Take three of last year’s fastest one-mile runners, add the reigning Olympic champion plus a handful of other
athletes with lifetime bests under 3:54, and you’ve got the classic Bowerman Mile this weekend in the 2003
Prefontaine Classic at the UO’s Hayward Field. Runners from Kenya, Morroco, Canada and the U.S. take the
starting line, along with Steve Magness, the fastest high school miler in the nation. See Saturday Calendar.
The Eugene Kennel Club and Dog Fanciers Dog Agility Trials take place for three days in the livestock building of
the Lane County Fairgrounds. Watch beasts fly up ramps with the greatest of ease, jump through loops made
from hula-hoops and wind their ways around cones, canes and concession stands. See Friday Calendar.
An exhibit of woodblock prints by
Paul Jacoulet shows at the
White Lotus Gallery through
July 9. Jacoulet’s work was
collected by celebrities
such as Greta Garbo, P
ope Pius XII and General
MacArthur. Guess
which one of them
probably didn’t collect
this piece, L’Attente.
Celebes Menado
(right,) due to its
steamy beauty. See
Art and the
Galleries.
The Eugene Slam
Team has been
chosen! Foolscap
Books started filling
up at 7 pm for the 8
pm Eugene Poetry Slam
Championships May 17,
and the house was
packed. Nathan Langston,
Martha Grover, Treysi and
Jahan Khalighi were all
selected to represent Eugene
at the National Poetry Slam
Championships in Chicago. The
selection process provided hundreds of
poetry fans with nine weeks of grueling,
beautiful and breathtaking poetry.
The Saturday Market keeps on
coming with free open-air marketplaces every
Saturday through mid-November at the city Park
Blocks. Featuring handmade arts and crafts, tons
of food booths with local and
international cuisine, entertainment for the
whole family and fresh produce from the Farmer’s
Market, the Saturday Market is a great way to kick
in the weekend. Featured performers this week
are TJ at 10 am; Rich Glauber at 11; Just Us at noon;
Borko’s Magical Moombah! at 1 pm; The Rhythm
Pimps (bottom left) at 2 and Abandon Ship
(bottom right) at 3 pm. See Saturday Calendar.
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