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Gardens and larger organizational plots at Skinner City Farm. Rent is $60 per year for a plot approximately 500 square feet in size. Each plot includes access to tools, water, and a garden site manager. Eugene’s Community Gardens Program has been offering residents the opportunity to cultivate a plot of land since 1978. For more information, contact Matt McRae, Community Gardens manager, at 682-4845 or matt.a.mcrae@ci.eugene.or.us. Made In Oregon Events at Eugene Public Library This March, the spotlight at the Downtown Eugene Public Library is on Oregon community, history, and talent. On First Friday, March 3, the City Singers will strike inspiring notes in a free concert starting at 6 p.m. Organized by Maureen Robeson of Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services Administration, the choir is composed of City of Eugene employees representing nearly every department who volunteer their own time to particpate. At 7 p.m., enjoy "My Oregon: The State through the Eyes and Words of a Native Son," a talk by award-winning author Bob Welch, based on his book of favorite Register-Guard columns. A beautiful display of contemporary quilts and other works by the local fabric artists' group Tactile Expressions will also be available during this event. On Saturday, March 25, noon – 1 p.m., meet the artists of Tactile Expressions for an informal tour of the exhibit. Then, at 2 p.m., see and hear an illustrated talk titled "The Ties that Bind: Quilts of Community," by historian Mary Bywater Cross. Ms. Cross, "Once considered a quaint handicraft, quilts are now recognized as valuable records of women's contributions often overlooked in official histories. From the initial pioneer settlement in the 1870s to the present, quilting drew Pacific Northwest communities together to raise funds, create tributes to individuals, commemorate important events, and provide both physical and social warmth." This Oregon Chautauqua presentation is made possible by funding from the Oregon Council for the Humanities. For more information, call the Eugene Public Library at 682- 5450. Cultural Services Community Partnerships For the 2005/06 performing arts season, Cultural Services has been working with business partners from around the community toward the following goals: ? Extending the reach of its potential customer base with innovative partnerships to build business for the Hult Center and the partners involved. ? Stretching marketing budgets. ? Building the Hult Center’s eMarketing with 1) Consistent; 2) Informational; 3) Fun; and 4) Colorful communications. ? Working with local organizations and their causes to support each other’s missions. ? Giving more value to one Hult Center ticket. All of these goals are met with the upcoming Hult Center Presents Nrityagram—— live music and dance from Indiaon March 22 in the Silva Concert Hall. For this rare and exciting event, the following outside partnerships were arranged: Nrityagram 1. Hult Center Presents is proud to support Holt International's Color of Hope event on May 12, a benefit to help orphaned and abandoned children in India. Holt Int’l is Nrityagram promoting through its fundraiser for India on May 12, while Cultural Services is supporting and promoting Holt Nrityagram Int’l through flyers and website article. 2. 10% at Cost Plus WORLD MARKET (Valley River Center). Ticket holders will receive a 10% off voucher through this Nrityagram partnership that adds greater value to an ticket, Nrityagram and allows Cultural Services to place a 6 x 3 foot banner in the store. In addition, co-promotion via flyers, website, etc. has been implemented. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 March 3, 2006