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19 DanceAbility performs at Springfield’s Community Recreation Center’s grand opening Saturday F R I D AY Sunrise 7:42am; Sunset 5:06pm Av High 47; Av Low 33 BENEFIT Eugene Symphony Association’s gala & auction, 6pm, Eugene Hilton. www.eugenesym- phony.com $150. Laugh for Life: Comedy for a Cause, feat. Mike Williams, 7pm, First Baptist Church, 3550 Fox Meadow Rd. 284-2712. $10-$18. DANCE Middle Eastern Dance Guild of Eugene, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $4. Dance Africa continues. See Thursday, Jan. 18. FILM Swedish Film Series: Together by Lukas Moodysson, 7pm, 221 McKenzie, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS Vegan potluck, 7pm, McNail-Riley House. 341-1690. FREE, bring utensils & plates. Ballroom dance, 8:30pm, StaverDanceSport. $10. LECTURE Melissa Crabbe dis- 18 THURSDAY Sunrise 7:43am; Sunset 5:04pm Av High 47; Av Low 33 DANCE Dance Africa, 8pm today, tomorrow & Jan. 20, Dougherty Dance Theatre, UO. $10, $5 stu., sr. FILM Katrina Amnesty Campaign: I Won’t Drown on that Levee and You Ain’t Gonna Break my Back, film & discussion, 6pm, EMU, UO. FREE. calendar Korean Film Series: Peppermint Candy, 7pm, Int’l Resource Center, EMU, UO. 346-1521. FREE. 16 JANUARY 18, 2007 GATHERINGS LGBTQ com- munity meeting, 7pm, Q Center, 1309 Lincoln St. Wine tasting: “Hard-to-Find Wines,” 5pm, WineStyles. 434-9463. $5. Kristi Law & Tonia Pence present on how you can help Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, 6:30pm, First United Methodist Church. FREE. Iraq Body Count Memorial plan- ning meeting, 7pm, 146 Straub, UO. FREE. “Bridging the Gap” support group, 7pm, Willamette Christian Center. FREE. MUSIC Rick Zar, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. Don. Marc Fink, oboe, 7:30pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr. Talkdemonic, Bright Red Paper, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+ show. $5. The Shapeshifters, Grayskul, Clockwerk, The pHormula, Clowns of Class, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses how health- care is changing & adapting to baby boomers w/Tom Hanenberg, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. “New Dimensions” discusses Eating for Peace: A Vegan Perspective w/Will Tuttle, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION “Reach the Summit,” moun- taineering clinic, 7pm, REI. 924- 4094. FREE. SPIRITUAL “The Bliss of Chanting,” feat. yogi Bhajan Ananda, 7pm, Tamarack Wellness Center. 683-7506. $5. “Tower of Knowledge, Peace, Purity & Power: A Tribute to Prajapita Brahma,” 7pm, Brahma Kumaris Medidation Center. 343- 5252. Don. THEATER Kimberly Akimbo, 8pm today, tomorrow and Jan. 20, 25-27 and Feb. 1-3; 2pm Jan. 21 & 28, Lord Leebrick Theatre. www.lordleebrick.com or 465- 1506. $10-$17. Silent Night, Lonely Night, 7:30pm today, tomorrow & Jan. 20, Springfield High School Studio Theater. 517-9028. $4. Maria Jette & Sonja Thompson, 7:30pm, The Shedd. $20-$30. 2 C Tech N9ne Friday, head str8 4 da McDonald Theatre cusses the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, noon, 159 PLC, UO. 346-3934. FREE. Dance Africa continues. See Thursday, Jan. 18. 7:30pm, LCC Auditorium. $18, $12 stu., sr. GATHERINGS College Financial Aid & Scholarship Fair, 8:30am-3:30pm, Bldg. 1 & 17, LCC. Register, 463-5252. FREE. Duerme Negro, 7:30pm, The Shedd. $20-$30. “Civics 101: Campaign Finance Reform,” panel discussion, 9am- 12:30pm, EWEB. www.lwvlc.com FREE. Oregon Wedding Showcase, 10am- 5pm today, 11am-5pm tomorrow, Lane Events Center. www.ore- gonweddingshowcase.com $7. “The Gift of Surrogacy,” informa- tional seminar, 1pm-4pm, Washington Park Center, 2025 Washington St. FREE. “As You Wish,” holistic & humane dog training clinic, 3pm, Amazon Community Center. 496-4115. FREE. Willamalane Park’s Community Recreation Center grand opening, feat. Cosmo the balloon clown, DanceAbility, Tom Question, noon- 4pm, 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd. Rainbow River Womyn social group, 5pm, McMenamins North Bank. 514-1639. FREE. Saturday Night Action for individ- uals w/developmental disabilities, 6pm-9pm, Hilyard Community Center. Register, 682-5311. $10. Lindsey Reightley w/Paul Biondi, 9pm, Luna. 21+ show. $10 adv., $12 dos. Lafa Taylor, Marv Ellis, 9pm, WOW Hall. $7 adv., $8 dos. Chris Chandler & David Roe, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+ show. $6. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Moss & Fern Walk, 1pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum. $3 sug. don. Obsidians trips: Heceta Head Loop, 6 miles; Rosary Lakes, X-ski, 7 miles. See YMCA board for details. GEARs rides: Gimpl Hill via Crow, 40 miles; Gimpl Hill via Pine Grove, 35 miles, 10am, Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org THEATER Kimberly Akimbo continues. See Thursday, Jan. 18. Silent Night, Lonely Night contin- ues. See Thursday, Jan. 18. “Chekhov’s Shorts” continues. See Friday. The Odd Couple continues. See Friday. The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe continues. See Friday. Lafa Taylor waxes ecstatic at WOW Hall Saturday MUSIC Oregon Jazz Festival, UO & LCC Jazz Ensembles, 7:30pm, LCC Auditorium. $10, $7 stu., sr. Tracy Freeze & Charles Dowd, jazz marimba & vibraphone, 8pm, 198 Music, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr. Yeltsin, The Fast Computers, Trapped in a Minivan, 8pm, WOW Hall. $5 adv., $6 dos. Adam Rubino, 8:30pm, Luna. 21+ show. $10 adv., $12 dos. Etouffée, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+ show. $5. Tech N9ne, 9pm, McDonald Theater. $20 adv., $25 dos. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses the cultural past w/Rick Pettigrew, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATIONAL Snowboard Tuning Clinic, 6pm, OP Office, EMU, UO. FREE. THEATER Book of Days, 8pm today, tomorrow and Jan. 26-27, Feb. 1-3, 8-10; 2pm Jan. 21, 28 and Feb. 4, Very Little Theatre. www.thevlt.com or 344-7751. $10-$14. “Chekhov’s Shorts,” 7:30pm today & tomorrow; 2:30pm Jan. 21, Powers Auditorium, Willamette High School. 689-0731. $2. “I Had a Dream,” Emerald Valley Playback Theater, 7pm, EWEB. $5- $10 sug. don. The Odd Couple, 7:30pm today & tomorrow, Sheldon High School. 687-3346. $7. F.A.C.Theater presents The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, 7:30pm; 2pm tomorrow & Jan. 21, Actors Cabaret Annex Theater, 39 W. 10th Ave. $10, $8 child. Teen Movie Night, 7pm, Community Recreation Center, 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd. FREE. Ballroom dance, StaverDanceSport. $7. 8:30pm, Kimberly Akimbo continues. See Thursday, Jan. 18. Folk Dancing Festival Party w/music, food, 8:30pm, Vet’s Club Ballroom. $15-$20. Silent Night, Lonely Night contin- ues. See Thursday, Jan. 18. KIDS/FAMILIES 20 SATURDAY Sunrise 7:42am; Sunset 5:07pm Av High 47; Av Low 33 BENEFITS Bill Rhoades Blues Bash & Food Drive, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. Cash don. plus nonperish- able food items. “Instruments of Peace” benefit concert for Oregon PeaceWorks, feat. The KickAss Angel Choir, 7:30pm, Church of the Resurrection, 39th & Hilyard. $10. Dept. of Peace Musical Benefit, 7:30pm, Spiritual Growth Center, 390 Vernal St. Don. DANCE Veselo Community Folk Dancers 29th Annual Festival, feat. Tom Bozigan teaching dances from Armenia, 9am-1am today; 11am-3pm tomorrow, Vet’s Club Ballroom. Nearby Nature Quest: “Water Wonders,” 1pm, Park Host Residence, Alton Baker Park. Pre-reg., 687-9699. $2 person, $5 family. Action Night for Boys & Girls, ages 6-12, 5pm-9pm, Gymnastics Northwest. Register, 688-8955. $12, incl. dinner. LECTURE “Radical Frameworks for Social Justice,” Angela Davis, 1pm, 150 Columbia, UO. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Poet mar- gareta waterman reads from Iteration, 5:30pm, Tsunami Books. Don. MUSIC Tom Heinl, Chin’s Vinyl Licks, 10am-1pm, The Wandering Goat. FREE. Rick & Lavina Ross, 5:30pm, WineStyles. $5. Evolution, feat. Luminous Fog, Lucidic, Basin & Range, Ronin Ichikawa, Brad Wilson, more, 6:30pm, Agate Hall, UO. 232-2673. $10. Tony Kaltenberg, 7:30pm, house concert. 342-1967. $10. Rich Perry, jazz saxophone, 21 S U N DAY Sunrise 7:41am; Sunset 5:08pm Av High 47; Av Low 33 DANCE Veselo Community Folk Dancers Festival continues. See Saturday. FILM Little Otik, film & conver- sation, 7pm, DIVA. FREE. GATHERINGS World Religion Day celebration & panel discus- sion, 9:45am, Eugene Baha’i Center, 1458 Alder St. FREE. Oregon Wedding Showcase con- tinues. See Saturday. LECTURES “The Dead Sea Scrolls: Issues & Controversies,” Greg Doudna, 12:30pm, Eugene Friends meeting house, 2274 Onyx St. $5 sug. don. “Challenges to Women’s Health,” Susan Wood, resigned FDA official, 3pm, 110 Willamette, UO. 814- 1554FREE. MUSIC DJ Chucky G., DJ Horns, 10am, The Wandering Goat. FREE. Maria Dossin, organ, 3pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr. Sacred Heart Medical Center’s Strings of Compassion performs,
