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Calendar 19 T H U R S DAY Sunrise 5:30am; Sunset 8:59pm Av High 74; Av Low 48 SnarkCast: HOCK-IT BENEFIT “Bites for Rights,” local restaurants donate 15 per- cent of gross proceeds to Basic Rights Oregon, all day, Poppi’s Anatolia, Morning Glory Café, Moxie, Ring of Fire, The Savoy Truffl e, Sweet Life Patisserie. FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: “Pinots on Parade,” 5pm-9pm, WineStyles. $5. GATHERINGS “Intro to Long Distance Cycling,” presentation by Sarah Schirmer, 7pm, REI. RSVP, 465-1800. FREE. CORVALLIS community art project, music and dancing w/Ancient Ways Marimba Ensemble, 2pm-dusk, Avery Park, Corvallis. www.hourexchange.org or 753-0595. Free. NOTE - Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the fi rst day of the event. Black Rock Music Festival, feat. La Conquista, Yvad, Selassie I. Soldier, Serious De Witness, Ras Danny & The Higher Reasoning Sound System, more, proceeds benefi t Falls City Public Schools, 2pm- 9pm, Falls City. www.myspace.com/ blackrockmusicfestival $20 adv., $25 door, FREE under age 10. events THURSDAY, JUNE 12 LBCC commencement, 7pm, Linn County Fair & Expo Center, Al- bany. FREE. FRIDAY, JUNE 13 Spring Cel- ebration of Dance, 7:30pm today & tomorrow; 2:30pm June 15, Majestic Theater. 738-7469. $8. SATURDAY, JUNE 14 Farm- ers’ Market, 9am-1pm, City Hall parking lot, Albany. FREE. Corvallis Artisans Market, 9am- 2pm, downtown Corvallis. www. corvallisartisansmarket.com FREE. HOUR Traders Local Folk Festival, feat. local arts & crafts, SUNDAY, JUNE 15 Farmers’ Market, 9am-1pm, City Hall park- ing lot, Albany. FREE. OSU commencement, 1pm, Reser Stadium, OSU. FREE. TUESDAY, JUNE 17 Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth discussion group meets, 6:30pm Tuesdays through July 15, Corvallis Senior Center, 2601 NW Tyler. Don. LECTURE “Essential Tremors: It’s Not Parkinson’s,” Nick Rich- mond, 1:30pm, Willamalane Cen- ter, Spfd. FREE. Canadian improv-folksters Rock Plaza Central play Cozmic Pizza Thursday, June 12 MUSIC Railroad Earth, 8pm, McDonald Theatre. $18 adv., $20 door. The Pears, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $2. Fred Van Vactor, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $5. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” pleads with its guest, Alaska Writer Laureate John Straley, “Don’t stop here! This is bear country!” 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. “Thursday Night Jazz” presents the “Joni Mitchell Jazz Radio Special,” 10pm-1am, KLCC 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidian hike: SW hills of Eu- gene, 4 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up. THEATER The Memory of Wa- ter continues. See Thursday, June 12. BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM EUGENE WEEKLY JUNE 12, 2008 21
