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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.