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8 Timothy Patrick, 8 pm, Peabody’s, 444 E. Third Ave. FREE. ARTS/VISUAL Beading work- ON THE AIR “The Healing Connection,” 7 pm Thursdays, CTV- 22 & 29. shop with Michelle Dow, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. Pre-register 682- 8316. FREE. DANCE Ala Nar Middle Eastern Music and Bellydance featuring Astryd de Michele and Jamara, 8 pm, Luna, 30 E. Broadway. $5. FILM UO Sociology Winter Film Series runs Thursdays. It kicks off with Bowling for Columbine, 7 pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS Science of Spirituality Reading Group discusses The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, 7 pm, Borders. 686-9468. FREE. Far West Neighbors executive meet- ing, 7 pm, Westmoreland Elementary Library. FREE. West University Neighborhood Association meeting, 7:30 pm, Indigo District, 13th Avenue and Oak Street. FREE. WAND monthly meeting focuses on military spending, 7 pm, McNail-Riley House, 13th Avenue and Jefferson Street. 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. Amnesty International local chapter meeting, 7:30 pm, Community Church of Christ, 1485 Gilham Road. 344-3759. FREE. KIDSTUFF Baby Storytime for calendar SHOcase presents: Steven Reiser and Rick Dancer, 12:15 pm, Hult Center Lobby. FREE. T H U R S DAY Sunrise 7:47 am; Sunset 4:52 pm Av High 46; Av Low 33 14 JANUARY 8, 2004 chamber orchestras in America, 8 pm, Beall Hall, UO. 682-5000. $12-29. children up to 12 months, 10:15 am, Downtown Library. FREE. Pre-school Storytime for ages 3 to 6, 10:30 am, Bethel and Sheldon Branch Libraries. FREE. LECTURES Johanna Mitchell gives her annual astrological fore- cast, benefits FOOD for Lane County, 7 pm, Tsunami Books. $7-10 don. Author Kathleen Dean Moore speaks on “The Writer in a World Gone Wrong,” 6:30 pm, Baker Downtown Center, 10th Ave. and High St. 686- 0189. $5 sugg. don. MUSIC UO Chamber Music Series: I Musici de Montreal, one of the best “New Dimensions,” 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. “The Jefferson Exchange” features “Finding Consensus in Eugene- Springfield: Sports Fanaticism, Talk Radio and Gifts to the Community,” Wendell Ray, 8 am, 8 pm weekdays, KRVM, 1280 AM. “Democracy Now!,” Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, 7 am weekdays, “Free Speech Radio News” 6 pm weekdays, KWVA, 88.1 FM. 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. Introductory session for “Get Healthy!” a nine-week class address- ing dietary and lifestyle changes for dealing with physical, mental and emotional issues from a biblical per- spective, 7 pm. Call 687-5783 for location. FREE. THEATER Far Away, preview, 8 pm, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. $5. 9 F R I D A Y Sunrise 7:47 am; Sunset 4:53 pm Av High 46; Av Low 33 ARTS/VISUAL Reception for “No Boundaries 2004,” featuring the work of professional and emerging Pacific Northwest artists with disabil- ities, 5 pm, Adell McMillan Gallery, EMU, UO. FREE. COMEDY ComedySportz features Tag Team Improv: the Altonbaker’s Dozen take on the Riverroad Warriors, 8 pm, 1030 Oak St. 517-996. $6-$8, $1 off with a can of food. FILM Radiohead: Meeting People is Easy, 7 pm and 9 pm, WOW Hall. $5. GATHERINGS Toastmasters meeting, 6:15 am Fridays, Mr. K’s Restaurant, Coburg Rd. 683-9657. FREE. MOOD AREA 52 PLAYS SAM BOND’S. SEE SATURDAY. Progressive Coalition Happytime Friday, 5:30 pm Fridays, Café Paradiso. FREE. and wildlife study, noon to 4 pm Fridays and Saturdays, The Science Factory. $4. www.sciencefactory.org MUSIC Guest artist recital fea- Reception for artist Douglas Beauchamp, 5:30 pm, Hult Center Lobby. FREE. SPIRITUAL Lecture, medita- tion, and dance into enlightenment, Trinity Healings, Energy Baptisms, 7 pm Fridays. Call 344-0458 for loca- tion. don. Singer/songwriter Jim Page per- forms with Eugene poet Scott Landfield, 5 pm, Tsunami Books. don. KIDSTUFF The Science Factory Children’s Museum and Planetarium features more than 50 hands-on exhibits, live reptiles, computer lab and free thematic activities, noon to 4 pm Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. $4 exhibit hall or planetari- um, $7 exhibits and planetarium. www.sciencefactory.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. Snowman Pajamarama features stories and video, 7 pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” features “Playing the Blues, Teaching the Blues,” “Hawkeye” Herman, 8 am, 8 pm weekdays, KRVM, 1280 AM. “Democracy Now!,” Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, 7 am weekdays, “Free Speech Radio News” 6 pm weekdays, KWVA, 88.1 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Jan. 8. PRESENTATIONS Activist Paul Cienfuegos speaks on strategies for restoring democratic authority over corporations, taking back the media and invigorating democratic processes, 7 pm, 123 Pacific, UO. $5- $15 ss. Mexican attorney Raquel Gutierrez speaks on “The Hidden Costs of NAFTA in Mexico,” noon, 282 Knight Law School, UO. FREE. SCIENCE “Into the Woods” exhib- it celebrates great explorer and plant collector David Douglas with tree and plant identification, kids’ tent camping IT’S ELVIS’ BIRTHDAY! SWIVEL YOUR HIPS AT JOHN HENRY’S. SEE SATURDAY. THEATER Far Away, gala open- ing, 8 pm, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. $25. 10 S AT U R D AY Sunrise 7:47 am; Sunset 4:54 pm Av High 46; Av Low 33 COMEDY The Comedy Workout features Newman’s Southern Fried Comedy Tour, 8 pm, ACE Annex. 683- 4368. $12. ComedySportz features Tag Team Improv: the Eugeniuses face the Hult Center Fielders, 8 pm, 1030 Oak St. 517- 996. $6-$8, $1 off with a can of food. FILM The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 7 pm, Grange Hall, Lorane. 942-2219. $7 sugg. don. GATHERINGS Eugene Poetry Slam, Round IV! Features spoken word competition to determine four poets to represent Eugene in the 2004 National Poetry Slam, featur- ing Jared Paul. Sign up, 7 pm, slam, 8 pm, Foolscap Books. $3-$5 ss. Paul Cienfuegos discusses an action plan for taking back the local media, 7 pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. Contra Dance with live music by The Foghorn String Band, 8 pm, Kelly School, 650 Howard Ave. $7. Downtown Library First Birthday Party features events celebrating the new library’s first year. Family Music Time, 10:15 am, Argentine Tango with Marisela Rizik, Marimba Music with Kutsinhira, Storytelling with Paulette Ansari, 1 pm, Digeridoo with Tyler Spencer, Juggling with Roger Fountain, 2 pm, Jazz Dance with UO Dance Team, Storytelling with Paulette, Latin Dance Band with Lo Nuestro, Luminarias Workshop, 3 pm, Oulette, Drum Circle with Jill Sager, 4 pm, Birthday Parade with Samba Ja, 5 pm, Downtown Library. 682-5450. FREE. Indoor Saturday Market, 9 am to 2 pm Saturdays, The Art of Everything, Cottage Grove. FREE. Collectors West Gun Show, 9 am to 5 pm today and 9 am to 4 pm tomorrow, Lane Events Center Auditorium. $5. KIDSTUFF The Science Factory Children’s Museum and Planetarium features more than 50 hands-on exhibits, live reptiles, computer lab and free thematic activities, noon to 4 pm Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. $4 exhibit hall or planetari- um, $7 exhibits and planetarium. www.sciencefactory.org American Girls Club, 2 pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. “OFAM’s Magical Moombah!,” musi- cal vaudeville for kids including skits, live music, poems, contests, historic film clips and fun for the whole fami- ly with breakout workshops between shows, 10:30 am and 12:30 pm, The Shedd. $2.50-$5. Children’s Storytime, 11 am Saturdays, Borders Books. FREE. Saturday Storytime, 10 am, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE. tures pianist Jeffrey Jacob, 8 pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE. Songwriters Workshop invites experi- enced and beginning musicians to lis- ten to each other’s songs and com- ment, 11 am, Tsunami Books. 345- 9253. FREE. Mood Area 52 presents and provides the soundtrack to a narrative based on 17 Raymon Pettibon drawings taken from punk rock records and magazines from the 1980s, followed by music from the Café Ramblers, 9:30 pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. “Night of the Living Elvises” Birthday Bash features rockers from Eugene, Portland and Seattle performing Elvis numbers, 9:30 pm, John Henry’s. $10. Western Oregon Opry LTD, 6:30 pm, Willamette High School Powers Auditorium. $5. Oregon Mozart Players: “Mannahatta & Mozart with a Touch of Spring,” featuring flutist Bradley Garner and the world premiere of a new work by Glen Cortese, 8 pm, Hult Center Soreng Theater. 682-5000. $12-$28. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Gay tennis group, noon Saturdays and Sundays. 687-9689. FREE. GEARS rides 28 miles to Fox Hollow Long, 10 am, meets at Alton Baker Park. FREE. PRESENTATIONS Activist Paul Cienfuegos media workshop on strategies for restoring democratic authority over corporations, taking back the media and invigorating democratic processes, 2 pm to 5 pm, 44 Columbia, UO. $5-$15 ss. “Pruning: Apples and Peaches,” 10 am to noon, Thistledown Farm, 91455 River Road, Junction City. FREE. North American Rock Garden Society slideshow, “Spring Bloom in Chugach State Park, Anchorage, Alaska,” with speaker Loren Russell, 1 pm, Eugene Garden Club. 345-9103. FREE. SCIENCE “Into the Woods” exhibit continues. See Friday. “Signs in the Sky” planetarium show, 2 pm Saturdays and Sundays, The Science Factory. $4. www.sciencefactory.org SPIRITUAL Kirtan, Spiritual Talks, Bhakti Yoga, Vegetarian Feast, 5 pm Saturdays, 741 Lincoln St. 434- 1008. FREE. THEATER Far Away, 8 pm tonight and Jan. 15, 2 pm tomorrow, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. $8-$16. 11 S U N DAY Sunrise 7:46 am; Sunset 4:55 pm Av High 46; Av Low 33 BENEFIT Benefit for New Old Time Chautauqua features world famous jugglers the Flying Karamazov Brothers, aerialist Amanda Starr, magicians, clowns and much more, 7 pm, EMU Ballroom, UO. don. GATHERINGS “Strategies to prevent demolition and redevelop- ment in Moss/Villard/Columbia neighborhood,” 7 pm Sundays, 13th and Alder Starbucks. FREE.
