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“Those were typical com
munity center activities at that
time.” Pincus said. “The
facilities of the building were at
that time run independently (by
the organizations meeting
there),” Pincus said. Today, the
City of Eugene collects the rent.
Along with rock and roll dur
ing the '50s, the West Eugene
Secure a Westside Community
Center for the Performing Art*
was formed in that same year It
was made up of hall users, per
formers. neighbors and people
concerned with historic
preservation.
The committee learned that
the owner of WOW Hall. E.
William Mullholland. would
To me this place is more like
an old church than a sock
hop.’
— John Gibbons
Boxing Association took up
residence in the hall, and a por
table boxing ring went up.
Many of the activities which
are now part of the Community
Center for the Performing Arts
saw their beginnings at WOW
Hall, from the Eugene Dance
Collective, later called the
Wallflower Order, to the
Checkered Players, a comedy
theater group.
More recently the hall saw
such attractions as nationally
popular Blues artist Doc’ Wat
son, the 1-Tals, a Reggae group,
and Queen Ida. a Cajun singer
from New Orleans, La.. Pincus
said.
Many other well-known
bands from both Eugene and
elsewhere have appeared there.
In 1975 it became apparent
that WOW Hall couldn’t stay
open under the existing
management situation.
In response to the many con
cerns of Eugene citizens, a
group called the Committee to
sell it to the community at a
price of $75,000 with a $10,000
down payment provided the
down payment was delivered
within 13 days.
The Checkered Players pro
posed a WOWATHON - five
days of continuous entertain
ment — to raise money for the
hall.
The “Peoples Food Annex."
run by the workers at Mama's
Home-Fried Truck Stop, turned
in a $1.000 donation putting the
total over the required $10,000.
and history was made when the
era of the Westside Community
Center for the Performing Arts,
the community’s WOW Hall,
began.
Pincus said he inav have
another WOWATHON this
year.
"We don’t get a large percen
tage of outside help," Pint.us
said. “A fund-raiser is schedul
ed for mid-September to early
December,” he said.
The WOW Hall "depends on
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Gate fees aren't enough
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Pincus hopes to earn enough
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the future of the organization.
"Due to the efforts of many
dedicated volunteers, ” Pincus
said, the patronage of WOW
Hall by Eugeneans continues
today.
Without community support
there will be no WOW Hall, he
added.
In the words of a member of
the Checkered Players comedy
act referring to the first
WOWATHON. let all members
of the community, "make one
last stand to save this place ”
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