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calendar Tara Stonecipher Band plays Cozmic Thursday, Jan. 5 KIDS/FAMILIES Family Music SOCIAL DANCE Tango Milonga, Time w/Kris Olsen, 10:15am, downtown library. FREE. 5-7pm, Reach Center, 2520 Harris St. $5. MUSIC The Sugar Beets, spe- Cuban Salsa, 5pm lesson, 6pm social dance, Courtsports, 2728 Pheasant Blvd., Spfd., see www. eugenecasineros.com for info. $2 sug. don. cial midnight celebration w/ Infusia Dance Tribe, folk, rock, 8pm, Cozmic. $11 adv., $15 day of. Bad Mitten Orchestre, Water Tower Bucket Boys, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $7-$10. Reeble Jar, Marv Ellis & The Platform, 9pm, McDonald Theatre. $12 adv., $15 door. Ty Curtis Band, Tyler Fortier, blues, singer-songwriter, 9pm, WOW Hall. $12 adv., $15 door. Veselo Folk Dancers, weekly in- ternational folk dancing, 7:15- 10pm, In Shape Athletic Club, 2681 Willamette St., 683-3376. $3. Soul Hama Show,” countdown 2012, Apocalyto continued, mid- night, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: hike Waldo Lake Road, 4 miles, info & sign up ob- sidians.org GEARs Bike Ride: Franklin Firehouse, 36 miles, 10am, Alton Baker Park; Breakfast at Keystone, 9am, followed by 12+ bridges, 10am, Keystone Cafe, 15 miles, www.eugenegears.org FREE. First Run, 10K run & 5K run/walk, 11:59pm tonight & 10am tomor- row, Valley River Inn, reg. 484- 9883 or www.eclecticedgerac- ing2.com $15-$30 plus shirt. VOLUNTEER Friends of Trees Amazon Creek Work Party, re- freshments, gloves & tools pro- vided, 9am-1pm, Blue Heron Bridge, between Chavez School & Albertsons near 18th & Chambers, 632-3683. 1 sun Sunrise 7:46am; Sunset 4:39pm Av High 45; Av Low 33 FOOD/DRINK 4pm intro for fi rst-timers, 4:30pm dancing Kiirtan, 6pm social time, River Road Annex House, 1055 River Rd. FREE. 2 mon Sunrise 7:47am; Sunset 4:40pm Av High 45; Av Low 33 GATHERINGS Women in Black Standing for Peace, silent vigil, 5-5:30pm, across the street from old federal building, 7th & Pearl St., info at 343-0063. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Create-a-Thon! for kids, tickets available 30 min- utes before start, 11am & 1pm, downtown library, 682-8316. FREE. Reading w/Rover, 6:30pm, Cottage Grove Public Library, 700 E. Gibbs, Cottage Grove. MUSIC Travis Crum, folk, 5pm, Cozmic. FREE. Open Mic, 8:30pm sign up, 9pm music, Sam Bond’s. FREE. ON THE AIR Rose Bowl: Ducks vs. Badgers, 2pm, ESPN. SPIRITUAL MUSIC Irish Jam, 5-7pm, Sam Bond’s. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: hike Spencer Butte, 2.2 miles, info & sign up obsid- ians.org Annual Polar Bear Ride, 40 miles, 9am, 5th Street Market, www.eugenegears.org FREE. Community Yoga Class, 4:30- 5:45pm, Eugene Yoga, 3575 Donald St., 520-8771. Don. Day at UO Museum of Natural & Cultural History, 11am-5pm, UO. FREE. Adult Services Program, lunch of beef stew & cornbread, noon- 1:30pm, Petersen Barn, 870 Berntzen Rd., reg. 682-5521. $1. Creswell Farmers’ Market, indoors, 4-6pm, 182 S. 2nd St., Creswell. Cascade Toastmasters, drop-ins welcome, 6:45-8:15am, Original Pancake House, 782 E. Broadway, call 343-3743 for info. FREE. Church Women United month- ly Breakfast at Brails: Homeless Students and Their Struggle, 7am, 1689 Willamette St. Trivia Night, 7pm, Divine Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. Lapsit Storytime, ages birth-3 w/adult, 10am, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6, 10am, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6 w/caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682- 8316. FREE. MindFreedom International: “101 Intro to Alternatives & Rights in the Mental Health System,” 5:30pm, Growers Market Round Table, 454 Willamette St. FREE. Northwest EcoBuilding Guild: Kurt Jensen presents Habitat for Humanity projects in Haiti, 7pm, BRING Recycling, 4446 Franklin Blvd. FREE. Break Dance, free trial, 8-9pm, GymFusion: National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics, 1205 Oak Patch Rd., 344-2002. $10 drop- In, $80 for 10 classes. Tribal Belly Dance & Performance, free trial, 8-9pm, GymFusion: National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics, 1205 Oak Patch Rd., 344-2002. $10 drop- In, $80 for 10 classes. MUSIC Jared Delaney Band, Feeding Frenzy, Brendan Reid, acoustic, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $1-$5. 9pm, Sam OUTDOORS/RECREATION Try Tai Chi, 1:30-2:30pm, down- town library, reg. 682-5521 #98292. FREE. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM 4FQUFNCFSo%FDFNCFS KIDS/FAMILIES MUSIC Open Mic Night, 7:30pm, Bluegrass Jam, Bond’s. FREE. AMPLIFIED MOMENTS 1993–2008 Bingo Night, 8pm, Rogue Public House, 844 Olive St. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Terrifi c Twos Storytime, for 2-year-olds w/care- givers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682-8316. FREE. rock, folk, 5pm, Cozmic. FREE. X IAOZ E X IE The Compassionate Friends for those (18 & over) who have ex- perienced the death of a child, 7pm, St. Mary’s Church, 1062 Charnelton St., 689-1626. 3 tues Sunrise 7:47am; Sunset 4:41pm Av High 45; Av Low 33 GATHERINGS Understanding the Constitution, 3pm, see http://wkly.ws/15d FREE. GATHERINGS Free Admission L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES GATHERINGS L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES 4 wed Sunrise 7:47am; Sunset 4:41pm Av High 45; Av Low 33 Little Wonders: Stories & Activities for Prekindergarteners, 11am-noon, UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History. FOOD/DRINK Drums of Peace, 2-4pm, old federal building, 211 E. 7th Ave. FREE. Within: intro to the Shamanic Journey for healing & prob- lem solving w/Leia Hart, 6:30- 8:30pm, www.leiahart.com Open Heart Meditation, 5:30-6:30pm, 1210 W. 4th Ave., 914-0431. Don. New Year’s Day Hangover Brunch, 10am- 2pm, Cafe Zenon, 898 Pearl St., cafezenon.com Tai Chi w/ Machiko, 11am-noon, EWEB Reservoir, College Hill, 24th & Lawrence. FREE. SPIRITUAL Finding the Healer SPIRITUAL Kiirtan & Meditation, Carmen continues. See Friday. ON THE AIR “The De’Ampy SOCIAL DANCE Eugene Folk Dancers, weekly interna- tional folk dancing, 7:45pm, Willamalane Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd., 344-7591. $2. Cozmic. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Folks Who Brought you the Middle Class: Unions & the Future of American Democracy” w/AFL- CIO Executive Director Bob Baugh & Steve Novick, 6:30pm, KLCC, 89.7FM. -BTU8FFLFOE Order (The Red Guards) "DSZMJDPOQBQFS BVUPNPCJMFMBDRVFSPOTUFFM XPPEwYwYw$PVSUFTZPGUIFBSUJTU Xiaoze Xie: Amplified Moments, 1993–2008 XBT DVSBUFE CZ %BO .JMMT EJSFDUPS PG UIF #BUFT $PMMFHF .VTFVN PG "SU BOE PSHBOJ[FECZ4BNFL"SU.VTFVNBU#VDLOFMM6OJWFSTJUZJO-FXJTCVSH 1FOOTZMWBOJB5IFFYIJCJUJPOJTNBEFQPTTJCMFBU UIF +4." 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