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7 8 Sunrise 7:17 am; Sunset 6:42 pm Av High 68; Av Low 42 Sunrise 7:19 am; Sunset 6:40 pm Av High 68; Av Low 42 FILM Screenings of Iron Jawed Angels, 6 and 8:30 pm, 150 Columbia, UO. 344-9948. FREE. BENEFIT The Light the Night Walk raises funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Downtown Hilton. For information call (503)- 245-9866. don. THURSDAY F R I D A Y GATHERINGS Home improvement show, 5 to 9:30 pm today and tomorrow, and from 10:30 am to 9:30 pm Oct. 9 and 10, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. Free with can of food donation. MoveOn PAC’s Neighbor-to- Neighbor Victory Drive to organize support in the battleground precincts of Eugene/Spfd., 7 pm tonight and Oct. 10, Atrium Building. 434-2460. FREE. Open house, 7:30 pm, Rm. 37, Outdoor Program, EMU, UO. FREE. KIDSTUFF SHOcase perfor- mance of Dr. Delusion’s Illusion and the Student Awards, 12:15 pm, Hult lobby. FREE. An appearance by Nearby Nature’s crazy critter, 3:30 pm, Springfield Library. FREE. LECTURES “Practicing Civil Rights Law in the 21st Century,” Rhonda Brownstein, legal and liti- gation director for the Southern Poverty Law Center, 7 pm, 175 Knight Law, UO. FREE. “Introduction to the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act,” Todd Dalotto, 6:30 pm Thursdays, Compassion Center. 484-6558. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Eric Witchey gives a Mid-Valley Willamette Writers presentation, 6:30 pm, Baker Downtown Center. $5-$10 don. MUSIC Peter Rowan and Mike calendar Marshall, 7:30 pm, The Shedd. $20- $34. 18 OCTOBER 7, 2004 The Yonder Mountain String Band, Danny Barnes, 8 pm, McDonald Theatre. $17. Jason Webley, 8 pm, WOW Hall. $8. ON THE AIR “Dismantling the Empire from the Inside Out,” Robert Jensen, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. PRESENTATION “Brain Gym” physical activities that enhance learning and concentra- tion, 1 pm Thursdays through Nov. 4, Willamalane Adult Cntr., Spfd. $4. SPIRITUAL Interfaith Books & Beliefs meeting, 7 pm, Borders Books. FREE. THEATER The Goat; or Who is Silvia?, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and Oct. 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23, and at 2 pm Oct. 10 and 17, Lord Leebrick Theatre. $12-$16 for shows. CONFERENCE “New York Times Co. v. Sullivan Forty Years After: Its Impact on Freedom of the Press in the U.S. and Abroad,” 8:15 am-4:30 pm, Knight Law Center. 346-2519. $20 gen., free to students. FORUM “Pacifica Forum” fea- tures “The Ellsworth-Benjamin- Solomon Speaking Tour,” noon, Century Rm., EMU, UO. GATHERINGS Al Fresco farmers’ market features pre- serves, organic produce, baked goods, plants, gifts, wine-tasting, appetizers and more, 11:30 am to 6 pm, 5th St. Market. FREE. Career MED daylong exploration in the field of healthcare, 8:30 am to 3 pm, Sacred Heart Medical Center and the UO. For information go to www.uoyouth.org $25. City Club discusses racism, 11:50 am today, Eugene Hilton, and at 5:05 pm, Oct. 12, Café Paradiso. FREE. Feng Shui expert Ann Marie Holmes speaks at 5th St. Public Market. See Saturday. Home improvement show contin- ues. See Thursday, Oct. 7. LITERARY ARTS Bob Welch speaks about his book, American Nightingale, 1:30 pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, Spfd. FREE. MUSIC California Guitar Trio signing and performance, 5 pm, CD World; performance, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. CD World is free; $16.50 adv., $18 dos. for Paradiso perfor- mance. Tom Waits Tribute night, 8 pm, Sam Bond’s Garage. $3-$5 ss. James Hunley, 7:30 pm, First Christian Church. $15, $10 sr., stu. ON THE AIR “Jefferson Exchange” features “The New Activism with Charlotte Lagarde,” 9 am and 9 pm, KRVM, 1280 AM. Televised presidential debate, 6 pm, Cozmic Pizza. Music by Patriot Act follows. FREE. The presidential debates, 6 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. THEATER The Real Inspector Hound, 8 pm tonight and tomor- row, Blue Door Theatre, LCC. $8, $6 stu., sr. Seussical, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and Oct. 15, 16, 22 and 23, and at 2 pm Oct. 10, Actors Cabaret. $15 res., $12 gen., $29.95 includes dinner. Wait Until Dark, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and Oct. 15 and 16, Actors Cabaret. $12 res., $7 Sept. 30, $10 res. Oct. 3. The Goat; or Who is Silvia? contin- ues. See Thursday, Oct. 7. Rent, 8 pm tonight and tomorrow, and at 2 pm tomorrow, Silva, Hult. $27-$52. The Little Shop of Horrors, 8 pm today, tomorrow and Oct. 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29, and at 2 pm Oct. 10, 17 and 24, Cottage Theatre, Cottage Grove. $12-$14. For information go to www.cot- tagetheatre.org 9 Estate sale fall fundraiser, 10 am to 1 pm today and from 11 am to 1 pm tomorrow, Shelton-McMurphey- Johnson House. FREE. Great Rotary Duck Race raises money to fight child abuse, noon, Alton Baker Park. www.rotaryduckrace.com COMEDY ComedySportz for the whole family, 8 pm, ComedySportz Theater, 1030 Oak St. 517-9996. $8, $7 with a can of food for FOOD for Lane Co. FESTIVALS Clayfest, 10 am to 6 pm today and tomorrow, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. FREE. Fall Festival of Music and Dance, 11 am to 11 pm, Cozmic Pizza. For infor- mation go to www.medge.org/festi- val.html FREE. FILM Movie Nights in Lorane fea- SATURDAY Sunrise 7:20 am; Sunset 6:39pm Av High 68; Av Low 41 tures a family night with a youth art show and screening of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, 6 pm, Rural Art Center, Lorane. $7, $5 youth. ARTS/VISUAL “Art of the African Home” opening event, 4 to 7 pm, Swahili Inc., 5th St. Market. FREE. Buster Keaton film night features live soundtrack by Mood Area 52 and Scrambled Ape, 9:30 pm, Sam Bond’s. $4. A preview of Where Past is Present exhibit and open house, 11 am to 5 pm, UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History. FREE. GATHERINGS Saturday Market features crafters, musi- cians, vendors & food court, 10 am to 5 pm, 8th Ave. and Oak St. Peter Chabarek and the Enemy Combatants play at 10 am; Rich Glauber at 11; Richie G at noon; The Eugene Peace Choir at 1 pm; Wryley BENEFITS America’s Walk for Diabetes, 10 am, Alton Baker Park. For information call 343-0735. at 2 and The U-Gene Band plays at 3:30 pm. FREE. Orchid show and plant sale, 10 am to 5 pm today, and tomorrow, Oakway Center. FREE. Farmers’ Market features fruit, vegetables, flowers, plants, meat, fresh eggs, dairy, music and more, 9 am to 4 pm, 8th Ave. and Oak St. FREE. Home improvement show contin- ues. See Thursday, Oct. 7. MUSIC Oregon Mozart Players opening night, 8 pm, Soreng, Hult. $20-$28. Songwriters’ workshop, 11 am Tsunami Books. FREE. False Positive, Like Breathing, Ginger Hustlers CD release party, 9:30 pm, Black Forest Tavern. FREE. The Purrs, The Visible Men, Unkle Nancy, 10 pm, Luckey’s. $5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 5.5 miles, Clear Lake; 11.6 miles, Maiden Peak; Spencer Butte trail maintenance. See YMCA board for details. $3-$4 sug. don. Medicinal herb walk, 11 am, Mt. Pisgah. $3 sug. don. Altair Club hikes Clear Lake, 9 am. Call 484-0496. FREE. PRESENTATIONS “Feng Shui,” Ann Marie Holmes, 11 am, Lotus Antiques, 5th St. Market. FREE. “Hey Baby! Can We Talk!” six-week presentation series, 10:30 am, Downtown Library. Register at 682- 8316. SCIENCE “Hubble’s Universe” planetarium show, 2 pm Saturdays and Sundays through November, planetarium, The Science Factory. $4, $7 for plane- tarium and exhibit hall. Exhibit hall features Take Flight! Closed Oct. 16 and 30 for Duck home football games. THEATER Wait Until Dark con- tinues. See Friday. The Real Inspector Hound contin- ues. See Friday. The Goat; or Who is Silvia contin- ues. See Thursday, Oct. 7. Seussical continues. See Friday. The Little Shop of Horrors contin- ues. See Friday. The California Guitar Trio performs at CD World and Cafe Paradiso. See Friday.
