BACKPACK.Byline: The Register-Guard Composers concert - Faculty Artist Series features works by Jack Boss, Rebecca Oswald and Terry McQuilkin, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Beall Hall, 961 E. 18th Ave. $9. (346-5678) Dismantled, Idle Class, In the Name of God, Allost - Rock, 8 p.m. Tuesday, WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave. $6. (687-2746) NOFX NOFX Negative FX (band) NOFX No Effects NOFX No Freaking Straight Edge (polite form) , Alkaline Trio, Authority Zero, Jello Biafra - Punk Voter Tour, 8 p.m. Wednesday, McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette St. $20. (345-4442) I Am the World Trade Center I Am The World Trade Center is a synth-pop duo consisting of musician Daniel Geller (co-founder of Kindercore Records) and vocalist Amy Dykes. Geller creates almost all of the music using his laptop, occasionally using drum machines, keyboards, or other instruments. , Paper Lions, the Main Thing, the Playskool Foolz and the Noizy Toys Band, the Weightlifter - Indie rock, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, WOW Hall. $7. (687-2746) Toby Koenigsberg - Faculty Artist Series: jazz piano, 8 p.m. Thursday, Beall Hall. $9. (346-5678) Tom Question, String Theory, Jonny Flash - April Fools' Day April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day First day of April, named for the custom of playing practical jokes on that date. Though it has been observed for centuries in several countries, including France and Britain, its origin is unknown. celebration featuring juggling, comedy and a ukulele ukulele (y  kəlā`lē), Hawaiian musical instrument developed from the Portuguese guitar. It has a fretted fingerboard and four strings that are plucked or strummed. , 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Cozmic Pizza, 199 W. Eighth Ave. $5. (338-9333)
Cafe Ramblers, the Over the Counter Jug Band, Botox - April Fools' Day celebration, 9 p.m. Thursday, Cozmic Pizza. $5. (338-9333) Yachats Big Band - Swing concert and dance, 7 p.m. Thursday, Yachats Commons, 441 N. Coast Highway 101, Yachats. $4. (541-547-5474) Eugene Laff-Off - Ninth annual competition to determine the title "funniest person in Eugene," 7 p.m. Thursday, Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette St. $12.50. (683-4368) Juggling Fools - SHOcase exhibit of precise timing, 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Hult Center lobby, Seventh Avenue and Willamette Street. Free. (682-5733) Maria Jette - "Classic Latin," works by composers from Argentina, Mexico, Cuba and Brazil, 7:30 p.m. Friday, the Shedd, 285 E. Broadway. $12.50 to $30.50. (687-6526) Dabbledooya - 9 p.m. Friday, Cozmic Pizza. $3 to $5. (338-9333) Sarabande sarabande Stately processional dance in triple metre popular in the French court and throughout Europe in the 17th–18th century. Of Spanish or Mexican origin, it began as a vigorous dance, set to lively music and castanets, for a double line of couples. - Renaissance and Baroque music, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave. Free. (682-5450) "Just Imagine" - Springfield Acting Ensemble presents a musical about a young girl's adventures in TV Land, 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Springfield High School Springfield High School may refer to:
"The Wind in the Willows" - Tishon Theater of the Arts presentation, 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Eugene Christian School, 4500 W. Amazon Drive. $4. (686-9145) Taarka - Seismic Gypsy hypno-jazz, 9 p.m. Saturday, Cozmic Pizza. $10. (338-9333) "Dr. Stan's Science Circus" - Stanley Micklavzina's science entertainment, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, South Eugene High School South Eugene High School is a public high school located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was founded as Eugene High School around 1900, and was located at Willamette Street and West 11th Avenue in a brick building that later served as Eugene's city hall. , 400 E. 19th Ave. $7, $6 advance. (681-9662, 334-4882) Club Groove - Hip-hop, 9 p.m. Saturday, WOW Hall. $7. (687-2746) Railroad Earth, Big Island Shindig shin·dig n. 1. A festive party, often with dancing. Also called shindy. 2. See shindy. [Probably alteration of shindy. - Bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. and jam rock, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, WOW Hall. $12. (687-2746) ACTIVITIES Drawing for Teens - Led by Paula Stuart, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through May 3, Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 E. 15th Ave. $50, preregistration pre·reg·is·tra·tion n. An early registration, as for returning college students, that takes place before general registration. required. (345-1571) Teen game night - Games, pizza and beverages, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Sheldon Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Road. Free. (682-5778) REACHING US Deadlines: Noon Monday for publication the following Monday Letters to the editor: Send letters on 20Below topics to "Talk Back," at the postal or e-mail addresses below. Please limit letters to 150 words. Print your name, address and daytime phone number at the bottom. Letters may be edited. Phone: 485-1234 Fax: 338-2813 E-mail: 20below@guardnet.com Snail mail: P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440 Deliveries: 3500 Chad Drive, Eugene, OR 97408 Mark Johnson, 338-2468: Deals with story ideas, general inquiries, gripes gripe v. griped, grip·ing, gripes v.intr. 1. Informal To complain naggingly or petulantly; grumble. 2. To have sharp pains in the bowels. v.tr. 1. and corrections Lisa Crossley, 338-2342: Handles calls about information for the Backpack column Send e-mail to any team member at 20below@guardnet.com. |
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