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22 T H U R S DAY Sunrise 7:40 am; Sunset 5:09 pm Av High 47; Av Low 33 FILM UO Sociology Winter Film Series runs Thursdays. Mean Machine, 7 pm, 180 PLC. FREE. GATHERINGS “Take Back the Right” 31st Roe v. Wade Celebration features speakers and music by the Ovulators, 6 pm, Wild Duck. FREE. Third Annual Volunteer Fair features information for anyone interested in volunteering for a variety of organi- zations, 10 am to 3 pm, EMU Concourse, UO. FREE. “Salsa I” with Jeryl Johnston fea- tures elemental dance moves in a relaxed environment, 7 pm, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6526 for price and more info. 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 Baby Storytime, 10:15 am, Children’s Book Club, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Pre-school Storytime, 10:30 am, Bethel and Sheldon Branch Libraries. FREE. “Discovering Instruments” with AMI faculty, features a different instru- ment each week, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Thursdays through March 11, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6526. $10 per session. LECTURES UN Poet Laureate calendar Werner Fornos speaks, 7 pm, EMU Fir Room, UO. FREE. 14 JANUARY 22, 2004 “Relax Into Healing,” presented by Nancy Hopps, 7 pm, UO Bookstore. FREE. “Organizing against the End-game of Globalization,” lecture and round- table discussion by UO Morse Chair Professor Neil Smith, 7 pm, United Methodist Church. 346-3700. FREE. “Discrepant Medievalisms,” by Sharon Kinoshita, 5 pm, 221 Friendly Hall, UO. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Author Elizabeth Lyon speaks, 7 pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. Science of Spirituality Reading Group features The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, 7 pm. Borders Books. FREE. Poet Joseph Millar reads, 8 pm, Knight Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE. MUSIC SHOcase presents: Anthony MCcarthy, 12:15 pm, Hult Center Lobby. FREE. Faculty Artist Series features the Oregon String Quartet and jazz and classical violinist Diane Monroe, 8 pm, Beall Concert Hall, UO. $5-$9. Guy Davis, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $12.50. ON THE AIR “The Healing Connection,” 7 pm Thursdays, CTV- 22 & 29. “New Dimensions” features “Beyond Buddha,” Steve Bhaerman-Swami Beyondananda, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides, noon Monday through Friday, Bike Friday. 687-0487. FREE. “Intro to Cross-Country Skiing,” class and field trip, class 5:30 pm tonight, trip 9 am Jan. 24. 346-4365 for schedule, cost and locations. PRESENTATIONS “Walking Coast-to-Coast In England,” slide show features 13 women on an 18-day walk across England, 1:30 pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center. 736-4044. FREE. “Pruning: Tree Fruits” features hands- on pruning, bring your own pruners, 1 pm, GrassRoots Garden, 1465 Coburg Rd. Register 682-4243. FREE. Local author and cross-country ski racer Mike Bogar presents a slide show featuring 48 of the best ski areas in the state, followed by Q&A and book signing, 7 pm, REI, 306 Lawrence St. 465-1800. FREE. SPIRITUAL Eugene Peace Circle, noon Thursdays, Suite 306, 474 Willamette St. 684-3850. FREE. THEATER Hamlet, 7:30 pm tonight, tomorrow, Jan. 24, Jan. 28 and Jan. 29, South Eugene High School Auditorium. 334-4882. $5-$7. Far Away , 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and Jan. 24, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. 465-1506. $8-$12. The Lion In Winter, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow, and Jan. 24, 2 pm Jan. 25, Very Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard St. 344-7751. $9-$12. 23 F R I D A Y Sunrise 7:39 am; Sunset 5:11 pm Av High 47; Av Low 33 ARTS/VISUAL Artists’ gallery talk and reception for Susan Lowdermilk, Tallmadge Doyle and Ken Paul, talk 3 pm, reception 5:30 pm, Jacobs Gallery, Hult Center. FREE. DAVID HELFAND AND FRIENDS PLAY COZMIC PIZZA. SEE SATURDAY. COMEDY ComedySportz fea- tures Tag Team Improv: the Gateway Mall Rats take on the Sacred Heart Attackers, 8 pm, 1030 Oak St. 517- 9996. $6-$8, $1 off with a can of food. GATHERINGS Visions of Eugene Center public design charette to explore ideas for a civic center encompassing a new city hall and more, kick-off meeting, 3 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. UUCE Singletarians meeting, 7:30 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 477 E. 40th Ave. $2 sugg. don. First meeting of the Ukalaneys (the Lane County Ukulele Club), 7 pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 166 E. 13th Ave. 343-8363. FREE. Salsa Dance, featuring DJs Mario and Herman and instructor Gabriel Romero, lesson, 9 pm, dance, 10 pm to 1 am, Vet’s Club. 1626 Willamette St. $5. Donizetti and Weill. Benefits the UO Opera Program. 8 pm, Beall Concert Hall, UO. 346-4363. $10-$18. Taarka, 9 pm, Cozmic Pizza, 199 W. 8th Ave. $8 adv., $10 dos. Oregon Ballroom Dance, dress-up or casual, 7:30 pm, 220 Gerlinger Hall, UO. $5. Swing Shift & Kenny Drew, Jr., 7:30 pm, Hult Center Soreng Theater. 682- 5000. $15-$17. Marlene “Mitzi” Colbath political announcement lunch, noon, Elks Club, 2470 W. 11th Ave. $8.50 option- al lunch. www.colbath.info ON THE AIR “The Jefferson 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. Exchange” features “Techniques for Straightforward Communication Based on Meeting Mutual Needs,” Kelly Bryson, 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. KIDSTUFF The Science Factory Children’s Museum and Planetarium features more than 50 hands-on exhibits, live reptiles, computer lab and free thematic activities (this week’s activity: “Dino Discoveries”), noon to 4 pm Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. $4 exhibit hall or planetari- um, $7 exhibits and planetarium. www.sciencefactory.org. OUTDOORS/RECREATION “Jump Up Singing” with Rosette Lattimore, features songs, stories, games, dance and instruments, ages 1-3, 10 am to 10:45 am, ages 3-5, 11 am to 11:45 am Fridays through March 19, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6526. $9 per session. SCIENCE “Into the Woods” exhib- Mom and Baby Play Group, 10 am, Bambini. FREE. SPIRITUAL Lecture, meditation, Pre-school Storytime, for ages 3 to 6, 10:30 am, Bethel Branch Library. FREE. Teen Game Night, for ages 12 to 18, 6 pm to 8 pm, Sheldon Branch Library. FREE. LECTURE “Where Darkness and One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Jan. 22. PRESENTATION “Your New Baby,” features an overview of your baby’s health and development in the first few months, 7 pm, McKenzie- Willamette Medical Center, 1460 G. St., Spfd. FREE. 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.sciencefactory.org. and dance into enlightenment, Trinity Healings, Energy Baptisms, 7 pm Fridays. Call 344-0458 for location. don. THEATER Hamlet, 12:30 pm today, 7 pm tomorrow and 3 pm Jan. 25, Impact! Arts Auditorium, 2520 Harris St. 431-1177. $3. Lightness Meet: The Role of the Sacred Scarab,” by Pratibha Eastwood, 7:30 pm, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St., $8. Bad Seed, 8 pm tonight and tomor- row, 2:30 pm Jan. 25, Cottage Theatre, Cottage Grove. 942-7414 for tickets and prices. MUSIC “No Tenors Vocal Recital,” featuring Mark Kaczmarczyk, Marie Landreth and Doremus Scudder per- forming music by Mozart, Verdi, Pretty Faces: The Large and Lovely Musical, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and Jan. 29, ACE Annex. 683-4368. $10- $29.95. The Lion In Winter continues. See Thursday, Jan. 22. THE HANDSOME FAMILY PLAYS WOW HALL. SEE TUESDAY. Far Away continues. See Thursday, Jan. 22. Hamlet continues at South Eugene High School. See Thursday, Jan. 22. 24 S AT U R D AY Sunrise 7:39 am; Sunset 5:12 pm Av High 47; Av Low 33 BENEFITS Benefit Dinner for Landmine Victims in Cambodia, fea- turing food, presentation and slides, 6 pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 13th Avenue and Pearl Street. 343- 3782. $10-$20 don. Florence. $3 general, extra for indi- vidual events. Visions of Eugene Center public design charette to explore ideas for a civic center encompassing a new city hall and more, 9 am to 5 pm, Atrium Building Sloat Room. RSVP 342-7291. FREE. Accordions Anonymous Polka Bowling Night, features bowling, live music, prizes, more, all ages, 8 pm to midnight, Southtowne Lanes, 2486 Willamette St. Advance tickets only, available at Comic News, Tsunami Books, Backstage Dancewear. $12. Tree Planting Party for Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council’s Elijah Bristow Lost Creek Confluence Project, 9 am to 1 pm, Elijah Bristow State Park, off Hwy. 58, east of Spfd. 937-9800. FREE. U-Lindy Swing Dance, 9 pm to 11 pm, EMU Fir Room, UO. $5. Children’s Program and Family Potluck to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., noon to 2 pm, McNail-Riley House, 601 W. 13th Ave. 343-4023 for more information. Early Childhood Open House, fea- tures classroom visits, meeting teachers, stories and puppet shows, 11 am to 1 pm, Eugene Waldorf School, 1350 McLean Blvd. FREE. Contra dance and dinner features home cooked food, live music, fun and camaraderie, 6 pm to 9 pm, Eugene Waldorf School, 1351 McLean Blvd. 683-5403. $4. Indoor Saturday Market, 9 am to 2 pm Saturdays, The Art of Everything, Cottage Grove. FREE. Milongas continue. See Friday. KIDSTUFF Kindermusic of Eugene open house includes a trial class for children ages newborn to 7, 9 am to 1 pm, 1520 W. 28th Place. 344-7899 for class times and directions. FREE. The Science Factory Children’s Museum and Planetarium features more than 50 hands-on exhibits, live reptiles, computer lab and free the- matic activities, noon to 4 pm Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. $4 exhibit hall or planetarium, $7 exhibits and planetarium. www.sci- encefactory.org. Children’s Storytime, 11 am Saturdays, Borders Books. FREE. Saturday Storytime, 10 am, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE. Family Music Time, 10:15 am, Sheldon Branch and Downtown Libraries. FREE. MUSIC The Raventones, 8 pm, The Art of Everything, Cottage Grove. $5. Norma Fraser, 8:30 pm, Sweetwater’s. Free with two-drink minimum. David Helfand and Friends, CD Celebration Concert, 8 pm, Cozmic Pizza. $7. Walker T. Ryan, 9 pm, The Buzz Coffee House, EMU, UO. FREE. Marimba Dance Party, featuring Zambuko, Jenaguru and Shamwari marimba bands, plus Eugene Mbira Circle. Benefits Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center. 7 pm Sam Bond’s Garage, 407 Blair Blvd. $5 cover begins at 8 pm. “Intro to Cross-Country Skiing” con- tinues. See Thursday, Jan. 22. COMEDY ComedySportz fea- PRESENTATIONS “Feel the tures Tag Team Improv: the Bethel Ninos face the Skinner’s Butte-ies, 8 pm, 1030 Oak St. 517-9996. $6-$8, $1 off with a can of food. GATHERINGS “Early Days on the Siuslaw,” Winter Folk Festival, fea- tures craft and vendor booths, story- telling, food, music and much more, 11 am to 7 pm, Florence Events Center, OUTDOORS/RECREATION Gay and lesbian tennis group, noon Saturdays and Sundays. 687-9689. FREE. Spirit” cultural performances feature UO Gospel Choir and Eugene African Dance Troupe, 8 pm to 9:30 pm, EMU Ballroom, UO. 346-3216 for ticket prices and more information. “Just One Step” inspirational multi- media presentation of stories and images of 18 years of walking for peace, 7:30 pm, 110 Willamette, UO. $5-$10 don.
