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Calendar Refl ective Readers book group: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. Thor Hanson reads from The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda, 7pm, 182 Lillis, UO. FREE. MUSIC Riverside Chamber Sym- phony presents Mendelssohn & more, 7:30pm, United Lutheran Church, 2230 Washington. $5 sug. don. Mistah F.A.B., San Quinn, Glass- es Malone, 9pm, WOW Hall. $13 adv., $15 door. Lydia Van Dreel, horn recital, w/ guests, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr. The Daveys, Train Wreck Riders, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $5. Detrick/Swigart Jazz Orchestra, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. Grrrlz Rock! sessions continues. See Thursday, Nov. 13. ON THE AIR “New Dimen- sions” presents “How to Create and Join an Intentional Commu- nity” with Diana Leafe Christian, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. THEATER West Moon Street, benefi t performance for StoveTeam International, w/wine & cheese reception after the show, 8pm, Lord Leebrick The- ater. www.lordleebrick.com $35. “I wanna turn you on / I wanna make you come / two hundred times a day.” Of Montreal plays PDX’s Roseland Theater Thursday, Nov. 20. See On the Road listings Birds continues. See Friday. Theater. www.majestic.org or 738-7469. $9, $7 under age 17. CORVALLIS Spiritual Cinema: The Moses Code, 7:30pm, Friends Meeting House, 3311 NW Polk. www. unityofcorvallis.org FREE. events Note - Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the fi rst day of the event. THURSDAY, NOV. 13 The Foreigner, 7:30pm today, tomor- row and Nov. 20-22; 2pm Nov. 16, Withycombe Hall, OSU. $5-$12. FRIDAY, NOV. 14 Bob Ross Open Invitational Nature Pho- tography Show, 7pm, Rm. F-104, LBCC, Albany. FREE. The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood, 7:30pm today; 1:30pm tomorrow and Nov. 16, Majestic SATURDAY, NOV. 15 Grand opening celebration & reception for work by Lauren Wingert, noon-5pm, Gateway Gallery, 1233 Main St., Philomath. FREE. “Rainwater Catchment Systems” clinic w/David Eckert, 7pm, First Alternative Co-op South Store. FREE. MONDAY, NOV. 17 OSU Men’s Chorus Festival public concert, 7pm, La Sells Stewart Center, OSU. $5. THURSDAY, NOV. 20 “Tropi- cal Wings: Imperialism in the But- terfl y Zone,” lecture by William Leach, 4pm, MU, OSU. FREE. ON THE road THURSDAY, NOV. 13 “Cos- mology at the Frontier,” lecture by Brian Greene, 7pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, PDX. 503-232-2300. Portland Opera present Beethoven’s Fidelio, 7:30pm today; 2pm Nov. 15, Keller Auditorium, PDX. www. portlandopera.org $20+. Guys and Dolls, today through Nov. 15, Portland Center Stage. www.pcs.org FRIDAY, NOV. 14 Hotel Café Tour, feat. Thao Nguyen, Meiko, Kate Havnevik, Lenka, more, 10pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $17. Opening Nights Birds OPENS AT LCC FRIDAY, NOV. 14. Aristophanes, not Hitchcock, OK? A prize-winning play since 414 Before the Christian Era, Birds takes on politics and usually wins. With masks and humor, the LCC students will show the way to peace. Bring that on! Show dates are Nov, 14-16 & 20-22 at LCC’s Blue Door Theatre. Tix at 463-5761. Pigs in Love OPENS AT ACE ANNEX FRIDAY, NOV. 14. Local playwright Dorothy Velasco’s Pigs in Love hits the stage under the direction of expert Reva Kaufman. Lovers, farms, pigs and emotional baggage mix for what ACE’s Jim Roberts describes as “a heartfelt comedy about the consequences of living a lie.” Show dates are Nov. 14-15, 21-23, 28 & 29. Tix at www.actorscabaret.org or 683-4368. West Moon Street OPENS AT THE LORD LEEBRICK FRIDAY, NOV. 14. Combine Oscar Wilde with playwright Rob Urbinati, a UO alum who directed at the Leebrick early in its life; Fred Gorelick, a director recently relocated from teaching acting at North Carolina State; and actors both new to Eugene (Jane Percy, Laura Robinson-Thomas) and locally beloved (Sybil Merton, Rebecca Nachison, Ian Armstrong and many more) — and you have a witty mystery/comedy that should charm the audience … if they live through the evening! Show dates are Nov. 14-15, 20-23 & 28-30 and Dec. 4-6. Tix at www.lordleebrick.com or 465-1506. 86784 Franklin Blvd X-Street E 30th Ave I-5 Exit 189 South I-5 Exit 188B North 541.636.3203 BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM EUGENE WEEKLY NOVEMBER 13, 2008 21
