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About What's happening. (Eugene, OR) 1982-1993 | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1983)
Thursday Classes / Workshops Parapsychology and You investigates mental telepathy, astral travel, psycho* metry, precognition and past-life regres sion. Free, 1-2:30 pm. Room 313, Allen, UO Campus. Exploring the World Beyond: Learn how to communicate with those in the 4th Dimension. Advanced parapsychology class. Free. 3-4:30 pm. Room 313 Allen, UO. Forum on Alternative Parenting, Gay Pride Week Event. Forum Room, EMU, UO. 12-1:45 pm. Legal Issues of Concern to Gays & les bians. Includes constitutional laws, direc tions of pending legislation. Gay Pride week event. 3-5 pm, Forum Room, EMU, UO. Etc. Hard Times Lunches . . . authentic Latin food. Benefits Latin American Refugees. 1236 Kincaid. 11:30-2 pm. Growers Market pick-up day at 454 Willa mette St. Extra food available to those who don't order. Excellent prices. 687-1145. ARC Bingo, cash prizes awarded. 18 years and older. $2 minimum. 5:30-10 pm. 77 W 11th St. Every Thurs., Fri., Sat. & Mon. McKenzie Riders potluck. 7 pm, 269 Walnut Lane. 344-3951. All interested per sons encouraged to attend. Seniors Day sponsored by People Who Care, at Season's Friendly Eating Res taufant, 1488 W 7th St. Theme is Crisis Information and features special speakers. Music by Dueta Azteca, 1-2 pm. All seniors cordially invited. 687-2666. Classes / Workshops Esoteric Tarot with Mitzi Linn. This first series covers the 7 cards of the major ar cana, those of the specifically feminine archetypes. Guided meditation, myth ology and other esoteric teachings used. $10/class, 7 pm, 345-0233. Midwifery (intermediate level). In-depth coverage with emphasis on complications and emergencies. $125. 732 W 6th St. Preregister. 836-7155. Massage and Living Anatomy. 7 weeks exploring structural and emotional rela tionships of muscles, bones, tendons and landmarks of the body. With Arnold Porter, $60. 7-9:30 pm, 1177 Pearl St. 683-9230. Support Group for Women Who Write or want to. 7:30 pm. Call Connie at 484-4435 days, 343-6813 eves. $l/night. Friday 15 Meetings Native American Student Union 4th An* nual Symposium at Red Lion Inn con tinues today. Call 686-3723 for complete schedule. Mexican Food Potluck and Recipe Swap sponsored by Network Singles. Good food, fun and socializing are the purpose of this event. Don't forget silverware. $2.50/non-members. 7 pm. 3467 Ox Bow Way, Eugene. Gay Potluck and picnic, Hendricks Park Shelter, 1 pm. Free. A-H bring salads. i-R main dish, S-Z desserts. All welcome. Speakers Kurt Forster, Architecture History Pro fessor, MIT, will discuss late 19th Century urbanism. 4:30, Lawrence Hall, UO. WHATS HAPPENING P.O. Box 259 Eugene, OK 97440 484-0519 Por Information ubout advertising, cull 484-0518 Friday Workshops / Classes Lesbians and Alcohol Workshop. Topics include why people drink, social pressure and alternatives to drinking. EMU 101, UO. 9:30-11:30 am. TV/Video Cabe II (Community Access) features Nguzo Saba, 6:00 pm; La Voz Hispanica, 6:30; Metro Mania, 7:00; Friday Night in Ducktown, 7:30; Trekkon, stars. costumes, convention highlights of a Star Trek Convention held in San Antonio, Texas, local Star Fleet Fan Club members were guests of honor, 8:30; Science of Mind in Action, Rev. Ingram on "Is God a Dream?", 9:00; Libertarian Options, Prin ciples of Liberty, Part 4, 9:30. Theatre Ah, Wilderness continues. See 4/14 listing. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds continues. See 4/14 listing. The Public Eye, a one-act comedy by Peter Shaffer with John Duncan, Don Scorby and Rebecca Proctor performed in cabaret setting upstairs at The Brass Rail. Over 21. Directed by Martha Wehmeier. $2.50. 9 pm. 453 Willamette. Perform ances tonight through April 23. Etc. Deadline is today for audition tapes for the Willamette Valley Folk Festival. Unemployed Speak Out at the Federal Building at noon. Sponsored by Lane Un employment Project, part of Jobs With Peace Week. There will be free lunch for the unemployed. Mad Hatter's Tea celebrates the 7th An niversary of the Springfield Library. 5-7 pm. 225 N. A St., Springfield. Public is in vited to enjoy traditional English tea. Tours of library will be conducted. Wear a hat, crazy or otherwise! Oregonians to Stop the Sales Tax rally on the Capitol Steps, Salem. Noon. Candlelight Walk and Vigil for Jobs with Peace on Tax Day. Gather at the Federal Bldg, at 8 pm to walk to Post Office. Music by the Crustaceans. Concert Music Elvira James and Laura Zerr perform a joint senior recital in Room 198, Music, at Eugene Opera performs Sweet Betsy from Pike, a comic opera based on the great American folksong, and The Telephone. Free. Open to public. The Mall Fountain, Broadway and Willamette. Noon Radio KWAX 91.1 FM features your choice on Matinee Performance. Noon. Call in 686-4245. Blazers vs. Golden State, KEED 1450 AM. ( weoss)) STREET 7 Come to t’e Markel where shopping 1$ 0* ndly esperence and s are reasonable The At night ditetialeve grot rty stoep Mon Sal 7 Midnight Sun 10 Midnight 1 Friday Film Coming Home, 190 PLC, UO, 7 & 9:30 pm. $1.50. Time Bandits, 150 Geology, 7 & 9:15 pm. $1.50. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Krishnamurti, Alan Watts, Lama Govinda. Films spon sored by Unitarian Church, 40th & Donald, 7:30 pm. $3.75. Refreshments served. Midget Morris, etc. continue at Eugene Public Library. See 4/14 listing. Sports / Recreation Beauty and the Beast Rodeo. 8 pm, Lane County Fairgrounds Inside Arena. $5/ringside, $4/bleacher. Seniors, under 18, $2. Children under 6, free. Tickets at Spotted Mule Saddlery, Cinch & Saddle, Springfield Outdoor Store, also at the Saturday 16 Earth Week Events Earthweek Ball, 8-12, Ballroom, EMU. Dance, featuring the Crustaceans, Arous ing Spirit, and The Cashiers. Co sponsors: Cultural Forum, Citizens Ac tion for Lasting Security, and Students for a Nuclear Free Future. Cost $1.50 until 8:30, then $3 after 8:30. Doors open 7 pm. Art Spring Arts and Crafts Show and Sale presented by Oregon Homecrafters As sociation. Demonstrations by various ar , tists and crafters. Many unique displays and gifts. April 16-17, 10 am-5 pm, Lane Co. Fairgrounds Auditorium. Admission free. Wheelchair accessible. Fairs / Festivals Saturday Market, an open-air crafts and food fair, today features entertainment by Shelly and the Crustaceans, a Seattle based anti-nuclear theater and vocal group at noon. Each Saturday, 10 am-5 pm, at the Park Blocks, 8th and Oak. Speaker Marty Acker, human sexuality specialist, will speak on "Grieving the Lost Love: Fantasy or Fact!" at 8 pm. Followed by Network Singles regular dance/party at 9:30. $2.50/$4 non-member. APRIL FILM FESTIVAL APRIL 15 MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA KRISHNAMURTI (END OF CONFLICT) ALAN WATTS LAMA GOVINDA Intermission & Refreshments UNITARIAN CHURCH 40th & Donald 7:30 p.m. $3.00 SALE of all Sekais in stock Save $25 to $60 with this coupon! Good through April 30th SEKAI _ Willamette _ - OSWorfs -- enth W WEugene, Oregon 97401 663 E. Thirteenth' Eugene. Oregon 97401-343-7096 Highlights There will be a free public symposium on Freedom and Culture in the Soviet Union, April 18-23. Noted Russian humanist and sculptor Ernst Neizvestny will join five other authorities to discuss the reciprocal relationship between political freedom and cultural development in the Soviet Union. They will focus on the evolution of Soviet cinema under the aesthetics of "social realism." The UO symposium will include seven lectures, five films and numerous opportunities for discussion. See our calendar for the daily schedule. The UO Museum of Art invites you to an opening reception, 2-4 pm, April 17. EARTH WEEK 1983, a student-sponsored series of events at the University, will feature films and lectures on environmental issues plus a "clean-up the Mill Race" campaign. This celebration, April 16-22, will host several noted authors and activists: Nick Allen, editor of Diet for a Small Planet, "soft energy" ac tivists Amory and Hunter Lovins, Norman Soloman, investigative reporter, Ernest Callenbach, author of Ectopia, journalist Paul Loeb, and more. Also featured will be the controversial film "Acid Rain from heaven;" pro duced by the Canadian Film Board. This documentary, about toxic chemicals from U.S. steel plants mixing with rain to form an acidic solution, has been declared "foreign propaganda" and anyone showing this film must register with the Department of Justice! There will also be a photography competition, the purpose of which is to compose a visual background of photographs to reinforce Earth Week. The prints will be judged on how well they relate to the theme as well as photo graphic merit. This celebration is full of exciting events. Check the calendar under Earth Week for complete listings. NOT JUST ANOTHER SONG & DANCE is the $40,000 combined fundraising campaign of Eugene Opera and The Eugene Ballet Company. Individuals are invited to make a $10 (or more) donation to Not Just Another Song & Dance April 9-16 to support Eugene Opera and The Eugene Ballet. Donors names will be entered in a grand prize drawing scheduled for the 17th. (Grand prize is an 8-day vacation for two to Hawaii. Many more additional prizes.) As part of this fundraiser, local opera artists and members of The Ballet will perform several community events scheduled through the 16th. Opera excerpts will be sung, noon-l:00 at the Metropol, Peter & The Wolf will be presented at noon the 14th on the Mall, and Sweet Betsy from Pike and The Telephone will be the 15th at noon on the mall. Send in your $10 to be eligible for one of many prizes! Announcements AU Lane County Veterans, widows and survivors of veterans may obtain informa tion and assistance in filing for veterans' benefits. Contact Veterans Service Office, 135 East 6th St., Eugene 97401. Earth Week is having a photography com petition. The prints can deal with people in all possible environments but all must have a: human artifact or a person in its composition, as well as part of the earth. All prints will be displayed in room 167 of the EMU, the 18th-22nd. Submissions accepted from 2-7 pm the 15th, in the Century Room F, EMU. If you're planning a remodeling project this spring, BRING Recycling may have just the door or window you need to com plete the job. BRING has a good supply of reusable doors and windows of all sizes, shapes and styles in stock right now at the BRING warehouse. To find out more, just call BRING, 746-3023. This spring Eugene Parks and Recreation Dept, will provide free tree plantings, tree trimmings and stump grinding. For more information or assistance, call the Parks maintenance office at 687-5334. The Lane Unemployment Project, a com munity organization focusing on the problems of Lane County’s jobless workers, will hold a "Speakout on Un employment" April 15th. The rally is set for noon at the Federal Building and will set aside an "open mike" for unemployed Oregonians. Lunch for jobless workers will be provided by local church groups. Music and entertainment are also plan Rape Crisis Network Support Group meets at the YWCA on Tuesdays from 7-9 pm. For more information call 485-6700. EARTH WEEK BALL The CRUSTACEANS anti-nuclear band from Seattle AROUSING SPIRIT Reggae music THE CASHIERS almost all women rock Saturday • April 16*8 PM EMU Ballroom Admission: $3 ($1.50 until 8:30) What the Reagan Administration Doesn’t Want You to Know about Nicaragua! NICK ALLEN Editor of Diet for a Small Planet at an AUTHENTIC CENTRAL AMERICAN BENEFIT MEAL Monday, April 18 • 5:30-7:30 PM • 1236 Kincaid Sliding Scale: $3.50-$5.00 Child: $2.00 followed by POLITICS OF WORLD HUNGER 150 Geology • 8 PM • Free For more info call 484-5867 or 343-4356 Sponsored by ECHRLA and Survival Center
