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SPIRITUAL Dances of Universal Peace taught to all ages, 7pm, Friends Meeting House, 2274 Onyx St., 688-4134. Don. THEATER The Roving Park Players: Pinwin’s Mitten: A Family Folktale Show, 7pm to- day & tomorrow, 3pm tomor- row & Sunday, Good Samaritan Center, 3500 Hilyard St., 686- 2738. FREE. A Christmas Carol, 7:30pm to- day & tomorrow, 2pm Sunday; through Dec. 17, Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette St. $16-$41.95. No Shame Eugene Holiday Extravaganza: 15 fi ve-minute original acts, Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave. FREE. The Sound of Music, 7:30pm to- day & tomorrow; 2pm Sunday; through Dec. 18, The Shedd, www.theshedd.org $20-$42. The SantaLand Diaries, 8pm Fridays & Saturdays, 2pm Sundays, Dec. 2-18, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton St., www.lordleebrick.com $17. food & other supplies, 10am-6pm today & tomorrow, Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th Ave., www.sarastreasures.org Beatles Celebration w/Maya Love, Love Truffl e, special guests, benefi t for St. Vincent de Paul’s homeless programs, 7pm, Cozmic. $10 sug. don. THEATER The Term’s End Shakespeare Showcase, 2pm & 7pm, LCC. FREE. Poison Pen Players: Dead in the Sled: Ho Ho HO … OH NO!, a mur- der mystery comedy dinner the- ater production, 7pm, Silvan Ridge Winery, 27012 Briggs Hill Rd., 866-5-SILVAN. $50, $45 wine club. DANCE All That! Dance Company: The Nutcracker Remixed, 7pm today, 2pm to- morrow, Hult Center, www. allthatdancecompany.com $18. FOOD/DRINK Hideaway Bakery Farmers’ Market, 9am- 2pm, Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon. Family Reunion, 8pm today, 2pm tomorrow; through Dec. 11, The Very Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard St. $10. Holiday High Tea, noon & 3pm today & Dec. 10, Shelton- McMurphey-Johnson House, 303 Willamette. $25. Angels In America: Millennium Approaches continues. See Thursday, Dec. 1. Christmas Tea Parties, 2pm, Our Daily Bread Restaurant, 88170 Territorial, Veneta, reg. www. ourdailybreadrestaurant.com or 935-4921. $15.95 afternoon tea; $28.95 high tea. The Darkside Cinema in Corvallis screens six short fi lms by Jürgen Böttcher Friday 682-5450. “Through the Eyes of a Child,” Springfi eld Christmas Parade, 1pm, downtown Springfi eld. www.springfieldchristmaspa- rade.org or 988-0955. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Book sign- Wineries Without Walls: Wine Tasting of Five H Wines, 4-6pm, Fern Ridge Chamber Visitors’ Center, Hwy. 126 & Territorial, Veneta. FREE. Angels In America: Millennium Approaches continues. See Thursday, Dec. 1. GATHERINGS Eugene Garden Club Annual Greens Sale, 9am- 3pm, 1645 High St. Lane Literary Guild & Oregon Poets Association seasonal par- ty, bring any literary magazines & journals you’d like to give away, 3-6pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. River Road Holiday Bazaar, 9am- 3pm, River Road Park, 1400 Lake Dr. FREE. Oakridge Tree Lighting Festival, 5-8pm, Oakridge City Hall, 48318 E. 1st St., Oakridge. FREE. Christmas Bazaar at Dayspring Fellowship, 10am-5pm, 1580 River Rd. FREE. Prospectors Holiday Bazaar con- tinues. See Friday. Sunrise 7:30am; Sunset 4:35pm Av High 47; Av Low 35 ART/CRAFT Faye Nakamura Holiday Studio Sale, 10am-4pm today, 10am-3pm tomorrow, 2695 University St. FREE. Holiday Art Studio Sale, Original Ornaments, Gifts & Paintings, Alison McNair & Jamie King, 10am-4pm, 315 W. 39th Ave. YaPoAh Terrace Holiday Bazaar, 10am-3pm, 350 Pearl St. Eccentricities: painter Mitzi Linn, 11am-5pm, Eccentricities, 2368 Agate St., 484-1490. FREE. Holiday studio art show, J. Scott Hovis, noon-4pm, 22nd & Lincoln. First Saturday Public Tour, 1pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. Second & Blair Artists Studio Sale continues. See Thursday, Dec. 1. Faith Rahill’s Holiday Pottery Sale continues. See Friday. Standhardt Studio Holiday Open House & Pottery Sale continues. See Friday. BENEFITS Pet Food Drive at the Eugene Holiday Market, pet Eugene Symphony Guild’s Christmas Walk, tour of three dec- orated homes, live music, 10am- 5pm today, 11am-4pm tomorrow, www.eugenesymphonyguild.org $12 adv., $15 day of. Picc-A-Dilly Flea Market, 10am- 4pm, Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th Ave. $1.50. Saturday Market’s Holiday Market: hundreds of booths, in- ternational food court & Eugene Bhangra Youth Group, Chip Cohen, Bin Daas, Brian Cutean, Ghillie Dhu & the Dhonts, Peter Wilde Band, 10am-6pm, Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th Ave., www.holidaymarket.org FREE. Eugene Waldorf School Winter Light Faire, 11am-4pm, 1350 McLean Blvd. FREE. Peace Vigil, noon-1pm, down- town library, info at 342-2914. FREE. The American Cetacean Society: gray whales, 12:30-1:30pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. LCC Pow Wow, all drums & danc- ers welcome, 1pm & 7pm grand KIDS/FAMILIES Eugene Downtown Lions Club “Breakfast with Santa & Mrs. Claus,” pancakes, sausage, eggs, cocoa & coffee, bake sale, photographs w/Santa, raffl e, 8:30am-noon, St. Thomas Episcopal Fellowship Hall, 1465 Coburg Rd., 344-1049. $7, $5 kids. Family Music Time w/Pia & Jason Robbins, 10:15am, downtown li- brary. FREE. Bilingual Family Fiesta, 11am, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. ing w/local authors & illustra- tors, 3-5pm, The Book Nest, 1461 Mohawk Blvd., Spfd. DIVA Poetry Series w/Maryrose Larking & Laura LeHew, 7:30pm, Eugene Storefront Art Project Offi ce, 224 E. 11th Ave. Don. MUSIC Oregon Tuba Association & the City of Springfi eld: Tuba Carol Concert, noon, Wildish Theater, 630 Main St., Spfd., www.oregontuba.org FREE. Oregon Children’s Choir Holiday Concert, 3pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. $14, $11 stu. & sr., $38 family. John Nilsen Christmas Concert, 4pm, Cottage Grove United Methodist Church, 334 Washington Ave., www.jhnnilsen. com Don. Baby Gramps, folk, 8pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. $12 reserved, otherwise don. Vijay Iyer, jazz piano, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu. & sr. Orgone, rock, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door. “The Secret Life of Toys,” stories & craft w/Pattiebuff, all ages, 1pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Jonathan Richman w/Tommy Larkins on drums, rock, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $14. Dog Tale Time, grades 1-6, 2-3:30pm, downtown library, reg. 682-8316. FREE. Northwest Christian University’s Candlelight Carols continues. See Thursday, Dec. 1. The Nutcracker: Kingdom of the Sweets, family-friendly, con- densed version of the holiday favorite for children, 4:30pm to- day, 2:30pm tomorrow, Wildish Theater, 630 Main St., Spfd. $5 sug. don. ON LECTURES/CLASSES Intro to the Internet, keyboard & mouse skills required, 10am- noon, downtown library., reg. A Christmas Carol continues. See Friday. The Sound of Music continues. See Friday. entries, building 5, LCC. FREE. A Year with Frog & Toad, 8pm today & tomorrow; 2:30pm Sunday; through Dec. 18, Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Dr. $10-$21. 3 sat Weed Identifi cation Walk, rain or shine, 11:30am-12:30pm, GrassRoots Garden, 1465 Coburg Rd. FREE. calendar THE AIR “Meet The Band” w/Fivebyfi ve, 2-2:30pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: hike Brice Creek, 5.5 miles, info & sign up obsidians.org Frist Saturday Park Walk, 9-11am, Alton Baker Park duck pond. FREE. A Year with Frog & Toad contin- ues. See Friday. VOLUNTEER Civic Stadium Cleanup, weather permitting, bring gloves & hand tools, 10am- noon, Civic Stadium. Greenhill Humane Society Volunteer Orientation, 11am- noon, 88530 Green Hill Rd., reg. 689-1503. 4 sun Sunrise 7:31am; Sunset 4:35pm Av High 47; Av Low 35 ART/CRAFT Artists’ Open House w/Shefa Marcus & Judith Hankin, 11am-4pm, 2450 Adams St. Second & Blair Artists Studio Sale continues. See Thursday, Dec. 1. Standhardt Studio Holiday Open House & Pottery Sale continues. See Friday. Faith Rahill’s Holiday Pottery Sale continues. See Friday. Faye Nakamura Holiday Studio Sale continues. See Sunday. BENEFITS Portland Gay Men’s All That! Dance Company: The Nutcracker Remixed continues. See Saturday. GATHERINGS Saturday Market’s Holiday Market: hun- dreds of booths, international food court & Lorna Miller, Richard Crandell, Those Dirty Rounders, Gypsy Moon, Kef, Calango, 10am- 6pm, Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th Ave. www.holiday- market.org FREE. Rainbow Family Potluck, 1-5pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Drums of Peace, 2-4pm, old federal building, 211 E. 7th Ave. FREE. West Cascade Peace Corps Association pot luck, 6-8pm, see www.westcascadepca.org for info. KIDS/FAMILIES “Santa’s Workshop,” kids make gifts while parents shop, 1-5pm, WOW Hall, 808-330-3263. $10 per hour per child. Wire Creations for Kids, 3pm, downtown library. FREE. MUSIC Conrad Tao, piano, 3pm, Beall Hall, UO. $17-$37. Lane Chamber Orchestra, 3pm, Ragozzino Performance Hall, LCC. The Motet Singers Holiday Concert, 4pm, Ebbert Memorial United Methodist Church, 532 C St, Spfd., 344-5271. $7, $5 sr., youth FREE. University Percussion Ensemble, 6pm, Aasen-Hull Hall, UO Music. $7, $5 stu. & sr. Holiday Choral Concert, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu. & sr. Selfest: Lost Lander, Radiation City, Au, Appetite, Bright Archer, rock, 8pm, Sam Bond’s. $10. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: hike Ridgeline Trail, 6.2 miles, info & sign up obsid- ians.org Community Yoga Class, 4:30- 5:45pm, Eugene Yoga, 3575 Donald St., 520-8771. Don. SOCIAL DANCE Tango Milonga, 5-7pm, Reach Center, 2520 Harris St. $5. Chorus: Joy to the Modern World, canned food dona- tions sought, 4pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St., www.pdxgmc.org Don. to FFLC. Cuban Salsa, 5pm lesson, 6pm social dance, Courtsports, 2728 Pheasant Blvd., Spfd., see www. eugenecasineros.com for info. $2 sug. don. Books to the People Benefi t con- cert & silent auction w/Mood Area 52, Tara Stonecipher & the Tall Grass, Jeremy Pruitt & Craig Chee, 5:30pm, Cozmic, booksto- thepeople.org $12-$25 sliding scale. Veselo Folk Dancers, weekly in- ternational folk dancing, 7:15- 10pm, In Shape Athletic Club, 2681 Willamette St., 683-3376. $3.’ DANCE Ballet Fantastique: Beatrix Potter: Tales for the Holidays continues. See Friday. SPIRITUAL Renewal, documen- tary on religious environmentalist movement, 11am, Green Phoenix Institute, 352 W. 12th Ave., center- forsacredsciences.org FREE. 6FDQZLWK\RXUVPDUWSKRQH WRGRQDWHRQOLQH LETTER CARRIERS FOOD DRIVE First 2 Saturdays in December Put a bag of canned or packaged food by your mailbox. Your Letter Carrier will pick it up. Make a cash contribution online at www.foodforlanecounty.org or call (541) 343-2822. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM EUGENE WEEKLY DECEMBER 1, 2011 17
