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CALENDAR SPIRITUAL Center for Sacred Join the Cascade Mycological Society for a fungi foray Saturday Sciences presents the video Father Keating: The Contemplative Life, 11am, 1571 Buck St. 345-0102. FREE. Reconciliation seminar led by Rev. Polly Dozier, 2pm, Unity of the Valley. 345-9913. Don. THEATER Book of Days con- tinues. See Thursday, Feb. 1. Othello continues. See Friday. The Woman in Black continues. See Friday. VOLUNTEER Take down/ clean up the Iraq War Body Count Project, 10am, Lillis, UO. FREE. 5 Intro to Permaculture, informal talk by Jude Hobbs, 5pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. M O N DAY Sunrise: 7:26am; Sunset 5:29pm Av High 49; Av Low 34 ARTS/VISUAL An opening for the UO’s Craft Center Staff art exhibit, 4pm, Adell McMillan Gallery, EMU, UO. FREE. LECTURES “Managing Parking for Livable Cities,” Donald Shoup, noon, Downtown Library. FREE. Compassionate Friends support group, 7pm, PeaceHealth, 1162 Willamette St. 689-1626. FREE. Ridgeline Montessori School infor- mation session, 7pm, 2855 Lincoln St. www.ridgeline.org FREE. Reiki exchange, 7pm, EWEB. 726- 8737. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES “3-D Valentines,” for grades 4-8, 3:30pm, Springfield Library. FREE. LECTURE “The Genus Erythronium in western North American,” Ed Alverson, 7pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. FREE. Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands Project presents “Oregon’s Back- country Roadless Areas: Values & Threats,” 6:30pm, Downtown Library. 344-0675. FREE. MUSIC Kenny Barron, 7:30pm, MUSIC Eugene Symphonic Band presents “Overtures & Solos,” 7:30pm, Beall Hall, UO. $5, $3 stu., sr., $8 family. the Shedd. $28-$36. Street Named James, Cozmic Pizza. $5. ON THE AIR “Alternative Radio” discusses Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Beyond Vietnam, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. 8pm, ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses the pro- posed gas pipeline from Coos Bay to Northern California, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. “UO Today” features Tariq Jaffer, religious studies, discussing Medieval Islam, noon today, 11:30pm Tu, 11:30am W on cable ch. 29; 8pm W on cable ch. 23. 6 T U E S D AY Sunrise 7:24am; Sunset 5:30pm Av High 49; Av Low 34 FILM Russian Film Series: On the Nameless Height, Part II by Vyacheslav Nikiforov, 7pm, 111 Pacific, UO. FREE. Mike Dillon’s GoGo Jungle, Eleven Eyes, Gabby La La, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 dos. “The Jefferson Exchange” dis- cusses solar powered & electric engines for cars, motorcycles & bicycles, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike: Island Park to Autzen Bridge, 4 miles. See YMCA board for details. SPIRITUAL Prayers for Peace, interfaith services, 7pm, Central Presbyterian Church. FREE. Group Healing Circle, info session, 6:30pm, Tamarack Wellness Center. RSVP, 653-0446. FREE. LCC Preview Night, 7pm, LCC gym, bldg. 5. FREE. Combatants for Peace presenta- tion, w/Shimon Katz & Sulaiman Al Hamri, 7pm, Temple Beth Israel. FREE. Community Conversations panel on “The Wal-Mart Debate: Good for America?” 7:30pm, Walton Complex, UO. 346-1977. FREE. LECTURES “Art & Politics: Picasso’s Korean War paintings and Abstract Art of Korea & Japan, 1950s-60s,” Young-Mok Chung, 4pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE. UO’s School of Architecture & Allied Arts presents “Back to Zero,” Michael Sorkin, 7pm, 150 Columbia, UO. FREE. MUSIC Alfonso Maya, benefit for Crest Drive Elementary, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $8, $4 child. Oregon Wind Ensemble, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu., sr. Tim Reynolds, Marcus Eaton, Laura Kemp, 8pm, WOW Hall. $15. Hello Stranger, The Broken West, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+ show. $5. Zs, 9pm, DIVA. $5, $3 stu. Adam Hurst, 9:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $2. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson 7 Sunrise 7:23am; Sunset 5:32pm Av High 49; Av Low 34 THEATER The Big Knife, 8pm WEDNESDAY BENEFIT New Zone’s benefit Your Knees Through Life,” talk, 10am, Campbell Community Center. 682-5318. FREE. for Eugene PeaceWorks, feat. Peter Giri Trio, 7:30pm, New Zone Art Collective, 164 W. Broadway. $5. Eugene Vestibular support group, 2pm, Atrium Bldg., Rm. 325. 345- 3212. FREE. GATHERINGS Windows on Waldorf, 8:30am-10:30am, Eugene Waldorf School. RSVP, 683-6951. FREE. Suzan-Lori Parks, author of Topdog/Underdog, speaks at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in PDX Thursday, Feb. 8. See On the Road listings Wine tasting & appetizers, 5:30pm, Ambrosia. $15. Exchange” discusses slowing down the aging process & enhanc- ing your mental & physical abili- ties, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. GATHERINGS “Take Care of Wine tasting: “WineLand: New Zealand wines,” 5pm, WineStyles. 434-9463. $5. sion, 5:30pm, 454 Willamette, 2nd Floor. 345-9106. FREE. “Alternatives to conventional men- tal health care,” community discus- SPIRITUAL Drumming circle, 7pm, Spiritual Growth Center, 390 Vernal St. 485-0035. Don. today, tomorrow, Feb. 9-10, 15-17, Arena Theatre, 104 Villard, UO. $4-$6. The Glass Menagerie preview per- formance, 7:30pm today & tomor- row, Hult Center. www.willrep.org $12-$20. 8 THURSDAY Sunrise 7:22am; Sunset 5:33pm Av High 50; Av Low 34 FILM Korean Film Series: Shiri by Je-gyu Kangat, 7pm, Int’l Resource Center, EMU, UO. 346- 1521. FREE. GATHERINGS Project Homeless Connect, 9am-3pm, Lane Events Center. FREE. Memory Loss support group, 10am, Junction City Retirement Center. FREE. Wine tasting: “Taboo: Naughty Wines for V-Day,” 5pm, WineStyles. 434-9463. $5. “Visions of Hope,” Dept. of Peace reports on recent D.C. protest, 7pm, McNail-Riley House. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Book Buzz: Alice in Wonderland, arts & crafts, 4pm, Downtown Library. 682- 5450. FREE. LECTURES “One-and-a-half Generation Mexican Youth in Oregon: Pursuing the Mobility 16 FEBRUARY 1, 2007
