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CALENDAR LITERARY ARTS Poetry for the People, ft. poets Karen McPher- son & Timothy Pfau, 5-7:30pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. FREE. ON THE AIR Country Classics, Hot Licks & Hipbilly favorites, ft. artist Hank Williams, 9-11am, KRVM. Taste of the World w/Wagoma, cooking & cultural program, 9-10am today, 7-8pm Tuesdays, Comcast channel 29. 60s Beat, “Keeping the Spirit of the 60s Alive,” ft. artist Johnny Rivers, 7-9pm, KRVM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Eug/ Spfd Mossbacks Volkssport Club: walk in Cottage Grove, 8am, Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd, mossbacks. org. FREE. Lane County Audubon’s Third Saturday Bird Walk, 8am, South Eugene HS, 400 E. 19th, carpool, laneaudubon.org. $3 Don. All-Paces Group Run, 9am, Run Hub Northwest, 515 High St., 541-344-1239. FREE. Dungeons & Dragons, roleplay- ing, 12:30pm, Delight, 538 E. Main, Cottage Grove, info at delightcg@gmail.com. FREE. Amtgard Iron Keep LARP, 1pm, 1400 Lake Dr. FREE. Game Night, 7pm, Barnes & Noble, 1163 Valley River Dr., 541- 687-0356. FREE. Blazing Paddles continues. See Thursday, Nov. 16. Board Games in the Barn contin- ues. See Friday. Centennial chess club contin- ues. See Thursday, Nov. 16. SOCIAL DANCE Dance Em- powered w/Cynthia Valentine, 9-10am today, 5:30-6:30pm Monday & Wednesday, WOW Hall. $10. West African Dance w/Alseny Yansane, 11am-12:30pm, WOW Hall. $12-$15. Salsa Dancing, 9pm, the Lounge, 2043 River Rd. FREE. SPECTATOR SPORTS Oregon v. Arizona, 4pm, Autzen Stadium. $21+. SPIRITUAL Contemplative Mass w/Taize chant, 5:30-6:30pm, Episcopal Church of the Ressu- rection, 3925 Hilyard St. FREE. Community Kirtan, 7pm, HeartWise, 1840 Willamette St. $1 Don. THEATER Join the case & crew of Vagina Monologues, no acting experience necessary & no memorization required, noon- 2pm, Spfd Library, conference rm. 2, 225 5th St., Spfd. FREE. Joseph & The Amazing Techni- color Dreamcoat continues. See Friday. 16 The Left Hand of Darkness continues. See Friday. Marjorie Prime continues. See Thursday, Nov. 16. Peter Pan Jr. continues. See Thursday, Nov. 16. VOLUNTEER Feed the Hungry w/ Burrito Brigade, 10am, Bethes- da Lutheran Church, 4445 Royal Ave. FREE. Invasive Species Removal Work Party, 10am-1pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum Visitor Ctr., 34901 Frank Parrish Rd., RSVP site@ mountpisgaharboretum.org. FREE. Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pis- gah Native Plant Volunteer Work Party continues. See Thursday, Nov. 16. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19 Are you already thinking about a work- out plan to contradict your Thanksgiving dinner? The 36th Annual Turkey Stuffer 5K Run/Walk is coming up, so why not preemptively nip that thought in the bud? The 5K is put on by Willamalane Park and Recreation District and takes place 8:30 am Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 23. The entry fee is $15 for adults and FREE for youth 14 and under. Online registration ends on Monday, Nov. 20, and in-person registration ends Wednesday, Nov. 22, so make sure to sign-up ahead of time either online at willamalane.org or at any Willamalane facility since there will be no day-of registration. Proceeds go towards Willamalane’s free Summer Playground Program, so get a workout for a good cause! — Meerah Powell S U N R I S E 7: 13 A M ; S U N S E T 4 : 4 2 P M A V G . H I G H 51 ; A V G . L O W 37 ART/CRAFT “Di-ver-si-ty” by Nancy Frances Cheeseman, other art by Kathy Tiger & Bess Noble continues. See Thursday, Nov. 16. BENEFITS “Bolden: The Untold Story of JFK’s Assassination,” screenplay reading & discus- sion, benefit for the NAACP & Tsunami, 2pm, Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. $5-$50. FARMERS MARKETS Fairmount Neighborhood Farmers Market, 10am-2pm, 19th & Agate across from Prince Pucklers. FREE. Dexter Lake Farmers’ & Artists’ Market, live music, noon-4pm, Rolling Rock Park, 18 W. Main St., Lowell. DexterLakeFarmersMar- ket.org. FREE. Holiday Farmers Market contin- ues. See Saturday. FILM International Men’s Day, screening of “The Red Pill,” discussion, 4:30pm, Growers Market, upstairs, 454 Willamette St. FREE. FOOD/DRINKS Interfaith Sunday breakfast, needs volunteers! all/no faiths, everyone welcome, 7-10am, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak St., breakfast@ heartofeugene.org. FREE. Sunday Bunday, brunch w/ GF, DF, soy free Bao & drinks, 10am-4pm, Maven Art Boutique, 271 W. 8th Ave. FREE, food & drink prices vary. Fill Your Pantry, bulk buying event, 11am-5pm, Lane Events Ctr. FREE. Mimosa Sunday, noon-6pm, Sweet Cheeks Winery, 27007 Briggs Hill Rd. FREE. GATHERINGS Food Not Bombs, 2-4pm, Park Blocks, 8th & Oak St. FREE. November 16, 2017 • eugeneweekly.com Sen. James Manning Jr. cam- paign kickoff, 2-4pm, Oakshire Public House, 207 Madison St. FREE. Community Centered Martial Arts, 3pm, Mangan City Park, 4075 Aerial Wy. FREE. Oakleigh Meadow Cohousing In- formational meeting & site visit, 3-4:30pm, contact for directions, 541-514-1176, oakleighmeadow. org. FREE. Democratic Socialists of America chapter meeting, 6-8pm, 609 E. 13th Ave. FREE. Prayers for World Peace, 6:30- 7:30pm, Ami de Paris Salon, 280 W. Broadway. don. or FREE. GO DUCKS! Weekend continues. See Saturday. McKenzie River Artisan Faire continues. See Saturday. 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, 2pm, downtown library. 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. Baking w/Almond Flour - Holiday Edition w/Yaakov Levine, 1-2pm, Natural Grocers, 201 Coburg Rd. FREE. What is the Happiness Program? experience effortless & deep meditation, 4-5pm, Natural Gro- cers, 201 Coburg Rd. FREE. Talks at the MNCH continues. See Thursday, Nov. 16. 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, “The Rolling Stones’ Record Collection,” 11am-1pm, KRVM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Bird Walk, 8-11am, Mount Pisgah Ar- boretum Visitor Ctr., 34901 Frank Parrish Rd., 541-747-3817. $5. TrackTown Fitness, trainings to prepare for Eugene Marathon, 8-9am, Hayward Field. FREE. Play Petanque! Easy to learn/ fun to play, free lessons, 1pm today & Wednesday, University Park, University & 24th Ave. FREE. 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, Nov. 16. Board Games in the Barn contin- ues. See Friday. Duplicate Bridge continues. See Thursday, Nov. 16. 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. Veselo Folk Dancers, interna- tional folk dancing, 7:15-10pm, In Shape Athletic Club, 2681 Wil- lamette 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 Marjorie Prime contin- ues. See Thursday, Nov. 16. VOLUNTEER Feed the Hungry w/Burrito Brigade, 11am, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak St. FREE. MONDAY NOVEMBER 20 S U N R I S E 7: 14 A M ; S U N S E T 4 : 41 P M A V G . H I G H 5 0 A V G . L O W 37 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). “Di-ver-si-ty” by Nancy Frances Cheeseman, other art by Kathy Tiger & Bess Noble continues. See Thursday, Nov. 16. GATHERINGS Lunch Bunch Toastmasters, noon, LCC downtown ctr., 101 W. 10th Ave., 541-341-1690. FREE. Transgender Day of Remem- brance, vigil, 5pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 1685 W. 13th Ave. FREE. Women in Black, silent peace vigil, 5-5:30pm, Pearl & 7th. FREE. Cascadia Forest Defenders Meeting, 5:30-7pm, Rose Gar- dens, 300 N. Jefferson. FREE. Eugene Cannabis TV Record- ing Session, 5:30pm, CTV-29 Studios, 2455 Willakenzie Rd., contact dankbagman@hotmail. com. FREE. Men’s Mentoring Circle, 6:30- 8:30pm, McKenzie River Men’s Center, 1465 Coburg Rd. $10 sug. don. 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. Now recruiting low-voiced wom- en! Come sing w/Sweet Adeline harmonizing group, 7pm, Spfd Elks Lodge, 1701 Centennial Blvd., Spfd. 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. 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.
