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calendar Do You Qualify for Your Oregon Medical Marijuana Card ? - Weekly Clinics O fice hours 10am - 5pm Monday thru Friday. - Professional and Private Setting - Free Record Review - New Patients and Renewals Welcome Call Today This Patch of Sky plays WOW Hall Friday “Joy, Sleep, Exercise, Diet,” 4-part class, 6:30-8pm, Golden Apple Healthcare, 492 E. 13th Ave., Suite 200, reg. 342-4520. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES Birds Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction mandatory orien- tation to free 8-week course, 6:30pm, Sacred Heart Medical Center, 3333 RiverBend Dr., Spfd. FREE. Genealogy computer class, in- ternet skills required, 1:30- 3:30pm, downtown library, reg. 682-5450. LECTURES/CLASSES Courage to Resist: “Campaign to Free Bradley Manning,” ac- cused WikiLeaks whistle-blower, 7:30pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive 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 Open Cozmic. FREE. Mic, 7:30pm, O.A.R., rock, 8pm, McDonald Theatre. $20 adv., $25 day of. Banyaro, acoustic, $3-$5. Harmed Brothers, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 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 Modern Square Dance w/Bob Ewing, ca- sual clothing, no partner need- ed, 7-8:30pm, Emerald Square Dance Center, 2095 Yolanda Ave., Spfd. $2, under 18 FREE. Argentine Tango Practica, 8-10pm, Studio B, 189 W. 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. 2 thurs Sunrise 7:30am; Sunset 5:24pm Av High 49; Av Low 35 FOOD Wine tasting continues. See Thursday, Jan. 26. GATHERINGS Eugene Metro Business Networking International, 11:30am, Downtown Athletic Club, 999 Willamette St., http://wkly. ws/159 $12 lunch. Greater Oregon Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America: managing the UO’s national brand w/UO Athletics’ Craig Pintens, 11:45am-1pm, Valley River Inn, www.goprsa.org $25, $20 mem., $15 stu. 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. of Oregon & General Science: “Birds in Winter” w/Dan Gleason, 9-11am, Campbell Center, 155 High St. $1 sug. don. Scholars on Islam Series: Jamillah Karim on “The Nation of Islam: Radical Islam or American Religion?” 1-2:20pm; “Muslim Feminism: Sunni Women & the Nation of Islam,” 4pm; CML 220, LCC. FREE. MUSIC SHOcase: Oregon Old Time Fiddlers, Center. FREE. 11:15am, Hult Monroe, Corvallis, heartandsoul- wellness.com Travels in China w/Bill Porter, 7pm, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 N.W. Monroe Ave. FREE. FRIDAY, JAN. 27 Translations of Chinese poetry, 7:30pm, MU Journey Room, OSU. FREE. SATURDAY, JAN. 28 Winter Wood Brothers w/Sarah & Christian Dugas, jazz folk, 8pm, WOW Hall. $15 adv., $17 door. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 “1862 to 2012: Debussy 150 Years On” w/Paul Roberts, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. $20 adv., $25 door. Obsidians: hike on Ridgeline Trail, 6.2 miles; cross-country ski to Maiden Peak Cabin, 11 miles, info & sign up obsidians.org Yoga & Qigong, 5:30pm, Celebration Studio, 1820 Willamette St. $10. Strong Bones, Strong Body con- tinues. See Thursday, Jan. 26. Walk with Us continues. See Thursday, Jan. 26. Prenatal Yoga continues. See Thursday, Jan. 26. Drop-in Kayaking continues. See Thursday, Jan. 26. SPIRITUAL Reiki Tummo Healing Clinic, by appt., 5:30- 7:30pm, 2550 Portland St., 914- 0431. Don. Teachings by: Ani Padma Dechok Tso, Dzogchen Nun, Living With the Principles of Buddhism, 7-8:30pm, Market of Choice, 67 W. 29th Ave. THEATER No Shame Eugene Theater Workshop, write, direct & act in original 5-min. pieces, 7:30- 9:30pm, 126 W. Broadway. FREE. Awake & Sing! continues. See Thursday, Jan. 26. Exploding Love continues. See Thursday, Jan. 26. The Real Thing continues. See Thursday, Jan. 26. VOLUNTEER Care for Owen Rose Garden, bring gloves & small hand-weeding tools, instruction provided, noon-3pm, end of N. Jefferson St., 682-5025. corvallis EVENTS Note: Continuation dates for out- of-town events are listed under the fi rst day of the event. THURSDAY, JAN. 26 Deliciously Slow Yoga, 8:30-10am Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1165 N.W. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM Northwest Alternative Health is now serving the Greater Eugene Area MONDAY, JAN. 30 The Social & Biological Realities of Race w/ Jonathan Kaplan, 4pm, Certer for the Humanities, 811 S.W. Jefferson Ave. FREE. TUESDAY, JAN. 31 Woman OUTDOORS/RECREATION www.OMMPCard.com Wine Soirée, 6-9pm, Schimdt’s Garden Center, 1229 N.W. 29th St. $10 adv., $15 door. Open Jazz Jam w/Free Jazz Trio, 5pm, FREE; Tracy Grammer, acoustic solo, Americana, 8pm, $12 adv., $15 day of.; Cozmic. Peter Stampfel & the Ether Frolic Mob w/Jeffrey Lewis, The Dust Busters, acoustic, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $10. 1-888-920-6076 Citizen Film Series: Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising’s Image of Women, 6pm, Owen Hall 101, OSU. Corvallis Folklore Society: Jim Malcolm Live from Scotland, 7:30pm, The Majestic Theatre, 115 S.W. 2nd St. $16 adv., $18 door. FEBRUARY 17–26 THURSDAY, FEB. 2 Majestic FEBRUARY 24 BILL FRISELL Education: A Thousand Cranes, 10am & 1pm for students, The Majestic Theatre, 115 S.W. 2nd St. $7, $5 stu. & sr. 2012 Critical Questions lecture se- ries: “Father of the birth control pill” Carl Djerassi, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center. FREE. PLAYS THE MUSIC OF JOHN LENNON, SPEEDY WEST, AND JIMMY BRYANT attn: OPPS Call to Youth Artists: entries for “Talents of Tomorrow,” due April 17, see www.jacobsgallery.org Oregon Arts Commision Cultural Tourism Grant, applications due Jan. 31, see www.oregon- artscommission.org Auditions for Legally Blonde: The Musical, 11am Saturday, Feb. 4, www.actorscabaret.org OSU Extension Small Farms Program: Growing Farms Workshop Series, March 7-April 11, see http://wkly.ws/16b for info. FEBRUARY 26 BRANFORD MARSALIS + JOEY CALDERAZZO DUO FEBRUARY 25 BILL FRISELL SOLO AND THE 858 QUARTET Daily Rec Swims at Sheldon and Echo Hollow Pools, see www.eu- gene-or.gov ROY HAYNES QUARTET DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER BILL FRISELL BRANFORD MARSALIS + JOEY CALDERAZZO DUO CHARLES McPHERSON CHARLIE HUNTER THARA MEMORY ENRICO RAVA TRIBE GARTH FAGAN DANCE MARDI GRAS AT THE MISSION JAZZ PASSENGERS VIJAY IYER + PRASANNA + NITIN MITTA = TIRTHA David Joyce Gallery seeks art proposals for “Green, Green the Color of New,” due Feb. 22, write fetherj@lanecc.edu for application. 100+ SAVE WITH SPECIAL TICKET PACKAGE DISCOUNTS EVENTS Kids’ FIRST: Winter Volunteer Victim Advocate Training, Feb. 29-March 9, deadline Feb. 20, see www.lanecounty.org/kidsfi rst Shedd Institute: Winter Open Auditions Feb. 4-5, http://wkly. ws/16c Bags of Love: Fabric Drive, 10am- 3pm Jan. 28, Albertson’s, 2000 Marcola Rd, Spfd. Greater Eugene Chorus of Sweet Adelines International will deliv- er “Singing Valentines” Feb. 13 & 14, see www.greatereugenecho- rus.org pdxjazz.com 503.228.JAZZ for details EUGENE WEEKLY JANUARY 26, 2011 15