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fri. mar. 31 st eclectic open mic 9pm-midnight music ► performance art ► theatre Sign-up to perform at The Break (located next to The Buzz) For more info call Melanie at 346-3725 sat * apr. 1st walker t. ryan 9:30-11:30pm blues mon > apr. 3rd 9pm-11:30pm tue ► apr. 4th 8-1 Opm poetry open mic all poets are welcome to perform and listen in a celebration of the human voice Sign-up to perform at The Break (located next to The Buzz) For more info call Melanie at 346-3725 university jazz combo 1 wed • apr. 5th kristy krueger 8-10pm acoustic rock/vocal thur. apr. 6th brian qtn 9:30-1,1:30pm acoustic rock all events are FREE for more info call: 346-3725 the buzz ► emu ground floor lOWLLRQA j J7U jjvjj m uiiiiij ij]Jiiiuri UiiDiii/ d w-mu | Oregon daily emerald WORLDWIDE ii, wwwtdailyemerald.com The Sugar Beets headline artists at April 1 dance ■ Surprises are in store for those who attend the April Fool’s Ball at the WOW Hall By Joe Walsh Oregon Daily Emerald Local jokesters The Sugar Beets are back at it; only this time, their stage antics will take place on — you guessed it—April Fool’s Day. Saturday night, the WOW Hall will hold the April Fool’s Ball, a costume ball that the Eugene ven ue sponsors every few years. The Sugar Beets will headline the event, with Nectar Way opening. According to WOW Hall spokesman Bob Fennessy, The Sugar Beets play at the WOW Hall about three or four times a year. “They always put on some sort of an event around their shows,” Fennessy said. “This time it’s a cos tume ball, but they’ve done a lot of other weird things in die past. ” Marty Chilla, the Sugar Beets’ guitarist, said the band does have a long history of doing theme fes tivals, and added that “there’s def initely going to be a lot of surpris es on April Fool’s Day.” The nine-member ensemble, which got its name from a Sesame Street song, has been playing to gether for about 10 years. They met in the dorms at the University in 1989, and have been entertain ing crowds ever since with their unique mixture of acoustic music and pop-flavored dance beats. “It’s high-energy acoustic dance music,” Chilla said. “We have blue grass instrumentation, like the mandolin and violin, but we also have keyboards and drums. So it’s sort of like danceable, fun, pop mu sic but kind of rooted in traditional and acoustic music.” Among The Sugar Beets’ influ ences are String Cheese Incident and Leftover Salmon, but Chilla also credits “the spirit of the Eu gene community” as a major in fluence. Friday night’s opening act, Nec tar Way, also plays long sets of danceable music that are sure to get the costumed crowd moving early. “We haven’t actually coined a phrase for our music,” Nectar Way bassist Ari Lindgren said. “But we do sort of ... jazzy groove-rock-psychedelia, I guess you could call it. We’re a jam band, we like to just play on and on forever, all night long.” The four members of Nectar Way met while attending the Uni versity, and have been playing to gether ever since, and are current- - ly working on their debut full-length album, which they hope to release in June 2000. The ball will begin at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $7 at the door. Fen nessy said that they considered giving people a dollar off for wear ing costumes but decided to just encourage people to wear them simply for the fun of it. “People in Eugene love to dress up in costumes, and Halloween isn’t often enough, so April Fool’s is another great time to costume up,” said Fennessy, who jokingly added, “Of course, a lot of people in Eugene wear their costumes year-round.” A costume parade will’ give everyone a chance to show off his or her costumes, Fennessy said. He also indicated to a $1 million prize for best costume, but don’t be surprised if no one goes home a millionaire. “I think if anybody expects a million-dollar grand prize, they’re about to be April fooled,’’Fen nessy said. 006441 C/5 os C/5 E> O | 5 o-SSi U •s is <** Ul o 5 c O ro O QJ ^ ° a <U is A Dozen Wrapped Roses for $\Q95 D.UU-y:UU (cultura (NEW Jacky Chan's Movie) C performance -f food Apr 2, 2000 sponsored by P.A.R.T.Y. Fund $5 per ticket @ ticket office, EMU
