WHAT’S
HAPPENING
THURSDAY
APRIL 20
One person’s trash is another one’s
treasure, as the saying goes. The annual
Metamorphose up-cycled fashion show
is “one of Lane County’s most unique
and fascinating fashion and recycling
events,” according to St. Vincent de
Paul Society of Lane County, and the
Saturday evening events highlights just
how beautiful cast-off materials can be.
Metamorphose founder Mitra DeMirza
Chester is SVdP’s own in-house art and
fashion designer and she’s been taking
yesterday’s scraps and turning them
into hip apparel for the nonprofit since
2013. SVdP says that the Earth Day
competition “will feature 14 designers who
have transformed discarded materials
ranging from fabric scraps to neck ties to
coffee-bean bags into outfits that their
models will wear.” Come take a look at
the original couture on the runway, along
with BRING Recycling’s Product Design
Challenge, which asks participants
to “transform salvaged materials into
new and relevant products such as
furniture, home décor, accessories, tools
and more.” And sticking with the theme
of transforming trash into treasure,
the winners of MECCA’s April 21 Object
Afterlife Art Challenge will be featured
as well. “We inspire our community to
reimagine unwanted materials while
breaking down the financial barriers to
the arts and creativity,” MECCA Director
Heather Campbell says in a press release
for the event.
MECCA’s Object Afterlife artist reception
and awards ceremony is 6 pm to 8 pm,
Friday, April 21, at MECCA: Materials
Exchange Center for Community Arts, 449
Willamette Street. FREE. Metamorphose
is 6 pm to 9 pm, Saturday, April 22, at
the Lane County Fairgrounds’s Wheeler
Pavilion. Admission is $5 for adults and $3
for youth; tickets are available at the door.
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FOOD/DRINK Earth Day Wine
& Cheese Pairing: “Come learn
more about the world of Wines
& Cheeses,” 6pm, Santa Clara
Fred Meyer, 60 Division Ave.
FREE.
GATHERINGS Proudly Oregon,
browse booths from various
Oregon vendors, 10am-3pm
today, tomorrow 3-6pm &
Saturday 10am-2pm. The Duck
Store, 895 E. 13th Ave. FREE.
Application Review Subcom-
mittee: Civilian Review Board,
11:45am, Cafe Soriah, 384 W.
13th Ave. FREE.
Downtown Public Speakers
Toastmasters Club, drop-ins
welcome, noon-1:05pm today
& Thursday, April 27, Les Lyle
Conference rm., 4th floor Wells
Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broadway
Ave., 541-485-1182. FREE.
Peter DeFazio address at Third
Thursday Luncheon w/League
of Women Voters, noon, Valley
River Inn, 1000 Valley River Dr.,
registration required, 541-343-
7917. FREE, luncheon $17.
NAMI Connection Support Group
for people w/mental health
issues, 1-2:30pm today &
Thursday, April 27, 2411 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE.
Protecting Ourselves from
Fraud & Scams, Retired
Senior Providers of Lane
County, 2pm, Sheldon
Oaks Retirement, 2525
Cal Young Rd., 541-342-
1983. FREE.
City of Eugene Vendor
Open House, 3-6pm, Bas-
com-Tykeson Rm., downtown
library. FREE.
Mindfulness Group, 4-5pm,
NAMI Resource Center, 2411
Martin Luther King Blvd., 541-
520-3096. FREE.
Police Commission, 5:30pm,
Police Headquarters, Kilcullen
Community Rm., 300 Country
Club Rd. FREE.
Emerald Photographic Society
Club Meeting, 6:45pm today &
Thursday April 27, Northwood
Christian Church, 2425 Harvest
Ln., Spfd. FREE.
Home Grown Community Radio
Forming KEPW-FM, 7pm, today
& Thursday, April 27, Growers
Market, 454 Willamette St., 541-
343-8548. FREE.
HEALTH Stress & Anxiety Relief
Group Acupuncture, 10-11:30am
today & Thursday, April 27, Trau-
ma Healing Project, 2222 Coburg
Rd., 541-687-9447. $10.
Journey to Balance: Massage/
Acupunture/Essential Oils,
6-9pm, Anjuna Medicine, 656
Charnelton St., 541-653-8789.
$10.
LECTURES/CLASSES
Seattle Classy Glass,
1:30-3pm, Ages 18+, Wil-
lamalane Adult Activity
Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd.
FREE.
Talks at the MNCH, 2pm today
through Sunday, Tuesday
through Thursday, April 27,
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 27, all abilities & disabili-
ties, Hilyard Community Center,
2580 Hilyard St., 541-357-4982.
don.
Guerilla Outdoor Recreation,
round table converasation w/
ROAR about protecting the
natural environment, 6-8pm,
Outdoor Program office in EMU,
UO Campus, 541-346-4371.
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.
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.
KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones
Storytime, 1-year-olds w/care-
givers, 10:15am & 11am today
& Thursday, April 27, downtown
library, 541-682-8316. FREE.
Weather Wise, crafts about
weather, 4pm, downtown
library. FREE.
ON THE AIR “The Point,” current
local issues, arts, stories,
9-9:30am, today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, April
27, KPOV 88.9FM.
“Arts Journal,” current local arts,
9-10pm today & Thursday, April
27. Comcast channel 29.
Thursday Night Jazz w/David
Gizara, 10pm today & Thursday,
April 27, KLCC 89.7FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am-
4:30pm today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, April
27, Campbell Community Center,
155 High St. $0.25.
GEARs Bicycle Club: Mckenzie
View and Sunderman, 9am,
Alton Baker Park, eugenegears.
org. FREE.
Lunchtime Running Group, 3-4
miles, 12:15-12:45pm today &
Thursday, April 27, Tap & Growl-
er, 207 E. 5th Ave. FREE.
Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today,
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday,
April 27; 9:30am Monday;
6:30pm Wednesday, Emerald
Bridge Club, 1782 Centennial
Blvd., Spfd. $8.
Cribbage Tournament, 5:30-
7:30pm today & Thursday, April
27, Max’s Tavern, 550 E. 13th
Ave. $2.
Tai Chi, 5:30-6:30pm today &
Thursday, April 27, Willamalane
Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C
St., Spfd. FREE drop in.
GEARs Bicycle Club: Women only
Ride, 5:45pm, Alton Baker Park,
eugenegears.org. FREE.
Board Game Night, 6-11pm
today, Tuesday & Thursday,
April 27, Funagain Games, 1280
Willamette St. FREE.
Adult intro to ki-aikido, 7pm
Today, Monday & Thursday, April
27, OKS, 1071 W. 7th. FREE.
WDYK Trivia, 7pm, Brew & Cue,
2222 State Hwy. 99 N. FREE.
Third Thursday circus w/Samba
Ja, invites all playful folks to
dance, juggle & play, 7:30-
9:30pm, Kesey Square. FREE.
Quizzo Pub Trivia w/Dr. Seven
Phoenix, 9pm, Level Up, 1290
Oak St. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Rick, 9pm today
& Thursday, April 27, Side Bar,
1680 Coburg Rd. FREE.
SOCIAL DANCE Line Dance Les-
sons, 6-8pm today & Thursday,
April 27, The Blind Pig Bar, 2750
Roosevelt Blvd. FREE.
English & Scottish Country
Dancing, 7pm today & Thurs-
day, April 27, Vet’s Club, 1620
Willamette St. $7, first time
FREE.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, April 27,
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 27, Blue Cliff Zen Center,
439 W. 2nd Ave. FREE.
Insight Meditation, 6:30-8pm
today & Thursday, April 27, Eu-
gene Yoga Annex, 3575 Donald
St. Don.
“Generating Compassion in
Difficult Times,” Lama Tsering Ev-
erest, 7-9pm, Chagdud Dechhen
Ling, 198 N. River Rd., Cottage
Grove, sug. don. $20.
Zen Meditation, 7- 8:45pm today
& Thursday, April 27, Zen West,
981 Fillmore St., zenwesteu-
gene@gmail.com. FREE.
THEATER Blue Door, 7:30pm
today, tomorrow, Saturday &
Thursday, April 27, 2pm Sunday,
Oregon Contemporary Theatre,
194 W. Broadway. $18-$30.
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.
VOLUNTEER Friends of Buford
Park & Mt. Pisgah Native
Plant Volunteer Work Party,
9am-noon today, Tuesday
& Thursday, April 27, Native
Plant Nursery, Buford Park,
volunteer@bufordpark.com,
541-344-8350. FREE.
Care for Owen Rose Gar-
den, bring gloves & small
hand-weeding tools, instruction
provided, noon-3pm, end of N.
Jefferson St., 541-682-5025.
FREE.
Whole Earth Nature School
Volunteer Information Night,
7-8:30pm, 150 Shelton McMur-
phey Blvd., second floor. FREE.
FRIDAY
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ART/CRAFT New Zone Yart Sale,
10am-6pm today & tomorrow,
& noon-4pm Sunday. New Zone
Gallery, 220 W. 8th Ave. FREE.