Calendar of Events
April 8-14
Thursday
Dance 76. $3 general, $1.50 students. 8 p.m. Robin
son Theatre, VHIard Hall.
Hoyt Axton. $5 advance, $6 at the door. 8 p.m. Lane
County Fairgrounds.
Mithandir. $1.508 p.m. Community Center for the Per
forming Arts, WOW Hall, 8th & Lincoln.
Alibi. The Backdoor, 1046 Oak Street.
Arroyo. Murphy & Me, 1475 Franklin.
Ralph Salisbury. Poetry reading. 7:30 p.m. EMU (room
to be posted).
“A Dolls House." $2.50:8:15 p.m. Very Little Theatre,
2350 Hilyard.
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Hilgard O’Riley. Free. 2:30 p.m. EMU Forum.
Pane/ on Agribusiness, “Liveability for Oregon's Fu
ture.” Free. 12:30 p.m. 167 EMU.
Dance 76. $3 general, $1.50 students. 8 p.m. Robin
son Theatre, VHIard Hall.
Jazz Lab Band, Fishbowl Follies. Free. 4-6 p.m. EMU
Fishbowl.
"Fanny Hill." $i. 7,9 & 11 p.m. 180 PLC.
Robin Rokey, organ concert $1. 8 p.m. Newman
Center, 1850 Emerald.
Belly Dancing. $1.50. 9 p.m. Community Center for the
Performing Arts, WOW Hall.
"Janis"98t. Midnight. Mayflower Theatre, 788E. 11th.
Alibi. The Backdoor.
Fox Weasel. Duffy’s, 801 E 13th.
“Festival on the Mall." Downtown Eugene. Various
exhibits and performances. Through Monday.
“A Doll’s House ’$2.50. 8:15 p.m. Very Little Theatre,
2350 Hilyard.
African Cultural Night. $3 general, $2 students, 501
children. 8 p.m. EMU Ballroom.
Compiled by Francis Dean
Saturdaij
‘Brother Sun, Sister Moon" $1. 7 & 9:30 p.m. 150
SC‘^Trojan Woman" $1. 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. 180 PLC.
American Old Time Music Festival. $3.25 general,
$2.50 students. 8 p.m. EMU Ballroom.
Dance '76, matinee. $2.50 adults, $125 students and
children 14. 2 p.m. Robinson Theatre.
Dance 76. $3 general, $1.50 students. 8 p.m. Robin
son Theatre.
Filipino Folk Dances 50$. 8:30 p.m. EMU.
“Janis” 98$. Midnight. Mayflower Theatre.
‘ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" $3. 8:30 p.m. Country
Squire, Coburg Exit, 1-5.
Alibi. The Backdoor.
Fox and Weasel. Duffy's.
McKenzie River Boys. Max's, 550 E 13th.
“A Doll's House." $2.50. 8:15 p.m. Very Little Theatre.
2350 HUyard
Sunday
‘Vtvre Savie" $ 1. 8 p.m. 180 PLC.
University Choir t, Portland Junior Symphony. $2.50
7:30 p.m. Beall Concert Hall, School of Music.
“Cal on a Hot Tm Roof," $3. 8:30 p.m. Country Squire.
Buigahan Music and dance workshop, free. 2-5 p.m.
103 GerUnger.
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Cyclone Madrono, Noon Gig. Free. Noon-1 p.m. EMU
East Lobby.
Tuesday
Medicine Wolf, Fishbowl Follies. Free. 8:30 - 10:30
p.m. EMU Fishbowl.
Eugene Junior Symphony. $1 adults, 50$ students. 8
p.m. Lane County Fairgrounds.
Tom Rush. $2.50 advance, $3 at the door. 7:30 & 10
p.m. Community Center tor the Performing Arts, WOW
Hall.
Mark Creighton. Duffy's.
“A Doll's House." $2.50. 8:15 p.m. Very Little Theatre,
2350 HHyard. Through Saturday.
Wednesday
Daniel Berrigan. Free. Noon. EMU Ballroom.
John Froines, "Politics of Energy" Free. 8 p.m. 167
EMU.
Northwest Filmmakers Festival. $1. 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.
180 PLC.
"Dedication" 50f. 8 p.m. Community Center for the
Performing Arts, WOW Hall.
Continuing
"Winslow Homer: Works in Black and White," George
Kokis University Museum of Ait Through April 11.
"Danish Design: Denmark's Centennial Salute to the
University of Oregon" University Museum of Art. April
19-May 17.
Landscape Abstractions by Jack Straton. Bruiner Gal
lery, UO Library Audiovisual Media Center. Through April
18.
Pottery by Vicki Halper and Khssy Kretzschnar.
Wallflowers, 1290 Pearl Street. Through April 24.
Sculpture by Mike Walsh. St. Mary's School, 715 W.
18th. Through April 28.
Photographs by Charles Kogod and sculpture by
Brian Gold bloom. Maude I. Kerns Art Center, 1910 E.
15th. Through April 25.
Horthuicst
"Ebony Fashion Fair 8 p.m. April 8. Portland Civic
Auditorium, 222 S. W. Clay Street.
Neil Diamond. April 10. Memorial Coliseum, Portland.
"Britten War Requiem," Oregon Symphony. 8:30 p.m.
April 12 & 13. Portland Civic Auditorium.
Oregon Symphony Youth Concert. 11 a.m. & 12:30
p.m. April 14. Portland Civic Auditorium.
Artists of Oregon 1976: Paperwork II; The Peking II
lunination; New Japanese Photography; Oregon Art from
Museum Collections. Portland Art Museum, 1219
Southwest Park Avenue. Through April 18.
Photographs by Philip Blume. Camerawork Gallery,
Good Samaritan Hospital Nursing Education Building,
2255 N. W. Northrup Street, Portland.
Axton plays tonight at Lane fairgrounds
By Bob Webb
I am less than the song I am
singing
I am more than I thought I
could be
... Come stand by my side
where I'm going
Take my hand if I stumble and
fall
It's the strength that you share
When you’re growing
That gives me what I need
most of all.
Hoyt Axton
Unless you have not turned on a
radio since 1958 you will probably
be familiar with the music of Hoyt
Axton, if not the name. Both will be
at the Lane County Fairgrounds
Auditorium tonight at 8 p.m.
Axton is a singer/songwriter
who, up until the last few years,
was known far better as the latter
than the former. Just a few of his
songs made famous by others:
“The Pusher’’ (Steppenwolf, also
used in the film Easy Rider), “Joy
to the World” and “Never Been to
Spain” (Three Dog Night), “Sweet
Misery” (John Denver), “No No
Song” (Ringo Starr), and, for
those of us who are older or with
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better memories, “Greenback
Dollar” (Kingston Trio).
Axton has been doing musical
things for quite a while. For many
years he bummed around (he
says of those days, “I don’t re
member anything before last
Tuesday”), but always remained
active as a more or less ‘ under
ground” West Coast performer
and recording artist. He made a
dozen albums for almost as many
labels, but only recently has he
started coming into his own as a
performer who sings his songs dif
ferently but often better than those
who made them famous.
In an era of singer/songwriters,
Hoyt Axton is one of the better
ones around. I find the man and
his music a joy to listen to.
Appearing with Axton is
Jonathan Edwards (remember
“Sunshine” back in 1972?) and a
newcomer, country singer Katy
Moffatt.
The Boston Herald American
says of Edwards: “Crowds and
AM ‘hits’ are not criteria for talent
In the case of Jonathan Edwards,
a hit can distort the proportions of
his ability. ‘Sunshine’ hardly af
forded a glimpse at a musician
who has worked very hard to be
come a stunning interpreter of
folk, bluegrass and freewheelin’
tunes as well as a top flight
tunesmrth to boot."
Distortions of reality to the con
trary, Edwards did indeed “start”
his solo career with a bonafide hit.
The million-plus selling single
"Sunshine" hit the high water
mark in early 1972 and introduced
this rather gentle-voiced
singer/songwriter to a very large
record buying audience.
But “Sunshine” was only one
chapter in Edward's musical his
tory. He had performed exten
sively with various groups before
that and has recorded five solo
albums since. He hasn't had any
more ‘big hits” but has gathered
up a loyal following for his gentle,
spirited, often rather moving
music.
Katy Moffatt is completely new
to me .To my knowledge she has
no recordings out but, according
to her promo biography, has
traveled around playing exten
sively in Texas, Colorado, and the
southwest.
This from her press release:
'Though deeply rooted in country,
Katy has studied the artistry of the
60 s and 70’s. Her combination of
aloneness in her searching effort,
her experiences within that jour
ney, and the intensity of her
awarenesses bring you a very
special style of country music.”
This is her first major tour.
Tickets for the performance are
$5 in advance and $6 at the door.
Tickets are available at the Sun
Shop, Crystal Ship, EMU Main
Desk, and Everybody s Records.
Tom Rush: Out of memory
and on to the WOW stage
To many people Tom Rush is
just a memory, old and dusty like
his song “Glory Road.”
But any recent viewer of Rush,
who James Taylor calls "one of
my main influences," can attest
that he has stood the test of time.
Rush will be at the Community
Center for the Performing Arts, 8th
and Lincoln, this Tuesday.
Rush started singing for a living
while still attending Harvard in the
early Sixties. Since then he has
performed all over the world and
made eleven albums.
Rush has a knack for discover
ing songs by unknown artists and
his records have helped many of
them find fame and recognition.
His latest album, Ladies Love Out
laws, features guest perfor
mances by quite a few of his "dis
coveries," including James
Taylor, Carly Simon and Jackson
Browne.
Monty Fisher will be coming out
of the woods around Corvallis to
warm up the audience for Rush.
Fisher was an Odyssey Cof
feehouse regular, whose original
songs of life and love in Oregon
and his high energy performances
have made him a local legend.
Rush and Fisher will be giving
two shows, at 7:30 and 10 p.m.
Childcare is available.
Tickets are $2.50 in advance
and $3 at the door. Advance tick
ets are available at Book and Tea,
House of Records, New Frontier
Market and the W.O.W. Hall. For
further information, call the Com
munity Center at 687-2746.
Thuriuiav. Anri I H. 1978