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Belltower, 6-9pm, McKenzie General Store & Obsidian Grill, 91837 Taylor Rd., McK- enzie Bridge. OUTDOORS/RECREATION NIGHTLIFE Outdoor Fitness, 9-11am, Dorris Ranch, 205 Dorris St., Spfd. Gerry Rempel Trio, 6pm, Territorial Vineyards & Wine Co., 907 W. 3rd Ave. SCM Yoga, 2-4pm, Sacred Connections Community Church, 810 W. 3rd Ave. FREE-$10. Rainbow Game Night, 6-8pm, Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, 303 Wil- lamette. FREE-$5. OFAM: Something Cool — June Christy & Peggy Lee, 7:30pm, The Shedd, 868 High St. $25-39. SPIRITUAL Tarot Practice Circle, 7-9pm, Seven Sisters Circle. RSVP for address. $4-9. THEATER Peter Pan, 6-8pm, Petersen Barn Community Ctr., 870 Berntzen Rd. The Tempest, 7:30pm, Cot- tage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove. $15-29. SPIRITUAL Let’s Just Sit Together, 10:30am-noon, Buddha Eye Temple, 2190 Garfi eld St. FREE-$10. THEATER Free Shakespeare in the Park: Two Gentlemen of Verona, 6-8:15pm, Ama- zon Community Ctr., 2700 Hilyard St. Peter Pan, 6-8pm, Maurie Jacobs Park, end of Fir Ln. The Tempest, 7:30pm, Cot- tage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove. $15-29. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 MUSIC OFAM: It’s Not The Pale Moon — Hoagie Carmichael, 1:30pm, The Shedd, 868 High St. $25-39. Henry Cooper Band, 6pm, Territorial Vineyards & Wine Co., 907 W. 3rd Ave. Brooks Robertson, 7:30- 10pm, The Jazz Station, 124 W. Broadway. $30. SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 KIDS/FAMILY Toddler Time, 9-11am, Wil- lamalane Adult Activity Ctr., 215 W. C St., Spfd. $7-9. Family Fun in the Sun: Oregon’s Dino-Story, 10am- 5pm, Museum of Natural & Cultural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave. FREE-$6. OFAM: And Life Is Like A Song — Interpreting Harry Warren, 7:30pm, The Shedd, 868 High St. $25-39. MUSIC NIGHTLIFE Brooks Robertson, 3-4:30pm, The Jazz Station, 124 W. Broadway. $30. Kinky Bingo, 8-11pm, 255 Madison, 255 Madison St. $10. SOCIAL DANCE Salsa & Bachata Social Dancing & Drop-in Class, 9pm-12:15am, The Vet's Club, 1626 Willamette. $8. Riffl e, 1-4pm, LaVelle Vine- yards, 89697 Sheffl er Rd., Elmira. Open Jazz Jam Session, 6pm, Gratitude Brewing, 540 E. 8th Ave. ZZ Top, 6:30pm, Cuthbert Amphitheater, 601 Day Island Rd. $49-349. THEATER THEATER Peter Pan, 6-8pm, Petersen Barn Community Ctr., 870 Berntzen Rd. The Tempest, 2:30pm, Cot- tage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove. $15-29. The Tempest, 7:30pm, Cot- tage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove. $15-29. Free Shakespeare in the Park: Two Gentlemen of Verona, 6-8:15pm, Ama- zon Community Ctr., 2700 Hilyard St. SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 Peter Pan, 6-8pm, Maurie Jacobs Park, end of Fir Ln. KIDS/FAMILY Family Fun in the Sun: Oregon’s Dino-Story, 10am- 5pm, Museum of Natural & Cultural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave. FREE-$6. Baby & Toddler Playtime, 10:15am, Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. LECTURES/CLASSES Hands On History, 11am- 1pm, Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, 303 Wil- lamette. MONDAY, AUGUST 18 MUSIC OFAM: My Baby Just Cares For Me — Classic Female Vocal Stylists, 1:30pm, The Shedd, 868 High St. $25-39. Cheatgrass, 6-9pm, McKen- zie General Store & Obsid- ian Grill, 91837 Taylor Rd., McKenzie Bridge. Dubious Rubes, 6pm, Terri- torial Vineyards & Wine Co., 907 W. 3rd Ave. Trouble In Kind, 6-8pm, Arable Brewing Co., 510 Conger St. Walker T Ryan, 7pm, Hound- stooth Public House, 1795 W. 6th Ave. OFAM: West End Blues — Classic Jazz Covers, 7:30pm, The Shedd, 868 High St. $25-39. support.eugeneweekly.com GATHERINGS All-Ages Board Game & Puzzle Swap, 5:30-7:30pm, Downtown Eugene Public Library. KIDS/FAMILY Preschool Playtime, 10:15am, Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. LECTURES/CLASSES Hablemos Español: Spanish Conversation, 4pm, Down- town Eugene Public Library. Kids' Comic Book Book Club, 2-3pm, Books With Pictures, 296 E. 5th Ave., ste. 224. MUSIC Joanne Broh Trio, 6-9pm, McKenzie General Store & Obsidian Grill, 91837 Taylor Rd., McKenzie Bridge. The Willin Three, 6pm, Ter- ritorial Vineyards & Wine Co., 907 W. 3rd Ave. THEATER The Tempest, 7:30pm, Cot- tage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove. $15-29. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 GATHERINGS All-Ages Board Game & Puzzle Swap, 3-5pm, Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Li- brary, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. MUSIC Concrete Delta Trio, 6pm, Territorial Vineyards & Wine Co., 907 W. 3rd Ave. Whiskey & Rain, 7:30pm, Gratitude Brewing, 540 E. 8th Ave. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Night at the Raptor Center, 6-8pm, Cascades Raptor Ctr., 32275 Fox Hollow Rd. $50. SOCIAL DANCE Salsa & Bachata Social Dancing & Drop-in Class, 9pm-12:15am, The Vet's Club, 1626 Willamette. $8. THEATER The Tempest, 7:30pm, Cot- tage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove. $15-29. GATHERINGS MUSIC Open Mic, 8-11pm, Happy Hours, 645 River Rd. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 ART/CRAFT Kids' Creativity Cafe, 1-4pm, The Hybrid Gallery, 941 W. 3rd Ave. $10. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20 GATHERINGS Bike Happy Hour, 5-7pm, Gratitude Brewing, 540 E. 8th Ave. KIDS/FAMILY Power Play for the Planet, 10:30am, Spfd. Public Li- brary, 225 5th St., Spfd. MUSIC Stone Hart, 6-9pm, Local Losers Lounge, 85944 High- way 99 S. "Weird Al" Yankovic, 7pm, Cuthbert Amphitheater, 601 Day Island Rd. SOLD OUT. 2024 RAD MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS BENEFIT Photo courtesy of Radical Alternative Development LITERARY ARTS Kids' Cartoonists Club, 2-3pm, Books With Pictures, 296 E. 5th Ave., ste. 224. LITERARY ARTS Defi ant Moments: LGBTQ+ Stories, 1pm, Downtown Eugene Public Library. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 ART/CRAFT Deaf Night Out, 6-8pm, Por- tal Tea Co., 41 W. Broadway. SEPTEMBER 13-14 SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 ART/CRAFT The Art of Grief, noon-2pm, McNail-Riley House, 601 W. 13th Ave. GATHERINGS All-Ages Board Game & Puzzle Swap, 10am-noon, Sheldon Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1566 Coburg Rd. KIDS/FAMILY Family Fun in the Sun: Jour- ney Under the Sea, 10am- 5pm, Museum of Natural & Cultural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave. FREE-$6. Baby & Toddler Playtime, 10:15am, Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd. LECTURES/CLASSES Beginning Birdwatching, noon, Downtown Eugene Public Library. Cottage Grove Food Pres- ervation Workshop: Toma- toes & Salsas, 10am-1:30pm, The Cottage Events Venue, 2915 Row River Rd., Cottage Grove. $18. Every summer, Radical Alternative Development, or RAD, hosts a mental health awareness benefi t punk show. The show, hosted at Washington Jeff erson Park, is meant to bring the community together and give the people who need it most a sense of belonging. “We’re just trying to provide the next generation with the community that we needed when we were younger that wasn’t there,” RAD founder BriJit Jenkins says. RAD was founded during the 2020 pandemic when longtime punk fans got together to create an offi cial organization that serves as a distributor of resources, education and community. Jenkins says the founders saw a need for something like RAD when the suicide rate spiked. “We were like, we have to do something about this because a lot of the people who were taking their lives are very underserved, especially in an alternative subculture,” Jenkins says. RAD gets funding mainly from the community but also received a grant this year from the city of Eugene, Jenkins says, which is an instrumental part of hosting the Washington-Jeff erson show. Jenkins says RAD received around 70 percent less funding this year and blames the current presidential administration. Despite this, RAD is hosting one of its biggest mental health awareness benefi ts ever, this year taking place both Saturday and Sunday from noon to 10 pm. “We’re still going to do it bigger this year, because we take care of us and we’re raising the money ourselves,” Jenkins says. RAD’s longtime goal is to keep giving back to the community through its shows, fundraisers and events. As a licensed mental health professional, Jenkins says she hopes for a future where mental health and social services are more accessible and inclusive. “We need more mutual aid,” she says. “If people want to feel valued, heard and a part of something, they need to be more than just, ‘Oh, make sure that I’m paying you money fi rst.’” The mental health awareness benefi t will include performances by bands such as Haggis, Dry Socket, Aggro, Weapons World, Prager Youth and Triangle Fire. — Eve Weston RAD’s Mental Health Awareness Benefi t Punk Show is noon to 10 pm Saturday, Sept. 13, and Sunday, Sept. 14, at Washington Jeff erson Park. The event is all ages and free. MUSIC Gabrial Sweyn, 6-9pm, McKenzie General Store & Obsidian Grill, 91837 Taylor Rd., McKenzie Bridge. Geoff rey Mays, 6pm, Terri- torial Vineyards & Wine Co., 907 W. 3rd Ave. Kevin Dorin, 7:30pm, Grati- tude Brewing, 540 E. 8th Ave. $25. Josh Turner ft. Will Jones, 8pm, Hult Ctr. $39.50. NIGHTLIFE Poker Tournament, 4pm, High Mountain Poker, 1020 Green Acres Rd., ste. 13. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Outdoor Fitness, 9-11am, Dorris Ranch, 205 Dorris St., Spfd. THEATER Free Shakespeare in the Park: Two Gentlemen of Verona, 6-8:15pm, Ama- zon Community Ctr., 2700 Hilyard St. Recipe for Disaster or Camilla’s Culinary Quandry, 7pm, Sawdust Theatre, 120 N. Adams St., Coquille. $12. SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 MONDAY, AUGUST 25 ART/CRAFT ART/CRAFT Cozy Craft, 10am-1pm, Por- tal Tea Co., 41 W. Broadway. Sit ‘n’ Stitch, 6-8pm, Shel- ton McMurphey Johnson House, 303 Willamette. KIDS/FAMILY Family Fun in the Sun: Jour- ney Under the Sea, 10am- 5pm, Museum of Natural & Cultural History, 1680 E. 15th Ave. FREE-$6. SOCIAL DANCE Ballroom, Latin & Swing, 5:30-7:30pm, Veteran's Memorial Ballroom, 1626 Willamette. $2-15. THEATER The Tempest, 2:30pm, Cot- tage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove. $15-29. Free Shakespeare in the Park: Two Gentlemen of Verona, 6-8:15pm, Amazon Community Ctr., 2700 Hilyard St. TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 ART/CRAFT Kids' Creativity Cafe, 1-4pm, The Hybrid Gallery, 941 W. 3rd Ave. $10. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 MUSIC Open Bluegrass Jam Ses- sion, 6pm, Gratitude Brew- ing, 540 E. 8th Ave. The Tempest, 7:30pm, Cot- tage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove. $15-29. June 5, 2025 21
