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<br />For information, contact Hult Center Events Manager Theresa Sizemore at 541-682-5242 or <br /> <br />theresa.j.sizemore@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br /> <br />“Fruit of the Sixties: The Founding of the Oregon Country Fair” at Eugene Public Library <br />The Downtown Eugene Public Library will continue the Eugene@150 celebration with an illustrated talk by author Suzi <br />Prozanski, based on her book “Fruit of the Sixties: The Founding of the Oregon Country Fair,” on Saturday, Oct. 13, at <br />3 p.m. Admission is free. <br /> <br />Prozanski will share images and stories about the fair, its deep roots in the huge societal <br />changes of the 1960s, and the event’s evolution from a small fund-raiser in 1969 to a full- <br />fledged nonprofit arts and cultural festival. More than just a gathering, the fair became an <br />event that nurtured the values of change-agents who were experimenting with <br />cooperative ways of living and learning. <br /> <br />They may have turned on and tuned in, but most didn't drop out. Instead, many became <br />activists who helped create community organizations nationwide, including Eugene’s own <br />Saturday Market. The story also features legendary icons of the counterculture, including <br />Oregon author Ken Kesey, the Grateful Dead band, and pioneers of the New Vaudeville <br />movement. <br /> <br />A journalist for more than two decades, Prozanksi has worked for the Houston Post and The Register-Guard, and has <br />taught as an adjunct instructor at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. She has <br />attended the fair since 1984, participated as a volunteer since 1989, and researched this book by interviewing more <br />than 300 fair participants and exploring archived newspaper files, early fair records, and other sources. <br /> <br />This Eugene@150 event is co-sponsored by the Eugene Public Library, Friends of Eugene Public Library, and Eugene <br />Public Library Foundation. For more information, contact the Library at 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br />City Sports Leagues Offer Fun and Exercise <br />Each year, Recreation’s Athletics Program registers more than 100,000 residents for one or more of the sports <br />leagues offered throughout the year. It’s a great way to meet new friends, have fun and get exercise. One study even <br />says playing in sports leagues can increase one’s income. <br /> <br />Registration for the City of Eugene men’s and coed winter basketball leagues is Oct. 23 - 26 <br />at the Athletics Program Office, 2700 Hilyard Street. Basketball games in the nine-week <br />season begin Dec. 10 and are played Sunday - Thursday. <br /> <br />Individual “hat draw” registration for coed winter ultimate and coed winter soccer is Nov. 15 - <br />Jan. 4. Registration for women’s and coed volleyball is Dec. 4 - 7. The Athletics Program also <br />offers softball, outdoor soccer, and sand volleyball in the spring and summer. <br /> <br />For all of the latest schedules, scores and standings for the current leagues, go to www.eugene-or.gov/athletics. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />October 11, 2012 <br />