What's Happening in The Gallery & Arts District

Flight of the Lawnchair Man March 7, 2008 - March 29, 2008 Times: Fridays & Saturdays, 8 p.m. www.actorscabaret.org Location: Actors Cabaret of Eugene 996 Willamette Street; Eugene Phone: (541) 683-4368 Admission: $35.95 with dinner, $19.00 reserved, $16.00 restricted view The musical that was the talk of last year's New York Musical Theater Festival is on the runway and ready to take flight! This is the story of a regular guy who soars to 16,000 feet with nothing but a lawnchair and 400 helium balloons! FLIGHT OF THE LAWNCHAIR MAN is the show for everyone who's ever wanted to quit their job and reach for the stars! A Northwest Premiere Production!

Eugene Concert Choir - Best of Broadway March 8, 2008 - March 9, 2008 Times: Sunday, 2:30 p.m. www.hultcenter.org Location: Silva Concert Hall, the Hult Center 7th & Willamette; Eugene Phone: (541) 682-5000 Admission: $5-$34 Enjoy a concert presentation of your favorite show tunes in their full, original orchestrations, just as you remember them! The Eugene Concert Choir will get you humming along to the songs of well-known Broadway musicals from Rodgers & Hammerstein and the Gershwin brothers to Sondheim and more. Come along on this fast-paved musical extravaganza tied seamlessly together with illuminating narration.

Eugene Concert Choir - Broadway for Kids March 8, 2008 - March 9, 2008 Times: Saturday, 11 a.m. www.hultcenter.org Location: Silva Concert Hall, the Hult Center 7th & Willamette; Eugene Phone: (541) 682-5000 Admission: $5-$34 Bring the whole family to a special one-hour performance of favorite tunes from Broadway and Disney musicals just for kids! With full orchestra, chorus, and Broadway soloists, all ages will enjoy this program. The party begins when you walk into the lobby! Fun pre-concert activities in the lobby at 10:30 a.m.

Panel Punk and DIY Culture: Then and Now March 8, 2008 Times: Saturday, 7 - 9 p.m. diva.proscenia.net Location: DIVA center 110 W. Broadway; Eugene Phone: (541) 344-3482 Admission: Free Routable discussion about punk as a historic DIY subculture featuring a number of key national and local participants. Also screening, Chronicles from the Zero Hour: The Punk.

Workshop: Exploring hands-on DIY Activities March 8, 2008 Times: Saturday, 2 - 5 p.m. diva.proscenia.net Location: DIVA center 110 W. Broadway; Eugene Phone: (541) 344-3482 Admission: Free This workshop will explore hands-on Do It Yourself activities including making/modifying clothes, making zines, turntablism/mixology, music production, and advice on making documentary videos.

Workshop: Manga Character Drawing for Teens: Design, Characters, & Inking March 8, 2008 Times: 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. http://diva.proscenia.net Location: DIVA center 110 W. Broadway; Eugene Phone: (541) 344-3482 Admission: 25.00 Description: In this workshop you'll learn how to design a character from start to finish – pencil to ink.

Videomaker's Forum and Slam March 9, 2008 Times: Friday, Forum at 4:00 p.m. Slam at 5:30 p.m. diva.proscenia.net Location: DIVA center 110 W. Broadway; Eugene Phone: (541) 344-3482 Admission: FREE Description: DIVA's expanded videomakers evening combines the opportunity to network and explore ideas with others and participate in a monthly competitive video slam.