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Eugene, Oregon
Downtown Eugene from Skinner Butte
Downtown Eugene from Skinner Butte
Official seal of Eugene, Oregon
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Nickname: The Emerald City
Motto: The World's Greatest City of the Arts & Outdoors
Coordinates: 44°03′07″N 123°05′12″W / 44.05194, -123.08667
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Founded 1846
Incorporated 1862
Government
 - Mayor Kitty Piercy
Area
 - City 40. Skinner Butte (also called Skinner's Butte) is a prominent Hill on the north edge of downtown Eugene, Oregon, United States, near A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The following is a list of 36 counties in the US state of Oregon. Lane County is a county in the US state of Oregon. In 2000 its population was 322959 A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government "Kitty" Piercy is the current mayor of Eugene Oregon, sworn in January of 2005 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 6 sq mi (105. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²)
 - Land 40. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 02 sq mi (104. 9 km²)
 - Water 0. 04 sq mi (0. 1 km²)
Elevation 430 ft (131. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 1 m)
Population (2007)[1]
 - City 153,690
 - Density 3,502. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (1,354. 9/km²)
 - Metro 343,140
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 97400-97499
Area code(s) 541
FIPS code 41-23850[2]
GNIS feature ID 1120527[3]
Website: http://www.eugene-or.gov

The city of Eugene (pronounced /juːˈdʒiːn/ "yoo-JEEN") is the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours Daylight saving time ( DST The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks North American area code 541 covers all of Oregon except the northwest part of the state Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Lane County is a county in the US state of Oregon. In 2000 its population was 322959 Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 60 miles (100 km) east of the Oregon Coast. The Willamette Valley () is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its emergence USACE Cougar Dam McKenzie Riverjpg|thumb|Cougar Dam and reservoir on the McKenzie River]]The McKenzie River is a tributary of the Willamette River, 86 miles (138 km long in The Willamette River (pronounced) is a Tributary of the Columbia River. The Oregon Coast is a geographical term that is used to describe the Coast of the U According to the official 2007 population figures[4] Eugene is the second largest city in the state of Oregon, with an estimated population of 153,690, and the third largest metropolitan population. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central Eugene had long been the state's second largest city after Portland, but was overtaken by Salem in terms of population from around 2004 to 2006. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Salem (ˈseɪləm is the Capital of the US state of Oregon, and the County seat of Marion County. [5][6]

Eugene is home to the University of Oregon. The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. The city is also noted for its natural beauty, activist political leanings, alternative lifestyles, recreation opportunities (especially bicycling, rafting, and kayaking), and arts focus. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Rafting or whitewater rafting is a challenging recreational activity utilizing a Raft to navigate a River or other bodies of water A kayak is a small human-powered Boat. It typically has a covered deck and a cockpit covered by a Spraydeck. Eugene's motto is "The World's Greatest City of the Arts and Outdoors. " It is also referred to as "The Emerald Empire," "The Emerald City," "The People's Republic of Eugene," and "Track Town, USA". Track Town USA, a popular nickname for Eugene Oregon, is widely known as the mecca for the sport of track and field in the United States. The Nike corporation had its beginnings in Eugene. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States.

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History

Eugene is named after its founder, Eugene Franklin Skinner. Eugene Franklin Skinner ( September 13, 1809 – December 15, 1864) was an early American settler in Oregon and the founder In 1846, Skinner erected the first cabin in the area. It was used as a trading post and was registered as an official post office on January 8, 1850. A trading post is a place where the trading of goods takes place A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. At this time the location was known as Skinner's Mudhole. [7] Skinner founded Eugene in 1862 and later ran a ferry service across the Willamette River where the Ferry Street Bridge now stands.

The first major educational institution in the area was Columbia College. It was founded in the same general area as, and a few years earlier than, the University of Oregon. The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. It fell victim to two different major fires over four years, and after the second fire it was decided not to rebuild again. The part of south Eugene known as as College Hill was the former location of Columbia College. There is no college there today.

The town raised the initial funding to start a public University, which later became the University of Oregon, with the hope of turning the small town into a cultural center of learning. The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. In 1872, the Legislative Assembly passed a bill ratifying the University. The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U The nearby town of Albany was Eugene's biggest competitor to provide a home for this institute. In 1873, community member J. H. D. Henderson donated the hilltop land for the campus, overlooking the city. The University first opened in 1876 with the regents electing the first faculty and naming John Wesley Johnson as president. The first students registered on 16 October 1876. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year It would not be until 1877 that the first building would be completed; it would be later known as Deady Hall (for the first Board of Regents President and community leader Judge Matthew P. Deady. Matthew Paul Deady (May 12 1824 &ndash March 24 1893 was a Politician and Jurist in the Oregon Territory and the state of Oregon of the United ) The University of Oregon has been a leader in diversity since its very beginning; its inaugural class included two Japanese students.

Willamette Street circa 1920
Willamette Street circa 1920

Eugene is the home of Oregon's largest publicly owned water and power utility, the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB). An electric utility is a company (often a Public utility) that engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale This institution got its start in the first decade of the 20th century after a typhoid epidemic was traced to the groundwater supply. Typhoid fever, also known as enteric fever, bilious fever, Yellow Jack or commonly just typhoid, is an illness caused by the Bacterium Eugene condemned the private utility and began treating river water (first the Willamette, but now the McKenzie) for domestic use. EWEB got into the electric business when power was needed for the water pumps and excess electricity was used for street lighting.

Geography and climate

Geography

Eugene is located at 44°3′28″N, 123°6′37″W (44. 057663, -123. 110345) at an elevation of 426 feet.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 40. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 6 square miles (105. 0 km²)[8]. 40. 5 square miles (104. 9 km²) of it is land and 0. 1 km² (0. 04 sq mi or 0. 10%) of it is water.

To the north of downtown is Skinner Butte park. Skinner Butte (also called Skinner's Butte) is a prominent Hill on the north edge of downtown Eugene, Oregon, United States, near Hendricks Park, situated upon a knoll to the east of downtown, is known for its Rhododendron Garden and nearby memorial to Steve Prefontaine, known as Pre's Rock, where the legendary University of Oregon runner was killed in an auto accident. Hendricks Park (32 ha / 78 acres is the oldest city park in Eugene, Oregon. Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose" and dendron, "tree" is a genus of flowering plants in the family Steve Roland Prefontaine (January 25 1951 &ndash May 30 1975 (nicknamed Pre) was an American middle and long-distance runner. Steve Roland Prefontaine (January 25 1951 &ndash May 30 1975 (nicknamed Pre) was an American middle and long-distance runner. Alton Baker Park, along the Willamette river contains Pre's Trail and Owens Rose Garden. Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene Oregon, United States, near Autzen Stadium. Pre's Trail, located on the north side of the Willamette River in Eugene Oregon, United States, aka " Track Town USA " is a four-mile-long A climb up Spencer Butte, south of the city, offers a look at Eugene and the headwaters of Amazon Creek, a waterway running from the butte to Fern Ridge Reservoir. Spencer Butte is a prominent landmark in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the southern edge of Eugene, with an elevation of 2055 feet (626 Fern Ridge Reservoir is a Reservoir on the Long Tom River in the U Mount Pisgah Arboretum, to the east, is another large and special park, and host to the annual mushroom festival. The Mount Pisgah Arboretum (85 ha / 209 acres is a non-profit Arboretum and Botanical garden located within the Howard Buford Recreation Area (930 ha /

Eugene contains urban forest. An urban forest is a Forest or a collection of trees that grow within a City, Town or a Suburb. The University of Oregon campus is itself an arboretum, with over 500 species of trees. The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. An arboretum is a collection of trees Related collections include a fruticetum (from the Latin frutex, meaning shrub and a viticetum a collection of vines The city operates and maintains scenic hiking trails that pass through and across the ridges of a cluster of hills in the southern portion of the city, on the fringe of residential neighborhoods. Some trails allow biking and others are for hikers and runners only.

The Willamette and McKenzie rivers run through Eugene and neighboring city, Springfield. The Willamette River (pronounced) is a Tributary of the Columbia River. USACE Cougar Dam McKenzie Riverjpg|thumb|Cougar Dam and reservoir on the McKenzie River]]The McKenzie River is a tributary of the Willamette River, 86 miles (138 km long in Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States, separated from Eugene Oregon primarily by the I-5 highway.

Climate

Like the rest of the Willamette Valley, Eugene lies in the Marine west coast climate zone, with some characteristics of the Mediterranean climate. The Willamette Valley () is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its emergence An oceanic climate (also called marine west coast climate and maritime climate) is the Climate typically found along the west coasts at the middle latitudes A Mediterranean climate is one that resembles the Climate of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, which includes over half of the area with this climate type world-wide Temperatures are mild year round, with warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Spring and fall are also moist seasons, with light rain falling for long periods of time. Winter snowfall does occur, but it is sporadic and rarely accumulates in large amounts. Eugene's mean annual temperature is 52. In Statistics, mean has two related meanings the Arithmetic mean (and is distinguished from the Geometric mean or Harmonic mean 1 °F (11. 2 °C);[9] its annual rainfall is 50. 9 inches (1293 mm). Eugene is actually slightly colder on average than Portland, despite being located about 100 miles (approx. 160 km) south and having only a marginally higher elevation. Eugene's average July low temperature is 52. 7 °F (11. 5 °C),[10] while Portland's average July low is 56. 5 °F (13. 6 °C). [11] Average winter temperatures (and summer high temperatures) are similar for the two cities. This disparity may be largely caused by Portland's urban heat island, where the combination of black pavement and urban energy use can actually raise the temperature. An urban heat island ( UHI) is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas A lesser heat island may also exist in the immediate downtown of Eugene.

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rec High °F 67 72 78 86 93 102 105 108 103 94 76 68
Norm High °F 46. 5 50. 7 55. 9 60. 6 66. 8 73. 3 81. 5 81. 9 76. 6 64. 6 52. 1 45. 7
Norm Low °F 33 34. 9 36. 7 38. 9 42. 7 47 50. 8 50. 8 46. 7 40. 5 37. 2 33. 3
Rec Low °F -4 -3 20 27 28 32 39 38 31 17 12 -12
Precip (in) 7. 65 6. 35 5. 8 3. 66 2. 66 1. 53 0. 64 0. 99 1. 54 3. 35 8. 44 8. 29
Source: USTravelWeather. com [1]

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 137,893 people, 58,110 households, and 31,321 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population As of July 1, 2003, the US Census Bureau estimated the population of Eugene to be 142,185. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The city's population is expected to further grow to 228,400 within the next 10 years. The population density was 3,403. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 people per square mile (1,313. 9/km²). There were 61,444 housing units at an average density of 1,516. 4/sq mi (585. 5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88. 15% White, 3. 57% Asian, 1. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian 25% Black or African American, 0. 93% Native American, 0. 21% Pacific Islander, 2. 18% from other races, and 3. 72% from two or more races. 4. 96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America

There were 58,110 households, of which 25. 8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40. 6% were married couples living together, 9. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46. 1% were non-families. 31. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 27 and the average family size was 2. 87.

In the city, the population was spread out with 20. 3% under the age of 18, 17. 3% from 18 to 24, 28. 5% from 25 to 44, 21. 8% from 45 to 64, and 12. 1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,850, and the median income for a family was $48,527. Males had a median income of $35,549 versus $26,721 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,315. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 7% of families and 17. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 7. 1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

In 1944, Eugene adopted a council-manager form of government, replacing the day-to-day management of city affairs by the part-time mayor and volunteer city council with a full-time professional city manager. In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town. A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government The subsequent history of Eugene city government has largely been one of the dynamics—often contentious—between the city manager, the mayor and city council.

Ten people have held the city manager position. These include Deane Seeger (1945-49), Oren King (1949-53), Robert Finlayson (1953-59), Hugh McKinley (1959-75), Charles Henry (1975-80), Mike Gleason (1981-96), Vicki Elmer (1996-98), Jim Johnson (1998-2002), Dennis Taylor (2002-2007), Angel Jones (2007-2008), and Jon Ruiz (2008-present).

Recent mayors include Edwin Cone (1958-69), Les Anderson (1969-77) Gus Keller (1977-84), Brian Obie (1985-88), Jeff Miller (1989-92), Ruth Bascom (1993-96), Jim Torrey (1997-2004), and Kitty Piercy (2005-present). Jim Torrey is a politician in the US state of Oregon. He served eight years as Mayor of Eugene. "Kitty" Piercy is the current mayor of Eugene Oregon, sworn in January of 2005

Eugene City Council:

Mayor: Kitty Piercy

City Manager: Jon Ruiz (April 14, 2008)[12][13]

Economy

The largest employers are the University of Oregon, local government, and Sacred Heart Medical Center. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. Eugene's largest industries are wood products manufacturing and recreational vehicle manufacturing.

Corporate headquarters for the employee-owned Bi-Mart corporation and family-owned Market of Choice are located in Eugene. Bi-Mart is an employee-owned chain of Retailers located exclusively in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho in the United States A family business is a business in which one or more members of one or more families have a significant ownership interest and significant commitments toward the business’ overall well-being Market of Choice (MOC is a full service Deli, Grocery, and catering service that serves affluent grocery markets in Western Oregon The Monaco Coach Corporation and Marathon Coach have their headquarters in nearby Coburg, Oregon. Monaco Coach Corporation ( is an American Corporation which primarily manufactures Recreational vehicles and RV chassis Coburg is a city (and a National Historic District) in Lane County, Oregon, United States, north of Eugene. Hynix Semiconductor America has a large semiconductor plant in west Eugene. Emporium Department Stores, which was founded in North Bend, Oregon, had its headquarters in Eugene, but closed all stores in 2002. An unrelated chain is The Emporium Troutman's Emporium, stores brand as Emporium, was a chain of department stores founded in 1955 Organically Grown Company, the largest distributor of organic fruits and vegetables in the northwest, started in Eugene in 1978 as a non-profit co-op for organic farmers. The Organically Grown Company (OGC is a Wholesale distributor of organic Produce located in Eugene, Oregon, United States Several local food processors, many of whom manufacture certified organic products, are nationally successful. Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw Ingredients into Food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by Organic certification is a certification process for producers of Organic food and other organic agricultural products These companies include Golden Temple (Yogi Tea), Surata Tofu, Toby's Tofu, Emerald Valley Kitchen, and Springfield Creamery (Nancy's Yogurt). Yogi Tea is the name of a range of Herbal teas manufactured by the Golden Temple Company in Eugene Oregon, United States.

Several locally-developed small businesses have formed a coalition called Unique Eugene, which coordinates advertising and promotion, and shares its pool of customers. [14]

Many multinational businesses were launched in Eugene. Some of the most famous include Nike, Taco Time, Aldus Software (now part of Adobe Systems), and Broderbund Software. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. Taco Time is a Fast-food restaurant, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kahala Corporation of Scottsdale Arizona. Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee əˈdoʊbiː ( is an American Computer software company headquartered in San Jose California Brøderbund Software was an American maker of Computer games Educational software and The Print Shop productivity tools

Education

Johnson Hall, University of Oregon
Johnson Hall, University of Oregon

Eugene is the home of the University of Oregon. The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. Other institutions of higher learning include Northwest Christian College, Lane Community College, Eugene Bible College, Gutenberg College, and Pacific University's Eugene Campus. Lane Community College is a two-year college located in Eugene Oregon. Gutenberg College is a private four-year Great Books college in Eugene Oregon. Pacific University is a private University located in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States about 38 km (23 mi west of Portland Magnet schools and alternative education are key elements of the Eugene School District. A magnet school is a School which offers specialized courses or curricula. Eugene School District (4J is a public School district in the U The city also has many private and alternative schools, including The Little French School, a Pre-K through kindergarten program that provides immersion in a second language and the Eugene Waldorf School, an anthroposophical K-8 school. The curriculum of the Network Charter School, in downtown Eugene, is drawn from an alliance of local businesses and non-profits, such as the Center for Appropriate Transport. The Center for Appropriate Transport (CAT is an innovative non-profit community center, dedicated to Bicycles and alternative transport. There are also a few elementary schools that immerse the students in a foreign language for half of the day: Buena Vista Spanish immersion, Yujin Gakuen Japanese immersion, and Charlemagne French immersion. Bethel School District serves children in the Bethel neighborhood of Eugene. Bethel School District (52 is a School district in the US state of Oregon.

Culture

Eugene has a significant population of people in pursuit of alternative ideas, and a large, though aging, hippie population. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world [15] There is also a significant population of outdoor enthusiasts and young retirees from California, the Northeast and elsewhere.

Beginning in the 1960s, the countercultural ideas and viewpoints espoused by Ken Kesey became established as the seminal elements of the vibrant social tapestry that continue to define Eugene. Counterculture (also " counter-culture " is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a Cultural group, or Kenneth Elton Kesey ( September 17, 1935 &ndash November 10, 2001) was an American Author, best known for his major novels [16] The Merry Prankster, as Kesey was known, has arguably left the most indelible imprint of any cultural icon in his hometown. A cultural icon can be an Image, a Symbol, a Logo, Picture, Name, Face, Person, or Building He is best known as the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and as the male protagonist in Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962 is a Novel written by Ken Kesey. Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr (born March 2, 1931 in Richmond, Virginia) known as Tom Wolfe, is a Best-selling The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is a work of Literary journalism by Tom Wolfe, published in 1968 [16]

Performing arts

The Hult Center for the Performing Arts
The Hult Center for the Performing Arts

Eugene is home to numerous cultural organizations, including the Eugene Symphony, the Eugene Ballet, the Eugene Opera, the Eugene Concert Choir, the Northwest Christian College Community Choir, the Oregon Mozart Players, the Oregon Bach Festival, the Oregon Children's Choir and Oregon Festival of American Music. The Hult Center for the Performing Arts is a Performing arts facility in Eugene, Oregon, opened in 1982. The Eugene Symphony is an American Orchestra based in Eugene Oregon. The Eugene Ballet Company ( EBC) is a Ballet company based in Eugene, Oregon. Eugene Concert Choir is a 501(c(3 non-profit choral organization based in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Oregon Mozart Players is a professional chamber orchestra based in Eugene, Oregon. The Oregon Bach Festival is an annual celebration of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, held in Eugene, Oregon in late June and early July Oregon Festival of American Music is an eclectic thematically-based two-week summer music festival that has been held annually in Eugene Oregon since 1992 Principal performing arts venues include the Hult Center for the Performing Arts, The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts ("The Shedd"), Beall Concert Hall and the Erb Memorial Union ballroom on the University of Oregon campus, the McDonald Theatre, and W.O.W. Hall. The Hult Center for the Performing Arts is a Performing arts facility in Eugene, Oregon, opened in 1982. The John G Shedd Institute for the Arts, or The Shedd Institute, is a Performing arts company cultural arts center and community Music school in McDonald Theatre is a theater and music venue in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The WOW Hall (aka Woodmen of the World Hall aka Community Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts venue located on the corner of 8th Avenue and Lincoln Street

A large number of live theater groups thrive in Eugene: Lord Leebrick Theatre, The Very Little Theatre, Actors Cabaret, LCC Theatre, and University Theatre each has its own performance venue.

In addition, Eugene is home to the Bijou Art Cinemas, an independent movie theater.

Museums and libraries

Conger Street Clock museum
Conger Street Clock museum

Eugene museums include the University of Oregon's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History; the Oregon Air and Space Museum at the airport, Conger Street Clock Museum in West Eugene, the Lane County Historical Museum, Maude Kerns Art Museum, Shelton McMurphy House, the Cascades Raptor Center, and the Science Factory Children's Museum & Planetarium. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is an Art museum located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.

The new Eugene Public Library
The new Eugene Public Library

The largest library in Oregon is the Knight Library, at the University of Oregon with collections totaling more than 2 million volumes and approximately 17,000 journals. Knight Library is the main facility of the University of Oregon 's library system located on the University's campus in Eugene, Oregon, United States [17] The Eugene Public Library[18] moved into a new, larger building downtown in 2002. The new four-story library is an increase from 38,000 square feet (3,500 m²) to 130,000 square feet. [19]

Visual arts

Eugene's visual arts community is supported by over 20 private art galleries and several organizations, including Maude Kerns Art Center, Lane Arts Council, DIVA (the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts), the Hult Center's Jacobs Gallery, and the Eugene Glass School. An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually Visual art. Eugene Glass School is an art school located in Eugene Oregon featuring workshops with some of the most notable Glass artists in the world in off-hand lampworked

Annual visual arts events include the Mayor's Art Show and Art and the Vineyard.

Other cultural events and fairs

Eugene music

Because of its status as a college town, Eugene has been home to many musicians and bands, ranging from mainstream garage rock, to hip hop, folk and heavy metal. A college town or university town is a community (often literally a Town, but possibly a small or medium sized City, or in some cases a Neighborhood Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Eugene also has a growing reggae and street-performing bluegrass and jug band scene. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. A jug band is a band employing a jug player and a mix of traditional and home-made instruments The Cherry Poppin' Daddies, best known for their swing revival music, are a Eugene band who rose to national prominence in the 1990s. The Cherry Poppin' Daddies are an American rock band formed in 1989 in Eugene, Oregon. The Swing Revival was a late 1990s and early 2000s period of renewed popular interest in swing and Jump blues music and dance from the 1930s and 1940s as In addition, the group Floater met and formed while attending the University of Oregon. Floater is an American rock band currently based in Portland Oregon.

Eugene's jazz scene is exceptionally noteworthy considering the relatively small population. The University of Oregon offers a jazz studies program and is one of the few universities in the west to provide undergraduate and advanced degrees in jazz. The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. Dick Hyman, noted jazz pianist and musical director for many of Woody Allen's films, designs and hosts the annual Now Hear This! jazz festival at the Oregon Festival of American Music (OFAM). Dick Hyman (born March 8, 1927, New York City) is an American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer best known for his versatility with jazz piano styles Oregon Festival of American Music is an eclectic thematically-based two-week summer music festival that has been held annually in Eugene Oregon since 1992 OFAM and the Hult Center routinely draw major jazz talent for concerts. The Hult Center for the Performing Arts is a Performing arts facility in Eugene, Oregon, opened in 1982. [25][26] Finally, Eugene is home to a unique jazz musicians cooperative, conceived and operated by local jazz artists, called The Jazz Station ([2]). This nonprofit is a one-of-a-kind organization whose mission is to provide a learning and performance space for up-and-coming musicians, and sponsor performance of jazz for the community.

Eugene is also home to a large Zimbabwean music community. Zimbabwean Music includes folk and pop styles much of it based on the well-known instrument the Mbira which is also popular in many Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center, which is "dedicated to the music and people of Zimbabwe," is based in Eugene. Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center is a music center located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, "dedicated to the music and people of Zimbabwe See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election

Social dance

Downtown Eugene has three major dedicated partner-dance venues. Partner dances are the Dances whose basic choreography involves coordinated dancing of two partners as opposed to individuals dancing alone or individually The largest is The Tango Center, a collectively-run non-profit dedicated to Argentine Tango, which also hosts the ELLA Swing Dance Club. Argentine Tango is a Social dance and a Musical genre that originated in Argentina and moved to Uruguay and to the rest of the world later on Studio B is the oldest of the group, hosting Ballroom, Salsa, and Argentine Tango events and classes. Ballroom dance refers collectively to a set of Partner dances which originated in Germany and are now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the Salsa refers to a fusion of informal dance styles having roots in the Caribbean (especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico) Latin and North America Staver Dancesport, the newest facility, hosts Ballroom and Salsa, in a street-level dancehall like the Tango Center's. The University of Oregon teaches a full range of partner dancing classes as well as hosting the Oregon Ballroom Dance Club and student-run Swing and Argentine Tango events. The term " swing dance " commonly refers to a group of dances that developed concurrently with the swing style of Jazz music in the 1920s '30s and '40s although Approximately 10 other venues in town host partner-dances. The oldest social dance group in town is the Eugene Folkore Society, which currently hosts Contra and Zydeco dances at various venues. Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings refers to several Folk dance styles in which couples dance in two facing lines Zydeco as a dance style has its roots in a form of Folk dance that corresponds to the heavily Syncopated Zydeco music originated in the beginning of the

Media

The largest newspaper serving the area is The Register-Guard, a daily newspaper with a circulation of about 70,000, published independently by the Baker family of Eugene. The Register-Guard is a daily Newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon, United States [27] Other newspapers serving the area include the Eugene Weekly, the Oregon Daily Emerald, the student-run independent newspaper at the University of Oregon;The Torch, the student-run newspaper at Lane Community College, and The Mishpat, the student-run newspaper at Northwest Christian College. The Eugene Weekly is an Alternative weekly newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon. The Oregon Daily Emerald is an independent daily Newspaper published at the University of Oregon in Eugene Oregon, United States. Eugene Magazine also serves the area. Local television stations include KMTR (NBC), KVAL (CBS), KLSR-TV (FOX), KEVU, and KEZI (ABC). KMTR is the NBC and The CW affiliate Television station serving the Eugene / Springfield Oregon Designated market area. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's KVAL-TV channel 13 is a television station in Eugene Oregon, USA. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. KLSR-TV channel 34 is a US television station in Eugene Oregon. KEVU-LP is a low-powered MyNetworkTV affiliate in Eugene Oregon, USA. For the television station in Eugene Oregon USA see KEZI. Kezi is a village in Matabeleland South province in Zimbabwe The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.

The local NPR affiliate is KLCC. The Pacifica Radio affiliate (airing Democracy Now! and FreeSpeech Radio News) is the University of Oregon student-run radio station, KWVA. Pacifica Radio is a network of five independently operated non-commercial listener-supported Radio stations in the United States that is known for its progressive Democracy Now! is a syndicated program of news analysis and opinion aired by more than 700 Radio and Television, satellite KWVA (881 FM) is a college Radio station broadcasting from the University of Oregon in Eugene Oregon, United States. Additionally, the community supports two other radio stations: KWAX (classical) and KRVM (alternative). KWAX (911 FM is a non-commercial Classical music Radio station in Eugene Oregon, broadcasting to the Eugene - Springfield Oregon Eugene has the distinction of having the most radio stations per capita of any other metropolitan area in the country, with 28 FM and AM stations serving approximately 300,000 people.

Community

Eugene is perhaps most noted for its "community inventiveness. " Many U. S. trends in community development originated here. The University of Oregon's participatory planning process, known as The Oregon Experiment, was the result of student protests in the early 1970s. The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. Planning in Organizations and Public policy is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a Plan; and the psychological process of The Oregon Experiment is a 1975 book by Christopher Alexander and collaborators Murray Silverstein Shlomo Angel Sara Ishikawa and Denny Abrams The book of the same name is a major document in modern enlightenment thinking in planning and architectural circles, even though the process is no longer used at the University. The process was created by Christopher Alexander, whose works also directly inspired the creation of the Wiki. Christopher Alexander (born October 4, 1936 in Vienna, Austria) is an architect noted for his theories about design and for more than 200 A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content using a simplified Markup language. Much of the research for the book A Pattern Language, which inspired the Design Patterns movement and Extreme Programming, was done by Alexander in Eugene. A Pattern Language Towns Buildings Construction is a 1977 book on Architecture. Design Patterns Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (ISBN 0-201-63361-2 is a Software engineering book describing recurring Extreme Programming (or XP) is a Software engineering methodology (and a form of Agile software development) Proponents of Extreme Programming and agile Not coincidentally, those engineering movements also had origins here. A Pattern Language is the best-selling book on architecture and planning of all time, and contains many references to Eugene.

Eugene was the birthplace of the earliest incarnation of a psychoeducational model now known as Health Realization which has received accolades for its contributions to community mental health in low income communities around the United States. Health realization ( HR) is a resiliency approach to personal and Community psychology first developed in the 1980s by Roger C Started by Roger C. Mills and George Pransky working under a National Institute of Mental Health grant through the University of Oregon, Health Realization arose from these psychologists' attempts—beginning circa 1976—to turn the teachings of Sydney Banks, into a new psychology focusing on what makes mentally healthy people healthy.

In the 1970s, Eugene was packed with co-operative and community projects. It still has small natural food stores in many neighborhoods, some of the oldest student cooperatives in the country, and alternative schools have been part of the school district for years. The old Grower's Market, downtown near the train depot, is the only food co-operative in the U. S. with no employees. It is possible to see Eugene's trend-setting non-profit tendencies in much newer projects, such as the Tango Center and the Center for Appropriate Transport. The Center for Appropriate Transport (CAT is an innovative non-profit community center, dedicated to Bicycles and alternative transport. In 2006, an initiative began to create a tenant-run development process for Downtown Eugene.

Anarchism

During the late 1990s and early 2000s Eugene contained a community of anarchists situated in the Whiteaker neighborhood west of downtown, which gained international notoriety in 1999 due to its perceived role in the battle of Seattle. Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Protest activity surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, which was to be the launch of a new millennial round of Trade negotiations occurred [28] Following those protests, then-mayor Jim Torrey described the city as "the anarchist capital of the United States. Jim Torrey is a politician in the US state of Oregon. He served eight years as Mayor of Eugene. "[28] The Eugene anarchist movement grew out of the treesits and forest defense camps of the 1990s and soon began staging demonstrations and riots in Eugene, notably during a Reclaim the Streets event on June 18, 1999, when protesters blocked downtown streets and smashed the windows of three stores, and a few threw stones and bottles at police. Tree sitting is a form of environmentalist Civil disobedience in which a Protester sits in a Tree, usually on a small platform built for the purpose Reclaim the Streets ( RTS) is a collective with a shared ideal of Community ownership of Public spaces Participants characterize the collective as a [29] The anarcho-primitivist author John Zerzan, known for being a supporter and confidant of the Unabomber, lives in Eugene. Anarcho-primitivism is an anarchist critique of the origins and progress of Civilization. John Zerzan (born 1943) is an American anarchist and primitivist Philosopher and author

Some of the anarchist activity could be said to have had its start in a "mud people's" protest. [30] On that day, the participants noticed two blocks of trees, in a parking lot near the downtown area, were slated for removal the Sunday following. The ensuing "treesit" protest a week later, on June 1, 1997 was reported widely as it involved a several-hours-long action that was forcibly ended by police using copious amounts of pepper spray. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Pepper spray (also known as OC spray (from " Oleoresin Capsicum " OC gas, capsicum spray, or oleoresin capsicum A lawsuit by protesters against police response to that protest was settled five years later. [31]

Anarchist activity in Eugene has declined since September 11, 2001, but the ongoing trials of accused eco-terrorists continue to keep Eugene in the same spotlight. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. [32]

Outdoor recreation

The nearest ski resort, Willamette Pass, is one hour from Eugene by car. Willamette Pass is a ski area located in Lane County Oregon Willamette Pass is an equal opportunity recreation provider operating on federal land under special use permit On the way, along Oregon Route 58, are several reservoirs and lakes, the Oakridge mountain bike trails, hot springs, and Salt Creek Falls within Willamette National Forest. Oregon Route 58 (OR 58 also known as the Willamette Highway No Oakridge is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was 3148 at the 2000 census Mountain biking entails the Sport of riding Bicycles off-road often over rough terrain whether riding specially equipped Mountain bikes or hybrid road bikes A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated Groundwater from the earth's crust. The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of Oregon, US. Eugene residents also frequent Hoodoo and Mount Bachelor ski resorts. Hoodoo Ski Area is a Ski resort operated on federal land through agreement with the Willamette National Forest, McKenzie River ranger district Mount Bachelor ski area is a Ski resort located in central Oregon, approximately west of Bend Oregon, at the end of the Century Drive Highway The Three Sisters Wilderness and the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area are just a short drive away. The Three Sisters Wilderness is a Wilderness area in the Cascade Range, within the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests in Oregon The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (or NRA) is located on the Oregon Coast, stretching approximately 40 miles north from the Coos River in North

Sports

Club Sport Founded League Venue
Oregon Ducks Football, Basketball, Track and Field, Softball, Volleyball, Golf, Tennis, Baseball, Ultimate, Lacrosse, Hockey, Soccer, Baseball 1876 National Collegiate Athletic Association: Pacific Ten Conference Autzen Stadium, McArthur Court, Hayward Field
Northwest Christian College Beacons Basketball, Cross Country, Distance Track, Golf, Soccer, Volleyball 1895 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Cascade Collegiate Conference Morse Event Center
Eugene Emeralds Baseball 1955 Northwest League Civic Stadium
Eugene Gentlemen Rugby 1973 Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union
Eugene Chargers Basketball 2006 International Basketball League Morse Event Center
Eugene Generals Hockey 2005 Junior A Tier III-League Hockey: Northern Pacific Hockey League Lane County Ice Center

Most of Eugene's interest in sports surrounds the Oregon Ducks, part of the Pacific 10 Conference (Pac 10). The Oregon Ducks refers to the sports teams of the University of Oregon, located in Eugene Oregon, United States. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Softball is a team Sport popular especially in the United States. Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. Autzen Stadium is an outdoor football Stadium in Eugene Oregon, United States. McArthur Court is a Basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. Hayward Field at University of Oregon is one of the most well-known historic track and field stadiums in the United States. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet The Cascade Conference (or Cascade Collegiate Conference) is a sports conference in the northwestern United States The Eugene Emeralds (nicknamed the Ems) are a Minor league baseball team in Eugene Oregon, United States. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Northwest League of Professional Baseball (or simply the Northwest League) is a Short-Season A classification minor league Civic Stadium is a Baseball park located on the corner of 20th and Willamette Street in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The Eugene Chargers are a team in the International Basketball League based in Eugene Oregon. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m This article is about the International Basketball League formed in 2004. Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck The Northern Pacific Hockey League (NorPac is an American Tier III Junior A Ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey. The Oregon Ducks refers to the sports teams of the University of Oregon, located in Eugene Oregon, United States. The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. American football is especially popular, with intense rivalries between the Ducks and both the Oregon State University Beavers and the University of Washington Huskies. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Oregon State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research[[ university]] located in Corvallis, Oregon, United The Oregon State Beavers is a name shared by all sports teams at Oregon State University, a University located in Corvallis Oregon in the United States See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University Washington Huskies is the mascot of the University of Washington. Autzen Stadium is home to Duck football, with a seating capacity of 59,000. Autzen Stadium is an outdoor football Stadium in Eugene Oregon, United States. Seating capacity refers to the number It is often considered one of the toughest places to play in all of college football: “Autzen’s 59,000 strong make the Big House [Michigan] collectively sound like a pathetic whimper. Michigan Stadium, nicknamed The Big House, is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It’s louder than ‘The Swamp’ at Florida, ‘The Shoe’ in Columbus and ‘Death Valley’ at Louisiana State. Florida Gators football Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (aka The Swamp) is the American football Stadium for the University of Florida Ohio Stadium (also known as The Horseshoe, simply The ’Shoe and The House Harley Built) is the home of the Buckeyes football Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team. Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die. ” — Michigan Daily, September 2003.

For nearly 40 years, Eugene has been the "Track Capital of the World. " Oregon's most famous track alumnus is Steve Prefontaine, who was killed in a car crash in 1975. Steve Roland Prefontaine (January 25 1951 &ndash May 30 1975 (nicknamed Pre) was an American middle and long-distance runner. He has become a legendary figure among Eugene runners for his guts and lack of fear in races. Eugene's excellent jogging trails include Pre's Trail in Alton Baker Park, Rexius Trail, the Adidas Oregon Trail, and the Ridgeline Trail. Pre's Trail, located on the north side of the Willamette River in Eugene Oregon, United States, aka " Track Town USA " is a four-mile-long Jogging was introduced to the U. S. through Eugene, brought from New Zealand by Bill Bowerman, who wrote the best-selling book "Jogging", and coached the champion University of Oregon track and cross country teams. William J "Bill" Bowerman ( February 19, 1911 – December 24, 1999) was an American Track and field coach In 16 of 24 years at Oregon, his track teams finished in the top ten at the NCAA Championships, with a dual meet record of 114-20. They won four times and finished second twice.

Bowerman also invented the waffle sole for running shoes in Eugene (legend has it that he made the first soles with his wife's waffle iron), and with U of O alumnus Phil Knight founded shoe giant Nike, Inc. The Nike Store in Eugene includes a museum of this slice of track history. Philip H Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American Billionaire, and the co-founder and Chairman of Nike Inc Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. Eugene's miles of running trails, through its unusually large park system, are the most extensive in the US. The city has dozens of running clubs. The climate is cool and temperate, good both for jogging and record-setting. Eugene is home to the University of Oregon's Hayward Field track, which hosts numerous collegiate and amateur track and field meets throughout the year, most notably the Prefontaine Classic. Hayward Field at University of Oregon is one of the most well-known historic track and field stadiums in the United States. The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier Track and field meets in the United States. It was host to the 2004 Junior Olympics, and the 1972, 1976, and 1980 U. S. Olympic Track and Field trials, and will be host to the 2008 and 2012 trials. Hayward Field will also be home of the 2006 Pacific-10 track and field championships. A few feet from Hayward Field, the earth's oldest pairs of running shoes are on display, at the Museum of Natural History.

In November of 2005, Eugene was chosen by USA Track & Field to host the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, to be held at Hayward Field June 27-July 6, 2008. USA Track & Field ( USATF) is the national governing body for the sport of track and field (or 'athletics' in the United States. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Finalists of this competition of more than 1,000 athletes will go on to attend the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The event is expected to be attended by around 121,880 spectators (15,235 capacity over eight days of competition) and reported by more than 1,000 members of the media. [33]

Eugene is also home to the Eugene Emeralds, a Class A minor-league baseball team that plays home games in Civic Stadium, and the Eugene Generals, a tier III Junior A amateur hockey club. The Eugene Emeralds (nicknamed the Ems) are a Minor league baseball team in Eugene Oregon, United States. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North

The Nationwide Tour's golfing event Oregon Classic takes place at Shadow Hills Country Club, just north of Eugene. The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the US-based PGA Tour, and features Professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough Oregon Classic presented by Kendall Automotive Group is a Golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. The event has been played every year since 1998, except in 2001 when it was slated to begin the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Oregon Classic alumni have well over 100 wins on the PGA Tour. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The $450,000 dollar purse and attendance make it the second largest-sporting event in Eugene behind Duck football. The top 20 players from the Nationwide Tour are promoted to the PGA Tour for the following year.

Infrastructure

Transportation

LTD's Eugene Station.
LTD's Eugene Station. The Lane Transit District (LTD is a public agency that provides Public transportation in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

Lane Transit District (LTD), a public transportation agency formed in 1970, covers 240 square miles (620 km²) of Lane County, including Creswell, Cottage Grove, Junction City and Veneta. The Lane Transit District (LTD is a public agency that provides Public transportation in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Creswell is a city in the Willamette Valley of Lane County, Oregon, United States. Cottage Grove is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Junction City is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Veneta is a city in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States. Operating more than 90 buses during peak hours, LTD carries riders on 3. 7 million trips every year. LTD's Eugene Station, downtown, covers nearly a city block, and is easily the busiest public plaza outside of the University. LTD recently opened a Bus Rapid Transit line between Eugene and Springfield, much of which runs in its own lane. Bus rapid transit ( BRT) is a broad term given to a variety of transportation systems that through improvements to infrastructure vehicles and scheduling attempt to use The Emerald Express, as it is called, started running in January 2007. The Emerald Express (EmX is a Bus rapid transit (BRT system in the Eugene - Springfield metropolitan area in Oregon, United States

Cycling is popular in Eugene. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Summertime events and festivals frequently have bike parking "corrals" that many times are filled to capacity by three hundred or more bikes. Many people commute to work by bicycle every month of the year. Numerous bike shops provide the finest rain gear products, running lights and everything a biker needs to ride and stay comfortable in heavy rain. Bike trails take commuting and recreational bikers along the Willamette River past a scenic rose garden, along Amazon Creek, through the downtown, and through the University of Oregon campus.

The 1908 Amtrak depot downtown was restored in 2004; it is the southern terminus for two daily runs of the Amtrak Cascades, and a stop along the route in each direction for the daily Coast Starlight. The Eugene Depot is an Amtrak train station in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The Amtrak Cascades (originally named Cascadia) is a Passenger train route operated by Amtrak in partnership with the states of Washington The Coast Starlight is a 1377-mile (2235 km Passenger train route operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States. Air traffic is served by the Eugene Airport, also known as Mahlon Sweet Field, which is the fifth largest airport in the Northwest. Eugene Airport, also known as Mahlon Sweet Field, is a public Airport located 7 miles (11 km northwest of Eugene, in Lane County, [34]

Highways traveling within and through Eugene include:

Hospitals

The Eugene area is home to two major hospitals: McKenzie-Willamette (approximately 145 beds), currently located in Springfield, and Sacred Heart Medical Center (362 Licensed beds) a Eugene hospital owned by PeaceHealth. Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States, separated from Eugene Oregon primarily by the I-5 highway.

Peacehealth is building a new hospital in the neighboring city of Springfield at "Riverbend". [35] It is slated to open in August, 2008. After that time, Eugene's Sacred Heart Medical Center will remain functional as a hospital for mental health and geriatric care, as well as a maintaining the present emergency department.

McKenzie-Willamette Hospital has plans to relocate and expand, possibly to Eugene, but has met with many siting issues and obstacles[36][37]. McKenzie-Willamette filed a lawsuit against PeaceHealth in 2002, claiming anti-trust violations on the part of the latter. PeaceHealth lost the lawsuit. [38]

Notable people from Eugene

Athletes

Others

Ken Kesey statue in downtown Eugene
Ken Kesey statue in downtown Eugene
Astronaut Stanley G. Love
Astronaut Stanley G. Love

Eugene in film

Sister cities

Eugene has four sister cities:[43]

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  10. ^ Eugene Mahlon Sweet, Lane County, Oregon, USA. WorldClimate. com. Retrieved on 2007-05-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
  11. ^ Portland International Airport, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. WorldClimate. com. Retrieved on 2007-05-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
  12. ^ City of Eugene City Manager's Office.
  13. ^ Russo, Edward (April 16, 2008). Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ruiz starts work as city manager. The Register-Guard. The Register-Guard is a daily Newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon, United States
  14. ^ Paul Nicholson Pools Resources Of Specialty Retailers. AllBusiness. com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated
  15. ^ Ossie Bladine, Philip (April 20, 2006). Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hippie Cultures Still Alive, Man. Oregon Daily Emerald. Retrieved on 2007-05-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
  16. ^ a b Pumper, Molly (December 15, 2001). Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Remembering Ken Kesey - Eugene, Oregon, USA. BootsnAll. Retrieved on 2007-05-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
  17. ^ University of Oregon Enters 100 Millionth OCLC Interlibrary Loan Request. Online Computer Library Center (July 6, 2000). Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-05-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
  18. ^ City of Eugene Public Library home page
  19. ^ Miyazaki, Noriko (January 12, 2004). Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " New Eugene public library celebrates its first birthday. The Daily Emerald. Retrieved on 2007-05-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
  20. ^ New queen gets a slug of r-e-s-p-e-c-t
  21. ^ The History of the Original Saturday Market
  22. ^ How Eugene turned into Bach Mecca
  23. ^ http://bachfest.uoregon.edu
  24. ^ Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County, Oregon
  25. ^ The Shedd Institute: Now Hear This 2003-2004 Series.
  26. ^ Markstrom, Serena. "Pursuit of 'magic' keeps Krall going as an artist", Eugene Register-Guard, 2007-07-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the  
  27. ^ The Register-Guard. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association.
  28. ^ a b Abraham, Kera (November 22, 2006). Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Flames of Dissent. Eugene Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-06-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem
  29. ^ Denson, Bryan. "Anarchist In Prison on Eugene Riot Anniversary: Counterculture Demonstrators Will Turn Out Today To Mark Last Year's Demonstration and Sentencing That Divided the City", The Oregonian, 2000-06-18. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries  "This escalated into a free-form parade in which protesters blocked downtown roads. . . Others smashed the windows of a furniture store, a bank and a hotel before the protest petered out. When police began to make arrests, knots of angry protesters reformed. Police fired tear gas canisters, and a few activists hurled back rocks and bottles. " 
  30. ^ Huneeous, Alex (May 29, 1997). Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Symantec Bears Topless Protest. Wired magazine.
  31. ^ Pittman, Alan. Treesit suit settles. Eugene Weekly: News June 20, 2002. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
  32. ^ Bishop, Bill. "Local unrest followed cycle of social movements", The Register-Guard, 2007-07-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Retrieved on 2007-09-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started  
  33. ^ Eugene awarded 2008 Olympic Track & Field Trials. USA Track & Field (October 14, 2005). Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
  34. ^ Airport Manager Recruitment Brochure (PDF). City of Eugene. Retrieved on 2007-05-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
  35. ^ PeaceHealth Facilities Development Plans. PeaceHealth.
  36. ^ McKenzie-WIllamette drops pursuit of Delta Ridge site. Eugene Neighors Wiki.
  37. ^ New site offered for McKenzie-Willamette. KMTR. com (May 15, 2008). Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  38. ^ McKenzie-Willamette Hospital v. PeaceHealth. Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP Antitrust Alert circular (November 27, 2003). Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
  39. ^ Fake Epidemic Saves a Village from Nazis
  40. ^ Chicago's 'Schindler' who saved 8,000 Jews from Nazis dies
  41. ^ NASA Astronaut Bio: Stanley G. Love.
  42. ^ Trivia for Getting Straight (1970). Internet Movie Database.
  43. ^ Online Directory: Oregon, USA. Sister Cities International, Inc. . Retrieved on 2006-11-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St

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