WHAT’S
HAPPENING
THURSDAY
JANUARY 26
S U N R I S E 7: 3 6 A M ; S U N S E T 5 : 15 P M
AV G. HIGH 4 8 ; AV G. LO W 33
GATHERINGS Fair Board Meet-
ing, 7:30-9:30am, Convention
Center, Meeting Rm. #2, 682-
7395. FREE.
Annual Model Railroad Show, all
day today through Saturday,
Valley River Center. FREE.
Downtown Public Speakers
Toastmasters Club, drop-ins
welcome noon-1:05pm today &
Thursday, Feb. 2, Les Lyle Con-
ference Rm, fourth floor Wells
Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broadway
Ave., 485-1182. FREE.
NAMI Connection Support Group
for people w/mental health
issues, 1-2:30pm today &
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2411 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE.
Performance Audit Committee
Meeting, 3-5pm, Bob Straub
Conference Rm., 125 E. 8th Ave.
FREE.
Whilamut Citizen Planning
Committee meeting, 5:30-7pm,
Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave.,
Sloat Rm. FREE.
Info Session on Eugene’s Pro-
posed Urban Growth Boundary,
6-7:30pm, Sheldon High School
Library, 2455 Willakenzie Rd.;
6-7:30pm Tuesday, North Eu-
gene High School Library, 200
Silver Line; 6-7:30pm Thursday,
Feb. 2, Churchill High School
Library, 100 W. 10th Ave. FREE.
Emerald Photographic Society
Club Meeting, 6:45pm today
& Thursday Feb. 2, Northwood
Christian Church, 2425 Harvest
Ln., Spfd. FREE.
Home Grown Community Radio
Forming KEPW-FM, 7pm, today
& Thursday, Feb. 2, Growers
Market, 454 Willamette St., 343-
8548. FREE.
HEALTH Ear Points Group Acu-
puncture Clinic, 10-11:30am,
Trauma Healing Project, 2222
Coburg Rd., 687-9447. $10 sug.
don.
Alzheimer’s Educational Sup-
port, learn about new research,
11:30am-1:30pm, Willamalane
Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C
St., Spfd, rsvp to 800-272-3900.
FREE.
Chinese Acupuncture Healing
Circle w/Ting, 2-4pm, Trauma
Healing Project, 2222 Coburg
Rd., Ste. 300, 687-9447. $15.
Mindfulness Group, 4-5pm,
NAMI Resource Center, 2411
Martin Luther King Blvd., 520-
3096. FREE.
LECTURES/CLASSES Alzhei-
mer’s Educational Support,
11:30am-1:30pm Willamalane
Adult Activity Center, 215 West C
St., Spfd., must call 800-272-
3900 to register. FREE.
Talks at the MNCH, 2pm today
through Sunday, Tuesday
through Thursday, Feb. 2,
Museum of Natural & Cultural
History, 1680 E. 15th Ave., nat-
ural-history.uoregon.edu. FREE
w/price of museum admission.
DanceAbility Class, creative
movement for youth 4pm,
adults 5pm, today & Thursday,
Feb. 2, all abilities & disabilities,
Hilyard Community Center,
2580 Hilyard St., 357-4982.
Don.
One on One Job Hunt Help,
4-6pm, Downtown Eugene
Library, call 682-5450 to
pre-register. FREE.
Cross Country Skiing Basics
Class, 7pm, Eugene REI. FREE.
“Faith on the Ground: A Night
of Interfaith Dialogue Between
Christian and Buddhist Ap-
proaches to Social Justice” w/
Ejo McMullen-Osho & Brent Was,
7-7:15pm silent meditation,
7:15-8:30pm presentation, Bud-
dha Eye Temple, 2190 Garfield
St. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES 4J school
choice visit week, tours & meet-
ings all day, today & tomorrow,
all Eugene 4J schools, 4j.lane.
edu/choice, 790-7570. FREE.
Wonderful Ones Storytime,
1-year-olds w/caregivers,
10:15am & 11am today &
Thursday, Feb. 2, downtown
library, 682-8316. FREE.
Preschool fun w/Art & Science,
10:30-11:15am, Library Meeting
Room, Spfd. Public Library, 225
Fifth St., Spfd. FREE.
Awbrey Park Elementary 50th
Anniversary Celebration, 5-7pm,
Awbrey School, 158 Spring
Creek Dr., 790-4050. FREE.
ON THE AIR “The Point,” current
local issues, arts, stories,
9-9:30am, today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, Feb.
2, KPOV 88.9FM.
“Arts Journal,” current local arts,
9-10pm today & Thursday, Feb.
2. Comcast channel 29.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am-
4:30pm today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, Feb.
2, Campbell Community Center,
155 High St. $0.25.
Tai Chi: Level 1, Ages 50+,
11am, Willamalane Adult Activ-
ity Center, 215 West C St., Spfd.
FREE intro.
Tai Chi: Level 2, Ages 50+, see
above. 12 noon, Willamalane
Adult Activity Center, FREE intro.
Downtown Springfield is in the midst of a renaissance and, as Judith “Sparky”
Roberts of Fools Haven Acting Company notes, “nothing fits better with the
idea of a renaissance than Shakespeare.” Fools Haven is the resident theater
company at Wildish Community Theater in downtown Springfield, and Roberts
is directing a production of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, with a short run
Jan. 27-29. Local actors Cloud Pemble and Nicole Trobaugh star in the roles of
the ill-fated, star-crossed lovers. “It can change people’s lives, to be exposed to
Shakespeare,” Roberts continues. She calls her production of Romeo & Juliet
“semi-traditional,” adding that “we do inventive things with it. We have some
media, music from four centuries, some dance — really a concert of art forms as
well as being Shakespeare’s original play.” Roberts says the cast is “very physical,
inventive. We work very much as an ensemble to make it very understandable.”
Shakespeare’s enduring appeal lies in the writer’s keen understanding of human
nature, she says. “People haven’t really changed that much,” Roberts says. “The
cultures are different but the characters you meet or see in the news, they’re
the same people. You recognize them. His writing always seems timely.”
Romeo & Juliet runs 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28, and 2 pm Sunday,
Jan. 29, at Wildish Community Theater, 630 Main Street in Springfield. $22, with
limited $5 student and senior tickets made possible by the Oregon Cultural
Trust; call 541-868-0689. — William Kennedy
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Lunchtime Running Group, 3-4
miles, 12:15-12:45pm today &
Thursday, Feb. 2, Tap & Growler,
207 E. 5th Ave. FREE.
Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today,
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday,
Feb. 2; 9:30am Monday;
6:30pm Wednesday, Emerald
Bridge Club, 1782 Centennial
Blvd., Spfd. $8.
SilverSneakers© Classic, Ages
50+, 1:30pm, Bob Keefer
Center, 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd.
FREE intro.
Zumba Gold, Ages 50+, 1:30pm,
Willamalane Adult Activity
Center, 215 West C St., Spfd.
FREE intro.
Pi-Yo Live, combined Pilates &
yoga, 5pm, Ridgeview Elemen-
tary School, 526 66th St., Spfd.
FREE intro.
Cribbage Tournament, 5:30-
7:30pm today & Thursday, Feb.
2, Max’s Tavern, 550 E. 13th
Ave. $2.
Nia Fusion Fitness, 5:30pm,
Willamalane Adult Activity
Center, 215 West C. St., Spfd.
FREE intro.
Tai Chi: Evening, 5:30pm, Wil-
lamalane Adult Activity Center,
115 West C St., Spfd. FREE intro.
Board Game Night, 6-11pm
today, Tuesday & Thursday,
Feb. 2, Funagain Games, 1280
Willamette St. FREE.
Pi-Yo Live, combined Pilates &
yoga, 6pm, Bob Keefer Center,
25 S. 32nd St., Spfd. FREE intro.
WDYK Trivia w/Brady, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, Feb. 2, 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, Feb. 2, Side Bar,
1680 Coburg Rd. FREE.
SOCIAL DANCE Community
Ecstatic Dance benefit for CLDC,
7-9pm, WOW Hall. $5-$15 sug.
don.
English & Scottish Country
Dancing, 7pm today & Thurs-
day, Feb. 2, Vet’s Club, 1620
Willamette St. $7, first time
FREE.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, Feb. 2,
American Legion Hall, 344 8th
St., Spfd. FREE.
Fall Dance Sampler Series, Tan-
go, 7:30pm, In Shape Athletic
Club, 2681 Willamette St. $10.
SPIRITUAL Zen Meditation
Group, 7-8am today & Thursday,
Feb. 2, Blue Cliff Zen Center, 439
W. 2nd Ave. FREE.
Insight Meditation, 6:30-8pm
today & Thursday, Feb. 2, Eu-
gene Yoga Annex, 3575 Donald
St. Don.
Heart Alchemy: Sacred Cacao
Ceremony, 7-9pm, Everyday
People Yoga, 352 W. 12th Ave.
$20.
Introduction to Zen Practice, 7-
8:45pm, Zen West, 981 Fillmore
St., zenwesteugene@gmail.
com. FREE.
TEENS Japanese Manga &
Cartoon Drawing Club! 4-5pm,
Ophelia’s Place, 1577 Pearl St.
Ste. 100. sug. don. $10-$25 for
the term.
THEATER No Shame Workshop:
Short-form theatre & improv!
7:30pm, Atrium Building, 99 W.
10th Ave. FREE.
Oregon Contemporary Theatre:
The 39 Steps, 7:30pm today,
tomorrow, Saturday & Thursday,
Feb. 2, matinee 2pm Sunday,
194 W Broadway. $18-$30.
The Explorer’s Club, 7:30pm
today, tomorrow & Saturday,
Very Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard
St. $15-$19.
The Emperor of the Moon, 8pm
today, tomorrow, Saturday &
Thursday, Feb. 2, Hope Theatre,
UO. $8-$10, FREE for UO
students.
VOLUNTEER Friends of Buford
Park & Mt. Pisgah Native Plant
Volunteer Work Party, 9am-noon
today, Tuesday & Thursday, Feb.
2, Native Plant Nursery, Buford
Park, volunteer@burfordpark.
com, 344-8350. FREE.
The Nutrition Education Program
Food Pantry Project volunteer
training, 9am-noon, OSU
Extension Service office, 996
Jefferson St., for info contact
shirley.mcsilvers@oregonstate.
edu. FREE.
Care for Owen Rose Gar-
den, bring gloves & small
hand-weeding tools, instruction
provided, noon-3pm, end of N.
Jefferson St., 682-5025. FREE.
FRIDAY
JANUARY 27
S U N R I S E 7: 3 5 A M ; S U N S E T 5 : 16 P M
AV G. HIGH 4 8 ; AV G. LO W 3 4
BENEFITS Blues to Cure the
Blues, benefit for WellMama,
7pm-1pm, Ninkasi Admin Build-
ing, 155 Blair Blvd. $60, includes
food, entertainment & open bar.
FARMERS MARKETS Spfd. Farm-
ers Market outdoors w/enter-
tainment, 3-7pm, Spfd. City Hall,
225 5th Street, Spfd. FREE.
FOOD/DRINKS 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: “Is OR’s
Low Vaccination Rate a Public
Health Crisis?” noon-1pm, Baker
Center, 975 High St. $5.
Nar-Anon Meeting, 12:30pm,
Spfd. Lutheran Church, 1542 I
St., Spfd. FREE.
Food Not Bombs, vegan meal,
2-4pm, 8th & Oak. FREE. Artist’s
Reception for Adam Rubin,
5-7pm, WOW Hall. FREE.