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calendar Mount Pisgah Arboretum’s Saturday Wildfl ower & Music Festival includes a live music, a plant sale and nature walks Jan Spencer, 7pm, Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave. FREE. & 11am, downtown library, info at 682-8316. FREE. Learn Biblical Hebrew w/ Shmuel Shalom Cohen, every Wednesday, 7:30-9:30pm, email info@eugenehebrewchaburah for info. FREE. Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6 w/ caregivers, 11am, Sheldon Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Rd., info at 682-8316. FREE. MUSIC Taihei Ensemble, 6pm, Music 190, UO. FREE. Campus Band, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE. Kate Reid, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $8. Jared Mees & the Grown Children, Sea Bell, On the Tundra, variety, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. LECTURES/CLASSES Travel Info Computer Class, internet skills required, 2-4pm, downtown library, reg. 682-5450. FREE. Jerry Ross: Experiences at the American Academy of Rome, 3pm, Center For Meeting & Learning 225, LCC. FREE. corvallis EVENTS Note: Continuation dates for out- of-town events are listed under the fi rst day of the event. THURSDAY, MAY 12 “Food & Society at Real Alto, a Prehistoric Community in S.W. Coastal Ecuador” w/Deborah Pearsall, 4pm, MU Journey Room, OSU. FREE. FRIDAY, MAY 13 John Nilsen, piano, noon, MU, OSU. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Taylor Atkins: “Koreana in the Japanese Colonial Gaze,” 3:30pm, McKenzie 375, UO, 346- 1521. FREE. Obsidians: hike Pre’s Trail, 4 miles, info & sign-up at www. ob- sidians.org “The Political Power of the Bicycle Movement” w/Jeff Mapes, 5:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. Bike Riding for Seniors, weekly in-town rides, helmets required, 9:30am, Campbell Center, 155 High St., reg. 682-5218. FREE. Franchising 101 w/Page Nicol of Franchise Network, 6pm, down- town library. FREE. TUESDAY, GEARs Bike Ride: Ride of Silence to honor killed & injured, 5:30pm; Over the Hump Around the Dump, 30 miles, 6pm Alton Baker Park, www.eugenegears. org FREE. Eugene Coalition for Better School Food, nutrition’s impact on health, education, economics & politics, 6:30-8:30pm, Jefferson Arts & Technology Academy, 1650 W. 22nd Ave. FREE, childcare sug. don. $2-$5 per child. THURSDAY, SOCIAL DANCE Canjun/Zydeco Dance, 6:30pm beginners’ lesson, 7pm dance, New Day Bakery, 449 Blair, 344-0748. $3. Full Moon, Full Heart Dance, benefi t for medical expens- es for meningitis paitent Tim Meredith, 7:30-9:30pm, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St. $8-$20. SPIRITUAL A Course in Miracles Study Group, drop in, 10-11:45am, Unity of the Valley, 3912 Dillard Rd., 914-0431 Don. Open Heart Meditation, drop- in, noon-12:30pm, Unity of the Valley, 3912 Dillard Rd., 914-0431. Don. 19 thurs Sunrise 5:43am; Sunset 8:36pm Av High 67; Av Low 43 BENEFITS “Hooked on Ethos: Drunk Spelling Bee,” 9:30pm, Rennie’s Landing, 1214 Kincaid St. $5. DANCE The Works Student Dance Concert, 7:30pm, through May 21, Ragozzino Performance Hall, LCC. $5. FOOD/DRINK The Corner Market continues. See Thursday, May 12. GATHERINGS Age Knows No Limits Project: honoring nine older Americans, 4-5:30pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. FREE. Emerald People’s Utility District Community Meeting, 7-8pm, Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E. Gibbs Ave., Cottage Grove. HEALTH Reiki Tummo healing clinic, 5:30-7:30pm, 15 N. Cedar St., call 914-0431 for appt. Don. “The Effects of Altered Diet on the Health of the Karuk People: Traditional Foods, Dam Removal & Environmental Justice on the Klamath River,” 7pm, Hope Theatre, UO. Peter DeFazio: “The View from the House in 2011: Refl ections on the Changing Landscapes of National and Global Politics,” 7pm, Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave. FREE. MUSIC SHOcase: Performing Arts Students, Center. FREE. 11:15am, Hult South Eugene String Academy Concert, 7pm, Arts & Technology Academy, 1650 W. 22nd Ave. $3. Rootdown CD Release w/Anna Gilbert, Hunter Gray, 7:30pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door. Eugene Symphony: Mozart’s “Symphony No. 40,” 8pm, Hult Center. $15-$54. Water Tower Bucket Boys, Wintertime Carousel, CD release, acoustic, 8pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Drop-in Kayaking continues. See Thursday, May 12. Walk with Us continues. See Thursday, May 12. SOCIAL DANCE Breakdance class continues. See Thursday, May 12. THEATER No Shame Eugene Theater Workshop, write, direct & act in original 5-min. pieces, 7:30-9:30pm, 126 W. Broadway. FREE. A Hollywood Fairy Tale contin- ues. See Thursday, May 12. Winter’s Tale continues. See Thursday, May 12. The Foreigner continues. See Friday. KIDS/FAMILIES Public Works Open House, 9am-3pm, 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. FREE. Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/caregivers, 10:15am WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM SATURDAY, MAY 14 USA Ultimate High School Western National Championship, South Eugene High School Ultimate defending champions, today & tomorrow, Crystal Lake Park, see www.usaultimate.org for info. MAY 17 “Remembering the Power of Words: The Life of an Oregon Activist, Legislator & Community Leader” w/Avel Louise Gordly, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. MAY 19 Acupuncture Treatment, 4-7pm, First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op, 1007 S.E. 3rd St. “Equinox: Where Darkness Meets Light,” OSU Fashion Show, cocktail attire encouraged, 8pm, CH2M-Hill Alumni Center, OSU. $20, $5 standing room. attn: OPPS Scholarships available for Nearby Nature Summer Day Camps, see www.nearbynature.org for info. Call to artists: Around Oregon seeks fi ne art, no entry fee, due June 30, see www.theartscenter. net for info. Roving Park Players: Auditions for Wizard of Oz, seeking players ages 9 & up, be prepared to read from script, 2-4pm Saturday, May 14 & Sunday May 15, Good Samaritan Society, 3500 Hilyard St. Call to artists: Dia de Los Muertos Exhibit, submission deadline August 22, see www. mkartcenter.org for info. Tween Scene Book Group: Clemency Pogue, Fairy Killer, by J.T. Petty, for May 26 meeting. Teen Book Group: How to Say Goodbye in Robot, by Natalie Standiford, for May 26 meeting. Willamette Valley Blues & Brews Festival seeks poster contest, entries due June 6, info at www. wvbbf.org Auditions for Corvallis produc- tion of Shakespeare’s As You Like It, May 18-20, see http://or- egonstate.edu/bardinthequad Center for Rural Affairs: $50 mil- lion available nationwide for organ- ic farmers, deadline May 20, see www.cfra.org/node/2509 for info. Letter Carriers Food Drive, place nonperishable food items by mail- box on morning of May 14, see www.oregonfoodbank.org for info. 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