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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 2012)
what's happening 17 movies 5 thurs Sunrise 7:48am; Sunset 4:49pm Av High 46; Av Low 34 BENEFITS Cheese Wars III, benefi t for Greenhill Humane Society, cheese, beer & wine pairings, 5:30pm & 8pm, The Supreme Bean, 2864 Willamette St. $25 adv. Occupy Eugene Benefi t hosted by Chris Castles w/music & street theater, Sol Seed Brandon Reid, Garden Goat Josh Brute, variety, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $3-$25. GATHERINGS Guaranty RV & Trailer Sale, 10am-8pm; through Jan. 8, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. FREE. Public Relations Society of America: how to best work w/the media to stand out & get your message heard, 11:45am-1pm, Valley River Inn, www.goprsa.org $25, $20 mem., $15 stu. Opal Hour: Open Mic, 5-6:30pm, LILA Peer Support Club, 990 Oak St. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/ caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682- 8316. FREE. Family Storytime, 11am, Sheldon Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Rd., info at 682-8316. FREE. GATHERINGS City of Eugene Mayor’s Offi ce: State of the City 2012, 5:30pm, Hult Center Lobby. LITERARY ARTS Mid-Valley Willamette Writer Series: Bill Kenower, 6:30pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. $10, stu. & mem. FREE. MUSIC SHOcase: Lee Rothrock, 11:15am, FREE. Hult Center Lobby. Open Jazz Jam, 5pm, FREE; Tara Stonecipher Band, 8pm, $11; Cozmic. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Strong Bones, Strong Body, osteoporosis exercise class, 9:30am today & Thursday, Jan. 12, Garden Way Retirement, 175 S. Garden Way, reg. 343-3317. First class FREE, then $2. Alice Wallace plays Cozmic 6pm Sunday, Jan. 8, FREE; and Bombs Away Café in Corvallis 10:30pm Saturday, Jan. 7; www. alicewallacemusic.com Walk with Us, weekly self-led neighborhood walking group, ages 50 & up, 9:30-10:30am to- day & Thursday, Jan. 12, meet at Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. Prenatal Yoga, 5-6:15pm today & Thursday, Jan. 12, RiverBend Medical Center, 3333 Riverbend Dr., Spfd., 222-7074. $11, $40 for 4 classes. Drop-in Kayaking, bring equip- ment, no instruction provided, ages 12 & up, 8-10pm today & Thursday, Jan. 12, Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd. $5. SPIRITUAL Reiki Tummo Healing Clinic, by appt., 5:30- 7:30pm, 15 N. Cedar St., 914- 0431. Don. THEATER No Shame Eugene Theater Workshop, write, direct & act in original 5-min. pieces, 7:30- 9:30pm, 126 W. Broadway. FREE. VOLUNTEER Care for Owen Rose Garden, bring gloves & small hand-weeding tools, instruction provided, noon-3pm, end of N. Jefferson St., 682-5025. 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. mitting, bring hand tools & gloves, 10am-noon, Civic Stadium. Quilts of Hope Quilting Bee, piece small handmade quilts for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sacred Heart Medical Center, bring a machine, thread & oth- er sewing supplies, food & quilt- ing kits provided, 10am-4pm, The Quilt Patch, 448 W. 3rd Ave. 6 fri ART/CRAFT Free First Friday, 11am-5pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE. Salsa Dancing w/Jose Cruz, 9pm, Vet’s Club Ballroom, 1626 Willamette St. $6. Sunrise 7:47am; Sunset 4:52pm Av High 46; Av Low 34 BENEFITS THEATER No Shame Eugene GATHERINGS Picc-a-dilly Flea Sunrise 7:48am; Sunset 4:50pm Av High 46; Av Low 34 North Eugene Ukulele Orchestra w/Jay Seeley & Craig Chee, acoustic, 8pm, Cozmic. $5. “Make it Reign,” Eugene Women’s Rugby benefi t w/DJ Audio Schizophrenic, 9:30pm, Cowfi sh, 62 W. Broadway. $5. FILM Nordic Film Series: The Girl, 7pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE. FOOD/DRINK Eugene Food Not Bombs, 2-4pm, 8th & West Park. FREE. “The Alchemist / Ninkasi / Stone More Brown Than Black IPA” re- lease party, 7-9pm, The Bier Stein, 345 E. 11th Ave. GATHERINGS Church Women United Monthly Forum: “Homeless Students & Their Struggle,” 9:15-11:15am, Ebbert Memorial United Methodist Church, 532 C St., Spfd. FREE. City Club of Eugene: “Occupying the Unhoused: An Alternative Shelter?” 11:50am-1:30pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. $5, mem. FREE. First Friday Communities of Color Network, 5:30-7pm, Springfi eld City Hall Lobby, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Performance, 15 fi ve-minute orig- inal acts, 7:30pm, The Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave. FREE. 7 sat Sunrise 7:48am; Sunset 4:51pm Av High 46; Av Low 34 ART/CRAFT First Saturday Public Tour, 1pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE w/admission. BENEFITS “Future Signs: The MUSIC Master class w/Kelly Kuo, 1pm, Thelma Schnitzer Hall, UO. FREE. Acoustic Hootenanny, 3-6pm, Mrs. Thompson’s Herbs, 347 W. 5th Ave., 686-6136. FREE. Laura Kemp, Dan Jones, Peter Wilde, acoustic, 5pm, Cozmic. FREE. Sweet Papa Lowdown, swing, jazz, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. Syd Barrett tribute, rock, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $3-$5. 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. Try Yoga, 10-11am, downtown li- brary, reg. 682-5521 #98281. FREE. Try Chair Yoga, 11:15am-12:15pm, downtown library, reg. 682-5521 #98284. FREE. 1-5pm, Candlelight vigil for victims of gun violence, outdoors, 5-6:30pm, old federal building, 211 E. 7th Ave. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Musical Stories: Arrieu Wind Quintet, 3pm, downtown library. FREE. FOOD/DRINK Hideaway Bakery GATHERINGS Peace Vigil, noon-1pm, downtown library, info at 342-2914. FREE. Free Introduction to the Get-Help- in-Keeping-Your-Resolutions Workshops w/Shmuel Shalom (Geoffrey) Cohen, 6:30-7:30pm, see ConsciousTorah.com or 514- 2571 for location. KIDS/FAMILIES Family Music MUSIC Musica Maestrale: “To Farmers’ Market, 9am-2pm, Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon. Time w/Pia & Jason Robbins, 10:15am, downtown library. FREE. Bilingual Family Fiesta, 11:30am, downtown library. FREE. Trivia Night, 8pm, Rogue Public House, 844 Olive St. FREE. Lectures/Classes Eugene Friends of Jung, Marea Claasen: The Call of Our Ancient Ancestors, 7-9pm, 2nd fl oor HEDCO build- ing, UO. $15, $10 mem. Pokemon League, Cozmic. FREE. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES LECTURES/CLASSES The Family Storytime, 10:15am, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. Market, 10am-4pm, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. $1.50. Astrology of 2012” w/Johanna Mitchell, benefi t for The Laurel Hill Center, 2-4pm today & to- morrow, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. $10-$15 sug. don. Stories & Craft w/Pattiebuff: “Penguins!” 1pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Baby Storytime, ages 0-1 w/care- givers, 10:15am & 11:15am, down- town library. FREE. 8 sun Drums of Peace, 2-4pm, old federal building, 211 E. 7th Ave. FREE. Game Night, bring board game or use house game, 7pm, Divine Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. Outdoor Baby Walk & Talk, ages 0-2 w/caregiver, rain or shine, meet at parking lot behind VRC, 9-10am, Delta Ponds. FREE. EUGENE WEEKLY 22 wine 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. KIDS/FAMILIES First Friday 14 JANUARY 5, 2012 21 theater Renaissance of Chinese Culture & Shen Yun Performing Arts w/ Shanjian Li, 3pm, downtown li- brary. FREE. MUSIC Oregon Mozart Players w/Kelly Kuo, 7:30pm, Center. $18-$39. Hult Nu Gen Jazz, 5pm, FREE; Brothers of the Baladi, District 19 Flamenco, Middle Eastern dance, world, 8pm, $8; Cozmic. Frank Zappa Tribute Pojama People w/Ike WIllis, rock, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $10. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: hike to Ridgeline Trail, 6.2 miles; ski Midnight Lake, 6 miles, info & sign up obsidians.org GEARs Bike Ride: Doane & Briggs Hills Ride, 37 miles, 10am, Alton Baker Park, www.eugenegears. org FREE. Emerald Valley BMX, races fol- lowing registration, reg. 3:30- 4:30pm today; reg. 10am-11am tomorrow, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. $13 per bike, spectators FREE. Hockey: Generals vs. West Sound, 7:35pm, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. SOCIAL DANCE Beginning Salsa Drop-In, 3pm, Eugene Ballet Academy, 1590 Willamette St. $10. StaverDanceSport Open House, 3-5pm, 41 E. 6th Ave. FREE. THEATER My Fair Lady, 8pm today, 2pm tomorrow, Center. $31.50-$52.50. Hult VOLUNTEER Civic Stadium cleanup work party, weather per- Understanding the Constitution, noon-3pm, Grower’s Market, 454 Willamette St., see http://wkly. ws/15d FREE. Lament & to Rejoice,” early Italian Baroque dramatic instru- mental & vocal music, canned goods for Food For Lane County requested, 4pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. $10 sug. don. Alice Wallace, folk, country, 6pm, Cozmic. FREE. Bottlecap Boys, Left Coast Country, acoustic, bluegrass, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $3-$5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARs Bike Ride: Cottage Grove Birthday Lunch ride via Dillard, 50 miles, 10am, Alton Baker Park, www.eugenegears.org FREE. 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. Cuban Salsa, 5pm lesson, 6pm social dance, Courtsports, 2728 Pheasant Blvd., Spfd., see www. eugenecasineros.com for info. $2 sug. don. USA Dance: 5pm intermediate fox-trot lesson; 6pm beginning fox-trot lesson; 7-9:30pm gen- eral dancing, Veterans’ Memorial Club, 1626 Willamette St., www. eugeneballroom.org $5. Veselo Folk Dancers, weekly in- ternational folk dancing, 7:15- 10pm, In Shape Athletic Club, 2681 Willamette St., 683-3376. $3. SPIRITUAL “What does living with Grace mean and how does it apply in your everyday life?” pre- sentation & discussion, 10-11am, Eckankar Center of Eugene, 2833- C Willamette St., www.eckankar. org FREE. Video interview: “The Transparency of Things” w/ Rupert Spira, 11am, Green Phoenix Institute, 352 W. 12th Ave. FREE. THEATER My Fair Lady contin- ues. See Saturday. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
