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Groundation will hit it running Thursday, May 6, at WOW Hall
Voter Power is placing an initiaive on this November's ballot. It will allow Medical Marijuana
dispensaries in Oregon. Be sure to sign the I28 petition located at all the events below.
PHILIPPE GASSIES
Vineyards & Violins, bene-
fi t auction, food, wine, 5-8pm,
Willamalane
Adult
Activity
Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd., info at
736-4444.
Oregon Vagabond May Day
Benefi t w/Conjugal Visitors
& Burning Truth, celebrating
Eugene’s street paper, fundrais-
er to reduce homelessness/keep
streets safe, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza.
$4-$20.
“Down 4 It” Dance Northwest
Benefi t, 8pm, Performance Hall,
LCC, 4000 E. 30th Ave. $12.
DANCE
Ballet Fantastique’s
Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Ballet,
2pm, Hult Center. $14-$30.
FILM May Day Documentary
Premiere: What’s Organic About
Organic?, 1pm, David Minor
Theater, 180 E. Fifth Ave. $5-$10
sug. don.
GATHERINGS
Free
Acupuncture Day, short & simple
treatments, walk-in, Acupuncture
for the People, 2833 Willamette
St., 521-6285. FREE.
Club Mud May Day Pottery Sale,
9am-4pm, Club Mud, 1910 E. 15th
Ave.
Oakridge Tree Planting Festival
Community Fair, crafts, mu-
sic, demos & more, 9am-5pm,
Oakridge Elementary School,
48119 E. First St., Oakridge.
Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, w/
entertainment by Craig Sorseth,
10am; Rob Tobias, 11am; Sweet
River, noon; LCC Faculty Jazz
Band, 1pm; Sun Bossa Quintet,
2pm; Eagle Park Slim All Star
Blues Band, 3:30pm, Downtown
Park Blocks, 8th & Oak, www.eu-
genesaturdaymarket.org FREE
FUEL: A Drum ‘n Bass Revival,
reviving the DuB sound, 9pm-
5am, Eugene Wine Cellars, 255
Madison St., $7, $5 after 1am.
Native Plant Nursery Open
House & Plant Sale, 10am-1pm,
Friends of Buford Park, info at
www.bufordpark.org FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES
Cottage Grove Home & Gardening
Show, vendors, kids’ area, food
court, info & demos, 10am-6pm
today & noon-6pm tomorrow,
Cottage Grove High School, 1375
S. River Rd., Cottage Grove. FREE
w/Bi-Mart card or food don.
“Carriage Me Back” 1930s Re-
enactment Event, period cos-
tumes, local historical char-
acters, carriage rides, 10am-
3:30pm today & noon-4pm to-
morrow, Linn County Historical
Museum, Brownsville. $7, $3 kids
under 11.
Church Women United of Lane
County May Friendship Day
Luncheon
w/guest
speaker
Kitty Piercy, 11:30am, Central
Presbyterian, 15th & Patterson.
Peace & Justice Festival, pre-
sentations & discussions about
war, fair trade, workers rights,
peace legislation, jobs for teens,
noon-3pm, Wellsprings Friends
School, 3590 W. 18th Ave., info
at 686-1223. FREE.
MomTasia, business expo for
moms, 1-4pm, Lane Events
Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. FREE.
Tea & Trunk Show, fair-trade
crafts & gifts, 1-4pm, First
Christian Church, 1166 Oak St.
FREE.
Voter Power Coming Events
THIS SATURDAY
Patient Resource days Every WED 5-7 + THURS 4-6
GLOBAL
MARIJUANA MARCH
Sat. 5/1 Howard Woodridge & Alice Ivany
4pm Speak on Cannabis Reform
Eugene Public Library
Sun. 5/9 I Love Jack Herer: Muse Lounge 4:20pm
5/5 & 5/19 Medical Marijuana Clinics Call for Appt.
Sat. 5/22 Cannabis Cups Strain Evaluation
11:30-5pm Judges Sold Out - Tickets Still Avail.
Call for Reservations | $50 don.
11TH ANNUAL
MARCH
10:30 at Free Speech Plaza
RALLY
Old Federal Building,
7th & Pearl - High Noon
AFTERPARTY
Voter Power Offi ce
687 River Ave.
4pm $5 donation
For Information On All These Events And More Phone 541-636-4472 | 687 River Avenue, Eugene
Stop by Voter Power for all your Medical Marijuana Needs
Children’s
Fishing Derby, ages 2-7, bring
bait & tackle, fi sh stocked pool,
8-11am, River Road Park wading
pool, 1400 Lake Dr. $1.75 per fi sh
don.
Family Music Time w/Bryan
Reed, singing & dancing, all ages,
10:15am, Downtown Library. FREE.
“Brits for Kids” w/Eugene
Concert Choir, music, crafts, col-
oring & dancing parade w/Ronald
McDonald (oh, Lord, why?), 11am,
Hult Center, tickets at 682-5000.
$5 youth, $10 adult, $20 family
4-pack.
Fern Ridge Fun & Wellness Fair,
exhibits, all ages, 11am-3pm, West
Lane Shopping Center, Veneta.
FREE.
Ballet Fantastique presents
Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Ballet
Dia de los Ninos y los Libro w/sto-
ryteller Carmen Bernier-Grand,
musicians El Mariachi del Sol &
dance group Ballet Folklorico, bi-
lingual storytelling celebrating
Day of the Child, dance, crafts,
food, all ages, 1-4pm, Springfi eld
Library, 225 Fifth St., Spfd.
FREE.
Saturday, May 1 at 2:00 PM
SORENG – Tix: $30–$25; student & youth discounts available
Ballet Fantastique will enchant you with this all-new ballet.
Filled with fancy footwork, colorful costumes, and
contagious energy, the dancers bring Beatrix Potter’s
characters to life.
LECTURES/TALKS
The Eugene Concert Choir presents
Intro
to
Computers,
10am-noon,
Downtown Library, info & pre-
reg. at 682-5450. FREE.
The British Invasion –
From Vaughan Williams to the Beatles
Saturday, May 1 at 8:00 PM
SILVA – Tix: $34–$16; student & youth discounts available
Celebrate music from Great Britain, spanning a wide range
of styles from the classical sound of Ralph Vaughan Williams
to the ever-popular and enduring music of the Beatles.
LITERARY
Discussion
&
Signing w/Lewis Luchs, author
of Children of the Manse, 11am-
2pm, Oakway Center breezeway.
FREE.
The Shedd presents
Pat Metheny— The Orchestrion Tour
STANDHARDT STUDIO
Sunday, May 2 at 7:30 PM
SILVA – Tix: $65–$35; youth discounts available
World-renowned guitarist/composer Pat Metheny, winner
of 17 Grammy Awards, continues the exploration of new
musical ideas. Featuring new original compositions,
as well as some older tunes from the Metheny songbook.
Wells Fargo Broadway In Eugene presents
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles
Hult tickets
make great
OPEN STUDIO
AND POTTERY SALE
Saturday, May 8th 10-4
Sunday, May 9th 12-4
4875 Garnet St. • Eugene
For more info call 541-514-4646
or visit standhardtstudio.com
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Ballet
Folklórico
Tuesday & Wednesday, May 4 & 5 at 7:30 PM
SILVA – Tix: $52.50–$32.50
A multi-media experience covering the Fab Four from
their earliest beginnings through the psychedelic late 1960’s.
Hult Presents
Ballet Folklórico Quetzalli de Veracruz
Friday, May 7 at 7:30 PM
SILVA – Tix: $38–$20; student & youth discounts available
Considered one of the great cultural treasures of Mexico, Ballet Folklórico
Quetzalli de Veracruz presents a visual fiesta of culture and folklore.
2010 marks their 25th anniversary and the Eugene performance
celebrates Cinco de Mayo.
TICKET OFFICE HOURS:
Tue-Fri 12-5; Sat, 11 AM -3 PM
UO ticket outlet in the EMU:
Mon–Fri, 9 AM - 5 PM
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