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ART NOTES GOING DOWNTOWN
Fear not, art lovers and Grateful Dead fans missing the Fenario Gallery on 5th Ave: Owner Brent Rosskopf was simply regrouping from a bad lease and a painful episode in his personal life. On Nov. 3, the bigger, better — or at least more central — Fenario (that's phen-AIR-ee-oh) opens at 881 Willamette. Rosskopf says "it was just time to move on" from the old space, where he began his gallery two years ago after he collected a large group of Jerry Garcia's artwork. He's excited about the new space and the first show, oil paintings by UO student Tsugaya Agata. "Eugene is a special town," he says, and he wants to make his gallery fit the vibe. The hours before noon will see yoga, tai chi and instructional painting classes taking place next to the art on the wall. Fenario is a stop on the First Friday ARTWalk, with food, beverages, music and the artist himself at the opening starting around 5:30 pm. Also on Friday, around the corner and down a block and a half at 164 W. Broadway, the New Zone Art Collective opens a group show, "Out of the Alley and Into the Light." The "new" space actually got introduced to the Eugene public during the Salon des Refusés in September and early October, after which the collective asked the building management if they could move out of 975 Oak Alley and into the Broadway space. Although New Zone isn't a stop on this month's ARTWalk, the show opens Friday, Nov. 3 with music from LaunchPad. — Suzi Steffen ALL ABOARD THE ARTRAIN! No, that's not art rain, it's Art + train, with the letters smushed together in an oh-so-cute fashion. Actually, it's Artrain USA, in case anyone got confused and thought it was Artrain Guatemala. Artrain USA is a traveling museum, and it really gets around. Since 1973 when it left its original state of Michigan, Artrain has traveled to 44 states and the nation's capital … and now it's coming to Eugene. On board is an exhibit called Native Views: Influences of Modern Culture. More than 50 artists from a variety of tribal affiliations contributed to the exhibit, which was designed by curator Joanna Bigfeather (Western Cherokee and Mescalero Apache) to challenge notions of contemporary Native art and to show how Native artists influence and are influenced by popular culture. Pat Courtney Gold of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs is one of the artists. The UO's Many Nations Longhouse co-sponsors the whistle stop along with Oregon Crafted, the Lane Arts Council, the UO's Museum of Natural and Cultural History and many others. One sponsor is A & M Reload Company, where the train will rest on a private siding. The railroad cars are vintage, and there are the three galleries, a gift shop and opportunities to watch some of the artists at work. The train's in town only briefly, so pony up, folks. No, actually, it's free — although a donation would be nice to defray Artrain's million-and-a-half dollar budget. The train will be open to the public on Saturday, Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 12 from 10 am to 5 pm and at the same time for school and group tour on Monday, Nov. 13 and Tuesday, Nov. 14. For more info or to sign up for a tour slot, call Noemi Pena at the Lane Arts Council, 485-2278. — Suzi Steffen
FREE DANCE
When it rains it pours, and in the coming weeks, dance is falling from the sky in buckets. There's something for every taste and budget, and by budget, we're talking free. Read on. A North Korean native and former lead dancer with the National Dance Company of Korea, Kyong-il Ong will perform traditional Korean dance at 1 pm Saturday, Nov. 4, at the UO's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. The performance is free with admission to the museum. Thursday, Nov. 9, the UO Cultural Forum hosts The Massenkoff Russian Folk Festival at the EMU, starring Nikolai Massenkoff and featuring the Balalaika Ensemble and Russian Folk Ballet. Cheap as chips and fun for all, with a free folkdance class prior to the show. (See What's Happening, page 19, for more info!) Again, did someone say free? Ballet Fantastique is offering 300 free tickets to area children for the Nov. 11 performance of Cakewalk Ballet: A Fall Fairytale Masquerade at the The Shedd. This chamber ballet will offer an evening of approachably friendly dance for families, with fairytale characters like Goldilocks, the Three Bears and Little Red Riding Hood. Children aged 14 and under can request tickets at the academy's website (www.balletfantastique.org).The deadline for online requests is midnight Monday, Nov. 6; otherwise the kiddies, along with the adults, will have to pay up. — Rachael Carnes
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