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CALENDAR U O C U L T U R A L F O R U M P R E S E N T S FREE Outdoor Reggae Concert at UO SATURDAY, MAY 6 • 3PM-7PM Icelandic chamber pop group Amina plays Thursday, May 4 at the Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland. See On the Road listings. Sustainable Agriculture and forest defense clips from around the world, 7pm, Lorax Manner, 1648 Alder. FREE. ON THE AIR “Breakfast with Nancy” features Bernistine Singley and Tony Corcoran, 6am, KOPT 1600 AM. GATHERINGS Intercambio: Conversation circles / Círculos de Conversacíon, adults and teens practice English and Spanish, with Hora de Diversíon, Cinco de Mayo celebration for grades 1-6, 6:30pm, Downtown Library. FREE. “The Jefferson Exchange” fea- tures KDOV president Perry Atkinson, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. “’60s Beat” features Donovan, 5pm, KRVM 91.9 F OUTDOORS/RECREATION Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group with speaker Barbara Blossum Ashmun, 7pm, Agate Hall, UO. $6, $3 members. Native Plant Society walk with Bruce Newhouse to observe wild- flowers, wildlife and the end of the day. 4:30pm, NE parking area, LCC or 5pm, Mount Pisgah east gate. Bruce, 343-2364. FREE. Speed dating for single profes- sionals, ages 37-54, 6:30pm; ages 24-36, 8:35pm, Adam’s Place. Register at www.cupid.com/pre- dating. THEATER The Illusions of Lawrence Khong: A Magical Musical Adventure!, 7:30 today and tomor- row. Hult Center. $29.50-$49.50. “How to Adopt,” information meeting for anyone considering adopting a child internationally, 6:30pm, Holt International Children’s Services. Eileen, 520- 1492. FREE. 9 LECTURE David Livingston, acting coach, 6pm, Channel 29. Registration required at 683-1674. FREE. T U E S D AY Sunrise 5:53am; Sunset 8:24pm Av High 65; Av Low 42 LITERARY ARTS Brian Doyle reads and discusses The Grail, 7pm, UO Bookstore. FREE. FILM Widespread Panic: Earth to America, live broadcast from Atlanta, 5pm, Cinemark 17. $15. “Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature — Identity and Imagination” reading and discus- Fed Up: Genetic Engineering, Industrial Agriculture and sion series featuring The Centaur in the Garden by Moacyr Scliar, 7:30pm, Knight Library, UO. FREE. Explorations book group, discuss Fire Logic by Laurie Marks, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. MUSIC Richard Thompson, 7:30pm, Jacqua Concert Hall. 434-7000. $26-$36. Charles Turley, baritone, and Nathaniel Fortin, piano, Beall Hall, UO, 8pm. $9, $5 stu. NORMA FRASER The T Club and more! Over the Rhine, Hem, 7:30pm, WOW Hall. $15. On the “Quad” lawn in front of the UO Library & PLC ON THE AIR “Breakfast with “C’MON BABY!” AND JOIN US! Nancy” features Global Justice with Ibrihim Gossama and Hari Osofoky, and Carlos Aguirre on Latin American politics, 6am, KOPT 1600 AM. “The Jefferson Exchange” fea- tures Tom Athanasiou, author of Dead Heat: Global Justice and Global Warming, 8am and 8pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians trip: Mt. Tom, 6 miles. See YMCA board for details. SPIRITUAL Living the Four Agreements Wisdom Circle, 7:30pm, DIVA. Paul, 461-1977. THEATER The Illusions of Lawrence Khong: A Magical Musical Adventure! continues. See Monday. Eugene Film Festival, May 12-14, 2006 $100,000,000 worth of independent films will be shown Special guests: Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Galactica), Chris Newman (Amadeus, The Exorcist, The English Patient, The Godfather), Tom Sawyer (Murder, She Wrote), Susan Emshwiller (In The land of Milk and Money). Go to www.eugenefilmfest.org and buy your festival passes now! 541-485-2447 - information Festival Passes also on sale at the Hult Center ticket office and Eugene Bi-Mart stores Festival events at these locations: The Bijou Art Cinemas, DIVA, Tango Center, U of O, & Valley River Inn 1"Ê-V ÊvÊÕÃVÊ7À`ÊÕÃVÊ-iÀiÃÊ«ÀiÃiÌà / iÊÕ`iV >Ê ÀÌ iÀà >ÃÊvi>ÌÕÀ}ÊÊ ià ÊÕ`iV >Ê`ÀÕ®Ê - ÕL >Ê->>À>ÊÃÕÀL> >À® ÛV>ÊÕÃVÊÊÌ iÊ ` ÀÕ«>`ÊÃÌÞiÊÊ ÀiiÊiVÌÕÀi`iÊ>ÌÊ£\£xÊ«°°Ê>ÞÊx] 1ÊÕÜ`Ê, À`>Þ]Ê>ÞÊxÊUÊnÊ«°°Ê Ê]Ê1"Ê-V ÊvÊÕÃV f£äÊiiÀ>Ê`ÃÃÆÊfnÊÃÌÕ`iÌÃÊ EÊÃiÀÃ]Ê>Û>>LiÊÞÊ>ÌÊÌ iÊ`À MAY 4, 2006 21