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Ducks on Parade’ to stop at Art in the Vineyard me large art project is scheduled to appear at Alton Baker Park and aims to unite local community members ByJenni Schultz Oregon Daily Emerald Ninety square feet of fiberglass is waddling through Alton Baker Park on July 5,6 and 7. Art in the Vineyard is the first stop for “Ducks on Parade” during its summertime tour of Eugene, which ends at the Broadway Grand Reopening in October. The parade is an art project sponsored by Downtown Eugene Inc., which is promoting it as a collaboration of community members, city agen cies, arts organizations and non profit groups. The project began as a “whim of an idea of Linda Wheatley’s,” Downtown Eugene marketing di rector Michelle Emmons said. Wheatley said the concept came from a similar idea used at the Bear fest festival in Belfast, Maine. Wheatley said that after seeing the community’s reaction in Belfast, she wanted people to experience “the wonderful feeling” that she had. She also wanted to “give peo ple a reason to come downtown.” Emmons said she is “very pleas antly surprised by the success,” es pecially since it is “the first year of a grass-roots type of project.” The success of this year should prompt at least three more years of the proj ect, she said. Each sponsor donated $2,500 $10,000. In order to keep the duck at the end of the tour, sponsors needed to contribute $10,000. Eu gene Mayor Jim Torrey and his wife sponsored a duck, and the mayor said the decorations were a “joint effort” of himself, his wife and the artist that was assigned to his duck. Each duck has an individual name and a plaque with the name of the sponsor and artist. Artists have been working on the completion of 25-30 ducks, five of which will be featured at Art in the Vineyard. Torrey is at tending the festival and hopes his duck will be done in time to be shown at the event. Decorations for the polyurethane creations cannot be religious, polit ical or sexual. At the end of the tour, the ducks will be auctioned to the public. Nonprofit organizations will receive part of the proceeds from the auction. “So far, this project has done exactly what I was hoping,” Wheatley said. To learn more about “Ducks on Parade,” visit www.eugene.com. Artists interested in being consid ered for the program can pick up application packets at the Wild Duck Brewery, the Maude Kerns Art Center or at the Lane Arts Council office at 44 West Broad way, Suite 304, in Eugene. Contact the managing editor at jennischultz@dailyemerald.com. Fireworks continued from page 1 plenty of noisy crackles. Fun Factor: 6, Artistic Quality: 6, Firepower: 6 “TNT Blasts”: Plastic balls that emit a series of crackling charges, like mini-firecrackers. These were great for throwing at each other’s feet while yelling, “Dance, boy, dance!” (Never throw fireworks at each other.) Fun: 5, Art: 2, Fire: 4 “Fire Crackle”: Long, paper wrapped strings of the same crack les in “TNT Blasts,” but they last longer. The McGyver possibilities seemed endless with these. (Do not McGyver your fireworks.) Fun: 3, Art: 2, Fire: 5 “Killer Bee”: About as enter taining as having a screwdriver crammed into your ear. Loud and screeching with very little sparkle payoff. Fun: 1, Art: 2, Fire: 2 “Climbing Panda”: Cute, to be sure, but not necessarily suitable for young children. A little paper panda rises into the air on a somewhat phallic paper staff. But sexual innuendoes offered the only pleasure; the firework did almost nothing. Fun: 2, Art: 1, Fire: 1 “Jack in the Box Surprise”: Lived up to its name, if a little weak. The surprises — tiny, spin ning fireballs — came bouncing out with joy, but it was short. Fun: 4, Art: 4, Fire: 3 $2 to $4 “Crackling Cactus”: Typical multicolor stars and sparkles — but with “TNT Blasts” at tached to it. Solid explosions, and worth the money. Fun: 6, Art: 6, Fire: 6 “Purple Rain” and “Purple Rain Candles”: We thought of Prince only for a second, and then they were done. Nice but short lived gold and purple. One of the “Candles” did have an unexpect ed projectile finish, which made it more fun and nearly caught our photographer on fire. Fun: 4, A: 4, Fire: 4 “Queen of Hearts”: At first it seemed an average gushing cone, but the surprise ending was tall. Pleasant but not colorful. Fun: 4, A: 2, Fire: 4 $4 to $10 “Luck of the Irish”: It had some jig in its step, with multi colored stars (why not all green, eh?) and multiple rounds of fire power, but the annoying banshee scream would have been more enjoyable with a strong drink and a pair of earmuffs. It needed a bit more luck. Fun: 4, Art: 4, Fire: 5 “Carnival Fountain”: Step right up and see the gen-u-ine, accept no-imitations Carnival Fountain! Long-lasting — especially at $4.99 each — and full of surprises. Fun: 7, Art: 6, Fire: 6 More than $10 “The American Spirit”: Red, white and blue stars (wow, three colors) and the wrapper featured a patriotic flag. Plus, we took the opportunity to light it with an American Spirit cigarette, so the motif was complete. Staff mem bers were split on this one. Some said if you didn’t like it, you must be a terrorist. The others thought it was overbearing and a bit ob noxious, and it began with three staccato whistles so loud and piercing, all we could say was, “No wonder the French hate us.” Fun: 4, Art: 5, Fire: 6 “Iguana Man” was a real treat, with plenty of beautiful stars, bursts of crackles, crazy darting sparks and plenty of noise with out deafening whistles. It lasted plenty long and was worth the money. Fun: 6, Art: 7, Fire: 6 —Jillian Daley, Jan Montry and Pat Payne also contributed to this report. Contact the editor in chief at editor@dailyemerald.com. Adam Jones Emerald Geri Tague, center, and her daughters, Daina, left, and Sheri purchase fireworks in the 30th Avenue and Hilyard Street Albertson’s parking lot in advance of the Fourth of July holiday, which is when distributors say the best deals can be found. Fireworks can cause eye injuries Nothing says "celebration” like sparklers, fire cradfc ■ s, but with the Fourth of Ju ly per* ' ... ' ' ■ . ■: ■ : ■ : : . ■ every year, 2,0' %■ eye injuries, h - : - » ■ i vs supe; riaii children. outside {using hreworltsl — that's just not a good idea,’* he said. Since 1981, GAO has sponsored a “Fireworks Safe ty Month” aimed at curbing eye-related injuries with ♦fireworks, "The good news is we’ve had a substantial de ' ■ ■ . Vi:■«: . 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If you master this, everything else gets easier. ; To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 j is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21 -April 19) _ Today is an 8 _ Don't go racing off with your true love, and leave : the bath water running at home. You'll have fun even if you do make a mess, but avoiding the mess is better. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) _ Today is a 6 _ Putting up with a difficult person could pay quite well. The more that individual wants what you have or can do, the more valuable you become. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) _ Today is a 7 _ You're smart and enthusiastic, but don't get reckless. Have a plan _ and a Plan B. Do the homework! You won't get extra points for spon taneity. CANCER (June 22-July 22) _ Today is a 6 _ You like to be polite, but sometimes you lose your cool. That could happen again soon, so watch out. If you attract too much attention, you could get marked for a promotion. 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