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Like John Belushi, John Candy and Chris Farley
before him, comedian Gabriel Iglesias is a funny
big dude who makes a living being a funny big dude.
But unlike that triumvirate of tragic-comic guys who
died young, Iglesias — in his Panama shirts and with
his legs sticking like two hamhocks out of oversized
denim shorts — doesn’t have that dark edge of self-
destruction that can spell coronary disaster for
Challenge of Increasing Needs &
Declining Resources” w/Oregon
DHS director Bruce Goldberg,
11:30am-1pm, Mallard Banquet
Hall, 725 W. First St., 343-7917.
FREE.
Skate Park Benefi t w/Filthy
Heathens, Manitoba Lights,
Brother Bear & the Skitzo Punx,
punk, 8pm, Wandering Goat, 268
Madison St. Don.
big-bodied celebrities living in the fast lane. Iglesias’
COMEDY Gabriel Iglesias, stand-
his stand-up routines lean toward the feel-good side
Explore International Cultures
w/out Leaving Eugene, 12:30-
1:15pm, Petersen Barn Community
Center, 870 Berntzen Rd., 682-
5521. FREE.
up, 7:30pm, McDonald Theatre,
http://wkly.ws/5w $36.50.
of making fun of himself, whether that be mining the
Center for Latino/a & Latin
American Studies: “Community
Banking, Confl ict & Cooperation
in Nicaragua,” 3:30pm, Jane
Grant Room, Hendricks Hall, UO.
FREE.
UO Students for Choice “Week of
Roe” w/Mayor Kitty Piercy, panel
discussion, open to public, 6pm,
Ben Linder Rm., EMU, UO. FREE.
MUSIC Sacred Harp Singers,
American Revolution-era “shape
note” hymns, 11:15am, Hult
Center Lobby. FREE.
DANCE
UO Dance Africa
Ensemble w/Masankho Banda &
guest artists, 8pm today & to-
morrow; 2pm Sunday, Dougherty
Dance Theatre & Beall Hall, UO.
$5-$10.
FILM Friday Family Film Fest:
The Third Man, 7pm, Spencer
Creek Grange, 86013 Lorane
Hwy. Don.
stage name, “Fluffy,” refers as much to his sunny,
enthusiastic disposition as his physical stature, and
hilarity of his King Kong appetite or poking with
subtle pride at his Mexican-American roots. Even
his blue material comes across as clean and family
friendly, as when he talks about the antic behavior
attendant on his 10-year-old stepson hitting puberty.
He also has a wonderfully fi ne-tuned talent for
mimicry (his Bill Clinton is spot on) and other vocal
effects, which he works seamlessly into his
shtick. Iglesias hits McDonald Theatre
at 7:30 pm Friday, Jan. 22; $36.50,
tickets at http://wkly.ws/5w
Waldorf Winter Strings Concert,
students perform classical &
modern pieces, 7pm, Eugene
Waldorf School, 1350 McLean
Blvd. FREE.
Never one to ride the
coat tails of his own
achievements, genre-
hopping guitarist Bill
Frisell, along with
longtime collaborators
Tony Scherr and
Kenny Wollensen, has
“taken on” something
very intriguing with
his latest project. In
The Bill Frisell Trio
takes on Keaton,
Woodring & Morrison
— which hits The
Shedd Satuday, Jan.
23 — the threesome
perform original
compositions that
accompany a strange
array of short fi lms,
including the timeless
slapstick of Buster
Keaton, the Suess-
on-acid animation
of Seattle’s Jim
Woodring as well
as Bill Morrison’s
reworking of the 1926
fi lm The Mesmerist.
Ambitious? Yes. Worth
a look-see and listen?
Absolutely. $22-$34,
http://wkly.ws/5v
21 thurs
Sunrise 7:41am; Sunset 5:08pm
Av High 47; Av Low 33
BENEFITS Lane County Animal
Shelter Benefi t Show w/Apropos
Musique, 3rd National Band,
7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3-$20.
FILM Seniors on the Big Screen
Matinee Series: Grand Torino,
yep, Clint will take his AARP
discount and still kick your ass,
2-4:30pm, Campbell Community
Center, 155 High St., pre-reg. at
682-5318. FREE.
“Horror & the Horrifi c” Film &
Lecture Series: Jaws 3D, open
to the public, 6pm, Rm. 110
Willamette Hall, UO. FREE.
Stephanie Black’s Life & Debt, docu-
mentary about the impact of the
International Monetary Fund, the
World Bank & other aid organi-
zations on the Jamaican econo-
my, narrated by author Jamaica
Kincaid, 6pm, Mills International
Center, EMU, UO. FREE.
Snow Sliding Film Screening:
Signatures, HD documentary set
in Japan, 7pm, 100 Willamette
Hall, UO. $3, stu. FREE.
GATHERINGS Grief Class &
Bereavement Support Meeting,
attendance required to attend
free winter groups, 4-5:30pm,
Cottage
Grove
Hospital
Community Room, pre-reg. at
942-2850. FREE.
Singles Mixer w/Marilyn the
Matchmaker, ages 21-91, music,
food, drinks & hookin’ up, 5:30-
7pm, Gary’s Coffee House, 525
High St. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES
Preschool
Storytime, ages 3-6, picture books,
fi ngerplays, rhyming songs, 11am,
Sheldon Library, 1566 Coburg Rd.,
682-8316. FREE.
LECTURES/TALKS League of
Women Voters of Lane County
Lecture: “Health & Human
Services in Your Community: the
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Rebirth Brass Band, Ivan Neville’s
Dumpstaphunk, 8pm, WOW Hall.
$18 adv., $20 door.
Eugene Symphony presents
Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony,
Beethoven & more, 8pm, Hult
Center. $15-$58.
Yogoman Burning Band, rock,
9pm, Sam Bond’s. $5.
ON THE AIR ARTSJOURNAL,
TV program feat. art & inter-
views at Jacobs Gallery, 9-10pm,
Comcast Cable 29.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Family Intro to Kayaking, safe-
ty tips & basic paddling, ages
8 & up, 7pm today & 11:45am
Saturday, Willamalane Park
Swim Center, 1276 G. St., Spfd.
$12, $9 ages 8-17.
THEATER No Shame Eugene
Theater Workshop, write, direct &
act in original 5-min. pieces, 7:30-
9:30pm today & Jan. 28, 126 W.
Broadway, 573-6155. FREE.
The Good Doctor, 8pm today,
tomorrow & Saturday; 2pm,
Sunday; runs through Jan. 30,
Hope Theatre, 1109 Old Campus
Ln., 346-4363. $14, $12 UO staff,
sen. & non-UO stu., $6 UO stu.
The Country Girl, 8pm today, to-
morrow, Saturday & Thursday,
Jan. 28; 2pm Sunday; through
Jan. 30, Very Little Theatre, 2350
Hilyard St., 344-7751. $10-$14.
Speed-the-Plow, 8pm today, to-
morrow, Saturday & Thursday, Jan.
28; 2pm Sunday, Lord Leebrick
Theatre Co., 540 Charnelton St.,
465-1506. $10-$14.
22 fri
Sunrise 7:40am; Sunset 5:10pm
Av High 47; Av Low 33
BENEFITS Concert for the
World Love Foundation w/
Global Infusion 3, fundraiser for
Bolgatanga village in Ghana,
drumming, dancing, video pre-
sentation & World Electronica
DJs, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $12.
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