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THURSDAY Sunrise 5:53 am; Sunset 6:40 pm Av High 58; Av Low 38 ARTS/VISUAL Artist’s recep- tion for Mike Walsh, 5:30 pm, Adell McMillan Gallery, EMU, UO. FREE. Artist’s Reception for Naomi Kasumi, 5 pm, LCC Gallery, LCC. FREE. 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 “The Ninth Annual Laff Off,” benefits Greenhill Humane Society, 7 pm to 10 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. PRESENTATION SHOcase DANCE First Friday Irish Dance, Presents: Juggling Fools, 12:15 pm, Hult Center Lobby. FREE. 8 pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 13th and Pearl St. $8 ss. THEATER The Skin of Our Repertory Dance Concert, 8 pm, Newport Performing Arts Center, 777 W. Olive St. Newport. 265-2787. $6-$10. Teeth, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow, April 3. April 8, 2 pm April 4, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton St. 465-1506. $8- $16. Cabaret, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow, and April 3, 2 pm April 3, The Very Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard St. 344-7751. $12-$15. Twelfth Night, 7:30 pm tonight, 8 pm tomorrow and Saturday, 2 pm Sunday, through April 11, Soreng Theatre, Hult Center, 682-5746. $15-$35. 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. 2 The Weather Underground, 7 pm, 180 PLC, UO. GATHERINGS University of Oregon’s 2nd Annual Venus Festival, 10-5, today through April 4, EMU, 346-0715. First Fridays at Downtown Library: Invincible Vincent magic show, 6:30 pm, Sarabande, 7:30 pm, 682- 5450. FREE. Edgefield Winery’s “A Celebration of Syrah III” annual food and wine festival begins 6:30 pm. (503) 492- 5453 reservations. $90 includes dinner and reception. “Just April Foolin’ Around” Talent Show, 5 pm spaghetti dinner, 7 pm show, Triangle Grange Hall, Blachly. don. “Those Fabulous Fifties” dinner show, 6:30 pm tonight and tomor- row, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St. $13. ARTS/VISUAL First Friday Walterville Grange Open House, 6 pm, George Millican Community Hall, Walterville. 741-1046. FREE. Sunrise 5:51 am; Sunset 6:42 pm Av High 58; Av Low 38 LITERARY ARTS Mid-Valley New Zone Art Collective opening reception for Figures, Nudes, Self Portraits, 5:30 pm to 8 pm. 1 E. Broadway. FREE. musical guests, 8 pm, Beall Concert Hall, UO. $5-$9. FILM F R I D AY Art Walk includes stops at DIVA, Circle of Hands, New Zone, Karin Clarke Gallery, Perugino, 5:30 pm. Meets at DIVA. FREE. MUSIC Toby Koenigsberg and calendar COMEDY ComedySportz fea- tures Tag Team Improv Comedy! 8 pm tonight and tomorrow, 1030 Oak St. 517-9996. $8, $1 off with a can of food. Baby Storytime, 10:15 am and 11:15 am, Book Buzz for ages 7-11, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. Pre-register for Book Buzz 682-8316. FREE. 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 Ave. and High St. $5 sugg. don. 16 APRIL 1, 2004 Survival Skills Workshop, featuring former U.S. Air Force Survival Instructor Gene Ward, 7 pm, REI, 306 Lawrence St. 465-1800. FREE. Dan Hitchcock, Portraits and Figures opens, 6:30 pm, Downtown Lounge, 959 Pearl. FREE. Artist’s Reception for Adam Anderson, Peter Herley, Prudence the Pug and more, 7:30 pm, Museum of Unfine Art. FREE. Teen Game Night, 6 pm to 8:30 pm, Sheldon Branch Library, 682-5778. FREE. COMEDY ComedySportz con- tinues. See Friday. Indoor rock wall for teens, 11:30 am to 4 pm, meets at Memorial Building Community Center, 765 A St. $25 includes lunch. belly dance workshop with Razia, 1 pm to 4 pm, TaDa Productions Dance Studio, 50 E. 10th. 685- 0475. $30- $35. LECTURE Pacifica Forum: Tikkun Plus: Critique of the Tikkun Community, noon, Metolius Room, EMU, 344-0483. FREE. GATHERINGS Saturday Market and Farmers Market, 10 am to 5 pm, 8th and Oak. 686-8885. LITERARY ARTS Invest- igative Journalist Daniel Hopsicker speaks on Terrorland, 6 pm to 8:30 pm, Cosmic Pizza. FREE. MUSIC Songwriter Slam, signup 8 pm to 9 pm. Slam 9pm, Foolscap Books, 780 Blair Blvd. 681-9212. $3- $5 ss. Saturday Market Opening Day Party, 2 pm to 10 pm, 791 E. 15th. $10 food and beverages. Alternative Education Fair, featur- ing middle and high school options, 1 pm to 4 pm, The Strand, 199 W. 8th Ave. Free. That One Guy, 7:30 pm, McDonald Theatre Lounge. $8. FOOD for Lane County Gardens Fruit Tree Sale, starts 10 am, Grassroots Garden, 1465 Coburg Rd. 343-2822. $5 min. donation. Venness Express, 8:30 pm tonight and tomorrow, Valley River Inn’s SweetWaters Lounge. FREE. “A Community Design Forum: Eugene’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space Comprehensive Plan,” Mikey Dread plays The Jungle. See Thursday, April 8. Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup, 10 am to 1 pm. FREE. HEALTH Chelation Therapy: A Nonsurgical Alternative, 1:30 pm, Willamalane Adult Center, 215 W. C St. Pre-register 736-4444. FREE. KIDSTUFF You’ll Flip for the Y breakfast, 5:30 am to 8 am. Healthy Kids Day, 3 pm to 8 pm, Eugene Family YMCA. FREE Pre-school storytime, 10:30 am, Bethel Branch Library, 682-5766. FREE. Mollybloom, 7pm to 9pm, Border’s Books and Music. FREE. 9 am to 1 pm, Churchill High School. 682-4907. Matt Jorgensen with +451, 9 pm, Luna. $6. Edgefield Winery’s annual wine and food festival continues with “Syrah 101,” 1 pm, $25. Benefit Syrah Wine Tasting and Silent Auction, 4 pm to 8 pm, $35. Call (503)492-5453 for reservations. ON THE AIR KLCC’s Spring Radiothon, 6 am to 5:30 pm today through April 8. 463-6001 to donate. THEATER The Skin of Our Teeth continues. See Thursday, April 1. Cabaret continues. See Thursday, April 1. Independence, 8 pm, tonight and tomorrow, April 9 & 10, Blue Door Theater, LCC. $8- $10. How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying), 8 pm tonight and tomorrow, 2:30 pm April 4. Runs through April 25. Cottage Theater, Cottage Grove. 942-7414. $14 advance, $15 door. Just Imagine, 7 pm tonight & tomorrow, and 2 pm tomorrow, Springfield High School Studio Theatre. 517-9028. $3. Twelfth Night cont. see Thursday. “Those Fabulous Fifties” dinner show. See Friday. University of Oregon’s 2nd Annual Venus Festival continues. See Friday. Rainbow River Womyn Social Group, 5 pm, McMenamins, North Bank at 22 Club Rd. FREE. Lane County Secular Society, 1 pm, EWEB’s Community Room. 349- 1381 or 726-5146. Tax Preparation for UO students and community members, 10 am to 4 pm, today and April 10, 228 Chiles, UO. FREE. Annual Spring Pow Wow and Indian Craft Market, grand entry 1 pm and 6:30 pm, North Eugene High School Gym, 200 Silver Lane. 687- 3489. 3 Veneta Elementary Spring Carnival Bake Off, noon to 4 pm. 935-9344. Sunrise 5:50 am; Sunset 6:43 pm Av High 59; Av Low 38 KIDSTUFF “Spring into Downtown Eggstraordinary Eggstravaganza,” 11 am to 3 pm, downtown. FREE. Paint-an-Egg Party, 10 am to 6 pm, Brushfire Pottery Studio, 954 Pearl Street. $5. 343-1117. SATURDAY ARTS/VISUAL 16th Annual Jello Art Show, “Funky Jello,” 10 am to 5:30 pm M-F, 12 pm to 4 pm Sa. Opening reception tonight, 5 pm to 8 pm, Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 E. 15th Ave. Submissions due between 3 pm and 4:30 pm today. The Radar Angels perform 7 pm. 345-1571. $3-$5 sugg. don. Dan Hitchcock graces Downtown Lounge with his art. See Friday. DANCE “Dynamic Drum Solos” www.reggaephotos.com 1 OUTDOORS/RECREATION Artist’s Reception for Ellen Emerson, 5:30 pm, Emerald Art Center, Spfd. FREE. Opening reception for Bodhi Page, Jarrett Arnold and Jaylene Arnold, featuring violinist Stephanie Park, 6 pm to 9pm, Gallery 508. FREE. Alternative Education Fair show- cases Middle and High School Options, 1 pm to 4 pm, The Strand, 199 W. 8th Ave. Nearby Nature’s Egg Walk, 2 pm to 5 pm, Alton Baker Park. Pre-regis- tration required 687-9699. $4- $5. “Dr. Stan’s Science Circus” with UO Physics Instructor Stanley Micklavzina, 3 pm, South Eugene High School Auditorium, 400 E. 19th St. 681-9662. $4 - $7. “Kool Keyboards,” 10:30 am, Beall Concert Hall, UO. $2-$3.
