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<br /> 06/p6/05 MON 20:02 FAX 541 682 4882 EtTGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN ~ 005 <br /> EUGEN 1» <br /> PePMs tied <br /> o e®s ace N E~~/S R E LEAS E <br /> yvww.d.eugsne.orus/parks <br /> June 6, 2005 <br /> CONI'AGT: <br /> ¦ Stacey Janssen, Skinner City Farm, 344-8322, scf efi.o <br /> ¦ Matt McRae, Community Gardens Manager, 682-4845, 912-2142 (celq <br /> Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Spedalist, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> FAR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> ~(3rand Opening and Historic Celebration at New Community Gardens at Skinner Butte Park <br /> Celebrate the grand opening of Eugene's newest community gardens, Skinner City Farm, in Skinner <br /> ' B~,tte~ Park, on Sunday, June 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. The free gathering includes the unveiling of the gates to <br /> the site designed by local artists, tours of the community gardens, a vermicomposting demonstration, and <br /> irrter~etive presentations on local history, as well as old-time games, music, food, and fun for all ages. In <br /> atldition, Susan Applegate, Mike Gould, Jan VanderTuin and Karl Benedek, the local artists who created the <br /> gptes, will be on hand to discuss their work. Skinner City Farm is located at the west end of Skinner Butte <br /> Rark'(east of the i-105 overpass) between Washington and Lawrence on Cheshire Street. <br /> The interactive presenta4ons an local history include a portrayal of Eugene Skinner by Scott Dano, a <br /> n~tufal history presentation by Erik Burke, and historic talking circles to kids off Skinner City Farm's Historic <br /> F~resRrvation Initiative. Bob Hart, the director of the Lane County Historical Museum, and Alice Parman, <br /> kcal exhibit planner, will be leading historic talking drdes where the public is Invited to share stories and <br /> remembrances about the. area's local history. To share a story and participate in the talking circles, call 344- <br /> 8I322. Some of the stories will ultimately be compiled and displayed as a web-based exhibit. <br /> Skinner City Farm (SCF) is acitizen-driven, non-prot'it organization <br /> ' 6~0 <br /> dedicated to the revitalization of a two-acre parcel in Skinner Butte Parts that was ° a a <br /> once a wet prairie, inhabited by Native Americans, and part of the original G,y <br /> more) <br /> ( <br /> <br />