WHAT’S
HAPPENING
THURSDAY
AUGUST 18
S U N R I S E 6 : 2 0 A M ; S U N S E T 8 : 11 P M
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FARMERS MARKETS Lane
County Farmers Market, 10am-
2pm today & Thursday, Aug. 25;
9am-3pm Saturday; 10am-3pm
Tuesday, Park Blocks, 8th &
Oak. FREE.
Tsunami is throwing a party to celebrate four authors and their newest works.
Valerie Ihsan, Gina Ochsner, Tanya J. Peterson and Anthony St. Clair will read from
their latest books with stories ranging from mental illness, beer brewers and travel
to loss and a small town after the fall of the Soviet Union. Stick around to learn
more about these authors and their newest releases while enjoying music and
light refreshments and you may find your next favorite page-turner.
Multi Author Launch Party runs from 6:30-8:30pm Thursday, Aug. 25, at Tsunami
Books, 2585 Willamette St.; FREE.
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FOOD for Lane County Youth
Farm Stand, 2-6pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 25, 3333 River-
bend Dr., 343-2822. FREE.
South Valley Farmers Market,
4-7pm today & Thursday Aug.
25, 7th & Main, Cottage Grove.
FREE.
Whiteaker Community Market,
4-8pm today & Thursday Aug.
25, 5th Alley & Blair. FREE.
FOOD/DRINKS Jewelry & Wine,
Sip & Shop, 5-8 pm, Noble
Estate Urban, 560 Commercial
Street, 338-3007. FREE.
GATHERINGS Lane County Hear-
ings Official, 9:30am, Customer
Service Center, 3050 N. Delta
Hwy. FREE.
Eugene Metro Business Net-
working International, 11:30am
today & Thursday, Aug. 25, LCC
Downtown Center, 101 W. 10th
Ave. $12 lunch.
Downtown Public Speakers
Toastmasters Club, drop-ins
welcome noon-1:05pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 25, Les Lyle Con-
ference Rm, fourth floor Wells
Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broadway
Ave., 485-1182. FREE.
NAMI Connection Support Group
for people with mental health
issues, 1-2:30pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 25, 2411 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE.
Finance & Audit Committee,
1:30-3:30pm, Public Service
Building, 125 E. 8th Ave., 682-
4203. FREE.
Exhibit Talks, 2pm today, Satur-
day, Sunday & Tuesday through
Thursday, Aug. 25, Museum of
Natural & Cultural History, 1680
E. 15th Ave., natural-history.
uoregon.edu. FREE with price of
museum admission.
Public Art Committee, 3:30pm,
downtown library, 682-2057.
FREE.
Adult Grief Support Group,
5:30-7pm, Signature Hospice
2620 River Rd., 246-1568.
FREE.
Home Grown Community Radio
Forming KEPW-FM, 7pm, today
& Thursday, Aug. 25, Growers
Market, 454 Willamette St., 343-
8548. FREE.
HEALTH Group Acupuncture
Clinic, 10-11:30am, Trauma
Healing Project, 2222 Coburg
Rd., 687-9447. Don.
Mindfulness Group, 4-5pm,
NAMI Resource Center, 2411
Martin Luther King Blvd., 520-
3096. FREE.
Reiki session, practitioners
welcome, 5:30-7pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 25, Heartwise,
1840 Willamette St. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES “Imagine w/
Us!” River Road Park Imagina-
tion Bus, 9:30-11:30am, Emer-
ald Park, 1400 Lake Dr.; 1-3pm,
State Street Park, Dakota St. &
Burnett Ave. FREE.
Wonderful Ones Storytime,
1-year-olds w/caregivers,
10:15am & 11am today &
Thursday, Aug. 25, downtown
library, 682-8316. FREE.
DanceAbility Class for Youth,
4-5pm today & Thursday, Aug.
25, Hilyard Community Center,
2580 Hilyard St. Call 357-4982
or see danceability.com for
registration info.
LECTURES/CLASSES
Demystifying Medicare, 2-3pm,
today, tomorrow through
Thursday, Aug. 25, Successful
Aging Institute, LCC downtown
campus, 101 W. 10th Ave, Ste.
133, 463-6262. FREE.
Intro to Ki, 4:15pm today, Mon-
day, Wednesday & Thursday,
Aug. 25, Oregon Ki Society, 1071
W. 7th Ave. FREE.
Eugene’s Got Talent: Youth
Variety Show, 5pm, downtown
library. FREE.
Measure Your Online Marketing:
Reports & Analytics, 6pm,
downtown library. FREE.
LITERARY ARTS Book Signing
Party: Pure Christianity by G. Ju-
lian Walker, 5:30pm, Blue Moon
Books, 2166 W. 6th St. FREE.
ON THE AIR “The Point,”
9-9:30am today & Thursday,
Aug. 25, KPOV 88.9FM.
“Arts Journal,” current local arts,
9-10pm today & Thursday, Aug.
25, Comcast channel 29.
Thursday Night Jazz w/David
Gizara, 10pm today & Thursday,
Aug. 25, KLCC 89.7FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARs
Bicycle Club: McKenzie View &
Sunderman, 35 miles , medium
pace 12-15mph, 8:30am, Alton
Baker Park. FREE.
Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am-
4:30pm today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday,
Aug. 25, Campbell Community
Center, 155 High St. $0.25.
Lunchtime Running Group, 3-4
miles, 12:15-12:45pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 25, Tap & Growl-
er, 207 E. 5th Ave. FREE.
Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today,
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday,
Aug. 25; 9:30am Monday;
6:30pm Wednesday, Emerald
Bridge Club, 1782 Centennial
Blvd., Spfd. $8.
Party on the Plaza: Flamenco
Pacifico, 5:30pm, Hult Center
Plaza. FREE.
GEARs Bicycle Club: Women
Only Ride, 20-30 mi., easy pace
10-12mph, 6pm, Alton Baker
Park. FREE.
Board Game Night, 6-11pm
today, Tuesday & Thursday,
Aug. 25, Funagain Games, 1280
Willamette St. FREE.
Cornhole Tournament, 6:30pm
today & Thursday, Aug. 25, Wet-
lands, 922 Garfield St. FREE.
Trivia, 7-9pm today & Thursday,
Aug. 25, Brew & Cue, 2222 Hwy
99. FREE.
Third Thursday Thircus w/
Samba Ja, 7:30-9:30pm, Kesey
Square. FREE.
Third Thursday Sing-Along w/Ty
Connor, 8pm, Starlight Lounge,
830 Olive St. FREE.
Quizzo Pub Trivia w/Dr. Seven
Phoenix, 9pm, Level Up, 1290
Oak St. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Rick, 9pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 25, Side Bar,
1680 Coburg Rd. FREE.
SOCIAL DANCE Crossroads
Blues Fusion dancing, 7-11pm,
Vet’s Ballroom, 1626 Willamette
St. $6-$10, first time FREE.
English & Scottish Country
Dancing, 7pm today & Thurs-
day, Aug. 25, Vet’s Ballroom,
1626 Willamette St. $7, first
time FREE.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, Aug. 25,
American Legion Hall, 344 8th
St., Spfd. FREE.
Doc’s Pad Drag Queen Bingo w/
Karess, 9pm today & Thursday,
Aug. 25, Doc’s Pad, 710 Willa-
mette St. FREE.
SPIRITUAL Zen Meditation
Group, 7-8am today & Thursday,
Aug. 25, Blue Cliff Zen Center,
439 W. 2nd Ave. FREE.
Open Heart Meditation, 4:30pm
today & Thursday, Aug. 25,
1840 Willamettes St. FREE.
Insight Meditation, 6:30-8pm
today & Thursday, Aug. 25, Eu-
gene Yoga Annex, 3575 Donald
St. Don.
THEATER Little Women, 6pm
today & tomorrow, Petersen
Barn 870 Berntzen Rd.; 6pm
Saturday & Sunday, Island Park,
200 W. B St., Spfd. FREE.
Shrimp & Grits: She’s Gone,
7:30pm today, tomorrow &
Saturday, Oregon Contemporary
Theatre, 194 W Broadway. $18-
$30.
No Shame Eugene, short-form
improv theatre, 7:30pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 25, New Zone
Gallery, 164 W. Broadway. FREE.
Hamlet, 8pm today, tomorrow,
Saturday & Thursday, Aug.
25; 2:30pm Sunday, Cottage
Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage
Grove. $15-$20.
VOLUNTEER United Way of Lane
County Summer Reading Spots,
today-Aug. 25, Eugene, Spfd.,
Cottage Grove, 741-6000. FREE.
Friends of Buford Park & Mt.
Pisgah volunteers for local
habitat restoration projects,
8am, Tuesdays, Thursdays &
Saturday, 344-8350. FREE.
Laurel Valley Education Farm
Day, 9am-noon, today & tomor-
row, Monday through Thursday
Aug. 25, Northwest Youthcorps
Outdoor School, 2621 Augusta
St., RSVP to JoshC@nwyouth-
corps.org. FREE.
Native Plant Nursery Volunteer
Work Party, 9-11am today;
9am-noon Monday, Tuesday &
Thursday, Aug. 25, 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 19
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FARMERS MARKETS Springfield
Farmers Market outdoors w/
entertainment, 3-7pm, Spring-