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CALENDAR Dirty Martini plays Friday at Luna. Dharmalaya, 356 Horn Lane. 485- 7245. $10-20 sug. don. GATHERINGS Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, with entertain- ment from Stephan Mockli, 10am; Rich Glauber, 11am; Windsong & Kat del Rio, noon; Sweet River, 1pm; Red Pajamas, 2pm; Kudana, 3:30pm, Park Blocks, 8th & Oak. FREE. 37th Annual Mother’s Day Pow- Wow, first grand entry, noon; salmon dinner, 5pm; second grand entry, 7pm, McArthur Court, UO. FREE. Fern Ridge Wings and Wine Festival, with bird walks, canoe trips, live raptors, children’s activi- ties, crafts, speakers, wine tasting, gourmet dinner, 7am-8pm, Secret House Winery and Fern Ridge Reservoir. Some events, registra- tion required, 935-3774. www.wingsandwinefestival.com Health Care Decisions Day, 10am- 3pm, Valley River Center. FREE. Guided walking tour, 11:30am, Springfield Museum. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Eugene Poetry Slam finals with open mic and guest Anis Mojgani, 8pm, Territorial Winery. $5, $3 under 18. “Sustainability Moment,” publica- tion party for LCC’s faculty jour- nal, 5:30pm, Tsunami Books. FREE. ON THE AIR Interviews with Eugene City Council Ward 3 and Oregon Senate candidates, 1am, 1pm & 8:30pm; interviews with assessor and Springfield City Council candidates, 6pm; inter- views with Oregon House and county commissioner candidates, 7pm, Ch. 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION “Kalapuya Talking Stones Walk,” 10K and 5K Volkswalk, guided walk, 10:30am; potluck, noon, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, Spfd. 747-6470 or www.moss- backs.org Mother’s Day Family Challenge Course, 10:30am-3:30pm, Spencer Butte Challenge Course. 682-5329. Mother’s Day Tea, noon, Shelton- McMurphey-Johnson House. Registration required, 484-0808. $25 Willow Creek Preserve 25th anniver- sary, bird and wildflower walk, 8am; volunteer work party, 9:30am, Willow Creek Preserve. Matt, mbenotsch@tnc.org or 915-7459. Homebuying education seminar with NEDCO, 9am, Springfield City Hall. Registration required at www.nedcocdc.org or 345-7106. $30, $35 couple. GEARs rides: Hamm Road, 50 miles; Creswell (town), 35 miles; Dillard Access Road, 20 miles, 9am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org Grand opening of Tofurkey Food Cart, 11am-3:30pm, Ken Kesey Square. Dave, 513-6411. Obsidians trips: Animal tracks and signs field trip, 3 miles; Fall Creek, 5.8 miles; Silver Creek Falls, 7 miles; Junction City-Bellfountain Park, bike, 40 miles. See YMCA board for details. Shaolin Kung Fu Spectacular, demos 10am, Saturday Market; 1pm, Downtown Library; 4pm, Empire Buffet parking lot. FREE. Contra dance, 7:30pm lesson, 8pm dance, Kelly School Gym. $7. Garden Gala, ballroom dancing, 7:30pm lesson & 8:30pm dance, EMU Ballroom, UO. $7, $6 stu., $2 Oregon Ballroom Dance Club members. Pacific Coast Cage Fights, 7pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. $20- $65. KIDS American Girls book group, 2pm, Barnes & Noble. Reservations suggested, 687-0356. FREE. MUSIC OUT/LOUD, including SPIRITUAL Full moon labyrinth walk, 7:30pm, Priory Farm, Cottage Grove. 767-0953. Don. Women’s drumming circle, 10:30am, Unity of the Valley Church. Valerie, 914-0431. FREE. THEATER Once Upon a Mattress continues. See Thursday, May 11. Benches—The Musical continues. See Thursday, May 11. Are We There Yet continues. See Friday. The Sex Habits of American Women continues. See Friday. The Full Monty continues. See Friday. 14 SATURDAY JUNE 10 MCDONALD THEATRE 1010 WILLAMETTE ST · 7:00PM DOORS ALL AGES · FULL BAR WITH PROPER ID ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ALL SAFEWAY/TICKETSWEST LOCATIONS CHARGE BY PHONE 1-800-992-TIXX S U N DAY Sunrise 5:48am; Sunset 8:31pm Av High 67; Av Low 42 ARTS/VISUAL Tim Boyden FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE VISIT WWW.THRASHERPRESENTS.COM Mother’s Day studio sale contin- ues. See Saturday. FILM Eugene Film Festival con- cludes; today’s events include event exhbits, film sales, music and filmmaker awards presenta- tion, 3:30pm, Valley River Inn; movies at the Bijou and DIVA. www.eugenefilmfestival.org $35, $30 stu., sr. “Video Dead” continues. See Friday. GATHERINGS Million Mom March, 2:30pm, EWEB Plaza. Beetsy, 686-2531. FREE. Celebrate Mom, 9am-8pm, YMCA. Free to moms and their families. University Student Fiber Guild Shetland Lambing field trip, 10am; charity knitting and troubleshoot- ing, 2pm, EMU 318, UO. FREE. Jon LaBrousse, ’05 Eugene Poetry Slam champ, goes for the gold Saturday at the Poetry Slam Finals. Katastrophe, Androgene, Scream Club, Demimonde Slumber Party, Nicole Sangsuree, Annie Vergnetti and more, noon-10pm, East Lawn, EMU, UO. FREE. Soromundi, “One Voice,” 7:30pm, Hult Center. $12, $8 stu., sr. Emerald Valley Opry, 6:30pm, Willamette High School. $5, $4 sr. The Moon Box (CD release), 3:30pm, CD World. John Brown’s Body (KWVA birth- day bash), 7pm, WOW Hall. FREE. Debra Arlyn (CD release), 8pm, Luna. $7. Mikah Sykes, Whipsaws, Jackass Willie, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+ show. $6. Carnage with Jimmy2times, Eyes for Echoes, the Alliance, 8pm, The Lorax. $5. MAY 11, 2006 21
