Special Events
**AWARD-WINNING FOLK/AMERICANA DUO MISNER & SMITH TO PERFORM AT THE LORD LEEBRICK THEATRE**
April 22nd, 2010 (Eugene, OR)—San Francisco-based Folk/Americana duo, Misner & Smith, will be performing their award-winning music at the Lord Leebrick Theatre in Eugene on Thursday April 22nd at 8:00 PM. The pair has recently released 
their critically acclaimed second album, Poor Player, and will be promoting it on a Pacific Northwest tour this spring. Following up their successful debut album Halfway Home (2004), which includes the West Coast Songwriter’s Best Song of 2007, “Madeline”, Misner & Smith have been gaining notoriety for their songwriting and unique vocal blend. The new release features all original songs, two of which have been singled out for nominations by both the West Coast Songwriter’s Association and the Just Plain Folks music organization. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at www.lordleebrick.com or by calling the box office at: (541) 465-1506. The Lord Leebrick Theatre is located at 540 Charnelton St., Eugene.
About the band:
At moments raw and powerful, and at others delicate and soothing, two-part harmonies anchor Misner & Smith’s unique and compelling Americana music with an exceptional vocal blend. A connection to roots music is clearly embedded in their award-winning songwriting, and though it is not always easy to put their music into one category it is evident that the tradition of duets is truly alive and well in these two performers. They are known for creating a much larger sound than one would expect to hear from just a pair of musicians.
Misner & Smith’s recent album Poor Player has received critical acclaim, drawing comparisons to the songwriting of Bob Dylan and Paul Simon. Paul Liberatore of the Marin Independent Journal referred to Sam Misner “one of the most promising songwriters I’ve heard in quite some time”.
For More about MIsner & SMith visit their website at www.misnerandsmith.com
Around the Town
The Vagina Monologues at LCC
April 21, 2010, at 4:00p.m. and 8:00 p.m., V-Day Lane Community College will present a one-night only benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s award wining play The Vagina Monologues at LCC’s Mainstage Performance Hall.
Last year over 4200 communities hosted V-Day benefits around the world raising funds and awareness towards ending violence against women. These highly successful events raised over $4 million through performance of Eve Ensler’s award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues, readings from V-Day’s A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer and Any One Of Us: Words From Prison and screenings of V-Day’s documentary Until The Violence Stops.LCC has joined this global movement as part of the V-Day 2010 College Campaign.
For the first year ever, LCC will present a benefit production of The Vagina Monologues on behalf of the V-Day 2010 Campaign. All proceeds will benefit the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lane County’s Sexual Assault Support Services (S.A.S.S.) and the University of Oregon’s Domestic Violence Clinic. This benefit production is sponsored by Minuteman Printing, Lane Community College, Student Productions Association and the Associated Students of Lane Community College. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $10 for seniors, and all LCC students and staff, cash only. They may be purchased (or reserved) by phoning 541-740-8544.