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what's happening 26 thurs It’s always a sure thing: Whenever Tech N9ne hits town, it’s a sell out. The rapper, whose stage Sunrise 5:37am; Sunset 8:43pm Av High 69; Av Low 44 COMEDY Standing Up for Peace Comedy Show, tickets available until 5pm, show 8-11pm, Lillis 182, UO. $5, UO stu. FREE. DANCE name derives from his machine-gun rapid-fi re delivery, is a favorite of a paying slew of Eugene’s John & Peg Morton, 6:30- 8:15pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. FREE. Emerald People’s Utility District Community Meeting, 7-8pm, Creswell Community Center, 99 S. 1st St., Creswell. Oregon Sierra Club: Many Rivers Beer Social, 7-9pm, High Street Brewery, 1243 High St. Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre Northwest: Laundromatinee, 7pm, Emerald Laundromat, 165 E. 17th Ave. FREE. HEALTH Reiki Tummo healing Riverdance, 7:30pm, Hult Center. $35-$55. KIDS/FAMILIES FILM The Archaeology Channel clinic, 5:30-7:30pm, 15 N. Cedar St., call 914-0431 for appt. Don. Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/ caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682- 8316. FREE. bozos and bonks International Film & Video Festival, today, tomorrow & Saturday, The Shedd & UO Baker Center, see www.archaeolo- gychannel.org for info. drawn to Tech’s FOOD/DRINK was described by The Corner Market, fresh local produce, noon- 6pm today, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, June 2, 295 River Rd., call 513-4527 for info. Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6 w/caregivers, 11am, Sheldon Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Rd., info at 682-8316. FREE. one critic as “bizarre GATHERINGS Genealogy Computer Class, in- ternet skills required, 2-4pm, downtown library, reg. 682- 5450. FREE. wannabe bangers, technique, which hardcore rap.” His latest album, All Lane ESD’s Annual Fun Day for Life Skills Students, 10am-1pm, Willamette High School, 1801 Echo Hollow Rd. Springfi eld Academy of Arts & Academics: “Confl uence IV: The Science That Surrounds Us,” 10am & 7pm, 615 Main St., Spfd. FREE. 6’s and 7’s, is due out June 7, so be prepared for a load avalanche attacks of Harlow Neighbors Association, 6-8pm, North Park Community Church, 3484 Harlow Rd. rhymes. And be sure Oregon WAND: Honoring the Activism of our Elders w/Sister of new grooves and to lock up your kids and grandma, they’ll defi nitely have the detectors out for the Sunday, May 29, show at the Cuthbert. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES “How Filipino Veterans Joined the Greatest Generation: Transnational Politics & Postcolonial Citizenship, 1945- 2009” w/Christopher Capozzola, 3:30pm, Knight Library, UO, 346-1521. FREE. Roadmap to 2020 Community Workshop, climate change strat- egies, 6-9pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. Self-Compassion w/Kristin Neff, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. Being a Movement Filmmaker w/David Martinez, 6:30pm, PLC 180, UO. “Healing the Inner Child Through Vedanta,” 6:30-8pm to- day & tomorrow, Trauma Healing Project, 2222 Coburg Rd. #300, 513-4174. Bike Pannier 101, making from common objects, 7pm, OP Barn, 1225 E. 18th Ave., reg. 346-4371. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Teen Book Group: How to Say Goodbye in Robot, 4-5pm, downtown library, FREE. Tween Scene Book Group: Clemency Pogue, Fairy Killer by J.T. Petty, grades 4-6, 4-5pm, downtown library. FREE. Weapon of Choice: Voice! Poetry, spoken word & mu- sic open mic, 7-9pm, Morning Glory Café, 450 Willamette St. FREE. MUSIC Foxtails Ashia Grzesik, Cozmic Pizza. $5. Brigade, 7:30pm, Lane Gospel, Chamber & Concert Choirs Concert, 7:30pm, Ragozzino Performance Hall, LCC. $5, $3 stu., staff & sr. Youth Symphony Spring Concert, 7:30pm, South Eugene High School, 400 E. 19th Ave. $10, $5 stu. & sr. Oregon Symphonic Band, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu. & sr. Whopner County Country All- Stars, Chickentown, variety, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $3-$5. Z-Man, Equipto & Mike Marshall, The CUF, 4TREES, DUCES5 w/ SEMM, Charlie Blu, hip hop, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door. 16 MAY 26, 2011 EUGENE WEEKLY ON THE AIR “Arts Journal,” ArtWalk at Studio West & Springfi eld 2nd Friday ArtWalk, 9pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION NCAA Track & Field Preliminary Round, 15,000 participants, to- day, tomorrow & Saturday, Hayward Field, UO. Obsidians: rock skills review, Skinner Butte Columns, info & sign-up at www. obsidians.org Walk with Us, weekly self-led neighborhood walking group, ages 50 & up, 9:30-10:30am to- day & Thursday, June 2, meet at Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. Expansive Yoga, 3:45-4:45pm today & Monday, 2-3pm Friday, The Center, 55 W. Broadway. FREE. Hershey’s Track & Field Games: All Comers Meet, ages 9-14, 3:30-6pm, Silke Field, 875 7th St., Spfd., see www.tracktownu- sayouth.com for info. FREE. Meditation & Pranayama, 5:30- 6:30pm, Eugene Yoga, 3575 Donald St., www.eugeneyoga. us $5. 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, June 2, Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd. $5. SOCIAL DANCE Breakdance Class, 6:30-7:30pm, The Center, 55 W. Broadway. FREE. 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, 7pm today, tomorrow, Saturday & Thursday, June 2; through June 4, Star Theatre, 989 Juniper St., Junction City, 998-3862. $13-$22. Salmon Is Everything , 8pm to- day, tomorrow & Saturday; through June 4, Robinson Theatre, UO. $14, $12 stu, staff & sr., $7 UO stu. Winter’s Tale, 8pm today, tomor- row & Saturday, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton St. $10-$22. 22 movies Springfi eld Farmers’ 3-7pm, 4th & A, Spfd. Market, GATHERINGS Eugene Kennel Club Agility Trials, 8am-5pm today, tomorrow, Sunday & Monday, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. FREE. Degenerate Flame Off, 9am-mid- night today, tomorrow & Sunday, Cornerstone Glass, 1068 W. 2nd Ave. $30 3-day pass. City Club of Eugene: Annual Meeting, 11:50am-1:15pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. $5, mem. FREE. Game Night, bring board game or use house game, 7pm, Divine Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. Oregon Old-Time Fiddlers District 6: acoustic jam & fi nger food pot- luck, 7-10pm, Santa Clara Grange, 295 Azalea Dr. Don. Trivia Night, 8pm, Rogue Public House, 844 Olive St. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Yes! Yea! No School Day Camp: Flight, 9am- 4pm, Science Factory, 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy. $40, $35 YWA or Science Factory mem. Baby Storytime, ages 0-1 w/care- givers, 10:15am & 11:15am, down- town library. FREE. Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6 w/caregivers, 10:15am, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. No School Day Swim, 1:40- 3:40pm, Sheldon Pool, 2443 Willakenzie Rd. $3. Lego Club, ages 5-13, Duplos for preschoolers, 2-4pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Circle of Children After School Program, 3-6pm today & Wednesday, The Center, 55 W. Broadway. FREE. 27 fri BENEFITS To Japan w/Love: Meditation Circle, fl ower of- ferings, no candles or incense, Red Cross donations accepted, 6:30-8:30pm, Green Phoenix Institute, 352 W. 12th Ave. Don. FILM Family Film Fest: The Secret of Roan Inish, 7pm, Spencer Creek Grange, 86013 Lorane Hwy, see spencercreek- grange.org for info. Don. The Archaeology Channel Film Festival continues. See Thursday, May 26. FOOD/DRINK Eugene Food Not Bombs, 2-4pm, Kesey Square, Willamette & Broadway. FREE. Sun Moo Do, Zen style martial arts, 11am-1pm, The Center, 55. W. Broadway. FREE. Strength Training & Body Sculpting, 4-5pm today & Tuesday, Celebration Studio, 1840 Willamette St., 343-1625. $10 drop-in, fi rst class FREE. Prenatal Yoga, 5:30-6:45pm, Eugene Yoga, 3575 Donald St., www.eugeneyoga.us $11. Expansive Yoga continues. See Thursday, May 26. NCAA Track & Field Preliminary Round continues. See Thursday, May 26. SOCIAL DANCE Contact Improvisation Jam, 6-8pm, Musical Feet, 420 W. 12th Ave., 753-2255. $5-$10. Friday Night Dance, West Coast swing, 8:30pm, Staver Dance Sport, 41 E. 6th Ave. $10. Salsa Dance w/DJ Pachuco, 21 & up, 9:30pm, Davis’ Restaurant, 94 W. Broadway. $5. THEATER Oak Hill School: Guys & Dolls Junior, 7pm today, 1:30pm & 7pm tomorrow, Wildish Theater, 630 Main St., Spfd. Don. The Sound of Music, 7pm to- day & tomorrow; 2pm Sunday; through June 5, Pleasant Hill Community Theatre, 35575 1/2 Zephyr Way, Pleasant Hill. $10, $8 under 18 & sr. The Ruby Sunrise, 8pm today, to- morrow & Thursday, June 2; 2pm Sunday; through June 11, The Very Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard St. $10 & $15. A Hollywood Fairy Tale contin- ues. See Thursday, May 26. Winter’s Tale continues. See Thursday, May 26. LECTURES/CLASSES SPICE: Salmon Is Everything continues. See Thursday, May 26. Promoting the tasty fun of sci- ence, girls ages 10-18, noon-3pm, Ophelia’s Place, 1577 Pearl St., reg. 284-4335. $10-$15 sug. don. VOLUNTEER Garden Lake Park Work Party, 10am & 1pm, 396 Melton Rd., Creswell, reg. 895-2531. Oliver Wang: “Legions of Boom: Filipino American DJ Crews & Community Building in the S.F. Bay Area,” 3:30pm, Collier House 103, UO. FREE. Jeremy Smith: Growing a Garden City, 6pm, Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St. 28 sat Sunrise 5:35am; Sunset 8:45pm Av High 69; Av Low 44 ART/CRAFT Crafts on the Coast “Healing the Inner Child Through Vedanta” continues. See Thursday, May 26. w/Lane County Artists, 10am- 5pm today, 9am-4pm tomorrow, Yachats Commons Building, 4th & Hwy 101, Yachats. FREE. MUSIC Chamber Music On BENEFITS Benefi t for Tariro Campus, noon, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE. Eugene Raw: Simplistic, Strange Dichotomy, Defi noceans, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3. LeRoy Bell & His Only Friends, soul, 8pm, WOW Hall. $12 adv., $15 door. Loop Whole, rock, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. ON THE AIR “Meet the Band” S unrise 5:36am; Sunset 8:44pm Av High 69; Av Low 44 23 music w/Alternate Resonant, 7:30pm, Comcast channel 29. “The De’Ampy Soul Hama Show,” WOW Hall live before the show w/video collages & animations, 10pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Breakfast at the Bridges, snacks & bike safety checks, 7-9:30am, Blue Heron Bridge (behind Cesar Chavez Elementary School at 1510 W. 14th Ave.). FREE. Walk ‘n’ Talkers, weekly self-led 3-5 mi. walking group w/coffee stop, ages 50 & up, 9am, meet at Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. FREE. Bike Riding for Fun & Fitness, weekly seniors bike ride, hel- mets required, 9:30am-noon, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. FREE. w/Hokoyo Marimba & Mudzidzi, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $7-$15 slid- ing scale. FILM The Archaeology Channel Film Festival continues. Thursday, May 26. See FOOD/DRINK Benton-Lane Winery Memorial Weekend Open House, 11am-5pm today, tomor- row & Monday, 23924 Territorial Rd., Monroe. $10. Chateau Lorane Wintery Memorial Day Celebration, 11:30am-5:30pm today, tomor- row & Monday, 27415 Siuslaw River Rd., Lorane. $10, under 21 FREE. GATHERINGS Memorial Day Weekend at Hope Abbey Mausoleum, 10am-4pm today, tomorrow & Monday, Eugene Masonic Cemetery, 25th & University. FREE. Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, 10am David Rogers & Janet Naylor, 11am Family School Singers, noon LCC Faculty Jazz Band, 1pm Opal Creek, 2pm Planet Loop, 3:30pm The Usual Suspects, 8th & Oak, see www.eugenesaturdaymarket. org for info. FREE. Peace Vigil, noon-1pm, down- town library, info at 342-2914. FREE. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
