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CALENDAR January is near which means so is the vote on Measure 101 — a hospital and health insurance tax that funds Medicaid. The Democratic Party of Lane County is hosting a phone bank on Saturday, Dec. 21 and needs around 20 volunteers to make calls informing voters about the January ballot measure. DPLC Chair Chris Wig says new and experienced volunteers are welcome. He says the measure is import- ant because, “If it fails, 350,000 Oregonians could lose their health care coverage.” He adds, “Calls that we are making make a really big difference because this is an issue that most people haven’t heard about. People are happy to hear from us, and they need to know this information.” A “yes” vote on the measure the tax will stay in place, which passed in the 2017 legislative session. Wig says if people have questions about the measure, they can email community@dplc.org. The phone bank runs from 5:30 pm until 8 pm on Friday, Dec. 22 at the DPLC office at 224 E. 11 Ave. FREE. — Corinne Boyer “That Atheist Show,” weekly call-in, 7pm, Comcast 29, 541- 790-6617. “The Point” continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Mom & Baby Stroller Run, 9:30am, Run Hub Northwest, 515 High St., 541-344-1239. FREE. Chess club, all levels of play in- vited, 6-8pm, Brewstation, 106 S. 6th St., Cottage Grove. FREE. Community Group Run, 3-6 miles, 6pm, Run Hub Northwest, 515 High St., 541-344-1239. FREE. Trivia w/Ras D & Kat, 6pm, Friendly St. Deli, 2757 Friendly St. FREE. Family Climb Night, all ages, scale the wall in an evening that is fun for all, extra staff will be on hand to help, 6:30-8pm, Bob Keefer Ctr., 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd. $10. Trivia w/Elliot Martinez, 7-9pm, 16 Tons Cafe, 2864 Willamette St. FREE. WDYK Trivia w/Nick, 7pm, Bugsy’s Bar & Grill, 559 N. Pacific Hwy., Junction City, 541- 998-5185. FREE. Cards Against Humanity w/ Kevin, 8pm, First National Tap- house, 51 W. Broadway. FREE. Pinball Knights, 3-strikes pinball tournament, 21 & over, 8pm, Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd., 541-683-1721. $5 buy in. Trivia w/Ty Connor, 8pm, Starlight Lounge, 830 Olive St. FREE. WDYK Trivia w/Alan, 9pm, The Wild Duck, 1419 Villard St., 541- 485-3825. FREE. WDYK Trivia w/Stephanie, 9pm, Prime Time Sports Bar, 1360 Mohawk Blvd., Spfd, 541-746- 0549. FREE. Blazing Paddles continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Duplicate Bridge continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Play Petanque! continues. See Sunday. Pool Hall continues. See Thurs- day, Dec. 21. Qigong continues. See Monday. SOCIAL DANCE Ballroom Dancing, ages 18+, 7pm, Willa- malane Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. $3-$3.50. Contact Improvisation Jam, w/half-hour guided warm-up, drop-ins & no experience fine, 6:15-8:15pm, Xcape Dance, 420 W. 12th Ave. info at 206-356- 0354. $5-$12. Scottish Country Dancing, 7-9pm, Santa Clara Grange, 295 Azalea Dr. First time FREE, monthly $15. Lindy Hop, East Coast, Charles- ton, 8-10pm, Veterans Memorial Building, 1626 Willamette St. $5. Dance Empowered w/Cynthia Valentine continues. See Saturday. SPIRITUAL Buddhist meditation class, guided meditation & teaching, 7-8:15pm, Sweaty Ganesh Yoga, 820 Charnelton. $10 sug. don. Refuge Recovery, 7-8:30pm, Unitarian Church, 1685 W. 13th Ave. Rm. 2. FREE. TEENS Unlock the Box - Through the Wormhole, work together to find clues & solve puzzles, 2pm & 3pm, Sheldon library, 1556 Coburg Rd., pre-register 541-682-8316. FREE. Grrrl Jamz, practice an instru- ment w/Grrrlz Rock, for girls 10- 18, 3:30-5pm, Ophelia’s Place, 1577 Pearl St., #100. FREE. Women’s Advisory Council for girls 14-18, 4-5pm, Ophelia’s Place, 1577 Pearl St., #100. FREE. THURSDAY DECEMBER 28 S U N R I S E 7: 4 6 A M ; S U N S E T 4 : 41 P M AV G. HIGH 45 ; AV G. LO W 32 ART/CRAFT Group Art Show w/8 artists continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. The Mystique of Colored Pencils. See Thursday, Dec. 21. New Zone Art Gallery Holiday Store continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. GATHERINGS Community Radio KEPW-LP Potluck & New Volunteer Intro Meeting, 6pm, Grower’s Market, upstairs, 454 Willamette St. FREE. Atheist, Agnostics & Free Think- er AA continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Christmas at the Village Green continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Downtown Toastmasters contin- ues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Emerald Photographic Society Club Meeting continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Friends & Family Discussion Group continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Men’s Meet Up continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Mindfulness Group continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. NAMI Connection Support Group for people w/mental health issues continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Overeaters Anonymous contin- ues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Resist Trump continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Speed Dating for All continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. HEALTH Cycle continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Nia Fusion Fitness continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Tai Chi continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Stress & Anxiety Relief Group Acupuncture continues. See Dec. 21. KIDS/FAMILIES Show for Kids: Louisiana Fiddlin’ w/Kelly Thi- bodeaux, 11am, Bethel library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. & 2pm, Sheldon library, 1566 Coburg Rd. FREE. Babies & Toddlers Storytime continues. See Wednesday. Family music time continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Table Tennis for kids continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Walkers storytime continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. LECTURES/CLASSES DanceAbil- ity Class continues. See Dec. 21. ON THE AIR Thursday Night Jazz w/David Gizara, 10pm, KLCC 89.7FM. “Arts Journal” continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. “The Point” continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARs Bicycle Club: McKenzie View & Sunderman, 9:30am, Alton Baker Park, eugenegears.org. FREE. Adult introduction to ki-aikido continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Board Game Night continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Categorically Correct Trivia w/ Elliot Martinez continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Centennial chess club contin- ues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Cribbage Tournament continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Duplicate Bridge continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Lunchtime Tap & Growler Running Group continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Pool Hall for seniors continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Tai Chi continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. WDYK Trivia w/Alan continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. WDYK Trivia w/Kevin continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. SOCIAL DANCE Crossroads Blues Fusion Weekly Blues & Fusion Dance continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. English & Scottish Country Dancing continues. See Thurs- day, Dec. 21. Line Dance Lessons continue. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Music & Dance Workshops w/ Taller de Son Jarocho continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. SPIRITUAL Refuge Recovery con- tinues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. Zen Meditation continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. TEENS Teen Book Group & Mov- ie, read “Everything Everything” by Nicola Yoon & then get to- gether to watch the movie, 4pm, downtown library. FREE. Tween Scene, this month’s book is “The Boundless,” 4pm, downtown library. FREE. Acoustic GRRRL JAM continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. No Shame Workshop continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. VOLUNTEER Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah Native Plant Volunteer Work Party continues. See Thursday, Dec. 21. CORVALLIS AND THE REGION THURSDAY, December 21: Corvallis Arts Walk, explore various art venues in Corvallis, 4pm, downtown Corvallis & OSU Campus, corvallisartswalk. com. FREE. FRIDAY, December 22: OSUsed Store Sale, weekly public sale w/furniture, computers, office supplies, etc., 12-3pm today & 5:30-7:30pm Tuesday, Property Services, OSUsed Store, OSU Campus, Corvallis. FREE. Sea of Lights, decorations & lights at after-hours aquarium, 6-9pm today & tomorrow, Ore- gon Coast Aquarium, 2820 S.E. Ferry Slip Rd., Newport. $10. SATURDAY, December 23: “Toy Story” (1995), each child gets a free bag of popcorn, 2pm, Whiteside Theatre, Corvallis. $5, children under 12 (accompa- nied by an adult) FREE. Sea of Lights continues. See Friday. SUNDAY, December 24: Taoist Meditation Group: “Preserving the Light of the One,” 9-10am, First Alternative Co-op North Store, 2855 N.W. Grant Ave., Corvallis. FREE. Lincoln City Farmers & Crafters Market, 9am-3pm, Lincoln City Cultural Ctr., 540 N.E. Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. FREE. TUESDAY, December 26: OSUsed Store Sale continues. See Friday. WEDNESDAY, December 27: Death Café Corvallis, Got thoughts about mortality? noon, Interzone, 1563 N.W. Monroe Ave, Corvallis, facebook. com/groups/deathcafecorvallis. FREE. NAMI Lane County’s Connection Support Group in Florence, 6:30- 8pm, New Winds Apartments Community Rm., 750 Lauren St., Florence. FREE. THURSDAY, December 28: NAMI Lane County’s Friends & Family Support Group, 6-8pm, 1720 34th St., Florence. FREE. ATTENTION OPPORTUNITIES Due date for the calendar is noon the Thursday before the Thursday issue in which you would like your event published. For example, if you’d like to be included in our December 28 edition, please follow our formatting guidelines w/the date, name of the event, time, place, address & send it to cal@eugeneweekly.com in the body of the email by Thursday, December 21 at noon. Ongoing volunteer opportunity: Change a life, be a mentor w/ Sponsors Inc. Contact jsmith@ sponsorsinc.org or 541-735-6400. 2018 Homeless Point in Time Count: January 31, 2018. As a volunteer, you will gain a hands-on view at homelessness in our community. Volunteers collect the important data that provides a snapshot of the problem of homelessness. Sign up or info at lanecounty.org/ homelesscount. AARP Tax-Aide Preparers & Fa- cilitators needed to provide free tax preparation for middle to low income individuals & families. Contact Don at donrdoerr@ comcast.net. United Way Dental Kit Initiative: Volunteer to help assemble dental kits that will be distrib- uted to children in all 16 school districts. Shifts are 2 hrs long. Contact Julie DiBiase at 541- 741-6000. SUPPORT CLEAN WATER EFFORTS RIGHT HERE IN EUGENE Willamette Riverkeeper Trashy Tuesdays every second Tuesday of the month in 2018! Short on time? Donate today for clean water! www.willametteriverkeeper.org Join your local businesses to support clean water for great brews! 18 December 21, 2017 • eugeneweekly.com
