OPEN MIC AT COZMIC
BEST STREET TO GET
RUN OVER ON YOUR BIKE
We love biking, but seriously, we could do without the near-
death experiences. On 18th , the collision of turn lanes,
parking lots and coffee-guzzling drivers in the morning
makes things a bit tense for bikers. To the lady in the SUV
turning in to the Safeway parking lot who slammed on her
brakes within inches of fl attening a biker — please put
down the cell phone and give a quick glance to the bike
lane before turning. We’d appreciate it.
BEST LOCALLY MADE WHOLE WHEAT
BREAD WITH FIGS AND FILBERTS IN IT
Try the Metropol Bakery and coffee shop on South Willa-
mette. The little loaf is so tasty.
BEST FRESH SCONES ON A
RIDICULOUSLY EARLY MORNING
P HOTO BY AT H E N A DE L E N E
BEST OPEN JAM/OPEN MIC NIGHT
BEST PLACE TO SING KARAOKE
1. Cozmic 199 W. 8th Ave. 338-9333. cozmicpresents.com.
2. Sam Bond’s Garage 407 Blair Blvd. 343-2635.
sambonds.com.
3. Diablo’s Downtown Lounge 959 Pearl St. 343-2346.
diabloseugene.com.
For those vocalists who are ready to trade in their
hairbrushes for real microphones, Cozmic’s open
mic night is a friendly atmosphere that offers local
performers 8 to 10 minutes of fame in front of a live
audience. On Wednesdays from 7 to 10 pm, host Edgar
Lopez welcomes up to 15 people of all ages to perform
spoken word, stand-up comedy or any genre of music.
“It’s a drop of different fl avors for the community,”
Lopez says. “Every night it’s different. Not only are
the performers the ones going up and having fun but
it’s also the crowd.” Lopez says the lively atmosphere
where the performers are the main attraction on a real
stage, rather than just background music, is really what
sets Cozmic’s open mic night apart. So for those who
are ready to make a live debut, leave your audience of
shampoo bottles and stuffed animals at home and take
your place in the limelight for a night.
1. Oak St. Speakeasy 915 Oak St. 284-4000.
oakstreetspeakeasy.com.
2. (tie) Black Forest 50 E. 11th Ave. 686-6619.
blackforesteugene.com; Cornucopia 207 E. 5th Ave.
485-2676. cornucopiaeugene.com.
While in a bar or social setting, you have few options
to make yourself noticeable to that cutie sitting in the
back booth sipping on a gin and tonic. Walking up
unannounced and introducing yourself can be tricky, and
this is why we have Oak St. Speakeasy, Cornucopia and
Black Forest and their stellar karaoke nights. Backed by
a single beam of light shining upon a stage with just a
microphone and teleprompter at your command, karaoke
can turn you from unnoticed zero into a Robert De Niro
with just the simple play of Flight of the Concords’ “The
Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room).”
BEST PLACE TO DRINK IN THE SUN
1. McMenamins North Bank 22 Club Rd. 342-5622.
mcmenamins.com.
2. Ninkasi Brewing 272 Van Buren St. 344-2739.
ninkasibrewing.com.
3. Falling Sky Brewing 1334 Oak Alley. 505-7096.
fallingskybrewing.com.
In the winter, the prospect of waking up for an early
morning ski on the weekend seems great, until it’s 5 am
and the outside world seems cold and cruel compared to
the coziness of the bed. Sometimes the littlest things can
make the trip worth it, like Eugene City Bakery’s scones.
Nothing else really matters when you’ve got fl uffy scones
with gooey marionberries to devour. Thanks, Eugene City
Bakery, for motivating us to get out there and brave the
cold weather.
BEST REASON TO ALLOW
OIL TRAINS THROUGH EUGENE
The oil spills will keep the coal dust down.
BEST PLACE FOR PIZZA AFTER A HIKE
Tucked away out Jasper Lowell Road in Fall Creek is
the Fall Creek Market and Pizza, where you can get simply
amazing pizza from the “chicken bacon artichoke” to the
gourmet vegetarian featuring caulifl ower, carrots, broccoli,
mushrooms, black olives, red onions, red and yellow
peppers, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes and garlic.
The market is kind of a trek from Eugene — almost 20
minutes from downtown — but the rich, cheesy goodness
is a perfect reward after a day hiking the old-growth forests
around Fall Creek in the Willamette National Forest.
Fall Creek Market and Pizza has been around since the
1900s; we don’t know when the folks there started selling
pizza, but they have perfected the art. For the menu, go
to fallcreekmarket.com or just drive out to 39074 Jasper
Lowell Rd., Fall Creek, 746-3068.
450 Willamette St.
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