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Susan McKeownE
The Chanting House
Mstb Folk
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■ Wednesday ■
Dick Dale, Boss Martians, Throw Ra?
King of the Surf Guitar
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Pulse briefs
IRC offers conversations
about traveling
The International Resource Cen
ter’s “Travel Talks,” a series of lec
tures about people who gallivan
around the world, begins today.
The program is an opportunity
for participants to learn about th<
traveling experiences of individu
als and various organizations.
Today’s talk will feature Bot
Pederson, a Eugene resident whc
decided to follow his dream anc
RICK STEVES
is coming to Eugene!
Sunday • FEB. 10
2:00pm • McDonald Theater
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travei host! Rick travels several months each
year in Europe and wants Americans to know
it is as safe as ever. His travei philosophy is
based on the idea th^t "travel is freedom and
has never been more important." He is
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travel around the world without
using an airplane. He said his talk
will center “around independent
travel and how that relates to
meeting people.
“The friends, the acquaintanc
es and the memories of relation
ships last forever,” he said. “You
may never see or hear from that
person again, but the image of
that meeting is forever in your
mind. The people — that is what
travel is all about.”
Pederson’s talk begins at 7 p.m.
and lasts until 9 p.m. Refreshments
will be served.
The second talk, held at 7 p.m.
on March 7, will feature Rosetta
Russo, who traveled to places such
as Kenya, Nepal, Thailand,
Malaysia and Australia. For more
information about Travel Talks,
call the IRC at 346-0887.
— Lisa Toth
Vinyl enthusiasts can
dig up new treasures
Even after collecting records for
30 years, House of Records em
ployee Fred Murschall knows,
he’ll never run out of records he
wants. Though he is surrounded
by vinyl for most of the week, the
constant pursuit of more music
keeps him going back to the annu
al Eugene Record Convention
year after year.
This year’s convention, from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Eu
gene Hilton, marks the 14th year of
operation. Eugene resident Bill
Finneran organized the first show
in 1988 and has kept it running
ever since. Finneran said since its
creation, the Eugene Record Con
vention has become the biggest
record show in the Northwest.
“When you have it once a year,
you get everybody there,” he said.
“Seattle and Portland shows are
watered down because they have
one almost every week.”
With 100 tables at the conven
tion, Murschall said it’s impossible
to look at all of them. But after go
ing for years on end, he has a few
vendors whose tables he visits
first. Also, his familiarity with
records gives him an added edge.
“I can see the top half inch of a record
cover and tell what it is,” he said.
Finneran said aside from buying
music, the convention is a place to
get to know people with a common
interest. Finneran added that the
convention is designed to cater to
both those who are prepared to pay
top dollar for records as well as
those who only want to buy mer
chandise for a few dollars.
“You can find stuff for next to
nothing, and there’s stuff for hun
dreds of dollars,” he said.
Murschall said he will buy both
$1 and collectable records, but he
has noticed a trend toward records
for everyday use.
“The only record that com
mands a collectable price is one
that hasn’t been played very
much. A lot of people nowadays
are buying records just to play
them,” he said. “Records are a
way kids can collect music they
want fairly inexpensively.”
Even famous musicians can
score a cheap deal. Finneran re
called five years ago when Beck
showed up at the convention
while passing through Salem
on tour.
“He spent about 20 minutes
looking through my $l-record sec
tion,” he said.
There is a $2 admission charge
to the convention, but Finneran
said that is lower than most other
record shows.
“I keep it low so people bring
their spouse and kids and friends
— people who aren’t intensely in
terested. But when they get there,
they get really excited,” he said.
— Mason West
Monologues
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excited, mainly because no one’s
ever asked them before.”
The monologues and transitions
are composed of the stories Ensler
gathered, sometimes intact from
one source and sometimes combi
nations of many.
Sociology major Mariah Castle
said the show is “about voices com
ing together to create one big mes
sage.” Castle, a sophotnore, is one of
24 actors in a cast that comprises
women ranging from age 16 to 40,
though the play only calls for 7 to 10
performers. Borman said after having
60 women audition, she had to cast
as many of them as she could. Her
solution was expanding the “vulva
choir,” the equivalent of a Greek cho
rus, which is where Castle was cast.
The vulva choir is also a term ap
plied to all the women who have
participated in “The Vagina Mono
logues,” and it is an all-star list, in
cluding actors such as Oprah Win
frey, Winona Ryder, Calista
Flockhart and Gillian Anderson.
Winfrey and Flockhart joined the
ranks last year when they each per
formed one of two new mono
logues written by Ensler. College
directors have the option of adding
the two new pieces to the perform
ance and Borman chose to do so de
spite some “mixed feelings.”
“There are some things in the
script that I don’t agree with, but
I’m willing to respect her (Ensler’s)
vision and get her message out,”
Borman said.
Borman gained a deeper re
spect for Ensler after meeting her
during a workshop held by the
author in December.
“She’s very inspiring, and she re
ally wanted to empower us,” Bor
man said. “But I’m not so idealistic
to think anymore that this play is
without an agenda; it’s definitely
political drama.”
Castle said the message she
wants people to take from the play
is one of liberation.
“I would want people to recog
nize that women’s sexuality is a
normal thing and should be accept
ed in society,” she said.
While Castle and Borman readi
ly acknowledged that “The Vagina
Monologues” are about giving
back to women, both said the play
can offer something for the male
audience if approached with an
open mind.
After the conclusion of each per
formance, a “Vagina Dialogue” will
be held with the audience, similar
to the open conversations Ensler
had with the women she inter
viewed. Adding a twist to the famil
iar theme, Cultural Forum Contem
porary Issues Coordinator Geoff
Hoffa will hold a discussion titled
“Cock Talks” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
in the Gerlinger Lounge.
“I’m definitely interested in par
ticipating in women’s issues, but
it’s nice to present the male coun
terpart,” he said.
Hoffa’s main goal will be opening a
sincere dialogue between men about
their sexuality, but he also plans on
presenting a few penis monologues.
However, he said he will mostly rely
on members of the audience bringing
pieces they have found or written in
an “open mic” style.
“Men will be skeptical as to
how we can talk about this pub
licly,” Hoffa said. “For something
like this to really take off, I think
there needs to be the male equiva
lent of Eve Ensler.”
Hoffa contacted “V-Day” coordi
nators through the headquarters in
Boston for some helpful direction,
but he said the response was friend
ly, if to the point: “Sorry, we’re all
about vaginas.”
E-mail reporter Mason West
at masonwest@dailyemerald.com.
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The UO School of Music’s Vanguard Concert Series presents
Shira Kammen
vielle, medieval harp, voice
Back by popular demand, Shira Kammen performs favorites
from the medieval repertoire and three premieres created for
her by University of Oregon graduate composers! As an ac
claimed master of vielle (early viola) and medieval harp, she
follows in the tradition of the troubadours and trouveres by
deriving music from ancient texts about love, nature, and magic.
Join us for a thrilling evening of medieval and new music for voice
and early instruments!
Monday, Feb. 11 • 8 p.m.
BEALL CONCERT HALL
$7 General Admission,$4 Students and Seniors, available at the door
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