WHAT’S
HAPPENING
THURSDAY
AUGUST 31
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ART/CRAFT Drop-in Maker Time,
all ages drop in to make crafts,
3-5pm today & Thursday, Sept.
7, Bethel Branch Library, 1990
Echo Hollow Rd. FREE.
FARMERS MARKETS Amazon
Farmers Market, noon-4pm,
Amazon Community Ctr., 2700
Hilyard St. FREE.
September is Emergency Preparedness Month
and the City of Eugene Emergency Management
Program is offering up some educational activities and
events to best prepare the community for any winter
storms, earthquakes or other potential disasters. The
events span throughout September, but the two
coming up next week are on Sept. 5 and 6. From 3:30-
5 pm Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the downtown Eugene Public
Library there will be a “How Prepared Are You?”
earthquake readiness workshop. It’ll include
education on basic earthquake science and about
actions one can take before and after an earthquake.
It’s FREE. On Wednesday, Sept. 6, from 6:30-8:30 pm a
“Cascadia Earthquake Neighborhood Tabletop
Exercise” will be held at 1705 W. 2nd Avenue. The
exercise will be lead by Eugene-Springfield Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT). CERT will walk
neighborhood teams through an earthquake scenario.
Neighborhoods with teams are encouraged to come.
RSVP to patence.m.winningham@ci.eugene.or.us. The
exercise is also FREE. For more info on other
emergency preparedness events happening in
September, visit eugene-or.gov/Emergency-
Management. — Meerah Powell
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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, Sept.
7, 7th & Main St., Cottage Grove.
SVFarmersOnMain@gmail.com.
FREE.
FILM Movie in the Park Blocks:
“Tangled,” 9pm, Park Blocks, 8th
& Oak St. FREE.
GATHERINGS Downtown Public
Speakers Toastmasters Club,
drop-ins welcome, noon-1:05pm
today & Thursday, Sept. 7, 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, Sept. 7, 2411 MLK Jr.
Blvd. FREE.
Mindfulness Group, 4-5pm,
NAMI Resource Ctr., 2411 MLK
Jr. Blvd., 541-520-3096. FREE.
Home Grown Community Radio
Forming KEPW-FM, 6:30pm,
today & Thursday, Sept. 7,
Growers Market, 454 Willamette
St., 541-343-8548. FREE.
Emerald Photographic Society
Club Meeting, 6:45pm today &
Thursday, Sept. 7, Northwood
Christian Church, 2425 Harvest
Ln., Spfd. FREE.
Atheist, Agnostics & Free
Thinker AA, 12-Step Meeting,
7-8pm today & Thursday, Sept.
7, Unitarian Universalist Church,
1685 W. 13th Ave., 541-953-
5119. FREE.
An evening of Science Fiction
w/Wendy N. Wagner & Spencer
Ellsworth, 7pm, Barnes & Noble,
1163 Valley River Dr., 541-687-
0356. 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. FREE.
HEALTH Gentle Exercise for
Wellness, ages 50+, 9 & 10am
today, Tuesday & Thursday, Sept.
7, Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr.,
215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Intro to Weight Training, ages
18+, 10am today, Tuesday &
Thursday, Sept. 7, Bob Keefer Ctr.,
251 S. 32nd St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Stress & Anxiety Relief Group
Acupuncture, 10-11:30am
today & Thursday, Sept. 7,
Trauma Healing Project, 2222
Coburg Rd., 541-687-9447.
$10.
Tai Chi: Level 1, ages 50+, 11am
today, Tuesday & Thursday, Sept.
7, Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr.,
215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Tai Chi: Level 2, noon-1pm today
& Thursday, Sept. 7, 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, Sept. 7, 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, Sept. 7, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. $7-$9.
LECTURES/CLASSES Harmony:
Community Centered Martial
Arts, open practice, 10am today
& Thursday, Sept. 7, Monroe
Park, Monroe St. & W. 10th Ave.
FREE.
Talks at the MNCH, 2pm today
through Sunday, Tuesday
through Thursday, Sept. 7,
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,
Sept. 7, all abilities & disabil-
ities, Hilyard Community Ctr.,
2580 Hilyard St., 541-357-4982.
don.
Lane County Cultural Coalition
grant writing workshop, 5pm,
Spfd Public Library, 225 5th St.,
Spfd. FREE.
Massage Techniques, ages 18+,
learn basic Swedish massage
techniques, 6:30-8:30pm today
& Thursday, Sept. 7, Bob Keefer
Ctr., 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd.
$12-$14.
Steven R. Mark NPS Historian,
7-9pm, University of Oregon
Law School, 1515 Agate, rm.
110. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES Family Science
Week, last day of 3-day event,
9am-1pm, LCC Cottage Grove,
1275 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove.
$129/child 5 & over. $10 reg.
fee.
Mobile Art Bus, free art lessons
for kids, 10am-noon today &
Thursday, Sept. 7, Churchill
High School playground, 1850
Bailey Hill Rd.; 1-3pm today &
Thursday, Sept. 7, Sladden Park,
925 Cheshire Ave.; 5:30-7:30pm
today & Thursday, Sept. 7, Emer-
ald 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, Sept.
7, KPOV 88.9FM.
“Arts Journal,” current local arts,
9-10pm today & Thursday, Sept.
7. Comcast channel 29.
Thursday Night Jazz w/David
Gizara, 10pm today & Thursday,
Sept. 7, KLCC 89.7FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARs
Bicycle Club: McKenzie View Dr.
& Sunderman, 8:30am, Alton
Baker Park, eugenegears.org.
FREE.
Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am-
4:30pm today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, Sept.
7, Campbell Community Ctr., 155
High St. $0.25.
Lunchtime Running Group, 3-4
miles, 12:15-12:45pm today &
Thursday, Sept. 7, Tap & Growler,
207 E. 5th Ave. FREE.
Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today,
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday,
Sept. 7; 9:30am Monday;
6:30pm Wednesday, Emerald
Bridge Club, 1782 Centennial
Blvd., Spfd. $8.
Centennial chess club, 5-8pm
today, Friday, Saturday & Thurs-
day, Sept. 7, Centennial Market,
651 W. Centennial Blvd., Spfd.
RSVP 541-912-9061. FREE.
Cribbage Tournament, 5:30-
7:30pm today & Thursday, Sept.
7, Max’s Tavern, 550 E. 13th
Ave. $2.
Tai Chi, 5:30-6:30pm today &
Thursday, Sept. 7, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. FREE drop in.
Tour Meadowlark East to learn
about habitat restoration w/
Friends of Buford Park & Mt.
Pisgah, 5:30-7pm, 88525 Green
Hill Rd., info & preregister at
bufordpark.org/tours. FREE.
Board Game Night, 6-11pm
today, Tuesday & Thursday,
Sept. 7, Funagain Games, 1280
Willamette St. FREE.
Categorically Correct Trivia w/
Elliot Martinez, 6:30-8pm today
& Thursday, Sept. 7, Oregon
Wine LAB. FREE.
Adult intro to ki-aikido, 7pm To-
day, Monday & Thursday, Sept.
7, OKS, 1071 W. 7th. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Haley, 7pm today
& Thursday, Sept. 7, Sidelines,
77 W. Broadway. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Brady, 7pm today
& Thursday, Sept. 7, Brew & Cue,
2222 State Hwy. 99 N. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Zach, 7pm today
& Thursday, Sept. 7, 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, Sept. 7, Side Bar,
1680 Coburg Rd., #108. FREE.
Blazing Paddles, table tennis
club (ping pong), We welcome
all ages & skill levels, drop-ins
welcome, paddles provided,
varying hours today through
Thursday, Sept. 7, check website
for times & occasional cancella-
tions, lanetabletennis.net. $5.
SOCIAL DANCE Line Dance Les-
sons, 6-8pm today & Thursday,
Sept. 7, The Blind Pig Bar, 2750
Roosevelt Blvd. FREE.
Crossroads Blues Fusion, blues
dancing lessons 7pm today &
Thursday, Sept. 7, 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, Sept. 7, Vet’s Club, 1620 Wil-
lamette St. $7, first time FREE.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, Sept. 7,
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,
Sept. 7, Blue Cliff Zen Ctr., 439 W.
2nd Ave. FREE.
Insight Meditation, 6:30-8pm
today & Thursday, Sept. 7, Eu-
gene Yoga Annex, 3575 Donald
St. don.
Refuge Recovery, 7-8:30pm
today & Thursday, Sept. 7, Uni-
tarian Universalist, 1685 W. 13th
Ave., rm. 6. FREE.
Zen Meditation, 7-8:45pm today
& Thursday, Sept. 7, Zen West,
981 Fillmore St., zenwesteu-
gene@gmail.com. FREE.
THEATER 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, 8am-
11am today, Saturday, Tuesday,
& Thursday, Sept. 7, Native
Plant Nursery, Buford Park,
volunteer@bufordpark.com,
541-344-8350. FREE.
FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 1
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ART/CRAFT Quilting Circle, ages
50+, 9am-noon, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. FREE.
Free First Friday at the Museum,
free admission to the Museum
of Natural & Cultural History,
11am-5pm, MNCH, 1680 E. 15th
Ave., UO Campus. FREE.
Lane Arts Council’s First Friday
ArtWalk & Fiesta Culutral Kick-
off, 7-9:30pm, Kesey Square,
lanearts.org. FREE.
FILM “Hidden Internment: The
Art Shibayama Story,” 6pm,
peacestickers.net, 1061 Cham-
bers St., ste. L, for directions &
wheelchair access 541-636-
6269. FREE.
FOOD/DRINK Wine & Music,
4-10pm, Noble Estate Urban,
560 Commercial St. FREE. Food/
drink costs vary.
Fridays at the Brewery, tast-
ings, tours, music, food, 5-8pm,
Oakshire Brewing, 1055 Madera
St. FREE.
Wine Tasting, 6-9pm, Sweet
Cheeks Winery, 27007 Briggs
Hill Rd. FREE.
DANCE Dance performances
by Jose & Michelle Cruz from
Salseros Dance Co., Fiesta
Cultural kick-off, 5:30pm, Kesey
Square. FREE.