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CALENDAR Print-A-Thon: get kids a bio-doc card with digitized fingerprint and photo ID, 1pm-7pm, SELCO Santa Clara Branch. For information go to www.selco.org Gimme Games for elem. ages: expand your mind with word games, 4pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LECTURES “Strokes: Prevention, Symptoms and Treatment,” Jean Lum, 1:30pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, Spfd. Register at 736-4444. FREE. “40 Years of Gender Equality Policy,” Jean Stockard, 3pm, Hendricks Hall, UO. FREE. “Realizing Einstein’s Dream: Exploring Our Mysterious Universe,” James E. Brau, 7pm, 100 Willamette, UO. FREE. LITERARY ARTS “Ink, Sweat and Tears,” a DIY cartoon concert and book tour with Eric Drooker, Keith Knight and Jon Longhi, 7pm, DIVA. FREE. Bethroot Gwynne reads, 7pm, Mother Kali’s. FREE. MUSIC Waldorf School Orchestra, 12:15pm, Hult Center. FREE. Emerald City Jazz Kings present “Cocktails for Two: Humor in Popular Music & Jazz,” 7:30pm tonight and May 22, The Shedd. $16-$28. Eugene Youth Symphony season finale concert, 7:30pm, South Eugene High School. A Spring Silent Auction is at 6pm. $7, $3 stu. Genaro Mendez, tenor, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $9, $5 stu., sr. Tech N9ne, Kutt Calhoun, Big Krizz Kaliko, 8pm, WOW Hall. $17 adv., $19 dos. Anne McCue, 7:30pm, Henry’s. 21+ show. $7. John Blue Floyd, 9pm, The Jungle. 21+ show. $15 adv., $17 dos. Jason Webley, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+ show. $6-$8. Vocal Jazz Invitational continues. See Tuesday. ON THE AIR “New Dimensions” features “Staying Centered in a Busy World” with Joan Borysenko, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Eugene Bicycle Coalition neighbor- hood ride, part of traffic relief for I- 105 construction, 6pm, meet at Alton Baker Park. FREE. Travel Photography with David Stone, 6:30pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum. Register at 747-1504. $15. Map & Compass 101, 7pm, REI. FREE. Obsidians trip, Little North Santiam River Trail, 6.5 miles. See YMCA board for details. SPIRITUAL TRIM’s Interfaith Books & Beliefs discusses Sufi tra- dition, 7pm, Borders Books. FREE. SYMPOSIUM Mendelssohn Larry Brooks speaks on “Plotting the Three Act Novel,” 5:30pm, Jackson’s Books, Salem. FREE. Public meeting to discuss the upcoming creation of a nationwide, co-op hours, paperless currency system, 7pm, Laughing Horse Books, Portland. FREE. Sesame Street Live presents “Elmo’s Coloring Book,” 7pm today, tomorrow and May 14; 10:30am tomorrow and May 14; and 1pm and 4pm May 15, Memorial Coliseum, Portland. $12-$20. “Waking Dreams: The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites from the Delaware Art Museum,” through May 29; “Northwest Masters: Forgotten Prints,” through June 5, Portland Art Museum. $10, $9 stu., sr. “Pattern and Illusion,” work by Laura Ross-Paul, through May 25, Froelick Gallery, Portland. THEATER Hanging By Our 6th Annual UFO Festival, keynote speech by Roger Leir, today and tomorrow, McMenamins Hotel Oregon, McMinnville. For information go to www.ufofest.com Kafka Parables continues. See Friday. ON THE road “No Sheep, No Wool,” through August 13, Mission Mill Museum, Salem. $7. SATURDAY, MAY 14 “City Fling” Oregon Country Fair preview party with Sweetjuice, March Fourth M a rc h i n g B a n d , Jujuba and oth- e r s , 6:30pm, Lola’s Room, Portland. FREE. Florence Health Fair, information, children’s activities, health screen- ings and more, 10am-4pm, Florence Events Center. FREE. Emerald City Jazz Kings present “Cocktails for Two: Humor in Popular Music & Jazz,” 7:30pm, Florence Events Center. $19. Bacchus Wines tasting, 2pm, The Wine Place, Yachats. FREE. Spring Plant Sale with more than 40 nurseries, 10:30am, Oregon Garden, Silverton. FREE. Alzheimer’s Benefit Golf Tournament, 8am, Oak Hills Golf Club, Silverton. For information call 345-3693. “Altered Reality,” work by Annette Gurdjian, through June 26, Tribe of the Winds Gallery, Portland. FREE. Symposium: “Young Felix and the Uncle From Boston” presentation with music is 7:15pm tonight, 198 Music, UO. A panel discussion, “The Mendelssohns: Judaism in German Music/Music in German Jewry,” is 3pm tomorrow, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. FREE. Fingernails 17, 7pm tonight, tomor- row and May 21, Springfield High School. $4. row, Tillamook Bay. For information go to www.tbnep.org $65/player, $260/team of four. TUESDAY, MAY 17 “The Sumatra Tsunami: Can It Happen Here?,” a tsunami preparedness workshop with Darci Connor, 8:30am, LCC Florence. Register at 997-8444. $15. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 Mike Doughty, Kelly Buchanan, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, Portland. 21+ show. $15. THURSDAY, MAY 19 World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions, 7:30pm, Douglas County Fairgrounds, Roseburg. $19.50. CORVALLIS events THURSDAY, MAY 12 Divine, noon, MU Lounge, OSU. FREE. Latinoamérica! in the Valley: “Singing in South America,” a talk by Maria Guinard, Venezuelan choral director, 7pm, Corvallis Arts Center. $4. FRIDAY, MAY 13 Lenny Kravitz, Nikka Costa, 8pm, Schnitzer Hall, Portland. $37- $47. Ted Cox reads from The Toledo Incident of 1925, 7pm, Corvallis Library. FREE. A Doll’s House, 7:30pm tonight, tomorrow and May 2nd Annual Bounty on the Bay, a fund-raiser for the Tillamook Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, today a n d tomor- Note- Continuation dates for out- of-town events are listed under the first day of the event. THURSDAY, MAY Lenny Kravitz rocks Portland Friday night. See On the Road listings. 12 Kritikos Lecture: “The Story of the Soup Cans,” Louis Menand, 8pm, Benson Hotel, Portland. FREE. 5 / 20 , 5 / 21 , 5 / 22 Readings gs in rep ep KIDS KlaasKids Child Safety Friday at 8pm THE BIG KNIFE By Clifford Odets Saturday at 8pm Cyber serenade By Mia McCullough Sunday at 2pm A Bicycle country By Nilo Cruz 3 plays in 3 days Saturday, May 14 10am-4pm e FREE e Traditional & Complimentary Medicine e Health Care Professionals speaking on “Toolbox for Pain” e Children’s Activities & Balloon Man & Animal petting e Health Screenings e Senior Health Providers e Tasty and Healthy Treats e LCC Dance Demonstrations e Over 42 local businesses representation FLORENCE EVENTS CENTER 715 QUINCE STREET, FLORENCE 682-5000 Hult Center • Studio One INFO: 541-997-0210 www.healthfaironline.com MAY 12, 2005 21
