WHAT’S
happening
All you
swingers
listen up!
The Eugene
Emeralds are
back for anoth-
er season, swing-
ing and catching
and pitching at Civic
Stadium. Chow some
dogs and slurp some
beer while the Ems take
on the Everett AquaSox,
the Salem Keizer
Volcanoes, the Vancouver
Canadians and other division
teams. It’s hometown baseball,
baby. See Thursday, July 1
Calendar.
The Lane Arts Council First Friday Artwalk features a guided tour with
Kitty Piercy of downtown arts galleries and public visual arts attrac-
tions. The walk begins at 5:30 pm with the unveiling of OFAM’s new
Jackson Pollock season poster at 868 High St. Then it’s ceramic tiles
(below) by Betsy Wolfston at the 10th & Pearl parking garage. Next the
walk features work by Lin Cook at 10th & Willamette. Then it’s glass pan-
els by John Rose in the four arches of the LTD bus terminal at 10th &
Olive. Keep on truckin’ to Four Seasons, columns by Betsy Wolfston at
10th & Pearl. After that, it’s Plant Forms by Jan Zach at 8th &
Willamette. Then the walk features Procession, work by Dallas Cole,
Scott Wylie, Jill Perry and Joanne Haines at the Eugene Hilton, which
is also home of Wind-Rainsong by Weltzin Blix. The final stop features
Trapezoidal, work by Robert Maki at 6th and High. See Friday Calendar.
The Oregon Bach Festival continues with another week of power-
packed performances at the Hult Center, UO’s Beall Hall and the First
United Methodist Church. Highlights this week include pianist Jeffrey
Kahane performing Bach’s Goldberg Variations on July 1, Ingeborg
Danz (left) in the Mozart Requiem on July 2, vocal recitals by Maria
Jette and Sanford Sylvan on July 3 and 7, and the Bach Mass in B
Minor on July 6. See Thursday, July 1 Calendar.
Light the wick and run! Fireworks can be found this year on the 3rd
and 4th of July at Civic Stadium, Alton Baker Park, Island Park,
Springfield, and Dexter Park, Dexter. Keep an eye out for lost pets, and
make sure yours are secure indoors. See Saturday and Sunday
Calendar.
Maude Kerns Art Center’s Art & The Vineyard is celebrating its 21st year at Alton Baker Park in Eugene. The principal fundraiser
for MKAC, the festival attracts more than 25,000 visitors annually. Money raised helps fund the center’s year-round exhibitions and
art education programs. Multiple stages of music (including Bill Willie Bluz below), authors, children’s activities, contests, artists’
marketplace, garden art exhibit and more. Fireworks at dusk on July 4. Valet bicycle parking will be available. See Friday Calendar.
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