CALENDAR
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Sunrise 7:46 am; Sunset 4:56 pm
Av High 46; Av Low 33
Sunrise 7:46; Sunset 4:58 pm
Av High 46; Av Low 33
M O N D A Y T U E S D AY
ARTS/VISUAL Life Drawing
and Painting, 7:45 pm Mondays, 439
W. 2nd Ave. 302-2727. $5.
FILM Russian Film Series: My iz
dzhaza (Jazzmen), 8:15 pm, 115
Pacific, UO. FREE.
GATHERINGS Third Annual
Citizens’ State of the City meeting,
featuring a diverse group of speakers
addressing important community
issues, noon, Lane County Building
Harris Hall, Eight Avenue and Oak
Street. FREE.
HIV counseling/testing, 4 to 7 pm
Mondays, HIV Alliance, 1966 Garden
Ave. don.
French conversation, 3:30 to 5:30 pm
Mondays. For information call 937-
2304. $5.
Gentle yoga for people with multiple
sclerosis, 10:45 am to 12:45 pm
Mondays, Hilyard Community
Center. $5.
GATHERINGS Moderate yoga,
5:30 pm Tuesdays, Friends Meeting
House. $7-$10 ss.
Caregivers Support Group, 1 pm
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Adult
Day Health Center. FREE.
Grief Support Group, 10:30 am
Tuesdays,
McKenzie-Willamette
Medical Center Hospice Conference
Room. FREE.
Wu Style Tai Chi, 8 pm Tuesdays,
Paradise Dance Studio, 2811 Oak St.
$8-$12 ss.
KIDSTUFF “Early Stimulation
Group” meetings feature playing,
reading, singing and discussion of
parenting issues, 11 am Tuesdays,
Creswell Community Center. 485-
9713. FREE.
Tuesday Toddlertime, 10 am, Barnes
and Noble Books. FREE.
Toddler Storytime, 10:15 am and 11
am, Downtown Library. FREE.
LITERARY
ARTS
Women’s drop-in support group for
survivors of sexual abuse, 7 pm
Mondays, Sexual Assault Support
Services. 484-9791. FREE.
Explorations book group features St.
Patrick’s Gargoyle, 7 pm, Barnes &
Noble. FREE.
Yoga for seniors, 1:30 pm Mondays,
Core Star Center. $5-$10 ss.
MUSIC Eugene Youth Symphony,
7:30 pm, South Eugene High School
Auditorium. 484-0473. $5-$15.
VIGIL Peace vigil, 4:30 pm
Tuesdays, Island Park and Main
Streets, Spfd. 747-5886. FREE.
Whinnery discussing Corvallis parks,
2 pm, Peripheral Neuropathy
Support Group, 7 pm Corvallis Senior
Center. (541) 766-6959. Free.
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JAN. 13 Alzheimer’s Support
Group, 2 pm, Corvallis Senior Center.
(503) 371-7728. Free.
Sunrise 7:45 am; Sunset 4:59pm
Av High 46; Av Low 33
GATHERINGS Caring for the
Caregiver support group, Wednesday
afternoons. For information, call 687-
6234. FREE.
Wednesday Storytime, 7 pm, Barnes
& Noble. FREE.
LITERARY ARTS Center for
the Study of Women in Society
Brown Bag: Eileen Frances Vickery
discusses “Disease and the Dilemmas
of Identity: Representation of Women
in Modern Chinese Literature,” noon,
330 Hendricks, UO. FREE.
MUSIC Eugene Symphony pre-
view, noon, Hult Center Studio 1. FREE.
ON
ON THE AIR “The Jefferson
Café discussion features Astonish
Yourself, 7 pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.
winter concert, 8 pm, Beall Hall, UO.
$3-$5.
“Democracy Now!,” Amy Goodman
and Juan Gonzalez, 7 am weekdays,
“Free Speech Radio News” 6 pm
weekdays, KWVA, 88.1 FM.
ON THE AIR “The Jefferson
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
MUSIC Women’s Choral Society
Exchange,” 8 am, 8 pm weekdays,
KRVM, 1280 AM.
One-hour fast bike rides continue.
See Thursday, Jan. 8.
“Democracy Now!,” Amy Goodman
and Juan Gonzalez, 7 am weekdays,
“Free Speech Radio News” 6 pm
weekdays, KWVA, 88.1 FM.
PRESENTATIONS Work-shop
“Inform Radio,” Amy Merwin, 6:30
pm Mondays, KWVA, 88.1 FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
One-hour fast bike rides continue.
See Thursday, Jan. 8.
PRESENTATIONS Workshop
and book signing featuring Sandor
Ellix Katz, author of Wild
Fermentation, focusing on health
benefits and history of fermented
foods, 6:30 pm, Kalapuya Books,
Main Street, Cottage Grove. FREE.
Introduction to class focusing on sci-
ences of complexity, fractal geome-
try and chaos theory, 6:30 pm.
info@prototista.org for location and
time. FREE.
VIGIL Women in Black silent vigil,
5 pm Mondays, corner of 7th Ave.
and Oak Street. FREE.
and book signing featuring Sandor
Ellix Katz, author of Wild
Fermentation, focusing on health
benefits and history of fermented
foods, 6 pm, Red Barn Grocery,
upstairs, 357 Van Buren. FREE.
Introduction to class focusing on
cell/molecular biology and the con-
cept of life, 6:30 pm. info@proto-
tista.org for location and time. FREE.
“Successful Breast Feeding,” 7:30
pm, McKenzie-Willamette Medical
Center. $15.
Forum on post-fire logging in the
Siskiyous with Dr. Bob Seschta and
Dr. John Sessions, 7 pm, Harris Hall
Auditorium, Lane County Building,
8th Ave. and Oak Street. FREE.
SPIRITUAL Video meeting and
meditation with GangaJi, 7 pm
Tuesdays, 5th St. Market, 4th floor,
Conf. Rm. FREE.
Shambhala meditation group meet-
ing, 7 pm Tuesdays, 100 W. Q St.,
Spfd. 726-1988. FREE.
Zen meditation, 7:15 pm, Eugene
Zendo, 2190 Garfield. FREE.
MORSE CHAIR
PROFESSOR NEIL
SMITH LECTURES
AT THE HILTON.
SEE THURSDAY,
JAN. 15.
ComedySportz auditions, rare oppor-
tunity, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2 pm to 4 pm,
1030 Oak St. 517-9996 for more infor-
mation. www.eugenecomedy.com
Muscular Dystrophy Association seeks
volunteer summer camp counselors
for July 9 to July 17, Camp Arrah
Wanna, Welches, must be at least 16
years old. 686-2753 for application.
Pre-school Storytime for ages 3 to 6,
10:15 and 11 am, Downtown Library.
FREE.
LITERARY ARTS Socrates
“Alternative
Radio,” 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM.
OPPORTUNITIES
“Open the Energy Gates of Your
Body,” Qigong, 11:30 am Wednesdays,
Wu Style Tai Chi, 12:30 pm
Wednesdays, Friends Meeting House,
2274 Onyx. 338-2170. $8-$12 ss.
Guest Artist concert featuring lead-
ing Russian horn player Gleb
Karpushkin, pianist Alexander
Tutunov, 8 pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE.
AIR
attn:
All-levels yoga, 5:30 pm Wednesdays,
Friends Meetinghouse. $7-$9 ss.
lies features toys for kids and relaxation
for parents, 1:30 to 3:30 pm Mondays,
Patterson Family Resource Center,
Patterson Elementary School. FREE.
THE
his book Every War Has Two Losers:
William Stafford on Peace and War, 7
pm, Corvallis Public Library. (541)
766-6926. Free.
WEDNESDAY
Eugene Symphony Orchestra Cutting
Edge Concert features west coast
premiere of Concerto for Orchestra
by Jennifer Higdon, 8 pm, Hult
Center Silva Concert Hall. $15-$38.
KIDSTUFF Drop-in time for fami-
JAN. 14 Kim Stafford reads from
Exchange,” 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.
Trip Initiator’s Clinic for people inter-
ested in facilitating Outdoor Program
trips, 5:30 pm, Outdoor Program, UO.
FREE.
PRESENTATIONS Introduc-
tion to class focusing on Gaia theory,
6:30 pm. info@prototista.org for loca-
tion and time. FREE.
Adoption information meeting, 7
pm, Open Adoption and Family
Service, 315 W. 10th Ave. 343-4825.
FREE.
SPIRITUAL Tibetan Buddhist
teachings, meditation, chanting and
relaxation continue. See Sunday.
Tibetan Buddhist meditation contin-
ues. See Sunday.
Shamanic Animal Communication
Circle, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Spirit
Healer Farm, 25828 Parker Lane,
Veneta. 935-4996. FREE.
MISTY RIVER COURSES THROUGH STAYTON’S STAR CINEMA.
SEE THURSDAY, JAN. 15, ON THE ROAD.
ON THE
15 road
T H U R S DAY
Sunrise 7:45 am; Sunset 5:00 pm
Av High 46; Av Low 33
FILM UO Sociology Winter Film
Series runs Thursdays. The Trials of
Henry Kissinger, 7 pm, 180 PLC, UO.
FREE.
GATHERINGS HIV counseling
and testing continues. See Thursday,
Jan. 8.
Vigorous yoga
Thursday, Jan. 8.
continues.
See
Grief Support Group continues. See
Thursday, Jan. 8.
KIDSTUFF
Baby Storytime,
10:15 am, Harry Potter Club for ages
7 to 11, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library.
FREE.
Pre-school Storytime, 10:30 am,
Bethel and Sheldon Branch Libraries.
FREE.
LECTURES
Morse Chair
Professor Neil Smith speaks on
“America’s Lost Geographies,” 7:30
pm, Hilton Conference Center. FREE.
Architecture and Allied Arts Faculty
Lecture Series: Lars Bleher speaks, 4
pm, Janice Rutherford speaks, 4:45,
206 Lawrence, UO. FREE.
LITERARY ARTS Women’s
Focus book group features The
Secret Life of Bees, 1 pm, Barnes &
Noble. FREE.
Johnston Lecture: Author Melissa
Fay Greene speaks on her work and
“A Writer Bearing Witness: AIDS
Orphans in Africa,” 4 pm, Knight
Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE.
MUSIC SHOcase presents: Shasta
Middle School Jazz Band, 12:15 pm,
Hult Center Lobby. FREE.
Hot Buttered Rum String Band, 9 pm,
Sam Bond’s. $5.
ON THE AIR “The Healing
Connection,” 7 pm Thursdays, CTV-
22 & 29.
“New Dimensions,” 6:30 pm, KLCC,
89.7 FM.
“The Jefferson Exchange,” 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.
PRESENTATION “Pruning:
Tree Fruits and Ornamentals,” 9 am
to 11:30 am, meets at the Florence
Events Center. FREE.
SPIRITUAL Eugene Peace Circle
continues. See Thursday, Jan. 8.
THEATER Far Away continues.
See Saturday.
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Note- Continuation dates for out-of-
town events are listed under the
first day of the event.
JAN. 8 Chris Rock, 7 pm, Arlene
Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland.
(503) 224-4400. $38.50-$55.00.
Oslund + Co./Dance, 8 pm, tonight,
tomorrow and Jan. 10, PSU Lincoln
Hall, Portland. (503) 245-1600 for
ticket prices.
Outside the Jewelry Box, group exhi-
bition, through Jan. 81, Soul of A
Bowl, work by Frank Boyden, Tom and
Elaine Coleman, Jenny Lind, more,
through March 7, Contemporary
Crafts Museum & Gallery, Portland.
(503) 223-2654. Free.
Oregon Ag Fest seeks craftspeople
and horticultural businesses for show
April 24 to April 25, Salem. (503)
363-8434 for more information.
Auditions for The Skin of Our Teeth
and auditions for The Pavilion will be
held from noon-3 pm Saturday, Jan.
10 at the Lord Leebrick. Adults ages
16 to 70 and two children ages 10 to
14 are needed for The Skin of Our
Teeth, one woman age 35 to 45, one
man age 35 to 45 and one person of
either sex age 25-70 are needed for
The Pavilion. 684-6988 to schedule.
Auditions for Cabaret, noon
Saturday, Jan. 10 and 6 pm Sunday,
Jan. 11. Roles available for adults over
18. Prepare a short song and be pre-
pared to dance. The Very Little
Theatre, 2350 Hilyard St.
James McGrew artist reception, 6
pm, artist’s talk and slide presenta-
tion, 7 pm, Lawrence Gallery,
Portland. Free.
Modey Lemon, 9 pm, Dante’s,
Portland. $8.
Awearness Clothing presents “Come
Unity,” fashion show featuring music
by LIFESAVAS, 8 pm, Crystal
Ballroom, Portland. $20.
JAN. 9 Opening reception, artists
Byard Pidgeon and Paul Tremaine,
5:30 pm, Ross Ragland Theater
Lobby Gallery, Klamath Falls. (541)
884-LIVE. Free.
JAN. 10 The Gossip, Ima Robot,
Robots In Disguise, 8 pm, Nocturnal,
Portland. $8.
JAN. 11 Woodwind Quintet con-
cert, 3 pm, Freed Gallery, Lincoln City.
(541) 994-5600. $20.
JAN. 14 Poet Laureate Billy
Collins speaks, 7:30 pm, Arlene
Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland.
(503) 227-2583. $5-$24.
JAN. 15 Misty River in concert,
7:30 pm, Star Cinema, Stayton. (503)
769-2778. $10 adv., $12 dos.
CORVALLIS
EVENTS
JAN. 8 Blood Pressure Clinic, 9
am to 11 am, Better Hearing Group,
3:30 pm, Corvallis Senior Center.
(541) 766-6959. Free.
JAN.
10 La Fiesta de Su
Biblioteca, bilingual event featuring
games, gifts and refreshments, 1 pm,
Corvallis Public Library. Free.
JAN.
11 “Fishbowl Forum:
Hunger?? In This Neighborhood??”
Public meeting facilitated by Paul
Cienfuegos on the issues of hunger in
the community, 1 pm to 5 pm,
Oddfellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St. Free.
JAN. 12 American Association of
Retired Persons featuring Joe
POET
LAUREATE
BILLY
COLLINS
SPEAKS AT
PORTLAND’S
ARLENE
SCHNITZER
CONCERT
HALL. SEE
JAN. 14, ON
THE ROAD.
Maude Kerns Art Center seeks design
proposals for artwork to appear on
the 2004 Art & the Vineyard poster.
Work should be all two-dimensional
media and reflect the theme
“Imaginations,” deadline Jan. 23.
345-1571 for more information.
Perform in the Progressive Coalition
“No Talent Show” Jan. 27. 343-5628
to sign up.
Womenspace winter training for men
and women to work on crisis line and
Youth Outreach Program, and more,
Jan 10, 17 and 24, 9 am to 5 pm. 485-
7262 for registration and location.
Lane
County
Board
of
Commissioners seeks applications
from citizens interested in serving on
the Health Advisory Committee. 682-
4207 for application.
Applications are being accepted for
The Ten All Star Summer Basketball
Camp, boys and girls ages 10 to 19.
(704) 373-0873 for information.
Auditions for new members of the
Eugene Concert Choir and Eugene
Vocal Arts Ensemble, Jan. 8, Grace
Lutheran Church, 710 E. 17th Ave. To
schedule an audition, call 687-6865.
HIV Alliance volunteer training, Jan.
13, 7 pm, 1966 Garden Ave. 342-5088.
Sexual Assault Support Services
seeks volunteers, training session
Jan. 11. 484-9791 for more informa-
tion.