Back Pack.Byline: The Register-Guard FRONT ROW Music, plays and other entertainment JOHN TRUDELL AND BAD DOG, MAX LESTENKOF BAND - Singer-songwriter, 8 p.m. Tuesday, WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave. $15. (687-2746) EUGENE YOUTH SYMPHONY, EUGENE JUNIOR ORCHESTRA, CADET ORCHESTRA - Arts Umbrella presents "A Symphonic Safari," 7:30 p.m., Lane County Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. , 796 W. 13th Ave. $8, $25 family. (484-0473) ALIEN ANT FARM Alien Ant Farm are an alternative rock group that formed in the southern California city of Riverside in 1996. Their name comes from an idea former member Terry Corso had about aliens and the earth--"I was daydreaming at my dull desk job with my feet up, and I thought to myself, , ADEMA ADEMA Alliance for Democracy in Mali ADEMA Association pour le Développement de l'Enseignement Médical par l'Audiovisuel , GLASSJAW, EARSHOT ear·shot n. The range within which sound can be heard by the unaided ear; hearing distance: listened until the parade was out of earshot. - Alternative rock, 8 p.m. Thursday, McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette St. $23, $19.50 advance. (345-4442) THE SUMMIT, RAGING FAMILY - Hip-hop, 8:30 p.m. Friday, WOW Hall. $10, $8 advance. (687-2746) "FITTING ROOMS," "IMPROMPTU" - Springfield Theatre Peer Productions presents student-directed one-act plays, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Springfield High School Springfield High School may refer to:
JUPITER HOLLOW, INCENDIO - Jam rock and flamenco, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, WOW Hall. $8. (687-2746) THE MEDITATIONS - Reggae, 9:30 p.m. Sunday, WOW Hall. $12, $10 advance. (687-2746) THUMBS UP Awards, honors and achievements GOOD CITIZENS CONTEST - The Oregon Lewis and Clark Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a Colonial patriotic society in the United States, open to women having one or more ancestors who aided the cause of the Revolution. The society was organized (1890) at Washington, D.C. has announced the winners of its annual Good Citizens Contest. First place went to Alisa McKee of Thurston High, second place to Ashly Barth from Springfield High and third to Karen Ramirez of Oakridge High. Also participating were Toviana Lyons from Churchill High, Stephanie Vida from McKenzie High and Nicole Thames from Junction City High. PGE PGE Pacific Gas and Electric Company PGE Portland General Electric PGE Prostaglandin E PGE Platinum Group Elements PGE Pacific Great Eastern (Railroad) PGE Phenyl Glycidyl Ether PGE Perfect Girl Evolution ELECTRON RUN - The season opener of the PGE Electron Run race season was held March 2 in Keizer. Students from 19 Northwest high schools competed to see which electric car could travel the farthest in the allotted hour. Willamette High's entries placed third, sixth, 11th, 13th, 15th, 18th, 23rd, 27th and 32nd. Springfield High's vehicles placed 16th and 28th. Mapleton High placed 26th, 30th, 33rd and 42nd. CONTESTS Ways to earn fame and fortune REGIONAL POETRY CONTEST - Students in fourth through 12th grades from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington are eligible enter a poetry contest sponsored by Creative Communication. Prizes are awarded to the winning poets, and $500 in grants are awarded to their schools. There are no entry fees, and teachers who have five or more poets accepted to be published will receive a free, hardbound hard·bound adj. & n. Hardcover. Adj. 1. hardbound - having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" hardback, hardbacked, hardcover backed - having a back or backing, usually of a specified type copy of the anthology that includes their students' poems. The contest deadline is April 5. Students can enter by sending one original poem, 21 lines or less, with the poet's name, teacher's name, school name, school address, city, state and zip code to Creative Communication, P.O. Box 302, Smithfield, UT 84335. For more information, call (435) 713-4411 or set your Internet browser to www.poeticpower.com/poetry. htm. REACHING US DEADLINES: Noon Monday for publication the following Monday TELEPHONE: 485-1234, Fax: 338-2813 E-MAIL e-mail: see electronic mail. in full electronic mail Messages and other data exchanged between individuals using computers in a network. : 20below@guardnet.com SNAIL MAIL: P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440 DELIVERIES: 3500 Chad Drive, Eugene, OR 97408 WHO TO ASK FOR: Features editor Mark Johnson (Ext. 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 (Ext. 2342) handles calls about information for the Backpack column. TALK BACK: Send letters on 20Below topics to Talk Back, The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440. Please limit letters to 150 words. Print your name, address and daytime phone number at the bottom. Letters may be edited. |
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