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Tim Bobosky Photographer University instructor Paul Dresman teaches English on Monday afternoon. Dresman’s latest book is titled The Silver Dazzle of the Sun.’ UO poet’s work spans decades English instructor Paul ‘Beat’ Dresman will read poetry selections from his latest collection tonight By Aaron Shakra Pulse Editor The contemporary poetry scene is rather disparate these days. Ask any one to name a contemporary poet and you're bound to get a dozen dif ferent answers. This all goes to say that there are very few standout academic voices whose words resonate beyond the walls of their institutions. One way to assuage this problem: Seek out your local poets on campus. University English instructor Paul — or "Beat" — Dresman's latest book is titled "The Silver Dazzle of the Sun." The book is subtitled "Se lected Poems," and the material spans a large portion of Dresman's life. The oldest poem in the collec tion is "Xanadu's Dome Revisited," written in the late 1960s, with "The Art of Detection" being the most re cent piece, written in the past few years. Dresman will read selections from the book today at 7 p.m. at Tsunami Books, located at 2585 Willamette St. Dresman said he organized the book into a kind of "false chronolo gy," meaning that the poems are not ordered by year but by theme. These themes are written in unassuming lowercase and called: "a western child," "histories," "California frontage," "how to make a Chinese landscape painting," "en Castellano" and "on Sundays in america." The opening poem in the collec tion is "Sam Bull Was a Man," which Dresman said he "experienced" dur ing the 1960s but ended up writing only recendy. The poem is construct ed in a kind of formalized manner due to its meter and rhyme, clearly in dicated by the opening lines: "When Turn to BEAT, page 12 017625 Latin American Studies at the University of Oregon presents Democracy and Human Rights in * (Thirty years after September 11,1973) Wednesday, November 5 Friday, November 5:00 p.m. AdeUMcMillan Gallery—EMU Opening of Attars and Art Exhibit in tribute to VJcUiks of State Terror and Human Sights Violations 7:00 p.m ■' ^ ^ Special Screening Documentary ‘Estadio Nacional” (McKenzie 240-A) Sew a.ra. Hr Room-EMU The Politic* bf Repmrnkitmsaml the Representation ofPoliticx irfbictatoriul and Democratic Tames Fir Room-EMU htsmlotinAmerm: in the Global Villus GerJinger Lounge 'rOS8 BaRroom-EMU ! 1:00 non. Human Rh feftVB 3:00 p.m. Soiidan 5:004:30 p. 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Accomodations for people with disabilities wffl be provided if requested in advance. (541) 346-5051 Fund-raising event for Folk Festival hosts local bands The concert is intended to raise money for the annual Willamette Valley Folk Festival this spring By Steven Neuman Freelance Writer The 34th annual Willamette Val ley Folk Festival will take place this spring, and the UO Cultural Forum has already begun to raise funds in preparation for the event. For the past 10 years the EMU Board, which controls the Cultural Forum, has allocated $15,000 to cover the event's expenses. The actu al cost of producing last year's festi val was around $45,000. Although that discrepancy is less ened by income from food vendors and other sources, the Cultural Fo rum is holding a fund-raising con cert on Saturday night at the Vet's Club at 1626 Willamette St. to help cover costs. The Latin-themed show costs $7 for University students and $10 to $12 for community mem bers. Folk Festival co-Coordinator Ariel Zimmer has been planning the con cert for about a month and said it will be the main fund-raiser for the Folk Festival. "Initially we wanted a fundraiser for the Folk Festival, but there was the hurdle of what to do — we looked at the calendar for the middle of No vember and it was already filled with such rich events," Zimmer said. Zimmer picked local band Azuquita, which recendy performed in the EMU Amphitheater, to head line the show. "We knew we wanted a salsa band and we were looking around local ly. Azuquita fit. They were the right size band, they had a good quality, and they've got a great sound. I know they're going to get the crowd excited," Zimmer said. Aside from Azuquita, the show will feature Jessie Marquez, Jose Cruz and the Salseros Dance Com pany and the Eugene Flamenco En semble with the addition of a live flamenco guitar player. Event coordinator Laura Uind ley has been helping Zimmer set up the fund-raiser. "I think it's going to be a great show for all types of audiences. It's all ages, we've got a wide range of entertainment, from dancing, to sal sa music, to a DJ — it's a wide vari ety," she said. Cultural Forum Office Manager Mandy Chong explained that the concert wouldn't make much mon ey for the festival without the help of many of the show's performers. "The Vet's Club has been really helpful in working with us and helping us get the best bang for our buck. Azuquita dropped their rates, and everybody else who's perform ing is getting nothing more then our glowing appreciation," Chong said. The three-day Willamette Valley Folk Festival long has been a spring time tradition at the University. It features local, regional and national acts on five stages and draws visitors to campus from around the state and Pacific Northwest. Chong ex plained that most of the cost of the event goes to pay for insurance and artist bookings. She also cited the fact that almost all costs have gone up in the last 10 years due to ordi nary inflation. "We don't really know how long we've had just a $ 15,000 budget be cause at some point the accounting software was switched. It may have been this way for as many as 15 years, "she said. Zimmer has no doubts that the fund-raiser will be successful and that the Cultural Forum will be able to raise enough to hold the festival. "In the past, we haven't put as much emphasis on fund raising, but this year we're really trying to raise the money to bring in better acts for the Eugene community," she said. Besides the funds raised by the sal sa show, the Cultural Forum is look ing to businesses to help cover costs. "We have brought in donated products before, but this year we're hoping to do something new and bring in co-sponsorship. That's go ing to require working with the Uni versity's administration and going through the bureaucracy, but it's worth it," Zimmer said. 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