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calendar Euforquestra plays the WOW Hall Friday 6:30pm, Charnel-Mulligan Park. FREE. Scandinavian Festival continues. See Thursday, Aug. 11. Rooster by de River continues. See Friday. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Growing a Healthy Neighborhood, 2-4pm, Charnel- Mulligan Park, eugenesolutions. org FREE. Intro to eBooks, test-drive or bring your own, basic computer & internet skills required, 2pm, downtown library, reg. 682- 5450. FREE. MUSIC Calamity Jazz Dixieland Band, 6:30pm, Washburne Park, 20th & Agate. FREE. Amos Lee, Calexico, 7pm, Cuthbert Amphitheater. $40 & $27. My Father’s Ghost, CD release, acoustic, 8:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $1-$5. Northwest World Reggae Festival continues. See Friday. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: hike Green Lakes/ Park Meadow, 13 miles; bike North Fork of Siuslaw, 37 miles, info & sign up obsidians.org Grange Pancake Pedal, advance tickets only, 8-11am, Spencer Creek Grange, spencercreekgrange.org $7, $4 kids, $2 driving tax. GEARs Bike Ride: Seavey Loop, 45 miles, 9am, Alton Baker Park, www.eugenegears.org FREE. DOA Pro Wrestling, all ages, 6pm, Diablo’s Downtown Lounge, 959 Pearl St. $5. SOCIAL DANCE Cuban Salsa, 5pm lesson, 6pm social dance, Courtsports, 2728 Pheasant Blvd., Spfd., see www.eugene- casineros.com for info. $2 sug. don. Veselo Folk Dancers, weekly in- ternational folk dancing, 7:15- 10pm, In Shape Athletic Club, 2681 Willamette St., 683-3376. $3. SPIRITUAL “Becoming the Golden Heart,” meaning & impor- tance of love, 10-11am, Eckankar Center, 2833C Willamette St., www.eckankar.org FREE. THEATER A MidPuppet Night’s Dream continues. See Friday. West of Mapleton OR The Fate of the Florentine Phantom contin- ues. See Friday. Cymbeline Saturday. continues. See The Wizard of Oz continues. See Saturday. MUSIC Irish Jam Session, all ages, 7pm, Suzuki Music Academy, 170 W. 12th Ave. FREE. Corpus Colossum, Eliza Rickman, Mood Area 52, 7:30pm, OUTDOORS/RECREATION Getting a Grip on Disc Golf w/ women’s collegiate champ, 7-8pm, R.E.I., 306 Lawrence St. FREE. Eugene Emeralds vs. Everett, 7:05pm today, tomorrow and Wednesday, PK Park, 342-5367. $6-$12 per game. SPIRITUAL A Jewish Guide to Life, book of Genesis today, 8-9:30pm, contact shmuelsha- lom@conscioustorah.com for info. $10. VOLUNTEER Volunteer Orientation, 11am-noon, Greenhill Humane Society, 88530 Green Hill Rd., reg. 689-1503. 16 tues 15 mon Sunrise 6:16am; Sunset 8:17pm Av High 82; Av Low 51 Sunrise 6:17am; Sunset 8:16pm Av High 82; Av Low 51 FILM Potluck & Presentation: Maestra, 1960 literacy campaign in Cuba, bring dish to share, 6pm, LASC Offi ce, 458 Blair Blvd., 485-8633. GATHERINGS Women in Black Standing for Peace, silent vigil, 5-5:30pm, across the street from old federal building, 7th & Pearl St., info at 343-0063. FREE. Bingo w/Tom Heinl & Scott K., 9pm, Sam Bond’s. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES West African Drum Class w/Alseny Yansane of Guinea, 5:30-7pm, 1325 Jefferson St., 232-5471. $15. Jazz in the Valley ART/CRAFTS Femme de la Mode artist talk w/Claire Flint, 7pm, 547 Blair Blvd. FREE. BENEFITS Save the Pets as Ems’ featured nonprofi t, 7:05pm, PK Park. FILM DIVA’s Behind the Lens Seminar: Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (1951), 7pm, Baker Center, 325 E. 10th Ave. $3. Healing Homes: An Alternative, Swedish Model for Healing Psychosis, 7pm, downtown li- brary. FREE. Corvallis-OSU Piano International presents Multi Grammy Award Winner Billy Childs Piano In concert with Steve Wilson Saxophone Friday, August 19, 2011 8:00 PM LaSells Stewart Center Tickets $25 adults $10 students ages 8 – 18 $10 college students with ID card Available in advance at Gracewinds Music, Rice’s Pharmacy, Grass Roots Books & Music, and online at TicketsOregon.com. For more information visit our website at CorvallisPiano.org. Billy Childs recently performed in Corvallis with Chris Botti’s band. Enjoy his return as a soloist and duet performer! Corvallis ~ OSU PIANO INTERNATIONAL WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM EUGENE WEEKLY AUGUST 11, 2011 19