WHAT’S
HAPPENING
It’s cold and it’s the holiday season. I’m sure
most of our first thoughts are to curl up on
the couch with a fuzzy blanket and a good
book or to eat a bunch of warm food with
family and friends over gift exchanges. But for
those who want to spend the end of the year
out and about getting some good exercise
in the brisk winter air, GEARs Bicycle Club
has you covered. GEARs, or Greater Eugene
Area Riders, has a schedule of weekly group
bike rides available to people of all cycling
levels. This week, a few notable rides are to
the Clearwater Trail and Scenic Springfield
at 9:30 am Thursday, Dec. 21 — a 25-mile
ride with a pace of 12-15 mph — and a ride to
Lawrence and Short Butler roads at 9:30 am
on Saturday, Dec. 23 — a tougher 40-mile
ride with a 16+ mph pace. Both of those rides
begin at Alton Baker Park and are FREE. For
extra information about those rides, and for
a full schedule of additional rides, check out
eugenegears.org. — Meerah Powell
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THURSDAY
DECEMBER 21
S U N R I S E 7: 4 4 A M ; S U N S E T 4 : 37 P M
AV G. HIGH 45 ; AV G. LO W 33
ART/CRAFT Group Art Show w/8
artists, 9:30am-6pm today
through Saturday & Tuesday
through Thursday, Dec. 28, &
11am-4pm Sunday, 411 W. 4th
Ave. FREE.
New Zone Art Gallery Holiday
Store, noon-6pm today through
Saturday & Tuesday through
Thursday, Dec. 28, New Zone
Gallery, 220 W. 8th Ave. FREE.
The Mystique of Colored Pencils,
drop-in art class, one-on-one
instruction, 2-4pm today &
Thursday, Dec. 28, Emerald Art
Ctr., 500 Main St., Spfd. $15.
BENEFITS Willamalane Giving
Tree, pick a gift tag from the
giving tree, shop for items on
tag & return gifts, 8am-5pm,
Bob Keefer Ctr., 250 S. 32nd St.,
Spfd. FREE.
GATHERINGS Overeaters Anon-
ymous, 7-8am today, Tuesday
& Thursday, Dec. 28, First
Christian Church, 1166 Oak St.,
oaeugene.org. FREE or don.
Friends & Family Discussion
Group, 10:30am-noon today
& Thursday, Dec. 28, Trauma
Healing Project, 2222 Coburg
Rd., Ste. 300. $5.
Downtown Public Speakers
Toastmasters Club, drop-ins
welcome, noon-1:05pm today
& Thursday, Dec. 28, Les Lyle
Conference rm., 4th fl. Wells
Fargo Bldg., 99 E. Broadway
Ave., 541-485-1182. FREE.
Resist Trump, peaceful rally in
opposition to Trump Agenda,
noon-1pm today & Thursday,
Dec. 28, Federal Courthouse,
405 E. 8th Ave. FREE.
NAMI Connection Support Group
for people w/mental health
issues, 1-2:30pm today &
Thursday, Dec. 28, 2411 Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. FREE.
Mindfulness Group, 4-5pm
today & Thursday, Dec. 28,
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, Dec. 28, SASS, 591 W.
19th Ave. FREE.
Winter Solstice Celebration, all
ages, family-friendly celebration
of light w/a campfire, storytell-
ing, treats, crafts, 6-8pm, Dorris
Ranch, 205 Dorris St. $6.
Emerald Photographic Society
Club Meeting, 6:45pm today &
Thursday, Dec. 28, Northwood
Christian Church, 2425 Harvest
Ln., Spfd. FREE.
Atheist, Agnostics & Free Think-
er AA, 12-Step Meeting, 7-8pm
today & Thursday, Dec. 28,
Unitarian Universalist Church,
1685 W. 13th Ave., 541-953-
5119. FREE.
NAMI Lane County’s Friends
& Family Support Group,
7-8:30pm, Dec. 28, Lane County
Behavioral Health’s NAMI Re-
PLEASE NOTE: Ongoing events around the holidays, mainly those
that fall on Dec. 24 & Dec. 25, may not be accurate. Check with the
organizers to see if the event is still happening.
source Ctr., rm. 198, 2411 MLK
Jr. Blvd. FREE.
Speed Dating for All, 7:30pm
today & Thursday, Dec. 28, Cow-
fish, 62 W. Broadway, please
call to register 458-215-1267,
ask for Kyssandra. FREE.
Christmas at the Village Green,
vendors, music, food for pur-
chase, times vary, today through
Saturday & Tuesday through
Thursday, Dec. 28, Village Green
Resort, 725 Row River Rd.,
Cottage Grove. $5-$10.
HEALTH Stress & Anxiety
Relief Group Acupuncture,
10-11:30am today & Thursday,
Dec. 28, Trauma Healing Project,
2222 Coburg Rd., 541-687-9447.
$10.
Cycle, ages 14+, indoor cycling
to music for aerobic training,
4:45-5:30pm today, Tuesday &
Thursday, Dec. 28, 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, Dec. 28, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. $7-$9.
Tai Chi, 5:30-6:30pm today &
Thursday, Dec. 28, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. $7-$9.
LECTURES/CLASSES Talks at
the MNCH, 2pm today through
Friday, Tuesday through
Thursday, 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,
Dec. 28, all abilities & disabil-
ities, Hilyard Community Ctr.,
2580 Hilyard St., 541-357-4982.
don.
LITERARY ARTS The Oregon
Country Fair Spoken Word
Crew, bring us your stories, any
theme, original only, 6:30pm,
Tsunami Books, 2585 Willa-
mette. Sug. Don. $5-$15.
KIDS/FAMILIES Family Music
Time, 10:15am today & Thurs-
day, Dec. 28, downtown library,
541-682-8316. FREE.
Babies-Toddlers Storytime,
11am, up to age 12, 4pm today
& Thursday, Dec. 28, Goose
Resale 1075 Chambers, 541-
343-1300. FREE.
Walkers storytime, for babies up
on their feet w/their caregivers,
10:15am & 11am today &
Thursday, Dec. 28, downtown
library. FREE.
Table Tennis for kids, 4:45-
6:15pm today, Tuesday & Thurs-
day, Dec. 28, 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, Dec.
28, KPOV 88.9FM.
“Arts Journal,” current local arts,
9-10pm today & Thursday, Dec.
28. Comcast channel 29.
“The Many Hats of Coco,” artist
& musician John Keskenin
joins Coco from Tsunami Books,
10pm, ch. 29.
“Merry Beatles, A Cool Yule w/
The Fab Four” - 3 hrs of Beatles
tunes covered by mostly jazz
musicians, 9pm, KLCC 89.7FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION
Pool Hall for seniors, 8:30am-
4:30pm today, tomorrow &
Monday through Thursday, Dec.
28, Campbell Community Ctr.,
155 High St. $0.25.
GEARs Bicycle Club: Clearwater
Trail, 9:30am, Alton Baker Park,
eugenegears.org. FREE.
Family Solstice Walk, 10am-
noon, Mount Pisgah Arboretum
Visitor Ctr., 34901 Frank Parrish
Rd., 541-747-3817. $8/family.
Lunchtime Running Group, 3-4
miles, 12:15-12:45pm today &
Thursday, Dec. 28, Tap & Growl-
er, 207 E. 5th Ave. FREE.
Duplicate Bridge, 1pm today,
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday,
Dec. 28; 9:30am Monday;
6:30pm Wednesday, Emerald
Bridge Club, 1782 Centennial
Blvd., Spfd. $8.
Centennial chess club, 5-8pm
today, Friday, Saturday & Thurs-
day, Dec. 28, Centennial Market,
651 W. Centennial Blvd., Spfd.
RSVP 541-912-9061. FREE.
Cribbage Tournament, 5:30-
7:30pm today & Thursday, Dec.
28, Max’s Tavern, 550 E. 13th
Ave. $2.
Tai Chi, 5:30-6:30pm today &
Thursday, Dec. 28, Willamalane
Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. FREE drop in.
Board Game Night, 6-11pm
today, Tuesday & Thursday,
Dec. 28, Funagain Games, 1280
Willamette St. FREE.
Categorically Correct Trivia w/
Elliot Martinez, 6:30-8pm today
& Thursday, Dec. 28, Oregon
Wine LAB. FREE.
Adult intro to ki-aikido, 7pm
Today, Monday & Thursday, Dec.
28, OKS, 1071 W. 7th. FREE.
Cards Against Humanity w/
Charley, 7pm, Brew & Cue, 2222
State Hwy. 99 N., 541-461-7778.
FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Alan, 7pm today
& Thursday, Dec. 28, Gateway
Grill, 3198 Gateway St., Spfd.,
541-653-8876. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Stephanie, 7pm,
El Tapatio, 725 E. Gibbs Ave., Cot-
tage Grove, 541-767-0457. FREE.
Quizzo Pub Trivia w/Dr. Seven
Phoenix, 9pm, Level Up, 1290
Oak St. FREE.
WDYK Trivia w/Kevin, 9pm today
& Thursday, Dec. 28, 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, Dec. 28, check
website for times & occasional
cancellations, lanetabletennis.
net. $5.
SOCIAL DANCE Line Dance Les-
sons, 6-8pm today & Thursday,
Dec. 28, The Blind Pig Bar, 2750
Roosevelt Blvd. FREE.
Crossroads Blues Fusion,
beginning & intermediate blues
dancing lessons 7-8pm today &
Thursday, Dec. 28, open dance
8-11:30pm, Vet’s Club, 1620 Wil-
lamette St. $6-$10, work-trade
available.
English & Scottish Country
Dancing, 7pm today & Thurs-
day, Dec. 28, Vet’s Club, 1620
Willamette St. $7, first time
FREE.
Music & Dance Workshops w/
Taller de Son Jarocho, 7-9pm
today & Thursday, Dec. 28,
American Legion Hall, 344 8th
St., Spfd. FREE.