Chicago rapper CupcakKe is bringing her unique brand of sexually charged lyrics
to the WOW Hall stage this Friday, Sept. 22. After going viral in 2016 for her brash lyri-
cism on her song “Deepthroat,” CupcakKe has taken her online success and turned
it into an international touring act. CupcakKe, also known as Elizabeth Eden Harris,
began her career by writing religious-themed poetry and performing in churches in her
early teenage years. Soon after, Harris discovered rap music and began experiment-
ing with writing more explicit lyrics and uploading them as songs to YouTube. Among
“Deepthroat”’s mildest lyrics are, “Mouth wide open, mouth wide open/ Mouth wide
open like I was at the dentist.” In addition to putting out six rap albums from 2016 to
2018, CupcakKe has also gained notoriety for her tracks with pop artist Charli XCX.
CupcakKe’s discography explores sexuality with explicit and humorous lyrics that
attract a loyal queer fanbase. She doesn’t shy away from showing support to issues she
cares about with songs that deal with racial inequities, “Picking Cotton,” and music
that uplifts her queer fans, “LGBT.” Her latest singles, “Lizzo Shemix” and “HDBG
Shemix,” show her talent for writing clever and raunchy rap songs is just as present as
it was eight years ago. CupcakKe writes on her touring page, “Writing is… my friend.
It’s family. I know it’s just words, but it’s something close to me. That’s how I look at it.”
CupcakKe is 7 pm Friday, Sept. 22, at WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Avenue. Tickets are
$27.50 in advance and $32.50 day of show. For more information visit WowHall.org/
event/cupcakke. — Emerson Brady
THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 21
CIVICS
Transportation Planning
Committee meeting, 10am-
noon. Link at Lcog.org.
Public Safety Coordinating
Council meeting, 3-5pm.
Link at Lcog.org.
COMEDY
Stand-up Comedy, 7pm,
Sawdust Theatre, 120 N.
Adams, Coquille. $12 adv.,
$15 door.
Gateway Comedy Show,
7:30pm, Whirled Pies, 199
W. 8th Ave. $20-35 sliding
scale.
Wild Ones, 8-10pm today &
Thu., Sept. 28, WildCraft
Cider Works, 232 Lincoln
St. FREE.
FARMERS MARKETS
Monroe Farmers Market,
4-7pm today & Thu., Sept.
28, Monroe High School,
365 N. 5th St., Monroe.
Lane County Farmers Night
Markets, 6-10pm, Farmers
Market Pavillion, 85 E. 8th
Ave.
FOOD/DRINK
8th Annual Oktoberfest
Celebration, thru Oct. 2,
10
S E P T E M B E R
2 1 ,
beergarden, 777 W. 6th Ave.
FREE.
GATHERINGS
Career Fair, 10am-2pm,
WorkSource Lane, 2510
Oakmont Way. FREE.
Hearing Voices & Diff er-
ent Realities Discussion &
Support Group, 10-11:30am,
Trauma Healing Project, 631
E. 19th Ave., Bldg. B. FREE.
Retired Senior Providers of
Lane County w/ Lee Bliven
of the Lane County Suicide
Prevention Coalition, 2pm,
Sheldon Oaks Retirement,
2525 Cal Young Rd. FREE.
Citizens' Climate Lobby
Meeting, 5:45-7pm. Email
Lanecounty.or@citizenscli-
mate.org to attend.
Queer, Trans & Disability
Group, 6-7pm today & Thu.,
Sept. 28. Email Info@Tran-
sponder.Community for link.
KIDS/FAMILY
STEAM Stories: Motion,
4-5pm, Downtown Eugene
Public Library. FREE.
LECTURES/CLASSES
Oregon's Coast w/ Audubon
Society's Paul Engelmeyer,
9-11am, Willamalane Adult
Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St.,
Spfd. $3 don.
2 0 2 3
Expression Through Art,
4:30pm, Trauma Healing
Project, 631 E. 19th Ave.,
Bldg. B. $5-15.
Your First Pages, 6-8pm,
Wordcrafters, 438 Charnel-
ton St., Ste 102. $15.
Building Personal Ritual &
Ceremony, 6:30-8pm, Cre-
ative Spirit Collaborative,
739 W. 5th Ave. $20.
MUSIC
Open Blues Jam w/ Dave
Roberts, 6pm today & Thu.,
Sept. 28, Jimmy Mac's
Overtime Bar & Grill, 770 S.
Bertelsen Rd. N/C.
The Brook & Steve Show,
variety, 6pm, Territorial
Vineyards & Wine Co., 907
W. 3rd Ave. N/C.
Anya Lecuyer & Friends,
rock, 7pm, Mac’s Nightclub
& Restaurant, 1626 Wil-
lamette. N/C.
Captain Rivera, acoustic,
7pm, 255 Madison St. N/C.
Jay Si Proof, jazz, 7pm,
beergarden, 777 W. 6th Ave.
N/C.
Eugene Symphony Or-
chestra: Rachmaninov's
Rhapsody, 7:30pm, Hult Ctr.
$10-68.
Tracy Grammer, contempo-
rary folk, 7:30pm, Tsunami
Books, 2585 Willamette.
$21.
Grateful Dead Jam, blues-
jazz-rock, 8pm, The Big
Dirty, 844 Olive St. $5.
Babers w/ Filthy Rich & the
Gold Diggers, indie rock,
9pm, Sam Bond's, 407 Blair
Blvd. $5.
Sweet 'n Juicy w/ DTW,
funk, 9pm, Blairally, 245
Blair Blvd. $7.
Vulture Feather w/ Gossi-
phound & Moon Bear, rock,
9pm, John Henry's, 881 Wil-
lamette. $7.
Funk Jam!, 9:30pm, Luck-
ey's Club, 933 Olive St. N/C.
NIGHTLIFE
Schitt's Creek Themed
Trivia, 6:30pm, The Public
House, 418 A St., Spfd.
FREE.
Cribbage Tournament,
6:30-8:30pm today & Thu.,
Sept. 28, Falling Sky Delica-
tessen, 790 Blair Blvd. More
at EugeneCribbage.com.
Quality Trivia w/ Brett Silva,
6:30-8:30pm today & Thu.,
Sept. 28, Viking Brewing
Co., 520 Commercial St.
unit F. FREE.
Small Batch Trivia from
Geeks Who Drink, 7-9pm
today & Thu., Sept. 28, Nel-
son's In The Whit, 394 Blair
Blvd. FREE.
Crystal Harmony Kara-
oke, 7:30-11:30pm today
& Thurs., Sept. 28, Happy
Hours, 645 River Rd. FREE.
RECREATION
Therapeutic Yoga, 4:30-
6pm, Owen Rose Garden,
300 N. Jeff erson St. $20.
THEATER
What The Constitution
Means To Me, 7:30pm today,
Fri., Sat. & Thu., Sept. 28,
2pm Sun., Oregon Con-
temporary Theatre, 194 W.
Broadway. Tickets start at
$20.
FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 22
ARTS/CRAFTS
Paint & Sip — Fall Lakeside
Forest, (Art w/ Alejandro),
7-9pm, 246 E. 5th Ave., ste.
224. $45.
GATHERINGS
Out-patient open house
for Live. Grow. Share. LLC,
a peer supported mental
health organization, 10am-
noon, 315 Coburg Rd. FREE.
City Club of Eugene: The
Manufacturing Economy of
Metro Eugene, noon, Arco-
moto Factory, 1600 W. 5th
Ave. FREE.
LGBTQ+ Youth Group,
4-6pm, Amazon Community
Ctr., 2700 Hilyard St. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILY
Family Storytime, 10:15am,
Sheldon Branch Library,
1566 Coburg Rd. FREE.
Builders & Makers Club,
3-5pm, Bethel Branch of
Eugene Public Library, 1990
Echo Hollow Rd. FREE.
Book Talk, 4-5pm, Sheldon
Branch of Eugene Public
Library, 1566 Coburg Rd.
FREE.
MUSIC
Outlaw Shine, country, Fog
Holler, bluegrass, 5pm,
Cottage Grove Fall Festival,
Cottage Grove Armory, 628
E. Washington Ave. N/C.
Concrete Delta Trio, blues,
6pm, Territorial Vineyards
& Wine Co., 907 W. 3rd Ave.
N/C.
Lea Jones, acoustic, 6pm, 16
Tons, 2864 Willamette. N/C.
Mood Swings, jazz, 6:30pm,
Oregon Wine LAB, 488
Lincoln St. N/C.
Breakfast Day, rock, 7pm,
255 Madison St. $5.
Christopher Brown Quar-
tet, 7:30pm, Jazz Station,
124 W. Broadway. $25.
Guy Davis, roots, 7:30pm,
Tsunami Books, 2585 Wil-
lamette. $23.50.
MoonBow, folk-rock,
7:30pm, beergarden, 777 W.
6th Ave. N/C.
The Cole Brothers, funk-
rock-reggae, 7:30pm, The
Public House, 418 A St.,
Spfd. N/C.
Bad Luck Blackouts w/ Dead
See & Face Transplant,
rock, 8pm, The Spot, 535
Main St., Spfd. $5.
Coupe de Ville, rock, 8pm,
The Embers, 1811 State Hwy
99 N. N/C.
CupcakKe, rap, 8pm, WOW
Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave. $27.50-
32.50.
Moon Hooch, brass house,
w/ Cloudchord, 9pm, The
Big Dirty, 844 Olive St.
$18-22.
The Keening w/ Mike
Scheidt, metal, 9pm, John
Henry's, 881 Willamette.
$12-15.
The Last Responders w/
Blacksand Beach & Real
Gone Trio, metal, 9pm, Sam
Bond's, 407 Blair Blvd. $5.
SOCIAL DANCE
Salsa & Bachata Night, 9pm-
12:30am, The Vet's Club,
1626 Willamette. $8.
Church of 80s, 9:15pm-2am,
Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd. $4.
SPECTATOR SPORTS
College Volleyball: Oregon
vs. Oregon State, 7pm, Mat-
thew Knight Arena. Tickets
at GoDucks.com (Pac-12
Network).
SPIRITUAL
Recovery Dharma Buddhist
Recovery Meeting, 5:30-
7pm, Unitarian Universalist
Church, 1685 W. 13th Ave.
FREE.
TEENS
Film: Over the Garden Wall,
6pm, Sheldon Branch of
Eugene Public Library, 1566
Coburg Rd. FREE.
THEATER
Sweet Charity, 7:30pm
today & Sat., 3pm Sun., The
Shedd. $21.75-39.
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 23
ARTS/CRAFTS
Paint & Sip — Covered
Bridge, (Art w/ Alejandro),
7-9pm, 246 E. 5th Ave., ste.
224. $45.
BENEFITS
The 8th Annual So Small,
Miniature Art Show, benefi t
for OSLP Arts & Culture
Program, 6:30-8:30pm, The
Atrium — Broadway Com-
merce Ctr., 44 W. Broad-
way. FREE.
Buck the Bullies: A fun-
draiser variety show for
Planned Parenthood Advo-
cates of Oregon, 6:45pm,
255 Madison St. Tickets at
WearePlannedParenthoo-
dAction.org.
DRAG
Drag Me Under The Stars,
7-9pm, Thinking Tree Spir-
its, 88 Jackson St. $12-15.
GLAM!, 8pm, The Big Dirty,
844 Olive St. $8.
FARMERS MARKET
Lane County Farmers
Market, 9am-3pm, Farmers
Market Pavilion & Plaza, 85
E. 8th Ave.
South Valley Farmers Mar-
ket, 10am-2pm thru. Oct.
28, 7th & Main St., Cottage
Grove.
Spencer Creek Growers
Market, 10am-2pm thru.
Oct. 14, 86013 Lorane Hwy.
GATHERINGS
Historical Walking Tour,
10-11:45am, Washington
Park. Meet at W. 16th Ave. &
Lincoln St. FREE.
Garlic Fest, 11am-6pm,
Down To Earth, 532 Olive
St. FREE.
Psychedelic Film, Discussion
Circle & Library Browsing,
noon-2pm, EDELIC Ctr., 631
E. 19th Ave. Bldg. B. FREE.
Trans Community Support
Group, 3:30-5pm. Email
info@transponder.communi-
ty for the link. FREE.
Conscious Cultivators
Earthdance grand opening,
4pm, Conscious Produc-
tions Lounge, 1681 W. 7th
Ave. FREE.
KIDS/FAMILY
Baby & Toddler Storytime,
10:15am, Bethel Branch
Library, 1990 Echo Hollow
Rd. FREE.
Family Storytime, 10:15am,
Eugene Public Library, 100
W. 10th Ave. FREE.
LECTURES/CLASSES
Breathwork & Sound, 10-
11:30am, Creative Spirit
Collaborative, 739 W. 5th
Ave. $20.
Compost Workshop,
10am-noon, OSU Extension
Service, Lane County, 996
Jeff erson St. FREE.
Restorative Wildcrafting w/
local herbalist, 10am-2pm,
Friends of Buford Park &
Mt. Pisgah’s Native Plant
Nursery, 34639 Frank Par-
rish Rd. $45.
The Power of Probiotics w/
Yaakov Levine, FNTP, 11am-
noon, Natural Grocers, 201
Coburg Road. FREE.
Pigs in the Garden, 1-3pm,
Parker Learning Gardens,
31241 Lanes Turn Rd. $20-
50.
Zentangle Group, 1-2:30pm,
Serene Abundance Studio
Space, 1790 Hwy 101, Flor-
ence. $15 per session, kids
under 12 half price.
LITERARY ARTS
Florence Festival of Books,
10am-4pm, Florence Events
Ctr., 715 Quince St., Flor-
ence. $2-5, kids under 12
FREE.
Meet & greet w/ Caitlin
Donohue, author of Weed:
Cannabis Culture in the
Americas, 2-4pm, Tsunami
Books, 2585 Willamette.
FREE.
MARKETS
SARA’'s Parking Lot Sale,
10am-5pm, SARA’'s Trea-
sures, 871 River Rd.
Saturday Market, 10am-
4pm, Park Blocks, 8th Ave.
& Oak St.
UUCE Book Sale, 10am-
4pm, Unitarian Universalist
Church in Eugene, 1685 W.
13th Ave.
MUSIC
Eugene Saturday Market
Stage, 10am-2:30pm. Lineup
info at EugeneSaturdayMar-
ket.org.
The Blue Aces, blues, 10am;
Lana & The Dirty Dishes,
Americana-country, 1pm,
South Valley Farmers Mar-
ket, 7th & Main St., Cottage
Grove. N/C.
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