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The 1st Annual Cottage Grove Dance Festival features a weekend of dance, music and theater
for Everybody at Cottage Theatre. The Saturday line-up incorporates breakdancing with
Darrell Shaft, folk dancing with Ted Dewey, DanceAbility/creative movement with Alito Alessi,
hip hop with Meghan Johnston and swing with Marty Martin, followed by a dance party.
Sunday features youth and all-ages theater with Lola Broomberg, Broadway dance
with Teri Page, African dance with Leslie Rubenstein, contact improvisation with
Terrisa West and an open dance jam with live music.
See Saturday and Sunday Calendar.
Photo by David
Sommerville
Michelle Shocked’s Shocked and Odd tour stops for a night of music,
comedy and social satire at the McDonald Theatre. Joined by the wry
humor of Peter Bergman and Maryedith Burrell, Shocked dedicates
the tour to public radio. The audience can expect a tour de force
that reflects the breadth of Shocked’s life and career with solo
and band performances, storytelling and personal observation,
punctuated by the comedy and political satire of Bergman and
Burrell. See Thursday, May 15 Calendar.
Folk Diva Dar Williams plays a seated performance at the
McDonald Theatre Saturday. She began studying the guitar
at the age of nine, and said that an existential crisis led to
her creativity and humor at the age of 16. After extensive
coffeehouse and festival-circuit performances throughout
her young adulthood, Williams has developed her own
unique folk style. See Saturday Calendar.
It’s about time! It seems like Eugene’s always had a
Saturday Market, but now there’s a Sunday market
with a twist. Mercado Latino strikes up a Latin
marketplace every Sunday through Oct. 26 at
Washington/Jefferson Park. Featured will be vendors
of Mexican and Peruvian food, Latin crafts, music,
children’s activities, clothing, produce and more. This
week Lo Nuestro kicks off Mercado’s opening day
with its popular south-of-the-border sonic
vibrations. Bienvenidos! See Sunday Calendar.
KWVA, 88.1 FM campus radio, the University of
Oregon student owned and operated radio station,
is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a week of
music and entertainment for all tastes. The week
culminates with a Big Birthday Celebration at the
WOW Hall, featuring music by Toad in the Hole,
Hello Lobster, Chevron, Rock and Roll Soldiers and
many other bands to celebrate a decade of long-
term commitment to providing underrepresented
music to the Eugene community.
See Friday Calendar.
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