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WHAT’S HAPPENING “But race is the child of racism, not the father,” journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates writes in his 2015 Between the World and Me, a book that takes the form of letters to his son and that was lauded as “required reading” by famed African-American novelist Toni Morrison. Coates, national correspondent for The Atlantic, 2015 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist, comes to Eugene Feb. 3 to speak on “A Deeper Black: Race in America.” Event organizers say the audience can expect Coates not to give a pre-written speech but to talk extemporaneously on the events of the day. Coates was not giving interviews in advance of his talk. According to his speaker’s bio, his current focus is on “the systemic racism that is inseparable from the growth of the nation: the racist policies that have plundered black bodies, black property and black lives for economic and social gain.” The national turmoil in the weeks since Donald Trump’s inauguration will give Coates plenty of fodder for his talk, and you can expect an informed audience as the University of Oregon chose National Book Award-winning Between the World and Me as its 2016-17 Common Reading book. Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks on “A Deeper Black: Race in America” 6 pm, Friday, Feb. 3, at the UO’s Matthew Knight Arena. Free tickets are sold out, but the box office will release unused tickets (limit two per person) at 5:30 pm Friday. 16 February 2, 2017 • eugeneweekly.com THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 S U N R I S E 7: 2 8 A M ; S U N S E T 5 : 2 5 P M AV G. HIGH 49 ; AV G. LO W 3 4 FILM “A Requiem for the Amer- ican Dream,” 6pm, Bijou Art Cinema 492 E. 13th Ave. $5-8. “Personal Best,” 6:30-9pm, Wildish Community Theater, 630 Main St., Spfd. FREE. “Godzilla,” 7:30pm, 117 Global Scholars Hall, UO, 346-1521. FREE. GATHERINGS Refuge Recovery meeting, 7:30-8:30am today & Thursday, Feb. 9, Cascade Center for Spiritual Living, 741 Main St., Spfd. FREE. Historic Review Board meeting, 8:30-10:30am, Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave., Sloat Rm. FREE. Lane County Hearings Official Hearing, 9:30-10:30am, Good- pasture Room, Lane County Customer Service Center (CSC), 3050 N. Delta Hwy. FREE. Downtown Public Speakers Toastmasters Club, drop-ins welcome noon-1:05pm today & Thursday, Feb. 9, Les Lyle Conference Rm., 4th floor Wells Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broadway Ave., 485-1182. FREE. Hearing Voices & Extreme States discussion/support group, 1pm, LILA, 20 E. 13th Ave. FREE. Maker Hub Open Lab: Paper & Handcrafts, 1-7pm, downtown library. FREE. NAMI Connection Support Group for people w/mental health issues, 1-2:30pm today & Thursday, Feb. 9, 2411 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE. Envision Eugene Community Info Session: S.W. Eugene, 6-7:30pm, Churchill High School library, 1850 Bailey Hill Rd. FREE. Info Session on Eugene’s Pro- posed Urban Growth Boundary, 6-7:30pm, Churchill High School Library, 100 W. 10th Ave. FREE. Emerald Photographic Society Club Meeting, 6:45pm today & Thursday Feb. 9, Northwood Christian Church, 2425 Harvest Ln., Spfd. FREE. Home Grown Community Radio Forming KEPW-FM, 7pm, today & Thursday, Feb. 9, Growers Market, 454 Willamette St., 343- 8548. FREE. Santa Clara Community Organi- zation, 7pm, Messiah Lutheran Church, 3280 River Rd. FREE. HEALTH Ear Points Group Acu- puncture Clinic, 10-11:30am, Trauma Healing Project, 2222 Coburg Rd., 687-9447. $10 sug. don. 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 Make Cards that Move, 10am, Sheldon branch library. FREE. “Peru: The Inca Empire & Rio Olympics,” 1:30-2:30pm, Wil- lamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. FREE. Willamette Writers Speakers Series: Sarina Dore, “Blogging for Authors,” 6:30-8:30pm, Tsu- nami Books, 2585 Willamette St. FREE or Don. Talks at the MNCH, 2pm today through Sunday, Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 9, 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. 9, all abilities & disabilities, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St., 357-4982. don. “Recreating Territories: Ace- demic Input in Struggles for LandSubtitle,” 4-5pm, Condon Hall rm. 106, UO. FREE. CSI Eugene w/EPD crime lab, 6pm, downtown library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Lane Commu- nity Writers reading, 5pm, LCC downtown, rm. 421. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Nearby Nature Green Start Play Day, 10-11:30am, Alton Baker Park, register at 687-9699. $5. Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/caregivers, 10:15am & 11am today & Thursday, Feb. 9, downtown library, 682-8316. FREE. Tween Scene book group: Hook’s Revenge author visit, 4pm, downtown library. FREE. Minecraft Block Party, 4pm today & tomorrow, downtown library, pre-register at 682- 8316. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Point,” current local issues, arts, stories, 9-9:30am, today, tomorrow & Monday through Thursday, Feb. 9, KPOV 88.9FM. “Arts Journal,” current local arts, 9-10pm today & Thursday, Feb. 9. Comcast channel 29. Thursday Night Jazz w/David Gizara, 10pm today & Thursday, Feb. 9, KLCC 89.7FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am- 4:30pm today, tomorrow & Monday through Thursday, Feb. 9, 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+, noon, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, FREE intro. Lunchtime Running Group, 3-4 miles, 12:15-12:45pm today & Thursday, Feb. 9, Tap & Growler, 207 E. 5th Ave. FREE. Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today, Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday, Feb. 9; 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. 9, 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. 9, Funagain Games, 1280 Willamette St. FREE. Pi-Yo Live, combined Pilates & yoga, 6pm, Bob Keefer Center, 25 S. 32nd St., Spfd. FREE intro. Yoga for Weight Management, 6:30pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St., Spfd. FREE intro. WDYK Trivia w/Brady, 7-9pm today & Thursday, Feb. 9, 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. 9, Side Bar, 1680 Coburg Rd. FREE. SOCIAL DANCE Community Ecstatic Dance, 7-9pm, WOW Hall, 291 E. 8th Ave. $5-$15 sug. don. English & Scottish Country Dancing, 7pm today & Thurs- day, Feb. 9, Vet’s Club, 1620 Willamette St. $7, first time FREE. Music & Dance Workshops w/ Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm today & Thursday, Feb. 9, 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. 9, Blue Cliff Zen Center, 439 W. 2nd Ave. FREE. Insight Meditation, 6:30-8pm today & Thursday, Feb. 9, Eu- gene Yoga Annex, 3575 Donald St. Don. Intro 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 through Saturday, 194 W. Broadway. $18-$30. A Very Incomplete History of the Blue Planet, 7:30pm today through Saturday, Wildish Theater, 630 Main St., Spfd. FREE-$7. The Emperor of the Moon, 8pm today through Sunday, Hope Theatre, UO. FREE-$10. VOLUNTEER Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah Native Plant Volunteer Work Party, 9am-noon
