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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (July 24, 2003)
24 THEATER Hair, 8 pm tonight and tomorrow, Actors Cabaret. $15 res., $10 gen., $29.95 for dinner and show. GATHERINGS ARTS/VISUAL An opening for Art About Music, work by Ellen Gabehart, Craig Lasha and Robert Prokop, and The Tamkin Collection, work by Maude I. Kerns, 6 pm, Maude Kerns Art Center. $3 sugg. don. HIV counseling and testing, 9 to 11:15 am Thursdays, 135 E. 6th Ave. $15. Home Builders Association of Lane Co. 2003 Tour of Homes, 6 to 9 pm today and tomorrow and from noon to 6 pm July 26 and 27. Information and schedules are available at the Eugene and Springfield Chambers of Commerce. KIDSTUFF “Peewee Playground” for ages 3-5 features singing, stories, crafts, active games and more, 9 am to noon Mondays through Thursdays through Aug. 14, Eastgate Woodlands and Thurston Park, Spfd. Children must be toilet trained and with parent/caregiver. 736-4544. FREE. “Silly Stories & Twisted Tales,” 11:30 am today, tomorrow and July 26, Impact! Arts, 2520 Harris St. 431-1177. $2 sugg. don. “Actors in Action,” 10:30 am Sheldon, 1 pm Bethel and 3:30 pm Downtown branch libraries. FREE. “Camp Read-it!” for 4th, 5th and 6th graders, 1 to 3 pm, Springfield Library. FREE. Baby storytime, 10:15 am, Downtown Library. FREE. LECTURE “All About Coins and Coin Collecting,” 1:30 pm, Willamalane Sr. Adult Activity Cntr., Spfd. FREE. calendar Sunrise 5:53 am; Sunset 8:44 pm Av High 83; Av Low 51 F R I D A Y Meridian Farmers Market, noon to 5 pm Thursdays, 18th Ave. and Willamette St. FREE. 14 JULY 24, 2003 25 SPIRITUAL Prayer for Peace circles continue. See Thursday, July 24. T H U R S DAY Sunrise 5:52 am; Sunset 8:45 pm Av High 83; Av Low 51 BENEFITS Locks of Love hair drive, Fridays and Tuesdays through June, 20 W. 17th Ave. 870-0388. don. JAPANESE OBON AND TAIKO DRUMMING FESTIVAL, ALTON BAKER PARK. SEE SATURDAY. LITERARY ARTS A celebra- tion for Best Essays NW, work from Oregon Quarterly Magazine features appearances by Robin Cody, Lauren Kessler, Bobbie Willis and others, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE. Jim Brown reads, 6 pm, Luna. FREE. Reflective Readers discusses Atonement by Ian McEwan, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE. “Discover Oregon’s Overlooked Wilderness Gems” Oregon Wild Forest Coalition’s Wilderness Week features hikes, celebrations and cam- pouts today through July 27. For schedule go to www.oregonwild.org Petersen Park. FREE. The Ovulators, 9 pm, Sam Bond’s Garage. $3. GEARS rides 40 miles, Four Hills. Meet at 9 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. The Jazz Mandolin Project, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $12 adv., $14 dos. SPIRITUAL Eugene peace cir- cle, noon Thursdays, Suite 306, 474 Willamette St. 684-3850. FREE. Accordions Anonymous, 6 pm, Coiner Park, Cottage Grove. FREE. ON THE AIR “New Dimensions” features “Making Friends With Death,” Jane Gignoux, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides, noon Monday through Friday, Bike Friday. 687-0487. FREE. “The Relay For Life” benefit for the American Cancer Society today and tomorrow features Bill Willie Bluz, Don Latarski, 1:30; Deb Cleveland, 3 pm; Red Pajamas, 4:30 pm; Wheel of Meat, 6 pm; The Valley Boys, 7 pm today, LCC track, main campus. don. Balm in Gilead continues. See Thursday, July 24. 26 S AT U R D AY Sunrise 5:54 am; Sunset 8:43 pm Av High 83; Av Low 52 ARTS/VISUAL A summer stu- dio sale and show of ceramics by Faye Nakamura, 10 am to 4 pm, 2695 University St. FREE. VICTORIA WILLIAMS PLAYS THE WOW HALL. SEE THURSDAY, JULY 31. Obsidians hike 6 miles, Gwynn Creek. See YMCA board for details. $3-$4 sugg. don. Introduction to sea kayaking, 7:30 pm today and at 9 am July 26, Outdoor Program, EMU, UO. $20. MUSIC The Valley Boys, 6:30 pm, Wilderness Week continues. See Thursday, July 24. Prayer for Peace circles, noon Monday through Friday, Unity of the Valley. FREE. THEATER Balm in Gilead, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow, July 26, 31 and Aug. 1 and 2, Lord Leebrick Theatre. $10. BALM IN GILEAD PLAYS AT LORD LEEBRICK THEATRE. SEE THURSDAY, JULY 24. FESTIVAL Toledo Summer Festival features fireworks, logging show, carnival, dances and a parade, today through July 27, Memorial Fields, Toledo. For information go to www.visittoledooregon.com BENEFIT “The Relay For Life” benefit for the American Cancer Society features Ben Powell, 8:30 am; Island Jammin’, 9:30 am; The Cheeseburgers at 10:50 am, LCC track, main campus. don. GATHERINGS Blackberry Jam Pow Wow features music, a fishing derby, a parade, an exhibition of arc- tic winter games, contests, a pow wow, exhibition dancing, drumming, storytelling, Indian crafts and food, as well as pow wow grand entries, today through July 27, Lowell. For informa- tion call 687-3489. FREE. COMEDY ComedySportz, 8 pm, “The Singletarians” meeting, 7:30 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church of Eugene. $2 don. Lane Co. 2003 Tour of Homes con- tinues. See Thursday, July 24. KIDSTUFF Playgroup for moms and newborns to 2-year-olds, 10 am, Bambini. FREE. “Flying Machines” features hands-on building and flying of crazy creations, noon to 4 pm today and tomorrow, The Science Factory. Free with admis- sion to Science Sleuths exhibit. “Explore Bugs!”, 10:30 am, Bethel Library. FREE. “Silly Stories & Twisted Tales” contin- ues. See Thursday, July 24. LITERARY ARTS A benefit for the Eugene Poetry Slam Team’s August travel to the National Competition in Chicago features a poetry slam with the slammers trying out their new licks, 9:30, John Henry’s. $3-$10 ss. MUSIC Satin Love Orchestra, 6:30 pm, Island Park, Spfd. FREE. Culture, 9 pm, The Annex. $16 adv., $18 dos. Mood Area 52, Scrambled Eggs, 9:30 pm, Sam Bond’s Garage. $5. West Coast Rhythm Kings, 9 pm, Vet’s Club Ballroom. $6 adv., $8 dos. Jaya Lakshmi, Deva Privo, Gypsy Moon, 8:30 pm, Agate Hall, UO. $12. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, July 24. The ComedySportz Theatre, 10th Ave. and Oak St. 517-9996. $8, $7 with a can of food for FOOD for Lane Co. FESTIVALS Japanese Obon and Taiko Drumming Festival fea- tures Japanese dancing, Taiko drum- ming, audience participation, crafts, food, children’s activities and more, 5 to 9 pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Toledo Summer Festival continues. See Friday. GATHERINGS A “War on Boredom” closing multimedia event for My House features a multi-media event with music, film, art, zin read- ings, slide shows, crafts, poetry, food, four square and more, 3 to 11 pm, Washington/Jefferson Park. FREE. Saturday Market features more than 150 local artisans, internation- al food court and live music, 10 am to 5 pm Saturdays, Park Blocks. Richard Crandall plays at 10 am; Invincible Vincent at 11; Eugene Slam Team at noon; Tony Kaltenberg at 1 pm; Laura Kemp with Roy Brewer at 2 and the Olem Alves Band plays at 3:30 pm. FREE. Eugene swap meet and auto display, 8 am to 3 pm, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. $3. Cascadia Forest Goods warehouse sale features figured maple, chinkapin, walnut, decking, siding, paneling, fenc- ing and more from sustainably man- aged forests and recycled wood, 9 am to 3 pm Saturdays, 4446 Franklin Blvd., Glenwood. 485-4477. FREE. Southtowne Shoppes Farmers Market, Saturdays 9 am to 3 pm, and Tuesdays 11 am to 3 pm, 28th Ave. and Oak St. FREE. Farmers Market features produce, plants and flowers from more than 40 local growers, 9 am to 4 pm Saturdays and from 10 am to 3 pm Tuesdays, 8th Ave. and Oak St. FREE. “Stray Cat Showcase” adoption event features adorable felines of all
