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Calendar Shannon Reigns & Taylor’s Crossing play Oakridge Saturday and Sunday. See On the Road listings July 25, 26 & 27 Three Performances ONLY A c t o r s C a b a re t a n d A C E Yo u t h A c a d e m y Presents... At Amazon Park KIDS/FAMILIES “Bolling with Weevils” (for grades 1-6), 2pm, Sheldon Library. FREE. LECTURES “So You’re Going on Medicare,” Michael Reddy, 10am, Willamalane Center, Spfd. 736-4444. FREE. 31 T H U R S DAY “Sharing the Road with Bicycles,” Richard Hughes, 1:30pm, Willamalane Center, Spfd. 736-4444. FREE. Sunrise 6am; Sunset 8:37pm OFAM: “Duke Ellington,” Carl Woideck, 5pm, The Shedd. FREE. FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Whites & roses, 5pm-9pm, Win- eStyles. $5. “Looking at China, Seeing Our Global Economy,” Richard Kraus, 6pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. Don. LITERARY ARTS Garth Stein reads & signs The Art of Racing in the Rain, 6:30pm, Downtown Library. FREE. MUSIC OFAM: fi lm: Pre-Code Betty: Betty Boop & the Fleis- cher Studio, 10am, The Shedd. FREE; lecture: “Duke Ellington,” Carl Woideck, 5pm, The Shedd. FREE; opening gala: “Cot- ton Club Stomp,” 7:30pm, The Shedd. $24-$38. www.ofam.org or 434-7000. Lafa Taylor, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $5. Handful of Luvin’, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses UO prof Lauren Kessler’s going under- cover as a caregiver at an Al- zheimer’s care facility, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARs rides: Powerline Rd., 35 miles, 6pm, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org THEATER Jungle Book contin- ues. See Tuesday. Av High 83; Av Low 52 SnarkCast: POROUS GATHERINGS Coast Fork Cow- boy Festival, feat. Western Street Dance & Salsa Challenge (today), entertainment by Horse Crazy, R.J. Vandygriff (Sat. only), The High Strung Band, cowboy po- ets and more, 6pm-9pm today, tomorrow and Aug. 2-3, 2nd & Oregon Ave., Creswell. 514-1575. $10, $30 for family of four. “Lightweight Backpacking 101” mini-clinic, 7pm, REI. 465-1800. FREE. West Coast Convergence for Climate Action continues. See Monday. KIDS/FAMILIES Puppet show: “The Great and Wonderful Flea Circus,” 1pm & 3pm, Springfi eld Library. FREE. “Bolling with Weevils” at Downtown Library continues. See Monday. MUSIC OFAM: Film: Gold Dig- gers of 1933, 10am, The Shedd, FREE; talk: “Louis Armstrong,” Carl Woideck, 1pm, The Shedd, FREE; concert: “Swing That Mu- sic: Louis Armstrong & Small Group Swing,” 2pm, The Shedd, $18-$26; talk: “Harold Arlen,” 5pm, The Shedd, FREE; concert: “Beyond the Rainbow: The Life & Times of Harold Arlen,” 8pm, The Shedd, $20-$36. www.ofam. org or 434-7000. Rick Zar, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. July 29-August 2 & August 5-9 New Monsoon, Poor Man’s Whiskey, 9pm, WOW Hall. $12 adv., $15 door. performances at 11 AM Crow Quill Night Owls, Poke La Farge, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $5. ON THE AIR “The Jeffer- son Exchange” discusses why we need to stop using biofuels NOW — even if the shiny bumper sticker is hard to part with, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. “New Dimensions” presents “Nurturing Our Demons” w/ Tsultrim Allione, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION T’ai chi clinic continues. See Thursday, July 24. THEATER Jungle Book contin- ues. See Tuesday. Group reservations and information 346-4192 Stage Adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford Music by Tom Snow Lyrics by Dean Pitchford Taught & Directed by Rebecca Teran Hult Center’s Soreng Theater at the One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory now bursts onto the live stage. Get The Best for Your Entertainment Dollar!! For Tickets & Information Call 682-5000 www.Hult Center.com CORVALLIS events NOTE - Continuation dates for out-of- town events are listed under the fi rst day of the event. THURSDAY, JULY 24 A Mid- summer Night’s Dream, 8pm today, tomorrow and July 26, 27 & 30, MU Quad, OSU. http:// oregonstate.edu/dept/theatre or 737-2784. $14, $10 sr., $7 stu. FRIDAY, JULY 25 Bard in the Quad lecture series: “Dreaming in Hanoi: ART’s Production of Dream in Vietnam,” Allen Nosse, 6pm, 318 Milam, OSU. FREE. Willamette STAGE Co. presents Blackbird, 8pm today & tomorrow, Black Box Theater, Corvallis High School. www.willamettestage.org or 368-7092. $15, $12 stu., sr. Get tanked at the Oregon Brewers Festival at PDX’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park Thursday through Sunday. See On the Road listingss BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM EUGENE WEEKLY JULY 24, 2008 21
