Saturday Market tunes
shake off winter blues
Festivities begin Saturday
with fiddler Chip Cohen,
followed by a variety
of bands and musicians
Jacquelyn Lewis
Pulse Editor
Eugene residents can be sure win
ter is on its way out when Saturday
Market reappears each year. Down
town emerges from its rain-induced
slumber, the block surrounding
Eighth Avenue and Oak Street
comes alive with the voices of local
vendors and shoppers mingling with
the sweet aromas of international
foods — all against a backdrop of
lively music.
This year’s market opens Satur
day, with festivities from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m., and an eclectic lineup of
musicians is scheduled to kick off
the season. Fiddler Chip Cohen will
open, followed by the middle
school Cal Young Big Band, gypsy
jazz band Hot Club Sandwich, Ac
cordions Anonymous, and marim
ba group Jenaguru Marimba. Co
median Reverend Chumleigh will
also appear on stage.
Saturday Market promotions
manager Kim Still said there are six
music slots every Saturday, and
each musical group usually plays
for about 45 minutes, save for the
two “special” spots, which perform
for an hour and a half — a chil
dren’s performance at 11 a.m. and
a dance band at 3 p.m. Still added
. that all slots are currently booked
through July.
Still said music has been an inte
gral part of Saturday Market since its
inception in 1970.
“Any place that people gather to
hang out, there’s going to be some
one with a musical instrument who
wants to hang out, too,” she said.
Musicians who want to play at
the market have two options. They
can either send Still a demo tape or
CD requesting a spot on stage, or
they can simply “busk” — find an
empty spot or corner to perform
for passersbys.
Jenaguru Marimba band member
Craig LaFollette said the market is
an ideal place for new musicians to
gain exposure. Jenaguru Marimba, a
high-energy group with stylings
based on traditional Zimbabwean
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manager Kim Still said, adding that
she expects 6,000 to 10,000 people
on Saturday.
The market features various
handmade crafts, unique foods and
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entertainment all day. Vendors sell
everything from jewelry, clothing,
soap and pottery to musical instru
ments such as the didgeridoo and
services such as tarot readings.
Still said anyone who wants to
listen to music and experience
something unique to Eugene
should come.
“It’s such a Eugene thing,” Still
said. “People from all sections of so
ciety come.”
Vendor Bill Allord sold leather
products at the market in the 70s,
and after a break, he returned in
1995 to sell Venetian glass tiles, pho
to frames and wall mirrors at his
Shining Star Mosaic booth.
“It’s a great meeting place for peo
ple,” Allord said.
Glenn Kreiss, who has sold fused
glass at his glassdance booth since
1997, said he enjoys the no-pres
sure environment of working only
one day per week and meeting his
customers in person instead of sell
ing in a gallery.
“I like to connect with people
who buy my glass,” said Kreiss,
whose product is similar to stained
glass but is fused in several layers
without seams between the panes.
“It’s a festive environment — and
there’s low overhead.”
Kreiss added he enjoys the food
and his vendor neighbors.
“We’ve all become friends,” he
said. “We cry on each others’
shoulders when we’ve had a bad
day and celebrate when we’ve had
a good day.”
Kreiss said there are good deals,
but that buyers must know several
things: what they are looking for,
and to take time to examine
the quality.
“There’s things that look very
good but may fall apart,” he said.
Still said that while the market
opens at 10 a.m., people should
come early to walk around and get a
sense of what is being sold. The
market is open until 5 p.m. every
Saturday through Nov. 15.
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