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Calendar in the garden, 7pm, Agate Hall, UO. $6. LECTURE “Once in a Century: The 2007 Wildfl ower Bloom in Death Valley,” Mark Akimoff, 7pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. 345-9103. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Bob Welch Old-timey string band Old Crow Medicine Show plays McDonald Theatre Tuesday sales donated to the School Gar- den Project, 5pm-8pm, Roaring Rapids Pizza Co., 4006 Franklin Blvd. MUSIC Augustana, 8pm, WOW FILM Star Trek fi lm series: “Wolf in the Fold” and “Turn- about Intruder,” 6pm, Willa- malane Center, Spfd. FREE. Led Ka’apana/Mike Ka’awa, 7:30pm, The Shedd. 682-5000. $22-$30. reads from Pebble in the Water, 7pm, Browsing Rm., Knight Li- brary, UO. FREE. Heckler’s Movie Night: Bandidas, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE. Explorations book group: Assasin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. phony Guild previews Mozart’s Jupiter, noon, The Studio, Hult Center. FREE. MUSIC Denver Mile High Or- chestra w/Ayiesha Woods, 7pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. $15. Orientation for Women in Transitions program, 10am- 12:30pm, LCC. 463-5353. FREE. Old Crow Medicine Show, 8:30pm, McDonald Theatre. $19 adv., $22 door. Community Conversation pre- sents a Japanese Tea Ceremony with Wakakusa-Kai, 7:30pm, LLC Performance Hall, UO. 346-1977. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses a soldier’s re-entry to the U.S., 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Wetland wander, 9am, meet at Willow Creek Preserve. 683-6494. FREE. Obsidians hike: Rexius Trail, 4 miles. See YMCA board for details/ signup. GATHERINGS Eugene Sym- Hall. $14 adv., $15 door. Campus Band & Orchestra, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE. Joe Manis Trio, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $5. LECTURES Central America Studies: “The Political Economy of Memory: The Oaxaca Upris- ing,” Gabriela Martinez, noon, 330 Hendricks, UO. FREE. “Understanding & Navigating Medicare,” 2pm, Downtown Library. FREE. SOCIAL DANCE Cajun/ Zydeco dance, 6:30pm, World Café. 344-0748. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Jefferson -Eugene Weekly Readers Exchange” discusses end-of-life planning, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. - Voted Best Indian Restaurant THEATER West Moon Street -Eugene Weekly Readers (preview performance), 8pm to- day & tomorrow, Lord Leebrick Theater, 540 Charnelton. www. lordleebrick.com or 465-1506. $12, $8 reduced. Special thanks Eugene for your continued support! 13 Sunrise 7:05am; Sunset 4:49pm thew Dickman and Michael McG- riff present a symposium, 3pm, EMU, UO. FREE. Steven Spielberg fi lm series: Poltergeist, 6pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE. Bob Welch discusses Pebble in the Water, 7pm, Festival Hall, 5th & Greenwood, Junction City. FREE. The Big Lebowski (10 year anniversary party), 6:30pm & 9pm, David Minor Theater, 180 E. 5th. 21+. FREE. SnarkCast: LEMONY BENEFIT Pizza fundraiser w/40 percent of proceeds from Catering available • Full menu available to go • Delivery through Pony Express 2495 Hilyard St. • Eugene, OR 97405 • ph & fax (541) 485-9698 • ph only (541) 485-9560 SnarkCast: PILFERED fyusbpsejobsz ! bsujtut ! ! !!!!!!! fyrvjtjuf ! tfuujoh Jeffrey Kahane classical piano LECTURES “Save Money with Medicare’s Low Income Subsidy,” 2pm, Downtown Library. FREE. “Abrupt Climate Change: Assessing its Impact on Forests and Wildfi re from the Paleoecological Record,” Dan Gavin, 5pm, Bowerman Center for E-Law, Knight Law Center, UO. FREE. Music by Mendelssohn, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, and Kenneth Frazelle’s Wildflowers. Concert Sponsors: 7BMMFZ3JWFS*OO Science Pub: “The Science of Melody: Motion, Metaphor and Meaning in Music,” Steve Larson, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. escape. relax. renew. Sunday, Nov. 9 LITERARY ARTS Matthew Dickman and Michael McGriff read their poetry, 8pm, Brows- ing Room, Knight Library, UO. FREE. BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM $4.99 (to go only) FILM Cambodian fi lm series: Tournées French Film Festival: Before I Forget, 7pm, 100 Willamette, UO. FREE. Art by Georgeanne Cooper is on sale at the ArtChics’ art and card sale benefi t at 5273 Center Way Friday and Saturday Student Lunch Buffet Special Av High 53; Av Low 38 LITERARY ARTS Poets Mat- Av High 53; Av Low 38 $9.99 all you can eat (children’s prices vary) Sunrise 7:06am; Sunset 4:48pm 12 WEDNESDAY Sunday Dinner Buffet Special THURSDAY Rice People: Life in the Country- side, 6pm, 110 Willamette, UO. FREE. Art History: “Re-writing the Revolution: The Special Period in the Cuban Imagination,” Tania Triana, 6pm, JSMA, UO. Don. Buffet Lunch Special $7.99 all you can eat. 7 days a week. - Voted Best Buffet KIDS/FAMILIES Bryan & The Rockin’ Amigos, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. Taste of India 3:00 p.m. Beall Concert Hall MUSIC Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, 7pm, John Hen- ry’s. 21+. $15 adv., $18 door. Eugene Symphony presents Mozart’s Jupiter, 8pm, Hult Center. 682-5000. $15+. University Singers & Chamber Choir, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu., sr. X-Vandals, feat. MC Not4prophet and DJ Johnny Juice, Mic Crenshaw, Syndel, 8pm, Living Learning Center, UO. FREE. Free Musical Insights talk by David Riley, 2 p.m. Tickets 682-5000 music.uoregon.edu/CMB EUGENE WEEKLY NOVEMBER 6, 2008 21