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Bua kicks off the Irish Cultural
Festival Friday at Beall Hall
THE
HANK
SHREVE
BAND
AUDITIONS
ALMOST,
MAINE
The compelling play by John Cariani
Sunday, March 18
1:00 pm
WITH
2350 Hilyard Street
SKIP JONES
Auditions will be readings from the script.
Various roles are available for both
men and women ages 20-40.
PAUL BIONDI
BILL SHREVE
Rehearsals will begin in April, with
performances from May 25 to June 9.
TIM DONAHUE
16 Tons 2nd Annual IPA Fest, 70
IPAs, 18 on tap, cash only, 4-10pm
today & tomorrow, 16 Tons, 265
E. 13th Ave. Admission FREE.
GATHERINGS
Karmayoga
(Work) Party, breaking ground at
new community garden at Yoga
Balaam, 10am-1pm, outside Elmira,
RSVP & info at 515-0462.
McKenzie River Cat Club Annual
Show, 10am-4pm today & tomor-
row, Lane Events Center, 796 W.
13th Ave. $4, $3 youth & sr., over
85 & under 6 FREE.
org or 239-3504. $25, including
materials.
Intro to the Internet, keyboard
& mouse skills required, 10am-
noon, downtown library, info at
682-5450. FREE.
Songwriters Workshop, 11am,
Tsunami Books, 2528 Willamette
St., reg. songshop@hotmail.com
$5.
Chris Crutcher, author & free
speech activist, 2pm, downtown
library. FREE.
Peace Vigil, noon-1pm, down-
town library, info at 342-2914.
FREE.
Charles Eisenstein on a working
economy in a post-growth era,
7-10pm, Columbia 150, UO, www.sa-
cred-economics.com
Brain Awareness Expo, 1-4pm,
WOW Hall. FREE.
LITERARY
Slavic Folklore Ruskii Dukh,
Matryoshkas, Fashion Show w/
Style Connection, folk, dance,
5pm, Cozmic. Don.
ARTS All-Ages
Open Mic Poetry & Jazz, in-
cludes admission to the slam,
6:30-7:30pm, Tsunami Books,
2585 Willamette St. $5-$10.
“Signs of Spring Family Walk” w/
nature guide Tom Bettman, all
ages, 10am-noon, Mount Pisgah
Arboretum, 34901 Frank Parrish
Rd., mountpisgaharboretum.org
$5, $10 families, mem. 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.
Beall Hall, UO. FREE.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels contin-
ues. See Friday.
Alder Street Quintet, 2pm, Atrium
Courtyard, 10th & Olive. FREE.
Peter Pan continues. See Friday.
Fahrenheit 451 continues. See
Thursday, March 8.
“Paint with Me” Morning, ages
2-6, 10-11:30am, Eugene Waldorf
School, 1350 McLean Blvd. FREE.
Future Music Oregon, 8pm,
Thelma Schnitzer Hall, music
building, UO. $7, $5 stu. & sr.
Pre-Lottery Information Session,
10-11am, Ridgeline Montessori
Public Charter School, 3411
Willamette St., www.ridgeline.
org
Bigfoot Lane, acoustic, country,
8:30pm, Cozmic. $8 adv., $10
day of.
Eugene Russian singing group
Ruskii Dukh, 5-7pm, Cozmic
Pizza. Don.
Dog Tale Time, grades K-6,
2-3:30pm, downtown library, reg.
682-8316. FREE.
L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES
Workshop for women recently
widowed, divorced or seeking
divorce answers, 8:30am-noon,
info at www.2ndsaturdayeugene.
EUGENE SYMPHONY PRESENTS
Thursday, March 8 at 8:00 PM
SILVA— Tix: $60-$15; Student & youth
discounts avail.
Hailed for his “luminous intensity” by The New York Times,
seven-time Grammy winner Emanuel Ax joins the Eugene
Symphony for Mozart’s fi nal masterpiece.
WOMEN’S
U OF O SCHOOL OF MUSIC & DANCE PRESENTS
A Bright, Infi nite Future:
A Concert Inspired by the Writings of Leonard Bernstein
Sunday, March 11 at 3:00 PM
SILVA— Tix: $10; Student & senior discount avail.
An afternoon of music and dance infused with the spirit and passion of
Leonard Bernstein.
11 sun
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Tonight!
Emanuel Ax Plays Brahms
Sol Seed, Excellent Gentlemen,
reggae, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5.
GEARs Bike Ride: Beacon Road,
21 miles, 9am breakfast, 10am
ride, Keystone Cafe; Hamm Rd.
via Dillard Rd., 46 miles, 10am,
Alton Baker Park, www.euge-
negears.org FREE.
TheVLT.com
See
DAY American
Association
of
University
Women: Women veterans of
WWII, 9:30am social time,
10am brunch, 10:30am pro-
gram, Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 777 Coburg Rd.
Obsidians: crosscountry ski
Midnight Lake, 6 miles; hike
Amanda Trail, Yachats to Cape
Perpetua, 4.1 miles, info & sign
up obsidians.org
Auditions page at
THEATER Avenue Q continues.
MUSIC Cello Celebration, 11am,
Cuentos y Canciones: Stories &
Songs in Spanish, 11am, Bethel
Branch Library, 1990 Echo
Hollow Rd. FREE.
FRIDAY MARCH 9 • DEXTER LAKE CLUB
See Friday.
HEALTH
Evan Marshall, 7pm, Westminster
Presbyterian
Church,
777
Coburg Rd. $15, $5 kids.
Everyone is welcome to audition! More information on the
Occupying the
Heart & Mind, an interfaith silent
meditation/prayer circle, 2:15-
3:30pm, 7th & Polk. FREE.
The Crucible continues.
Thursday, March 8.
Cavalcade
of Crawling Creatures, 10am-
4pm, Science Factory, 2300 Leo
Harris Pkwy. $4, mem. FREE.
Scripts may be available for 24-hour checkout
at the VLT Box Office Wed-Sat. 2:00-5:30 pm;
phone (541) 344-7751.
SPIRITUAL
Eugene Poetry Slam, 7pm sing-
up, 7:30pm show, Tsunami
Books, 2585 Willamette St.
$5-$10.
KIDS/FAMILIES
CHRIS WARD
SOCIAL DANCE Beginning
Salsa Drop-In, 3pm, Eugene
Ballet Academy, 1590 Willamette
St. $10.
Lane County Home & Garden
Show continues. See Thursday,
March 8.
Medical
Clinic,
Spanish translation available, 12-
4pm, 7th & Pearl. FREE.
Questions? Contact Director
Michael P. Watkins at (541) 686-1177 or
e-mail michaelpw@comcast.net
EUGENE OPERA PRESENTS
Nixon In China
Friday, March 16 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 18 at 2:30 PM
Sunrise 7:31am; Sunset 7:15pm
Av High 56; Av Low 37
ART/CRAFT Nearby Nature
Outdoor Leader Teen Fieldshop:
Nature Crafting Beyond the
Basics, 1-4pm, Nearby Nature
Yurt, Alton Baker Park, reg. 687-
9699. FREE.
SILVA — Tix: $84–$20; Student, youth & senior discounts avail.
The fi rst re-thinking of the masterpiece The New York Times calls “audacious,
moving and inspired.”
UPSTART CROW STUDIOS PRESENT
Peter Pan
BENEFITS Growin’ & Groovin’
benefi t concert & fundraiser
Saturday, March 17 at 7:00 PM
Sunday, March 18 at 2:00 PM
SORENG— Tix: $18
A timeless story of pirates, mermaids and of course,
lots of pixie dust.
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CORRIDOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRESENTS
Rockin’ Around the Clock
Wednesday, March 21 at 7:00 PM
Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 PM
SORENG— Tix: $15; Youth & senior discounts avail.
Nixon in China
Hand-jive, top-tap, and twist through the decades with Corridor School.
TICKET OFFICE INFORMATION
BUY TICKETS ONLINE: HultCenter.org
OR CALL: 541 .682. 5000
HULT CENTER TICKET OFFICE HOURS:
Tue-Fri, 12-5 PM ; Sat, 11 AM –3 PM
ONE HOUR BEFORE PERFORMANCE MON-SAT, TWO HOURS BEFORE ON SUN.
UO TICKET OUTLET IN THE EMU: Mon-Fri, 9 AM –5 PM
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