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calendar Yonder Mountain String Band plays the McDonald Theatre Sunday 12 tues Sun rise 6:35am; Sunset 7:53pm Av High 60; Av Low 38 BENEFITS Open mic, Benefi t for Habitat for Humanity, 6:30pm, Axe & Fiddle, 657 E. Main St., Cottage Grove. Don. FILM DIVA’s Behind the Lens Seminar: William Wyler’s Carrie (1952), 7pm, Baker Center, 325 E. 10th. $3. Hollywood’s Golden Era: Singin’ in the Rain (1952), introduced by Phoebe Bronstein, 7pm, Willamette 100, UO. FREE. FOOD/DRINK Creswell Farmers’ Market, indoors, 4-6pm, 182 S. 2nd St., Creswell. Oregon Pour Tuesdays, 6pm, The Cork & Stein Bistro, 2108 Main St., Spfd., 736-9463. $5. GATHERINGS Cascade Toastmasters, drop-ins welcome, 6:45-8:15am, Original Pancake House, 782 E. Broadway, call 343-3743 for info. FREE. Parkinson’s Support Group, 10:30am, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St., 741-1688. Zonta Club of Eugene- Springfi eld lunch meeting, noon- 1pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave., reg. 344-5171. $15. Trivia Night, 7pm, Divine Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. HEALTH “Renew Your Health, Renew Your Life,” stress reduction intro, 6:30-7:30pm, Northwest Center for Health Promotion, 90 E. 27th Ave., reg. 343-0536. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Terrifi c Twos Storytime, for 2-year-olds w/ caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682- 8316. FREE. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Volunteer Power: A Workshop for Coordinators, 10:30am-noon, downtown library, info at 682- 5450. FREE. Ben Ross: The Polluters, read- ing & book signing, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. Clematis for Today’s Gardens, 7pm, Gray’s Garden Center, 4441 Main St., Spfd. FREE. Small Space Gardening w/Tami Ott-Ostberg, 7pm, Agate Hall, 1875 Agate St., 344-0896. $6, $3 Hardy Plant mem. Zumba continues. See Thursday, April 7. 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. VOLUNTEER WOW Hall volun- teer orientation, 6:30pm, WOW Hall. 13 wed Sunrise 6:33am; Sunset 7:54pm Av High 60; Av Low 39 ART/CRAFT Art Lunch w/ Nichol Rauch, noon-1pm, Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St., info at 682-5373. FREE. Knitting & Craft Night, 6:30pm, Divine Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. BENEFITS The Vagina Monologues, fundraiser for Sexual Assault Support Services, w/ASL translation, continues April 16, 7pm, LCC Performance Hall. $15. Brew Tasting Wednesdays, 6pm, The Cork & Stein Bistro, 2108 Main St., Spfd., 736-9463. FREE. GATHERINGS 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. Peace Corps General Info Meeting, 5:30-6:30pm, EMU, UO, 346-6026. FREE. Radiation City, rock, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $1-$5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Birding on the Coast, ages 18 & up, beginning to interme- diate birders, 8am-6pm, info & reg. 736-4444. $27, $29 out-of-district. GEARs Bike Ride: Herman Rd, 36 miles or 24 miles, 6pm, Alton Baker Park, www.eugenegears. org FREE. SOCIAL DANCE Cajun/ Zydeco, beginners lesson 6:30pm, 6:30-9pm, New Day Bakery & World Café, 449 Blair Blvd. $3. SPIRITUAL 14 thurs Sunrise 6:31am; Sunset 7:56pm Av High 60; Av Low 39 GATHERINGS Women’s Opportunity Worldwide communi- ty book club, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl Wudunn & Nicholas Kristoff, 7-8:30pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. $5. Bingo Night, 8pm, Rogue Public House, 844 Olive St. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES HEALTH Reiki Tummo healing Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6 w/caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682- 8316. FREE. UO Outdoor Program Trip Initiator Clinic I, 6pm today & Thursday, April 14, EMU OP Offi ce, UO, reg. 346-4365. FREE. Kurt Elling, jazz, 7:30pm, The Shedd, 434-7000. $30-$38, youth discounts. Science Pub: The Discovery of Insulin, Lifting the Death Sentence of Diabetes, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. Ani DiFranco, 7:30pm, McDonald Theatre. $27.50 adv., $32.50 day of. GEARs: General Meeting, adap- tive cycling w/Andy Fernandez, 9am, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St., see www.euge- negears.org for info. McDonald Theatre. $18 adv., $22 day of. Open Heart Meditation, drop- in, noon-12:30pm, Unity of the Valley, 3912 Dillard Rd., 914-0431. Don. The Corner Market, fresh local produce, noon-6pm, 295 River Rd., call 513-4527 for info. Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6, 10am, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION MUSIC Shpongle (DJ set), 8pm, FOOD/DRINK Westwind Flute Choir w/Louise DiTullio, 7pm, Wildish Theater, 630 Main St., Spfd. Don. Sam Learn Biblical Hebrew w/ Shmuel Shalom Cohen, every Wednesday, 7:30-9:30pm, email info@eugenehebrewchaburah for info. FREE. A Course in Miracles Study Group, drop in, 10-11:45am, Unity of the Valley, 3912 Dillard Rd., 914-0431 Don. Movie Appreciation Group: The Glenn Miller Story (1953), 1pm, Willamalane Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. FREE. MUSIC Springfi eld Showcase: 9pm, “Transitional Processes: Not Your Mama’s Photography,” w/ photographer Maria Cardenas, 7pm, The Voyeur, 547 Blair Blvd. $10. FILM Lapsit Storytime, ages birth-3 w/adult, 10am, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Bluegrass Jam, Bond’s. FREE. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Sensory Storytime, designed for preschoolers w/sensory in- tegration issues, open to all kids ages 2-6, 1pm, downtown library. FREE. Open House at Oak Hill School, campus tour & program info, 3-5pm today & tomorrow, 86397 Eldon Schafer Dr., 744-0954. Family Night: Kids Open Mic, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM clinic, 5:30-7:30pm, 15 N. Cedar St., call 914-0431 for appt. Don. KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/ caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, Downtown Library, info at 682- 8316. FREE. Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6 w/ caregivers, 11am, Sheldon Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Rd., info at 682-8316. FREE. Open House at Oak Hill School continues. See Wednesday. LECTURES/CLASSES HR Essentials for Small Business Owners, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. Cascade Mycological Society: John Donoghue, “Mushrooms with a Mission,” 7pm, Science Building (Building 16) room 115, EUGENE WEEKLY APRIL 7, 2011 17
