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<br />(sub)Urban Projections Lights Up Downtown Eugene
<br />(sub)Urban Projections lights up three venues in downtown Eugene with a fusion of light, color, digital projections, music
<br />and dance. This free festival is a collaboration between the City of Eugene Cultural Services Division, the University of
<br />Oregon Arts Administration program, and artists coming together to create a vibrant and colorful environment fostering
<br />conversation and appreciation for contemporary art and new
<br />media. Through multi-media arts, (sub)Urban Projections
<br />champions original art, cultivates community, and generates
<br />vibrancy in downtown.
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<br />On Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m., at Oregon Contemporary
<br />Theater (OCT), 194 West Broadway, Ballet Fantastique and
<br />Jeremy Bronson collaborate to explore the rich legends and
<br />myths of Japan. The work brings to life ancient legends of
<br />samurai adventure, romance, and the supernatural through
<br />dance, video, and motion graphics. This is an intimate
<br />performance, bringing the audience close to dancers bathed in
<br />projection, and the opportunity to talk with the artists afterwards.
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<br />Thursday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m., at the Hult Center Lobby, Harmonic
<br />Laboratory uses staircases, walls, hallways, ceilings and spaces-in-
<br />between to re-invent public space. Dance, sound art, music,
<br />sculpture, large-scale kinetic installation, interactive body tracking,
<br />and visual art all come together as artists push the margins of their
<br />field to create new works made possible only through collaboration.
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<br />Friday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m., at Ninkasi Brewing Company, 272 Van
<br />Buren, celebrate community, collaboration, artistry and creative
<br />exploration at a reception for the (sub)Urban Projections team and
<br />featured artists. Join them for good brew, good conversation and a
<br />chance to make an artistic mark with digital graffiti on the Ninkasi
<br />patio during Last Friday Art Walk.
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<br />All three of these events are free. For further information, contact Cultural Services Marketing and Public Relations
<br />Manager Libby Tower at 541-682-8380 or libby.j.tower@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />Leaf Pickup Service Ends for Season
<br />Eugene’s leaf collection program has ended for the season. A news release reminds residents that no new materials should
<br />be placed in the streets and that they are responsible for removing leaves and other debris left in the streets in front of
<br />their homes or businesses. Residents with leftover leaves or other yard debris can recycle them in home compost piles,
<br />take them to Lane Forest Products or Rexius Forest By-Products, who recycle leaves and woody debris for a small fee, or
<br />contact their local solid waste haulers for information on the curbside yard debris pickup program.
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<br />Approximately 18,600 cubic yards of leaves were collected by loaders and leaf vacuums over the course of the 11-week
<br />collection program. Of that total, more than 13,700 cubic yards (nearly 75 percent) of leaves were delivered to residents,
<br />with the rest going to community gardens and local recyclers. None of the leaves went to the landfill.
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<br />The 2013-14 leaf program finished on schedule despite losing a week to the snowstorm in early December, when crews
<br />and equipment in that event were reassigned to emergency ice and snow operations. Now that leaf season is over, the
<br />maintenance crews and equipment will switch to concrete curb and street repair work. During summer and fall these
<br />crews also do asphalt street repairs.
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<br />A debrief session has been scheduled for staff to discuss lessons learned during this year’s leaf program and how best to
<br />apply them to the program in future years. For more information about Eugene’s annual leaf program, contact Public
<br />Works Surface Maintenance Supervisor Damon Joyner at 541-682-4835.
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2
<br />January 23, 2014
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