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what's happening 24 movies 5 thurs Sunrise 6:46am; Sunset 7:46pm Av High 59; Av Low 39 BENEFITS Amanda McCombs, KingsKrew & guests, proceeds support CALYX, variety, 7:30pm, Cozmic. $5. The Vagina Monologues, benefi t for SASS, 7:30pm today & tomor- row, McDonald Theatre. $10. FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting, 5-7pm today & Thursday, April 12, Supreme Bean Coffee Co., 2864 Willamette St. FREE. GATHERINGS Eugene Metro Business Networking International, 11:30am, Downtown Athletic Club, 999 Willamette St., http://wkly. ws/159 $12 lunch. Although droves of arrogant artisans have parroted back the barbed saying “those who can’t do, teach,” in this modern age the statement couldn’t be further from the truth. Aaron Keim, Kate Power and Steve Einhorn are living proof of this quote’s irrelevance — in the realm of string instruments, it would seem there is nothing these folks can’t do, teaching included. Keim is a teacher, scholar, musician, performer and luthier who is known as an all-around Renaissance man of string instruments. Though he is usually seen gigging with his indie- folk string band Boulder Acoustic Society, Keim has side projects galore — Flatfoot, Swing State and The Quiet American — to name a few. When he’s not doing things like earning his master’s degree in music history, repairing musical instruments or publishing articles on depression-era string bands, he is touring the country and teaching workshops on ukulele, old-time banjo, fi ngerstyle guitar and string bass. Kate Power and Steve Einhorn are award-winning folksingers, artists, writers and teachers. They built and nourished Portland’s Artichoke Music center, and have spent the last year and a half tearing across the country playing music and mentoring beginning musicians. Sound like people who can’t do, teaching? Still think the world is fl at? These are luminaries as diverse as their musical repertoires; we’re pretty lucky to have them all in one place for a night. Try to get to this event early, parking and seating will be quite an interesting dance. Aaron Keim, Kate Power and Steve Einhorn play 7:30 pm Thursday, April 5, at Avalon Lodge; $15. 16 APRIL 5, 2012 EUGENE WEEKLY Douglas Detrick w/Bill Marsh, Kenny Feinstein, jazz, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $1-$5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION New Yoga classes, 8-9am today, tomorrow & Thursday, April 12, MMA, 3666 W. 11th Ave. Walk with Us, weekly self-led neighborhood walking group, ages 50 & up, 9:30-10:30am to- day & Thursday, April 12, meet at Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. Community Yoga, all levels/by donation class to support those who cannot afford yoga, 4:30- 5:45pm, 3575 Donald St. Don. Prenatal Yoga, 5-6:15pm today & Thursday, April 12, RiverBend Medical Center, 3333 Riverbend Dr., Spfd., 222-7074. $11, $40 for 4 classes. Women’s Business Network Monthly Luncheon, 11:30am- 1:30pm, 12th fl oor Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. $20, $15 mem. Beginning Yoga, fi rst class free, 6-7:15pm today & Thursday, April 12, Green Phoenix Institute, 352 W. 12th Ave., http://wkly.ws/15t Greater Oregon Chapter of PRSA: Hippos, hashtags & integrating social media — what you need to know about strategic social media use in public relations, 11:45am, Valley River Inn, http://www.go- prsa.org $25, $20 mem., $15 stu. The Yogic Way to Healthy Aging, wear comfortable clothes & shoes, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. Public Meeting of Citizen Planning Committee for the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park, 6pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. PWP, single parent/grandpar- ent group, meet & greet new- comers meeting, 6pm, Bethesda Lutheran Church room 202, 4445 Royal Ave., 968-2718. Animal Services Transition — Community Input on Animal Enforcement & Licensing, 7-8:30pm, downtown library. 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: The Buzz about Honey Bees, 9-11am, Campbell Center, 155 High St. $5 per term. Job Search Help, Part 1: comput- er class, 6-7:30pm, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd., reg. 682-5450. FREE. Couples Struggling w/ Communication & Other Issues, 7:30-9pm, Red Lion, 205 Coburg Rd., 686-5613. Don. MUSIC SHOcase: Oregon Tuba Ensemble, 11:15am, Hult Center. FREE. Hamilton Beach, Cozmic. FREE. rock, 5pm, Opal Cabaret w/Brian Cutean, 5-7pm, LILA Peer Support Club, 990 Oak St. FREE. Aaron Keim w/Kate Power & Steve Einhorn, 7:30pm, Avalon Lodge, 5210 Canyon Dr. $15. Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Beethoven’s Last Night 2012, 7:30pm, Matthew Knight Arena. $34.50-$54.50. Rebirth Brass Band w/The Revivalists, New Orleans Jazz, 9pm, WOW Hall. $18 adv., $20 door. Drop-in Kayaking, bring equip- ment, no instruction provided, ages 12 & up, 8-10pm today & Thursday, April 12, 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. THEATER No Shame Eugene Theater Workshop, write, direct & act in original 5-min. pieces, 7:30- 9:30pm, 126 W. Broadway. FREE. VOLUNTEER Care for Owen Rose Garden, bring gloves & small hand-weeding tools, instruction provided, noon-3pm, end of N. Jefferson St., 682-5025. 28 music 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. Pleasant Hill High School stu- dent council: “Top of the Hill,” ages 50 & up, Calamity Jazz, dance instruction by Pleasant Hill Ballroom Dance Team; 5-6:15pm spaghetti dinner, 6:30- 9pm social dance, Pleasant Hill High School, 36386 Hwy 58. $7 dinner, dance FREE. Occupy General Assembly, 6pm, park blocks. 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 Outdoor Baby Walk & Talk, ages 0-2 w/ caregiver, rain or shine, 9-10am, community garden parking lot inside Alton Baker Park on Day Island Road. Tot Discovery Day: See! Feel! Hear! Touch! 9am-noon, Science Factory, 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy. $10 parent/child combo, $2 addi- tional child, cardmembers 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. No School Day Lego Club, ages 2-18, legos & duplos supplied, 2-4pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. First Friday Family Fun Nights, 5:30-7pm, Petersen Barn, 870 Berntzen Rd., 682-5521. FREE. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES Christopher Smith: “‘Gimme da knee-bone bent and the arms akimbo!’ Minstrelsy & the Creolization of American Culture,” 3:15pm, Collier House, UO. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Young Writers Association & the Lane Arts Council: Open Mic Poetry Reading & Instant Writing Contest, all ages, 8-8:30pm, Perugino, 767 Willamette St. FREE. MUSIC Acoustic Hootenanny, 6 fri Sunrise 6:44am; Sunset 7:47pm Av High 59; Av Low 39 ART/CRAFT Lane Arts Council’s First Friday ArtWalk, guest-hosted by Louisa Lindsay- Sprouse, 5:30pm, New Zone Gallery, 164 W Broadway, www. lanearts.org FREE. 3-6pm, Mrs. Thompson’s Herbs, 347 W. 5th Ave., 686-6136. FREE. VALIDate! Celebrate! Dance to the Music! w/Norma Fraser, Breaking the Sound Barrier, reg- gae, 5:30pm, Cozmic. FREE. Hubert Laws, fl ute, 7:30pm, Wildish Theater, 630 Main St., Spfd. BENEFITS Toby Koenigsberg, jazz pi- ano, 8pm, Aasen-Hull Hall, Frohnmayer Music Building, UO. $10, $8 stu. & sr. DANCE The Big Read Finale: Heartless Bastards, David Vandervelde, Brian Lopez, 9pm, WOW Hall. $15 adv., $18 door. The Vagina Monologues continues. See Thursday, April 5. performance of original works in honor of Fahrenheit 451, created & performed by the University of Oregon Schools of Dance & Music, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. FOOD/DRINK Eugene Food Not Bombs, 2-4pm, 8th & West Park. FREE. GATHERINGS City Club of Eugene: Municipal Elections Forum w/George Brown, Betty Taylor, Jim Ray, Andrea Ortiz, Juan Carlos Valle, Chris Pryor, Kitty Piercy, Kevin Prociw & Jon Walrod, 11:50am-1:30pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. $5, mem. FREE. Gem Faire, noon-6pm today, 10am-6pm tomorrow, 10am-5pm Sunday, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. $7 weekend pass. Yogoman Burning Band, ska, soul, brass, 9pm, Cozmic. $5 adv., $7 day of. The Pierced Arrows, The Soothesayers, The Underlings, rock, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5-$10. ON THE AIR “The Sunday Morning Hangover TV Show,” Number 2 Dog, 11pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Baby Park Walks: Alton Baker Park, 9-10am, meet at Community Garden parking lot off Day Island Road, 682-5329. FREE. “Walk ‘n’ Talkers,” self-led group, 3-5 miles at a quick pace, cof- fee stop, 9am, from Campbell Center, 155 High St. FREE. 30 wine 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. Friday Night Dance, East Coast Swing, 7:30-9:30pm, StaverDanceSport, 41 E. 6th Ave. $10. Salsa Dancing w/Jose Cruz, 8:30pm, Vet’s Club Ballroom, 1626 Willamette St. $7. SPIRITUAL Occupying the Heart & Mind, an interfaith si- lent meditation/prayer circle, dress warm, 11:45am-1pm today, 2:15-3:30pm Saturday, Occupy Eugene, 7th & Polk. FREE. THEATER Avenue Q, 6:30pm dinner, 8pm show, today & to- morrow, 996 Willamette St. $16-$41.95. No Shame Eugene Performance, 15 fi ve-minute original acts, 7:30pm, The Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave. FREE. 7 sat Sunrise 6:42am; Sunset 7:48pm Av High 59; Av Low 39 BENEFITS Dog-gone Easter Egg Hunt, benefi t for Greenhill Humane Society, bring leashed dogs & baskets, $10 photos w/Easter Bunny, 10am reg., 11am-1pm, Petersen Barn, 870 Berntzen Rd. $5. FOOD/DRINK Hideaway Bakery Farmers’ Market, 9am- 2pm, Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon. GATHERINGS Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, 10am Chip Cohen, 11am Rich Glauber, noon Miles Schneider, 1pm Accordions Anonymous, 2pm The Klezmonauts, 3:30pm Mutswi Wambuya, 8th & Oak, see www.eu- genesaturdaymarket.org for info. FREE. Peace Vigil, noon-1pm, down- town library, info at 342-2914. FREE. NAACP’s ACT-SO Competition, 7-9pm, Hult Center, 285-1916. FREE. Gem Faire continues. See Friday. HEALTH Medical Clinic, 12-4pm, 7th & Pearl. FREE. Chinese Health Arts: 4pm Qi Gong Meditation, 5pm Chinese Yoga (Daoyin), 6pm Tai Chi, 7pm Praying Mantis Combat, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. $10, fi rst class FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES MEGGA Hunt, organized by grade lev- el, 9:30am-noon, Jack B. Lively Park, 6100 Thurston Rd., willa- malane.org $6 per child. Rumbles City Hop: 10am Morning Moombah, 11:15am Music Box, 1pm, Afternoon Moombah, The Shedd. $5. Bilingual Family Fiesta, 11am- noon, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. National Library Week Kick-Off w/Rickie Birran as “Man of Words — Theatrical Presentations of Classic Literature, 2pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Dog Tale Time, grades K-6, 2-3:30pm, downtown library, reg. 682-8316. FREE. L ECT U R ES/C L ASS ES “Introduction to the Living Foods Lifestyle” w/Myhra, 9:30-10:30am today, 6-7pm Wednesday, Market of Choice 2nd fl oor, Willamette & 29th, reg. 694-2129. FREE. WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
