WHAT’S
HAPPENING
The time has come again to choose a new leader of the Society for the Legitimiza-
tion of the Ubiquitous Gastropod, aka a new SLUG queen. The old queens, Raining
Queen Eugenia Slimesworth, and Emcee Queen Bananita Sluginsky invite the people
of Eugene to watch the contenders for the throne compete, showing off their talent,
costume “and ability to ad lib witty answers to inane questions (a parody of the
wildly uneven ‘interview’ segment of many beauty pageants) but it doesn’t hurt to
attempt to secure the title with a good old fashioned palm buttering,” according to
the SLUG queen website, which itself was built as a bribe by Old Queen Slugtoinette.
Remember, “bribe early and bribe often,” is a SLUG queen motto. Judges this year in-
clude the old queens; Lindsay Selser, a transportation planner at the city of Eugene;
yours truly, editor of Eugene Weekly; and a randomly chosen audience member.
Once chosen, SLUG queens act as very unofficial city ambassadors and host a ball
that benefits a cause embraced by the queen. “Contestants must be 21 or older, but
there are no other restrictions of any kind with regard to sex, gender, sexual orienta-
tion, appearance, race, disability, creed, species, etc. The SLUG Queen embodies the
spirit of diversity,” the slugly application says. May the best gastropod win.
The 35th SLUG queen coronation is 6:30 pm Friday, Aug. 11. BYOC (bring your own
chair) at the Park Blocks stage on 8th and Oak. Music by One More Time marching
band starts at 6 pm. FREE. — Camilla Mortensen
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THURSDAY
AUGUST 10
S U N R I S E 6 : 10 A M ; S U N S E T 8 : 23 P M
A V G . H I G H 8 2 ; A V G . L O W 51
ART/CRAFT Drop-in Maker Time,
all ages drop in to make crafts,
3-5pm today & Thursday, Aug.
17, Bethel Branch Library, 1990
Echo Hollow Rd. FREE.
FARMERS MARKETS Amazon
Farmers Market, noon-4pm,
Amazon Community Ctr., 2700
Hilyard St. FREE.
FOOD for Lane County Youth
Farm Produce Stand at River-
bend, 2-6pm, 3333 Riverbend Dr.,
foodforlanecounty.org/gardens.
FREE.
South Valley Farmers Market,
4-7pm today & Thursday, Aug.
17, 7th & Main St., Cottage
Grove. SVFarmersOnMain@
gmail.com. FREE.
FILM Dive-In Movie: “Warm
Bodies,” 9pm, Echo Hollow Pool,
1655 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE.
GATHERINGS Downtown Public
Speakers Toastmasters Club,
drop-ins welcome, noon-1:05pm
today & Thursday, Aug. 17, Les
Lyle Conference rm., 4th fl.
Wells Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broad-
way Ave., 541-485-1182. FREE.
NAMI Connection Support Group
for people w/mental health
issues, 1-2:30pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 17, 2411 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE.
Leafly Highway Tour, education
on cannabis consumption,
4-8pm, Mary Jane’s Pot Shop,
3170A W. 11th Ave. FREE.
Mindfulness Group, 4-5pm,
NAMI Resource Ctr., 2411 Martin
Luther King Blvd., 541-520-
3096. FREE.
The Arc Lane County, an Evenig
at the Chateau, dinner & auction
benefit for children w/devel-
opmental disabilities, 5pm,
Chateau Lorane, 27415 Siuslaw
River Rd., Lorane. $100.
Parenting Now!’s Farm Fete,
food, live music, 5:30-8pm,
Copper Windmill Ranch, 33257
Dillard Rd. $60, children 5 &
under FREE.
Home Grown Community Radio
Forming KEPW-FM, 6:30pm,
today & Thursday, Aug. 17, Grow-
ers Market, 454 Willamette St.,
541-343-8548. FREE.
OMSI Science Pub Eugene:
Eclipses & Exoplanets, science
lecture, trivia, 6:30pm, Whirled
Pies Downtown, 199 W. 8th
Ave. $5.
Ubuntu Contributionism Meet-
up, 6:30pm today & Thursday,
Aug. 17, Market of Choice, 67 W.
29th Ave., 541-285-7329. FREE.
Emerald Photographic Society
Club Meeting, 6:45pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 17, Northwood
Christian Church, 2425 Harvest
Ln., Spfd. FREE.
Atheist, Agnostics & Free Think-
er AA, 12-Step Meeting, 7-8pm
today & Thursday, Aug. 17,
Unitarian Universalist Church,
1685 W. 13th Ave., 541-953-
5119. FREE.
NAMI Lane County’s Friends
& Family Support Group,
7-8:30pm today & Thursday,
Aug. 17, Lane County Behavioral
Health Services in the NAMI
Resource Ctr., 2nd fl., 2411 MLK
Jr. Blvd. FREE.
Spiritual Author Event w/Karen
Barnett & David Collis, 7pm,
Barnes & Noble, 1163 Valley
River Dr. FREE.
HEALTH Gentle Exercise for
Wellness, ages 50+, 9 & 10am
today, Tuesday & Thursday, Aug.
17, Willamalane Adult Activity
Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Intro to Weight Training, ages
18+, 10am today, Tuesday &
Thursday, Aug. 17, Bob Keefer
Ctr., 251 S. 32nd St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Stress & Anxiety Relief Group
Acupuncture, 10-11:30am
today & Thursday, Aug. 17,
Trauma Healing Project, 2222
Coburg Rd., 541-687-9447.
$10.
Tai Chi: Level 1, ages 50+, 11am
today, Tuesday & Thursday, Aug.
17, Willamalane Adult Activity
Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Laughter Yoga, 11:15am-
12:15pm, River Road Gym, 1400
Lake Dr., classrm. C. $6 drop-in.
Tai Chi: Level 2, noon-1pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 17, ages 50+,
Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr.,
215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Zumba Gold, ages 50+, exercise
w/fun dance movements,
1:30pm, Willamalane 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, Aug. 17, 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, Aug. 17, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. $7-$9.
LECTURES/CLASSES Harmony:
Community Centered Martial
Arts, open practice, 10am today
& Thursday, Aug. 17, Monroe
Park, Monroe St. & W. 10th Ave.
FREE.
2017 Summer Seminar Series:
E Pluribus Unum, Prof. Emeritus
Alan Meyer, UO college of
business, academic experience
taught by professors, 11am-
noon, St. Mary’s Catholic Church,
Parish Ctr., 1062 Charnelton St.
FREE.
Speed Up Your Computer, ages
18+, register in advance, 2-3pm,
Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr.,
215 W. C St., Spfd. FREE.
Talks at the MNCH, 2pm today
through Sunday, Tuesday
through Thursday, Aug. 17,
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, Aug. 17,
all abilities & disabilities, Hilyard
Community Ctr., 2580 Hilyard St.,
541-357-4982. don.
Hair Braids: Learn French, Dutch
& fish tail braiding, ages 14+,
register in advance, 5:30-
7:30pm, Willamalane Adult
Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd.
$15-$18.
One-on-One Job Hunt Help,
6pm, downtown library, call
to pre-registier 541-682-5450.
FREE.
Find the Right Grant for Your
Non-For-Profit or Small Busi-
ness, 6pm, downtown library.
FREE.
Massage Techniques, ages 18+,
learn basic Swedish massage
techniques, 6:30-8:30pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 17, Bob Keefer
Ctr., 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd.
$12-$14.
KIDS/FAMILIES Mobile Art
Bus, free art lessons for kids,
10am-noon today & Thursday,
Aug. 17, Churchill High School
playground, 1850 Bailey Hill Rd.;
1-3pm today & Thursday, Aug.
17, Sladden Park, 925 Cheshire
Ave.; 5:30-7:30pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 17, Emerald Park,
1400 Lake Dr. FREE.
Family Music Time, 10:15am,
downtown library, 541-682-
8316. FREE.
ON THE AIR “The Point,” current
local issues, arts, stories,
9-9:30am, today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, Aug.
17, KPOV 88.9FM.
“Arts Journal,” current local arts,
9-10pm today & Thursday, Aug.
17. Comcast channel 29.
“The Many Hats of Coco,” host
Theo Czuk interviews local
novelists & artists, this week’s
guest is painter Rebecca La
Mothe, 10pm today & Thursday,
Aug. 17 & 9:30am Saturday,
channel 29.
Thursday Night Jazz w/David
Gizara, 10pm today & Thursday,
Aug. 17, KLCC 89.7FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARs
Bicycle Club: Clearwater Path,
8:30am, Alton Baker Park,
eugenegears.org. FREE.
Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am-
4:30pm today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, Aug.
17, Campbell Community Ctr.,
155 High St. $0.25.
Lunchtime Running Group, 3-4
miles, 12:15-12:45pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 17, Tap & Growler,
207 E. 5th Ave. FREE.
Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today,
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday,
Aug. 17; 9:30am Monday;
6:30pm Wednesday, Emerald
Bridge Club, 1782 Centennial
Blvd., Spfd. $8.
Centennial chess club, 5-8pm
today, Friday, Saturday & Thurs-
day, Aug. 17, Centennial Market,
651 W. Centennial Blvd., Spfd.
RSVP 541-912-9061. FREE.
Cribbage Tournament, 5:30-
7:30pm today & Thursday, Aug.
17, Max’s Tavern, 550 E. 13th
Ave. $2.
Tai Chi, 5:30-6:30pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 17, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. FREE drop in.
Board Game Night, 6-11pm
today, Tuesday & Thursday,
Aug. 17, Funagain Games, 1280
Willamette St. FREE.
GEARs Bicycle Club: Women
only ride, 6pm, Alton Baker Park,
eugenegears.org. FREE.
Categorically Correct Trivia w/
Elliot Martinez, 6:30-8pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 17, Oregon
Wine LAB. FREE.
Adult intro to ki-aikido, 7pm
Today, Monday & Thursday, Aug.
17, OKS, 1071 W. 7th. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Haley, 7pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 17, Sidelines,
77 W. Broadway. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Brady, 7pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 17, Brew & Cue,
2222 State Hwy. 99 N. FREE.