WHAT’S
HAPPENING
THURSDAY
AUGUST 17
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ART/CRAFT Drop-in Maker Time,
all ages drop in to make crafts,
3-5pm today & Thursday, Aug.
24, Bethel Branch Library, 1990
Echo Hollow Rd. FREE.
Paint Party, “Turtles,” 6-8:30pm,
Viking Braggot Company, 520
Commercial St., unit F. $35.
DANCE pARTy on the Plaza,
The Embodiment Project, hip-
hop dance theater company,
5:30pm, Hult Ctr. Plaza. 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.
24, 7th & Main St., Cottage
Grove. SVFarmersOnMain@
gmail.com. FREE.
GATHERINGS 62nd Anniversary
Celebration & Local Vendor Tast-
ing Fair! also bike check & other
services, noon-6pm, Natural
Grocers, 201 Coburg Rd. FREE.
Downtown Public Speakers
Toastmasters Club, drop-ins
welcome, noon-1:05pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 24, Les Lyle
Conference rm., 4th fl. Wells
Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broadway
Ave., 541-485-1182. FREE.
NAMI Connection Support Group
for people w/mental health
issues, 1-2:30pm today &
It’s been talked about for months and months
and now it’s finally here — the total solar
eclipse! Hopefully, if you’re looking to camp,
you’ve made plans way in advance since
most everything in the zone of totality — on
our side of the Cascades, that’s the chunk of
land from Brownsville to McMinnville — has
been booked up for months. If you’re staying
in town, Eugene’s still not a bad place to be as
we’ll be experiencing about 99 percent totality,
not safe enough to view with bare eyes, but
do-able with eclipse viewers. If you’ll be in the
Eugene area, here are a few events to check out
on eclipse day — Monday, Aug. 21. Head to the
YMCA Field, at 19th and Patterson, at 9:30 am
for a FREE Solar Eclipse Viewing Party. Oregon
Eye Consultants will be on-site with safety-
approved glasses available for free. There
will also be music and refreshments. Another
Eugene option is the Solar Eclipse Watch Party
put on by EugFun! at Skinner Butte. There will
be shuttle buses from Campbell Community
Center (155 High Street) to the top of the butte
every 10 minutes starting at 8:30 am. You can
also walk up the butte, but no cars are allowed.
There will be a limited number of eclipse
glasses available there, as well. The Springfield
Public Library (225 Fifth Street) is also holding
an eclipse-viewing event from 9-11 am. They
will also be providing NASA-approved eclipse
viewers and kid-friendly activities. That event
is also FREE. If you’re looking to have your
own viewing party wherever you are in town,
Eugene’s Downtown Public Library is giving out
free eclipse glasses while supplies last.
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Thursday, Aug. 24, 2411 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE.
1950s Style Ice Cream Social
(grass-fed dairy & non-dairy
options), 4-6pm, Natural Gro-
cers, 201 Coburg Rd. FREE.
Mindfulness Group, 4-5pm,
NAMI Resource Ctr., 2411 Martin
Luther King Blvd., 541-520-
3096. FREE.
Home Grown Community Radio
Forming KEPW-FM, 6:30pm,
today & Thursday, Aug. 24,
Growers Market, 454 Willamette
St., 541-343-8548. FREE.
Ubuntu Contributionism Meet-
up, 6:30pm today & Thursday,
Aug. 24, Market of Choice, 67 W.
29th Ave., 541-285-7329. FREE.
Emerald Photographic Society
Club Meeting, 6:45pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 24, Northwood
Christian Church, 2425 Harvest
Ln., Spfd. FREE.
Atheist, Agnostics & Free Think-
er AA, 12-Step Meeting, 7-8pm
today & Thursday, Aug. 24,
Unitarian Universalist Church,
1685 W. 13th Ave., 541-953-
5119. FREE.
NAMI Lane County’s Friends
& Family Support Group,
7-8:30pm, Lane County Behav-
ioral Health Services in NAMI
Resource Ctr., 2411 MLK Jr.
Blvd., 2nd fl. FREE.
HEALTH Gentle Exercise for
Wellness, ages 50+, 9 & 10am
today, Tuesday & Thursday, Aug.
24, Willamalane Adult Activity
Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Intro to Weight Training, ages
18+, 10am today, Tuesday &
Thursday, Aug. 24, Bob Keefer
Ctr., 251 S. 32nd St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Stress & Anxiety Relief Group
Acupuncture, 10-11:30am
today & Thursday, Aug. 24,
Trauma Healing Project, 2222
Coburg Rd., 541-687-9447.
$10.
Tai Chi: Level 1, ages 50+, 11am
today, Tuesday & Thursday, Aug.
24, Willamalane Adult Activity
Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Laughter Yoga, see front desk,
11:15am-12:15pm, River Rd.
Gym, 1400 Lake Dr., classrm. C.
$6 drop-in.
Tai Chi: Level 2, noon-1pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 24, 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, Aug. 24, 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. 24, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. $7-$9.
LECTURES/CLASSES Falafel
Salad Wrap & Tahini Drizzle
w/Nicole Baldrige, 10-11am,
Natural Grocers, 201 Coburg
Rd. FREE.
Harmony: Community Centered
Martial Arts, open practice,
10am today & Thursday, Aug.
24, Monroe Park, Monroe St. & W.
10th Ave. FREE.
2017 Summer Seminar Series:
E Pluribus Unum, Professor
Chris Chavez, UO School of Jour-
nalism, academic experience
taught by professors, 11am-
noon, St. Mary’s Catholic Church,
Parish Ctr., 1062 Charnelton St.
FREE.
Chocolate Powerhouse Pudding
(VEGAN) tasting w/Yaakov
Levine, noon-2pm, Natural Gro-
cers, 201 Coburg Rd. FREE.
Workshop: Dance as a Call to
Action, noon, downtown library.
FREE.
Talks at the MNCH, 2pm today
through Sunday, Tuesday
through Thursday, Aug. 24,
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. 24, all abilities & disabil-
ities, Hilyard Community Ctr.,
2580 Hilyard St., 541-357-4982.
don.
Small Business Clinic: Ask the
Experts, 5-7pm, downtown
library, pre-register, call 541-
682-5450. FREE.
Grow Your Business Online,
6pm, downtown library. FREE.
Massage Techniques, ages 18+,
learn basic Swedish massage
techniques, 6:30-8:30pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 24, 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. 24, Churchill High School
playground, 1850 Bailey Hill Rd.;
1-3pm today & Thursday, Aug.
24, Sladden Park, 925 Cheshire
Ave.; 5:30-7:30pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 24, 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.
24, KPOV 88.9FM.
“Arts Journal,” current local arts,
9-10pm today & Thursday, Aug.
24. 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, channel 29.
Thursday Night Jazz w/David
Gizara, 10pm today & Thursday,
Aug. 24, KLCC 89.7FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARs
Bicycle Club: McKenzie View
& Sunderman, 8:30am, Alton
Baker Park, eugenegears.org.
FREE.
Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am-
4:30pm today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, Aug.
24, Campbell Community Ctr.,
155 High St. $0.25.
Lunchtime Running Group, 3-4
miles, 12:15-12:45pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 24, Tap & Growl-
er, 207 E. 5th Ave. FREE.
Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today,
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday,
Aug. 24; 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. 24, Centennial Market,
651 W. Centennial Blvd., Spfd.
RSVP 541-912-9061. FREE.
Cribbage Tournament, 5:30-
7:30pm today & Thursday, Aug.
24, Max’s Tavern, 550 E. 13th
Ave. $2.
Tai Chi, 5:30-6:30pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 24, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. FREE drop in.
Board Game Night, 6-11pm
today, Tuesday & Thursday,
Aug. 24, Funagain Games, 1280
Willamette St. FREE.
GEARs Bicycle Club: Women
Only Ride, 6pm, Alton Baker
Park, eugenegears.org. FREE.
Mill Race Path Guided Bicycle
Tour, 6-8:30pm, 307 S. 5th St.,
Spfd. FREE.
Categorically Correct Trivia w/
Elliot Martinez, 6:30-8pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 24, Oregon
Wine LAB. FREE.
Adult intro to ki-aikido, 7pm
Today, Monday & Thursday, Aug.
24, OKS, 1071 W. 7th. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Haley, 7pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 24, Sidelines,
77 W. Broadway. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Brady, 7pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 24, Brew & Cue,
2222 State Hwy. 99 N. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Zach, 7pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 24, 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, Aug. 24, Side Bar,
1680 Coburg Rd., #108. FREE.
Blazing Paddles, table tennis
club (ping pong), We welcome all
ages & skill levels, drop-ins wel-
come, paddles provided, varying
hours today through Thursday,
Aug. 24, check website for times
& occasional cancellations,
lanetabletennis.net. $5.
SOCIAL DANCE Line Dance Les-
sons, 6-8pm today & Thursday,
Aug. 24, The Blind Pig Bar, 2750
Roosevelt Blvd. FREE.
Crossroads Blues Fusion, blues
dancing lessons 7pm today &
Thursday, Aug. 24, 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, Aug. 24, Vet’s Club, 1620
Willamette St. $7, first time
FREE.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, Aug. 24,
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,
Aug. 24, Blue Cliff Zen Ctr., 439
W. 2nd Ave. FREE.
Insight Meditation, 6:30-8pm
today & Thursday, Aug. 24, Eu-
gene Yoga Annex, 3575 Donald
St. don.
Refuge Recovery, 7-8:30pm
today & Thursday, Aug. 24,
Unitarian Universalist, 1685 W.
13th Ave., rm. 6. FREE.
Zen Meditation, 7-8:45pm today
& Thursday, Aug. 24, Zen West,
981 Fillmore St., zenwesteu-
gene@gmail.com. FREE.