|
<br />
<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
<br />
<br />March 24, 2011
<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 />PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT 2011 HUGE SUCCESS
<br />“NEW YORKER” CARTOONIST ROZ CHAST AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY
<br />EVENT AND CONTEST TO RAISE BARRIER AWARENESS
<br />DOWNTOWN LOAN SMOOTHS WAY FOR JAZZ STATION’S NEW DIGS
<br />COMMENTS SOUGHT ON EUGENE’S STORMWATER MONITORING PLAN
<br />DISC GOLF COURSE CONSIDERED IN ALTON BAKER PARK
<br />
<br />AROUND THE CITY
<br />Project Homeless Connect 2011 Huge Success
<br />The fifth annual Project Homeless Connect was a huge success. The 1,595 community members who gathered on
<br />March 17 at the Lane County Fairgrounds generated the highest attendance yet for this event. Community members
<br />were welcomed with a hot breakfast and were provided music throughout the day as they accessed a wide variety of
<br />free services and supplies. Local businesses and agencies partnered to provide haircuts, legal assistance, medical,
<br />dental, veterinary and family care, bicycle repair, pet supplies, veterans’ services, clothing, coats, boots, sleeping
<br />bags, blankets and hygiene kits.
<br />
<br />Major sponsors included the United Way of Lane County, Lane
<br />County and the cities of Eugene and Springfield. In addition, more
<br />than 700 local volunteers helped with setup, intake, and security,
<br />and served as floor hosts, guest guides, and language interpreters.
<br />In addition to donating supplies and services, event sponsors
<br />generously allowed their employees to participate directly to make
<br />this one-day event possible.
<br />
<br />This was truly an impressive community effort that provided much-needed services to at-risk and homeless people in
<br />the Eugene/Springfield area. For more information, please contact Michelle Mortensen, City Manager’s Office, at
<br />michelle.e.mortensen@ci.eugene.or.us or at 541-682-6378.
<br />
<br />“New Yorker” Cartoonist Roz Chast at Eugene Public Library
<br />On Saturday, Apr. 2, at 2 p.m., the Eugene Public Library will host an illustrated talk by New Yorker cartoonist Roz
<br />Chast. Her topic will be Theories of Everything, which is also the title of her most recent book, a 25-year
<br />retrospective. Books will be available for purchase and signing, courtesy of the University of Oregon Bookstore/Duck
<br />Store. Admission is free.
<br />
<br />Chast’s cartoons are instantly recognizable and beloved for their insightful and hilarious
<br />depiction of modern anxieties, angst, and absurdity. More than 1,000 of her cartoons have
<br />been printed in The New Yorker since 1978. According to New Yorker editor David
<br />Remnick, Chast is “the magazine's only certifiable genius.”
<br />
<br />Roz Chast has loved cartooning since she was a child growing up in Brooklyn. She
<br />attended Rhode Island School of Design, majoring in painting “because it seemed more
<br />artistic.” However, soon after graduating, she began drawing cartoons again. Less than
<br />two years out of college, she achieved one of the most prized aims in her field: working
<br />under contract for The New Yorker, which has now published her work for more than 30 years, including black and
<br />white cartoons, color spreads, back pages, and covers. Chast has also provided cartoons and editorial illustrations
<br />
<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1
<br />March 24, 2011
<br />
|