Festival to celebrate Irish customs
The fourth annual Eugene/Springfield
Irish Festival will feature an Irish party, a fun
run and an Irish music concert Friday through
Monday.
An Irish party at The Factory, 4740 Main
St., Springfield, starts at 5 p.ra. Friday even
ing. The $5 cover charge includes food, drink
and plenty of entertainment (over 21 only).
A 5,000-meter fun run and a 10,000-meter
competitive race start Saturday at Autzen
Stadium to raise money for the Sheldon High
School Fighting Irish. There is a $7 entrance
fee.
Fiddler Tom McCreesh and Eugene
dramatist Jane VanBoskirk will kick off Satur
day evening’s entertainment with poetry,
drama and pub music at deFrisco's, 10th Ave.
and Olive St, in the Atrium building. Musi
cians are encouraged to join in an Irish music
session afterward.
A Celtic concert and dance will be held
from 8 to 11 p.m. Sunday at the WOW Hall,
featuring Sailor’s Bonnet and Flying Haggis
dance bands along with demo dancers and
dance callers. There will be two concert sets,
one by each band, followed by an English, a
Scottish and an Irish dance demonstration.
For more information on these events and
others planned for the Irish Festival, call
485-3882.
YAKOV SMIRNOFF *
FAMOUS RUSSiAN COMEDIAN
“I LOVE AMERICA BECAUSE THERE’S PLENTY
OF LITE BEER, AND YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND A PARTY
IN RUSSIA, PARTYALWAYS FINDS YOU.”
THERE'S ONLY ONE LITE BEER.
MILLER LITE.
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.Friends don't let friends drive drunk.
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MEETINGS
The Circle K Service Club
meets tonight at 6:30 p.m. in
Century Room D EMU.
A general meeting of the
Alliance of the Mentally III of
Lane County will he held
tonight at 7:30 p.m. at
Willamette Savings, 96
U roadway.
PRSSA meets today at 4:30
p.m. in Room 301A Allen Hall.
There will be an internship
informational meeting today at
2:30 p.m. in Room 12 Hen
J dricks Hall.
The Oregon Daily Emerald
Board of Directors meets
tonight at 5:30 p.m. in Room
337 EMU.
A career assessment program
group meeting will tie held to
day at 2 p.m. in Room 237 Hen
dricks Mali.
Mortar Board meets today at
6:15 p.m. in Century Room F
EMU.
I.Efm IRES/WORKSHOPS
An interviewing skills
workshop will be held today at
1:30 p.m. in Room 12 Hen
dricks Hall.
“Microparasites and Empire:
The Philippine-American War
(1890-1902) in Epidemiological
Context” is the topic of a lecture
today at noon in Room 353 FIX'
by Ken I)e Bevoisa, a University
history professor.
MISCELLANEOUS
Sexual harassment on cam
pus is the topic of a 59-minute
videotape to i>e shown today at
5 p.m. and Friday at coon in
Studio C. IMC,
Sociology ma)ors can
preregister for spring term
sociology classes by coming to
Room 709 PIX' today through
Friday.
Attention outstanding stu
dent leaders: Centurion Award
information sheets .ire available
in information booths in Oregon
Hall, the KM!the Main Library
and in Room 2U2 Johnson Hall.
Applications are due Friday by
5 p.m.
Interested in practical ex
perience in your field? The
Parole and Probation Offices are
recruiting students for spring
term to assist parole and prolw
tion officers while earning col
lege credit. For more informa
tion, call Sue Anderson at
686-7741.
The EMI! Craft Center'* fami
ly album *how will be open to
the public through Sunday in
Room 187 EMU.
On-campu* internships offer
great opportunities to gain job
related skills and experience
for credit. Stop by the office in
Room 384 Oregon. Hall or call
888-3218 to tjet up a spring term
internship. •
The political scienc* depart
ment offers courses in world
government, public/ affair*/ .
theory and more. Come to;'.
Room 9<J7 PLC to talk with'a *'
peer adviser.
Deadline for submitting Et als
to the Emerald front desk. EMU
Suite 3(H), is noon the dayo
before publication. Et ats are
run only once, depending upon
space availability. Events with a
donation or admission charge
will not lie considered Events
occurring nearest the publica
tion date, and campus-oriented
events, will be given priority.
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