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what's happening 25 movies 8 thurs & Thursday, March 15, RiverBend Medical Center, 3333 Riverbend Dr., Spfd., 222-7074. $11, $40 for 4 classes. FILM Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Yoga & Qigong, 5:30pm today & Thursday, March 15, Celebration Studio, 1820 Willamette St. $10. Sunrise 6:36am; Sunset 6:11pm Av High 55; Av Low 36 7-10pm, PLC 180, UO, wkly.ws/17i $7, $5 UO Outdoor Program mem. & UO stu. FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting, 5-7pm today & Thursday, March 15, Supreme Bean Coffee Co., 2864 Willamette St. FREE. GATHERINGS Lovers of avid outdoor persuits can look forward to the fi lm festival of their dreams Thursday, March 8, at UO. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival, a benefi t for Cascadia Wildlands, will screen fi lm after fi lm of wilderness adventures, stunning landscapes and the work done to save them both from “progress.” The fi lms include the sights and sounds of skiing Baffi n Island, the run of the Colorado River, weed-eating goats’ war on invasives, exploration in Central Africa and Gross Domestic Happiness in Bhutan. COLD, pictured above, is an award-winning short fi lm that chronicles Cory Richards’ ascent of Gasherbrum II in the Himalayas. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival runs 7-10pm Thursday, March 8, in PLC 180, UO; $7, $5 UO stu. & OP Co-op mem. Complete program at wkly.ws/17i Oregon Supreme Court, 9am State v. Harrell, 10:30am Karuk Tribe of California v. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Law 175, UO. FREE. Eugene Metro Business Networking International, 11:30am, Downtown Athletic Club, 999 Willamette St., wkly. ws/159 $12 lunch. 33rd Annual Lane County Home & Garden Show, 5-9pm today & tomorrow, 10am-9pm Saturday, 10am-5pm, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. FREE w/canned food donation. Hearing Loss Association: Dustin Girard — I Can’t Hear You When It’s Dark, 7-9pm, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St. 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. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Visiting Scholars on Islam: Irfan Omar — “Conference of the Birds,” selections of well- known Sufi writings by the Persian-Muslim poet Farid Al- Din Attar, 1-2:30pm; “Dialogue of the Heart: Seeing the ‘Other’ from an Islamic Perspective,” 5-6:30pm; Center for Meeting & Learning, Building 19, room 226, LCC. Jewish Events Willamette-valley Purim meal, 3pm, location & info at 514-2571, http://wkly.ws/17j Reiki Tummo Healing Clinic, by appt., 5:30-7:30pm, 2550 Portland St., 914-0431. Don. Full Moon Healing Meditation, 6:30-7pm, Yoga West Eugene, 3635 Hilyard St., 344-8332, www. yogawesteugene FREE. THEATER No Shame Eugene Theater Workshop, write, direct & act in original 5-min. pieces, 7:30- 9:30pm, 126 W. Broadway. FREE. The Crucible, 8pm today, tomor- row, Saturday & Thursday, March 15; 2pm Sunday; through March 17, Hope Theatre, UO, http://tick- ets.uoregon.edu/theatre $12-$14, UO stu. FREE. Fahrenheit 451, 8pm today, to- morrow, Saturday & Thursday, March 15; 2pm Sunday, through March 24, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton St. $10-$30. Trudy Bauchery: “Coney Island Carnival” Squidling Bros. Circus Sideshow, hoochie coochie girls & wild beasts, circus acts, pup- pets, burlesque, variety, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $8. VOLUNTEER Care for Owen Rose Garden, bring gloves & small hand-weeding tools, instruction provided, noon-3pm, end of N. Jefferson St., 682-5025. Jackstraw, bluegrass, CD re- lease, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. Family School Benefi t Marathon, Coast Fork Bluegrass Band, Satori Bob, bluegrass, 8pm, Cozmic. $5-$20 don. COMEDY Professional Comedy, 8:30pm today & tomorrow, Doc’s Pad, 740 Willamette St. $10. FILM InterWeave Movie Night, documentary: Inlaws & Outlaws, 6pm pot luck, 7pm movie, Unitarian Universalist Church, 477 E. 40th Ave. FREE. Nordic Film Series: Letters to Father Jacob, 7pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE. FOOD/DRINK Eugene Food Not Bombs, 2-4pm, 8th & West Park. FREE. Cooking on a Dime, class for adults w/kids ages 12 & up, bring 3 food items, 3:30-6:30pm, Petersen Barn, 870 Berntzen Rd., http://wkly.ws/17n #98161. GATHERINGS Eugene Irish Cultural Festival, today & tomor- row, see www.eugeneirishfest. org City Club of Eugene: “Economic Freedom, Fiscal & Regulatory” w/ Karla Kay Edwards of Americans for Prosperity, 11:50am-1:30pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. $5, mem. FREE. Kesey Square Revival: Creating vibrant public space down- town that focuses on commu- nity inclusion, noon-dark, Kesey Square. FREE. Guided Tours at UO Museum of Natural & Cultural History, 1pm & 3pm, UO. FREE w/admission. Green Drinks, monthly gathering of progressives, 5-7pm, New Day Bakery, 449 Blair Blvd. FREE. Explore Oregon! In the Making — Kick-Off Event, 6-8pm, Museum of Natural & Cultural History, UO. 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. Lane County Home & Garden Show continues. See Thursday, March 8. Zonta Club Women’s Day Forum, 11:30am-1:30pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave., see zontaeugene- springfi eld.com $25. Family Storytime, 10:15am, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. Women Amplifi ed: International Women’s Day March, 4pm, Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza, see wkly.ws/17k for info. MUSIC Lane Choirs — Concert, Chamber & Gospel, 7:30pm, Ragozzino Performance Hall, LCC. $5, $3 stu. & sr. Eugene Symphony: Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 w/Emanuel Ax, 8pm, Hult Center. $15 & up. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Walk with Us, weekly self-led neighborhood walking group, ages 50 & up, 9:30-10:30am to- day & Thursday, March 15, meet at Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. Prenatal Yoga, 5-6:15pm today DAY Uncorked: An Evening of Wine, Women & Song, benefi t for Planned Parenthood6-8pm, Studio West, 245 W. 8th Ave., http://wkly.ws/17m $20 adv., $22 door. Cascade Mycological Society: Toby Esthay on harvesting mushrooms & truffl es commer- cially, 7pm, Science Building 115, LCC, cascademyco.org FREE. 4pm, Cozmic. FREE. EUGENE WEEKLY SPIRITUAL Nadastrom: Simon Says, Dubadank, Corey Mines, DJ dance, 9pm, WOW Hall. $8-$18. Experimental Eugene: Building Culture Through Collaboration, local efforts to build a new cul- tural district, 4:30-6pm, The Broadway Commerce Center, 44 W. Broadway. MUSIC Paul Seer, acoustic solo, MARCH 8, 2012 Drop-in Kayaking, bring equip- ment, no instruction provided, ages 12 & up, 8-10pm today & Thursday, March 15, Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd. $5. Syposium: “Gender Equity & Capitalism: The Impact of Capitalist Development on Women’s Economic Status & Rights,” today & tomorrow, UO, see wkly.ws/17l for schedule. Gender Equity & Capitalism key- note: “Women’s Gains, Mothers’ Losses: Capitalism & the Care Penalty” w/Nancy Folbre, 7pm, Knight Law 110, UO. 9 fri Sunrise 6:34am; Sunset 6:12pm Av High 55; Av Low 37 ART/CRAFT Springfi eld 2nd Friday Art Walk: “The Ides of March are Upon Us,” fl ashlight- guided tour, 5:30pm, Riverside, 228 Main St., Spfd. BENEFITS Book Sale to ben- efi t Springfi eld Public Library, 33 theater 10am-7pm today, 10am-4pm to- morrow, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. WOMEN’S Science Pub: “Nanotechnology: Unveiling the Big World of the Very Small” w/David Johnson, 7pm, Cozmic. $5 sug. don. 18 Beginning Yoga, fi rst class free, 6-7:15pm today & Thursday, March 15, Green Phoenix Institute, 352 W. 12th Ave., http:// wkly.ws/15t 28 music KIDS/FAMILIES Baby Storytime, ages 0-1 w/caregivers, 10:15am & 11:15am, downtown li- brary. FREE. Family School talent show, 5pm, Cozmic. Don. Chamber Music on Campus, noon, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE. Barbara Baird, music of Buxtehude, Bach, Brahms, Langlais & Pepping, 12:15- 12:45pm, First Congregational Church, 1050 E. 23rd Ave. Acoustic Hootenanny, 3-6pm, Mrs. Thompson’s Herbs, 347 W. 5th Ave., 686-6136. FREE. The Jazz Cafe, 7:30pm, Aasen- Hull Hall, UO. $5. Lil’ Rev, folk, old-time, blues, 7:30pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. $10. Bua, traditional Irish music, 8pm, Beall Hall, 346-4363. $15, $10 stu. & sr. ON THE AIR “The Sunday Morning Hangover TV Show,” Father’s Day, 11pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION “Walk ‘n’ Talkers,” self-led group, 3-5 miles at a quick pace, cof- fee stop, 9am, from Campbell Center, 155 High St. FREE. 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. Contra Dance, live music by The Carr Family Band, 7:30pm work- shop, 8pm dance, Roosevelt Middle School, 680 E. 24th Ave. $8, $6 stu. & mem. Salsa Dancing w/Jose Cruz, 8:30pm, Vet’s Club Ballroom, 1626 Willamette St. $7. SPIRITUAL Occupying the Heart & Mind, an interfaith silent meditation/prayer circle, bring a chair, cushion or fl oor mat, wear warm clothing, 11:45am gather- ing, noon-1pm sitting, Occupy Eugene, 7th & Polk. FREE. THEATER Peter Pan, 7pm to- day & tomorrow; through March 18, Upstart Crow Studios, 855 W. 1st Ave., www.upstartcrowstu- dios.com $10. Avenue Q, 6:30pm dinner, 8pm show, today & tomor- row; through March 30, 996 Willamette St. $16-$41.95. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 8pm today, tomorrow & Thursday, March 15; 2pm Sunday; through March 31, Very Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard St. $13-$18. Squidling Brothers Circus Sideshow w/Grey Matter Jugglers, 8-11pm, Arcade Theater, 513 Main St., Cottage Grove. $5-$7. The Crucible continues. Thursday, March 8. See Fahrenheit 451 continues. See Thursday, March 8. 10 sat Sunrise 6:33am; Sunset 6:13pm Av High 55; Av Low 37 ART/CRAFT Springfi eld 2nd Friday Art Walk, 5pm-8pm, Main Street in Springfi eld between Pioneer Parkway West & 8th Street, 346-7106. FREE. “Shards of Glass,” a musical & video tribute to the American composer Philip Glass, 7pm, 224 E. 11th Ave. $5 sug. don. BENEFITS Oregon Children’s Choir Concert & Dessert Fundraiser, silent auction, 2pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. Don. Benefi t for Workers’ Economic Bill of Rights: Indubious, The Tip, Swag Sensi, music & speak- ers, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door. COMEDY Professional Comedy continues. See Friday. FOOD/DRINK Hideaway Bakery Farmers’ Market, 9am- 2pm, Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon. Lane County Farmers Market Winter Market, 10am-2pm, 8th & Oak. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
