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Winona LaDuke speaks at the Oregon Country Fair Sunday. 7 today and 9am-5pm July 9, meet at the Outdoor Program Barn, UO. Register at 346-4365. $6. Sunrise 5:38am; Sunset 8:58pm Av High 80; Av Low 50 SPIRITUAL Lama Dances from THURSDAY COMEDY ComedySportz, 11:30am, Douglas Gardens Park, Spfd. FREE. GATHERINGS Women’s Business Network monthly meet- ing; Sue Richardson presents “How the SBA Assists Businesswomen,” 11:45am, Eugene Hilton. Register at 984-8778. $15, $12 members. Farmers’ Market, 2pm-7pm, Fairgrounds Museum Courtyard. FREE. Lane County Department of Children & Families Positive Youth Development Collaboration Presents “SEX: Communication is Key,” a conversation for youth and adults, free dinner for participants, 5:30pm, Downtown Library. For information call 344-1611 ext. 18. Community meeting to discuss the Southern Willamette Valley’s expected growth over the next 50 years, 5:30pm, Franklin Grange Hall, Junction City. For information go to www.region2050.org LITERARY ARTS Kathryn Abajian reads, 7pm, Mother Kali’s Books. FREE. MUSIC OBF: Let’s Talk: Helmuth Rilling, noon, Hult Center. FREE. Inside Line: Robert Hurwitz, 7pm, Hult Center. FREE. Festival Choir and Orchestra perform Handel’s L’Allegro, 8pm, Hult Center. $27- $49. Crazygrass, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5- $10 ss. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson calendar Exchange” features Peter Kratz of Bear Creek Corporation, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. 18 JULY 7, 2005 “New Dimensions” features “Consciousness: Bridging Science and Spirit” with Peter Russell, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Mountain biking skills clinic, 5:30pm Obsidians trips, Greenway Bridge- DeFazio Bridge; Rock Creek Wilderness. See YMCA board for details. Bhutan and blessing, construction and dispersion of sand mandala, 6pm, Eugene Waldorf School. For information call 984-2387. $20. THEATER Mad Duckling Children’s Theatre presents The Kids in King Arthur’s Court, 11am today, tomorrow and July 9 and 12- 16, Robinson Theatre lawn, UO. $5. 8 F R I D AY Sunrise 5:38am; Sunset 8:57pm Av High 80; Av Low 50 ARTS/VISUAL An opening for “Advocates for the Land: Photography in the American West,” 6pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. FREE. Intimate Evenings: Imani Winds, 8pm, Hult Center. $25-$35. OCF Mainstage: Corinne West & the Posse, 11:30am; Kitchen Sycopators, 12:30pm; Dr. Andrew Weil, 1:30pm; David Jacobs-Strain Band, 2:10pm; David Lindley, 3:30pm; Taarka, 4:45pm; March Fourth Marching Band, 6pm, Oregon Country Fair. For infor- mation go to www.oregoncountry- fair.org Grynch, Forrestal’s Fall, Chunky Love Child, 6:30pm, EDGE Skatepark, Spfd. $5, $8 if skating. Los Mex Pistols del Norte, Saltlick, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s Garage. 21+ show. $4. Candy From Strangers, Essie Jain, The Static Sound, 10pm, Luckey’s. 21+ show. $3-$5 ss. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” features Betsy Leondar- Wright, author of Class Matters: Cross-Class Alliance Building for Middle-Class Activists, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. KLCC broadcasts from the Oregon Country Fair Mainstage, through Sunday with a news break today from 4pm-6pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. THEATER Honk!, 7:30pm tonight, COMEDY ComedySportz compet- tomorrow and July 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30, Actors Cabaret. $12-$15. itive team improv, 8pm tonight and tomorrow, ComedySportz Theater. $8, $7 with canned food donation. The Kids in King Arthur’s Court continues. See Thursday, July 7. FILM Second Friday Film Forum: Jim Hilgendorf, travel filmmaker, discusses his work and screens a selection of work by himself and his brother John, 8pm, DIVA. $2-$5 ss. 9 GATHERINGS Mercado Latino, open-air Latin American market- place, 11am-8:30pm, Broadway Plaza. Music by Ricardo Cardenas, 5pm; Sun Bossa Quartet, 7pm. FREE. Pacifica Forum: “Impeachment Update,” 4pm, 128 Chiles, UO. FREE. LECTURE “Dogpatch News: Plenty and the Farm,” Stephen Gaskin, 3pm, Oregon Country Fair Front Porch. For information go to www.oregoncountryfair.org MUSIC OBF: Let’s Talk: Tom Somerville, noon, Hult Center. FREE. Discovery Series: J.S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 211, “Coffee Cantata,” 5pm, Beall Hall, UO. $19, $12 stu., sr. SATURDAY Sunrise 5:39am; Sunset 8:57pm Av High 81; Av Low 50 ARTS/VISUAL An opening for “Dry Places,” work by Craig Cheshire, 1pm, Karin Clarke Gallery. FREE. A reception for artist of the month Emma Hiatt, 2pm-4pm, Applegate Art Center, Veneta. For information call 935-4286. FREE. COMEDY ComedySportz contin- ues. See Friday. GARDENING Learn about inter- esting plants that will take heat and drought, 10am, Gray’s Garden Center Eugene; 2pm, Gray’s Garden Center Springfield. FREE. meet at Campbell Senior Center. For registration and information call 344-2053. GATHERINGS Farmers’ Market, GEARs rides, long, Rattle Snake Butte, 55-65 miles; medium, same route with return from Pleasant Hill, 40 miles; short, bike path east, 25 miles, 9am, meet at Alton Baker Park. 9am-4pm, 8th Ave. & Oak St. FREE. Southtowne Farmers’ Market, 9am- 3pm, 28th Ave. & Oak St. FREE. Eugene Saturday Market, 10am- 5pm, 8th Ave. & Oak St. Music by Gordon Kaswell, 10am; Roger Fountain, 11am; T. J., noon; David G., 1pm; Craig Sorseth, 2pm; Stone Cold Jazz, 3:30pm. FREE. Speak your mind at the Wayne Morse Free Speech Terrace, 11am- 3pm, County Courthouse, 8th & Oak. FREE. Songwriters’ workshop, bring 12 copies of lyrics, 11am, Tsunami Books. For information call 345- 9253. FREE. Emerald Valley Opry, music by Julie Nedele, Dick Lundsford and others, 6pm, Willamette High School. For information call 688-0937. $5, $4 sr., $2 kids up to 16. KIDS Children’s Celebration, the- ater, storytelling, bubble-blowing, face-painting, food court, petting zoo and more, 10am-4pm, Island Park, Spfd. $3, $10 per family. American Girls Club book group, 2pm, Barnes & Noble. Register at 687-0356. FREE. MUSIC OBF: Children’s Concert: Imani Winds, 10am, Hult Center. $5. Intimate Evenings: Wolfgang Zerer, 8pm, Central Lutheran Church. $22. OCF Mainstage: Boom Box, 11:30am; Lions of Batucada, 12:30pm; Crazygrass, 1:45pm; Chuck Prophet Band, 3:05pm; Heart of Gold Band, 4:35pm; Zen Tricksters, 5:55pm, Oregon Country Fair. For information go to www.oregoncountryfair.org “Going for Baroque,” mid-18th centu- ry solos with harpsichord accompani- ment, 2pm, Atrium Building. FREE. Whiskey Creek String Band, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s Garage. 21+ show. $5. Dan Jones & the Squids, Drats!!!, The Glorious Bride, 10pm, Luckey’s. 21+ show. $3-$5 ss. ON THE AIR The Oregon Country Fair Mainstage, all day, KLCC 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Imani Winds appear as part of the Oregon Bach Festival Friday and Saturday. Fern Ridge Reservoir guided bird walk, 7:30am, meet at Fisher Butte parking lot off Hwy. 126, one mile past Fisher Butte Rd. For informa- tion call 937-2131. FREE. Native Plant Society field trip to Upper Elk Meadows, see Frasera umpqauensis and other plants of the Kalapuya Divide, 8am, meet at South Eugene High School. For information call 345-2571. North American Butterfly Association field trip to Bohemia Mountain & Fairview Peak, 9am, Northwest Association for Adult Competitive Kickball game, 4pm, Skinner Butte Park ballfield. For information contact eugenekick- ball@yahoo.com FREE. Obsidians trips, Cowhorn Mountain, 9.4 miles; Rosary Lakes, 7 miles; Scio Covered Bridges, bike 45 miles. See YMCA board for details. SPIRITUAL Sisters Sacred Drumming Circle, all women wel- come, 10am, Unity of the Valley. FREE. H.H. The XIV Dalai Lama’s 70th Birthday Celebration in Eugene, prayers, chanting, slides, food and more, 7pm, Potala Gate. For infor- mation call 338-4611. THEATER The Kids in King Arthur’s Court continues. See Thursday, July 7. Honk! continues. See Friday. VOLUNTEER Help protect, main- tain and restore native habitats, 9:30am, Willow Creek Preserve. For information call 915-7459. 10 S U N DAY Sunrise 5:40am; Sunset 8:56pm Av High 81; Av Low 50 FILM A Very British Coup, 6pm, World Café. FREE. GATHERINGS Celebrate Mad Pride, 3pm, Oregon Country Fair Community Stage. For more infor- mation go to www.oregoncountry- fair.org Tibet Day: Tibetan tea reception, 3pm; Tibetan singing bowl demo, 4pm; Tangka raffle, 4:45pm; Yogis of Tibet, 5pm, discussion to follow, DIVA. Donations taken to benefit Tibetan refuge center. LECTURE “The Hippy State of the Union,” Stephen Gaskin, 12:40pm, Oregon Country Fair Stage Left. For information go to www.oregoncountryfair.org MUSIC OBF: Inside Line: Tom Somerville, 3pm, Hult Center. FREE. Festival Choir & Orchestra perform Hayden’s The Creation, 4pm, Hult Center. $27-$49. OCF Mainstage: Scott Cossu Quartet, 11:30am; Winona LaDuke, 12:45pm; Alma Melodiosa, 1:30pm; Kan’Nal, 2:55pm; Jason Webley, 4:10pm; Flowmotion, 4:45pm; Universal Language with Radio Active, 6pm, Oregon County Fair.
