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for an amazingly wide variety of publications from Mother Jones to The Harvard Business Review, Scientific
<br />American and Redbook.
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<br />An illustrator as well, Chast collaborated with Steve Martin on the best-selling children's book The Alphabet from A to
<br />Y with Bonus Letter Z! Her latest children’s book is Too Busy Marco.
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<br />For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library.
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<br />Event and Contest to Raise Barrier Awareness
<br />The City of Eugene Human Rights Commission Accessibility Committee
<br />invites individuals to create an image and/or logo that reflects the idea of
<br />Barrier Awareness Day and to participate in the event on May 14.
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<br />The event and contest are meant to build a sense of community and
<br />connection by raising awareness of the barriers persons with disabilities
<br />experience and overcome, such as physical access, inclusion, access to
<br />decision-making, employment, income, safety, etc. It is also intended to help
<br />people realize that disability affects everyone at some point in life and that
<br />disability rights are human rights. Selected logos and images will be used for
<br />outreach on buttons and flyers about Barrier Awareness Day.
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<br />Barrier Awareness Day will be held Saturday, May 14, from 12 - 2 p.m. at the
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<br />Eugene Saturday Market at 8 and Oak. At the event, members of the public
<br />will be invited to be guided through various activities, simulating life as
<br />persons with hearing, vision and mobility disabilities may experience it in
<br />Eugene. In sponsoring Barrier Awareness day, the Accessibility Committee
<br />hopes to replace sympathy with empathy and advocacy through activities
<br />that encourage one to "walk in my shoes."
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<br />The deadline for submitting art, images and/or logo designs is Friday, Apr. 8,
<br />2011. Bring, mail or send submissions to: City of Eugene Equity and Human Rights Center, The Atrium Building
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<br />(across from the Downtown Library and bus station), 99 West 10 Avenue, Suite 116, Eugene, OR 97401; or email
<br />ehrcenter@ci.eugene.or.us. For information, contact Holly Lemasurier at 541-682-5619.
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<br />Downtown Loan Smooths Way for Jazz Station’s New Digs
<br />The Jazz Station, a performance space and art gallery, re-opens in its new location at 124 West Broadway on April 1
<br />for downtown’s First Friday Art Walk. A Downtown Revitalization loan of $15,000 helped improve the new space and
<br />make the move possible. The City loan was matched by $5,000 raised by the Willamette Jazz Society (WJS), a non-
<br />profit 501c3 organization that operates The Jazz Station, and $5,000 in member loans.
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<br />Since The Jazz Station opened in 2005, (one
<br />block east of the new location), the venue has
<br />presented hundreds of intimate concerts, jazz
<br />jams, and art openings. The Jazz Station also
<br />provides rehearsal and workshop space for
<br />members, incubating new bands that perform
<br />around town.
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<br />The new, larger space will allow jazz lovers and
<br />musicians of all ages to enjoy a more comfortable
<br />venue, learn about and listen to live jazz, view works by local artists, and enjoy fine beers and regional wines. The
<br />lively space will create a more vibrant community center for jazz, education, and the visual arts. It will also contribute
<br />to the City’s goal of a lively arts and entertainment district on West Broadway.
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<br />“We thank the City of Eugene, our donors and scores of musicians and jazz lovers who volunteered hundreds of
<br />hours of sweat equity to create this more comfortable, supportive and functional home for jazz in downtown Eugene,”
<br />said bassist and WJS Board President Chris Orsinger.
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<br />The new Jazz Station will celebrate the launch of its grand opening season with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with
<br />Mayor Kitty Piercy at 5:15 p.m. on April 1, just prior to the First Friday Art Walk. Immediately following the ceremony,
<br />The Jazz Station will host a free opening reception for internationally acclaimed painter Jerry Ross.
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2
<br />March 24, 2011
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