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what's happening 19 music OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: hike on Ridgeline Trail, 6.2 miles; cross-country ski to Maiden Peak Cabin, 11 miles, info & sign up obsidians.org 2 thurs Photography can really be “out FOOD Wine tasting, 5-7pm today & Thursday, Feb. 9, Supreme Bean Coffee Co., 2864 Willamette St. FREE. there,” but never more so than GATHERINGS Prenatal Yoga, 5-6:15pm today & Thursday, Feb. 9, RiverBend Medical Center, 3333 Riverbend Dr., Spfd., 222-7074. $11, $40 for 4 classes. when the Hubble Space Telescope is involved. The wonder camera has been orbiting Earth since its launch in April 1990 — when many of this year’s college freshmen were just twinkles in their parents’ eyes. Starting Feb. 8, UO’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History will exhibit “Out in Space, Back in Time,” a collection of Hubble images, activities and the science behind the magic. The Museum of Natural and Cultural History is open 11am-5pm Wednesday- Sunday at UO; $3, $2 sr. & 17 & under, $8 families (2 adults & 4 youths), mem. FREE. 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. Women’s Business Network Monthly Luncheon: Community Support for Business, 11:45am- 1:30pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. $20, $15 mem. MindFreedom Lane County: Opal Cabaret w/David Rogers, open mic, snacks, 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. LECTURES/CLASSES Birds of Oregon & General Science: “Birds in Winter” w/Dan Gleason, 9-11am, Campbell Center, 155 High St. $1 sug. don. Genealogy computer class, in- ternet skills required, 1:30- 3:30pm, downtown library, reg. 682-5450. 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. Building Cultural Tourism Through Performing Art Festivals w/Paul Nicholson & Bill Rauch of The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 5-7pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Willamette Writers: “Literary Writers and Self-Publishing: The Final Frontier?” w/Tina Boscha, 7pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. $10, mem. & stu. FREE. MUSIC SHOcase: Oregon Old Time Fiddlers, Center. FREE. 11:15am, Hult Open Jazz Jam w/Free Jazz Trio, 5pm, FREE; Tracy Grammer, acoustic solo, Americana, 8pm, $12 adv., $15 day of.; Cozmic. Emerald City Jazz Kings: Pick Yourself Up! The Songs of Dorothy Fields, 7:30pm today, 2pm Sunday, The Shedd; 3pm to- morrow, Florence Events Center, Florence, www.theshedd.org $18-$30. Wood Brothers w/Sarah & Christian Dugas, jazz folk, 8pm, WOW Hall. $15 adv., $17 door. Peter Stampfel & the Ether Frolic Mob w/Jeffrey Lewis, The Dust FEBRUARY 2, 2012 Busters, acoustic, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $10. Walk with Us, weekly self-led neighborhood walking group, ages 50 & up, 9:30-10:30am to- day & Thursday, Feb. 9, meet at Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. Sunrise 7:30am; Sunset 5:24pm Av High 49; Av Low 35 12 24 theater EUGENE WEEKLY Yoga & Qigong, 5:30pm today & Thursday, Feb. 9, Celebration Studio, 1820 Willamette St. $10. Beginning Yoga, fi rst class free, 6-7:15pm, Green Phoenix Institute, 352 W. 12th Ave., http:// wkly.ws/15t Drop-in Kayaking, bring equip- ment, no instruction provided, ages 12 & up, 8-10pm today & Thursday, Feb. 9, Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd. $5. 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 Exploding Love, 7:30pm today, tomorrow, Saturday & Thursday, Feb. 9, through Feb. 12, Blue Door Theater, LCC. $10, $8 stu. & sr. No Shame Eugene Theater Workshop, write, direct & act in original 5-min. pieces, 7:30- 9:30pm, 126 W. Broadway. FREE. 25 books Lego Club, 2-4pm, ages 2-13, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Fly-In Reunion, celebration of the renovation and reinstallation of the late David Joyce’s pho- to sculpture “Flight Patterns,” 5:30-8pm, Hult Center. FREE. Game Night, bring board game or use house game, 7pm, Divine Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. Trivia Night, 8pm, Rogue Public House, 844 Olive St. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Eug Rec: Baby Park Walks: Amazon Park, parent w/babies 0-2 years, 9-10am, meet at Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St., 682-5329. FREE. Baby Storytime, ages 0-1 w/care- givers, 10:15am & 11:15am, down- town library. FREE. Family Storytime, 10:15am, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. First Friday Family Fun Nights, 5:30-7pm, Petersen Barn Center, 870 Berntzen Rd., 682-5521. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES UO & LinkedIn: professional net- working seminars, 1:30pm, Ford Alumni Center, UO, http://wkly. ws/16e $10, $5 Alumni Assoc. mem., UO stu. & 2011 grads FREE. Snowboard/Ski Waxing Clinic, 5pm, OP Barn, UO, reg. 346- 4365. FREE. MUSIC Acoustic Hootenanny, 3-6pm, Mrs. Thompson’s Herbs, 347 W. 5th Ave., 686-6136. FREE. Elegant M, jazz, 5pm, FREE; Guy Davis, 9pm, $16 adv., $20 door; Cozmic. Alder Street Woodwind Quintet, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. Awake & Sing! 8pm today, tomor- row & Saturday, Hope Theatre, UO. $14, $12 sr., non UO stu. & staff, UO stu. w/ID FREE. Mark Hummel’s Blues Harp Blowout: Little Walter Tribute, 7:30pm, The Shedd, www. theshedd.org $34. The Real Thing, 8pm today, to- morrow, Saturday & Thursday, Feb. 9; 2pm Sunday, through Feb. 11, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton St., www.lordlee- brick.com $10-$20. Pamela Rose: Wild Women of Song, 7:30pm, EMU Ballroom, UO, 346-4374. FREE. VOLUNTEER Care for Owen Rose Garden, bring gloves & small hand-weeding tools, instruction provided, noon-3pm, end of N. Jefferson St., 682-5025. 3 fri Sunrise 7:29am; Sunset 5:25pm Av High 49; Av Low 35 ART/CRAFT Lane Art Council First Friday ArtWalk hosted by Robert Canaga, 5:30-8:00pm, starts at Studio Tre Amiche, 295 E. 5th Ave., www.lanearts.org FREE. FILM Nordic Film Series: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, 7pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE. FOOD/DRINK Eugene Food Not Bombs, 2-4pm, 8th & West Park. FREE. GATHERINGS City Club of Eugene: “Governance for Higher Education in Oregon” w/George Pernsteiner & Robert M. Berdahl, 11:50am-1:30pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. $5, mem. FREE. KEZI Eugene Boat & Sportsman’s Show, noon-9pm today, 9am- 8pm Saturday, 9am-3pm Sunday, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. $7, $1 kids ages 6-11, ages 5 & under FREE. Guided Tours at UO Museum of Natural & Cultural History, 1pm & 3pm, UO. FREE w/admission. Emerging Artist Series, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE. Wilco, White Denim, 8pm, Hult Center, hultcenter.org $40-$45. James Apollo & the Sweet Unknown, Concrete Loveseat, rock, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. Emerald City Jazz Kings: Pick Yourself Up! The Songs of Dorothy Fields continues. See Thursday, Feb. 2. ON THE AIR “The Sunday Morning Hangover TV Show,” Betty & the Boy, Snowfl akes Are Dancing, Hot Drama, 11pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION 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. Dancin’ By The River, profes- sional dance lesson followed by DJ’d music, all ages, 7-9pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. $5, $3 stu. w/ID. Friday Night Dance, fox trot, 8:30-10pm, StaverDanceSport, 41 E. 6th Ave. $10. Salsa Dancing w/Jose Cruz, 8:30pm, Vet’s Club Ballroom, 1626 Willamette St. $7. THEATER Rose City Children’s Theatre: Oliver! 7pm today & to- morrow, 2pm Sunday; through Feb. 12, Sheldon High School, WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
