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WHAT’S HAPPENING THURSDAY AUGUST 27 S U N R I S E 6 : 3 0 A M ; S U N S E T 7: 57 P M A V G . H I G H 81 ; A V G . L O W 5 0 FARMERS MARKETS McKenzie SmartGrow Farm Stand, 8am- 6pm Thursday through Saturday & Monday through Thursday, Sept. 3; 10am-4pm Sunday, 1305 39th St. Spfd. FREE. Lane County Farmers Market, 10am-2pm today & Thursday, Sept. 3; 9am-3pm Saturday; 10am-3pm Tuesday, 8th & Oak. FREE. FFLC Youth Farm Stand, 2-6pm today & Thursday, Sept. 3, 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 Historic Review Board w/presentation by UO campus planner Christine Thompson, 8:30am, Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave. FREE. Oregon State Capitol Tower & Building Tours, 10am-3:30pm today, tomorrow & Monday through Thursday, Sept. 3, Oregon State CapBuilding, 900 Court St. NE., Salem. FREE. Eugene Metro Business Net- working International, 11:30am today & Thursday, Sept. 3, LCC Downtown Center, 101 W. 10th Ave. $12 lunch. Downtown Public Speakers Toastmasters Club, drop-ins welcome noon-1:05pm today & Thursday, Sept. 3, Les Lyle Con- ference Rm, fourth floor Wells Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broadway Ave., 485-1182. FREE. Exhibit Talks, 2pm today through Sunday & Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 3, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave., natural-history.uoregon.edu. FREE with price of museum admission. Temporary Internal Audit Committee Meeting, 2-3:30pm, Board of Commissioner’s Conference Room, 125 E. 8th Ave. FREE. Open Figure Drawing, 4-6pm today & Thursday, Sept. 3, MECCA, 449 Willamette St. Pay what you want. Ice Cream Social, 5:30-7pm, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. FREE. Party on the Plaza: The Embod- iment Project “Chalk Outlines,” 5:30-6:15pm, Hult Center Plaza. FREE. Concerts in the Park: Make-a- Band’s Featured Band, 6:30pm, Cal Young Middle School, 2555 Gilham Rd. 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. 27, Doc’s Pad, 710 Willa- mette St. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/care- givers, 10:15am & 11am today & Thursday, Sept. 3, downtown library, 682-8316. FREE. Zany Zoo, 10:15am, downtown library. FREE. Ballet North West Academy Open House, free classes for kids 3-6 years old, 1-4pm, BNWA, 380 W. 3rd Ave. FREE. Parks & Recreate Pop-up Tour, 6-8pm, Cal Young Park. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Lunch w/Theo Czuk, author of Heart-Scarred, Book Nest, 1461 Mohawk St., Spfd. FREE. 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: McKenzie View, Sunderman, 35 miles, medium pace, 8:30am, Alton Baker Park: Women Only Ride, 20-30 miles, easy pace, 6pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am- 4:30pm today, tomorrow & Monday through Thursday, Aug. 27, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. $0.25. SOCIAL DANCE English & Scottish Country Dancing, 7pm today & Thursday, Sept. 3, Vet’s Ballroom, 1620 Willamette St. $7, first 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. Spokane Indians, 7pm, PK Park. $7-$13. SPIRITUAL Zen Meditation Group, 7-8am today & Thursday, Sept. 3, Blue Cliff Zen Center, 439 W. 2nd Ave. FREE. THEATER No Shame Workshop, short-form theatre and improv, 7:30pm, today and Thursday, Sept. 3, New Zone Gallery, 164 W. Broadway. FREE. Quilters, 8pm today through Saturday, 2:30pm Sunday, Cot- tage Theatre, 700 Village Drive, Cottage Grove. $20-$24. VOLUNTEER Native Plant Nursery Volunteer Work Party, 8-11am today, Saturday, Tuesday & Thursday, Sept. 3; 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. Jefferson St., 682-5025. FRIDAY AUGUST 28 S U N R I S E 6 : 31 A M ; S U N S E T 7: 5 6 P M A V G . H I G H 81 ; A V G . L O W 5 0 BENEFITS “Stuff the Bus,” Bags of Love collects used clothing, books & toiletries, 11am-6pm today, 1-3pm tomorrow, parking lot at 235 Coburg Rd. FREE. FARMERS MARKETS Market- place@Sprout, year-round indoor & outdoor farmers market w/ entertainment, 3-7pm, 418 A St., Spfd. info at sproutfoodhub.org. McKenzie SmartGrow Farm Stand continues. See Thursday, Aug. 27. FOOD/DRINK Hop Harvest Cele- bration, tye-dying, music & new beer release, noon-9pm today through Sunday, Agrarian Ales, 31115 W. Crossroads Ln. FREE. Wine Tasting & Music, 5-10pm, Noble Estate Urban, 520 Com- mercial St. FREE. Wine Tasting, 6-9pm, Sweet Cheeks Winery, 27007 Briggs Hill Rd. FREE. GATHERINGS Northwest Per- maculture Convergence, today through Sunday, River Road Rec Center, 1400 Lake Drive, north- westpermaculture.org. FREE activities today & tomorrow. Yawn Patrol Toastmasters, 6-7:45am, LCC Downtown Center, 110 W. 10th Ave. Nar-Anon Meeting, 12:30pm, Springfield Lutheran Church, 1542 I St., Spfd. FREE. Food Not Bombs, vegan meal, 2-4pm, 8th & Oak. FREE. Kesey Mural Unveiling Celebration w/Green Mountain Bluegrass Band, 5:30pm, corner of 4th & Main St., Spfd. FREE. SASS Friday Night Mens Meet- up, for survivors of sexual assault, self-identified men 18+, 5:30-7pm, NAMI, 2411 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE. Cottage Grove Art Walk: Free- style, 6-8pm, downtown Cottage Grove. FREE. NAACP Meeting, watch speech- es by Barack Obama & Bill Clinton from this year's NAACP National Convention, 6-7:30pm, downtown library. FREE. Exhibit Talks continue. See Thursday, Aug. 27. Oregon State Capitol Tower & Building Tours continue. See Thursday, Aug. 27. KIDS/FAMILIES Family Game Night, 6-8pm, Petersen Barn, 870 Berntzen Rd. 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 Breakfast on the Bike Bridges, coffee, bagels & bike repairs, 7-9:30am, 24th Ave. & Amazon Path. FREE. 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. Final Table Poker, 6pm & 9pm, Steve’s Bar & Grill, 117 14th St., Spfd. FREE. 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. Starlight Golf, 8pm, Hidden Valley Golf Course, 755 N. River Rd., Cottage Grove. $15. Pool Hall continues. See Thurs- day, Aug. 27. 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. Salsa Dancing w/Jose Cruz, 8:30pm, Vet’s Club Ballroom, 1626 Willamette St. $7. Church of ‘80s, 9pm, Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd. $3. SPECTATOR SPORTS Baseball: Emeralds vs. Hillsboro Hops, 7pm today & tomorrow, 5pm Sunday, PK Park. $7-$13. THEATER Degenerate Art Ensemble’s Predator Song- stress, 7pm today & tomorrow, Ragozzino Hall, 4000 E. 30th Ave. $12-$16. The Illiad. the Odyssey & all of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less, 7:30pm today & tomorrow, 2pm Sunday, Opal Center, 513 Main St., Cottage Grove. $5-$10. Quilters continues. See Thurs- day, Aug. 27. VOLUNTEER Eugene Park Stewards Work Party, 9am- noon, Alton Baker Park Native Plant Nursery, 538 Day Island Rd. FREE. SATURDAY AUGUST 29 S U N R I S E 6 : 3 2 A M ; S U N S E T 7: 5 4 P M A V G . H I G H 81 ; A V G . L O W 5 0 BENEFIT Garage Sale for Eugene Women’s Rugby Club, 9am-4pm, 3074 Country Lane. FREE. Rummage Sale for local housing initiatives & scholarships for Salvadoran children, 9am-4pm, First Congregational Church, 1050 E. 23rd Ave. FREE. Second Hand Book Sale for Santa Clara Volunteer Library, 9am-4pm today, 9am-2pm tomorrow, 1055 River Rd. FREE. Ice Cream Social for the Science Factory, noon-3pm, Capella Market, 2489 Willamette St. FREE to attend. “Stuff the Bus” continues. See Friday. FARMERS MARKETS Hideaway Bakery Farmers Market, 9am- 2pm, Hideaway Bakery, 3377 E. Amazon. Spencer Creek Growers Market, 10am-2pm, Spencer Creek Grange, 86013 Lorane Hwy. FREE. Coast Fork Farm Stand, 11am- 6pm, 10th & Washington, Cottage Grove. FFLC Youth Farm Stand contin- ues. See Thursday, Aug. 27. Lane County Farmers Market continues. See Thursday, Aug. 27. McKenzie SmartGrow Farm Stand continues. See Thursday, Aug. 27. News from Lake Wobegan has arrived. Private eye Guy Noir is at your door. Follow the sound of Garrison Keillor’s downhome baritone to that illusory pastoral paradise, because time — even in the town that time forgot — is running out. When A Prairie Home Companion “America the Beautiful Tour” stops at the Cuthbert Amphitheater Aug. 27 (and the following night at the Portland Zoo), it may be the last time Oregonians get to see Keillor helm his mighty ship that has long soothed the hearts and heads of America. After hosting the radio show for the better part of three decades, Keillor announced in June that he’s passing the torch to mandolinist, and longtime friend of the show, Chris Thile, in 2016. So grab a chair, a blanket, your loved ones and find a spot on the edge of the prairie. Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion “American the Beautiful Tour” kicks off at 7:30pm Thursday, Aug. 27, Cuthbert Amphitheater; $40-$60. eugeneweekly.com • A ugust 27, 2015 13
