CALENDAR
It’s a bird, it’s a plane … actually it is a plane, a plane performing aerial acro-
batics, aka aerobatics, at the Corvallis Corkscrew this weekend at the Corval-
lis Municipal Airport. Aerobatics are the sort of maneuvers you might see at
an airshow — flying upside down, rolls, turns, spins and tailslides — but the
more than 30 pilots coming to show their stuff in Corvallis will be there to
compete in precision flying. Think of aerobatics competitions as something
like figure skating with competitors judged on symmetry and level of
difficulty. Of course instead of gliding on ice, the pilots are zooming through
the air in small planes and there’s some G-force involved. The contest takes
place in a box of air 1,000 meters long by 1,000 meters wide, marked by
white markers, visible from the air, and leaving the box means losing points.
The show is put on by The Oregonauts, IAC 77 (International Aerobatic Club,
a division of the Experimental Aircraft Association) and for more info, check
out their website, iac77.com. Saturday events include a freestyle aerobatic
contest with music and smoke systems.
Corvallis Corkscrew runs 9am-4pm Friday and Saturday, July 15-16, at the
Corvallis Municipal Airport, 5695, SW. Airport Road, Corvallis; FREE.
LITERARY ARTS Free Soul open
spoken word, 7:30pm sign-up,
Vanilla Jill’s, 298 Blair Blvd.,
393-6822. FREE.
ON THE AIR “The Point,”
9-9:30am, KPOV 88.9AM.
“Truth Television,” live call-in
local news/politics, 6pm,
Comcast 29.
“That Atheist Show, weekly call-
in, 7pm, Comcast 29, 790-6617.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsid-
ians: Hike Amazon Headwaters/
Spencer Butte, 6.2 miles, reg. at
obsidians.org.
GEARS Bicycle Club: McKenzie
View & Sunderman, 35 miles,
6pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE.
Community Group Run, 3-5
miles, 6pm, Run Hub Northwest,
515 High St., 344-1239. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Haley, 7pm, Wild
Duck Cafe, 1419 Villard St. FREE.
Pinball Knights, 3-strikes
pinball tournament w/IFPA
points for players, 21 and over,
8pm, Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd.,
683-1721. $10 buy in.
Duplicate Bridge continues. See
Thursday, July 14.
Pool Hall continues. See Thurs-
day, July 14.
SOCIAL DANCE Scottish Country
Dancing, 7-9pm Santa Clara
Grange, 295 Azalea Dr. First
time’s FREE.
SPECTATOR SPORTS Baseball:
Eugene Emeralds vs. Hillsboro
continues. See Monday.
SPIRITUAL Buddhist Teachings
w/HE Gyepa Rinpoche contin-
ues. See Thursday, July 14.
THURSDAY
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ARTS Joyful Art Party: Sunset
Sail, 6-8:30pm, Viking Braggot,
520 Commercial St. $35.
FARMERS MARKETS Whiteaker
Community Market continues.
See Thursday, July 14.
GATHERINGS Sponsors Men-
torship Program Info Session,
6:30pm, Sponsors Mentorship
House, 362 Hwy. 99 N. FREE.
Lane County Fair continues. See
Wednesday.
Doc’s Pad Drag Queen Bingo
continues. See Thursday, July
14.
Downtown Toastmasters contin-
ues. See Thursday, July 14.
Eugene Metro Business Net-
working International continues.
See Thursday, July 14.
Exhibit Talks continue. See
Thursday, July 14.
Home Grown Community Radio
Forming KEPW-FM meetings
continue. See Thursday, July 14.
Maker Hub Open Labs continue.
See Thursday, July 14.
NAMI Connection Support Group
for people with mental health
issues continues. See Thursday,
July 14.
HEALTH Reiki session contin-
ues. See Thursday, July 14.
KIDS/FAMILIES “Imagine w/Us!”
River Road Park Imagination
Bus continues. See Thursday,
July 14.
DanceAbility Class for Youth
continues. See Thursday, July
14.
Wonderful Ones Storytime con-
tinues. See Thursday, July 14.
LECTURES/CLASSES Email
Marketing, 6pm, downtown
library. FREE.
Know Your Rights Training for
Unhoused People, free burritos
& water provided, 6-7:30pm,
Park Blocks, 8th & Oak. FREE.
DanceAbility Class for Adults
continues. See Thursday, July
14.
Intro to Ki continues. See Thurs-
day, July 14.
ON THE AIR “Arts Journal” con-
tinues. See Thursday, July 14.
“The Point” continues. See
Thursday, July 14.
“Thursday Night Jazz” contin-
ues. See Thursday, July 14.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS
Bicycle Club: Clearwater Trail &
Spfd., 25 miles, 8:30am, Alton
Baker Park. FREE.
Party on the Plaza: Fire & the
Dance, fire eating, breathing,
dancing, juggling & dance,
5:30pm, Hult Center Plaza.
FREE.
Third Thursday Thircus w/music
by Samba Ja, 7:30-10pm, Kesey
Square. FREE.
Board Game Night continues.
See Thursday, July 14.
Brew & Cue Trivia continues.
See Thursday, July 14.
Cornhole Tournament contin-
ues. See Thursday, July 14.
Duplicate Bridge continues. See
Thursday, July 14.
Lunchtime Tap & Growler
Running Group continues. See
Thursday, July 14.
Pool Hall for seniors continues.
See Thursday, July 14.
WDYK Trivia w/Rick continues.
See Thursday, July 14.
SOCIAL DANCE English & Scot-
tish Country Dancing continues.
See Thursday, July 14.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho continues.
See Thursday, July 14.
SPIRITUAL Buddhist Teachings
w/HE Gyepa Rinpoche contin-
ues. See Thursday, July 14.
Insight Meditation continues.
See Thursday, July 14.
Open Heart Medidation contin-
ues. See Thursday, July 14
Zen Meditation continues. See
Thursday, July 14.
THEATER Mass Appeal, 8pm,
Opal Center, 513 E. Main St.,
Cottage Grove. $12.
No Shame Workshop continues.
See Thursday, July 14.
VOLUNTEER Care for Owen
Rose Garden continues. See
Thursday, July 14.
Native Plant Nursery Volunteer
Work Party continues. See
Thursday, July 14.
CORVALLIS
AND SURROUNDING
AREAS
THURSDAY, JULY 14: Brown
Bag Art Talk: Wes Cropper, Jim
Hockenhull & Lorraine Richey,
noon, The Arts Center, Corvallis.
FREE.
DaVinci Days, today through
Sunday, Benton County Fair
Grounds, Corvallis. FREE.
4-H Horse Fair, 8am-8pm today
through Sunday, Benton County
Fair Grounds, Corvallis. FREE.
Movies in the Garden, 7pm to-
day & Thursday, July 28, Oregon
Garden, Silverton. $2-$4.
FRIDAY, JULY 15: Corvallis
Corkscrew, aerobatics contest,
9am-4pm today & tomorrow,
Corvallis Municipal Airport,
Corvallis. FREE.
Summer BBQ Fundraiser for
Benton County Museum,
6-7:30pm, Benton County
Historical Society & Museum,
Philomath. $5-$35.
Baseball: Corvallis Knights vs.
Cowlitz Black Bear, 6:40pm
today & tomorrow, 5:05pm
Sunday, Goss Stadium, Corval-
lis. $6.
Improv Smack Down, 7:30pm
today & tomorrow, Majestic
Theatre, Corvallis. $10-$12.
SATURDAY, JULY 16: Rhythms
on the River Music Festival,
9am-10pm, Sturdivant Park,
Coquille. FREE.
Art in Luv launch event, noon,
private home in Alsea, 272-
3558. FREE.
MONDAY, JULY 18: Willamette
Writers on the River: The Secret
Powers of Chronology w/Lill
Ahrens, 6:30-8:30pm, First
Presbyterian Church, Corvallis.
$5-$10.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20: Preview
Performance: The Wizard of Oz,
today & tomorrow, Enlightened
Theatrics, Salem. $10.
ATTENTION
OPPORTUNITIES
2016 SLUG Queen Competition
applications are available at
slugqueen.com. Apply by Friday,
Aug. 5.
The Arts Center in Corvallis is
looking for submissions through
Dec. 1 for its upcoming microbi-
ology-art exhibition “To See the
Unseen.” See theartscenter.net
for more information.
Friends of the Farmers Market
see volunteers to staff its cus-
tomer counters. Call 521-2512
for more information.
KOCF 92.5 Fern Ridge Communi-
ty Radio is seeking a volunteer
chief engineer to share techno-
logical expertise. For more info,
contact Dean Middleton at 543-
7625 or dean.middleton10@
gmail.com
The Lane County Board of Com-
missioners seeks applications
from folks interested in serving
on the Community Health
Commission. Those interested
should submit applications
by noon Thursday, July 29.
See lanecounty.org for more
information.
Long Term Care Ombudsman
seeks volunteers to serve as
advocates to protect the rights,
dignity & safety of nursing
home & care facility residents.
Call 345-2846 for more infor-
mation.
The Maude Kerns Art Center
invites artists to submit work
for the 23rd annual Día de los
Muertos Exhibit by Friday,
Aug. 12. Call 345-1571 for more
information.
The Springfield Arts Commis-
sion is accepting applications
for two volunteer commission
positions. Deadline to submit
is 5pm Wednesday, Aug. 21.
See springfield-or.gov for more
information.
The Very Little Theatre holds
auditions for Juno & the Pay-
cock 2-6pm Saturday, July 16,
& 6:30-9pm Sunday, July 17.
Email mick1798@hotmail.com
for more information.
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