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Last-Minute Specials Available on Phones with Arts Alerts <br />The Hult Center is now able to communicate via text messaging. Patrons <br />of the Hult want to receive information in many different ways: some like <br />brochures; some prefer e-news and others prefer text alerts. The Hult <br />Center debuted its new Arts Alerts program from the stage before Hult <br />Presents Thomas & Friends with the announcement, “Sign-up now and <br />you may win tickets to Hult Presents 100 Years of Broadway!” The <br />program will also be announced in the upcoming issue of OVATION. <br />Patrons are encouraged to sign-up for the service via the Hult website, <br />or by texting “HULT” to 74700. Hult texting will be limited to ticket <br />specials, last-minute information like weather closures, and contests - <br />and there is no such thing as a boring contest at the Hult Center. For <br />more information, contact Billie Moser at 682-8360. <br /> <br />Celts and Suffragettes at Eugene Public Library <br />Actress and historian Tames Alan will bring ancient Celtic culture to life – in authentic costume – with "Learning <br />Among the Oak Groves" on First Friday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m., at the Downtown Public Library. An entertaining <br />expert, Alan will share what it was like to live in Britain at the time of the Roman invasion. The program will include <br />information about the hierarchy of Celtic tribes, rites of passage, holidays, art, music, dance, and the Celts’ <br />worship of lands and waters. On Saturday, March 7, at 3:00 p.m., Alan will perform “Soldiers in Petticoats,” <br />changing into the outfit and character of a suffragette to share the inspiring story of American women’s long, <br />determined fight for the right to vote. Hear about the turbulent time when some women were granted voting rights <br />by some states -- only to see them taken away by those in power in Washington, D.C. Learn how American women <br />adopted the militant tactics of their English sisters, how the suffragettes influenced child labor laws and other <br />issues, and how they eventually won. A favorite visiting performer at Eugene Public Library, Alan studied theater <br />and history at Willamette University and theater at the American Conservatory Theater and the Dell Arte School. <br />She has taught fashion history at the Art Institute of Seattle, including a class combining fashion history, social <br />history, and women's studies. More recently, she has been a speaker for the Washington State Commission for the <br />Humanities in its Inquiring Minds series. For more information, contact the Library at 682-5450, or www.eugene- <br />or.gov/library. <br /> <br />Family Fun Nights Meet Several Goals <br />Many events and activities held by Recreation’s Youth and Family Services have multiple goals. This is especially <br />true of the Family Fun Nights held monthly at Petersen Barn Community Center and at Sheldon Community <br />Center and Pool. Each of the events is free and includes a dinner, family activities and entertainment. Some 85- <br />250 people attend each of the events, which have been offered for more than four years. The fun nights provide <br />an opportunity for families to eat and play together, a chance for attendees to get to know their neighbors, and to <br />learn more about other activities and services offered at their regional community center. At the First Friday <br />Family Fun Night at the Petersen Barn on March 6, a taco dinner will be served, and attendees can make paper <br />flowers and tambourines and play other games. Entertainment will be provided by ACT-SO students and Tango <br />dancers. At the Family Fun Night at Sheldon Center and Pool on March 13, the theme is “carnival.” A dinner of <br />hot dogs and chips will be served and there will be 12 carnival games with small prizes for winners. Attendees can <br />also swim at Sheldon Pool and watch the movie, Dumbo. For more information, contact Kathy Madison at 682- <br />6342. <br /> <br />Deputy Fire Marshals Meet State Certification Standards <br />Supervising Deputy Oregon State Fire Marshal Bob Wright was in Eugene on Thursday to confer state Fire & Life <br />Safety Specialist certifications on Eugene Deputy Fire Marshals Amy Linder and Sandra Johnston, both of whom <br />have successfully completed the training required to comply with Oregon guidelines that were developed by the <br />State Fire Marshal's Office at the direction of the Governor. The state standards carry compliance deadlines of <br />July 2010 for Fire & Life Safety Specialist 1 and January 2011 for Fire & Life Safety Specialist 2. Fire code <br />enforcement personnel must meet the requirements by those deadlines in order to continue to provide inspection <br />and fire code enforcement services in Oregon. Deputies Linder and Johnston are first among Eugene's Fire <br />Prevention staff to earn the credentials (both are now certified at the Specialist 1 and Specialist 2 levels), but all <br />members of the staff are on, or ahead of schedule, to become certified prior to the deadlines. The state <br />certification standards were developed as a means of providing uniformity in fire and life safety code <br />administration across the state so that communities and builders are all operating under the same procedures and <br />expectations. For more information, please contact Interim Fire Marshal Doug Perry at 682-5887. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />March 5, 2009 <br />