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Vanessa Salvia Living in the Lane: Find a theatre near you...................................................6
Ballet Fantastique brings ballet to the Big Top.........................................28
Mushroom Time: 5 days of fungal festivities......................................38
Live theater abounds in Lane County and beyond..............................................8
The Eugene Ballet tackles The Sleeping Beauty...............................29
Fall Foods, recipes for the season...........40
Business Profile: Lone Pine Farms offers something for everyone...........................12
The Lane Dance program is a driving force in the county’s dance community.....30
Joanna Bartlett, John Hayes, Natasha Naidoo, Melissa Nolledo, Don Root, Vanessa Salvia, Linda Wallace-Trunnell
Senior Profile: Greg Ahlijian turns a love of trees into hope for kids..............14
The Eugene Symphony celebrates its Golden Anniversary.................................31
Wanderings with Joey: Waiting for the BIG one.................................................16
Collecting local art offers a feast for the senses, and supports local artists.............33
Contributing Writers
Dirty Laundry: Things are different, the second time around...........................19
The Clayfest throws it down....................34
Seattle Sound all around: Joshua Isaac Finch’s October review............................49
Emerald Art Center creates art opportunities for everyone...........................................35
Grab a brew and watch the game, our Lane Monthly pics for food and football............51
Art Director
Terri Sheets Graphic Designer
Bill Sangalli Contributing Photographers
Joanna Bartlett, Joey Emil Blum, Sophia McDonald Bennett, Ulrick Casimir, Katie Lewis Chamberlain, Joshua Isaac Finch, Hannah Harris, Mandi Harris, Ruby McConnell, Natasha Naidoo, Serena Markstrom Nugent, Don Root, Vanessa Salvia, Anthony St. Clair, Courtney Theim, Linda Wallace Trunnell
Fresh and Local: Feed your soul with native foods of the Pacific Northwest.......20 From the Farm to the Symphony: All in a day’s work for Searmi Park...................24 Our “cast of characters” visit the farm......26
Heroes 2 Oregon Dragon Boat Paddle Challenge benefits disabled veterans.......41 Lane County October Event Calendar......42 Live Music October Events......................45 The Sugar Beets turn 25........................46
Why Art? A Q and A with Bob Keefer......36 Local, Fresh and Fantastic, the Homegrown Café is a must for fabulous food in Florence........................37
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editor’sletter By Suzi Steffen U NTY TO LAN E CO OU CLOSE R BRI NG I NG Y
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Lane County is filled with artists, writers, musicians, actors, directors, designers, chefs and so much more. Often, considering what a small population we have in such a broad swath of land, I’m pleasantly From the Farm to the Symphony: All in a Day’s Work for Searmi Park p24 Fall Foods of the Pacific Northwest with Fernando and Marlene Divina p20 Turn 25 The Sugar BeetsNug ent p46 by Serena Markstrom-
shocked by how superb some of our artistic output can be. We have freelance writers in abundance (hurray!) and freelance editors like the excellent Vanessa Salvia, who took on the food section with humor and skill, deftly working with expert writers like Katie Lewis Chamberlain and Don Root while I was occupied by a long-planned (and lovely!) trip to Europe. Back home in Lane County, we are lucky to have musicians like Searmi Park, longtime Lane County Arts Ambassador Fred Crafts; Eugene Ballet and Ballet Fantastique’s creative, inspiring and hardworking choreographers and dancers; the fine talents at Oregon Contemporary Theatre and the many other theaters in our towns; the artist Paula Goodbar, who puts her arts administration skills and passion to work for Springfield’s Emerald Arts Center and so many more— so many that we actually ran out of space and will have to update you in future months on some of the genius artists and art exhibits we planned to cover this month. Many of you love your Ducks, and we’ve got new contributor Ulrick Kasimir mapping out bars where you can get your Duck on throughout the fall without busting the bank at the stadium. Beyond bars, we’ve got a restaurant review, recipes, profiles and thoughts from places throughout the county. And finally, though our featured chefs don’t live in Lane County, I think you’ll agree that their indigenous Oregon and Pacific Northwest creations have an appeal for our long, beautiful autumn days. As the light wanes earlier and earlier, don’t forget to get out your rain gear and bike lights but to keep on heading outside as often as you can, even if that outside time is to get from your home to one of the wonderful arts events or shows we’re featuring in our Celebrating the Arts issue of Lane Monthly. We’ll see you at the show!
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Opportunities for Experiencing the Arts abound in Lane County Lane County offers a wide variety of arts and cultural events throughout the year. The fall, however, starts many a new season for local performing arts companies and galleries and live music venues as they roll out new performances and exhibits for us to experience and enjoy. Below are a few suggestions for smaller companies and galleries you may want to check out around Lane County.
The Jazz Station in Eugene is a community supported, all ages
venue offering musicians and jazz lovers a unique and comfortable space to present and hear live jazz. In addition, The Jazz Station hosts a gallery featuring work by local artists, contributing ambiance and vitality to the heart of Eugene. TJS hosts a free opening reception with live jazz from 5:30-7:00 pm during the First Friday Art Walk. Sales of art support both the artists and also The Jazz Station. TJS is operated almost entirely by volunteers with a community of 100+ members who provide core support through monthly memberships. Members enjoy discounts to concerts and workshops and jam sessions, vote for the Board of Directors, and attend member special events during the year. Musician members may book the affordable rehearsal room. Listen to jazz, enjoy art, volunteer and make new friends. Visit them at 124 W Broadway Eugene or online at the jazzstation.org.
Cottage Grove Art Guild 657 N 9th Street, Cottage Grove Members of the art guild display work in different places, including The Main Street Art Gallery (composed of over 13 downtown shops), the Cottage Grove Hospital continuing juried show, as well as park and sidewalk art shows.
Tj Glass Art 45620 McKenzie Hwy, Vida Unique, three dimensional, stained glass created in the cold glass method and made with lead, foil, and solder.
Dinner Theatre at its finest, The Poison Pen Players out of Florence are a high class murder mystery and special events company, providing laughter at every opportunity! They perform both nationally and locally, entertaining guests at private parties and special events. The group also provides professional caliber theatre production and children’s theatre classes, workshops and performances. You can catch them in October as they perform Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes? A country music retrospective, featuring over 45 classic hits! Songs by George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells, and Hank Williams Sr. to name a few! October 10 at 7 pm at Big K Guest Ranch in Elkton!
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For tickets, call Big K directly at: 541-584-2295 Tickets are $50 for dinner and show.
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Zero Clearance Theatre Company in Oakridge is a
community theatre company that was formed in 1994. Using only local performers, and staging both published and original works, this local troupe provides artistic opportunities for both supporters and actors. Zero Clearance performs “Faith County Somewhere in the middle of nowhere in the South.” Time stands still in some places, but if you’re from there, you wouldn’t notice. Tickets available at Banner Bank, Postal Pharmacy, Brewer’s Union, and Oakridge Real Estate. October 24-26 at Westridge School, 46433 Westfir Road, Westfir. Contact 541.782.5701 for additional details. Photo by John Hayes
Lane County is blessed with an abundance of galleries whose contents reflect the diversity and talent of our local artists. Here are a few recommendations, a complete list of Lane County Galleries can be found at lanearts.org/gallery.
3628 Olympic Street, Springfield Original fine arts and crafts by established Pacific Northwest artists whose works are recognized for their excellence and contribution to the arts.
City of Springfield (Gallery) 225 5th Street, Springfield The Springfield Arts Commission operates the City Hall Gallery, which has showcased primarily local artists since 1989. The gallery is located on a ninety-foot wall just outside the entrance to the library. Exhibits change monthly.
327 Laurel Street, Florence An ever changing display of art that includes watercolor, fiber art, mixedmedia, pottery, fabric art, artisan jewelry, fused glass, turned wood, paper art, artisan greeting cards and more!
White Lotus Gallery 767 Willamette St, Eugene White Lotus Gallery specializes in twentieth century Asian art, with a strong emphasis on original prints.
The New Zone Gallery 164 W Broadway, Eugene The gallery has earned a solid reputation for presenting experimental work of high quality by local artists. Typical seasons have featured shows by individual members and also group shows that have broad public interest and encompass divergent points of view. l a n e m o n t h l y . c o m
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I attended the play Stupid F@!*ing Bird at Oregon Contemporary Theatre. In that play, written by a playwright who attended South Eugene High School and the University of Oregon, one of the characters makes fun of contemporary theater as “clever-y” and explains (and it’s not untrue) that plays with more than 4 or 5 characters are almost impossible on modern stages. Of course, that’s not taking into account the daring (and, well, mostly unpaid) nature of much of our local theater in Lane County. From the gloriously odd but wonderful experience that is Radio Redux to the demands of Upstart Crow’s policy to accept all comers to the hallowed halls of the UO Theatre Department and LCC, Lane County offers a variety of theatrical options for every budget and many tastes. Some quick mentions must go up front to your very last opportunity to get out of Lane County and hit up the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s outdoor plays—at least the bizarrely fun and completely rockin’ Head Over Heels, closing Oct. 10, and maybe the swashbuckling revenge drama The Count of Monte Cristo, closing Oct. 11. The indoor plays at the Bowmer and Thomas Theatres continue through early November; I’d very much recommend the new, intense OSF co-commissioned play Sweat, by Lynn Nottage, which chronicles the effects of a factory closing on a Pennsylvania town (osfashland.org). Back up this way, there’s an art form that combines theater and music and makes it into something that was the popular and sometimes deeply scandalous art form of the 18th and 19th centuries, at least in Europe, and that we’re lucky to have for Halloween this year: Yep, opera. The Eugene Opera has expanded beyond its usual New Year’s Eve/March double bill and will be performing Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw on Oct. 30 and Nov. 1. This scary tale, which you may recognize as a Henry James short story, is atmospherically perfect for the performance dates (eugeneopera.org). For classic Halloween fun, too, you could check out Actors Cabaret of Eugene (996 Willamette St., Eugene)’s redesigned steampunk (yes, steampunk) Rocky Horror Show, which opens Oct. 22. ACE also has a Youth Academy production of Schoolhouse Rock, Live going on (Oct. 8-17), and next year includes premiers like Dusty and Disney’s Little Mermaid, though personally I’m most excited about Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
ACE is a dinner theater, so you can eat before the production or get dessert or drinks at intermission, and the actors are your servers—tip well! Tickets and more info at actorscabaret.org or 541-683-4368. Lane County’s finest is, however, Oregon Contemporary Theatre (194 W. Broadway, Eugene; if you want close parking, try the ramp on Charnelton between 10th and Broadway). This year, Craig Willis, the artistic director, encourages theater fans to try out Gina Gionfriddo’s Rapture, Blister, Burn, opening Oct. 23. And he mentions too that those new to the theater or in search of something beyond just a play will probably find inspiration and maybe even love during the emotionally compelling musical The Last Five Years, opening in January. But why not get season tickets? The contemporary Seagull adaptation I mentioned in the first paragraph runs through Oct. 3, and you can pick some of the best seats for all of the shows now at octheatre.org or 541-465-1506.
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get your In the “this is so weird and so cool” category, Fred Crafts’ Radio Redux won my heart many years ago for its recreations of radio plays. The group has moved from its former home at the Wildish Theatre in Springfield to the Soreng Theater in the Hult Center, and it’s kicking off the fall portion of its season with an all-new production of The Thin Man, opening Oct. 23. Radio Redux offers a rotating repertory of some of Eugene’s best actors, and Crafts works tirelessly on the scripts to make them work as radio plays. The audience serves as an “in-studio” radio audience, and I always find it enjoyable to watch the sounds of radio plays being created right in front of my eyes as the actors, in 1940s costumes, play actors playing characters and walking to the old-school huge radio microphones to perform. Radio Redux is polished entertainment, just plain fun and always suitable for any age. Single and season tickets at hultcenter.org or 541-682-2000; and more info at radioreduxusa.org. Eugene also sports one of the oldest community theaters in the country at the Very Little Theatre (2350 Hilyard St., Eugene). The plays vary from classics like the season-opening Lost in Yonkers (opens Oct. 9) to the more contemporary The Quality of Life (March 2016) to the always enjoyable Monty Python’s Spamalot (May 2016). Then, of course, there’s To Kill a Mockingbird (January 2016), which is especially relevant just after Go Set A Watchman came out this summer. And the VLT has more experimental, small-cast work in its intimate Stage Left production space as well. Season and single-show tickets are available at thevlt.com or 541-344-7751. Outside of Eugene, the Cottage Theatre (700 Village Drive) in Cottage Grove always offers productions that are the result of massive efforts and a lot of heart. Executive director Susan Goes says that for both newbies and theater mavens alike, the October production of Jesus Christ Superstar (opens Oct. 2) will provide everything from a massive set, designed by Tony Rust, to a 40-person cast that will weave through the aisles, to a plot that many people are pretty familiar with and songs that some will know well (“I Don’t Know How to Love Him” is probably the most famous, but there are oh so many others). In a twist, Judas Iscariot is played by a woman (Melissa Miller), and professional dancer Lanny Mitchell is doing the choreography. Watch for an announcement of Cottage Grove’s 2016 season coming soon—we can tell you that highlights include musicals and plays both classic and recent, with Chorus Line being perhaps my favorite on the list. Tickets for 2015 single shows and 2016 season passes at cottagetheatre.org or 541-942-8001. I’m out of space! But there’s so much more to tell about: The local children’s theaters—Upstart Crow (upstartcrowstudios.org), Roving Park Players (rovingparkplayers.org), Rose (therct.com)—and the excellent theater departments at both LCC (lanecc.edu/perarts) and the University of Oregon (blogs. uoregon.edu/theatre/201011-season/). Check them all out at their websites and, if you can, give a try at supporting local theater. It’s well worth the two or three hours away from Netflix (and I say that as an absolute Netflix addict) to see your friends, peers, students, kids and professional actors getting their theater on.
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business profile
by Linda Trunnell
Harvest Time Meets at Lone Pine Farms
Buy corn, watch goats gambol or get scared in the corn maze
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olks who frequent farmers’ markets or farm stands in the summer expect a different experience from their local supermarket—namely fresh, local produce and lots of it. Lone Pine Farms, north of Eugene on River Road, has a reputation for scrumptious produce. Large displays of colorful, succulent fruits and vegetables greet you as you enter the airy building. Even the signs are bright and friendly, with prices that are comparable to or better than those in town. But here you know you’re getting produce that has been grown on this 240-acre farm or on one of the 30 or so local partner farms, including a certified organic farm. Lone Pine is known for its U-pick strawberries and large variety of other berries, its Bodacious Corn, and the large sampling of squash and pumpkins in the fall. President and co-owner Dan Murray chats with the customers and is known to whip out his knife and cut them a chunk of something tasty to sample on the spot— he’s that sure of his produce. But aside from this oasis of healthy produce and local dry goods, Lone Pine Farms has become known as a destination location that goes far beyond the market. While you might have to drag kids to the grocery store, Lone Pine provides interesting and interactive outdoor activities for kids, and most of them are free. From the large play-
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manager, co-owner and original Lone Pine Farm developer Mike Jensen in 1998. The goat walk provides these acrobatic animals a way to keep from being bored while the children are completely entranced. In addition to its well-known goat attraction, Lone Pine recently added chickens to the petting zoo mix. Large grassy runs with deluxe chicken coops provide a happy home for these lucky hens while the children have a birds-eye view of nesting boxes and eggs. As with the goats, children can also feed the hens some chicken scratch.
ground area and petting zoo to the old-time mining town where kids can try their hand at a panning sluice to the ‘cow train ride’, Lone Pine exposes kids who have never lived on a farm to a different world. The favorites at Lone Pine have to be the ‘high-wire’ goats, the annual horse-drawn hayrides and the “aMAZEing” corn maze. Lone Pine’s bookkeeper Denise Garner says the goats are definitely the “rock stars” of the property. The friendly and curious creatures do more here than beg to be petted. Children line up to put their quarters in vending machines that spit out goat feed which is then carefully deposited into a tin can and shimmied up the pulley system to the goats, who scamper overhead to a catwalk to get the treats. The carefully constructed catwalk, or in this case, goat walk system was the brainstorm of farm
As summer winds down, fall activities get going at the farm. Families bundle up and get behind the gentle team of draft horses for a hayride to search for that special pumpkin. But the real drama begins when Lone Pine transforms ten acres of cornfield into a theatre of spooky delights. More benign by day for the youngsters, things definitely get ghoulish at night for teens and adults. Starting October 1 and running to the end of the month, (with the evening Haunted Maze on weekends only), the corn maze is a popular event bringing customers from Eugene and surrounding towns. Staff here work seven days a week, rain or shine, making sure their fearless customers are duly entertained. The design for the maze changes each year and is created by Lone Pine family and staff in early spring. Then a company that does nothing else but corn mazes graphs the design and arrives in early summer, when the corn is 6-12″ tall, to mow the design into the field. Incredibly it takes only
three people on foot, using push mowers about half a day to finish incorporating the design. Then the pattern is maintained by chief maze operator Dana Garner. Garner also designed the interactive chicken coops, tends to the goats and performs myriad other jobs around the farm. Lone Pine also has a weekend cafe and rents out large areas in the Critter Corner for special events and parties. For a reasonable fee parties get large tables and barbecues, gazebos, horseshoe pits, volleyball and croquet and frisbee golf courses. In every aspect of the farm it’s apparent that Lone Pine is meticulously cared for and maintained. Denise Garner says they have the best staff in the world, and most of their seasonal staff come back year after year. The work on a farm can be hard, and the owners acknowledge that and try to reward their staff accordingly.
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As to what he believes Lone Pine Farms owes its success, Dan Murray says it’s their loyal customers. Customers often arrive in droves from around the valley but also from the coast, central Oregon, and other distant places, with huge coolers in hand to load up their favorite goodies. “People are always coming up to me and are so complimentary,” Murray says. “That really keeps us grounded. We want to live up to that each day.” If you’re looking for produce to process, by the way, Lone Pine’s end of the season sales are for you. Call Lone Pine to find out what’s on sale as the maze heats up and the farming winds down. Lone Pine Farms is open from late April through October each year, and once October 31 is over, so is your chance for the goatwalk and the final sweep of winter squash, late-season peppers and fall apples.
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love of trees
Turning a into cash—and hope—for kids Author Greg Ahlijian helps at-risk children overcome life’s challenges
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t Wakehurst Place estate, in southern England, stands a famed group of old yew trees growing out of cracks in solid rock. That their seeds managed to take root in such inhospitable conditions and develop into beautiful mature trees is a testament to the miraculous power of life—and an inspiration to Eugene author and educator Greg Ahlijian. A Rhode Island native and lifelong lover of trees, Ahlijian, 68, first came to Eugene in 1967 to study landscape architecture at UO. After earning his degree, he left for graduate school on the East Coast. But Eugene soon pulled him back. In the years that followed he published his first book, became a successful artist, embarked on a 33-year career as a self-employed arborist, and made five trips to Africa to take wildlife photographs, some of which were published.
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And all of that was done on his own terms. “I’ve never worked for anyone else,” he says. “I’m a self-reliant person, and I’ve always had initiative, creativity and the courage to follow my dreams.” But Ahlijian may have found his greatest calling eight years ago, when he became a volunteer teacher at Jasper Mountain Center, a school and treatment center for abused, neglected and traumatized children. Set on wooded riverside acreage southeast of Eugene, Jasper Mountain was founded in 1982 to provide a beautiful, safe place for children to heal and grow. Ahlijian had first visited the center to participate in a Christmas party sponsored by the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, of which he was a member.
“We brought Christmas gifts for the children, who were well behaved, well dressed and well mannered,” said Ahlijian. “But I knew why they were there. It broke my heart, and I knew I had to get involved. That experience changed my life.” A week later he applied to volunteer at the center, and he’s been there ever since. Ahlijian teaches classes on nature and trees; character development; and interpretation of poetry, which he says helps the children craft words to express their feelings and thoughts. One day, during one of his classes, he received a flash of inspiration. “I asked my students to make up a story about what an ancient tree—hundreds, maybe thousands of years old—might have witnessed in its lifetime,” he recounts, “and I saw one little girl’s eyes light up. She was so excited! I thought, ‘I can write that story.’” Around that same time, Ahlijian says, he saw a photograph of the Wakehurst Place yews, and suddenly it all came together. “The story of those yews parallels the life of so many of these children, who began life in an inhospitable environment through no fault of their own.”
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The next day—in just one day—Ahlijian wrote The Large Rock and the Little Yew, a children’s book using the metaphor of the yew tree to extol courage, perseverance, self-respect and hope on life’s journey. Ahlijian self-published the book in 2010, paying for the printing himself and donating 100 percent of the proceeds to Jasper Mountain.
“I asked my students to make up a story about what an ancient tree— hundreds, maybe thousands of years old—might have witnessed in its lifetime…” So far the book has raised $110,000, which funded the center’s new Children’s Courtyard, a play area Ahlijian envisioned and helped design. With future proceeds, he plans to set up a scholarship fund enabling children from low-income families to benefit from programs at Jasper Mountain. Ahlijian recently published a second children’s book, An Elephant Would Be Wonderful, which he describes as “a whimsical poem for the younger reader.” Its proceeds will also go to child health-and-welfare programs.
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Ahlijian hopes the books reach children who need hope and encouragement in their lives. “I want them to know they have unbelievable power within themselves to be happy and successful,” he says. “There is honor in meeting and overcoming life’s challenges.” Both books are available at Hirons Drug Stores and on Ahlijian’s website: www.littleyewtree.com. For more information about Jasper Mountain, visit the center’s website at www.jaspermountain.org.
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“Humanity today is like a waking dreamer, caught between the fantasies of sleep and the chaos of the real world...terribly confused by the mere fact of our existence.” Evolutionary biologist, Edward O. Wilson from his book, The Social Conquest of Earth.
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he end of the world is nigh. That means imminent, soon, impending. So say the experts, and it appears that a lot of people think the threat is real because lately more than a few of my friends have asked me what we’re doing to get ready for it.
I am confused. Is the big one the devastating earthquake that seismologists say will ravage the Northwest? Is the big one the asteroid astronomers say is careening towards the Earth like shot gun pellets at an unsuspecting pigeon? Is the big one renewed threats of nuclear holocaust that State Department analysts say is possible due to deteriorating relations with Russia? Is the big one the environmental collapse threatening all living things due to global warming, or an avian flu pandemic the World Health Organization says might break out at any time if I don’t get a flu shot? Is the big one a catastrophic Category-5 hurricane or a communications destroying solar flare, a collapse in the global economy, a tsunami that obliterates the West Coast, a drought, a plague of locusts, frogs or the Armageddon that some of our religious neighbors inform us about on billboards that tell us this is God’s way of showing how much he loves us? I get really confused because with so many contenders to be “The Big One,” I’m not sure how to prepare if in a second, or a four minute Richter Scale 9 shaker, we lose our roads, electricity, communications and food supply for an extended period.
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by Joey Emil Blum
It’s a wonder we even get out of bed. Throughout the ages there has been ad nauseam ad infinitum a steady stream of prognostication about shit hitting the fan. Apparently, there is never seems a time when we can live without fear from something knocking the crap out of us. I understand that scientists and spiritual leaders feel compelled to alert us to these things. Disasters do happen, like the 2011 Tohoku quake in Japan they are still struggling to clean up. And honestly, I would take a perverse pleasure in saying goodbye to many elements of modern civilization, but I’m not deluding myself into thinking that by packing a storm shelter full of beans and rice, barrels of water and a cache of ammunition to keep the real and human wolves at bay, we can ride it out. I struggle to understand what good it does when someone tells us there’s a one in three chance that in the next fifty years Idaho will be a coastal state. Truly, if the North American tectonic plate “corrects” for the pressure of the sub-ducting San Juan Plate and the 700 mile Cascadian subduction zone goes all “full-margin rupture” so that my home, and 16
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they are bombarded by a condensed dose of horror each day, but I have no inclination to prepare a bunker with a hand-cranked radio and a year’s supply of Meals Ready to Eat so we can sit and wait until the coast is clear. I do keep a two-week supply of food strapped around my waist at all times and I do worry about forest fires because I love my donkey and cat and am concerned how I’d get them away from a big fire, but other than that I think that most dire scenarios are sensationalized by people trying to sell us something or get us so frightened that we stop paying attention to the real things that impact our lives. As for anything the Federal Emergency Management Agency, F.E.M.A. has to say, how’d that work out in New Orleans? Even the Red Cross list of emergency supplies is baffling. I’m not sure what birth certificates, home deeds and entertainment supplies will do for you when the continent goes all snap, crackle and pop.
Living my own life is challenging enough without fearing disaster scenarios on which highly qualified researchers lay odds. I don’t read newspapers or magazines, don’t Twitter, Facebook or watch television and the only radio I listen to with any regularity is sports radio, where they wouldn’t know a hurricane from a dropped punt, so I’m not exactly “in the loop” of all of the impending disasters, but I’m not spending a single second worrying about it if for no other reason than I have not one iota of control over any of it. I will not walk the Earth afraid of everything that can end my life, and I don’t embrace tormented or fatalistic narratives. Until it all goes boom and some bunker junkie with his shit ton of supplies aims his fully loaded Kalashnikov at my heart while turning a deaf ear to my supplications for Chicken Little mercy, I’m going about my business by singing R.E.M.’s “It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.”
And if The Big One happens, won’t I
an estimated hundred forty thousand square miles of the Northwest, bends down then springs back like a diving board underneath an Olympic diver, what can we do to prepare? Should we set eyebolts into the corners of the house and tie the corners off to some trees? How many packs of batteries, bottles of water and vacuum-sealed pouches of camping chili do we need? How will we fend off the desperate “city people” when Trader Joe’s gets looted and can’t get resupplied?
be a sorry sight eating freeze-dried crow by the fire until the cavalry flutters above and drops pouches of hermetically sealed Beef Bourguignon and a boxed set of Curb Your Enthusiasm so we have a good reason to fire up the generator and head into the tent. Life is life and death is death. You get what you get. Read “The Really Big One—An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest. The question is when?” in The New Yorker: www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/ the-really-big-one
Joey Blum is novelist, poet, and essayist who has abandoned careers in biology, aquaculture, teaching and a long list of other things that take up space on a resume. You can read more of his work on his website and blog at josephemilblum.com.
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Lone Pine Farms
Urban Orchard Harvest Party
It’s Halloween all month at Lone Pine Farms! Make plans to visit between October 1st and Halloween for a HAUNTING GOOD TIME in the Corn Maze! Getting Lost… Laughing… and LOVIN’ IT! Screams at night and laughter by day, this 10 acre Corn Maze is an Amazing Farmtastic Adventure for everyone! For the younger family members, Lone Pine Farms Daytime Corn Maze will entertain you with interactive passports and more as you travel through the 10 acre maze in search of the one and only exit! Then as darkness grows you will want to be eerily cautious as you navigate your way through the spooky trails of our HAUNTED CORN MAZE, complete with live spooks and lots of surprises lurking in the corn. Kids and Adults alike should prepare to be scared!
Saturday, October 10, 12–10 pm 4th & Lincoln Eugene Join the party while fall is in full swing for an outdoor street festival to celebrate the bountiful harvest our community has brought us! Come out and dance to live music and enjoy local food and drink pairings from some of Eugene’s best chefs and fermenters! Family friendly until 6pm with games and an interactive fruit press setup in kid zone. Learn about sustainable cider making and support our great community that makes it all possible! Buy a ticket or barter apples for admission: 8 boxes* will get you in free. 20 boxes* will get you a VIP pass.
Daytime Non-Haunted Maze October 1 through October 31 Hours: 10 am to 5 pm daily Admission: Ages 11 and under – $5 Age 12 and over – $7 Haunted Nights Maze Friday, Saturday and Sunday October 2 through October 31 Hours: 7:30 am to 10:00 pm Admission: Friday & Saturday – $18 Sunday – $15
SPROUT Harvest Festival Friday, October 2, 3–9 pm Sprout Marketplace – 4th and A St. Springfield Free Event. Bring the family and enjoy cooking, food preserving and fermenting demonstrations. Family friendly! Lawn Games, Kids Crafts and Activities, Pumpkin Carving.
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Eugene Film Society presents “Writing Effective Short Horror Screenplays” Saturday, October 17, 11 am–3 pm LCC Downtown Campus Screenwriting workshop led by Albert Crim, M.F.A Screenwriting, American Film Institute. Register at lanecc.augusoft.net
Ninkasi Brewing presents the 2015 EFS 72 Hour Horror Film Competition 72 Hour Competition: October 22–25 Competition screening: Saturday, October 31, 7 pm Hult Center for the Performing Arts Filmmakers can register at eugenefilmsociety.com
Eugene Film Society presents ParaNorman with LAIKA presentation Saturday, October 31, 2pm Hult Center for the Performing Arts
Nosferatu with live score by Mood Area 52 Saturday, October 31, 8:30 pm Bijou Art Cinemas Tickets available at bijou-cinemas.com/bijouartcinemas
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y the time you read this I could already have baby Pippi in my arms, or nearby in someone else’s arms. The latter sounds better to me. I’m eager to have no babies in or around me.
I will love her equally (if not more, sweetheart) than I do my son Quinn, but first and second pregnancies are different. My first had some welldocumented challenges, but it was the center of my life. This second baby is proceeding without much intervention on my part. The desire to have my body back after being pregnant the majority of the past two years has to be normal. I am nursing and pregnant, and it has been really hot outside. There’s not much anyone else can do at this point to help, although my husband has taken over the night shift as we wean from those feedings.
It’s a warm September day in southwest Eugene. At one table a man is talking about finishing his band’s EP, and drinking a beer. It’s 12:41 p.m. He accidentally got his dog $15 bison treats. At another table a young man reads one book with a thick copy of “The Riverside Chaucer,” third edition, lying on the table. He spots a friend, who joins him. I can’t be certain any of these people are young, single or non-parents, but in my mind they are and I am envious. I start to think
never feel alone. To be clear: I would like to feel alone. Unattached and free. Unencumbered and light. Untethered and wild.
A few minutes ago, I was in line for the bathroom feeling as free as I could with my bag of naughty pregnancy treats ready to eat outside on the patio. The wait was long, and I heard a mom struggling with her child inside. An employee walked by and said something like, “Don’t worry, mom’s outside,” as if to comfort the child. Confused, I looked up at him. “You’re the mom,” he said. “Right?” No. I told him the mom was in there with her child. Duh, I thought.
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“Loud kid,” he said, turning on her. “Actually,” I said. “That’s normal.”
She came out apologizing to me.
She was wearing an infant in a wrap, and had her “loud,” gorgeous, big-eyed toddler by the hand. Instead of saying “That’s OK” or “No problem.” I said: “I have one,” referring to the toddler. Soon the baby too.
about Seinfeld and how this column is about nothing, and beer-bison-dog-treat guy starts talking about how he had purchased the Seinfeld DVDs recently. The universe wants readers want to see me ramble. Typical though. Even when I try to focus on this pregnancy, other things take over.
I thought peeing in public bathrooms was hard now. Get used to it, ma, I tell myself. Get used to all of it.
I’m having youth envy, so how about I
I took my bag of beef jerky, sea salt and vinegar chips, and hazelnut Quadratini bite-sized wafer cookies outside.
Ten differences between my first and second (viable) pregnancies:
I don’t think I am functioning at the highest level right now. Can I have one rambling column per year? Maybe two. Did I mention we started night weaning two sleeps ago?
Last time, I kept my OB/GYN extra time on our visits asking questions and explaining how horrible life had gotten at work. This time our visits are five minutes long and all she does is measure my belly.
First pregnancy: no sushi, bleu cheese, only a couple glasses of wine, no
salami. This pregnancy: eat all the things, and the wine tastes good. With Quinn I was terrified of miscarriage or stillbirth and spent all my money and time on stress abating interventions; energy healing sessions, frequent prenatal massages, dedicated supplements routine, daily walks and so much sleep. This time I’ve had two prenatal massages, spottily consumed my vitamins, I have other people walk with my son to the park most of the time. Sleep isn’t a real option.
I won’t say I’m miserable all the time, but even when I am alone, such as now, I
I am always responsible for someone else, even when my toddler isn’t around, because there is a whole new human inside my uterus. No face-first slip ‘n’ sliding into a pool of daiquiris for me.
The first pregnancy I had debilitating headaches, first trimester morning sickness all day and was so tired I thought I was dying. This time I have had zero morning sickness, the headaches were infrequent and in spite of nursing a toddler through the night, my energy levels have been higher.
Round one there was a big baby shower and I dutifully provided a guest list. This time I think my friends are planning some sort of surprise-ish thing but I was zero help other than providing a day I was available. By the time my first was born I had not figured out how to collapse the BOB stroller so it could go in the car. For this pregnancy: same. I hate that thing. Anyone want to buy it?
Last time my anxiety was high and I
had a difficult time enjoying any of the preparations. This time I’ve known she was healthy and vibrant since the moment we conceived her. It’s probably bad luck to say that in print, and I apologize if I ever have to bring you a tragic story of my arrogance. She will sleep through the night at six months and know how to read by age 3, with no effort on my part. Watch. Last pregnancy I might have used all eight designated writing hours to write, thoroughly thinking through all points, self-editing and maybe having my mom take a look at it. Right now I’m heading to my fellow pregnant friend’s house and we are going to eat cookies without our toddlers.
cover the topic as a listicle? That’s what the kids are into.
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Pacific Northwest Harvest Warm your soul with this sampling of native recipes Food didn’t just mean sustenance for Native Americans. The acts of hunting, gathering and preparing foods became central to Native American ceremonies and creation stories. Fernando Divina, the executive chef for Oregon Health & Science University’s Food & Nutrition Services, and his partner, Marlene, who is of Chippewa, Cree and Assiniboine heritage, are authors of the book Foods of the Americas: Native Recipes and Traditions. The book, produced in association with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, received the James Beard Award for Excellence for its presentation of 140 recipes representing tribes and communities from all regions of the Americas. Photo courtesy of Fernando and Marlene Divina.
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Fernando has served as executive chef at several acclaimed restaurants, including Fiddleheads, which was awarded Restaurant of the Year by The Oregonian. Together, the Divinas own Divina Restaurant Concepts, providing restaurant industry planning services for a wide array of clients—most notably the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian’s Mitsitam Café. The couple shared with us recipes similar to ones in their book using indigenous ingredients that Native Americans in our region would have enjoyed.
Dungeness Crab and Rockfish Chowder Serves four as a light meal or six as a starter
This dish, prepared with the very freshest fall seafood and produce, can be wonderfully gratifying. Be certain to cook the fish until it is just barely cooked through, as it will be hopelessly dry if overcooked. The crab needs only to be heated rather than cooked because all of the cooking has been done in advance. Adding the herbs just prior to dishing will give the chowder its distinctly fresh flavor. A crusty loaf of bread will provide all that is needed for a light lunch or serve a crisp salad as a pleasant foil for dinner.
Recipes adapted from the James Beard Award winning cookbook, Foods of the Americas: Native Recipes and Traditions by Fernando and Marlene Divina, and the Smithsonian NMAI. Random House.
Fresh Corn Dumplings
Makes 4-6 dumplings
The first time Fernando tasted these fabulous dumplings, he claims clouds rose above the horizon, the sun shined and hummingbirds twittered about…well not exactly, but your dinner guests won’t soon forget these little gems! They are the lightest dumplings ever. Preparation couldn’t be simpler. Try them soon after the season has arrived and eat them often. 2 cups fresh corn kernels, cut from the cob 1 cup unbleached flour 3 tablespoons cornmeal 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons soft butter 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
For the Dumplings Place corn in a bowl and mash the kernels with a fork. Alternatively, place the kernels in a food processor and pulse the corn until it is coarse and unevenly textured. Rustic indeed! Blend the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Add the corn mixture and fold the ingredients together. Cut in the butter. Add enough milk to form a stiff batter.
To Cook Drop shaped spoonfuls of the dumpling mixture into simmering liquid. Cover tightly and place in a very hot oven for 10-12 minutes or until a knife tip or wooden pick, when inserted, comes away clean.
1 leek, white part only, sliced Prepare leeks for cooking Trim the root end of the leek. Remove the tops to within an inch of the white base and save the tops for another preparation. Split the leek lengthwise and place in several changes of cold water to remove sand or mud.
1 tablespoon canola oil or any light, neutral oil 1 rasher smoked bacon, sliced into 1/4 inch pieces 6 cups chicken stock or broth 1 cup water 1/2 small onion, peeled and diced (about 1/2 cup) 8 to 10 small new potatoes, quartered 12 ounces rockfish fillets, bones removed 1 cooked Dungeness crab, shelled and picked, or substitute 8 ounces fresh, cooked crab meat, picked to remove loose pieces of shell 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh tarragon leaves 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh chives, minced 1 1/2 cups whipping cream Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Prepare the leek for cooking. Place a heavy pan large enough to hold the contents over medium high heat. Add the oil and the bacon and cook until the bacon is cooked to your liking. Pour off most or all of the oil. Add the leek, stock, water, onions and potatoes. Bring the liquid to a boil then turn down to a very low simmer. Cook the potatoes until they are fork tender (consider that they will have a few more minutes of cooking with the remaining ingredients). Add the fish and cook for a few minutes. Add the cream, crabmeat and herbs. Taste for seasoning. (The store-bought chicken stock, bacon, and crab should provide enough salt to flavor the chowder, if not salt to taste). Heat the crab just through. Serve in warm soup bowls or cups along with your favorite bread or crackers. Try substituting oysters and fresh shrimp or clams and mussels for an entirely different chowder. Fresh salmon, lingcod, walleye or scallops produce distinct variations. Fresh corn, when in season, is a wonderful compliment to the seafood. Fresh chervil, fennel or thyme are suitable additions with these variations. Continued next page l a n e m o n t h l y . c o m
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Recipes adapted from the James Beard Award winning cookbook, Foods of the Americas: Native Recipes and Traditions by Fernando and Marlene Divina, and the Smithsonian NMAI. Random House.
Imu-Style Steelhead or Salmon Serves 4
Photo courtesy of Maren Caruso
The Divinas recommend raceway-farmed steelhead for its recognized sustainability rating when wild fish runs are not in season. The coastal peoples of the Pacific Northwest cook in a leaf and seaweed-wrapped pit called an imu, resulting in a steamed fish with a light smoke flavor. While oulican oil is available through mail order, our region’s own hazelnut oil contributes nicely to the dish.
Pickled White Chanterelle Mushrooms Makes about 3 pints
Wild mushrooms are a staple of peoples originating throughout the mountainous regions of the Western Hemisphere. Most fleshy wild and even domesticated mushrooms work nicely when prepared in this manner. 1 teaspoon dried whole Mexican oregano (Comca’ac or Seri wild oregano is the Divina’s preference) or substitute dried whole marjoram 2 tablespoons oil, such as corn or Washington state-produced Lena Camelina oil 1/2 white onion, peeled and sliced 1 pound white chanterelle mushrooms, brushed clean, trimmed and torn from the stem through the cap, if larger than a quarter 3 sprigs fresh thyme 2 bay leaves 3 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced 4 Serrano chiles (or other regional hot chili), halved lengthwise 1 cup apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon local honey 1/2 teaspoon Utah salt or substitute a local coarse or kosher salt Pinch freshly ground black pepper Heat a small shallow frying pan over medium heat. Add the oregano and toast, stirring constantly, for 5 to 7 minutes or until steam and a lively aroma is emitted. Set aside and proceed with the recipe. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add the onion and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until softened. Do not brown the onion. Add the toasted oregano, mushrooms, thyme and bay leaves. Cover the pan with a lid and cook, stirring regularly for about 12 minutes or until the mushrooms begin to turn color and soften. Add the garlic and chilies and cook for 3 minutes. Add the vinegar, honey, salt and pepper. Bring the vinegar to a boil for 2 minutes. Remove the pan from heat and transfer the contents to a glass or enamel jar. Cover lightly and refrigerate. Cover tightly when completely cool. These mushrooms keep well. Let the mushrooms warm to room temperature before serving.
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For grilled fish 1 pound wood chips suitable for smoking foods 1 pound seaweed, such as laver, dulse, or kelp, or substitute sea beans or leek tops 1 tablespoon corn oil 12 ounces steelhead or salmon fillets (four pieces weighing 3 ounces each) 1 pinch sea salt for each fillet, or substitute kosher salt 2 ounces cured salmon roe—called ikura in Japanese Soaked wood planks for cooking such as mountain mahogany, alder or cedar I ounce oulican oil (candlefish oil) or substitute hazelnut oil Prepare your grill or barbecue with a few pounds of charcoal. Allow the charcoal to burn down to the point where glowing embers are still present but not extinguished. Place the wood chips over the embers. Alternatively, pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
To grill the fish Spread half of the seaweed, sea beans or leeks in a slight mound to one side of the grill for indirect heat. Rub the fillets with oil and sprinkle with the sea salt. Place the fillets on the soaked wood plank. Arrange the plank on the seaweed or alternative substitution. Cover the fillets with the remaining seaweed. Allow the fish to smoke and cook until it is prepared the way you like it. Allow approximately 10 to 15 minutes or more depending on the temperature of your barbecue. Take care not to overcook your fish.
To bake the fish Lightly oil a baking tray large enough to hold the plank or individual planks. Spread half of the seaweed, sea beans or leeks in a slight mound to one side of the grill for indirect heat. Rub the fillets with oil and sprinkle with the sea salt. Place the fillets on the soaked wood plank. Arrange the plank on the seaweed or alternative substitution. Cover the fillets with the remaining seaweed. Allow the fish to smoke and cook until it is prepared the way you like it. Take care not to overcook your fish. To serve, place the fish on a plate, top with the salmon caviar, and drizzle with the nut oil. Serve with a simple salad of watercress dressed with nut oil and lemon juice and crusty bread.
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By suzi steffen
The Eugene Symphony’s Concertmaster Can Handle Just About Anything
d o o g r o f in s le t t e s k r Searmi Pa When Searmi Park came to Eugene for an audition for the Eugene Symphony concertmaster position, she thought things went badly. “I almost didn’t stay for all of it,” she says. “My husband was like, ‘Let’s just stay.’” Her husband was right. “We were lucky that she auditioned with us,” says Danail Rachev, the Symphony’s music director and conductor. “From the first moment after we started to work together, I was very impressed by the high level of musicianship that she has.” In addition to working as the concertmaster for the Eugene Symphony, which means that she leads the violins and decides the bowings for the string instruments, Park also just auditioned for and won the position as concertmaster for the Eugene Concert Choir’s new orchestra, and she also recruited players from the symphony for her own chamber group that works with the MarshAnne Landing Winery, in Oakland, about 45 minutes south of Eugene. And Park is also now the concertmaster for the Eugene Opera’s orchestra. This fall, she’s also teaching at UO. She’s busy with music … and also goats, ducks and horses. Park, who lived in Portland during her first years with the Symphony, recently bought a piece of land in Springfield where she can have the tamed wild mustangs that she and her daughter love to ride. Of course, owning a farm that has a 13-acre pasturage for the horses means that she spends a lot of time on the land. For a woman who grew up in Los Angeles, went to school at UCLA, played in Hollywood orchestras and for the L.A. Chamber Orchestra and lived there until she was 34, this is a pretty massive change. “I’m up around 6 am,” she says, “and it takes about an hour to bring the goats out, clean their pen, take them to the corral, take the ducks out, clean their pen and feed them.” Then she starts morning practice with her violin. She has to do it in the morning because, she says, “if I do too much farming, my arms get too tired.” Then she goes to take care of the horses. And in the afternoon, it’s chores—like “shoveling gravel, pulling weeds, fence maintenance,” she says. Later, “If I have time, I do fun stuff with the horses, like riding them.” Park says she doesn’t really miss the bustle of Los Angeles or the work she did there helping record Hollywood soundtracks. “When we moved, it was just time,” she says. “We were working so much. I never saw my kids, ever. I was hiring people to take care of my house, my kids, everything. They were young, and I realized I was missing all of that.” Park decided, in a major financial and life decision, that she didn’t want to do anything musically that didn’t interest her anymore. “When you get work calls, it’s hard to turn them down,” she says, but she had made a commitment only to do work that she loved. Luckily for the Eugene Symphony, that includes being a concertmaster; and luckily for the new MarshAnne Chamber Group, that includes chamber music.
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“Searmi is a total badass,” says the chamber music group’s French horn player, Lydia Van Dreel, who also teaches at the University of Oregon and plays in the Eugene Symphony. Van Dreel admires Park’s musical ability as well as her commitment to her farm.
One thing she didn’t expect in Eugene is the absolute enthusiasm about the Symphony. “The concerts are pretty packed, and you can feel the audience excitement,” she says. “That was the biggest shocker for me - and also the orchestra. People are genuinely happy to play there!”
Rachev agrees, though he has a slightly more East Coast view of the situation (he and his family stay in Eugene often, but they live in Philadelphia): “I’ve been feeling that I’m very lucky that she’s here,” he says. “I know about the farm and the whole green idea. The people who live in Eugene and Portland, those are a particular kind of people.”
Park is also impressed with Eugene Concert Choir director Diane Retallack, who just pulled together a group of musicians so the ECC can have its own orchestra (though of course many of the players also play in the Eugene Symphony and around town). “Diane seems to be really good at these projects,” she says of the ECC, whose season begins in October.
Park is obviously fairly busy with the farm, the horses and, of course, her music, but she is also interested in learning more about Lane County. “It seems like there’s a lot going on for a small town,” she says of the Eugene/Springfield area. She enjoys the calmer and more contemplative pace of life in the area compared to L.A., especially for her son with autism. The bustle and speed of life in L.A. was extra hard on him (and, by extension, his family). “It’s slower here, much easier, and people are nicer and more understanding,” she says.
At the end of our interview, Park needs to go deal with things on the so-called “hobby” farm. “We’re building a horse corral in the upper pasture,” she says. Then it’s more playing and more planning for the MarshAnne group, which is something that she’s wanted to do for a while - a chamber music group that isn’t all strings. Chamber music fans will appreciate the group’s flexibility, creativity and high level of playing, just as Park does.
Rachev sums it up: “I think she found her place, and now, I hope, she has a home.” The Eugene Symphony performs Argentine master Ginastera’s music under the baton of former music director Miguel Harth-Bedoya 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Hult Center. The Eugene Concert Orchestra and Choir perform Haydn’s St. Cecilia Mass 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Hult Center. The Eugene Opera performs “The Turn of the Screw” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Hult Center. Tickets for all are available at hultcenter.org The MarshAnne Chamber Players’ next concerts are 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Winery (541-45-7988), and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, at the Wildish Theater in Springfield (wildishtheater.com).
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Danielle Tolmie, Eugene Ballet Company, Sleeping Beauty Mark Tucker, Eugene Ballet Company, Sleeping Beauty Michael Snider, Eugene Concert Choir, A Dickens of a Christmas Carol Snider, Eugene Vocal Arts/Eugene Concert Choir, A Dickens of a Christmas Jeff Carter, Cottage Theatre, Jesus Christ Superstar
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Ballet Under the Big Top Ballet Fantastique’s wild circus leaps to Hawaii By ruby mcconnell
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eady to party at the Hult Center? Ballet Fantastique opens the 2015-2016 season with a revival of their 1930’s Depression-era circus show, Cirque de la Lune, a raucous, wild, and sensuous story about the harsh realities of life under the big top. True to their collaborative brand of theatrical ballet, the production features live music from Mood Area 52, Betty & the Boy, and Troupe Carnivale, the guest appearance of circus artist Raymond Silos on silks, trapeze, and Cyr Wheel, and stunning staging and costumes.
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Dancers Justin Feimster as Romeo, the charming trickster, and Leanne Mizzoni as Estrella, the lonesome diva
Though known for presenting full seasons of new works, Ballet Fantastique has now revisited previous productions for two years while prepping other new work. It’s a sign of maturity for what’s been called “Eugene’s chamber ballet company.” Now, Ballet Fantastique is growing, touring and poised to become one of Oregon’s leading contemporary ballet companies. Cirque de la Lune is already booked in Portland and Honolulu. The maturity shows in the expanding company and BFan’s ability to draw talent from across the country. This year, Ballet Fantastique has brought in something sorely lacking in previous seasons: strong principal male dancers. Martino Sauter, new this year and playing the role of the Ring Master, is one of those dancers. Joffrey trained, Sauter studied at the the Paris Opera Ballet, New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater and danced for Ballet Metropolitan in Columbus, Ohio. Most recently, he toured with MOMIX, an internationally acclaimed company known for pushing the boundaries of modern ballet performance. “Contemporary movement is where my heart is,” says Martino of his time at MOMIX. But on tour, he started to long for a more traditionally balletic practice and artistic experience. BFan seemed like a perfect fit. Donna Marisa Bontrager, the company’s co-director, says that he is a good addition to the small company. “We wanted the classical lines, but we also loved his elegant contemporary power,” she says. Less than a month into rehearsal, Sauter is more than enthusiastic about the company and possibilities for the future. “The good thing about BFan,” he says, “is that they craft a story ballet using contemporary dance. It’s kind of a new age ballet unlike anything I’ve ever seen. I feel really challenged here. It might be the best opportunity I’ve ever gotten” What’s the best part of the Cirque show for him? “The part that the audience doesn’t see, the rehearsal process, everyone working together.” And that’s exactly what Cirque de la Lune is about: A show-within-a show about the strange happenings in the hour before the circus begins. Ballet Fantastique’s Eugene Performances of Cirque de la Lune are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Oct. 9, 10, 11 at the Hult Center. The Twitter hashtag they’ve chosen is #bfancirque, and to get tickets or become a season subscriber, visit balletfantastique.org or hultcenter.org. Ruby McConnell is a geologist and dancer who writes about nature, the outdoors, and the arts. Her book, A Woman’s Guide to the Wild, is being published by Sasquatch Books in March 2016. To find out more and read Ruby’s blog at rubymcconnell.com or follow her on Twitter @RubyGoneWild 28
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he Eugene Ballet opens what will be an otherwise contemporary dance-packed season with one of classical ballet’s seminal works, The Sleeping Beauty.
Beauty is an expansive story ballet known for challenging choreography and its sweeping scale, and it’s a lot to take on for a small company such as the Eugene Ballet. Luckily, the company is up for the challenge. In the last two years the company has reshaped itself; more than half of its principal dancers have been with the company for less than three years. But what the dancers lack in longevity with the company, they make up for with impressive resumes and proven technical excellence that will be showcased in this variation-rich production. Still, some of the real strength of the company, and perhaps the secret to the success of The Sleeping Beauty, is its veterans. Dancing the lead role of Princess Aurora is Danielle Tolmie, a long-time company member coming off a year of highs. “Last year was a huge year for me,” she says. And it’s true. She danced the Sugarplum Fairy in the Nutcracker and as the title role in Carmen, both with her then-fiancé, Mark Tucker. It’s a little piece of real-life fairy tale. The pair joined the company at the same time in 2008 and this year were both promoted to principal dancer just in time for their
July wedding. That they get to dance together again in this year’s production of The Sleeping Beauty is a treat for them and the audience; the chemistry between them is unmistakable. But it will take more than chemistry to tackle a ballet that has been continuously performed for more than a century. With three full acts, Beauty is a long production requiring a lot of training and stamina from the dancers. “It takes hours in the studio every day doing things again and again and again. You have to make sure your body can do it,” says Tolmie, who adds that the role of Aurora is especially daunting. “It’s probably the hardest role for a ballerina. It’s pure technique,;there’s nothing to hide behind. You have to be so on. And the character is young, 16, so you have to convey that as well.” More important than the challenges of her own role to Tolmie, though, are the opportunities the ballet offers to the other company members. “There’s so many great variations and character roles in this ballet,” she says, that “there’s a chance for everyone to shine.”
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Dancing into Fall Lane Dance Company auditions students; welcomes noted choreographers
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Shaw launched The Equus Projects, a performance company tmerging dance with equestrian artistry. Her residency at Lane Dance Program will run November 16-20.
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or students in the Lane Dance Program at Lane Community College, those are words to live by. The program is a driving force in the county’s dance community, offering classes in modern dance, jazz dance, and ballet, as well as in Pilates, Gyrokinesis and fluid yoga, Balinese dance, choreography, and dance improvisation and theory.
“During her residency, in addition to teaching dance classes, JoAnna will score a site-specific work for Lane dancers and community members,” says Simoa. “The residency will culminate with an informal rehearsal open to the public.”
Program director Bonnie Simoa can’t wait to get started on the new academic year, which will bring several stellar events to the campus and community.
December brings the informal Open Show, showcasing the program’s dancers and their progress. It takes place Tuesday, December 1, at 3 p.m. in LCC’s Ragozzino Hall.
“In October we’re auditioning students to perform with the college’s Lane Dance Company,” she says, “and next month, we’ll be hosting renowned choreographer JoAnna Mendle Shaw for a weeklong residency.”
Also in December, Simoa and the program’s Balinese dance group, Tirta Tari, have been invited again to perform the traditional Legong dance in Gianyar, Bali.
Shaw teaches in New York City, at Juilliard and in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program. Her work has been commissioned by dance companies throughout the United States and Europe, and in 1998
As 2016 dances in, students will be rehearsing intensively in preparation for Collaborations 2016, a major performance event taking place February 25-27 at Ragozzino Hall. Simoa says 2016’s Collaborations will once again feature the work of choreographer Heidi Henderson, who will be in residence in mid-January.
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Henderson has danced in the companies of Bebe Miller, Nina Weiner and Paula Josa-Jones, and with Colleen Thomas, Peter Schmitz and Sondra Loring. She teaches regularly at the Bates Dance Festival and is on the dance faculty at Connecticut College. In addition to Henderson’s piece, Lane Dance Company will perform works by Simoa, fellow faculty member Sarah Nemecek, and several other choreographers. “We’re excited to continue our support of emerging choreographers by presenting the work of Lane Dance alumni Patsy Morris and Jana Zahler, visual artist Lindey LePon, and Portland-based dance artist Hannah Downs,” says Simoa. “And Anita Sanford’s Dance Northwest will perform one of their exciting and entertaining repertory pieces.” Simoa stresses that there are a variety of opportunities to get involved in dance at Lane. Many of the classes are appropriate for beginners, and some of the program’s events are open to all community members. For more information on the Lane Dance Program, contact Simoa at (541) 463-5645, or simoab@lanec.edu.
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ugene’s not a very big town to have a symphony that has lasted, and lasted in a financially responsible fashion, for 50 years. So the group is celebrating its still-in-the-black and actually rather popular existence with a season chock full of nods to the past that also keeps a firm and generous eye on the future. By the time this edition comes out, the opening concert on Sept. 24 will be over, and music director Danail Rachev will have launched the season with the U.S. national anthem, just like the beginning of a Ducks game. That’s the kind of fighting spirit and energy that the Eugene Symphony is known for. Rachev says he’s excited about the wide sweep of this year’s programming, which runs from French to Italian to Korean to Japanese to Russian to Argentinean music, and beyond. “The United States and Eugene are a melting pot of very different cultures,” Rachev says. “I can speak about this as a Bulgarian who came here. Each concert becomes part of our great community. and this culminates in two concerts we play celebrating American culture.”
In its 50th anniversary year, the organization goes all-out Aside from fiscal responsibility and a good relationship with the musicians’ union, the Symphony has been known for attracting smart, talented music directors who go on to illustrious careers. Yes, we’re a launch pad, but the Symphony has invited its fiery satellites back to calm Eugene for this year’s season. In October, audiences can hear Miguel Harth-Bedoya conduct; in January, Giancarlo Gurrero returns; and in a special extra concert in early April, Marin Alsop takes the reins of her former orchestra in the middle of a celebration of Eugene’s music, wine, beer and food (food carts will fill the Hult Center before and during this performance). The Symphony also does a fine job of funding and attracting the solo stars of the orchestral universe, including, this year, cellist Yo-Yo Ma playing Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in December (outside of the symphony’s series tickets) and pianist Andre Watts performing Beethoven’s towering Emperor concerto during the regular series in March. But the programming this year, while it includes regular faves like the Emperor concerto and a grand finale
of Beethoven’s Ninth, reaches beyond German composers of the 19th century to include composers who are alive and working today like Mason Bates in September, Tan Dun in February and the University of Oregon’s own Robert Kyr in the finale in May. Rachev is eager to see the Symphony expand and grow, finding venues for chamber performances and performances not just in the large Silva Concert Hall (though those are special too). “This is a living, con-
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Support Your Local Eugene collector fills his home with Lane County’s abundant fine art The Schnitzers, the Guggenheims, the Gettys—these names are well known to the art world and the general public alike as great patrons and collectors of art. But collecting art requires neither fancy pedigree nor bountiful bank account. All it requires is the desire to surround yourself with beauty and creativity. Just ask Mike.
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55-year-old retired medical professional who grew up in Eugene and has been an art aficionado since he could hold a crayon, Mike (who requests anonymity) began collecting art in the late 1970s. In the past several years, his collecting focus has shifted from older artwork to modern works by Eugene’s own local artists. He recently opened his home to Lane Monthly to show us around his extensive current collection. Entering Mike’s bright flat in downtown Eugene is like walking into an extraordinary gallery. With infectious enthusiasm and perpetually smiling eyes, Mike points out some of the collection’s highlights. In the bedroom, brightly colored impasto oils by Chris Kelly line one wall, while a pair of steel salmon by Steve Mast swim beneath a tall copper relief by Scott Kuszik. Out in the hallway, you’ll find a large curious rat by Samantha Westrope, and “Bublife,” a portrait by Flynn Ryan of L’il Bub--an unfortunate kitty who became a socialmedia sensation. That’s just a smattering of the many works making up the impressive collection, which also includes pieces by Jan Brady, Larena Cornell, Anastasia Morrow-Roker, Zhee Singer, and others. The word “eclectic” comes to mind. Mike describes the collection as “fractured yet cohesive.” The common thread? Almost every piece was made by a local artist. “Eugenians have a terrible habit of not shopping locally for art,” Mike says. “They go north to Portland or east to Bend . . . maybe out to the coast. They think the art here is inaccessible, but it’s not. If you want a piece, you can get it.” To help encourage Eugenians to appreciate their local artists, Mike periodically hangs works from his collection in local doctors’ offices and other businesses, where he hopes people will see and enjoy them.
“Steel Rat”—painting by Samantha Westrope
“Unnamed”—Diptych style painting by Chris Kelly
“Spawn”—sculpture by Steve Mast
Joy. That’s the key, Mike explains, to becoming an art collector: Don’t consider artwork just something wealthy people buy for investment. Instead, buy art for your own pleasure. “Ask yourself what it’s worth to you just to enjoy it,” he suggests. “When I see a piece I like, I don’t even have to know the artist’s name–I don’t want to. That way I get to know artists as they’re coming up in the ranks, too.” To those who say buying art is impractical, Mike begs to differ. “People say, ‘You can’t eat it,’ but that’s not true,” he says. “It feeds your mind, every moment of every day. As the light changes, as the angles change, you constantly see things you hadn’t seen before. I love it.”
“Spiritual Tree”—relief sculpture by Scott Kuszik
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Turning Ooze into “Ooo!”s
Oregon potters prepare for Clay Fest by Don Root POTTERS ARE THE WIZARDS of the art world, creating objects
of great beauty from little more than earth, fire and water. What could be more magical? This month you can see the wizardry of 75 Oregon potters at Clay Fest— Eugene’s annual show and sale of all things clay—which takes place Friday through Sunday, October 9-11, at Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene. Admission is free. Now in its 17th year, the festival is presented by Local Clay, a nonprofit association of potters from all over western and central Oregon. According to participating potter and Local Clay spokesperson Peter Alsen, Clay Fest is one of the top three clay-only festivals in Oregon. “We attract most of the top clay people from around the state,” says Alsen. “Many of these top clay artists are from the Eugene area, so it’s a good mix of local and regional potters.” Lane Monthly caught up with one Local Clay member, Frank Gosar, at “Club Mud,” a co-op pottery studio in the Maude Kerns Art Center, 1915 E. 15th Ave., Eugene. Between dipping French butter dishes in glaze and adorning them with painted dragonflies, Gosar, a full-time potter and former instructor at the U of O Craft Center, explained the roots of Clay Fest. The festival arose, he says, as a complement to the popular Eugene Saturday Market, where, at the time, local potters were selling primarily functional wares. “It started from the desire to show that clay is deserving of wider respect,” he says. “There’s so much more to it than just coffee mugs and soup bowls.” At the festival you’ll definitely see mugs and bowls. But you’ll also see ceramic sculpture, jewelry, garden art, tile and whatever else might spring from a potter’s imagination. Gosar also points out an important difference between attending Clay Fest and looking at ceramic art in a typical gallery setting. “You get the opportunity to meet the people who make the art,” he says. “It adds that personal dimension.” Eight different potters will be giving demonstrations at the festival—one on Friday evening, four on Saturday and three on Sunday. In addition, individual potters will have booths showcasing their work; a separate “Best Of ” gallery will show off stellar examples of clay work in a wide range of techniques and styles; and kids (and daring adults) will love getting their hands goopy in the Clay Discovery area. Proceeds from sales at the event help support Local Clay’s community service programs—including Clay in Education and Empty Bowls—which spread the word about ceramic art while helping to enrich the community. “Clay in Education is our outreach program to enhance clay awareness in the community and to provide accomplished clay artists to the local schools for workshops,” says Alsen. “And Empty Bowls is a national charity we support through donations of bowls and other clay pieces to help end hunger both locally and across the U.S.”
Festival hours are Friday 5-8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, including a map of artist booths and a schedule of artist demonstrations, visit the Clay Fest website: www.clayfest.org 34
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Potter Frank Gosar shows off one of his hand-painted bowls at “Club Mud.” Gosar is one of around 75 Oregon potters who will be showing their wares at Clay Fest.
By Joanna Bartlett
in Springfield
Emerald Art Center creates art opportunities for everyone
EXPANDING FRONTIERS
The Jack and Susy Wadsworth Collection of Postwar Japanese Prints
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t’s been an exciting past few months at Emerald Art Center, says Paula Goodbar, the executive director.
“We’re growing and becoming more vibrant. There’s always a buzz going on in the gallery,” she says. The rest of this year is full of classes and exhibitions for all ages.
Upcoming exhibitions include the (Springfield) Mayor’s Art Show, which opens on Oct. 2 with a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. That artwork will be on display throughout October. In November, Photography at Oregon will display black and white prints from their exhibition and auction. December’s exhibit is a group of 19.7″ quilt reproductions of famous art created by a collection of 90 quilters from the United States, Japan and France.
“We’re growing and becoming more vibrant. There’s always a buzz going on in the gallery…”
“We just received a grant from SELCO so we can continue our Saturday Youth Art Works classes for kids,” Goodbar says. “The kids build a foundation of art with different mediums.” The grant allows Emerald Art Center to offer the classes, held noon-3 p.m. on Saturdays, at no charge. The classes are open to children ages 6-12.
Youth Art Works kicks off its fall season on Oct. 3 with painting with wool felt and will include classes on weaving, watercolors, acrylics and fabric painting. Ongoing classes include a Wednesday afternoon painting class with Alan Clark which is open to all artists who want help with acrylics, drawing and illustration. “You can bring in a piece of work you’re in the process of doing and he’ll help you get to your artistic goal,” Goodbar says. “I hear laughter coming from the class every single Wednesday.” On the first Wednesday of each month during the same time, Clark offers a Controlled Accident class which uses unorthodox painting tools such as bubble wrap, balloons and tin foil. Clark’s Wednesday classes run from 1-4 p.m. and cost $15. Wednesday evenings from 6:30-9 p.m., Emerald Art Center offers an ongoing figure drawing class. Cost is $6.
Emerald Art Center is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is located at 500 Main St. in Springfield.
Upcoming workshops at Emerald Art Center: Oct. 19-22, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Play with Watercolors with instructor Jo Dunnick. Painters explore different methods to create fresh beginnings for their paintings and complete a watercolor painting. Cost: $210 members, $235 public. Nov. 11-12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Georgia O’Keefe’s Widness and Wonder of the World with instructor Barbara Stevens-Newcomb. Artists explore color and the quality of light to express their connection to the natural world using several media. Cost: $175 members, $200 public. Nov. 16-17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Exploring Encaustics with instructor Ken Azzari. Artists learn about creating works using hot melted wax and create an encaustic mixed media collage. Cost: $350 members, $375 public For more information, contact Emerald Art Center at 541-726-8595 or visit www.emeraldartcenter.org.
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OPENING RECEPTION Friday, October 2, 6–8 p.m.
A Conversation on Collecting with Susy and Jack Wadsworth Saturday, October 3, 2 p.m. Moderated by Anne Rose Kitagawa, exhibition co-curator, and Jill Hartz, executive director. Followed by a tour. For additional programs, visit jsma.uoregon.edu/Wadsworth
KIDOKORO Shō (1934–1988). Japanese; Shōwa period, 1972. Green Apples V. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, edition 19/45, 24 3/8 x 18 1/8 inches The exhibition is made possible by the WLS Spencer Foundation, the Coeta and Donald Barker Changing Exhibitions Endowment, The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation, the Oregon Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, and JSMA members.
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Talking
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with Bob Keefer of Eugene Art Talk Lane Monthly readers most likely know Bob Keefer as the former arts writer at the Register Guard, especially if they also know our columnist Serena Markstrom Nugent as the former entertainment writer at Eugene’s local daily. Keefer, who retired from the R-G in 2013, is also a photographer whose work was featured at the Jacobs Gallery this summer. And he didn’t really retire. Instead, he started working for himself when he began a local arts site, Eugene Art Talk, where he works very hard—as you will see below, sometimes even harder than when he was pulling in a much larger paycheck. How did Bob Keefer get to this spot in his career? We asked him.
How did you become an arts writer at the Register-Guard? I had been hired in 1983 as a general feature writer, but then-arts editor Paul Denison encouraged me to do theater and concert reviews despite my utter lack of formal background. I enjoyed art and artists a lot, and did stories about the arts whenever I could. By the time Paul left the paper in 2005, it was clear I was his only likely successor. I became the arts guy full time.
I remember when you and I met to discuss Eugene Art Talk, and then BOOM, you were on it. How did that happen? When I retired from the paper in 2013, I was briefly excited about the prospect of going to gallery openings and plays and concerts while—for the first time in years—not feeling responsible for explaining them to readers. That lasted about six months. About that time, in the space of a week, two separate people told me they missed my Ashland reviews, and suggested I might do some kind of an arts blog. That got me thinking.
What did you expect in terms of support, and what’s happened? From the beginning, I decided to make Eugene Art Talk a subscription site. For $5 a month, you can subscribe and get access to premium stories. That was because I didn’t want to deal with the business—and the squirrelly ethical issues—of selling ads, all of which would of course be purchased by the same arts organizations I planned to write about. I figured if I made more money from subscriptions than I did working, briefly, as a freelancer for the RG, then it would be worth my while. I have, and it is.
How do you feel you’ve changed the conversation around the arts in town and in the county? I have tried to do two things with Art Talk: First, to provide some level of educated commentary about the arts scene here. I probably have as broad an overview of the fine arts in Eugene as anyone in town. Second, I have long thought the arts community—especially theater—suffered from the lack of immediate reviews. No one else is writing and publishing reviews tonight about the play that just opened a few hours ago. I have tried, with some success, to do that. It’s been fun. 36
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When do you sleep? Seriously, do you think you’re doing more work since you left the RG? Sometimes I’m out four nights a week. That’s a fairly exhausting schedule, especially for a gentleman of a certain age. So yes, in a sense I’m working harder now than I did at the RG. But it’s more fun. I have really enjoyed the different kind of writing you can do on a blog. It’s much more personal and immediate. Doing fast-turnaround reviews is a ball. I have always been a quick writer, and if all goes well, by the time I get back home to Creswell after a show or concert, I have most of a 500- or 600-word review sketched out in my mind and ready to type. Lately I’ve been missing the longer, more thoughtful pieces that I also like to write. So, I suppose, the answer is to go write some more of them.
Eugene has world-class classical music options. What do you think it’s missing in terms of others of the arts; where are there holes that you think could be filled? Well, I’d certainly love to see more of a booming visual arts scene. We need a visual arts center in town on a level with the Hult Center, a place where artists could exhibit and art lovers could hang out. Another thing I have done since leaving the RG is to join the board of the Lane Arts Council—I’m vice president this year—and one of my goals there is to explore the possibility of building just such an arts center downtown.
What are your hopes for the future of arts coverage in Lane County, and what would you like to do with Art Talk in the future? What I’d love to see, in terms of arts coverage here, is much, much more of it. All the arts, from music to painting to theater and dance, would benefit from a continuing, loud and sometimes even obstreperous conversation. We don’t have that yet in Eugene. At Eugene Art Talk I’d like to be able to include more voices than my own on a regular basis. That will require more money, a problem I’m working on. You can subscribe at eugenearttalk.org
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his summer, chef Kelsey Terry sourced tomatoes for her Florence restaurant, Homegrown, from up to four different farms. To her, it’s worth the effort to ensure a steady supply of high-quality, local ingredients. Open for two years, the family-owned restaurant has attracted a steady customer base among both locals and tourists. Born and raised on the Oregon coast, Terry, 30, has cooked professionally for nearly a decade. After working at restaurants during her teenage years, Terry attended Coos Bay’s Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, and began her culinary career at Decarli in Beaverton. “After five years in Portland I was ready to come home, to the coast,” she recounts. “I worked in various kitchens when I got back to Florence but I wasn’t really excited about the food scene on the coast at that time. Then Homegrown basically fell into my family’s lap and I had something to get excited about.”
By Katie Lewis Chamberlain
Coastal Comfort Food
Homegrown serves up rustic local cuisine in Florence’s Old Town
Just off the main drag in Florence’s Old Town, Homegrown occupies the historic Motor Company Building on the corner of Bay and Spruce streets. Originally built in 1925, the building operated as a car sales and service station until the 1960s. In 2003, a portion of the building was remodeled as a café and art gallery. “I felt an instant connection to the building I had walked by often as a kid,” Terry said. “It was the kind of building that really lets your imagination run.” Today, fish-shaped driftwood mobiles dangle from the ceiling of the small front patio. Colorful painted wood signs listing the local beer selections hang above the cozy bar that opens into a bright and warm front dining room. The back dining room offers a glimpse into the kitchen and hosts live music on the weekends. Much like the restaurant’s name, the atmosphere is rustic, casual and comfortable. Similarly, the food reflects a Pacific Northwest coastal vibe. “When writing menus for Homegrown I am inspired by the changing seasons and availability of wild harvested and farmed food,” Terry says.
Her simple preparations are designed to let the ingredients shine. An early September special featured fresh grilled chinook salmon with summer chanterelles atop purple karma barley risotto with kale and hazelnut aillade. Terry draws on the enthusiasm and high-quality products of her primarily local suppliers. “We are lucky to have close relationships with breweries like Plough Monday, Claim 52 and Agrarian and farms like Whiskey Creek, L’Etoile, Camas Country Mill and Loud Pond,” she said. “When you start sourcing local you meet a lot of like-minded people.” Sourcing local means sea beans and huckleberries, fresh oysters from Coos Bay, and chinook salmon and albacore tuna from local fishing boats. For their popular fish and chips, Terry lightly fries thick cuts of beer-battered albacore, which is served alongside hand-cut fries and house-made tartar sauce and slaw.
Other customer favorites range from the Siltcoos Trail Mix salad with organic greens, hazelnuts, dried cranberries, blue cheese and balsamic vinaigrette to the burgers and fish tacos. Or, try the Kale Caesar—local kale tossed with a punchy, creamy, lemon anchovy vinaigrette, crunchy house-made croutons and coarsely grated parmesan. “With the rain has come forest chanterelles which kicks off our fall mushroom season and my favorite time of year to be foraging,” says Terry. A vegan and gluten-free dish, wild mushroom gravy on house-cut fries, has returned to the menu. A rotating selection of local microbrews and kombucha on tap, and cocktails like the Cide Saddle—local cider with a float of Pendleton Whiskey—or the Moscow Mule—Crater Lake vodka with ginger beer and lime over ice—perfectly complement the food. Homegrown will expand their operations to occupy more space in the Motor Company Building and plans to open a deli in 2016.
Homegrown—Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00 am-9:00 pm 294 Laurel St., Florence | (541) 997-4886 | www.homegrownpub.com
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n estimated 10,000 mushroom species have been identified in North America. Four hundred of those are known to make you sick and six are known to be deadly. In the Pacific Northwest, there are more than 40 species harvested for culinary uses. Wouldn’t it be nice to know which is which? That’s part of the appeal of the Mushroom Festival, which is hosted at Mount Pisgah Arboretum and is now in its 34th year.
Cascade Mycological Society (CMS) runs auxiliary events, including the Mushroom Adventure Weekend, which kicks off five days of fungal celebration featuring wild mushroom forays, cultivation workshops, mushroom tastings at local restaurants, a presentation by Mycophilia author Eugenia Bone, cooking demonstrations, a screening of the award winning slime mold documentary “The Creeping Garden” at the Bijou Theatre, and more. Bone is the author of four books, and her latest, Kitchen Ecosystem, will be available at her keynote lecture and book signing. And yes, slime molds are interesting enough to have their own documentary! Last year’s mushroom festival boasted 363 species of locally foraged mushrooms on display, 58 of which were new to the show. “We typically have between 300 and 400 species on display,” says Sandy Patton, community outreach coordinator for CMS. “It is ironic that we often have the most species during years that are thought to be bad mushroom years due to lack of rain. Everyone gets worried when the mushroom festival is nearing and it just doesn’t seem like it is going to be a good year. As a result, people go out in force and come back with an amazing variety.” 38
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Mushroom collecting teams travel from the Cascades to the coast collecting in the week prior to the festival. The display is set up for Sunday’s festival at the arboretum, along with an “edible, poisonous and lookalike table” and expert identifiers to help make sense of it. CMS’s Mushroom Adventure Weekend expands the fun into multiple days starting with daily tasting tours at some of Eugene’s best restaurants. Tour Lebanon’s Mushroomery Farm or mushroom cultivation classes given by Fungi for the People. “Since the culinary demonstrations worked out so well at last year’s festival, we’ll be doing more this year,” says Jennifer Burns Bright, the culinary events organizer. “Two demos I’m particularly excited about are Matthew Kilger of Eating Oregon, who will show us how to preserve wild mushrooms, and Thomas Bennett-Stroud of Oregon Wine Lab, who will discuss wine pairings and savory entrees.” The arboretum hosts a number of other events as well, including hay rides, a fabulous scarecrow contest, apple pressing, kids’ activities, food and wine vendors, arts, crafts and books. Enjoy live music on the hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., when Mood Area 52’s modern tango closes things out. Beware though, just as the tiny mycelial strands tie together mushrooms and their habitats, they just might grab you too. “It was a mushroom festival that got my husband and me interested in mushroom hunting!” recalls Patton. “We went to our first festival in 2008 and saw the variety. The majority of people who get interested in mushrooms want to go out and find edibles, but they’re just so interesting beyond that. There are so many types and colors and shapes it’s just unbelievable.”
2015 Mushroom Festival at Mount Pisgah Arboretum Cascade Mycological Society’s Mushroom Adventure Weekend Thurs., Oct. 22 • The Mushroomery Farm Tour, Lebanon, 3-7:00 p.m. • “The Creeping Garden,” award-winning documentary, 9:15 p.m., Bijou Theater
Fri., Oct. 23 • Mushroom Foray led by Joe Spivack • “Fungi for the People” Mushroom Cultivation Classes • Eugenia Bone, Author of “Mycophilia,” Keynote Speaker, 7:30 p.m., Universalist Unitarian Church
Sat., Oct. 24 • “Fungi for the People” Mushroom Cultivation Classes • Eugenia Bone—Happy Hour Meet and Greet and book signing at Party Downtown, 4:30-6:00 p.m. No-host cocktails paired with special wild mushroom appetizer plates.
Sun., Oct. 25 The weekend culminates with the Mt. Pisgah Mushroom Festival featuring the largest display of mushrooms on the West Coast with experts identifiers on hand. CMS also hosts mushroom culinary demonstrations during the festival. Other festival activities provided by the Mount Pisgah staff include guided nature walks, hayrides, scarecrow contest, arts and crafts vendors, a plant sale, and local food vendors.
www.cascademyco.org/ mushroom-festival See website for more information.
Sun., Oct. 25 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Suggested donation of $8 per person, children under 12 free. No dogs. 34901 Frank Parrish Rd. Eugene (541) 747-3817
Culinary Demonstrations 11-11:30 a.m.
Three Mushroom Soups: Jennifer Burns Bright 12-12:30 p.m.
Wild Mushroom Dumplings: Jennifer Burns Bright 1-2:00 p.m.
Wild Mushroom Camp-Stove Cook-Off: Kimlyn Esser 3-3:30 p.m.
Mushroom Preservation: Matthew Kilger 4-4:30 p.m.
Medicinal Mushrooms, preparation, cultivation and wild harvesting: Jennifer Olsen
Guided Nature Walks 11 a.m: Dan Shultz 12 p.m.: Daniel Thomas 1 p.m.: Bruce Newhouse 2 p.m.: David Wagner 3 p.m. Chris Melotti www.mountpisgaharboretum.com/ festivals-events/mushroom-festival See website for full music schedule.
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Fall’ s Fa v o r i t e F o o d s Lane County’s Oregon State University’s Extension Service is the place to get tips and recipes for preserving summer’s bounty of fruits and vegetables and for making the most of the foods that we get to enjoy in the fall, like pumpkins and cranberries. Find free, downloadable PDFs of recipes and tips for safely drying, canning and freezing foods at www.extension.oregonstate.edu/lane or call the Extension’s food preservation hotline. Happy fall cooking! The OSU Extension Service Food Safety & Preservation Hotline: (800) 354-7319 through Oct. 16 Master Food Preservers will staff phones Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. OSU Extension Service—Lane County 996 Jefferson St., Eugene (office) (541) 344-5859 Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Fri.-Sun. www.extension.oregonstate.edu/lane
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can pumpkin 2 cups pumpkin, or 1 16-ounce 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 4 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon cinnamon 2/3 cup cooking oil 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 2/3 cup water 1 cup raisins (optional) 3 1/3 cups flour 1 cup chopped nuts (optional) 2 teaspoons baking soda water. Beat until Mix pumpkin, eggs, sugar, oil and d in raisins and nuts. smooth. Mix dry ingredients. Fol in greased and floured Mix just until dampened. Bake s Fahrenheit. loaf pans for 1 hour at 350 degree
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Breakfast Pumpkin Cookies Makes about 4 dozen cookies 1 3/4 cups cooked, pureed pumpkin 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1 teaspoon nutmeg 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup cooking oil 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 2 3/4 cups flour 1 cup raisins 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 cup walnuts or hazelnuts, chopped Heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, and oil thoroughly. Blend dry ingredients and add to pumpkin mixture. Add raisins and nuts. Drop by teaspoonsful on greased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.
Cranberry Sauce
Yields approximately 1 qu art, 2 pints or 4 half-pints 1 quart cranberries 1 cup water 2 cups sugar Wash and sort cranberries. Cook berries in water until soft. Press through a fine sieve. Add sug ar and bring to a boil, simmer for 3 minutes. Pour hot cranberry sauce into clea n, hot jars leaving 1/2 inch head space. Remove air bubbles, wipe rims and adjust lid and rings. Process in a boiling water canner in half-pints, pints or quarts 15 minutes, 0 to 1,000 feet altitude; 20 minutes, 1,001 to 6,0 00 feet; 25 minutes above 6,000 feet. After processing, take canner off heat. Remove lid and wait 5 minutes before rem oving jars.
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24 ounces (6 cups) fresh whole cranberries 2 cups chopped white onion 2 cups golden raisins 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar 2 cups distilled vinegar (5%) 1 cup orange juice 2 tablespoons grated orange zes t 4 teaspoons peeled, grated fresh ginger 3 sticks cinnamon Rinse cranberries well. Combine all ingredients in a large heavy bottomed pan. Bring to a boil ove r high heat; reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until the cra nberries are tender. Stir often to prevent scorching. Remove cin namon sticks. Fill clean, hot half-pint or pint jars leaving 1/2-inch head space. Remove air bubbles. Wipe rims of jars with a damp paper towel, apply lids and rings. Process in a boiling water canner in pints or half-pints: 10 minutes, 0 to 1,0 00 feet altitude; 15 minutes, 1,001 to 6,000 feet; 20 minutes ove r 6,000 feet. Check seals. After processing, take canner off heat. Remove lid and wait 5 minutes before removing jars. Recipe from National Center for Home Food Preservation, University of Geo rgia.
By Vanessa Salvia
Paddle for a Cause
Heroes 2 Oregon Dragon Boat Paddle Challenge benefits disabled veterans
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ow in its second year, the Emerald City Dragon Boat Club and City of Eugene Adaptive Recreation Services are hosting the Heroes 2 Oregon Dragon Boat Paddle Challenge. The fun day on the water raises funds for two worthy causes benefitting disabled veterans. Never paddled a boat before? No problem! “Last year we had 12 local teams who had never paddled boats before,” says Erin Zysett, founder of Emerald City Dragon Boat Club. “We paired them with experienced dragon boat coaches and callers and paddlers who served as coaches for the day.” Dragon boats are essentially long canoes, Zysett says, although they are more decorative. Typically made of teak with a dragon shaped head and tail, the boats originated in China as early as 550 A.D. In modern dragon boat racing, the crew of paddlers face the boat’s bow, where a drummer keeps the beat and calls, while a steerer sits in the rear. Last year’s Dragon Boat Paddle Challenge utilized boats fit for a crew of 20, while this year boats will hold a crew of 10. Attendees can register full teams of 10 for $350, including mixed teams with at least five women, or all-women’s teams, or individuals can register as free
agents for $35 and be placed on a team. Teams are guaranteed at least two, 250-yard races. Last year’s event raised roughly $4,800, which partially benefit Emerald City Dragon Boat Club, which is building a team of disabled veterans and a special needs team. Patty Prather, of City of Eugene’s adaptive Recreation Services uses the remainder of the funds to allow our community’s disabled veterans to participate in recreational activities at no cost to them. “I have to charge for some of my activities,” Prather says, “but I don’t want to have to charge veterans, especially disabled veterans. The funds that we raised last year have gone toward river rafting, sailing and a number of activities to let them get out into the community, doing activities and having some fun.” A couple of years ago, Prather sought ways to help raise funds for travel expenses for a local contingent that was accepted to the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic in San Diego. The clinic offers adventure sports and recreational activities along with therapy and rehabilitation for veterans who have been recently injured. About that same time, Zysett was trying to get the club off the ground.
Zysett moved to Eugene in 2012 from Salem, where she became involved with dragon boating through her job as program coordinator for the World Beat Festival. “Dragon boating became a very big part of my life,” Zysett says. “It’s a tight-knit comm. and very welcoming and open community as well. When I moved down here I missed being out on the water, and especially being on the water with a team.” Eugene’s dragon boat club and scene is growing with each year, and with it the opportunities for more disabled veterans to get on the water and have fun with others who have similar experiences. Guaranty RV is a sponsor, and will have a team in the race. “We will also provide a motorhome at the event that people can tour,” says Jennifer Archer, Guaranty’s marketing coordinator. “We hope to have a handicap-accessible version if one is available at the time. Our owner, Shannon Nill, will be watching the race from the water and rooting everyone on.”
Dragon Boat Paddle Challenge Dexter Lake State Park Oct. 3, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. eugenedragonboating.org/h2o
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october Two-Fly Tournament presented by The Caddis Fly Angling Shop, October 2-3 Recurring daily Friday & Saturday, all day: The Caddis Fly Angling Shop: 168 W 6th Ave, Eugene Starting Friday evening, an eager group of anglers and local fishing guides come together at The Caddis Fly Angling Shop in Eugene to eat, drink, strategize and raise money for the rivers they care about. Join in to Fish for a Cause!
Author Ted Rall at Eugene Public Library, October 3 Saturday, 3 p.m.: Free: Eugene Public Library: 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene Barnes and Noble and the Eugene Public Library come together for a special event with author Ted Rall. Rall’s latest book, Snowden, is a graphic biography of the notorious whistleblower that explores the balance between privacy and security in today’s Information Age.
Colonial Harvest Days, October 1-31 Recurring daily Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.: Varies: Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm: 36777 Wheeler Rd, Pleasant Hill : 541-746-5161. Celebrate the harvest season with a unique fall experience on a family farm, and take a tractor hayride to the pumpkin patch! Visit the cows, goats, chickens and pigs. Festivities include a pumpkin trebuchet, live music, pie eating contests and more. Shop for holiday favorites including ornamental and popping corn, pumpkins, fall flower bouquets, crafts and goodies to eat. Includes a small pumpkin.
David Nevue at Richard E. Wildish Community Theater, October 3 Saturday, 7:30-9:30 p.m.: Richard E. Wildish Community Theater: 630 Main St, Springfield : 541-868-0689. David Nevue is a self-taught pianist who resides in Eugene. His music crosses between the great song-wrights Chopin and George Winston. He composes most of his music.
Jesus Christ Superstar at Cottage Theatre, October 2-25 Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday ThursdaySaturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m.: $24 Adult, $20 Youth: Cottage Theatre: 700 Village Dr, Cottage Grove : 541-942-8001. This energetic rock musical by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber dramatizes the final week in the life of Christ.
Mary Poppins at The John G. Shedd Institute through October 4 Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday Friday & Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.: $22-$38: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts: 868 High St, Eugene : 541-434-7000. One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Mary Poppins is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs, breathtaking dance numbers, including «Chim Chim Cher-ee» and «A Spoonful of Sugar.» A wonderful show for the entire family! 42
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Oktoberfest in Florence, October 3 Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.: Florence Events Center: 715 Quince St, Florence Think robust laughter, great food, stout bier, wonderful music, fabulous dancing, fun games, exciting raffles and of course, a wiener dog race. What a day, welcome to Oktoberfest.
Oregon Ducks Tailgating Party at Village Green, October 3 Saturday: Free: Village Green Resort & Gardens: 725 Row River Rd, Cottage Grove : 541-942-2491. Join a tailgating party during every Oregon Ducks football game! There will be BBQ and kegs. Bring your Duck gear and your friends to watch the game on a giant, inflatable screen outdoors by the warmth of the fire pit or inside the Map Room Theater. Event is free and open to public.
Breakfast at the Lowell Grange, October 4 Sunday, 8-11 a.m.: Donation: Lowell Grange: 51 E 2nd St, Lowell Come and enjoy home cooked eggs, hashbrowns, waffles, pancakes, sausage, bacon, fruit and beverages! Donations are gratefully accepted. Proceeds go to the Building Restoration Fund.
Indie Game Con 2015, October 2-3 Recurring daily Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.: $8-$50: Lane Community College Downtown Campus: 101 W 10th Ave, Eugene Featuring over 20 games presented by their creators, this family friendly event gives you a chance to experience new and amazing video games, some not even available for sale! Enjoy pro talks and an art show at this special event.
Courtesy of Eugene Cascades and Coast
Ideas on Tap—Fungi and the Forest, October 7 Wednesday, 7-9 p.m.: Free: Sprout!: 418 A St, Springfield : 541-3463024. Join the Museum of Natural and Cultural History for Ideas on Tap, a conversation series held the first Wednesday of the month at Sprout! Enjoy Claim 52 craft beers and thought-provoking discussions about science, culture and more with botanist Molly Widmer and wildlife biologist Chris Melotti.
33rd Annual Lane County Home Improvement Show, October 9-11 Recurring daily Friday, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Free: Lane Events Center: 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-484-9247. Show casting great home and garden transformations. Shop and compare 250 exhibits featuring experts, products and services for homes and yards. Learn «how-to» at 50 seminars. Free with canned food donations. Free parking.
Being Human on an Ocean Planet— Lecture by Torben Rick, October 9 Friday 5:30 pm: Free: William W. Knight Law Center: 1585 East 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-3024. Join the Museum of Natural and Cultural History for the first installment of the Fall 2015 Archaeology Talks! ! Explore the deep cultural history of our coastlines. Drawing on archaeological data, Torben Rick, Director and Curator of the Smithsonian Institute, traces ancient human migrations and the evolution of fishing around the world to chart a course for conserving our oceans now and in the future.
Cirque de la Lune, October 9-11 Emerald Valley Comic Fest 2015, October 3-4
Teen Team at the Downtown Public Library, September 29-November 17
Recurring daily Saturday & Sunday: $10-$100: Lane Events Center: 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene Welcome to Emerald Valley Comic Fest, Eugene’s first Comic Con in 20 years! Peruse vendors, admire artists, compete in a costume contest, see celebrities, create crafts, play games and more.
Recurring weekly on Tuesday Tuesday, 4-5 p.m.: Free: Eugene Public Library: 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene : 541-682-8316. Teen Team participants help staff prepare items for check out, set up crafts projects for kids, create displays, clean and organize books and more! It’s a great way for youth ages 13 to 17 to support the Library, gain skills, meet new friends and contribute ideas. Get involved!
Great Willamette Clean Up, October 3 Saturday: Free: Willamette River: Willamette River, Various Join the 7th Annual Great Willamette Clean Up! Get dirty for a good cause, presented by Willamette Riverkeeper. Register online today.
H2O Dragon Boat Paddle Challenge, October 3 Saturday, 9 a.m.: Free for spectators, $450 per team: Dexter State Recreation Site: Lowell, Lowell The Heroes 2 Oregon (H2O) Dragon Boat Paddle Challenge is an annual community event and fundraiser for the Eugene Parks Foundation Veterans Adaptive Sport Project. A fun, informal race for teams of 10-20 paddlers. No experience required. Come out and have fun! Corporate divisions too!
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Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday Friday & Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m.: $13-$49: Ballet Fantastique: 960 Oak St, Eugene : 541-342-4611. Escape to the world of a 1930s Depressionera circus in choreographer/producers Donna Marisa and Hannah Bontrager’s all-original Cirque de la Lune. In this ballet filled with the exotic and unexpected, Donna and Hannah bring the dramatic dancers of Ballet Fantastique together with folk artists.
Duck Downtown in Downtown Springfield, October 9, 2015 Friday, 5-9 p.m.: Free: Downtown Springfield: Main St, Springfield Each Friday before University of Oregon home football games, Duck fans are gathering in downtown Springfield to show their spirit! Local restaurants and retail shops are hosting entertainment and special discounts for fans. Lane District Transit (LTD) bus service is free after 5 p.m., making it easy to get downtown.
Eugene’s Annual Clay Fest October 9-11 Recurring daily Friday, 5-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: Free: Lane Events Center: 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-366-1495. Eugene’s yearly ceramic show and sale featuring a large array of handmade pottery and ceramic art created by over sixty
local and regional artists. Demonstrations, kid’s clay Discovery Area and more. Free .
screen outdoors by the warmth of the fire pit or inside the Map Room Theater. Event is free and open to public.
Little Wonders-Stories and Activities for Preschoolers, October 9
UO Ducks Football vs Washington State Cougars, October 10
Friday, 10:30 a.m.: Free-$5: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-3024. People have been telling stories through words and art for thousands of years. Join Little Wonders and learn to use arts and crafts to tell your story.
Saturday, TBA: Autzen Stadium: 2727 Leo Harris Pkwy, Eugene : 541-346-4461. Welcome to the 2015 UO Ducks Football Season. UO takes on Washington State Cougars in this conference game. Duck fans wear black! Traveling to Eugene for the game? Dodge the I-5 traffic and check out Amtrak’s Game Train deals: 25% off train tickets, complete with free bus rides from LTD for the whole weekend. Go Ducks!
Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Alton Baker Park, October 11
SEA—Quattrosound, October 9 Friday, 7 p.m.: $10-$30: Florence Events Center: 715 Quince St., Florence : 541-997-1994. Latin Grammy-nominated Quattrosound is a fresh, new and innovative ensemble that blends Latin pop, jazz, and classical sounds into a delicious new genre called “POPZZICAL.” They combine their love for various musical styles and cultural backgrounds to create an incredible sound to share with the world.
Wayne Horvitz at the John G. Shedd Institute, October 9 Friday, 7:30 p.m.: $16-$32: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts: 868 High St, Eugene : 541-434-7000. Wayne Horvitz returns to The Shedd with the combined forces of his working ensembles The Gravitas Quartet and Sweeter Than the Day. This is the world premier tour of Some Places Are Forever Afternoon, his extraordinary new suite of eleven pieces based on the poems of Northwest poet Richard Hugo (1923-82).
Kalapuya Talking Stones Walk, October 10 Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.: Free: Willamalane Park and Recreation District: 215 W C St, Springfield : 541-726-7169. The Eugene-Springfield Mossback Volkssport Club invites you to walk along the trail in the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park where the Talking Stones can be found reintroducing words from the Kalapuya language. Choose a 5K or 10K on mostly paved paths through Alton Baker. All walkers must register.
Sunday, 1-5 p.m.: Free: Alton Baker Park: 100 Day Island Rd, Eugene : 541-345-8392. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event toward raising funds for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. The Walk offers the community a chance to see the courage and beauty of people who are fighting a disease that will ultimately win. Start a team. Join a team. Donate.
Saturday: Free: Village Green Resort & Gardens: 725 Row River Rd, Cottage Grove : 541-942-2491. Join a tailgating party during every Oregon Ducks football game! There will be BBQ and kegs. Bring your Duck gear and your friends to watch the game on a giant, inflatable
Road Trip! The Roadside Geology of Oregon-Final Day, October 18 Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: $3-$10: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene: 541-3463024. Don’t miss your chance to hit the road at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Experience Oregon’s dynamic landscapes through photographs and maps from the new edition of The Roadside Geology of Oregon, written by UO geologist Marli Miller. Exhibit closes at 5 p.m.
Dar Williams at John G. Shedd Institute, October 20
Emerald City Roller Girls Derby Bout, October 17 Saturday, 6-9:30 p.m: $12-$15: Lane Events Center Auditorium: 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene It’s the Emerald City Roller Girls Home Team Season Game 2 and the Church of Sk8in will take on Cherry City Roller Girls, followed by Andromedolls vs Willamette Kidney Thieves. Get your tickets in advance!
Tuesday 7:30 p.m.: $28-$36: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts: 868 High St, Eugene: 541-434-7000. An inspired songwriter who writes folk songs from a unique, insightful perspective, Dar Williams takes pains to avoid the coy and the quirky. Her songwriting and performing style has been compared to that of Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez, but with a few acidic and at times hilarious twists.
“Goody Goody”—Emerald City Jazz Kings at the Shedd, October 22-25
In My Life: A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles, October 14
Lawnmower Racing in Oakridge, October 17-18
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.: $38-$58: Soreng Theater at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts: 7th Ave & Willamette St, Eugene : 541-682-5000. You already know and love the songs, now get a fresh perspective on the story of the band that made them. More than just a live musical tribute show, In My Life tells the Fab Four’s tale from Brian Epstein’s point of view, their manager who acts as narrator to renowned tribute band Abbey Road’s live performance of Beatles classics.
Recurring daily Saturday & Sunday, noon-1 p.m.: Oakridge Industrial Park. Join the Lawnmower Races at Oakridge Industrial Park.
Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.: $17-$29: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts: 868 High St, Eugene: In this first installment and examination of the Swing Era, the Emerald City Jazz Kings will focus on the years 1935-38. With hits from Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie, Chick Webb, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and the Andrews Sisters there is something for everyone!
Mammals and More Nature Tour, October 17
James Braxton Peterson-Oregon Humanities Center, October 22
Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon: Coyote Spencer Wetlands: 27469 Crow Rd, Eugene. Join the McKenzie River Trust and guide David Walp for a tour of the 190 acre Coyote Spencer Wetlands. This exciting tour will explore this extensive intact wetland habitat which is home to a variety of plants and animals. Get outside! Carpooling is encouraged. Bring water, hiking boots, snacks and binoculars if you have them. Oregon Ducks Tailgating Party at Village Green October 17, 2015 Saturday: Free: Village Green Resort & Gardens: 725 Row River Rd, Cottage Grove : 541-942-2491Join a tailgating party during every Oregon Ducks football game! There will be BBQ and kegs. Bring your Duck gear and your friends to watch the game on a giant, inflatable screen outdoors by the warmth of the fire pit or inside the Map Room Theater. Event is free and open to public.
Thursday, 7:30 p.m.: Free: EMU Ballroom at the University of Oregon: 1228 University St, Eugene James Braxton Peterson, professor of English and Africana Studies at Lehigh University, presents a lecture on Justice at the UO sponsored by OHC’s Lorwin Lectureship.
Eugene Symphony Guild Preview, October 15 Thursday, 7 p.m.: Free: Studio at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts: 7th Ave & Willamette St, Eugene : 541-682-5000. Eugene Symphony Guild presents a preview of Thursday’s Eugene Symphony performance and engaging discussions with music director Danail Rachev and the week’s featured guest artist.
Miguel Conducts Ginastera-Eugene Symphony, October 15 Thursday, 8 p.m.: $150-$500: Eugene Symphony: 7th Ave & Willamette St, Eugene : 541-682-5000. Miguel Harth-Bedoya, music director of the Eugene Symphony from 1996-2002, introduced us to the music of South America and he forged a potent partnership with choreographer Hector Zaraspe to create memorable evenings of tango and flamendo dancing. In his return, Miguel celebrates the 100th birthday of Argentinian master Alberto Ginastera.
Underwater Archaeology in North America-Lecture by Amy Gusick, October 16 Oregon Ducks Tailgating Party at Village Green, October 10
archaeological sites from Canada to Mexico, searching beneath the waves for clues about our human past.
Friday, 5:30 p.m.: Free: William W. Knight Law Center: 1585 East 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-3024. Did humans migrate to North America along the Pacific Coast? At the end of the last Ice Age, rising sea levels flooded the coastline, inundating any evidence of such migrations. Amy Gusick, Assitant Professor of Anthropology at California State University-San Bernadino, will dive into research on submerged
Paint, Plant and Play: Caring for our Environment, Together! October 17
Rethinking the ‘Mystery’ of Easter Island—Lecture by Terry Hunt, October 23 Friday, 5:30 p.m.: Free: William W. Knight Law Center: 1585 East 13th Avenue, Eugene : 541-346-3024. Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is known for its giant statues—and for its stark lessons about human-induced environmental catastrophe. But what exactly are those lessons? Terry Hunt, Professor of Anthropology and Dean of the Robert D. Clark Honors College at UO, will draw on a decade of groundbreaking research to paint a surprising picture of the island’s deep past and the remarkable culture that flourished there.
Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Free-$10: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene : 541-3463024. Enjoy a day of fun family activities that are good for the planet! Paint, plant and build together. Families can take home their creations, like a reusable canvas tote or a chalkboard made with recycled materials. Join a scavenger hunt, spin the trivia wheel, laugh along with local musician Cullen Vance and more.
Bob Welch and Friends at Florence Events Center, October 18 Sunday, 2 p.m.: $10-$27: Florence Events Center: 715 Quince St, Florence : 541-997-1994. Noted author Bob Welch speaks on a celebration of the place we all call home. Featuring the Eugene Symphony’s Dale Bradley and Trio, plus Oregon’s hit comedic poet David Perham. Tickets are $27 adults and $10 students, and are available online at www.eventcenter.org.
The Thin Man-Radio Redux, October 23-25 Recurring every 2 days Friday, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, 2 p.m.: $21: Fred Crafts’ Radio Redux: PO Box 51254, Eugene : 541-682-5000. Radio worth watching! Nick and Nora Charles—a sophisticated, glamorous and urbane husband-wife detective team—investigate a bizarre murder case for the fun of it. Figuring out who done it becomes a romantic screwball comedy loaded with wisecracking one-liners and flirty banter. Live staged retro-modern radio program.
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eventscalendar event is the largest mushroom display on the West Coast and includes a huge plant sale, scarecrow contest, children’s activities, hayrides, craft vendors, food, cider, music, wine and more.
dressed for the Halloween costume parade! Look for great songs like The Monster Mash, Teddy’s Bear Picnic, See You Later, Alligator, Alley Oop, The Eggplant That Ate Chicago, The Thing, Puff The Magic Dragon, Casper The Friendly Ghost and more!
Breakfast at the Lowell Grange, November 1 Sunday, 8-11 a.m.: Donation: Lowell Grange: 51 E 2nd St, Lowell Come and enjoy home cooked eggs, hashbrowns, waffles, pancakes, sausage, bacon, fruit and beverages! Donations are gratefully accepted. Proceeds go to the Building Restoration Fund.
“Goody Goody”—Emerald City Jazz Kings in Florence, October 24 Saturday, 2 p.m.: $25: Florence Events Center: 715 Quince St, Florence : 541-997-1994. In this first installment and examination of the Swing Era, the Emerald City Jazz Kings will focus on the years 1935-38. With hits from Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie, Chick Webb, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and the Andrews Sisters there is something for everyone!
Eugene Ballet Company: Ballet Insider October 24-25 Recurring daily Saturday, 6:45 p.m.; Sunday, 1:15 p.m.: Free: Studio at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts: 7th Ave & Willamette St, Eugene : 541-682-5000. Join Artistic Director Toni Pimble before the performance for a look behind the scenes at the Eugene Ballet Company. Learn the story behind tonight’s performance and discover some things that might surprise you.
The Sleeping Beauty—Eugene Ballet Company, October 24-25 Recurring daily Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; & Sunday, 2 p.m.: $29-$59: Eugene Ballet Company: 1590 Willamette St Ste 100, Eugene : 541682-5000. This season opener awakens to one of the greatest ballets of all time. The Sleeping Beauty is a ballet for kids, parents, grandkids and grandparents, everyone who love fairy tales, Tchaikovsky, tutus and tiaras. The timelesss story delights with classical variations and magical characters.
Beers Made by Walking Release Party, November 5 Thursday: The Bier Stein Bottleshop and Pub: 1591 Willamette St, Eugene. Beers Made By Walking invites brewers and interested community members to go on nature hikes guided by local conservation and plant experts. Brewers attending the hikes are challenged to create a unique hike-inspired beer that serves as a drinkable landscape portrait of the trails that are walked. Come to the tapping event, hosted by The Bier Stein.
Carl Woideck Jazz Heritage Project: “Billy Strayhorn Centennial,” November 5
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.: $15-$19: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts: 868 High St, Eugene: These two giants cast a long shadow over the folk music world and their gift is a rich legacy of song.
Thursday, 7:30 p.m.: $15-$19: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts: 868 High St, Eugene: Composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn is not a household name, but he should be. For many decades, he was Duke Ellington’s behind-the-scenes composing and arranging partner. Saxophonist/educator Woideck and an all-star cast of great Eugene musicians will anticipate Strayhorn’s 100th birthday.
Riverdance—The 20th Anniversary World Tour, October 28-29
Drawing Workshop with Artist Ray Troll, November 5
Chico Schwall’s American Roots: “Lead Belly & Odetta,” October 28
Recurring daily Wednesday & Thursday, 7:30 p.m.: Hult Center for the Performing Arts: 7th Ave & Willamette St, Eugene : 541-682-5000. The international Irish dance phenomenon is back by popular demand. Drawing on Irish traditions, the combined talents of the performers propel Irish dancing and music into the present day, capturing the imagination of audiences across all ages and cultures in an innovative and exciting blend of dance, music and song.
Beats Antique at McDonald Theatre, October 30 Friday, 8 p.m.: $25-$30: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Beats Antique brings experimental world fusion and electronic music to McDonald Theatre, and they›re bringing back the wild and crazy Creature Carnival! Doors open at 7 p.m.
42nd Street presented by Hult Center for the Performing Arts, November 3-4 Recurring daily Tuesday & Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.: $35-$100: Hult Center for the Performing Arts: 7th Ave & Willamette St, Eugene: 541682-5000. 42nd Street follows a young small-town dreamer as she strives to make it on Broadway, capturing the heart of her hard-driven director and fellow cast members along the way. One of the longest running musicals in Broadway history, 42nd Street hits the stage of the Hult Center!
Ideas on Tap-Art, Science and A Really Freaky Fish, November 4 Wednesday, 7-9 p.m.: Free: Sprout!: 418 A St, Springfield : 541-3463024. Join the Museum of Natural and Cultural History for Ideas on Tap, a conversation series held the first Wednesday of the month at Sprout! Enjoy Claim 52 craft beers and thought-provoking discussions about science, culture and more with Alaska Artist Ray Troll.
Thursday, 2-4 p.m.: $30-$40: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene: 541-346-3030. Draw fabulous fish, shadowy sharks and dashing dinosaurs with renowned Alaskan artist Ray Troll. Learn Ray’s signature technique using dark paper and pigment-rich crayons and take your creation home with you. Appropriate for people with any level of artistic skill, ages 6 to 106. Materials provided. Pre-registration is required.
Opening Reception for Ray Troll-Buzz Saw Sharks of Long Ago, November 5 Friday, 6-8 p.m.: Free: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene: Get a first look at the exhibit and meet artist Ray Troll. Dive into the deep past and unravel the mystery of the buzz saw shark! Fun for the whole family, the exhibit combines original art, spectacular fossils, and a good dose of scientific humor to shed light on this freaky and fascinating fish.
The Sugar Beets at McDonald Theatre, October 24
Gem Faire at the Lane Events Center November 6-8
Saturday, 8 p.m.: $15-$20: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene : 541-345-4442. The Sugar Beets celebrate their 25th Anniversary with The Silver Ball, a benefit for arts in education. Enjoy their blend of traditional music and contemporary original songwriting, moving effortlessly from bluegrass, or Celtic and old-time fiddle music, to Motown, country, swing and pop! Doors open at 7 p.m.
Recurring daily Friday, noon-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: $7: Lane Events Center: 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene: 503-252-8300. Fine jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, millions of beads, crystals, gold and silver, minerals and much more at manufacturer’s prices. Over 70 exhibitors from around the world. Jewelry repair and cleaning while you shop. Free hourly door prizes.
MNCH at the Mt. Pisgah Mushroom Festival, October 25 Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Free: Mount Pisgah Arboretum: 34901 Frank Parrish Rd, Eugene : 541-346-3024. The Museum of Natural and Cultural History joins the community in a celebration of mushrooms, music, and fun! is free with a suggested donation of $8 for adults. Free parking and shuttle.
Mount Pisgah Arboretum Mushroom Festival, October 25 Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Varies: Mount Pisgah Arboretum: 34901 Frank Parrish Rd, Eugene A fun festival featuring several hundred species of local fungi, collected throughout Western Oregon. This annual 44
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Emerald City Roller Girls Derby Bout, November 7 Saturday, 6-9:30 p.m: $12-$15: Lane Events Center Auditorium: 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene. Welcome to the Emerald City Roller Girls Home Team Season 9 Game 3! It’s the Church of Sk8in vs NW Pickup Artists, followed by the coed bout between Glitterbomb and Wigglestorm! Get your tickets in advance!
The Magical Moombah! To Beast Or Not To Beast, October 31
Lawnmower Racing in Oakridge, November 7
Saturday, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.: $5: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts: 868 High St, Eugene: Audience members are invited to come
Saturday, noon-1 p.m.: Oakridge Industrial Park. Join the Lawnmower Races at Oakridge Industrial Park.
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octoberlivemusic Get The Led Out at McDonald Theatre, October 1
The New Mastersounds at HiFi Music Hall, October 7
El Ten Eleven at HiFi Music Hall, October 11
Dave Rawlings Machine at McDonald Theatre, October 21
Thursday, 8 p.m.: $15 - $20: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene: 541-345-4442 The Led Zeppelin tribute band Get The Led out will perform at Eugene’s McDonald Theatre. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, 9 p.m.: $18: HiFi Music Hall Lounge: 44 E 7th Ave, Eugene: 541-912-3833 The New Mastersounds play HiFi Music Hall. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Sunday, 9 p.m.: $13 - $15: HiFi Music Hall Lounge: 44 E 7th Ave, Eugene: 541-912-3833 El Ten Eleven gained notoriety through film and TV, with music featured in various commercials from Lexus to the MTV Awards. Tightly wound tunes with plenty of punch. Playing with Sego at HiFi Music Hall.
Wednesday, 8 p.m.: $27.50 - $32.50: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene Emporium Presents Dave Rawlings Machine at McDonald Theater. Celebrate the release of the new album Nashville Obsolete.
Girl On Fire at The WOW Hall, October 2 Friday, 9 p.m.: $8 - $10: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene Seattle rockers Girl On Fire come to WOW Hall with special guests Black Bell, Axis Salvation and Black Out. Girl On Fire aren’t inspired by what gets them down, they’re driven by what gets them through! Doors open at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, 9 p.m.: $15 - $18: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene Emerging from the backyards of Waipahu, Hawaii Rebel Souljahz began as four friends born with a drive to perform. They started singing a capella together in high school, later developing into a full band where they quickly built a name for themselves. Playing with Tribal Theory. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Lafa Taylor at HiFi Music Hall, October 3 Saturday, 9 p.m.: $12: HiFi Music Hall Lounge: 44 E 7th Ave, Eugene: 541-912-3833 Eugene native and hiphop child Lafa Taylor plays HiFi Music Hall with a full live band. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Thursday, 8 p.m.: $22 - $25: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene: 541-345-4442 Instrumental livetronica, hip-hop and jazz musical group Big Gigantic plays McDonald Theatre with The Floozies opening. Doors open at 7 p.m. A blend of mind-bending beats, thunderous bass and frenetic melodies.
Cash Cash & Tritonal at HiFi Music Hall, October 8 Thursday, 7 p.m.: $18 - $20: HiFi Music Hall Lounge: 44 E 7th Ave, Eugene: 541-912-3833 Cash Cash and Tritonal’s Untouchable Tour comes through Eugene. Doors open and show begins at 7 p.m.
David Cook at HiFi Music Hall, October 9 The Underachievers at The WOW Hall, October 3
Friday, 9 p.m.: $18 - $68: HiFi Music Hall Lounge: 44 E 7th Ave, Eugene: 541-912-3833 As seen on TV, American Idol Winner David Cook comes to HiFi Music Hall. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Saturday, 9 p.m.: $18 - $20: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene Members of the Beast Coast movement, The Underachievers are part of the new wave of rappers that have been coming out of New York. Raised together in Flatbush, Brooklyn, they established in 2011 and have been creating music together ever since. Playing with Pouya and The Buffet Boys, Kirk Knight and Bodega Bamz. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Young Thug at McDonald Theatre, October 9
Sunday, 7 p.m.: $20 - $25: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene: 541-345-4442 Purity Ring comes to Eugene on Another Eternity Tour. All ages. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Dale Watson & His Lone Stars at The WOW Hall, October 6 Tuesday, 8 p.m.: $13 - $15: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene Austin’s king of country music Dale Watson comes to Eugene with his band The Lone Stars. Quintessential country baritone makes his rockabilly and hillbilly originals stand out as instant classics. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 8 p.m.: $39.50 - $62.50: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene: 541-345-4442 Square Peg and Sherpa Concerts present Straight No Chaser at the McDonald Theatre. Doors open at 7 p.m.
SOMO at McDonald Theatre, October 14 Big Gigantic at McDonald Theatre, October 8
Purity Ring at McDonald Theatre, October 4
Straight No Chaser at McDonald Theatre, October 23
Rebel Souljahz with Tribal Theory at The WOW Hall, October 14
Friday, 9 p.m.: $25 - $30: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene: 541-345-4442 Young Thug comes to Eugene with Tory Lanez and Rachel West for an all-ages show. Doors open at 8 p.m.
David Nelson Band with Moonalice at The WOW Hall, October 10 Saturday, 8 p.m.: $25 - $30: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene Recording and performing across the country since 1994, David Nelson Band brings roots rock n’ roll and psychedelic country-rock to the WOW Hall. Playing with Moonalice. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Common Kings at The WOW Hall, October 11 Sunday, 9 p.m.: $18 - $22: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene Common Kings’ style and music is a collection of inspirations orchestrated into an array of head rocking beats, feel good vibes and emotional fever. Playing with Leilani Wolfgramm and Sammy J. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.: $23 - $27: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene: 541-345-4442 Joseph Somers-Morales aka SoMo is a pop vocalist from Denison, Texas. Playing with Jordan Bratton. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Wild Child at The WOW Hall, October 15
The Sugar Beets at McDonald Theatre, October 24
Thursday, 8 p.m.: $15 - $17: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene Wild Child is a band that wears their hearts on their sleeves, proclaiming their addiction to the rush that only comes when thousands of strangers know all your secrets and sing them back to you. Playing with Max Frost and Flower Punks. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Saturday, 8 p.m.: $15 - $20: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene: 541-345-4442 The Sugar Beets celebrate their 25th Anniversary with The Silver Ball, a benefit for arts in education. Enjoy their blend of traditional music and contemporary original songwriting, moving effortlessly from bluegrass, or Celtic and old-time fiddle music, to Motown, country, swing and pop! Doors open at 7 p.m.
Con Bro Chill at The WOW Hall, October 17
Beats Antique at McDonald Theatre, October 30
Saturday, 9 p.m.: $12 - $15: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene Con Bro Chill returns to WOW Hall with Este Noche. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.
Friday, 8 p.m.: $25 - $30: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene: 541-345-4442 Beats Antique brings experimental world fusion and electronic music to McDonald Theatre, and they’re bringing back the wild and crazy Creature Carnival! Doors open at 7 p.m.
Life in Color at the Cuthbert Amphitheater, October 17 Saturday, 5:30 p.m.: $41 - $71: Cuthbert Amphitheater: Day Island Rd, Eugene: 800-992-8499 Featuring ZEDS DEAD and David Heartbreak. “The World’s Largest Paint Party” began in 2006 on college campuses in Florida and is a one of a kind experience. Hundreds of thousands of people have witnessed this spectacular show that fuses high-energy music, art, dance and paint into one mind blowing combination.
The Dandy Warhols at McDonald Theatre, November 4 Wednesday, 8 p.m.: $20 - $25: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene: 541-345-4442 Portland druggy psychedelic pop rock band the Dandy Warhols come to Eugene. Formed in 1994, you’ll want to be bohemian like them. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Mac Miller at McDonald Theatre, November 6 Friday, 8 p.m.: $32.50 - $37.50: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene: 541-345-4442 Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller comes to Eugene. With every online ticket purchased, you will receive one standard digital copy of his upcoming album GO:OD AM, in store September 18. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Jonny Lang at McDonald Theatre, November 8 Sunday, 8 p.m.: $35 - $40: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene: 541-345-4442 Blues, gospel and rock singer Jonny Lang plays McDonald Theatre. Doors open at 7 p.m.
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The audience will also be treated to vintage clips of the band and learn some of its history. The McDonald Theatre used to be a cinema house and has outfitted itself with a modern, giant video screen for events. Original member and Bassett’s sister and fellow singer, Brianna, as well as founding member and violinist Tanya Bunson will be back for the show, too. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Marty Chilla said the main area of turnover the band has had over the years has been in the drummer position. For their sold-out 20th anniversary extravaganza at the Veterans’ Memorial Building’s ballroom, the band invited everyone who had ever been a Sugar Beet and some others, plus played three sets.
The Sugar Beets Turn 25
Happy Silver Anniversary to Eugene’s Sweetest Band by Serena Markstrom Nugent If you are new to Eugene and want to immerse yourself in the culture here, catching a rare Sugar Beets show is a good place to start.
The band has a special “Silver Ball” event Oct. 24 to celebrate a big milestone: 25 years as a band. It is a benefit for arts in education under the umbrella of the Eugene Education Foundation, which awards grants to support programming the state doesn’t cover. For most of the eight performing members, 25 years is more than half of their lifetimes. The Sugar Beets started out of the dorms at the University of Oregon as a “psychedelic bluegrass” band, with influences all over American roots music. The band has evolved into a joyous collaborative multi-genre project that brings the community together in a positive and, depending on the venue, familyfriendly atmosphere. “It’s an experience,” singer Megan Bassett said. “You can have that experience with any kind of music. This is just what we create.” Over the years the Sugar Beets have been the backdrop for special life events such as weddings, as well as rallies, fundraisers and political events. Bassett said they get asked to play at least two benefits a month and at some point became known as the community band of Eugene, having performed at just about every big event the town has to offer. “It’s always been more about just connecting with people,” Bassett said. “We want to create a celebratory, caring, loving environment with our music.”
In retrospect, Chilla said, that might have been overkill. The room, with a 500 capacity, was also not big enough to hold everyone who wanted to celebrate the milestone. “We found out later there were some fans we could have turned off,” Chilla said of that sweaty anniversary party. They are doing what adults do and learning from past experience. This time the room is much bigger and airier, with more than double the capacity of the last big show, and the performance will be more streamlined. “There will also be mystical apparitions of our totem spirit animal,” Chilla said, “the green alligator with a red dress on.” Though the group has not released a studio album since 2005’s “Secret to Happiness,” members are constantly writing and bringing in new material, which fans can expect to hear at the anniversary show. Six of the original seven members are still active with the band. Halie Loren and Bassett do most of the singing with Scotty Perey on keyboards and vocals; Marty Chilla on guitar and vocals; Matt Keenan on bass; Brian West on drums; Jeremy Wegner on mandolin, banjo, electric guitar and sitar; and Dave Burham on fiddle. Loren is the most recent addition to the group, having joined in 2007 after Brianna Bassett moved to Portland. Like most of the Beets, Loren is busy with numerous other musical projects from solo work to recently starring as the guest vocalist for the Blue Skies Big Band. Band members said they have lasted so long because they are non-confrontational and have gotten past disagreements in caring ways. The real reason they have stayed together is something Loren caught onto with them right away. That secret is to have a passion for making music and to continuously co-create together. “When the audience feels that, it is palpable,” Loren said. “It creates such an intensely beautiful feedback loop.”
As group members matured and expanded their own families, careers and musical projects, they have chosen to narrow the focus of the Sugar Beets to only playing shows that feel really good to them. Bassett works at Eugene Waldorf School in development and has much experience with fundraising. She said she hopes this is the first of many events that specifically raises money for arts programs throughout the 4j School District. “We don’t need to make money at the show,” Bassett said. “We just want to enjoy the evening and have a lot of people there.” The all-ages show at the McDonald Theatre in downtown Eugene will feature guest appearances from past members. Fans can purchase a $75 special ticket for backstage access and a signed copy of the live CD the band is putting out for the show. 46
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All ages advance tickets are general admission and available now for $15 at all Safeway TicketsWest outlets Tickets day of show will cost $20. The McDonald Theatre Box Office will open at 5:30 p.m. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The concert will begin at 8 p.m.
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OCTOBER BOOKS
The Terrors of the Night I live with wolves now. Well, I live close to some woods which are close
to some mountains where there are wolves. I’m wolf-adjacent.
The wolves have been moving in closer and closer for awhile, but this summer was the first time I heard them. Curled in bed, windows thrown open to the hot July night, I caught the sound at the very edge of my hearing, the very edge of my imagination. And how could I sleep after that? I’ve always been pro-wolf—a controversial stance—but those undulating howls filled me with a primordial fear, took me far out of civilization and my cozy bed. When wolves howl, the rest of the world is silent. That feeling, to me, is Halloween: A little bit fear, a little bit animal, a little bit prehistoric, a little bit magic, a little bit other. The books I like to read around Halloween are not your typical slashers. Those don’t frighten me. You can keep your Jasons and your Freddies. I’ll take the slow, creeping realization that the terror stalking the pages of my book could easily escape to real life. The books that frighten me the most are the ones that reflect the horrors of reality. So, while these may not be your typical tales of Halloween hauntings, they did frighten me, and what would Halloween be without a little fear?
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
adrenaline-fueled terror of the coming drops and loop-de-loops. Anticipation is my biggest source of fear. It was this fearful anticipation that I felt for the majority of Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. I knew the violent climax was coming, but I couldn’t stop it, and creeping dread filled me. Any description I give of this book will spoil its power, which comes from a series of horrified realizations as you begin to understand what is about to happen before the titular luckiest girl alive does. I loved this book. I loved the heroine. She’s not plucky. She’s not a good girl. She is manipulative, mean, materialistic, vengeful, and petty. But above all, she is a survivor. And while the best horror stories make us feel vulnerable, they just might also show us a way through and out of our own everyday horrors.
One Kick by Chelsea Cain
Books that terrorize by Mandi Harris
The scariest part of a roller coaster is that first slow climb. As the cars ratchet up, the only thing you can see is the track rising higher in front of you before dropping off into some godless abyss. At that point, I always think, “I’ve made a terrible mistake.” But it’s too late to escape. I’m strapped in, hundreds of feet above the ground. The dread that fills me during the long, slow climb is worse than the
True horror, to me, must have at least a hint of realism. And Oregon author Chelsea Cain’s story of a childhood sex abuse survivor is so realistic in its depictions of the destruction of her childhood and her resulting PTSD, guilt, shame, anger and drive that I had to take frequent breaks from it.
If you sense a theme in the books I’m recommending, it is one of women who have suffered horror greatly in sickening ways, who at every turn are encouraged to give up or morph into some shiny, happy mannequin of inspiration. Yet somehow, these women find a way to survive, to not be “good victims” but to be what they need to be, whatever it takes. Is that scary? Maybe it’s time to find out.
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upon the West Coast's main vein for touring artists makes Eugene a prime locale for showcasing the Pacific Northwest's biggest and brightest. The gloom, the mire, and the dreary winters do lend themselves to some seasonal depression, but often a beauty can be found in that bleakness, bursting forth in the form of art and music like wild fruit, eager to be savored.
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Long known for hoarding our viable indie-rock exports, the PNW often greedily consumes our own output, leaving little to share. This month we aim to inspire lead your musical palate to refinition. The three events in this flight share one particular varietal, often misunderstood but worth experiencing for the vibrant heartbeat of its music. October brings us several visitors from Seattle.
Jet City duo Noise-A-Tron return to Eugene, bringing their ambient, raucous, and sometimes downright cacophonous bass and drums driven instrumental rock back to The Wandering Goat. The two piece, comprised of Lea and Jason Bledsoe shirks the power-duo stereotypes of blistering speed and volume for its own sake, relying heavily on gradually building heavy jams influenced by everything from sludge to dark ambient. Their sound ranges from beautiful and lush, to crushing, often within the span of a sinagle song. Rock and roll, punk, and grunge staples, Mudhoney will take the stage at Hi-Fi Music Hall. Hailing from the other “Emerald City” this quartet has been reinventing their sound and flying the Sub Pop banner since 1988 (Vocalist Mark Arm actually manages the label’s warehouse to this day). The band’s debut Superfuzz Bigmuff was even sited by Kurt Cobain in his journal (published posthumously) as one of the largest influences on Nirvana’s sound. Sharing members with the legendary Green River (who’s other founding members went on to found Pearl Jam), one might question how Mudhoney never reached the level of commercial success enjoyed by their contemporaries. Despite being mainstays of the Seattle scene these godfathers of grunge are often overlooked, but so is the story of so many talented PNW acts, hiding in plain sight, content to thrive at home.
Their new record, Vast Arcane is five pieces of instrumental metal that brood and explode their way through 30 fleeting minutes that can really only be understood live as the waves of low frequency fuzz wash over you, rapid fire percussion reverberating into your chest. This music is meant to be felt. Joining Noise-A-Tron is experimental duo, Dva from the Czech Republic. Often branded with the age old industry cop-out descriptor “world music” Dva is comprised of two multi-instrumentalists who go by, “On and Ona”, or simply “He and She.” Simultaneously challenging and accessible, Dva crafts music that defies genre boundaries, while still somehow living within the confines of pop music, in the broadest definition thereof. Local support will be provided by one woman gloom committee, Entrail. Looping synth, layered violin, bass and vocals, Entrail delivers grim social commentary and beautifully crushing ambience.
Dance rock act Beat Connection will grace the historic WOW Hall. The electronic quartet has come a long way since the Reed Juenger and Jordan Koplowitz toiled over their 2010 debut EP Surf Noir. Though Koplowitz has since moved on, the project has continued, undaunted. Joined in 2012 by vocalist/guitarist Tom Eddy, the Washington beat makers slowly began to take on a bigger, more produced sound, incorporating live instrumentation with the addition of Jarred Katz (drums) and Mark Hunter (bass). The resulting sound is incredibly hard to corral into a single descriptor or genre. Eddy croons over guitar lines that switch from blues to funk to damn near yacht rock atop electronic beats and sparkling synth, all tied together by the bouncing rhythm section that is Hunter & Katz. This unique and varied sound has afforded them the opportunity to share a stage with acts ranging from STRFKR and ODESZA to Toro Y Moi and Washed Out, affording them quite the platform to gain some much deserved steam. Joining Beat Connection is Los Angeles dance duo, Phantoms. Though merely in their mid 20’s, Vincent Pergola and Kyle Kaplan had already grown weary of Hollywood clubs and parties, and slowly shrugged that scene off in favor of producing their own music. Their debut record drops in 2016, and crowds are already poised and eager to consume the impending LP. If advance single “Voyeur” is any indication, Phantoms debut will be a gloomy affair; dark, brooding, and entirely danceable. It may in fact serve us well to share and share alike with our Emerald sibling. We both dwell amidst lush greenery, both possess a bustling creative energy, and an appreciation for a mélange of music. If we can’t swap mixtapes, we can at least share some of our favorites now and then. l a n e m o n t h l y . c o m
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Horoscope Aries—(March 21 to April 20)
Libra—(Sep 23 to Oct 22)
Aries, as the beginning of the zodiac’s cycle you represent human nature between ages 0-7. Enthusiastic, curious, idealistic, and more than a little mischievous, it looks like October is the perfect time to let your inner child out. Try on a costume or two, and have some fun—just remember to be kind while playing tricks and stay safe while collecting treats. If you are, this October could be one for the ages.
You may find yourself feeling a little off-key as things starting piling onto your plate. Try to find that much-needed balance by immersing yourself in live music. From a concert at your local high school to a performance by the Eugene Symphony or Concert Choir, there are plenty of opportunities to experience harmony in motion and get that rhythm back in your life.
Taurus—(April 21 to May 21)
Local Art, Crafts, Food & Music • Every Saturday 10 AM-5 PM • 8th & Oak w w w.eugenesaturdaymarket.org
As an acute observer of the sensual world your capacity to transmute external sensations to the emotional plane is unrivaled. Consider spending an afternoon reveling in the texture, taste, color, smell and sounds of a novel dining experience. Pay careful attention to the emotions each bite reveals—they may help you determine the best course-of-action for the trials ahead.
Gemini—(May 22 to June 21)
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Sagittarius—(Nov 22 to Dec 21) You may find yourself in the midst of transition oscillating between moving forward and stepping back—take a break from the mental ‘hokeypokey’ and expand your range of physical movement with dance. Either as an audience member or participant, experiencing the beauty of motion may just the thing to overcome those mental blocks and ‘turn yourself around’.
Cancer—(June 22 to July 22)
Capricorn—(Dec 22 to Jan 20)
Cancer, this month you may find yourself trying to decide if someone is worthy of your friendship. Weighing the emotional consequences of allowing them past your thick armor and into the vulnerable sanctum of your private world. Consider using the theater as a testing ground, experiencing life, death and transformation together for a few hours before committing to the real deal.
October is a time to revel in nature’s beauty and sophistication. Farming may be the ideal metaphor for you this month—the deliberate working and reworking the earth slowly and carefully until its bounties are on your table. Just as your self-discipline, responsibility and attention to detail drive group work forward, be careful about dictatorial or nagging behaviors holding the harvest back.
Leo—(July 23 to Aug 23)
Aquarius—(Jan 21 to Feb 19)
Indoor physical activities may be a source of serenity as you navigate the season’s transitions. Helping you emulate October’s long, patient nights as opposed to its short chilly days. As your leadership roles expand, sharing your hearth with close friends and family may be the rejuvenating spark you need to power through the season’s adversity.
Take this month to find what brings you joy and hold it tight—be it a local artist’s wares, a fallen leaf collected while walking or the recipe of a particularly delectable dish. When conflict comes calling, draw upon those joyful moments and try for a calm reasoned approach instead of a hotheaded or ghostly one. It may be challenging at first, but your idealism, diligence and fortitude will see you through.
This October, spend some time reflecting on the old ways while trying your hand at something new. From mushroom harvesting at Mount Pisgah to 19th century cooking, opportunities for growth and challenge abound. These experiences may bring you perspective and inspiration, providing unique answers to the modern tests you’ll face throughout the month.
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The changing leaves and darker days may leave you wanting to experience the joys, sorrows and transformations of the season in greater measure. The kitchen might be the very place to do it— watching, smelling, hearing, touching and tasting as fall foods transition into the perfect meal. As you chop away, work on relinquishing attachments to old ideas or outdated roles for people in your life.
Like you Gemini, clay is extremely versatile. In the right hands, it has unlimited potential—easily transitioning between bowl, vase, tile and sculpture. When fired up it becomes strong—but unyielding. Play around with your passions and find what fires you up. Just remember to keep a cool head—no good comes from shattering over the small stuff.
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Pisces—(Feb 20 to Mar 20) October will be a great time to get out in nature and partake of the Pisces plants—mosses, ferns and seaweed. These ancient and enduring organisms have gracefully weathered seasonal transitions for the last 300 million+ years, creating the basis for ecosystems around them. Just like you. This month focus on making time for friends and family, they need your calming, loving presence more than is ever said.
Where to go to cheer on the team when
you can’t make it to the game.
Early September is a gorgeous time in Lane County. Summer draws down, days grow shorter. Fall is coming . . . which means the PAC12’s leanest, meanest winning machine is once again on the wing. This fall, if you can’t make it to “the game” and you need someplace to cheer on the Ducks, there are numerous options available across Lane County. In addition to the well-known campus-area destinations Rennie’s Landing and Taylor’s, there’s also The Webfoot (near campus) and Hard Knocks Brewing (in Cottage Grove). Here’s an outline of some places offering more than the usual flat-panels, suds and pub grub. EU G E N E EU G E N E
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Prime Time Sports Bar & Grill
1360 Mohawk Blvd. (541) 746-0549 www.primetimesportsbar.com
Perhaps the most “sports-bar” destinat ion on this list, Prime Time Sports Bar & Grill, is also warm, comfortable, spacious and well-conceiv ed—it’s unusually cozy for a sports bar. With roughly 50 TVs, three of which are projection and the remainder flat-screens that mos tly clock in at 50 inches, Prime Time is primed for highintensity Duck football watching. Prim e Time does not take reservations, and doesn’t do drin k specials for game days, but it does feature gam e-day food specials (call ahead about these, as they vary). And while the food is standard grub for a spor ts bar, the warmth of Prime Time’s space and the well-considered layout of its televisions and seating make it top draw for Duck sports in Springfield.
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Hot Mama’s Wings 420 W. 13th Ave. (541) 653-9999 www.hotmamaswings.com
Hot Mama’s Wings doesn’t offer food or drink specials on game days, parking can be a pain and the restaurant does not take reservations, which can be tough to work around on those busy game days. So why should the Duck fan go there? Because Hot Mama’s makes up for its flaws with ’70s-era swagger and some of the most pleasant, accommodating servers in Eugene. Hot Mama’s is neither downtown nor near campus, which contributes to its parking problem, but its location, small size and kitschy charm make it highly appealing as a non-sports bar, yet sporting destination. The boutique-sized space has three flat-screens with the largest over the bar for uncomplicated viewing. It also has a screened-in, covered and heated patio that can easily accommodate larger, louder parties.
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Yukon Jack’s Steakhouse 4th St. and W. Broadway Ave. (541) 935-1921
The premier destination for steak and billiards in Veneta, Yukon Jack’s is also a great spot for Duck fans in the area. No drink specials here on game days, and Yukon Jack’s doesn’t do reservations, which can be a problem for larger parties. But there is a chili special on game days, great for those cool, gray autumn Saturdays. Yukon Jack’s is split roughly in two, with the restaurant on one side and the bar on the other—a huge boon to both seating and traffic flow. Those who simply want drinks with their football can sit separately from those who arrive more intent on food. Three TVs, including two larger screens, are more than adequate for this space. You’ll want to arrive early, though, if your plan is to sit—otherwise, you might be standing for more than just those special plays and touchdowns.
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Beachcomber Pub 1355 Bay St. (541) 997-6357 www.beachcomberpub.com
Florence (the Homegrown Public There are several tasty food choices in chcomber Pub is a great option for House is one of my faves), but The Bea to get their green-and-gold on. beach bums and out-of-towners looking r doesn’t have drink or food specials Located on Bay Street, the Beachcombe do have 20 beers on tap and a total of specifically for Duck games, but they t’s important. nine TVs to help keep your eyes on wha room (with a single TV) sometimes The Beachcomber Pub does have a back rvations for six or more. So if you used for larger parties, and they take rese e wings with a large flock, or you are in Florence and you plan to flap thos of your closest friends, your new simply want to kick it low-key with five covered. BFFs at the Beachcomber have got you l a n e m o n t h l y . c o m
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