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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />April 20, 2006 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> <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 />CHILDREN’S NATURE FILM FESTIVAL COMING TO EUGENE <br />ASIAN COUNCIL THANKS CITY FOR SUPPORTING OREGON ASIAN CELEBRATION <br />CAMPBELL COMMUNITY CENTER VOLUNTEERS TO BE HONORED <br />CITY INFORMATION BOOTHS INCLUDED AT EARTH DAY CELEBRATION THIS WEEKEND <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Children’s Nature Film Festival Coming to Eugene <br />The First Annual Children’s Nature Film Festival is <br />coming to Eugene on Sunday, April 30, at the <br />McDonald Theater. This free festival offers children <br />the opportunity to see a variety of award-winning, <br />nature-related short films from around the world. The <br />films range from a live-action short filmed in Africa, to <br />an Academy Award nominee for best animated short. <br />Two of the films were created by local Eugene <br />filmmakers who will be on hand following the <br />screening to discuss the making of their films. <br /> <br />The festival is being kicked off by Mayor Kitty Piercy <br />and is followed by an informational reception with <br />Gopher Broke, 2005 Oscar nominee for best animated short, <br />“giant critters” and lots of information about outdoor <br />will be featured at the Children’s Nature Film Festival <br />activities taking place in the community. Reception <br />participants include REI’s PEAK outdoor program, Pacific Tree Climbing Institute, Nearby Nature, Mt. <br />Pisgah Summer Camp, and the City of Eugene Recreation Division. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., and the <br />screening runs approximately 70 minutes. The festival is being presented by the City of Eugene Parks <br />th <br />and Open Space Division in celebration of the 100 anniversary of Eugene Parks, and has been <br />generously sponsored by Dr. Gray Grieve Orthodontics and the Pacific Tree Climbing Institute. For more <br />information, contact Kelly Darnell at 682-4814 or kelly.a.darnell@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />Asian Council Thanks City for Supporting Oregon Asian Celebration <br />David Yuen Tam, President of the Eugene Springfield Asian Council, recently wrote to the Library <br />Recreation and Cultural Services (LRCS) Department expressing appreciation for the department’s <br />continued support of the Oregon Asian Celebration. LRCS was commended for donating the use of <br />Hilyard Community Center, and for providing staff assistance with advertising and class registration. <br /> <br />According to a University of Alabama study of festivals, this unique event is the only large-scale festival <br />on the West Coast run entirely by volunteers. Approximately 25,000 visitors attended the event, making <br />the 2006 celebration the largest ever. In addition to local attendees and participants, entertainers, food <br />vendors, volunteers and others traveled to Eugene from around the state and beyond to take part in this <br />wonderful cultural celebration. According to the council’s intercept survey, more than 90% of respondents <br />said the event either met or exceeded their expectations, succeeding in its mission “to hold an event that <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />April 20, 2006 <br />