Eugene Weekly : Calendar : 01.08.04

A whirlwind of fabulous fun awaits Eugene at the UO's EMU Ballroom Sunday, when the Flying Karamazov Brothers and several other acts hit Eugene for a benefit performance. The show includes a colorful array of entertainment, including the world-famous Karamazov jugglers, magician Joey Pipia, aerialist Amanda Starr, and yes, clown Godfrey Daniels. Proceeds go to the New Old Time Chautauqua, a non-profit organization that tours the Northwest putting on vaudeville shows in small towns. See Sunday Calendar.

"Hey Radiohead! Creep!" Thom Yorke faced these words time and time again in 1997, after he and his band Radiohead (below) released the MTV Buzz Bin single "Creep" in 1993. The group's sophomore effort, The Bends, while a critical success had failed to expose the popular masses to Radiohead's madness. The film Meeting People is Easy follows this then one-hit wonder as they deal with the catapult of glory brought on by 1997's OK Computer. Yorke's unease with being a spokesman for the disaffected shines along with his bandmates' nervous energy over hovering at the crossroads of classic rock grandeur and ambient minimalism in this Grant Gee documentary masterpiece. See it at WOW Hall Friday, and prepare yourself for an infinity loop of depression. This is the 1990s' greatest rock band toeing the line between pop sensation and insular shoegazing. Arrive with no hopes and leave with less. See Friday Calendar. — JS

In the summer of 2002, the city of Arcata, Calif., population 16, 700, said no more corporate chain restaurants could open there. No more McDonald's, Wendy's or Carl's Jrs. Paul Cienfuegos, activist and chair for the City of Arcata Committee on Democracy and Corporations, which helped pass the ordinance, will appear in Eugene this week. Cienfuegos will share his strategies for restoring democratic authority over corporations, taking back the media and invigorating the democratic processes. Catch Cienfuegos at the UO on Friday or Saturday, or in Corvallis on Sunday. See Friday, Saturday and Corvallis Events Calendars.

Award-winning author Kathleen Dean Moore will bring her words to the Baker Downtown Center Thursday, Jan. 8. Moore, who has penned two books of essays, Holdfast: At Home in the Natural World and Riverwalking: Reflections on Moving Water, will speak on "The Writer in a World Gone Wrong." Moore also teaches philosophy at Oregon State and is the founding director of the Spring Creek Project for ideas, nature and the written word. See Thursday, Jan. 8 Calendar.

Escape the snow when Mannahatta, Mozart with a Touch of Spring graces the Hult Center and the UO's Beall Concert Hall this week. Oregon Mozart Players program includes the world premiere of Glen Corstese's Mannahatta, as well as Mozart's Flute Concerto #2 and Copland's Appalachian Spring, with Bradley Garner on the flute. See Saturday and Sunday Calendars.