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what's happening 22 movies 23 thurs Sunrise 5:30am; Sunset 9:00pm Av High 75; Av Low 48 BENEFITS Bites for Rights, benefi t for Basic Rights Oregon: Poppi’s Anatolia, Ratatouille Bistro, Sweet Life Patisserie donate portion of proceeds to Basic Rights Oregon, all day, see bitesforrights.com for info. FOOD/DRINK Lane County Farmers’ Market, 10am-3pm to- day & Thursday, June 30, Mazzi’s, 3377 E. Amazon Dr. The Corner Market, fresh lo- cal produce, noon-6pm to- to day, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, June 30, 295 River Rive Rd., call 513-4527 for info. Café, GATHERINGS Spanish Café 12:30- language practice, 12:30 1:30pm, downtown library library. FREE. HEALTH Reiki Reik Tummo healing clin- clin ic, 5:30-7:30pm, 15 1 N. Cedar St., ca call app 914-0431 for appt. Don. KIDS/FAMILIES Ones Wonderful One 1-year- Storytime, 1-year w/caregivers, olds w/caregivers 11am, 10:15am & 11am downtown library library, info at 682-8316. FREE FREE. Preschool Storytime Storytime, ages 3-6 w/caregivers w/caregivers, 11am, Sheldon Branc Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Rd Rd., info at 682-8316. FREE. 16 JUNE 23, 2011 EUGENE WEEKLY Run Eugene Run, 5K run/walk, benefi t for foster families & chil- dren, 6pm, Alton Baker Park, www.jleugene.org $10-$25. Walk with Us, weekly self-led neighborhood walking group, ages 50 & up, 9:30-10:30am to- day & Thursday, June 30, 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. 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. Meditation & Pranayama, 5:30- 6:30pm, Eugene Yoga, 3575 Donald St., www.eugeneyoga. us $5. Thursday Nighter Ride, 30-mile training ride, 5:30pm (men) & 5:40pm (women), Thursdays through Aug. 26, Church Corner, Spencer Creek & Lorane Hwy. FREE. Drop-in Kayaking, bring equip- ment, no instruction provided, ages 12 & up, 8-10pm today & Thursday, June 30, Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd. $5. SOCIAL DANCE Breakdance Class, 6:30-7:30pm, The Center, 55 W. Broadway. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES THEATER Roving Park Players: The Tempest, 6pm to- day & tomorrow, Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. Fruit Tree Pruning, ages 50 & Adu up, 1:30pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C. St St., Spfd., reg. 736-4444. FREE. Registration opens at noon in Coiner Park in Cottage Grove, all-breed events start at 1pm; the teeny weenies run at 2pm. Thursday Nighter Ride, 30-mile training ride, 5:30pm (men) & 5:40pm (women), Thursdays through Aug. 26, Church Corner, Spencer Creek & Lorane Hwy. FREE. Komedy 4da Kidz, 1pm & 3pm, downtown library library. FREE. Eugene Area Chamber of o Commerce: “The Journey to t Sustaining Market Performance Performanc & Profi tability,” 11:30am-1:15pm, 11:30am-1:15pm Downtown Athletic Club, 999 99 Willamette St., 484-1314. $15. Everybody loves a wiener … dog, that is. And Saturday’s 4th Annual Wiener Dog Races & Pet Fest give the dignifi ed dachshunds the chance to bound through the grass for honor and for the Cottage Grove Humane Society and South Valley Little League. In addition to the races, all kinds of contests — costume, look- alike and talent — will let the proud pups strut their stuff. While the event takes its inspiration from wieners, the most noble racing breed, all leashed dogs are invited. through Sunday, Hayward Field, UO. World Trade & Biological Exchanges Before 1492 w/Carl L. Johannessen, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. Cascade Mycological Society: Leon Shernoff on Boletes, 7pm, 115 Building 16, LCC, cascademy- co.org FREE. MUSIC Oregon Bach Festival: Inside Line, 6:30pm, Hult Center, FREE; Bach, Golijov & Yo-Yo Ma, 7:30pm, Hult Center, $15-$200, www.oregonbachfestival.com No Shame Eugene Theater Workshop, write, direct & act in original 5-min. pieces, 7:30- 9:30pm, 126 W. Broadway. FREE. 24 fri S unrise 5:31am; Sunset 9:00pm Av High 76; Av Low 48 ART/CRAFT Cottage Grove Art Walk, 6pm, Main Street, Cottage Grove. FREE. BENEFITS Silent Auction Fundraiser for EWEB Child Development Center, food, live music, 5-7:30pm, EWEB, 500 E. 4th Ave., ewebcdc.com FREE. Current Swell, Mumlers, variety, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. COMEDY The Brickwall Comedy Club: Joe Fontenot, 8:30pm to- day & tomorrow, Doc’s Pad, 740 Willamette St., www.brickwall- comedy.net $10. ON THE AIR “Joni Mitchell FILM If a Tree Falls: A Story of John Shipe, The Last Drags, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5. Jazz Summer Solstice Radio Special,” 8pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. “Arts Journal,” Springfi eld Second Friday Art Walk, 9pm, Comcast channel 29. the Earth Liberation Front, fol- lowed by Skype Q&As w/director Marshall Curry, 6:15pm & 8:45, Bijou Art Cinemas, 492 E. 13th Ave. $7. OUTDOORS/RECREATION FOOD/DRINK Eugene Food Adapted Bike Riding, bring sack lunch, 11am-2pm, Hilyard Community Center, 2850 Hilyard St., 682-5311. $8. USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 11am-6pm today Not Bombs, 2-4pm, Kesey Square, Willamette & Broadway. FREE. Springfi eld Farmers’ Market, 5pm Good Luck Joe; 3-7pm, 4th & A, Spfd. 24 music GATHERINGS Black Sheep Gathering, fi ber-related activi- ties, focus on sheep & goats, 9am-5pm today & tomorrow, 9am-4pm Sunday, Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th Ave. FREE. City Club of Eugene: “Working Together on Critical UO Policy Issues,” 11:50am-1:15pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. $5, mem. FREE. CALC & Eugene Art Latino: CALC 45th Anniversary Celebration, music, art, ice cream, raffl es, 5:30-8:30pm, 458 Blair Blvd. FREE. Game Night, bring board game or use house game, 7pm, Divine Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. Trivia Night, 8pm, Rogue Public House, 844 Olive St. FREE. African World Dinner Dance Party, 8:30pm, Aminata’s, 460 Willamette St. $2-$5. KIDS/FAMILIES Baby Storytime, ages 0-1 w/caregivers, 10:15am & 11:15am, downtown li- brary. FREE. Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6 w/caregivers, 10:15am, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. 28 theater OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: potluck: Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim, sign up ob- sidians.org Breakfast at the Bridges, mi- nor bike tune-ups, bell installa- tion, 7-9:30am, Blue Heron Bike- Pedestrian Bridge, behind Cesar Chavez Elementary School, 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. 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. D.O.A. Pro Wrestling, 9-11:30pm, Good Times, 375 E. 7th Ave. $5. Tom Question Show, 1pm & 3pm, downtown library. FREE. Expansive Yoga continues. See Thursday, June 23. Lego Club, ages 5-13, Duplos available for preschoolers, 2-4pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships continue. See Thursday, June 23. Circle of Children After School Program, 3-6pm today & Wednesday, The Center, 55 W. Broadway. FREE. Family Sailing, children 8 & up, no experience required, bring dinner, 5:30-9:30pm, Fern Ridge Reservoir, 682-5329. $20. Family Movie Night: Up, 6:30- 8:30pm, Wesley United Methodist Church, 1385 Oakway Rd. FREE. MUSIC Oregon Bach Festival: Let’s Talk: Miguel Harth-Bedoya, noon, Hult Center; Discovery Series: Bach Magnifi cat, 4:30pm, Beall Hall, UO, $15; Caminos del Inka, 7:30pm, Hult Center $15- $35, www.oregonbachfestival. com Annie Rhoades Band, 6pm, Saginaw Vineyard, 80247 Delight Valley Rd., Cottage Grove. FREE. Oregon Old Time Fiddlers District 6: Acoustic Jam & Finger-Food Potluck, 7-10:30pm, Santa Clara Grange, 295 Azalea, 998-2064. Don. Mary Chapin Carpenter, 7:30pm, The Shedd. $28-$44. Rona Yellow Robe, Bruce Witham, John Sarantos, Native American Flute, 7:30-9:30pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. $10. Jeffrey Martin, Barefoot Leroy, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5. Maya Thomas: A Tribute to Billie Holiday, 8pm today & tomor- row, 2pm Sunday; through July 2, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton St., www.lordlee- brick.com $15. The Blimp, The Blast Majesty, Held Up Hands, rock, 9pm, WOW Hall. $5. Dick Kimmel, Whiskey Chasers, old-time, bluegrass, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. ON THE AIR “Meet the Band” w/local punk/metal band Explode-A-Tron, 7:30pm, Comcast channel 29. “The De’Ampy Soul Hama Show,” “The Wacky Art of Many Live Interviews,” 10pm, Comcast channel 29. SOCIAL DANCE Contact Improvisation Dance Jam, 6-8pm, Musical Feet, 420 W. 12th Ave., 753-2255. $5-$10. Friday Night Dance, Nightclub 2 Step, 8:30pm, Staver Dance Sport, 41 E. 6th Ave. $10. Salsa Dance w/DJ Pachuco, 21 & up, lesson 9:30pm, Davis, 94 W. Broadway. $5. SPIRITUAL Dances of Universal Peace taught to all ages, 7pm, Friends Meeting House, 2274 Onyx St., 912-6015. Don. Meet & Greet, emotional free- dom techniques w/Fraeda Sholz, 7-10pm, Metamorphosis Spirit & World Tree, 797 Hwy. 99, 844- 2339 FREE. THEATER Changing Minds, 8pm today & tomorrow; through July 30, Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette St., www.actorscaba- ret.org $16-$41.95. The Boys Next Door, 8pm today & tomorrow, 2:30pm Sunday, Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Dr. $16, $14 stu. & sr. Roving Park Players: Tempest continues. Thursday, June 23. The See 25 sat Sunrise 5:31am; Sunset 9:00pm Av High 76; Av Low 48 BENEFITS Wiener Dog Races, benefi t for Cottage Grove Humane Society & South Valley Little League, noon-4pm, Coiner Park, Cottage Grove. 953-6840. FREE, $10 to race. Benefi t Party for the children of the late Rod Dexter, raffl e & si- lent auction, fi re performanc- es by Apocalyptica Fire Factory, Red Raven Follies Variety Show, music, 9pm, Diablo’s Downtown Lounge, 959 Pearl St. $5. COMEDY The Brickwall Comedy Club: Joe Fontenot continues. See Friday. FOOD/DRINK Hideaway Bakery Farmers’ Market, 9am- 2pm, Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon. Lane County Farmers’ Market, 9am-4pm today, 10am-3pm WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
