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K k JUNE 2018 K g VOL. 30 #6 H WOWHALL.ORGk of the Best Concerts of the Year by The New York Times. Nellie’s big-screen work includes roles in PS I Love You and Downtown Express. She contributed movie music to Rumor Has It, Monster-in-Law, Gasland, Last Holiday, and Private Life. In the world of TV her music has been heard on Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Weeds, Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS, Nurse Jackie, and SMILF, and she has appeared on TV shows including The Late NELLIE Show with David Letterman, Conan, Ferguson, and The View. Nellie has made numerous radio appearances on NPR’s MCKAY Mountain Stage, A Prairie Home Companion, eTown, and Marion McPartland’s Piano Jazz. The SISTER Chase Brock Experience produced a ballet of her third album, Obligatory Villagers, and ORCHID her writing has appeared in The Onion, Interview, and The New On Thursday, June 7, the lost in the fog that comes creeping Sister Orchid marks Nellie’s award winning off-Broadway York Times Book Review. Community Center for the along the shoreline, this album seventh label release in her 31 hit Old Hats, and has written and Nellie is a recipient of Performing Arts and KLCC speaks of the night, the outsider, years. Previous albums include Get produced musical biographies PETA’s Humanitarian Award and proudly welcome Nellie McKay to the plaintive wail of those lost at Away From My Head, Pretty Littl around a compelling gallery of The Humane Society›s Doris Day the WOW Hall for a fully seated sea. Sister Orchid was conceived e Villagers, Obligatory Pie, ladies - from environmental pio- Music Award in recognition of her concert. in solitude, executed in darkness. Normal as Home: A neer Rachel Carson to the life, con- dedication to animal rights. She Singer/songwriter/actress/writ- It comes from a place of quiet, a Tribute to My Day, Sweet viction and execution at San would like to be friends with er/activist Nellie McKay is touring world of low lights and cool Mobile and Blueberry Reader. Quentin of underdog Barbara Russia. We must all be very kind in support of her new album, drinks, up against a hard wall. An On Broadway, McKay won a Graham, and most recently The to one another. Sister Orchid. oasis of hungry eyes and easy Theatre World Award for her Big Molinsky – Considering Joan Tickets are $18 in advance, $22 Conjuring the image of a lonely promises, warm as a biscuit, the portrayal of Polly Peachum Rivers, as well as A GIRL day of show. Doors open at 7:00 all night truck stop along Highway kind of place your mother warned in The Threepenny Opera, she NAMED BILL – The Life and pm and showtime is 8:00. Seating is 1 on the California coast, all but you against. also co-created and starred in the Times of Billy Tipton, named one on a first come, first served basis.k H INSIDE THIS ISSUE DANCE EVENTS P2-3 JIM SHOWKER MEMORIAL P3 WOW HALL ANNUAL MEETING P4-5 GIRL CIRCUS SUMMER CAMP P6 MUSIC’S EDGE SUMMER ROCK CAMP P6 PARTY WAVE P7 OREGON COUNTRY FAIR BOOTH P7 PAID U.S. Postage U.S. Permit No. 303 No. Permit Eugene, OR 97401 Eugene, Nonprofit Organization SLIM 400 HOL’UPPPP TOUR On Friday, June 15, the Icewata & NBT The Business Slim 400 is signed to Pu$haz Ink, a label started by fellow Presents , the Community Center for the Performing Arts and West Coast artists DJ Mustard, YG, and Ty Dolla $ign. He University of Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA proudly started gaining attention by featuring on a number of tracks with welcome Slim 400 “Hol’Upppp” Tour to the WOW Hall with rapper YG, including the posse cut “When I Was Gone,” which special guest Fat Trap plus Keyda Ru, Peacoat Gang, Maniac closed out YG’s major label debut My Krazy Life. Since then, Lok & Drae Steves, Mooky, Ja’Ryan, and more. Hosted by Slim 400 has been prolifically releasing mixtapes, including Juma Blaq. Keepin it 400, and B4 The Blassik, which included singles Compton MC and YG collaborator Slim 400 is hitting the “Bompton City G’s” and “On My Set”. road in June on his “Hol’Upppp” tour with special guest Fat His most recent project, Foe Block was released on his Trap. The “Hol’Upppp” tour will make stops on the West imprint, FOEBLOCK, and included tracks “Been Whoopin,” and Coast and is in support of his most recent single and video “That I Would Do.” RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Community Center for the Arts Performing 291 West 8th 97401 OR. Eugene, “Nerd N****z”. Slim 400 has built quite the buzz with frequent Also on the road will be Houston’s own Fat Trap. collaborations with Compton standout YG as well as his own Tickets are $13 in advance, $16 day of show, and $30 for impressive solo work. Meet & Greet. Doors open at 8:00 pm; showtime is 9:00. H K k The Community Center for the WOW HALL NOTES Performing Arts is located in the Historic Woodmen of the World Hall (W.O.W. Hall), 291 W 8th, Eugene, Or 97401, (541)687-2746, info@wowhall. org, www.wowhall.org, Box office hours Mon-Fri Noon-6:00 PM. Printed monthly by Western Oregon Webpress, Circulation 3,800, General Support made possible by a grant from Lane Arts Council with support from City of Eugene DANCE EVENTS AT THE WOW HALL Cultural Services Division, Copyright 2018 All rights reserved Notes Staff: Copy Editor & Advertising Representative - Bob Fennessy, Layout & Design - James Bateman CCPA Staff: Membership Coordinator & Publicist - Bob Fennessy, Programming Manager - Joshua Finch, Stage Manager - Justin Showker, Asst Stage Manager - Ed Kashin, Davis Koier, Robert Chappel, Office Manager - Danette Lamson, Zac Townsend, Bookkeeper - Melissa Swan, Volunteer Coordinator - Kaleah Bishop, House Manager - Jaley Osuna Concessions Managers - Angela Lees, Shawn Lynch, Kambra Morris-Mitzner Custodian - Daniel Noall, Eric Herz, Lighting Director - Cody Owen, Volunteer Staff: Charles Peters, Dan Wathen, Poster Distribution - WOW Hall Poster Crew, CCPA Board of Directors: Chair: Aaron Dietrich, Vice Chair: Henry Weber, Treasurer: Marjorie Bridges, Secretary: Janelle Krinsky, Members: Kathleen Blair, Hannah Finley, Marlene Monette, Abe Neilson-Sword ECSTATIC DANCE Ecstatic dance in its most environment free from judgment and place to “harvest” and cele- basic definition is free-form and conversation where you can brate what we’ve created. movement where we allow our feel safe and supported to get out Ecstatic dances are non-alco- bodies to express without an of your head, try new things and holic, all-ages events open to all agenda or concern for aesthetics. really push your envelope if you variations of physical abilities. It’s a moving meditation practice so choose. You are invited to Altar spaces and art installations that merges inner with outer dance solo, with the floor, with enrich the experience. Ecstatic worlds. It encourages and cele- the walls, with others and with dance provides an opportunity in brates connection between body the molecules in the room. An which community building and and spirit, letting both be your opening circle helps us connect spiritual exploration occur teachers and create an intentional con- through the creative use of free- Ecstatic dance is a place to tainer. A musical wave then form physical expression. drop out of judging yourself and facilitates your journey. Each others and escape from any per- week a guest DJ will provide a Coalessence Community Ecstatic Dance formative tendencies. It’s designed musical landscape for free-form Every Sunday 10:00 am – noon and to gently unhinge yourself from exploration. The music begins Every Tuesday in June: 6:00 – 8:00 pm your ego and any stories you may and ends slowly with the major- Sliding scale exchange $8 - $12. First time free! have about needing to do it ity of the “wave” being uptempo, coalessencedance.com for more information “right”. Instead, it’s about being joyful songs. Talking on the present with your own energy dance floor is replaced by other Ecstatic Dance with DJ Windhorse and discovering physical expres- forms of expression - physical, and DJ Devotion sion that doesn’t originate from emotional and occasionally ver- Saturday, June 9, 7:30 - 9:30 pm the intellect. Movement which bal - though free from words. In A Benefit for Lane Dance Collective may help liberate patterns and our closing circle we share our Donations - all voluntary, $10 to $15 suggested limitations in your body, mind experiences and feelings. A time [email protected] for more information and emotional landscape. No dance experience or part- ner is necessary. It’s a perfect outlet for those who think they “can’t dance”. It’s not a social dance. It’s not about having rhythm, being graceful, looking good or doing it right. What a relief! It’s an invitation to explore your relationship to your body and to the moment on an open dance floor where you can move in new and perhaps unconven- tional ways. Ecstatic dance happens in an DANCE EMPOWERED WITH CYNTHIA VALENTINE “Dance Empowered” is a space music from around the world. Led Be fully expressed! where everyone gets permission to by Cynthia Valentine, you will As only YOU can. connect with dance. No matter learn dance moves inspired by lots Dance empowered. your age, ability, size, or experi- of styles but with FULL permission ence…YOU belong here. to make it your own. Mondays & Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:30 pm Dance Empowered is a group Light yourself up from the Saturdays 9:00 - 10:00 am dance experience with original inside out! $10 for drop-in or $80 for a 10 class punchcard choreography and soul-filling Get free in your body! www.facebook.com/cynthia.danceempowered 2 JUNE 2018 WOW HALL NOTES FIND US ONLINE: WWW.WOWHALL.ORG DANCE EVENTS AT THE WOW HALL JIM SHOWKER MEMORIAL On Saturday, June 16, the WOW Hall will be hosting a celebration of life for James Solomon Showker (3/4/49 - 3/30/18) who was a recent WOW Hall board member.