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WHAT’S HAPPENING THURSDAY OCTOBER 25 S U N R I S E 7: 41 A M ; S U N S E T 6 : 12 P M AV G. HIGH 6 0 ; AV G. LO W 4 0 COMEDY Brickwall Comedy Club Amateur Competition, $500 prize, 8:30pm, Brickwall Comedy Club. $5. FILM Hidden Battles, 7pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. FREE. Warren Miller’s Flow State, 7:30pm, McDonald Theatre. FOOD/DRINK Park Blocks Farmer’s Market, 1-5pm today & Thursday, Nov. 1, 11am-3pm Tuesday, Park Blocks. The Corner Market, noon-6pm to- day, tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednes- day & Thursday, Nov. 1, 295 River Rd., 513-4527. FOOD for Lane County Youth Farm stand, 2-6pm today & Thursday, Nov. 1, Sacred Heart at RiverBend, 3333 Riverbend Dr., Spfd. Wine tasting, 5-7pm today & Thursday, Nov. 1, Supreme Bean Coffee Co., 2864 Willamette St. FREE. GATHERINGS Eugene Ski Swap, consignment 9am-9pm today, 9am-5pm tomorrow, sale 6-9pm tomorrow , 9am-5pm Saturday, pick-up 9am-4pm Sunday, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. $0.50 consign., $1. 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. Eugene Chamber Business to Busi- ness Expo & After Hours, 4-7:30pm today, Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th Ave., pre-reg. at eu- genebusinessexpo.com $10-$20. Teen Book Group: “Daughter of Smoke & Bone” by Laini Taylor, 4pm, downtown library, info at 682-8316. FREE. Tween Scene Book Group: “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier, 4pm, downtown library, pre-reg., info at 682-8316. FREE. Meadowlark Prairie & Oak Savanna Restoration Tour, Post-Treatment, 4:30pm, pre-reg. & info at buford- park.org/tours Eugene Neighborhood Inc. annual meeting, 5-7pm, Davis Restaurant, 94 W. Broadway. FREE. Doc’s Pad Drag Queen Bingo w/ DJ Fallon Love, 8pm today & Thursday, Nov. 1, Doc’s Pad, 710 Willamette St. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Make a Mask, all day, all library branches: down- town, Bethel Branch & Sheldon Branch, through Saturday, info at 682-8316. FREE. Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year- olds w/caregivers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682-8316. FREE. Make a Mask continues. See Saturday. LECTURES/CLASSES From Suf- frage to Citizenship: Empowering Oregon Women in the Twentieth Century & Beyond. 3pm. Knight Library Browsing Room, UO Cam- pus. FREE. “New to Medicare? Learn the How-To’s,” 5-6pm, 333 W. 10th Ave., RSVP 222-9020. FREE. Robots for Aging, 6pm, downtown library, info at 682-5450. FREE. “Envisioning a Compassionate America,” EMU, UO Campus. FREE. LITERARY Joe Blakely discusses his book “Oswald West: Governor of Oregon 1911-1915, His Life & Legacy,” 6-7pm, Lane County Historical Society, 740 W. 13th Ave. FREE Amanda Coplin reading & book signing, 7pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Ath- letic League Registration, all day, Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St., info at 682-5409. Walk with Us, weekly self-led neighborhood walking group, ages 50 & up, 9:30-10:30am today & Thursday, Nov. 1, meet at Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. Yoga for Relaxation, 12:30-1:30pm, Trauma Healing Project, 2222 Coburg Rd., 687-9447. Mahjong for Seniors, 1-4pm, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. $0.25. Gentle Yoga, 5:30-6:30pm, Trauma Healing Project, 2222 Coburg Rd., STE 300, 687-9447. Prenatal Yoga, 5:30-6:45pm today & Thursday, Nov. 1, RiverBend Medical Center, 3333 Riverbend Dr., Spfd., 222-7074. $11, $40 for 4 classes. Aqua Yoga, 5:45-6:45pm today & Thursday, Nov. 1, Tamarack Well- ness Center, 3575 Donald St. $11. Contact Juggling, 7:30-8:30pm, Academy of Artistic Gymnastics, 1205 Oak Patch Rd., 344-2002. $10 Drop-In, $80 for 10 class punchcard. First class FREE. Contact Staff w/Brandon, 7:45- 8:45pm, Academy of Artistic Gymnastics, 1205 Oak Patch Rd., 344-2002. $10 Drop-In, $80 for 10 class punchcard. First class FREE. Drop-in Kayaking, bring equip- ment, no instruction provided, ages 12 & up, 8-10pm today & Thursday, Nov. 1, Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd. $5 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. THEATER Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam, 7:30pm today, 3:30pm & 7:30pm tomorrow, 7:30pm Saturday, 1pm & 5pm Sunday, Matthew Knight Arena, tix at 800-WEBFOOT or cirqueduso- leil.com/quidam $28-$70. 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. The Seafarer, 7pm, Red Octopus Theatre, Newport, info at redoctopus- theatre.org tix at 265-ARTS. $12-$14. VOLUNTEER Care for Owen Rose Garden, bring gloves & small hand-weeding tools, instruction provided, noon-3pm, end of N. Jef- ferson St., 682-5025. FRIDAY OCTOBER 26 S U N R I S E 7: 4 2 A M ; S U N S E T 6 : 10 P M AV G. HIGH 6 0 ; AV G. LO W 4 0 FOOD/DRINK Eugene Food Not Bombs, 2-4pm, 8th & West Park. FREE. Marketplace@Sprout, indoor farm- ers’ market, 3-7pm, First Christian Church, 418 A St., Spfd. “In the Pink” wine tasting, 5-7pm, Wineries Without Walls, Hwy. 126 & Territorial, Veneta, 935-8443. FREE. The Corner Market continues. See Thursday, Oct. 25. GATHERINGS City Club of Eugene meeting: Oregon Citizen’s Initiative Review, 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. “Frights for the Furries,” haunted walk, 15 & over, 5-11pm today, 5pm-midnight tomorrow, 1835 Gilham Rd., info at 337-0946. $7 & 2 cans of food. OE General Assembly, 6pm, Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza, 8th & Oak. Game Night, bring board game or use house game, 7pm, Divine Cupcake, 1680 W. 11th Ave. FREE. Best of Eugene Awards Show, 7:30pm, McDonald Theatre. $8 adv., $9 door. Trivia Night, 8pm, Rogue Public House, 844 Olive St. FREE. Poker Tournament, 9pm, Goodfellas, 117 S. 14th St., Spfd., 726-9815. Halloween is on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Ouja Boards not included. 18 October 25, 2012 • eugeneweekly.com MIKE SHEAHAN The history of Halloween is a long one. Scholars maintain that it began with pagan celebrations of the dead some time ago — and the fi rst traceable usage of the word “Halloween” comes from 16th-century Scotland. But at the end of the day, this spooky holiday has become far less sinister than its roots, which suggest that the boundary between the living and the dead is at its weakest on Hallows Eve. Nowadays Oct. 31 is an evening of awesomeness characterized by jack-o’-lanterns, costumes, haunted house parties and — the obvious crowning jewel of the evening — candy. Trick or treat responsibly, and if you get home on Wednesday night to fi nd your pumpkins smashed and toilet paper dangling from your roof, don’t worry; it probably wasn’t ghosts. Probably.
