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Mulligan's pub mixes it up with
a different special every night
Local 'hole in the wall'
provides patrons with a
comfortable atmoshpere
BY RYAN MURPHEY
PULSE REPORTER
There is a certain unconscious art
to creating a hole in the wall, and
Mulligan’s Irish Pub, at 2841
Willamette St., could be considered
a masterpiece. The first sign of
promise is the stark, concrete exteri
or with its mallard-green hue and in
conspicuous banner. The second is
the muffled, low-quality sound sys
tem churning out everything from
INXS and Michael Jackson to Motley
Criie and Europe. The rest just falls
into place.
The inside of the bar is dark and
musty, with traces of daylight seep
ing in through the open back door.
The beer signs and lottery machines,
which appear to be the pub’s sole
source of artificial illumination, cast
a neon red tint over the faces of the
staff and patrons. Oregon Ducks
memorabilia line the walls and a pair
of white and green Nike athletic
shoes signed by the 2001-2 Ducks
basketball teams sits in the dead-cen
ter of the bar. (That season the
women’s team won the WNIT and
the men’s team made it to the Elite 8
of the NCAA.) Directly behind the
shoes is a rack of peanuts and Sob’r
K hangover stoppers, with a crockpot
full of biscuits and gravy to the im
mediate right. In the rear of the bar
hangs a mermaid with fishbowl
breasts that is rumored to be the
same one that appears in the movie
“Animal House.”
According to a Miller advertise
ment hanging from a center rafter,
88 percent of Mulligan’s patrons
prefer Miller to other beers, but the
usual domestic standbys such as
Pabst Blue Ribbon and Budweiser
are also available for $2.25 a pint
and $7 a pitcher (Pabst is available
for $5 a pitcher). Microbrews are
also available for $3.25 a pint and
$9 a pitcher. Mulligan’s does not
serve hard alcohol, but compen
sates with a list of drinks made up
of every possible combination of
peach and peppermint schnapps,
Irish Cream and Red Bull.
The pub features a different spe
cial every night of the week. Foster’s
Friday offers free pool and $1 pints of
Foster’s. Thursday is Ladies’ Night,
where women drink domestic beers
Tim Bobosky | Photographer
Jason Baynes, an LCC energy management student, enjoys free pool and $1 pints
at Mulligan's Pub at 2841 Willamette St.
for 75 cents and microbrews for
$1.50. On Mondays, pints of Miller
Genuine Draft and Miller Lite are 75
cents, and patrons receive a free slice
of pizza with a pint as part of the
“Monday nite football special.” In
addition to the nightly specials, Mul
ligan’s also offers a happy hour when
all drinks are a $1 off.
On Tuesday nights, Mulligan’s
hosts an open mike night and on
Wednesday nights it has karaoke.
Additional entertainment includes
an Elvira pinball machine, a wide
screen TV, electronic darts and a
2005 Golden Tee arcade-style golf
game.
Mulligan’s has only been in opera
tion for five years, but the building
has housed one pub or another since
1952. Despite having a student night
on Saturdays that offers $1 off all mi
crobrews to patrons with a student
ID or University apparel, the crowd
at Mulligan’s tends to be made up of
neighborhood regulars looking for a
comfortable place to shoot a game of
pool for 25 cents and have a beer. For
patrons in search of chaos and ex
citement, Mulligan’s is probably not
the best bet. But for a friendly neigh
borhood pub where students can re
lax with a few friends and not have
to greet classmates they barely know
every five minutes, this is the place
to be.
ryanmurphey@dailyememld.com
Dancers pay tribute to artist, activist
Professor Walter Kennedy creates a comprehensive
show for longtime friend, dancer Bella Lewitzky
BY NAIASIIA CHILINGERIAN
SENIOR PULSE REPORTER
Producing a concert in dedication
to a legendary dancer and choreogra
pher is an act of devotion in itself, but
when the legend passes away in the
process, the concert adopts a whole
new meaning.
More than a year ago, the Hult Cen
ter for the Performing Arts invited
University dance professor Walter
Kennedy to create a show encompass
ing works by late dancer, teacher, cho
reographer and activist Bella Le
witzky. When she died last summer,
Kennedy constructed his production
especially to pay tribute to Lewitzky,
whom he worked with for nearly 20
years as a member of the Bella Le
witzky company. On Friday and Sat
urday, he and seven dancers he has
known throughout his career will
present six pieces in “Walter Kennedy
and Dancers,” a tribute to the
renowned artist.
Performers Lori McWilliams, Eileen
Walters, Bonnie Simoa, Luis Tentindo,
Darrin Wright, Diane Vivona and
Heather Klopchin prepared for the
show separately in their hometowns
across the United States after a few
visits from Kennedy and came togeth
er this week for intense rehearsals in
Eugene. The concert will open with
three excerpts of original works by Le
witzky and will continue with three
pieces by Kennedy.
“This (concert) is mostly about me,
but you can’t separate me from Bella,
because I spent 20 years with her,”
Kennedy said.
The first excerpt, “Suite Satie,” is a
gentle lyrical piece, and the second,
“Pietas,” is what Kennedy called a
“very physical, uncompromising,
anguished protest piece,” which Le
witzky choreographed during the
Vietnam War. Kennedy’s dances be
gin with “TWilight Yielding,” a solo
he created just after the Bella Le
witzky company came to a close,
and “Bridges/LA,” a solo performed
by Simoa in front of a running video
of Los Angeles bridges shot from dif
ferent angles. The finale, “The Deep
Field,” is the largest piece and con
sists of three solos and one duet.
Kennedy said the discoveries made
by the Hubble telescope and what
would happen if the telescope was
moved just a little bit, inspired the
piece. He said the dancers represent
the different worlds viewed through
the telescope and the connections
between them.
In addition to performing this
weekend, visiting dancers taught six
classes this week in the dance de
partment’s modem program. Dance
CONCERT, page 11