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Southtowne Shoppes Farmers Market, Saturdays 9 am to 3 pm, and Tuesdays 11 am to 3 pm, 28th Ave. and Oak St. FREE. 14 SATURDAY Sunrise 5:29 am; Sunset 8:57 pm Av High 73; Av Low 47 CELEBRATION “Juneteenth” celebration celebrates the end of slav- ery as well as African-American achievement, featuring a family BBQ, poetry slam, music by Betty Porter, noon to 3 pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Growers Market features fresh grown local produce/fruit, artisans and crafters displaying wares, entertain- ment and more, Coiner Park, 10 am to 4 pm, Cottage Grove. FREE. COMEDY ComedySportz, 8 pm, Veneta Saturday Market features produce, crafts and festivities, 10 am to 5 pm Saturdays, Veneta. 935- 2268. FREE. The ComedySportz Theatre, 10th Ave. and Oak ST. 517-9996. $8, $7 with a can of food for FOOD for Lane Co. DANCE Branching Out Musical Feet Sonic Soles dance performance, 7:30 pm, Soreng, Hult. $15, $13 ages 12 and under. Van Ummersen Dance Company con- tinues. See Friday. Hands-on composting demonstra- tion, 10 am, Grass Roots Garden com- post site, behind St. Thomas Episcopal Church. 682-5542. FREE. BLUES CLUES LIVE! AT THE HULT’S SILVA HALL. SEE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 12 THURSDAY Sunrise 5:29 am; Sunset 8:56 pm Av High 72; Av Low 46 ARTS/VISUAL An artist’s talk for Landscapes, work by Kate Bollons and Robert Mason, and photography by Walter O’Brien, 11 am, Jacobs Gallery. Hult. FREE. calendar An opening of work by Esther Eun- Suk Yeon, 6 pm, Adell McMillan Gallery, EMU, UO. FREE. 18 JUNE 12, 2003 BENEFIT A wine tasting and charity auction benefits Committed Partners for Youth, 5:30 to 8:30 pm, Eugene Hilton. www.committedpart- ners.org $25, $40 for two. GATHERINGS HIV counseling and testing, 9 to 11:15 am Thursdays, 135 E. 6th Ave. $15. Lane Co. Bill of Rights Defense Committee meeting to oppose PATRIOT Act, 6 pm, 1192 Lawrence St. 688-8270. FREE. Amnesty International meeting, 7 pm, Coquille Rm., EMU, UO. 344- 3759. FREE. Introduction to Reiki, 4 pm, 188 W. B. St., Suite N-3, Spfd. 915-5723. FREE. KIDSTUFF Baby storytime, 10:15 am, Downtown Library, preschool storytime, 10:30 am, Bethel and Sheldon branch library. FREE. LECTURE “Witness to the Power of Nonviolence,” Janet Brown, 7 pm, McNail Riley House. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Melissa Hart reads, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE. MUSIC Moody Blues, 7 pm, Cuthbert Amphitheater. $42.50. 2 Bucks Short CD release party, Cap Gun Suicide, 5 South, EPD, 8 pm, WOW Hall. $6. SPIRITUAL Eugene peace cir- cle, noon Thursdays, Suite 306, 474 Willamette St. 684-3850. FREE. Prayer for Peace circles, noon Monday through Friday, Unity of the Valley. FREE. THEATER How I Learned to Drive, 8 pm today, tomorrow and June 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28, and at 2 pm June 15, and 22, Lord Leebrick Theatre. $16 F-SA; $12, $8 stu. TH, SU. One Shoe Off, 8:15 pm tonight, tomorrow and June 14, Very Little Theatre. $12 adv., $9 stu. tonight. 13 FRIDAY Sunrise 5:29 am; Sunset 8:57 pm Av High 72; Av Low 47 BENEFITS Locks of Love hair drive, Fridays and Tuesdays through June, 20 W. 17th Ave. 870-0388. don. Pro-Bone-O fundraiser features a silent auction, prizes, desserts, docu- mentary screening and more, 7 pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. 345- 5236. $5. The Black Cat Review benefit for Mother Kali’s Books features perfor- mances by Teri Ciacchi, Mister Sister, Peter Wilde, G.L. Morrison and oth- ers, as well as wine and chocolate, 9 pm, Foolscap Books. $5-$20 sugg. don. DANCE Tapping Our Roots Musical Feet dance performance, 7:30 pm, Soreng, Hult. $15, $13 ages 12 and under. Los Suenos, Umbels and Grasses, New Shoes, Half Moon and Slip, Van Ummersen Dance Company in per- formance, 7:30 and 9 pm today and tomorrow, Agate Hall, 18th Ave. and Agate St. $12, $10 stu. PRESENTATION Dave Friesen, Dan Balmer, Jerry Hahn, 8:30 pm, Luna. $10. “Hypno- therapy Training Demonstration,” Robert Reid, 6:30 pm tonight and at 6 pm June 16, Friend’s Landing, 192 E. 13th St. 484-6004. FREE. ON THE AIR “New Dimensions” FESTIVAL Rowland Stebbins, Rich McCulley, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $5. features “Music, Magic and Mirrors,” Ysaye Barnwell, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. “Arts Encore” features Helmut Rilling, 9 pm, CTV 22 & 29. “The Healing Connection” features “Journey of the Soul, Healing, Finding Vision,” Ruthann and Louis Carosio, 7 pm, CTV 22 & 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike 6 miles, Cooks Ridge. See YMCA board for details. PERFORMANCE Davy Rothbart and Friends music and “found” items book collection and book of short stories reading, 9 pm, Sam Bond’s Garage. $3-$5 ss. MUSIC Flamethrower, Vagiant UK, Activator, 10 pm, John Henry’s. $4. Tim McLaughlin’s 11 Eyes CD release party, 9:30 pm, Luna. $5. Canoofle, 9:30 pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. Rock ‘n’ Roll Soldiers, Softcore, The Lovers, The Big Venus, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $5. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” features “Getting From Here to There,” Jim Croteau, Steve Gordon, 9 am and 9 pm, KRVM, 1280 AM. P R E S E N TAT I O N “Planning Effective Meetings: We Have to Stop Meeting Like This,” Roseburg Chamber of Commerce pre- sentation, 1 to 4 pm. For informa- tion call 672- 2648 ext. 22. $20. Farmers Market features produce, plants and flowers from more than 40 local growers, across from the Park Blocks, 10 am to 5 pm Saturdays. FREE. GATHERINGS Saturday Market features more than 150 local artisans, international food court and live music, 10 am to 5 pm Saturdays, Park Blocks. Shaina Levy plays at 10 am; Walker T. at 11; Bill and Rita Smith at noon; Glenn Falkenberg at 1 pm; Something Else at 2 and The Divers play at 3:30 pm. FREE. 1st Annual Biker Bash BBQ, noon, Spirits, Spfd. $10 adv., $12 dos. Anniversary Party for Stargate fea- tures open mic, dance party w/Cosmos and Raging Family, as well as performance by the Prem Ensemble, 7:11 pm, The Center, 439 W. 2nd Ave. International Free “Free” Day fea- tures speeches, a march, music, sign-making, games and more to protest the imprisonment of Jeffery Luers, noon, Scobert Park, 4th Ave. and Blair St. FREE. KIDSTUFF Children’s storytime, 11 am, Borders Books. FREE. “Kites” features hands-on science event building kites, noon to 4 pm today and tomorrow, The Science Factory. Free with admission to Science Sleuths exhibit. Family music time, 10:15 am, Downtown and Bethel branch libraries. FREE. Saturday storytime, 10 am, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE. MUSIC Lisa Germano, Sid Hillman, Mood Area 52, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 dos. “The Micro Show” features a show of bands who each play for 60 seconds or less, including Chevron, Wasted Lates, Sloppy Seconds and many, many others, 7:30 pm, My House. FREE. Toad in the Hole, 10 pm, Max’s Tavern. FREE. Walker T. Ryan sings Woodie Guthrie and Leadbelly songs, 2 pm, Tsunami Books. don. Caliente, 9:30 pm, Wild Duck. $12. Robb, Price and Miller, 9 pm, Luna. $7. ON THE AIR “EugeneXchange” features “Brice Creek Falls, Design Falls, Great Gardens and more,” Bill SPIRITUAL Prayer for Peace circles con- tinues. See Thursday, June 12. THEATER Crimes of the Heart, 8 pm tonight, tomor- row and June 20, 21, 27 and 28, and at 2:30 pm June 15 and 22, Cottage Theatre, Cottage Grove. $11 adv., $12 dos. How I Learned to Drive continues. See Thursday, June 12. One Shoe Off contin- ues. See Thursday, June 12. 3rd Annual UO Student Film and Video Festival, 7 pm, 100 Willamette, UO. $1 sugg. don. KIDSTUFF Playgroup for moms and newborns to two year olds, 10 am, Bambini. FREE. Preschool storytime, 10:30 am, Bethel Library. FREE. “Blast into Summer!” sleepover fea- tures overnight celebration with trea- sure hunts, pajama contests and more for ages 6-11, 7:15 pm to 9 am, The Science Factory. Pre-register at 682-7888. $45. LECTURE “Talking Stones of Whilamut Natural Area,” Esther Stutzman, 1:30 pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, Spfd. FREE. LISA GERMANO PLAYS AT THE WOW HALL. SEE SATURDAY CALENDAR.
