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Obsidians: hike McKenzie Pass Geology, 3 miles; backpack Hunt’s Cove, 15 miles, sign up obsidians.org Annie Rhoades Band, 6pm, Saginaw Vineyard, 80247 Delight Valley Rd., Cottage Grove. FREE. Oregon Festival of American Music: George & Ira Gershwin’s Girl Crazy , 7:30pm, Hult Center, $11- $48, www.ofam.org or 434-7000. How to Train Your Dragon , 9pm, Washington Park, 19th-21st & Washington. FREE. The Wizard of Oz , continues. See Aug. 11. Scandinavian Festival continues. See Aug. 11. SATURDAY, 8/13 Obsidians: climb North Sister, 15 miles; climb Middle Sister, 14.5 miles; hike Mount Pisgah sunrise, 2.8 miles; hike Black Crater, 7.2 miles Sign up obsidians.org Nearby Nature Quest: Creepy-Crawly Bug Safari, 10am-noon, Alton Baker Park. 687-9699. $5 per family, $2 per person, mem. FREE. Eugene/Springfi eld Pride Festival, noon-7pm, Alton Baker Park, www.eugenepride.org $5 sug. don. Oakridge Keg & Cast Festival, street fair, wine and beer tasting, vendors and entertainment, 2-8pm, Oakridge, www.ci.oakridge.or.us Cars 2 cool off with your brain off VI: Son of Sequelitis Cymbeline , 6pm today & tomorrow, Amazon Park, 2700 Hilyard St. FREE. Spy Kids 2 According to Box Office Mojo — as referenced by Roger Ebert in a required- reading Newsweek piece about Hollywood, sequels and originality — there are The Wizard of Oz , 6pm today & tomorrow, Maurie Jacobs Park. FREE. 27 movie sequels coming out this year. And those aren’t all IIs and IIIs — gosh, no! Though to be fair, the highest number belongs to Harry Potter and the Deathly Scandinavian Festival continues. See Aug. 11. Hallows Part 2, which is an eight, and a thing to be excited about, no matter how Northwest World Reggae Festival continues. See Aug. 12. you slice it. SUNDAY, 8/14 Obsidians: ext. trp.: Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Rainier. Sign up obsidians.org which superhero movie is the best (The Dark Knight! No, Spiderman 2! No, X-Men Sequels aren’t all bad. I know that as well as any geek who’s ever argued about 2 !) and who counts The Empire Strikes Back as a lifelong favorite. But there’s a Calamity Jazz Dixieland Band, 6:30pm, Washburne Park, 20th & Agate. FREE. difference between a story worthy of continuation and a two-hour ad designed Amos Lee, Calexico, 7pm, Cuthbert Amphitheater. $40 & $27. “Weekend releases between May and September might better be covered by to sell cheap toys and make all its dough off product placement. As Ebert writes, marketing specialists than film critics.” Scandinavian Festival continues. See Aug. 11. And what might they be covering? Let’s take a peek. Northwest World Reggae Festival continues. See Aug. 12. Cymbeline continues. See Aug. 13. The Wizard of Oz continues. See Aug. 13. MONDAY, 8/15 Eugene Emeralds vs. Everett, 7:05pm today, tomorrow and Wednesday, PK Park, 342-5367. $6-$12 per game. TUESDAY, 8/16 OBRA Criterium continues. See June 7. Ems vs. Everett continues. See Aug. 15. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 There was a 2? PUSS IN BOOTS: This wholly unnecessary spinoff from the hideous Shrek franchise makes me cover my fairy-tale-loving eyes and moan hopelessly. SPY KIDS 4 If you accidentally keep holding down shift while typing that title in all caps, it becomes Spy Kids $, which seems appropriate. CARS 2 Wait, you cry! That’s Pixar! They make good movies! Yes, they do. But WEDNESDAY, 8/17 Accessible Aquatics, ages 6 & up, 10-11am, Amazon Pool, 682-5311. $30. might there be something of a disconnect between Pixar’s the-world-is-going- Lane County Fair, 11am-11pm today through Saturday, 11am-8pm Sunday, Lane County Fairgrounds, www.atthefair.org $9, $6 under age 15, FREE under age 5, season pass $17 adv., $20 gates. drive us there? (Also, is Cars anyone’s favorite Pixar flick? Really?) Evening Kayak Trips, “urban wilderness” kayak trips on Willamette River, for kids ages 12 & older and their relatives, Whitewater Kayak Level 1 course experience required, 5:30-9pm, River House Community Center, 301 N. Adams St., reg. at 682- 5329. $5 per person, includes transportation. Full Steam Eugene Fashion Show, 7pm, Kesey Square, Broadway & Willamette. Don. Eric Church, 8pm, Main Stage, Lane County Fairgrounds, www.atthefair.com FREE with fair admission. Piranha 3DD to-hell Wall-E and the continuation of a story about the vehicles that are helping PIRANHA 3DD Points, at least, for taking the title exactly where it ought to go. GREEN LANTERN Not technically a sequel, but it feels like the sequel to an idea someone once had about how superhero movies might be cool, or smart, or not look like they were created on someone’s laptop in the ’90s. If anyone’s abs don’t need cheesy digital enhancement, they’re Ryan Reynolds’ abs. No? FINAL DESTINATION 5 JUST DIE ALREADY. — Molly Templeton Green Lantern Bike Riding for Fun & Fitness continues. See June 8. Ems vs. Everett continues. See Aug. 15. THURSDAY, 8/18 The Wizard of Oz , 6pm today & tomorrow, Campbell Center, 155 High St. FREE. Jerry Zybach & The Stagehogs, 6:30pm, EWEB River Edge Plaza, 500 E. 4th. Eugene Emeralds vs. Salem-Keizer, 7:05pm today, tomorrow and Saturday, PK Park, 342-5367. $6-$12 per game. The Benjaminz, 7:30pm, Main Stage, Lane County Fairgrounds, www.atthefair.com FREE with fair admission. Walk with Us continues. See June 9. www.eugeneweekly.com s u m m e r g u i d e 2011 15
