WHAT’S
HAPPENING
THURSDAY
JUNE 15
S U N R I S E 5 : 2 8 A M ; S U N S E T 8 : 57 P M
A V G . H I G H 73 ; A V G . L O W 4 7
FILM Documentary film
followed by director Q&A, “On
The Banks of Tigris: The Hidden
Story of Iraqi Music,” 7pm, Bijou
Arts Cinema, 492 E. 13th Ave.
$6-$8.
FARMERS MARKETS FOOD for
Lane County Youth Farm Produce
Stand at Riverbend, 2-6pm, 3333
Riverbend Dr., foodforlanecoun-
ty.org/gardens. FREE.
South Valley Farmers Market,
4-7pm today & Thursday, June
22, 7th & Main St., Cottage
Grove. SVFarmersOnMain@
gmail.com. FREE.
FOOD/DRINK Pisgah Heritage Ci-
der Release Party, cider, music,
food, plant sale, 5-8pm, Friends
Native Plant Nursery, 34639
Frank Parrish Rd. FREE.
GATHERINGS Downtown Public
Speakers Toastmasters Club,
drop-ins welcome, noon-1:05pm
today & Thursday, June 22,
Les Lyle Conference rm., 4th fl.
Wells Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broad-
way Ave., 541-485-1182. FREE.
Poverty & Homelessness All
Member Board, noon-1:30pm,
John Serbu Youth Campus,
Carmichael rm., 2727 MLK Jr.
Blvd. FREE.
NAMI Connection Support Group
for people w/mental health
issues, 1-2:30pm today &
Thursday, June 22, 2411 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE.
Finance & Audit Committee,
1:45-3:15pm, Public Service
Bldg., Board of Commissioners’
Conference rm., 125 E. 8th Ave.
FREE.
Retired Senior Providers of Lane
County, basic etiquette & the
transgender community, 2pm,
Sheldon Oaks Retirement, 2525
Cal Young Rd. FREE.
25th Annual Emerald Empire
Kiwanis Berry Sale, pick up
Oregon strawberries & support
your community, proceeds
go to Doernbecher Children
Hospital, FOOD for Lane County,
etc., 3:30-6:30pm, order online
at eekiwanis.org then pick up
strawberries at Valley River Ctr.
$32-$49.
Mindfulness Group, 4-5pm,
NAMI Resource Ctr., 2411 Martin
Luther King Blvd., 541-520-
3096. FREE.
Emerald Photographic Society
Club Meeting, 6:45pm today &
Thursday June 22, Northwood
Christian Church, 2425 Harvest
Ln., Spfd. FREE.
Home Grown Community Radio
Forming KEPW-FM, 7pm, today
& Thursday, June 22, Growers
Market, 454 Willamette St., 541-
343-8548. FREE.
HEALTH Gentle Exercise for
Wellness, ages 50+, 9 & 10am
today, Tuesday & Thursday, June
22, Willamalane Adult Activity
Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Intro to Weight Training, ages
18+, 10am today, Tuesday &
Thursday, June 22, Bob Keefer
Ctr., 251 S. 32nd St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Stress & Anxiety Relief Group
Acupuncture, 10-11:30am
today & Thursday, June 22,
Trauma Healing Project, 2222
Coburg Rd., 541-687-9447.
$10.
Tai Chi: Level 1, ages 50+, 11am
today, Tuesday & Thursday, June
22, Willamalane Adult Activity
Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Tai Chi: Level 2, noon-1pm today
& Thursday, June 22, ages 50+,
Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr.,
215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Zumba Gold, ages 50+, today
body experience w/fun dance
movements, 1:30pm, Willa-
malane Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W.
C. St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Cycle, ages 14+, indoor cycling
to music for aerobic training,
4:45-5:30pm today, Tuesday &
Thursday, June 22, first come,
first serve, Bob Keefer Ctr., 250
S. 32nd St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Nia Fusion Fitness, ages 18+,
non-impact, aerobic exercise,
5:30pm today, Tuesday &
Thursday, June 22, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. $7-$9.
LECTURES/CLASSES Cloud
Computing, ages 50+, learn
how to use internet-based
storage applications, 9-11am,
Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr.,
215 W. C St., Spfd. $14.
Harmony: Community Centered
Martial Arts, open practice, 10am
today & Thursday, June 22,
Monroe Park, Monroe St. & W.
10th Ave. FREE.
Talks at the MNCH, 2pm today
through Sunday, Tuesday
through Thursday, June 22,
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,
June 22, all abilities & disabil-
ities, Hilyard Community Ctr.,
2580 Hilyard St., 541-357-4982.
don.
Great Idea! Now What? Market
Research for Beginners, 6pm,
downtown library. FREE.
Massage Techniques, ages 18+,
learn basic Swedish massage
techniques, 6:30-8:30pm
today & Thursday, June 22,
Bob Keefer Ctr., 250 S. 32nd St.,
Spfd. $12-$14.
LITERARY ARTS Patsy Hand
book launch, “Lost Dogs of
Rome,” reading, book signing
& reception, sponsored by The
Duck Store, 7pm, Knight Library
Browsing Rm., UO Campus.
FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES Wonderful Ones
Storytime, 1-year-olds w/care-
givers, 10:15am & 11am today
& Thursday, June 22, downtown
library, 541-682-8316. FREE.
ON THE AIR “The Point,” current
local issues, arts, stories,
9-9:30am, today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, June
22, KPOV 88.9FM.
“Arts Journal,” current local arts,
9-10pm today & Thursday, June
22. Comcast channel 29.
“The Many Hats of Coco,” fine
arts interview program, Coco
welcomes local painter, muralist
& UO grad Justin Boggs, 10pm
today & 9:30am Saturday,
Ch. 29.
Thursday Night Jazz w/David
Gizara, 10pm today & Thursday,
June 22, KLCC 89.7FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am-
4:30pm today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, June
22, Campbell Community Ctr.,
155 High St. $0.25.
GEARs Bicycle Club: McKenzie
View & Sunderman, 9am, Alton
Baker Park, eugenegears.org.
FREE.
Lunchtime Running Group, 3-4
miles, 12:15-12:45pm today &
Thursday, June 22, Tap & Growl-
er, 207 E. 5th Ave. FREE.
Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today,
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday,
June 1; 9:30am Monday;
6:30pm Wednesday, Emerald
Bridge Club, 1782 Centennial
Blvd., Spfd. $8.
Centennial chess club, 5-8pm
today, Friday, Saturday &
Thursday, June 22, Centennial
Market, 651 W. Centennial Blvd.,
Spfd. RSVP 541-912-9061. FREE.
Cribbage Tournament, 5:30-
7:30pm today & Thursday, June
22, Max’s Tavern, 550 E. 13th
Ave. $2.
Tai Chi, 5:30-6:30pm today &
Thursday, June 22, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. FREE drop in.
Board Game Night, 6-11pm to-
day, Tuesday & Thursday, June
22, Funagain Games, 1280
Willamette St. FREE.
GEARs Bicycle Club: Women
only ride, 6pm, Alton Baker Park,
eugenegears.org. FREE.
Adult intro to ki-aikido, 7pm To-
day, Monday & Thursday, June
22, OKS, 1071 W. 7th. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Haley, 7pm today
& Thursday, June 22, Sidelines,
77 W. Broadway. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Brady, 7pm today
& Thursday, June 22, Brew &
Cue, 2222 State Hwy. 99 N.
FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Zach, 7pm today
& Thursday, June 22, Gridiron
Grill & Taphouse, 2816 Main St.,
Spfd. FREE.
Quizzo Pub Trivia w/Dr. Seven
Phoenix, 9pm, Level Up, 1290
Oak St. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Kevin, 9pm today
& Thursday, June 22, Side Bar,
1680 Coburg Rd., #108. FREE.
SOCIAL DANCE Line Dance Les-
sons, 6-8pm today & Thursday,
June 22, The Blind Pig Bar, 2750
Roosevelt Blvd. FREE.
Crossroads Blues Fusion, blues
dancing lessons 7pm today &
Thursday, June 22, open dance
8:30-11:30pm, Vet’s Club, 1620
Willamette St. $6-$10, first time
FREE.
English & Scottish Country
Dancing, 7pm today & Thurs-
day, June 22, Vet’s Club, 1620
Willamette St. $7, first time
FREE.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, June 22,
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,
June 22, Blue Cliff Zen Ctr., 439
W. 2nd Ave. FREE.
Insight Meditation, 6:30-8pm
today & Thursday, June 22, Eu-
gene Yoga Annex, 3575 Donald
St. Don.
“Tender Hooligans,” Dharma
Punx, education about Buddhist
Prinicples, 7-8:30pm today &
Thursday, June 22, Unitarian
Universalist, 1685 W. 13th Ave.,
rm. 6. FREE.
Zen Meditation, 7- 8:45pm today
& Thursday, June 22, Zen West,
981 Fillmore St., zenwesteu-
gene@gmail.com. FREE.
THEATER Roving Park Players
present The Rivals, 6pm today
& tomorrow, Petersen Barn
Community Ctr., 870 Berntzen
Rd. FREE.
Perfect Wedding, 7:30pm today,
Friday, Saturday & Thursday,
June 15, 2pm Sunday, Very
Little Theatre, 2350 Hilyard St.
$12-$19.
The Importance of Being
Earnest, 8pm today, Friday,
Saturday & Thursday, June
22, 2:30pm Sunday, Cottage
Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage
Grove. $15-$25.
No Shame Workshop: Short-
form theatre & improv! 7:30pm,
Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave.
FREE.
VOLUNTEER Friends of Buford
Park & Mt. Pisgah Native
Plant Volunteer Work Party,
9am-noon today, Tuesday &
Thursday, June 22, Native
Plant Nursery, Buford Park,
volunteer@bufordpark.com,
541-344-8350. FREE.
FRIDAY
JUNE 16
S U N R I S E 5 : 2 8 A M ; S U N S E T 8 : 57 P M
A V G . H I G H 73 ; A V G . L O W 4 7
COMEDY Pride Comedy Show-
case! 4 fabulously funny come-
dians, hosted by SLUG Queen,
partial proceeds benefit Basic
Rights Oregon, 7-9pm, Wildish
Theater, 630 Main St. $25.
FOOD/DRINK Wine & Music,
4-10pm, Noble Estate Urban,
560 Commercial St. FREE.
Wine Tasting, 6-9pm, Sweet
Cheeks Winery, 27007 Briggs
Hill Rd. FREE.
Vegan Potluck, 7pm, McNail-Ri-
ley, 601 W. 13th Ave., 541-341-
1690. FREE.
GATHERINGS Yawn Patrol
Toastmasters, 6-7:45am, LCC
Downtown Ctr., 110 W. 10th
Ave. FREE.
Mt. Pisgah is a glorious summer spot on a Eugene
summer day. And, cider is a glorious summer drink — for
those of us over 21 — that is. So, why not bundle those
two things together for a sunny, and tasty, summer
dream come true? Wildcraft Cider Works partnered with
Friends of Buford Park & Mount Pisgah, as well as Lane
County Parks, to create the “Pisgah Heritage Farmhouse
Cider,” and there will be a release party for the drink on
Thursday, June 15. The cider, according to a press re-
lease, is “a floral and complex ‘farmhouse’ cider produced
with non-native apples, English hawthorne berries and
blossoms harvested by Friends’ volunteers from the
historic Seavey homestead within Lane County’s Buford
Park (aka Mount Pisgah).” Along with cider tastings and
sales, the release party will have live music from The
Grand Ronde String Band and SoulJazz Trio, a native plant
sale, food carts and education about local history and the
historic Seavey family.
The Pisgah Heritage Cider Release Party is 5-8pm on
Thursday, June 15, at the Native Plant Nursery at Buford
Park (aka Mt. Pisgah, 34639 Frank Parrish Rd.) Admis-
sion to the event is FREE. — Meerah Powell
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