SLUG Queens to visit ArtWalk.Byline: The Register-GuardGeorge Evano, Oregon Bach Festival The Oregon Bach Festival is an annual celebration of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, held in Eugene, Oregon in late June and early July. It was co-founded by German conductor Helmuth Rilling and the former president of the American Choral Directors Association, Royce Saltzman, director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. , will host the ArtWalk that will begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday at DIVA (Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → ), 110 W. Broadway. Sponsored by the Lane Arts Council An arts council is a government or private, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing events at home and abroad. , the First Friday ArtWalk is a free monthly walking tour of galleries and visual arts attractions. The second stop on the tour, 76 W. Broadway, will be a SLUG Queen Surprise featuring what's being billed as memorabilia from the late SLUG Queen Bagonda and surprise performance art by current SLUG Queen Inspira and ``Old SLUG Queens.'' The SLUG Queen, for those new to the community, is a traditional part of the annual Eugene Celebration. The Circle of Hands Inner Circle Gallery, 1030 Willamette St., and the Fenario Gallery, 507 Willamette St., are the other stops on the tour, expected to conclude about 7:30 p.m. The Circle of Hands features handcrafted hand·craft n. Variant of handicraft. tr.v. hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts To fashion or make by hand. hand·craft tuned wind chimes and the poetry of artist Debra Mathis. The Fenario Gallery will celebrate its grand opening with artwork by Jerry Garcia and fused glass from local artists. |
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