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Festival to include dance, drums By M«g Dedolph Oi*goo fWy In Japan, the obon season, from about mid-July (o mid-August, is when dead ancestor* art* honored with visits to family cemeteries, dancing and taiko drumming. "It's a time when priesls go out to the cemetery with families and say prayers for parents, friends and grandparents It culminates with an obon festi val," said Misa Joo, one of the organizers for Eugene's fifth annual Japanese Olion Festival But, for Japanese communities and their neigh bors. obon festivals in the United States have tak en on a slightly different meaning “It's now becoming a folkdancing festival." said organizer Ken Nagno. "It's done as a fair and as something to bring the community together " Joo said the festivals were tiecoming a place where the Japanese-American community could sham their dance, music and songs with their friends and neighbors. Eugene’s festival, scheduled for Saturday. July 30, from 5 p in. until H p m., at Alton Baker Park, will include taiko drumming by two groups; Eu gene Taiko and Waka Doiko. Eugene's children's taiko ensemble, as well as a performance by Aki tada Yamashita of Japan's Gion Duiko drum ensem ble. Yamashita, who has been declared an art treasure in Japan, will be performing with Eric Mah. a Eugene resident who studied with him and his an sembla, Taiko drummer* perform on large barrel-shaped drums and add choreographed movements to the rhythms and songs, which include etudes, or tech nical studies, and musical portrayals of legends or folktales. Both Joo and Nagao said the dances were easy to learn, since they were circle dances, and they encouraged audience members to join in "They're real simple dances, and they're kind of fun to no.” Nagao said "Wo dance these dances in honor and memory of family and friends who hel|>ed us along the way and then passed on." Joo said While in Japan. each town might have a specif ic dame for ooon festivals. Joo said in the United Siattei. obon dam es untie from all over, not just one specific town in Japan "In the United States, we have many different dances because Japanese Amerii ans are from alt over." she said. "They commemorate the work our grandparents did when they i tine here, like fish ing or mining, they celebrate natural beauty, and there are songs dedicated to children " In addition to the dancing and drumming. Nagao said there would Ik* food booths, and a mikoshi, or Japanese parade carriage. The University's Japan ese Student Organization will !«• helping children construct the < a mage starting at •» 10. before the festival Iwgms Stones’ new album gets back to basics By Chris Metz Oregon Daily Emerald With their latest release. Voodoo Lounge, the Rolling Stones once again prove that there is suf ficient reason for the aging rockers to continue mak ing albums. Unlike their last two studio albums.Dirty Work. and Steel Wheels. Voodoo lounge gets back to the basics that made the Stones the greatest res k 'n' roll hand around Voodoo Lounge is to the 1990s Rolling Stones what Exile on Slam Street and Some Girls were to the 1970s Stones The Stones never really found their sound in the 1980s. Tattoo You came out in the early part of the decade, but was a product of the classic rhythms that the Stones made their own on their late 1970s releasees. On Voodoo Lounge, the Mick Jagger and Keith Richards songwriting team once again lead the lis tener through the trials and tribulations of the dread ed relationship. This should come as no surprise After all, when you're 50-year-old rock stars, the one thing you probably know best (or worst), besides Romo drum heads and Fender guitars, is relationships. From Jagger’s declaration of youth on "Sparks Will Fly" (You'd better grease up/ I'm coming back), to Richards' "The Worst", a characteristic portrait of self-denial (t said from the first/ 1 am the worst kind of guy), the Stones ant e again successfully fust! their lyrics into o working class handbook of the do's and dont's of love. Musically, the album works better than ever Skin man Charlie Watts takes his familiar spot behind his stripped down drum kit and < arries the hand like never before with inspired rat-a tat tat fills that only the greatest pure r*x k n' roll drummer t an do Newcomer Daryl (ones follows along adequately on bass, slightly easing the disappointment of orig inal bassist Bill Wymail's exit after the Steel Wheels tour. While Jagger sometimes borders on cheese (I got a brand new car/ And I drive her in the dark), he manages to deliver it in a way that, with a Bud* vveisor in hand and a thirst for good rhythm and blues, makes it all seem right. The album features classic Stonesy ballads. "Out of Tears" and "Sweethearts Together", hut it also tackles new ground on contemporary cuts like "Suck on the Jugular" and "New Faces". For the Stones fan that has been aching for a decent album dating back to Tattoo You, Voodoo Lounge combines the ornery-then-blessed guitar work of Richards and Ronnie Wood, the always dependable thumping from Watts and (agger’s unbelievable genius that makes the Stones the Stones again. POLICE BEAT The following incidents were reported to the University Office of Public Safety and the Hugene Police Department July IH-24 • Three male transients ware cited on July 18 near the hike path north of Franklin Boulevard for drinking in public. • A burglary was reported on July 18 at Allen Hall. According to police reports, a laptop com puter worth SI900 was stolen. The method of entry is unknown. • An 18-year-old was cited July 19 on the 1400 block of Hilyard Street for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. • A 35-year-old male transient was cited on July 19 on the 1500 block of Hilyard Street for drink ing in public. • A 52-year-old male transient was arrested July 20 on the 14(H) block of Alder Street for having an open container and providing a false name to police officers • A burglary was reported on the l(MH) block of Alder Street on July 21 According to police reports, o ski Iwg. ski poles, skis and a television were stolen The items were worth S58fi. • On July 21. University fac ulty on tli« 13(X) block of Franklin Boulevard reported telephone harassment. According to police reports, the faculty have been receiving four to six harassing phone calls per day over a peri od of several months The case remains under investigation. Compiled by joe Harwood COMMUNITY UPDATE • The Mosaic Teen ('.enter will be hosting a dance parly on Friday, July 29. from 8 p.m to H p.m., for teen-agers ages 13 - 19. Admission is $3 for non members and $1 for members, and ID is required. The center is at 194 W. Broadway. [.ooking for more information? Call 344 7939. • The Eugene Astronomical Society and Westmoreland Community Center are sponsor ing an evening of free star guzmg on Friday, July 29, at Westmore land Park. Telescopes will be available for use. and a short presentation is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. For more information, call the Westmoreland Commu nity Center at 687-5316. • The Pirates of Penzance, a musical comedy by Gilbert and Sullivan, is scheduled for 8 p.m., July 29 and 30, at The Very Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard. This is the final performance for the School's Out! Musical The atre program, which is a sum mer workshop for teen-agers. Tickets are $6. and if you are looking for more information, tall 686-0283. • The fifth annual Japanese Obon Festival, combining tradi tional dance, taiko drumming and food booths, is scheduled for Saturday, July 30, at Alton Baker J’ark from 5 p.m. until 9 p m. Admission is free. For mom information, call 687-9600 or 687-5333. • Performers scheduled for Eugene’s free Concerts in the Parks series includes the Junc tion City Brass Quintet, playing the music of Bach. Handel and Haydn on Sunday. July 31. from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The concert will he at Washburn Park, on Agate Street between East 19th and 20th Avenues. • On Tuesday. August 2. the Ragtime Rhythm Ramblers will play at Peterson Barn, at 870 Berntzen Rd., from fi p.m. to 8 p.m. This Eugene group plays jug band music, ragtime and blues from the 1920s, 1630s and 1940s. r1 i i u {{oses $8 99 !\i;rn, wrapped, with ihi\ coupon Fxptres {VIAH I rce Delivery to U of O C ampus! 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