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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 2015)
WHAT’S HAPPENING AUGUST 13 S U N R I S E 6 : 14 A M ; S U N S E T 8 : 2 0 P M A V G . H I G H 8 2 ; A V G . L O W 51 BENEFITS Taste of Summer: CASA Benefi t, 11am-5pm, Domaine Meriweather, 45 E. 8th Ave. FREE. FARMERS MARKETS McKenzie SmartGrow Farm Stand, 8am-6pm Thursday through Saturday & Monday through Thursday, Aug. 20; 10am-4pm Sunday, 1305 39th St. Spfd. FREE. Lane County Farmers Market, 10am-2pm today & Thursday, Aug. 20; 9am-3pm Saturday; 10am-3pm Tuesday, 8th & Oak. FREE. FFLC Youth Farm Stand, 2-6pm today & Thursday, Aug. 20, Sacred Heart Medical Center, 3333 RiverBend Dr., Spfd; 10am- 2pm Saturday, Youth Farm, 705 Flamingo Ave., Spfd. FREE. FOOD/DRINK Thirsty Thursday, tasting & tap attacks, 5-8pm, Tap & Growler, 207 E. 5th Ave. FREE. GATHERINGS Oregon State Capitol Tower & Building Tours, 10-3:30pm today, tomorrow & Monday through Thursday, Aug. 20, Oregon State CapBuilding, 900 Court St. NE., Salem. FREE. Eugene Metro Business Net- working International, 11:30am today & Thursday, Aug. 20, LCC Downtown Center, 101 W. 10th Ave. $12 lunch. Downtown Public Speakers Toastmasters Club, drop-ins welcome noon-1:05pm today & Thursday, Aug. 20, Les Lyle Con- ference Rm, fourth fl oor Wells Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broadway Ave., 485-1182. FREE. Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation: Free Lunch for Kids, ages 2-18, noon-1pm today, tomorrow & Monday through Thursday, Aug. 20, see foodforlanecounty.org for a list of locations. FREE. Exhibit Talks, 2pm today through Sunday & Tuesday through Thursday, Aug. 20, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave., natural-history.uoregon.edu. FREE with price of museum admission. Open Figure Drawing, 4-6pm today & Thursday, Aug. 20, MECCA, 449 Willamette St. Pay what you want. Bike & Pedestrian Advisory Committee, 5:30pm, Atrium Building, 99 West 10th Ave. FREE. Party on the Plaza: Cascadia Concert Opera, 5:30-6:15pm, Hult Center Plaza. FREE. Concerts in the Park: High Step Society, 6:30pm, Churchill Sports Park. 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, Aug. 13, Doc’s Pad, 710 Willa- mette St. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/care- givers, 10:15am & 11am today & Thursday, Aug. 20, downtown library, 682-8316. FREE. 12 Family Fun Nights, 5:30-7pm, Petersen Barn, 870 Berntzen Rd. FREE. Parks & Recreate Pop-up Tour, 6-8pm, Churchill High School, 1850 Bailey Hill Rd; 6-8:30pm Wednesday, Skinner Butte Park. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES One-on- One Job Hunt Help, 4-6pm, downtown library, call 682-5450 to register. FREE. Create a One-Page Marketing Plan, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. “Exploring the Oregon Coast Trail” w/Connie Soper, 6:30pm, Yachats Commons, 1555 US- 101, Yachats. $5 sug. don. ON THE AIR “The Point,” 9-9:30am, KPOV 88.9FM. “Arts Journal,” current local arts, 9-10pm, Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS Bike Club: Alvadore via Meadowview, 34 miles, medium pace, 8:30am, Alton Baker Park; Women Only Ride, easy pace, 6pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am- 4:30pm today, tomorrow & Monday through Thursday, Aug. 13, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. $0.25. SOCIAL DANCE English & Scottish Country Dancing, 7pm today & Thursday, Aug. 20, 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. SPECTATOR SPORTS Baseball: Emeralds vs. Everett Aquasox, 7:05pm today through Saturday & 5pm Sunday, PK Park. $7- $13. SPIRITUAL Zen Meditation Group, 7-8am today & Thursday, Aug. 20, Blue Cliff Zen Center, 439 W. 2nd Ave. FREE. THEATER Roving Park Players’ The Secret Garden, 6pm today & tomorrow, Campbell Center, 155 High St.; 6pm Saturday & Sunday, Maurie Jacobs Park. FREE. Anne of the Thousand Days, 7:30pm today through Satur- day, Very Little Theater, 2350 Hilyard St. $12-$17. No Shame Workshop, short- form theatre and improv, 7:30pm, today and Thursday, Aug. 20, New Zone Gallery, 164 W. Broadway. FREE. VOLUNTEER Native Plant Nursery Volunteer Work Party, 8-11am today, Saturday, Tuesday & Thursday, Aug. 20; 9am-noon Monday, Native Plant Nursery in Buford Park, rsvp to volunteer@bufordpark.org. FREE. Care for Owen Rose Gar- den, bring gloves & small hand-weeding tools, instruction provided, noon-3pm, end of N. Jeff erson St., 682-5025. FRIDAY AUGUST 14 S U N R I S E 6 : 15 A M ; S U N S E T 8 : 18 P M A V G . H I G H 8 2 ; A V G . L O W 51 FARMERS MARKETS Mar- ketplace@Sprout, year-round in- A UGUST 13, 2015 • EUGENEWEEKLY.COM door & outdoor farmers market w/entertainment, ertainment, 3-7pm, 418 A St., Spfd. fd. info at sproutfoodhub. org. McKenzie nzie SmartGrow Farm Stand continues. See Thursday, Aug. 13. 3. FILM Pickaxe & Born in Fire, screenings nings to commemorate the battle ttle to protect Warner Creek, 6pm, Boreal, 450 W. 3rd Ave. Don. on. Movies s Under the Stars: The LEGO Movie, arrive early for a few rounds of Bingo, 8pm, Crescent ent & Shadow View, Spfd. FREE. Movies s in the Park: Finding Nemo, 9pm, Monroe Park. FREE. FOOD/DRINK /DRINK Green Drinks progressive ssive gathering, 5-7pm, New Day ay Bakery, 449 Blair Blvd. FREE. Wine Tasting asting & Music, 5-10pm, Noble Estate Urban, 520 Com- mercial al St. FREE. Wine Tasting, asting, 6-9pm, Sweet Cheeks s Winery, 27007 Briggs Hill Rd. . FREE. GATHERINGS ERINGS Yawn Patrol Toastmasters, masters, 6-7:45am, LCC Downtown own Center, 110 W. 10th Ave. Metro Wastewater Management Commission, ission, 7:30am, Spring- fi eld City ty Hall, 225 5th St. FREE. Nar-Anon on Meeting, 12:30pm, Springfi fi eld Lutheran Church, 1542 I St., Spfd. FREE. Food Not Bombs, vegan meal, 2-4pm, , 8th & Oak. FREE. Slimy cavalcade Of would-be gastropodal rank, Both man and lady (And maybe other brackets, too. I don’t know; I’m new here. Give me a break.) Do in dog days scrum Long since the savage roar Of Common Era ’83. Crowned this Friday In Eugene’s park-ish, blocky heart After matching wits, Talent and allure, (And also bribes) The new SLUG queen will its place take On history’s porcelain throne Among the storied many: Queens Slimelda, Slugaretta, Bagonda And Bruce, To name a few. There can be only one. Long may she rain! The SLUG Queen Competition and Coro- nation begins at 6pm Friday, Aug. 14, at the Park Blocks, 8th & Oak. in downtown Eugene; FREE. —Ben Ricker ATHENA DELENE THURSDAY
