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THURSDAY
Sunrise 6 am; Sunset 8:38 pm
Av High 83; Av Low 52
GATHERINGS
Meridian
Farmers Market, noon to 5 pm
Thursdays, 18th Ave. and Willamette
St. FREE.
HIV counseling and testing, 9 to 11:15
am Thursdays, 135 E. 6th Ave. $15.
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.
J. and the Beanstalk Mad Duckling
performance, 11 am Tuesdays
through Saturdays today through
Aug. 9, Robinson Theatre lawn,
Villard, UO. $4.
“Comedy Jam” by students grades 7-
12, 11:30 am today, tomorrow and Aug.
2, 7, 8 and 9, 2520 Harris St. $2 sugg.
don.
“Discover! Rhythm!,” 10:30 am,
Sheldon Library. FREE.
Baby storytime, 10:15 am, Downtown
Library. FREE.
“Kids’s Flea Market” for ages 17 and
younger, 11 am, Springfield Library.
FREE.
LECTURE Sean Tanner on
“Renewed Human Rights Abuses in
Guatemala,” 7 pm, First United
Methodist Church. 485-8633. FREE.
LITERARY
ARTS
calendar
Elaine
Knighton reads, 7 pm, Barnes and
Noble. FREE.
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“Poetry Lives” with Scott Lubbock
and Michael Hanner, hosted by
Charles Thielman, with music by
Steve Mookli and Bin Daas following,
7 pm, Cozmic Pizza at The Strand.
FREE.
MUSIC Shelley James Musicbox,
6:30 pm, Sheldon Community Center
and Park. FREE.
Victoria Williams, Mark Olson and
The Creekdippers, 7:30 pm, Josh
Martinez & Sleep are Chicharones, 10
pm, WOW Hall. $10 for Williams, $8
for Martinez.
FreeWillinSoul, 9 pm, Cozmic Pizza at
The Strand. $4.
Bruce Cockburn, 9 pm, McDonald
Theatre. $23.50-$28.
ON THE AIR “New
Dimensions” fea-
tures
“The Monticello Dialogues, Part 4”,
William McDonough, 6:30 pm, KLCC,
89.7 FM.
“Arts Journal” features Deb
Cleveland Band, 6 pm, CTV Cable 22
& 29. Re-airs Aug. 2nd at 9 pm.
“On the Exchange” features chal-
lenges to civil rights under the U.S.
Patriot Act with Hope Marston, 8 am,
KRVM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
One-hour fast bike rides, noon
Monday through Friday, Bike Friday.
687-0487. FREE.
Eugene Emeralds play the Everett
AquaSox, 7:05 pm today and tomor-
row, Civic Stadium. $8 box., $5 gen.,
$4 sr., stu.
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 Balm in Gilead, 8 pm
tonight, tomorrow and Aug. 2, Lord
Leebrick Theatre. $10.
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FRIDAY
Sunrise 6:01 am; Sunset 8:36 pm
Av High 83; Av Low 52
ARTS/VISUAL First Friday
ArtWalk begins at 5:30 pm at
Imagination Gallery, 488 Willamette
St., with the works of Leslie Hansen,
Ken Scott and Robert Ellert. Next is
The Jacob’s Gallery with drawings by
Clint Brown. White Lotus Gallery fea-
tures etching by Barry Cleavin, and
Perugino presents Carpet Diem, The
Silk Road Traditions with Tibetan
weaver Yogini Jangchub Palmo. New
Zone Art Collective presents Dance
as Art! and Circle of Hands features
Claudia “Cloud” Gray’s paintings.
Each stop on the walk lasts approxi-
mately 20 minutes. FREE.
Mitzi Linn’s studio sale featuring Day
of the Dead works today and tomor-
row, 10 am, 4942 W. Amazon Drive.
485-8725. FREE.
5:30 pm art openings include Colors
of the Heart, watercolors by Carol
Burtis, at LaFollette Gallery, work by
Nemo at WOW Hall Gallery, a
Vietnamese group show at the new
Saigon Restaurant; 7 pm openings
include Hazelnut, work by Melissa A.
Emerson, at Feinstein’s Museum of
Unfine Art and Records. FREE.
Meet Lilli An and Marvin Rosenburg,
the artists of the Eugene library’s
Children’s Courtyard 1 pm, Bascom-
Tykeson Room, Eugene Public
Library. FREE.
Artist reception for Claudia “Cloud”
Gray’s “Visions of Oregon,” 5:30 pm,
Circle of Hands. FREE.
Way of Life” community bike festival
with 25 mile bike ride at 8:30 am,
Family Ride at 9:30 am, vendor dis-
plays, raffles, kid’s activities and
more, Alton Baker Park. FREE.
Cottage Grove Western Oregon
Exposition Fair continues. See Friday.
BENEFITS Debbie Diedrich plays
music to benefit Davie and Lynn
Untz, 8 pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal
Church. 343-9253. $5-$10.
GATHERINGS
DANCE Dance as Art!, perfor-
mances of tango, modern, tap, ballet
and more, 7:30 pm, The Tango Center,
194 W. Broadway. FREE.
Saturday Market features more than
150 local artisans, international food
court and live music with Mike Dana
at 10 am, Joe Ross at 11 am, Dan
Jones at 12 pm, Yo Hi Brothers at 1
pm, Dr. Dan and the Finnacats at 2
pm, Sun Bossa
Sextet at 3:30pm.
10 am to 5 pm
Saturdays, Park
Blocks. FREE.
FESTIVAL
Cottage Grove
Western Oregon Exposition Fair
(W.O.E.) has games, food court and
live entertainment, 10 am, W.O.E.
Fairgrounds by the Speedway, today,
tomorrow and Aug. 3rd. Free with a
Bi-Mart card.
GATHERINGS Luminaria mak-
ing with Jeff Lake & Tamara Crafts as
part
of
the
Hiroshima
Commemoration activities, 6 pm,
Theo’s & Cozmic Pizza at The Strand.
345-0560. FREE.
Hearing screening, 1 pm, Willamalane
Adult Activity Center. Call 736-4444
for apt. FREE.
Four Winds Closing Circle and potluck
to celebrate its move, 7:15 pm, Four
Winds Yoga Center. FREE.
KIDSTUFF Playgroup for moms
and newborns to 2-year-olds, 10 am,
Bambini. FREE.
“Junkyard Inventions” features turn-
ing old “junk” into awesome inven-
tions, noon to 4 pm today and tomor-
row, The Science Factory. Free with
admission to Science Sleuths exhibit.
www.sciencefactory.org
Lively Organic
Farm wine tasting, noon to 4 pm,
Chateau Loraine Vineyard. 461-2737.
Admission is free.
16th-18th century dance music by
Emerald Early Music Ensemble, 2 pm,
the Atrium. FREE.
John Stowell, Paul Orbell, 8:30 pm,
Luna. $7.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
“Tai Chi in the Park,” 9 am Saturdays,
17th Ave. and Charnelton St. 345-
0988. don.
Obsidians hike 14 miles, Collier Cone
& Four-in-one Cone via Scott Trail.
See YMCA board for details. $3-$4
sugg. don.
Annual Iron Mountain Weed Pull, 8
am, Sweet Home Ranger District
office. Call (541)367-9215 to sign up.
FREE.
Cascadia Forest
Goods warehouse
sale features fig-
ured
maple,
chinkapin, walnut,
decking, siding,
paneling, fencing
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.
LECTURE
PREMIERE OF VIETNAMESE ART SPONSORED
BY EUGENE PAINTERS MIKE CLARK AND HOA-
Farmers Market
LAN TRAN AT SAIGON RESTAURANT, 1461 E.
features produce,
19TH AVE. SEE FRIDAY.
plants and flowers
from more than 40
National Croquet Day, 10 am, The
local growers, 9 am to 4 pm
Nines at River Ridge golf course. For
Saturdays and from 10 am to 3 pm
information call 334-7587.
Tuesdays, 8th Ave. and Oak St. FREE.
“Cougar Reservoir Bull Trout
Growers Market features fresh grown
Project” nature talk with Mark Wade,
local produce/fruit, artisans and
8:30 pm, Paradise Amphitheater.
crafters displaying wares, entertain-
(541)822-3381. FREE.
ment and more, main park, 9 am to 3
MUSIC Red Pajamas, Gordon
Caswell, 7 pm, Cozmic Pizza at The
Strand. FREE.
Veneta Saturday market features
produce, crafts and festivities, 10 am
to 5 pm Saturdays, Veneta. 935-
2268. FREE.
Surrounded by Ninjas, Eleven Eyes,
9:30 pm, Wild Duck. $6.
Lesbian Social Group, 5 pm, Roaring
Rapids Pizza Co. FREE.
Laura Kemp, Mare Wakefield, and TR
Kelly 9 pm, Sam Bond’s Garage. $6.
Irish Ceili and potluck with live music,
4 pm, Monroe Park (at Broadway and
Monroe). FREE.
Teen Talent Show highlights, 7 pm,
Bascom-Tykeson Room at the
Eugene Public Library. FREE.
“Discover Rhythm!” with Jill Sager,
10:30 am, Bethel Branch Library.
FREE.
“Comedy Jam” continues. See
Thursday, July 31.
J. and the Beanstalk continues. See
Thursday, July 31.
“Spotlight on
Palestine” with video and discussion,
noon, 1236 Kincaid. 344-0483. FREE.
The Ovulators, The Jolenes, High on
Peeps, Alexis Stevens, 10 pm, John
Henry’s. $3.
ON THE AIR Arts Journal with
Deb Cleveland Band re-airs. See
Thursday, July 31.
“On the Exchange” features “Energy,
Economy, Health Care, Taxes and
More” with Peter DeFazio, 8 am,
KRVM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
One-hour fast bike rides continue.
See Thursday, July 31.
Eugene Emeralds play the Everett
Aquasox. See Thursday, July 31.
Prayer for Peace circles continue.
See Thursday, July 31.
THEATER Balm in Gilead contin-
ues. See Thursday, July 31.
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SATURDAY
Sunrise 6:02 am; Sunset 8:35 pm
Av High 83; Av Low 52
ARTS/VISUAL Faux finish
workshop, 10 am, ArtTrek, 990
Garfield St. 431-4444. FREE.
JOHN PIZZARELLI, IN
PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ,
SILVA, HULT. SEE
THURSDAY, AUG. 7.
FESTIVALS “Ride for a Better
COMEDY ComedySportz, 8
pm, The ComedySportz Theatre,
10th Ave. and Oak St. 517-9996.
$8, $7 with a can of food for FOOD
for Lane Co.
pm, Cottage Grove. FREE.
KIDSTUFF Children’s storytime,
11 am, Borders Books. FREE.
Saturday storytime, 10 am, Barnes
and Noble Books. FREE.
Family Music Time, 10:15 am,
Downtown Library and Bethel
Branch. FREE.
Horas de Cuentos y Musica para toda
la Familia! storytime in Spanish, 2 pm,
Eugene Public Library. FREE.
J. and the Beanstalk continues. See
Thursday, July 31.
“Comedy Jam” continues. See
Thursday, July 31.
“Junkyard Inventions” continues. See
Friday.
LITERARY Booksigning with
Kate Wilhelm, 1 pm, Tsunami Books.
FREE.
“Picky about Perennials” with author
Merianne Binetti features questions,
refreshments, drawings and music,
10 am, Borders Bookstore. FREE.
MUSIC
Eugene Sacred Harp
Singers potluck and singing, 9:30 am,
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
346-1851. don.
The Courtesy Clerks, Monkee
Torture, Richard Hedders, The
Anxieties, 10 pm, Wetlands. $4.
Floater, Deflower, 8 pm, WOW Hall.
$10.
“Wildlife, Water & Geology” nature
walk, 1 pm, Coldwater Creek
Campground at Clear Lake. (541)
822-3381. FREE.
SPIRITUAL Tibetan Buddhist
meditation with Tenzin La Gurmey, 9
am Saturdays and 6:30 pm
Wednesdays. For information call
554-9696. $2-$5 ss.
Meditation seminars, 2 pm at Unity of
the Valley today, 1:30 pm at the
Eugene Public Library Aug. 3, and 7
pm at the Cottage Grove Community
Center Aug. 5th. (541) 495-5310.
FREE.
THEATER Two Gentlemen of
Verona by Free Shakespeare in the
Park, today and tomorrow, pre-show
for kids at 5 pm, show at 6 pm,
Amazon Park. FREE.
Balm in Gilead continues. See
Thursday, July 31.
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SUNDAY
Sunrise 6:03 am; Sunset 8:34 pm
Av High 83; Av Low 52
ARTS/VISUAL
Maude’s
Birthday Fete, with cake and more, 2
pm, Maude Kerns Art Center. $3
sugg. don.
FESTIVAL
Cottage Grove
Western Oregon Exposition Fair con-
tinues. See Friday.
FILM Siberian Smiles follows a
team of Eugene dentists through
Siberia, 7:30 pm, McDonald Theatre.
$8.
GATHERINGS “Strategies to
prevent demolition and redevelop-
ment in Moss/Villard/Columbia
neighborhood,” 7 pm Sundays, 13th
and Alder Starbucks. FREE.