This week in EGAD!

Awaken Gatherings presents "Spring Into Music" May 17, 2008

Times: Saturday, 10:30 p.m. - 5 a.m. www.HultCenter.org Location: Lobby of The Hult Center 7th and Willamette; Eugene Phone: (541) 682-5426 Admission: $15 advance; $20 at door Dance with us in an environment of sound, lights, lasers, and exciting decorations in the Hult Lobby. Lobby level will be all ages and upstairs will be a 21+bar. Come enjoy some great electronic music and have a dance with us. Ballet Fantastique presents Tour de Suites May 18, 2008 Times: Sunday, 2 p.m. hultcenter.org Location: Hult Center, Soreng Theatre 7th & Willamette; Eugene Phone: (541) 682-5000 Surprise! A sweet treat with dancing dessert and live music. Lord Leebrick and University Theatre present "Or Not To Be" May 9, 2008 - June 1, 2008 Times: Thursday - Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. www.lordleebrick.com Location: Lord Leebrick Theatre 540 Charnelton Street; Eugene Phone: (541) 684-6988 Admission: $10, 12, 14, 18, 25 Or Not To Be, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, freely mistreated by John Schmor comes to Lord Leebrick. Reimagined via the conventions of the zombie movie. Or Not To Be's mix of "low" and "high" sources renders the poetry and philosophy of Shakespeare's most quoted and revered play into something surprising and new again. Matinees on May 18th & June 1st only.

New work by Ellen Dittebrandt at OPUS6IX

Ellen Dittebrandt's new show"My Intimate View of Nature" opens First Friday at OPUS6IX!
Great show, with lots of color and light. Her paintings give us a close view of the landscape and the overall feel is one of movement through depth, from light to shade, and does not make you pick a spot to stay, but instead lets your eyes play.
A "must see".

EUGENE SYMPHONY CONCLUDES SEASON WITH FREE SPECIAL EVENTS AND RARE PROGRAM

EUGENE— Join the Symphony for a season finale performance on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 8 p.m. at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. The concert repertoire includes{
Buxtehude/arr. Chavez Chaconne in E Minor

J.S. Bach Suite No. 2 in B Minor

Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E Major

Featuring two masterworks of the Baroque period, the program opens with Carlos Chavez’s symphonic arrangement of Buxtehude’s Chaconne in E Minor, followed by J.S. Bach’s entertainingly vibrant Suite No. 2 in B Minor featuring the Eugene Symphony’s principal flutist, Kristen Halay. Bruckner’s lyrical, popular and beloved Symphony No. 7 brings a fantastic close to the Eugene Symphony’s 2007-2008 season.
Tickets for this performance start at $15! Get your tickets now! Call the box office at 541.682.5000 or order online at www.eugenesymphony.org.
Additional special events include:

• FLUTE MASTER CLASS—Free—Tuesday, May 13, 4-5:30pm in The Studio (lower level of the Hult Center).

Open to the public. The class will feature three high school and college students from Eugene and Salem, coached by Eugene Symphony principal flute, Kristen Halay.

• GUILD CONCERT PREVIEW—Free—Wednesday, May 14, noon in The Studio (lower level of the Hult Center).

Please join conductor Giancarlo Guerrero for a free lecture highlighting the repertoire and composers featured at the May 15 concert.

• HENRY FOGEL TO SPEAK—$3—Friday, May 16, 11:50 a.m. at The Hilton Eugene.

Join the City Club of Eugene on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 11:50a.m. for lunch with guest speaker Henry Fogel, President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras, at the Hilton Eugene. Fogel will share his thoughts on the state of classical music in America and what orchestras and other arts organizations are doing to build greater connections to their respective communities. Fogel will also discuss the Eugene Symphony’s current music director search process and its impact on the symphonic music industry.

Nation's Foremost Expert on Classical Music to Speak about Symphony's Music Director Search

EUGENE— Join the City Club of Eugene on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 11:50a.m. for lunch with Henry Fogel, President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras, at the Hilton Eugene. The presentation is part of the City Club’s weekly Friday luncheons featuring guest speakers and enticing topics.
Fogel will share his thoughts on the state of classical music in America and what orchestras and other arts organizations are doing to build greater connections to their respective communities. Fogel will also discuss the Eugene Symphony’s current music director search process and its impact on the symphonic music industry.
“Presenting a lunch with Mr. Fogel gives City Club members the rare opportunity to have a conversation with a national figure in the arts,” said Pat Skipper, president of the City Club of Eugene.
Fogel is one of the best-known and most influential orchestra administrators in the U.S. Currently serving as president and CEO of the League of American Orchestras, Fogel is the former chief executive at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and previously served as executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. (1981-85) and was orchestra manager of the New York Philharmonic (1978-81).
You can tune into “Collector’s Corner” on KWAX (91.1 fm) every Tuesday at 8 p.m. to hear selections from Fogel’s colossal collection of historical classical recordings. You can also read Fogel’s blog, “On the Record: Exploring America’s Orchestras with Henry Fogel,” which includes a posting about the Eugene Symphony at: www.artsjournal.com/ontherecord.
Interested in attending? Admission is only $3 for non-City Club Members at the door of the Hilton Eugene on the day of the event. Lunch may also be purchased for $13. Visit www.cityclubofeugene.org for more information.

Oregon Ballroom Dancing EVENT

May 16th, Oregon Ballroom Dance Club is having a formal dance called Swingin' Summer Nights. The lesson will begin at 7:30 pm, with open dancing from 8:30-10:30 pm. University of Oregon students are $4 (with ID) and community members pay $6. The dance will take place on the UO campus in Gerlinger 220. There will be refreshments!

A silent auction will begin at 7:00 pm. Some of the items auctioned off will be private dance lessons with local professionals, a portrait etching by Robert Canaga, gift certificates, and other great items.

For more information, please email oregonballroom@gmail.com.

Ceramic sale from Bill Mitchell's Collection

For all you bargain seekers: There will be a sale of ceramic and glass works at Robert Canaga's Studio on May 10th and 11th. Frank Boyden's large ceramic plate with dragonflies, Mary Hindman's wall piece and legged box, plus much more.
All at 787 Audel Ave from 11:00 to 3:00 on both days.
Wine will be served to those who deserve.
Price range from $20 to $3000

Raffle for Willamette Rep

Willamette Rep is holding one final event to raise funds. Some of the raffle prizes are: A weekend at Eagle Crest, a 3'x5' hand knotted wool and silk rug for Oveissi Co., Dine out for a year! (one dinner per month for a year at a great variety of fine places, a $500 wine and food basket, a special night at Valley River Inn, and a beautiful sapphire and ruby gold pin by Charles Beaudet.
$5.00 tickets are available from the rep and from various board members. 5 for $20.