Rhythm SeVWWS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1997
All swing, all the time
The ‘inventive and seductive' Indigo
Swing will storm into the Wild Duck
Music Hall Nov. 24
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Musical showcase
Modest Mouse is No. 1 on the
KWVA chart this ueekand will
play at WOW Hall on Nov. 22
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Volume 99, Issue 58
• The Maude
Kerns Art Center
will showcase its
fifth annual Mem
bership Show, ti
tled “Art for All
Seasons," begin
ning today. The
diverse array of
artwork is created
by members of
the center. For
more information
about the center’s
exhibits, call 345
1571.
is Mythic Sky will
combine their
emotive musical
soundscapes with
the Lane ESD
Planetarium’s
new laser system
in “Dark Season.”
The show will take
place Nov. 22 at 8
p.m. Doors will
open at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12.
■ Due to high de
mand, The Rocky
Horror Show has
been extended for
two additional
performances at
the Actors
Cabaret: tonight
and Nov. 22 at
11:30p.m.
Tickets are $11 in
advance, $15 on
the day of the
show.
■ The University
Symphony, under
the baton of Pro
fessor Wayne
Bennett, will give
its fall concert at
2:30 p.m. in Beall
Concert Hall.
The program will
include "Petite
Suite” by De
bussy, “Sympho
ny No. 1 ” by
Beethoven and
many other
pieces.
Tickets, available
at the door, are $5
for general admis
sion and $3 for
students and se
nior citizens.
The Cherry Poppin ’ Daddies are Eugene natives and have been
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blending rock, punk and swing in the local music scene for over eight years.
Local band Cherry Poppin’
Daddies unll strut into WOW
Hall to perform tonight
By Jennifer Rollings
Freelance Reporter
Gritty punk lyrics, jitterbug
ging teenagers and enough
swing-style music to trans
port the audience back to the 1930s.
This is the scene set to take over
WOW Hall at 9:30 tonight as the
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies return to
their native Eugene for their second
concert of the school year. The event
will be a chance for fans to relive
classic Daddies hits as well as sam
ple some newer tunes from the
group’s most recent CD, “Zoot Suit
Riot.” The album, which is the Dad
dies’ debut effort with Mojo Records,
is a collection of songs from the
band’s three previous independent
CDs: “Ferociously Stoned,” “Rapid
City Muscle Car” and “Kids on the
Street.” Also included are four addi
tional songs.
The Daddies have been an integral
part of Eugene music culture for
eight years. Founded by lead vocal
ist Steve Perry, the Daddies entered
the local music scene in 1989 with a
signature sound that blended punk
rock, funk and swing. The band
members soon found themselves in a
flood of controversy, criticized for
everything from their edgy lyrics to
their infamous, often misunderstood
name.
“The people who were supposed
ly mad at the Daddies back then
were those who believed that their
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Award-winning belly dancer to teach weekend workshop
Belly
dancing is
an ancient
a rt form,
and the type
being taught
has origins
in tribal
India
ByZach Jamieson
Freelance Reporter
Grab your scarves and harem pants and
head to WOW Hall. For those curious and
willing to learn about belly dancing,
award-winning belly dancer Deena
Mauer will hold a workshop on Sunday,
Nov. 23 at WOW Hall on the corner of 8th
and Lincoln. The doors will open at 12:30
p.m., and the workshop will take place
from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Mauer, who is from Coos Bay, has been
dancing and performing in this distinc
tive style for more than 20 years. She has
won many belly dance contests with her
double sword dance, in which she bal
ances two sharpened swords on top of her
head.
Theora, who prefers to use only her
dance name, is a friend of Mauer and the
organizer of the workshop. Theora also
organizes the New World Belly Dance
Caravan, a series of dance performances
that run at WOW Hall.
“[Mauer is] a very talented and experi
enced performer, and she loves to teach,”
Theora said. "Her speciality is balancing
a sword, sometimes two. The workshops
she holds are about learning to balance
things like baskets, small trays, or even
swords on the head while dancing.”
The New World Belly Dance Caravan is
a regular program, usually performed on
the third Tuesday of each month. Bob
Fennessy, publicist for WOW Hall, said
the performances and workshops are wel
come events.
“1 attended one of the performances,
and it’s really very interesting,” Fennessy
said. “I learned a lot about belly dancing
just by watching.”
The audience for the monthly perfor
mances ranges in age from about 10 to 60
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Turn to DANCING, Page 10A Deena Mauer performs her sword dance.