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This month’s Last Friday ArtWalk offers something you’ve probably not seen
before and most likely won’t see again: Artist Halo Jones is “cakewalking” away
his art in what he’s calling “The First Ever Last Art Show.” Yes, cakewalking. Like
they had at those dimly remembered elementary school Halloween carnivals —
except those only involved sweet treats, not art. Jones’ art giveaway happens at
Last Eye Open. But don’t neglect the rest of the walk, which includes “Big
Paintings of Small Toys” and other work by Scott Boyes at Fire House Studio,
“Symbolformen” (like the one at left) by Sean P. Aaberg at Infinity Mercantile,
work by Erich Daoust at New Frontier and something mysterious, “Art if you can
find it,” at G Spot. See www.lastfridayartwalk.org and Friday Calendar.
Sometimes, bands have
names that are really
hard to Google for
images. Like Thursday.
The New Jersey post-
hardcore band arrives at
the WOW Hall Friday as
part of the Shirts for the
Cure tour (along with The
Number Twelve Looks
Like You and We’re All
Broken). Shirts for the
Cure is part of the
Syrentha J. Savio
Endowment, which punk
rock photographer Mark
Beemer founded in 2002
to provide assistance to
women who can’t afford
expensive breast cancer
treatments. Bands donate
shirt designs to Shirts for
a Cure; proceeds from the
sale of those shirts help
women fight breast can-
cer. Pretty cool idea,
right? Plus, Thursday’s
new album, A City By the
Light Divided, isn’t due
out ’til May 2, but it
seems a safe bet they
might play some songs
from it on this tour. It’s
like a sneak peek for a
good cause. See Friday
Calendar.
Every time we hear the words “Jello Art Show,” we can’t help it —
we crack up (yes, that’s a Jello discotheque at right). The annual event,
a benefit for Maude Kerns Art Center, is a one-night-only spectacular
with music from the Radar Angels and appearances by reigning Slug
Queen Frank Slugsnotra and old Queens. Aspiring Jello artists should
bring their works of gooey, bouncy art (and $3) to the Art Center
between 3 and 4:30 pm Saturday before the show. If you’re just there
to watch — and nibble on the Tacky Food Buffet — the fun starts at 5
pm. And when the Jello has wiggled and wobbled its last, you can con-
tinue in the slightly wacky vein over at the Vet’s Club Ballroom with
Drunk Puppet Night, a similarly one-night-only event. Now in their
third year, the drunken puppets have outgrown their previous venue
and headed across town, but as ever, the puppets will be wicked,
naughty, irreverent — and drunk. And need we remind you this all hap-
pens on April Fool’s Day? See Saturday Calendar.
Books Without Borders, Cozmic Pizza and the UO Cultural Forum
come together this Sunday to present Zine Eugene 2006, a
mini-festival in celebration of the zine. Zine, depending on who
you ask, is short for fanzine or magazine. Either way, zines are
independently published works of writing, art, photography, you
name it — the fantastic thing about zines is the massive spectrum
they cover. Some are tiny, pocket-sized love stories. Others are
political. Some are contributed to by a dozen people, while others
are written, photocopied, stapled and distributed by only one. Zine
Eugene features zine and comic booths, independent films and a
slideshow presentation by Too Much Coffee Man creator Shannon
Wheeler. Pick up some reading, get answers about zines from
Microcosm Publishing and meet other zine creators and readers at
the Strand building all afternoon. See Sunday Calendar.
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