CALENDAR
Harmony: Community Centered
Martial Arts continues. See May
18.
Massage Techniques continues.
See Thursday, May 18.
Talks at the MNCH continues.
See Thursday, May 18.
ON THE AIR “Arts Journal” con-
tinues. See Thursday, May 18.
“The Point” continues. See
Thursday, May 18.
Thursday Night Jazz w/David
Gizara continues. See Thursday,
May 18.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION Adult
introduction to ki-aikido contin-
ues. See Thursday, May 18.
Board Game Night continues.
See Thursday, May 18.
Centennial chess club contin-
ues. See Thursday, May 18.
Cribbage Tournament continues.
See Thursday, May 18.
Duplicate Bridge continues. See
Thursday, May 18.
Lunchtime Tap & Growler
Running Group continues. See
Thursday, May 18.
Pool Hall for seniors continues.
See Thursday, May 18.
Tai Chi continues. See Thursday,
May 18.
WDYK Trivia w/Brady continues.
See Thursday, May 18.
WDYK Trivia w/Haley continues.
See Thursday, May 18.
WDYK Trivia w/Kevin continues.
See Thursday, May 18.
WDYK Trivia w/Zach continues.
See Thursday, May 18.
SOCIAL DANCE Community
Ecstatic Dance continues. See
Thursday, May 18.
Crossroads Blues Fusion Week-
ly Blues & Fusion Dance contin-
ues. See Thursday, May 18.
VISUAL ARTS
English & Scottish Country
Dancing continues. See Thurs-
day, May 18.
Line Dance Lessons continue.
See Thursday, May 18.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho continues.
See Thursday, May 18.
SPIRITUAL Insight Meditation
continues. See Thursday, May
18.
Zen Meditation continues. See
Thursday, May 18.
THEATER Venus in Fur continues.
See Saturday.
TEENS Tween Scene & Teen
Book Groups, “Fish in a Tree”
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, 4pm,
downtown library. FREE.
Expressive Arts Club continues.
See Thursday, May 18.
No Shame Workshop continues.
See Thursday, May 18.
VOLUNTEER Care for Owen
Rose Garden continues. See
Thursday, May 18.
Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pis-
gah Native Plant Volunteer Work
Party continues. See Thursday,
May 18.
CORVALLIS
AND THE REGION
THURSDAY, May 18: Citizenship
& Civil Liberties on the WWI
Home Front, noon-1pm, Western
Oregon University, Monmouth.
FREE.
“Manufacturing ‘Military Neces-
sity’: Japanese American In-
ternment during WWII,” 3-4pm,
Willamette rms. The Valley
Library, OSU Campus. FREE.
Corvallis Arts Walk, 4-9pm,
various galleries, Corvallis.
Corvallisartswalk.com. FREE.
Roseburg VA Healthcare System
Veterans Town Hall, 5-7pm,
Best Western plus Beachfront
Inn, 16008 Boat Basin Rd.,
Brookings. FREE.
Citizenship & Civil Liberties on
the WWI Home Front, 5:30-7pm,
Willamette Heritage Ctr., 1313 S.E.
Mill St., Ste. 200, Salem. FREE.
An Evening of Rumi: Events w/
Andrew Harvey, spiritual activ-
ist teacher, 7-9pm, Rogue Valley
Unitarian, 87 4th St., Ashland.
$20-$25.
FRIDAY, May 19: Author Karen
Russell reading, 7:30pm, Valley
Library Rotunda, OSU Campus.
FREE.
The Upward-Beating Heart,
OSU Theatre, 7:30pm today,
tomorrow & 2pm Sunday,
Withycombe Hall Main Stage
Theatre, 2901 S.W. Campus Wy.,
Corvallis. $5-$12.
SATURDAY, May 20: Newport
Surfrider Spring Beach Cleanup,
all-day, Ona Beach, Newport.
FREE.
Oswald West Action Day,
celebrate the 50th anniversary
of Oregon’s Beach Bill right!,
10am-2pm, meet at Lower Park-
ing Lot at Short Sands Beach,
Manzanita. FREE.
Hands-on workshop on mar-
keting forest carbon credits,
bring sack lunch & folding chair,
11am-2:30pm, Mountain Grove
Ctr., near Azalea. 541-937-3034.
FREE.
Native Americans, WWI, & Amer-
ican Citizenship, 1-2:30pm,
47106 Wildhorse Blvd., Pendle-
ton. FREE.
The Upward-Beating Heart
continues. See Friday.
SUNDAY, May 21: The Up-
ward-Beating Heart continues.
See Friday.
WEDNESDAY, May 24: Death
Café Corvallis, Got thoughts
about mortality? noon,
Interzone, 1563 N.W. Monroe
Ave, Corvallis, facebook.com/
groups/deathcafecorvallis.
FREE.
THURSDAY, May 25: Cooking
Demonstration, Paleo Wraps w/
Mary Van Steenbergen, 6-7pm,
Natural Grocers, 1235 W. 10th
St., Corvallis. FREE.
ATTENTION
OPPORTUNITIES
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Thursday, May 18 at noon.
May 19 is Bike to Work Day &
Chipotle is offering buy-one-
get-one-free for any burrito,
bowl, salad or tacos. Stop at any
Oregon/Southwest Washington
Chipotle from 10:45am-9pm
and show bike helmet.
Cottage Theatre holds auditions
May 20-21 at 6pm for The Good
Doctor. No appointment neces-
sary. 700 Village Dr., Cottage
Grove. 541-942-8001.
Ongoing volunteer opportunity:
Change a life, be a mentor w/
Sponsors Inc. Contact jsmith@
sponsorsinc.org or 541-735-6400.
Cascadia Quest, a local wilder-
ness rite of passage nonprofit,
is looking for male mentors for
its 2017 season. Mentoring is
fun, challenging, fulfilling, a
personal growth path, & a great
way to contribute to the life of
a young person. Must be com-
fortable in nature & take part
in our training weekend, May
26-28. 6-8 hrs per month, May
2017-April 2018. Background
check required. See Cascadi-
aquest.org. Call Rob 458-201-
2868 or Kelly 541-501-9426.
Every summer, Nearby Nature
runs a series of week-long
outdoor daycamps in local
parks. At each camp, an adult
volunteer & a youth outdoor
leader (age 13-18) help our staff
w/games, outdoor science, etc.
Volunteers commit to helping
w/at least one week-long camp
per summer, for 3-4 hrs per day.
541-687-9699.
Café 60 volunteers are needed
to prepare and serve meals
at various sites to seniors.
Volunteers assist in kitchen,
help serve, set-up, etc. For more
info, call Heather 541-682-4268
or visit laneseniormeals.org.
The Eugene Downtown Lions
Annual Raffle is underway. $5
tickets will be sold at selected
locations of Market of Choice, Bi-
Mart & Albertsons. Many prizes
available including a $3,000
travel voucher. Winning tickets
drawn at 4pm Saturday, June 24.
WOW Hall is seeking donations
of records, CDs & DVDs as well
as music books, magazines &
memorabilia. Donations are tax
deductible. Monday to Friday,
noon-6pm, or during concert
performances. 541-687-2746.
On Tuesday, May 23, from
10:45am-10pm, all Oregon
Chipotle restaurants will donate
50 percent of fundraiser sales
to the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society (LLS) Student Series.
Mention the fundraiser to
cashier before payment.
Electronic Waste Drop-off, any-
thing that plugs in or has batteries
can be recycled. Drop-off at
Chavez Elementary, 1510 W. 14th,
or directly to Next Step under the
name “Chavez” from May 22-26.
NextStep is hosting Eugene/
Springfield elementary school
competition for most elec-
tronics recycled for the whole
month of May. Anyone can
participate. Drop off electronics
to NextStep, 2101 W. 10th Ave.,
& ask that the donation be cred-
ited to the participating school
of your choice.
Spfd Farmer’s Market: Volun-
teers are needed to help with
the info table & other Farmer’s
Market activities. 2 or 4 hour
shifts available on Fridays,
3-7pm from May 5–September
29. For a complete list of oppor-
tunities or more info contact
Vahana Keene at 541-726-3671.
The Lane County Board of Com-
missioners is seeking applica-
tions from citizens interested in
serving on the Public Health Ad-
visory Committee. This commit-
tee makes recommendations to
the Public Health Administrator
and advises the Board of Health
and the Board of Commission-
ers on matters of public health,
etc. The committee meets the
2nd Monday of the month from
3:30-5pm. Application deadline
is 5pm, Wednesday, May 31.
Application available online,
in-person at Public Service Bldg
(125 E. 8th Ave.) or by mail, call
541-682-4203.
Eugene School District 4J is
seeking school bus drivers
& aides. Come learn more at
School transportation hiring
fair on Saturday, May 20, 8am-
noon, at South Eugene High
School, 400 E. 19th Ave.
BY ESTER BARKAI
SEEING WHAT SOMETHING LOOKS LIKE
Two video works by James Nares at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
J
ames Nares might be called a Renaissance artist, though he is associ-
ated with the 1970’s No Wave movement, where he played in a band
and made art in the street.
Nares makes objects, composes music and is a filmmaker,
photographer and painter. The subjects of his paintings are lines. What
could be simpler, right?
Not in Nares’ case.
He wants movement and randomness, and he allows himself only a few
seconds and a single gesture, even when the line he’s painting is wall-sized.
He’s created his own paintbrushes, which he loads with paint and then twists
and turns as he’s walking alongside the canvas.
Nares is often unsatisfied with his first effort, so he wipes it away and tries
again and again until he likes what he sees. Until, as he says: “It’s right.”
It may seem a lot of trouble to paint a line, but this is how Nares works: He
gives himself parameters. He establishes limits or rules, and rather than break
them he takes added measures to accomplish the task, such as making his own
tools or instruments.
Last week I had the pleasure of being present for a presentation of Nares’ art,
which corresponds to an exhibit at the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer
Museum of Art. Pendulum and Street, two videos, are on view at the museum
until Sept. 3, but Nares presented and spoke about art he has made throughout his life.
The artist lives in New York, so he talked via Skype. Moving back and forth between
times seems an appropriate way to have communicated with Nares, since major themes in
his work are repetition, concern with time, sound, line (the distance between two points)
and incorporating himself in his work.
Punch (1998) is a short film in which Nares hits himself in the arm in slow motion. He
said he wanted to see what the muscles would do or look like under impact.
It might be handy to keep this explanation in mind when you see Pendulum, a short
black-and-white film from 1976 of a wrecking ball swinging in an empty street. You might
wonder why he chose to film a wrecking ball apparently swinging at nothing. Perhaps to
see the line that its trajectory makes, hear the sounds it makes or feel the danger as it swings
towards the camera. Perhaps just to see what it would look like.
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STREET
Street (2011) is an hour-long, high-definition video on loan from the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York City. It depicts a visually stunning stream, a line of people
moving seamlessly, as if all in one gesture, from wherever they were to wherever they are
going. Moving through the neighborhoods in NYC in slow motion, sometimes frozen, in
brilliant color and sharpened detail, there is a heightened sense of realism.
People-watching is a real thing in New York. If you don’t feel like or can’t afford to do
anything else, you can always stop motion, sit on a bench and watch everyone else walk
by. But when you’re doing it for real the people walking by are aware of your presence.
Watching them from the darkness in a museum, they can’t see you. You can only see
them. It feels like you’re on the opposite side of a two-way mirror, like you are part of an
experiment as an observer. Which, of course, you are.