WHAT’S
HAPPENING
THURSDAY
OCTOBER 26
S U N R I S E 7: 41 A M ; S U N S E T 6 : 10 P M
AV G. HIGH 6 0 ; AV G. LO W 39
ART/CRAFT Local photographer
Greg Giesy exhibit, “Connecting
w/Nature,” 9am-6pm today &
Thursday, Nov. 2, UO Law School
Gallery, 1515 Agate St., 2nd fl.,
UO campus. FREE.
The Mystique of Colored Pencils,
drop-in art class, one-on-one
instruction, 2-4pm today &
Thursday, Nov. 2, Emerald Art
Ctr., 500 Main St., Spfd. $15.
Paint Party, “Moon Cat!” all sup-
plies provided, 6-8:30pm, Viking
Braggot Co., 520 Commercial
St., unit F. $35.
FARMERS MARKETS Amazon
Farmers Market, noon-4pm to-
day & Thursday, Nov. 2, Amazon
Community Ctr., 2700 Hilyard
St. FREE.
FOOD for Lane County Youth
Farm Produce Stand at River-
bend, 2-6pm today & Thursday,
Nov. 2, 3333 Riverbend Dr.,
foodforlanecounty.org/gardens.
FREE.
Whiteaker Community Market
Fall Farm Stand, 2-6pm today &
Thursday, Nov. 2, 5th & Blair, in
front of Glasshouse Coffee. FREE.
South Valley Farmers Market,
4-7pm, 7th & Main St., Cottage
Grove. SVFarmersOnMain@
gmail.com. FREE.
GATHERINGS Overeaters Anony-
mous, 7-8am today, Tuesday &
Thursday, Nov. 2, First Christian
Church, 1166 Oak St., oaeugene.
org. FREE or don.
48th Annual Ski Swap, consign-
ment, 9am-9pm today & 9am-
4pm tomorrow, Lane Events Ctr.,
Expo Hall #1 & 2. FREE.
Friends & Family Discussion
Group, 10:30am-noon today
& Thursday, Nov. 2, Trauma
Healing Project, 2222 Coburg
Rd., Ste. 300. $5.
Downtown Public Speakers
Toastmasters Club, drop-ins
welcome, noon-1:05pm today
& Thursday, Nov. 2, 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 &
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2411 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE.
Mindfulness Group, 4-5pm
today & Thursday, Nov. 2, NAMI
Resource Ctr., 2411 Martin
Luther King Blvd., 541-520-
3096. FREE.
Men’s Meet Up, for survivors of
sexual assault, self-identified
men 18+, 4:30-6pm today &
Thursday, Nov. 2, SASS, 591 W.
19th Ave. FREE.
Eugene Neighbors Inc annual
meeting & program for neigh-
borhood activists, “Microhoods:
Placemaking Through Neighbor-
hood Identity,” panel & group
discussion, 5pm, Countryside
Pizza, 645 River Rd. FREE.
Home Grown Community Radio
Forming KEPW-FM, 6:30pm,
today & Thursday, Nov. 2,
Growers Market, 454 Willamette
St., 541-343-8548. FREE.
Emerald Photographic Society
Club Meeting, 6:45pm today &
Thursday, Nov. 2, Northwood
Christian Church, 2425 Harvest
Ln., Spfd. FREE.
Atheist, Agnostics & Free
Thinker AA, 12-Step Meeting,
7-8pm today & Thursday, Nov.
2, 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, 2411 MLK
Jr. Blvd., 2nd fl. FREE.
Singing Heart Community Sing-
ing, call & response, all voices
welcome, 7-8:30pm today &
Thursday, Nov. 2, Ctr. for Spiritu-
al Living, 390 Vernal St. $10.
HEALTH Gentle Exercise for
Wellness, ages 50+, 9 & 10am
today, Tuesday & Thursday, Nov.
2, Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr.,
215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Intro to Weight Training, ages
18+, 10am today, Tuesday &
Thursday, Nov. 2, Bob Keefer Ctr.,
251 S. 32nd St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Stress & Anxiety Relief Group
Acupuncture, 10-11:30am
today & Thursday, Nov. 2,
Trauma Healing Project, 2222
Coburg Rd., 541-687-9447.
$10.
Tai Chi: Level 1, ages 50+, 11am
today, Tuesday & Thursday, Nov.
2, Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr.,
215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-$9.
Tai Chi: Level 2, noon-1pm today
& Thursday, Nov. 2, 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, Nov. 2, 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, Nov. 2, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. $7-$9.
POP Pilates w/Lila, dance cho-
reography & pilates moves, all
levels welcome, 5:30pm today,
Tuesday & Thursday, Nov. 2
& 12:30pm Saturday, 1840
Willamette St., upstairs studio
B. $10-$15.
LECTURES/CLASSES Talks at
the MNCH, 2pm today through
Sunday, Tuesday through Thurs-
day, Nov. 2, Museum of Natural
& Cultural History, 1680 E. 15th
Ave., natural-history.uoregon.
edu. FREE w/price of museum
admission.
DanceAbility Class, creative
movement for youth 4pm,
adults 5pm, today & Thursday,
Nov. 2, all abilities & disabilities,
Hilyard Community Ctr., 2580
Hilyard St., 541-357-4982. Don.
Public talk, “CLLAS Town Hall w/
Joe Antonio Vargas,” 4-5:30pm,
EMU, rm 145 Crater Lake South,
UO Campus. FREE.
Living on the Land Class Series,
5 class series tailored for small
acreage landowners, 6-8 pm,
Waterville Grange, 39259 Camp
Creek Rd., east of Spfd, pre-reg-
ister smallfarms.oregonstate.
edu/south-valley/events. $30
for whole series or $10 each.
Natural Medicine & Cancer
Treatment w/Dr. Michelle Nies-
ley, 6-7:30pm, Natural Grocers,
201 Coburg Rd. FREE.
Massage Techniques, ages 18+,
learn basic Swedish massage
techniques, 6:30-8:30pm today
& Thursday, Nov. 2, Bob Keefer
Ctr., 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd.
$12-$14.
LITERARY ARTS Author signing
w/Helena Echlin & Malena
Watrous, 5pm, Barnes & Noble,
1163 Valley River Dr. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILIES Family Music
Time, 10:15am today & Thurs-
day, Nov. 2, downtown library,
541-682-8316. FREE.
Walkers storytime, for babies up
on their feet w/their caregivers,
10:15am & 11am today &
Thursday, Nov. 2, downtown
library. FREE.
Table Tennis for kids, 4:45-
6:15pm today, Tuesday & Thurs-
day, Nov. 2, Boys & Girls Club,
1545 W. 22nd St., eugenettclub.
com or 541-515-2861. FREE w/
membership.
ON THE AIR “The Point,” current
local issues, arts, stories,
9-9:30am, today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, Nov.
2, KPOV 88.9FM.
“Arts Journal,” current local arts,
9-10pm today & Thursday, Nov.
2. Comcast channel 29.
Thursday Night Jazz w/David
Gizara, 10pm today & Thursday,
Nov. 2, KLCC 89.7FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am-
4:30pm today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, Nov.
2, 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, Nov. 2, Tap & Growler,
207 E. 5th Ave. FREE.
Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today,
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday,
Nov. 2; 9:30am Monday;
6:30pm Wednesday, Emerald
Bridge Club, 1782 Centennial
Blvd., Spfd. $8.
Centennial chess club, 5-8pm
today, Friday, Saturday & Thurs-
day, Nov. 2, Centennial Market,
651 W. Centennial Blvd., Spfd.
RSVP 541-912-9061. FREE.
Cribbage Tournament, 5:30-
7:30pm today & Thursday, Nov.
2, Max’s Tavern, 550 E. 13th
Ave. $2.
Tai Chi, 5:30-6:30pm today &
Thursday, Nov. 2, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. FREE drop in.
Board Game Night, 6-11pm
today, Tuesday & Thursday,
Nov. 2, Funagain Games, 1280
Willamette St. FREE.
Categorically Correct Trivia w/
Elliot Martinez, 6:30-8pm today
& Thursday, Nov. 2, Oregon Wine
LAB. FREE.
Adult intro to ki-aikido, 7pm
Today, Monday & Thursday, Nov.
2, OKS, 1071 W. 7th. FREE.
The Frightuary, haunted house,
7-11pm today, Sunday & Mon-
day, 7pm-midnight tomorrow,
Saturday & Tuesday, Lane
Events Ctr. $14.
WDYK Trivia w/Haley, 7pm today
& Thursday, Nov. 2, Sidelines,
77 W. Broadway. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Brady, 7pm today
& Thursday, Nov. 2, Brew & Cue,
2222 State Hwy. 99 N. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Zach, 7pm today
& Thursday, Nov. 2, 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, Nov. 2, 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, Nov. 2, check website
for times & occasional cancella-
tions, lanetabletennis.net. $5.
SOCIAL DANCE Line Dance Les-
sons, 6-8pm today & Thursday,
Nov. 2, The Blind Pig Bar, 2750
Roosevelt Blvd. FREE.
Crossroads Blues Fusion, blues
dancing lessons 7pm today &
Thursday, Nov. 2, 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, Nov. 2, Vet’s Club, 1620
Willamette St. $7, first time
FREE.
Halloween Dance & Costume
Contest at Crossroads Blues Fu-
sion, dress up & dance, 7-8pm
intermediate lesson, 8-8:30pm
beginning lesson, social dance
8:30-11:30pm, Vet’s Club, 1626
Willamette St. $6-$10.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, Nov. 2,
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,
Nov. 2, Blue Cliff Zen Ctr., 439 W.
2nd Ave. FREE.
Refuge Recovery, 7-8:30pm to-
day & Thursday, Nov. 2, Unitarian
Universalist, 1685 W. 13th Ave.,
rm. 6. FREE.
Zen Meditation, 7-8:45pm today
& Thursday, Nov. 2, Zen West,
981 Fillmore St., zenwesteu-
gene@gmail.com. FREE.
TEENS Acoustic GRRRL JAM
w/ukuleles, acoustic guitars,
etc., no experience necessary,
4-5:30pm today & Thursday,
Nov. 2, Ophelia’s Place, 1577
Pearl St., ste. 100. FREE.
Tween Scene, this month’s
book is “The Red Pyramid: The
Graphic Novel,” 4pm, downtown
library. FREE.
Teen Book Group, this month’s
book is “A World Without You,”
4pm downtown library. FREE.
THEATER Five Lesbians Eating a
Quiche, 7pm today & tomorrow,
South Eugene High School, little
theater, southeugenetheater.
org. $7-$10.
45 Seconds from Broadway,
7:30pm today, tomorrow &
Saturday, Very Little Theatre,
2350 Hilyard St. $15-$19.
Annual Halloween Mashup,
7:30pm, Opal Ctr., 513 E. Main
St., Cottage Grove, opalcentercg.
org. $15.
Jekyll & Hyde, 8pm today,
tomorrow, Saturday & 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, 8am-
11am today, Saturday, Tuesday,
& Thursday, Nov. 2, Native
Plant Nursery, Buford Park,
The Mushroom Festival is 10 am to 5 pm Sunday, Oct. 29, at Mount Pisgah
Arboretum, 34901 Frank Parrish Road. $8; kids 12 and under are FREE.
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If you’re looking for family-friendly, seasonal activities this October, the Mount
Pisgah Arboretum’s Mushroom Festival is the place to be. Complete with
hayrides, live music, tasty local food options and a scarecrow contest, the
festival is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon with the family. Plus, if
you’ve got a munchkin who’s excited about fungus, there are exhibits of more
than 350 mushrooms they can check out, with experts on hand to identify the
little caps. Be sure to catch a guided nature walk — Mount Pisgah’s guides
know nearly everything about the local flora. And for gardeners, there’s a plant
sale with local vendors ready to supply your autumn plant needs.