Bethel plans Saturday festival.Byline: SUSAN PALMER The Register-Guard Eugene puts on dancin' shoes for its annual Celebration. Springfield gets nutty with the Filbert filbert: see hazel. filbert or hazel(nut) Any of about 15 species of deciduous trees and shrubs that make up the genus Corylus, in the birch family, native to the northern temperate zone; also, the edible nuts they produce. Festival. Now Bethel wants in on the fun. Saturday marks the first of what organizers hope will be a yearly event: the We Are Bethel Celebration. The daylong festival will be held at the Petersen Barn Community Center on Berntzen Road. The celebration will include musical entertainment, storytelling for youngsters, a BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. stunt bike demonstration, and even a Chinese dragon boat festival and a parade of musicians and dancers. The cost for the party is covered by a U.S. Department of Justice grant designed to lower crime and improve community connections, said Lorna Flormoe, grant coordinator. Bethel is one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in Eugene, but drug trafficking and juvenile crime have moved in with the growth, Flormoe said. The Weed and Seed grant supports community policing, prevention and intervention programs, Flormoe said, and Saturday's event falls under the intervention category. "We need to get the community together to get to know each other," she said. WE ARE BETHEL When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Where: Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Road. Free parking and shuttle: From Shasta Middle School, 4656 Barger Drive, and American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , 862 Bethel Drive, every half-hour starting at 10 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. Events: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Blue Whale Nylon Zoo, children preschool to 8 years old listen to stories inside a giant whale. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dragon Boat Festival For the same festival in other East Asian cultures, see . Dragon Boat Festival (端午節, Duānwǔ Jié), Duanwu Festival or Tuen Ng Festival , make your own boat and watch it float on a pond built just for the occasion. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., 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. football team mini football clinic. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., main stage entertainment includes Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre, Danebo Elementary Choir, Chinese Lion Dancer, Willamette High School Willamette High School is a school in Eugene, Oregon. Willamette, or "Wil-Hi," is located in the Bethel-Danebo area of west Eugene, and is the only high school in the Bethel School District. Choir, Kudana Marimba marimba: see xylophone. marimba Xylophone with resonators under each bar. The original African instrument uses tuned calabash resonators. In Mexico and Central America, where it was brought by African slaves, the wooden bars may be affixed to a Ensemble. |
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