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BENEFITS A Child’s Christmas calendar in Wales, benefi t for Free Shakespeare in the Park, 3:30pm, today, 3pm Dec. 16, Café Soriah, 384 W. 13th Ave., reg. 342-4410. $10. Annual Wine Tasting & Silent Auction fundraiser to benefi t the Network for Reproductive Options (NRO) & women’s repro- ductive health care, 4-7pm, 1163 W. 4th Ave., 345-5702. $20 adv., $25 door. Family Event: Victorian read- ing of A Christmas Carol, ben- efi t for Food For Lane County & SMJ, 4pm, Shelton-McMurphey- Johnson House, 303 Willamette. $10. GATHERINGS Saturday Market’s Holiday Market: hun- dreds of booths, international food court & Edison Elementary Choir, David Rogers, Inspirational Sounds, Red Pajamas, Sun Bossa Quintet, To theBRIDGE, 10am- 6pm, 796 W. 13th Ave. www.holi- daymarket.org FREE. HOUR Traders Winter Celebration, music by Eric Nicholson, Eric Vanderwall, Sharon & Dave Thormalen, Lorraine Anederson, Karl Smiley, Th’Amazing Acorn Bros., 11am- 5pm, Old World Deli Arena, 341 S.W. 2nd St., Corvallis. FREE. Trudy Bauchery’s burlesque show features Lucky Lucy O’Rebel at Sam Bond’s Friday Science Factory Open House, 10am-4pm, Science Factory, 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy. FREE. sunrise & moonset, 3 miles, info & sign up obsidians.org Family Music Time w/Bryan Reed, 10:15am, downtown library. FREE. GEARs Bike Ride: Fox Hollow, Lorane Hwy, Bailey Hill, 35 miles, 10am, Alton Baker Park, www.eu- genegears.org FREE. Dog Tale Time at Bethel & Sheldon, grades 1-6, 10:30am- noon, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd., 682-5766; Sheldon Library, 1566 Coburg Rd., 682-5778. FREE. Jingle Bells Run, 8K run/5K run/ walk & Kids’ Rudolph Fun Run, benefi tting Parkside Community Preschool, noon, Maurie Jacobs Park, Fir Lane off River Rd., reg. www.runnerspace.com $15-$20. Free Family Day: East Asia, open house with family activi- ties, 11am-3pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE. 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 Nearby Nature Quest: Tall Tree Trek, 1-3pm, outside Francis M. Wilkins Shelter, Summit & Skyline Drive, reg. 687-9699. $5 per family, $2 per person, mem. FREE. Dog Tale Time, grades 1-6, 2-3:30pm, downtown library, reg. 682-8316. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES Store & Share Digital Photos comput- er class, no camera needed, in- ternet skills required, 10am- noon, downtown library., reg. 682-5450. LITERARY ARTS Authors & Artisans Fair, meet 38 Oregon authors & 12 local artists, 10am- 6pm, Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th Ave., www.laneli- brary.org $1-$5 sug. don. Eugene Poetry Slam, All-Ages Open Mic Poetry & Jazz, 6:30- 7:30pm open mic, 7:30pm slam, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. $5-$10. MUSIC Suzuki Strings Concert, 11:30am, Holiday Market, Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th Ave. FREE. PETS Pet Food Drive at the Eugene Holiday Market, pet food & other supplies, 10am-6pm to- day & tomorrow, Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th Ave., www.sarastreasures.org Photos w/Santa, 1-3pm, Street Public Market. $15. 5th SOCIAL DANCE Contra Dance, 7:30pm workshop, 8pm dance, Cesar Chavez School, 1510 W. 14th Ave. $8, $6 stu. & mem. THEATER Poison Pen Players: Dead in the Sled: Ho Ho HO … OH NO! a murder mystery comedy dinner theater production, 7pm, Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St., Florence, 999-9281. $45. 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. A Christmas Carol continues. See Friday. Lilac’s Daughter, acoustic solo, 4pm, Cozmic. FREE. Fred Crafts Radio Redux: A Christmas Carol continues. Emerald Valley Opry, w/Fairfi eld Trio, Larry Wilder, Mike & Carleen McCornack, Apropos Musique, The Hanson Family Singers, 6pm, Willamette High School, 1801 Echo Hollow Rd. www.em- eraldvalleyopry.com $4 w/food don.; $6, $5 sr, $3 stu. The Roving Park Players: Pinwin’s Mitten: A Family Folktale Show continues. See Friday. WOW Hall Membership Party: The Klezmonauts, Year of the Rabbit, Blue Duo, Samuel Ferris Harmon, food & beverages do- nated by local businesses, 7pm, WOW Hall. $10, mem. FREE. The Eugene Concert Choir: A Classic Christmas w/Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble, Oregon Mozart Players, Laurel James, Brennen Guillory, Peter & Evynne Hollens, On the Rocks, Divisi, Darline Jackson, 8pm to- day, 2:30pm tomorrow, Hult Center, 682-5000, www.eugene- concertchoir.org OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: hike Mount Pisgah for The Sound of Music continues. See Friday. A Year with Frog & Toad contin- ues. See Friday. Menopause the Musical contin- ues. See Friday. VOLUNTEER Rob Adams Park tree planting, 9am-1pm, 890 Mountaingate, Spfd. Oregon Green Free (Med MJ sup- port group) Meeting, 1pm, 687 River Ave. FREE. Introduction to We The People- Eugene: Presentation and Potluck, 1:30pm, McNail-Riley House, 601 W. 13th Ave. FREE. Drums of Peace, 2-4pm, old federal building, 211 E. 7th Ave. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Kids’ Chanukah Crafts, tots-3rd grade, 9am; Chanukah Music w/Rabbi Boris Dolin, 10:15am, Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave. Don. Movin’ on a Sunday Afternoon, fi tness for the whole family, 3pm, downtown library. FREE. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Understanding the Constitution, 3pm, Occupation site, Washington Jefferson Park be- tween 6th & 7th., www.occupy- eugenemedia.org FREE. MUSIC The Central Chorale & Central Chamber Orchestra: Magifi cat, 8:15am & 10:45am ser- vices, Central Lutheran Church, 1857 Potter St. FREE. David Gross & Friends, folk, 1-3pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. FREE. Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo, 8pm, Cozmic. $10 adv., $12 day of. Flapper Dan, Jonezer, jazz, rock, 8:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $3-$5. Eugene Concert Choir: A Classic Christmas continues. See Saturday. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: snowshoe Odell Overview, 3.5 miles, info & sign up obsidians.org GEARs Bike Ride: Priceboro, Coburg Bottom Loop, 46 miles, 9:30am, Alton Baker Park, www. eugenegears.org FREE. The Cottage Grove-Eugene Sportsmen’s Club: Christmas Turkey Shoot, shoot clay targets to win prizes, everyone wins a turkey, 9:30am registration, 10am shoot, 81078 North Pacifi c Highway, Creswell. $30 entry. Community Yoga Class, 4:30- 5:45pm, Eugene Yoga, 3575 Donald St., 520-8771. Don. PETS Photos w/Santa, 1-3pm, 5th Street Public Market. $15. 11 sun Sunrise 7:38am; Sunset 4:34pm Av High 46; Av Low 34 ART/CRAFT Artists’ Holiday Open House and Studio Sale, 11am-5pm, 98 W. 26th Ave. FREE. Emerald Empire HempFest Craft Day, 4:20pm, 687 River Ave. FREE. 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