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Image generated with Adobe Firefly If you’re an old-head hippie, still fighting the good fight against the establish- ment, then you know all about Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters and their electric Kool-Aid bus trip across America. Today, the apostles of Kesey memo- rialize the psychedelic crusade across America on the 60th anniversary of the group’s famous 1964 summer trip with a performance by THE GARCIA PROJECT AT WOW HALL . Kesey’s court of jesters, the Merry Pranksters — aboard their psychedelically painted 1939 International Harvester school bus “Furthur” — once drove coast to coast handing out LSD and proselytizing about the immi- nent hippie movement. For two nights, March 22 and 23, ticket holders can experience the trip as it was, complete with many of the original pranksters — speaking, performing and even (you guessed it) being pranksters. No good trip is complete without a psychedelic soundtrack. Thus on both nights, not a Grate- ful Dead Tribute band, The Garcia Project will be performing a full and classic Jerry Garcia Band setlist dating all the way from the early ’60s to the late ’90s. For fans of Garcia who never had the chance to hear them live, or for someone wanting to revisit a classic show — The Garcia Project delivers. Merry Pranksters 60th Anniversary Celebration with The Garcia Project is 7 pm, March 22 and 23 at WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave. Tickets are $25 per night for all ages and $20 for a VIP two-night deal at WowHall.org. — Bentley Freeman THURSDAY MARCH 21 ART/CRAFT Young Artist Studio, 4-6pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Umpqua Valley Arts As- sociation, 1624 W. Harvard Ave., Roseburg. FREE. CIVICS Ln. County Public Safety Coordinating Council, 3-5pm, Ln. County Parole & Probation, 2699 Roosevelt Blvd. COMEDY Wild Ones: Open Mic, 8-10pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, WildCraft Cider Works, 232 Lincoln St. FREE. FILM Encircle Films: Into the Canyon, 6:30pm, Art House, 492 E. 13th Ave. $9-12. Hunger Games, 7pm, White- side Theatre, 461 SW. Madi- son Ave., Corvallis. $5-8. Rad (Remastered 2024), 7:30pm, Art House, 492 E. 13th Ave. $9.50-12.50. FOOD/DRINK 8th Annual March Mad- ness IPA Blind Taste-Off, 11:30am-10pm thru. Apr. 7, The Public House, 418 A St., Spfd., & beergarden 777 W. 6th Ave. Thursday Tasting: Falling Sky Brewing, 5-7pm, The Bier Stein, 1591 Willamette. FREE samples. GATHERINGS Hearing Voices & Differ- ent Realities Discussion & Support Group, 10-11:30am, Trauma Healing Project, 631 E. 19th Ave., Bldg. B. FREE. Transportation Planning Committee Meeting, 10am- noon. Online at LCOG.org. Flourish Networking Eugene, 1-2:30pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Oregon Wine LAB, 488 Lincoln St. $30 per month. Psychedelic Parents Group, 5:30pm, EDELIC Ctr., 631 E. 19th Ave., Bldg. B. $10 slid- ing scale. Codependents Anonymous (CoDA) Meeting, 7-8pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Wellsprings Friends School, 3590 W. 18th Ave. FREE. KIDS/FAMILY Preschool Storytime, 10:15- 10:45am today & Thu., Mar. 28, Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. STEAM Stories: Dinosaurs, 4:30pm, Downtown Eugene Public Library. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES (B.O.G.S.) Speaker Series w/ Rich Ahrens — Birds of Hawaii, 9-11am, Willamalane Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. $3 don. Retired Senior Providers of Ln. County, 2pm, Sheldon Oaks Retirement, 2525 Cal Young Rd. FREE. MUSIC Jazz Lab, 6pm, The Publi- cHouse, 418 A St., Spfd. N/C. Live Music, 6pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Territorial Vineyards & Wine Co., 907 W. 3rd Ave. N/C. Photo by Katie Kauss 12 M A R C H 2 1 , 2 0 2 4 Open Blues Jam w/ Dave Roberts, 6pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Jimmy Mac's Overtime Bar & Grill, 770 S. Bertelsen Rd. N/C. Timothy Patrick, acoustic- variety-humor, 6pm, Driftwood Shores, 88416 1st Ave., Florence. $20. Frankie Bronco, singer- songwriter, 7pm, beergar- den, 777 W. 6th Ave. N/C. Gregarius, Juliet, Carol & Joy, Americana-covers- originals, 7pm, 255 Madison St. $5. Damien Masterson Jazz Ensemble w/ Robert Bohall, Eli Hansen & Nik Barber, Jazz-Latin-African styles, 7:30pm, The Jazz Station, 124 W. Broadway. $15. Ehud Asherie plays Harry Warren, music of legend- ary Hollywood composer, 7:30pm, The Shedd, 868 High St. $9.50-33. Max Boogie Overdrive, Children of Atom & River City Ruin, hard rock-punk, 8pm, Sam Bond's, 407 Blair Blvd. $5. Funk Jam, 9pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Luckey's Club, 933 Olive St. N/C. LabRats, Natsukashii Soul & Fracas, funk-jazz, 9pm, Blairally, 245 Blair Blvd. $7. Reverend Horton Heat w/ Dale Watson, Jason D Williams, psychobilly, 9pm, John Henry's, 881 Willa- mette. $30. NIGHTLIFE Beginners Board Game Night, 5pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Funagain Games Game Parlor, 2711 Oak St. FREE. Karaoke For Cash, 6pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Mac's Restaurant & Nightclub, 1626 Willamette. FREE. Karaoke w/ Jeff, 6pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Slice Piz- zeria & Bar, 325 Blair Blvd. FREE. Cribbage Night, 6:30pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Fall- ing Sky Brewpub, 1334 Oak Alley. $5. Trivia Night w/ Brett, 6:30pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Viking Brewing Co., 520 Commercial St., Unit F. FREE. Trivia Night w/ Forest, 7pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Grati- tude Brewing, 540 E. 8th Ave. FREE. Karaoke Thursdays, 7:30pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, Happy Hours, 645 River Rd. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Ninkasi Run Club, 5:30pm today & Thu., Mar. 28, The Ninkasi Better Living Rm., 155 Blair Blvd. FREE. Eugene Garden Club Plant Nerd Night, 6-8pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. FREE. SPECTATOR SPORTS College Men’s Basketball: Oregon at South Carolina, 1pm. More info at GoDucks. com. THEATER Neko Case, 7:30pm, Hult Ctr. $59. FRIDAY MARCH 22 ART/CRAFT Gem Faire, noon-6pm today, 10am-6pm Sat., Mar. 23 & 10am-5pm Sun., Mar. 24, Ln. Events Ctr., 796 W. 13th Ave. $7 gen. adm. COMEDY All Ducked Up: A Comedy Open Mic, 5pm, Twisted Duck, 533 W. Centennial Blvd., Spfd. FREE. Comedy Show, 7pm, Sawdust Theatre, 120 No. Adams, Coquille. $12-15. GATHERINGS Living Estate Sale, 10am- 3pm thru. Mar. 24, Darla Hewitt, 2969 Brett Lp. Recovery Dharma Buddhist Meeting, 10-11:30am, Jesco Club, 340 Blair Blvd. FREE. LGBTQ+ Youth Group, 4-6pm, Amazon Community Ctr., 2700 Hilyard St. FREE. HEALTH Natural Grocers Blood- works NW Blood Drive, 10am-4pm, Natural Gro- cers, 201 Coburg Rd. FREE. KIDS/FAMILY Family Storytime, 10:15- 10:45am, Sheldon Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1566 Coburg Rd. FREE. Kids: Book Talk, 4pm, Sheldon Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1566 Coburg Rd. FREE. LECTURES/CLASSES Djembe Drumming For Beginners, 5pm, Djembe Trading Post, 1740 W. 10th Ave. $10. MUSIC John Shipe, autobiography- narrative-variety, 6pm, Viking Brewing Co., 520 Commercial St., Unit F. N/C. Live Music, 6pm, Territorial Vineyards & Wine Co., 907 W. 3rd Ave. N/C. Frankie Bronco, singer- songwriter, 7pm, The Public House, 418 A St., Spfd. N/C. Goldvein, pop, 7pm, 255 Madison St. $5. Merry Pranksters 60th Anniversary Celebration w/ The Garcia Project, classic Jerry Garcia Band setlist, 7pm, WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave. $25. Uncle Stumbles, late '60s rock, 7pm, Swallowtail Spir- its, 111 Main St., Spfd. N/C. Alice DiMicele & Andy Casad, Americana-folk- singer-songwriter, 7:30pm, The Hybrid Gallery, 941 W. 3rd Ave. $20. Idit Shner & the Jack Rad- sliff Trio w/ Patrick Goličnik & Michael Raynor, jazz, 7:30pm, The Jazz Station, 124 W. Broadway. $20. Ashley McBryde: The Devil I Know Tour w/ Kasey Tyn- dall, country, 8pm, Hult Ctr. The Blu Aces, rock-blues, 8pm, Mac's Restaurant & Nightclub, 1626 Willamette. $7. The SURVIVORS Band, rock, 8pm, The Embers, 1811 State Hwy. 99 N. N/C. Uada w/ Abigail Williams, black metal, 8pm, John Henry's, 881 Willamette St. $18-22. Heartwells, Empire & Secu- rity in Numbers, West Coast punk, 9pm, Sam Bond’s, 407 Blair Blvd. $5. Meow Mix, electronic-hip- hop-dance, 9pm, The Cooler Bar, 20 Centennial Lp. N/C. NIGHTLIFE Karaoke w/ Lewie, 9pm, Slice Downtown, 910 Wil- lamette. FREE. SOCIAL DANCE AWAKEN: An Invocation of Spring, 9pm, Old Nick's, 221 Washington St. $15. SPECTATOR SPORTS College Softball: Oregon vs. Arizona State, 5pm today, 2pm Sat., Mar. 23 & noon Sun., Mar. 24, Jane Sanders Stadium. Tickets at Go- Ducks.com. College Baseball: Oregon vs. Arizona, 5:05pm today, 2:05pm Sat., Mar. 23 & 12:05pm Sun., Mar. 24, PK Park. Tickets at GoDucks. com TEENS Teen Stories, 4pm, Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. FREE. THEATER Sleeping Groovy, 7pm, Pegasus Playhouse, 402 Main St., Spfd. $15-20. Sealed for Freshness, 7:30-10pm, Actors Cabaret of Eugene, 996 Willamette. $19-60. SATURDAY MARCH 23 ART/CRAFT Yachats Arts & Crafts Fair, 10am-4pm today & Sun., Mar. 24, Yachats Commons, 441 US-101, Yachats. Paint & Sip — Wildflower Field, 3-5pm, Art w/ Alejan- dro, 590 Pearl St., Ste. 104. $45. Jello Art Show, 5-8pm, Maude Kerns Art Ctr., 1910 E. 15th Ave. $3-5. FESTIVAL Surftides Hotel Festival of Illusions, all day, Lincoln City Cultural Ctr., 540 NE. Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Sliding scale. FILM The Metropolitan Opera: Romeo et Juliette, 9:45am, Art House, 492 E. 13th Ave. $18-26. FARMERS MARKETS Winter Farmers Market, 10am-2pm, Farmers Market Pavilion, 85 E. 8th Ave. FOOD/DRINK Orval Day, 1-3pm, The Bier Stein, 1591 Willamette. Glassware $3 w/ purchase of bottle. GATHERINGS Spring Break, all day thru. Mar. 30, Spfd. Public Library, 225 5th St., Spfd. More info at WhereMinds- Grow.org. Spring into Science Mem- bership Discount, all day thru., Mar. 31, Museum of Natural & Cultural History, From the start — cutting her teeth singing in bars in her native Arkansas and throughout the Deep South — country music star ASHLEY MCBRYDE has maintained what a reviewer for The Tennessean notes is a “deeply entrenched, unflinching, blue-collar honesty as her trademark brand.” She’s now a member of the Grand Ole Opry, but the brand remains, and the incredibly talented singer-songwriter makes a stop in Eugene March 22 for “The Devil I Know Tour” at the Hult Center’s Silva Concert Hall. The tour is in support of McBryde’s 2023 album of the same name, her fourth studio album. That album includes hit singles “The Devil I Know,” “Single at the Same Time,” “Learned to Lie” and “Light On in the Kitchen,” a beautiful song that celebrates girl empowerment from the eyes of a mother. These songs don’t disappoint. The authentic lyrics — the music website SPIN calls McBryde “the genre’s smartest lyricist” — speak from the heart and with both feet planted firmly on the ground. This should be a fun concert. Ashley McBryde, with guest Kasey Tyndall, plays 8 pm Friday, March 22, at the Hult Center. Tickets start at $35 at HultCenter.org. — Dan Buckwalter E U G E N E W E E K LY . C O M
