calendar
Dance Northwest
performs “Down 4 It”
for a Womenspace
benefi t Saturday
at LCC
Dog
Tale Time, grades K-6,
2-3:30pm, downtown li-
brary, reg. 682-8316. FREE.
LECTURES/CLASSES Intro
to the Internet, keyboard &
mouse skills required, 10am-
noon, downtown library, reg.
682-5450. FREE.
January Songwriters Workshop,
“Smash Your Obstacles,” 11am-
1pm, Tsunami Books, 2585
Willamette St., reg. songshop@
hotmail.com $5.
Ted Taylor: “Media Bias and
the Struggle for Justice,” 1pm,
Siuslaw Public Library 1460
9th St., Florence, 997-7573.
Willie Dixon: Preacher of the
Blues w/Mitsutoshi Inaba, 3pm,
downtown library. FREE.
LITERARY
ARTS
All-
Ages Open Mic Poetry &
Jazz, 6:30pm sign-up; Poetry
Slam, 7pm sign-up, 7:30pm
show, Tsunami Books, 2585
Willamette St. $5-$10.
MUSIC
Florence
Winter
Folk Festival w/Tom Chapin
& Friends, We Five, C. Daniel
Boling, Border Radio, Coty
Hogue, Hank & Claire, Three
Together, Abby Mae & the
Homeschool Boys, John Hill
& Backwater Opera, 10am-
3:30pm artisan craft faire,
show info at www.winterfolk-
festival.org $7-$50.
Introduction to the King
of Instruments: informal or-
gan concert for all ages, w/the
Eugene Chapter of the American
Guild of Organists, 10am, First
United Methodist Church, 1376
Olive St. Don.
The Off Beats, rock, folk, 4pm,
Cozmic. FREE.
Oregon
Music
Education
Association:
All-State
Jazz
Performance, 5pm, Hult Center.
FREE.
Emerald Valley Opry, w/Barefoot
Leroy, Howard Steele, Trammels &
Co., Cameron Reiten, MoondanSe,
6pm, Willamette High School, 1801
Echo Hollow Rd. www.emerald-
valleyopry.com $6, $5 sr., $3 kids
over age 7., under age 7 FREE.
Hell’s Belles, AC/DC tribute,
8pm, McDonald Theatre. $14
adv., $17 door.
The Tip, KALiCO, Homeschool,
Expolde-A-Tron, rock, 9pm, WOW
Hall. $8 adv., $10 door.
Pickwick, Emily Wells, indie, rock,
9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $7.
ON THE AIR “The De’Ampy
Soul Hama Show,” “Travel be-
yond the Eugene designated
journey,” Eugene local radio tal-
ents Lane Kagay, Cara Eddo,
Marc Time & Craig Leve, mid-
night, Comcast channel 29.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Obsidians: cross-country ski &
snowshoe Maklaks Loop, 6 miles,
info & sign up obsidians.org
GEARs Bike Ride: Veneta break-
fast ride via Bolton Hill, 41 miles,
10am, Alton Baker Park, www.eu-
genegears.org FREE.
Emerald City Roller Girls Try-
Outs, 2-4pm, Willamalane Center
for Sports & Recreation, 250 S.
32nd St, Spfd., emeraldcityroller-
girls.com FREE.
SOCIAL DANCE Greek Dance
Festival, 9am-midnight today,
11am-3pm & 7:30-9:45pm to-
morrow, Veteran’s Memorial
Building, 1626 Willamette St.
$50, $35 stu. & sr.
Beginning Salsa Drop-In, 3pm,
Eugene Ballet Academy, 1590
Willamette St. $10.
SPIRITUAL
“Occupying the
Heart and Mind,” silent meditation
& prayer circle, 2:30pm, Occupy V
headquarters, 7th & Polk.
Housing is a human right — stop
the illegal foreclosures, 1pm,
Reality Kitchen, 245 Van Buren
St. FREE.
MUSIC
THEATER The Real Thing con-
tinues. See Friday.
Trailer Park continues. See
Friday.
The Underpants continues. See
Friday.
VOLUNTEER
Willamette
Riverfront forest restoration
work party, tools, gloves & re-
freshments provided, 9:30am-
noon, Greenway Bike bridge
across from VRC, www.wala-
marestoration.org
Friends of Trees: Harvest
Landing Park tree planting w/
Portland
Timbers,
refresh-
ments, gloves & tools provided,
10:30am-1:30pm, Harvest Lane
north of Hayden Bridge Road,
632-3683. FREE.
15 sun
Sunrise 7:45am; Sunset 5:00pm
Av High 47; Av Low 34
BENEFITS
“Occupy
Free
Expression: An Occupy Eugene
Benefi t Event,” poetry, spoken
word, music, occupy artwork &
fashion, 4-6pm, Tsunami Books,
2585 Willamette St.
DANCE Arabian Nights Open
Barre w/Ballet Fantastique, tast-
ings of local coffee & wine, City
Center for Dance, 960 Oak St.,
www.balletfantastique.org $5-
$10 sug. don.
GATHERINGS
Pokemon
League, 1-5pm, Cozmic. FREE.
Drums of Peace, 2-4pm, old fed-
eral building, 211 E. 7th Ave. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES
The Hole
Story for kids, 3pm, downtown li-
brary. FREE.
L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES
Understanding the Constitution,
noon-3pm, Grower’s Market, 454
Willamette St., see http://wkly.
ws/15d FREE.
Concerto/Aria
Competition, noon-4pm, Beall
Hall, UO. $5, stu. FREE.
Oregon
Music
Education
Association:
All-State
High
School Gala Concert, 1pm, Hult
Center. $15, $5 stu. & sr.
Oregon Bach Collegium: “Est-
ce Mars? Est-ce l’Amour?” 3pm,
United Lutheran Church, 2230
Washington St., oregonbachcol-
legium.org $10, $5 stu.
Hot Club of Eugene, 6pm,
Cozmic. $8.
Brainstorm, Adventure Galley,
Wintertime
Carnival,
rock,
8:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Obsidians: cross-country ski
Circle Lake, 10 miles; snowshoe
to Diamond Creek Falls, 3.4
miles, info & sign up obsidians.
org
GEARs Bike Ride: Howe Lane
via Seavey Loop, Cloverdale,
River Ave., 41 miles, 10am, Alton
Baker Park, www.eugenegears.
org FREE.
Lane County Concussion men’s
roller derby, 2pm, Willamalane
Center for Sports & Recreation,
250 S. 32nd St., Spfd., http://
wkly.ws/15q $10 adv., $12 door.
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.
Veselo Folk Dancers, weekly in-
ternational folk dancing, 7:15-
10pm, In Shape Athletic Club, 2681
Willamette St., 683-3376. $3.
Greek Dance Festival continues.
See Saturday.
SPIRITUAL One Common Faith:
10am, Eugene Baha’i Center, 1458
Alder St., www.eugenebahai.com
FREE.
THEATER The Underpants con-
tinues. See Friday.
16 mon
Sunrise 7:44am; Sunset 5:01pm
Av High 47; Av Low 34
GATHERINGS
14th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr., March
& Celebration, 1:30pm march,
Springfi eld Justice Center, 230
4th St., Spfd.; 2pm celebration,
Springfi eld High School, 875 7th
St., Spfd. FREE
Women in Black Standing for
Peace, silent vigil, 5-5:30pm,
across the street from old feder-
al building, 7th & Pearl St., info at
343-0063. FREE.
MLK Day celebration, 5:30pm,
Hult Center.
McKenzie Flyfi shers month-
ly meeting: Tips On Flyfi shing
w/Jason Borger, non mem-
bers welcome, 6pm social hour,
6:45pm dinner, 7:30pm program,
Boulevard Grill, 2123 Franklin
Blvd., www.mckenziefl yfi shers.
org
KIDS/FAMILIES
YES!
YEA! No-School-Day Camp:
Inventions, 9am-4pm, Science
Factory, 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy.,
reg.
www.sciencefactory.org
$40, $35 mem.
Eug Rec: No School Day pool
kayak lessons, ages 11 & up,
1-3pm, Echo Hollow Pool, 1655
Echo Hollow Rd. $25.
Reading
w/Rover,
6:30pm,
Cottage Grove Public Library,
700 E. Gibbs, Cottage Grove.
L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES
Joseph White, educator & “god-
father of black psychology,”
6pm, EMU Ballroom, UO.
MUSIC Mickey Kai Jimenez,
acoustic solo, pop, 5pm, Cozmic.
FREE.
Open Mic w/Uncle T, 9pm, Sam
Bond’s. FREE.
Celebration of World Religion Day,
The search committee invites you to meet the three fi nalists for the new Vice
President for Equity and Inclusion. Please consider attending at least one of
the two public sessions available for each candidate; see schedule below.
Candidate materials are posted on the search website (see link below)
Candidate #1:
January 19, 2012
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Papé Reception Room
4:00 – 5:00pm
Candidate presentation*
5:00 – 5:45pm
Question and answer*
January 20, 2012
Johnson Hall Conference Room (room 105)
10:30 – 11:30am Reception and coffee
Candidate #2:
January 23, 2012
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Papé Reception Room
4:00 – 5:00pm
Candidate presentation*
5:00 – 5:45pm
Question and answer*
January 24, 2012
Heritage Hall, Bowerman Building
10:30 – 11:30am Reception and coffee
Candidate #3:
January 26, 2012
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Papé Reception Room
4:00 – 5:00pm
Candidate presentation*
5:00 – 5:45pm
Question and answer*
January 27, 2012
Johnson Hall Conference Room (room 105)
10:30 – 11:30am Reception and coffee
*Candidate Presentations and Q&A Sessions will be streaming
live at http://media.uoregon.edu/channel/live
Candidate materials and schedule can be found here:
http://president.uoregon.edu/vpdiversity/
If you need accommodations or have any questions please contact vpdiv@uoregon.edu
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