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Calendar Discovery Center, 409 River Front Row, Reedsport. FREE. FRIDAY, SEPT. 26 World Tour of Gymnastics Superstars, 7:30pm Rose Garden, PDX. $29.50+. The New Year, A Weather, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $13. Dean Kramer gives a piano recital to benefi t Mount Pisgah Arboretum at UO’s Beall Concert Hall Thursday, Oct. 2 SATURDAY, SEPT. 27 My Morning Jacket, 6:30pm, Mc- Menamins Edgefi eld, Troutdale. www.mcmenamins.com $30 adv., $35 door. Calexico, The Cave Singers, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $16. Newport Symphony Orchestra, feat. Hsing-ay Hsu, piano, 7:30pm today & 2pm tomorrow, Newport Performing Arts Center. 541-265-ARTS. $10-$32. Maui born Pekelo Day, is a native Hawaiian cultural practitioner who has taught for over 38 years, sharing the knowledge passed on to him by his ancestors. Wine tasting: Bargains, 1pm- 4pm, The Wine Place, Yachats. FREE. Florence Old Town market, 10am-6pm today & 11am-5pm tomorrow, Florence. FREE. Florence Holistic Arts & Crafts Show, 10am-6pm today & tomorrow, Three Rivers Casino. FREE. SUNDAY, SEPT. 28 “Natural Cycles” family day w/hands-on art activities, 2pm, Trillium Trail, Tryon Creek State Park, PDX. FREE. MONDAY, SEPT. 29 Mis- sion of Burma, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $15. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1 “Urban Planning and Sustainability,” lecture by Alexander Schmidt, 1pm, Rm. 142, UO’s White Stag Block, PDX. FREE. Jamie Lidell, Janelle Monae, 8pm, Wonder Ballroom, PDX. $22. Solas, 8pm, Aladdin Theater, PDX. $22. Hockey, AAN, Blue Horns, 9pm, Holocene, PDX. 21+. $4. ▲ Hula Classes & ▲ Native Traditions of ▲ ▲ the Hawaiian Islands ▲ ▲ CLASSES BEGIN ▲ MONDAY, SEPT. 8 ▲ For more information go to: ▲ www.bognerstudio.com/ ▲ pekelo_day.htm ▲ or call: 808-345-0105 ▲ for location and complete schedule ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ 4 hours per week. Training dates are Oct. 24-26. www. cascadehealth.org or 228-3081. THURSDAY, OCT. 2 “Place- making: Lessons from Portland,” lecture by Sabrina Jetton, noon, Rm. 142, UO’s White Stag Block, PDX. FREE. Sleep Country USA Foster Kids Winter Coat Drive begins Sept. 29 and runs through Nov. 2. Drop off new coats in every shape and size at any Sleep Country USA store. 888-88-SLEEP. “Covering the Coverage: A Report Card for Presidential Campaign Reporting,” panel discussion, 4pm, George S. Turnbull Center, UO’s White Stag Block, PDX. FREE. Applications now available for Climate Masters at Work, a 10-week course for saving money through energy and resource effi ciency while curbing greenhouse gas emissions at your workplace. www.climateleadership.org or 346-0786. Deadline is Oct. 1. “Rethinking Human Origins,” lecture by Richard Leakey, 7pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, PDX. 503-232-2300. attn: Eugene Recreation invites middle and high school students to drop by Sheldon Community Center for a free open gym from 6:30pm-7:30pm every Tuesday, Oct. 7-Dec. 16. 682-5312. OPPORTUNITIES Cascade Health is in need of hospice volunteers for up to Life /& ª 4(% - ).$ ) . 3 ) ' ( 4 ô 3 % - ) . ! 2 3 5 . ) 6 % 2 3 ) 4 9 ô / & ô / 2 % ' / . ,OOKINGªFORªTHEªMEANINGªOFªLIFEª3OMETIMESªWISHªYOUªCOULDªGOªBACKªTOªCOLLEGE th 36 ANNUAL Corvallis Fall Festival An Arts Celebration! September 27–28, 2008 Original artwork by Donna Beverly Continuous Main Stage Music Wine Tasting Saturday Night Street Dance Art Discovery Zone & Children’s Stage 5k & 10k run Free parking and shuttle from Avery Square! 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