BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard New community center hosts Gay Men's Night The new LGBTQ LGBTQ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning Community Center will present Gay Men's Night at the Q Center, 1309 Lincoln St., Monday nights from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Participants may play board games This is a list of board games. This page classifies board games according to the concerns which might be uppermost for someone organizing a gaming event or party. See the article on game classification for other alternatives, or see for a list of board game articles. , meet new people or listen to music. For more information, visit www.qcenter .com.brianpeterson06@gmail.com or e-mail personal marketingqcenter@hotmail .com. 'Bowling for Pets' event moves to Sundays A bowling event that benefits Lane County Animal Regulation Authority has been moved from Saturday nights to Sunday afternoons. FIRS Bowl at 1950 River Road will host "Bowling for Pets" from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the first and second Sundays of March and April. Registration is $20 per lane per hour and includes shoes for up to six people on one lane. The events, run by Puptent Inc. to support LCARA, are scheduled Sunday and March 12, April 2 and April 9. Funds go to LCARA and benefit low-cost spay/neuter programs and emergency veterinary expenses for homeless pets. `Bowling is a fun, simple and affordable way for the community to get involved in a very important cause," said Lauren Zavrel, Puptent executive director. For more information, e-mail her at Lauren@ puptent.org or visit www.puptent.org. One-man musical show scheduled at EMU emu or emeu (both: ē`my  ), common name for a large, flightless bird of Australia, related to the cassowary and the ostrich.
Performance artist Jade Esteban Estrada Jade Esteban Estrada (born September 17, 1975 at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas) is a successful Latin pop singer, comedian, choreographer and actor. Out Magazine called him "the first gay Latin star. will perform a one-man musical show titled "Icons, the Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Volume I" at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Erb Memorial Union ballroom, 1222 E. 13th Ave. Admission is free. For information, call 346-4321 or 346-4207. 'Granny D' to bring activism to Eugene The 96-year-old political activist Doris "Granny D Granny D (born Ethel Doris Haddock, January 24, 1910) is an American politician and liberal political activist from the state of New Hampshire. Noted for her colorful character, warm personality, and advanced age, Haddock famously walked across the continental United States " Haddock haddock: see cod. haddock Valuable North American food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus, family Gadidae). A bottom-dweller that feeds on invertebrates and fishes, it resembles the cod, with its chin barbel (fleshy feeler) and two anal and three dorsal will visit Eugene on Wednesday and Thursday and speak on a variety of topics, including the need for campaign finance reform Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns. , visionary leaders and a "velvet revolution The "Velvet Revolution" (Czech: sametová revoluce, Slovak: nežná revolúcia) (November 16 – December 29 1989) refers to a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the ." Several years ago, she completed a 3,200-mile, 14-month walk across America to bring attention to campaign finance reform. She will speak at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday on the Wayne Morse Wayne Lyman Morse (October 20, 1900 – July 22, 1974) was a United States Senator from Oregon from 1945 until 1969. In 1953, he made a filibuster for 22 hours and 26 minutes protesting the Tidelands Oil legislation, which at the time was the longest one-person filibuster in Plaza (weather permitting) or in Harris Hall at Eighth Avenue and Oak Street. At a free community event beginning at 7:30 p.m., Granny D will be honored for her life of activism at Cozmic Pizza. Excerpts from "Granny D Goes to Washington," a new film by Alidra Solday, will be shown. She will speak on "Winning Campaign Finance Reform and a Velvet Revolution" and sign her book, "Granny D: You're Never Too Old Too Raise a Little Hell." At 11 a.m. Thursday, she will speak in the Fir Room of the Erb Memorial Union, 1222 E. 13th Ave. Support group open to grieving grieving Mourning, see there parents The Compassionate Friends support group meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday First Tuesday is a networking forum for technology entrepreneurs, companies seeking venture capital, investors and related service providers. Founded in 1998, First Tuesday now has 38,000 members and the 10 branches across Europe host meetings on the first Tuesday every month. of every month at Peace Health Medical Building, 1162 Willamette St., Eugene. Compassionate Friends is a self-help organization offering support, grief education and hope for the future to families who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. For more information, call 485-0099. Chorus, Hansen Family set for show at center SPRINGFIELD - The Greater Eugene Chorus will take its show to the Willamalane Adult Activity Center on Saturday with this year's show, "Coast to Coast, A Musical Journey." Tickets for the show, which starts at 2 p.m., cost $10. The chorus is a group of women singers who perform barbershop quartet-type songs and have competed internationally. The Hansen Family Singers will also perform at the event. The center is at 215 West C St. For more information, call 688-6467. Send announcements to: Briefly News at The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440, fax 683-7631 or e-mail rgnews@guardnet.com. |
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