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Spring Plant Sale Open tro In House Tours & Benefit Ì Grades K-5 K-3 Ì Classes of 15 10 students students Ì Peace WĞĂĐĞĞĚƵĐĂƟ ŽŶ education Mary’s Church, 1062 Charnelton St., info at 689-1626. FREE. calendar Health Care for All Oregon, 7-8:30pm, EWEB, 500 E. 4th Ave., info at 342-4795. FREE. Northwest EcoBuilding Guild: “Firespeaking: Masonry Heaters & Natural Bulding,” 7pm, BRING, 4446 Franklin. FREE. DRINKING GOURD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Perennials, natives, trees, organic veggie, herb, flower starts and more! Saturday, April 2nd, 10am-5pm Grassroots Garden 1465 Coburg Road (541) 343-2822 www.foodforlanecounty.org Bingo Night, 8pm, Rogue Public House, 844 Olive St. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Lapsit Storytime, ages birth-3 w/adult, 10am, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. dgschool.org 689-5255 Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6, 10am, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. 2809 Shirley Eugene Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6 w/caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682- 8316. FREE. SAT, • 1-3 O P APRIL E N H 2 O U S PM E Sensory Storytime, designed for preschoolers w/sensory in- tegration issues, open to all kids ages 2-6, 1pm, downtown library. FREE. W e d Tuition: . , D e $500/MONTH c. 15, 6-8PM Family Night, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. GRATEFUL DEAD? That's What She Said! L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Mobility in the El Paso/Juarez Metroplex: Navigating Fronteriza Identity in Necropolis, 3:30pm, PLC 361, UO, see cllas.uoregon. edu for info. FREE. Nicholas Isherwood joins fellow faculty artist Jeffrey Stolet for a performance at UO Tuesday BRoller Derby Buttons & stickers BGrateful Dead tshirts, stickers, & gifts galore BHilarious new magnets & buttons BKickass GLASS pipes, jewelry & more BOrganic cotton bras from Blue Canoe BLocal art, jewelry, tie dyes & love We're GRATEFUL for your support! BFIND US FACEBOOKB Corner of 11th & Willamette in the ❤ of Eugene B"Sweet Potato Pie Eugene"B Mon-Sat 11-6 / Sun 12-5 Life OF THE M IND I N S I G H T S E M I N A R S UNIVERSITY OF OREGON LIBRARIES SPRING TERM L ooking for the meaning of life? Wish you could go back to college? Insight Seminars are noncredit, college-level courses for adults. UO professors of art, literature, philosophy, music, and religion lead roundtable discussions on Saturday mornings (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.) and Monday and Wednesday evenings (6:30–8:30 p.m.) over coffee in the Browsing Room at Knight Library. Books are available at the Duck Store. Register online at uoinsight.uoregon.edu or call 541-346-1889. Fiction of Latin America Fiction of Israel Saturdays, April 2, 9, 16, 23 11:00–1:00, Browsing Room, Knight Library Latin America gave us some of the most imaginative and influential writers of the 20th century (Borges, Garcia Marquez, Vargas Llosa, Fuentes). Who has inherited their legacy in the 21st century? $90 Wednesdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27 6:30–8:30, Browsing Room, Knight Library In its short history Israel has produced di- verse novelists, starting with Nobel winner S. Y. Agnon. Read Meir Shalev’s A Pigeon and A Boy, A. B. Yehoshua’s The Lover, and Batya Gur’s Murder on A Kibbutz. $90 Leah Middlebrook Department of Spanish Judith Baskin Department of Judaic Studies Fiction of India Women in the Bible Saturdays, April 30, May 7, 14, 21 11:00–1:00, Browsing Room, Knight Library Since Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children, Indian novels have been regularly winning the prestigious Man Booker prize. Why India? Read Arundhati Roy’s A God of Small Things and other recent prize-winners. $90 Mondays, May 2, 9, 16, 23 6:30–8:30, Browsing Room, Knight Library “A woman’s place is in the home”–but what if it’s unsafe? Or boring? Read biblical stories of women threatened, seduced, or deceived in their own homes, and those who went looking for adventure elsewhere. $90 Jim Earl Department of English and Veena Howard Department of Religious Studies Deborah Green Department of Religious Studies To register call 541-346-1889, or online at: uoinsight.uoregon.edu EO/AA/ADA institution committed to cultural diversity. © 2011 University of Oregon DES 052t 22 MARCH 31, 2011 EUGENE WEEKLY “Mexico’s Revolution Then & Now” w/James Cockcroft, 6pm, Lawrence 115, UO. FREE. 6 wed “Creating a Safer, More Secure & Healthier Neighborhood” w/Jan Spencer, 7pm, Unitarian Church, 477 E. 40th Ave., see www.sub- urbanpermaculture.org for info. FREE. ART/CRAFT Art Lunch w/ NARGS: Seed Germination & Propagation Techniques w/Alan Bradshaw, 7pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St., write presi- dent@nargsemerald.org for info. FREE. Knitting & Craft Night, 6:30pm, Divine Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Oregon State Poetry Assoc. Spring Poetry Reading w/Ginger Andrews, Claudia Lapp & Tim Volem, 7-9pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 N. 5th St., Spfd. FREE. MUSIC Eugene Community Orchestra Concert, 7pm, Alpine Springs Assisted Living Community, 3760 N. Clarey St., info at 343-7443. FREE. Madeleine Peyroux, 7:30pm, The Shedd. $34-$46. Nicholas Isherwood & Jeffrey Stolet, contemporary, 8pm, Music 163, UO. $10, $8 stu. & sr. Bluegrass Jam, Bond’s. FREE. 9pm, Sam OUTDOORS/RECREATION Zumba continues. See Thursday, March 31. SOCIAL DANCE Eugene Folk Dancers, weekly interna- tional folk dancing, 7:45pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd., info at 736-4444. $2. SPIRITUAL Practicing Being Peace: silent walking & sitting meditation, 8:20-8:50am, old federal building, 211 E. 7th Ave. FREE. Sunrise 6:45am; Sunset 7:46pm Av High 59; Av Low 38 printmaker Michael Cole, noon- 1pm, Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St., info at 682- 5373. FREE. FILM Cinema Pacifi c Film Festival, today through April 9, see cinemapacifi c.uoregon.edu for info. $6-$8. Schnitzer Cinema: The Animated Films of Sun Xun, 7pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE. FOOD/DRINK The Corner Market, fresh local produce, noon-6pm, 295 River Rd., call 513-4527 for info. First Friday Wine Tasting, all- French, 5:30-7pm, Ambrosia, 174 E. Broadway, see www.ambrosia- restaurant.com for info. $10. Brew Tasting Wednesdays, 6pm, The Cork & Stein Bistro, 2108 Main St., Spfd., 736-9463. FREE. That’s My Farmer 12th Annual Celebration, 7-8:30pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. $5-$10 sug. don. GATHERINGS GreenLane Networking Luncheon w/Joe Moll of McKenzie River Trust, “Private Lands & Public Goods,” noon-1:30pm, Mallard Hall, 725 1st Ave. $10 lunch. Petersen Barn Garden Club, 3:30-4:30pm, Petersen Barn Center, 870 Berntzen Rd., reg. 682-5521. FREE. Peace Vigil, 4-5pm, old federal building, 211 E. Pearl St., info at 344-9343. The Compassionate Friends, for those who have experienced the death of a child, 18 & up, 7pm, St. “Laughing Matters: Find Your Inner Crazy & Let Your Freak Flag Fly for Mental Wellbeing” w/Katina Andoniadis, 5:30pm, Growers Market Round Table, 454 Willamette St., see www. mindfreedom.org for info. Building Modern Eugene Lecture Series: Otto Poticha, 6:30pm, Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House, 303 Willamette St. $5 sug. don. Inquiry Group for the Work of Byron Katie, identifying & ques- tioning stressful thoughts, 6:30pm info at 686-3223. FREE. Learn Biblical Hebrew w/ Shmuel Shalom Cohen, every Wednesday, 7:30-9:30pm, email info@eugenehebrewchaburah for info. FREE. MUSIC BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, 7:30pm, The Shedd, 434-7000. $35, $18 youth. Cheryl Wheeler, 7:30pm, Unity of the Valley, 3912 Dillard Rd. $19.50 adv., $22 door. Crow Quill Night Owls Show, jug band, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $1-$5. SPIRITUAL Tapping workshop: EFT basics for emotional heal- ing, 7-8:30pm, 466 W. 17th Ave., see www.yourevolutionsedge. com for info. FREE. THEATER Roving Park Players: Drop-In Improv w/Tyler Walls, ages 18 & up, 7:30-8pm instruc- tion, 8-9:30pm open improv, Good Samaritan Society, 3500 Hilyard St. $3-$5 sliding scale. 7 thurs Sunrise 6:43am; Sunset 7:47pm Av High 59; Av Low 38 ART/CRAFT Stump & sh*thead hat-making classes, hats for Earthday action, 7pm, Growers Market, 454 Willamette St., reg. iconoclasmo.scott@gmail.com for materials. Don. BENEFITS McShane’s Fat Tire Bike Raffl e, benefi t for Greenhill Humane Society, must Wall to Wall City Cycling Gear Bicycle packs, racks, baskets, bells, lights, fenders, rain gear, saddles, helmets, locks, reflectives, tires, tubes, mirrors, pumps, storage hooks, tools, Xtracycles… One stop urban cycling ease! 2705 Willamette Ê-ÌÊUÊx{£°{n{°x{£ä qÀÊ££qÇ]Ê->ÌÊ£äqÈ WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
