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su mmer guide 2015 july WEDNESDAY, 7/1 Fun For All, a free, drop-in playground program for youth ages 5-18, children under 10 must be accompanied, today through 7/3, 10am-5pm, Petersen Park, State St. Park, Trainsong Park, Churchill Sports Park, Washington Park, Monroe Park. FREE. Casks for a Cause, 20 percent of all cask sales go to the Greater Oakridge Area Trail Stewards (GOATS), first Monday of each month, Brewer’s Union Local 180, 48329 E. 1st St., Oakridge, 782-2024. Oregon Bach Festival, On The House: Mitsuki Dazai (Japanese Koto), Hult Center Lobby, 1-2pm. FREE. Oregon Bach Festival, Discovery 2: Christmas Oratorio, Part 2, Soreng Theater, Hult Center, 2:30- 3:30pm, $20/$15 stu. & sr. Ideas on Tap: Aroma Hop Cultivars & the Craft Beer Industry, pub conversation series w/Shaun Townsend of OSU, 7-9pm, Sam Bond's Brewery, 540 E. 8th Ave. FREE. Oregon Bach Festival, Chamber Music Northwest: Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas, Beall Concert Hall, UO campus, 7:30-9:30pm. $15-$52. Orgone, funk/soul, Hi Fi Music Hall, 9pm, $15/18, 21+, hifimusichall.com Eugene Yacht Club small boat racing continues, see 6/10. Lapsit Storytime, Springfield Public Library continues, see 6/10. Preschool Storytime at Springfield Public Library continues, see 6/10. Corvallis Knights vs. Humboldt continues, see 6/30. THURSDAY, 7/2 Eugene Pro Rodeo, today through 7/5, Oregon Horse Center, 90751 Prairie Rd., Eugene, 689-9700, facebook.com/EugeneProRodeo. Oregon Bach Festival, Hinkle Distinguished Lecture: Masaaki Suzuki, Soreng Theater, Hult Center, 2-3pm. FREE. Oregon Bach Festival, pre-concert lecture, Inside Line: Bach, Bruckner & Brahms, Soreng Theater, Hult Center, 6:30-7:15pm. FREE. Corvallis Knights vs. Mid-Valley, 6:40pm today, Goss Stadium, 430 S.W. Langton Pl., Corvallis. $6. Oregon Bach Festival, Bach, Bruckner & Brahms, Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center, 7:30-9:30pm, $15-$68. Fefafe pARTy on the Plaza: Performing Arts Series, West African dancing and drumming performance is a musical & visual treat, 5:30-6:15pm, Hult Center Plaza, 1 Eugene Center. FREE. 4pm-dusk, Dexter State Recreation Area, 39011 Hwy. 58, Dexter. FREE. Churchill Sports Park, Washington Park, Monroe Park, FREE. Springfield Utility Board’s Light of Liberty, Island Park, Spfd., fun, food & fireworks in this annual celebration by the river, children’s area, gates open at 4pm, fireworks start at 10pm, subutil.com. Casks for a Cause, 20 percent of all cask sales go to the Greater Oakridge Area Trail Stewards (GOATS), first Monday of each month, Brewer’s Union Local 180, 48329 E. 1st St., Oakridge, 782-2024. Free First Friday, free admission to Museum of Natural & Cultural History, 11am-5pm, UO campus. FREE. Emeralds vs. Vancouver, 7:05pm today through 7/8, 5:01pm Sunday, PK Park, 2800 MLK Jr. Blvd., call 342-5367 for tix. $7-$13. Teens@2:00, Superhero Bananas in the Library Conference Room, Springfield Public Library, 225 5th St., Spfd., 726-3766. FREE. Gem Faire, performance Hall, Lane County Fairgrounds, today noon-6pm, tomorrow, 10am-6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm, gemfaire.com $7 weekend pass, children 12 & under are FREE. Fireworks show at Eugene Yacht Club at dusk, no public admission to EYC; however, there is terrific viewing from Lane County’s Richardson Park. Modest entry fee at the park. Oregon Bach Festival, Organ Interlude: Elray Stewart-Cook, Central Lutheran Church, 1857 Potter St., 1pm. FREE. Oregon Bach Festival, On The House: Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy Soloists, Hult Center Lobby, 1-2pm. FREE. Aquafina OTC Butte To Butte, 10K, 5K, 4.5 mile walk, eclecticedgeracing.com. Cost varies. FRIDAY, 7/3 Art & The Vineyard and Freedom Festival Fireworks July 4, premier art & wine festival in the Southern Willamette Valley, today through Sunday, July 5, Alton Baker Park. Three-day pass, $15; general admission 7/3 and 7/5, $7; general admission 7/4, $9; children ages 6-11, $1. Children under 6, FREE. 345-1571, artandthevineyard.org. Red White & Blue Riverfront Festival, a fun-filled summer festival offering foods, beverages, craft booths, live bands & children’s entertainment, today & tomorrow, 5-10pm & 7/4, 10am-10:30pm, downtown Corvallis Riverfront. Don. Emeralds vs. Vancouver continues, see 7/4. Concerts in the Park: Eugene Symphonic Band, featuring familiar and other arrangements including those by present and former members. Musicians from all walks of life, 6:30-7:30pm, Washburne Park, corner of Agate & Fairmount. FREE. Eugene Pro Rodeo continues, see 7/2. Lane Arts Council’s First Friday ArtWalk, led by Oregon Country Fair volunteers, starts at New Zone Gallery, 164 W. Broadway, lanearts.org, 5:30-8pm. FREE. Art & The Vineyard continues, see 7/3. Corvallis Knights vs. Victoria continues, see 7/3. Karass Concert, old-timey bluegrass strings and super-harmonies, 6pm, Downtown Eugene Public Library, 100 W. 10th Ave. FREE. Corvallis Knights vs. Victoria, 7:15pm today; 6:40pm 7/4; 5:05pm 7/5, Goss Stadium, 430 S.W. Langton Pl., Corvallis. $6. Oregon Bach Festival, Berwick Academy: Suzuki Conducts Bach, Beall Concert Hall, 7:30-9:30pm. $15-$52. Lane United FC vs. Portland, Willamalane Center, 8pm, laneunitedfc.com. $10. Grateful Web simulcast of The Grateful Dead, WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave. Price TBA. Oregon Bach Festival, Piano Recital: Ya-Fei Chuang, Beall Concert Hall, 7:30-9:30pm. $15-$52. TUESDAY, 7/7 Little Family Yoga w/Brynne Blevins, 10:30am, Library Meeting Room Springfield Public Library, 225 5th St., Spfd., 726-3766. FREE. Overseas Association for College Admission Counseling Charity 5K, Eugene. Cost Varies. eclecticedgeracing.com Oregon Bach Festival, Let’s Talk w/Nicholas Phan, The Studio, 1-2pm, oregonbachfestival.com. FREE. Gem Faire continues see 7/3. Grateful Web simulcast of The Grateful Dead continues, see 7/3. Penny’s Puppets Presents “The Hero Machine!” 1pm in the City Hall Lobby, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Red White & Blue Riverfront Festival continues, see 7/3. Oregon Bach Festival, Discovery 3: Christmas Oratorio, Part 2, Soreng Theater, Hult Center, 2:30- 4pm, $20/$15 stu. & sr. SUNDAY, 7/5 Oregon Bach Festival, Chamber Music Northwest: Mozart and Ralph’s Old Records, 7:30-9pm, Beall Concert Hall, UO campus. $15-$52. Oregon Bach Festival, Lord Nelson Mass, Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center, 7:30-9:30pm, $15-$58. Emeralds vs. Vancouver continues, see 7/4. Concerts in the Park: Left Coast Saxophone Quartet, without a conductor these four musicians get to play whatever they fancy while marvelously mixing many styles, 6:30-7:30pm, Washburne Park, corner of Agate & Fairmount. FREE. Fun For All continues, see 7/1. Eugene Pro Rodeo continues, see 7/2. Fun For All continues, see 7/6. WEDNESDAY, 7/8 Science Meets Art Children’s Summer Workshop, 1-4pm, Saraha Children’s School, 477 E. 40th Ave., sarahaschool.org, 359-3585. $10. Eugene Pro Rodeo continues, see 7/2. Art & The Vineyard continues, see 7/3. SATURDAY, 7/4 4th of July Celebration, Creswell, 7:30am pancake breakfast, 11am parade, contests, vendors & food, fireworks at dark. 895-4398. Saturday Market, 10am-5pm; 10am Richard Crandell; 11am TBA; noon Peter Wilde Band; 1pm El Flowious; 2pm Left Coast Sax Quartet; 3:30pm Rob Tobias & Friends; 8th & Oak, see eugenesaturdaymarket.org for info. FREE. Corvallis Knights vs. Victoria continues, see 7/3. Gem Faire continues, see 7/3. Grateful Web simulcast of The Grateful Dead continues, see 7/3. Dexter 4th of July Celebration, vendors, food, live music & spectacular fireworks show over the lake, Oregon Bach Festival, Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy, 7:30-9:30pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. $25/$30. Eugene Yacht Club small boat racing continues, see 6/10. Red White & Blue Riverfront Festival continues, see 7/3. Emeralds vs. Vancouver continues, see 7/4. Oregon Bach Festival, Organ Institute Showcase, noon-1:30pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. FREE. Oregon Bach Festival, Discovery 4: St. John Passion Lecture Concert, Soreng Theater, Hult Center, 2:30- 4pm, $20/$15 stu. & sr. MONDAY, 7/6 Fun For All, A free, drop-in playground program for youth ages 5-18, children under 10 must be accompanied, today through 6/10, 10am–5pm, Petersen Park, State St. Park, Trainsong Park, Lapsit Storytime at Springfield Public Library continues, see 6/10. Preschool Storytime at Springfield Public Library continues, see 6/10. Emeralds vs. Vancouver continues, see 7/4. SpringFilm: The Searchers, presented by Plank Town Brewing, the 2014-15 SpringFilm theme is Almost Oscars—feature films that did not win an Oscar, but should have. Film followed by a moderated discussion. 6:30pm, Wildish Community Theater, 630 Main St. FREE. Eugene Yacht Club racing continues, see 6/11. Fun For All continues, see 7/1. PreSchool Art & Science Storytime, Springfield Public Library, continues, see 6/4. More impressive than the What The Festival (June 19-22) electronic- heavyweights lineup — ODESZA, Big Gigantic, GRiZ, TOKiMONSTA and dozens more — are the mind-bending art installations that will grace the gorgeous Wolf Run Ranch site in Dufur, Oregon, along the Columbia River Gorge. Look for the “bamboo portals” leading to The Illuminated Forest, the geometric wood sculptures of Oregon artist Aleph Geddis and the glowing laser-cut polyhedrons created by the Hyperspace Bypass Construction Zone. eugeneweekly.com • June 4, 2015 21
