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CALENDAR VIGIL Faith in Action and Progressive Responses Peace Vigil, 8:15am-8:45am, Federal Building. FREE. 13 WEDNESDAY Sunrise 5:42am; Sunset 8:54pm Av High 81; Av Low 51 Lane County Fairgrounds Museum Courtyard. FREE. MUSIC Ugly Litter, Larry and His Flask, Streetlight Cardiacs, 6:30pm, EDGE Skatepark, Spfd. $5, $8 if skating. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” features Stephanie Coontz, Director of Research and Publicity of the Council on Contemporary Families, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION ARTS/VISUAL MusEvenings! Lecture: Lawrence Fong speaks on “The Sierra Club and the Art of Persuasion: Photography by Ansel Adams & Eliot Porter,” 6:30pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Pay-as-you-wish. GEARs rides, Coburg bottom loop counter-clockwise, 25-35 miles depending on route, 6:30pm, meet at Alton Baker Park. KIDS Children’s Dragonfly Walk, THEATER The Kids in King 1:30pm, Grimes Pond, West Eugene Wetlands. For information call 683- 6494. FREE. LECTURE “Cops in the Courtyard” speaker series: retired Springfield Police Chief and Eugene Police Captain Bill DeForrest, 7pm, Obsidians trips, Blair Lake, 6 miles; Clear Lake & Waterfall Loop, 8.6 miles. See YMCA board for details. Arthur’s Court continues. See Thursday, July 7. VIGIL Faith in Action and Progressive Responses Peace Vigil, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Federal Building. FREE. 14 MUSIC Destination DJ, karaoke for kids, 11:30am, Meadow Park, Spfd. FREE. Moondanse Trio, 8pm, Luna. $7. THURSDAY The Partisans, The Detonators, A.R., Streetlight Cardiacs, 8:30pm, WOW Hall. $7 adv., $8 dos. BENEFIT 9th Annual Ultimate Shelley James Musicbox, 8pm & 10pm, Jaxx Lounge. For informa- tion call 485-4695. $10 adv. Sunrise 5:43am; Sunset 8:54pm Av High 82; Av Low 51 Drive, test-drive a BMW and raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 10am- 6pm, BMW of Eugene. For informa- tion call 342-1763. GATHERINGS Farmers’ Market, 2pm-7pm, Fairgrounds Museum Courtyard. FREE. Bohemia Mining Days, gold pan- ning, music, vendors, carnival, pow wow and more, 5pm today through July 17, Coiner Park, Cottage Grove. For information go to www.bohemi- aminingdays.org Community meeting to discuss the Southern Willamette Valley’s expected growth over the next 50 years, 5:30pm, Walterville Grange, Walterville. For information go to www.region2050.org We remember thinking “Kitchen” was the best song ever, but will he still play it without the other Lemonheads? Evan Dando plays Lola’s Room in Portland Thursday, July 14. See On the Road listings. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” features investigative journalist Steve Salerno, author of Sham: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. “New Dimensions” features “The Soul of Creativity” with Oriah Mountain Dreamer, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. PRESENTATION Robina McCurdy shows slides on “Working With Children in Permaculture Around the World,” 8pm, Maitreya Ecovillage. $5-$10 ss. SPIRITUAL David Waldman pre- sents a public Satsang, 7pm, Washington Park Center. $10 sug. don. THEATER Singin’ in the Rain, 7:30pm tonight, tomorrow and July 16, 21-23 and 27-30; 2pm July 17 and 24, Performance Hall, Lane Community College Building 6. $22, $18 stu. The Kids in King Arthur’s Court continues. See Thursday, July 7. ON THE road Note- Continuation dates for out- of-town events are listed under the first day of the event. THURSDAY, JULY 7 Lateef the Truth Speaker, DJ Relm, special guests, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, Portland. 21+ show. $10. Chubby Carrier, 7pm, Monteith RiverPark, Albany. FREE. 20 JULY 7, 2005 Dan Jones, 8pm, Boon’s Treasury, Salem. 21+ show. FREE. An opening for “Residue,” work by Daniel Peabody, 6pm, Pause Gallery, Portland. Exhibit runs through July 31. For information call 503-888-7895. Link Wray plays John Henry’s Monday. An opening for work by Jeff White, 6pm, Lawrence Gallery, Portland. FREE. Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival, through July 31. Concerts Mon., Thurs. & Sat., 8pm, Reed College; Tues. & Fri., 8pm, Catlin Gable School, Portland. For information go to www.cmnw.org FRIDAY, JULY 8 Herman’s Hermits, 9pm, Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino, Canyonville. $10. 20th Anniversary Retro Party with 5 Guys Named Moe, Zuzo Blue, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. 21+ show. $10 adv., $12 dos. Town Center Friday Fun Day, antique cars, sidewalk sales and more, 10am-4pm, Roseburg Town Center. For information call 673-3352. Shauna Morrison & Caledonia, 7pm, Riverbend Park, Winston. FREE. 100 Year Celebration of the First Transcontinental Auto Race Across America, living history presenta- tions, food and other festivities, 11am-3pm, Fish Lake Guard Station. For information call 367-9206. SATURDAY, JULY 9 World premiere of Octavio Solis’ Gibraltar, commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 2pm, OSF New Theatre. For information go to www.osfashland.org John Hiatt, North Mississippi Allstars, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland. $19. Gourmet seafood tasting and Lost Coast Brewery beer tasting, 1pm- 5pm, The Wine Place, Yachats. FREE. SUNDAY, JULY 10 Vans Warped Tour featuring My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, MXPX, Strike Anywhere and many more, 11am-late, Columbia Meadows, Portland. $30.25. Piano Festival Northwest, through July 17, World Forestry Center, Portland. For full schedule go to www.fpa.pdx.edu/prs An opening for work by Robert Weller, 2pm, Lawrence Gallery, Sheridan. FREE. Tom Grant, 2pm, Newport Performing Arts Center. $15, $8 stu. Annual Pioneer Picnic, potluck,