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calendar Caleen Sisk-Franco, Chief & Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu tribe, speaks Friday at Lane Peace Center’s an- nual symposium at LCC Sea Vegetables & Miso Class, 1pm, 1509 Brentwood Ave. $10. “How to Sell Your Home” contin- ues. See Thursday, April 14. LITERARY ARTS Mystery & suspense author April Henry, 3pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Book Release Party: Gary Cornelius, Crashing Through the Underbrush, 5-7pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. FREE. MUSIC The Uncalled Four, bas- soon quartet, 2pm, Atrium courtyard, 99 W. 10th Ave. FREE. Oregon Bach Collegium: Alto Ego, violas, oboe d’amore, & viola da gamba, 7pm, United Lutheran Church, 2230 Washington St., info at 683-2854. $18, $15 sr., $5 stu. Shirley Hunt, all ages, 7:30pm, OPUS VII, 22 W. 7th Ave. $10, mem. FREE. Presented by The Eugene Concert Choir The Swingle Singers – the sound of this world renowned phenomenon is featured in the hit show GLEE! From their Jazz Sebastian Bach of the 1960s to the edgy Beatles arrangements and Beauty and the Beatbox sound of today, this eight-voice a cappella group from England has performed all over the world and won numerous Grammy awards. Adding great classics performed by the Eugene Concert Choir and Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble featuring a vocal version of the 1812 Overture , this is a not-to-be-missed concert of virtuosic vocal agility. Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center Diane Retallack Artistic Director & Conductor Tickets $15-$36. Call Hult Center 541-682-5000 or order online at www.eugeneconcertchoir.org CONCERT SPONSORS SWINGLE SINGERS SPONSOR Nils & Jewel Hult Endowment Fund of the Arts Foundation of Western Oregon Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation 18 APRIL 14, 2011 EUGENE WEEKLY SEASON CONCERT SPONSOR w/Dirty Wink & Drone, 2pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARs Bike Ride: McKenzie View & Sunderman, 35 miles, 9am, Alton Baker Park, www.euge- negears.org FREE. Spring Fly Fishing Festival, 9am- 4pm, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. FREE. SOCIAL DANCE Dance Workshops w/Denise Steele, no partner necessary, ages 11 & up, 2pm vernacular jazz, 3:15pm swing blues, 4:30pm more swing blues, Celebration Belly Dance & Yoga Studio, 1840 Willamette St., write denise@thejointisjumpin. com for info. $10-$15. Barn Dance, 7-9:30pm, Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd., 682-5521. $2. Playhouse Creatures continues. See Friday. Sweeney Todd continues. See Friday. VOLUNTEER Nearby Nature Restoration Celebration, 1-4pm, Alton Baker Park, reg. info@ nearbynature.org or 687-9699. Work Party: Whilamut Natural Area Ivy Pull, gloves, tools & re- freshments provided, 1-4pm, Eastgate Woodlands, info at eugenetreefoundation.org or 284-9854. 17 sun S unrise 6:26am; Sunset 7:58pm Av High 61; Av Low 39 BENEFITS Run for Autism, for Bridgeway House, 5k run/walk & 8k run, Alton Baker Park, see www.eclecticedgeracing.com for info. $15 adv., $20 day of. Bach to Beatbox: The Swingle Singers, 8pm, Hult Center. $15-$36. Cuban Salsa Intermediate Class, 5-7pm, Reach Center, 2520 Harris St. $10 drop-in. Hot Buttered Rum, Danny Barnes Duo, 8pm, WOW Hall, $15 adv., $18 door. THEATER The Honky Tonk Show continues. See Thursday, April 14. The Purr-fect Cause: Haircuts to benefi t Stray Cat Alliance, 10am- 6pm, Salon St. Jacques, 294 W. 11th Ave. $25, cat food in lieu of tips. Marcia Ball, The Vipers w/Deb Cleveland, 8:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $23 adv., $25 door. A New Brain continues. See Thursday, April 14. Grrrlz Rock! CD compilation fun- draiser, 3pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3. The Taming of the Shrew contin- ues. See Thursday, April 14. FILM Pink Smoke Over the Phunkestra, Roots Yard Reggae Ensemble w/Amha Baraka, afro pop, reggae, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. The Swingle Singers Bach to Beatbox ON THE AIR “Meet The Band” Hamlet continues. See Friday. Vatican, 7pm, PLC Theatre, UO. $10 sug. don. 105.5 BOB FM 80s... 90s... & WHATEVER WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM