WHAT’S
happening
Thanks to the shocking tradition of having Thanksgiving day and the day after as paid holidays (well, except all
you retail workers, bless your minimum wage hearts!), some people get the notion that this free time is best
spent on the hunt for gifts for little Johnny or red-eyed Rosie. But should the mall’s parking lot be over-
floweth, here’s an idea: Saturday Market’s Holiday Market! Show up at the Lane County Fairgrounds for
handcrafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, soaps, ceramics, clothing, hats, photos, paintings, preserves and more. And
this year the Holiday Market gets a bit greener as all food booths will now be using metal utensils, keeping
approximately 4,000 plastic forks per day out of the trash. The market runs Friday through Sunday this week
and Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 23, with a special procrastinator’s market on Dec. 24. See Calendar.
It’s quite possibly
the largest gather-
ing in Eugene on
Thanksgiving Day
(unless there were a
Ducks game, of
course) and nobody
knows who’s in
charge! Well, we
finally tracked down
someone associated
with the event and
have confirmed that
the 19th annual
Free Whiteaker
Community
Thanksgiving
Dinner is on!
Complete with its
usual lineup of
music acts, mas-
sages, flu shots
and, of course, a
merry feast for all,
this chance to cele-
brate the end of
harvest season and
share food and con-
versation with your
neighbors more
than reinforces
what this day
should be about.
See Thursday, Nov.
22 Calendar.
Unless you’re biking across Mongolia, who ever thought putting
knobby tires on a road bike would be a good idea? Participants in
cyclocross races, that’s who. In a cyclocross race, the terrain
typically ranges from trails to pavement to steep grassy hills
along a mile circuit. Often racers must shoulder their bikes to
cross obstacles (both natural and man-made), and a feather-
weight frame is essential. But, dude, there’s those muddy trails …
that’s where traction tires come in handy. And come this
Saturday, Eugene Cyclocross Racing offers its second round of
competitions in its Psycho Cross Series at Fox Hollow French
Immersion School. The races range from a Kiddie Cross to a
Masters to a special race for single speed “fixies.” Fox Hollow
French Immersion School is just off the end of West Amazon and
Hillside Drive should you want to watch this mix of sweat, mud
and blood. See Saturday Calendar.
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