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
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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.