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Music Bulletin ... pages 6-7 Also inside: At the Movies, Art Galleries ... FREE Thursday 18 Speakers Rosa Maria Ruiz, Bolivian Human Rights Activist, will speak at 7:30 pm in the Latin American Cultural Center, 1236 Kincaid, on her work in the rural mining communities of Bolivia and the reforms needed to bring hope to the people. $1. Spon sored by the Eugene Council for Hu man Rights in Latin America, 484 5867. Ruiz will focus on Bolivia re turning to civilian rule after 18 years of military government. Women and Counseling: an alterna tive for women and men is the title of a lecture at University of Oregon, Gilbert 341. Call Women's Referral and Resource at 686-3327 for more information. Women's Rights in Bolivia will be discussed by Bolivian human rights activist Rosa Maria Ruiz at 3:30 pm in Room 121A U of O Law School; cost is $1. Co-sponsored by several University organizations including Women's Law Forum. Russell Sadler, journalist and broad cast commentator, will speak on the gubernatorial race and political pub lic relations at 6:30 pm at the Eugene Hilton. Cost is $2, and the public is invited to attend this meeting of the International Assoc, of Business Communicators. Allan Winkler, UO historian, dis cusses “20th Century America and the Impact of War” at 8 pm at the Eugene Conference Center adjacent to the Hilton Hotel, 7th and Oak. He will evaluate the homefront response to various wars, including the fluctuations in popular support. Free. Part of the annual Forum Lecture Series sponsored by the U of O Committee for the Arts and Humanities. Theatre A Company of Wayward Saints by George Herman, a comedy about a commedia dell’ arte troupe opens at Very Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard at 8:15 pm. Tickets cost $4. Call box office 344-7751 to reserve tickets. Oh, What a Lovely War! plays tonight at the Arena Theatre, Villard Hall, U of O, at 8 pm. Tic kets are 85 general public, 83.25 UO students and senior citizens, .84other students. Meetings Parents Without Partners orienta tion for new members at 7 pm, gen eral meeting 8 pm: "Facing Up to Our Fears." Westminster Presby terian Church, 777 Coburg Road. Call 342-8442 for more information. State Capitol hearing on Dept, of Human Resources request to require parents receiving public assistance who have a 12 month old or older child to participate in the JOBS pro gram in order to remain eligible for assistance. A second proposal would cause all public assistance recipients failing to comply with the JOBS pro gram to lose food stamp assistance. Votes on these proposals will take place on Friday. Call the toll-free number, 1-800-686-7500 to speak to your representative. Locally, call Client's Council, 342-5167, for more information. Children 2 Chinese Shadow Puppet Shows for all ages at the Eugene Public Library at 10:30 and 3:30 pm. Free. 'Two of Everything" and 'The Rooster’s Horns." Concert Music Oregon Piano Quartet will play works by Gabriel Faure and Johan nes Brahms at 8 pm in Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon. General admission is $2, free to senior citi zens, students, and children under 12. Part of the Faculty Artist concert series. Children's Choral Festival will gather some 2,500 grade school children from 41 Oregon schools at the Hult Center for the Per forming arts. Begins at 10 am. with concerts by six children’s choral groups and 10 school singing units, and includes a special 3 pm concert by the Vien na Choir Boys. Vienna Choir Boys will present a public concert at 8 pm in the Silva Concert Hall; call the Hult Center box office, 687-5000 for ticket information. Radio Taylor Made Piano features “Prebop” at 1 pm on KLCC, 89.7 FM, featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and others. A Canticle for Liebowitz, NPR Playhouse Production, plays part 2 of 15, at 7:30 pm on KLCC 89.7 FM. Boogie Music James Thornbury Band rocks Old Taylor's from 9:30 pm-1:30 am. Chuck Berry, at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Friday, Nov. 19, at 7 pm and 9:30 pm. Workshops. Siddha Yoga Meditation Center, 86 W. 25th Ave., offers an experience in meditation and chanting at 7:30 pm; free. This form of meditation is a method of self-discovery that comes naturally while gradually transforming one's experience of liv ing. For more information, call 683-2591. Toys: Muriel Singer, director of Child Care Inc., will lead an in formal discussion of different types of worthwhile toys for chil dren and will explore the link be tween child abuse and toys from 7-8:30 pm at 169 N Washington St (at the edge of Skinners Butte Park). Free. Call 344-1165 for more information. Mind As Healer, Mind Ab Player by Douglas Bloch is free at the Eugene Center for Acupuncture and Acupressure, 1177 Pearl, 841-3593, from 7:30-10 pm. Learn to make fancy pillows at Jean's Knitting Center; call 343-9916 for details. list your event FREE page11
