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THURSDAY
Sunrise 6:32am; Sunset 7:55pm
Av High 60; Av Low 39
ARTS/VISUAL An opening
for “2006 Pacific Northwest Art
Annual,” 6pm, Adell McMillan
Gallery, EMU, UO. 346-0007.
GATHERINGS
Caregiver
support group, open to all caring
for a loved one with Alzheimer’s
or other memory disease,
9:30am, Junction City Retirement
Center. 345-8392. FREE.
Well water nitrate screening and
information,
10am-2pm,
OSU/Lane County Extension
Service Office. 737-6295. FREE;
bring 1/2 cup untreated water in a
clean, watertight container.
Women’s Business Network meet-
ing with “On Leadership” presen-
tation by Dave Frohnmeyer, net-
working and buffet lunch,
11:45am,
Eugene
Hilton.
Reservations at 984-8778. $15,
$12 members.
calendar
Nancy” features Curtis Sittenfeld,
author of Prep, and Bern Johnson
of E-Law, 6am, KOPT 1600 AM.
“New Dimensions” features
“Detoxing for Life” with Dr. Elson
Haas, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Obsidians trip: Mount Pisgah sun-
rise/moonset, 3 miles. See YMCA
board for details.
PRESENTATION “The Way
of the Cell: Molecules, Organisms
and the Order of Life,” introduction
to a 10-week class, 6:30pm, Euglena
Edu, 151 Cleveland, Suite 1. 762-1217
or www.prototista.org FREE.
SPIRITUAL Christian Science
Reading Circle, 1pm, 315 W.
Broadway #226. 510-9550. FREE.
Community Passover Seder with
music and lively reading of the
Haggadah, 5:30pm, Temple Beth
Israel. Reservations at 485-7218.
Nonmembers $26, $12 age 2-13.
THEATER
Willamette
Repertory Theatre presents All in
the Timing, 7:30pm tonight; 8pm
tomorrow and April 15; 2pm April
16, Hult Center. $12-$35.
HOPES Eco-Design Conference
keynote speech by Shigeru Ban,
4pm, 150 Columbia, UO. HOPES
runs 8am-5pm April 14-16,
Lawrence Hall, UO. Registration
and full schedule at hopes.uore-
gon.edu Keynote $7, $5 UO; con-
ference fees vary.
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“What Is to Be Done? Vision and
Strategy for Social Transformation
in Cascadia,” introduction to a solu-
tion-oriented vision of community
empowerment, 7:15pm, Dharmalaya
Center. Jason, 607-1835.
Cascade Mycological Society meet-
ing with Matt Trappe speaking on
“Truffles in Context: Where on Earth
Do Truffles Fit In?,” 7:30pm, 115
Science, LCC. Kyle, 463-5447. FREE.
F R I D AY
Sunrise 6:31am; Sunset 7:56pm
Av High 60; Av Low 39
ARTS/VISUAL An opening
for “Free-form: Sculpture,” work
by artists from across the U.S. and
beyond, 6pm, Maude Kerns Art
Center. $3 don.
BENEFITS Benefit Sale for
BRING, find bargains, treasures
and items donated by BRING sup-
porters, a fund-raiser for the
Planet Improvement Center, 8am-
4pm, 2182 Kimberly Circle. FREE.
1-6, make new friends and play
word and storytelling games,
4pm, Downtown Library. FREE.
Earth Month Event Day, a celebra-
tion of Gervais 7th anniversary
and fund-raiser for the Siskiyou
Project, get “Highlights for Hope”
or other services at reduced
prices; proceeds benefit the
Project, 11am-7pm, Gervais Salon
& Day Spa. 334-6533.
MUSIC The Motet, Big Island
FILM Independent Little Cuss, a
KIDS Gimme Games for grades
Shindig, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv.,
$12 dos.
Anne Azema and Shira Kammen perform
“Le Jeu d’Amour: Songs and Dances from
1200-1400” at Beall Hall Tuesday.
“The Jefferson Exchange” dis-
cusses the business and chal-
lenges of school food with Jeff
Ashmun and Jeri Schoenhals,
who work with Medford Schools,
8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM.
“Think Outside the Bottle,” a blind
taste test challenging the promo-
tions of the bottled water indus-
try, noon, EMU, UO. FREE.
WAND (Women’s Action for New
Directions) meeting with Carol
Melia teaching songs and chants
in preparation for the national
Mother’s Day actions against the
war and occupation in Iraq, 7pm,
McNail-Riley house. FREE.
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ON THE AIR “Breakfast With
documentary by visiting director
Jeff Patterson about arts advo-
cate Carolezoom Patterson,
farewell reception for Carolezoom
follows, 6:30pm, DIVA. Don.
Movie and discussion: The
Greatest Story Ever Told, 7pm,
Unity of the Valley. 345-9913.
FREE.
GATHERINGS
City Club:
“Land-Use Planning: What Can Be
Done Differently?” with Kevin
Matthews of Friends of Eugene,
Terry Connelly of Eugene Area
Chamber of Commerce, Dan Hill
of Lane County Homebuilders and
Rob
Handy
of
Eugene
Neighborhood Leaders Council,
11:50am, Downtown Athletic Club.
$3, members free.
“From the Warrior Viewpoint: The
Next Generation of Indian Law
and Policy,” a one-day symposium
with “From Cohen to Cohen:
Issues from the Past 25 Years of
Indian Law and Policy” speech by
Rennard Strickland, 1:15pm; two
panel discussions, 1:30pm and
3:30pm; and a program and
reception honoring Strickland,
7pm, 175 Knight Law, UO.
morsechair.uoregon.edu
Pacifica Forum: “The Tax Man
Cometh: How Resist?,” reports
and discussion on resistance to
taxation for militarism and war,
4pm, 123 McKenzie, UO. 344-
0483. FREE.
HOPES Eco-Design Conference
continues. See Thursday, April 13.
Today’s program includes the all-
day LEED (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design)
Technical Review and a 5:30pm
keynote speech by Permaculture
Institute
founder
Penny
Livingston-Stark.
KIDS Family Fun Night, carnival
games, board games, open gym,
photos, “dive-in” movie (Robots)
and more, 6pm, Sheldon
Community Center. 682-5312.
FREE; movie is $2.50.
LECTURES
“Why Ancient
China Just Never Goes Away,”
Stephen Durrant, noon, 212 Lillis,
UO. FREE.
“The History of the Condon
Collection,” William Orr, 5:30pm,
175 Knight Law, UO. 346-3024.
FREE.
MUSIC 5th Annual Benefit for
Buckley with the Cherry Poppin’
Daddies, Yeltsin, 7pm, McDonald
Theatre. $15, $10 stu.
Janet Bates, 7pm, Borders Books.
FREE.
Sons of Champlin, 7pm, Taboo, 23
W. 6th Ave. 21+ show. $15.
Reignition Vol. 15: No Looking
Back, Station Wag, Speedshift,
The Jet Jones, 7:30pm, WOW
Hall. $5.
Wayne Horvitz’ Sweeter Than the
Day, Eleven Eyes, 7:30pm, Jaqua
Concert Hall. 434-7000. $15-$20.
David Jacobs-Strain, 8pm, Luna.
21+ show. $14 adv., $10 stu. adv.,
$16 dos.
A Night of Music to benefit
Breaking Free, with Mayor Kitty
Piercy, The Sugar Beets, Maté
Mataus, Luke Well, 8:30pm,
Cozmic Pizza. $5-$50 sug. don.
Stephen Paul Miller
reads from Skinny
Eighth Avenue Saturday
at Books Without
Borders.
ON THE AIR “The Jefferson
Exchange” features business jour-
nalist Samuel Fromartz, author of
Organic, Inc., 8am and 8pm,
KRVM 1280 AM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Obsidians trip: Threemile Lake, 7
miles. See YMCA board for details.
SPIRITUAL
Community
BreathWork Circle, 6:30pm,
Tamarack Wellness Center. Kassy,
683-1776.
THEATER 1776, 8pm tonight
and tomorrow, Actors Cabaret of
Eugene. $13-$17, $32.95 dinner
seating.
A Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the Forum, 8pm tonight,
tomorrow and April 21 and 22;
2:30pm April 22, Cottage Theatre,
Cottage Grove. $16, $14 stu., sr.
Much Ado About Nothing, 8pm
tonight, tomorrow and April 28
and 29 and May 4-6; 2pm April 22,
23 and 30, Blue Door Theatre,
LCC. 463-5761. $10, $8 stu., sr.
Woman in Mind, 8pm tonight and
tomorrow, Very Little Theatre.
$12.
All in the Timing continues. See
Thursday, April 13.
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SATURDAY
5:30pm, Cascade Middle School.
232-9886 or 543-1283. $6.
Lesbian Ballroom Dance, begin-
ner lesson included, 7pm, Hilyard
Community Center. $5.
HOPES Eco-Design Conference
continues. See Thursday, April 13.
Today’s program includes a
1:45pm panel, “Burning Man & the
World’s Fair: The Creation of a
Temporary City,” a 6:30pm
keynote speech by architects
Christine Macy and Sarah
Bonnemaison and the 8pm
Trashy Fashion Show & Party.
KIDS Eggs and Nests, discover
the beauty of wetland bird nests
and eggs & paint an egg to take
home, 9am, West Eugene
Wetlands Yurt. Holly, 683-6494.
FREE.
mEGGA Hunt, 20,000 eggs hid-
den over acres of fields, with
entertainment, prizes & games,
9:30am-noon, Lively Park, Spfd.
Hunts for ages 5 & under start
every five minutes 10am-10:30am;
Grades K-1 start at 10:30am; Grade
2 & 3 start at 11am; Grades 4 & 5
start at 11:30am. 736-4544. $3
adv., $5 dos.
Gray’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt,
10am, Gray’s Garden Centers,
Eugene and Springfield. FREE.
Sunrise 6:29am; Sunset 7:57pm
Av High 60; Av Low 39
Kids’ Art: Create an ugly doll or
animal, ages 4 to adult, 11am-3pm,
M.E.C.C.A., 43 W. Broadway. 302-
1810. $2-$5 sug. don.
ARTS/VISUAL Open house,
LITERARY ARTS Stephen
noon-5pm, Eccentricities, 2368
Agate. FREE.
A closing reception for Josh
Humphrey’s “Vox Ex Corpus”
interactive sonic installation,
5pm-8pm, DIVA Flamingo Annex,
164 W. Broadway. FREE.
An opening for “Autism Artism
2006,” work by people with
autism, 4pm-8pm with 6pm pre-
sentations by Mayor Kitty Piercy,
Commissioner Anna Morrison and
Slug Queen Frank Slugsnotra,
DIVA. FREE.
BENEFIT Benefit Sale for
BRING continues. See Friday.
GARDENING “Get Organic!,”
a presentation on organic garden-
ing by Rich Wilen of Hayhurst
Valley Organic Farm, 2pm, Gray’s
Garden Center. FREE.
GATHERINGS
Saturday
Market, 10am-5pm, with enter-
tainment from Gordon Kaswell,
10am;
Walker
T.,
11am;
Inspirational Sounds of Lane
County, noon; Paul & Nancy’s
Love Truffle, 1pm; Erinn Williams,
2pm; Fiddlin’ Big Sue Band,
3:30pm, Park Blocks, 8th & Oak.
FREE.
Stone Age Day, a learning event
for all ages with stone axe-mak-
ing, cave dweller skill demonstra-
tions and more, 10am-3pm, Dorris
Ranch, Spfd. 736-4544. $2 don.
Free Speech Open Mic, 11am-3pm,
Wayne Morse Free Speech
Terrace. 683-0980. FREE.
Easter Egg Hunt for candy-filled
eggs, with drawing for adult and
children’s grand prize baskets,
2pm, Eugene City Brewery, 844
Olive. 345-4155. FREE.
Rainbow River Womyn, lesbian
social group, 5pm, Lilith’s Lair, 453
Willamette. Sue, 741-1210. FREE.
Eugene
Singles
Ministry
Anniversary Dance & Potluck,
Paul Miller reads and signs Skinny
Eighth Avenue, 4:30pm, Books
Without
Borders,
8th
&
Charnelton. 284-2838. FREE.
MUSIC
Pleasant Hill Jazz
Festival, 39 schools compete in
jazz and vocal jazz, with concerts
by LCC Jazz Band, noon; Bill
Shreve/Paul Biondi Project, 1pm;
LCC Jazz Choir, Spectrum, 2pm;
Group Therapy, 3pm; Ascension &
Solar Jazz with Mark Pender,
4:30pm, Pleasant Hill High
School.
www.pleasanthilljaz-
zfest.org $7.
Atrium Amateur Hour: “The
London Trios” of Haydn, per-
formed by Mimi St. Clair, Elwy
Jones and Cecile Betzer, 2pm,
Atrium, 10th & Olive. 344-0483.
FREE.
CD release party and concert with
Solala Towler and Friends, 8pm,
Dharmalaya Yoga Center. 345-
2889. $10 don.
Harlem Gospel Choir, 8pm, Hult
Center. $18-$26.
Lil Fatz, Young Fa-Dell, Vocab, Illaj,
Tha Reps, 8pm, WOW Hall. $10
adv., $12 dos.
Separated, 8pm, His Church of
Cottage Grove. FREE.
The Leftovers, The Fiddlin’ Big
Sue Band, Sweet Papa Lowdown,
Eric Muiderman, John Olson, a
fund-raiser for Dick Gunn’s fight
against cancer, 9pm, Sam Bond’s
Garage. 21+ show. $5.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
GEARs rides: Brownsville via
Marcola/Brush Creek Road, 80
miles; Wendling Covered Bridge,
60 miles; Mohawk Store, 30 miles,
9am, meet at Alton Baker Park.
www.eugenegears.org
Spring Wildflower Walk with
Rhoda Love, 10am, Mount Pisgah
Arboretum Visitor Center. 747-
1504. $3 don.