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WHAT’S HAPPENING At 81, puppeteer Caroll Spinney is still the man who gives life to a pair of Sesame Street’s most beloved characters, Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, a dream job he nabbed on the ground fl oor in 1969 when Jim Henson and crew kick-started the Children’s Television Workshop. A new documentary, I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story, is a moving tribute to Spinney’s artistry as well as his humanity. The fi lm, which is chock-full of archival footage, contains several heartbreaking passages that reveal just how pervasive is the infl uence of Sesame Street on our popular culture. As Spinney recently told EW: “In a lot of towns, if you want to put your child in kindergarten, they’ll ask, ‘Has your child ever seen Sesame Street?’ And some won’t let them in unless they have watched.” I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story opens Friday, May 22, at Bijou Art Cinemas, 492 E. 13th Ave.; times & info at bijou-cinemas.com. — Rick Levin 16 MAY 21, 2015 • EUGENEWEEKLY.COM THURSDAY MAY 21 SUNRISE 5:40AM; SUNSET 8:38PM AV G. HIGH 68 ; AV G. LO W 43 BENEFIT Art Benefi t for Shelter Care, 5:30-8pm, Jordan Schnitzer Art Museum, 1430 Johnson Ln. $20-$25. FOOD/DRINK Salem Fermen- tation Project Tap Takeover, tasting featuring four Salem breweries and one cidery, 6-9pm, Bier Stein Pub, 1591 Willamette St. FREE. GATHERINGS Historic Review Board Meeting, 8:30-10:30am, Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave., Sloat Room. FREE. Public Works Day, tours, games, exhibits and info booths about Eugene’s public works, 8:30am- 3pm, Roosevelt Yard, 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. FREE. Eugene Metro Business Net- working International, 11:30am today & Thursday, May 28, LCC Downtown Center, 101 W. 10th Ave. $12 lunch. Downtown Public Speakers Toastmasters Club, drop-ins welcome noon-1:05pm today & Thursday, May 28, Les Lyle Con- ference Rm, fourth fl oor Wells Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broadway Ave., 485-1182. FREE. Poverty & Homelessness Board, noon-1:30pm, Lane County Youth Services Serbu Campus, 2727 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE. Exhibit Talks, 2pm today through Sunday & Tuesday through Thursday, May 28, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave., natural-history.uoregon.edu. FREE with price of museum admission. Retired Senior Providers Meeting: Law Enforcement & Seniors, 2pm, Sheldon Oaks, 2525 Cal Young Rd. FREE. Public Art Committee, 3:30pm, downtown library, Singer Con- ference Room. FREE. Budget Committee Delibera- tions, 5:30pm, PSB, 125 E. 8th Ave., Harris Hall. FREE. Public Library Advisory Board, 6pm, downtown library, Singer Room. FREE. Nar-Anon Meeting, beginners, 7pm, Wesley United Methodist Church, 1385 Oak Rd. FREE. Doc’s Pad Drag Queen Bingo w/ Karess, 9pm today & Thursday, May 28, Doc’s Pad, 710 Willa- mette St. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/care- givers, 10:15am & 11am today & Thursday, May 28, downtown library, 682-8316. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES Open Figure Drawing, 4-6pm, MECCA, 449 Willamette St. Pay what you want. “Finding a Job after 50,” 5:30pm, downtown library. FREE. Art Talk w/photographer Bob Keefer, Keefer discusses year-long artist residence in Willamette National Forest, 6pm, Jacobs Gallery, Hult Center. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Lunch w/free- lance writer/editor Anthony St. Clair, noon, The Book Nest, 1461 Mohawk Blvd., Spfd. FREE. “Redeployment” w/author Phil Klay, 7pm, 156 Straub Hall, UO. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Point,” 9-9:30am, KPOV 88.9FM. “Arts Journal,” current local arts, 9-10pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Ob- sidians: Hike Pisgah-west, 6.5 miles, reg. at obsidians.org. Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am- 4:30pm today, tomorrow & Monday through Thursday, May 28, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. $0.25. GEARs Bike Club: Alvadore via Meadowview, 34 miles, 9am; Women Only Ride, 20-30 miles, 6pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE. SOCIAL DANCE English & Scottish Country Dancing, 7pm today & Thursday, May 28, Vet’s Ballroom, 1620 Willamette St. $7, fi rst time FREE. Music & Dance Workshops w/ Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm, American Legion Hall, 344 8th St., Spfd. FREE. SPIRITUAL Exploring the Healing Power of the New Testa- ment, childcare off ered, 11am today & Thursday, May 28, runs through June 31, Christian Science Reading Room, 1135 Willamette St., 510-9550. FREE. Integrating Spirituality and Psychology w/Joseph Arapia, 6:30-8pm, Lane Mental Health, 1345 Birch Ave., Cottage Grove. FREE. THEATER From Up Here, 7pm today through Saturday, South Eugene High School Theater, 400 E. 19th Ave. $7-$10. No Shame Workshop, 7:30pm, today and Thursday, May 28, New Zone Gallery, 164 Broad- way. FREE. VOLUNTEER Care for Owen Rose Garden, bring gloves & small hand-weeding tools, instruction provided, noon-3pm, end of N. Jeff erson St., 682- 5025. FRIDAY MAY 22 SUNRISE 5:39AM; SUNSET 8:39PM AV G. HIGH 68 ; AV G. LO W 4 4 BENEFITS “yArt” Sale for New Zone Gallery, 10am-6pm today & tomorrow, noon-4pm Sunday, New Zone, 164 W. Broadway. FREE. FARMERS MARKETS Mar- ketplace@Sprout, year-round in- door & outdoor farmers market w/entertainment, 3-7pm, 418 A St., Spfd. info at sproutfoodhub. org. FILM Occupy Eugene Cinema: Operation Terror, 7pm, Growers Market, 454 Willamette St. Don. FOOD/DRINK Wine Tasting & Music, 5-10pm, Noble Estate Ur- ban, 520 Commercial St. FREE. Wine Tasting, 6-9pm, Sweet Cheeks Winery, 27007 Briggs Hill Rd. FREE. GATHERINGS Yawn Patrol Toastmasters, 6-7:45am, LCC Downtown Center, 110 W. 10th Ave. Nar-Anon Meeting, 12:30pm, Springfi eld Lutheran Church, 1542 I St., Spfd. FREE. Food Not Bombs, vegan meal, 2-4pm, 8th & Oak. FREE. Mr. Bill’s Traveling Trivia, 7pm, Rogue Public House, 844 Olive St., call 345-4155. FREE. Astronomical Society Star Party, telescopes available, 9pm, College Hill Reservoir, the corner of 24th Ave. and Lawrence St. FREE. Exhibit Talks continue. See Thursday, May 21. KIDS/FAMILIES Baby Story- time, ages 0-1 w/caregivers, 10:15am & 11:15am, downtown library. FREE. Family Storytime, 10:15am, Bethel Branch Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd.; 10:15am, Sheldon Branch Library, 1566 Coburg Rd. FREE. Family Game Night, 6-8pm, Petersen Barn, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES “We the People: Wrestling Local Power from Corporate Control” w/ Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin, 6-8pm, LCC downtown, 101 W. 10th Ave. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Sunday Morn- ing Hangover TV Show,” 11pm, Comcast channel 29. Marc Time’s Record Attic, 11:30pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Ob- sidians: Climb Heceta Head, 6.5 miles; Bike Creswell Environs, 22 miles, reg. at obsidians.org. Walk ‘n’ Talkers, weekly self-led neighborhood walking group, 9-11am, meet at Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. FREE. Bridge Group for Seniors, 12:30- 3:30pm, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. $0.25. Magic the Gathering, standard deck casual play, 6pm, Castle of Games, 660 Main, Spfd. $1. Magic the Gathering, 6pm, Delight, 811 E. Main St., Cottage Grove, info at delightcg@gmail. com. FREE. Final Table Poker, 6pm & 9pm, Steve’s Bar & Grill, 117 14th St., Spfd. FREE. Pool Hall continues. See Thurs- day, May 21. SOCIAL DANCE All Request International Folk Dancing, 2-3:30pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., info at 603-0998. $1.50. Advanced Dance Class w/Taller de Son Jarocho, 4:30-6pm, Whiteaker Community Center, N. Jackson & Clark St. FREE. Ballroom Dance, Waltz & Foxtrot, lesson at 7:30pm, dance at 8:30pm, Gerlinger Hall, UO, ballroom@uoregon.edu. $9 gen., $7 stu. Salsa Dancing w/Jose Cruz, 8:30pm, Vet’s Club Ballroom, 1626 Willamette St. $7. Church of ‘80s, 9pm, Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd. $3. THEATER Clue: The Musical, 7:30pm today & tomorrow, Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette St. $16-$27. Comedy of Errors, 8pm today, tomorrow & Thursday, May 28, University Theatre, UO. $14-$16. UO students FREE. From Up Here continues. See Thursday, May 21. VOLUNTEER Eugene Park Stew- ards Work Party, 1-4pm, Alton Baker Park Native Plant Nursery, 538 Day Island Rd. FREE. SATURDAY MAY 23 SUNRISE 5:39AM; SUNSET 8:40PM AV G. HIGH 68 ; AV G. LO W 4 4 BENEFITS New Zone “yArt” Sale continues. See Friday. FARMERS MARKETS Hideaway Bakery Farmers Market, 9am- 2pm, Hideaway Bakery, 3377 E. Amazon. Lane County Farmers Market, 9am-3pm, 8th & Oak. FREE. Coast Fork Farm Stand, 11am- 6pm, 10th & Washington, Cottage Grove. FILM New Generations Film Festival, short fi lms made by local middle and high school students,11am-1pm, Willamette High School, 1801 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE.
