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About What's happening. (Eugene, OR) 1982-1993 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1983)
Freedom of the Press— A Letter to the Community On the night of Dec. 22, 1982, Northwest Working Press was van dalized for the third time in a year. During the first two break-ins our customer files and financial records were taken, while cash and readily salable items were not touched. This last time the intruders spray painted disarmament literature, printing presses, paper stocks, and stereo equipment, and took the lens from our copy camera (replacement value $2000). In the last two break-ins, deadbolt locks were picked. We are a small, worker-controlled business that does both commercial printing and publishing for such causes as the nuclear freeze. We feel a strong need for people to hear about this sad series of events. We want everyone in our community to realize that freedom of speech is not universally respected here in Eugene Springfield. We were grateful that KEZI-TV, KVAL-TV and KLCC radio covered the last break-in. Sadly, the Register-Guard declined to print a story about the incident, despite the urging of many com munity members to do so. We find it ironic that our local newspaper would not be interested in this story. Aren't attacks on civil liberties and press freedoms natural topics for a newspaper? We wonder how big the headlines would have been if the Register-Guard's presses had been spray painted instead of With the help of many, business has been carried on as usual but now more than ever we are needing sup port from our community. We are now raising money to replace the ex pensive lens, as well as tighten our security. We are asking donations from all those that feel it important to keep a press such as ours alive and running strong. If you wish dona tions to be tax deductible, make checks payable to McKenzie River Gathering. Send all donations to Northwest Working Press, 1002 W. 2nd, #4, Eugene, OR 97402. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, The folks at Northwest Working Press Rolfing free evaluation JON CARROLL Certified Rolfer (503) 683-3689 The Healing Tree Massage Therapy Therapeutic Touch Counseling Reba Townsend, LMT 342-5366 Sliding Scale Gift Certificates -=---==-=-===================== START YOUR DAY AT THE COFFEE CORNER Eugene's only locally roasted coffees—by the cup or by the pound SOUTHTOWNE (A 28maOAK) FIFTH ST. MAMET y 5th A HIGH THE COFFEE CORNER QALANo A fine selection of books on personal & spiritual growth, psychology, healing, the occult. Records & tapes of music for meditation and relax Unique in Eugene. Posters—Cards—laccase Monday-Saturday 104 790 E. 11th Ave. • 485-4848 Friday Radio Songs of Work, Struggle and Change, KLCC, 89.7 FM. An hour of good music. Modern Mono, new rock. KLCC 89.7 FM at 11:30 pm. Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2, No. 2 at 10 am on KWAX, 91.1 FM. University Street: Larry Pierce, Special Asst. to the Chancellor, talks about "A Strategic Plan for Higher Education in Oregon," KWAX. Jazz Revisited, Jazz Songbook, 6:30 pm on KWAX. Old Grooves, Jim Lemart presents Lionel Hampton's early pick-up groups Jive and jump. KWAX. Straight Ahead, 8:30 pm, KWAX. Workshops Modern Hypnosis, free - demon stration by Bob Podolsky, MS, at the New Age Center, 1015 River Rd. 484-1449. Meetings The Lane County Horticulture Society meeting will be starting at 9:00-3:30 at the Shiloh Inn, 1-5 and Beltline, on Gateway. 485-6238. Concert Music The Oregon Symphony performs at 8:30 pm at Silva Hall in the Hult Center. Antithesis and Revenants will be fea tured as part of Hiawatha's (a com position student) master's degree recital at 8 pm in Beall Concert Hall. Encore will be performed in Silva Hall at the Hult Center at 8 pm. This is produced and directed by Ed Ragozzino of LCC. Big Band Jazz Concert at 7 pm at the EMU Ballroom. Reggae party with Arousing Spirit at the New Age Center, 1015 River Road, 9 pm. Boogie Music The WOW Hall presents Country Joe McDonald and the Manzanita Band with special guests Harry Stamper of Coos Bay, Attis the Spoonman and Liv the Piper. A multi-media concert/dance with light show. All ages welcome. Made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Arts Commission. 8th & Lincoln at 9:30 pm. Films Mad Max will be showing at 180 Prince Lucien Campbell at 7 and 8:45 pm. Darshan with Neem Kroli Baba. Rare footage shot in Nanital, India. Also, Judaism, The Chosen People, depicts travels from NY to Jerusalem in an attempt to define and explain the Jewish religious experience. This begins a continuing series at the Uni tarian Church, 40th & Donald. 7:30, $2.50. 235-7332. The Elephant Man shows at 150 Geology, 7 & 9 pm. Cutter's Way shows at 177 Law rence, 7 & 9 pm. Video Electronic Magic Circle Show, created by Jesse Nazareth, is an en tertainment show combining video art image on a multi-screen projec tion display with popular and rock stereo music. 8-10 pm at WISTEC. 484-9027. AORTA: Two From the Heart AORTA (Autonomous Oregon Repertory Theatre Actors) is, as the name implies, a group of actors, directors, and production personnel who have, in the past, made their living working with the Oregon Repertory Theatre. When that company closed its doors this fall, several of these people chose to con tinue their work in a new location—Eugene’s long-standing artists' showcase, the Community Center for the Performing Arts. AORTA's first performance will be two one-act plays, A Slight Ache by Harold Pinter, and Birdbath by Leonard Melfi. Birdbath has been called both terrifying and humorous. Director Bill Reid previously directed ORT's Mid night Mafia production. Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and was seen in the WOW Hall's production of Dylan Thomas' Under Milkwood. Ken Hof. play ing Frankie Basta, was last seen in ORT's Streetcar Named Desire. Rebecca Proctor plays Velma Sparrow. She played Laura in ORT's Glass Menagerie and was seen in Tobacco Road. A Slight Ache, by Harold Pinter, has been described as a “comedy of Menace." It, like Birdbath, is a story of relationship, and has come to be regarded as one of Pinter's funniest plays. A Slight Ache is directed by Robert Webb, an actor and director with many credits to his name. He appeared in ORT's Midsummer Night's Dream as Bottom, and has directed numerous pro ductions for ORT and other theatre companies. James Conant, playing Ed ward, has been in many ORT productions including Our Town. He has also acted with the University Theatre and at Lane Community College. Catharine Guerin, playing Flora, has an extensive background in dance. Most recently she appeared in the Eugene Ballet Company's The Nutcracker. Jerry Campbell, the matchseller, performed in ORT's Streetcar Named Desire and currently plays with On the Edge, an original improvisational comedy group. Birdbath and A Slight Ache will be presented Jan 13, 19 & 20 at 8:30 pm at the Community Center for the Performing Arts, at 8th & Lincoln. Admission is $3. HAPPY 1983!! to the Eugene Community from the Arica Team. Watch for our upcoming workshops on Couples • Teamwork • Whole Body Fitness Stress Reduction • Meditation A HUMAN BEING IS MORE THAN ANYONE BELIEVES For information, call 484-4243. "The right to search for truth implies also a duty. One must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be true." —Albert Einstein Donations to What's Happening are TAX DEDUCTIBLE What's Happening brings you free weekly in formation on the events and entertainment in Eugene and Springfield. Show your support of our efforts with a tax deductible donation to our non-profit parent corporation Energy Futures, Inc. Donations can be in cash or in-kind. Call 484-0519 for more information. Send donations to: ENERGY FUTURES, INC. P.O. Box 259 Eugene, OR 97440
