Marquee Quick picks.Byline: The Register-Guard ZIMBABWEAN Afro-pop star Thomas Mapfumo Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo is a Zimbabwean musician known as "The Lion of Zimbabwe" and "Mukanya" for his immense popularity and for the political influence he wields through his music. He invented and popularised Chimurenga music. has been living in Eugene for the past year, but he doesn't play here too often. You can catch the "Lion of Zimbabwe" at the Wild Duck at 9:30 p.m. today with his band, the Blacks Unlimited. NEW MOVIES "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" opens today at Cinemark and Cinema World. "The Wash" opened Wednesday at Cinemark. "Grateful Dawg" and "My First Mister My First Mister is actress Christine Lahti's feature directorial debut, which is the story of an alienated goth teen (Leelee Sobieski) who forms an unlikely friendship with a lonely men's clothing store owner (Albert Brooks). " open today at the Bijou Art Cinemas. ART SHOW Friendly Area Neighborhood Artists Show and Sale, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Washington Park This article is about baseball parks in New York. For other uses, see Washington Park (disambiguation). Washington Park was the name given to two different major league baseball parks in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, located at 3rd St. Center, 2025 Washington St. NEW PLAYS "Leaving Shallot shallot: see onion. shallot Mildly aromatic herbaceous plant (Allium ascalonicum) of the lily family, probably of Asiatic origin, used to flavour foods. " and "Peephole,' two one-acts written by students, open University Theatre's Second Season in the arena theater in Villard Hall Villard Hall is a historic building located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Completed in 1886, it is the second-oldest building on the University of Oregon campus after Deady Hall. The Second Empire-style building was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1972. , 1109 Old Campus Lane. The final shows are 8 p.m. today and Saturday. CONCERT NEWS Some out-of-town shows this weekend: Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) was a popular Grammy Award-winning American hard rock band in the 1990s and early 2000s, consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). , Staind, Linkin Park, Static X, Deadsy, 7 p.m. today, Rose Garden, Portland, $42.50, TM. Darryl Worley, Jeff Carson, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday, Chinook Winds, Lincoln City, $30, Fx. Lee Greenwood, 4 p.m. Sunday, Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino, Canyonville, $19, $29, Fx. Chip Davis and Mannheim Steamroller, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Rose Garden, Portland, $37.50 to $79.50, TM. KEY: TM - Ticketmaster (503-224-4400, local outlets: G.I. Joe's, Meier & Frank) Fx - Fastixx (800-992-8499, Lane County Ice, EMU and Safeway stores at 945 Bailey Hill Road, 350 E. 40th Ave. and 1891 Pioneer Parkway, Springfield) |
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