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■ Thursday, April 20 7 p.m.—Sinbad Live!, Silva Concert Hall, Hu It Center. One Eugene Center, Tickets $22-32. 7:30 p.m.—Woody Guthrie’s Ameri can Song, Soreng Theater, Hult Cen ter. Tickets $11-16. 9 p.m.—Unstuck in Time (jazz), Sam Bond’s Garage, 407 Blair Blvd. $3-5 cover. 9 p.m.— Richard Day Reynolds (blues/R&B), Good Times Cafe and Bar, 375 E 7th. $4. 9 p.m.—Craig Einhom (acoustic gui tar), The Buzz Coffeehouse. Until 11 p.m. Free. 9:30 p.m. —Jazz Jam Session, Jo Fed erigo’s Restaurant and Jazz Club, 259 E. Fifth Ave. Free. ■ Friday, April 21 5 p.m.—WalkerT. Ryan, Chez Ray’s, 30 W 10th. 5:30 p.m.—Chip Cohen (acoustic), Sam Bond’s Garage. $4 until 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m.—Edson Oliveira & Veronica Slim, Chez Ray’s. 8 p.m.—Woody Guthrie’s American Song, Soreng Theater, Hult Center. Tickets $16-25. 9 p.m. — Eclectic Open Mic Fridays, The Buzz Coffeehouse. Until 12 p.m. Free. 9 p.m.—Blood & Fire Sound System, Trinity, Dillinger, Rankingjoe (dance hall), WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave. $12 advance, $12 at the door. 9:30 p.m.—Astral Project, Jo Federi go’s Restaurant and Jazz Club. $5 cov er. 9:30 p.m.—Stone Cold Jazz, Chez Ray’s. 9:30 p.m.— Honeybucket (blue grass/rock), Good Times Cafe and Bar. $5. ■ Saturday, April 22 10 a.m.—Kaulean O’Shaugnessy (punk-folk), Saturday Market Stage. Free. 11 a.m.—Joe Ross(bluegrass), Satur day Market Stage. Free. 12 p.m.—Sun Bossa Duo (Brazilian Bossa Nova), Saturday Maiket Stage. Free. 1 p.m.—Colin McGrath (folk), Satur day Market Stage. Free. 2 p.m.—Zephyr (celtic), Saturday Market Stage. Free. 2 p.m.—Woody Guthrie’s American Song, Soreng Theater, Hult Center. Tickets $14-20. 3 p.m.—Nichols & Dhymes (pop rock), Saturday Market Stage. Free. 7 p.m. — Jaimie Maderas-Wood, Chez Ray’s. 8 p.m.—“M” (film), 180 PLC, $2 stu dents, $3 general public 8 p.m.—Old time contra dance, Kel ley School, 650 Howard Ave. $6. 8 p.m.—Babes with Axes (folk), WOW Hall. $7 advance, $8 at the door. 8 p.m.—Woody Guthrie’s American Song, Soreng Theater, Hult Center. Tickets $16-25. 9:30 p.m.—U-Gene Band, Chez Ray’s. 9:30 p.m.—Juba! & Beard (funk), Good Times Cafe and Bar, 375 E 7th. $5. 9:30 p.m.—Patrick Dodd (folk), The Buzz Coffeehouse. Until 11:30 p.m. Free. 9:30 p.m.—Nancy Verdouw Quartet, Jo Federigo’s Restaurant and Jazz Club. $2 cover. 9:45 p.m.—Rain Like I Know and Shawn McDonald, da’Refuge, 1171 Fairfield in the Gilbert Shopping Mall on Hwy 99. Free. ■ Sunday, April 23 4 p.m.—Irish Jam, Sam Bond’s Garage. Free. Every Sunday. 3 p.m.—Vaudeville, Chez Ray’s. 6 p.m.—Vaudeville, Chez Ray’s. 9 p.m.—Mark Alan (acoustic gu ita r and vocals), Jo Federigo’s Restaurant and Jazz Club. $3 cover. 8 p.m.—Laura Kemp, Katie Henry & Fancine Allen (acoustic), Sam Bond’s Garage, 407 Blair Blvd. $3-5 cover. 9:30 p.m.—T-Bone Weldon and the Prime Cut Band, Chez Ray’s. ■ Mon day, April 24 6:30 p.m.— Open Mic sign-up (show begins at 8:30 p.m.), Jo Federigo’s Restaurant and Jazz Club. Free. 7 p.m.—Poetry, Beats & Jazz, Chez Ray’s. 8 p.m. —John Scofield Band (jazz), EMU Ballroom. 8 p.m. —The Slackers, The Jive Bombers (ska), WOW Hall. $7 at the door. 9 p.m.—Flamenco, Sam Bond’s Garage. $2 cover. ■ Tuesday, April 25 7 p.m.—Walker T Ryan,Chez Ray’s. 7:30 p.m.—Troupe Americanistan, Muraja, Gypsy Gathering (middle eastern music), WOW Hall. $4 at the door. 8 p.m.—University Jazz Combo Night, The Buzz Coffeehouse, EM U. Until 10 p.m. Free. 8:30 p.m. — Barbara Dzuro Jazz Pi ano, Jo Federigo’s Restaurant and Jazz Club. Free. * 9p.m.—BluegrassJam,Sam Bond’s barage. ups accepted. 9:30 p.m.—In the Dead of the Night, Chez Ray’s. ■ Wednesday, April 26 5 p.m.—MusEvenings!, extended viewing hours of museum exhibits, Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane. Free. Until 8 p.m. 7 p.m.—Norman Mesman, Chez Ray’s. 9 p.m.—Doing Business As (hip hop), Wild Duck, 169 W. Sixth. $10. 9p.m.—RasShiloh, Fertile Sound Farm (reggae), WOW Hall. $10 ad vance, $12 at the door, 9 p.m.—Ty Connor,Sam Bond’s Garage, $2-5 cover. 9:30 p.m.—Paul Paydos jam Session (variety), Jo Federigo’s Restaurant and Jazz Club. Free. 9:30 p.m.—David Mosey (acoustic rock), The Buzz Coffeehouse. Until 11:30 p.m. Free. 9:30 p.m.—Thais Perkens (folk), Chez Ray’s. Rain Like i Know (left to right): Dan Hawk, Dan Haiseth, Leslie LaVerne, Aaron Courier, Shaun Davidson, and Summer Schar. all events are FREE Patrick dodd fri - apr. 21st 9pm-midnight sat ► apr. 22nd 9-11pm eclectic open mic music ► performance art ► theatre Sign-up to perform at The Break (located next to The Buzz) For more info call Melanie at 346-3725 Patrick dodd folk Imon - apr. 24th 9pm-11:30pm wed ► apr. 26th 9-11pm thu - apr. 27th 9:30-11:30pm poetry open mic Sign-up to perform at The Break (located next to The Buzz) For more info call Melanie at 346-3725 david mosey acuostic rock narboza rock the buzz ► emu ground floor Film shows power of silence An inmate at Tihar prison in New Delhi practices Vipassana to gain insight into his crimes and himself. Courtesy of Karuna Films ■ ‘Vipassana’ takes the viewer inside a New Delhi prison and rehab center By Rory Carroll Oregon Daily Emerald “Doing time, Doing Vipassana” is the extraordinary documentary about the introduction of the an cient meditation Vipassana as a method of rehabilitation for in mates at the infamous Tihar Cen tral Prison in New Delhi. Bril liantly scripted and vividly filmed, the powerful film is proof that this form of meditation verifi ably produces results in the in mates who practice it. The documentary begins with a brief introduction to India, giv ing a sense of population and subsequent need for mammoth jails like Tihar. Ten thousand pris oners reside, with 9,000 of those awaiting trial in this congested, dilapidated prison. The film then introduces Kiran Bedi, the vibrant female warden and the force behind the incep tion of Vipassana in the jail sys tem. Her assiduous effort to bring change to Tihar lead her to try Vipassana. The story culminates in the scenes of a 10-day Vipassana course in April 1994 where more than 1,000 inmates participated. Despite huge security risks and an intense rainstorm, the course was a success. The transformational course re quires complete silence through out. The first three days of the course, the inmates are instructed to concentrate only on their own breathing. Around the fourth day, they often feel a rush of emotions ranging from rage to fear. Around the seventh day, they begin to be able to separate themselves from these emotions and gain an objec tive perspective on their past ac tions. It is here that rehabilitation begins to take place. Many of the inmates interviewed said that for the first time, they could see the pain they had caused others and felt remorse for doing so. “Doing Time” is short — only 52 minutes — but that’s because it is only an invitation to learn more about Vipassana and its rev olutionary affect on the inmates of Tihar and its ability to help prison systems everywhere. India has already begun opening Vipas sana programs in its other jails. The proof of the power of Vipas sana is best told not in the narra tion, but in the faces of the prison ers after they break silence for the first time upon finishing the 10 day course. The tears of joy run ning down the face of an inmate as he embraces his captor is enough to send chills down your spine and put hope into your heart. Vipassana, which means “to see things as they really are,” is taught in more than 50 centers around the world. One would hope that Vipassana really is the much-needed solution that the troubled prison system has long been searching for. “Doing Time, Doing Vipas sana” will be shown at the Bijou April 22 and 23 at 1:00 p.m. mati nees. The charge is a $3-5 sliding scale.
