WHAT’S
HAPPENING
Barely old enough to drink a beer, Ventura rapper Super Duper Kyle
(né Kyle Harvey) released his second album, Smyle, late last year.
And the songs on it spring gleefully around like a wild herd of toddlers
snorting Pixy Stix and mainlining Sunny D. Super Duper Kyle's buoy-
ant optimism draws lots of attention for subverting rap music expec-
tations. Swagger and trash talk have long been genre mainstays, and
Super Duper Kyle speaks both languages fl uently. But he buff s them
till they shine like new with a joyously deviant glow. Case in point:
Smyle’s victorious high water mark, a rad pop song titled “Really?
Yeah!” which is catchier than a dozen Mike Piazzas. It perfectly nut-
shells Kyle’s super duper ethos. “Really? Yeah!” shows us a friendly
kid having the time of his life on the crest of a sick wave, momen-
tarily wonderstruck by his own good fortune. “My worst shit’s really
good,” Kyle raps, “and their best shit’s really bad.” Don't needlessly
complicate what can be said plainly. Because his mood is practically
bulletproof, Super Duper Kyle — who performs Wednesday at WOW
Hall — even sets aside time to voice the dissenting opinions of haters
who knock him for being “fucking corny” and having bad teeth. Dude's
riding too high and speeding too fast right now to give half a shit what
critics are gonna say. The only trouble is, Kyle’s so upbeat that he’s
testing the upper limits of hip-hop gaiety. If there is such a thing as
rap music that’s too cheerful, Super Duper Kyle, in full-on Icarus glory,
will be the fi rst to know.
Super Duper Kyle performs at 8pm Wednesday, Feb. 3, at WOW Hall,
291 W. 8th Ave.; $15-$20. — Ben Ricker
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JANUARY 28, 2016 • EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
THURSDAY
JANUARY 28
S U N R I S E 7: 3 4 A M ; S U N S E T 5 : 17 P M
AV G. HIGH 4 8 ; AV G. LO W 3 4
GATHERINGS Parkinson’s
Disease Support Group,
10-11:30am, Trinity Lutheran
Church, 675 S. 7th St., Cottage
Grove. FREE.
Eugene Metro Business Net-
working International, 11:30am
today & Thursday, Feb. 4, LCC
Downtown Center, 101 W. 10th
Ave. $12 lunch.
Downtown Public Speakers
Toastmasters Club, drop-ins
welcome noon-1:05pm today &
Thursday, Feb. 4, Les Lyle Con-
ference Rm, fourth fl oor Wells
Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broadway
Ave., 485-1182. FREE.
Exhibit Talks, 2pm today, Satur-
day, Sunday & Tuesday through
Thursday, Feb. 4, Museum of
Natural and Cultural History,
1680 E. 15th Ave., natural-histo-
ry.uoregon.edu. FREE with price
of museum admission.
Open Figure Drawing, 4-6pm
today & Thursday, Feb. 4,
MECCA, 449 Willamette St. Pay
what you want.
Home Grown Community Radio
Forming KEPW-FM, 6pm today
& Thursday, Feb. 4, Growers
Market, 454 Willamette St., 343-
8548. FREE.
Citizen Planning Committee
for the Whilamut Natural Area,
6:15pm, Atrium Building, 99 W.
10th St., Sloat room, 344-9343.
FREE.
Cal Young Neighborhood Asso-
ciation Board Meeting, 7pm,
Sheldon Community Center,
2445m Willakenzie Rd. FREE.
Guitar Club, 7-8pm, Cush Cafe,
1235 Railroad Blvd. FREE.
Gun Violence Forum w/OR
senator Floyd Prozanski, Lane
County commissioner Pete
Sorenson, mayor Kitty Piercy &
rabbi Jonathan Seidel, 7-9pm,
Unitarian Universalist Church,
1685 W. 13th Ave. FREE.
Nar-Anon Meeting, beginners,
7pm today & Thursday, Feb.
4, Wesley United Methodist
Church, 1385 Oak Rd. FREE.
Northeast Neighbors General
Membership Meeting, 7-9pm,
Gilham Community Church,
3633 Gilham Rd. FREE.
Oregon Women’s Action for New
Directions: “A Tree Grows in
Washington,” 7pm, First United
Methodist Church, 1376 Olive
St. FREE.
Doc’s Pad Drag Queen Bingo w/
Karess, 9pm today & Thursday,
Feb. 4, Doc’s Pad, 710 Willa-
mette St. FREE.
HEALTH Group Acupunctire
Clinic, 10-11:30am, Trauma
Healing Project, 2222 Coburg
Rd., 687-9447. Don.
KIDS/FAMILIES 4J School
Choice Visit Week, tours & meet-
ings at all Eugene 4J Schools,
today & tomorrow, see 4j.lane.
edu/choice for details. FREE.
Wonderful Ones Storytime,
1-year-olds w/caregivers,
10:15am & 11am today &
Thursday, Feb. 4, downtown
library, 682-8316. FREE.
Eugene Waldorf School’s 8th
Graders perform Shakespeare’s
Twelfth Night, 10:30am today
& 6:30pm tomorrow, 1350
McLean Blvd. FREE.
DanceAbility Class for Youth,
4-5pm today & Thursday, Feb.
4, Hilyard Community Center,
2580 Hilyard St. Call 357-4982
or see danceability.com for
registration info.
LECTURES/CLASSES Dance-
Ability Class for Adults, 5-6pm
today & Thursday, Feb. 4,
Hilyard Community Center,
2580 Hilyard St. Call 357-4982
or see danceability.com for
registration info.
“Singing Shakespeare” w/Laura
Wayte, 6pm, downtown library.
FREE.
UO Visting Artist Lecture Series:
Lauren Fensterstock, 6pm, Law-
rence Hall room 115, UO. FREE.
LITERARY ARTS Lunch w/Author
Bonnie Henderson, noon, The
Book Nest, 1461 Mohawk St.,
Spfd. FREE.
Mid-Willamette Writers: “Give
‘Em a Bit of Mystery” w/Carola
Dunn, 6:30pm, Tsunami Books,
2585 Willamette St. $10.
ON THE AIR “The Point,”
9-9:30am, KPOV 88.9FM.
“Arts Journal,” current local arts,
9-10pm, Comcast channel 29.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am-
4:30pm today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, Feb.
4, Campbell Community Center,
155 High St. $0.25.
Lunchtime Running Group, 3-4
miles, 12:15-12:45pm today &
Thursday, Feb. 4, Tap & Growler,
207 E. 5th Ave. FREE.
Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today,
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday,
Feb. 4; 9:30am Monday;
6:30pm Wednesday, Emerald
Bridge Club, 1782 Centennial
Blvd., Spfd. $8.
GEARS Bike Club: McKenzie
View & Sunderman, 35 miles,
medium pace, 9:30am, Alton
Baker Park. FREE.
SOCIAL DANCE English &
Scottish Country Dancing, 7pm
today & Thursday, Feb. 4, Vet’s
Ballroom, 1620 Willamette St.
$7, fi rst time FREE.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, Feb. 4,
American Legion Hall, 344 8th
St., Spfd. FREE.
SPIRITUAL Open Heart Medida-
tion, 4:30pm today & Thursday,
Feb. 4, 1840 Willamettes St.
FREE.
Insight Meditation, 6:30-8pm
today & Thursday, Feb. 4, Eu-
gene Yoga Annex, 3575 Donald
St. Don.
Zen Meditation Group, 7-8am
today & Thursday, Feb. 4, Blue
Cliff Zen Center, 439 W. 2nd Ave.
FREE.
THEATER Hamlet, 7pm today &
Saturday, 2pm Sunday, South
Eugene High School, 400 E.
19th Ave. $7-$10.
The Last Five Years, 7:30pm
today through Saturday &
Thursday, Feb. 4; 2pm Sunday,
Oregon Contemporary Theatre,
194 W. Broadway. $15-$35.
No Shame Eugene, short-form
improv theatre, 7:30pm today
& Thursday, Feb. 4, New Zone
Gallery, 164 w. Broadway. FREE.
To Kill a Mockingbird, 7:30pm
today through Saturday, Very
Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard St.
$14-$18.
Water by the Spoonful, 8pm
today through Saturday & 2pm
Sunday, Hope Theatre, UO.
$14-$16.
VOLUNTEER Native Plant
Nursery Volunteer Work
Party, 9-11am today; 9am-noon
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday,
Feb. 4, 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
JANUARY 29
S U N R I S E 7: 3 3 A M ; S U N S E T 5 : 18 P M
AV G. HIGH 4 8 ; AV G. LO W 3 4
BENEFIT Dance Party for
Healthy Moves, 7pm, Territorial
Wine Co., 907 W. 3rd Ave. Don.
FARMERS MARKETS Mar-
ketplace@Sprout, year-round in-
door & outdoor farmers market
w/entertainment, 3-7pm, 418 A
St., Spfd. info at sproutfoodhub.
org.
FOOD/DRINK Cocktails, Tasting
& Music, 4-9pm today & 2-7pm
tomorrow, Crescendo Spirits,
4065 W. 11th Ave. #47. FREE.
Wine & Music, 4-10pm, Noble
Estate Urban, 560 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. FREE.
City Club of Eugene: “The
Neglected Few: Students of
Color & Their Experience on the
UO Campus” w/Peter Alvarez,
Dante Haruna, Shaniece Curry
& Gearld Jakabosky, 12:05-
1:20pm, Downtown Athletic
Club, 999 Willamette St. $5.
Nar-Anon Meeting, 12:30pm,
Springfi eld Lutheran Church,
1542 I St., Spfd. FREE.
Food Not Bombs, vegan meal,
2-4pm, 8th & Oak. FREE.
People’s State of the Union, add
your two cents to the national
story circle, 2:30-4pm, Many
Nations Longhouse, UO. FREE.
Rally to Save Kesey Square
& Stop Climate Silence, two
birds, one rally, 3:30pm, Kesey
Square, Broadway & Willamette.
FREE.
Open Hack, 6-9pm today &
Tuesday, Eugene Maker Space,
687 McKinley St. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES Family Game
Night, 6-8pm, Petersen Barn,
870 Berntzen Rd. FREE.
4J School Choice Visit Week
continues. See Thursday, Jan.
28.
Eugene Waldorf School’s Twelfth
Night continues. See Thursday,
Jan. 28.
LECTURES/CLASSES Medi-
tation & Breathing, 12:15pm,
Oregon Ki Society, 1071 W. 7th
Ave. FREE.
“How Much Inequality is
Acceptable?” 6pm, Hard Knocks
Brewing, 1024 E. Main St.,
Cottage Grove. 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
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.