what's
happening
24 movies
28 thurs
Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6
w/caregivers, 11am, Sheldon
Branch Library, 1566 Coburg
Rd., info at 682-8316. FREE.
BENEFITS McMenamin’s Pub:
Understanding
Fibromyalgia:
Holistic Approaches for Chronic
Pain & Fatigue w/acupuncturist
Tom Williams, noon-1pm, LCC,
reg. 686-9658.
Sunrise 6:09am; Sunset 8:12pm
Av High 63; Av Low 40
half of all earned on food goes to
School Garden Project, sponsor
of organic food gardening pro-
grams at local schools, 5pm-1am,
1485 E. 19th St.
Art for Autism w/Kindtree —
Autism Rocks, 6-8pm, OPUS VII,
22 W. 7th Ave., 342-7231. $25.
DANCE LCC Dance: gala grand
opening of new studio, live mu-
sic & dance, 5-7pm, Room 136,
Building 5, LCC.
GATHERINGS Primrose Lane
“Share the Fun” Spring Show:
local jewelry, clothing, accesso-
ries, garden art, plants, cottage
décor, noon-6pm today, tomor-
row & Saturday, Coburg Grange,
32661 E. Mill St., Coburg, & IOOF
Hall, 91119 N. Willamette St.,
341-1662.
Bliss Handmade Botique, jew-
elry, food, arts & crafts, 6-9pm,
2772 Shadow View Dr., www.blis-
shandmade.blogspot.com FREE.
Street Code Theatre: video from
recent show by people who are
homeless, panel discussion,
6:30-9:30pm, Waldorf School,
1350 McLean Blvd., 554-3337.
FREE.
HEALTH Reiki Tummo healing
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.
L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES
Genealogy Computer Class, in-
ternet experience required,
2-4pm, downtown library, reg.
682-5450. FREE.
Medicare Made Easy, 5-6pm;
Long Term Care 101, 6-7pm, 333
W. 10th Ave., reg. 222-9020.
FREE.
Voices of Afghan Youth w/Lia
Gladstone, 6pm, downtown li-
brary. FREE.
Oregon WAND: Daniel Pope &
Oregon’s nuclear history, 6:45-
8:15pm, First United Methodist
Church, 1376 Olive St., www.wan-
doregon.org FREE.
Among Penguins: A Bird Man
in Antarctica, reading & book
signing w/Noah Stryker, 7pm,
Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette
St. FREE.
Compassion & Choices Oregon:
Supporting End-of-Life Choice,
7-8pm, EWEB, 500 E. 4th Ave.
FREE.
Human
Rights
&
the
Environment: An Evening w/
Sandra
Steingraber,
7pm,
Robinson Theater, UO.
Sustainable Landscape Training
for Homeowners continues. See
Wednesday.
LITERARY ARTS Teen Book
Group: Hate List by Jennifer
Brown, 4-5pm, downtown li-
brary, info 682-8316. FREE.
Tween Scene Book Group: Extra
Credit by Andrew Clements,
grades 4-6, 4-5pm, downtown li-
brary, info 682-8316. FREE.
“Surrealist Poetry” reading
w/Laura Lehew, Charles T.,
Michael Hanner, Tim Shanner &
David Abel, 7-9pm, Oregon Arts
Alliance, 881 Willamette St.
Weapon of Choice: Voice! Poetry
Open Mic, 7-9pm, Morning Glory
Café, 450 Willamette St. FREE.
MUSIC Tatam Reeves, 5pm,
Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette
St. Don.
Teasing Thieves CD Release,
7:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.
Mike Watt & the Missingmen,
Dan Jones & the Golden Motors,
Rawk!, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $12.
MiMOSA, Paper Diamond, Bogl,
DJ Dance, 10pm, WOW Hall. $15
adv., $18 door.
ON THE AIR “Arts Journal,”
Watercolors
&
Springfi eld
ArtWalk, 9pm, Comcast cable 29.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Strength Training & Body
Sculpting, 8:30-9:30am today
& Tuesday, Celebration Studio,
1840 Willamette St., 343-1625.
$10 drop-in, fi rst class FREE.
Walk with Us, weekly self-led
neighborhood walking group,
ages 50 & up, 9:30-10:30am to-
day & Thursday, May 5, meet
at Petersen Barn Community
Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE.
Sun Moo Do, Zen style martial
arts, 11am-1pm today, tomorrow
& Thursday, May 5, The Center,
55. W. Broadway. FREE.
You either know who Mike Watt is or you don’t, and
if you don’t you should. Here’s why: Watt — along
with the late, great D. Boon — was co-founder of
The Minutemen (featured in the awesome
documentary We Jam Econo), a
Hula Hoop Class, 3:45-4:45pm,
The Center, 55 W. Broadway. 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.
Drop-in Kayaking, bring equip-
ment, no instruction provided,
ages 12 & up, 8-10pm today &
Thursday, May 5, Echo Hollow
Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd. $5.
SOCIAL DANCE Israeli folk
and wrapping it all in wonderfully
under two minutes. Watt almost gave up
playing after Boon’s death, but he was forced
out of retirement by Sonic Youth, and has
since played with everyone from Eddie Vedder,
Frank Black and the Beastie Boys to Iggy Pop,
Pete Yorn and American Idol Kelly Clarkson. One
of the Grandfathers of Punk, Watt — who calls his
bass a “thudstaff” and his singing a “spiel” — says
he’ll continue recording albums until he can’t do
it anymore. His latest, Hyphenated-man, fi nds Watt
jamming econo once again; in an album of 30 songs
based on the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch, the
longest one clocks in at 2:04 minutes. Mike Watt
plays with Dan Jones & the Golden Motors at 9 pm
Thursday, April 28, at Sam Bond’s; $10.
Trivia Night, 8pm, Rogue Public
House, 844 Olive St. FREE.
Eugene Fashion Week: “Clubwear
Show,” 21 & up, 9pm, Cowfi sh, 62
W. Broadway, see facebook.com/
eugenefashionweek for info. $5
adv., $7 door.
Share the Fun Fashion Show con-
tinues. See Thursday, April 28.
KIDS/FAMILIES
Baby
Storytime, ages 0-1 w/caregivers,
10:15am & 11:15am, downtown li-
brary. FREE.
THEATER No Shame Eugene
Theater Workshop, write, direct
& act in original 5-min. pieces,
7:30-9:30pm, 126 W. Broadway.
FREE.
Book Signing: Tony & Lauren
Dungy, You Can Be a Friend, 1:30-
3pm, Autzen Duck Store, 2735
Leo Harris Pkwy. FREE.
Noises Off, 7:30pm today, tomor-
row, Saturday & Thursday, May
5; through May 7, South Eugene
High School, 400 E. 19th Ave. $8,
$5 stu. & sr.
Wicked, 7:30pm today, 8pm to-
morrow, 2pm & 8pm Saturday,
2pm & 7:30pm Sunday, Hult
Center. $50-$125.
Hamlet, 8pm today, tomorrow &
Saturday, Upstart Crow Studios,
855 W. 1st Ave. $10.
Sweeney Todd, 8pm today, to-
morrow & Saturday, 2pm Sunday,
Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Drive,
Cottage Grove. $21, $19 stu. & sr.
Three Days of Rain, 8pm to-
day, tomorrow & Saturday, 2pm
Sunday, Very Little Theatre,
2350 Hilyard St. $10.
29 fri
Su nrise 6:07am; Sunset 8:13pm
Av High 63; Av Low 40
BENEFITS Informational fund-
raiser for Center for Renewable
Energy
&
Appropriate
Technology for the Environment,
5pm, Tsunami Books, 2585
Willamette St., see www.create-
action.org for info. Don.
“An Evening in Paris,” South
Lane Christian School 35th
Anniversary Benefi t, silent auc-
tion 6pm, dinner 7pm, Village
Green Resort, 725 Row River Rd.,
Cottage Grove, 942-0123. $25.
DANCE Eugene Bhangra Dance
melodic songs that usually came in
Game Night, bring board game
or use house game, 7pm, Divine
Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE.
Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6
w/caregivers, 10:15am, Bethel
Branch Library, 1990 Echo
Hollow Rd. FREE.
in 1985, pushed the limits of
everything from jazz to pop,
33 theater
dance w/Deb, 7-9pm, Temple
Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave.
FREE.
that, up until Boon’s tragic death
hardcore by incorporating
EUGENE WEEKLY
Expansive Yoga, 2:30-3:30pm to-
day & Monday, 1:15-2:15pm Friday
(all ages), The Center, 55 W.
Broadway. FREE.
COMEDY Paula Poundstone,
7:30pm, McDonald Theatre.
$24-$44.
seminal Southern Cal punk band
16 APRIL 28, 2011
27 music
Group, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.
Middle Eastern Dance Guild
of Eugene: Gala International
Dance Day w/Khadijah, 7:30pm,
Agate Hall, UO. $10.
FILM DisOrient Asian Film
Festival, today through Sunday,
Bijou Art Cinemas, 492 E. 13th Ave.,
see bijou-cinemas.com for info.
IWW Mayday Movie: The Wobblies,
8pm, Maitreya Buddhist Center,
55 W. Broadway. FREE.
GATHERINGS
Willamette
District Garden Clubs: Small
Standard Flower Show, 9am-
4pm today & tomorrow, 303
Willamette St. $6, mem. FREE.
I-5 Willamette River Bridge
Community Advisory Group &
Project Development Team, 10am,
Springfi eld ODOT offi ces, 644 A
St., Spfd.
City Club of Eugene: “Eugene’s
Education
Tax
Measure,”
11:50am-1:15pm, Eugene Hilton,
66 E. 6th Ave. $5, mem. FREE.
Memorial Service for Offi cer
Chris Kilcullen, 2pm, Matthew
Knight Arena.
Circle of Children After School
Program, 3-6pm today &
Wednesday, The Center, 55 W.
Broadway. FREE.
L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES
Paddy Bowman: “Folklore &
Education — Intersections, Allies
& Advantages,” 10am-noon,
Lawrence 249, UO. FREE.
Wayne Pacelle, president & CEO
of The Humane Society of the
U.S., discussion, Q&A, book sign-
ing, 7-9pm, Barnes & Noble, 1163
Valley River Center. FREE.
MUSIC
Gabriela
Montero
Solatino, 7:30pm, The Shedd.
$24-$36, youth half off.
Amancio Prada, classical poet-
ry arranged for Spanish guitar,
7pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum
of Art, UO. $24, $15 stu. & sr.
The Jazz Café: UO Jazz Combos,
7:30pm, Music 190, UO. $5.
Assisted Living, Hyding Jekyll,
Forrestal’s Fall, Gladhander, rock,
8pm, WOW Hall. $6 adv., $8 door.
UO Opera: Senile Madness, com-
edies by Adriano Banchieri &
Luciano Berio, 8pm, Beall Hall,
UO. $15, $12 stu.
Hackensaw Boys, folk,
9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5.
rock,
ON THE AIR “Meet the Band”
w/DJ & Ray & Natty-O, 7:30pm,
Comcast channel 29.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Obsidians: snowshoe & backpack
to Hemlock Butte Cabin at Mt.
Bailey, 13 miles, info & sign-up at
www. obsidians.org
Walk ‘n’ Talkers, weekly self-led
3-5 mi. walking group w/coffee
stop, ages 50 & up, 9am, meet
at Campbell Center, 155 High St.
FREE.
Bike Riding for Fun & Fitness,
weekly seniors bike ride, helmets
required, 9:30am-noon, Campbell
Center, 155 High St. FREE.
Expansive Yoga continues. See
Thursday, April 28.
Sun Moo Do continues. See
Thursday, April 28.
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, fox trot,
8:30pm, Staver Dance Sport, 41
E. 6th Ave. $10.
SPIRITUAL
Dances
of
Universal Peace, all ages, 7pm,
Friends Meeting House, 2274
Onyx St., 912-6015. FREE.
THEATER Radio Redux: Robin
Hood, 7:30pm today & tomorrow,
2pm Sunday, Wildish Theater,
630 Main St., Spfd., 868-0689.
$12, $7 stu. & sr.
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