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calendar Walk with Us continues. See Thursday, April 28. SOCIAL DANCE Israeli folk dance continues. See Thursday, April 28. THEATER A Hollywood Fairy Tale, 7pm, through June 4, Star Theatre, 989 Juniper St., Junction City, 998-3862. $13-$22. No Shame Eugene Theater Workshop, write, direct & act in original 5-min. pieces, 7:30- 9:30pm, 126 W. Broadway. FREE. Noises Off continues. Thursday, April 28. See corvallis EVENTS Note - Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed un- der the fi rst day of the event. THURSDAY, APRIL THAT CAN’T BE GOOD. 28 Seeing Science Sideways: Romance, 4pm, MU 213, OSU. S O U N D S LI K E YO U NEED TO GET T H AT L O O K E D AT. FRIDAY, APRIL 29 Seeing Science Sideways: Home, 4pm, MU 213, OSU. The Lane Faculty Jazz quintet performs Thursday, May 5 at LCC “Changing the Mental Health System in Ghana” w/David W. Oaks, MindFreedom Director, 5:30pm, Growers Market Round Table, 454 Willamette St. FREE. Curator’s Talk: Explore Diaspora, Identity, and Race: Cuba Today w/ Ashley Gibson, 5:30pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Out of Work, Now What?, self- esteem & healthy lifestyles while looking for work, 6pm, down- town library. FREE. Building Modern Eugene: Peter Walker discusses his book on Oregon land use planning, 6:30pm, Shelton-McMurphey- Johnson House, 303 Willamette St. $5 sug. don. Inquiry Group for the Work of Byron Katie, 6:30pm, info at 686-3223. FREE. “Creating A Safer, More Secure and Healthier Neighborhood” w/Jan Spencer, 7pm, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 255 Maxwell. FREE. Learn Biblical Hebrew w/ Shmuel Shalom Cohen, every Wednesday, 7:30-9:30pm, email info@eugenehebrewchaburah for info. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Readings: Six winners of Oregon Quarterly’s Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest, 7pm, Gerlinger Alumni Lounge, UO. FREE. MUSIC Flute Studio Chamber Recital, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE. Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones, 8:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $10 adv., $15 door. see www.sixteentons.biz for info. $10. GATHERINGS Ceasefi re Oregon & Brady Campaign: Colin Goddard, survivor of Virginia Tech shooting, PLC 180, UO. Science Pub: Promiscuous DNA: The Invasion, Spread & Impact of Mobile Genes, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. Mallard Madness continues. See Wednesday. HEALTH Reiki Tummo healing clinic, 5:30-7:30pm, 15 N. Cedar St., call 914-0431 for appt. Don. LECTURES/CLASSES Public WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 “Getting Relations Society of America Luncheon: Jon Ruiz on Envision Eugene, 11:45am, Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way, reg. www.goprsa.org $25, $20 mem., $15 stu. a Grip — Clarity, Creativity and Courage for the World We Really Want” w/Frances Moore Lappé, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE. “How to Sell Your Home” contin- ues. See Tuesday. OUTDOORS/RECREATION & Music: Belles Lettres,” all ages, 5:30pm, OPUS VII, 22 W. 7th Ave. FREE. MUSIC SHOcase: Logos Academy Wind Symphony, 11:15am, Hult Center. FREE. Opal Creek, acoustic, 6pm, FREE; Robert Meade, Almond Davis, Sleep Rehearsal, 9pm, $5, Sam Bond’s. Kayak Pool Sessions, no instruc- tion, 8-9:30pm, Rec Center, UO. $4 pool, $6 kayak rental. Lane Faculty Jazz Concert, 7:30pm, LCC Performance Hall. $10, $8 stu., staff & sr. SPIRITUAL Oregon Wind Quintet, Oregon String Quintet w/Tyler Abbott, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8. A Course in Miracles Study Group, drop in, 10-11:45am, Unity of the Valley, 3912 Dillard Rd., 914-0431 Don. ON THE AIR “Arts Journal,” Open Heart Meditation, drop-in, noon-12:30pm, Unity of the Valley, 3912 Dillard Rd., 914-0431. Don. art, Radar Angels & Jello at Maude Kerns, 9pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION 5 thurs Sunrise 5:59am; Sunset 8:20pm Av High 65; Av Low 41 FOOD/DRINK Wine Barrel- Aged Beer Fest, noon-10pm, Sixteen Tons, 265 E. 13th Ave., Smith Rock Clean Up pre-trip meeting for May 7 trip, 5pm, Outdoor Program Offi ce, EMU, UO, 346-4365. $12 trip. Drop-in Kayaking continues. See Thursday, April 28. Sun Moo Do continues. See Thursday, April 28. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM 541.222.7190 “Fighting Back against the Nazis: The Story of Comandante Enrico” w/ Mark Wygoda, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE. “Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust: A Comparative View” w/Jacques Kornberg, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE. Peace Corps Application Workshop, 5:30-6:30pm, EMU Ben Linder Room, UO. FREE. LOCATED INSIDE MARKET OF CHOICE ON 29TH AND WILLAMETTE. MONDAY, MAY 2 Coin Club, 7-9pm, Corvallis Senior Center, 2601 N.W. Tyler Ave., 766-6959. FREE. Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6 w/ caregivers, 11am, Sheldon Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Rd., info at 682-8316. FREE. LITERARY ARTS “Of Words Starting Block: running-themed activities at UO track meet, 4-8pm, Hayward Field, UO, 682-5312. FREE after meet admission. APRIL 30 No Impact Man (2009), 6pm, First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op, 1007 S.E. 3rd St. TUESDAY, MAY 3 Chamber Music Corvallis: Up Close & Personal, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU, see cham- bermusiccorvallis.org for info. $22 adv., $25 day of. “Shanghai EXPO 2010: Economy, Ecology, and the 2nd Coming of Capitalism in China,” David Leiwei Li, cultural analysis of EXPO & global capitalism, noon, Knight Library, UO. FREE. LUCKY FOR YOU THERE’S A NURSE PRACTITIONER AVAILABLE AT PEACEHEALTH CHECK-UP. WALK-IN CARE, QUICK. SUNDAY, Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/ caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682- 8316. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Joe Manis Trio, jazz, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. Bike Riding for Seniors, weekly in-town rides, helmets required, 9:30am, Campbell Center, 155 High St., reg. 682-5218. FREE. Fainting Beaver Follies, 7:30pm today, tomorrow & Thursday, May 5; 2pm Sunday; through May 7, Withycombe Hall, OSU. $5-$12. Plant Some Love for… Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 8 “Memoria Future: Remembering the Shoah for the Sake of Future Generations” w/ Eugene J. Fisher, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE. Treat Mom to some of her favorites from Down To Earth! +DQJLQJ%DVNHWV6RDSV&DQGOHV 3RWWHU\%RRNV*DUGHQ6WDWXDU\ -RXUQDOV8QLTXH*LIWV PRUH The Shape of the Eye: Down Syndrome, Family, and the Stories We Inherit, book reading w/George Estreich, 7:30pm, MU, OSU. FREE. THURSDAY, MAY ! m o M 5 “Understanding Mass Violence during and after the Congo Wars: Continuities of a Culture of Violent Repression” w/John F. Clark, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE. attn: OPPS Musical auditions for Pal Joey & Girl Crazy, by appointment only, 6pm Saturday, April 30, The Shedd, 434-7017 to schedule, www.theshedd.org for info. Host families needed for Chinese middle schoolers, July 18-28, contact Eric at 503-583-1228 or valenti2@uoregon.edu for details. +H\.LGV3ODQWD)5(( )ORZHU%RZOIRU0RP 7KLV6DWXUGD\ $SULO 2QHSODQWLQJSHUFKLOG :KLOHVXSSOLHVODVW Emerald Empire Kiwanis Berry Sale, orders paid & postmarked by June 1, details at www.eeki- wanis.org or 607-4065. Street Code Theatre seeks com- munity members to collaborate with performance troupe for people who are homeless, con- tact Judith, 554-3337. WK 2OLYH6WUHHW 0RQ6DW 6XQ WK :LOODPHWWH EUGENE WEEKLY APRIL 28, 2011 21
