WHAT’S
happening
Ilya Gringolts , a phenomenal
Russian
violinist,
takes
on
Shostakovich’s stirring concerto.
Giancarlo Guerrero conducts this
Eugene Symphony performance at
the Hult’s Silva Hall, featuring Von
Suppe’s Poet and Peasant Overture,
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 and
Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1.
See Thursday, Oct. 23 Calendar.
The Primus concert is sold out!
Touring together for the first time in
seven years, Primus will play in the
Hult’s Silva Hall with original members
Les Claypool, Larry Lalonde and Tim
Alexander. See Saturday Calendar.
Stanford law professor and former
Clinton Administration National
Labor Relations Board chairman
William B. Gould IV returns to the
UO where he served as a Wayne
Morse Chair professor for 2000-
2001. Gould shares two stories in the
UO’s Knight Law Center; Diary of a
Contraband: The Civil War Passage
of a Black Sailor, an edited collection
of his great-grandfather’s diaries and
a tale of what the possession of the
diaries have meant to Gould himself.
See Wednesday Calendar.
The 10th Annual Dia de los Muertos exhibit
at Maude Kerns Art Center celebrates the
Mexican tradition of honoring the dead.
Opening night Oct. 24 will be a puppet show
titled Journey to Dia de los Muertos, as well as
Mexican food, drink and music. The same
evening also features an opening of Art Behind
Bars, work by prisoners and ex-prisoners from
local, state and federal prison systems. Here’s
Muerte Con Ojos De Flor by Armando
Olveda, showing in the Dia de los Muertos exhib-
it. See Sunday Calendar and Art in the Galleries.
The Mount Pisgah Arboretum Mushroom
Festival & Plant Sale is an annual celebra-
tion of mushroom and the harvest season.
Featuring the largest mushroom displays on
the West Coast, the event includes information
from experts, displays, fantastic cool-weather
food, a scarecrow contest, children’s activities
and more at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum. See Sunday
Calendar.
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