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WHAT’S HAPPENING Australian author Dr. Arne Rubinstein’s book, The Making of Men is about “raising boys to be happy, healthy and successful,” and Rubinstein says he does so through rite of passage camps. Rubinstein is coming to Eugene in an event sponsored by Cascadia Quest, a local nonprofit that facilitates wilderness rites of passage for young men much like Rubinstein’s in Australia. “They’re nature-based camps,” Cascadia Quest Director Rob Miller says. “It’s a traditional way to mark that change from child to young adult and it includes mentoring, time with older people, and a challenge for them to step into their adulthood.” Rites of passage have been a part of cultural traditions across time, but according to Miller, American culture lacks them. “There are some vestiges, like, for example, in the Jewish bar mitzvah or Catholic confirmation, but a lot of the meaning has been lost,” Miller says. There has been a recent reclamation of rites of passage, though, Miller says, and a resurgence of organizations popping up throughout the country, such as the nationwide ManKind Project and Rite of Passage Journeys in Seattle. As far as Rubinstein’s event goes, Miller says it’s going to be angled toward parents, teachers, coaches and other mentors who work with teens. The event also welcomes mentors who might want to work with Cascadia Quest. “I think that young people really need people who believe in them and people who can encourage them,” Miller says. He says this is a huge part of Cascadia Quest’s message, and Rubinstein’s too. “We see them and we believe in them.” Dr. Arne Rubinstein speaks at Unitarian Universalist Church on Tuesday, April 18 from 6:30-8:30 pm. FREE. — Meerah Powell 16 A pril 13, 2017 • eugeneweekly.com THURSDAY APRIL 13 S U N R I S E 6 : 31 A M ; S U N S E T 7: 5 4 P M AV G. HIGH 6 0 ; AV G. LO W 39 ART/CRAFT Make Colorful Candle Holders, 2pm, Sheldon branch library, 1566 Coburg Rd. FREE. GATHERINGS Refuge Recovery meeting, 7:30-8:30am today & Thursday, April 20, Cascade Center for Spiritual Living, 741 Main St., Spfd. FREE. Stress & Anxiety Relief Group Acupuncture, 10-11:30am today & Thursday, April 20, Trauma Healing Project, 2222 Coburg Rd., 687-9447. $10. Downtown Public Speakers Toastmasters Club, drop-ins welcome, noon-1:05pm today & Thursday, April 20, 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, April 20, 2411 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE. Chinese Acupuncture Healing Circle, by appt. only, 1:30- 3:20pm today & Thursday, April 20, Trauma Healing Project, 2222 Coburg Rd., Ste. 300, 687- 9447. $15. Enterprise Zone Task Force Meeting #4, 3pm, Atrium Build- ing, 99 W. 10th Ave. FREE. Mindfulness Group, 4-5pm, NAMI Resource Center, 2411 Martin Luther King Blvd., 520- 3096. FREE. McKenzie Watershed Council Meeting, 5pm, location varies - contact Melanie 458-201-8150. FREE. Eugene Active Transportation Committee, 5:30pm, Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave. FREE. Emerald Photographic Society Club Meeting, 6:45pm today & Thursday, April 20, Northwood Christian Church, 2425 Harvest Ln., Spfd. FREE. Churchill Area Neighbors Gen- eral Meeting, 7pm, McCornack Elementary Library, 1968 Brittany St. FREE. Home Grown Community Radio Forming KEPW-FM, 7pm, today & Thursday, April 20, Growers Market, 454 Willamette St., 343- 8548. FREE. HEALTH Kenji Carp speaks about rehabilitation for dizziness, 7pm, Hearing Loss Association, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES HOPES[23] Conference w/UO’s Ecological Design Center, noon- 8pm today & tomorrow, 9am- 8pm Saturday, UO Campus, Lawrence Hall, 5249 University St. FREE. Roundtable: “Achieving Justice: Gendered Violence, Displacement & Legal Access in Guatemala & Oregon,” 2-4:30pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Ford Lecture Hall, 1430 Johnson Lane, UO Campus. FREE. Talks at the MNCH, 2pm today through Sunday, Tuesday through Thursday, April 20, 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, April 20, all abilities & disabili- ties, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St., 357-4982. don. One on one job hunt help, 4-6pm, Downtown library, pre-register: 682-5450. FREE. Vocal Workshop w/Honey Whiskey Trio, 6:30-8:30pm, The Shedd, rm. 230. $15. Friends of Sanctuary City, 7-8:30pm, First United Method- ist Church, 1376 Olive St. FREE. Save Our Public Schools—A Conversation w/Diane Ravitch & Yong Zhao: Defending Our Public Educaiton from Attacks in the Trump/DeVos Era, 7-9pm, Straub Hall rm. 156, UO campus, 543- 3577. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones Storytime, 1-year-olds w/care- givers, 10:15am & 11am today & Thursday, April 20, downtown library, 682-8316. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Point,” current local issues, arts, stories, 9-9:30am, today, tomorrow & Monday through Thursday, April 20, KPOV 88.9FM. “Arts Journal,” current local arts, 9-10pm today & Thursday, April 20. Comcast channel 29. Thursday Night Jazz w/David Gizara, 10pm today & Thursday, April 20, KLCC 89.7FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am- 4:30pm today, tomorrow & Monday through Thursday, April 20, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. $0.25. Lunchtime Running Group, 3-4 miles, 12:15-12:45pm today & Thursday, April 20, Tap & Growl- er, 207 E. 5th Ave. FREE. Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today, Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday, April 20; 9:30am Monday; 6:30pm Wednesday, Emerald Bridge Club, 1782 Centennial Blvd., Spfd. $8. Cribbage Tournament, 5:30- 7:30pm today & Thursday, April 20, Max’s Tavern, 550 E. 13th Ave. $2. GEARs Bicycle Club: Women only Ride, 5:45pm today & Thursday, April 20, Alton Baker Park, euge- negears.org. FREE. Board Game Night, 6-11pm today, Tuesday & Thursday, April 20, Funagain Games, 1280 Willamette St. FREE. Adult introduction to ki-aikido, 7pm today, Monday & Thurs- day, April 20, OKS, 1071 W. 7th. FREE. Quizzo Pub Trivia w/Dr. Seven Phoenix, 9pm, Level Up, 1290 Oak St. FREE. WDYK Trivia w/Rick, 9pm today & Thursday, April 20, Side Bar, 1680 Coburg Rd. FREE. SOCIAL DANCE Line Dance Les- sons, 6-8pm today & Thursday, April 20, The Blind Pig Bar, 2750 Roosevelt Blvd. FREE. English & Scottish Country Dancing, 7pm today & Thurs- day, April 20, Vet’s Club, 1620 Willamette St. $7, first time FREE. Music & Dance Workshops w/ Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm today & Thursday, April 20, 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, April 20, Blue Cliff Zen Center, 439 W. 2nd Ave. FREE. Insight Meditation, 6:30-8pm today & Thursday, April 20, Eu- gene Yoga Annex, 3575 Donald St. Don. Zen Meditation, 7-8:45pm today & Thursday, Zen West, 981 Fillmore St., zenwesteugene@ gmail.com. FREE. THEATER Blue Door - preview performance, 7:30pm, Oregon Contemporary Theatre, 194 W. Broadway. Don. No Shame Workshop: Short- form theatre & improv! 7:30pm, Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave. FREE. Curtains, 8pm tonight through Thursdays-Sundays until April 30 & 2:30pm Sunday matinees (no show on Easter Sunday), Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove, $15-$25. The Damnation of Faust, 8pm, Hult Center. $22-$68.25. VOLUNTEER Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah Native Plant Volunteer Work Party, 9am-noon today, Tuesday & Thursday, April 20, Native Plant Nursery, Buford Park, volunteer@bufordpark.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 APRIL 14 S U N R I S E 6 : 3 0 A M ; S U N S E T 7: 5 5 P M AV G. HIGH 6 0 ; AV G. LO W 39 ART/CRAFT Artist’s Reception for Adam Rubin, 5-7pm, WOW Hall. FREE. Downtown Spfd Second Friday Art Walk, 5-8pm, Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Spfd. FREE. Island Park Gallery Reception, 5-7pm, Ages 18+, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. FREE. Matt Reese Photography Opening Reception, 5-6pm, Dot Dotson’s, 1668 Willamette St. FREE. DANCE Rascal Cabaret Variety Show, 8pm, Cowfish Dance Club, 62 W. Broadway. $5. 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. Metropolitan Wastewater Man- agement Commission, 7:30am, Library meeting rm. Spfd City Hall, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Diesel Days - tour of the Diesel Technology Program, 9am-2pm today & tomorrow, LCC, Parking Lot 4 & Diesel Lab (bldg. 9, rm. 101). FREE.
