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word:John Trudell did not set out to be a poet. While growing up near the Santee Sioux reservation, his contempt for the "American way of life," poverty and racism grew as he did. As the national chairman for the American Indian Movement, he drew attention from the FBI, who compiled a 17,000-page file on him. Twelve hours after leading a march to FBI headquarters in protest of the FBI's war against Indians, his house was burned to the ground 4 killing his wife Tina, their three children and Tina's mother. Trudell withdrew from the world and became a poet. His most recent album, Blue Indians, critically examines world environmental issues, human and Native American rights. Trudell performs spoken word at the WOW Hall. "In music, lyrics are written to what the math of the music allows us to say. Poetry is what we need to say" he says. See Thursday, March 15 Calendar.  music:The Eugene Symphony's "Year of the Piano" continues with Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3. British pianist Leon McCawley is up for the challenges of this legendary work. Rachmaninoff's personal favorite is filled with fiendishly difficult challenges for the pianist. Before launching into the Rachmaninoff, the orchestra warms up with Dvorák's charming Symphony No. 8. There's a sneak preview on Wednesday and a pre-concert talk on Thursday. See Wednesday and Thursday, March 15.  opera:Risking your neck for love has always been considered romantic. But in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, heads are really rolling since the Mikado made flirting a capital offense. The Eugene Opera performs the popular operetta with the help of Frederick Reeder as both Stage Director and in the role of Ko Ko and Julia Hunt as Yum Yum. The Hult performance also features the colorful and playful scenery by Disney designer Don Carson. See Friday Calendar. |
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ARTS/VISUAL Tom Wheeler discusses collecting guitars at 7 pm at Sacred Heart auditorium. $10. GATHERING The Home and Garden Show is from 5 to 9:30 pm today and tomorrow, from 10:30 am to 9:30 pm Saturday and from 10:30 am to 5 pm Sunday at the Lane County Fairgrounds. FREE. KIDSTUFF Celebrate bugs during craft time at 4:30 pm at the UO Bookstore. FREE.
Thomas Pfau discusses "Poetics of Trauma: Lyric and Modernity around 1800" at 4:30 pm at the Gerlinger Alumni Lounge, UO. FREE. MEETING A community meeting to save Whiteaker School is at 6:30 pm at the Whiteaker School cafeteria. FREE. MUSIC The Cypress String Quartet performs at 8 pm at Beall Hall, UO. $10-25. A "Musical Insights" lecture by Robert Hurwitz begins at 7 pm. FREE. Houseman sings soul at 9 pm at the Wild Duck. $10 adv., $12 dos. Creslane Elementary Choir presents a Shocase concert at 12:15 pm in the Hult's lobby. FREE. ON THE AIR "Art Journal" features new, local art shows at 6 pm on CTV-97. "Arts Encore" features Maude Kerns Art Ctr. at 9 pm on CTV-97. PRESENTATIONS The Living Wage Project discusses members' experiences living in Indonesia for one month on Nike wages at 7 pm in 100 Willamette, UO. FREE. An introduction to raw foods is at 6 pm at the Red Barn. $5, includes dinner. THEATER Triumph of Love, a musical updated from an 18th-century French play, is at 8 pm tonight through March 10 at Arena Theatre, UO. $7, $6 stu./sr., $5 UO stu. Pieces, directed by Darlene Dadras and Kathryn Reese, is
at 5 pm today through March 10 at the Pocket Playhouse, behind Robinson Theatre,
UO. $1 sugg. don.
ARTS/VISUAL Opening reception for Clay Interpretations, unique pottery by six local artists, is from 5 to 8:30 pm at White Lotus. FREE. Opening reception for Playing Dolls, sculptural figures by Susanna Oroyan, is from 5 to 8 pm at Springfield Museum. FREE. Opening reception for The Art of Adoration: Icons of Today is from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Gibbs Center Gallery in Cottage Grove. FREE. CONFERENCE "The Politics of Identity: Learning to Listen" features workshops and panels today and tomorrow. Dr. Rob Proudfoot gives a keynote on "Shattering the Colonial Mind: Reclaiming and Remembering Sacred Landscape of Self, Spirit and Community" at 7 pm tonight and Dr. Lani Roberts discusses "Social Construction of Race: All the Little Children of the World" at 6 pm tomorrow at Knight Law School, UO. FREE.
FORUM "A Force More Powerful" is the topic of Pacifica Forum at 11:45 am at Wesley Ctr. FREE. GATHERINGS A raw foods potluck is at 6 pm at 790 Goodpasture Island Road. Bring a dish to share and personal eating utensils and plate. 463-0800. FREE. The Home and Garden Show continues at the Lane County Fairgrounds. See Thursday. KIDSTUFF Rose Children's Theatre presents Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at 7 pm tonight and at 2:30 pm March 11 at Churchill HS auditorium. $6.50. LECTURE Arif Dirlik discusses "Markets and Modernity: The Political Economy of Globalization and the Question of Culture in Post-Revolutionary China" at 3 pm in 238 Gilbert, UO. FREE. Eileen Boris discusses "No Right to Layettes or Nursing Time: Toward a History of Maternity Leave in the U.S." at 1 pm at UO. For location, 346-3406. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Lea Williams discusses "Writing on All Fronts: Gender, Testimony and the Literature of War" at noon in 159 PLC, UO. FREE. MUSIC The Eugene Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado at 7:30 pm tonight and at 2:30 pm Sunday at the Hult Ctr. $12-65. The North Mississippi Allstars perform at 9:30 pm at the Wild Duck. $12 adv., $14 dos. SPIRITUAL A Purim party potluck Shabbat is at 7:30 pm. Bring musical instruments and a favorite dish. 685-0488. FREE. THEATER Cowgirl Heaven by Dorothy Velasco is at 8 pm tonight and March 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, April 6, 7, 13 and 14. Matinees are at 2 pm March 11 and 18 at Actors Cabaret. $14 adv., $11 adv. stu./sr., $17 dos. Little Murders, a satire of the American family, is at 8 pm tonight, March 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24 at Actors Cabaret Annex. $14 adv., $11 adv. stu./sr., $17 dos. Triumph of Love continues at Arena Theatre, UO. See Thursday. Pieces continues at the Pocket Playhouse, UO. See Thursday. ARTS/VISUAL Ardis Letey demonstrates silk painting from 2 to 4 pm downstairs at the UO Bookstore. FREE. BENEFIT "Damsels, Divas and Dames" features female impersonators of Reba McIntyre, Patti LaBelle, Cher and others at 7 pm at the Hult. $15, benefits Whitebird Clinic. The Eugene Waldorf School's benefit auction is at 6 pm at Laurelwood Golf Club. Music by Darcy DuRuz. 683-6951. $5, $8 per couple. A benefit for Amoeba Theatre features cello music by Alex Kelly, choreography by Kimberly Christensen and more at 8 pm at Tsunami Books. $5.
CONFERENCE "The Politics of Identity: Learning to Listen" continues at Knight Law School, UO. See Friday. DANCE The Eugene Folklore Society hosts an old-time contradance at 8 pm at the Kelly School. Workshop at 7:30 pm. $6. GATHERINGS The Sacred Heart Mother/Baby Fair features information on wellness for new mothers and babies from 10 am to 2 pm at the DoubleTree Hotel. FREE. The McKenzie River Cat Club Cat Show is from 10 am to 5 pm today and tomorrow at the Lane County Fairgrounds. $4, $3 sr./children ages 6-12. The Home and Garden Show continues at the Lane County Fairgrounds. See Thursday. KIDSTUFF Land of Awe hosts a healthy cooking with kids party at 10 am at Spencer View Apartment Comm. Room. FREE. The Eugene Parent Child Preschool presents The Wizard of Oz and the shadow puppet show, Too Much Noise, at 10 and 11 am and 1 and 2 pm at the First United Methodist Church. Tix: Elephant's Trunk, Kidstuff, Eugene Toy and Hobby. $2.50 adv., $3 dos. Celeste's Children's Troupe performs an original puppet show for all ages at 2 pm at the Springfield Library. FREE. Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr., based on the children's television series, is at 2 pm today and March 17 and at 6 pm March 11 and 18 at Actors Cabaret. $8 adv., $6 stu. adv., $15 dos. Children's Corner is an interactive performing arts program for ages 4-10 at 10 am at River Road Annex. $6, $2 each additional child. LITERARY ARTS William Claasen discusses his book, Alone in Community, at 7 pm at Hungry Head Books. FREE. MUSIC Music and video works by Dennis Miller and Peter Terry are presented at 8 pm in 198 Music, UO. $5, $3 stu./sr. The Western Oregon Opry Ltd. presents music by the Sneed Sisters, Dale Reynolds and others at 7 pm at Cottage Grove HS Auditorium. $5, $3 sr., $1 ages 7-16, free under 7. The Emerald Baroque Quartet presents "Going For Baroque" at 2 pm in the Atrium. FREE. OPEN HOUSE An open house features storytelling and a puppet show for ages 2-4 from 11 am to 1 pm at Eugene Waldorf School. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 10 miles in the McDonald Forest. See YMCA board for details. $3-4. PRESENTATIONS Robin Scovill's documentary Questioning AIDS in South Africa shows at 1 pm in the EWEB Training Room. FREE. Alpha Kappa Alpha's Black Heritage Fashion show is at 7 pm at the EMU, UO. FREE. THEATER Students from Patrick Torelle's acting class direct short plays at 7:30 pm tonight and tomorrow at LCC's Blue Door Theatre. FREE. Cowgirl Heaven continues at Actors Cabaret. See Friday. Little Murders continues at Actors Cabaret Annex. See Friday. Triumph of Love continues at Arena Theatre, UO. See Thursday. Pieces continues at the Pocket Playhouse, UO. See Thursday. ARTS/VISUAL Opening reception for paintings by Cindy Lee Oleson is from 1 to 4 pm at LaVelle Vinyards. FREE. Artist Jim Denney discusses his show, Habitat, and his career as an environmentally concerned painter at 3 pm at Robert Canaga Gallery. FREE.
DANCE The U.S. Ballroom Dance Association holds a semi-formal dance from 6 to 10 pm at Westmoreland Comm. Ctr. $5. GATHERINGS An International Women's Day series kick-off event features representatives from community organizations who will share music and information from 2 to 5:30 pm at Mother Kali's. FREE. Cauldron of Changes presents Divination Night featuring astrology, palmistry, tarot and more from 6 to 10 pm at Knights of Pythias, 420 West 12th Ave. $10-20 ss. Subversive Pillow Theater features "Cascadia Alive" at 7 pm and the film, Deadly Currents, about the sound-bites and stereotypes that inform our knowledge of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at 8 pm at The Shamrock, 1080 W. 3rd. FREE. The Eugene Stamp Society holds a stamp show from 10 am to 4:30 pm at the Masonic Lodge. FREE. Never Bored Gamers play new Settlers scenarios from Das Buch der Siedler von Catan from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm at Cafe Paradiso. FREE. The Home and Garden Show continues at the Lane County Fairgrounds. See Thursday. The McKenzie River Cat Club Cat Show continues at the Lane County Fairgrounds. See Saturday. KIDSTUFF Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs continues at Churchill HS auditorium. See Friday. Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. continues at Actors Cabaret. See Saturday. LITERARY ARTS An open poetry reading hosted by Bill Hoth is at 8:30 pm at Foolscap Books. Sign-up is at 8 pm. FREE. MUSIC Jazz is Dead performs at 9 pm at the Wild Duck. $16 adv., $18 dos. Jamie Anderson performs at 8 pm at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. $6-10 ss. The University Symphony performs at 3 pm at Beall Hall, UO. $5, $3 stu./sr. The Mikado continues at the Hult Ctr. See Friday. ON THE AIR "Anarchy Hour" with John Zerzan is at 11 pm Sundays on KWVA, 88.1 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS bikes 30 miles on a Gimple Hill ride. Meet at 10 am at Alton Baker Park Pond. FREE. The Obsidians hike 9 miles at the Sun Cook Creek. See YMCA board for details. $3-4 sugg. don. PRESENTATIONS A slideshow on Zimbabwean culture and a Shona sculpture sale is at 4 pm at the YMCA. FREE. Linda Reed presents "Tea History and Etiquette" at 1, 2 and 3 pm at the Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House. $3, $1 children under 12. THEATER Encore Theatre presents True to Me and When We Were Your Age at 2 pm at Willamalane Sr. Ctr. Both shows are ASL-interpreted. $5 sugg. don., children free. Student-directed short plays continue at LCC. See Saturday. Cowgirl Heaven continues at Actors Cabaret. See Friday. ARTS/VISUAL Opening reception for The Advanced Visual Design Show, works by Amanda Gareta and others, is from 7 to 9 pm at LaVerne Krause Gallery, UO. FREE.
LITERARY ARTS Eline Hoekstra Dresden reads from her book, Wishing Upon a Star: A Tale of the Holocaust and Hope, at 7 pm at Mother Kali's. FREE. MEETING An adoption information meeting is at 6:30 pm at Holt International Children's Services. FREE. MUSIC String Cheese Incident performs at 7 pm at the Hult. $23.50 adv., $25 dos. The Oregon Percussion Ensemble performs contemporary music at 8 pm at Beall Hall, UO. $5, $3 stu./sr. SPIRITUAL Dr. Ron Hershel discusses Zoroaster at 8 pm at the Bahá'í Center, 1458 Alder. FREE. Sonja Hanson discusses "Buddhist Psychology: Dealing With
Anger" at 7 pm at Foolscap. Donations. FILM Once Were Warriors, about a Maori family living in urban New Zealand, shows at 7 pm in 150 Columbia, UO. FREE. MUSIC The Oregon Opera Ensemble performs at 8 pm at Beall Hall, UO. $5, $3 stu./sr. ON THE AIR Naomi Klein discusses "Resistance to World Corporatization" on "Alternative Radio" at 6:30 pm on KLCC, 89.7 FM. PRESENTATION Dr. P.D. Landau discusses "Ritalin: Is
it Safe? Is it Necessary?" at 7 pm at the EWEB Training Center. FREE. BENEFIT The South Eugene HS Choir presents a singing spaghetti supper and silent auction at 5:30 pm at South Eugene HS cafeteria. $5, $15 family. DANCE "Dance Quarterly" features performances of ongoing repertory and works-in-progress at 7 pm at the Doughterty Dance Theatre, UO. FREE. FILM Taxi Blues, a film about a jazz saxophonist in Moscow, shows at 6:30 pm in 115 Pacific Hall, UO. FREE. Panama Deception shows at 7 pm in 180 PLC. FREE. GATHERING Skipping Stones Magazine hosts a panel discussion with high school students who have returned from exchange studies overseas at 7 pm at EWEB Training Room. Live music follows. FREE. HEALTH Laurie Swanson-Gribskov discusses the challenges of having parent with Alzheimer's Disease at 2 pm at Barger Medical Clinic. FREE. MUSIC The Hundredth Monkey Ensemble performs contemporary music at 8 pm in Beall Hall, UO. FREE. Eugene Symphony Orchestra Guest Conductor Lawrence Leighton Smith and guest pianist Leon McCawley present a preview of the upcoming concert at noon in the Hult Ctr.'s Studio One. FREE. Dr. A. Elray Stewart-Cook performs organ music at 12:15 pm at Central Presbyterian Church. FREE. PRESENTATIONS Dr. Kirby Deater-Deckard presents "Nature and Nurture" for the series on Your Developing Child at 7 pm at Central Presbyterian Church. Pre-register, 345-8724. FREE, free child care provided. Master Gardener Ray Griffin demonstrates composting at 3 pm at
the River House. FREE. ARTS/VISUAL Naoki Mitsuse demonstrates animation for the Internet at 3 pm in 100 Lawrence and presents examples of his animations at 7 pm in 115 Lawrence, UO. FREE. COMEDY The Comedy Workout presents "Marching to the Beat of a Different Drummer" at 8 pm at Actors Cabaret. $5. LITERARY ARTS Patrick "Jasper" Lee of the Purrum Clan discusses his book, We Borrow the Earth 4 An Intimate Portrait of the Gypsy Shamanic Tradition and Culture, at 7:30 pm at Tsunami Books. FREE. MUSIC The Eugene Symphony performs music by Dvorák and Rachmaninoff at 8 pm at the Hult Ctr. $14-38, $10 stu./youth. A preconcert talk is at 7:15 pm at the Hult. FREE. The LCC Chamber Choir and Concert Choir perform at 7:30 pm at the LCC Performance Hall. $4, $2 stu./sr. PERFORMANCE A salon for performing artists to share works-in-progress is at 8 pm at 436 Charnelton. $1-5 ss. PRESENTATION The film, Transition From Oil to a Hydrogen Economy, shows at 5:30 pm in 177 Lawrence Hall, UO. Open discussion follows. FREE. SPOKEN WORD John Trudell performs spoken word at 8:30 pm at the WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 dos. THEATER Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor,
set in 1930s Palm Springs, is at 8 pm Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through April
8 at Lord Leebrick Theatre. Matinees are at 2 pm March 25, April 1 and 8. Gala performance
includes champagne and hors d-oeuvres on March 16, $20. $12 Thursdays and Sundays,
$16 Fridays and Saturdays.
Molly Gloss and Barbara Scot read from their works at 7 pm in the Corvallis-Benton County Library, 645 NW Monroe in Corvallis. FREE. The Calyx anniversary reception is at 8:30 pm in the Corvallis Arts Ctr., 700 SW Madison. $10. MARCH 9 Tanya Tucker performs at 8 pm tonight and tomorrow night at Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City. Ticketmaster. $25-40. MARCH 10 Oregon PeaceWorks' Give Peace a Dance benefit includes colorful dancing and entertainment from 2 pm to 2 am at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1444 Liberty SE in Salem. (503) 585-2767. $5-25 ss. MARCH 11 Steve Earle and the Dukes plus Stacey Earle perform at 8 pm at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland. (503) 225-0047, ext. 239. $20. Patrick Street performs at 7:30 pm at the First Presbyterian Church. Tix: CD World. $14 adv., $15 dos. Emily Sano discusses "The New San Francisco Asian Art Museum" at 2 pm at the Portland Art Museum's Whitsell Auditorium. $7.50. MARCH 12 Poets Claudia Rankine and Matthew Rohrer read from their works at 7:30 pm at the First Congregational Church in Portland. (503) 227-2583. $13. Nelly Furtado performs at 8 pm at the Aladdin Theater in Portland. Ticketmaster. $11. MARCH 14 Corey Harris performs at 8 pm at the Roseland Grill
in Portland. $10 adv., $12 dos. Mt. Pisgah Arboretum seeks applications for volunteer nature guides to lead elementary school children. 747-1504. Funny people who have never performed in a professional comedy show are invited to sign up for the Eugene Laff-Off benefit for the Greenhill Humane Society. 688-1674. The Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce seeks volunteers to greet visitors to the Visitor Center. To schedule an interview on March 9, call 942-2411. The Eugene Symphony, Oregon Mozart Players and the Corvallis/OSU Symphony announce joint auditions for concertmaster, assistant concertmaster, principal second violin and section violin. Auditions will be April 5-9. Write: Larry Brezicka, Personnel Manager, ESO, 45 West Broadway, Suite 201, Eugene 97401 or ESOauditions@aol.com The Lord Leebrick Theatre Company holds auditions for The Monogamist
by Christopher Kyle at 1 pm March 17 at the Lord Leebrick Theater. Scripts are available,
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