services), 4 pm, Gumwood Rm., EMU, UO. FREE. Co-op Family Center annual pancake breakfast, 9 to 11:30 am, 2250 Patterson St. $4 adult, $3 child. American Business Women's Association meeting, 6 pm, Vineyard Valley Chapter, 1250 River Loop 1. 343-4374. $15. KIDSTUFF Learn to Bead for Teens, 4 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. "Rock Band," 6:30 pm through May 25, The Shedd. 687-6526. $10. LECTURES "Starting and Running a Green Business," Kevin Cohen, 6 pm, Lillis Business Complex, UO. FREE. "The Tragedy of the New Carissa," Karen Richardson, 7 pm, Eugene Glass School. $2 sug. don. "Enhance Your Immune System," Sunny Kiersyn, 12:30 pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, Spfd. FREE.
MUSIC "Intro to Irish Fiddle," 6 pm through May 25, The Shedd. 687-6526. $9. The Pixies, 9 pm tonight and tomorrow, McDonald Theatre. SOLD OUT. ON THE AIR "Alternative Radio" features "Renewing the American Experiment," David Korten, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS Show 'n' Go, 10 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. PERFORMANCE The Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping, 7:30 pm, Lord Leebrick Theatre. $5. SPIRITUAL Zen meditation, 7 pm, Eugene Zendo, 2190 Garfield St. FREE.
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 28 CONFERENCE 11th Annual "Living With Grief: Alzheimer's Disease" Teleconference features lunch and teleconferencing books, 10 am to 2 pm, Sacred Heart auditorium. 461-7550. FREE. FILMS Microcosmos, Cascadia Wildlands film series, 7 pm, 100 Willamette, UO. FREE. Purple Rose of Cairo, English film series, 7 pm, 30 Pacific, UO. FREE. The Grave of The Fireflies, Sociology film series, 7 pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE. GATHERING The Oregon Chamber Players open rehearsal, 8 pm, All Saints' Episcopal Church. FREE. KIDSTUFF Rhythm and Musicality features percussion, dancing and singing, 3:30 pm, The Shedd. $9. LECTURE "Patty Dignam's Funeral," from James Joyce's Ulysses, 6 pm, Musgrove Family Mortuary, 1152 Olive St., 684-8973. FREE.
LITERARY ARTS William Sullivan reads, 7 pm, Browsing Rm., Knight Library, UO. FREE. Chick Lits book group discusses Mary, Called Magdalene, 7 pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. Brown Bag Book Club discusses The Pearl, noon, Teen Council meeting, 4 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. MUSIC Jazz Ensemble w/Tim McLaughlin, 5:30 pm through May 26, Beg. guitar w/Chico Schwall, 3:30 pm, Int. guitar, 4:30 pm, through June 2, The Shedd. 687-6526. $10 for Jazz, $9 for guitar. Miss Saigon, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and April 30, at 2 and 8 pm May 1 and 2 and 7pm May 2, Silva, Hult. $27.50-$52.50. Andrew Tosh, The Reggae Angels, 9 pm, The Jungle. $13.50 adv,. $15. Oregon String Quartet, 8 pm, Beall, UO. $9, $5 sr., stu. Susan McKeown, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $13 adv., $15 dos. The Pixies continue. See Tuesday. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike, 4 miles, Shotgun Creek. Email summertrips@obsidians.org for more information.
THURSDAY,
APRIL 29 BENEFIT Pangaea Project benefit features music by Jon Fishman, Tony Furtado and the Everyone Orchestra, 8 pm, McDonald Theatre. $18 adv., $20 dos. GATHERING "Elegant Fashions, the World Way," fashion and trunk show, 4 to 7 pm, Folkways, 5th St. Market. FREE. LECTURES "Indigenous Mexican Migrants and Collective Identity Formation," 3:30 pm, Fir Rm., EMU, UO. FREE. "Sarah's Laughter and the Joys of Motherhood," Claire Katz, 4 pm, Browsing Rm., UO. FREE. MARCH "Take Back the Night" march, rally and speak-out about ending violence against women, 6 pm, amphitheater, EMU, UO. 484-9791. FREE. MUSIC Birthday tribute to Duke Elligton faculty jazz concert, 7:30 pm, LCC Theatre. 463-5203. $8, $6 stu., sr. Oregon String Quartet, 8 pm, Beall, UO The Sound of Music, 7:30 pm tonight, tomorrow and May 1, 6, 7 and 8, with a 2 pm performance May 2, Thurston High School Theatre. $7, $6 stu., sr. Miss Saigon continues. See Wednesday. ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features "Publishing Towards a Sustainable Society," Judith and Chris Plant, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. PRESENTATION Nick Mele speaks at the Eugene Nonviolent Peaceforce Chapter meeting, 7 pm, EWEB Community Rm. FREE. THEATER SHOcase performance features Encore Theatre, 12:15 pm, lobby, Hult. FREE. Murder by Magic, 7:30 pm tonight, tomorrow and May 1, and at 2:30 pm May 2, Willamette High School. $2 and 2 cans for FOOD for Lane Co. The Odd Couple continues. See Friday. Fiddler on the Roof continues. See Thursday, April 22. Fuddy Meers continues. See Thursday, April 22.
ON THE ROAD Note- Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event. APRIL 22 Mt. Hood Jazz Festival with Rashied Ali Quintet, Blue Monk, Portland, (503) 595-0575. Waterbodies, Bodyvox and Third Angle New Music Ensemble, 7:30 pm tonight and tomorrow, Shnitzer Hall, Portland. $18-$39. APRIL 23 Oregon Potters Association 22nd annual show and sale features more than 200 artists, demonstrations and children's activities, 10 am to 9 pm today and tomorrow, and from 10 am to 5 pm April 25, Oregon Convention Center. FREE. Blondie, 9 pm, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. $37.50. APRIL 24 Annual crab feed and boat show, 10 am to 5 pm today and tomorrow, Community Hall, Depoe Bay. $10-14. June Rushing Band, 7 pm, the Dogwood, Newport. $5. APRIL 27 Blink 182, Cypress Hill, 7 pm, Memorial Coliseum, Portland. $29.50 adv. www.ticketmaster.com Air, 8 pm, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. $25 adv., $28 dos.
CORVALLIS EVENTS APRIL 22 Barbara Ehrenreich discusses Nickel & Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, 7:30 pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE. Embrace the World 2004 Spring Tour, 7 pm, Milam Auditorium, OSU, 737-5182. FREE. Earth Day Celebration, info booths, 4 pm, First Alternative Co-op's main store, 1007 Se 3rd St. FREE. APRIL 23 Concert features Floater, 9 pm, Ballroom, MU, OSU. $10 adv., $12 dos. "April in Paris" wine and cheese tasting features music by Chris Johnedis, 4 to 6 pm, First Alternative Co-op main store. FREE. "Forests and Fire" multimedia show features live folk music, 9 pm, Intaba's Kitchen. $5 don. 2004 West Coast Human Powered Vehicles Challenge, McAlexander Fieldhouse and OSU campus, through April 25. For information call 737-7020. FREE. APRIL 24 Saturday farmers' market features organic produce, fresh flowers, baked goods, herbs, syrups, nuts, meat and more, 9 am to 1 pm, 1st Ave. and Jackson St. FREE. "Butterflies and Blues" Spring Creek Project live literature, music and bug-zoo event, 4 pm, the covered bridge on Campus Way, near OSU. 737-6198. FREE. APRIL 26 "Blanket of Fear" performance by Seattle Tribes Project Alumni Ensemble, 7 pm, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. $5 sug. don. APRIL 27 Arthritis support group, 6:30 pm, Corvallis Sr. Center. FREE. APRIL 28 Wednesday farmers' market features organic produce, fresh flowers, baked goods, herbs, syrups, nuts, meat and more, 8 am to 1 pm, Benton Co. Fairgrounds. FREE. APRIL 29 Amy Wu solo recital, 7:30 pm, First Congregational Church. FREE.
ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES Performers sought for "No Talent" show, April 25, Cozmic Pizza. Call 942-9813. The deadline for applications to the Oregon Arts Commission Artist Fellowships is May 26. For application call (503) 986-0082. Wildlife Habitat Project seeks volunteers May 1. Register at (503) 363-6329 or email jkjcritter@aol.com The deadline for submissions to the Mayor's Show of Teen Art is May 14. For information call 345-1571.
DANCE LISTINGS Th: Salsa I—7, The Shedd. 687-6526. Fr: Oregon Ballroom Dance, classes during first
hour, 7:30-11:30 pm, Room 220, Gerlinger Hall, UO. Sa: West African—11, WOW Hall. 687-2746. Mo: Margo's Modern—9 am, Eugene School
of Ballet. 344-5317. Tu: West African—6, WOW Hall. 687-2746. We: Margo's Modern—9 am, Eugene School
of Ballet. 344-5317.
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The
Boston Globe named Tom Paxton "one of the great
songwriters of the century." Hits such as "Ramblin' Boy"
and "Last Thing on my Mind" have been covered by a list
of greats, including Willie Nelson and Pete Seeger. Wrought
with humor and social commentary, Paxton's easy-going
style has filled more than 20 albums for adults and even
a handful for kids. Paxton plays at The Shedd Concert
Hall. See Saturday Calendar.
Reverend
Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping brings his
radical performance art to the Lord Leebrick Theatre.
Strong in stance against consumerism, the Reverend illuminates
the ploys of "the man," who tries to get us to buy,
buy, buy. Following the timeworn tradition of mining
the local scene for performance material, won't Bill
be interested to know that Eugene's Mayor Torrey is
in the billboard business? See Tuesday Calendar.
Celebrating
the 50th anniversary of the Paul Taylor Dance Company,
the Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company gives a rare
performance at the UO's Dougherty Theater. The company
features two of Taylor's early works, "Aureole," and
"3 Epitaphs," and continues with "Dust," and finally
Taylor's "Piazzolla Caldera," a piece the
New York Times reviewer Anna Kisselgoff described
as "Smashing … intense, steamy, and brutal." See
Tuesday Calendar.
According
to the UO's Creative Writing Department webpage, Frederick
Busch is "one of America's best and most prolific fiction
writers." Busch, the recipient of National Endowment for the Arts
and Guggenheim Foundation fellowships, reads from his latest work,
A Memory of War, in the UO's Knight Library Browsing Room.
Also coming up at the library is an evening with William Sullivan,
who reads from his latest book, Cabin Fever, stories from
the heart of Oregon wilderness. See Thursday, April 22 and April
28 Calendar.
