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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />July 22, 2010 <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 /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br /> <br />HULT CENTER AND OREGON BACH FESTIVAL - IN THE HOUSE <br />WILDERNESS WITHOUT & WITHIN: WRITING WORKSHOP AT LIBRARY <br /> <br />BIAS AND HATE RESPONSE WEBPAGE UP AND RUNNING <br />EXPERIENCE ON THE SCHOONER ZODIAC IS “TRANSFORMATIONAL” FOR STUDENTS <br />EUGENE PÉTANQUE PLAYERS THRIVE IN SHARED SPACE AT UNIVERSITY PARK <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Hult Center and Oregon Bach Festival - In the House <br />Another magnificent year of music, choral presentations, lectures and talks came to a close on Sunday afternoon <br />with a crescendo performance of Elijah in the Silva Concert Hall. That is what Hult Center patrons see and hear. <br /> <br />Behind the scenes and in the house – throughout the three week run, Hult Center staff worked night and day to <br />ensure successful outcomes for this celebratory music festival. And like every year, the experience creates <br />memories and stories that are made to share. <br /> <br />On opening weekend, Pink Martini came to play. The Steinway Concert Grand piano was requested, and it needed <br />to be tuned before the performance, unfortunately the regular technician was not available, and since the show <br />must, and will go on, Hult Center Events Manager Theresa Sizemore was called into action. Why? Theresa is a <br />piano tuner/technician and the right person in the right place for this challenging job. As a graduate of the <br />University of Oregon (UO) School of Music and Dance, Theresa is a gifted pianist, and as tuner/technician, has <br />tuned pianos for the Sun River Music Festival, <br />Cascade Music Festival, Tower Theater in Bend, <br />and Dan Fouts – yes the former UO and NFL <br />quarterback and sports broadcaster. With the <br />tuning of the Steinway complete, and the sound <br />check in order, Pink Martini took to the stage and <br />put on a show that had the audience on their feet <br />clapping and rocking the (weave) rafters in Silva <br />Concert Hall. <br /> <br />th <br />Then there was the 40 Gala performance mid- <br />way in the series. Many people heard of this <br />staging feat as the Register-Guard took notice and <br />wrote a lengthy article the day before the event. <br />At the Hult Center it proved to be a true <br /> <br />collaboration of the InternationalAllianceof <br /> <br />TheatricalStageEmployees (IATSE) crew and <br />Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) technical and stage managers. The Hult Center stage, lighting and sound crew was <br />led by Brian Ference and Mike Carpenter, who were assisted by Alex Fontain, Caroline Barnes, Bruce Hartnell, <br />Nathan Cox, Jim Rusby, David Paul Black, Erica Miller, Dan Charter, Ruth Atcherson and Virgina Sands. OBF <br />technical director Craig McKenzie and OBF veteran stage manager David Sherman were instrumental in the <br />collaborative effort that required incredible timing and coordination – including lowering and raising the magnificent <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />July 22, 2010 <br />