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About What's happening. (Eugene, OR) 1982-1993 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1983)
La Pena Norte partners Bob Manning and Nelly Link celebrate the opening of their new coffee house at 1236 Kincaid. New Coffee House to Open La Pena Norte Photo by Michael Williams Nelly Link of the Eugene Council for Human Rights in Latin America and Bob Mann ing, director of the play “Chicana” this year, are team ing up to bring the community an ongoing coffee house. The coffee house will be named La Perla Norte and will be located at 1236 Kincaid. Featured at La PetSa Norte will be coffee (no alcoholic beverages will be serv ed) and tea. There will be live entertaiment ranging from folk music to bluegrass to jazz. La Pena Norte will also be featuring local dance and drama com panies. Also an ongoing theatre company will be connected to the coffee house that will be directed by Bob Manning. La Peffa Norte will be a vehi cle to share information with the community about the problems happening in Latin countries as well as helping local artists in the community create a place to per form material. If you have a group or just yourself, and you wish to play at the coffee house, call 484-5867 for an audition time. If you wish to try out for the coffee house theatre group directed by Bob Manning, also call that number. Support the rights for people in Latin coun tries and your local artists. Come to La Pena Norte coffee NIGHTS at the FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY weekend nights 5:30-9:30pm daily 7am-2pm Daily Specials Homecooked food and desserts 395 W STH house. The coffee house will be open 8-11 pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, starting August 12, 13 and 14. astrology a George Warren 1797 East 25th Eugene, OR 97403 485-1498 At the Brass Rail Sex on the Second Floor The Cascade Balzac Company is creating laughter and fun, upstairs at the Brass Rail, with their two one-act comedies. Tenacity and Me Too Then, both of which are billed under the apt title, Sex on the Second Floor. Composed of Eugene ac tor/comedians Don Scorby, Martha Wehmeier, and John Duncan, and stage managers Re becca Proctor and Mike Chap man, the company comments on some of the sexual mores and at titudes with which most of us have to wrestle. Tenacity, the first play, is a very silly story about a dullard named Oscar (played very well by Duncan) and his manipula tive girlfriend Julia (Wehmeier). Poor Oscar is sex-starved but ex tremely shy, and scared to death of offending Julia. Julia is the proverbial tease, keeping poor Oscar hanging. Oscar’s friend Joe (Scorby), obviously more worldly and knowledgeable about these things, suggests a plan of attack. As super neu rotics of an age I hope is past, Duncan and Wehmeier were ter rific, as was Scorby as the glib but obtuse friend. In spite of some truly funny highlights, however, I found it somewhat torturous watching that much neuroticism going nowhere. Me Too Then vias a better play all around, giving all the players more to work with. John Duncan again plays a bland kind of guy, this time a pharmacist named Leonard. Wehmeier plays Vera, his girlfriend, and Scorby, a natural clown, plays Slats, a burlesque comic who stirs up Vera and Leonard’s otherwise boring, predictable relationship of convenience. Slat’s irrever ence sends Leonard up the wall, but wins Vera over. It’s a funny play with some great one-liners, the best of which comes from Vera’s parakeet. The stage has been moved into the center of the large upstairs room, creating better seating all around. The atmosphere is fes tive and fun. Comic theatre couldn’t ask for a better forum. Host and owner Lloyd McKinley and staff join in the fun, making sure everyone has plenty of fresh popcorn and drinks. If you haven’t been upstairs at the Brass Rail, you should check it out. It is becoming one of the most popular night spots in Eugene. Sex on the Second Floor con tinues Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, through July 30. The show starts at 9 pm, but get there early to get a seat. They’ve been selling out every night. —S.U. european styled foods & spirits "Bruno does all the cooking and always makes sure your meal is the best in Eugene. ” 343-9324 in the Fifth Pearl Bldg. 207 E. Fifth, Eugene Yo Jew GOLDSMITH handmade jewelry 5th ST. PUBLIC MARKET On the Balcony Third Floor hem OPENING JULY 25 u 300 COME AND ENJOY OUR COFFEE OPEN 8A.M. 10P.M DAILY MUSIC ON ERL & SAT. NIGHTS 7 9 0 EAST 14th STREET EUGENE C C ALLANN BF TRADITIONAL . ROASTERS-.* : SINCF 1<»72 .
