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Eugene’s Hult Center and Lord Leebrick Theatre will
present a wide variety of performances this weekend
The Hult Center is a ‘beautiful building' both inside and out (top
and right) and is home to the Eugene Symphony Orchestra (above).
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By Eleanor Pierce
for the Emerald
~|| M om and Dad are in
town, and they
brought your little
sister.
Face it: You’re not going to the
usual parties. You are going to
have to entertain your family.
“Nicholas Nickleby” is playing
on campus, but you don’t want
the two-night commitment. For
tunately, there is always an array
of performing arts in Eugene.
A good place to start your
search for theater or performance
entertainment is the Hult Center’s
event line at 682-5000.
From the Eugene Symphony
Orchestra to the Eugene Ballet
Company to Tracy Chapman, the
Hult Center for the Performing
Arts offers a host of performances
suited to an array of crowds.
In addition to the entertainment
it houses, the Hult center is “just a
beautiful building,” according to
Chelsea Laird, programming and
marketing associate at the Hult
Center.
This weekend there are per
formances at the Hult both Friday
and Saturday nights.
Friday night’s performance is
called “A Song Can Take You
There.” According to Sandra
Brown Williams, the local artist
who is performing in, producing
and directing the show, it will be a
musical review of 20th-century
popular music.
He said the show will be like a
“whirlwind through the century,”
from traditional children’s songs
to the theme from the movie “Ti
tanic” to swing-era songs and
dance numbers. “It’ll be really
magical, and everyone in the fam
ily can enjoy it,” Williams said.
“A Song Can Take You There”
features a number of local singers,
dancers and musicians, including
University students and faculty.
The show is at 8 p.m. Friday.
Saturday night’s performance at
the Hult Center will also feature
local talent.
Saturday at 7 p.m., “A Time for
Healing” will be presented as a
fund raiser for Ribbon of Promise,
a non-profit agency formed after
the Thurston High School shoot
ing.
“A Time for Healing” is a pro
gram of drama and music that will
explore the stages of grief and fo
cus on individual and communi
ty-wide healing. There will be
performers from the Eugene Sym
phony Orchestra, the University
Gospel Ensemble and the Don
Latarski Trio. In addition, Mayor
Jim Torrey will speak.
If you and the folks are feeling
more theater than musical, there
are other options this weekend.
The Lord Leebrick Theatre will
host plays on Friday and Saturday
nights.
Friday night’s performance,
“Beyond Therapy,” will show at 8
p.m. The play is described as a
“masterful send-up of the psychi
atric world.” The comedy con
tains some strong language and
adult situations.
Saturday’s performance at Lord
Leebrick will be more suited for
families with younger members.
“Noonie’s Masterpiece in Purple”
is an interactive theater piece that
has toured in elementary schools
in New Mexico and is currently
touring Lane County. The plot of
“Noonie’s Masterpiece” centers
on a 10-year-old artist who is visit
ed in her imagination by artists
such as Georgia O’Keefe and
Pablo Picasso.
“This play is filled with warmth
[and] humor ... It teaches us that
we need not be ashamed of what
makes us different,” Lisa Rails
back, the creator of the play, said.
The Lord Leebrick Theatre
Company is located at 540 Char
nelton St. Call 465-1506 for more
information
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