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CALENDAR Building, 1626 Willamette St. $5 THURSDAY DECEMBER 15 S U N R I S E 7: 41 A M ; S U N S E T 4 : 3 5 P M AV G. HIGH 45 ; AV G. LO W 3 4 ART “The Snowman,” 6-8:30pm, Viking Braggot Co., 520 Com- merical St., Unit F, thirst2create. com. $35. BENEFIT Ugly Sweater Contest, 6:30-9:30pm, Mac’s at the Vet’s Club, 1626 Willamette, 935- 0700. Don. DANCE Auditions, schedule spot, 6-8pm, The Wayward Lamb, 150 W. Broadway, 514- 4796. FREE. FILM We the People 2.0, film screening & audience discus- sion, 6pm, Bijou Art Cinema, 492 E. 13th Ave. $5-$8. GATHERINGS Downtown Toastmasters continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Oregon’s Constant Gardener invites you to join us for our Year-End Clearance Sale! December 12th-17th 10%-45% OFF STORE-WIDE YEAR-END CLEARANCE SALE! 25 % OFF 25 % OFF pH Meters 25 % - 40 % OFF liquid nutrients Fox Farm Botanicare Earth Juice Bio Bizz Canna and more Gavita 1000e $ 460 45 % OFF Hortilux 1000W Bulbs Come Grow With Us! Springfield 2053 Laura St. (541) 747-8170 28 December 8, 2016 • eugeneweekly.com Eugene 990 Garfield St. (541) 636-4220 Exhibit Talks continue. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Home Grown Community Radio Forming KEPW-FM meetings continue. See Thursday, Dec. 8. NAMI Connection Support Group for people with mental health issues continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Candlelight Tours of Shelton McMurphey Johnnson House continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. HOLIDAY Reception for Artists Mara Friedman, Trinity Harris, Rebecca LaMothe & Susan Klein, 5-8pm, Tsunami Book- store. FREE. Happy’s Christmas Trees con- tinues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Santa Photos at Valley River continue. See Thursday, Dec. 8. KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones Storytime continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. LITERARY ARTS Lunch w/au- thors Gina Ochsner, Elizabeth Lyon & Norma Mahaini, noon, Indulge Antiques, Gateway Mall, Spfd., 357-6862. ON THE AIR “Arts Journal” con- tinues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. “The Point” continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. “Thursday Night Jazz” contin- ues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Board Game Night continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Brew & Cue Trivia continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Cribbage Tournament contin- ues. See Thursday, Dec. 8 Duplicate Bridge continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Lunchtime Tap & Growler Running Group continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Pool Hall for seniors continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. WDYK Trivia w/Rick continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. SOCIAL DANCE Fall Dance Sam- pler Series, Cha Cha, 7:30pm, In Shape Athletic Club, 2681 Willamette St. $10. Music & Dance Workshops w/ Taller de Son Jarocho contin- ues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. SPIRITUAL Insight Meditation continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Open Heart Medidation contin- ues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Zen Meditation continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Zen Practice & Teaching contin- ues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. TEENS Fandom & Cosplay Club continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. No Shame Workshop continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. THEATRE A Christmas Story con- tinues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. VOLUNTEER Care for Owen Rose Garden continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah Native Plant Volunteer Work Party continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. Native Plant Nursery Volunteer Work Party continues. See Thursday, Dec. 8. CORVALLIS AND SURROUNDING AREAS THURSDAY, DEC. 8: Pastega Christmas Display, 5-10pm today through Thursday, Dec. 15, Benton County Fair Grounds, 100 SW 53rd St., Philomath, 230-0560. Canned food sug. don. Festival of Trees, today, tomorrow, Saturday & Sunday, Newport, samhealth.org/festi- valoftrees. 574-1810. FRIDAY, DEC. 9: SantaLand Diaries, 7pm, today, tomorrow; 2pm Sunday, Class Act Theatre, 509 Kingwood St., Florence. $16-$18. Jingle My Bells, Confluence Willamette Valley LGBT chorus, 7:30pm, First Congregational Church, 700 Marion St. NE., Salem, confluencechorus.org. $12-$18. SATURDAY DEC. 10: Win- terdance: A Celtic Christmas Celebration, 7:30pm, First Pres- byterian Church, 114 SW 8th, Corvallis, 753-8307. $18-$20.d SUNDAY DEC. 11: Exchange presents Winter Market Place, 11am-4pm, Old World Deli, 341 SW 2nd St., Corvallis. FREE. Christmas Parlour Tour of His- toric Homes, 2-7pm, museums, churches & libraries, Albany, 928-0911. $12-$15. A Watershed Moment: Standing w/Our Relatives at Standing Rock-A Community Dialogue, 2pm, Yachats Commons, Yach- ats, 961-6695. Don. MONDAY DEC. 12: King Tides Volunteer Project, today, tomor- row, Wednesday & Thursday, Dec. 15, oregonkingtides.net. TUESDAY DEC. 13: Roseburg VA Medical Center Veterans Town Hall, 5-7pm, Roseburg VA, 913 NW Garden Way. FREE. WEDNESDAY DEC. 14: Death Cafe Corvallis, 6-7pm, Inter- zone, Corvallis. FREE. THURSDAY DEC. 15: Night Time Magic Holiday Light Contest, 5-10pm, Albany. FREE. ATTENTION OPPORTUNITIES Due date for the calendar is noon the Thursday before the Thursday issue in which you would like your event published. For example, if you’d like to be included in our Dec. 29 edition, please follow our formatting guidelines with the date, name of the event, time, place, address and send to cal@eu- geneweekly.com by Thursday, Dec. 22 at noon. Auditions for the Roving Park Players’ produciton of Shake- speare’s The Comedy of Errors will be held Dec. 10 & Dec. 11 at Willamette Oaks Reitirement Community, 455 Alexander Loop. Seeking 14-17 players age 18 and up. Call 302-9497 or 337- 6144 for more information. Call for entries at the Malerische Galerie, 240 Main, Springfield, is seeking artwork/submissions for their upcoming “Coffee Talk” art show during November and December, 2016. Coffee/Tea/ Cafe paintings in any medium. Please contact Pauline at 541-579-9258 or info@maler- ischegalerie.com for further information. Cost is free. Email info@malerischegalerie.com. The Eugene Middle School Mentor Program is looking for responsible adults in the community to work w/at- risk middle school students. Openings available at all Eugene middle schools. Visit 4j.lane.edu/hr/volunteers/mid- dle-school-mentor-program for more information. The Eugene Parks Foundation is seeking board and committee members. EPF is expanding its board to 15. For further infor- mation contact Board President Scott Sanders, at 541-513-0771 or email eugeneparksfounda- tion.org. Eugene Public Library’s Storytime-To-Go project seeks volunteers experienced working with youg children to bring sto- rytime to community daycares. For more information, contact LibraryVolunteerCoordinator@ ci.eugene.or.us or 682-6617. A Family for Every Child needs volunteers for its mentoring pro- gram for kids of all ages. Apply at afamilyforeverychild.org. Friends of the Farmers Market seeks volunteers to staff its customer counters. Call 521- 2512 for more information. Flu Clinic Walk-in Hours will be held from 8am-11:30am & 1-3:30pm Monday through Fridays in November & Decem- ber at the Roseburg VA Medical Center. Call 440-1000 for info. 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 Long Term Care Ombuds- man program needs volunteers to serve as advocates who will identify, investigate & resolve complaints to protect the rights & safety of nursing home and care facility residents. Must be 21, pass a background check, complete required training & attend monthly meetings. For more information, call Diane Bishop at 345-2846. McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center needs volunteers for distributing meal trays and flowers, providing wheelchair transportation and reception duties for the short stay surgery department. For more information, contact Thelma in volunteer services at 741-4606 or thecle@mckweb.com. Teens needed for volunteer positions to help library staff prepare items for check out, set up crafts projects for kids’ pro- grams, create displays, clean & organize books & more. Apply beginning Dec. 8 at the Teen Desk of the downtown library. Call 682-8316 or visit eugene-or. gov/library. The West Coast Dog & Cat Rescue needs volunteers to respond to calls concerning cat adoption, abandonment & medical concerns. Volunteers may provide this service at home. Call 225-4955 for more information.
