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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.
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M A R C H
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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
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