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“A Celtic Holiday” continues. See Thursday, Dec. 13. It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play continues. See Thursday, Dec. 13. The Wizard of Oz continues. See Thursday, Dec. 13. 15 SATURDAY Sunrise 7:41am; Sunset 4:35pm Av High 45; Av Low 33 ARTS/VISUAL Opening of “Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace” exhibit, 10am, Lane County Historical Society & Museum. 682- 4242. $3, $2 sr., $.75 youth. Tim Boyden’s Holiday Studio Sale continues. See Friday. David Jacobs-Strain plays Sam Bond’s Thursday, Dec. 20 13 “New Dimensions” discusses Our w/Sylvia Natural Goodness Boorstein, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Sunrise 7:39am; Sunset 4:34pm Av High 46; Av Low 33 Community Climb Time, learn or improve rock climbing skills, 5:50pm-8:30pm, Kelly Middle School. All ages. Gear provided. 682-5329. $5. BENEFIT The Wild: A Benefit THEATER “A Celtic Holiday,” THURSDAY for Jeff Luers & The Shac 7, dis- cussion and music by The Blair Street Mugwumps, Riot Folk, The Spins, more, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5-$20. FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Italian wines, WineStyles. $5. 5pm-9pm, GATHERINGS Willamette Valley Chapter of the Project Management Institute monthly meeting, 5:45pm, Symantec, 555 International Way, Spfd. FREE. Cascade Mycological Society hosts a presentation by Terry Gatchell on collecting & cooking wild mush- rooms, 7pm, Rm. 115, Bldg 16, LCC. FREE. feat. music by Linda Danielson & Chico Schwall and storytelling w/David Stuart Bull, 9:30pm today and Dec. 17-20; 3pm tomorrow, Dec. 15 and 21-22, Café Soriah. 342-4410. $10. It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and Dec. 15; 2pm Dec. 16, Lord Leebrick Theatre. 465-1506. $12- $17. The Wizard of Oz, 8pm today, tomorrow and Dec. 15; 2pm Dec. 16, Cottage Theater, Cottage Grove. www.cottagetheater.org $16-$19. 14 calendar Helios Resource Network Open House: food, drink, comedy, 5pm- 9pm, 1192 Lawrence. FREE. Hearing Loss Assoc. of Lane County’s Holiday Potluck & Gift Exchange, 7pm, Hilyard Community Center. Bring dish for 10 people & gift under $5 value. WAND sponsors a Women Speak Out auction in honor of significant women in politics, past & present, 7pm, DIVA. 514-3102. FREE. MUSIC Kusinhira Youth Ensemble, 12:15pm, Hult Center lobby. FREE. Dance for Impeachment, benefit concert for Iraq Veterans Against the War, feat. Michael Human, Sonny & The Moonlighters, The Audio Schizophrenic, Dawn Baby, Opium Sunset, more, 8pm, WOW Hall. $8 adv., $12 door. Testface, Devon Williams, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $3-$5. 4 local female DJs: Moonvoid, Lelu Laserlight, DJ Layla, DJ KaatSkratch, 9pm, Diablo’s Downtown Lounge. 21+. $3. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses Irish culture and Christmas in Ireland, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. F R I D AY Sunrise 7:40am; Sunset 4:35pm Av High 46; Av Low 33 ARTS/VISUAL Tim Boyden’s Holiday Studio Sale, fine interior furniture, 11am-5pm today & tomorrow, 1568 Fairmount Blvd. FREE. A reception for “Travels Through the Pacific Coast States,” paint- ings by Renee Manford, and other work by Carol Plaia, Sylvia Casilla & B.J. Burnett, 5:30pm, Emerald Art Center, Spfd. FREE. DANCE Eugene Youth Ballet performs The Nutcracker, 1pm, Campbell Center. FREE. Eugene Youth Ballet performs The Nutcracker, 4pm & 6pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. Wine tasting: Spanish wines, 4pm- 6pm, WineStyles. FREE. KSOW Holiday Market, 10am-4pm, 517 E. Main St., Cottage Grove. 942-1067. FREE. 5th St. Market Holiday Extravaganza, with Pleasant Hill Jazz Choirs, holiday elf reading circle, photos with Santa, more, 11am-4pm, 5th. St. Market. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Holiday open house w/arts & crafts, noon- 4pm, Science Factory. FREE. Kids’ Winter Nature Craft Day, 1pm-3pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. RSVP, 747-1504. $5 per child (adults free w/child). LECTURE Jan Eliot speaks on cartooning, 2pm, Lane County Historical Society & Museum. $3, $2 sr., $.75 youth. LGBT Rainbow River Womyn meeting, 5pm, McMenamins North Bank. 741-1210. FREE. GATHERINGS FILM IMMI Fest continues. See Holiday Music, 2pm, Atrium, 10th & Olive. FREE. Winter Solstice Celebration, feat. winter games, crafts, storytelling & per- formances, 5pm, Many Nations Longhouse, UO. 346-3024. $3, $5 family. Helios’ Green Drinks progressives social, 5pm, World Café. FREE. “How to Release an Album,” panel discussion, 7pm, WOW Hall. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES The Nutcracker storytimes w/Kelly Terwilliger and the Eugene Youth Ballet, 4pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. MUSIC Benefit concert for Gopaul Das, feat. The Conjugal Visitors, Fearless Love, Matura & Devotees, Sunheart, w/vegetarian feast, 6pm, Eugene Waldorf School, 1350 McLean Blvd. Don. Friday. FOOD/DRINK Saturday Samplers: Spiced & mulled wines, noon, WineStyles. FREE. OWW’s wine tasting continues. See Friday. GATHERINGS Saturday Market’s Holiday Market, 10am- 6pm, featuring hundreds of booths, international food court and performances by Willagillespie School Choir, Sacred Harp Singers, Sweet Aloha, Geoffrey Mays, Olem Alves & Inner Limits, Rob Tobias & The Blueside, Janet Naylor & Cascade Harp MUSIC Atrium Amateur Hour: WOW Hall Membership Party, feat. Forgotten Works, Cassandra Robertson, Trunkful of Faces Puppet Theater, Queen Accordiana, more, 7pm, WOW Hall. $15 incl. membership, $10 guests of members, FREE members. Eugene Symphony presents Yuletide Celebration, 7:30pm today and 2:30pm tomorrow, Hult Center. $15+. Oregon Tuba Association per- forms Tuba Holiday Music, 7:30pm, The Shedd, 868 High. FREE (canned food, socks, gloves, Misty River presents “Songs of Christmas,” 7:30pm, Hult Center. 682-5000. $16-$20. Alfonso Maya & Dan Howard, 8:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $8. Laura Kemp & T.R. Kelly, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $6. Sirens Echo CD release show, w/Animal Farm, Rocket One, more, 9pm, John Henry’s. 21+. $5. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses fragmenting cultural boundaries in California, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. SOCIAL DANCES Holiday Dance for ages 18 and up (designed for individuals with developmental disabilities), 6:30pm, Hilyard Community Center. 682-5311. $5. Social dance, 6:30pm lessons; 7:30pm-11:30pm open dance, Elks Club Ballroom, 1701 Centennial, Spfd. $8. FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Salsa dance, feat. music by Los Cumbiameros, 9pm, Tango Center, 194 W. Broadway. $10. Red blends from Oregon, 3pm- 10pm today & tomorrow, Oregon Wine Warehouse. $12+. A Walk for Christmas Peace, 10am, starts at Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 Gibbs. FREE. Wine tasting: Port & Madeira, 6:30pm, Midtown Marketplace. FREE. Dances of the Balkans, feat. Kef, 8pm, Agate Hall, 18th & Agate. $5 sug. don. Improvised Music & Moving Image Fest, 8pm today & tomorrow, DIVA. $5, $3 stu. DANCE Oregon Ballet Academy’s Holiday Farmers’ Market, 10am- 6pm today, tomorrow and Dec. 22- 23, Lane County Fairgrounds. 431- 4923. FREE. all-children Sleeping Beauty, 2pm & 7pm today, 1pm & 6pm tomorrow, Performance Hall, LCC. www.ore- gonballetacademy.com or 338-7800. $15, $12 stu., child. FILM Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir’s performs their Holiday Concert at OSU’s LaSells Stewart Center Saturday. See Corvallis listings 30 DECEMBER 13, 2007 Wine tasting: Italian wines, 5pm- 7pm, The Broadway. FREE. COMEDY The Comedy Workout presents “Generic Holiday Comedy,” 8pm, Diablo’s Downtown Lounge. 21+. $3. Ensemble, Richard Crandell and Brian Cutean, Lane County Fairgrounds. www.holidaymar- ket.org FREE. THEATER A Christmas Carol, Broadway musical version, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and Dec. 21-22; 2pm Dec. 16, Actors Cabaret. 683-4368. $14-$17, $30.95-$32.95 (dinner seating). A (Cracked) Christmas Carol, 7pm today & tomorrow; 2pm Dec. 16, Pleasant Hill Community Theater, 35575 Zephyr Way. www.phct.org $15 incl. dessert/beverages. The Best Christmas Pagaent Ever, 7:30pm today & tomorrow and Dec. 21-22; 2pm Dec. 16 & 22, Actors Cabaret Youth Stage,, 39 W. 10th Ave. 683-4368. $11, $8 under age 12. Twelfth Night, 7pm today & tomorrow at Spencer Butte Middle School Theater; 2pm tomorrow & Dec. 16 at Cozmic Pizza. 986-6616. FREE. Queen Accordionna hosts Accordion- Okie at the WOW Hall’s Membership Party Saturday
