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Upcoming Events In & Around Eugene March 8 - March 14 Impressions ~ Material ARTistry: Contact Info: Visit Website of Jacobs Gallery >> February 8 - March 16 LCC/DIVA Behind The Lens Seminar for Winter Announced Where: 110 W. Broadway - Eugene, Oregon 97401 When: 7:00 PM Tuesdays  If you love great films, and love learning about them, then the popular LCC/DIVA Community Education film seminar, Behind The Lens, is for you as it looks at the trends and highlights in the history of film. The seminar, beginning January 5th, will meet at 7:00 PM on Tuesdays. Participants are encouraged to register with the LCC Community Education program. The low $12 fee covers all eleven sessions. See Page 55 LCC Schedule - Non Credit Classes for registration information. A single day-pass for $3 will also be available at the door. The class will focus on the work of directors Roberto Rossellini, Frank Capra, and Volker Schlondorff. The films to be screened include: March - Volker Schlondorff 02nd: "The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum" (1975) 09th: "Coup de Grace (1976) 16th: "The Tin Drum" (1979) Registration Pricing: $12 fee covers all eleven sessions. A single day-pass for $3 will also be available at the door. Contact Info: Visit Website of DIVA >> February 8 - March 31 DIVA's "Young Visionaires" Exhibit Features A Bold New Direction For Art in Eugene Where: DIVA Center When: 12:00 - 5:00 PM Monday - Saturday  On Friday, February 5th, the DIVA Center will proudly present Young Visionaries, an interdisciplinary exhibition that will introduce the Eugene-Springfield area to the work of 12 extremely promising emerging artists from across the country. We are very excited about the opportunity that this show will provide for art lovers in our region to experience some of the most distinctive contemporary art being produced today. We sincerely hope the body of work presented in Young Visionaries will serve to expand and enhance the on-going dialogue about contemporary visual arts in our community and beyond. None of the participating artists have ever before shown at DIVA, and the vast majority will be making their Eugene debuts from the East Coast, Midwest, Portland, San Francisco, and Canada. Some of the participating artists: Kristin Beaver: Kristin Beaver is an artist from Illinois currently residing in Detroit. She creates wonderfully traditional oil paintings that are also, somehow, not. Her work is a contemporary re-imagining of the portraiture of Sargeant, Whistler, Henri, Glackens, et al. As a painter she is powerful, and her sometimes awkwardly posed subjects reflect that power. Kristin received her MFA from Wayne State University, and has since shown with the likes of Bo Bartlett, Fernando Botero, John Chamberlain, Eric Fischl, David Hockney, Alex Katz, Robert Longo, Kim McCarty, and the Andy Warhol estate. Her recent solo exhibition at the David Klein Gallery was met with acclaim. She is a 2009 recipient of the Kresge Artist Fellowship. Joshua Newth: Joshua Newth is a Canadian with an American citizenship, born in Toronto and currently residing in Michigan. He creates brilliant, delicate drawings that illustrate not only mankind’s capacity for destruction, but also the inherent possibility of its redemption. The drawings are totems executed on crumbling paper—for when eventually the substrate disintegrates, so too will its contents—a symbolic erasure of mankind’s capacity for its own undoing. Josh received his MFA from Wayne State University, and has spent the last few years showing regionally throughout the Detroit Area. He most recently participated in It’s Not Perfect…But We Try at WORK: Detroit, a University of Michigan gallery space; and Undomesticated at Plan B Gallery in Plymouth, of which he is the co-director. He teaches drawing and painting at Wayne State University, Schoolcraft College, and Oakland University. Ticket Pricing: Admission is free but donations are welcomed Contact Info: Visit Website of DIVA >> March 5 - April 2 OREGON CRAFTED 6X6 SHOW Where: The New Oregon Crafted Gallery When: 5:30 - 8:30 PM Friday
Oregon Crafted, a project of the Oregon Council for Business Education, is a non-profit cultural tourism and economic development program. Its mission is to increase the stability and prosperity of Oregon's artists and handcrafters, particularly those in rural areas, through education and related resources. The goal of these programs is to positively impact local economies and increase exposure of Oregon artists to Oregonians and visitors.
Ticket Pricing: Free to public Contact Info: Visit Website of Oregon Crafted>> March 5 - March 27 David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow Where: Lord Leebrick Theatre Company - Eugene, Oregon When: Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8:00 | Sunday at 2:00 PM 
What if all your dreams came true...for your best friend? The Four of Us follows Ben, whose first novel vaults him into literary stardom, and his friend David, a struggling playwright, who is thrilled by Ben's success...and crushed by it. From the dreams of aspiring youth to the realities of adulthood, this poignant two-man comedy explores friendship and memory and the struggles between our egos and our capacity to love. 
Ticket Pricing:Preview Performances - 8pm $12 general/$8 for 20/25 (20/25 is for those 25 and under or those making $20,000 or less a year) Thursday - 8pm $14 general/$10 student Opening Night Gala Friday - 8pm $30 Friday and Saturday - 8pm $19 general/$10 student rush (To receive the student rush discount, bring your student ID to the door at 7:45pm on the night of the performance. You may call ahead at 7:15pm on the night of the show to check availability. Excludes Gala Night performances) Sunday - 2pm $16 general/$15 senior (62 and over) Contact Info: Visit Website of Lord Leebrick Theatre Company >> March 9 Mike Doughty: The Question Jar Show (An Acoustic Evening) Where: W.O.W Hall When: 8:00 PM Tuesday 
When Mike Doughty released his second official solo album, 2008's Golden Delicious, the reaction from fans was intense. Musically, Sad Man Happy Man finds Doughty returning to his acoustic roots thanks to its stripped-down arrangements that feature Doughty backing himself on guitar. He also did all the drum programming, as well as played keyboards and what he calls the "weird noise stuff," while his longtime touring partner Andrew "Scrap" Livingston handles bass duties. Recorded at New York's Kampo Studios, the album was co-produced by Doughty and engineer Pat Dillett (They Might Be Giants, David Byrne, Arto Lindsay), with the exception of album's first single "Doubly Gratified," which was produced by David Kahne, who helmed Soul Coughing's 1996 album Irresistible Bliss, as well as albums by Paul McCartney, Sugar Ray and Tony Bennett. Ticket Pricing: $16 Advance, $18 DoorPurchase Tickets For This Event>> Contact Info: March 10 Janus with Seasons After Where: W.O.W Hall When: 8:30 PM Wednesday 
Janus is an ancient, two-faced Roman god of gateways and beginnings. Also the root word of January, Janus is a mythological figure that looks both forward and back and symbolizes change and transformation." Purchase Tickets For This Event>> Contact Info: March 11 An Intimate Evening With Ben Vereen Where: Jaqua Concert Hall - The Shedd When: 7:30 PM Thursday 
Presented by The Shedd. 
Ticket Pricing: $15 - $32 Youth | $24 - $64Contact Info: March 11 100 for $100 DIVA Fundraiser Event Where: 110 W. Broadway - Eugene, Oregon 97401 When: 7:00 PM Thursday  DIVA will be hosting its first 100 for $100 Fundraising party on March 11th. This is something new and different for Eugene in that we have asked 100 artists to donate an original work of art worth at least $100 to DIVA. Art Patrons may purchase a $100 ticket for the event at which they will be able to choose and leave with an original piece of art selected from the donated collection. All proceeds go to funding DIVA programs and exhibits. DIVA is now selling 100 tickets for $100 each. Each ticket provides for a single admission to the event, refreshments, entertainment and of course the drawing in which the ticket holder will select an art piece as determined by lottery. Non-drawing Guest Tickets for spouses, special friends, and others are available for $15. All the artwork will be on display for at least a week prior to the drawing giving patrons the opportunity to select their favorites and sequence them by their priority choices. Art Guides will be available with the tickets so attendees can start making their plans in advance. The $100 Art Patron and $15 Guest tickets can be purchase by PayPal online at divacenter.org; by phone at 541-344-3482; or in person at DIVA. Reserved tickets and Art Guides will be available for pickup beginning February 22nd during our regular gallery hours. Ticket Pricing: Art Patron Ticket for $100 | Guest Ticket for $15 Purchase Tickets >> Contact Info: Visit Website of DIVA >> March 11 - 14 Lane County Home & Garden Show Where: Lane County Fairgrounds - 13th & Jefferson, Eugene, OR When: 5:00 - 9:00 PM Thursday & Friday | 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Saturday | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday 
Meet Michael Weishan!
Host of the Victory Garden on PBS! Contact Info: Visit Website of Lane County Home & Garden >> March 12 Dick Hyman & Ken Peplowski Where: Jaqua Concert Hall - The Shedd When: 7:30 PM Friday 
Longtime directors of various Shedd jazz projects, including OFAM, pianist/composer Dick Hyman and clarinetist Ken Peplowski of course spend most of their time traveling the world making music. They return to Eugene to promote their first duo recording, E Pluribus Duo, which the usually reserved Dick states is "darn good." Call about Elderhostel.
Ticket Pricing: $14 - $18 Youth | $22.50 - $36Contact Info: March 12 & 14 Eugene Opera: Faust Where: The Hult - Silva Hall When: 7:30 PM Friday | 2:30 PM Sunday 
Presented by Eugene Opera. About FAUST: Contact Info: March 12 - 14 2010 da Vinci Film Festival Where: Darkside Cinema - Corvallis, Oregon When: Friday | Saturday | Sunday  Independent Fils for Independent Minds! Launched in 1999, the da Vinci Film Festival began as part of the summer celebration of art, science, and technology, da Vinci Days. The original, a screening of animated films during the summer festival, has evolved into an established and well-attended annual celebration of independent film. Still a program of da Vinci Days, da Vinci Film Festival is now held in the spring, bringing audiences a variety of independent films from around the world, in several genres. We feature films from the Fast Film Project (link to Fast Film Project info page), a 48 hour flurry of filmmaking the month prior to the Film Festival. Individuals or film teams register for the FFP and have 48 hours to write, shoot, edit, and submit a short film, incorporating a line of dialogue received at registration. Contact Info: March 12, 13 & 14 | March 19 DIVA Screens Oscar nominated Short Film: Live Action & Animation in March Where: 110 W. Broadway - Eugene, Oregon 97401 When: 9:00 PM Friday Don't think that because these are short film that it makes them any less entertaining, important or thought provoking. In fact, it can be argued that the short film genre actually makes the art of filmmaking a greater challenge, considering the small budgets and the narrative constraints of time. Viewers will find this year's five live action and five animated films combine imaginative daring with meticulous attention to the art of filmmaking. Screening dates: March 6-7, 12-13-14, and 19-20. See Event Calendar at divacenter.org for full time schedule and program details. "Imaginative daring with meticulous attention to craft": the New York Time's A.O. Scott describing the films in the 2010 Academy Award-Nominated Short Films programs (February 23, 2010). 5:10 PM Live-Action Shorts: Admission: $6.00 7:15 PM Animation Shorts: Admission: $6.00 9:10 PM Live-Action Shorts: Admission: $6.00 Event Pricing: $6 Contact Info: Visit Website of DIVA >> March 12 - 27 The Clean House: A Delicate Play For Rough Times Where: The Very Little Theatre - Eugene, Oregon When: Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8:00 | Sunday at 2:00 PM 
This warm-hearted intellectual comedy revolves around Lane, a doctor who can't stand to clean her own house but wants to make her tidy, logical life entirely spotless. Her Brazilian housekeeper would rather be a comedienne, and Lane's sister is a mousy homebody who is obsessed with cleanliness and orderliness. Lane's world gets even messier when her husband leaves her for an older, life-embracing woman. Contact Info: Visit Website of Very Little Theatre >> March 12 , 14 & 15 Cats Where: The Hult - Silva Hall When: Friday | Saturday | Sunday 
CATS moves to the Hult Center for three additional performances due to unprecedented popular demand! Tickets are available at the Hult Center! 
Ticket Pricing: $19.00 Reserved | $35.95 with Dinner | $16.00 Restricted View Contact Info: Visit Website of Actors Caberet and Annex >> March 13 Jazz Party 2010 Where: Jaqua Concert Hall - The Shedd When: 7:30 PM Saturday 
Directed by internationally-renowned clarinetist Ken Peplowski, The Shedd Institute's annual Jazz Party brings together a select group of exceptional jazz masters for a celebration of straight-ahead mainstream jazz of the highest order. The 4th annual Jazz Party will be a single 4-hour evening on Saturday, March 13th offered in conjunction with a special Ken Peplowski-Dick Hyman concert March 12th. Once again, Ken has created a mix of small to medium ensembles that allows everyone to open up. Guests include Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, Dave Frishberg and Chuck Redd among others. Check back for updates. GA, tiered access: Gold $48, Red $38, Youth $24) Call about Elderhostel.
Ticket Pricing: $24 - $48 Contact Info: March 13 An Evening with Melissa Ruth and the Low Tide Drifters Where: Wandering Goat Coffee Company - 268 Madison St., Eugene, Or When: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Saturday 
Melissa Ruth and the Low Tide Drifters are excited to be sharing the stage for the first time. Contact Info: New events are always being added...so check back soon! |
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Oregon Crafted presents a new 6x6 Show! Over 100 artists and community members have created 6"x6" pieces of art in a variety of mediums. Each mini art piece will be presented anonymously and sold for $20. Affordable art for any budget! Proceeds will help Oregon Crafted continue its mission of increasing the prosperity of Oregon's artists. 
