UO ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS: Dec. 13—19
Dec. 1, 1998
Contact John R. Crosiar (541) 346-3135
EDITOR’S NOTE: Additional University of Oregon event listings are available on the World Wide Web at http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~uocomm/calendar/calndr.html. UO arts and cultural events also are listed 24-hours-a-day on GuardLine, 485-2000, ext. 6746. For more information, call the indicated number or the Office of Communications at (541) 346-3134.
Wednesday, Dec. 16
5—8 p.m. MusEvening! features a 6 p.m. holiday music/workshop and extended
viewing hours for museum exhibits. Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane. Free. For information, browse http://uoma.uoregon.edu/; or call 346-3027.
Friday, Dec. 18
7:30—11:30 p.m. Oregon Ballroom Dance: Dress up or casual; leather-soled shoes advised. No
partner needed. Lessons during the first hour. Room 220, Gerlinger Hall, 1468 University St. $3 general public, $2 students and UO faculty. For information, browse http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~ballroom/ or call 346-6025.
Continuing Events
Through Dec. 19 Holiday Hours: The Museum of Natural History adjusts its hours to noon—
7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays for the convenience of exhibit visitors and Museum Store shoppers. Regular museum hours of noon—5 p.m. continue on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. View "Paintings and Parfleches: Native American Abstract Design" and other exhibits. Shop for gifts that reflect the natural and cultural richness of the Pacific Northwest. Museum of Natural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave. $2 suggested donation. For information, browse http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~mnh/index.html or call 346-3024.
Through Dec. 20 Exhibition: Black-and-white photography by California artist David
Robertson. 7 a.m.—11:30 p.m. weekdays; 10 a.m.—11:30 p.m. weekends. Adell McMillan Art Gallery, Erb Memorial Union, 1222 E. 13th Ave. Free. For information, browse http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~gallery/calendar.html or call 346-0007.
Through Dec. 20 Exhibition: "Paintings and Parfleches: Native American Abstract Design"
features 15 painted rawhide envelopes from the Museum at Warm Springs and 20 contemporary works by four Native American artists. Noon—5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Museum of Natural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave. $2 suggested donation. For information, browse http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~mnh/index.html or call 346-3024.
Through Jan. 3, 1999 Noon—8 p.m. Wednesday; noon—5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Museum
of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane. $3 suggested donation; free with identification for UO students, faculty/staff, museum members and children under 13 years. For information, browse http://uoma.uoregon.edu/ or call 346-3027.
• Exhibition: "C.S. Price: Landscape, Image, Spirit" explores the work of one
of the Northwest’s most unique and pioneering modern painters.
• Exhibition: "Changing Perspectives on Modernism" features paintings
created by contemporaries of C.S. Price.
• C.S. Price Art and Exploration Room: This thematic interactive gallery is
for visitors of all ages to discover more about C.S. Price the artist, his influence and his artistic methods.
Through Jan. 31, 1999 Exhibition: "Oregon, A Hundred Years and More" presents 40 seldom-seen
photographs illustrating more than a century of Oregon people and places. Images, many from Lane County, are enlargements from original glass plates and film negatives in the Gustafson Photographic Archives. 8 a.m.—8 p.m. weekdays. Collier House, 1170 E. 13th Ave. Free. For information, call 346-5268.
Through Feb. 28, 1999 EMU Craft Center: Registration for winter workshops on fiber arts,
jewelry, ceramics, woodworking, photography, stained glass, bike repair, drawing, painting and other topics. 10 a.m.—5:30 p.m. weekdays until classes begin or fill. Craft Center, Erb Memorial Union, 1222 E. 13th Ave. For information, browse http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~craftctr/ or call 346-4361.
Ongoing Noon—8 p.m. Wednesday; noon—5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Museum
Exhibitions of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane. $3 suggested donation; free with identification for UO students, faculty/staff, museum members and children under 13 years. For information, browse http://uoma.uoregon.edu/ or call 346-3027.
• Renovated Chinese Imperial Throne Room features two Imperial Chinese
thrones, a restored nine-foot jade pagoda and Chinese Imperial glass, ceramics, furniture, jade, textiles and paintings of the Qing Dynasty.
• "Mingqi: Chinese Funerary Figures" includes a selection of Chinese
funerary tomb figures from the Han Dynasty (202 bce—220 ad) through the Tang Dynasty (618—906 ad).
Ongoing Noon—5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Museum of Natural History,
Exhibitions 1680 E. 15th Ave. $2 suggested donation. For information, browse http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~mnh/index.html or call 346-3024.
• "Living Traditions: Continuity and Resurgence in Native American
Architecture."
• "Visions of the Dreamtime: The Art and Myth of Aboriginal Australia" is an
exhibit of bark paintings.
• "Clues to an Unknown People: Pre-Columbian Ceramic Sculptures from
West Mexico."
• "What’s That Tree? A Guide to the Cultural and Natural History of Trees."
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