Buttons on sale for First Night.Byline: The Register-Guard People who want to light up the night at First Night Eugene 2003 this New Year's Eve now can buy admission buttons to the alcohol-free family event. The buttons cost $5 apiece and are available at various Eugene outlets. The theme of the eighth annual community celebration is "Light up the Night," which event organizers said reflects the current national mood of optimism, hope and remembrance. Past First Night festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. have attracted as many as 10,000 people to downtown Eugene for music, comedy, kids' activities, dancing and a parade that caps off the night. This year's event will kick off at 7 p.m. Dec. 31 with a masquerade ball at The Shedd Institute for the Arts, 285 E. Broadway. The night's entertainment includes music acts 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, Justin King There are different prominent people named Justin King:
Ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in the U.S. and Europe in the 1940s. Danced to music in ⁴⁄₄ time with a syncopated rhythm, the dance is characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements. Ja. Buttons went on sale Friday at Backstage Dancewear dance·wear n. Clothing such as leotards and warmup suits that are worn for dance practice and exercising. , 380 W. Third Ave.; Book Mark, 856 Olive St.; Circle of Hands, 1030 Willamette St.; the Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County Oregon, Olive Street between West Seventh and West Eighth avenues; Downtown Eugene Inc., 132 E. Broadway, Suite 103; Footwise - The Birkenstock Store, 181 E. Broadway; Jerry's Home Improvement Center, 2600 Highway 99N; Wild Oats North, 2580 Willakenzie Road; Wild Oats South, 2489 Willamette St.; REI, 306 Lawrence St.; Saturday Market/Holiday Market, 76 W. Broadway; 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. Bookstore, 895 E. 13th Ave.; Wild Thyme thyme (tīm), any species of the genus Thymus, aromatic herbs or shrubby plants of the family Labiatae (mint family). The common thyme, which is used as a seasoning herb and yields a medicinal essential oil containing thymol, is the Old World , 995 Pearl St. CAPTION(S): This poster advertises First Night, the alcohol-free New Year's Eve celebration held in downtown Eugene every year. |
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