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5 Willie Nelson brings the family together in a show at the Cuthbert Amphitheatre Friday THURSDAY Sunrise 5:36am; Sunset 8:59pm Av High 79; Av Low 50 FILM Retro Mystery Cinema: The Birds, 1pm, Downtown Library. FREE. GATHERINGS Women’s Business Network monthly mtg., w/Patty McConnell speaking on “Making It in a Man’s World,” w/buffet lunch, 11:45am, Valley River Inn. 984-8778. $20, $13 members. Wine tasting: Lucky tasting 7-7-07, 5pm today & tomorrow, WineStyles. $5. Outdoor Program trip initiator clinic (part two), 5:30pm, OP Barn. 346-4365. FREE. Greek polytheism discussion group, 7pm, Perugino. www.wildivine.org FREE. Ballroom & swing dancing, w/les- son, 7:30pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. $5. Rise Fighting DVD release party, 10pm, Joggers Sports Bar. 21+. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Dr. Delusion’s Illusions, 11:30am, Douglas Gardens Park, Spfd. FREE. Springfield Police presents “Crime Solving 101,” ages 5 and up, 2pm, Springfield Library. FREE. Dragonfly Adventure! 9:30am today (kids session); 1:30pm July 7 (adults session), Mount Pisgah Arboretum. $12, $10 members. MUSIC Oregon Bach Festival: Let’s Talk: Anton Armstrong & SFYCA Alumni, noon, Hult Center, FREE; Discovery Series: Haydn Mass for Theresa Part I, 4:30pm, Hult Center, $14-$20; Intimate Evenings: All-Chopin w/Jeffrey Kahane, piano, 7:30pm, Beall Hall, UO, $29-$38. www.oregonbach- festival.com or (800) 457-1486. Kathryn Claire CD release party, 8pm, Tsunami Books. Don. Fortune Cookie, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. Blue Rebeka & the Salt Lickin’ Squids, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $3- $5. J u LY O n GOi n G e V en TS NOTE: Ongoing weekly events are listed at the beginning of each month. Events that happen more than once a week are listed under the first day they take place. All are free of charge unless otherwise noted. thursdays DJ Chin, 10am-noon, Wandering Goat Coffee Roasters, 268 Madison. The Richardson Jazz Trio, noon, World Cafe. ARTS/VISUAL Open Art Studio, 6pm-9pm, M.E.C.C.A. 302-1810. $2-$5/hr. FARMER’S MARKET Thursday Farmer’s Market, 2pm-7pm, Lane SPIRITUAL Green Tara, 9:45am, K.D.C. Meditation Center, 917 E. 43rd. tuesdays ARTS/VISUAL Open studio, bring projects and ideas to work on, 11am-4pm, County Fairgrounds. Adyashanti—video, meditation, inquiry, 4:30pm, River Rd. area. 461-8044 or 206-2589. $2 sug. don. GATHERING HIV testing & STD clinic for general public, 1pm-3pm, Lane VOLUNTEER Willow Creek Preserve restoration work, 9:30am every 2nd FARMER’S MARKET Farmer’s Market, local produce, plants, meats, flow- Co. Public Health, 135 E. 6th Ave. 682-4041. $30, can be deferred. Cascadia’s Ecosystem Advocates meeting, 5pm, Emerald City Coffeehouse. 688-2600. Ballroom, latin, swing dance, 7:30pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. 344-7591. $5. English/Scottish Country Dance, 7:30pm, Drama Studio, Willamette High School. Saturday. Matt, 915-7459. Bring lunch, water, gloves. Remove invasive species, 9:30am-12:30pm every 3rd Saturday, F.M. Wilkins Picnic Shelter, Hendricks Park. Snacks, water, tools & gloves provided. KIDS Baby storytime, 10:15am & 11am, Downtown Library. 682-8316. Pre-school storytime, 10:30am, Bethel & Sheldon Libraries. 682-8316. FILM Mr. Sean’s Cartoon Club, noon every 1st & 3rd Sunday, Bijou Cinemas. $4. GATHERING Junction City Community Market, 11am-4pm, Hwy. 99 & 13th. LGBT Womenspace LGBT drop-in/support group, 7:30pm. 302-2417. MUSIC The Lunch Crowd w/Dirty Mac, 10am daily, Emerald City Coffee 998-2391. FREE. Coffee Social, 1pm, Q Center, 1309 Lincoln St. Don. “Ask the Doula,” 1pm-4pm, Mama Rose’s Naturals. 485-9430. Drums of Peace (bring your drum), 2pm, old Federal Building. Food Not Bombs serves free meals, 3pm-5pm, near the deer mural at Washington-Jefferson Park. Fairmount Neighborhoood Historic District discussion group, 7pm, Starbucks, 13th & Alder. Moldy Fig Society, 7pm, The Wandering Goat. Veselo Community Folk Dancers cultural dance, 7:15pm, In Shape Fitness, 2681 Willamette. $3, $2 stu, sr. calendar House, 347 W. 5th Ave. All Acoustic Music Jam, 10:30-noon, Campbell Center. 682-5318. Piano Club, play or listen, almost any day, Eugene Hilton. Michael, 687-4647. Scrambled Ape, 6pm 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Sam Bond’s. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Walkabout w/Mel, 1pm every 1st & 3rd Thursday, start at Campbell Center, 155 High. Register, 682-5318. $2. Eugene Running Co. and Fast RunnerZ sponsored running group, all-levels, 6pm, Hayward Field. FREE. Drop-in kayaking, 8:30pm-10pm, Echo Hollow Pool. $4. SPIRITUAL Bhagavad-gita reading & study, 6pm, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. 687-1093. fridays GATHERINGS Wine tasting, 4pm-6pm, First Alternative Co-op, 1007 SE 3rd sundays LGBT GLBT tennis group (weather permitting), noon, Polk Street Tennis Court. 345-4057. MUSIC DJ Horns (1st & 3rd Sunday), DJ Chucky G. (2nd & 4th Sunday), 10am- 2pm, The Wandering Goat. Kef plays Balkan music, 3pm, World Café. Willamette Jazz Society jam session, 3:30pm, The Jazz Station. VIGIL Women in Black Standing for Peace, 5pm, 7th Avenue & Pearl St. Applegate Art Gallery, Veneta. 935-4286. ers, food, 10am-3pm, 8th Ave. & Oak St. FREE. GATHERINGS HIV testing & STD clinic, 1pm-3pm, Lane Co. Public Health. 682-4041. $30, can be deferred. HIV Alliance offers Rapid HIV tests to men who have sex with men and partners of HIV+ folks, 5pm-8pm, 1966 Garden Ave. Angela, 342-5088. Eugene PeaceWorks meeting, 5:15pm, Growers Market, 454 Willamette. Bi & Beyond meets 5:30pm 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, EMU, UO. 346-3360. Citizens for Public Accountability (CPA) meets 7pm 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Rm. 202, South Eugene High School. Food Addicts Anonymous meeting, 7pm, Westside Christian Church. www.foodaddictsanonymous.org International folk dance, 7pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. 344-4172. www.eugenefolkdancers.com $2. West Coast Swing dance, 7:30pm, Rock ‘n’ Rodeo. 687-9464. Tango dance, 8:30pm, Centro Del Sol, 513 E. Main, Cottage Grove. LGBT Queer Line for LGBTQQA youth, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Rm. 202, LCC DTC, 1159 Willamette. queerline@gmail.com KIDS/FAMILIES Family Film Festival, 10am every Tuesday & Wednesday through Aug. 15, Regal Valley River Stadium 15. FREE. Toddler storytime, 10am, Barnes and Noble. 687-0356. Tiny Tots & Toddler storytime, 10:15am & 11am, Downtown Library. 682-8316. ON THE AIR “Anarchy Radio” with John Zerzan, 9pm, KWVA 88.1 FM. SPIRITUAL Spiritual Circle, 5pm, 5th St. Public Community Meeting Rm. ON THE AIR “Sunday Morning Hangover” w/Rev. Marc Time, exotica, 543-5994. Open Sky Shambhala Meditation group, 7pm, 100 W. Q St., Spfd. 726-1988. bizarre children’s music, comedy, more, 10am-noon, KWVA 88.1 FM. VIGIL “Practicing Being Peace,” silent meditation, 8:15am, old federal building, SPIRITUAL Chenrezig (Bodhisattva of Compassion) practice, 10am, Nyen- 7th & Pearl. wednesdays Tuesdays, 222 Building 1, LCC. 463-3245. GLBTQ Youth Group for ages 13-18, 4pm, Amazon Community Center. 684-3466. Men’s & women’s gay/straight AA, 6pm, 1414 Kincaid. 484-6259. Gyud Samten Choe-Ling Tibetan Buddhist Study and Meditation Center. www.ngscl.org Meditation and practice of the Buddha Path, 11am, Dzogchen Dharma Center, 2895 Oak St. Dharmachakra, 4:30pm, Dharmalaya Center, 356 Horn Ln. Mahakala, 5:15pm, K.D.C. Meditation Center, 917 E. 43rd. Bhakti Yoga, Kirtan—Devotional chanting, 6pm, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. Way of the Tao Drum Medicine Wheel, 7pm 2nd and 4th Sundays, Yurt, 2826 Floral Hill. 915-5723. Donation. ON THE AIR “Informed Talk,” Eugene/Springfield community dialogue, 4pm, KWVA 88.1 FM. mondays St., Corvallis. Wine tasting, 5pm-7pm, The Broadway. Yappy Hour, mingle with other animal lovers, wine, snacks, local bands, 5:30pm- 7:30pm every Friday through Aug. 31, Greenhill Humane Society. 21+. Bring your dog. $10. Ballroom dance, 7:30pm, 220 Gerlinger Hall, 15th & University, UO. 346-6025. Ballroom dance, 8:30pm, StaverDanceSport. 746-6268. $7-$10. KIDS Pre-school storytime, 10:30am, Bethel Library. 682-5766. LGBT Queer Straight Alliance of LCC meetings, 1pm Fridays and 3pm SPIRITUAL Peaceful Mama Meditations, 9:30am, Mama Rose’s Naturals. 485-9430. $5-$10 sug. don. saturdays FARMER’S MARKETS Farmer’s Market, local produce, plants, meats, flowers, food, 9am-4pm, 8th & Oak. FREE. Southtowne Farmer’s Market, 9am-3pm, 28th & Oak. FREE. GATHERINGS Cannabis information booth, 10am-5pm, Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza. Family Yoga, 10am, Staver Dance Sport, 41 E. 6th Ave. $5/person. Wilde Chats, discussion group, 10:30am 1st & 3rd Saturdays, Q Center, 1309 Lincoln St. 762-1046. Co-Dependents Anonymous Serenity Meeting, noon, White Bird Clinic. Tango dance, 8pm, The Tango Center. www.tangocenter.org $5. Ballroom dance, 8:30pm, StaverDanceSport. 746-6268. $7. KIDS Family Music Time, 10:15am, Downtown Library & Bethel Library (Spanish/English). 682-8316. Dog Tale Time, kids read to dogs, 2pm, Downtown Library. Register, 682-5450. tours at 1pm, The Shedd Institute, 868 High. 687-6526. Co-Dependents Anonymous Women’s Open Step Study meeting, 5:30pm, St. Thomas Episcopal Church. HIV+ social and support group, 6pm, HIV Alliance. 342-5088. Swing dance, 7pm, Tango Center. www.eugenelindy.com $4. KIDS Pre-school storytime for ages 3-6 and lapsit storytime for up to age 3, ARTS/VISUAL MuseArt drawing/painting group, draw local musicians, 6:30pm, the 5th Street Beanery. 543-9704. $5 sug. don. GATHERINGS Drop-in group for survivors of sexual assault/abuse, 7pm, LGBT Queer friendly writers group, 4pm, Suite 34, EMU, UO. Sexual Assault Support Services, 591 W. 19th Ave. 484-9791. Co-Dependents Anonymous meeting, noon, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. HIV Alliance offers Rapid HIV tests to men who have sex with men and partners of HIV+ folks, 5pm-8pm, 1966 Garden Ave. Angela, 342-5088. Poker Night, 6pm, Q Center, 1309 Lincoln St. 726-1046. Springfield Jazz Chorus rehearsals, 7pm, 418 A St. 744-1097. Sing & perform Russian music, 7pm, Eugene Hotel. 747-7416. Contact Improvisational jams, 7pm, Dharmalaya. 461-1384. $5. West Coast Swing dance, 7pm, Agate Hall, UO. www.68swing.com Afro-Brazilian dance study group w/live music, 8pm, Core Star Cultural Center, 439 W. 2nd Ave. Rapid HIV tests for gay/bi/queer/trans men (incentives available), afternoons, Lane Co. Public Health. Greg, 682-3959, or Michael, 342-5088 for an appointment. Queer Women’s Night, 6pm-9pm, Q Center, 1309 Lincoln. 762-1046. LGBT Men’s gay/straight AA, 6pm, 1414 Kincaid. 484-6259. MUSIC 10-minute Sound Bytes: Strange, new music, 11:50am, Collier House Living Room, UO. ON THE AIR Amy Goodman’s Democracy NOW!, 7am M-F, KWVA 88.1 FM and 5pm M-F, CTV Channel 29. Inform Radio, progressive news and community affairs, 6:30pm, KWVA 88.1 FM. “Blood on the Saddle,” country & western favorites with the Kranky Kowboy, 7pm, KWVA 88.1 FM. Request line: 346-0645. MUSIC Doc Justice & Friends Folk & Blues, 9am-noon, Firehouse Coffee Co., SPIRITUAL “Reflections on the Life of the Spirit” study circle, 6:30pm, 1840 Chambers. GATHERINGS “Open Hall,” visit and tour the Jaqua Concert Hall, noon, 10am, Springfield Library. Pre-school storytime, 10:15am & 11am, Downtown Library. 682-8316. Children’s storytime (new & old favorites), 6:30pm, Barnes & Noble. Family Film Festival continues. See Tuesdays. Rainbow River Womyn lesbian social, 5pm 1st & 3rd Saturdays, Roaring Rapids Pizza Co., 4006 Franklin Blvd. 514-1639. FREE. Eugene GLBTQ Frontrunners meeting, 9am, 15th & Agate. 683-2692 or 484-6259. LGBT Lesbian Feminist Salon, 5pm 2nd & 4th Saturdays, call 465-1313 for location. 20 JULY 5, 2007 ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses the recent Oregon legislative season and newly passed legislation w/Bill Lunch, OSU professor, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. Baha’i Center. 344-7899. ON THE AIR “Live Archive,” featuring full length, unreleased bootleg con- certs spanning the past three decades, 9pm, KRVM 91.9 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS ride: Led rides by Carlyn, 6pm, Maury Jacobs Park. www.eugenegears.com SPIRITUAL Circle of Reflection, 7pm, 1130 Mill St. 747-3887. Don. Free lecture on transcendental meditation, 7:30 pm, The Maharishi Enlightenment Center, 1509 Willamette. 684-4801. Shamatha (calm abiding) meditation practice, 6:30pm, Nyen-Gyud Samten Choe-Ling Tibetan Buddhist Study and Meditation Center. www.ngscl.org Eckhart Tolle Power of Now Practicing Presence group meeting, 10am, Unity of the Valley Church; 7pm, 2869 Adams. Blanche, 344-6606. Kirtan with Jaya Lakshmi and friends, gathering for prayer and meditation, 7pm, Dharmalaya. 342-7621. $5-$10 sug. don. Reiki treatments, all day, Campbell Senior Center. Make appointment at 682- 5318. Donation. VIGIL Peace vigil, 4:30pm, old Federal Building.
