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WHAT’S HAPPENING THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9 There will be 90 vendors with a variety of “breeds and ages of chickens, waterfowl, quail, peafowl, guinea fowl, turkeys, doves and pigeons, rabbits, cavies and hatching eggs” at the Oregon Poultry Swap Winter Poultry and Homesteading Faire this weekend. Among the most dramatic chicken breeds poultry perusers will encounter is the ayam cemani , an Indonesian chicken breed whose feathers, skin, meat and bones are all black. Ronda McGowan of Little Deuce Coop and Wicked Chickens will be selling the rare cluckers, from hatching eggs to day-old chicks to breeding birds. She says that when the birds first came to the U.S. they were $5,000 for breeding pair but “once I saw them, I had to have some!” McGowan and her cousin took three years to perfect their flock, elim- inating faults like grey or any other color on or in the birds, and now McGowan says her birds “are believed to have magical powers of healing and strength. They are rarely (almost never) eaten due to the reverence with which they've been held.” McGowan says her goal is to “get these beautiful chickens exposure,” which means her prices are well below the $200 the birds usually go for. And if coal-black chickens aren’t your thing, organizers say the Homesteading Faire also features animal supply and feed vendors, homemade jams, pickles, vanilla, honey, spices and sauces and everything from baked goods to homemade arts and crafts items. There will also be homesteading and fiber spinning demonstrations, information tables, a kid’s craft area and a seed swap. Winter Poultry and Homesteading Faire is 10 am to 4 pm, Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Avenue. More info at oregonpoultryswapinc.com. FREE. — Camilla Mortensen 22 February 9, 2017 • eugeneweekly.com S U N R I S E 7: 19 A M ; S U N S E T 5 : 3 4 P M AV G. HIGH 5 0 ; AV G. LO W 35 ARTS/CRAFTS Hubs & Kisses, make gifts from recycled bike parts, 5-7pm, OP Barn, UO Cam- pus, 1225 E. 18th Ave. FREE. FILM Springfilm: Personal Best screening, 6:30pm, Wildish Theater, 630 Main St. FREE. GATHERINGS Refuge Recovery meeting, 7:30-8:30am today & Thursday, Feb. 16, Cascade Center for Spiritual Living, 741 Main St., Spfd. FREE. Downtown Public Speakers Toastmasters Club, drop-ins welcome, noon-1:05pm today & Thursday, Feb. 16, Les Lyle Conference Rm., 4th floor Wells Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broadway Ave., 485-1182. FREE. Laurel Hill Center 45th Anniversary, noon-2pm, 2145 Centennial Plaza. FREE. NAMI Connection Support Group for people w/mental health issues, 1-2:30pm today & Thursday, Feb. 16, 2411 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE. Affair of the Heart, 4-9pm, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. FREE. Vanpool Commuting Work- shops, 5:30-7pm, PeaceHealth RiverBend Annex, Shasta Rm. 123 International Way, Spfd. FREE. Emerald Photographic Society Club Meeting, 6:45pm today & Thursday Feb. 16, Northwood Christian Church, 2425 Harvest Ln., Spfd. FREE. Hearing Loss Association-Lane Co., 7pm, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St. FREE. Home Grown Community Radio Forming KEPW-FM, 7pm, today & Thursday, Feb. 16, 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. Chinese Acupuncture Heal- ing 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 Talks at the MNCH, 2pm today through Sunday, Tuesday through Thurs- day, Feb. 16, Museum of Natural & Cultural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave., natural-history.uoregon. edu. FREE w/price of museum admission. DanceAbility Class, creative movement for youth 4pm, adults 5pm, today & Thursday, Feb. 16, all abilities & disabili- ties, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St., 357-4982. don. OMSI Science Pub Eugene: Visualizing Wildlife Migra- tion, 6:30pm, Whirled Pies Downtown, 199 W. 8th Ave. $5 sug. don. Violinist Vijay Gupta in a Lecture: “The Citizen-Artist as Healer,” 7:30pm, UO campus, Straub Hall Rm. 156. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/care- givers, 10:15am & 11am today & Thursday, Feb. 16, downtown library, 682-8316. FREE. Preschool Fun w/Arts & Science, 10:30-11:15am, Spfd. Public Library, Spfd. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Point,” current local issues, arts, stories, 9-9:30am, today, tomorrow & Monday through Thursday, Feb. 16, KPOV 88.9FM. “Arts Journal,” current local arts, 9-10pm today & Thursday, Feb. 16. Comcast channel 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am- 4:30pm today, tomorrow & Monday through Thursday, Feb. 16, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. $0.25. Tai Chi: Level 1, Ages 50+, 11am, Willamalane Adult Ac- tivity Center, 215 W. 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. 16, Tap & Growl- er, 207 E. 5th Ave. FREE. Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today, Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday, Feb. 16; 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 W. 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. 16, Max’s Tavern, 550 E. 13th Ave. $2. Nia Fusion Fitness, 5:30pm, Wil- lamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C. St., Spfd. FREE intro. Tai Chi: Evening, 5:30pm, Wil- lamalane Adult Activity Center, 115 W. C St., Spfd. FREE intro. Board Game Night, 6-11pm today, Tuesday & Thursday, Feb. 16, 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 W. C St., Spfd. FREE intro. Quizzo Pub Trivia w/Dr. Seven Phoenix, 9pm, Level Up, 1290 Oak St. FREE. WDYK Trivia w/Rick, 9pm today & Thursday, Feb. 16, Side Bar, 1680 Coburg Rd. FREE. SOCIAL DANCE English & Scottish Country Dancing, 7pm today & Thursday, Feb. 16, Vet’s Club, 1620 Willamette St. $7, first time FREE. Music & Dance Workshops w/ Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm today & Thursday, Feb. 16, 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. 16, Blue Cliff Zen Center, 439 W. 2nd Ave. FREE. Insight Meditation, 6:30-8pm today & Thursday, Feb. 16, Eu- gene Yoga Annex, 3575 Donald St. Don. Intro to Zen Practice, 7- 8:45pm, Zen West, 981 Fillmore St., zen- westeugene@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 Arcadia, 7pm today through Saturday & Thursday, Feb. 16, South Eugene High School, 400 E. 19th Ave. $7-$10. Peter & the Starcatcher, 8pm to- day, tomorrow & Thursday, Jan. 16, 2:30pm Sunday, Cottage Theater, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove. $15-$25. No Shame Workshop: Short- form theatre & improv! 7:30pm, Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave. FREE. VOLUNTEER Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah Native Plant Volunteer Work Party, 9am-noon today, Tuesday & Thursday, Feb. 16, Native Plant Nursery, Buford Park, volunteer@burfordpark. com, 344-8350. 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 FEBRUARY 10 S U N R I S E 7: 19 A M ; S U N S E T 5 : 3 6 P M AV G. HIGH 5 0 ; AV G. LO W 35 BENEFITS The Woman of Salt: A Project in Opera, to benefit Lane Arts Council, 7pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. $10-$20. FARMERS MARKETS Spfd. Farm- ers Market outdoors w/enter- tainment, 3-7pm, Spfd. City Hall, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. FOOD/DRINKS Wine & Music, 4-10pm, Noble Estate Urban, 560 Commercial St. FREE. Green Drinks progressive gath- ering, 5-7pm, New Day Bakery, 449 Blair Blvd. FREE. KLCC Brew Fest, 5-11pm today, 1-11pm Saturday, Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. $12- $15. 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: A Blunt Talk about Weed in Eugene, noon-1pm, UO 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. Darwin Conversations: new views on the fossil record, 5:30pm, UO campus, Knight Law Center rm. 110. FREE. Free Eugene Afterlife Meetup, 5:30-7:30pm, downtown library. FREE. “The Age of Love” Movie Meet & Greet, modeled on speed dating, 6-9pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd., register in advance, 736-4444. $5. Uprooted: Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II, Opening Reception, 6-8pm, Lane County Historical Museum, 740 W. 13th. FREE. Jam for Peace, 7pm, UO Cam- pus, Scholars Hall Great Rm., 1710 E. 15th Ave. FREE. Refuge Recovery Meeting, 7-8:30pm, Buddha Eye Temple, 2190 Garfield St. FREE. HEALTH Tai chi for Balance or Yoga Therapy sessions: 30 min each, 3pm today & Friday, Sa- cred Heart medical center lobby, 333 Riverbend Dr., Spfd. Don. KIDS/FAMILIES Family Story- time, 10:15am, Sheldon branch library, 1566 Coburg Rd. & Bethel branch library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. Little Wonders: Stories & Activi- ties for Preschoolers, 10:30am, MNCH, UO campus, 1680 E. 15th Ave. $3-$5. LECTURES/CLASSES “Found in Translation,” Ken Tadashi Oshima, 11:30am, UO Campus, rm. 125 McKenzie Hall. 346- 1521. FREE. Cruising Highway 99, brief his- tory, 1:30-2:30pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. FREE. Joseph Cambray, Ph.D.: “Artistic Intuition & the Psychoid Imagi- nation,” 7-9pm, UO Baker Center, 975 High St. FREE-$15. Talks at the MNCH continues. See Thursday, Feb. 9. ON THE AIR Marc Time’s Record Attic, 11:30pm, Comcast channel 29. “The Point” continues. See Thursday, Feb. 9. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Walk ‘n’ Talkers, weekly self-led neighborhood walking group, 9-11am, meet at Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. FREE. Art Outside w/Ali & Elle, walk & bike Eugene to find artistic inspiration, 9:30-11:30am, depart from OP office in UO Erb Memorial Center. FREE. Bridge Group for Seniors, 12:30- 3:30pm, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. $0.25. Magic the Gathering, standard deck casual play, 6pm, Castle of Games, 660 Main, Spfd. $1. Pool Hall continues. See Thurs- day, Feb. 9.
