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Year of the Rabbit plays WOW
Hall’s membership party Saturday
2008-2009
Mother’s Homemade Recipes
Family
Storytime,
10:15am,
Bethel Branch Library, 1990
Echo Hollow Rd. FREE.
The Grinch, 7pm today, 2pm &
7pm tomorrow, Upstart Crow
Studios, 855 W. 1st Ave. $10.
School’s Out Spa Day, ages 10-18,
2-5pm, reg. 284-4333, ophelias-
place.net
The Roving Park Players: Pinwin’s
Mitten: A Family Folktale Show,
7pm today & tomorrow, 3pm
tomorrow & Sunday, Good
Samaritan Center, 3500 Hilyard
St., 686-2738. FREE.
L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES
Presentation: funds for home
repairs, 1-2pm, Campbell Center,
155 High St., reg. 682-5318.
FREE.
Eugene
Natural
History
Society: “Marine Birds: Ocean
Wanderers”
w/Jan
Hodder,
7:30pm, Willamette 100, UO.
FREE.
MUSIC Acoustic Hootenanny,
3-6pm, Mrs. Thompson’s Herbs,
347 W. 5th Ave., 686-6136. FREE.
Homeschool, 5pm, FREE; Cass
McCombs, White Magic w/Lights
by Jake & Mollie, 9pm, $10,
Cozmic.
Riverside Chamber Symphony,
7:30pm, Wildish Theater, 630
Main St., Spfd. FREE; sug. don.
$5.
Michal Menert & Gramatik, 8pm,
McDonald Theatre. $15 adv., $20
day of.
YOB, Pass Out Kings, Unicron,
metal, punk, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10
adv., $12 door.
Burlesque w/Ellie Darling & the
Babs Jamboree, Trudy Bauchery,
Eager Beavers, variety, 9:30pm,
Sam Bond’s. $8.
A Christmas Carol, 7:30pm to-
day & tomorrow, 2pm Sunday;
through Dec. 17, Actors Cabaret,
996 Willamette St. $16-$41.95.
Menopause the Musical, 7:30pm
today, 3pm tomorrow & Sunday,
Hult Center. $35.
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 to-
day & tomorrow, 2pm Sunday;
through Dec. 18, Lord Leebrick
Theatre, 540 Charnelton St.,
www.lordleebrick.com $17.
A Year with Frog & Toad, 8pm to-
day & tomorrow; 2:30pm tomor-
row & Sunday; through Dec. 18,
Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Dr.
$10-$21.
Angels In America: Millennium
Approaches
continues.
See
Thursday, Dec. 8.
Family Reunion continues. See
Thursday, Dec. 8.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream con-
tinues. See Thursday, Dec. 8.
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.
SOCIAL
DANCE
Contact
Improvisation
Dance
Jam,
6-8pm, Musical Feet Studio, 420
W. 12th Ave., heartandsoulwell-
ness.com $5-$15 sliding scale.
Holiday Dance, for those w/de-
velopmental disabilities, 6:30-
9pm, Hilyard Center, 2580
Hilyard St., reg. 682-5311. $5.
Friday Night Dance, night-
club two step, 8:30-10pm,
StaverDanceSport, 41 E. 6th Ave.
$10.
Salsa Dancing w/Jose Cruz,
9pm, Vet’s Club Ballroom, 1626
Willamette St. $6.
Salsa dance w/DJ Pachuco, les-
son included, 21 & up, 9:30pm,
Davis, 94 W. Broadway. $5.
SPIRITUAL
Occupying the
Heart & Mind, an interfaith silent
meditation/prayer circle, bring a
chair, cushion or fl oor mat, wear
warm clothing 11:45am, Occupy
Dome,
Washington-Jefferson
Park. FREE.
THEATER Fred Crafts Radio
Redux: A Christmas Carol, 7pm
today & tomorrow, 2pm Sunday,
Pleasant Hill Community Theatre,
35575 1/2 Zephyr Way, Pleasant
Hill. $15, $25 for two.
E UGENE W EEKLY ’ S
B EST OF E UGENE
10 sat
Sunrise 7:37am; Sunset 4:34pm
Av High 46; Av Low 34
ART/CRAFT
Eccentricities:
porcelain potter Katie Swenson,
11am-5pm, Eccentricities, 2368
Agate St., 484-1490. FREE.
Hannah Goldrich & Mike Pease
holiday show & sale, jewelry, wa-
tercolors, drawings, cards, cal-
endars, 11am-4pm, 768 W. 10th
Ave., 345-8819. FREE.
Pleasant Hill Holiday Showcase
continues. See Friday.
BENEFITS
Letter Carriers
Food Drive, see www.foodfor-
lanecounty.org
Bridgeway House Benefi t Sale, half
all used book sales to Bridgeway
House, 10am-6pm, Blue Moon
Books, 2166 W. 6th Ave.
R. Atencio Artists’ Holiday Open
House & Food for Lane County
Benefi t, bring canned goods,
11am-5pm, 98 W. 26th Ave.
Cascadia Wildlands’ Wonderland
Auction, food by Ring of Fire,
swanky jazz, live & silent auc-
tions, 6-10pm, EMU Ballroom,
UO, www.cascwild.org
Bingo Night fundraiser for Save
the Pets, unlimited bingo cards,
7-9pm, Diablo’s, 959 Pearl St.,
www.savethepets.net $10.
Eugene Figure Skating Club:
“Celebrate the Season,” bene-
fi t for Toys for Tots, bring new,
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unwrapped toy for admission,
7:30pm, Lane County Ice Arena,
796 W. 13th Ave., www.efsc.wee-
bly.com
DANCE Hosanna Dance Studio:
Adventures in Narnia Ballet, 1pm
& 7pm today, 4pm tomorrow,
LCC Performance Hall, www.ad-
venturesinnarnia.com $13.
Eugene Bhangra Dance Group
Bhangra & Bollywood Dance
Performance, 6pm, Cozmic. $5.
FOOD/DRINK
Hideaway
Bakery Farmers’ Market, 9am-
2pm, Hideaway Bakery 3377 E.
Amazon.
Holiday High Tea, noon & 3pm,
Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson
House, 303 Willamette. $25.
Wineries Without Walls: Wine
Tasting of Five H Wines, 4-6pm,
Fern Ridge Chamber Visitors’
Center, Hwy. 126 & Territorial,
Veneta. FREE.
2009-2010
2010-2011
Gluten-free Dishes Available
Vegetarian Selections
No MSG, No Dairy
T A R A R IN G IFT C ARDS
Available at restaurant,
come see us for details!
Over 50 Selections of Beer & Wine
See our complete menu online:
www.TaRaRinThai.com
O PEN S EVEN D AYS A W EEK
K !
~ W EEKDAY L UNCH S PECIALS ~
~ D INE I N OR T AKE O UT ~
Mon-Fri: 11 am-3 pm Lunch
4:30 pm-10 pm Dinner
Sat-Sun: 12 noon-10 pm
Located in downtown Eugene at
1200 Oak St.
Phone
541.343.1230
GATHERINGS Oregon Knife
Collectors Winter Show, 8am-4pm,
Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W.
13th Ave. FREE.
American Association of University
Women Holiday Brunch, “Grace
Notes” of the Women’s Choral
Society, 9:30am, Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg
Rd., reg. 344-4267. $15 brunch.
Laurel James
s
soprano
sop prano
Christmas in Coburg, 10am break-
fast w/Santa, 6pm park lighting,
345-6791. FREE.
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Saturday
Market’s
Holiday
Market: hundreds of booths, in-
ternational food court & Meadow
View School & Oak Hill Glee Club,
UO Suzuki Strings Program,
Walker T. Ryan, Wade Barnett
Trio, Soce, Cal Young Jazz Band,
10am-6pm, 796 W. 13th Ave.
www.holidaymarket.org FREE.
tenor &
Gospel Singe r
Darline
e
Jackson
on
UO a cappella
sensations,
On the Rocks
& Divisi!
Peace Vigil, noon-1pm, down-
town library, info at 342-2914.
FREE.
Aqua Serene Founders Days
anniversary party, music by
Skip Jones & The Spirit of New
Orleans, 1pm, Aqua Serene, 2836
W. 11th Ave. FREE.
Willamette
Valley
NORML
Meeting, 2pm, 687 River Ave.
FREE.
Festival of Lights Parade, 3-8pm,
meet at Petersen Barn, 870
Berntzen Rd., reg. 682-5521. $22.
Lane Community College Sixth
Annual Fashion Extravaganza,
6:30-8:30pm, Wildish Theater,
630 Main St., Spfd. $5 sug. don.
Poker Tournament continues.
See Friday.
KIDS/FAMILIES
Springfi eld
Citizen
Police
Academy
Alumni Association, 9-11:30am,
Willamalane
Adult
Activity
Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd., tick-
ets at www.springfi eldpaaa.org
or 912-8773. $6.
Breakfast with Santa, 9:30-
10:30am,
Petersen
Barn
Community
Center,
870
Berntzen Rd., reg. 682-5521 or
www.eugene-or.gov/rec $5.
A Classic Christmas
Presented by The Eugene Concert Choir
Great classic favorites to celebrate the holidays!
Eugene Concert Choir, Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble & Oregon Mozart Players
Highlights from Handel’s Messiah and the Bach Christmas Cantata,
O Holy Night, Go Tell it on the Mountain, Baby it’s Cold Outside, Seasons of Love,
John Lennon’s ballad Happy Christmas, Renaissance carols and revelry and much more....
Sat, December 10, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
Sun, December 11, 2011 at 2:30 p.m.
Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center
Diane Retallack
Artistic Director
& Conductor
Tickets $22-$36 * Call Hult Center 541-682-5000
or order online at www.eugeneconcertchoir.org *Senior & student discounts are available.
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