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■ Accordionna, the acting
2000 Eugene Celebration Slug
Queen, shares some royal
thoughts on entertainment
By Rebecca Newell
Oregon Daily Emerald
You might have seen her per
forming with her troupe of accor
dion addicts, frolicking in her in
tricate green royal garments, or
holding court this past Saturday
during the Eugene Celebration pa
rade.
Queen Accordionna, the
crowned ruler of the Eugene Cele
bration, captured the title after an
intriguing routine of accordion
playing, belly-dancing and bubble
blowing. The S.L.U.G. Queen gov
erns over the Eugene Celebration
parade and makes appearances
representing the entertainment
community throughout the year.
As Queen of Eugene’s entertain
ment highlight of the year, and pro
claimed representative of the Eu
gene scene, the Emerald took a
moment with the zany ruler to ci
pher what entertainment in Eu
gene is all about.
Q: How do you plan on enter
taining the city during your
S.L.U.G. Queen reign?
A: I plan to learn to ride a unicy
cle and play the acsordion at the
same time. So I’m looking for a
unicycle and a coach.
I also plan to play a lot of accor
dion, which is a lot of entertain
ment in itself. Whatever else un
folds, who knows.
Q: What do you recommend
people do to entertain themselves
on a Friday night?
A: I have to say Air Jamaica
comes to mind. It’s a wonderful
AJJ
Photo courtesy of Queen Accordionna
Queen Accordionna is the unofficial entertainment guru for Eugene
reggae show on KLCC. Sit back and
relax and listen. And sleep! (Snor
ing Sound) Just relax, go to the
park.
Q: How should we go about ex
panding the cultural-activity base
in Eugene?
A: Oh boy! Wow! One idea I
came up with today was I’d like to
see the Eugene Celebration be
much more locally driven. Local
artists getting a chance to show
their work. And local singers and
dancers. It’d be more fun and get
people involved.
Also, workshops and hands on
culture instead of spectator sports.
I love seeing acts from out of town
but we have a huge three day block
party. It’s an opportunity for us to
do things for ourselves.
It would be nice to see an event
where everyone doing theater, mu
sic, art and dance could show and
share their work. We need to have
more places where people can
show their work.
If you want to expand art in the
community, put it in the schools. IL
helps kids in so many ways. And
it’s just fun!
Q: How does having a universi
ty in Eugene help the entertain
ment scene?
A: It’s a wonderful resource. You
have music students, lots of them,
who are very dedicated. You have
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