calendar
art
IN THE
GALLERIES
OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS
Backstreet
Gallery
Wood
turning art by Russ Dixon,
reception 3-5pm Tuesday, Jan.
11, exhibit continues through Jan.
31. 1421 Bay St., Florence
Dot Dotson’s Photography by
J. Robert Williams, reception
5-7pm Friday, Jan. 7, exhibit
continues through Jan. 31. 1668
Willamette
Shen Yun Performing Arts demonstrate the wonders of
classical Chinese dance and music Tuesday at Hult Center
GATHERINGS
Planned
Parenthood
Advocates
of
Oregon
launch
of
Lane
Legislative Action Team, gener-
al interest meeting, 6pm, info at
541-510-2025.
Harlow Neighbors Association
general meeting, 6-8pm, North
Park Community Church, 3484
Harlow Rd. FREE.
Science Pub: “Friends or Foes?
Facing Facts About American
Crows” w/Dr. David P. Craig, all
ages, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.
Hearing Loss Association of
Lane County meeting, “How to
Get the Most from Your Hearing
Aid,” 7-9pm, Hilyard Community
Center, 2580 Hilyard. FREE.
Elkton Community Education
Center “Soup Sampler” fun-
draising dinner, 6pm, ECEC
Community Building, 15850
Highway 38 W., info at 541-584-
2692. Sug. don $10.
“A Proposal for Street Artists,”
seeking feedback on propos-
al to display art downtown,
6-7pm, New Zone Gallery, 164 W.
Broadway. FREE.
LECTURES/CLASSES
Joseph Straus, Music Theory
Lecture: “Theorizing Disability in
Music” w/Robert M. Trotter, 1pm,
Beall Hall, UO. FREE.
Palestinian
Action
Week:
“Anarchists
Against
the
Wall: Israeli Activists join the
Palestinian struggle to end
Israeli Aparatheid,” 7:30pm, Ben
Linder Room, EMU, UO. FREE.
Cascade Mycological Society:
“From Maitake to Morels, a
Regional Look at the Edible
Mushrooms of North America,”
w/Britt Bunyard, 7pm, room 115,
building 16, LLC. FREE.
Oregon Arts Alliance “Call to
Artists” workshop, 5:30-7pm,
881 Willamette St., info at 541-
687-8353. $10 public, free to
OAA members.
Macacao Velho, Brazilian dance,
9pm, Sam Bond’s. $5.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Walk with Us continues. See Jan. 6.
Drop-in Kayaking continues. See
Jan. 6.
THEATER No Shame Eugene
Theater Workshop, write, direct
& act in original 5-min. pieces,
7:30-9:30pm, 126 W. Broadway.
FREE.
Circle Mirror Transformation
continues. See Friday.
corvallis
EVENTS
Note - Continuation dates for
out-of-town events are listed un-
der the fi rst day of the event.
THURS DAY, JAN. 6 “Rural
Living Basics: Wells and Septic
Systems, Streamside Plants, and
Native Fish,” w/OSU Extension,
6:30-9pm
Benton
County
Fairgrounds Carriage House, reg.
541-753-7208. FREE.
SATURDAY, JAN. 8 Musicafe
Rock School’s “Real Guitar
Hero,” 3pm, Life Center, 4900
Hwy. 99. $10 adv., $12 door.
MONDAY, JAN. 10 “Over 30
Years in the Rearview Mirror”
w/Campbell Soup CEO Douglas
Conant, 2pm, LaSells Stewart
Center, OSU. FREE.
“Not Quite Adults,” w/Rick
Settersten and Science Pub, de-
layed adulthood stereotypes,
6pm, Old World Deli, 341 2nd
St.,
additional
presentation
4pm, Thursday, Jan. 13, OSU
Memorial Union lounge. FREE.
TUESDAY, JAN. 11 “Building
Your Killer Business Plan” w/
Jeanne Smith, 6pm, Kelley
Engineering, OSU.
LITERARY ARTS “Why Read
THURSDAY,
Crime Fiction?” 6pm, Downtown
Library. FREE.
Midsummer Night’s Dream, set
at 1984 Venice Beach, 7pm,
Crescent Valley High School. $8
students/seniors, $10 adults, un-
der 5 free.
MUSIC
Collegium Musicum,
UO early music ensemble, 7pm,
Collier House, UO. FREE.
“Of Words & Music” Series:
Epiphany & Translation, short
readings in multiple languag-
es, musical improv w/Jeremy
Wagner, all ages, 5:30-7pm,
OPUS VII, 22 W. 7th Ave., info at
www.opusvii.com FREE.
Ryan Rose, Amitie, acoustic pop,
8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.
JAN.
13 A
attn:
OPPS
classes are offered on Sundays
at 3-3:45pm for ages 6-11 at a
cost of $36 per individual and
$40 a pair; and from 4-5pm for
ages 12 and up, $40 individu-
al/$40 pair; the nine-week ses-
sions begin Jan. 9 and April 3 at
Amazon Community Center; for
more information or to register,
visit www.eugene-or.gov or call
682-5373.
The
Oregon
Parks
and
Recreation Department (OPRD)
needs volunteers to help count
birds in Oregon’s newest state
natural area; Park Ranger Brian
Fowler, the census coordinator,
can be contacted at 563-6413.
Rental applications and a wait-
ing list for the Afi ya Apartments,
located at 1082 Main St., in
Springfi eld, will open at 9am,
Jan. 10, to low-income indi-
viduals with psychiatric dis-
abilities; questions about Afi ya
Apartment applications can
be directed to Mele Tatton at
ShelterCare
administration,
686-1262.
Springfi eld
Museum
“The
Splinters,” seven local artists who
work in wood, reception 5-7pm
Friday, Jan. 7. 590 Main St., Spfd
WOW Hall The art of Richard D.
Owens, reception 5-7pm Friday,
Jan. 7, exhibit continues through
Jan. 31. 8th & Lincoln
FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK
Openings and receptions begin
at 5:30pm Friday, Jan. 7, except
where noted. See calendar for list
of fi ve offi cial stops. Most venues
have food and drink, and some
have live music. Details, map &
schedule at www.lanearts.org
#1 Jacobs Gallery “Small
Pleasures Invitational,” work 12
inches or smaller by 19 artists,
through Feb. 5. Hult Center
Mini Stop: POEM at the Post
Offi ce Seeking to create a
museum in the Eugene Post
Offi ce. 520 Willamette
#2 MECCA “Fantastic Fibers
Art Show,” includes felted,
embroidered, quilted, beaded &
woven work. 449 Willamette
Rock Reiki/Reiki w/out Borders is
offering a 10 week class as well
as a weekly Reiki Circle; the or-
ganization trains volunteers to
go out and do Reiki all over our
community; for further informa-
tion, email rockreiki@gmail.com
or call 556-9276.
#3 Studio Mantra Art by Jodie
Beecham, Margie Templeton,
Rebecca DeMoss and John
Watson. 40 E 5th
Oregon State University will
honor the legacy of the Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr. with a cel-
ebration Jan. 10-20; for a full of
list of events, visit http://peo-
ple.oregonstate.edu/~thiesr/
MLKevents.html
#5 Modern “Urban Minimalism,
Urban Geometry and Urban
Decay,”
photography
from
Western states, Mexico and Costa
Rica by Jordan Iverson. 207 E. 5th
The Very Little Theatre has an-
nounced auditions for Three
Days of Rain to be held on
Saturday, Jan. 22 at noon; for
more information or a script,
contact Director Sarah Etherton
by phone at 852-7900; further
information is also available
on the audition page at www.
TheVLT.com
Custom Quality Computers and
the Eugene Elks Lodge #357
invites you to attend JANLAN
2011, an annual computer gam-
ing event focused on provid-
ing a positive environment for
communal computer gaming;
for more info, contact David
Hulegaard at fi nnr01@comcast.
net or call 357-1311.
Registration is now under-
way for Mother-Daughter Belly
Dancing classed offered by the
city’s Youth and Family program;
read us online:
eugeneweekly.com
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Musique
Gourmet
“Sonny
Smith’s 100 Records,” alternate
underground history of pop music
feat. personas & histories of dozens
of fi ctitious bands, reception
5:30pm Friday, Jan. 7, continues
through Feb. 4. 942 Olive
#4 David
Minor
Theater
“Patterned,” reworked paintings
by Shannon Knight. 180 E. 5th
Art of War Drawings by Richard
Quigley and Sam Dantone,
paintings by Blaine Provancha,
and photography by Melissa Rae
Olsen. 251-B W. 7th
DIVA Outpost OpenLens Film
Festival and works by host,
storyboard artist and fi lmmaker
Dan Schaefer. 280 W Broadway
ECO Sleep Solutions “Celebrate
the Artist: creative life that knows
no boundaries,” art by Tylar
Merrill, Annie Herron, Mari Livie,
and Stephen White. Music by Buck
Mueller. 25 E. 8th
Eugene Storefront Art Project
Work by Jeanne Breen, JoEllen
Gregori
Waldvogel,
Network
Charter School, Patricia Sims-
Mayner, David P. Miller, Bren
Kleinfelder, Marilyn Kent, Shirley
Kuhnley, Jill Mardin, Maureen
Campbell, Kristina Stipetic, Deigh
Bates and Joseph Moore. Various
locations, see map.
Full City Work by Noelle Dass,
Marilyn Marcus, Dmitri Von Klein
and Demetra Kamas. 842 Pearl
Fusion Gallery Abstract metal
wall and glass art from local
artists. 862 Olive
Goldworks Work by Kip Amend.
169 E. Broadway
Harlequin Beads & Jewelry
Staff exhibit until 6pm. 1027
Willamette
“Surf & Turf,” a new exhibit by Elise Cowan,
is on display at Nib
Heartwood
Naturals
Co-
op Work by local artists and
craftspeople. 576 Olive
12 local artists, through Jan. 7.
LCC Campus, 4000 E. 30th
Horsehead Bar Photography
by Jordan Brandt & more. 99 W.
Broadway
Don Dexter Offi ces “Recent
Works,” oil pastels & collage by
Laurie McNichols; “Images,”
photography by Doni Dexter,
through Jan. 30. 2233 Willamette
Imagine Gallery “Amy the
Potter,” work by Amy Palatnick.
35 E. 8th
Karin Clarke Gallery
Annual Resale Show.
Willamette
2nd
760
New Zone Gallery “Fantasy &
Flowers,” art by Larena Cornell.
164 W. Broadway
Opus VII “Go, design, go,”
design within the context
of
transportation,
live
transportation-inspired tunes by
Scrambled Ape. 22 W. 7th
Oregon Arts Alliance “The Year
(Here) In Review” & sculpture
show feat. Mark Andrew, Josh
Cote, Susan Crain, Kate MacLeod,
Lynn Ihsen Peterson, Karen
Russo, Al Sieradski, Heather
Soderberg,
Katie
Swenson,
Jud Turner and Stephen White,
through Jan. 29. 881 Willamette
The
Rock
Sports
Bar
Photography by Tobiah Orin. 44
E. 7th
Vistra Gallery Work by Lorael
Caacivio and Diane Lewis. 160 E.
Broadway
White Lotus Gallery “East
Meets West,” feat. Jon Jay
Cruson, Nancy Pobanz, Gary
Tepfer, Hamanishi Katsunori,
Shinoda Toko, Tanaka Ryohei &
Her Xue-Sheng. 767 Willamette
The
Woodpecker’s
Muse
“Personal Territories,” art by
Sarah Refvem. 372 W. Broadway
CONTINUING
Cowfi sh Neon art by Virginia
Sands & blacklight paint on black
velvet by Honey Vizer, through
Jan. 15. 62 W. Broadway
CPR
Gallery
Paintings &
drawings by Scott Hovis, through
Feb. 28. 1711 Willamette
Emerald Art Center “Selected
Photographs from Members
of Spectrum Art Gallery,” feat.
Sandi Grubbs & Diane Lang,
through Jan. 7. 500 Main St.,
Spfd
Harmony
Roadhouse
Studios “Marina’s Art Studio
Opening Celebration,” works
by Marina Herrera de Hajek,
political statements & works in
bronze, through Jan. 30. 2650
Willamette
Museum
of
Natural
and
Cultural
History
“Celestial
Menagerie: Multi-media Artwork
by Talmadge Doyle”; “We Are Still
Here,” Stephanie Wood’s & Grand
Ronde Family Basketry Traditions;
“Solitude & Absolute Form,”
photography by Jon Meyers,
“Oregon: Where Past is Present,”
ongoing. 1680 E. 15th
Museum of Unfi ne Art Work by
Ron Omlin, Flynn Ryan &Victoria
Koldewyn, through Jan. 31. 537
Willamette
Nib “Surf & Turf,” black velvet
art by Elise Cowan, though Jan.
31. 769 Monroe
Pizza Research Inst. “Primary
Places,” oil paintings by Brooke
Borcherding, through Jan. 22.
530 Blair
Potter’s Quarter Felted textiles
by Mary Jane Moffat, through
Feb. 8. 110 Oakway Center
Sam Bond’s B&W darkroom
prints by Kim Rose from the Dirty
South, through Jan. 26. 407 Blair
Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson
House Holiday decorations,
through Jan. 7. 303 Willamette
The Voyeur “Decadence: 2000-
2010,” drawings by Sean Aaberg,
through Jan. 22. 547 Blair
Woodpecker’s Muse “Personal
Territories,” multi-media works by
Sarah Refvem, through Jan. 31. 372
W. Broadway
David Joyce Gallery “Food,
Field & Fiber,” fi ber based art by
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