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CALENDAR Choctaw story- teller Tim Tingle enthralls audiences Saturday afternoon at the Downtown Library and Saturday Evening at the 16th Annual Multi-Cultural Storytelling Festival at Very Little Theatre. cleanup of Westmoreland Park, 10:30am-noon, meet at Boys and Girls Club, 1545 W. 22nd. 344-7133. FREE; bring gloves. Snacks and drinks provided. Earth Day Weekend work party continues. See Saturday. 24 M O N DAY Sunrise 6:14am; Sunset 8:08pm Av High 62; Av Low 40 BENEFIT Mr. Wolverine Pageant, a fund-raiser for the Children’s Miracle Network, 7pm, Willamette High School. $10. 25 COMEDY “The Bizarro Baloney Show” with cartoonist Dan Piraro, 7:30pm, 180 PLC, UO. 343-8055. $8, $5 stu. T U E S D AY GATHERINGS 4th Brattain FILM The Revolution Will Not Be Elementary Annual Earth Day Ceremony hosted by Room 1 first graders and the Brattain Garden Club, 1:45pm, Brattain Elementary, Spfd. Toni, 744-6380. Televised, 7pm, Walnut Room, EMU, UO. CISCAP, 485-8633. FREE. Native Plant Society of Oregon presentation, “Viewing Grand Canyon Flora While Rafting Down the Colorado River,” by Bitty Roy and Michael Wherley, 7:30pm, 115 Science, LCC. 345-5531. FREE. LECTURE “Another World is Possible: People Power in the Age of Empire,” David Barsamian, 7:30pm tonight, Harris Hall, UO; noon tomorrow, Fir Room, EMU, UO. Don. MUSIC Maria Taylor, The Virginal Sound, Little Girl Big Spoon, 13 Ghost, 8pm, WOW Hall. $7 adv., $8 dos. Sean Wagoner, percussion, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $9, $5 stu., sr. ON THE AIR “Breakfast with Nancy” features Mary O’Brien and Bernestine Singley, 6am, KOPT 1600 AM. “The Jefferson Exchange” fea- tures Rennie Davis of the Foundation for a New Humanity, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. “UO Today” features economics professor George Evans and Scott Frey talking about cognitive psy- chology, midnight and noon today, 11:30pm tomorrow and 11:30am April 26, Community TV of Lane County Ch. 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians trip: Fern Ridge evening wildlife, 6pm. See YMCA board for details. VIGIL “Women in Black Standing for Peace,” 5pm-5:30pm, 7th Avenue & Pearl St. FREE. Sunrise 6:13am; Sunset 8:09pm Av High 62; Av Low 40 GATHERINGS Holocaust Remembrance: Yom Hashoah, the reading of the names of Jews who died in concentration camps, 7am lighting of candles; reading contin- ues until 5:30pm, Bristow Square, LCC. 1,200 flags, each representing 10,000 people killed, are also on dis- play at LCC. Sign up to read names with Susan, 463-3245. FREE. Esther Stutzman and Shannon Applegate discuss the historical rela- tionship between the Oregon pio- neer Applegate family and the Yoncalla band of the Kalapuya peo- ples, 10am, 104 Center for Meeting & Learning, LCC. 463-3660. FREE. Neighbors in Action Summit, 11:30am-4pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. 741-6000. FREE. 2006 HEAL Conference: “Move to the Beat of Your Heart,” 1:30pm- 4pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. Registration required at 687- 6234. FREE. Intercambio: Conversation Circles/Círculos de Conversación, adults and teens practice English and Spanish, with ¡Cantemos con los Niños!, stories, songs and more, for grades 1-6, 6:30pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Sierra Club Many Rivers Group meeting and discussion on “Sustaining Local Businesses” with David Kelly, 7pm, Indigo District. Debra, 461-3314. Lane County Audubon Society meeting with dragonfly slide show and information from Steve Gordon and Cary Kerst, 7:30pm, Eugene Garden Club. FREE. Outdoor Adventure Camp Nature Crafts • Wilderness Skills Hiking • Recreation • Fun! June 26 - July 29 Ages 7-11 Weekdays 9am-4pm+ SURVIVOR: MT. PISGAH FOR TEENS Aug. 3 & 4 SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE Call 747-1504 M OUNT P ISGAH ARBORETUM LECTURE David Barsamian continues. See Monday. LITERARY ARTS National Poetry Month celebration with Tom Crawford reading from Wu Wei: Poems and David Romtvedt reading from Some Church, 7pm, Knight Library, UO. FREE. MUSIC Oregon Composers Forum, a concert of world pre- mieres, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE. Rooney, The Lashes, Everybody Else, 8:30pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 dos. ON THE AIR “Breakfast with Nancy” features Sexual Violence Panel and Phylliss Bennis, 6am, KOPT 1600 AM. “The Jefferson Exchange” fea- tures Carol Pott, editor of The Blue Pages: A Directory of Companies Rated by Their Politics and Practices, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. “Alternative Radio” features “Politics and Sports” with Dave Zirin, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. Giancarlo Guerrero, Music Director & Conductor “UO Today” continues. See Monday. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Thursday, April 27 – 8 pm Obsidians trip: Willamette River bike path bird/bike, 14 miles. See YMCA board for details. SPIRITUAL Living the Four Agreements Wisdom Circle, 7:30pm, DIVA. Paul, 461-1977. VIGIL “Practicing Being Peace,” silent meditation, 8:15am-8:45am, Federal Building. FREE. 26 Beethoven Overture to “Egmont” Schubert Symphony No. 5 Revueltas Suite from “Redes” Liszt Les Préludes WEDNESDAY Sunrise 6:11am; Sunset 8:10pm Av High 63; Av Low 40 TICKETS START AT $15! FILM Lilja 4-Ever, 7pm; The Brigade, Episode 14, 9pm, both in Russian with English subtitles, 111 Pacific, UO. FREE. Markand Thakar Guest Conductor Call (541) 682-5000 or order online eugenesymphony.org Sexual Violence Prevention Week at the University of Oregon • April 24-28 2006 Selected Events from the Week’s Lineup Monday, April 24 The Clothesline Project The Clothesline Project of Lane County will be visually ‘airing society’s dirty laundry’ around issues of sexual violence and violence against women. T-shirts honor survivors of sexual assault, incest and rape. 10:00AM-7:00PM, EMU Main Floor Concourse Sponsored by SASS Opening the Closet Doors: Sexual Violence in the LGBTQ Communities This interactive workshop provides essential tools for work- ing with LGBTQ survivors and communities and strategies for building culturally effective campus-based programs. 5PM, EMU Suite 34 • Sponsored by SASS and Office of Student Life Tuesday, April 25 Thursday, April 27 UO Men’s Center 4th Annual Walkathon to Prevent Sexual Violence Spoken Word with Dr. Nandi Crosby Students, faculty and staff walk to publicly support the fight against ending sexual violence. Contact David Miller, UO Men’s Center Director, at uomc@uoregon.edu or 346- 0743 • Sponsored by UO Men’s Center Wednesday, April 26 Magdelen Hsu Li Magdalen Hsu-Li is an internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter, painter, and cultural activist that is redefining the female musician and smashing the ceiling in the American music industry. www.magdalenhsuli.com 6:30-8:30pm, Gerlinger Lounge • Cosponsored by the ASUO Women’s Center and Multicultural Center Nandi SoJourn Asantewaa Crosby is an Assistant Professor in Women’s Studies and Sociology at California State University at Chico. In addition to her substantial teaching and research back- ground, Nandi is a poet and performance artist who has won more than 50 awards for her performances. 4:00-6:00PM, International Resource Center (EMU Mezzanine) (SWIRL) mixer, student unions, open mic, music, poetry, food. Co-sponsored by the ASUO Women’s Center, MCC, and the Office of Student Life Take Back the Night 2006 Rally, March and Speak Out Join hundreds of people in a rally and march against sexual vio- lence. The event begins with sign-making, music, campus and community speakers and The Clothesline Project then proceeds with a march through the streets of Eugene and ends with a speak out. Return transportation to the campus will be provided. 6:30pm Start at EMU Amphitheater, end at 8th Ave and Oak St. Co-sponsored by ASUO Women’s Center (346-4095) and SASS (484-9791) along with generous support from the community. For more info contact: ASUO Women’s Center 541-346-4095 or e-mail womenctr@uoregon.edu APRIL 20, 2006 21
