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TY SEGALL AT PICKATHON PHOTO BY TODD COOPER RIGHT HERE Events in & around this town of ours. June THURSDAY, 6/1 Wonderful Ones Storytime for 1-year-olds with their caregivers, Thursdays, 10:15am & 11am, Downtown library, 541-682-8316. FREE. Fundraiser for Makindu Children’s Program, 15% of all purchases benefit orphaned & vulnerable children of Makindu, Kenya, 11:30am-10pm, Hot Mama’s Wings, 420 W. 13th. FREE. Hearing Voices & Extreme States Discussion/ Support Group, 1pm, LILA, 20 E. 13th Ave., differentminds.us/eshv, 541-513-1811. FREE. Mr. Burns, student theater dark comedy, today, 6/2, 6/3, 6/8, 6/9, 6/10 8pm, 6/11 2pm, Theatre Complex, UO Campus. $8-$10, UO students FREE. Summer Teen Team, volunteer to help staff prepare items for check out, set up crafts projects for kids’ programs, create displays, clean & organize books, & more, apply starting today at the Teen Desk of the Downtown Library. Summer Teen Team will meet on Tuesdays, 6/27- 8/15 4-5pm, at the Downtown library, 541-682- 8316 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. FREE. First Friday Art Walk w/Breezy Given & DjDv8, 5pm, MAVEN, 271 W. 8th Ave. FREE. Small Business Clinic: Ask the Experts, one-on- one small business advice & mentoring from the experts, today & 6/15, 5-7pm, Downtown library, Pre-register for individual one-hour appointments, 541-682-5450. FREE. Plank Town presents SpringFilm: “Paint Your Wagon”, 6:30pm, Wildish Community Theatre. FREE. Eugene Yacht Club, club racing, every Thursday through 9/14, 6:30pm, Fern Ridge Reservoir, 541- 935-2844, eugeneyachtclub.org. Some racing events are members only, some are fee-based, spectating FREE. caregivers, Fridays, 10:15am, Sheldon Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1566 Coburg Rd.; Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd, 541-682-8316. FREE. Suburban Homecraft teaches Sausage Making, 6:30-8:30pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd, 541-736-4444. $18. The Magical Moombah – Gloria’s Culinary Calamity, performance for kids, today 10:15am, & tomorrow 10am & 1pm, Jaqua concert Hall, The Shedd, theshedd.org. $2-$5. Legendary French violinist Jean Luc Ponty & his band, 7:30pm, The Shedd, theshedd.org. $39- $45. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Free First Friday, 11am-5pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO Campus. FREE. Venus in Fur, 7:30pm today, 6/2, 6/3 & 6/8, 6/9 & 6/10, 2pm 6/4, Oregon Contemporary Theatre, 194 W. Broadway, octheatre.org, 541-465-1506. $20-30. City Club Forum: Predictive Scheduling: Right for Oregon?, 12-1pm, UO Academic Extension at the Baker Ctr., 975 High St., cityclubofeugene. org. FREE. Robin Trower, blues rock, all ages, 8pm, McDonald Theatre, mcdonaldtheatre.com. $40. The Springfield Farmers’ Market, produce, meats, crafts, baked goods, food to go, children’s activities. Every Friday, 3-7pm through 9/29, in the plaza in front of the library on 5th St., Spfd. Eugene Beer Week, many events at locations throughout town, 5/30 through 6/11, eugenebeerweek.org. Obsidians: Silver Falls State Park, 7 miles. Reg. at obsidians.org. SportsTown Awards, presented by the Eugene, Cascades & Coast Sports Commission, celebrating outstanding athletes, events & achievements, 6pm, Valley River Inn, sportstownawards.com. $35 includes admission, soft drinks & appetizers. FRIDAY, 6/2 Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Skits featuring Jack Sprat, His Wife & Cat, Storybook Theatre at the Opal Center, today & 6/3 at 7pm, 6/4 at 3pm, opalcentercg.org, tickets at Crafty Mercantile, 517 E. Main St., Cottage Grove. $5-$8. Teens: Make Book Hedgies, learn how to fold an old book into a hedgehog, then decorate with duct tape, 4pm, Bethel Library Branch (1990 Echo Hollow Rd.) & Sheldon Library Branch (1566 Coburg Rd.), 541-682-8316. FREE. Winery, open until 9pm every Friday through mid-October, live music on outdoor stage from 6-8pm, wood-fired pizzas, bring blanket or lawn chair & find a spot on the grass or on patio, all ages, picnics OK but no outside alcohol, beers available, large groups call ahead, 541-345- 1945x0, all ages. silvanridge.com. FREE. Play Date, young kids & family drop in on First Friday evenings for creative fun, Downtown Library stays open until 8pm on the First Friday of each month. 6pm, Downtown library, 682-8316. FREE. Travis Scott, hip-hop, 8pm, Cuthbert Amphitheater, thecuthbert.com. Sold out. Irontom, indie rock presented by KNRQ, 8pm, all ages, Hi-Fi Main Hall, 44 E. 7th Ave., hifimusichall. com. $1.37. Parents Night Out, ages 3-12, 7-9pm, Osborn Aquatic Center, 1940 N.W. Highland Dr., Corvallis. Pre-registration required. $15-$20. David Lindley, american folk, bluegrass, blues, world, 7:30pm, Jaqua concert Hall, The Shedd, theshedd.org. $14.50-$29. Lane United FC vs. Sounders FC, Bob Keefer Center, 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd., 7:30pm, laneunitedfc.com. $5-$10. Obsidians: Mt. Hood – West Crater, 7.2 miles. Reg. at obsidians.org. Arts Alive, a collaboration of the arts, featuring music & dance from Baroque to Modern, & a community dance with the Gerry Rempel Jazz Syndicate. 5-8pm, Kesey Square, lanearts.org/ first-friday-events. FREE. Eugene Beer Week continues, see 6/1. Intro to Business Analysis & Needs Assessment, today & tomorrow, 8am-5pm, OSU main campus, Corvallis, pace.oregonstate.edu, 541-737-0763. $487. Tot Discover Day at The Science Factory, rockets, paper airplanes & helicopters, first Friday of each month, 9am-12pm, sciencefactory.org. parent/ child combo $10. Lane Arts Council’s First Friday ArtWalk, a tour of the galleries & art venues, starts at gilt+gossamer, 873 Willamette St., 5:30-8pm, lanearts.org, 541- 485-2278. FREE. SATURDAY, 6/3 Baby Storytime for ages 0 to 1 with their caregivers, Fridays, 10:15am & 11:15am, Downtown library, 541-682-8316. FREE. Fefafe: African Dance & Drumming, performers of West African Cultural Arts Institute, 6pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Family Storytime for children with their Friday Night Concerts kick off at Silvan Ridge Venus in Fur continues, see 6/1. Mr. Burns continues, see 6/1. Water Ouzel Clean Up Float, The Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council & Willamette Water Ouzels invites the community to join the annual clean up float of the Row & Coast Fork Willamette Rivers, 8:30am-4pm. Participants must provide their own watercraft, paddles, life jacket, safety whistle, drinking water, snacks & all other personal gear. Meet at the Row River Nature Park boat launch, 33301 Row River Rd., Cottage eugeneweekly.com • June 1, 2017 17
