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calendar John Shipe plays Cozmic Pizza Thursday, June 23 School’s Out Summer Skate Competition, all ages, 4-8pm, Cal Young Skate Park, Gilham & Crescent, www.skateeugene. org $3. Emerald City Roller Girls All-Star Skatesaphrenics vs. Terminal City All-Stars, 6pm, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. $12 adv., $15 door. Ems vs. Boise continues. See Friday. SOCIAL DANCE Barn Dance, ages 50 & up, 7-9pm, Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. $2. THEATER Roving Park Players: The Tempest, 6pm today & to- morrow, Island Park, Spfd. FREE. Pal Joey continues. Thursday, June 16. See FOR A FULL SCHEDULE VISIT WWW.MIKETHRASHERPRESENTS.COM FOLLOW US ONLINE AT: WWW.MYSPACE.COM/MIKETHRASHERPRESENTS TWITTER.COM/MIKETHRASHEREUG WWW.MIKETHRASHERPRESENTS.COM/FACEBOOKEUG · TWITTER.COM/ The Boys Next Door continues. See Friday. VOLUNTEER Family Finding Training for Volunteers, 9am- noon, info at www.afamilyforev- erychild.org 19 sun S unrise 5:29am; Sunset 8:59pm Av High 72; Av Low 46 BENEFITS Fundraising Parking Lot Sale for S.A.R.A., 10am-5pm, S.A.R.A.’s Treasures, 871 River Rd. ON SALE FILM Cinema Meets Culture: FRI 10:00AM Carmen continues. See Saturday. FOOD/DRINK Dexter Lake Farmers’ Market, noon-3pm, Dexter State Recreation Site, 39011 Hwy 58, Dexter, see www. dexterlakefarmersmarket.org for info. 800-992-TIXX FRIDAY A SEPTEMBER 2 McDONALD THEATRE 1010 0 WILLAMETTE ST · EUGENE, OR · 7:00PM DOORS · ALL AGES A DVANCE DV DVA TICKETS AT ALL SAFEWAY/TICKETSWEST LOCATIONS CHARGE BY PHONE 1-800-992-TIXX - THIS SAT Go Mambo Tour continues. See Saturday. OASIS Education Center: Senior Living & Housing Expo, info on in-home care & other housing options, free blood pressure checks, prizes, 10am-3pm, Valley River Center. FREE. Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, 10am John Shenon, 11am Magic Levin, noon Al Rivers, 1pm Steve Goodbar & Mark Ross, 2pm The Geo, 3:30pm Clown Dancer, 8th & Oak, see www.eugenesatur- daymarket.org for info. FREE. Aprovecho Open House, noon- 5pm, Stove Demonstration Center, 3400 Franklin Blvd., 515- 4394. FREE. Peace Vigil, noon-1pm, downtown library, info at 342-2914. FREE. Eugene Pro Rodeo Tough Enough to Wear Pink Motorcycle Rally & Ride, 4:45pm, Oregon Horse Center, 90751 Prairie Rd., 689-9700. Oregon Sasquatch Symposium continues. See Friday. KIDS/FAMILIES Nearby Nature Quest: Discovering Dads, 10am-noon, Greenway Bike Bridge, VRC, 687-9699. $5 per family, $2 per person, mem. FREE. Family Music Time w/Anahid Bertrand, 10:15am, downtown li- brary. FREE. Free Swim Day & Open House, 1-6pm, Edgewood Pool & Community Center, 4405 1/2 High St., edgewoodpool.org FREE. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Cottage Grove Historical Society: “The Blue Goose: The Little Excursion Train That Could,” 10am, Cottage Grove Library, 700 E. Gibbs Ave. FREE. The Law & Marriage Equality w/ Jon W. Davidson, 10-11:30am, First Congregational Church, 1050 E. 23rd Ave. FREE. Oregon Carousels Presentation, 3:30pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Used Mystery Novel Sale, $1 per nov- el, 10am-4pm, downtown library. FREE. Third Saturday Readers Series: Eugene poets Austin Gray & Charles Thielman, 5pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. FREE. MUSIC Music In the Park w/ ReadyMade Mamories, Nazarene Church Band, Elvis (David Lomond), barbecue, 11:30am- 2:30pm, Holt Park, Creswell. FREE. Peter Giri & Friends, 7:30pm, Deadwood Community Center, Deadwood Creek Road, 964- 5031. Don. Eugene Raw, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3. Roy Zimmerman: “Live From the Starving Ear,” satirical mu- sic, 8pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 477 E. 40th Ave. $15 sug. don. Face to Face, Blitzkid, The Darlings, punk rock, 9pm, WOW Hall. $20 adv., $22 door. Ramblin’ Robert & the McKenzie Drifters, bluegrass, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $1-$5. Faerieworlds Friday. continues. See ON THE AIR “Meet the Band” w/local punk band Explode-A- Tron, 2pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: Tire Mountain, hike, 7.6 miles; Iron Mountain, hike, 8 miles; Get Acquainted Hike, Ribbon Trail, 2.5 miles; Chi Gong & Meditation Hike, 6.7 miles; Crevasse Rescue. Sign up obsid- ians.org Butterfl y Trip to Tire Mountain, moderate physical challenge, bring water & lunch, 9am, Campbell Center, 155 High St., reg. NABA.ES.trips@gmail.com FREE. Community Rock Climbing at the Columns, all skill levels, equip- ment provided, ages 8 & up, 9-11am, Skinner Butte Park, 2nd & Lincoln. $10. GEARs Bike Ride: Ingram Island Loop, 51 miles, 9am, Alton Baker Park, www.eugenegears.org FREE. Native Plant Society: fi eld trip, hike to Horse Rock Ridge, 3 miles, bring water & lunch, 9am, meet at South Eugene High School, 400 E. 19th Ave., 345- 2571. FREE. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM GATHERINGS Olde English Flea Markets, 9am-4pm, 2777 MLK Jr. Blvd. FREE. Piccadilly Flea Market, 10am- 4pm, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. $1.50. BLITZKID · THE DARLINGS SATURDAY A JUNE 18 WOW HALL 1010 WILLAMETTE ST · EUGENE, OR · 8:00PM DOORS · ALL AGES ADVANCE TICKETS AT ALL SAFEWAY/TICKETSWEST LOCATIONS · CHARGE BY PHONE 1-800-992-TIXX - COMING SOON: SLIGHTLY STOOPID · VANS WARP W ED TOUR Father’s Day Car Show, 10:30am- 2pm, Fifth Street Public Market, 296 E. 5th Ave. FREE. Whiteaker Community Summer Solstice Solar Fair, energy ex- hibits, music, talks & workshops, noon-9pm, Scobert Park, 4th & Blair. House Plant Swap, drop off & pick up starts, 1-4pm, 342 W. 8th Ave. FREE. Drums of Peace, 2-4pm, old federal building, 211 E. 7th Ave. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES Intro to eBooks, basic computer & in- ternet skills required, 2-4pm, downtown library, reg. 682- 5450. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Daniel Seddiqui: 50 Jobs in 50 States: One Man’s Journey of Discovery Across America, 1pm, Barnes & Noble, 1163 Valley River Dr. FREE. MUSIC Left Coast Bluegrass, Swingin’ Marmaluckeys, acous- tic, 8:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. Faerieworlds Friday. continues. See OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: bike Lorane to Drain, 52 miles; hike Silver Falls, 7 miles, sign up obsidians.org UO Outdoor Program: June Skiing at Willamette Pass, 7am- 6pm. See June 17 for mandatory pre-trip. Prost 8K, 8K run/5K walk, 8am, Oregon Urology Institute, 2400 Hartman Ln., Spfd., www.runner- space.com $10-$35. GEARs Bike Ride: Hamm Rd. via Lorane Hwy., 46 miles, 9am, Alton Baker Park, www.euge- negears.org FREE. Petanque, extra boules & instruc- tion available, 1-5pm, University Park, 24th & University. FREE. All Levels Yoga, 4:30pm, Eugene Yoga, 3575 Donald St., www.eu- geneyoga.us $5. EUGENE WEEKLY JUNE 16, 2011 17