WHAT’S
happening
As much as it doesn’t make sense in a world
overpopulated with needy dogs and cats, there
are those who would prefer purebred puppies
and tiny kittens to the homeless, neglected or
abandoned animals maxing out the area’s
animal shelters. Save the Pets, a local
nonprofi t, hopes to change that line of
thinking. The organization stages pet
adoption events at heavy foot-traffi c
areas such as malls, the UO campus
and gatherings like Art and the Vineyard
where the shelter pets get more exposure
and a greater chance of being adopted.
But being a nonprofi t means that Save
the Pets requires generous donations of
funds and volunteer hours, which is why
they throw grand benefi t galas such as this
week’s “Chuckle for Charity.” Featuring
local comedians — including the reigning
S.L.U.G. Queen Leigh Anne
Jasheway-Bryant (pictured) —
and music from the Bill Shreve &
Paul Biondi Project, along with
a raffl e that could put you on
a fl ight to Las Vegas, this
light-hearted event at
the McDonald Theatre
supports a worthy
cause and is worth
a chuckle or two.
See Friday
Calendar.
For such a lackluster week bereft of much to do (other than see some awesome live music next Monday through
Wednesday), it’s going to be a Hella Busy Friday in the Whiteaker neighborhood. Kick things off with the general
activity buzz around the Last Friday Art Walk, perhaps starting with stained glass art (pictured) by Scott Floyd at
the Art of Glass and making your sun-splattered way up Blair Boulevard and over to Polk for a raku clay fi ring demo
at Clay Space. Bounce back to Scobert Gardens Park and dance to the trip hop/electronica of Spin One Half before
meandering around the corner to see work from the
Street Youth Art Project at CALC. See Friday Calendar.
Spoken word usually gets the short end of the arts
coverage stick in EW, but rarely does it go about staging
two exciting events on the same day and time, mere
blocks away from each other. Hot damn, spoken word, you so hot right now! The fi rst event kicks off at the
Wandering Goat at 7 pm with Tobin Johnston performing his oratorical masterwork, The Brutalist, with a
score on acoustic guitar performed by McKenzie Stubbert (pictured). At 7:30 pm, the folks behind the Eugene
Poetry Slam present “The Art of the Spoken Word” at the Whiteaker Station. Featuring “several favorite
local spoken word artists” (according to a press release), music and an open mic reading open to audience
participation, this event promises to offer a “wonderful warm evening of creativity and community.” The only
question is: Which of these two spoken word events will you attend? See Friday Calendar.
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