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Downtown clubs, bars
peddle pool to posh
An abundance of bars
and clubs offer students
everything from laid-back
settings to themed Karoake
Helen Schumacher
Pulse Reporter
For some students, one of the
biggest draws of Downtown Eugene
is the abundance of bars and clubs.
These establishments provide stu
dents 21 and older with something
different every night of the week.
Pool sharks can show off their
skills, or lack thereof, at one of the
several tables in Rock ’N Rodeo at
44 East Seventh Ave. As one might
guess by its name, this bar comes
complete with line dancing lessons,
country music and restrooms la
beled “Cowgirls” and “Cowboys.”
For those not interested in the wild
west, the interior of the bar is divid
ed to include Koko Mo’s Island Grill
and Bar, which boasts a tropical
themed interior and pop music.
Songbirds can try Karoake for $2
on Wednesday nights and Thursdays
are Ladies’ Nights, — from 10 p.m. to
midnight there is no cover, and
women can get drinks for a penny.
Pool tables are also a mainstay a
couple of blocks away on Olive
Street at Luckey’s. Two doors down
at the Horsehead is another popular
location for pool and Pabst. Pool is
free all day on Sundays and Mon
days, and free until 10 p.m. the rest
of the week.
Horsehead bartender J.R. Ogden
described the bar’s setting as relaxed.
“The atmosphere is pretty laid
back,” he said. “People come to so
cialize. After 10 it can get really
crowded in here.”
At night, visitors can expect to
find The Independent Film Chan
nel playing on the televisions
above the bar and the likes of Out
kast’s “Stankonia” emanating from
the speakers.
"From tree planters to
attorneys to students/
a lot of bright people
come in here. I've
heard a lot of
interesting
conversations."
John Davis
bartender at
Jo Federigo's Restaurant
and Jazz Club
One thing that sets Horsehead
apart from similar bars is its out
door smoking area.
“We have a really nice smoking
area,” Ogden said. “I think that’s a
really big plus. We have seating out
there and a heater in the winter.”
John Henry’s recently found a
new home just around the corner
from Horsehead. The establish
ment moved to its new location on
West Broadway this winter and
maintains its tradition of being
just as much of an entertainment
venue as it is a bar.
John Henry’s manager and co
owner Mark Martin said despite the
new look of the bar, not much else
is different.
“We run it the same as we al
ways did,” he said. “But being
downtown, we’re a lot more visible
and we’re getting a lot more people
in here.”
Martin said the bar tries to offer
a wide range of events for all types
of customers.
“It’s very eclectic,” he said. “We
do a lot of different things down
here, not just music.” Martin
mentioned pudding wrestling and
a “Carnival of Chaos,” which will
include, among other things,
shadow puppetry and Middle East
ern dancing as two possible up
coming events.
Besides serving as a venue for a
variety of local bands, the bar is a
popular destination during its 80’s
Night on Thursdays, where students
can let loose after a week of classes
to music by the likes of Blondie and
The Cars.
If the dark, no-frills environ
ments of the Horsehead and John
Henry’s don’t suit some, swanky
Luna provides an alternative vibe.
With its modern interior, the bar
provides a chic setting for listening
to live jazz acts.
Also known for its jazz perform
ances is Jo Federigo’s Restaurant
and Jazz Club.
Bartender John Davis said cus
tomers come for the music and the
location’s basement club atmos
phere, normally found in cities like
San Francisco.
“We have live music seven
nights a week,” Davis said.
“There’s a lot of great music in
town and we get our share of it. We
also have great drink specials.”
Davis described the crowd at the
club as a varied but intellectual
group.
“From tree planters to attorneys
to students,” Davis said. “A lot of
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Station
continued from page 5
Hunt said Eugene Station is a
social scene for kids, especially
teenagers between the ages of 13
and 17. He said many kids receive
undue harassment from local se
curity officers, indicating a hot
spot of activity in the middle of
West 10th Avenue.
“A lot of kids converge on this
block — it’s very common,” he
said. “From 3 p.m. to about 4:30
p.m. or 5 p.m., there’s a scene
down here for kids.”
Another common hangout spot,
according to Hunt, is the comer of
West 11th Avenue and Willamette
Street, where a similar demographic
can regularly be found.
Later in the day, rays of sun
broke out from behind the clouds
and it got a little warmer, which re
flected the social scene. The bus
station was now smattered with
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groups of the people that Hunt had
just mentioned. One more cycle of
buses arrived, depositing people
and picking others up. Then, just as
quickly, they all left and the buses
departed en masse.
Off in the distance, I spotted
Ninfa’s Elite Janitorial Service em
ployee Tony Perez. He has cleaned
Eugene Station for almost a year,
and said in that year, he has seen
“a lot of fights, a lot of people and
a lot of drunks.”
“Just like the everyday world —
we all gotta live in it some way,”
Perez said.
Perez agreed that the station is a
social scene for kids — a place for
them to see each other.
“It’s like a normal routine for
them — like a home away from
home,” Perez said.
Apparently, everyone does not
agree with the idea of “bus culture”
as a positive aspect of Downtown.
Before hopping on the 24 Donald
bus, Eugene resident Robert Good
man said the station would be bet
ter if it were cleaned up.
"A lot of kids converge
on this block - it's very
common. From 3 p.m.
to about 4:30 p.m. or 5
p.m., there's a scene
down here for kids."
Walt Hunt
owner of New Odyssey
Juice and Java Bar
“It just gets disgusting,” he said.
“If they clean up all the panhandling
and bumming for cigarettes and
money, it’d be a better place.”
Contact the Pulse reporter
at aaronshakra@dailyemerald.com.
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