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what's happening 23 movies 1 thurs Sunrise 7:28am; Sunset 4:36pm Av High 48; Av Low 35 ART/CRAFT Second & Blair Artists Studio Sale & Open House w/nine local artists, 5-8pm today & tomorrow, 11am-5pm Saturday, noon-4pm Sunday, warehouse studios located around 2nd & Blair. FREE. BENEFITS Holiday women’s shopping event efi tting local charities, Street Market, 296 E. 5th www.5stmarket.com Gala, ben- Fifth Ave., FILM LiNK UO: Hiding, human Motivated by the idea that “kids are often left out” of performances of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, actor Al LePage is bringing to Eugene his one-man dramatic reading of A Christmas Carol for Kids, rights crisis in North Korea, Q&A session after screening, 7pm, Willamette 100, UO. FREE. FOOD/DRINK The Corner Market, fresh local produce, noon-6pm today, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, Dec. 8, 295 River Rd. LECTURES/CLASSES Meet the Internet, basic keyboard & mouse skills & understanding of on-screen windows required, 6-7:30pm Bethel Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd., reg. 682-5450. FREE. Religion & War: Post 9/11 Military Chaplains, 6pm, downtown li- brary. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Spain & Latin America Through Contemporary Poetry: Rosa Chavez, 4pm, Knight Library Browsing Room, UO, http://cllas. uoregon.edu FREE. Beyond Toxics Holiday Cheer & Open House, 4-6:30pm, 1192 Lawrence St. HIV Alliance World AIDS Day Open House & Memorial, 5:30-7pm, White Lotus Gallery, 767 Willamette St. Middle Fork Willamette Wa te rs h e d Council: “ T h e Effects of Blue Green Algae on Water, People & Communities,” 6:30-9:30pm, Lowell Fire House, 389 N. Pioneer St., Lowell. FREE. ART/CRAFT Free First Friday, 11am-6pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE. Northwest Christian University’s Candlelight Carols, 7pm today & Saturday, 828 E. 11th Ave. FREE. Kory Quinn, Henry Hammerer, Bitterroot, rock, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. Latyrx (Lyrics Born & Lateef the Truthspeaker), hip hop, 9pm, WOW Hall. $13 adv., $15 door. OUTDOORS/RECREATION 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, Dec. 8, meet at Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. Prenatal Yoga, 5-6:15pm, RiverBend Medical Center, 3333 Riverbend Dr., Spfd., 222-7074. $11, $40 for 4 classes. Rock Climbing, ages 4 & up, 5:30-8:30pm today, Tuesday & Thursday, Dec. 8, Art & Technology Academy, Jefferson Middle School, 1650 W. 22nd Ave. $5. Standhardt Studio Holiday Open House & Pottery Sale, 4-8pm to- day, 10am-4pm tomorrow, 11am- 4pm Sunday, 4875 Garnet St., 514-4646. FREE. Second & Blair Artists Studio Sale continues. See Thursday, Dec. 1. BENEFITS Bethany Foster, or- gan, canned food donations to Food For Lane County suggested, 12:15pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. FREE. New Zone Gallery December Benefi t Sale, portion of proceeds to Greenhill Humane Society, 5:30-9pm, New Zone Gallery, 164 W. Broadway, DANCE Ballet Fantastique: Beatrix Potter: Tales for the Holidays, 7:30pm today, Wildish Theater, 630 Main St., Spfd.; 2:30pm Sunday, Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St., balletfan- tastique.org $16, $10 youth. FOOD/DRINK Eugene Food Not Bombs, 2-4pm, 8th & West Park. FREE. GATHERINGS City Club of Eugene: “Finding Justice in Afghanistan: Deploying as a National Guardsman from Eugene to Kabul,” 11:50am- 1:30pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. $5, mem. FREE. Guided Tours at UO Museum of Natural & Cultural History, 1pm & 3pm, UO. FREE w/admission. Prospectors Holiday Bazaar, 4pm-8pm today, 10am-8pm to- morrow & 1pm-4pm Sunday, Dr. Snapp House, 360 S. River Road, Cottage Grove, 942-5055. SPIRITUAL Reiki Tummo Healing Clinic, by appt., 5:30- 7:30pm, 15 N. Cedar St., 914- 0431. Don. Eugene Astronomical Society: First Quarter Friday Star Party, dusk, College Hill Reservoir, 24th & Lawrence. FREE. Kitty Piercy’s Campaign Kick-off, 5-7pm, Cowfi sh, 62 W. Broadway. Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/ caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682- 8316. FREE. Lane Interfaith Alliance: panel of leaders from different spiritual traditions on ways of promoting openness & acceptance between different faiths, 6:30-8:30pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. Don. Family Storytime w/Eugene Youth Ballet, 11am, Sheldon Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Rd., info at 682-8316. FREE. THEATER No Shame Eugene Theater Workshop, write, direct & act in original 5-min. pieces, 7:30- 9:30pm, 126 W. Broadway. FREE. Santa Claus at Macy’s, 5pm, VRC. FREE. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7:30pm today, Saturday & Thursday, Dec. 8; 2pm Sunday; West University Neighbors General Meeting, 7pm, Central Presbyterian Church, 555 E. 15th Ave. KIDS/FAMILIES EUGENE WEEKLY 2 fri Sunrise 7:29am; Sunset 4:35pm Av High 47; Av Low 35 Drop-in Kayaking, bring equip- ment, no instruction provided, ages 12 & up, 8-10pm today & Thursday, Dec. 8, Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd. $5. Santa Clara Community Organization General Meeting, 7pm, Messiah Lutheran Church, 3280 River Rd. 16 DECEMBER 1, 2011 Rose Garden, bring gloves & small hand-weeding tools, instruction provided, noon-3pm, end of N. Jefferson St., 682-5025. Day: I Spy, laser tag (older), bowl- ing (younger), grades K-5, 7am- 6pm, Willamalane Center, Spfd., willamalane.org $30. First Friday Outdoor Baby Walk & Talk, ages 0-2 w/caregiver, walks on paved paths, rain or shine, 9-10am, Owen Rose Garden, ar- bor by the parking lot, 300 N. Jefferson. FREE. 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. Miles Schneider, variety, 4pm, The Great Hiatum, 8pm, Cozmic. FREE. proceeds going to benefi t the museum; $2 Opal Hour: social networking for activism, live music, 5pm, LILA Peer Support Club, 990 Oak St. FREE. VOLUNTEER Care for Owen KIDS/FAMILIES No School Faith Rahill’s Holiday Pottery Sale, 4-8pm today, 10am-4pm to- morrow, 11am-4pm Sunday, 2581 Monroe St., 344-2100. SHOcase: Eugene Concert Choir, 11:15am, Hult Center. FREE. Lane Chamber Choir, Concert Choir & Gospel Choir, 7:30pm, Ragozzino Performance Hall, LCC. Women’s Advisory Council for Youth Ages 10-18, 4-5:30pm, Ophelia’s Place, 1577 Pearl St., www.opheliasplace.net Trivia Night, 8pm, Rogue Public House, 844 Olive St. FREE. MUSIC Eugene Toxics Board, 3:30pm, Emergency Services Center, 1705 W. 2nd Ave. kids, $3 adults; res. at 682-4242. Angels In America: Millennium Approaches, 8pm today, tomorrow, Saturday & Thursday, Dec. 8; 2pm Sunday; through Dec. 10, Reality Kitchen, 245 Van Buren St. $15. MUSIC Chamber Music On his magic 10:30am Saturday, Dec. 3, at Lane County Historical Museum, with all ages 5-10. LePage, star of last year’s OPB Game Night, bring board game or use house game, 7pm, Divine Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. Holiday Sale at Clay Space, 3-10pm today, 11am-6pm tomor- row, noon-5pm Sunday, Clay Space, 222 Polk St., clayspaceon- line.com FREE. A Christmas Carol in Prose, per- formed by A Man of Words, 6pm today, 5:30pm Dec. 8, 6pm Dec. 22, Cozmic. Don. Radio airing of A Christmas Carol, works children of all ages — but especially those through Dec. 10, Churchill Theatre, 1850 Bailey Hill Rd. $5, $3 stu. Kids: Create Holiday Cards, ages 6 & up, 3-4pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Eugene Symphony: Pre-Concert Performance 7pm, FREE; Beethoven Triple Concerto, 8pm, $15-$60, Hult Center. GATHERINGS 28 theater City of Eugene Adaptive Recreation Service’s Art Show & Sale, noon-7pm, Hilyard Community Center, 2560 Hilyard St. 541-682-5311. $5 to rent a ta- ble, admission FREE. S.A.R.A.’s Holiday Gift Fair Fundraiser: New & Handcrafted Gifts & Gift Certifi cates, 10am-6pm to- day through Sunday, S.A.R.A.’s Treasures, 871 River Rd., www. sarastreasures.org a 30-minute production that is aimed at 25 music Aloha Friday: Film fest on Gabby Pahinui, the father of Hawaiian slack key guitar, performance videos, documentary & open mic calling for Gabby & slack key songs, 6-8pm, Hodgepodge, 2190 W. 11th Ave. FREE. Sweet Dreams Pajama Party w/ the Grinch, games, activities, photo opp, parents can drop off or stay, 6:30-9pm, Upstart Crow Studios, 855 W. 1st Ave. $10. First Friday Family Fun Night, 5:30-7pm, Petersen Barn, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. Campus, noon, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE. Acoustic Hootenanny, 3-6pm, Mrs. Thompson’s Herbs, 347 W. 5th Ave., 686-6136. FREE. Open Jazz Jam, 5pm, FREE; Jerry Joseph, 9pm, $8, Cozmic. Fifth Element Wind Quintet, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. Tingstad & Rumbel Holiday Concert, 8pm, Unity of the Valley, 3912 Dillard Rd., www. tingstadandrumbel.com $18.50 adv., $20 door. An Evening with The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, rock, 9pm, WOW Hall. $15 adv., $17 door. Scout Niblett, David Brokaw, Ferns, rock, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $7. ON THE AIR “Meet the Band” w/local pop-rock band Fivebyfi ve, 7:30-8pm, Comcast channel 29. “The Sunday Morning Hangover TV Show,” “Eugene Record Convention,” Bill Finneran & Laurie Penny, 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. Duck Football: Pac-12 Championship, 5pm, Autzen Stadium, Fox Sports, 96.1 FM KZEL, www.goducks.com Prenatal Yoga, 5:30-6:45pm, Eugene Yoga, 3575 Donald St., www.eugeneyoga.us $11. Roller Derby Skills Clinic w/ Emerald City Roller Girls, noon- 1pm, Willamette Center for Sports & Recreation, 200 S. 32nd St., Spfd., www.emeraldci- tyrollergirls.net SOCIAL DANCE Contact Improvisation Dance Jam, 6-8pm, Musical Feet Studio, 420 W. 12th Ave., heartandsoulwell- ness.com $5-$15 sliding scale. Dancin’ By The River, profes- sional dance lesson followed by DJ’d music, all ages, 7-9:30pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. $5. Friday Night Dance, West Coast swing, 8:30-10pm, StaverDanceSport, 41 E. 6th Ave. $10. Salsa Dancing w/Jose Cruz, 9pm, Vet’s Club Ballroom, 1626 Willamette St. $6. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
