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WHAT’S happening McDonald Theatre will offer up a rare opportunity to experience living rock ‘n’ roll history this week, when it plays host to the Stanley Mouse Rock Art Show. Stanley Mouse, hailed as the artist who “drew the face on rock music,” has created some of rock’s most recognizable images on posters and album covers, including those by the Grateful Dead, the Beatles, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and more. His work has been exhibited everywhere from New York to London to Tokyo, and he is known worldwide for integrating text as a visual element. Stanley Mouse’s work will be on display Dec. 11, and the artist will be present to chat, sign his artwork and sketch on-site. See Thursday, Dec. 11 Calendar. Watch out! Eric Idle (right) is on the loose, and he is bringing his “Greedy Bastard Tour” to Eugene. The comedian/actor/writer/singer is known for his Monty Python appearances, but he has also been immersed in an over- whelming number of other projects over the years, including co-writing a Broadway musical, releasing a comedy album, The Rutland Isles, and direct- ing a TV version of his previous tour, “Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python.” Idle is a comic force to be reckoned with, and he will bring gales of laugher to the Hult Center this week. See Friday Calendar. December’s First Friday ArtWalk will meander through downtown’s impressive array of gallery exhibits. The tour will meet at brand-new DIVA (Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts) and make its way through New Zone Artists Collective, Scan Design, Karin Clarke Gallery and White Lotus Gallery. Several other downtown galleries will also be open during the tour. Pictured is the oil painting Still Life by Eric Reinemann, at Karin Clarke Gallery. See Friday Calendar. The Downtown Library will ring in the holi- days with class this Saturday, with its Fourth Annual Authors & Artists Fair. The decadent festivities will include art and book browsing, book signing, wine, a sump- tuous dessert, and conversation with attending authors and artists. Elegant holi- day music will provide a fitting backdrop for the celebration. Authors available for book signing will include award-winning writers Molly Gloss (left), Lauren Kessler, Joseph Miller and many more. Best of all, admission is free, and a portion of the evening’s pro- ceeds from book sales and desserts will benefit the Eugene Public Library. See Saturday Calendar. DECEMBER 4, 2003 27
