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NEWS BRIEFS biz beat ACTIVIST ALERT • An Envision Eugene community forum organized by Downtown/Westside neighborhoods will be from 6 to 8 pm Thursday, April 5, at the Hult Center Studio downstairs. Email terri.l.harding@ci. eugene.or.us or call 682-5635. The next forums will be at the same time April 10 at Sheldon Community Center, and April 12 at South Eugene High School. • Solarize Eugene will hold free solar workshops at 7 pm Thursday, April 5, at the Washington Park Community Center, and at 2 pm Sunday, April 15, at First United Methodist Church. See solarizeeugene. info or email sarah@trig-cli.org for more information. • A community forum on animal enforcement and licensing in Lane County, Eugene and Springfield will be at 7 pm Thursday, April 5 at the Eugene Public Library. See www.eugene-or.gov/ animalservices for details. • The campaign to re-elect Commissioner Pete Sorenson is planning a benefit music event from 5:30 to 8 pm Saturday, April 7, at the home of Deborah Noble. Music by Laura Kemp, Sean Peterson and Paul Biondi. Tickets are $50 per person with all proceeds going to the campaign. RSVP and get directions by emailing nathan.cole.howard@gmail. com or call (503) 936-0710. Or donate directly at www.petesorenson.com • The local NAACP in partnership with the city of Eugene is holding the 21st Annual ACT-SO Talent Competition at 7 pm Saturday, April 7, at the Hult Center. ACT-SO is an acronym for Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics. The performances are free and open to the public. For more information, call Arbrella Luvert at 285-1916. • Move-On.org is planning to train 100,000 people to tell the story of what happened to the economy and to teach “how to join together in the work of reclaiming our country through sustained nonviolent action” during the week of April 9-15. The 99% Spring Action Training is 6 pm Tuesday, April 10, in the Whiteaker. It’s already listed as full but to find out more or to host your own event go to http://wkly. ws/18h • The deadline is April 10 for comments on the Waldo Lake gas motor ban (see Slant this week and our cover story last week). Written comments can be emailed to osmb.rulemaking@state.or.us or by mail to June LeTarte, 435 Commercial St. NE, Suite 400, Salem 97309. The public meeting will be held at 6 pm Tuesday, April 10, at the Willamalane Center, 250 South 32nd St. in Springfield. Comments on the Waldo float plane ban can be emailed to the Oregon Aviation Board at aviation.mail@state.or.us or mailed to the Department of Aviation at 3040 25th St. SE Salem 97302-1125. See http://wkly.ws/185 for individual board members’ email addresses and phone numbers. • Local organizations are hosting community meetings to share current information and science on marine debris left by the Japanese tsunami in 2011 from federal, state, and local experts. Lane County events will be at 6 pm Thursday, April 12, at Newport City Hall, 169 SW Coast Hwy; at 10 am Friday, April 13, at the Florence Fire Station, 2625 Hwy. 101; and at 3 pm Saturday, April 14, at the EWEB Training Center, 500 E. 4th Ave. in Eugene. Contact rachael@solv.org Luminare Press is a new business that provides affordable services for authors who are interested in indie (or self) publishing, including book editing and design, e-publishing, printing, distribution and marketing. “We bridge the gap between writing a manuscript and making a book,” says owner Patricia Marshall, who has a background in magazine publishing, editing and creative nonfiction. See www. luminarepress.com or call 554-7574. Barre3 is a fitness studio planning to open this week with free classes at 224 W. Broadway downtown between Charnelton and Lincoln streets. Jessica Neely owns the Eugene site. Others are in Bend, Portland and around the country. The studio offers full-body workouts inspired by yoga, pilates and ballet. See www.barre3.com or email eugene@barre3.com Local certified Feldenkrais instructor Katie Hynes-Petty is starting up a new series of “Awareness Through Movement” classes at a new time, new date and new location. Her new series of eight sessions begins at 4:30 pm Wednesday, April 11, at the Vet’s Club, 1626 Willamette. Email her at hynespetty@ comcast.net or call 344-4041. Local attorney Ellen Singer responded to a GEARs listserv request for the names of lawyers who have experience representing cyclists injured by car drivers. Singer is a cyclist, a member of GEARs, and a personal injury attorney with 33 years of experience representing injured cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians. She can be reached at 689-3968. Other attorneys may have also responded. Bike Friday in west Eugene this week hosted Oregon’s Sen. Jeff Merkley on his tour of Oregon manufacturing facilities. Joining Merkley for the tour and round-table discussion were Hanna Scholz and Alan Scholz of Bike Friday, Ann Bunnenberg of Electrical Geodesics, Inc., Brett Williams of Life Technologies, Steve Miller of Bulk Handling Systems, John Harrison of Willamette Valley Company, and Nikos Ridge of Ninkasi Brewing. Send suggestions for Biz Beat items to editor@eugeneweekly.com with “Biz Beat” in the subject line. NOW IN OPEN NIGHTS PROGRESS 505 South A Street :WYPUNÄLSK6YLNVU BIG & TALL Mon- Fri 9-8 :H[ :\U CLOSED EASTER AFTER 57 YEARS S E L L I N G FIXTURES S TA RT S T O FOR D AY 9 SALE A.M. STORE Additional 20% Lowest Sale Price Example Reg Price Sale Price And NOW!! 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