You’ve seen the iconic image of her by Norman
Rockwell — the 1964 painting titled The Problem We All
Live With — in which a small Black girl in a white dress
is dwarfed by the four deputy U.S. marshals escorting
her to school. Now Ruby Bridges tells her story of being
that 6-year-old child in 1960 and entering the newly
desegregated public school system in New Orleans.
Using Your Voice for Racial Justice with Ruby
Bridges is the first of a four-month listening series
that is part of United Way of Lane County’s launch of
its Racial Justice Fund, and it aims to inspire hope and
resilience on Oct. 28 to Lane County school students
and the general public in the ongoing fight for racial
equity. Bridges, the oldest of five children, was the
first Black child to enter William Frantz Elementary
School. White parents pulled their children from the
school, and only one teacher, Barbara Henry, agreed
to teach her. Bridges and her family persevered, and
today she chairs the Ruby Bridges Foundation. Its goal
is to promote “the values of tolerance, respect and
appreciation of all differences.”
The Lane County virtual student-only portion of
“Using Your Voice for Racial Justice with Ruby Bridges”
is 10 am Thursday, Oct. 28. FREE. Bridges speaks
again that day at a virtual public event, hosted by
Lane County Public Health Community Partnerships
Supervisor Marieke (Mo) Young, from 10:30 am to 11:30
am. $10. Register for the event at UnitedWayLane.org/
ruby. — Dan Buckwalter
GENERAL
ART EXHIBITS
George Olson: Signs of the
Times (thru Oct. 24), Dot
Dotson’s Photography, 1668
Willamette St.
OSLP Art Exhibit (thru Oct.
31), Eugene Public library,
second floor. More info at
541-682-5450 or Eugene-or.
gov/library.
Rick Bartow: Absinthe
Dream (thru Oct. 30), Karin
Clarke Gallery, 760 Willa-
mette St.
Finding the Light photo
(thru Oct. 30), LaSells
Stewart Center, Oregon
State University.
R₀ Prayer Flag Redux (thru
Oct. 31), Donald R. Dexter,
Jr. DMD, LLC, 2233 Willa-
mette St.
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Dia de los Muertos Exhibit
(thru Nov. 5), Maude Kerns
Art Ctr, 1910 E. 15th Ave.
Beyond Creative: Japanese
Prints Since the 1950s (thru
Nov. 13), White Lotus Gal-
lery, 767 Willamette St.
On Earth (thru Nov. 14),
Bennett Vineyards, 296 E.
5th Ave.
The Black Lives Matter Art
Exhibit (thru Nov. 21), Jor-
dan Schnitzer Museum, UO.
Bill Haynes, Wet and Dry -
Water Abstracts and Bodie
CA. (thru Nov. 30), The
O’Brien Photo Gallery, 2833
Willamette St.
Oregon Wetlands: Beauty
in the Ordinary w/ Russell
Tomlin (thru Dec. 30), Don-
ald R. Dexter, Jr., DMD, LLC,
2233 Willamette St, Ste. B.
Studio 7 Art Exhibit (thru
Dec.), ft. Robin Hostick,
Jerry Ross, Kristina Rust &
more, 87230 Central Rd.
BENEFITS
2022 Calendar Fun-Drais-
er for CROW and Oregon
Coast Humane Society
(Tutu Dads), at Oregon
Coast Humane Society,
2840 Rhododendron Dr,
Florence or at CrowKids.
com/tutu-dads.
GATHERINGS
Job Search Help by appoint-
ment at the Eugene Public
Library. Call 541-686-7985
to schedule.
HEALTH
Registration now underway
at YMCA for the Escape
2021 Triathlon. More info at
EugeneYMCA.org.
KIDS/FAMILY
Bilingual Story Walks w/
Eugene Public Library in
October: Creepy Carrots /
Las Zanahorias Maleficas
in the park at Petersen
Barn. The Rainbow Fish / El
Pez Arco Iris at Willakenzie
Park. Also, Just a Minute: A
Trickster Tale and Count-
ing Book at Amazon Park.
More info at 541-682-5450
or at Eugene-or.gov/library.
In-person Storytimes w/ Eu-
gene Public Library are now
underway. RSVP is one week
before each event. Register
at Eugne-or.gov/library.
More info at 541-682-5450.
THEATER
Submissions for the NW 10
Festival: Long Story Short!
Submissions are open to the
first 100 scripts received
thru Oct. 31. Submission
guidelines at OCTheatre.
org.
THURSDAY
OCTOBER 21
BENEFITS
7th Annual (virtual) Bee
Jazzy w/ Halie Loren
(benefit for Beyond Toxics),
6:30-8:30pm. Tickets at
BeyondToxics.org. $10-100.
FILM
Drive-In Movie: Sleepy Hol-
low, 8:30pm, Old Nick's Pub,
211 Washington St. $8.
GATHERINGS
Hearing Voices and Differ-
ent Realities Discussion and
Support Group, 10-11:30am,
Alton Baker Park. FREE
Paint-Your-Pet-Night, 6:30-
9pm, 5th Street Public Mar-
ket, 296 E 5th Ave. $50.
HEALTH
NAMI Family Support Zoom
Group @ NAMILane.org,
7-8:30pm. RSVP at NAMIL-
ane.org. FREE
LECTURES/CLASSES
Lunchtime Meditation,
noon-12:30pm. More info
at MeditateInEugene.org.
FREE-$3.
Catherine Haggarty: "It
Takes Time,” 4pm, Law-
rence Hall rm. 177, UO. More
info at Calendar.UOregon.
edu. FREE
Conversations for the
Curious, 6-7pm, Museum of
Natural and Cultural Histo-
ry, 1680 E. 15th Ave. RSVP
at MNCH.UOregon.edu.
$20-60, sliding scale.
Día de los Muertos en
Oaxaca y Chiapas w/ Mija
Matriz at Maude Kerns Art
Ctr, 6-7pm, MkArtCenter.
org. FREE
KIDS/FAMILY
Library Storytime in-per-
son, 10:30am, Sheldon Com-
munity Ctr. Pre-register at
bit.ly/EugStorytimesCal or
call 541-682-5450. FREE.
MUSIC
Johnny Inglish, 6pm, Ben-
nett Vineyards, 199 E. 5th
Ave. No cover.
The Porch Band, country,
6pm, Territorial Vineyards,
907 W. 3rd Ave. No cover
7th Annual (virtual) Bee
Jazzy! w/ Halie Loren,
6:30pm. Info at BeyondTox-
ics.org. $60-100.
The Traceys, hip hop,
6:30pm, Mac’s Restaurant &
Nightclub, 1626 Willamette.
No cover
Arthur Buezo, americana,
7pm, beergarden, 777 W.
6th Ave. No cover.
Eugene Symphony Orches-
tra - “Orchestra Dance
Remix,” 7:30pm, Hult Ctr.
Ticket info at EugeneSym-
phony.org.
Jack Radsliff's Migration
Patterns, 7:30 pm, The Jazz
Station, 124 W. Broadway.
$15
NIGHTLIFE
Karaoke, 6pm, Slice Pizzeria
and Bar, 3425 Blair Blvd.
FREE
Karaoke. 9pm, Monkey's
Paw, 420 Main St, Spfd.
FREE
ON THE AIR
"The Point," 9am, KOPV,
88.0 FM
Thursday eKLeCtic, 8-10pm,
KLCC, 89.7FM
"Arts Journal," 9pm, Com-
cast channel 29
RECREATION
Trivia w/ Elliot Martinez,
6-8pm, Covered Bridge
Brewing Group in Cottage
Grove (weather permitting;
more info on Facebook).
FREE
Quality Trivia, 6:30-8:30pm,
Viking Braggot Brewery on
Commercial St. FREE
Ghostly Golf, 7-10pm, Camp
Putt Adventure Golf Park,
4006 Franklin Blvd. $29.
SPECTATOR SPORTS
College women’s soccer:
Oregon vs. Colorado, 2pm,
Pac-12 Insider.
SPIRITUAL
Zen Meditation, 7-8am, Blue
Cliff Zen Ctr, 352 W. 12th
Ave. FREE
FRIDAY
OCTOBER 22
FILM
Springfilm: A Bucket of
Blood, live stream & discus-
sion, 6:30pm, WhereMinds-
Grow.org.
Winter Starts Now, Warren
Miller’s 72nd film, 7:30pm,
McDonald Theatre, 1010
Willamette St. $18-21.
GATHERINGS
City Club of Eugene: “Re-
sponding to Fires in the
Western Cascades,” noon-
1:30pm, Eugene City Club
Facebook. Airs again at 7pm
Monday, Oct.. 25 on KLCC,
89.7 FM. FREE
Food Not Bombs, cooking
starts at noon (email Eu-
geneFoodNotBombs&gmail.
com for location), serves
at 4pm at Park Blocks, E.
8th Ave. & Oak St. next to
fountains.
Trans & Disability Group,
2-3pm, Transponder.Com-
munity. FREE
KIDS/FAMILY
Library Storytime in per-
son, 10:30am, Echo Hollow
Pool. Pre-registration
required: bit.ly/EugStory-
timesCal or call 541-682-
5450. FREE
LECTURES/CLASSES
Pumpkin Patch Plein Air
Painting, 11am & 3pm,
Northern Lights Christmas
Tree Farm, 36777 Wheeler
Rd, Pleasant Hill. $33.
“Hyakumantō Darani: Re-
flections on Eighth-Century
Japanese Architecture,
Calligraphy and Printmak-
ing,” 2pm, UOregon.Zoom.
us. Additional info at JSMA.
Uoregon.edu.
Expression Through Art (via
Zoom), 4-5pm. More info at
HealingAttention.org. $15.
Sci-Fi Fantasy Writing
Studio for Young Writers,
4-5:30pm, WordCrafters.
org. $13-129.
New Works Workshop
(two-session Zoom work-
shop), 6pm, w/ Oregon Con-
temporary Theatre. RSVP
at OCTheatre.org. $25-75,
sliding scale.
MARKETS
Fiesta Cultural Pop-Up
Event, 4-8pm, The Empori-
um, 87980 Territorial Hwy,
Veneta. FREE.
MUSIC
Well Rounded Edges, Ore-
gon folk, 6pm, 5th Street
Public Market alley. No
cover.
El Borko Surf!, 7pm, Eugene
Wine Cellars, 255 Madison
St. No cover.
Alasdair Fraser (fiddler) &
Natalie Haas (cello), 7:30pm,
The Shedd. $26-34.
Garrett Baxter Quintet,
7:30pm, The Jazz Station,
124 W. Broadway. $15.
The Groove Farmers, 8pm,
Happy Hours, 645 River Rd.
No cover.
Marvel Years & Maddy
O’Neal, electronic, 9pm,
Sessions, 44 E. 7th Ave. $15.
NIGHTLIFE
Karaoke, 6pm, Slice Pizzeria
and Bar, 3425 Blair Blvd.
FREE
Friday Night Laser Shows
(Halloween Spooktacular,
7pm; Stranger Things,
8pm), Eugene Science Ctr,
2300 Leo Harris Pkwy. $7.
RECREATION
Ghostly Golf, 7-10pm, Camp
Putt Adventure Golf Park,
4006 Franklin Blvd. $29.
Bingo w/ Elliot and Chad,
7:30-9:30pm, Viking Brag-
got Brewery, 520 Commer-
cial St. FREE
SPECTATOR SPORTS
College volleyball: Oregon
vs. UCLA, 7pm, Pac-12
Network.
SPIRITUAL
Eugene Insight Medita-
tion Community Practice
Session, 10-11am, EugeneIn-
sight.com. FREE
SATURDAY
OCTOBER 23
ART/CRAFT
MAGIC Exhibit Opening
Weekend, 10am-5pm, Muse-
um of Natural and Cultural
History, 1680 E. 15th Ave.
Included with regular ad-
mission.
FARMERS MARKETS
Saturday Lane County
Farmers Market, 9am-3pm,
5th Ave. between High &
Oak streets.
KIDS/FAMILY
Drop in Library Story-
time in-person, 10:30am
or 11:30am, Eugene Public
Library. FREE
Pumpkin Carving, noon-
6pm, 5th Street Market,
(upper balcony looking over
fountain). FREE
Virtual Lego Club w/
Springfield Public Library,
3:30-4:30pm, 225 5th St,
ste. 301. FREE
LECTURES/CLASSES
Compost Workshop,
10am-noon, OSU Extension
Service, Lane County, 996
Jefferson St. FREE
New Works Workshop
(two-session Zoom work-
shop), 6pm, w/ Oregon Con-
temporary Theatre. RSVP
at OCTheatre.org. $25-75,
sliding scale.
MARKETS
Eugene Saturday Market,
10am-4pm, Park Blocks.
MUSIC
Saturday Market Main
Stage: David Rogers, guitar-
ist, 10am; Ryan Petersen,
singer/songwriter, 11am;
Chip Cohen, fiddler, noon;
Gordon Kaswell & Anthony
Proveaux, soul, 1pm; Hank
Shreve Band, harmonica,
2:30pm. Park Blocks. No
Cover.
Petty Thievery, Tom Petty
tribute band, 6pm, Whirled
Pies, 199 W. 8th Ave. $20-
25.
George Colligan & Theo-
retical Planets, 7:30pm,
The Jazz Station, 124 W.
Broadway. $20.
Los Gondos w/ Novacane,
Spoon Benders, The Macks
& Candy Picnic, punk
7:30pm, WOW Hall, 291 W.
8th Ave. $15-18.
The Music of Milagro
(Evynne Hollens’ Contem-
porary Songbook Project),
7:30pm, The Shedd. $18-28.
Real Gone Trio, psychobilly/
rockabilly, 7:30pm, beer-
garden, 777 W. 6th Ave. No
cover.
Legends of Amethyst Rock
(L.O.A.R.), rock, 8pm, Happy
Hours, 645 River Rd. No
cover.
RECREATION
Ghostly Golf, 7-10pm, Camp
Putt Adventure Golf Park,
4006 Franklin Blvd. $29.
SPECTATOR SPORTS
College football: Oregon vs.
UCLA, 12:30pm, ABC.
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 24
GATHERINGS
Burrito Brigade,11am-4pm.
More info at BurritoBrigade.
org. FREE.
Celebration of new elevator
at Ebbert Memorial United
Methodist Church, 11am,
532 C St, Springfield. FREE.
HEALTH
Occupy Medical, noon-4pm,
1717 Centennial Blvd, Spfd.
LECTURES/CLASSES
Karen Rainsong: Kalapuya
Ways, 1pm, Hendricks Park,
Summit Ave & Skyline Blvd.
Pre-register at Friendsof-
HendricksPark.org/tours.
MARKETS
Whiteaker Community Mar-
ket, 11am-4pm, 4th & Blair
at Scobert Park.
MUSIC
The Music of Milagro
(Evynne Hollens’ Contem-
E U G E N E W E E K LY . C O M