WHAT’S
HAPPENING
THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 16
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Cue hectic music from seemingly nowhere, follow that up
with mind-boggling introduction that leaves your head
spinning, and voilà — Welcome to Night Vale. Cecil, the
good-hearted yet gossip-addicted news reporter welcomes
us to his radio show about the incredibly normal, yet
completely screwy, town of Night Vale. This quaint city and
its inhabitants are overrun by every conspiracy theory and
apocalyptic plot twist imaginable. To them, however, these
occurrences are nothing out of the ordinary — even a day
when it rains animal corpses. Think Black Mirror meets
cheeky NPR programing. Cecil Baldwin — the real Cecil, not
the news reporter he plays in the popular podcast — says
his broke and theatre-loving cohort created Welcome to
Night Vale on a whim in 2012. The podcast gained a follow-
ing at an alarming rate. By 2015, Night Vale’s scriptwriters
Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink wrote a novel based in the
same surreal setting. The incredible success of both the
podcast and the book inspired the crew to take the show
on the road. “It’s about storytelling,” Baldwin says. “The
audience gets to listen to music, and actors tell a story in
the most simple way possible while it’s happening right in
front of them.” The live show expands on the podcast’s daily
reports of the pleasantly doomed town. Baldwin’s charac-
ter portrayal is so immersive in Cecil’s dutiful role that it’s
nearly impossible not to get sucked into his velvet and
hypnotic narration.
Catch the elaborately simple storytelling of Welcome to
Night Vale (the ghost stories edition) 8 pm Saturday, Feb.
18, at the McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette St.; $26, all
ages. — Kelsey Anne Rankin
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GATHERINGS Refuge Recovery
meeting, 7:30-8:30am today
& Thursday, Feb. 23, Cascade
Center for Spiritual Living, 741
Main St., Spfd. FREE.
Downtown Public Speakers
Toastmasters Club, drop-ins
welcome, noon-1:05pm today
& Thursday, Feb. 23, Les Lyle
Conference Rm., 4th 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. 23, 2411 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE.
Rush Hour Resistance, Progres-
sive Coalition Rally, 5-6pm Mon-
day through Friday, old Federal
Building, 211 E. 7th. FREE.
A Celebration of (Friends of)
Trees! Refreshments, live music
by Monroe Street, 6-8:30pm,
Ninkasi Administration Bldg.,
155 Blair Blvd., RSVP at euge-
netrees@friendsoftrees.org ,
632-3683. FREE.
Emerald Photographic Society
Club Meeting, 6:45pm today &
Thursday Feb. 23, Northwood
Christian Church, 2425 Harvest
Ln., Spfd. FREE.
Home Grown Community Radio
Forming KEPW-FM, 7pm, today
& Thursday, Feb. 23, Growers
Market, 454 Willamette St., 343-
8548. FREE.
Eugene Symphony: Pictures at
an Exhibition, 8pm, Hult Center.
$10 Youth & Student Tickets.
HEALTH Stress & Anxiety
Relief Group Acupuncture,
10-11:30am today & Thursday,
Feb. 23, Trauma Healing Project,
2222 Coburg Rd., 687-9447.
$10.
Chinese Acupuncture Healing
Circle, by appt. only, 1:30-
3:20pm today & Thursday, Feb.
23, 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 Happy,
Healthy Heart, Ages 18+, alter-
native therapies, 1:30-2:30pm,
Willamalane Adult Activity
Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. FREE.
Talks at the MNCH, 2pm today
through Sunday, Tuesday
through Thursday, Feb. 23,
Museum of Natural & Cultural
History, 1680 E. 15th Ave., nat-
ural-history.uoregon.edu. FREE
w/price of museum admission.
“Tips For Selecting A Care
Facility For Yourself Or A Family
Member,” 2pm, Sheldon Oaks
Retirement, 2525 Cal Young Rd.
FREE.
DanceAbility Class, creative
movement for youth 4pm,
adults 5pm, today & Thursday,
Feb. 23, all abilities & disabili-
ties, Hilyard Community Center,
2580 Hilyard St., 357-4982. don.
Is there an angel investor in
your future? w/Frank Plaisted,
6pm, downtown library. FREE.
Info night: School Choice in
Eugene School District 4J, 7pm,
4J Education Center, 200 N.
Monroe St., 790-7570. FREE.
Brian Dykstra: “Oregon Native
Plant Pollination Biology,”
7pm, 150 Shelton-McMurphey
Building. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones
Storytime, 1-year-olds w/care-
givers, 10:15am & 11am today
& Thursday, Feb. 23, downtown
library, 682-8316. FREE.
Make Balloon Rockets, 4pm,
downtown library. FREE.
ON THE AIR “The Point,” current
local issues, arts, stories,
9-9:30am, today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, Feb.
23, KPOV 88.9FM.
“Arts Journal,” current local arts,
9-10pm today & Thursday, Feb.
23. Comcast channel 29.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am-
4:30pm today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday,
Feb. 23, Campbell Community
Center, 155 High St. $0.25.
GEARs Bicycle Club, McKenzie
View & Sunderman, 9:30am,
Alton Baker Park, eugenegears.
org/wp-content/uploads/Febru-
ary-2017.pdf. FREE.
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. 23, Tap & Growl-
er, 207 E. 5th Ave. FREE.
Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today,
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday,
Feb. 23; 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.
23, 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. 23, Funagain Games, 1280
Willamette St. FREE.
Pi-Yo Live, combined Pilates &
yoga, 6pm, Bob Keefer Center,
25 S. 32nd St., Spfd. FREE intro.
Femme-identifying & Women’s
Bike Maintanence, 6-8pm, UO
Bike Program, UO Erb Memorial
Union. $10.
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. 23, Side Bar,
1680 Coburg Rd. FREE.
SOCIAL DANCE English &
Scottish Country Dancing, 7pm
today & Thursday, Feb. 23, Vet’s
Club, 1620 Willamette St. $7,
first time FREE.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, Feb. 23,
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. 23, Blue Cliff Zen Center,
439 W. 2nd Ave. FREE.
Insight Meditation, 6:30-8pm
today & Thursday, Feb. 23, Eu-
gene Yoga Annex, 3575 Donald
St. Don.
Intro to Zen Practice, 7-8:45pm,
Zen W. , 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, South Eu-
gene High School, 400 E. 19th
Ave. $7-$10.
“Constant Revolution,” 7:30pm,
today through Sunday & Thurs-
day, Feb. 23, Blue Door Theatre,
LCC campus, Building 6. $5-$10.
Peter & the Starcatcher, 8pm to-
day through Saturday, matinees
2:30pm Saturday & 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.
23, 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 17
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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.
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.
Nar-Anon Meeting, 12:30pm,
Spfd. Lutheran Church, 1542 I
St., Spfd. FREE.