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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 2012)
8ZIK\QKIT/QN\[\W?IZU\PM0MIZ\ A L I S O N S H I B O S K I , 2 N D & B L A I R S T U D I O S A L E D E C . 7- 9 +;,FF,>F(K WK 2OLYH WK :LOODPHWWH 0RQ6DW6XQ +20(*$5'(1 *,)7 Holiday Tea at the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, 2pm and 3pm by reservation. 541-484-0808 or www.smjhouse.org for reservations, $25. Holiday Home Tour presented by the Newport Symphony Orchestra, four houses decorated for the holidays, live music, 10am-4pm today, noon-4pm Dec 9, Newport, 541-574-0899, $18 adv., $20 door. First Night of Chanukah Community Chanukah Latke Dinner & Dance, menorah lighting and dance featuring The Fret Boys and rock ‘n’ roll classics, 6pm, Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave., $8 adults, $5 kids ages 3-12, free kids under 3. “The Spirit of Christmas” presented by Eugene Concert Choir, 8pm today, 2:30pm Dec. 9, Hult Center, $24-38. “The Holiday Ice Show: Skating Through the Decades” Toys for Tots benefit presented by Eugene Figure Skating Club, 7:30pm, Lane County Ice Arena, price of admission is a new, unwrapped toy. SUNDAY, DEC. 9 Children’s Chanukah Celebration & Sisterhood Sunday Café, crafts, activities, live music, stories, and baked goods, 9am-1pm, Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave., $5 per child suggested donation. Candlelight Baroque Concert featuring the Oregon Mozart Players, 7:30 pm today and Dec. 10, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak St., 541- 346-4363 $20-$45, $10 students and youth. THURSDAY, DEC. 13 Past and Presents Holiday Open House, nature- inspired gifts by local artists, cider and cookies, 11am-5pm today and Dec. 16, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 384 W. 13th Ave, 541-342-4410 for reservations, $10. “A Celtic Holiday” featuring “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” and Celtic instrumental and vocal music, 3pm today, Dec. 16, 22 and 23, 9:30pm Dec. 17, 18, 19, and 20, Café Soriah, 384 W. 13th Ave, 541-342-4410 for reservations, $10. SUNDAY, DEC. 16 Cirque de Noel presented by Eugene Symphony, 2:30pm, Hult Center, $17-$60. Shelton McMurphey Johnson House presents Candlelight Tours, 6-9pm, 541-484-0808, www.smjhouse.org, $6 adults; $3 for children 12 and younger. FRIDAY, DEC. 21 6th Brian Cutean Wordless Solstice Concert, 6:30pm, Tsunami Books, audience invited to bring candles, 541-345-8986, $5 suggested donation. The Nutcracker presented by Eugene Ballet Company, 7:30pm today, 2pm and 7:30pm Dec. 22, 2pm Dec.23, Hult Center, $22-$48. SUNDAY, DEC. 23 “A Christmas Carol In Prose,” 6pm, Cozmic Pizza, FREE. FRIDAY, DEC. 14 Eugene Sacred Harp Singers’ Annual Concert and Sing-Along, 7:30 pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St., 541-345-3626, FREE, donations welcome. 11th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration “Wish Upon A Star,” live music, performances, storytelling and crafts, 5-8pm, Many Nations Longhouse, 1680 E. 15th Ave, admission free with donation of money or non-perishable food item for FOOD for Lane County. “Winter Wonderland,” holiday gifts, pictures with Santa, ice sculpting, balloon clown, 6-8:30pm, Willamalane Center, Springfield, 541-736-4544, $6-7.50. The Nutcracker Remixed presented by All That! Dance, 7pm today and Dec. 15, Soreng Theater, $18. E u g e n e We e k l y ’ s H O L I D AY H A P P E N I N G S 2 0 1 2 Frozen Trail Runfest, 5K, 6,8, and 14 mile, 50K, 8am 50K, 10am all other events, Mt. Pisgah, register at Eugene Running Company, 116 Oakway Center, $20-$40. Very Victorian Holiday Party and Silent Auction, 5:30 pm, Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, 541-484-0808, www.smjhouse.org, $25. Christmas Bazaar hosted by Humane Society of Cottage Grove, collectibles, antiques, decorations, Christmas cards, lights, raffle on Saturday, 9am-5pm today and Dec. 15, American Legion Hall, 826 E. Main, Cottage Grove, 541-953-9112, FREE. 8 SATURDAY, DEC. 15 THURSDAY, DEC. 27 “The Nutcracker Dance-Along” with the Eugene Community Orchestra, costumes encouraged, family-friendly, 6-7:30pm, Cozmic Pizza, $5 suggested donation. FRIDAY, DEC. 28 The Pirates of Penzance presented by Eugene Opera, 7:30pm today and Dec. 31, 2:30pm Dec. 30, Hult Center, $20-$80. MONDAY, DEC. 31 Floydian Slips New Year’s Eve, 8pm, McDonald Theatre, $20 adv, $23 door. Sol Seed plays with Hot Milk, New Year’s Eve, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s Garage, $6.
