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CALENDAR FILM Living Luminaries on The Serious Business of Happiness, 1pm, Spiritual Growth Center, 390 Vernal. $10. Cultural Heritage Movement in Contemporary China,” Deming An, 5pm, Gumwood Rm., EMU, UO. 346-3967. FREE. Windfall Reading Series: Lawson Fusao Inada and Paulann Petersen, 7pm, Downtown Library. 682-5450. FREE. Freedom Within, video of Maharaji speaking, 6pm, EWEB. FREE. “Evolution of Beer: The Story of Pilsner Urquell & Czech Lagers,” Jan Stafl, w/Pilsner tasting, 7pm, Bier Stein. 21+. FREE. MUSIC Oregon Bach Festival presents Bach Night season pre- view party, feat. Trio Voronezh, 7pm, Wildish Theater, Spfd. FREE. “Eating as if the Earth Matters,” Dan Brook, 7pm, 110 Fenton, UO. FREE. NCC presents “Gospel and Hymns Concert,” 7:30pm, First Baptist Church, 3550 Fox Meadow Rd. FREE. A State of Mind, 7pm, DIVA. FREE. GATHERINGS Rumi Celebration, feat. readers, musi- cians, dancers, 4pm, Tsunami Books. FREE. Blues & Ballroom dance clinic, 4pm, Agate Hall, 18th & Agate. 343-7826. FREE. HBA Builders Garage Sale contin- ues. See Saturday. Collectors West Gun Show contin- ues. See Saturday. Oregon Knife Collectors Show continues. See Saturday. Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club Show/Swap Meet continues. See Saturday. “You are the Whole” lecture series, Dr. Sadhvi Chaitanya, 7pm today, tomorrow and April 18-19, Maple Rm., EMU, UO. 345-4952. FREE w/don. 7pm, Springfield Library. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” talks w/author Alberto Rios, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. Exchange” looks at ways of giv- ing that fosters the accountability to one’s community, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. SPIRITUAL Six Sensory Eugene meets, 6:30pm, Downtown Athletic Club. 521-0272. $5. KIDS/FAMILIES “Creative Movement,” w/Sparkplug Dance, 2pm, Springfield Library. Register at Youth Services Desk. FREE. LITERARY 17 ARTS Carter McKenzie & Debra Mathis read their poetry, w/open mic, 2pm, Mother Kali’s. FREE. MUSIC David Bersch & Sandy Holder perform Schubert’s Die shoene Muellerin, 4pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 166 E. 13th. Don. Girlyman, Chris Pureka, 8pm, John Henry’s. 21+. $15.50 adv., $17 door. Salt Lick, Or the Whale, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION T U E S D AY Sunrise 6:26am; Sunset 7:59pm Av High 61; Av Low 39 FILM Russian film series: Sherlock Homes & Dr. Watson: The King of Blackmail, 7pm, 115 Pacific, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS “Off the Beaten Track,” travel presentation, 3pm, Campbell Center. Register, 682- 5318. FREE. Wheels & Wheels Track & Field Meet, 10am-3pm, Sheldon High School track. 485-1860. $5 for all-comers mile, $20 competitors, FREE spectators. Cello master class w/Alisa Weilerstein, 3pm, Hult Center. FREE. Wildflowers for dummies, guided nature walk, 10am, Mount Pisgah Arboretum. 747-1504. $3 sug. don. 8th annual “That’s My Farmer” cel- ebration, meet w/local farmers and CSAs, 6:30pm, First United Methodist Church, 13th & Olive. Don. Oregon Marathon Relay, 8am, EWEB. www.oregontrackclub.com or 686-0527. Rhododendron garden tour w/Michael Roberts, 1pm, Hendricks Park. $3 sug. don. Obsidians hike: Rogue River trail, 12 miles. See YMCA board for details. GEARs rides: Walterville, 45 miles; Wolf Creek (counter-clockwise), 70 miles, 9:30am, Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org THEATER WillRep’s Stones in His Pocket continues. See Thursday, April 12. A Fine and Pleasant Misery con- tinues. See Friday. The Fantasticks continues. See Friday. Three One-Act Operas continues. See Friday. 16 M O N DAY Sunrise: 6:28am; Sunset 7:58pm Av High 61; Av Low 39 FILM Holocaust in Film series: The Hiding Place, 7pm, 111 Lillis, UO. jonseidel@aol.com or 434- 6551. FREE. GATHERINGS Taxes for Peace NOT War rally, noon, out- side of downtown Eugene Post Office. 342-2914. FREE. Wine tasting: Little Italy tasting, 5pm, WineStyles. 434-9463. $5. “The Oaxaca Rebellion: Perspectives from Inside,” panel dis- cussion, w/guests from Oaxaca, Mexico, 7pm, 175 Knight Law Center, UO. 346-5771 or 346-5813. FREE. PLAN Loving Adoptions presents an adoption seminar, 7pm, Emerald Bible Fellowship Church, 1855 Cal Young Rd. 472-8452. FREE. “Take Back the Night” communi- ty forum/planning meeting, 6pm, Women’s Center, EMU, UO. 346- 3327 or 484-9791. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Jammie sto- rytime, 7pm, Springfield Library. FREE. LECTURES “An Ethics of Reading the Environment in Postcolonial Fiction,” Sangeeta Ray, 4pm, Knight Library, UO. FREE. “You are the Whole” continues. See Monday. LITERARY ARTS Reception & release party for Comic City, 6pm, UO Bookstore. FREE. 300 COUNTRY CLUB RD., STE. 290 • EUGENE, OR 97401 • (541) 868-2008 A Holistic Approach to Dentistry Wellness Centered Dentistry is dedicated to providing invidual care for individual people. It is our vision to develop lasting relationships with every member of our practice. Call today and experience the extraordinary people and unique setting that only Wellness Centered Dentistry can provide. John Pizzarelli Quartet, 7:30pm, The Shedd. $28-$38. The Greyboy Allstars, Toots & The Maytals, 8pm, McDonald Theatre. $25 adv., $27 door. MUSIC Springfield Jazz Singers, WELLNESS CENTERED DENTISTRY “Alternative Radio” disc. Robert Fisk & Araxie Barsamian’s lecture “The Armenian Holocaust,” 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. DR. DARIN J. WARD DDS DR. ROB WHICKER DDS (541) 868-2008 “Because the Mouth Bone is Connected to the Body Bone” OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike: Larison Creek, 6 miles. See YMCA board for details. 18 WEDNESDAY Sunrise 6:24am; Sunset 8pm Av High 61; Av Low 39 ARTS/VISUAL River Aaland gives a gallery talk on “Divine Forms: South and Southeast Asian Art from the Collection,” 6pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. 346-3027. FREE. FILM America’s Dialogue, w/intro by Mayor Kitty Piercy, 7pm, Harris Hall, 8th & Oak. FREE. GATHERINGS Eugene Symphony Guild concert preview, noon, Hult Center. FREE. “Nonviolence as a Way of Life 2008” conference planning meeting, 5:30pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak. Register, 484- 7366. FREE. FOR A FULL SCHEDULE VISIT WWW.MIKETHRASHERPRESENTS.COM WWW.MYSPACE.COM/MIKETHRASHERPRESENTS MSF/Doctors Without Borders volunteer Chris Sauer discusses his experiences, w/recruitment info session, 6:30pm, 123 Pacific, UO. FREE. “Women in Oaxaca,” panel dis- cussion, w/guests from Oaxaca, Mexico, 7pm, Knight Library, UO. 346-5771 or 346-5813. FREE. Community Conversations panel on “9/11 Conspiracy Theories: The World Trade Center Towers Collapse,” 7:30pm, Walton Complex, UO. FREE. Bunco & Wine Game Night, 6pm, WineStyles. RSVP, 434-9463. $10. KIDS/FAMILIES Whimsical Wednesdays: Earth Day, 6:30pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. “Uh, where’s my plug?” Isaac Johnson plays Cozmic Pizza Thursday, April 19 "SEEING THEM LIVE WAS AMAZING. I INSTANTLY FELT A BOND WITH THESE THREE GUYS. THEY'RE TAKING WHAT WE KNOW OF MUSIC AND TRYING TO TWIST IT TO A DIFFERENT PLACE."- JIM JAMES (MY MORNING JACKET)--- NEW YORK TIMES & HOLY FUCK TUESDAY APRIL 24 WOW HALL 291 W 8TH AVE · 8:00PM DOORS ALL AGES · FULL BAR WITH PROPER ID TICKETS AT ALL SAFEWAY/TICKETSWEST LOCATIONS. CHARGE BY PHONE 1-800-992-TIXX SATURDAY APRIL 28 INDIGO DISTRICT 1290 OAK STREET · 7:00PM DOORS ALL AGES · FULL BAR WITH PROPER ID TICKETS AT ALL SAFEWAY/TICKETSWEST LOCATIONS. CHARGE BY PHONE 1-800-992-TIXX Presentation on estate planning, 3pm, Campbell Center, 155 High. 682-5318. FREE. Folklore and Arts and Administration Program presents a brown-bag talk w/Lihui Yang and Deming An, Chinese folk- lore/mythology scholars, noon, 448 PLC, UO. FREE. “Connect the Dots,” forum on how we can take back our coun- try from Bush/Cheney, 7pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE. LECTURES “The Personal and the Political: (Re)Writing Max Yergan,” David Anthony, 3:30pm, 375 McKenzie, UO. FREE. “Anti-globalization and the Reconstruction of Chinese Oral Tradition,” Lihui Yang; “Intangible MONDAY APRIL 30 WOW HALL 291 W 8TH AVE · 7:00PM DOORS ALL AGES · FULL BAR WITH PROPER ID TICKETS AT ALL SAFEWAY/TICKETSWEST LOCATIONS CHARGE BY PHONE 1-800-992-TIXX APRIL 12, 2007 21
