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CALENDAR Babies & Toddlers Storytime continues. See Wednesday. Wonderful Ones Storytime con- tinues. See Thursday, April 13. LECTURES/CLASSES Seattle Classy Glass, 1:30-3pm, Ages 18+, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. FREE. Pastors for Peace speaking tour on Cuba w/Manolo de los Santos & potluck, 6pm, CALC, 458 Blair St. FREE. Native Plant Society presents guest speaker, Thea Jaster, 7pm, Stellaria Building, upstairs, 150 Shelton-McMurphey Blvd. FREE. Talk on Syrian Refugees w/Tod Schneider & short documenta- ry, 7pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 1685 W. 13th Ave. FREE. DanceAbility Class continues. See April 13. Talks at the MNCH continues. See Thursday, April 13. LITERARY ARTS Let’s Talk Food - Kristy Athens discusses her book Good Food, Bad Food, 5:30pm, Museum of Natural His- tory, UO Campus, 1680 E. 15th Ave. FREE w/price of admission. ON THE AIR “Arts Journal” con- tinues. See Thursday, April 13. “The Point” continues. See Thursday, April 13. Thursday Night Jazz w/David Gizara continues. See Thursday, April 13. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARs Bicycle Club: Mckenzie View & Sunderman, 9am, Alton Baker Park, eugenegears.org. FREE. Third Thursday circus w/Samba Ja, invites all playful folks to dance, juggle & play, 7:30- 9:30pm, Kesey Square. FREE. Adult intro to ki-aikido contin- ues. See Thursday, April 13. Board Game Night continues. See Thursday, April 13. Cribbage Tournament continues. See Thursday, April 13. Duplicate Bridge continues. See Thursday, April 13. GEARs Bicycle Club: Women only Ride continues. See Thurs- day, April 13. Lunchtime Tap & Growler Running Group continues. See Thursday, April 13. Pool Hall for seniors continues. See Thursday, April 13. SOCIAL DANCE Crossroads Blues Fusion Weekly Blues & Fusion Dance continues. See Thursday, April 13. English & Scottish Country Dancing continues. See Thurs- day, April 13. Line Dance Lessons continue. See Thursday, April 13. Music & Dance Workshops w/ Taller de Son Jarocho continues. See Thursday, April 13. SPIRITUAL “Generating Compas- sion in Difficult Times,” Lama Tsering Everest, 7-9pm, Chagdud Dechhen Ling, 198 N. River Rd., Cottage Grove. sug. don. $20. Insight Meditation continues. See Thursday, April 13. Zen Meditation continues. See Thursday, April 13. Zen Meditation group continues. See Thursday, April 13. THEATER Blue Door continues. See Friday. Curtains continues. See Thurs- day April 13. TEENS No Shame Workshop con- tinues. See Thursday, April 13. VOLUNTEER Whole Earth Nature School Volunteer Information Night, 7-8:30pm, 150 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., 2nd floor. FREE. Care for Owen Rose Garden con- tinues. See Thursday, April 13. Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pis- gah Native Plant Volunteer Work Party continues. See Thursday, April 13. CORVALLIS AND THE REGION WEDNESDAY, April 12: Death Café Corvallis, Got thoughts about mortality? noon, Inter- zone, 1563 N.W. Monroe Ave, Corvallis, facebook.com/groups/ deathcafecorvallis. FREE. FRIDAY, April 14: SEA Through the Eyes of an Artist, activities for K-12 students, families & OSU community, 9:30am-9pm, OSU, Furman Hall, corvallismak- erfair.org. FREE. NW Dance Project, an evening of contemporary dance, 7:30pm, OSU, LaSells Stewart Center, 875 S.W. 26th St., Corvallis. $10-$30. SATURDAY, April 15: Corvallis Maker Fair, 10am-3pm, OSU, Memorial Union Ballroom & Stu- dent Experience Center Plaza, Corvallis, corvallismakerfair. org. FREE. TUESDAY, April 18: Women Owning Woodlands exploration of management planning, 1-5pm, Cafferata Family Forest off of Deerhorne Rd., Corvallis, registration required, 917-409- 4030. FREE. An Evening w/ Maya Lin: At the Intersection of Art & Architec- ture, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW. 26th St., Corvallis. FREE. Local restaurants offer plant- based “Climate Friendly Food Specials” continues in Corvallis. See Saturday. WEDNESDAY April 19: Town hall w/State Rep Phil Barnhart, 7am, Rand’s Cafe, 240 N. Main St., Brownsville. FREE. “Divided We Fall,” conceptual photo artist Hank Willis Thomas speaks, 6:30pm, LaSells Stew- art Center, 875 SW. 26th St., Corvallis. FREE. Local restaurants offer plant- based “Climate Friendly Food Specials” continues in Corvallis. See Saturday. THURSDAY, April 20: Sustain- ability Coalition’s Quarterly Gathering, noon-1:30pm, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 N.W. Monroe Ave., Corvallis. FREE. Class on raising market pigs, 6-8:30pm, Linn County Extension Service office, 33630 McFarland Rd., Tangent, 766- 3556. $10. Local restaurants offer plant- based “Climate Friendly Food Specials” continues in Corvallis. See Saturday. ATTENTION OPPORTUNITIES Due date for the calendar is noon the Thursday before the Thursday issue in which you would like your event published. For example, if you’d like to be included in our April 20 edition, please follow our formatting guidelines w/the date, name of the event, time, place, address & send it to cal@eugeneweekly. com in the body of the email by Thursday, April 13 at noon. Eat a burrito, support the Ore- gon Humane Society. On Thurs- day, April 13, 10:45am-10pm, Chipotle restaurants throughout Oregon will donate 50 percent of all sales to the Oregon Human Society. Present a fundraiser flyer (printed or on mobile phone) or mention the Oregon Humane Society to the cashier before payment. Link to flyer: twitter.com/OregonHumane/ status/847182955952824320. Oregon Connections Academy, a virtual public charter school, is hosting a number of in-person & online info sessions. For a list of online or in-person meetings, visit: OregonConnectionsAcade- my.com/events. The Relief Nursery is seeking volunteers to work alongside staff in therapeutic classrooms that serve children ages 2-5. Volunteers are needed both in Eugene & Spfd. 9:30am- 12:30pm. Background check required. 343-9706. The Shedd’s Spring open adult & youth audtitions for GYPSY take place Saturday, April 15 10am-3pm w/a mandatory dance call at noon. Auditions are by appointment only. Visit theshedd.org/Auditions. Eugene public library has a group volunteer opportunity for a team of approximately 6 volun- teers to process deletes (using permanent markers to black out barcodes & labels & stamping books). Contact Amy Hartsfield at amy.k.hartsfield@ci.eugene. or.us & let her know what date you are available/how many are in your group. Certified volunteers are needed to serve as ombudsman, resident advocates who identify, investigate & resolve complaints for nursing home residents. Must be 21 years old, pass criminal background check & attend 48 hour training. Contact Diane at 345-2846. Auditions for OSU Theatre’s Spring One-Act Festival will be held from 6-8pm April 16 & 17 in the Withycombe Hall Lab Theatre on OSU campus in Corvallis. MAY 4 2017 uncorked CALL US TO ADVERTISE 541-484-0519 eugeneweekly.com • A pril 13, 2017 25
