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Calendar The Long Blondes get all British and saucy on us at PDX’s Doug Fir Lounge Saturday. See On the Road listings 5 Eugene Weekly’s CAMP GUIDE THURSDAY Sunrise 5:31am; Sunset 8:52pm Av High 71; Av Low 45 SnarkCast: PUSH-IT To feature your camp, call 484-0519 BENEFIT (Safe) Sex and the City Reception & Film, ben- efi t for Planned Parenthood, 5:30pm, The Terrace Café, Val- ley River Center. Purchase in ad- vance at www.pphsso.org $35. FILM Spring Film Series: Ma- dame Rosa, 6:30pm, Mills Inter- national Center, EMU. FREE. Mount Pisgah Arboretum The Invisible Forest, w/fi lmmaker Q&A, 9pm, DIVA. $5. Outdoor Adventure Camp! GATHERINGS Urban to Farm Connection Project Orientation & Info Meeting, 6pm-7:30pm, 845 Taylor St. www.ecoseugene.org FREE. Eugene Bonsai Club meets, 7pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. FREE. June 23 - August 1 • Ages 7 - 11 ON THE AIR “New Dimen- sions” presents “Your Wild, Sacred Soul” w/Bill Plotkin, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. John Perkins discusses & signs The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth About Global Corruption, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. “The Jefferson Exchange” tries real hard to understand why Southern Oregon University wants to increase its enrollment while cutting back on staff, scholarships, degree programs and other reasons why students won’t take shit from Oregon’s institutions of higher education anymore, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. MUSIC Brad Mehldau Trio, 7:30pm, OUTDOORS/RECREATION LITERARY ARTS Joseph Lowndes discusses & signs From the New Deal to the New Right, 3:30pm, Knight Library, UO. FREE. The Shedd. 434-7000. $28-$38. LCC Concert & Chamber Choirs and Spectrum Vocal Jazz, 7:30pm, Performance Hall, LCC. $4-$8. UO Concert Choir & Repertoire Singers, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu., sr. Alfred Howard & the K23 Orchestra, Spoonshine, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $7. Eugene Recreation’s Senior Program leads a hike on the Metolius River, 8:30am, meet at Campbell Center. Register, 682-5318. $28. “Basics of fl y-fi shing” clinic continues. See Wednesday. THEATER Or Not To Be con- tinues. See Thursday, May 22. CORVALLIS events NOTE - Continuation dates for out- of-town events are listed under the fi rst day of the event. • Hiking • Nature Crafts • • Recreation • Nature Exploration • • Wilderness Skills • • Weekly Camp-Outs • Scholarships Available 747-1504 www.efn.org/~mtpisgah YOUTHWORKS 3-week summer day camps, ages 11-14. Explore the outdoors and make new friends! Kid-friendly and fun program focuses on service learning, conservation and outdoor education. Learn more at 541-349-5055 or visit us at www.nwyouthcorps.org THURSDAY, MAY 29 Reefer Madness: The Musical, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and May 31; 2:30pm June 1, Majestic The- ater, 115 SW 2nd St. 738-7469. $12, $11 stu., sr., under age 18. The Rainmaker, 7:30pm today, tomorrow & May 31; 3pm June 1, The Russell Tripp Performance Center, LBCC, Albany. 917-4531. $9, $7 stu., sr. FRIDAY, MAY 30 Wine tast- ing, w/music, 4pm-6pm Fridays, First Alternative Co-op South Store, 1007 SE 3rd. FREE. Celebration of publication of Franz Dolp’s Leaves on the River, w/ readings & music, 7pm, The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison. $10. Nearby Nature Summer Daycamps in Local Parks Experienced Naturalist Educators Small groups, Hands-on Learning Ages 3-11, Weekly Sessions To register call 687-9699 or visit www.nearbynature.org EWEB Sponsored Scholarships available BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM EUGENE WEEKLY MAY 29, 2008 21