Back Pack.Byline: The Register-Guard FRONT ROW Music, plays and other entertainment PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHOIR, OREGON MOZART PLAYERS Oregon Mozart Players is a professional chamber orchestra based in Eugene, Oregon. The orchestra presents six concert sets in a typical season, in addition to numerous small ensemble performances and recitals by guest artists. - Gala concert closes the festival, 7:30 p.m. today, Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center, Seventh and Willamette streets. $10. (682-5000) CHIP AND SHARON - Island Park Rhythms concert series, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Douglas Gardens Park, 3455 S. Redwood Drive, Springfield. Free. (736-4544) ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN Electric Frankenstein is an American band from Whippany, New Jersey. Their music is generally considered punk rock, but includes elements of hard rock and heavy metal as well. Because of this, they have sometimes been referred to as AC/DC meets The Dead Boys. , PASSOUT KINGS, FILTHY ANIMALS “Filthy Animals” redirects here. For other uses, see Filthy Animals (disambiguation). The Filthy Animals was a professional wrestling stable in WCW (World Championship Wrestling) from 1999 until 2001. - Punk rock, 9:30 p.m. Friday, WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave. $10. (687-2746) JOHNNY B. CONNOLLY, CASEY NEILL - Accordionist and singer-songwriter, 9 p.m. Friday, Cafe Paradiso, 115 W. Broadway. $8. (484-9933) TRACY BONHAM, CHRIS ARNOLD - 8 p.m. Saturday, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton St. $12 advance. (465-1506) ACTIVITIES Workshops, talks and other stuff FREEDOM FESTIVAL - Food, games, fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to and entertainment by Jive Masters and Deb Cleveland Band, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday, Alton Baker Park Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, near Autzen Stadium. It features duck ponds, bicycle trails, and a dog park, and directly touches the Ferry Street Bridge. , Day Island Road. $3. NOKIE'S MUSIC FESTIVAL - Entertainment - including the Fabulous Wailers, Lisa Carver, Buster B. Jones and Tom Bresh - classic car and motorcycle show, craft booths, food vendors and fireworks, 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Richardson Park Campground, Fern Ridge Lake, off Highway 126 east of Veneta. $15. (953-1944) JULY 4TH FUND-RAISER AND FIREWORKS SHOW - Children's activities; crafts; barbecue; music by Black Berry Pickers, Dan Gilliam, Seventh Avenue, Prosthetic pros·thet·ic adj. 1. Serving as or relating to a prosthesis. 2. Of or relating to prosthetics. prosthetic serving as a substitute; pertaining to prostheses or to prosthetics. Soul, Obscure Brothers, TemperMental and Ampt; and fireworks. Sponsored by Dexter Library and Oregon State Parks, noon Thursday, Dexter Lake Park, Highway 58, Dexter. $10 per car. (937-3716) ART AND THE VINEYARD - Fund-raiser for Maude Kerns Art Center features art, books, food booths and two youth stages featuring music, storytelling and theater in the Youth Art Arena, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Alton Baker Park. $5. (345-1571) EUGENE PRO RODEO - Competition at the new Oregon Horse Center, 90751 Prairie Road. The PRCA PRCA Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association PRCA Pure Red-Cell Aplasia PRCA Public Relations Consultants Association PrCa Prostate Cancer PRCA Proportional Rate-Control Algorithm PRCA Personal Report of Communication Apprehension rodeo will be Thursday and Friday, and the third annual Firecracker Bullride will be Saturday. Events will kick off at 7:30 p.m. each night. On Thursday and Friday, there will also be live music, dancing, motorcycle jumping, monster trucks and fireworks. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for ages 6 through 12 at Bi-Mart and Knechts stores. (689-3860) OPPORTUNITIES Ways to earn fame and fortune COTTAGE THEATRE - Auditions for "Godspell" will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the theater, 700 Village Drive, Cottage Grove. Roles available for actors, singers and dancers ages 15 to 40. (349-0515, 942-2565) GIVING BACK Volunteer opportunities available AMERICAN RED CROSS American Red Cross: see Red Cross. - Seeks middle and high school students to join the First Aid Service Team, a volunteer youth group that travels around Lane County providing first aid at community events such as the Asian Celebration and University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. home football games. A one-time fee of $30 buys a T-shirt, name tag and a jacket as well as necessary training. 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