PERFORMANCE NOTES.Byline: The Register-Guard Troupe to offer peek at mystery production Eugene's historic Shelton- McMurphey-Johnson house presents `An Evening with the Very Little Theatre' from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday. The evening features a sneak peek of the Very Little Theatre's production of `Ravenscroft,' a murder mystery by Don Nigro. The play is set in 1905 in a house much like the Shelton-McMurphey- Johnson house. Seating is limited to 40 and seats are first come, first served. Cost is $10 a person. Beverages and light appetizers will be offered before and after the presentation. Symphony spokeswoman quits to head down under Pat Cusick, who's spent the past two decades promoting the arts in Eugene as spokeswoman and marketer for the Hult Center and later the Eugene Symphony The Eugene Symphony is an American orchestra based in Eugene, Oregon. Its home venue is the Silva Concert Hall at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. Approximately 22,000 people attend Eugene Symphony's classical and pops concert performances each year. , is leaving town for Australia. Cusick started her marketing career in 1984 at the Hult, where she worked for Neill Archer Roan roan a coat color consisting of a relatively uniform mixture of white and colored hairs, giving a 'silvered' hue; self-describing colors are red-roan, blue-roan, chestnut roan. while getting her master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in urban planning urban planning: see city planning. urban planning Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and achieving certain social and economic objectives. from the 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. . She joined the symphony in 1996, working with Miguel Harth-Bedoya's first season as conductor, and has been there for nine seasons. At the beginning of August, she heads south to Adelaide with her partner, Jeff Tynans, who has taken a job doing strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. for the state of South Australia South Australia, state (1991 pop. 1,236,623), 380,070 sq mi (984,381 sq km), S central Australia. It is bounded on the S by the Indian Ocean. Kangaroo Island and many smaller islands off the south coast are included in the state. . "I'm looking forward to exploring Oz, sampling those fabulous Australian red wines, and who knows - Adelaide is known for its arts festivals - so I might just have to get involved in the arts and culture scene down under," Cusick said. Musical `I Do, I Do' opens new Florence New Florence is the name of several towns in the United States:
"I Do! I Do!," a musical about marriage presented by The Last Resort Players, opens at 7 p.m. Friday at the new Florence Playhouse, 208 Laurel St., Florence. A former church, the building was purchased by John Flaherty, who also performs in the play. With the help of architect Paul Jensen, Flaherty created a 90-seat theater with a proscenium-arch stage. Directing the play is Lee Smith. The producer is Judy Cole. The show continues on Friday and Saturday nights, with 2 p.m. Sunday matinees, through Aug. 7. Tickets are $12, $10 for seniors, at Splash, 1300 Bay St.; Frames of Florence, 1361 First St.; and at Stained Glass Fantasy, 309 Laurel St.; all in Florence. For more information, call (541) 997-3469. Cooler concerts ahead at the Shedd The Shedd Institute for the Arts has installed a new air conditioning system in its two largest performance spaces, just in time for the August opening of the Oregon Festival of American Music's "Cole Porter: Night and Day." The Concert Hall and the Great Hall at the former church building downtown were known to get hot and stuffy on summer days; the Shedd even provided patrons with fans. Air conditioning for the two halls cost about $500,000, which was paid for through private donations. The Shedd installed air conditioning in its third performance venue, the Recital Hall, in 2003. Magdalen Hsu-Li will perform in Newport Magdalen Hsu-Li, a singer-songwriter, painter and social activist, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Newport Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . Her debut CD, "Muscle and Bone," was released in 1997; her latest release "smashing the ceiling" showcases her singing and her guitar and piano playing piano playing Neurology A fanciful descriptor for finger movements linked to the loss of position sensation, in which the Pt seeks to discover finger position in space by periodic movement; PP occurs in Dejerine-Sottas syndrome; PP also refers to intermittent . Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students and seniors; call 541-265-ARTS. |
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