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EW's
Unofficial Eugene Celebration Guide
Seems like
just yesterday I was talking to Rooster on a sunny day at Alton Baker
Park, his eyes filling with tears when he told me how overwhelmed
he felt by all the love he was receiving from his community. But that
affection should have come as no surprise to a man who helped, supported
and encouraged so many of Eugene's fine musicians.
It's hard to believe it's been three years since we've
seen him.
This year, in Rooster's honor, Eugene Weekly is proud
to co-sponsor the Eugene Celebration's Saturday, Sept. 21 Women in
Blues concert to be held at the 5th Avenue Stage, which will be dedicated
to the Blues Man.
Of course another anniversary lurks in our hearts
and minds this September. Last year, dumbstruck by the 9-11 tragedy,
many could not bring themselves to celebrate living in Eugene —
or anything else. This year, healing can begin for many. Try to make
it downtown if you can, to eat, drink, dance and sing, to greet the
familiar faces that support you in your endeavors all year long.
We are, after all, a strong community, regardless
of our differences. If we can remember that in Eugene, perhaps that
message can spread throughout the world.
Happy Celebration. — Aria Seligmann
| Celebration
hours: Friday, Sept. 20: 6 pm
- midnight Ç Saturday, Sept. 21: 11 am - midnight Ç Sunday, Sept.
22: 11 am – 5 pm Ç Food Court at Broadway Plaza and KidZone
open Saturday at 10 am |
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How
Much? Weekend
Pass Buttons: Adults $8 adv.; $10 at gate. 12 & under
FREE
Day Pass Stickers Sold Only On Day Used: Adults $7; 12
& under FREE
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| 2002
Button Outlets Albertsons,
Eugene Chamber of Commerce, PC Markets (all), Backstage Dancewear,
Footwise, Ray's Food in Pleasant Hill, Barnhart Associates, Candy
Baron (5th St. Market), Ray's Food in Creswell, Book Mark, Urban
Garden (5th St. Market), Ray's Food in Veneta, Centennial Bank
(downtown branch), Jerry's Home Improvement, REI, Convention and
Visitors Assoc. of Lane County Oregon (CVALCO), Lane Council of
Governments, Saturday Market, Downtown Eugene, Inc., SELCO Credit
Union, Downtown Athletic Club, New Frontier Broadway Market, U
Lane O Credit Union, Evergreen Film Service, Wild Oats (both stores),
U of O Bookstore, EWEB, Oregon Metro Federal Credit Union, Wood
Products Credit Union, Eugene Weekly, Pacific Cascade Credit Union |
The
Musical Connection
Forever
blues, in Rooster's honor.
By
Vanessa Salvia
The Eugene blues-loving community has never known
anyone like Gavin Fox. Everybody knew him as Rooster, host of the
hugely popular Monday Night Blues Jam, held for years at Good Times,
and from Blues Power, a radio program he hosted on local radio station
KLCC.
Rooster's positive attitude and unceasing energy in
supporting the music and the people he loved have kept his memory
alive in this town and beyond, three years since his untimely passing.
Rooster died Sept. 5, 1999, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also
known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, a neuromuscular disease for which there
is no known cure.
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| Sonny
Hess |
Tracy
Ferrara |
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| Leah
Hinchcliff |
Kathy
Walker |
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| Kim
carson |
Margo
Tufo |
Saturday afternoon, before the performance of Rooster's
All Stars on the 5th Avenue Stage, that stage will be officially dedicated
to him. From here on, Saturday night's 5th Avenue entertainment during
the Eugene Celebration will be blues in all its glorious permutations
— in Rooster's honor.
Skip Jones, a musician who was hired by Rooster to
drum for the house band when the Blues Jam moved from Taylor's to
Good Times, says he "had the musical connection" with Rooster, and
thinks "it's a fabulous idea to honor Rooster" by dedicating the stage
to him.
"I know from being a musician that every musician
that came into his contact is in his debt," says Jones.
The headlining act this Saturday will be Women
In Blues. The women who comprise this group all lead popular and
successful bands of their own, and now-defunct but much-loved Eugene
group Swamp Mama Johnson will provide the backup.
Sonny Hess, based in Portland, is the lead
guitarist and glue that holds Women In Blues together. She also is
thrilled about the stage dedication. "I think he (Rooster) did a lot
for the music scene down in Eugene and anybody who plots the way for
musicians to find places to play and does any of the work I know he
has done should definitely be recognized," she says.
Hess draws talented women vocalists from their primary
projects and brings them together for special events. The Eugene Celebration
show will feature a stellar assembly of women: Swamp Mama Johnson's
Leah Hinchcliff on bass, Tracy Ferrara on saxophone,
Kim Carson on drums, Sonny Hess, Bonnie Lee Bluestone
on keyboards, and vocalists Linda Hornbuckle, Kathy Walker,
Margo Tufo, MaryAnn Mayfield and Marilyn Keller
(who will be appearing with Don Latarski and Rue de Blues earlier
in the evening).
Many of these women met in Women in Blues long before
they had established bands of their own. Linda Hornbuckle has been
involved with Women In Blues for about three years, and she deems
it "really powerful to be on stage" with the other women.
Hornbuckle considers it an honor to be a part of the
show. "Rooster used to play my music, and he opened Eugene up for
me and pretty much all of us who have CDs out. He was not just a disc
jockey — he was like this guy that was full of information,
that knew all the background of these guys' lives and I'm really happy
to be doing this for him. He needs to be remembered in whatever way
we can do it in and I'm very proud to be a part of this dedication,"
she says.
Hess, who is proudly making a living in the male-dominated
field of lead blues guitarist, says Women in Blues grew out of the
need for the genre to focus more on women.
Hess says that the early incarnations of Women in
Blues were "totally blues oriented," but over the years, each member's
growth, as well as changes within the very definition of "blues,"
have made descriptions of that musical style much more complicated.
She admits that "some of the women feel their blues in more of a rock
vein," while others "feel their blues in more of a jazz vein, and
of course there's a traditional blues feel."
In Saturday's show, she says, "There's every style
of blues that you could get."
Hess says it takes a lot of preparation putting a
show like this together. "Each show's different. For the Eugene Celebration
show, I'm pretty proud of the lineup. Every one of them is a star
within her own right. This particular show you will probably never
see again."
New-to-Eugene MaryAnn Mayfield, 66, who was a jazz
singer in Portland for 30 years, says "You never know what is going
to happen. The blues can vary so much, especially what my generation
thinks of as blues and what their generation thinks of as blues, so
I'm interested in seeing what happens."
No one could be more interested and excited by this
show and stage dedication than Rooster's mother, Lois Fox. "Of course
I'm absolutely delighted," she says. "I'm so glad he still means so
much to so many, bless his heart."
Mrs. Fox attempted to imbue in all of her children
a positive philosophy. "No one was a stranger" to Gavin, she says.
"He had enormous empathy. Gavin abounded in his love of people. My
goodness, how the love has poured back."
Embracing
the Extremes
Celebrate
Diversity
story
and photos by Joseph Lieberman
Talk about diversity. Eugene may well be the only
town in the universe where Jesus, Satan, Uncle Sam, Dykes on Bikes,
and past and present Slug Queens all march together in the same parade.
Our community is nothing if not eclectic, and most folks here wouldn't
have it any other way. Or would they?
Steve Remington, President of the Downtown Events
Management, Inc. board (DEMI) and Managing Director of The Eugene
Celebration, has discovered that while the general population of Eugene-Springfield
just loves to party, a minority seems bent on trying to incline the
program toward their own special agendas.
"People tend to see in the Celebration what they want
to," he says, "kind of like when pet owners imbue their dogs or cats
with anthropomorphic traits. Is that puppy really smiling, or is that
just how the owner interprets it? The Celebration is what it is, but
various folks want to define it according to the projections emanating
from their own minds."
Remington explains that, "Garnering feedback and guidance
from certain factions who are at odds in this community is sometimes
like sitting in on a political convention where one party denies that
the others have any legitimacy. What some don't understand is that
the Celebration is a microcosm of Eugene. Sure, it's fine to set out
a few ideals of where people would like to see us heading in the future,
but the Celebration is really a reflection of who we are right now."
Remington notes how other festivals that could not
evolve over the years eventually became extinct. "The Albany Timber
Carnival ran for half a century," he notes, "but it died when organizers
couldn't accommodate the views of environmentalists alongside those
of loggers. As times change, cities change, and so must their festivities."
While this year's Eugene Celebration is once again
Northwest of Normal, when it first started up in 1983 it was somewhere
between the middle of the road and the right-hand lane. The Eugene
Rodeo was originally a Celebration event, and the timber industry
also displayed a major presence here back in the early days. Right
from the get-go, however, a smattering of those unconventional, irrepressible
oddities that are so much a part and parcel of our Lane County lifestyle
were bidding for some recognition.
"There have always been sanctioned events as well
as a few rogue players who latched onto our big-crowd opportunities
through a side gate," says Remington. "It shouldn't really bother
anybody, because a lot of what is established now started out as indy
activities."
Remington points out, for example, that even now some
would-be parade entrants are hesitant to be seen in close proximity
with Slug Queens. Then again, Slug Queens absolutely delight in embarrassing
such people. Being outrageous is a major part of what the Celebration
is all about, and those who are too shy to put on the face paint and
dance might feel more comfortable sitting on the sidelines, watching
the parade pass them by.
If there is confusion in the ranks, however, it is
not always the left that gets the blame. When "Believers in Christ"
introduced their first parade entry in 2000, no one was quite sure
if they were for real or if that portion of the parade had been hijacked
by some absurd manifestation of guerrilla atheism. Watching Jesus
bearing the cross while being flagellated by authentically outfitted
Roman soldiers as he rounded 8th and Olive was a bit over the top
for some spectators who didn't know if they should be shocked, amused
or leap up and go running to His aid.
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Wake
up!
Where's
the coffee?
NEW
PARADE START TIME THIS YEAR!
(as if you hadn't heard)
Saturday
Sept. 21
TIME:
8 friggin' am 'til it's over (Roughly 11 am)
Early,
diverse, controversial, colorful and fun! "Ever on the edge
of appropriately behaved," say the DEMI gods.
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Dan Starner, who played the lead role that year, explains
that the group is a genuine collaboration of the faithful culled from
several denominations who simply wish "to present the hope of Christ
via a walking diorama." Fair enough, for after all, there is nothing
written in the Celebration manual that requires a separation of church
and fete.
Last year "Believers in Christ" had JC riding on a
white horse aka the Second Coming, and this year we can expect to
see a reenactment of Jesus's entry into Jerusalem on the back of a
donkey complete with palm-frond waving acolytes.
One can admire the believers' enthusiastic sincerity
even if one does not share all the tenets of their faith. The same
can be said for Dykes on Bikes who were criticized by some parents,
according to Remington, "not because they flaunted their sexual orientation
but because they set a bad example by refusing to wear bike helmets.
That kind of complaint was just – so Eugene!"
The DOB leader explained that hiding their butch haircuts
under helmets would have diminished both their impact and their objectives.
Some rebels have become practically respectable. The
Rickies' (and Lucies') style of pranksterism is by now legendary.
While some have viewed them as being equal opportunity offenders,
others eagerly anticipate observing what irreverent form their next
annual incarnation, which is never a certainty, will take.
Remington seems as comfortable with the outlandish
entrants and mischievous intruders as he is with the more conservative
contestants. "Eugene is not your average college town," he says. "There
is room for all of us at the Celebration because that is really the
essence of what Eugene personifies, finding space for all the extremes
and whatever lies in between."
Leapin'
Lizards
They
missed last year, but let's try again!
By
Vanessa Salvia
Last year at this time the Eugene community joined
with the world in trying to find its way through the tangled web of
grief surrounding the Sept. 11 tragedy. There were some in our town
who would find no solace in the idea of attending the Eugene Celebration.
Others would not stay away. Throughout the past year our spirit and
endurance has been tested in many ways, but each new day allows us
another opportunity to live a meaningful life. I hope we can all find
a reason to celebrate and give thanks, and join our hands and hearts
together in song and dance this weekend.
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| Austin
Lounge Lizards |
Friday's musical headliner on the Broadway Stage is
the Austin Lounge Lizards. The Lizards are from Texas, and
they love country, but their brains contain too much gray matter that
actually works to allow them to fall into the slop bucket that is
Hollywood-style new country. Their style has always been to poke fun
in an intelligent way.
They'll happily lampoon anything, including their
home state — "Stupid Texas Song." While they formed in 1976,
they didn't release music until 1984's Creatures from the Black
Saloon. The Lizards are the only ones who can claim responsibility
for such epistles as "Shallow End of the Gene Pool," "Jesus Loves
Me (But He Can't Stand You)," and the famous "Gingrich the Newt."
For these plucky guys, "Lounge" is a misnomer; the grass is always
blue on their side of the fence.
Their music is acoustic countrified bluegrass, with
mandolin, banjo and fiddle-fueled silliness. Plow an Austin Lounge
Lizard field and you'll reveal a writh-ing nest of satire, depravity,
and playfulness.
Portland's King Black Acid will bring their
unique sound and vision to the Spirit Mountain Stage Friday. Former
Hitting Birth front man Daniel Riddle formed K.B.A. in 1995, and they've
garnered fans and critical acclaim ever since. Most recently they
recorded original songs for the soundtrack of the 2002 movie thriller
The Mothman Prophecies, along with Minnesota's Low.
Intensely atmospheric, K.B.A.'s music can oscillate
between mood-heavy jams and ethereal tension. Sarah Mayfield contributes
vocals and guitars, while keyboardists Rich Landar and Sean Farrell,
bassist Sean Tichenor and drummer Joe Trump coalesce into a mysterious
neo-psychedelic pop fog. The soundtrack is an epic exploration of
evocative tone poems, one the band is completely qualified for.
Saturday on the Spirit Mountain Stage will be a headlining
appearance by the one and only Fishbone. Since 1985 Fishbone
have been bridging the gap between James Brown's funk, Curtis Mayfield's
soul and powerful rock inflamed by a deep ska beat. Their manifesto
has always been incorporating many different musical styles into their
funkified approach, paired up with an uncompromising agenda of social
commentary.
They tackle the drug epidemic, hunger, racism and
"mental slavery." A new CD will be available Sept. 24, entitled Fishbone
101: Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin The Fonkay. It's a 2-CD extravaganza
with 35 tracks chronicling the band's prolific Columbia years, from
1985 to 1993. One CD is hits and one CD is rarities, including their
first demo tape, recorded when the band members were still teenagers
in South Central Los Angeles. The CD contains extensive liner notes
and photos, and a letter to fans from each of the musicians.
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| Visible
Men |
This weekend will be a very busy time for a couple
of local musicians. Dan Schmid and Dustin Lanker will
be appearing in no less than three bands, and Lanker will also be
appearing with his other brand new project, 100% Chips (along
with Visible Men drummer Jordan Glenn and Jake Pavlak,
Buckhorn guitarist), at a non-Celebration show later Saturday night.
Schmid and Lanker perform together as Visible Men
and also as part of Mood Area 52 (both bands perform Saturday
on the Wine Stage).
Of course, for us fans, it's always a treat to have
the Daddies play here at home, and the band loves it too. Lanker's
excitement shows when he says, "I think it's gonna be a blast. To
me, playing a Eugene show, it's not like working. As a professional
musician, playing in Eugene, particularly with [The Daddies] is a
lot more like a party. I love it."
Schmid echoes the sentiment by reminiscing that last
year's Celebration show was one of the best Daddies' shows he's ever
played. Lanker says that at recent Daddies shows in other states they've
brought out "some of the more obscure songs that the Daddies have
done over the years. We're trying to do a lot of the favorites still,
but pull out some of the stuff that probably hasn't been played by
the band in 10 years for the fans who've been around forever who haven't
gotten to hear those songs. It's actually a really cool mix now of
the songs everybody likes and the songs that probably only the die-hards
will even recognize."
If you have not exposed yourself to the many facets
of these fine musicians, I urge you to see them at 3:45 pm, Sunday
at the 5th Avenue Stage.
Eugene resident Norma Fraser, who performs
at 1 pm Sunday on the Spirit Mountain Stage, casually recounts her
career highlights and experiences, but to anybody listening the interest
is anything but casual. Her Jamaican upbringing put her in a unique
position that she calls "the right place at the right time." Fraser
"never imagined" she would be singing.
She started singing in her bathroom and "decided [she]
sounded pretty good." It was then that she decided to start a band.
She was 15.
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| Fishbone |
Fraser encountered some opposition from Jamaica's
leading reggae/ska band at the time, The Skatalites, who told her
and her band to "find other professions." Undeterred, Fraser charted
at number one for over a year with her first LP, We'll Be Lovers,
at age 19. Her second and very popular LP, First Cut Is The Deepest,
appeared in 1967. That same year, Londoners voted her Best Female
Newcomer. This led to a contract with Jamaica's premier label, Studio
One.
She released Get-Up-Stand-Up in 1993 and continued
to perform exclusive engagements and large festivals, including the
One World Music Festival in 1998. In June of 2001, Fraser released
a CD of original compositions entitled C'Mon Baby. True to
her style, the CD is an uplifting meld of reggae, pop and lover's
rock.
Making
Merry
Celebration
pulls together some great acts. Here they are (in the Celebration's
own words).
5th
Ave. Stage
(at
5th, between Oak & Pearl)
Friday, September
20th
7 pm Gypsy Soul Alternating between
haunting melodies and atmospheric soulful grooves, Gypsy Soul creates
a lush, unforgettable musical landscape.
8:45 pm Guarneri Underground Voted one of the
best new bands in Seattle by the Seattle Weekly, Guarneri Underground
is an infectious blend of Afro/Celtic /Flamenco Violin World Jazz.
10:30 pm Tempest Nationally acclaimed Celtic
rock band from the Bay Area that delivers a globally renowned hybrid
of high-energy folk rock fusing Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian
influences and other world music elements.
Saturday,
September 21st
12 pm Walker T. Ryan and the
Delta Mystics Ryan is a dynamic and engaging performer who
is full of stories, anecdotes and tall tales. The passion he brings
to his music is intense and honest.
1 pm Motherfunction Formerly Darcy Lee and
the Hitmen. Rhythm and blues, funk 'n' soul.
2:30 pm Rooster's All Stars Blues jam oriented
set including many local blues artists paying tribute to the Rooster
Man and formally dedicating 5th Avenue Stage to Rooster. Saturday
night, 5th Avenue is Rooster's Roost.
4:15 pm The Terry Robb Trio Original eclectic
West Coast rhythm and blues, Western Chicago blues and solo East coast
acoustic picking.
6 pm The Henry Cooper Band "Henry Cooper plays
slide guitar with a high-octane combination of Albert King's sense
of rhythm and Elmore James' hellbent juke joint lyricism. It works
to perfection, too, on this debut release, Baby Please, on
his own High Action label." -Blues-to-Do's Monthly, Seattle.
8 pm The Lloyd Jones Struggle "Jones sings
like Delbert McClinton's long-lost brother and plays guitar like Robert
Cray unleashed." Quoted by Vintage Guitar.
10 pm Women in Blues Unique, all-star show
featuring Northwest talent, Linda Hornbuckle, Marilyn Keller, Margot
Tufo, Maryanne Mayfield, Kathy Walker, Sonny Hess and more.
Sunday,
September 22nd
12:15 pm Miami Airlines Ska
Punk
2 pm Pocketface As founders of The Lounge Derbies,
they play shows with ska legends like The Toasters, Let's Go Bowling
and Five Iron Frenzy and placed top three in the Portland Rose Festival.
The band has toured extensively in Japan. Now, members of Double-O-Seven
have joined and the result is an international horn-blasted, power-pop
funky-punky style.
3:45 pm The Cherry Poppin' Daddies Formed in
1989 in Eugene, the nationally acclaimed kings of neo-swing are back
to spread their swing, ska and rockabilly sounds. This is rock's boldest
and brassiest band!
Broadway
Stage
(at
Broadway & Willamette)
Friday, September
20th
7 - 8:15 pm Saltlick Alternative
Country, Americana.
8:45 – 10 pm Sugarbeets Their music draws
from the foot-stomping traditions of bluegrass, Celtic and old-time
fiddle yet is inextricably woven to the worlds of Motown, gospel,
country and pop.
10:30 - 11:45 pm Austin Lounge Lizards Twenty
years of satirical genius with bluegrass edge, the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram
says "Their subversive triumph is to have mingled impeccable, countrified
musicianship with wickedly funny original material."
Saturday,
September 21st
10 - 10:45 am Willamette Valley
Folk Fest New Song Contest Winners Nicole Barrett, Steve Taddei
and Gina Edge.
11 - 11:45 am Angela Lecompte With powerful
vocals and passionate delivery of pop, folk, cabaret and rock, singer-pianist-composer,
Angela LeCompte is destined for comparison with Rickie Lee Jones,
Kate Bush, Jewel and Sarah McLachlan.
12 - 12: 45 pm Justin King Acoustic guitar.
1 - 2 pm Syrius Jones A lyrical, danceable
rock band that will get you in the party mood.
2:30 - 3:45 pm Micky & the Mojo Hitmen
"If you like John Lee Hooker, the Temptations, Al Green, War, Herbie
Hancock and Santana you'll like us. Dancing shoes required."
4:15 - 5:30 pm The Cheeseburgers A "buffet"
of Jimmy tunes.
6 - 7:30 pm Don Latarski and Rue de Blues w/Marilyn
Keller Formed around the writing and playing of guitarist Don
Latarski and featuring the vocalese of longtime Latarski collaborator
Marilyn Keller, the band rips through jazz inflected original blues
as well as jump, swing, jungle boogie, sultry Americana slow blues
and shuffles.
8 - 9:30 pm LaZoo Local favorite LaZoo unleases
its full potential in a live performance expressing their souls to
the listener with a passion to play, leaving room for spontaneity.
10 pm Satin Love Orchestra The Eugene based,
10-member disco/funk group packs every show with as much adrenaline
as any party animal can stand, and their appearance is nothing short
of stunning, with metallic '70s-inspired wardrobe and flare to spare.
Sunday,
September 22nd
12 - 1:15 pm Fiddlin' Big Sue
Band "Sue Grass" old-time fiddlin', blue grass and country swing.
1:45 – 3 pm McClosky Brothers "Their
spirited performances, youthful exuberance, and unique approach to
blending jazz, bluegrass and rock makes them a band to be watched!"
says Tony Furtado.
3:30 - 4:45 pm Clumsy Lovers The Spokesman
Review reports, "The band has one heck of a thing going...feisty
music that has people dancing and reeling and jiggling like lunatics
on a clover high."
Spirit
Mountain Casino Stage
(at
8th, between Lincoln & Charnelton)
Friday, September
20th
7 - 8:15 pm King Black Acid Recently
featured on the soundtrack of the new Richard Gere movie, The Mothman
Prophecies. The Oregonian describes the band: "Darkness.
Allure. Tension. Magnetism. Inscrutability. Atmosphere. Otherworldliness.
Wonder."
8:45 – 10 pm Medicine Drum Progressive
psy-trance sound with a more tribal edge.
10:30 - 11:45 pm Dahlia Electronic based techno-jazz
music.
Saturday,
September 21st
1 - 2 pm Grynch Alternative
rock reminiscent of The Doors.
2:30 - 3:45 pm Prodd Power Groove. Heavy alternative.
4:15 - 5:30 pm Cigar Melodic power punk.
6 - 7:45 pm Basic Assumption Melodic Rock influenced
by Jane's Addiction and others.
10 - 11:30 pm Fishbone Before Public Enemy,
before Living Colour, before N.W.A. — there was Fishbone, "deeply
influential, massively important, madly loved music," as characterized
in the expressive and well-scripted liner notes written by Rolling
Stone, Village Voice.
Sunday,
September 22nd
1 pm Norma Fraser Internationally
renowned reggae artist, now a local.
3:30 pm Alpha YaYa Diallo International award-winning
artist, originally from Guinea, Africa, based in Vancouver, B.C.,
Alpha YaYa Diallo is a powerful force in African pop with tight grooves,
funky drums and percussive guitar.
Wineries
of Lane County Stage
(top
of the Parcade, Willamette, 7th & 8th)
Friday, September
20th
7 - 8:15 pm Tim McLaughlin's 11 Eyes
Their jazz is not standard. They combine funk, hip-hop, latin/cuban,
rock, jazz, techno, electronic and improvisation in their unique performance.
8:45 - 10 pm West Coast Rhythm Kings A review
from Portland's Crystal Ballroom says, "Meet a new dance band that
has the zeal to entertain, the grooves to make you boogie, and the
chops to back up all the attention they've been getting."
10:30 - 11:45 pm Swing Shift w/ Cami Local
Big Band with Reno, Nev., vocalist Cami Thompson, who, in the words
of the Reno Gazette-Journal has "a voice that caresses, scats,
soars, and gets way under the skin of every tune she sings..."
Saturday,
September 21st
12 pm OFAM Youth Jazz Ensemble
Jazz, Latin, Swing, BeeBop
1:30 pm Visible Men Pop-rock piano, bass and
drums, evoking Elvis Costello, Squeeze and XTC.
3:30 pm Olem Alves A Eugene-based quartet of
young musicians performing original electric funk.
5:15 pm Mood Area 52 A Eugene-based tango sextet,
plays some traditional compositions while focusing on original material
that blends traditional elements with ideas culled from other genres.
7 pm Chuck Prophet The L.A. New Times
says, "He blends disparate styles from country to hip-hop to rock
to folk to blues to soul in a way that's never less than natural."
8:45 pm Tony Furtado Drawing inspiration from
such influences as blues, old-time, Celtic and bluegrass, Tony Furtado
composes and arranges his music in a spirit similar to Ry Cooder's
early '70s recordings.
10 pm Laura Love Incredible singer/songwriter/bassist
who gives an "afro-celtic-hip-apalachian-funkabilly" performance.
Sunday,
September 22nd
12 pm Son Mela'o The 11-piece
Son Mela'o promises something special with its fiery, joyful, exotic
Cuban dance music that reaches back and beyond salsa into the roots
of one of Latin music's most celebrated and vibrant musical traditions.
1:30 pm Perla Batalla Billboard writes,
"sultry chanteuse who sang backup for Leonard Cohen, k.d. Lang, and
others steps into the spotlight on an impassioned, at times sublime
debut. " She sings Latin-inspired folk and rock, melodic, seasoned
originals with powerful vocals.
3 pm Caliente Hot Local Salsa band that will
make you get up and dance!
Urban
Stage
(WOW
Hall, on 8th, between Lincoln & Charnelton)
Friday, September
20th
Upstairs
Hip-Hop
9 - 9:15 pm DNLT
9:15 - 9:30 pm Consciencious Objectors
9:30 - 9:45 pm Side Effects Include
9:45 – 10 pm Qumulus
10 - 10:15 pm Nelec, Mist, Ethic and DJ Caden
10:15 - 10:45 pm Plan B
10:45 - 11:30 pm Ten Thousand Fold Form
11:30 - 1 am Lifesavas
Friday,
September 20th –
Downstairs
DJs-Downbeats and Trip-Hop
9 – 10 pm Miles
10 - 11 pm Dan Craig
11 - 1 am Forest Avery
Saturday,
September 21st
Punk
5:30 - 6 pm Blue Collar Threat
6:15 - 6:45 Hellen Bents?
7 - 7:30 pm EPD
7:45 - 8:30 pm Monkey Torture
8:45 - 9:15 pm Bastard Saints
9:30 - 10 pm Miami Airlines
10:15 - 10:45 pm Capgun Suicide
11-midnight Blasphemous Abnormality
Comedy
Stage
(Studio
1 from 1-3 pm; Soreng Theater from 3-5 pm; Hult Center)
Sunday, September
22nd
noon- 1 pm Comedy Sportz
1 - 2 pm Comedy Workout featuring Randy Mendez,
Paula Larson, Jennifer Eliot
2 - 3 pm Live Matinee
3 - 4 pm Comedy Workout featuring Leigh Anne
Jasheway, Josh Krecklow, Newman
4 - 5 pm Wymprov
Soreng
Dance Stage
(Studio
One-Hult Center)
Saturday, September
21st
noon - 12:30 pm Musical Feet Youth
Tap and Jazz
2 - 2:20 pm CoArt Dance Modern Dance Duets
2:20 - 2:30 pm Sherrie Barr Modern Dance
2:30 - 2:50 pm Bonnie Simoa Dances from Bali
Saturday, September 21st
(Soreng Theater-Hult Center)
3 - 3:45 pm Eugene School of Ballet "Kids on
Broadway"
3:45 - 4:15 pm Dhamaka Folk Dances from Punjab,
India
4:15 - 5 pm Van Ummersen Dance Company Modern
Dance
2002
Kidzone Stage
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The
totally unofficial un-Eugene Celebration not related to DEMI
in any way
GOOD
TIMES CELEBRATION September 20-21
The Good Times celebration exists
in conjunction with the Eugene Celebration to give people who
can't afford a button a place to celebrate for free. It also
serves more musicians who want to perform for the public and
receive wider exposure. There is no cover all weekend. Participants
must be 21 or over.
Friday,
September 20
6PM ISLAND JAMMIN',
STEEL DRUM BAND
10PM I-CHELE AND THE CIRCLE
OF LIGHT, REGGAE
Saturday,
September 21
6PM ITCHY
ITCHY, ALTERNATIVE POP ROCK
8PM THE COURTESY CLERKS,
POP STYLE PUNK
10PM THE DANGED, SWAMP
RAWK 'N' ROLL, SEXY, SOUPED UP ROCKABILLY
MIDNIGHT 2 BUCKS SHORT,
POP STYLE PUNK
BETWEEN EACH SHOW THE DRAGON
TRIBE WILL PERFORM FIRE DANCING
Sunday,
September 22
6PM TYMPANIC
8PM WHAT YO MAMA WARNED YOU
BOUT
9:30PM ZAWADI, REGGAE
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Saturday
Sept.21
10:30 - 11:15 am Ballet Sangamar
West African Dancing & Drumming
11:30 – 12 pm Oregon Fantasy Puppet Theatre
Big marionette show/ string puppets
12:15 – 1 pm Dr. Delusion's Illusions
Magic
1:15 – 2 pm National Acadamy of Artistic
Gymnastics Tumbling Demo
2:15 – 3 pm Mad Science - Spin, Pop Boom
Science Show
3:15 – 4 pm Sharon Rodgers Folk Songs/Sing
Alongs/Family
4:15 – 5 pm Dean Livelybrooks Science
- This ain't no rocket science
Sunday
Sept. 22
11 - 11:45 am Kutsinhira's Youth
Ensemble Zimbabwe Music
12 - 12:45 pm Invincible Vincent Magic, mystery
and mayhem
1 - 1:45 pm Oregon Fantasy Puppet Theatre Big
marionette show/ string puppets
2 - 2:45 pm Dr. Delusion's Illusions Magic
3 - 3:45 pm Mad Science Spin, Pop Boom! Science
Show
4 - 4:45 pm Dana Smith with Lacey the Performing
Dog Juggling/Dog Tricks
Ambient
Entertainment
Dana Smith Family style juggling, comedy
and acrobatics; has been featured at the Eugene Celebration in past
years.
Alex Elixir World-class Canadian entertainer,
award-winning funnyman.
Hillbilly Willie Veteran of the Eugene Celebration,
his musicianship is unique.
David Kelly Local 19-year-old Eugenean returns
to entertain with his infectious comedy and juggling.
Elias Joseph Another Canadian entertainer with
a smooth style and technical juggling ability.
Derrick Smith That "robot guy" returns from
northern California to amaze with his mime robotic abilities.
Jason McPherson New to the festival, Jason
brings his talent for fun.
Robert Hart Another highly recommended newcomer
to the Eugene Celebration.
Gypsy Soul A husband and wife team from Ashland.
This highly musical act will take your breath away.
Celebration
Events
Thursday,
Sept. 19
2002
Mayor's Art Show The 2002 Mayor's
Art Show is an annual juried exhibition of new works by Lane County
artists. Exhibition features work in various media completed within
the last 12 months and runs through Oct. 24. In conjunction with the
Hult Center's 20th Birthday. Thursday, Sept.
19th - Sunday, Sept. 22nd, 6 pm., Sept. 19th,
11 am – 1 pm, Sept. 22nd, Jacobs
Gallery/Hult Center
12th
Annual Salon de Refusés The
2002 Salon des Refuses will be in its 12th year. This is a very popular,
special exhibit of works refused by the Mayor's Art Show, attended
by the public and artists. The Salon will be open for public viewing
until the closing reception on Friday, Oct. 4. Opening,
Thursday Sept. 19: 6:30 pm - midnight, Heron
Building (576 Olive St.)
Saturday,
Sept. 21st
Rugby
Celebration 10s Tournament The Eugene
Rugby Football Club, Ltd. hosts approximately 10 host games per year
and travels all over the Pacific NW playing rugby. Throughout the
1970s and early '80s, the Eugene 10s Tournament was known around the
West coast. Lane Community College main campus.
Saturday,
Sept. 21st - Sunday, Sept. 22nd
Shelton-McMurphy
Johnson House Tours Free admission
to the Historic Shelton McMurphy Johnson House during the weekend
of the Eugene Celebration to admission button holders. 303
Willamette St.
Saturday,
Sept. 21st
Eugene
Celebration Cycling Classic-Crow Valley Road Race The
Crow Valley Road Race starts and ends at Crow High School and is an
8.52-mile course done as laps with a 1.5 mile gradual climb, and rolling
to flat country roads. Prizes will be awarded.
Registration
| Course
Maps | More
Info 10 am. Crow High
School, Crow.
Saturday,
Sept. 21st
Eugene
Celebration Cycling Classic-Crow Time Trial The
Crow Time Trial course is flat to gradual rolling roads with good
to excellent pavement. The course begins and ends at Crow High School
and is a total of 9.76 miles. Prizes will be awarded. Registration
| Course
Maps | More
Info 4:30 pm Crow High School, Crow. Participation
Fee: Adults: $65 to $70; Juniors: (18 & under): $20-$25. Public
Contact: Jim Anderson 503-975-8229.
Sunday,
Sept. 22nd
Eugene
Celebration Run 2002 DEMI presents
the 8-Kilometer Main Race, 5-Kilometer Fitness Walk, and a 2-Kilometer
Kids' Fun Run. All three races start and finish at the Alton Baker
Park parking area. More
information | Map
9 am: Main Race/Walk. 9:45 am: Kids' Fun Run.
Alton Baker Park Participation Fee: Varies
Sunday,
Sept. 22nd
Eugene
Celebration Cycling Classic-Skinner Butte Criterium The
Skinner Butte Park Criterium course is .85 mile and includes wide,
flat city streets and a 500 meter gradual hill. It starts at Skinner
Butte Park Loop/Lincoln St., uses Lincoln, 3rd, Lawrence and Cheshire
streets. It finishes on the hill. Prizes will be awarded. Registration
| Course
Maps | More
Info 4:30 pm Skinner
Butte Park, Eugene
Sunday,
Sept. 22nd
Second
Annual OAR Jr Crew Canoe Regatta - Rowing Shell Rides/Race
Don't miss this rare opportunity
to climb into a rowing shell with seasoned rowers and experience one
of the oldest and most elegant sports. Then test your skills in a
race at High Noon. 10 am – 3 pm Alton-Baker
Reflecting Pond
Sunday,
Sept. 22nd
Second
Annual OAR Jr Crew Canoe Regatta - Relay Canoe Race Win
the coveted "Golden Oar" award and a day on the water at Dexter Reservoir
in a 60' 8-person rowing shell, complete with coxswain, coach and
picnic lunch. Pre-race meeting at 11:30; race starts at High Noon!
Prizes will be awarded for "Best Uniforms" and "Best Team Spirit"
11:30 a.m. Dexter Reservoir
Sunday,
Sept. 22nd
Stickball
with Your Friends Show up and play
a New York style street game; bring your own stick! 2:30
p.m. 10th & Olive
Sunday,
Sept. 22nd
AIA
People's Choice Awards Each year
the American Institute of Architects' Southwestern Oregon Chapter
sponsors this event to showcase the work of its members. The program
spotlights design excellence and allows the public to learn more about
the profession of architecture. 11 am –
5 pm 35 W. 8th Ave. Participation Fee: $25.
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