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CALENDAR You may have seen the big “EUGfun!” banners up in Kesey Square and around downtown. EUGfun! is a program of fun, family-friendly events put on by the city of Eugene. EUGfun! has events all throughout the summer, almost every day of the week. Here’s a roundup of some EUGfun! events this week. From 6-7 pm Friday, before or after you’re done with the First Friday ArtWalk, head over to the Downtown Eugene Public Library to listen to the Cascade Chorus acapella group sing barbershop harmonies. At 9 pm Saturday, July 8, bring the kids to a screening of James and the Giant Peach at Tugman Park (3666 Hilyard Street). At 5:30 pm Tuesday, July 11, head to Churchill Park (2120 Bailey Hill Road) for Party in the Parks. It’s a chance to play games, grab food from a local food truck and listen to live music by The Beat Crunchers. From noon to 1:30pm on Wednesday, take your lunch break at the Park Blocks (8th and Oak) to watch a Pop Up Dance Boutique with Joy Master Kemy Joseph. It will fea- ture “guerilla contemporary dance and uplifting rhythms and stories.” — Meerah Powell Dexter Lake Farmers’ & Artists’ Market, live music, noon-4pm, Rolling Rock Park, 18 W. Main St., Lowell. DexterLakeFarmersMar- ket.org. FREE. FOOD/DRINKS Mimosa Sunday, noon-6pm, Sweet Cheeks Win- ery, 27007 Briggs Hill Rd. FREE. GATHERINGS Overeaters Anon- ymous, 9:30am, First United Methodist Church, 1370 Olive St. FREE. Food Not Bombs, 2-4pm, Park Blocks, 8th & Oak St. FREE. Community Centered Martial Arts, 3pm, Mangan City Park, 4075 Aerial Wy. FREE. Platypus Clarinet Orchestra, 6:30-7:30pm, Washburne Park, E. 21st Ave. & Agate St. FREE. Prayers for World Peace, 6:30- 7:30pm, Ami de Paris Salon, 280 W. Broadway. don. or FREE. Oregon Country Fair continues. See Friday. HEALTH Occupy Eugene Medical Clinic, noon-4pm, 509 E. 13th Ave. FREE. Conscious Nutrition Series, 1:30- 3pm, Everyday People Yoga, 352 W. 12th Ave. $10-$15. KIDS/FAMILIES Family Fun, 1pm, downtown library. FREE. Children’s Meditation Class, 7-7:45pm, Eugene Zendo, 2190 Garfield St. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES Yoga on the Patio, pre-brunch yoga, includes 1 mimosa, beer or soda, 10:30- 11:30am, Oregon Wine LAB, 488 Lincoln St. $15. Women’s Self Defense Class, 11am-12:15pm, The Art of War, 251B W. 7th Ave. FREE. Self Defense Classes for the Community, wing chun kung fu & weapon training, 12:15- 1:15pm, WOW Hall. don. Talks at the MNCH continues. See Thursday, July 6. LITERARY ARTS Folktales of the Amazon, illustrated talk by Juan Carlos Galeano, 2pm, downtown library. FREE. ON THE AIR “The Sunday Morn- ing Hangover TV Show,” 1:30am, Comcast channel 29. “The Sunday Morning Hangover Radio Program” w/Marc Time, 10am, KWVA 88.1FM & kwvara- dio.org. Son of Saturday Gold, True stuff for true believers, 11am-1pm, KRVM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION TrackTown Fitness, trainings to prepare for Eugene Marathon, 8-9am, Hayward Field. FREE. GEARs Bicycle Club: 2 groups, Central, Warthen & Butler, 9am, Alton Baker Park, eugenegears. org. FREE. Church of Pinball, tournament, minors welcome, 3pm, Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd., 541-683-1721. $5. Final Table Poker, 3pm & 6pm, Steve’s Bar & Grill, 117 14th St., Spfd. FREE. The Broadway Revue Burlesque Show!, 10pm, Luckey’s Club, 933 Olive St. $5. Blazing Paddles continues. See Thursday, July 6. Duplicate Bridge continues. See Thursday, July 6. Lavender Festival continues. See Friday. SOCIAL DANCE Coalessence: Community Estatic Dance, 10am-noon, WOW Hall. $8-$12. Music & Dance Workshop w/ Taller de Son Jarocho, 3-5pm, Whiteaker Community Ctr., N. Jackson & Clark St. FREE. Argentinian Tango, lesson 3-4pm, dance 5-7pm, 541-485- 6647. $5-$12. USA Dance Ballroom Dancing, beginning/plus Foxtrot lesson at 6pm, open dance 7-9:30pm, Vet’s Club, 1626 Willamette St., 2nd fl. $7-$10. Veselo Folk Dancers, internation- al folk dancing, 7:15-10pm, In Shape Athletic Club, 2681 Willa- mette St., 541-683-3376. $3. SPIRITUAL Self Realization Fel- lowship 9-9:50am meditation; 10-11am service, 1610 Olive St. FREE. Zen Meditation Group, 5:30-7pm, Blue Cliff Zen Ctr., 439 W. 2nd Ave. FREE. Gnostic Mass Celebration, 8pm, Coph Nia Lodge OTO, 4065 W. 11th Ave. #43, cophnia-oto.org. FREE. THEATER DISASTER! continues. See Friday. Talking With continues. See Friday. VOLUNTEER Feed the Hungry w/Burrito Brigade, 11am, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak St. FREE. MONDAY JULY 10 S U N RIS E 5 : 39 A M ; S U NS E T 8 : 55 PM A V G . H I G H 81 A V G . L O W 51 ART/CRAFT Muse Art Mondays, paint or draw local musicians each week w/MEEPA, 6pm, Whirled Pies Downtown, 199 W. 8th Ave. FREE ($5 sug. don. for supplies). GATHERINGS Lunch Bunch Toastmasters, noon, LCC downtown ctr., 101 W. 10th Ave., 541-341-1690. FREE. Women in Black, silent peace vigil, 5-5:30pm, Pearl & 7th. FREE. Cascadia Forest Defenders Meet- ing, 5:30-7pm, Rose Gardens, 300 N. Jefferson. FREE. Eugene Cannabis TV Record- ing Session, 5:30pm, CTV-29 Studios, 2455 Willakenzie Rd., contact dankbagman@hotmail. com. FREE. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30- 6:30pm, Central Presbyterian Church, 555 E. 15th Ave. FREE. Eug/Spfd Solidarity Network ral- ly, want for elected city auditor who will be accountable to the voters, 6pm, Wayne Morris Free Spech Plaza, 8th & Oak St. FREE. Atheist, Agnostics & Free Thinker AA, 12-Step Meeting, 6:30-7:30pm, 2520 Harris St., 541-255-8444. FREE. Men’s Mentoring Circle, 6:30- 8:30pm, McKenzie River Men’s Center, 1465 Coburg Rd. $10 sug. don. Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance, peer support group for people w/depression or bipolar illness, 7-8:30pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive St. FREE. Marijuana Anonymous, 12-step meeting, 7-8pm, St. Mary’s Church, 166 E. 13th Ave. FREE. Nar-Anon Meeting, 7pm, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 1465 Coburg Rd. & Cottage Grove Community Ctr., 700 E. Gibbs Ave., Cottage Grove. FREE. Psychoanalysis in Eugene, clinical & literary discussion group, 7-9pm, 355 W. 8th Ave., RSVP to michaelhejazi@gmail. com. FREE. SASS Monday Night Drop-in Group, for survivors of sexual assault, self-identified women 18+, 7-8:30pm, 591 W. 19th Ave. FREE. Now recruiting! Women! Come sing w/Sweet Adeline harmonizing group, 7pm, United Methodist Church, 1385 Oakway Rd. FREE. Polyamory & Non-monogamy Relationship Discussion & Support Group, 7:15pm, contact eugenepolygroup@gmail.com for location. don. Refuge Recovery Meeting contin- ues. See Friday. HEALTH Stability Balls, ages 50+, bring your stability ball to class, 8am today & Wendesday, Bob Keefer Ctr., 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd. $7-$9. Active Exercise, ages 50+, moderate aerobics, stretches, weights, etc. You can begin at any time, 9am today & Wednes- day, Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9. Strength & Flexibility, ages 50+, regain strength, balance & flexi- bility, 9am today & Wednesday, Bob Keefer Ctr., 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd. $7-$9. Health Qigong, 4:30-5:30pm to- day & Wednesday, Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. FREE. Tai Chi: Moving for Better Bal- ance, ages 18+, 5:30 & 6:30pm today & Wednesday, Willa- malane Adult Activity Ctr., 350 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9. Latin Cardio Fusion, ages 14+, jazzy dance workout, 5:30pm today & Wednesday, Bob Keefer Ctr., 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd. $7-$9. Pet-Illness Coping Support Group, 7-8pm, Companioning Care LLC, RSVP & location: 541- 255-7116. $3-$15. Tai chi for Balance or Yoga Therapy sessions continues. See Friday. KIDS/FAMILIES Boys & Girls Oregon Soccer Camp, 9am-3pm today, tomorrow, Wednesday & Thursday, July 13, Papé Field/ Moshofsky Ctr., 2727 Leo Harris Pkwy. $155 half day, $250 full day. STEAM storytime, 3:30pm, downtown library. FREE. Minecraft Mondays, 4pm, down- town library, pre-registration & library card required, 541-682- 8316. FREE. Children’s Intro to Ki-aikido, 4:15pm today & Wednesday, Oregon Ki Society, 1071 W. 7th Ave. FREE. Pajama Story Time, 6:30pm, Eugene Public Library. FREE. Family Swims at warm saltwater Tamarack Pool continues. See Saturday. LECTURES/CLASSES Intro to Ki, 4:15pm today & Wednesday, Oregon Ki Society, 1071 W. 7th Ave. FREE. DanceAbility Class, creative movement for youth & adults; all abilities & disabilities, 5:15-6:15pm, CG Body Studio, 28 S. 6th St. #B, Cottage Grove, 541-357-4982. don. ON THE AIR Music Gumbo w/ Andy Goldfinger, 7pm, KOFC 92.5 FM. “The Point” continues. See Thurs- day, July 6. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Qigong, 4:30-5:30pm today & Wednesday, Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. FREE drop-in. Filipino Martial Arts for Fitness, 5pm, Bob Keefer Ctr., 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd. FREE intro. The Monday Night Running Group, 5:30pm, Eugene Running Company, 116 Oakway Ctr. FREE. Board Game Night, hosted by Funagain Games, 7pm, The Barn Light, 924 Willamette St., info at thebarnlightbar.com. FREE. Trivia at The Pub w/Elliot Martinez, 7-9pm, Oakshire, 207 Madison St. FREE. Trivia w/Ty Connor, 7pm, Beergarden, 777 W. 6th Ave. FREE. Twisted Trivia, 7pm, Webfoot, 839 E. 13th Ave. FREE. Quizzo Pub Trivia w/Dr. Seven Phoenix, 9pm, Cornucopia Bar & Burgers, 295 W. 5th Ave. FREE. WDYK Trivia w/Brady, 7pm, West- End Tavern, 563 W. Centennial Blvd., Spfd. FREE. Sam Bonds Bingo, 9pm, Sam Bonds Garage, 407 Blair St. FREE. Adult intro to ki-aikido continues. See Thursday, July 6. Blazing Paddles continues. See Saturday. Duplicate Bridge continues. See Thursday, July 6. Pool Hall continues. See Thurs- day, July 6. SOCIAL DANCE Gypsy Square Dance, 7:45-9pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. 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