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CALENDAR Salsa DANCING! Bukowski: Born Into This, 9:30pm tonight and March 9; 7:30pm tomorrow, hosted by Paul Dresman; 6pm March 5, DIVA. $5. GATHERINGS Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, pan- els, workshops, presentations, films and more, 8am-9pm, with lunch addresses by David Orr & Dinah Bear & evening keynote addresses by Colleen McCrory & Antonio Oposa, various locations, UO. Continues through March 5. www.pielc.org FRIDAY, MARCH 3 Free dance lessons • 9-10pm $5 cover • All ages welcome with DJs Mario Mora & Herman Reyes Serena Becker and Rochelle Gause give a presentation on their experiences in Palestine’s occupied territories Saturday at the UO, Sunday at Morning Glory Café and Monday at Cozmic Pizza. City Club: “How Good is That Movie, Anyway? And Who Says So?” with Lois Wadsworth and Debra Merskin, 11:50am, Downtown Athletic Club. $3, members free. Green Drinks, part of a worldwide movement gathering environmen- talists & progressives together to have fun & share ideas, 4pm-6pm, Lilith’s Lair, 453 Willamette. 284- 7020. “Made in Oregon!” First Friday cel- ebration with Eugene City Singers, 6pm, and Bob Welch discussing My Oregon, 7pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Grand month-long re-opening cel- ebration kick-off with ribbon cut- ting, performance by Complicated, refreshments and more, 6:30pm, Mother Kali’s. 343-4864. FREE. KIDS Tot Science Discovery Day: Microscopic World, 10am, Science Factory. $10 per parent/child combo. Pajamarama storytime, celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. LITERARY ARTS “Humor, Keynesian Economics, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Oregon RV Show and Sale contin- ues. See Thursday, March 2. SPIRITUAL “Live Your Passion: Life Purpose Here and Now!” with Patrick J. Harbula, 7pm, Spiritual Growth Center. 485-0035. FREE. THEATER Act 1 Festival, two sets of one-act plays, one set tonight and March 5, second set tomorrow, Pocket Theatre, Thurston High School. 744-5140. Reservations at 988-5350. $5. After Mrs. Rochester, 8pm tonight, tomorrow and March 10, 11, 17 & 18; 7:30pm March 9; 2pm March 12, Robinson Theatre, UO. 346-4363. $12, $9 stu., sr., $5 UO stu. Oregon Crafted open studio week- end, artist studios in Lane, Linn, Lincoln and Benton Counties will be open for visitors, 10am-4pm, various locations. Featuring Mark Andrew Sculpture Studio, 29775 Fox Hollow. Oregon Crafted guidebook required. www.oregoncrafted.org Vendors’ Faire with lampwork demonstrations by Mazet Studios, work by other artists, face paint- ing, music, grand opening of the garden room and more, 442 Main St., Spfd. FREE. COMEDY Eugene Wilders vs. Bear, with discussion and presenta- tion by the Raincoast Conservation Society, 7pm, 180 PLC. FREE. Lisa B, spoken word poet, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. Don. posting with OSU Lane County mas- ter gardeners, 10am, GrassRoots Garden compost demonstration site. 682-5542. FREE. The King and I continues. See Thursday, March 2. “We Love Roses!,” Stuart Leaton introduces new rose varieties and discusses proper care and prun- ing, Gray’s Garden Centers: 10am Eugene, 2pm Springfield. FREE. Swing Shift, 7:30pm, Henry’s. 21+ show. $5. John The Jazz Café, 8pm, 178 Music, UO. $5, $3 stu., sr. Bat Makumba, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $6. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses contempo- rary economics with Richard Holt, author of A New Guide to Post 4 SATURDAY Sunrise 6:44am; Sunset 6:05pm Av High 54; Av Low 36 ARTS/VISUAL Gallery Talk: “Eye Contact” with Dan Powell and Camilla Dussinger, 2pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. 346-3027. Artists’ comments session and reception for “Tea: Engaging the Senses — From Cuppa to Ceremony,” 3pm, White Lotus Gallery. FREE. DJ Mario Mora eugene FRIDAY, MARCH 24 cultural Dance to the LIVE music of CALIENTÉ irish festival HOT SALSA BAND Free dance lessons • 9-10pm Music & Dance • 10pm-1:30am All Ages welcome! • $10 cover at V ET ’ S C LUB B ALLROOM 1626 WILLAMETTE ST. • EUGENE 517-5238 mario@salsamora.com Saturday, March 11 Sheldon High School Go to eugeneweekly.com TO ENTER concert continues. See Friday. Waiting for Godot, 8pm tonight, tomorrow and March 9-11; 2pm March 5 and 12, Very Little Theatre. 344-7751. $10. Reignition Vol. 14: The Detonators, The Anxieties, The Happy Bastards, Pirate Radio, 7:30pm, WOW Hall. $5. $5 cover • All ages welcome with FILM Last Stand of the Great Bukowski: Born Into This contin- ues. See Friday. UO Opera Ensemble presents The Marriage of Figaro, 7pm tonight & tomorrow; 2:30pm March 5, Performance Hall, LCC. 346-4363. $15, $10 stu., sr. Free dance lessons • 9-10pm DANCE Lowry Champion MFA Passion, Poetry & Activisim from Cork, Ireland,” John McCarthy speaks & reads from Hope on a Rope: A Journey From Despair to Joy, 5:30pm, Tsunami Books. FREE. Get Set Go, 3pm, CD World. FREE. FRIDAY, MARCH 10 Glenwood Chucks, 8pm, ComedySportz Theater. $8, $6 stu. Actors Cabaret Youth Academy presents Grease: The School Edition, 7:30pm tonight, tomorrow and March 10-12; 2pm March 5, Actors Cabaret Annex. $10, $6 under 12. MUSIC Peter Giri, noon, Rose’s Diner, Spfd. FREE. Enter to win two tickets to GARDENING Hands-on com- GATHERINGS Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, panels, workshops, presentations, films and more, 8am-9pm, with lunch addresses by Evon Peter and Jim Woolsey and evening keynote addresses by Margie Eugene- Richard and M.C. Mehta, various locations, UO. Conference continues through March 5. www.pielc.org Sophia Sanctuary’s International Women’s Day of Healing, Pampering and Empowerment By and For Women, with entertain- ment, childcare, lunch and heal- ings, 9:30am-5pm, Westmoreland Community Center. Maria, 683- Italian Champagne Brunch Sunday Afternoons 11:00am-2:30pm Smooth Jazz f rom 11-2 featuring Paul Biondi (Woodwinds) & Mark Haggard (Piano) Every Sunday - 830 Olive Avenue • Eugene Validated Parking Available MARCH 2, 2006 21
