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calendar Create clay skulls for the Day of the Dead during the Teen Calavera Workshops Oct. 8 & 13 at Springfi eld Library OUTDOORS/RECREATION Bike Riding for Fun & Fitness, seniors bike ride, helmets re- quired, 9:30am-noon, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. FREE. SOCIAL DANCE Drop-in Dance: Rumba, 8-10pm, Staver Dance Sport, 41 E. 6th Ave. $10. Salsa Dance w/DJ Pachuco, les- son included, 9:30pm, Davis’ Restaurant, 94 W. Broadway, 21+ $5. SPIRITUAL Voodoo Friday Night Special, weekly gathering of all pagans/shamans/earth- based types, bring a drum, 7pm, Metamorphosis Garden, 797 Hwy 99, info at 844-2339. THEATER Grapes of Wrath, 8pm today & tomorrow; 2:30pm Sunday; continues through Oct. 17, Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove, info & tick- ets at www.cottagetheatre.org or 942-8001. $14, $12 sen. & stu. RENT continues. See Thursday, Oct. 7. Speech & Debate continues. See Thursday, Oct. 7. 9 sat Sunrise 7:20am; Sunset 6:39pm Av High 68; Av Low 41 BENEFITS The Great Rotary Duck Race, rubber duckies race down Willamette, prizes, fund- raiser for local organizations, 9am-1pm, Alton Baker Park, 632 Day Island Rd. $5. “Step Out”: Walk for Diabetes, 10am, Alton Baker Park, info at 342-1491. FREE. “Close the School of the Americas” Benefi t Concert w/ singer/storyteller Tom Rawon, 7pm, Eugene Friends Meeting House, 2274 Onyx St. $5-$15 sug. don. FARMERS’ MARKETS Southtowne Farmers’ Market, or- ganic & local produce, 9am-2pm, through Oct. 30, Southtowne Shoppes, 28th & Oak. FREE. Mazzi’s/Hideaway Bakery Farmers’ Market, year ‘round, 9am-2pm, 3377 E. Amazon. Spencer Creek Community Growers’ Market Harvest Fair, food, crafts, music & more, 10am- 4pm, Spencer Creek Grange, 86013 Lorane Hwy, www.spen- cercreekgrange.org/market “Q&A for Each Other” Songwriters Workshop, 1pm, Tsunami Books, Willamette St., reg. at shop@hotmail.com $5. w/The 11am- 2585 song- Lane County Home Improvement Show continues. See Friday. Clay Fest 2010 continues. See Friday. Western Region Rhododendron Conference continues. See Friday. KIDS/FAMILIES Eugene Waldorf School Open House, conversation w/teachers, class- room playtime, tour of school, 10am-noon, 1350 McLean Blvd., info at www.eugenewaldorf.org FREE. Family Music Time w/Carolynn & Jeff Langston of Eugenius Music for Young & All, 10:15am, Downtown Library. FREE. FOOD for Lane County Youth Farm, fresh produce, benefi ts lo- cal teens efforts at hunger re- lief, 10am-2pm, Youth Farm, 705 Flamingo Ave., Spfd., www.food- forlanecounty.org L EC T U R E S/ TA L KS GATHERINGS Saturday Market, Intro to the Internet, comput- er class, 10am-noon, Downtown Library, reg. at 682-5450. FREE. 10am-5pm, w/entertainment by Lonesome Randall, 10am; Clair Coiner, 11am; Sweet River, noon; Inspirational Sounds, 1pm; Uke- tober Fest Preview, 2pm; McKenzie Drifters, 3:30pm, Downtown Park Blocks, 8th & Oak, www.eugene- saturdaymarket.org FREE. AAUW Meeting, presentation about state & local ballot mea- sures, 10:30am, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Rd. FREE. Composting Demo, hands-on workshop, compost bins avail- able, 10am-noon, River House Compost Education Site, 301 N. Adams. FREE. “How to Stay Sane as the World Goes Crazy, Climate Change & the Messy Issue of Oil” w/Kathy “The Peak Shrink” McMahon, talk & conversation, 4-6pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Eugene Poetry Slam Season Opener w/ Eirean Bradley, all ages, sign-up at 7pm; slam at 7:30pm, Tsunami We believe in Greenpower 84% of Americans say they support green energy. What about you? Eugene Water & Electric Board customers who believe in green energy can now choose Greenpower. Sign up and learn more at www.eweb.org/greenpower or call (541) 685-7000. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM EUGENE WEEKLY OCTOBER 7, 2010 21
