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T H U R S DAY
Sunrise 7:48 am; Sunset 4:45 pm
Av High 45; Av Low 32
GATHERINGS
Tai Chi New
Year’s Practice and brunch potluck
party, 10 am, EWEB Reservoir. 683-
8626. FREE.
HIV counseling and testing, 9 to 11:15
am Thursdays, 135 E. 6th Ave. $15.
Vigorous yoga, 5:45 pm Thursdays,
Friends Meeting House. $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.
ON THE AIR “The Healing
Connection,” 7 pm Thursdays,
CTV-22 & 29.
“New Dimensions,” 6:30 pm,
KLCC, 89.7 FM.
“The Jefferson Exchange” fea-
tures archive programs, 8 am, 8
pm weekdays, KRVM, 1280 AM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
One-hour fast bike rides, noon
Monday through Friday, Bike
Friday. 687-0487. FREE.
SPIRITUAL
Eugene Peace
Circle, noon Thursdays, Suite 306,
474 Willamette St. 684-3850.
FREE.
calendar
Prayer for Peace circles, noon
Monday through Friday, Unity of the
Valley. FREE.
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F R I D A Y
Sunrise 7:48 am; Sunset 4:46 pm
Av High 45; Av Low 32
ARTS/VISUAL S.L.U.G. Queen
leads the First Friday Artwalk.
First stop is at 5:30 pm at the
Jacobs Gallery, then White Lotus
Gallery, New Zone Art Collective,
Circle of Hands, and concludes at
the Atrium Building. The Jacobs
Gallery, lower level, Hult, presents
artists Jeannette Denicolis Meyer
(fiber) and Ellen Morrow (water-
color). Artists present. White
Lotus Gallery, 767 Willamette St.,
features Mood Indigo: Paintings
by Hong-Wen Sun. New Zone Art
Collective, One East Broadway,
presents The Mystery Show:
Celebrating Mystery of the
Experimental Artist. Featuring
work by Dominic DeFazio and
William Kasper. Artists present.
Circle of Hands, 1030 Willamette
St., presents featured works by
Jaime Dianne Buress, including
paintings in acrylic, stained glass
pieces, unique latch hook rugs,
and mixed-media assemblages.
Artist present. Atrium Building, 99
W. 10th Ave., celebrates the com-
pletion of the Atrium Building’s 1%
for Art Project, a new floor creat-
ed by Eugene artists Alison
McNair and Bill Fairchild. Artists
present.
Opening reception for exhibit of
stained glass, glass jewelry and
mixed media by Jana Cox, Joe
Crisanti and Malori Novak, 7 pm,
Downtown Lounge. Free.
DANCE
First Friday Irish
Community Dance, 8 pm, St.
Mary’s Episcopal Church. $8, ss.
935-3028.
GATHERINGS
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.
Intro to pure, therapeutic grade
essential oils, 10 am, Eugene
Wellness Center. FREE.
KIDSTUFF
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 planetarium. www.sciencefac-
tory.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.
ON THE AIR “The Jefferson
Exchange” features archive pro-
grams, 8 am, 8 pm weekdays,
KRVM, 1280 AM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
One-hour fast bike rides continue.
See Thursday, Dec. 25.
SCIENCE “Into the Woods”
exhibit 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.sciencefactory.org.
SPIRITUAL Prayer for Peace
circles continue. See Thursday,
Dec. 25.
Lecture, meditation, and dance
into
enlightenment,
Trinity
Healings, Energy Baptisms, 7 pm
Fridays. Call 344-0458 for loca-
tion. don.
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S AT U R D AY
Sunrise 7:48 am; Sunset 4:47 pm
Av High 45; Av Low 32
GATHERINGS
Indoor
Saturday Market, 9 am to 2 pm
Saturdays, The Art of Everything,
Cottage Grove. FREE.
KIDSTUFF Experiments and
crafts to celebrate the season,
continues. See Friday.
Children’s Storytime, 11 am
Saturdays, Borders Books. FREE.
CHRIS ROCK ROLLS
THROUGH THE
SCHNITZ ON HIS
BLACK AMBITION
TOUR. SEE JAN. 8,
ON THE ROAD.
Saturday Storytime, 10 am, Barnes
and Noble Books. FREE.
Family Music Time, 10:15 am,
Sheldon Branch and Downtown
Libraries. FREE.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Gay tennis group, noon Saturdays
and Sundays. 687-9689. FREE.
SCIENCE “Into the Woods”
exhibit continues. See Friday.
“Signs in the Sky” planetarium
show, 2 pm Saturdays, The
Science Factory. $4. www.science-
factory.org.
SPIRITUAL Kirtan, Spiritual
Talks, Bhakti Yoga, Vegetarian
Feast, 5 pm Saturdays, 741 Lincoln
St. 434-1008. FREE.
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S U N DAY
Sunrise 7:48 am; Sunset 4:48 pm
Av High 45; Av Low 32
GATHERINGS “Strategies to
prevent demolition and redevelop-
ment in Moss/Villard/Columbia
neighborhood,” 7 pm Sundays,
13th and Alder Starbucks. FREE.
Interfaith dialogues with incarcer-
ated youth, 10:30 am Sundays,
Serbu Juvenile Justice Center. For
information call 344-3080.
ON THE AIR “The Healing
Connection,” 8 pm Sundays, CTV-
22 & 29.
“Anarchy Radio,” John Zerzan, 11
pm Sundays, KWVA, 88.1 FM.
Listener call-in features ((WHAT)),
noon Sundays, KLCC, 89.7 FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Open house tour of Aprovecho
Research Center. Organic gardens,
straw bale dormitory and more.
Call 942-8198 for directions. FREE.
Gay tennis group continues. See
Saturday.
SPIRITUAL Taize service for
healing and wholeness, 7 pm, Unity
of the Valley. 345-9913. FREE.
Tibetan Buddhist meditation with
Tulku Gyurmey Rinpoche, 9 am
Sundays
and
6:30
pm
Wednesdays. For information call
554-9696. $2-$5 ss.
“Dances of Universal Peace,” 7 pm
Sundays, 855 W. 1st Ave. 688-
4134. don.
Rigpa
Tibetan
meditation
evenings feature video teaching
from Sogyal Rinpoche, 7 pm
Sundays, 1405 Mill St. $5 don.
Tibetan Buddhist teachings feature
meditation, chanting and relaxation,
11 am Sundays and 7 pm Wednesdays,
3333 Storey Blvd. FREE.
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M O N DAY
Sunrise 7:48 am; Sunset 4:49 pm
Av High 45; Av Low 32
ARTS/VISUAL
THE TOASTERS PLAY THE WOW HALL WEDNESDAY.
Life Drawing
and Painting, 7:45 pm Mondays, 439
W. 2nd Ave. 302-2727. $5.