. . . <br /> WHAT'S <br /> happening <br /> Marcia Ball won the 2002 W.C. Handy <br /> Award"Best Blues Album of the Year"for - x <br /> Presumed Innocent. Her new album, So '''+, <br /> . Many Rivers,featuring a plethora of musi- ,; , , <br /> cal guests, is now available on the <br /> w Alligator Records label. Ball coaxes the r. I <br /> ,..= ebony and the ivory into shades of blue at ' f. <br /> the Wild Duck Music Hall._See Thursday, <br /> June 5. <br /> X 't; <br /> ! The Maude Kerns Art Center is holding an <br /> opening reception for Four To Go,work <br /> ' by William Hosterman, Johanna Paas, <br /> k, Lampo Leong and Diana Jacobs. The <br /> 3 exhibit,running through July 11,features a <br /> print and media project by Hosterman and , 74,, ' <br /> Paas, etchings by Jacobs and work by <br /> +..7 r Leong that combines visual arts <br /> 4. . techniques with advanced computer tech- <br /> t e'` nologies.Hear a gallery talk with William <br /> Hosterman at 7 pm June 2.Here's One of <br /> Many (right,) by Johanna Paas. See <br /> Friday and Monday Calendar. <br /> First Friday Artwalks have now been joined by the occasional Thursday Artwalk at the <br /> Meridian at 18th and Willamette.Sattva Gallery,Letterhead,Folkways and Uncommon Scents <br /> host an evening of artwork by Mitzi Lynn, B.W. Krehbiel, Steve and Penelope Oshatz and <br /> Alison McNair.Wine and light refreshments will be served by Café Yumm!Perhaps a good <br /> prelude to the Marcia Ball performance at the Wild Duck,See Thursday,June 5. <br /> A "Talking Stones" dedication celebration highlights artwork honoring the Kalapuya <br /> Indians.An artwalk with Lisa Ponder,designer and engraver of the stones,introduces four <br /> stones engraved with Kalapuya words at 10 am in Springfield's Eastgate Woodlands.Then at <br /> 2 pm a ceremonial dedication of the remaining seven stones features Kalapuya elder Esther <br /> _ Stutzman,a brief interfaith service as well as American Indian drumming and songs at Alton <br /> Baker Park.See Saturday Calendar. <br /> Recent concerts at the McDonald Theatre have been packed.The Roots <br /> ���z' finally made it to Eugene after some scheduling hassles,and the hip hop <br /> J they brought thumped fully in an ultra-tight and ingenious performance. <br /> Then it was Ziggy Marley's turn. His new album, Dragonfly, doesn't <br /> , ,,,, a, have a reggae song on it,leaning more to pop rock,and the tour t-shirts <br /> ''1' for sale use a hard-rock style font.The fans gave their love,but you <br /> ' had to wonder how much they were clapping for his music or just <br /> for Ziggy himself.The crowd didn't bump too much to Dragonfly, <br /> ke.4- r but when Zig slid into old Bob numbers, the throng was ' <br /> •.$ ;y r.; cheering before the first volley of bass notes ended. <br /> ::,?,,,13., it Fil — i ki:e, c <br /> ::..„7 , I ''''' -- • ' .: , ' ,'Ari 1"^'4,-; 1 .%" • <br /> ,„. -.. ......„ ''''''''r.:::1:(11.4411:414.'. 104:11611311.. %‘‘‘' . <br /> .a~ 4 Y r .4. ' 4t ,,'fit s * , <br /> 'r + '` 1 i. rte* ,.. <br /> ? " °'f,i °� !dam-L I. <br /> ' , ra r <br /> , )4140 <br /> 11 <br /> \r.,4,1..i. <br /> .4r' ' ,� d a: A e4t <br /> www.eugeneweeKty.com • eugene weeny MAY 29,2003 13 <br />