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DELHI 2 DUBLIN PLAYS WOW HALL ON SUNDAY (SEE MUSIC LISTINGS) FRIDAY, FEB. 22: Wine Tasting, 5-8pm, WineStyles Corvallis, 2333 NW Kings Blvd. $10. Friends of the Library Big Book Sale, proceeds benefi t literacy, 6pm-9pm today, 10am-5pm tomorrow, 11am-4pm Sunday, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave. Eco-Film Festival 2013, 7pm, Corvallis Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St. $5 sug. donat. Myrlin Hepworth reads poetry, 7:30pm, Memorial Union Jour- ney Room, OSU Campus. SATURDAY, FEB. 23: Indoor Win- ter Farmers Market, 9am-1pm, Benton County Fairgrounds, 110 SW 53rd St. Water for the World Winter Ban- quet, 6-9pm, Corvallis Country Club, 1850 SW Whiteside Dr. $45-$80. SUNDAY, FEB. 24: Bellydance Classes w/Amirah, 6-7:30pm, Downtown Dance, 223 SW 2nd St. $15 drop-in. Halakha: the “Way to Go” w/Rabbi Jonathan Seidel, historical & theoretical introduction to Jew- ish law through the centuries, 7-8:30pm Wednesdays through Feb. 27, Temple Beth Israel, 1175 E. 29th Ave. Tai Chi, 7-8:30pm, Everyday Peo- ple Yoga, 352 W. 12th Ave, info at epyogaeugene.com Donat. Qigong w/Solala Towler, 7pm, Just Breathe, 2868 Willamette St. $11. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28 S U N R I S E 6 : 51 A M ; S U N S E T 6 : 0 0 P M AV G. HIGH 53 ; AV G. LO W 3 6 Yoga Dance Party & vegetarian dinner, 7pm, Alchemy Lotus Heal- ing Center, 1380 W. 17th Ave. $8. FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting, 5-7pm, Supreme Bean Coffee Co., 2864 Willamette St. FREE. The Corner Market continues. See Thursday, Feb. 21. GATHERINGS Group Acupunc- ture Clinic, 10am orientation, 10-11:30am clinic, Trauma Heal- ing Project, 2222 Coburg Rd, Ste 300, 687-9447. Donat. Eugene Metro Business Net- working International, 11:30am, Downtown Athletic Club, 999 Willamette St., http://wkly. ws/159 $12 lunch. Teen Gaming, 3:30-5pm, Spring- fi eld Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. Interreligious Perspectives on the Death Penalty: Panel Discus- sion, 4-5:30pm, UO School of Law 175, UO Campus. Teen & Tween Scene Book Groups, 4pm, downtown library, info at 682-8316. FREE. Board Game Night, new players welcome, 6-11pm, Funagain Games, 1280 Willamette St., info at 654-4205. FREE. Trivia Night, 7pm, Sixth Street Grill, 55 W. 6th Ave. FREE. Doc’s Pad Drag Queen Bingo w/ DJ Fallon Love, 8pm, Doc’s Pad, 710 Willamette St. FREE. ‘80s Night, 9pm, John Henry’s. $3, females FREE before 11pm. KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/caregiv- ers, 10:15am & 11am, downtown library, info at 682-8316. FREE. Little Family Yoga Class for preschoolers, 11am, Springfi eld LIbrary, 225 5th St., Spfd. Ridgeline Montessori Pre- Lottery Information Session, 6:30pm, Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter School, 4500 W. Amazon Dr., info at ridgeline.org or 682-9662. 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. 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. Donat. Team Run Eugene adult track workout group, 6pm, ATA Track, 24th & Fillmore St. FREE. Drop-in Kayaking, bring equip- ment, no instruction provided, ages 12 & up, 8-10pm, Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd. $5 Hot Mamma’s Club, 8:15pm, All That! Dance Company, 855 W. 1st Ave., info at 688-1523 or allthatdance@hotmail.com $10. Aqua Yoga continues. See Thurs- day, Feb. 21. Free Yoga, mixed levels contin- ues. See Thursday, Feb. 21. Prenatal Yoga continues. See Thursday, Feb. 21. Walk with Us continues. See Thursday, Feb. 21. Pool Hall continues. See Thurs- day, Feb. 21. LECTURES/CLASSES “Dancing Identities: Disrupting the Latina Myth,” 4-5:30pm, Hendricks Hall 330, UO Campus. FREE. “Athletes, Geeks & Gamers: Exploring Gender & Profes- sional E-Sports,” 5-7pm, Knight Library, UO Campus. FREE. “Medicare Made Easy for those new to Medicare,” 5-6pm, 333 W. 10th Ave., RSVP at 222-9020. FREE. Small Business Clinic: ASk the Experts, 5pm, downtown library, info at 682-5450. FREE. “Living Under Drones,” 7pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. FREE. SOCIAL DANCE Yoga Dance Party & vegetarian dinner, 7pm, Alchemy Lotus Healing Center, 1380 W. 17th Ave. $8. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Contact Juggling, 7:30-8:30pm, SPIRITUAL Reiki Tummo Healing Clinic, 5:30-7:30pm, 1340 W. 17th Ave., call 914-0431 for appt. Donat. “The Buddhist View on Depres- sion” w/Tulku Jigme Rinpoche, 6:30pm, Wellsprings Friends School, 3590 W. 18th Ave. Overcoming Your Inner Pharaoh, attain your hopes & dreams w/Shmuel Shalom (Geoffrey) Cohen, 13 Thursdays, 7pm, info & pre-reg. at 514-2571 or conscioustorah.com $15/night, $130/series. Zen West meditation group, beginners welcome, 7:30-9pm, Unitarian Universalist Church of Eugene, 1685 W. 13th Ave, info at 543-5344. Donat. THEATER Carousel continues. See Thursday, Feb. 21. VOLUNTEER Care for Owen Rose Garden, bring gloves & small hand-weeding tools, instruction provided, noon-3pm, end of N. Jefferson St., 682-5025. CORVALLIS AND SURROUNDNG AREAS Note: Continuation dates for out- of-town events are listed under the fi rst day of the event. THURSDAY, FEB. 21: Writing Workshop w/Kim Stafford, 2-4pm, Corvallis Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave. FREE. Wine Tasting, 5-7pm, First Al- ternative North, 2855 NW Grant Ave., info at 452-3115. Beavers Vs. Stanford, 8pm, Gill Coliseum, OSU Campus, info at osubeavers.com TUESDAY, FEB. 26: Gearing Up For Gardening, noon-1pm, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave. FREE. Winter Party w/Corvallis Young Pros, 5-7pm, SUBZero, 126 SW. 4th St. ATTENTION OPPORTUNITIES Actors Cabaret Auditions for Seussical, needed: 7 female leads, one boy lead & addition children aged 8-13. Prepare a Broadway-style song for your audition, a pianist will be avail- able or you can use a CD/MP3 player. Auditions take place at 1pm Saturday, Feb. 23. Info is available at aceboxoffi ce@aol. com or 683-4368. A new non-commercial art space for idea based art called Project Space is opening in Salem. There is now an open call to artists looking for a space to engage with others & create/ show art. Call (503)-581-2228 x311 or email lisa@salemart.org for more information, proposals are due by March 31. Beyond Toxics call for interns/ volunteers: Go to www.beyon- dtoxics.org or send email to volunteers@beyondtoxics.org Bicycle-Pedestrian commit- tee has 7 openings, apply at eugene-or.gov/bpac or lee. shoemaker@ci.eugene.or.us Campbell Community Center’s computer lab will be open Monday to Friday from 9:30- 10:30pm, 155 High St., more info at 682-5318. FREE. Citizen Police Academy is now accepting applications for their next Academy class, Academy begins March 27. Deadline for applications is March 4. Find app & info at springfi eld-or.gov/ police/home.html DIVA call for fi lm submissions: 2013 Teen Video Challenge, ages 13-19, 5 min fi lm submissions, deadline for submissions 5pm, Friday, March 8, 2013, forms & req. at teenvideo.proscenia.net or contact openlensfestival@ gmail.com Do you remember the big snow? Were you living in Eugene during the winter of 1969? The Don Hunter Project, w/the Lane County Historical Society, is cre- ating a multimedia slideshow to document the event. For info on this project, contact Katherine Williams at lanecountyhistori- calsociety@gmail.com FIRST Children’s Center call for volunteers, 682-8749. Join the Museum of Natural and Cultural History Volunteer Team: email Jules at jabbott@uoregon. edu or call 346-1694. Maude Kerns Art Center call to artists: Oregon Made for Interiors, submission deadline Friday, March 22., $15 submis- sion fee, call 345-1571 or visit mkartcenter.org for more info & to submit. MECCA call to volunteers: help w/ working reuse store, serving on committees, sorting donations, fundraising & more; contact Patricia at volunteers@materials- exchange.org or 302-1810. Sam Bond’s needs new hosts for their weekly Bingo nights, drop by on Mondays and tryout live, 9-11:30pm. 21 & over. Soup Makers & sponsors wanted for movie nights at Crow Middle/ High school, email Lisa Lively- brooks at llivelyb@gmail.com United Way of Lane County call to volunteers: help the elderly, American Red Cross, Cottage Grove or South Hill Rehabilita- tion Center, call 741-6000 ex. 159 to sign up. Volunteer w/SASS to end vio- lence, info at 484-9791. West Coast Dog and Cat Rescue is looking for foster homes for kittens & cats. Kittens need homes until they are big enough to be spayed/neutered. Adult cats need a safe place to stay until they can be re-homed. All you need is a little spare room. Food & all necessities are sup- plied, info at westcoastdogand- cat.org or 225-4955, or email westcoastvolunteer@gmail.com Willamette Girlchoir auditions, Dolce & Bella Voce choirs, more info at 503-370-6383 & wil- lamettegirlchoir.org Young Writers Association Winter Creative Writing Groups for Youth: sign up at ywlane.org or at 485-2259. 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