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what's happening 24 movies 6 thurs Sunrise 7:16am; Sunset 6:45pm Av High 69; Av Low 43 BENEFITS KLCC Fall Radiothon begins, see www.klcc.org Oregon String Quartet & friends, benefi t for Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. Don. FOOD/DRINK Lane County Farmers’ Market, 10am-3pm to- day & Thursday, Oct. 13, Mazzi’s, 3377 E. Amazon Dr. The Corner Market, fresh lo- cal produce, noon-6pm today, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Thursday, Oct. 13, 295 River Rd., call 513-4527 for info. GATHERINGS ASUO Street Faire, 10am-5pm today & tomor- row, UO. FREE. PRSA: “Ethics in Public Relations: Whose Responsibility Is It?” 11:45am-1pm, Valley River Inn. $25, $20 mem., $15 stu. Adapted Game Day for stroke survivors 50 & up, 1:30-3pm, Hilyard Center, 2580 Hilyard St., reg. 682-5311. FREE. Conscious Change & the Four Agreements, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. Occupy Eugene Protest, 3:30- 6:30pm, Bank of America, 201 E. 11th Ave. Ladies’ Night Out: Handguns & Heels, food & drinks, discounts, prizes, seminars, 5:30-9pm, Cabela’s, Gateway Shopping Center, Spfd. FREE. Center, 155 High St., 344-0896. $5 public, Hardy Plant mem. FREE. Santa Clara Community Organization General Meeting, 7pm, Messiah Lutheran Church, 3280 River Rd. LITERARY ARTS Mid-Valley Willamette Writers Series w/ Samantha Waltz, “how to writ- er & market personal essays,” 6:30pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St., $10, mem. FREE. Blue Man Group, 7:30pm, Hult Center. $37.50-$62.50. KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/ caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682- 8316. FREE. Family Storytime, 11am, Sheldon Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Rd., info at 682-8316. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES “A Potpourri of Birds & Bugs: Fun Facts to Know and Share” w/Rick Ahrens, BOGS Meeting, 9-11am, Campbell Center, 155 High St. $1 sug. don. “Everyday Life in a Megacity: Pictures from Bangladesh,” Geoffrey Hiller, photographer and multimedia producer, 11am, EMU’s Ben Linder Room, UO, 346-1521. FREE. Conscious Change & the Four Agreements w/Bruce Czuchna, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. Supporting Your Child w/Sensory Processing Disorder/Differences w/Betsy LaCroix, 6:30-8pm, New Leaf Family Support, 2620 Alder St., reg. 543-9230. Bulbs for the Willamette Valley, 7pm, Campbell Community Reading w/Barry Lopez, 7:30pm, Center for Meeting & Learning, LCC. FREE. MUSIC SHOcase: Don Latarski & Marilyn Keller, blues, jazz gui- tar, vocals, 11:15am, Hult Center. FREE. Gabriel Kahane, 8pm, Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave. $10 adv., $12 door. Geoff Berner, Mood Area 52, acoustic, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. Pete Kartsounes String Band, all ages, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARs Bike Ride: Harrisburg, 45 miles, 9am, Alton Baker Park, www.eugenegears.org FREE. Strong Bones, Strong Body, osteoporosis exercise class, 9:30am, Garden Way Retirement, 175 S. Garden Way, reg. 343-3317. First class FREE, then $2. Walk with Us, weekly self-led neighborhood walking group, ages 50 & up, 9:30-10:30am to- day & Thursday, Oct. 13, meet at Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. 25 music 29 theater Prenatal Yoga, 5-6:15pm, RiverBend Medical Center, 3333 Riverbend Dr., Spfd., 222-7074. $11, $40 for 4 classes. Events Center, 715 Quince St., Florence, 997-1994. $7 Friday, $10 Saturday, $17 VIP pass for both days; Sunday FREE. Rock Climbing, ages 4 & up, 5:30-8:30pm today, Tuesday & Thursday, Oct. 13, Art & Technology Academy, Jefferson Middle School, 1650 W. 22nd Ave. $5. Lane County Home Improvement Show, 5-9 pm today, 10am-9pm tomorrow, 10am-5pm Sunday, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., 484-9247. FREE. Football: UO vs. California, 6pm, Autzen Stadium. Twilight River Run, 6:30pm, EWEB Plaza, 500 E. 4th Ave., 484-9883. $20-$30. Drop-in Kayaking, bring equip- ment, no instruction provided, ages 12 & up, 8-10pm today & Thursday, Oct. 13, Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd. $5. SPIRITUAL Reiki Tummo Healing Clinic, 5:30-7:30pm, 15 N. Cedar St., 914-0431. Don. Faery Workshop by R.J. Stewart, limited space, 6:30-8:30pm, Metamorphosis Spirit, 797 Hwy. 99, 844-2339. $20. THEATER Brighton Beach Memoirs, 7:30pm today, tomor- row & Thursday, Oct. 13, 2pm Sunday; through Oct. 15, LCC., www.lanecc.edu/tickets $12, $10 stu., staff & sr. No Shame Eugene Theater Workshop, write, direct & act in original 5-min. pieces, 7:30- 9:30pm, 126 W. Broadway. FREE. Avenue Q, 8pm today, tomor- row & Saturday, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton St. $16 & up. The Mercy Seat, 8pm today, to- morrow & Saturday, Reality Kitchen, 855 W. 1st Ave. $10. VOLUNTEER Help care for Owen Rose Garden, hands on in- struction provided, noon-3pm, info at 682-5025. 7 fri ART/CRAFT Clay Fest, 5-8pm today, 10am-6pm tomorrow, 11am-4pm Sunday, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., www. clayfest.com FREE. Trivia Night, 8pm, Rogue Public House, 844 Olive St. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Outdoor Baby Walk & Talk, ages 0-2, paved paths, rain or shine, 9-10am, bathrooms by main en- terance, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Tot Discovery Day: Sun, Moon & Stars, 9am-noon, The Science Factory Children’s Museum & Exploration Dome, 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy, 682-7888. $10 non- member parent/child combo, $2 non-member child, mem. FREE. Creative Movement for 3-6 year olds w/family & friends, 10-11am & 1:30-2:30pm, Eugene Flamenco Arts, 1670 W. 11th Ave., 342-8683. $3-$10 sliding scale. Baby Storytime, ages 0-1 w/care- givers, 10:15am & 11:15am, down- town library. FREE. Family Storytime, 10:15am, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. First Friday Family Fun Nights, dinner & games or crafts, 5:30-7pm, Petersen Barn, 870 Berntzen Rd., 682-5521. FREE. “The Pride and Passion of Jackie Robinson” w/Arnold Rampersad, 3pm, Knight Library, UO. FREE. MUSIC Eugene Uketoberfest Ukulele Festival, 9am-midnight, Eugene Faith Center, 1410 W. 10th Ave., www.uketoberfest.com $5-$175. The Jazz ‘n’ Jammers, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. BENEFITS Healing Stories: A Greg Brown, 7:30pm, The Shedd, www.theshedd.org $26-$34. FOOD/DRINK Eugene Food Not Bombs, 2-4pm, Kesey Square, Willamette & Broadway. FREE. Springfi eld Farmers’ 3-7pm, 5th & A, Spfd. Market, Wineries Without Walls Tasting Event, 4-6pm, Fern Ridge Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center, 24929 Hwy 126. FREE. The Corner Market continues. See Thursday, Oct. 6. GATHERINGS City Club of Eugene: “Football & Sports Culture in the Land of the Ducks: How a Champion Team Infl uences Campus & Community,” noon, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. $5, mem. FREE. Oregon Covered Bridge Festival, 2-8pm today, 9am-8pm tomor- row, Cottage Grove, www.ocbfes- tival.com Morning Coffee w/Rep. Nancy Nathanson, 10-11:30am, Market of Choice, 2580 Willakenzie Rd. Chowder, Blues & Brews, 5-11pm today, noon-11pm tomorrow; noon-4pm Sunday, Florence EUGENE WEEKLY Eugene Astronomical Society star party, dusk, College Hill Reservoir, 24th & Lawrence. FREE. Free First Friday, 11am-5pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE. Digital Storytelling Festival, ben- efi t for Trauma Healing Project, 6-9pm, Wildish Theater, 630 Main St., Spfd. $1-$25 sliding scale. 24 OCTOBER 6, 2011 Game Night, bring board game or use house game, 7pm, Divine Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES Sunrise 7:18am; Sunset 6:43pm Av High 69; Av Low 43 Rock musicians June and Jean Millington will take Oregon by the fanny with shows and a talk in Eugene and Corvallis. The sisters were part of Fanny, one of the fi rst all-female rock bands signed to a major label in the 1960s; David Bowie called Fanny “one of the fi nest fucking rock bands of their time…” The Millingtons will speak at 4pm Thursday, Oct. 6 at OSU, play 7:30pm Thursday, Oct. 6 at OSU, then head to Eugene for a show 8pm Friday at Cozmic Pizza. West Cascade Peace Corps Association pot luck: “The Hispanic Challenge, The Peace Corps Response” w/Enrique Fernández, 6-8pm, Wesley Center, 1236 Kincaid St. FREE. RJ Stewart, 7:30pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 477 E. 40th Ave., 844-2339. $10 adv., $15 door. Cherry Poppin’ Daddies w/The Sawyer Family, rock, funk, swing, 8pm, WOW Hall. $16.50 adv., $18 door. June & Jean Millington, all ages, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $10. Bad Mitten Orchestre, Wayward Vessel, Opal Creek, acoustic, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. ON THE AIR “The De’Ampy Soul Hama Show,” local artist’s talents on a national forum via television, 10pm, Comcast chan- nel 29. “The Sunday Morning Hangover TV Show,” Marc Time visits Cottage Grove, walks through the UO graveyard, eats Voodoo donuts, 11pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Weight Training & Strength Yoga, 8:30-9:30am today, Monday & Wednesday, Celebration Studio, 1840 Willamette St. $10 drop-in, fi rst class FREE. Prenatal Yoga, 5:30-6:45pm, Eugene Yoga, 3575 Donald St., www.eugeneyoga.us $11. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
