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happening
22 movies
7 thurs
Joint River Road/Santa Clara
Community Organization Meeting,
7pm, Peace Presbyterian Church,
3060 River Rd.
ART/CRAFT Stump & sh*thead
West University Neighbors General
Meeting, 7pm, Central Presbyterian
Church, 555 E. 15th Ave.
Sunrise 6:43am; Sunset 7:47pm
Av High 59; Av Low 38
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
be present to win, 8pm drawing,
McShane’s, 86495 College View
Rd. $1.
COMEDY Lewis Black: In God
We Rust, 8pm, Hult Center.
$29.50-$59.50.
FILM
Cinema Pacifi c Film
Festival, today through April 9,
see cinemapacifi c.uoregon.edu
for info. $6-$8.
GATHERINGS
Women’s
Business Network Luncheon:
Caroline Cummings, “Authentic
Self Promotion: On and Off Line
Tools for Women,” 11:30am-
1:30pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 W. 6th
Ave. $20, $15 mem.
Greater Oregon PRSA Luncheon:
Communication Challenges of
Eugene’s EmX, 11:45am, Valley
River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way,
see www.goprsa.org for info &
reg. $25, $20 mem., $15 stu.
I-5 Willamette River Bridge
Open House, fi ve fi nal concepts,
5:30pm, downtown library.
Montessori
Pre-Lottery
Information
Session,
child-
care available by reservation,
6:30pm, Ridgeline Montessori
School, 2855 Lincoln St., see
www.ridgeline.org for info. FREE.
LITERARY ARTS Mid-Valley
Willamette Writers: How to Get
& Stay Published w/Melissa
Hart, Jessica Morrell & Adam
O’Connor Rodriguez, 6:30pm,
Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette
St. $10, stu. & mem. FREE.
SOCIAL DANCE Israeli folk
Dahlia Tuber Sale, 7:30-9:30pm,
Campbell Center, 155 High St.,
461-8004.
MUSIC SHOcase: Shasta Middle
KIDS/FAMILIES
Wonderful
Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/
caregivers, 10:15am & 11am,
Downtown Library, info at 682-
8316. FREE.
Sweet Honey in the Rock, 7:30pm,
The Shedd, 434-7000. $29-$44.
THEATER No Shame Eugene
Improv Workshop w/Abigail
Leeder, 7:30-9:30pm, 126 W.
Broadway. FREE.
Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6 w/
caregivers, 11am, Sheldon Branch
Library, 1566 Coburg Rd., info at
682-8316. FREE.
UO Chamber Choir, 8pm, Beall
Hall, UO. $7, $5.
L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES
Deadwood Revival, folk, rock,
9pm, Sam Bond’s. $5.
School Jazz Band, 11:15am, Hult
Center. FREE.
The English Beat, classic British
ska, 8pm, WOW Hall. $18 adv., $20
door.
Janover, Todd Johnson, 8:30pm,
Cozmic Pizza. $7.
Strength Training & Body Sculpting,
8:30-9:30am today, Monday &
Thursday, April 14, Celebration
Studio, 1840 Willamette St., 343-
1625. $10 drop-in, fi rst class FREE.
ON THE AIR “Oregon Art Beat”
w/Eugene Symphony, 8pm, OPB.
Small Business Clinic: ask the ex-
perts, one-on-one advice from
SCORE counselors, 5-6:30pm
drop-in, downtown library. FREE.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Nature Photography Workshop
w/Dudley Edmonson, bring cam-
eras, 2-4pm, Lawrence 115, UO.
FREE.
“Arts Journal,” Form Follows
Funk, 9pm, cable channel 29.
Obsidians: hike to Kings Valley, 5
miles, info & sign-up at www. ob-
sidians.org
Dudley Edmonson: Black &
Brown Faces in America’s Wild
Places, 7pm, PLC 180, UO. FREE.
Walk with Us, weekly self-led
neighborhood walking group,
ages 50 & up, 9:30-10:30am to-
day & Thursday, April 7, meet
at Petersen Barn Community
Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE.
Johnston Lecture: Experts in
the Age of Citizen Journalism,
Jonathan Gold, LA Weekly food
critic, 7pm, Jaqua Center, UO,
346-2494 tickets.
Bike Riding for Seniors, weekly
in-town rides, helmets required,
10:30am, Campbell Community
Center, 155 High St., reg. at 682-
5218. FREE.
Human Rights as the Socialism
of the 21st Century, William
Forbath on social & eco-
nomics
rights
movements,
7:30pm, Law 175, UO. FREE.
Seniors’ Zumba, 4:30-5:15pm
today & Tuesday, FREE; Zumba
Fitness, 5:30-6:30pm today &
Tuesday, $5, Irving Grange, 1011
Irvington Dr., info at 556-3850.
Trainsong Neighbors General
Meeting, elections, 6:30pm,
Bethel Community Church,
2600 Wood Ave.
Drop-in Kayaking, bring equipment,
instruction
no ins
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ns
s t ru cti
c on provided, ages 12
2
& up, 8-10pm
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today & Thursday,
Hollow
April 7, Echo H
ollow Pool,
1655 Echo Hollow
Rd. $5.
dance w/Deb, 7-9pm today &
Thursday, April 14, Temple Beth
Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave. FREE.
Contra Dance, 7:30pm, Cesar
Chavez School, 1510 W. 14th Ave.,
521-0596. $7.
The Honky Tonk Show, 6pm to-
day, tomorrow, Saturday &
Thursday, April 14; continues
through April 16, Star Theatre,
989 Juniper St., Junction City,
call 998-3862 for tickets. $10.
8 fri
Sunrise 6:42am; Sunset 7:48pm
Av High 59; Av Low 38
ART/CRAFTS Above the Fray:
Traditional Hilltribe Art Spring
Sale of Silk, 10am-5pm today, to-
morrow & Sunday, Lane Events
Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. FREE.
FILM Interweave Movie Night: The
Kids Are All Right, 6pm potluck,
7pm movie, Unitarian Universalist
Church, 477 E. 40th Ave. FREE.
Deep Green, 7pm, Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg
Rd. Don.
Cinema Pacifi c Film Festival con-
tinues. See Thursday, April 7.
GATHERINGS City Club of
Eugene: “Waiting for the Big
One: Will We Be Prepared?”
11:50am-1:15pm, Eugene Hilton,
66 E. 6th Ave. $5, mem. FREE.
Rosie the Riveters, 12:30pm,
Willamalane Activity Center, 215
W. C St., Spfd.
Green Drinks, monthly gathering
of progressives, 5-7pm, New Day
Bakery, 449 Blair Blvd. FREE.
Adyashanti Gathering, 6-7pm
potluck, 7-9pm Adya DVD: The
Dissolution of Identity, 126 Elkay
Dr., 461-8044. $2 sug. don.
Peace Corps Potluck: Ecotourism
in Guatemala, bring dish to
share, 6-8:30pm, see www.west-
cascadepca.org for info.
Game Night, bring board game
or use house game, 7pm, Divine
Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE.
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Friends of Jung, 7-9pm, First
Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St.,
686-8519. $15.
6pm today, 9am-4pm tomorrow,
Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th
Ave. FREE.
LITERARY ARTS “From Ken’s
Community Building Benefi t, local
offerings, music, children’s table,
raffl e, noon-6pm, 55 W. Broadway.
FREE.
Pen: Celebrating the Ken Kesey
Collection,” talks, special collec-
tions open house, art exhibit,
documentary premiere, 1-4pm,
Knight Library, UO, see cine-
mapacifi c.uoregon.edu for info.
FREE.
UO creative writing masters
students read works in prog-
ress, 7pm, Tsunami Books, 2585
Willamette St. FREE.
MUSIC Lane County Domestic
Violence Council: VICA, cel-
ebrating progress in address-
ing Violence & Abuse in Lives
of Individuals w/Disabilities,
Zambuko
Marimba
Band,
Mariachi Herradura de Oro,
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Choir, 6:30pm, Cozmic Pizza.
FREE.
Shakespeare in the Park Annual
Benefi t, scenes, monologues &
songs, music, games, 5pm, Sam
Bond’s. $10-$20 sliding scale.
Emerald Valley Opry: Stellar
Fellars, Hanson Family Singers,
Horse Crazy, Alan Corbeth &
Frank Walden, Rod Casteel & Billy
Burger, 5:30-9:30pm, Willamette
High School, 1801 Echo Hollow
Rd., 688-0937. $6, $5 sr., $3 16 &
under, under 7 FREE.
Celebration Auction, Dinner &
Dance, benefi t for Autism support
agency Bridgeway House, 5:30pm,
The Club at Autzen Stadium, see
www.bridgewayhouse.org for info.
$85, $600 table of eight.
Gary Hobbs, drums, 7:30pm,
Wildish Theater, 630 Main St.,
Spfd. $10, $5 stu. & sr.
DANCE Eugene Youth Ballet,
Elephant Revival, Head for the
Hills, newgrass, 9pm, $12 adv.,
$15 door.
FILM SpringFilm: Spike Lee’s
The Baseball Project, 9:30pm,
Sam Bond’s. $10.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Walk ‘n’ Talkers, weekly self-led
3-5 mi. walking group w/coffee
stop, ages 50 & up, 9am, meet at
Campbell Community Center, 155
High St. FREE.
Bike Riding for Fun & Fitness,
weekly seniors bike ride, hel-
mets required, 9:30am-noon,
Campbell Community Center, 155
High St. FREE.
SOCIAL
DANCE Contact
Improvisation
Dance
Class,
3-4:15pm, $14 drop-in, Contact
Improvisation Jam, 6-8pm, $5-
$10 sliding scale, Musical Feet
Studio, 420 W. 12th Ave., info at
753-2255.
Friday Night Dance, hustle,
8:30pm, Staver Dance Sport, 41
E. 6th Ave. $10.
Salsa Dance w/DJ Pachuco,
21 & up, lesson 9:30pm, Davis
Restaurant, 94 W. Broadway. $5.
SPIRITUAL
Passover
in
the Matzah Aisle, samples of
Passover foods, holiday recipes,
synagogue info, 3-6pm, Market
of Choice, 67 W. 29th Ave.
THEATER A New Brain, 8pm
today & tomorrow, 2pm Sunday;
through April 23, Actors Cabaret,
39 W. 10th Ave., 683-4368. $21.
North by Northwest Ten,
10-Minute Plays, 8pm to-
day & tomorrow, 2pm Sunday,
Lord Leebrick Theatre, 240
Charnelton St., see www.lordlee-
brick.com for info.
7:30pm, Wildish Theatre, 630
Main St., Spfd., 485-3992.
Crooklyn (1994), 2pm, Springfi eld
Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE.
Pedal Power, local documenta-
ry directed by Terry Holloway, &
block party, all powered by bike,
7-9:30pm, Ninkasi Brewery, 272
Van Buren St. FREE.
The Adrenaline Film Project,
9:30pm, Columbia 150, UO. $10,
$7 stu. & sr.
Cinema Pacifi c Film Festival con-
tinues. See Thursday, April 7.
GATHERINGS Collectors West
Gun Show, 8am-5pm today, 9am-
3pm tomorrow, Lane Events
Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. $6.
Oregon Knife Collectors Show,
8am-5pm today, 9am-3pm to-
morrow, Lane Events Center, 796
W. 13th Ave. $6.
Co-Speakers of Oregon House
Town Hall: Bruce Hanna & Arnie
Roblan, 9:30-11am, Cottage Grove
Community Center, 700 E. Gibbs
Ave., Cottage Grove.
Saturday Market, 10am-5pm,
10am Gordon Kaswell, 11am Uncle
Bunkle, noon Eagle Park Slim,
1pm Acoustic Roger McConnell,
2pm Ben Fish & the Blues Busters,
3:30pm Cowboy Cadillac, 8th &
Oak, see www.eugenesaturday-
market.org for info. FREE.
Willamette
Cascade
Model
Railroad,
10am-5pm
today,
10am-4pm
tomorrow,
Lane
Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave.
$6, 10 & under w/adult FREE.
Peace Vigil, noon-1pm, down-
town library, info at 342-2914.
FREE.
Trivia Night, 8pm, Rogue Public
House, 844 Olive St. FREE.
Sweeney Todd, 8pm today &
tomorrow,
2:30pm
Sunday;
through May 1, Cottage Theatre,
700 Village Drive, Cottage
Grove. $21, $19 stu. & sr.
KIDS/FAMILIES
Nearby
Nature Walk on the Wild Side,
live reptiles & amphibians, 11am-
2pm, Nearby Nature Learnscape
by Community Gardens, Alton
Baker Park, 687-9699. $5 per
family, mem. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES
Baby
Storytime, ages 0-1 w/caregivers,
10:15am & 11:15am, downtown li-
brary. FREE.
The Taming of the Shrew, 8pm
today & tomorrow, 2pm Sunday;
through April 23, LCC. $10, $8
stu., sr. & staff.
Kidz Rock! Local youth mu-
sic projects, noon-11pm today,
2-10pm tomorrow, Cozmic Pizza.
$6, under 6 FREE.
Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6 w/
caregivers, 10:15am, Bethel Branch
Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd.
FREE.
The Honky Tonk Show continues.
See Thursday, April 7.
L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES
Eugene Astronomical Society
Star Party, from dusk onward,
College Hill Reservoir, 24th &
Lawrence. FREE.
Friday is Ken Kesey Day at UO, Merry Pranksters! Talks, a special collection
open house, an art exhibit and a fi lm are all part of From Ken’s Pen:
Celebrating the Ken Kesey Collection at the University of Oregon
Libraries. The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art will open “Kesey’s Jail
Journal,” from Kesey’s time at San Mateo County Honor Camp in 1967. Magic
Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place, a fi lm by Alex Gibney (Taxi to the
Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) will premiere that evening
at McDonald Theatre with an after party to follow. “Further,” Kesey’s bus,
will make an appearance. Don’t slack and attend in business casual, event
organizers want guests to stick to appropriate attire: “Tuxedo, tie dye, Eugene
casual.” See cinemapacifi c.uoregon.edu for details & complete event info.
24 music
Family Board Games, ages 6 &
up, 1-3pm, Springfi eld Library,
225 5th St., Spfd. FREE.
No School Day Swim, ages 3-17,
1:30-3pm, Echo Hollow Pool,
1655 Echo Hollow Rd. $3.
L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES
Community Literacy Panel, ages
50 & up, 1:30-3pm, Willamalane
Activity Center, 215 W. C St.,
Spfd., reg. 736-4444. FREE.
Richard Tarnas: “Understanding
Our Moment in History,” Eugene
Womenspace
Volunteer Training, 5:30pm, 1577
Pearl St., write claudiam@wom-
enspaceinc.org for info.
American
Association
of
University Women: Women,
Wealth & Wisdom, 9:30am so-
cial time, 10:30am lecture,
Westminster
Presbyterian
Church, 777 Coburg Rd., info at
344-4267. FREE.
9 sat
Advanced Digital Photography,
light & camera settings, image
editing, picture editing software,
web publishing, 10am, downtown
library, reg. 682-5450. FREE.
ART/CRAFTS Above the Fray
continues. See Friday.
April Songwriters Workshop:
Songs, Questions & Answers,
11am-1pm, Tsunami Books, 2585
Willamette St., write songshop@
hotmail.com to reg. $5.
VOLUNTEER
Sunrise 6:40am; Sunset 7:50pm
Av High 59; Av Low 38
BENEFITS Friends of Eugene
Public Library Book Sale, 9am-
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