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Building Bridges
Between Races and Cultures
Dr. Johnny Lake, PhD, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at Northwest Christian University, will speak on things each person can do to help improve relationships across perceived boundaries. He will suggest ways to help reduce the tensions, address the disparities, and level the playing field.
Lake has lived in Oregon for almost 40 years. As an African-American, he - like many of his ancestors - has experienced discriminatory practices. Yet, his encouraging and informative life story is rich in examples of strength, resiliency, and triumph. He graduated at the top of his class in high school and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Willamette University with a BS in history. He earned his master's degree and PhD in Educational Leadership at the University of Oregon. He is the former Chair of the Oregon Commission on Black Affairs and worked closely with the Commission on Latino Affairs. He is a former Education Chair for the NAACP. He has received a number of awards, including the Silver Citizenship Award, the highest civilian award, from the Sons of Revolutionary War Veterans for his community work with children and families.
Following Lake's presentation, City Club members will be invited to participate in the Friday Forum's customary Q&A session.
For more information about this event and to place your lunch order, click here, call 541.485.7433, or email administrator@cityclubofeugene.org.
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FREE One-on-One Computer Help
Do you need assistance with basic computer skills, e-mail, or Word? Are you unsure how to search the Library catalog or the Internet effectively? Would you like someone to show you how to use Library computers to download, save, or print from your e-mail or the Internet?
Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive
Pre-register for an appointment by calling 541-682-5450
Available slots:
3/23, 3-4pm
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What Does it Take for Women to Run?
Running for elective office is not easy, especially today. So how does a woman decide to run, and what is involved before and after that decision? How does the process really work? Eileen Nittler, a friend of Women's Action for New Directions (WAND), will join us to discuss her decision to run for school board - and the planning, experience, training, and mindset that helped prepare her for the challenge.
March 26th, 7pm
1376 Olive Street
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One-on-One Job Hunting Help
Eugene Public Library -
FREE
Job-hunters will get individual, expert advice and assistance to address specific questions and concerns. Employment counselors can help participants find employment opportunities, complete applications, write online and traditional resumes, learn and practice interview techniques, or explore new job or career directions.
30-minute appointments available 3/26, 4/9, and 4/23, 4-7pm
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Reading Comics in Cairo
Thursday, March 26, 6pm
Downtown Eugene Public Library
Acclaimed writer G. Willow Wilson has most recently made international headlines as the author of Marvel Comics' new series "Ms. Marvel," featuring teen, female, Muslim superhero Kamala Khan.
Working in multiple genres, including journalism, fiction, graphic novels, and comics, Wilson explores the most pressing issues of the times, reflecting her cross-cultural experiences with remarkable originality and courage.
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Food for Lane County Advocacy University
We know how passionate you are about helping others in your community. We love how committed you are to serving those in need. We are fueled by your excitement and first hand experiences on the front line combatting hunger. Are you willing to take it to the next level? Come join us and enroll in the FFLC Advocacy University! We hope to collectively build our leadership and advocacy skills to help us get closer to the change we envision: A Hunger Free Lane County. The Advocacy University will consist of four seminars from March 27th to April 24th. Seminars will be held on Fridays from 2pm to 4pm at FOOD for Lane County, 770 Bailey Hill Rd. in Eugene. All levels of experience are welcome. Class 1 - March 27th: Basics of Advocacy, Power, Relationship Building Class 2 - April 3rd: Messaging, Media and Mobilizing Class 3 - April 10th: Lobbying, Team Asks and Role Playing Thursday, April 16- Oregon Hunger Response Day in Salem at the Capitol! Class 4 - April 24th: Wrap Up, Debrief and Graduation If you believe that immediate assistance coupled with long term structural change is what will truly put an end to hunger in Lane County, then enroll in the University and hop on the bus with us to speak out on behalf of those we serve. To enroll, please contact Kara Smith at [email protected] 541-343-2822 no later than Monday, March 24th 2015. We hope to see you there! |
House Judiciary Hearing on End Profiling Bill
Carpool leaves CALC (458 Blair Boulevard) at 1:30pm, March 30th, and returns by 6pm.
Join the statewide End Profiling Coalition and attend or submit your testimony to the House Judiciary hearing on House Bill 2002. The hearing takes place
March 30th, 3-5pm,
at the Oregon State Capitol building in room 343! We will be in solidarity with our community giving testimony in support of an end to law enforcement profiling.
Read more.
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2015 Oregon Active Transportation Summit:
Creating Healthy, Vibrant Communities
March 30-31
The Sentinel Hotel in Portland, Oregon
Join us for two days of inspiring mobile workshops, plenaries, professional training, and networking with innovators, thought leaders, and passionate professionals from the Pacific Northwest.
If you are a professional, policy maker, or advocate working in the fields of transportation planning and engineering, community development, recreation and tourism, or public health, this event is for you!
Find pricing, registration, and more information
here.
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Death of a Prophet: The Last Days of Malcolm X
Movie and Discussion
April 1st, 7pm
Mcnail
-Riley House, 601 W. 13th Ave.
FREE
Remembering Malcolm X 50 years after his assassination:
After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam and visiting Africa, Malcolm X became a man marked for death. Despite threats and intimidation, Malcolm continued to spread the word of equality and brotherhood right up until the moment of his brutal and untimely assassination.
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April is Autism Awareness/Awesomeness Month, and we're celebrating with the Kind Tree - Autism Rocks! Gala Opening! This year's event honors juried artists with autism from all over the world - from as far away as Thailand and Korea, to our very own talented local autists. Bring friends, meet the artists, enjoy their visions, drink wine, eat snacks, and listen to music in the friendly atmosphere at Territorial Vineyards.
April 1, 5pm - 7pm 907 West 3rd Avenue |
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LTD Proposes New Routes:
Participate in the Annual Route Review
LTD has put together a package that addresses our community'
s desire to run the buses more often, earlier and later, or to increase coverage to more areas. Please take a minute to review the proposed changes and add your input by taking
the survey (and be entered to win a Kindle)!
Or attend the LTD Board Public Hearing:
April 6, 5:30 p.m. - Eugene Library/Bascom-Tykeson Room
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Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon invites you to Planned Parenthood Day of Action at the Capitol! It's a powerful way to remind our representatives that their constituents back at home believe that reproductive health care matters. Plus, it's incredibly empowering to represent your home district on behalf of the organization and the issues you care most about. You can learn more and register at www.ppaoregon.org. Have a friend or family member who you think would be interested in participating? Encourage them to register too! WHEN: 9am-4pm Monday, April 6th 2015 WHERE: Mission Mill Museum's Spinning Room, 1313 Mill St. SE, Salem |
Oregon Network for Compassionate Communication Gathering
The Oregon Network for Compassionate Communication is sponsoring a free community gathering to celebrate the life and teachings of Marshall Rosenberg (1934-2015), the creator of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and to explore how to create a more engaged and active NVC community in the Eugene-Springfield area. Everyone welcome.
April 9th, 7-9 pm
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
1300 Pearl Street in Eugene
More details at www.orncc.net. Please RSVP to [email protected] |
An Electronic Silent Spring:
with Katie Singer
April 9th,
10am - 11:45am
LCC Longhouse
4000 E. 30th Ave., Parking Lot A (West), Building 31
FREE
In 1996, Congress passed the Telecommunications Act, preventing health or environmental concerns from interfering with the placement of a cell tower.
Medical journalist and author Katie Singer will report on legal developments, impacts on human health and wildlife,
and the erosion of community rights occurring over the 20 years this law has been in effect.
Radio frequency meters will be available if you want to test your phone's electromagnetic radiation emissions.
Copies of An Electronic Silent Spring will be available after the event and at the local book store.
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New Media and Democracy: Global Perspectives
April 9-10, 2015
Knight Law Center, 1515 Agate Street
This conference investigates the changes in global political discourses and practices brought about by the digital revolution. The event is part of the Wayne Morse Center's theme of inquiry on Media and Democracy and is free and open to the public. More information here.
Keynote address:
South Korea as the World's Most Wired Nation:
Its Digital Democracy as a Real-Life Case Study?
Thursday, April 9, 7 p.m.
110 Knight Law Center
Featuring Sang Jo Jong
Sang Jo Jong is a law professor and the director of the Center for Law & Technology at Seoul National University and a visiting professor of law at Harvard Law School. He previously taught intellectual property law at Georgetown Law and Duke Law School.
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NAACP Family and Youth Conference:
"Close the Opportunity Gap!"
April 11th, 11am-4pm
Downtown LCC,
101 West 10th Ave
Empowering families and youth toward excellence!
Parents are the engine of our society and the NAACP seeks to help with their most important job- raising the future leaders of our country! Come learn about opportunities for success and gain valuable insights from local advocates and professionals!
- Free lunch for all registered participants
- Two informational workshops for parents and youth
- Free bus tour of local african american landmarks
- Learn about other agencies and opportunities
- Free summer rec pass for all attending youth
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Nonviolent Resistance Presentations with Dr. David Hall and
Rev. Anne Hall
Dr. David Hall of U.S Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Rev. Anne Hall, long-time peace activist, both have been active for 30 years with the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action. Ground Zero borders the gigantic Naval Kitsap-Bangor Submarine Base on the Hood Canal in Washington, a home port for Trident nuclear submarines. The Halls will speak about the mounting dangers and costs of the vast nuclear weapons modernization program in which the U.S. is engaged, and they will tell stories of long-term and imaginative nonviolent resistance. They bring a wealth of knowledge and a history of nonviolent activism. Refreshments provided. Sponsored by CALC, UO Multicultural Center, Beyond War, WAND, United Lutheran Church, Eugene PeaceWorks, Taxes for Peace Not War, and UO ROAR. Workshop: "Mounting dangers, costs and challenges of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Modernization" April 11th, 2pm UO EMU River Room PowerPoint presentation with stories and discussion: "The Empire Has No Clothes: The Psychological, Humanitarian, and Environmental Impact of Nuclear Weapons" April 11th, 7pm
The Eugene Hotel, 222 East Broadway PowerPoint presentation and discussion: "Trident Nuclear Submarine Base, Ramifications and Stories of Resistance" Sunday April 12, 7pm
United Lutheran Church, 2230 Washington St.
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Friends of Eugene Public Library Annual Fundraiser
April 11th, 9am-6pm and A
pril 12, 10am-4pm
Lane County Fairgrounds Performance Hall
Choose from thousands of gently-used and like-new books on all topics, at bargain prices of only $1 to $2! Also for sale will be DVDs, LPs, audio books, sheet music, and a huge choice of music CDs. Recent bestsellers will be available in the Good as New section, and collectors can check for rare and specialty books in Individually Priced. A Children's area will offer a large selection of books, DVDs, and CDs for kids.
Proceeds from this all-volunteer project go to support Eugene Public Library classes, programs, and events, including Summer Reading for children and teens. VISA/Mastercard will be accepted, as well as cash and checks. Admission and parking are free.
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Bridgeway Run for Autism
April 12th Alton Baker Park $15 in advance or $20 day of event The 2015 Richard Wigney Memorial Run for Autism will benefit Bridgeway House, a local nonprofit organization that provides enriching programs and services for children and families affected by autism and related disabilities.
This annual event provides an opportunity to raise autism awareness, acceptance, and support in our community. The event features two races: a 5K run/walk and an 8K run. Both courses begin and end in Alton Baker Park, are flat and scenic on the bike paths along the Willamette River. Awards will be presented to the top overall male and female finishers plus to the top three finishers in each age group in both races. Every child who participates in the run or walk will receive a ribbon.
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Oregon Hunger Response Day
April 16th
Oregon State Capitol
This event is being coordinated by Oregon Food Bank at the state level and is strongly supported by Food for Lane County. There will be buses to Salem and, if additional transportation is needed, vans from Eugene First Christian Church.
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum
April 17, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Beall Concert Hall
PeaceJam Northwest is excited to announce the visit of Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Nobel Peace Prize winner from Guatemala, and the only Native American to have won the Prize. Ms. Tum is an activist, presidential candidate, and witness to systematic acts of genocide against her Mayan people in Guatemala.
Ms. Tum's presentation will address issues of genocide, colonialism and indigenous rights in Guatemala, and will include opportunities for participation by UO students and faculty.
For more information, please contact PeaceJam Regional Coordinator, Darren Reiley at [email protected] or 541-337-6917.
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Repair2Reuse Cafe: Bicycles and Garden Tools
Ride your bike and bring your garden shears with you to the Annual Master Gardener Plant Sale and you can get both looked at for free!
Repair2Reuse Cafes are festive events where you can often get a bite to eat and a drink, while meeting others from our community who are also interested in repair. Experts are on hand to fix items as well as teach participants how to fix their own items. See the Facebook event here.
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April 19th, 1pm-5pm
2274 Onyx St
Spend an afternoon with the author of "The Dandelion Insurrection", Rivera Sun, as she conducts a workshop on Creative Nonviolence. This is her Eugene stop during her West Coast tour.
$30-45 sliding scale. Scholarships available
. Light refreshments will be served. See more information on the Facebook event page.
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Nightingale Health Sanctuary Benefit at Cornbread Caf
é
April 19th, 5pm-8pm
Cornbread Cafe -7th and Polk
$10 for adults and $6 for children (12 and under)
Join us for dinner to support our rest stop! Cornbread Café is hosting a Spaghetti Feed Benefit for the Nightingale Health Sanctuary. We are fundraising for monthly expenses of running our shelter site off of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Musical entertainment outdoors provided by Madison Meadow Music and Students of Scotty Perey. Bring your friends and family and enjoy a delicious vegan meal while helping keep the NHS rest stop running.
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Start-Up a Successful Nonprofit
Thursday, April 23, 6pm
Downtown Eugene Public Library
Free
Learn how to launch a new nonprofit organization with expert Tim Armstrong. He will explain how to become grant-ready, use volunteer support, develop collaboration, and set up the building blocks of long-term success. Tim Armstrong has over 25 years of experience running and consulting with nonprofit organizations.
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Community Forum:
Human Rights and the Crisis of Youth Homelessness
April 25th, 11:30am - 3pm
First Congregational Church on 24th and Harris
Free and open to the public
The program will begin with a keynote talk by Casey Trupin, Coordinator of the Children and Youth Project in Seattle, Wa. His talk is tentatively entitled "Young and Homeless: Human Rights and the Elimination of Child and Youth Homelessness."
A panel of local homeless advocates and service providers will lead the audience in responding to the keynoter. This will be followed by facilitated informal small group discussion on what new actions and initiatives are needed in the Eugene area.
Local advocacy groups and agencies will table, offering information on work they are doing with children and youth who are homeless.
Pre-registration info TBA. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Your hosts will provide salad and drinks.
Hosted by the City of Eugene Human Rights Commission, Community Alliance for Lane County, and First Congregational Church.
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Child Abuse Prevention Conference
April 25th
Valley River Inn
Featuring sessions on:
* A strategic plan to end child abuse
* Australia's largest child abuse prevention organization shares lessons from the field
* Cultural Adaptations of strategies
* Local actors act out common child neglect situations - What Would We Do?
* Parental Resilience, Nurturing Communities, Concrete Support for Families, Child Development Info, Social and Emotional Competence, and shifting social norms
Also - Youth singers kick off the event, middle school children display their art depicting healthy and safe communities, and we end with a raffle while eating ice cream.
Click
here
for conference schedule.
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Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros
April 25, 1pm-4pm, Springfield Public Library
April 26, 2:30pm-5pm, Downtown Eugene Public Library
Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros is an international holiday honoring children, culture, and books. Local families are invited to celebrate at a bilingual festival including storytelling, live music and dance, creative activities, games, library card sign-ups, refreshments, and free books for kids to take home. Join in the fun!
This year's featured performer is audience-favorite Carmen "T" Bernier-Grand, an award-winning children's book author, storyteller, and educator.
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New Generations Film Fest:
Love Where You Live
Free and open to all Eugene middle school and high school students!
Create an original video featuring a neighborhood highlight, project or problem.
Go solo or form a team of up to three partners to assist you in your quest!
Video submissions must be received by Monday, April 27, 2015.
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Get to Know Senior & Disability Services
April 28, 6pm
Downtown Eugene Public Library
FREE
You or someone you care about might benefit from one of the variety of programs offered by Senior and Disability Services. Local programs include health education, in-home care options, money management assistance for low-income seniors, and more. Meet program managers and coordinators who can answer your questions and connect you with services.
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CALC 2015 Scholarships Deadline:
April 30th
CALC's
Truth in Recruiting Program offers scholarships annually; this is our tangible commitment to helping youth have an alternative to enlistment to pay for college. Truth in Recruiting will be present at the end of the year award ceremonies of the high schools of awardees.
Community Alliance of Lane County is pleased to announce the availability of six scholarships this year for Lane County high school seniors graduating in 2015. New this year is a $1000 scholarship for one LGBTQ student. Other scholarships include five Peace Scholarships of $500 each.
Detailed information about these six scholarships is available in all Lane County high school career centers and on CALC's website at
calclane.org/scholarships
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Water Wonders Exploration Camp -
Summer 2015
Goal: Promote environmental literacy in economically challenged communities by providing a field-trip based camp free of charge to youth ages 10-12 years of age.
By the end of the camp, participants will have a broad understanding of what defines a healthy watershed and how human use & dependence influence water quality in the watershed. Hydrologic concepts will be taught using storytelling, games and activities, and nature journaling. We anticipate that students walk away from this experience knowing how their decisions affect clean water resources and that they are inspired to be good land use stewards.
Information and dates:
http://www.wvcwa.org/ or
541.844.1451
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EPW Home Grown Radio Club
Eugene PeaceWorks is the parent organization of HomeGrown Radio Station 97.3 KEPW-LP. Our focus on radio wil be economic justice, environmental sustainability, local food production, and music made right here in Oregon.
If you'd like to be a part of HomeGrown Radio, you have ideas, skills, energy and want to help,
come to our weekly Thursday meetings upstairs @ Growers
Market, 454 Willamette, 6 - 8pm.
Our email is: [email protected]
Our phone: 541-343-8548
Website: efn.org/~eugpeace
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Whiteaker Community Council (WCC) Meetings
Free and open to the public
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The Interfaith Prayer Service
11th of every month at
1166 Oak Street
6:45pm prelude
7pm - 8pm service
Each month features 8-10 presenters representing a variety of spiritual backgrounds.
For more info click
here.
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BURRITO BRIGADE!!!
Every Sunday
336 Clark Street
Prep starts 12pm
Distribution starts 2:30pm
Everyone is welcome.
Burrito Brigade's mission is to feed the unhoused and hungry of Eugene through a local community network of personal donors and nonprofit partnerships while engaging our community in the fight to end hunger. Burrito Brigade works with, accepts donations from, and provides for the public, regardless of ability, race, gender, gender identity, sexuality, sexual orientation, social status, addiction, criminal background, political and religious affiliation or age. For more info email [email protected].
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Cuentos y Canciones:
Stories & Songs in Spanish
A weekly storytime in Spanish for children and families
Every Saturday,
11:15 am
Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Library
1990 Echo Hollow Road
FREE
Information in Spanish: 541-682-5450 (press 5)
Information in English: 541-682-8316
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Sensory Storytime
Every
Wednesday,
1pm
Downtown Eugene Public Library
FREE
Fun stories, songs, and word play designed especially for children with sensory integration or other special needs, with caregivers. Developed by Debby Laimon, Early Childhood School Psychologist.
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Food Booth
Every Friday 3-7pm
Sprout Market, 418 A St in Springfield
Have a sit-down meal and a beer from Claim 52, or buy food to go!
Huerto de la Familia is a nonprofit organization offering Latino families a place to connect to their roots and the earth by growing their own food, as well as training and peer education in organic gardening, small scale farming and small business creation. They build wide-ranging partnerships to achieve their goals of cultural identity, community integration and economic self-sufficiency in the Latino community. Learn more about Huerto de la Familia at huertodelafamilia.org.
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Research Study:
Personal Identity and Life Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults
Participants are needed for an anonymous research study inquiring about psychological symptoms and important life events as they relate to lesbian, gay, and bisexual identities. After completing the survey you may enter your email address into a raffle to win one of three $50 gift certificates from Amazon.com. Your survey answers will remain anonymous.
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Club de Arte
para Mamás
Talleres gratuitos de arte para mamás latinas, no es necesario inscribirse previamente. Acompáñenos a pasar una mañana relajada haciendo arte con otras mamás. Nosotros proporcionaremos el cuidado de niños. Este club se reunirá el primero y tercer lunes de cada mes de 9 a 10 am en el estudio de arte (excepto días feriados). Si tiene alguna pregunta, por favor contacte a Arthurina Fears, [email protected] o al (541) 346-6443.
4/18,
5/2,
10/24, 11/
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2-4 pm
4/20,
5/18,
6/8,
9/21,
10/19,
11/16,
12/14
9-10:30 am
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
University of Oregon
1430 Johnson Lane
Taller 18 de abril se centrará en la fotografía:
Carolina Reese es un fotografo professional y maestra de fotografia y
cultura visual. Este es un curso básico de fotografía. Estudiantes
aprenderán técnicas básicas como sujetar bien la cámara, foco de luz
(iluminación), y composición de fotografía. Estudiantes aprenderán a
tomar fotografías y retratos en locación utilizando la luz disponible.
Al final del curso, estudiantes tendrán un retrato personal.
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