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“New Dimensions” features “Waking Up to Freedom,” Eli Jaxon-Bear, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. Useful Pots and More Fall 2003 Studio Sale, 10 am to 4 pm today and tomorrow, 2620 W. 22nd Ave. FREE. Maryana Vollstedf signs her books, noon to 5 pm, 1258 Bay St., Florence. FREE. “The Jefferson Exchange,” 8 am, 8 pm weekdays, KRVM, 1280 AM. Paste paper art workshop, 6 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. T H U R S DAY OUTDOORS/RECREATION BENEFITS Cascadia Wildlands Project Holiday Auction Benefit, 6:30 pm, Agate Hall, UO. 434-1463. $10 adv., $15 dos. MUSIC Lane Jazz Festival, featuring jazz trumpet legend Bobby Shew, 7:30 pm, LCC Performance Hall. $9-$12. GATHERINGS West University PRESENTATION 4 Sunrise 7:31am; Sunset 4:35 pm Av High 47; Av Low 35 Neighborhood Association meeting, 6 pm, Indigo District. FREE. Springfield Museum annual holiday open house, 5 pm to 8 pm, Springfield Museum, Spfd. FREE. HIV counseling and testing, 9 to 11:15 am Thursdays, 135 E. 6th Ave. $15. Vigorous yoga, 5:45 pm Thursdays, Friends Meetinghouse. $7-$10 ss. Grief Support Group, McKenzie- Willamette Medical Center Willamette Room, 7 pm Thursdays. FREE. Monthly meeting to support Dennis Kucinich for President, 7 pm, Lane County Courthouse Harris Hall. FREE. One-hour fast bike rides, noon Monday through Friday, Bike Friday. 687-0487. FREE. “Recreat- ional Roadless Areas Under Fire,” multimedia presentation highlighting three treasured and threatened road- less areas in Oregon, 7:30 pm, EMU Ben Linder Room, UO. FREE. SPIRITUAL Eugene Peace Circle, noon Thursdays, Suite 306, 474 Willamette St. 684-3850. FREE. Prayer for Peace circles, noon Monday through Friday, Unity of the Valley. FREE. THEATER A Christmas Carol, 8 pm today, tomorrow and Dec. 6, 2 pm Dec. 7, Lord Leebrick Theatre 465- 1506. 8-$12. 5 KIDSTUFF Baby Storytime for ages 3 to 6, 10:15 am and 11 am, Bethel and Sheldon Branch Libraries. FREE. School-age Storytime for ages 7 to 11, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Music fun with Rich Glauber, 10 am, BabyCakes. don. LITERARY ARTS Eugene car- toonist Jan Elliot signs her books, 7 pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. Teri Ciacci speaks on An American Amazon in Paris: Natalie Clifford Barney’s Literary Salons in the 1920s, 4 pm, 330 Hendricks Hall, UO. FREE. Floyd Skloot speaks on In the Shadow of Memory, 7 pm, Knight Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE. Eugene Friends of Jung present James Hollis speaking on The Eden Project, 7 pm, UO Knight Law Center. $5-$8. calendar MUSIC Lane Jazz Festival, featur- 28 DECEMBER 4, 2003 ing jazz trumpet legend Bobby Shew, 7:30 pm, LCC Performance Hall. $5-$8. Tony Furtado & the American Gypsies, 8:30 pm, Wild Duck. $13 adv., $15 dos. Holiday Choral Concert features UO Singers and UO Concert Choir, 8 pm, Beall Concert Hall. $3-$5. SHOcase presents Amahl and the Night Visitors, Eugene Symphony preview, 12:15 pm, Hult Center Lobby. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Healing Connection,” 7 pm Thursdays, CTV- 22 & 29. F R I D A Y Sunrise 7:32 am; Sunset 4:34 pm Av High 47; Av Low 34 ARTS/VISUAL First Friday ArtWalk features a walking tour through downtown’s eclectic array of visual arts, 5:30 pm, meets at DIVA, 110 W. Broadway. FREE. “Collective Voice for World Peace,” Lane County Arts Collective Member Show, noon to 5 pm today, with open- ing reception at 6 pm, show through Dec. 31, 1030 Willamette. FREE. The Bead Stringin’ Mamas exhibi- tion/sale, features local artisan jewel- ry designers and music, 3 pm to 8 pm, Theo’s Coffee House. FREE. Faye Nakamura 23rd Annual Holiday Studio Sale features ceramics, 5 pm to 9 pm tonight and 10 am to 6 pm tomorrow, 2695 University St. FREE. DIVA grand opening, 5 pm to 9 pm, 110 W. Broadway. FREE. Art Careers Show and Sale features handmade gifts and collectibles by students, 4 pm to 7 pm, Hilyard Community Center. FREE. Art Like a Wheel open house, 5 pm, 168 Maple St., Florence. FREE. Empty Bowls Sale and wine tasting, 5 pm to 7 pm today and tomorrow, Waterfront Depot, Florence. FREE. Gallery reception and FOOD for Lane County food drive campaign, featur- ing art by New Zone members, 6 pm to 8 pm, 1 E. Broadway. FREE. COMEDY Eric Idle, 7:30 pm, Hult Center Silva Concert Hall. $35-$39. Hamsa Lila, trance and roots rock, 9 pm, McDonald Theatre Lounge. $8 adv., $10 dos. Kenny Reed, 8 pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5. South Hills String Quartet, 6:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange,” 8 am, 8 pm weekdays, KRVM, 1280 AM. WYMPROV!, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $7. OUTDOORS/RECREATION DANCE UO Dance Department One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Dec. 4. Fall Term Loft Concert, 8 pm, Dougherty Dance Theatre, UO. $3-$5. Balkan folk dance features celebra- tion, music and dance instruction, 8 pm, EMU Fir Room, UO. FREE. SPIRITUAL Prayer for Peace cir- cles continue. See Thursday, Dec. 4. FILM Yellow Submarine, 7 pm, EMU International Lounge, UO. FREE. Lecture, meditation, and dance into enlightenment, Trinity Healings, Energy Baptisms, 7 pm. Call 344- 0458 for location. don. GATHERINGS THEATER MAME, 8 pm today Oregon Ballroom Dance, lessons start at 7:30 pm, dance at 8:30 pm, UO Recreation Center Multi-purpose room. $4-$5. Peace, Justice and Media meeting and party, 7 pm, Grower’s Market. FREE. Benefit for Women’s Space features raffles, refreshments and handmade items for sale, 1 pm to 4 pm, 532 Olive St. FREE. Cinderella on Ice, Toys for Tots Holiday Ice Show, 1 pm and 7 pm, Lane Ice Center. Admission is one store-packaged toy. UO Suzuki Strings scholarship fundraiser performances feature young players ages 4 to teen, 1 pm to 4 pm today and tomorrow, Oakway Center Border’s. FREE. Eugene Symphony Guild Christmas Walk features walking tour of three holiday-decorated homes, 10 am to 5 pm today, 11 am to 4 pm tomorrow, meets at 4534 Altura St. $10 adv., 12 dos. and tomorrow, 2 pm Dec. 7, Actors Cabaret of Eugene. $10-$15. GATHERINGS Introduction to pure, therapeutic grade essential oils, 10 am, Eugene Wellness Center. 484- 9809. FREE. Jane Eyre, the Musical Classic, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and 2:30 pm Dec. Winter Light Faire, 11 am to 4 pm, Eugene Waldorf School. FREE. First Friday Irish Dance features live music and instruction for all ages, 8 pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. $8. Second annual Rustic Furniture stu- dio sale features work by Tim Boyden, 11 am to 5 pm today, tomorrow and Dec. 7, 1568 Fairmount Blvd. FREE. Toastmasters meeting, 6:15 am Fridays, Mr. K’s Restaurant, Coburg Rd. 683-9657. FREE. Progressive Coalition Happytime Friday, 5:30 pm Fridays, Café Paradiso. FREE. KIDSTUFF Elmo Pajamarama features video and snacks, 7 pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. Mom and Baby Play Group, 10 am, Bambini. FREE. “Parents Night Out” features dinner and hands-on science activities for kids ages 6 to 12, 4 pm to 8 pm, The Science Factory. $25. www.science- factory.org Pre-school age story time for ages 3 to 6, 10:30 am, Bethel Branch Library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Louise Bishop speaks on William Caxton’s Mirrour of the World with Thomas Elyot’s Castle of Helthe, noon, 159 PLC, UO. FREE. Local author Jesse Springer book sign- ing, 5:30 pm, The Book Mark. FREE. PRESS TAPES PRESENT “THE MATTER OF FILM” AT DIVA. SEE SUNDAY. 7, Cottage Theatre, Cottage Grove. Call 942-7414 for tickets and prices. A Christmas Carol continues. See Thursday. 6 S AT U R D AY Sunrise 7:33 am; Sunset 4:34 pm Av High 47; Av Low 34 ARTS/VISUAL Fourth Annual Authors and Artists fair features authors, book signing, artists, food, music and more, 7 pm to 10 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Aurora Glass Seconds Sale and glass- blowing demos, 10 am to 4 pm, Aurora Glass. FREE. Ceramics holiday sale, 11 am to 6 pm today and noon to 5 pm tomorrow, 3182 Beech Place. 484-5930. FREE. “Collective Voice for World Peace,” Lane County Arts Collective Member Show continues. See Friday. THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT PLAYS THE KEN KESEY MEMORIAL BENEFIT, MCDONALD THEATRE. SEE WEDNESDAY. BENEFITS Benefit for Anamalie, a rad local womun surviving fibromyalgia, features music from High on Peeps, Takimoto, Terpsichore’s Daughters, d.n.a., and more, 7 pm, Foolscap Books. $3-$5 ss. Empty Bowls Sale and wine tasting continues. See Friday. Second annual Rustic Furniture stu- dio sale continues. See Friday. Holiday open house, 4:30 pm, Periwinkle Station, Florence. FREE. Saturday Market’s Holiday Market features 400 artisans, locally hand- crafted items, international food court and live entertainment Edison School Choir performs 10:30 am, Chip Cohen and Sharon Rogers play 11:30 am, Debra Mathis plays 12:30 pm, Brian Cutean plays 1:45 pm, The Klezmonauts play 3:15 pm, Rob Tobias and Friends plays 4:45 pm, Lane County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. FREE.. Indoor Saturday Market, 9 am to 2 pm Saturdays, The Art of Everything, Cottage Grove. FREE. Lesbian Social Group, 5 pm, McMenamins, North Bank at 22 Country Club Road. FREE. U-Lindy Swing Dance, lesson 7 pm, dance 8 pm, EMU Fir Room, UO. $3- $5. First Annual Healing Sands Holiday Open House and Gift Sale, 1 pm to 5 pm, 37945 Camp Creek Road, Spfd. 747-6900. FREE. Faye Nakamura 23rd Annual Holiday Studio Sale continues. See Friday. KIDSTUFF Children’s storytime, 11 am Saturdays, Borders Books. FREE. Useful Pots and More Fall 2003 Studio Sale continues. See Friday. Saturday storytime, 10 am, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE. Holiday open house features pottery by Tracie Manso, 10 am to 6 pm today and tomorrow, 1815 W. 22nd Ave. FREE. Family Music Time, 10:15 am, Bethel Branch and Downtown Libraries. FREE.
