WHAT’S
HAPPENING
“The 400 pound man on the bed [comment] was brilliant,” Paula Poundstone says
by phone from her California home. After the first presidential debate, Poundstone said
Trump is right about one thing: “No one wants to call Sean Hannity.” She points out the
original question asked was about Trump's support of the Iraq war. If one issue has
become apparent to Poundstone during this presidential election, she says, “It’s our
mental health as a nation. I’m not the steadiest prop on on the table … but I think its
clear that Donald Trump has glaring mental health problems.”
Poundstone performs 90 shows a year. A regular panelist on NPR’s "Wait Wait ...
Don’t Tell Me!," she holds the record for losses and says that she turns to the New
York Post to prepare. “I use other news sources for citizenry so I can cast a half way
decent vote,” she says, but she stays loyal to the NY Post because it informs her of
news of the weird and it folds out nicely — like a tabloid. Poundstone says some New
Yorkers know how to fold a paper when traveling via subway, but because she travels
frequently to do shows or for "Wait Wait," she sticks with the easily foldable paper. "If
the New York Times would fold differently, I’d be in."
When Poundstone isn’t on tour, she’s at home catering to her 14 cats and two German
shepherd mixes. “Only moments ago while I was speaking with you, I grabbed a cloth
and sprayed some Nature’s Miracle on it, so I could wipe cat pee off the front of my
television,” she says. And while she usually doesn’t watch television, she says it was
turned on the night before to watch the debate. “Apparently whatever it is I’m watch-
ing, they don’t like.” And having 14 cats, “it’s disgusting. I’m a chambermaid for cats I
clean constantly; it is fun to pet them occasionally.”
Poundstone has been on the comedy circuit since the early '80s and one thing she’s
heard and learned from fans and critics over the years is their love of superlative use.
She once landed in 86th place on a list of the greatest standups of all time — she
doesn't recall the name of the publication. “86th is not a superlative. You’re my 86th
favorite? Now they say Amy Schumer is my favorite, but you’re like fourth or fifth —
it’s probably better not to quantify it,” Poundstone says.
Paul Poundstone performs at 8 pm on Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Hult Center; $32-47.75.
—Corinne Boyer
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THURSDAY
OCTOBER 13
S U N R I S E 7: 2 5 A M ; S U N S E T 6 : 31 P M
A V G . H I G H 6 6 ; A V G . L O W 41
ARTS Joyful Art Party, Print
Leaves, 6-8pm, Claim 52 Tap-
room, 1030 Tyinn St. $35.
BENEFITS Kick Event for Breast
Cancer, 9:30am-1:30pm &
4-8pm, Kat Fitness, 1839 Pio-
neer Pkwy E., 736-9999. Don.
Womenspace, Pints For a Cause,
noon-10pm, Ninkasi Tasting
Room, 272 Van Buren. FREE.
FARMERS MARKETS FOOD for
Lane County Youth Farm Stand,
2-6pm today & Thursday, Oct.
20, 3333 Riverbend Dr., 343-
2822. FREE.
South Valley Farmers Market,
4-7pm today & Thursday Oct.
20, 7th & Main, Cottage Grove.
FREE.
FILM Archaeology Fest Film
Series: Best of 2016, 6:30pm,
Broadway Metro, 43 W Broad-
way. $6-$9.
FOOD/DRINK 10 Beers for 10
Years: Tap Takeover & Pairing
Menu, The Bier irst National Tap-
house, 51 W Broadway. FREE.
GATHERINGS McKenzie Water-
shed Council retreat, 8:30am-
2:30 pm, EWEB Training Room,
500 E. 4th Ave. FREE.
Home Consortium Governing
Board, 10am, 3350 Willamette
St., 682-5532. FREE.
Debtor’s Anonymous, noon-
1pm, McNail-Riley House, 13th
& Jefferson. FREE.
Downtown Public Speakers
Toastmasters Club, drop-ins
welcome noon-1:05pm today &
Thursday, Oct. 20, 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, Oct. 20, 2411 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE.
Exhibit Talks, 2pm today, Satur-
day, Sunday & Tuesday through
Thursday, Oct. 20, Museum of
Natural and Cultural History,
1680 E. 15th Ave., natural-histo-
ry.uoregon.edu. FREE with price
of museum admission.
McKenzie Watershed Council
Meeting, 5pm, contact Melanie
Giangreco for location, 458-201-
8150. FREE.
Eugene Bicycle & Pedestrian
Advisory Committee, 5:30pm,
Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave.,
682-5471. FREE.
Police Commission, 5:30pm, Po-
lice Headquarters, 300 Country
Club Rd. FREE.
Envisioning the Future of the
Springfield Public Library,
community member input op-
portunity, 6-8pm today; 2-4pm
tomorrow, Library Meeting
Room, 225 5th St., Spfd, 726-
3766. FREE.
Chuchill Area Neighbors
Meeting, 7pm, McCornack
Elementary School library, 1968
Brittany St., wilsonwayne06@
gmail.com. FREE.
Home Grown Community Radio
Forming KEPW-FM, 7pm, today
& Thursday, Oct. 20, 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, Oct. 20, Heartwise,
1840 Willamette St. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES eWonderful
Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/
caregivers, 10:15am & 11am
today & Thursday, Oct. 20,
downtown library, 682-8316.
FREE.
Kids Club: Powered by Nat Geo
Kids, 3:30-4:30pm, Valley River
Center Court, 293 Valley River
Center, 683-5511. FREE.
LECTURES/CLASSES Textile
Arts Lab, bring fabric, thread,
1:30-7:30pm today; 11:30am-
1:30pm Saturday, downtown
library. FREE.
Intro to Ki, 4:15pm today, Mon-
day, Wednesday & Thursday,
Oct. 20, Oregon Ki Society, 1071
W. 7th Ave. FREE.
Lane Equity Coalition: Food
& Health--It’s Complicated,
5:30-7:30pm, LCC Main Campus,
Center for Meeting & Learning.
FREE.
Franchising: Own Your Own
Business, 6pm, downtown
library. FREE.
“The Last Exhale of Our Mother’s
Breath,” Cherrie Moraga: Lorwin
Lecture on Civil Rights & Civil
Liberties, 6-8pm, UO campus,
Erb Memorial Union, Crater Lake
Rms, FREE.
UO Department of Art Visiting
Lecture Series, Stephanie Syju-
co: Practicing in Public: Artisic
Agency w/in Global Collabora-
tive, 6pm, Lawrence Hall, Rm
177, 1190 Franklin Blvd. FREE.
“Chemtrails, Climate Science &
Clickbait: A Meteorologist View
of Pseudoscience” w/Dr. Paul
Ruscher, 7-9pm, LCC Downtown
Center, lanecc.edu/science/
climate. FREE.
Transforming Public Spaces:
Talk & Open House w/Fred Kent,
7:30-9:30pm, LCC downtown
campus, eugene-or.gov/places-
forpeople. FREE.
LITERARY ARTS Bilingual
Reading: “The Literature Location:
Readings by Japanese Author
Shibasaki Tomoka, 2pm, UO cam-
pus, Erb Memorial Union, Crater
Lake North Rm, 346-5068. FREE.
The Rhythm of Food: A Talk
w/Mia Moran, author of Plan
Simple Meals, 6:30-8:30pm,
Eugene Waldorf School, 1350
McLean Blvd., plansimplemeals.
com. $10 sug. don.
ON THE AIR “The Point,”
9-9:30am today & Thursday,
Oct. 20, KPOV 88.9FM.
“Arts Journal,” current local arts,
9-10pm today & Thursday, Oct.
20, Comcast channel 29.
Thursday Night Jazz w/David
Gizara, 10pm today & Thursday,
Oct. 20, KLCC 89.7FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am-
4:30pm today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday,
Oct. 20, Campbell Community
Center, 155 High St. $0.25.
GEARs Bicycle Club: Alvadore via
Meadowview, 35 mi., medium
speed, 9am, Alton Baker Park.
FREE.
Lunchtime Running Group, 3-4
miles, 12:15-12:45pm today &
Thursday, Oct. 20, Tap & Growl-
er, 207 E. 5th Ave. FREE.
Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today,
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday,
Oct. 20; 9:30am Monday;
6:30pm Wednesday, Emerald
Bridge Club, 1782 Centennial
Blvd., Spfd. $8.
Cribbage Tournament, 5:30-
7:30pm today & Thursday, Oct.
20, Max’s Tavern, 550 E. 13th
Ave. $2.
Board Game Night, 6-11pm
today, Tuesday & Thursday,
Oct. 20, Funagain Games, 1280
Willamette St. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Brady, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, Oct. 20, Brew
& Cue, 2222 Hwy 99. FREE.
Quizzo Pub Trivia w/ Dr. Seven
Phoenix, 9pm, Level Up, 1290
Oak St. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Rick, 9pm today
& Thursday, Oct. 20, 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, Oct. 20, Vet’s Ballroom,
1626 Willamette St. $7, first
time FREE.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, Oct. 20,
American Legion Hall, 344 8th
St., Spfd. FREE.
Fall Dance Sampler Series:
Waltz, 7:30-8:30pm, In Shape
Athletic Club, 2681 Willamette
St. $10.
SPIRITUAL Zen Meditation
Group, 7-8am today & Thursday,
Oct. 20, Blue Cliff Zen Center,
439 W. 2nd Ave. FREE.
Open Heart Meditation, 4:30pm
today & Thursday, Oct. 20, 1840
Willamettes St. FREE.
Insight Meditation, 6:30-8pm
today & Thursday, Oct. 20, Eu-
gene Yoga Annex, 3575 Donald
St. Don.
Zen Practice & Teaching,
7-8:30pm, Zen West, 981 Fill-
more St. Dons welcome. FREE.
TEENS Fandom & Cosplay Club,
for girls ages 12-18, 4-5pm,
Ophelia’s Place, 1577 Pearl St.
FREE.
THEATER No Shame Eugene,
short-form improv theatre & im-
prov, 7:30pm today & Thursday,
Oct. 20, The Atrium Building, 99
W.10th Ave. FREE.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert,
6pm dinner; 7:30pm show,
Actors Cabaret Theater, 996
Willamette St. $16-$48.95.
A Chorus Line, 8pm today,
tomorrow, Saturday & Thursday,
Oct. 20; 2:30pm Sunday, Cottage
Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage
Grove. $20-$25.
VOLUNTEER Friends of Buford
Park & Mt. Pisgah Native
Plant Volunteer Work Party,
9am-noon today, Tuesday &