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About What's happening. (Eugene, OR) 1982-1993 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1983)
FREE January 13 - January 20, 1983 what’s Happening f This Week in Eugene & Springfield Srawe A Weekly Guide to Events and Entertainment 4232* ■ •_ -_ . - Vol. n No. 1 Jan. 13, 1983 ******* Published Every Thursday LA , ,1- , --------• --—-—---— NORTHWEST (i \ WORK ING* PRESS C Photograph by Michael Williams See page 3 for a message to the community from these folks—the worker/owners of Northwest Working Press. Thursday 13 Workshops Sufi Instruction, 302 Deady Hall, UO, near 13th & Kincaid, 7 pm, free. Call 343-2491 for information. Assertiveness training for women who are other than the average 18-22 year old student. A special welcome to women returning to school. 2-5 pm, Room 101 in the EMU, free. 686-4099. Sponsored by Women in Transition. Writer’s Support Group, Room 117 at the LCC Downtown Center, 7-10 Dr. Taylor begins classes in theatre/ movement improvisation. Friends Meeting Hall, 2274 Onyx from 6-7:30 pm, $5 . 688-1251. Marketing Your Written Words: Hands-on workshop focusing on proven techniques to being publish ed in all areas of writing. 7-10 pm at Silver Lea Elementary School, 250 Silver Lane. 689-9337. Workshops Europe on Your Own, an LCC Adult Ed das is at 7 pm. Room 321, Down town Center. Covers independent travel on a limited budget. $25. Through March 10. 345-0702. Comparative Philosophies, taught by Chakdud Tulku Rinpoche, will take place at the Tibetan Library, 1159 Mill St, at 7:30. Continues through Jan 25. $5/session or $15/ series. 942-8602. Nordic Downhill workshop on equipment, clothing and places to go plus ... a three projector slide show on skiing the high peaks of Oregon. 7 pm, Room 23 EMU at the U of O. Meetings The Essential Oil Growers League will hold its annual meeting all day today at the Red Lion Inn, Spring field. Meeting for all returned Peace Corps volunteers and anyone else inter ested. Room 101, EMU, 7:30-9:30 pm, 686-3235. Meditation instruction, chanting and a video, "Satsang with Swami Muktananda.” 7:30 pm, free, 86 W 25th Ave. 342-8387. Film The Caine Mutiny, starring Hum phrey Bogart, will show at 7 pm in the Springfield Library Meeting Room, 225 N Sth St. Free. Radio A Canticle for Leibowitz, part 10, on KLCC, 89.7 FM, 7:30 pm. Thon Taddeo philosophizes about the an cient documents—and a poet prophesizes a dark end for mankind's intellectual revolution. Songs of Work, Struggle and Change, KLCC, 89.7 FM. An hour of good music. The Oregon Story; Jean Avel talks about her new book. Valley of the Horses. 11:45 am, KWAX 91.1 FM. An Oregon Evening: Bill of Rights Ratified. The rights of immigrants, 6:30 pm on KWAX 91.1 FM. Art Open drawing, models repetoire of poses vary, drawing sessions Tues day and Thursday evenings, 6:30-9:30, Room 275 Lawrence Hall. CLASSIFIEDS’ p.ll Also inside: Music Bulletin At the Movies, Art Galleries WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SKY This issue inaugurates a new feature in Whats Happening for 1983: What’s Happening in the Sky. This weekly column will tell Eugene/Springfield residents what planets and stars they can see in the sky at night and will also present some interesting celestial tidbits for those who get hunger pangs while traveling through the galaxy. The column is writen by Larry Deckman, a local inventor and celestial map maker. This star map shows the stars visible above Spencer's Butte at 8 pm each night from Jan 13-20. This week high in the sky is Perseus, the Hero, with his arm out stretched. Down beneath his feet are the Pleiades, a bright star cluster. Look slightly farther down and you will find Taurus, the Bull. Incidentally, to really get the most out of this star map, use a dim flashlight or one with a red bulb. That way, you won't blind yourself to the stars above you. Just after sunset, you should be able to see Venus as a bright while light in the southwest. Slightly to the left of Venus will be red Mars. While not quite as bright as Venus, its color should give it away. For those with early jobs or a taste for sunrise, Jupiter can be seen as a very bright white point (much brighter than any star in the sky) in the southeast before dawn. Saturn will also be visible in the early twilight hours, rising at about 2 am each morning this week. It is a bright yellowish planet that can be seen above Spencer's Butte at about 6:30 am. Try to peek at it with a tele scope; you'll be amazed! As to the Moon, get set for a beautiful sight on Saturday the 15th at sunset. At that time it should be visible (weather permitting) just above Venus. This week's celestial eye-opener (taken from the book. Other Worlds Than Ours): "Small bodies from outer space entering the Earth's atmosphere usually become incandescent 'shooting-stars,' and by far the greater number are com pletely converted to the finest ash—'star dust'—which floats down through the skies to the almost incredible extent of some 14,000 tons per day." Glow-in-the-dark maps of the Heavens over Eugene/Springfield are now locally available. Forget the rain outside as you look above your bed each night and see the stars shine! The map also makes a "glowing" birthday or holi day gift. They can be purchased for $7 from Larry Deckman at 2740 Monroe St. in Eugene. Call 343-7166.
