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WHAT’S
happening
The Black Eyed Peas includes Will.i.am, an African American raised in
East L.A., Apl.de.ap, who moved to the U.S. from the Philippines in
1989 and Taboo, of Native American and Hispanic descent. The group’s
musical influences range from Portishead, Roni Size, Stereolab, De La
Soul, Digable Planets and A Tribe Called Quest, incorporating sounds
from hip-hop, jungle and trip-hop. Playing just a couple of weeks after
The Roots, the Peas will keep the McDonald Theatre warm in another
high-quality musical performance. See Saturday Calendar.
The second and third of three nights of UO Dance Department student and facul-
ty dance performances at the Dougherty Dance Theatre feature Open Showing
and The Loft . Open Showing features both beginning and advanced work, per-
formed Friday night for an audience seated informally on the floor around the
dancers, and The Loft includes five creative works by an eight-member touring
ensemble made of UO faculty, undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.
One highlight will be adjunct instructor Amy Impellizzeri’s “Shelter”, re-set and
expanded from it’s original duet form, strongly based in contact improvisation, fly-
ing and disorientation. Here’s a feature of Amy Stoddart’s “Moanin’”, performed in
The Loft. Dancers (from left to right) are Meg Perkins, Candace Ofcacek, Monica
Graves and Brianne Groh. See Thursday, June 6 and Friday Calendar.
First Friday Artwalk is a free guided tour of
art galleries and visual arts attractions. The
walk begins at 5:30 pm with Vivace Gallery’s
final show, featuring work by Ouve de Laage and
Vitaly Smaguin. At 5:50 it’s work by Richard
Quigley at The Artworks Gallery. At 6:10 the
walk features work by Terry Melton at Karin
Clarke Gallery. At 6:30, woodblock prints by
Paul Jacoulet at White Lotus Gallery. The last
stop features photography by Colette Govan at
Perugino Gallery. Here’s Lightning by Vitaly
Smaguin. See Friday Calendar.
Dan Schmid and Dustin Lanker are poised, as
previously with the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, to light-
ning-strike the heart of the national music storm.
Their band, The Visible Men , comes complete with
a latest album, In Socks Mode, highlighting Lanker’s
journey into the mic and keyboards. Their live rock
shows features drummer Jordan Glenn, who match-
es willing licks to Schmid’s unstoppable bass and
Lanker’s dead-pan here’s-how-it-is organ-pounding
flair. They blow the roof off with Hello Lobster and
Pass Out Kings at the Wild Duck. If you’re on the
club scene, you’ll be there. See Friday Calendar.
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