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Thursday, Jan. 26; through Jan. 28, Wildish Community Theatre, 630 Main St., Spfd. Trailer Park, 8pm today & to- morrow, Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette St. $16-$41.95. The Underpants continues. See Thursday, Jan. 19. The Real Thing continues. See Thursday, Jan. 19. 21 sat Sunrise 7:41am; Sunset 5:08pm Av High 48; Av Low 35 Books, FREE. 2585 Willamette St. Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, 7:30pm, The Shedd. $24-$32. BENEFITS The Kush Band, GEARs Bike Ride: Fern Ridge bike path, 9am coffee, 10am ride, Vero, 205 E. 14th Ave.; Breakfast ride to Curtis & Paula Erickson’s house on Kirk Rd, 40 miles, 10am, Alton Baker Park, www.eu- genegears.org FREE. FOOD/DRINK Hideaway Bakery Farmers’ Market, 9am- 2pm, Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon. GATHERINGS Peace Vigil, noon-1pm, downtown library, info at 342-2914. FREE. Emerald Knights Debutant Pageant Drag Show Presentation, 6pm, Cozmic. $10. Autism Society of Oregon: pan- el discussion w/three adults on the Autism Spectrum, effective self-advocacy, successful em- ployment, navigating social situ- ations & relationships, coping w/ sensory integration issues, strat- egies for handling transitions ef- fectively, 6:30-8:30pm, Hilyard Center, 2580 Hilyard St. $5 sug. don. AcroYoga Dynamic Flight Transitions Workshop continues. See Friday. Good Earth Home, Garden & Living Show continues. See Friday. KIDS/FAMILIES SOCIAL Salsa Drop-In, 3pm, Eugene Ballet Academy, 1590 Willamette St. $10. Spencer Creek Grange Barn Dance, all ages & levels, 7pm, 86013 Lorane Hwy, spencer- creekgrange.org $4. Wolf Pack Square Dance, 7:30- 8pm rounds, 8-10pm main- stream squares, Emerald Square Dance Center, 2095 Yolanda, Spfd. $5. THEATER The Real Thing con- tinues. See Thursday, Jan. 19. The Underpants continues. See Thursday, Jan. 19. Trailer Friday. Park continues. See VOLUNTEER Civic Stadium work party, bring hand tools & gloves, 10am-noon, Civic Stadium. Trap Neuter Return Training Seminar, safe trapping & after- care of feral cats for spay/neu- ter, 11am-1pm, Greenhill Humane Society, 88530 Green Hill Rd., reg. 689-1503, www.green-hill.org Family Music Time w/Kris Olsen, 10:15am, downtown library. FREE. 22 sun Sunrise 7:40am; Sunset 5:09pm Av High 48; Av Low 35 GATHERINGS Piccadilly Flea ARTS Third Saturday Readers Series: Michael Spring, Jenny Root & Kathryn Ridall, 5pm, Tsunami KIDS/FAMILIES Terrifi c Twos FREE. MUSIC Cypress Quartet w/Jon Nakamatsu on piano, Beall Hall, UO. $17-$37. Eugene Symphony: Disney in Concert — Magical Music from the Movies, includes instrument petting zoo, 2:30pm, Hult Center. $15-$48. Back Porch Soiree, old time, Western swing, 6pm, Cozmic. FREE. Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys, Etouffee, Dance Lesson, Zydeco, 7pm, WOW Hall. $15 adv., $18 door. Old Man Markley, Water Tower Bucket Boys, acoustic, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $6. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: cross-country ski Cone Peak, 6 miles; to Midnight Lake, 6 miles; hike Finley National Wildlife Refuge, 6.5 miles; snow- shoe to Maxwell Butte, 5.5 miles; to Gold Lake, 5 miles, info & sign up obsidians.org GEARs Bike Ride: Dillard, Bear Creek, Rogers, Cloverdale, Matthew’s, Seavey Loop, 35 miles, 10am, Alton Baker Park, www.eugenegears.org FREE. Community Yoga Class, 4:30- 5:45pm, Eugene Yoga, 3575 Donald St., 520-8771. Don. Pokemon League, Cozmic. FREE. Tango Milonga, 5-7pm, Reach Center, 2520 Harris St. $5. 1-5pm, Good Earth Home, Garden & Living Show continues. See Friday. 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. THEATER The Real Thing con- tinues. See Thursday, Jan. 19. The Underpants continues. See Thursday, Jan. 19. KIDS/FAMILIES Reading with Raptors for kids, 3pm, downtown library. 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. Literary Arts Former Lane County Commissioner Jerry Rust reads & signs The Covered Bridge Murders, 3pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM Storytime, for 2-year-olds w/ caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682- 8316. FREE. The Cypress Quartet plays Beall Hall Sunday ballroom dancing at tea-time, no lesson, 3-5pm, Veterans Memorial Club, 1626 Willamette Street (2nd fl oor), www.eugene- ballroom.org $5. Spencer Creek Community Growers’ Market planning meeting, hobby food produc- ers strongly encouraged, 4pm, Spencer Creek Grange, 86013 Lorane Hwy., spencercreek- grange.org LITERARY Trivia Night, 7pm, Divine Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. Housing is a human right/stop the illegal foreclosures meeting w/Bank Busters/Occupy Eugene, 11am, Reality Kitchen, 245 Van Buren St. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES Store Luis Valdez, founder & artistic director of El Teatro Campesino, 7pm, Oak Hill School, 86397 Eldon Schafer Dr. FREE. Industrial Workers of the World meeting, 7pm, Cozmic. FREE. SOCIAL DANCE USA Dance: Drums of Peace, 2-4pm, old federal building, 211 E. 7th Ave. FREE. Storytime FUNdamentals: work- shop for adults who work w/ young children, help young chil- dren become reading-ready, counts as training for licensed childcare providers through Family Connections of Lane & Douglas Counties, 1-3pm, down- town library, reg. 682-8316. FREE. GEARS General Meeting: “Riding Across Southern Utah, Yes!” w/Jeff Sprague, 6-8pm, Countryside Pizza, 645 River Rd. Market, 10am-4pm, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., 683- 5589. $1.50. Dog Tale Time, grades K-6, 2-3:30pm, downtown library, reg. 682-8316. FREE. & Share Digital Photos, no cam- era needed, internet skills re- quired, 10am-noon, downtown li- brary, reg. 682-5450. FREE. Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 1:30pm, near Cafe Yumm, Oakway Center, 341-3982. FREE. DANCE Beginning Emerald Empire HempFest Volunteer Meeting, 4:20pm, 687 River Ave. FREE. Royal Tea Party w/Miss Lane County Amanda McDougall, au- tographs & pictures w/aspir- ing princes & princesses, dec- orate a sugar cookie, royalty crafts, Enchanted, noon-2pm, Willamalane Center, 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd. $3. Adaptive Game Day for Stroke Survivors, 1:30-3pm, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St. FREE. Obsidians: snowshoe to Bechtel Shelter, 4.6 miles, info & sign up obsidians.org Winter Family Day, 10am-noon, Eugene, Cascades & Coast Adventure Center, 3312 Gateway St., Spfd. FREE. Judy Sierra: Suppose You Met a Dinosaur, 11am, River-Road- Santa Clara Volunteer Library, 105 Oakleigh Ln., www.rrscvollib. org FREE. Lane County Mental Health Consumer/Psychiatric Survivor Advisory Council, 1-3pm, Lane County Behavioral Health Services, 2411 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Room 198. FREE. ON THE AIR “The De’Ampy OUTDOORS/RECREATION Iddrisu & Nana Yawn Asumin continues. See Friday. Body Worlds & the Brain at OMSI, 8am-4:30pm, leaving from Willamalane Adult Activity Center. $50. dance, Curator’s Gallery Talk: “The Long Now” w/Stamatina Gregory 4pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. DANCE Dance Africa w/Habib Cascade Toastmasters, drop-ins welcome, 6:45-8:15am, Original Pancake House, 782 E. Broadway, call 343-3743 for info. FREE. Craig Chee, Upstate Trio, Poor Miners Union, indie, rock, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. Son Mela’o, Latin, 9:30pm, Cozmic. $12. VOLUNTEER WOW Hall Volunteer Orientation, 6:30pm, WOW Hall. GATHERINGS Nipsey Hussle, Youngest In Change, Unique, Rose City Gang, Red Ants Nation, hosted by Changed Frunt, hip hop, 9pm, WOW Hall. $20 adv., $25 door. Soul Hama Show,” audio, video edit assault w/Eugene local radio talents: Lane Kagay, Cara Eddo, Marc Time, Craig Leve, midnight, Comcast channel 29. benefi t for Florence musician Jim Ramirez, 7:30pm, Deadwood Creek Community Center, 4.3 miles up Deadwood Creek Rd. from Hwy 36. Don. Creswell Farmers’ Market, indoors, 4-6pm, 182 S. 2nd St., Creswell. MUSIC Exploring Natural Pigments Workshop w/ Tile Elkins, 2-4pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd., reg. 726-3766. ART/CRAFT FOOD/DRINK calendar 23 mon Sunrise 7:40am; Sunset 5:10pm Av High 48; Av Low 35 GATHERINGS Women in Black Standing for Peace, silent vig- il, 5-5:30pm, across the street from old federal building, 7th & Pearl St., info at 343-0063. FREE. Depression Bipolar Support Alliance, peer support group for people w/mood disorders, 7-8:30pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. SASS Monday Night Drop-in Group, for all 18+, female-identi- fi ed survivors of sexual assault & abuse, past or recent, doors lock at 7:05pm, 7-8:30pm, 591 W. 19th Ave., 343-7277. FREE. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Yoruba African Art w/Candice Goucher, 4pm, Building 10, room 108, LCC. FREE. Inquiry Group for the Work of Byron Katie, 6:30pm, info at 686-3223. FREE. Sustainable tourism & mi- crofi nance, 6:30pm, Davis Restauraunt, 94 W. Broadway, www.envia.org Don. Native Plant Society: William Orr: “Bio-mimicry In Nature,” 7:30pm, EWEB, 500 E. 4th Ave., 345-5531. MUSIC acoustic FREE. Yvonne Rampage, solo, 5pm, Cozmic. Pius Cheung, percussion, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu. & sr. Open Mic w/Uncle T, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. FREE. ON THE AIR City Club of Eugene: “Are Tax Breaks Keeping Oregon in the Red?” 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. 24 tues Sunrise 7:39am; Sunset 5:12pm Av High 48; Av Low 35 FILM Somos Una América, 6pm pot luck, 6:30pm fi lm, LASC Offi ce, 458 Blair Blvd. FREE. Parent-Child Workshop: Raising happy readers, ages 0-5 & adults, 10:30am, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Computer Basics Part 2: win- dows, fi les, folders, icons & stor- age devices, basic computer & mouse skills required, 10am- 11:30am, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd., reg. 682- 5450. FREE. 25 wed Sunrise 7:38am; Sunset 5:13pm Av High 48; Av Low 35 FILM Movie Appreciation Group: Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995), PG, subtitles, 1pm, Willamalane Adult Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. 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. Camas Country Mill Open House, 2-6:30pm, 90785 Link Rd., RSVP 341-1216. Teen Gaming, board, card & role- playing games, 3:30-5:30pm, Sheldon Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Rd. FREE. Eugene Downtown Neighborhood Association, 6-7:30pm, downtown library. Science & Academic Fair, 6-8th graders projects, 6:30-7:30pm, Eugene Waldorf School, 1350 McLean Blvd. Heart of Now Community Group: Community group practicing presence & honest connection, 7-9:30pm, Unity Church, 39th & Hilyard, 852-6352. Don. 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. Pruning: Tree Fruits, 1-3pm, GrassRoots Garden, 1465 Coburg Rd., reg. http://wkly.ws/f $10 sug. don. Preschool Storytime, ages 3-6 w/caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682- 8316. FREE. Lane Arts Council: how to build a robust & effective board for arts organizations, 4-6pm, Midtown Arts Center Conference Room, 1590 Willamette St., reg. liora@ lanearts.org FREE. Sensory Storytime, 1pm, down- town library. FREE. Book Making Workshop for adults, create a multiple-page book w/wrap-around cover & decorative tie closure to use as a scrapbook, photo album or gift, 6pm, Sheldon Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Rd., reg. 682-5778. FREE. G e t - H e l p - i n - Ke e p i n g -Yo u r - Resolutions Workshops w/ Shmuel Shalom (Geoffrey) Cohen, please call to sched- ule a time to make up the fi rst class, 6:30-7:30pm, see ConsciousTorah.com or 514-2571 for location & info. Introduction to a six-week stress reduction program called Renew Your Health, Renew Your Life, 6:30pm, Northwest Center for Health Promotion, 90 E. 27th Ave., reg. 343-0536. FREE. The Adventure Ahead: Elementary Education & 1st Grade Readiness, 7-8:30pm, Eugene Waldorf School, 1350 McLean Blvd. Lane County Audubon Society: Jim Maloney on “Birds, bats & wind energy — an unnatural his- tory,” 7:30pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. FREE. MUSIC Poetry In Song, UO voice students, 7pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE. Eugene Zydeco Dance Community: Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys, 8pm, Cozmic. $14 adv., $18 day of. Bluegrass Jam, Bond’s. FREE. 9pm, Sam OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: hike Moon Mountain, 3 miles, info & sign up obsidians.org SOCIAL DANCE Eugene Folk Dancers, weekly interna- tional folk dancing, 7:45pm, Willamalane Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd., 344-7591. $2. Family Night w/Do Re Play, folk, 6pm, Cozmic. FREE. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Cascade Family Flyfi shers w/ Arlen Thomas on Bug Water, 7pm, EWEB, 500 E. 4th Ave. 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 Grace Mitchell, acoustic solo, 6pm, Sam Bond’s. FREE. Winter Strings Concert, 7pm, Eugene Waldorf School, 1350 McLean Blvd. Open Mic, FREE. 7:30pm, Cozmic. Beats Antique, 8pm, McDonald Theatre. $20 adv., $25 day of. Restaurant, Mud Puppy, Courtney Marie Andrews, acous- tic, 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. Drop-in skateboard lessons, 3:30-5:30pm, U.S. SportsPlex, 4540 Commerce St., 682-5329. $8. 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. Judaism from a Reconstructionist Perspective w/Rabbi Boris Dolin, 7pm, Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave. $35, $20 TBI mem. EUGENE WEEKLY JANUARY 19, 2012 13