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T H U R S DAY
Sunrise 7:43 am; Sunset 4:36 pm
Av High 45; Av Low 33
BENEFIT “Cool Yule” Christmas
concert, featuring TK Conrad and
Kirstin Nusser, benefits St. John Bosco
House, 5:30 pm, Cozmic Pizza. don.
GATHERINGS 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.
KIDSTUFF Music fun with Rich
Glauber, 10 am, BabyCakes. don.
Baby Storytime for ages 3 to 6, 10:15
am, Harry Potter Club, 3:30 pm,
Downtown Library. FREE.
Preschool Storytime, 10:30 am, Bethel
and Sheldon Branch Libraries. FREE.
MUSIC
SHOcase presents
Carmen, Eugene Opera preview, 12:15
pm, Hult Center Lobby. FREE.
ON THE AIR “The Healing
Connection,” 7 pm Thursdays, CTV-
22 & 29.
“New Dimensions” features “Peace
and the Power of One,” Sharif
Abdullah, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM.
“The Jefferson Exchange” features
one pastor’s approach to addressing
responsible sexual behavior, Rev.
Greg Flint, 8 am, 8 pm weekdays,
KRVM, 1280 AM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
One-hour fast bike rides, noon
Monday through Friday, Bike Friday.
687-0487. FREE.
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SPIRITUAL
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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 Shepherd’s Play, 7
pm, Eugene Waldorf School. 683-
6951. FREE.
“A Celtic Christmas,” featuring A
Child’s Christmas in Wales with sto-
rytelling and music, 9:30 pm tonight,
Dec. 22 and Dec. 23, 3 pm tomorrow
and Dec. 20, Café Soriah. 342-4410
for reservations. $10.
A Christmas Carol, 8 pm tonight,
tomorrow and Dec. 20, Lord Leebrick
Theatre. $8-$12.
Jane Eyre, the Musical Classic, 8 pm
tonight, tomorrow Dec. 20, Cottage
Theatre, Cottage Grove. 942-7414.
$12-$14.
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F R I D A Y
Sunrise 7:44 am; Sunset 4:36 pm
Av High 45; Av Low 33
ARTS/VISUAL
Eugene
Wellness Center art sale features hand-
made porcelain art, jewelry and knit
scarves, 4 pm to 7 pm today and 11 am
to 4 pm tomorrow, 1405 Mill St. FREE.
COMEDY ComedySportz fea-
tures Tag Team Improv, the Hult
Center Fielders take on the River
Road Warriors, 8 pm, 1030 Oak St.
517-9996. $6-$8, $1 off w/can of food.
DANCE The Nutcracker features
Eugene Ballet Company with dancers
from around Oregon, the Eugene
Opera Orchestra and the Nutcracker
Children’s Chorus, 8 pm tonight, 2:30
pm and 8 pm tomorrow, and 2:30 pm
and 7 pm Dec. 21, Hult Center Silva
Concert Hall. 682-5000. $12-$42.
Middle Eastern Dance Guild of
Eugene, featuring Kendra, 8:30 pm,
Café Paradiso. $4.
GATHERINGS Raw foods feast,
6 pm, 324 W. 38th Ave. 334-6657.
Free with raw food item.
Christmas Party featuring Bobby Six
Crows and the Riggin’ Warriors, 9 pm,
Mulligan’s. 484-1727 for ticket prices.
The Museum of Natural History’s
Winter Solstice Celebration features
guest speakers, winter greens, warm
cider and more, 5 pm, UO Knight Law
Center. 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
“Solstice
Celebration” features experiments
and crafts to celebrate the season,
noon to 4 pm today and tomorrow,
The Science Factory. $4 exhibit hall or
planetarium, $7 exhibits and plane-
tarium. www.thesciencefactory.org.
Mom and Baby Play Group, 10 am,
Bambini. FREE.
Pre-school Storytime, for ages 3 to 6,
10:30 am, Bethel Branch Library. FREE.
MUSIC Misty River, 7 pm, St. Mary’s
Episcopal Church. 344-7433. $5-$10.
Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, 7:30 pm, The
Shedd. 687-6526. $10.50-$23.50.
Experience, 8 pm, 1030 Oak St. 517-
9996. $6-$8, $1 off w/can of food.
MUSIC Megan Slankard, Jim
Brunberg, 8 pm, Cafe Paradiso. $6-$8 ss.
ON THE AIR “The Jefferson
Exchange,” 8 am, 8 pm weekdays,
KRVM, 1280 AM.
DANCE
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
One-hour fast bike rides continue.
See Thursday, Dec. 18.
SCIENCE “Into the Woods” exhib-
it celebrates great explorer and plant
collector David Douglas with tree and
plant identification, kids’ tent camping
and wildlife study, noon to 4 pm Fridays
and Saturdays, The Science Factory.
$4. www.thesciencefactory.org.
SPIRITUAL Prayer for Peace cir-
cles continue. See Thursday, Dec. 18.
Lecture, meditation, and dance into
enlightenment, Trinity Healings,
Energy Baptisms, 7 pm Fridays. Call
344-0458 for location. don.
THEATER A Christmas Carol
continues. See Thursday, Dec. 18.
“A Celtic Christmas” continues. See
Thursday, Dec. 18.
Chocolat: Nutcracker
Favorites and Other Dances for the
Holidays featuring Ballet Fantastique
dancers, 2 pm and 5 pm, Ballet
Fantastique, 10th Avenue and Oak
Street. 342-4611. $3.
The Nutcracker continues. See
Friday.
GATHERINGS Hands-on, per-
sonal experience with pure, therapeu-
tic-grade essential oils, 10 am, Eugene
Wellness Center. 484-9809. don.
Winter Solstice Goddess Celebration
features open mic, ritual, spiral dance
and door prizes, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall.
$2-$10 ss.
Holiday Farmers Market, 10 am to 6 pm,
Lane Events Center Auditorium. FREE.
Gay tennis group, noon Saturdays
and Sundays. 687-9689. FREE.
PRESENTATION “Introduc-
tion a la Internet,” 10 am, “Busqueda
de trabajo en la Internet,” 11 am,
Downtown Library. FREE.
SCIENCE
“Into the Woods”
exhibit continues. See Friday.
“Signs in the Sky” planetarium show,
2 pm Saturdays, The Science Factory.
$4. www.thesciencefactory.org.
SPIRITUAL Kirtan, Spiritual
Talks, Bhakti Yoga, Vegetarian Feast,
5 pm Saturdays, 741 Lincoln St. 434-
1008. FREE.
THEATER MAME continues. See
Thursday, Dec. 18.
BALLET FANTASTIQUE
PRESENTS CHOCOLAT.
SEE SATURDAY.
What the Butler Saw, 8 pm tonight
and tomorrow, ACE Annex. 683-
4368. $10-$12.
Jane Eyre, the Musical Classic con-
tinues. See Thursday, Dec. 18.
MAME, 8 pm tonight and tomorrow,
ACE Annex. 683-4368. $10-$12.
WORKSHOP Breton dance
workshop with Tamm Kreiz and Ray
Price, no dance experience needed, 8
pm, Agate Hall, UO. $3.
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S AT U R D AY
Sunrise 7:44 am; Sunset 4:36 pm
Av High 45; Av Low 33
ARTS/VISUAL
Eugene
Wellness Center art sale continues.
See Friday.
Mitzi Linn’s Studio and Holiday Sale
features colorful artwork and unique
gifts, 10 am to 5 pm today and tomor-
row, 1333 Oakpatch Road, #47. FREE.
Aurora Glass Seconds Sale and glass-
blowing demonstrations, 10 am to 4 pm,
2345 W. Broadway. 681-3260. FREE.
BENEFIT Pottery Sale featuring
work by Kenneth Standhardt benefits
the Domestic Violence Assistance
Program, 9 am to 4 pm, 620 Elwood
Drive. 342-4646. FREE.
COMEDY ComedySportz fea-
tures Tag Team Improv, the Glenwood
Chucks face the Hendricks
JELLY MOON PLAYS THE HOLIDAY MARKET. SEE MONDAY.
Saturday Market’s Holiday Market
features 400 artisans, locally hand-
crafted items, international food
court and live entertainment. Rusty
Holesome & Happy Chaps plays
10:30 am, Eugene Recorder
Ensemble plays 11:30 am, Jill Cohn
plays 12:30 pm, Sweet River plays
1:45 pm, Hot Club Sandwich plays
3:15 pm, Walker T & The Delta Mystics
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,
McMenamin’s North Bank, 22
Country Club Road. FREE.
KIDSTUFF “Solstice Tales for
Children of All ages,” storytelling cel-
ebration, 11 am, Fooslcap Books. 681-
9212. $2 sugg. don.
“Action Night” features fun with gym-
nastics, 5 pm to 9 pm, Gymnastics
Northwest. 688-4052. $12.
“Solstice Celebration” continues. See
Friday.
Children’s storytime, 11 am Saturdays,
Borders Books. FREE.
Saturday storytime, 10 am, Barnes
and Noble Books. FREE.
Family Music Time, 10:15 am, Bethel
Branch and Downtown Libraries. FREE.
“Project Beansprout,” featuring gift-
making using recycled materials, for
parents and kids 2 and up, noon to 2
pm, MECCA. 302-1810 ext. 3. $4.
Jane Eyre, the Musical Classic con-
tinues. See Thursday, Dec. 18.
“A Celtic Christmas” continues. See
Thursday, Dec. 18.
A Christmas Carol continues. See
Thursday, Dec. 18.
What the Butler Saw continues. See
Friday.
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S U N DAY
Sunrise 7:45 am; Sunset 4:37 pm
Av High 45; Av Low 33
ARTS/VISUAL Mitzi Linn’s
Studio and Holiday Sale continues.
See Saturday.
DANCE The Nutcracker contin-
ues. See Friday.
GATHERINGS
Saturday
Market’s Holiday Market features 400
artisans, locally handcrafted items,
international food court and live
entertainment. Jam Jamboree plays
10:30 am, Geoffrey Mays and Chad
Krebs play 11:30 am, Chip Cohen and
Kenny Sokoloff play 12:30 pm, Brass
Aspirations plays 1:45 pm, Shelly
James Musicbox plays 3:15 pm, Bayou
Cadillac plays 4:45 pm, Lane County
Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. FREE.
Holiday Farmer’s Market continues.
See Saturday.