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<br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />March 29, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />BIG READ FINALE AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />SPRING BECKONS – THREE EASY WAYS TO ANSWER THE CALL <br />FAIR HOUSING TESTER TRAINING SET <br />CITY OF EUGENE COLLABORATES ON TWO SUCCESSFUL TRANSPORTATION GRANTS <br />POLICE DEPARTMENT’S ANNUAL REPORT NOW ONLINE <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Big Read Finale at Eugene Public Library <br />During March, the Eugene Public Library has been hosting events in connection with The Big Read, a month-long <br />celebration of Ray Bradbury’s visionary science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451. The program has drawn hundreds of <br />participants of all ages to author talks, workshops, and more. <br /> <br /> <br />The Big Read Finale will be presented at the Downtown Eugene Public Libraryon First <br />Friday, April 6, at 6 p.m. It will feature a performance of original works in honor of <br />Fahrenheit 451 created and performed by the University of Oregon (UO) schools of Dance <br />and Music. <br /> <br />Department of Dance graduate students Laura Black, Carolina Caballero, Ayumi Hori, and <br />Melanie Meenan have choreographed a new site-specific dance work using the spaces in <br />and around the library to consider a world void of literature and artistic expression. Among <br />the ideas explored is how censorship of thought breeds disconnection from reality and <br />insensitivity to inhumanity. <br /> <br />Musicians from the UO’s Nu Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon will perform their original work <br />inspired by the themes of Fahrenheit 451. Mu Phi Epsilon is a professional fraternity for <br />collegiate music students dedicated to advancing music in the community, nation, and <br />around the world with an emphasis on service through music. <br /> <br />The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest; local co-sponsors <br />are the Eugene Public Library, Springfield Public Library, Lord Leebrick Theatre Company, City of Eugene, UO Duck <br />Store, Friends of Eugene Public Library, and Eugene Public Library Foundation. For more information, contact the <br />Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br />Spring Beckons – Three Easy Ways to Answer the Call <br />For those eager to jump into spring, here are three fun activities offered by Recreation Services. Explore the ecology and <br />management of Eugene’s beautiful parks on the first Saturday of each month from 9 -11 a.m. Naturalists will lead these <br />free interpretive walks. On April 7, learn about the Fern Ridge Wildlife Area. Meet <br />at Fisher Butte parking lot off of Highway 126 (West 11th). <br /> <br />Recreation’s Adult Services program offers two free weekly walking groups. The <br />“Walk with Us” group meets in the lobby of the Petersen Barn Center, at 9:30 <br />a.m. every Thursday, and walks as a group around the neighborhood for about <br />an hour. The “Walk ‘n’ Talkers” is a self-led group that walks three to five miles <br />at a quick pace, rain or shine, and departs Campbell Community Center every <br />Friday at 9 a.m. sharp. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />March 29, 2012 <br />