Entertainers put variety on display.

Byline: The Register-Guard

Say what you will about Eugene's lack of diversity, but entertainment is one area that consistently offers cultural variety.

This week seems particularly rich in choices, with everything from a Taiwanese puppet show to a powwow to a lesbian music festival to a white boy singing African-influenced world music.

Wednesday, the internationally acclaimed New Arcadia Puppet Troupe from Taiwan will help locals celebrate Taiwanese American Heritage Week with a free show. The troupe's full-body puppets perform archery, swordplay, martial arts, plate spinning and more.

Saturday on campus, the Native American Student Union will throw its Mother's Day Powwow at Mac Court, while at the nearby Erb Memorial Union, the university Women's Center holds its Out Loud Queer Women's Music Festival.

Speaking of queer women, Newman, has a Saturday gig at Cozmic Pizza. She says she hasn't dated in four years, so her lesbian card may have expired. "Life Is Funny Until it Hits You From Behind," is about other things.

Twenty-one-year-old choreographers Vanessa Fuller and Nissa Lund have their second hip-hop dance show at the Hult Center today with "Body, Mind and Soul: Some Assembly Required."

And if you feel like dancing, instead of watching dancing, the Tango Center is having Milongas, or social dances, today and Saturday, which include lessons in the cover charge.

Or, if you want to combine that mind-body-spirit theme with your own dancing, check out the Chris Berry and Panjea concert Wednesday at the McDonald. Berry, fellow white American musician Michael Kang and the mostly African Panjea want to help you see each other as one race: human.

Representing the white, middle-age male is folk legend Bryan Bowers, who brings his autoharp folk magic Tuesday to Luna. At 6-foot-4, Bowers also represents tall people.