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.
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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.
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