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WHAT’S HAPPENING THURSDAY OCTOBER 11 S U N R I S E 7: 23 A M ; S U N S E T 6 : 3 4 P M A V G . H I G H 67; A V G . L O W 4 2 COMEDY Brickwall Comedy Club Amateur Competition, $500 prize, 8:30pm today & Thursday, Oct. 18, Brickwall Comedy Club. $5. FOOD/DRINK Park Blocks Farmer’s Market, 1-5pm today & Thursday, Oct. 18, 11am-3pm Tuesday, Park Blocks. The Corner Market, noon-6pm today, tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 18, 295 River Rd., 513-4527. FOOD for Lane County Youth Farm stand, 2-6pm today & Thursday, Oct. 18, Sacred Heart at RiverBend, 3333 Riverbend Dr., Spfd. Wine tasting, 5-7pm today & Thurs- day, Oct. 18, Supreme Bean Coffee Co., 2864 Willamette St. FREE. GATHERINGS Group Acupuncture Clinic, 10am-noon, Trauma Healing Project, 2222 Coburg Rd., STE 300, 687-9447. Eugene Metro Business Network- ing International, 11:30am, Down- town Athletic Club, 999 Willamette St., http://wkly.ws/159 $12 lunch. Water Blessing Ceremony, 11:40am-12:10pm, EWEB Plaza Fountain, 500 E. 4th Ave. FREE. Public Discussion: The Arab Spring Turns Violent: The Media as Menace? 4-5pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak St. No Coal Eugene meeting, 5-6pm, Allan Bros., 5th & Olive St., info at nocoaleugene.org FREE. Community Forum: Improving & redesigning school buildings, 7-8:30pm, Cal Young Middle School, 2555 Gilham Rd. Hearing Loss Association meeting, 7-9pm, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St., info at 790-1290. Drag Queen Bingo w/DJ Fallon Love, 8pm today & Thursday, Oct. 18, Doc’s Pad, 710 Willamette St. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES Madeleine Kunin, “Finding a Work/Life Bal- ance: How Can It Be Sustained?” 4 pm, Knight Library Browsing Room, UO Campus. FREE. Carl Morris: A Painted History, 6pm downtown library, info at 682- 5450. FREE. Peter Koonce, traffi c engineer, speaks on the future of Oregon roads, 6pm, Downtown Athletic Club, 999 Willamette St. Jerry Rust speaks on his fi ctional- ized history books, 6-7pm, Lane County Historical Society, 740 W. 13th Ave. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Trip to Benton County, 9am-5:30pm, SOCIAL DANCE Crossroads Blues/ Fusion, no partner necessary, 7:30pm lesson, 8:30pm-midnight social dance, Just Breathe, 2868 Willamette St. $5. SPIRITUAL Yoga Attunement w/ Dave Curtis, all levels, 6:45-8am, Saraha Nyingma, 447 E. 40th Ave., info at yogawithdave.com or 515- 3614. $10 pre-reg., $12 door. Reiki Tummo Healing Clinic, 5:30-7:30pm, 2550 Portland St., 914-0431. FREE. 11th Anniversary Interfaith Prayer Service, 6:45pm, First Christian Church Main Sanctuary, 1166 Oak St. FREE. THEATER Beauty & the Beast, 7pm every Thursday, Friday & Satuday through Nov. 3, Red Cane Theatre, 1077 Chambers St., info & tix at 556-4524. $14-$16 Thursdays, $18 Fridays & Saturdays. Charlotte’s Web, 7pm today, tomor- row & Saturday, 2pm Sunday, LCC Campus, info at 463-5761. $5 kids, $10. VOLUNTEER Care for Owen Rose Garden, bring gloves & small hand- weeding tools, instruction provided, noon-3pm, end of N. Jefferson St., 682-5025. FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 S U N R I S E 7: 2 5 A M ; S U N S E T 6 : 3 3 P M AV G. HIGH 66 ; AV G. LO W 4 2 COMEDY Exiled Comedy, 9:30pm, Cornucopia, 207 E. 5th Ave. FREE. FILM Precious Knowledge, 5pm fi lm, 6:30pm discussion, Pacifi c University, 40 E. Broadway Ave. Living River Film Festival opening night, 6pm, Wildish Theater, 630 Main St., Spfd, tix at mckenzieriver. org $45. Ed’s Coed, 7pm, PLC 180, UO Cam- pus, info at 346-8104 or audra@ uoregon.edu FREE. 2012 is fl ying by, people. The end is nigh, supposedly, on Dec. 21, and so this month, the University of Oregon Folklore program began a series of fi lm screenings entitled “Apocalypse Now ... and Then” that will run weekly through Wednesday, Nov. 21. Take a wild crack at what the fi lms are about — yep, you guessed it: the end of the freaking world. The series includes such fi lms as Children of Men (10-24), The Omega Man (11-7), Night of the Comet (11-21) and other such apocalyptic works. Are you a premillennial dispensationalist who simply adores cinema? Check this out before the earth checks out. “Apocalypse Now ... and Then” fi lm screenings take place 7pm every Wednesday, in Willamette Hall 110, UO Campus; FREE. HEALTH Smoking Cessation class- es, aid with quitting smoking, 4pm & 5:30pm, OHVI, 333 RiverBend Dr., Spfd, pre-reg, 222-7442. KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/caregiv- ers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682-8316. FREE. 16 Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St., info at 682-5373. $32. Walk with Us, weekly self-led neighborhood walking group, ages 50 & up, 9:30-10:30am today & Thursday, Oct. 18, meet at Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. Gentle Yoga, 5:30-6:30pm, Trauma Healing Project, 2222 Coburg Rd., STE 300, 687-9447. Prenatal Yoga, 5:30-6:45pm today & Thursday, Oct. 18, RiverBend Medical Center, 3333 Riverbend Dr., Spfd., 222-7074. $11, $40 for 4 classes. Aqua Yoga, 5:45-6:45pm today & Thursday, Oct. 18, Tamarack Well- ness Center, 3575 Donald St. $11. Drop-in Kayaking, bring equip- ment, no instruction provided, ages 12 & up, 8-10pm today & Thursday, Oct. 18, Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd. $5 October 11, 2012 • eugeneweekly.com The Greenhorns, 7pm, Sustainable Cottage Grove, 513 Main St., Cottage Grove, info at robd@pobox.com or 543-5735. $5. Choose Your Own Adventure: A Ski Odyssey, 7:30pm, Backcountry Gear, 1855 W. 2nd Ave. $10. FOOD/DRINK Eugene Food Not Bombs, 2-4pm, 8th & West Park. FREE. Springfi eld Farmers’ Market, 3-7pm, Library Fountain Plaza, 5th & A St., Spfd., 345-7106. FREE. The Corner Market continues. See Thursday, Oct. 11. GATHERINGS City Club of Eugene: Ballot Measure 80: Oregon Canna- bis Tax Act Initiative, noon-1:30pm, Eugene Hilton, 66 E. 6th Ave. Kesey Square Revival: Creating vi- brant public space downtown that focuses on community inclusion, art vendors welcome, noon-5pm, Kesey Square. FREE. Teen Gaming, board, card & role- playing games, every Friday in Oct., 3:30-5:30pm, Sheldon Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Rd., info at 682-8316. FREE. Weekly Bank of America protest, 4:30-5:30pm, 11th & Pearl. FREE. Clay Fest 2012, all ceramic show & sale, 5-8pm today, 10am-6pm tomorrow, 11am-5pm Sunday, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., info at clayfest.org FREE. Green Drinks, monthly gathering of the progressives, 5-7pm, Sam Bonds. FREE. Lane County Home Improvement Show, 5-9pm today, 10am-9pm tomrrow, 10am-5pm Sunday, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., info at eugenehomeshow.com FREE w/canned food donat. OE General Assembly, 6pm, Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza, 8th & Oak. Stomping Out Malaria in Senegal: West Cascade Peace Corps As- sociation Pot-Luck, 6pm, info & location at info@westcascadepca. org FREE. Game Night, bring board game or use house game, 7pm, Divine Cup- cake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers’ Associa- tion District 6 Potluck, 7-10pm, Crow Grange, 85994 Territorial Hwy., Veneta, info at 998-2064. Donat. Trivia Night, 8pm, Rogue Public House, 844 Olive St. FREE. Poker Tournament, 9pm, Goodfellas, 117 S. 14th St., Spfd., 726-9815. KIDS/FAMILIES Baby Storytime, ages 0-1 w/caregivers, 10:15am & 11:15am, downtown library. FREE. Family Storytime, 11:15am, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow
