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6 LITERARY ARTS B.H. Fairchild reads, 8 pm, 282 Lillis, UO. FREE. Sunrise 5:57 am; Sunset 8:22 pm Av High 65; Av Low 41 Judy Dippel reads, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE. BENEFIT Benefit dinner with Arianna Huffington benefits Money is Not Democracy, 6 pm, Café Paradiso. For tickets, call 341-4909. MUSIC Los Mex Pistols del Norte THURSDAY GATHERINGS Showing of award ceremony for the 2004 Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism, 11 am, Chambers Electronic Media Center, Allen Hall, UO. FREE. Greek Awards recognizes excel- lence in leadership, 6 pm, EMU Ballroom, UO. FREE. West University Neighbor’s Meeting, 7:30 pm, Sacred Heart Auditorium. FREE. Spring training clinic features infor- mation on stretching, training and diet, 7 pm, REI. FREE. Dahlia Society meeting, 7:30 pm, Campbell Sr. Center. FREE. KIDSTUFF “Mommy and Me” fashion show, 6 pm, Maggie Rhodes, 5th St. Market. FREE. Wings and Wetlands features infor- mation on habitat and migration, 3:30 pm, Bethel book club meeting, 7 pm, Bethel Library. FREE. LECTURES “Social Oppression, Local Culture and the Sexuality of LGBTQ Youth,” Gil Herdt, 3 pm, Fir Rm., EMU. FREE. John Carroll, editor of the Los Angeles Times talks, 4 pm, Gerlinger Alumni Lounge, UO. FREE. calendar “The Wolf in Reporter’s Clothing: The Rise of Pseudo-Journalism in America,” John S. Carroll, 4 pm, Gerlinger Alumni Lounge, UO. FREE. 20 MAY 6, 2004 “Hong Kong Bilingual Child Language Acquisition,” Virginia Yip, 3:30 pm. For location, call 346- 1521. FREE. An evening with Arianna Huffington, 8 pm, McDonald Theatre. A benefit dinner is at 6 pm, Café Paradiso. $8-$10 sug. don. “The ‘Deep Structure’ of the Arts,” 7:30 pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE. “Book Marketing in the 21st Century,” Dawn Stuart, 6:30 pm, Baker Downtown Center. $5. SHOcase performance, 12:15 pm, Hult lobby. FREE. The Sound of Music, 7:30 pm tonight, tomorrow and May 8, Thurston High School Theatre. $7, $6 stu., sr. Natural Vibrations, 9 pm, Sam Bond’s. $10. The Gang of Four, 1 pm, Beall, UO. FREE. PRESENTATION “Introduc- tion to Raw and Living Foods,” 6 pm, 4th Floor Conf. Rm., 5th St. Public Market. THEATER The Tempest, 7:30 pm today, tomorrow and May 8, 13, 14 and 15, Springfield High School Auditorium. $5. Emma’s Child, 7:30 pm today, tomorrow and May 8, South Eugene High School Little Theatre. $5. The Pavilion, 8 pm tonight, tomor- row and May 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 and at 2 pm May 16, Lord Leebrick Theatre. May 7 is a gala opening. For prices and information, call 465-1506. 7 F R I D AY Sunrise 5:55 am; Sunset 8:24 pm Av High 65; Av Low 41 ARTS/VISUAL Art Careers art show and sale features work by students of the Art Careers Program, 5 to 7 pm, Hilyard Community Center. FREE. 5:30 pm art openings include: Opening for Breaking the Silence: Images of Healing, Circle of Hands. FREE. Celebrate Your Muse! Museum Faire Days (MUSE), Museums of Springfield/Eugene, event features activities today and tomorrow throughout Eugene/Spfd. muse- ums. For information contact the UO Museum of Natural History, the Coco Montoya plays the blues Saturday at the Platinum, Corvallis. See May 8, Corvallis Events. UO Museum of Art, Maude Kerns Art Center or other area museums. Heritage Day features information on vintage fishing tackle, noon to 4 pm, Springfield Museum. FREE. First Friday Artwalk features a guid- ed tour of downtown art galleries and visual art attractions. First stop features work by Hannah Goldrich and Virginia Andrade at 5:30 pm, Jacobs Gallery. Then at 5:50 pm it’s paintings by Jon Jay Cruson at White Lotus Gallery. At 6:10 pm the walk features work by Dennis Gould and Quinton Hallett at Karin Clarke Gallery. At 6:30 the walk features work by Sherri Dobay, Tom Rohr and LiDona Wagner, Scan Design. The last stop, at 6:50 pm, features an installation by Mike Walsh and work by Mark Clarke, Helen Liu and Marsha Wells, (DIVA) Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts. FREE. BENEFIT Art exhibit and silent auction benefits the Laurel Hill Center Art Scholarship Fund, 5:30 to 8:30 pm, 174 W. Broadway Ave. FREE. COMEDY ComedySportz, 8 pm today and tomorrow, ComedySportz Theater, 1030 Oak St. $8, $7 with a can of food for FOOD for Lane Co. GATHERINGS First Friday Cinco de Mayo features music with Trio Primavera, 6:30 pm, talk by Stephanie Wood, 7:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce Greeters’ Committee’s Business Faire, 7:30 to 10 am, Valley River Inn. Register at www.eugenechamber.com/cham- ber/greeters.htm $10 adv., $15 dos. “Blackout” multi-sensory interac- tive event without light, 8:30 pm, the Lorax, 1648 Alder St. $5. Ninth annual Cottage Grove Home and Garden Showcase features music, drawings, wine tasting and more, 3 to 8 pm, W.O.E. Fairgrounds, Cottage Grove. FREE. Big Bang Cirkus venture in creative stupidity, 9 pm, Campbell Club Cooperative, 1670 Alder St. An open house is at 6 pm. don. Watercolor by Hanna Yoshimura, UO Museum of Art open house. See Saturday. Medicine, 7 pm, 282 Lillis, UO. FREE. “The Certainty of Context,” Jo Noero, 5:30 pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE. MUSIC Sanford Arms, Pellet Gun, The Morals, 10 pm, John Henry’s. $3-$5. Olem Alvez Funk Band, 9 pm, Luna. $5. WAR, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $18 adv,. $20 dos. Bill Willie Bluz, 9 pm tonight and tomorrow, Spirits, Spfd. FREE. KIDSTUFF Twelfth Night, 7 pm, Eugene Waldorf School. FREE. The Sound of Music continues. See Thursday, May 6. LECTURES “Turning Around the Dreyfus Affair,” Evlyn Gould, noon, 159 PLC, UO. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson “Seeking the Spirit: Appropriation of the Plains Indian Culture,” Bea Exchange” features “Healing Laughter and Cosmic Comedy,” Swami Beyondananda, 9 am and 9 pm, KRVM, 1280 am. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike McBeth Rd. Go to summertrips@obsidians.org for more information. WREN (Willamette, Resources & Education Network) owl walk. For information call 683-6494. FREE. THEATER The Pavilion contin- ues. See Thursday, May 6. The Tempest continues. See Thursday, May 6. Emma’s Child continues. See Thursday, May 6. 8 SATURDAY Sunrise 5:54 am; Sunset 8:25 pm Av High 65; Av Low 42 ARTS/VISUAL An opening for Modern Primitive, work by Jason Harris, and Cats and Dogs, an invitational theme show, 1 pm, Alder Gallery, Coburg. FREE. BENEFITS Walk for Life Mother’s Day walk benefits Lane Pregnancy Support Center of Eugene, Cottage Grove and Junction City, Skinner’s Park. For information call 485-8662. don. Benefit for KWVA and CTV features Amy Goodman, 7 pm, 150 Columbia, UO. $10, $6 stu. Auction benefits Willamette Leadership Academy classroom equipment, 6:30 pm, Church of the Harvest. 747-8509. don. Step Up for Kids walk and run ben- efits Boys and Girls Club of Emerald Valley, 9 am, Alton Baker Park. For information and to register call 345-9939. Peace Village benefit features music by Sata Yuga, 7 pm, Café Paradiso. $10. CELEBRATION Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered free- dom-to-marry celebration features music by Complicated, 7 to 10 pm, First Presbyterian Church. FREE. COMEDY Lord Carrett, Steve Neal, 9 pm, Scandals/Kowloon’s. $6. Comedysportz Friday. continues. See DISCUSSION “The Matrix and What the ?*$@ do we Know,” 6 pm, 4th Floor, 5th St. Market. FREE.
