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small group exercises to identify and evaluate real-life situations that present ethical choices. A particular focus was "right vs. right" choices; those circumstances in which a decision must be made between two legitimate rights or worthy goals. According to Bennett, “We believed this topic was important to address. But we didn’t expect to hear feedback like ‘this is the best training we’ve ever done!’ Staff members reported that these meetings helped clarify City policy, and helped them better translate rules on paper into the complex context of everyday service to the public.” The PLA presentation will provide public library administrators with guidance for conducting this type of training, and will emphasize the positive effects on organizational culture of engaging staff in ethics discussions. For more information, contact Connie Bennett at the Eugene Public Library, 682-5363 First Friday Guitar Concert at the Library Celebrate National Library Week with a free, entertaining, and informative concert by internationally known guitarist Craig Einhorn, at the First Friday @ the Downtown Library event at 6:00 p.m. on April 7. Einhorn shares the rich repertoire and history of the guitar in a delightful concert ranging from classical music to popular Latin styles. He holds a Masters degree in music performance with extensive study of music history and teaches classical guitar at Lane Community College. Einhorn tours throughout the United States, including performances with symphonies, on radio and television, and in an ongoing collaboration with Mason Williams. His CDs, available for sale at First Friday, include “In with the Old, In with the New,” “Obras,” “Live at the Old Siskiyou Barn,” “I’m Packing” (with Grammy Award-winning Shandi Sinnamon), and “Choros.” For more information, contact Eugene Public Library at 682-5450. A Capella Groups Awed by Hult Center The International Championship of Collegiate A Capella Quarterfinals was held at the Hult Center on March 4. Hosted by Divisi, the women’s a capella group from the University of Oregon, the event was a tremendous success. Five groups from the western division of ICCA competed and were judged by three local experts. Outspoken, from OSU, advanced to the semifinals at Stanford University. The finals will be held in New York. Divisi member Suzie Day noted, “I actually have to admit that my favorite moment was when the groups arrived and first thing after entering Silva Hall, they created a traffic jam right inside the door because they were looking up at the ceiling and were ‘oohing’ and ‘aahing.’ Almost all of us are used to performing in high schools or smaller theaters, so this was a real treat.” The Divisi women were a little nervous at making the leap from South Eugene High School auditorium (maximum seating capacity 800) to Silva Concert Hall; however, the move turned out to be a great success. The event sold over 1,100 tickets. Said Ms. Day, “That’s the most we’ve ever made at any gig and made everything well worth it. The whole night was just amazing and everyone loved it.” In fact, Divisi has been negotiating to hold the ICCA semifinals here next year – and is considering entering the competition themselves. This event met the Cultural Services Division mission to provide a broad selection of performances and events by local and non-local artists and companies and to actively seek new patrons and develop future audiences. For more information, contact Theresa Sizemore, Hult Center Administration at 682-5242. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 March 23, 2006