Glasses/Contacts/Exams Complete lab on premises for fast service rainbow optics _ 343-3333 _ 766 E. 13th Ave., Eugene _ Om* block from U of O. Frw parking in back Hours: Mon Fri 8am-7ptn, Sal Ham-5pm Sun. Nov. 25 Hult Center Tickets on sale at Hult Center Box Office and all Hult Center outlets. Charge by phone 687-5000 A Cloud 9 Production Time Warp Costume Sales We’ve Closed Our Doors Forever! Don't miss your only opportunity to BUY your favorite costume. 5 DAYS ONLY October 26,27,29,30 11 a.m.*6 p.m. October 28, noon-4 p.m. Costumes and more... Trash to Treasures and Bargain Rack When Being Someone Else Matters 1022 Willamette St. ENTERTAINMENT ‘Avalon’ portrays life of European immigrants By Chris Bouneff Emeoid Nows Editot For somoone who has grown up in an Kastern European family, Avalon will hit close to homo. For someone who hasn't. Avalon will document how close-knit families grow apart and how family traditions fall by the wayside as times change. Avaion. director/writer Harry Levin son's newest release, portrays an accurate picture of family life for Kastern Kuropean immigrants. Hut unlike most films on this subject, Avalon goes one step further. The story delves deeply into how changes — emigrating to a new land or. even more powerful, technological ad vances — affect future generations. The story revolves around Sam Krichinsky (Armin Mueller-Stahl), who came to Baltimore from Czarist Russia in 11)14. and appropriately arriving on |uly 4. The plot is told mainly from Sam’s point of view through dialogues at the dinner table during Thanksgiving, when the family is together, and at other times when Sam spins his tales for the grand children Sam is the fifth and final krichinskv brother to come to America. The family settles in the Avalon neighborhood of Baltimore. At first, the family stays close and adheres to tradition. Conversation over Thanksgiving dinner is lively and focuses on the elders remi niscing about the old days when they first came to America. Although the women complain about the stories, Sam retorts that it's important for the children to hear the family history. On the surface, much of the bantering seems trivial, but underneath the surface you find that the details about which the brothers argue are very important if the stories are to live on. At one point during dinner. Sam and his brother Gabriel (Ix>u jacobi) argue over what year they paid for their father to come over from Europe, either 1925 or 1926. .Sam's son Jules (Aidan Quinn) asks what's the difference between the two years, and Gabriel replies. "There's a big difference. One is '25 and the other is ’26." And while this may seem trivial, for the tale to survive orally, the details must be exact. Through these gatherings, the dinners and family circle meetings, the family tries to stay together; but over the course of time subtle changes form large wedges as the family divides. Even age-old traditions, such as wait ing for the always-late Gabriel before cut ting the Thanksgiving dinner, fall by the wayside. Again, this may seem trivial, but the issue of cutting the turkey only when all the relatives are present can be Eva and Sam Krichinsky (loan Plowright and Annin Mueller-Stahl), daughter in-law Ann (Elizabeth Perkins). son fules (Aidan Quinn), and nephew Izzy (Kevin Poliak) enjoy a parade unexpectedly passing through their neighborhood in Avalon. an important family matter The family also drifts apart as televi sion becomes more prevalent. In the end. instead of lively dinner conversation, the family eats from trays in front of the TV. The decline culminates when Sam's wife, played by Joan Plowright, dies and family members don't attend the funeral. Sam remarks that this isn't the family, and he’s right. Their ethnic roots have been severed. Levinson's writing is sharp and very entertaining, and the photography is sim ply beautiful. The real charm in Avalon, however, are the characters, who give subtle but pow erful performances. Mueller-Stahl (Music Hox) portrays the grandfatherly role of trying to keep the generations together. He is wise but sim ple. and is never one to let a wonderful memory slip away. His performance draws viewers into the family, pulling at heart strings without forcing it upon them. Jules (Aidan Quinn), a young salesman, dances with his wife, Ann (Elizabeth Perkins), in Avalon. bands open Halloween bash Rock *iY roll, blues Come as you aren't and have a howl of a time with two of the Northwest’s finest dance bands at the WOW Hall's Halloween bash tonight Eugene’s own Nine Days Wonder and Ashland's Uncle Chester promise to stir up more than just a few good spirits at th# Hilfoween celebration kick off this year. ** We hope to nnik>- this Halloween bash a tradition,” WOW Hall publicist Mike Walker said. We want everyone to come dressed in their best Halloween garb and just have loads of fun." What Portland's Hvntls magazine la beled "Southern Fried San Francisco Sound” — an alternate blend of impro visational rock and blues, electric boo gie-blues and good ole' rock *n' roll — the music of Nine Days Wonder oouples innovative jamming, originals end tight vocals in a commitment to an ever evolving style. By definition, a "nine day wonder” is a “short-lived sensation.” This pewi mistie label is perhaps tongue-in-cheek, end for five veers down the road, the six-man bend (including three former highlight festivities It .1 iJl A Nhi Day* Wondar will praaaat inttovaiiva jamming and tight vocal* in a commitmant to their avar-avolring atyia, tonight at WOW Hall. University students: Ban Sturgill, lead guitarist; Da vs Coey. bassist: and Mika Walker, keyboardist and WOW Hall publicist) continues to play a tight cir cuit in Eugene and Portland. This is also their first appearance since their successful Rocky Mountain Tour, and their lest before heading into tbs Studio to produce their first major release. Uncle Chester is another regular WOW Hall ensemble, noted for their world- beat groove complemented by a powerful horn section and driving rhythms. Showtime is 9.30 p.m. and doors open at 9 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door There are no student discounts. 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