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CALENDAR 31 WEDNESDAY Sunrise 5:55 am; Sunset 6:39 pm Av High 58; Av Low 38 FILMS Bums’ Paradise, by Tomas McCabe, 8 pm, DIVA, 110 W. Broadway. $3-$5. Cascadia Wildlands Project Film Series: Finding Nemo, 7 pm, 100 Willamette Hall, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS Breakfast forum on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and high schools in the 21st Century, 7:30 am, Lillis Complex, UO. (503) 595-7616. $15. Learning in Retirement Town Meeting: “Eugene: What and Where are We?” featuring Otto Poticha, 10 am, Baker Downtown Center, 975 High St. FREE. Schwall,” for ages 7 and up, 4:30 pm to 5:20 pm, Wednesdays through June 2, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6526. $9. KIDSTUFF “Beginning Guitar with Chico Schwall,” for ages 7 and up, 3:30 pm to 4:20 pm, “Intermediate Guitar with Chico WORKSHOP Craft Hour with Sarah Grimm features making wine cork bulletin boards, 4:30 pm, MECCA, 449 Blair Blvd. 746-3023. $2-$10 sugg. don. LECTURE “Stephen in the Tower,” prepara- tion for June 16 “Bloomsday,” 5:30 pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak St. ON THE LITERARY ARTS road Journalist and author Daniel Hopsicker speaks on and signs his Terrorland, 5 pm, Tsunami Books. FREE. MUSIC Keyboard Series: Kevin Zeller, 12:15 pm, Central Presbyterian Church, 555 E. 15th Ave. FREE. Kathy Zavada plays Unity of the Valley. See Sunday. NOFX, Alkaline Trio, Authority Zero, Jello Biafra, 8 pm, McDonald Theatre. 345-4442. $20. Watery World at Earth Day meeting, 6 pm, Cozmic Pizza. 606-4486 for more information. FREE. “That’s My Farmer,” community cele- bration of local farms, benefits low income families, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, First United Methodist Church, 13th Avenue and Olive Street. $5-$10 don. THEATER The Skin of Our Teeth continues. See Saturday. 1 T H U R S DAY Sunrise 5:53 am; Sunset 6:40 pm Av High 58; Av Low 38 BENEFIT “April Fools, Ghouls & Jewels Masquerade Ball and Vegan Dinner Benefit” benefits Committee for Countering Military Recruitment, dinner 5:30 pm to 10 pm, Morning Glory Café, 450 Willamette St. $5- $8 don, Masquerade Ball and “Bust Bush Boutique,” 5:30 pm to 11 pm, Grower’s Market, upstairs. Free with mask or costume, or canned food donation, $5 don. COMEDY Ninth Annual Eugene Laff Off, benefits Greenhill Humane Society, 7 pm, ACE. 683-4368. $12.50. GATHERING Dahlia Tuber Auction and Sale, 7:30 pm, Campbell Senior Center, 155 High St. FREE. KIDSTUFF Pre-school Storytime, 10:30 am, Bethel and Sheldon Branch Libraries. FREE. Charlie Peacock plays WOW Hall. See Friday. Baby Storytime, 10:15 am and 11:15 am, Book Buzz for ages 7-11, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. Pre-regis- ter for Book Buzz 682-8316. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Mid-Valley Willamette Writers Speakers Series features Register-Guard columnist Bob Welch speaking on “Persistence: The Marathon of Researching, Writing and Selling Non-fiction,” 6:30 pm, Baker Downtown Center, 10th Avenue and High Street. $5 sugg. don. MUSIC Toby Koenigsberg and musical guests, 8 pm, Beall Hall, UO. $5-$9. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Survival Skills Workshop, featuring former U.S. Air Force Survival Instructor Gene Ward, 7 pm, REI, 306 Lawrence St. 465-1800. FREE. PRESENTATION SHOcase Presents: Juggling Fools, 12:15 pm, Hult Center Lobby. FREE. Note- Continuation dates for out- of-town events are listed under the first day of the event. MARCH 25 Amon Tobin, Kid Koala, Bonobo, Blockhead, Diplo, 9 pm, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. $15. MARCH 26 Black Irish Band, 7:30 pm, First Presbyterian Church, 823 SE Lane St., Roseburg. $10. Artists’ reception for Celebrating God’s Gifts, 5 pm to 9 pm, Caswell Art Gallery, 201 W Columbia River Hwy., Troutdale. FREE. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. (503) 245-1600, ext. 201. $18-$40. OSU Chamber Choir, 7:30 pm, Tigard High School, Tigard. FREE. APRIL 1 Paintings by John Holdway, through April 30, OTWAU Gallery, 1122 NW Everett, Portland. (503) 417-8024. Ian McEwan, 7:30 pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. (503) 227-2583. $5-$24. CORVALLIS EVENTS MARCH 25 Big Top, original musi- cal, 7:30 pm tonight through March 28, matinee 2:30 pm, March 27 and March 28, Majestic Theater. 758-4456 for more information. $3 sugg. don. MARCH 26 Wine tasting, featur- ing music by Ramblin’ Rex, 4 pm, First Alternative Co-op, 1007 SE 3rd St. FREE. attn: OPPORTUNITIES Auditions for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, roles for 28 men and women 18 and older, 1 pm, March 27, ACE Annex, 39 W. 10th Ave. 683-4368 for more information. Auditions for Thomas Heggen & Joshua Logan, roles for one woman and 18 men, 18 and older, 1 pm, March 27, ACE, 996 Willamette St. Info and scripts available at box office, 996 Willamette. Mount Pisgah Arboretum seeks volunteers to lead tours for ele- mentary school students, training begins March 31. 747-1504. Oregon Chamber Players seeks applications for Student Apprenticeship Program for advanced and talented musicians, high school or college, deadline April 7. (888) OCP-8788, ext. 1 for more information. $50 refundable deposit. Oregon Women Veterans Conference 2004, 9 am to 4 pm, Grande Ronde Education Center, Salem. Register (800) 828-8801, ext. 2384. FREE. MARCH 27 Floater, Dfive9, 9 pm, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. $10 adv., $12 dos. MARCH 28 Black Irish Band, 2 pm Newport Performing Arts Center, Newport. 265-ARTS. $10-$13. Central Oregon Song- writers Association Song of the Year Gala, 4 pm, Bradley D’s, Bend. $5. MARCH 29 Poet Charles Wright speaks, 7:30 pm, Wieden + Kennedy Atrium, Portland. $5-$18. MARCH 30 N.E.R.D. and Black Eyed Peas, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. $22. MARCH 31 Children of Uganda, 7:30 pm, Portland’s OTWAU Gallery exhibits paintings by John Holdway. See April 1, On the Road. What is BOB-FM? BOB is 80's HIT Music . . . BOB is 90's HIT Music . . . BOB is whatever else BOB likes to hear . . . • Supertramp • Aerosmith • Billy Joel • Elton John • Fleetwood Mac • REM • Gin Blossoms • Sheryl Crow • Matchbox 20 • Alanis Morissette • Bruce Springsteen • Tom Petty • Dire Straits • 10,000 Maniacs • Duran Duran • Huey Lewis and the News • Kenny Loggins • Hall and Oates • The Eagles • Sting • Peter Gabriel • Goo Goo Dolls • Smashmouth • INXS • Paul McCartney • Eric Clapton • And many, many more!! THE BIGGEST MUSIC STARS OF THE LAST 30 YEARS! MARCH 25, 2004 21
