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CALENDAR and the new iMac, 6:30pm, Eugene Vet’s Club. FREE. “How to Adopt” informational meeting, 6:30pm, Holt International Children’s Services. Eileen, 520- 1492. FREE. Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council general council meeting with presentation about bull trout in the upper Middle Fork water- shed, 6:30pm, Oakridge High School. Eve, 937-9800. FREE. The Severin Sisters play OSU's Memorial Union Lounge in Corvallis Thursday, Feb. 9. “War Research and the University,” a UO panel discussion with Frank Stahl, Jane Cramer, Gordon Lafer, Louise Westling and Brian Bogart, 7pm, 180 PLC, UO. Jette, 346-5146. FREE. KIDS Teen Book Club, discuss Armageddon Summer by Jane Yolen and Bruce Coville, 4pm, Downtown Library. Register at 682-8316. FREE. Tween Scene for grades 4-6, discuss The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, 4pm, Downtown Library. Register at 682-8316. FREE. River Road Community Organization meeting, 7pm, River Road Annex. Rob, 689-6372. FREE. LECTURE “New Approaches to Piano Technique,” Sara Davis Buechner, 10:30am, Bethesda Lutheran Church. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Socrates Café book group, discuss Jesus Mysteries by Timothy Freke, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. MUSIC Sara Buechner, piano, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $9, $5 stu., sr. Irving, Yeltsin, Liz Durrett, The Fast Computers, 9pm, WOW Hall. $8 adv., $10 dos. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” features Larry Kahn of the Help Now! Advocacy Center in Jacksonville, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. “’60s Beat” features Sonny & Cher, 5pm, KRVM 91.9 FM. “UO Today” features James Mohr discussing Plague and Fire: Battling Black Death and the 1900 Burning of Honolulu’s Chinatown, midnight and noon tonight, 11:30pm tomor- row and 11:30am Feb. 15, Community TV of Lane County Ch. 29. VIGIL “Women in Black Standing for Peace,” 5pm-5:30pm, 7th Avenue & Pearl St. FREE. 14 T U E S D AY Sunrise 7:13am; Sunset 5:41pm Av High 51; Av Low 35 FILM Love Across the Decades: A Film Festival for Teens: Better Off Dead, 4pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Pagan Movie Munch, bring your favorite sci-fi movie and meet other Pagans, 6:30pm, 149 W. Hilliard Lane. 684-0800. FREE. GATHERINGS HP Color Works Tour, tips, demonstrations, marketing solutions and more, 9am-5pm, Office Depot, 2859 Chad Rd. FREE. Intercambio: Conversation Circles / Círculos de Conversacíon, adults and teens practice English and Spanish, with Hora de Diversíon for grades 1-6, 6:30pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Hardy Plant Group meeting with Roger Gossler speaking on “Gardens of the Northwest,” 7pm, Agate Hall, UO. 343-0882. $6, $3 members. KIDS Lane County Youth Career Fair, 9am-2:30pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Science and Health Reading Group, discuss the metaphysical foundation of prayer, 10am, 315 W. Broadway #222. FREE. Explorations book group, discuss The Knight by Gene Wolfe, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. MUSIC Norman Mesman, 6pm, Jake’s Place. FREE. Valentine’s Ball with Satin Love Orchestra, a benefit for FOOD for Lane County, 8pm, Eugene Hilton. $20 couple adv., $25 couple dos. Steve Larson & Sonja Rasmussen, 6pm, Oregon Wine Warehouse. Reservations required at 342-8598. Americanistan and Tribal Belly Dancers, 6:30pm-9pm, Iraila Mediterranean Rustica. Reservations recommended at 684-8400. Debra Arlyn, 7pm, Luna. 21+ show. $10. Valentine’s Day Dance with Foghorn Stringband, The Wilders, 9pm, WOW Hall. $6. Jon Fiori Quartet, 9pm, Jo Federigo’s. 21+ show. $5. Valentine’s Day Massacre with Rose Hill Drive, That One Guy and the Magic Pipe, The Crash Engine, 9pm, John Henry’s. 21+ show. $6. Pearls and Brass, 10pm, Luckey’s. 21+ show. $3-$5 ss. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses the politics and science of forest restoration and management with Ken Carloni, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. “UO Today” continues. See Monday. LITERARY ARTS Gordon Sayre reads and discusses The Indian Chief as Tragic Hero, 7pm, UO Bookstore. FREE. Classics, New and Old book group, discuss The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. MUSIC Josh Gracin, 7:30pm, OUTDOORS/RECREATION McDonald Theatre. $22 adv., $27 dos. OP kayak pool session, 7:30pm, Gerlinger Pool, UO. 346-4365. $5, $3 stu., $5 kayak rental. Philip Glass, 7:30pm, Concert Hall. $32-$42. SPIRITUAL Living the Four Agreements Wisdom Circle, 7pm, DIVA. Paul, 461-1977. THEATER I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change continues. See Friday. VIGIL “Practicing Being Peace,” silent meditation, 8:15am-8:45am, Federal Building. FREE. Jaqua Dougie MacLean CD release party, 8pm, WOW Hall. $23.50 adv., $25 dos. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Philosophy seminar with Robert Pippin, 4pm, 314 PLC, UO. Mark, 346-5548. MUSIC Sam Pilafian, tuba, with Infrared thermography and breast wellness discussion featuring Ingrid Edstrom of Infrared Breast Health, 6pm, Downtown Athletic Club. Reservations at 484-4011 ext. 423. FREE. Pnuma Trio, Reeble Jar, Eleven Eyes, 9pm, WOW Hall. $7. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Bridging the Gap, a support group for grandparents raising grand- children, 7pm, Willamette Christian Center. Mifty, 338-7545. FREE; childcare provided. “New Dimensions” features “Spiritual Values in a Secular World” with Michael Lerner, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. GATHERINGS KIDS Book Buddies for grades 2-3, discuss Tippy Lemmey by Patricia C. McKissack, 4pm, Downtown Library. Register at 682-8316. FREE. Prospective parent information meeting, 5:30pm, The Village School. 345-7285. FREE. LECTURE “Gender, Science and the American West: Experiments in the ‘Demilitarized Zone’ Between Development and Preservation,” Patricia Limerick, 7pm, EMU Ballroom. Book signing to follow. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Readin’ in the Rain discussions of Crescent by Diana Abu-Jaber, 6pm, Sheldon Library; 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. Diane Goeres-Gardner discusses Oregon’s Necktie Parties: Legal Executions from 1850-1903, 7pm, Lane County Historical Museum. 682-4242. UO Jazz Faculty, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $9, $5 stu., sr. Exchange” feaures poet Naomi Shihab Nye, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. THEATER The Good Doctor continues. See Thursday, Feb. 9. The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail continues. See Thursday, Feb. 9. CORVALLIS events THURSDAY, FEB. 9 Black History Month Dinner, 6pm, MU Ballroom, OSU. 737-4372. The Severin Sisters, noon, MU Lounge, OSU. FREE. “Born and Raised: A Critical Analysis of Sexuality and the Nature/Nurture Debate,” a lecture by Anne Fausto-Sterling, 7pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE. Antigone, 7:30pm tonight, tomor- row and Feb. 11 and 16-18, Withycombe Main Stage Theater, OSU. $9, $5 stu., $6 sr. Marianne Dissard performs at Luckey's Saturday. Exchange” discusses the state of education in California with Scott Plotkin, executive director of the California School Boards Association, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. “UO Today” continues. See Monday. 15 WEDNESDAY Sunrise 7:12am; Sunset 5:43pm Av High 51; Av Low 35 ARTS/VISUAL Gallery Talk: “Eye Contact” with Kate Wagle, Chris Coleman and Michael Salter, 6pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. FREE. FILM Love Across the Decades: A Film Festival for Teens: 10 Things I Hate About You, 4pm, Bethel Library. FREE. The Idiot, Episode 6, 6pm; Vovochka, 7pm; Brigade, Episode 6, 9pm, all in Russian with English subtitles, 111 Pacific, UO. FREE. Make It Funky, 7pm, 128 Chiles, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS Eugene Macintosh User Group meeting with discussion of Mail and Address Book management and show and tell with Jeff Scooble OUTDOORS/RECREATION UO track coach Vin Lananna speaks on his plans for the upcom- ing track season and developments for the 2008 Olympic Trials, 7pm, Eugene Running Company. Don. “Oregon’s Ancient Forests: A Legacy at Risk,” slide presentation, 7pm, 110 Willamette, UO. A hike fol- lows at 9am Feb. 18; meet at UO Outdoor Program Barn. Register at 346-4365. Slideshow free; hike $7. VIGIL Faith in Action and Progressive Responses Peace Vigil, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Federal Building. FREE. 16 THURSDAY Sunrise 7:10am; Sunset 5:44pm Av High 51; Av Low 35 FILM Love Across the Decades: A Film Festival for Teens: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, 4pm, Downtown Library. FREE. FEBRUARY 9, 2006 21
