Rennie (Florence) Wiswall
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Rennie (Florence) de Raismes Wiswall was a painter, a fiber artist, a chef, a mother
and a friend. Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1950, she died in her home at Eugene's
East Blair Housing Co-Op, in the company of her children, after a brave battle with
cancer, on July 9th, 2012.
Rennie spent her final years making art, living in a co-operative community like
she always wanted, listening to KLCC, reading the BBC News and making the best
soup Sundance Natural Foods ever had.
Both mystical and practical, Rennie valued justice, compassion and
staying informed about the world. A lifelong academic, she worked with
the early pioneers in personal computing, designed survey research and
spent time living in New Mexico, Vancouver BC, rural New York, North
Carolina and McMinville, Oregon. She grew up in the Chicago area.
She raised three loving children, Mikalina, Oona and Morgan. She had
two grandchildren, Xander and Cadence. She was also a wonderful
mother-in-law to Mikalina’s husband Marshall, who loved her very much.
Rennie’s art explored a wide variety of themes, most often the struggle
of women around the world and throughout history for freedom,
justice and spirituality.
The Combustion Chamber
Orchestra plays Cozmic Friday
Much of her art will be shown publicly for the first time at a potluck celebration
of her life at the East Blair Housing Co-Op on July 20th at 6pm.
Anyone whose life was touched by Rennie is welcome to come.
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Slabtown vs. Lemati continues.
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BENEFITS
Clay Space Ice
Cream Social Fundraiser, free bowl
& scoop of Coconut Bliss, 2-5pm,
Clay Space, 222 Polk St. $18, $15
each for 3 or more.
Blues Build Benefi t for Junction
City/Harrisburg/Monroe Habitat
for
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2:30-7:30pm,
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Fairmount
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& Agate. FREE.
Farmers’ Market, produce & en-
tertainment, 11am-3pm, New Day
Bakery, 449 Blair Blvd.
Dexter Lake Farmers’ Market
& Crafts, noon-3pm, through
Sept. 30, Dexter Recreation
Site, 39011 Hwy 58, Dexter, www.
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GATHERINGS Open air fl ea
What happens in
PK Park...
...stays in PK Park. It’s Vegas Night and
Thirsty Thursday on July 19.
Catch the Ems at home July 19-23.
market, 9am Springfi eld Elks
Lodge, 1701 Centennial Blvd., info
at 726-0448. FREE.
Olde English Flea Market &
Farmers Market, 10am-4pm public
market, 10am-2pm farmers mar-
ket, 27777 Martin Luther King Jr
Blvd.,
www.oldeenglishfl eamar-
kets.com
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Pokemon League, 1pm, Cozmic.
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Drums of Peace, 2-4pm, old fed-
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Bohemia Mining Days continue.
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Coburg Golden Years continues.
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Gem Faire continues. See Friday.
Springfi eld SummerFest contin-
ues. See Friday.
Bi-Mart Summer Clash continues.
See Saturday.
OASM Air Fair continues. See
Saturday.
HEALTH
Occupy
Eugene
Medical Clinic, free limited servic-
es, including basic teeth cleaning
& dental care, no appointments,
1-5pm, Park Blocks, 8th & Oak.
FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES Disabled Vets
Family Kayak, 10am-4pm, Hilyard
Center, 2580 HIlyard St., 682-5311.
$45.
Kids’ Fishing Fair, noon-4pm,
Island Park, Spfd., info at 736-
4544. FREE.
LECTURES/CLASSES Being
Pro-Gay and Hanging in There w/
Leviticus, 10am, Unitarian Church,
1685 W. 13th Ave.
MUSIC Springfi eld Concert
Band, 6:30pm, Washburne Park,
20th & Agate. FREE.
Kimball Hurd & Alisa Fineman,
folk, 7pm, Tsunami Books, 2585
Willamette St. $10.
Kef, Winovino, cabaret, Balkan,
8:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $1-$5.
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Obsidians: hike Canyon Creek
Meadows, 7.5 miles, sign up obsid-
ians.org
GEARs Bike Ride: Deerhorn via
McKenzie
View/Camp
Creek,
Return Thurston Rd., 56 miles,
9am, Alton Baker Park, www.eu-
genegears.org FREE.
Yoga by Donation, 6-7:15pm,
Eugene Yoga, 3575 Donald St.,
520-8771. Don.
Eugene Emeralds vs. Boise contin-
ues. See Thursday, July 19.
Mountain Bike Oregon continues.
See Friday.
Computers for Music Lovers,
6:30-8:30pm, Campbell Center,
155 High St., www.eugene-or.gov/
recenroll $10.
SOCIAL
DANCE
Tango
Milonga, 3-5pm lessons, $12;
5-7pm dance, $5, Reach Center,
2520 Harris St.
Cuban Salsa, 5pm lesson, 6pm
social dance, Courtsports, 2728
Pheasant Blvd., Spfd., see www.
eugenecasineros.com for info. $2
sug. don.
La Milonguita, Argentine Tango
Social Dance, no partner neces-
sary, 5-7pm, Reach Center, 2520
Harris St. $5 dance, watch for
FREE.
Veselo Folk Dancers, weekly in-
ternational folk dancing, 7:15-
10pm, In Shape Athletic Club, 2681
Willamette St., 683-3376. $3.
SPIRITUAL
Mark
Haskett,
ProphetSong music, 10am, Tomseth
House at Dorris Ranch, 205 Dorris
Rd., www.cascade.csl.org Don.
Transfi guration/Journey
Circle,
6:30-8:30pm,
Shire
Retreat
Center on Cherokee Drive, www.
leiahart.com FREE.
THEATER The Fantasticks con-
tinues. See Thursday, July 19.
Monty Python’s Spamalot contin-
ues. See Thursday, July 19.
Slabtown vs. Lemati continues.
See Friday.
23 mon
Sunrise 5:52am; Sunset 8:46pm
Av High 84; Av Low 52
BENEFITS Industrial Workers of
the World fundraiser, noon-11pm,
Cozmic. Don.
FILM IWW Movie & Discussion:
Growth Busters , about human
survival skills, 7:30pm, Cozmic.
FREE.
GATHERINGS City Club of
Eugene: “EWEB Energy Future”
w/Roger Gray, 11:50am-1:30pm,
EWEB, 500 E. 4th Ave. FREE.
Women in Black Standing for
Peace, silent vigil, 5-5:30pm,
across the street from old feder-
al building, 7th & Pearl St., info at
343-0063. FREE.
Depression
Bipolar
Support
Alliance, peer support group
for people w/mood disorders,
7-8:30pm, First United Methodist
Church, 1376 Olive St.
Occupy Eugene General Assembly,
7pm, Wayne Morse Free Speech
Plaza, 8th & Oak.
Jameson’s Trivia Night, 7-9pm, 115
W. Broadway.
Bingo, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES Aerial Circus
Arts for Kids, all levels, fi rst class
free, 5:30-6:30pm, GymFusion:
National Academy of Artistic
Gymnastics, 1205 Oak Patch Rd.,
344-2002.
MUSIC The Dirty Turnips, acous-
tic, 5pm, Cozmic. FREE.
ON THE AIR City Club of
Eugene: “Evision Eugene: What
do we want to be when we grow
up (or out)?” 6:30-7:30pm, 89.7
FM KLCC.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Big Lake Big Canoe, ages 18 & up,
8:45am-5:30pm, Campbell Center,
155 High St., reg. www.eugene-or.
gov/recenroll $40.
Acro-Yoga w/Kelli Mae, all lev-
els, fi rst class free, 6:30-7:30pm,
GymFusion: National Academy
of Artistic Gymnastics, 1205 Oak
Patch Rd., 344-2002.
Aerial Circus Arts, all levels,
fi rst class free, 7:30-8:30pm,
GymFusion: National Academy
of Artistic Gymnastics, 1205 Oak
Patch Rd., 344-2002.
Rhythm
Hoopdancing,
7:30-
8:30pm, GymFusion: National
Academy of Artistic Gymnastics,
1205 Oak Patch Rd., 344-2002.
Eugene Emeralds vs. Boise contin-
ues. See Thursday, July 19.
SPIRITUAL
Open
Heart
Meditation, 5:30-6:30pm, 1210 W.
4th Ave., 914-0431. Don.
David Hazen, author reading,
7-8:30pm, Center for Spiritual
Living, 390 Vernal.
24 tues
Sunrise 5:53am; Sunset 8:45pm
Av High 84; Av Low 52
FOOD/DRINK Gluten free re-
treat, today & tomorrow, Tipi
Village Retreat, 39615 Wendling
Road, Marcola, info at 933-1145.
Creswell Farmers’ Market, 4-6pm,
182 S. 2nd St., Creswell.
The Corner Market continues. See
Thursday, July 19.
GATHERINGS
Cascade
Toastmasters, drop-ins welcome,
6:45-8:15am, Original Pancake
House, 782 E. Broadway, call 343-
3743 for info. FREE.
Laura Van Tosh, national men-
tal health peer leader, 1-3pm,
Lane County Behavioral Helath
Services, 2411 Martin Luther King
Blvd. Room 198. FREE.
Monthly support group for part-
ners of people w/Parkinson’s dis-
ease, 1:30pm, Eugene Hearing &
Speech Center, 1500 W. 12th Ave.,
341-3982. FREE.
Industrial Workers of the World
meeting, 7pm, New Day Bakery,
449 Blair Blvd. FREE.
OE General Assembly, 7pm, OE V,
1274 W. 7th Ave.
Trivia Night, 7pm, Divine Cupcake,
1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES Terrifi c Twos
Storytime, for 2-year-olds w/care-
givers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown
library, info at 682-8316. FREE.
Build a Doll House, ages 5 & up,
1pm, Springfi eld Library, 225 5th
St., Spfd. FREE.
Duck Detectives for Kids, learn
about local wildlife w/WREN,
2pm, Bethel Branch Library, 1990
Echo Hollow Rd., info at 682-8316.
FREE.
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