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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1981)
Coming events Getting rid of homophobic myths I a n.ano Aiiy Fnllas nnmp? 1 i to the Eugene screen tonight as a preview to the Gay Pride '81, a week-long celebration sponsored by the Gay Peo ple’s Alliance on campus. An annual event, "Gay Pride Week,” as it has com monly been known in the past, is an effort on the part of the Alliance to educate the public and dispel homo phobic myths. Nationally acclaimed feminist comic Robin Tyler, nationally known singer songwriters Tom Wilson and Charlie Murphy and local musician Ashlie Wade will perform and participate in the celebration during the week. In addition, workshops, movies, and dinners all make up Gay Pride '81. For a schedule of events and/or information, contact the Gay People’s Alliance at 686-3360. Showtimes for La Cage Aux Folles are 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. in 150 Geology. ‘Margarita Man’ comes to town April 15 may be payday for the Tax Man, but the Margarita Man will claim his just rewards at 8 p.m Wednesday in McArthur Court. Jimmy Buffett is on the road again promoting his latest album, Coconut Telegraph Buffett, infamous for such Seventies’ classics as "Margaritaville," “Why Don’t We Get Drunk (and Screw)” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” is one of today’s musical artists who has remained likable, unblemished and immeasurably fun. His promotion of the “Caribbean Crazies," in lifestyle and in song, spills onto the stage with the help of his equally loony Coral Reefer Band. For all you Reefers (and you know who you are), tickets are $7.50 and $6.50 for University students, and $8.50 and $7.50 for the general public. Tickets may be purchased at the EMU Main Desk, Toad Hall Hi-Fi on the Downtown Mall and Bremen Town Records at Valley River Center. Triangular Love Betrayal, a Harold Pinter drama that begins at the end of a love triangle and ends at the beginning of the relationship, opens tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in the Arena Theatre on campus. Tickets are $2.75 for university students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for the general public. Betrayal plays Friday and Saturday nights and April 15-18. Listenin’ to the Blues The Legendary Blues Band opens in Eugene tonight for the first of three performances at The Place. Led by Pinetop Perkins at the piano, the band includes guitarist Louis Myers, harmonica player Jerry Portnoy, bassist Calvin Jones and percussionist Willie Smith. Formerly known as the Muddy Waters Blues Band, The Legendary Blues Band has toured around the world in recent years, including appearances at: the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport R.I.; the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Montreaux, Switzerland; the Capitol Radio Jazz Festival in London, England; the International Jazz Jamboree in Warsaw, Poland; the Grande Parade du Jazz in Nice, France. The Legendary Blues Band will appear at The Place tonight, Friday and Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $3. A song for Saturday Market Somebody ought to write a song like Alice's Restaurant for Saturday Market. Located on the cement parking lot (as you may have heard) on the corner of Eighth Avenue and Oak Street. Curtain time is at 10 a m. (usually) and the gates close at 5 p.m. At Saturday Market you’ll literally find anything you want: food, crafts, rubdowns, plants, fortunes, and animals (outside of the Market please). WANTED Your Unwanted Records Top Prices Paid "We Buy- Sell-Trade Current, Rare, and Out of Print Records” HOUSE OF RECORDS 258 E. 13th Between Pearl and High Streets Wednesday Aprii 15 Shuws at 7:30 & 10 30 Tickets S7 in advance. S7 50 day ot show Available at Everybody’s & Grand Illusions U of O Day at the Capitol Stand up for your interests! Drastic cuts in higher education affect you. This is your chance to voice your opinions on the Capitol steps. Monday, April 13 Rally in Salem Speak with: Representatives Senators Mary Burrows Ed Fadeley Margie Hendriksen Ted Kulongoski Grattan Kerans Jim Gardner Governor Victor Atiyeh Transportation and rally buttons provided Buses leave from Mac Court at 8:30 a.m., Monday, April 13 Sign up in Suite 4 EMU It’s time to get involved now! Sponsored by ASUO State Affairs and SURC For more information contact Rich Wilkins 686-3724 IlllillllllIlM .. ^lllllilllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllH