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Over 50 Selections of Beer & Wine
Obsidians: hike Maiden Peak,
11.6 miles; info & sign up obsid-
ians.org
GEARs B ike Ride: Howe Lane
via Dillard, 41 miles, 9am, Alton
Baker Park, www.eugenegears.
org FREE.
SOCIAL
DANCE
Tango
Milonga, 5-7pm, Reach Center,
2520 Harris St. $5.
See our complete menu online:
www.TaRaRinThai.com
Cuban Salsa, 5pm lesson, 6pm
social dance, Courtsports, 2728
Pheasant Blvd., Spfd., see www.
eugenecasineros.com for info.
$2 sug. don.
O PEN S EVEN D AYS A W EEK
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Veselo Folk Dancers, weekly in-
ternational folk dancing, 7:15-
10pm, In Shape Athletic Club, 2681
Willamette St., 683-3376. $3.
Mon-Fri: 11 am-3 pm Lunch
4:30 pm-10 pm Dinner
Sat-Sun: 12 noon-10 pm
SPIRITUAL
Presentation &
discussion on destiny, 10-11am,
Eckankar Center of Eugene,
2833-C Willamette St., www.eck-
ankar.org FREE.
Located in downtown Eugene at
1200 Oak St.
Phone
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
541.343.1230
THEATER
Brighton
Memoirs
continues.
Thursday, Oct. 6.
A Short Strange Trip
PRESENTS
Beach
See
VOLUNTEER Great Willamette
River Clean Up, 9am-1pm, Alton
Baker Park, 465-1800.
Peace, silent vigil, 5-5:30pm,
across the street from old feder-
al building, 7th & Pearl St., info at
343-0063. FREE.
Depression Bipolar Support
Alliance, peer support group for
people w/mood disorders, 2nd
& 4th Monday of every month,
7-8:30pm, First United Methodist
Church, 1376 Olive St.
Bingo w/Tom Heinl & Scott K.,
9pm, Sam Bond’s. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES
Preschool
Fun w/Art, ages 3-6, 10:30-11am,
Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St.,
Spfd.
LECTURES/CLASSES
Lane
Institute of Faith & Education
(LIFE): Biblical scholar & author
John Dominic Crossan on “God
& Empire in a World of Violence,”
4pm,
First
Congregational
Church, 1050 E. 23rd Ave., www.la-
neinstitute.org $15.
MUSIC
Irish Jam Session,
all ages, 7pm , Suzuki Music
Academy, 170 W. 12th Ave. FREE.
Chamber Music Amici: Brahms’
String Sextet no. 1, Haydn’s
Gypsy Piano Trio, Steinhardt’s
“Tanguette,” 7:30pm, Wildish
Community Theater, 630 Main
St., Spfd.
Enough?” 7-8:30am, Eugene
Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave., www.lanein-
stitute.org $5.
Workshops of Transformation:
Succot, 8pm, info at consciousto-
rah.com or 514-2571.
11 tues
Sunrise 7:22am; Sunset 6:36pm
Av High 67; Av Low 42
BENEFITS Open Mic, ben-
efi t for Habitat for Humanity,
6:30pm, Axe & Fiddle, 657 E.
Main St., Cottage Grove. Don.
FOOD/DRINK
Creswell
Farmers’
Market,
indoors,
4-6pm, 182 S. 2nd St., Creswell.
The Corner Market continues.
See Thursday, Oct. 6.
Lane County Farmers’ Market
continues. See Saturday.
GATHERINGS
Cascade
Toastmasters, drop-ins welcome,
6:45-8:15am, Original Pancake
House, 782 E. Broadway, call
343-3743 for info. FREE.
The Parkinson’s Support Group
of Lane County, 10:30am-noon,
Campbell Center, 155 High St.,
741-1688.
ON THE AIR City Club of
Eugene: “Football & Sports
Culture in the Land of the Ducks:
How a Champion Team Infl uences
Campus & Community,” 6:30-
7:30pm, 89.7 FM.
Adapted Game Day for stroke
survivors 50 & up, card & table
games, 1:30-3pm, Hilyard Center,
2580 Hilyard St., reg. 682-5311.
FREE.
fundraising event to prevent ob-
stetric fi stula in Uganda, 7pm,
Cozmic Pizza. Don.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Industrial Workers of the World
meeting, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza.
FREE.
FILM Good Works Film Festival:
SOCIAL
10 mon
Sunrise 7:21am; Sunset 6:37pm
Av High 67; Av Low 42
BENEFITS A Walk to Beautiful,
Not In Our School, student
screening for middle & high
school classes, fi lms on bully-
ing prevention, 10am & 1pm,
downtown library, teachers reg.
682-8315, info at www.notinour-
school.org
GATHERINGS
Boycott
Normal Campaign, 4pm, Eugene
Chamber of Commerce, 1401
Willamette St.
Women in Black Standing for
Weight Training & Strength Yoga
continues. See Friday.
DANCE
Scottish
Country Dance, 7-9pm, Vet’s
Green Room, 1626 Willamette St.
$5 sug. don.
West Coast Swing, lesson 7pm,
dance 8-10:30pm, The Vet’s
Club, 1626 Willamette St.,
www.68swing.com $6, $4 mem.,
fi rst time FREE.
SPIRITUAL
Interfaith
Community Breakfast: Biblical
scholar & author John Dominic
Crossan on “Is Compassion
Trivia Night, 7pm, Divine
Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES
WREN
Wander, wear sturdy shoes &
long pants, bring water, 9-10am,
Stewart Pond, West Eugene
Wetlands, Stewart & Bertelsen.
FREE.
Terrifi c Twos
2-year-olds
Storytime, for
w/caregivers,
10:15am & 11am, downtown li-
brary, info at 682-8316. FREE.
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