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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1993)
COMMUNITY College hosts Japanese festival By Meg Dedolph Oregtrt OiWy CrmtaM The Tokyo International University of America is hosting its third annual Japanese Harvest Festi val Saturday Oct. 9. from 12 to 5 p m. The festival will he at the T1UA campus in Salem, near Willamette University. Students at the university, which is a branch cant pus for a Japanese’ university focusing on commerce and business, started the festival in 10H9 as a way to "give something back to the people of Salem," said Darby Dressier, assistant public relations direc tor for the university. The festival, which is free, will include martial arts demonstrations and a tea ceremony. There will also be video showings on Japan and Japanoso cul ture. Typical Japanese foods, including skewered chicken, ric e Imlls. sweet bean syrup over ice erwam and c old tea will also bo served Now to the festival this year is a Japanese haunt ed house. "It's not a traditional haunted house in that char acters are not witches or ghosts,"said Krista Knowles. University assistant director of student activities “The Japanese have different characters, for example, one who is half ghost, half woman A lot of them como out of Japanese folktales.” Children's activities will Include origami, cal ligraphy and face-painting. "Hopefully the festival will foster a lot of inter est in finding out more current information about |apan,“ Knowles said She said the festival was 'trying to get away from thinking that all Japanese know martial arts and tea ceremonies." and di*|>el some stereotypes In order to show the similarities between Japan and the United Stales, the festival is also featur ing a fashion show The fashion show will high light traditional Japanese clothing like the kimono, as well as clothing both Japanese and Americans might wear today like jeans and leathur jackets, Knowles said. "It's just to emphasize how modem and Western Japan has become." she said. The campus is at 1300 S.E. Mill St. in Salem. o CO Wanted: A few energetic students... Student University Relations Council is an organization of students who plan quality events and programs including Homecoming, Mayfest and Parent's Weekend. S.U.R.C. is now accepting applica tions for new members. Applications are available at 204 Johnson Hall. They must be returned by Oct. 11th. ODE 0*1 rtsultt. Advvrti** in thm. LOCKER RENTALS * $5 Key Deposit • $4 Per Term EMU Rtertitiu Center Ground Floor, EMU 346-3711 I COMMUNITY UPDATE • An Oktoberfest dinner and fund raiser auction will be Saturday at the St Alice Catholic Church in Spring Held Dinner, featuring German sausage and trimmings, begins at 6:30 p.rn. and costs $9,50. Auction items include a week end at Sunriver. a weekend beach cottage on the coast, a lioat and trailer, as well as oth er goods and services Call 747-0370 or 747-7041 for fur ther information. • Applications for grants for the funding of .Springfield art related projects are available at Springfield City Hall now until 5 p.m. Friday. Oct. 29. Grants range from $100 to $500 Applicants must be community organizations that represent Springfield's his toric. cultural or ethnic diver sity. Projects must be arts related and result in public performance or exhibits. For additional information, call Knthv Jensen at 726-3677. • United Way of Lane County has more than 500 vol unteer opportunities available through the Volunteer Con nection. Among those avail able this week are child-care positions, membership clerk for the YMCA. wheelchair assistant, and shelf wader for the Hugene Public Library. For information, call 663-9000. • The Valley River Inn's Sweetwater* Restaurant is fea turing Native American food for the month of October. Menu items include maple sugar-cured smoked salmon, dam and potato cakes, huck leberry glazed roast duck and other tribal delicacies Prices range from $2.95 to $18.95. Call 341-3482 for additional information. • A l>enefit for Talking Leaves, a spiritual ecology journal, will take place Satur day at the Eugene Carden Club from 5:30 to 11 p.m. The evening will feature dinner by Rising Moon Ravi oli. and auction, and high energy African dance music by Paul Print* and Zanga Zan ga Profits from the event will help Talking Leaves expand its distribution, advertising and subscription base. To donate items for the auc tion or for more details, call 342-2974 or 343-02BH • The American Heart Asso ciation provides (PR and anti choking classes every Tuesday evening from 6 to 10 p in. at the CPR and First Aid Train ing Center. 335 Mill St. A basic emergency aid course will also be offered at the training center on Tues day. Oct. 19, extending to Thursday. Oct. 21, from 6 to 10 p.m. Cost is $27 and pre registration is required . To register, call 342-3602. 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