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each day. Sat., century ride to the coast, shuttle back. Sunday rides join GEARs Blackberry bRamble. Richardson Park, Fern Ridge Reservoir. tourdelane.com. Prices vary. Suburban Homecraft teaches cheese making. 2pm-4pm,amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard St., 541-682-5373. Prepare fresh hard cheese & ricotta; learn hard & soft cheese cultures & processes, yogurt & kefir. $18. Belly Dance Show, The Middle Eastern Dance Guild of Eugene performs to live music, demonstrating a variety of dance styles, 6pm, Downtown library. FREE. Eddie Butler & Dreamer, acoustic originals, 6pm, Sweet Cheeks at 5th Street Public Market. FREE. The Springfield Farmers’ Market continues, see 6/2. Obsidians: Broken Top, 17 miles. Reg. at obsidians.org. Friday Night Concerts at Silvan Ridge continues, see 6/2. Family Storytime continues, see 6/2. 2nd Star Festival presents third annual Cultural Arts celebration honoring creativity of all forms, Dorris Ranch, Spfd, today & tomorrow, 100+ artisans, authors, illustrators, performers of music, storytelling, puppetry & more, 2ndstarfestival. com. $5-$15, Children 12 & under FREE. Oregon Festival of American Music continues, see 8/2. Whiteaker Block Party, 3rd Ave. between Blair & Jackson, whiteakerblockparty.com. FREE. Benton County Fair & Rodeo continues, see 8/2. Legos at the Library continues, see 6/3. SATURDAY, 8/5 Family Music Time continues, see 6/3. Baby Storytime continues, see 6/2. Saturday Market, weekly hub of artisans, chefs & musicians, 10am-5pm; TBA 10am; Eugene Bhangra Youth Group 11am; Jesse “El Gato” Boden 12pm; Omie Wise 1pm; Peter Wilde Band 2pm; Music’s Edge Rock Camp Showcase 3:30pm; 8th & Oak. FREE. Mixed Media Art Class: Exploring Morocco, ages 7-12 & their families can come to a unique, 1.5 hour art class explore & create the art of Morocco, 10:30am, Springfield Public Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. No reg. required. FREE. Cuentos y Canciones: Stories & Songs in Spanish continues, see 6/3. Oregon Festival ofamerican Music continues, see 8/2. Benton County Fair & Rodeo continues, see 8/2. When you think of an LGBTQ Pride festival, the first host city that probably comes to mind is San Francisco, or if we’re talking more local — maybe Seattle or even Portland. But the Eugene-Springfield community also enthusiastically NAMI Lane County’s Annual Summer Picnic (National Alliance on Mental Illness), 11am-1pm, Roaring Rapids Pizza, 4006 Franklin Blvd, Eugene, namilane.org. FREE. Beef & Chicken Chimichangas Cooking Class, 12- 3pm, 15+, Corvallis Senior & Community Center, 766-6959, corvallisoregon.gov/sc. $46-$57.50. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Public Tour, 1-1:45pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO Campus. FREE w/admission. celebrates Pride, and is doing so on Saturday, Aug. 12, from noon to 7 pm in Alton the LGBTQ community but to friends and allies as well. The all-day event is family Benton County Fair & Rodeo continues, see 8/2. friendly and kids are welcome. The fest offers food, drinks, vendors, a raffle the cause. Check out eugene-pride.org for info on how to become a sponsor, Tour de Lane continues, see 8/4. volunteer, vendor or performer. $5 suggested donation. — Meerah Powell MONDAY, 8/7 ld w 2833 Willamette • (541) 683-5903 www.harlequinbeads.com Eugene Chautauqua! Support Local Progressives Artists & Their Progressive Ideas Agility Barn Hunt Tricks Flyball Shed Hunt (antlers) Search & Rescue Earthdog Rally-FrEe K9 NoseWork Micro-chip Clinic Meet the Breed Musical Freestyle Therapy Dogs R.E.A.D. Dogs Lure Coursing Canine Parkour Truffle Hunting And more! BENTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS 199 W 8th Ave $5 donation suggested to support the performance artists Saturday, June 3 9am-6pm Listen, Laugh & Get Inspired to Act! 38 Dozens of activities to try with your canine companion! Saturday, June 10th Time: 3:45-5:45pm Whirled Pies Featuring Eric Richardson, President of the local NAACP, and his jazz band along with Bandemonium, U of O's Euphonics acapella group, and Eugene stand up comedians Isaac Paris and Leigh Anne Jasheway. June 1, 2017 • eugeneweekly.com Qi Revolution continues, see 8/4. and live entertainment; and there are still ways to get involved if you care about or fro und the SUNDAY, 8/6 Oregon Festival ofamerican Music continues, see 8/2. beads a ro Tour de Lane continues, see 8/4. Baker Park. The Eugene-Springfield Pride Festival is open to not only those in LEARN • DO • DISCOVER m Qi Revolution continues, see 8/4. CORVALLIS, OR Sunday, June 4 9am-4pm Shop the vendor booths! ALL DAY ADMISSION $5 FREE PARKING • BEER GARDEN MOST ACTIVITIES INDOORS CLIMATE CONTROLLED poochpawlooza.com Minecraft Mondays continues, see 6/5.
