ON THE AIR City Club of
Eugene: “John Bellamy Foster:
Can we fi x this fi nancial system?”
6:30-7:30pm, 89.7 FM KLCC.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Aerial Circus Arts & Acro-
Balance, free trial, 8-9pm to-
day & Wednesday, GymFusion:
National Academy of Artistic
Gymnastics, 1205 Oak Patch Rd.,
344-2002. $10 drop-In, $80 for
10 classes.
Hoop-Matics, free trial, 8-9pm,
GymFusion: National Academy
of Artistic Gymnastics, 1205 Oak
Patch Rd., 344-2002. $10 drop-
In, $80 for 10 classes.
SOCIAL DANCE West Coast
Swing, 7pm lesson, 8-10:30pm
social dance, The Vet’s Club,
1626 Willamette St. $6, $4 mem.
& stu.
SPIRITUAL
Open
Heart
Meditation, 5:30-6:30pm, 1210
W. 4th Ave., 914-0431. Don.
VOLUNTEER Friends of Trees
MLK Day of Service Work Party
& Planting, refreshments, gloves
& tools provided, 9am-1pm,
park at the boat landing at the
south end of Aspen St., meet
at the bridge over the millrace
Eastgate Woodlands, Whilamut
Natural Area, Alton Baker Park,
Spfd., www.friendsoftrees.org
Volunteer & Foster Orientation,
11am-noon, Greenhill Humane
Society, 88530 Green Hill Rd.,
reg. 689-1503 ext. 116.
MLK Day, United We Serve: park
& natural area care, noon-3pm,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park,
www.eugene-or.gov/parks
17 tues
Sunrise 7:44am; Sunset 5:02pm
Av High 47; Av Low 34
FILM Running in the Sun,
7:30pm, Cozmic. FREE.
FOOD/DRINK
Creswell
Farmers’
Market,
indoors,
4-6pm, 182 S. 2nd St., Creswell.
GATHERINGS
Cascade
Toastmasters, drop-ins welcome,
6:45-8:15am, Original Pancake
House, 782 E. Broadway, call
343-3743 for info. FREE.
Rep. Barnhart Coffee Meeting,
7:15am, Studio One Café, 1473 E.
19th St., RSVP 607-9207.
Eliel’s Felties Store Opening,
felt art, felting supplies & class-
es, 11am-3pm, 150 Shelton
McMurphey Blvd.
Lane County Legislators Town
Hall Meeting, 7pm, Lawrence
115, UO.
Ron Paul Monthly meet-up, 7pm,
Terry’s Diner, 2079 River Rd.
Trivia Night, 7pm, Divine
Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES Terrifi c Twos
Storytime, for 2-year-olds w/
caregivers, 10:15am & 11am,
downtown library, info at 682-
8316. FREE.
Jammie Storytime, all ages,
7pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th
St., Spfd. FREE.
LECTURES/CLASSES Roger
LITERARY
calendar
See Monday’s volunteer
section for ways to honor
Martin Luther King, Jr.
LITERARY ARTS Good News
Poetry Tour w/Dylan Garity, Neil
Hilborn, & Hieu Minh Nguyen,
6:30pm,
Mills
International
Center, UO EMU, http://thegood-
newstour.tumblr.com
ARTS Windfall
Reading Series: Lauren Kessler
& Geri Doran, 5:30pm, downtown
library. FREE.
MUSIC Women’s Choral Society’s
Reading w/Tina Boscha, Miriam
Gershow & Pete Hoffmeister,
7pm, Tsunami Books, 2585
Willamette St. FREE.
Winter 2012 Concert, 8-9:30pm,
Beall Hall, UO, www.womenscho-
ralsociety.org $10, $8 sr. & stu.
Bluegrass Jam, 9pm, Sam
Bond’s. FREE.
SOCIAL
MUSIC
Eugene Symphony:
Piazzolla’s Four Seasons, 8pm,
Hult Center. $15-$55.
DANCE
Eugene
Folk Dancers, weekly interna-
tional folk dancing, 7:45pm,
Willamalane Activity Center, 215
W. C St., Spfd., 344-7591. $2.
Portland Cello Project w/Israel
Nebeker of Blind Pilot, Indie
Cello Orchestra, 8pm, WOW Hall.
$15 adv., $18 door.
VOLUNTEER OASIS Education
Center: information for older
adults interested in volunteer-
ing with the elementary school
reading program, 2-3pm, OASIS
offi ce, second fl oor of Macy’s,
VRC. FREE.
Give a Pint/Get a Pint Blood Drive,
voucher for point of Hop Valley
brew, 3-7pm, Hop Valley Brewery,
980 Kruse Way, Spfd., require-
ments at www.laneblood.org
18 wed
Sunrise 7:43am; Sunset 5:04pm
Av High 48; Av Low 34
FILM Movie Appreciation Group:
The Emperor’s Club (2002), PG,
subtitles, 1pm, Willamalane Adult
Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd.
Housing Is a Human Right — Stop
the Illegal Foreclosures, 7pm,
Reality Kitchen, 245 Van Buren
St. FREE.
GATHERINGS
Windows on
Waldorf, guided tour while
class is in session, 8:30am-
12:30pm, 1350 McLean Blvd., reg.
683-6951.
Free Admission Day at UO
Museum of Natural & Cultural
History, 11am-5pm, UO. FREE.
Teen Gaming, board, card & role-
playing games, 3:30-5:30pm,
Sheldon Branch Library, 1566
Coburg Rd. FREE.
Eugene Coalition for Better
School Food General Meeting,
obesity, 6-7:30pm, The Reach
Center, 2520 Harris St., www.kid-
foodmatters.com FREE.
OUT/LOUD’s 11th Anniversary
Planning Meeting, 7pm, Cozmic.
Energy Village: Think Tank on
the work of Gregory Bateson
w/Nora Bateson, 7pm network-
ing, 7:30pm discussion, Davis
Restaurant, 94 W. Broadway.
Eugene Astronomical Society
meeting & telescope workshop,
7pm, EWEB, 500 E. 4th Ave. FREE.
Bingo Night, 8pm, Rogue Public
House, 844 Olive St. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES
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,
t
igo
International,
11:30am,
Downtown Athletic Club, 999
Willamette
St.,
http://wkly.
ws/159 $12 lunch.
Jeffrey Martin, Lucas Gunn,
acoustic, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. FREE.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Strong Bones, Strong Body con-
tinues. See Thursday, Jan. 12.
Walk with Us continues. See
Thursday, Jan. 12.
downtown library, info at 682-
8316. FREE.
Sensory Storytime, 1pm, down-
town library. FREE.
Family Night w/Mark Ross, folk,
6pm, Cozmic. FREE.
L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES
Library2Go Drop-in Clinic, how
to download eBooks, audio
books & videos, 4-8pm, down-
town library. FREE.
Climate Change 360: “Creating a
Scalable Home Energy Effi ciency
Industry” w/Derek Smith, 5pm,
Many Nations Longhouse, UO.
Amending the Constitution in
Response to “Citizens United”:
Pitfalls & Possibilities, 7pm, Law
School 175, UO. FREE.
Willamette
Orchid
Society:
“Orchid
Potting
Media,
Containers and Mounts” by Phill
Endicott of Orchid Obsession,
7:30pm, IOOF Building, 1233
Charnelton St. 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.
Aerial Circus Arts & Acro-
Balance continues. See Monday.
MUSIC
Eugene Symphony
Guild: Preview — January 2012,
noon, Hult Center. FREE.
Open Mic w/Brendan Curran,
4pm, Cozmic. FREE.
Olentangy John, Backwater
Opera, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $1-$5.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Bike Riding for Seniors, weekly
in-town rides, helmets required,
10:30am, Campbell Center, 155
High St., reg. 682-5218. FREE.
SOCIAL DANCE Argentine
Tango Practica, 8-10pm, Studio
B, 189 West 8th Ave. $5.
SPIRITUAL
A Course In
Miracles Drop-In Study Group,
10-11:15am, Unity of the Valley,
39th & Hilyard, 914-0431. Don.
Open Heart Meditation, noon-
12:30pm, Unity of the Valley,
39th & Hilyard, 914-0431. Don.
19 thurs
Sunrise 7:43am; Sunset 5:05pm
Av High 48; Av Low 34
DANCE
SHOcase:
Ballet
Fantastique, 11:15am, Hult Center.
FREE.
FILM An Ecology of Mind,
7:30pm fi lm, 8:30pm Q&A w/di-
rector Nora Bateson, Bijour Art
Cinemas, 492 E. 13th Ave.
FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting,
5-7pm, Supreme Bean Coffee
Co., 2864 Willamette St. FREE.
GATHERINGS
Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society Team In
Training Information Meeting,
6pm, Phoenix Inn Suites, 850
Franklin Blvd., www.teamintrain-
ing.org/mail
Prenatal Yoga continues. See
Thursday, Jan. 12.
Drop-in Kayaking continues. See
Thursday, Jan. 12.
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.
The Real Thing continues. See
Friday.
The Underpants continues. See
Friday.
VOLUNTEER Care for Owen
Rose Garden, bring gloves & small
hand-weeding tools, instruction
provided, noon-3pm, end of N.
Jefferson St., 682-5025.
KIDS/FAMILIES
The
Art
of Mathematics, for teach-
ers, public & 5th & 6th graders,
9-11:30am, 174 W. Broadway.
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.
L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES
League of Women Voters of
Lane County: “An Update on
4J Goals & Issues” w/Sheldon
Berman, 11:45am-1:30pm, Hilton
Garden Inn, 3528 Gateway St.,
Spfd., reg. 343-7917. $13 lunch,
program FREE.
Charles Walker: Violence &
Ideology in Native American
Uprisings: The Tupac Amaru
Rebellion,
1780-1783,
2pm,
Knight Library Browsing Room,
UO, http://uoamericas.uoregon.
edu FREE.
Boost Your Online Business:
Learn to Analyze Your Web
Traffi c, 6pm, downtown library.
FREE.
GATHERINGS
Metro
Business
Eugene
Networking
corvallis
EVENTS
Note: Continuation dates for out-
of-town events are listed under
the fi rst day of the event.
THURSDAY,
JAN.
Blood Pressure Screening by ap-
pointment, 9–10am, Corvallis
Senior Center, 2601 N.W. Tyler Ave.,
reg. 766-6959. FREE.
SATURDAY,
JAN.
SUNDAY, JAN. 15 Meet Tsidii
Le Loka, Tony-nominee of The Lion
King, 2:30-3pm event for kids w/
special needs, 3-3:45pm meet &
greet, The Majestic, 115 S.W. 2nd
St., www.majestic.org FREE.
MONDAY, JAN. 16 MLK Jr. cele-
bration: Peace Breakfast, 9am, MU
ballroom. $10, $6 stu, age 5 & un-
der FREE.
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na
ACLU of Oregon Benton-Linn
Chapter: “Bill Lunch: The Threats
to & Opportunities for Advancing
Civil Liberties in Oregon,” 7-9pm,
Corvallis Public Library, 645 N.W.
Monroe Ave. FREE.
Bunco Party, 7-9pm, Corvallis
Senior Center, 2601 N.W. Tyler Ave.,
reg. 766-6959.
Good News Poetry Tour w/Dylan
Garity, Neil Hilborn, & Hieu Minh
Nguyen, 7:30pm, Linus Pauling
Science Center 125, OSU. FREE.
WEDNESDAY
JAN.
18
Craig Hanson, organ, music of
Mendelssohn & Franck, 12:15am,
First United Methodist Church, 1165
N.W. Monroe. Don.
2012 Dietary Supplements Update,
1pm–2:30pm, Corvallis Senior
Center, 2601 N.W. Tyler Ave.
Diane Paddison: “Finding Balance:
Practical Wisdom for Young
Professionals,”
7pm,
LaSells
Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.
THURSDAY,
JAN.
19
Parkinson’s
Disease
Support
Group, 2pm, Corvallis Senior
Center, 2601 N.W. Tyler Ave.
Patrick Spottiswoode: “Creating
a Chink in the Wall,” 4pm, Center
for Humanities, 811 S.W. Jefferson
Ave. FREE.
Chamber Music Corvallis: The
Jupiter String Quartet, 7:30pm,
LaSells Stewart Center, OSU,
http://chambermusiccorvallis.
org/ $22 adv., $25 door, $10 stu. &
spouses, K-12 & OSU stu. FREE.
attn:
OPPS
Ophelia’s Place Winter 2012 cal-
endar online w/scholarships
available, see www.ophelias-
place.net for info.
Young Writers Association win-
ter writing groups taking regis-
tration, info at www.ywalane.org
New adult & teen tap class, ages
16 & up, bring shoes, 5:30-7pm,
Thursdays, Amazon Community
Center, 2700 Hilyard St.
Free Master Recycler Training
in Florence Begins Jan. 13, see
www.lanecounty.org/masterre-
cyclers for info.
United Way of Lane County’s
Volunteer Connection seeks vol-
unteers for more than 400 oppor-
tunities, www.unitedwaylane.org
The Oregon Pacifi c Chapter of
the American Red Cross is ac-
cepting nominations for the
2012 Everyday Heroes Award,
see oregonpacifi c.redcross.org
for info.
Sox in a Box: for Girls Pathway
(Looking Glass), Sponsors & wom-
en transitioning from prison, drop
off at Eugene & Springfi eld main
branches of U.S. Bank, Oakway
Center Gallery & Eugene’s Flower
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“Around
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Globe: Shakespeare’s Words &
His Theatre,” 4pm, Center for
Humanities, 811 S.W. Jefferson Ave.
FREE.
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all the cheese you can eat!
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1pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645
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Biophilic Cities,” 5:30pm, Fenton
110, UO.
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