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calendar :KHUH WRJR EHIRUH\RX JRRXW $UWV&XOWXUH&RQQHFWLRQ A project of the Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene Ape Machine plays Sam Bond’s Thursday, Feb. 16 Friday Night Dance, rumba, 8:30- 10pm, StaverDanceSport, 41 E. 6th Ave. $10. Salsa Dancing w/Jose Cruz, 8:30pm, Vet’s Club Ballroom, 1626 Willamette St. $7. SPIRITUAL Teachings by Dzogchen Monk Erik Drew Jung: The Dawn of Awakening — A Profound Buddhist Practice for Transforming Your Life, 7-9pm, Eugene Zendo, 2190 Garfi eld St. Don. THEATER Don’t Drink the Water, 8pm today & tomor- row, 2:30pm Sunday, Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove, www.cottagetheatre.org $16, $14 sr. & stu. Trailer Park, 8pm today & to- morrow, Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette St. $16-$41.95. Terra Nova Theatre: Vesta, 8pm today & tomorrow, 2pm Sunday, UpStart Crow Studio, 855 W. 1st Ave., 242-8755. $15. Northanger Abbey continues. See Thursday, Feb. 16. 18 sat Sunrise 7:08am; Sunset 5:46pm Av High 52; Av Low 35 BENEFITS Soromundi: Lesbian Chorus of Eugene, benefi t for LCC Women In Transition program, 7:30-10:30pm, LCC Ragozzino Performance Hall, www.soromun- di.org $12, $10 stu. & sr. DANCE Dance 2012 continues. See Thursday, Feb. 16. FOOD/DRINK Zwickelmania brewery open house event, 11am- 4pm, see http://wkly.ws/16z for brewery list. Admission & bus FREE. Hideaway Bakery Farmers’ Market, 9am-2pm, Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon. GATHERINGS Frontier Heritage Fair, 9am-6pm today, 9am-4pm tomorrow, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. $3, age 11 & un- der FREE. Oregon Asian Celebration, 10am- 7pm today, 10am-6pm tomorrow, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., www.asiancelebration.org $6, $10 weekend, age 12 & under FREE. Eugene Maker Space — Grand Opening, 11am-5pm, 687 McKinley St., http://wkly.ws/16y FREE. Peace Vigil, noon-1pm, down- town library, info at 342-2914. FREE. Mardi Gras & Valentine’s Day Celebration w/The Trio, 6:30pm dinner, 7:30pm music, Deadwood Community Center, Deadwood, 964-5031. Cuentos y Canciones: Stories & Songs in Spanish, 11am, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. Block Kids Competition, 1-4pm, Gateway Mall, Spfd., www.sci- encefactory.org Ballet Fantastique Valentine’s Weekend Parents’ Night Out, ages 3 & up, 5-8pm, City Center for Dance, 960 Oak St., http:// wkly.ws/16x $25, $15 additional child. THEATER Northanger Abbey continues. See Thursday, Feb. 16. Don’t Drink the Water continues. See Friday. Trailer Friday. Park continues. See Vesta continues. See Friday. VOLUNTEER Friends of Trees Tree Pruning, learn to prune street & park trees, improve our local parks & urban forest, gloves, tools & refreshments provided, space limited, 9am- noon, Bob Artz Memorial Park, Spfd., reg. friendsoftrees.org or 632-3683. FREE. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES American Association of University Women: “Curbing Climate Change; Steps We Can Take” w/Sarah Mazze of the Climate Leadership Initiative, 9:30am social time, 10:30am program, Westminster Presbyterian Church 777 Coburg Rd., 344-4297. FREE. Neil Kelly Company remodeling seminars: 10am kitchen, 11am countertops & fl oor coverings, 2817 Oak St., www.neilkelly.com FREE. Boomers Rule: prepare for huge demographic shift, 1pm, down- town library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Third Saturday Readers Series: Finishing Line Press Poets Deb Casey, Kelly Terwilliger, Quinton Hallett & Karen McPherson, 5pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. FREE. MUSIC Eugene Blues Celebration: Lady Bianca, Michael Osborn & the Drivers w/ Bill Rhodes, The Vipers, 6:30pm, Cozmic. FREE. Mat Kearney, 8pm, McDonald Theatre. $20. Macaco Velho, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. MarchFourth Marching Band w/ Samba Ja, marching band, cir- cus, 9pm, WOW Hall. $12 adv., $15 door. ON THE AIR “Meet the Band” show w/Betty & the Boy, 2-2:30pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians: hike Spencer Butte, 2.2 miles; ski Hoodoo Butte - Potato Hill Loop, 8 miles, info & sign up obsidians.org GEARs Bike Ride: Lorane Hwy, Spencer Creek, 40 miles, 10am, Alton Baker Park, www.euge- negears.org FREE. Emerald Valley BMX, races fol- lowing registration, reg. 3:30- 4:30pm today; reg. 10am-11am tomorrow, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. $13 per bike, spectators FREE. SOCIAL DANCE Beginning Salsa Drop-In, 3pm, Eugene Ballet Academy, 1590 Willamette St. $10. Barn Dance, 7-9:30pm, Petersen Barn Center, 870 Berntzen Rd., 682-5521. $2. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM 19 sun Sunrise 7:07am; Sunset 5:47pm Av High 52; Av Low 35 BENEFITS “Hold Together,” multi-choir concert w/Eugene Peace Choir, Rogue Valley Peace Choir, Portland Peace Choir, In Accord Community Choir (Eugene) & Val Rogers’ South African Showcase, benefi t for community music celebrating peace, the envi- ronment & social justice, 2-4:15pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. $5 sug. don. Experience all of Beethoven’s string quartets quartets, performed over six remarkabl remarkable concerts. FIRST CONCERT OF THE SERIES year. music.uoregon.edu/osq diversity. FEBRUARY 18 & 19, 2012 GATHERINGS Frontier Heritage Fair, 9am-6pm Record Convention, 10am-5pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. $3. Piccadilly Flea Market, 10am- 4pm, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., 683-5589. $1.50. Pokemon League, Cozmic. FREE. 1-5pm, Drums of Peace, 2-4pm, old federal building, 211 E. 7th Ave. FREE. Frontier Heritage Fair continues. See Saturday. Oregon Asian Celebration contin- ues. See Saturday. Lane Events Center, Eugene t Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 10am-6pm Adults $ 6/day, $ 10 both days, 12 & under Free www.asiancelebraon.org HEALTH Occupy Medical Clinic, doctor onsite, Spanish inter- preter available noon-2pm, clin- ic noon-4pm, 7th & Pearl. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Create a Zany Hat for kids, 3pm, down- town library. FREE. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Cultural Opportunity Grants & Grant Writing Workshop, 10:30am-12:30pm, Siuslaw Library, 1460 9th St., Florence, http://laneculture.net/wp Understanding the Constitution, noon-3pm, Grower’s Market, 454 Willamette St., see http://wkly. ws/15d FREE. ARTS Reading, signing & reception for Deb Mohr’s The Flume-Tender’s Daughter, 3pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. FREE. ut u r e i s in F e n u r Ha d s Chocolate Party, 7:30pm, StaverDanceSport, 41 E. 6th Ave., staverdancesport.com $10 & favorite chocolate. Dog Tale Time, grades K-6, 2-3:30pm, downtown library, reg. 682-8316. FREE. Yo Lane County Farmers Market Winter Market, 10am-2pm, 8th & Oak. KIDS/FAMILIES Th Dance Center, 2095 Yolanda, Spfd., 726-8785. $5. MUSIC DANCE FOOD MARKET ART CRAFTS GAMING DEMOS LITERARY Presented by the Eugene-Springfield Asian Council. Sponsored by: MUSIC Mind The Gap, Outspoken, Portland Timbre, vo- cal, 5pm, Cozmic. $5. Andy McKee w/Antoine Dufour, acoustic guitar, 7pm, WOW Hall. $15. Ari Hest, 8:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $14. EUGENE WEEKLY FEBRUARY 16, 2012 13
