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THURSDAY,
MAY 20 ARTS/VISUAL Karin LaPaulda discusses her work as a 3-D artist, 7 pm, 115 Lawrence, UO. FREE. COMEDY "Family Feud" with Tom Heinl and Ty Connor, 9:30 pm, Sam Bond's Garage. $3. CONFERENCE "The Borders of Human Security: Geopolitics Comes Home" Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics conference, today and tomorrow, 175 Knight Law Center, UO. 346-5015. FREE. DANCE TEXTures dance concert, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and May 22, LCC Theatre. $10, $8 stu., sr. GATHERINGS Women's focus book-group discusses Lost in Translation, 1 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE. City Club of Eugene Spring Celebration features speech by Thom Mayne, 5 pm, Eugene Hilton. Dinner and program begin at 7 pm. 485-7433. Gallery seating without dinner, $5. KIDSTUFF Harry Potter Club final house party, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. Peer Gynt, teacher training foundation year play, 7:30 pm, Eugene Waldorf School. FREE. Sheldon Book Club meeting, 6 pm, Sheldon Branch Library. FREE. LECTURE "Love: Communicating Between the Generations," Todd Peterson, 1:30 pm, Willamalane Sr. Adult Activity Center, Spfd. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Jeff Golden reads, 7:30 pm, Tsunami Books. FREE. Kathleen Dean Moore reads, 7 pm, 100 Willamette, UO. FREE. MUSIC Beethoven Nine: Ode to Joy Eugene Symphony performance, 8 pm, Silva, Hult. SOLD OUT. Great Big Sea, Carbon Leaf, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $12 adv., $14 dos. Hawaiian Music's Next Generation, 7:30 pm, Shedd Concert Hall. $13.50-$23.50. Suzuki Strings SHOcase performance, 12:15 pm, Hult Lobby. FREE. Tab Benoit, 8 pm, McDonald Theatre. $15 adv., $17 dos. ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features "Victory over Violence," Eve Ensler, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. "Jefferson Exchange" features "Fossil Confirmations of Global Warming," 9 am and 9 pm, KRVM, 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians first-aid gathering, 6:30 pm, Obsidians Lodge. For information see YMCA board.
PERFORMANCE My Own Story workshop performances, 6 to 8:30 pm, EMU Ballroom, UO. FREE. PRESENTATIONS "West Eugene Wetlands" and "Dragonflies," Steve Valley, 7 pm, REI. FREE. "Singing in Baghdad" slide-show, lecture and musical presentation, Cameron and Kristina Powers, 7 pm, Wellsprings Friends School. $8 sug. don. THEATER Much Ado About Nothing, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and May 22, 23, 28 and 29, Robinson Theatre, UO. $12, $9 sr., stu., $7 UO stu. Macbeth, 7 pm today and tomorrow, Churchill High School Auditorium. $5, $3 stu. Noises Off!, 7:30 pm today, tomorrow and May 22, South Eugene High School Auditorium. $7, $5 stu. The Octet Bridge Club, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and May 28 and 29, Actors Cabaret Annex. For prices, call 683-4368. The Pavilion, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and May 22, Lord Leebrick Theatre. For prices and information, call 465-1506.
FRIDAY,
MAY 21 ARTS/VISUAL An art talk on work by Dan Chen, Mark Clarke, Helen Liu, Marsha Wells, Mike Walsh, Denis Keogh and others, 5:30 pm, DIVA, 110 W. Broadway Ave. FREE. BENEFIT An evening of desserts, beverages and silent auction benefits the Co-op Family Center, 7 to 9 pm, Spencer View Family Housing, 2250 Patterson St. don. CELEBRATION Retirement celebration for Babs Sullivan, 2:45 pm, Edison Elementary School. FREE. COMEDY ComedySportz, 8 pm today and tomorrow, ComedySportz Theater, 1030 Oak St. $8, $7 with a can of food for FOOD for Lane Co. CONFERENCES "Reform, Revolution and Reaction: Workers and the Quest for Social Change/Radical Transition in the Pacific Northwest" 2004 Pacific Northwest Labor History Conference, today through May 24, Knight Law Center, UO. For information call 346-5054. "The Borders of Human Security: Geopolitics Comes Home" continues. See Thursday, May 20. DANCE Middle Eastern Dance Guild of Eugene, 8:30 pm, Cozmic Pizza. don. TEXTures dance concert continues. See Thursday, May 20. FESTIVAL Willamette Valley Folk Festival features multiple-stage music, food booths, arts, crafts and more, from 4 to 10 pm today, noon to 10 pm tomorrow and from noon to 6 pm May 23, EMU, UO. For more information see special insert in 5/13 issue. FREE. FILM Buster Keaton films feature live scores by Michael Roderick and Amy Danziger, 9 pm, Café Paradiso. $5. FORUMS City Club Friday forum, 11:50 am, Eugene Hilton. FREE. "The Politics of Anti-Semitism" Pacifica Forum, noon, Century Rm., EMU, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS "American Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize" Learning in Retirement meeting, 10 am, Baker Downtown Center. FREE. Vegan potluck, 7 pm, McNeil-Riley House. 341-1690. FREE. Portland Wrestling, 7 pm, Auditorium, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. $10-$15. New and used trailer, van and 5th wheel sale, 10 am to 7 pm today and tomorrow, and from 10 am to 6 pm May 23, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. FREE. KIDSTUFF Wizard of Oz Rose Children's Theatre performance, 7 pm tonight and 2:30 pm tomorrow, McDonald Theatre. For information call 431-0444. LECTURE "Death for a Bit of Paper: Forgery and Capital Punishment in England," noon, 159 PLC, UO. FREE. MUSIC UO Symphonic Band and guests Steven Mead, Patrick Sheridan, 8 pm, Beall, UO. FREE. Abandon Ship album release party, Concubot, Yeltsin, 10 pm, Luckey's. $3-$5. Albino!, Taarka, 9:30 pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 dos. Mood Area 52, 9 pm, Café Paradiso. $5. Dylan Vance, Hillstomp, Whopner County Country All-Stars, 9:30 pm, Sam Bond's. $3-$5. Eugene Gleemen, 7:30 pm, Ebbert Memorial Church. $10. Ben Bochner, 5 pm, Tsunami Books. don. Toad in the Hole, 9:30 pm, Max's Tavern. $4. ON THE AIR Live broadcast of the Willamette Valley Folk Festival, 6 pm to 10 pm today, from noon to 10 pm tomorrow and from noon to 6 pm May 22, KLCC, 89.7 FM. SPIRITUAL "Concepts of the New Spirituality" Humanity Team meeting, 7 pm. For information call 688-5926. FREE. THEATER Our Charming Dr. Seuss and Our Harming Dr. Kharms, 7:30 pm, Agate Hall. FREE. The Pavilion continues. See Thursday, May 20. The Octet Bridge Club continues. See Thursday, May 20. Noises Off! continues. See Thursday, May 20. Much Ado About Nothing continues. See Thursday, May 20. Macbeth continues. See Thursday, May 20.
SATURDAY,
MAY 22 ARTS/VISUAL An opening for Ken Kesey: Arts and Artifacts, 4 pm, Maude Kerns Art Center. FREE. BENEFITS Youth Walk for Life benefits the Soroptimist Cancer Assistance Fund, 10 am, EWEB Plaza. For information call 517-2807. don. "Vineyards and Violins" benefit for Willamalane Adult Activity Center features auction, wine and hors d'oeuvres and dinner, 5:30 to 9 pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, Spfd. For reservation information call 736-4444. $25. Noche Cultural Centro LatinoAmericano benefit features dinner, silent auction, entertainment, youth talent show and more, 6 pm to midnight, Center for Meeting and Learning, LCC Main Campus. For information call 687-2667. $50 includes dinner, $5 for music and dance. CELEBRATION "Fulfilling the Promise of Brown vs. Education" African American student achievement celebration features panel and workshops, 8 am to 3 pm, Sheldon High School. For information call 687-3221. FREE. COMEDY Comedysportz continues. See Friday. CONFERENCES "Reform, Revolution and Reaction: Workers and the Quest for Social Change/Radical Transition in the Pacific Northwest" continues. See Friday. Eugene Family History Conference, 8 am to 3 pm, 3500 W. 18th Ave. For information go to www.eugenefhc.org FREE. DANCE Dance Gallery MFA movement project by Sarah Ebert, 8 pm, Gerlinger Annex. $5. TEXTures dance concert continues. See Thursday, May 20. ESPANOL "Correo Electronico I," 10 am; "Correo Electronico II," 11 am, Downtown Library. FREE. FESTIVAL Willamette Valley Folk Festival continues. See Friday. GATHERINGS Saturday Market features Farmers Market, crafters, musicians, vendors & food court, 10 am to 5 pm, 8th Ave. and Oak St. David Rogers plays at 10 am; Joe Ross at 11; Jennifer Ambrose at noon; Wryley at 1 pm; Allan Byer at 2 and Waylaid plays at 3:30 pm. FREE. Health benefit faire features information on free health plans, 9 am to 1 pm, Sacred Heart Medical Center. FREE. Eugene storytellers gathering and potluck, 6:30 pm, Community Rm., 935 Tiara. 302-2848. FREE. Camp Faire features information on many summer camp offerings, 10 am to 2 pm, Oakway Center. FREE. '50s Rock 'n' Bowl party features door prizes, contests, costumes and bowling, 7 pm, Liberty Lanes, Cottage Grove. $25. Growers Market, 9 am to 4 pm, Cottage Grove. FREE. 40th Annual Eugene Swap Meet, 8 am to 3 pm, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. $3. Family music time, 10:15 am, Sheldon and Downtown Libraries. FREE. New and used trailer, van and 5th wheel sale continues. See Friday. KIDSTUFF Maisy in-store parade, 10 am, Barnes and Noble. FREE. Wizard of OzAria continues. See Saturday. LECTURE "Mountain Bike Maintenance on the Trail," 9 am, OP Barn, UO. $346-4365. 7 transportation fee. LITERARY ARTS Ana Maria Spagna reads, 2 pm, UO Bookstore. FREE. Jean Hegland reads and answers questions, 5 pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.
MUSIC Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, 7:30 pm, The Shedd. $13.40-$23.50. Sorumundi Lesbian Chorus of Eugene, 7:30 pm, Soreng, Hult. $12. Capriccio strings concert, 2 pm, Atrium. FREE. Go by Train, 8 pm, Eleven Eyes, 11 pm, Luna. $7 both, $5 for Eleven Eyes. The Carolines, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $5. Kathryn Claire and the Chairs, Paige, Rustica, 8 pm, The Dive Bar and Grill. FREE. Young and Sexy, Man of the Year, 10 pm, Indigo District. $3. Javier Hernandez piano concert, 2 pm, Central Presbyterian Church. FREE. Steven Mead, Patrick Sheridan, 7:30 pm, Beall, UO. $10 adv., $12 dos. KWVA birthday bash w/2 Bucks Short, alterEGO, The Days End and others, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $4 UO stu., $5 gen. adv., $5 UO stu., $6 gen. dos. ON THE AIR Live broadcast of the Willamette Valley Folk Festival continues. See Friday. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 8.7 miles, Clear Lake; 4 miles, Horse Rock. See YMCA board for more information. Bird walk with Steve Gordon, 8 am, Stewart Rd. For information and registration call 683-6494. Wildflower walk, 1 pm, BLM Wetland Office, 11th Ave. and Danebo. For information call 683-6494. Early birds walk, 8 am to 10 pm, Mt. Pisgah. 747-1504. $3 sug. don. Outdoor Museum Day features guided walks, prizes, information and more, 1 to 4 pm, Museum of Natural History, UO. don. GEARS rides 45 miles, Veneta. Meet at 9 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. SCIENCE "Up in the Sky" youth planetarium show, 1 pm, and "Backyard Astronomy," featuring new photos from the Hubble telescope, 2 pm today and tomorrow, Planetarium, Science Factory. $4, $3 sr., stu. SPIRITUAL "Windhorse" sound meditation and music, 8 pm, Dharmalaya Yoga Center. 345-8854. $5-$10 ss. THEATER Get on Board! Encore Theatre spring show, 7:30 pm, Roosevelt Middle School. $5-$10 don. "Improvisation for Experienced Actors" with Andrew Harmon, noon to 3 pm, Land Community College. 463-5647. $10. Much Ado About Nothing continues. See Thursday, May 20. The Pavilion continues. See Thursday, May 20. Noises Off! continues. See Thursday, May 20.
SUNDAY,
MAY 23 BENEFIT "Pedal for Pets" six-mile ride benefits Lane Co. Animal Regulation and the Oregon Neutermobile, 10 am, Roosevelt Middle School. For information go to www.puptent.org $10, $20 includes T-shirt. CONFERENCE "Reform, Revolution and Reaction: Workers and the Quest for Social Change/Radical Transition in the Pacific Northwest" continues. See Friday. FESTIVAL Willamette Valley Folk Festival continues. See Friday. FILM A screening of Beautiful Things, 12:15 and 1:15 pm, Bijou Art Cinemas. For information call 579-0079. GATHERING New and used trailer, van and 5th wheel sale continues. See Friday. MUSIC The University Symphony, 3 pm, Beall Hall, UO. $5, $3 sr., stu. Senior jazz studies recital, Josh Britton, 6 pm, 186 Music, UO. FREE. Eugene Gleemen, 3 pm, First Christian Church. $10. Bob Schneider, Ari Hest, 6:30 pm, John Henry's. $10 adv. U.S. Maple, The Yawns, Nero and others, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $7. ON THE AIR Live broadcast of the Willamette Valley Folk Festival continues. See Friday. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides 60 miles, Noti Loop. Meet at 9 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. The Obsidians canoe 7 miles, Cleowax Lake. See YMCA board for more information. "Wetlands 101" walk with Dan Gleason and Lorna Baldwin, 1 to 4 pm. For information and registration call 682-4850. Reptiles and amphibians walk, 2 to 4 pm, Mt. Pisgah. 747-1504. $3 sug. don. West Eugene tree walk, 1 pm, Bailey Hill Plaza. FREE. SCIENCE "Backyard Astronomy" continues. See Saturday. SPIRITUAL "Fundamentals of Buddhist Meditation" presentation by Tony Albino, 2 to 5 pm, Kagyu Dakshang Chuling. 461-0830. $20. SYMPOSIUM "The Inner War" symposium on militant language and martial imagery in Abrahamic religious traditions, today and tomorrow, 182 Lillis, UO. For information call 346-3934. THEATER "Improvisation for Everyone" with Andrew Harmon, noon to 3 pm, Land Community College. 463-5647. FREE. Much Ado About Nothing continues. See Thursday, May 20. VIDEO Subversive Pillow Theatre video, Whale Rider, 8 pm, Growers Market. FREE.
MONDAY,
MAY 24 CONFERENCE "Reform, Revolution and Reaction: Workers and the Quest for Social Change/Radical Transition in the Pacific Northwest" continues. See Friday. GATHERING French conversation, 4 pm. For information call 937-2304. LECTURE "How Domestic Violence Affects Children," 7:30 pm, Lane Co. Mental Health Building. 485-8232. FREE. LITERARY ARTS David Barsamian discusses his book, Louder Than Bombs, and reads, 7 pm, First United Methodist Church. A reception/party follows, 8:30 pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5-$10 ss. for each event, but no-one turned away. MUSIC Chamberfest, 8 pm, Beall Hall. $5, $3 stu., sr. PRESENTATION "Our Shakespeare: Creating the Bard," Sandra Ellston, 7 pm, Library Meeting Rm., Springfield Library. FREE. SPIRITUAL "Alchemy & the Intelligence of Nature," 6:30 pm, 1531 Pearl St. For information call 345-3456. $10 adv., $15 dos. VIDEO Long Day's Journey into Day Food for Thought video series presentation, noon, Board Rm., EMU, UO. FREE.
TUESDAY,
MAY 25 FILM The Affair, Russian film series, 8:45 pm, 115 Pacific, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS City Club roundtable discussion on upcoming city architecture issues, 5:05 pm, Café Paradiso. FREE. Open house features door prizes, 3 to 6 pm, Eugene Stream Team Native Plant Nursery, 410 River Ave. For information call 682-4850. FREE. "Plant Your Future and Grow With the ABWA" American Business Women's Association meeting, 6 pm, Eugene Hotel Retirement Center. $15 includes dinner. LECTURES "Chinese Threads in the Tapestry of Medieval Japanese Zen Buddhism," Martin Collcutt, 7 pm, Knight Library Browsing Rm., UO. FREE. "Back Care," Sunny Kierstyn, 12:30 pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, Spfd. FREE. "Oregon Wildflowers and Fruits," Dave Wagner, 7:30 pm, Eugene Garden Club. FREE. "Dating Practices Worldwide," Meiko Anayama, 7:30 pm, Dunn Hall, Hamilton Complex, UO. FREE. MUSIC 100th Monkey Ensemble, 8 pm, Beall, UO. FREE. Yeltsin, noon, EMU Amphitheater, UO. FREE. Sparta, Fire Engine Down, 7 pm, The Jungle. $10. The Lovemakers, 10 pm, John Henry's. For information go to www.johnhenrysclub.com Quasi, Sleater-Kinney, 8 pm, McDonald Theatre. $11 adv. ON THE AIR "Alternative Radio" features "Oil, Power and Empire," Larry Everest, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 6 miles, Larison Creek. See YMCA board for more information. SPIRITUAL Zen meditation with sanzen, 7 pm, Eugene Zendo. 302-4576. FREE.
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 26 FILM Tenuki, Cascadia Wildlands film series, 7 pm, 100 Willamette, UO. FREE. Rabbit Proof Fence, Sociology film series, 7 pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE. Manhattan, English undergraduate film series, 7 pm, 30 Pacific, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS "Go Slow on City View!" neighborhood meeting, 7 pm, Westmoreland School Cafeteria. FREE. "Power of Now" practice group, meeting, 7 pm. For information call 344-6606. don. KIDSTUFF Teen Council meeting, 4 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LECTURE "Translations of Petrarch's Work," Robert Durling," 4 pm, 159 PLC, UO. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Chick-Lits Book Group meeting, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE. Brown Bag Book Club meeting, noon, Downtown Library. FREE. MUSIC Jolie Holland and Cynthia Hopkins, 9 pm, Sam Bond's. $7. Paige, 7 pm, Cozmic Pizza. don. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides 28 miles, Fox Hollow. Meet at 6 pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Western pond turtle walk, 7 pm, BLM Wetland Yurt. For information call 683-6494. PRESENTATION "The Viewing Project" features more than 100 flag and black cloth-draped coffins to represent soldiers and Iraqis killed since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, 9 am to 4pm, UO museum. FREE. SPIRITUAL Taoist meditation, Abode of the Eternal Tao, 1991 Garfield St. 345-8854. don.
THURSDAY,
MAY 27 GATHERINGS Reiki drop-in clinic, 4 pm, 188 W. B St., Spfd. 915-5723. don. "Evening in Italy" culinary student buffet presentation, 6 pm, Center for Meeting and Learning, LCC Main Campus. For information call 463-3503. $35. KIDSTUFF Teen Book Club meeting, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Reflective Readers Book Group meeting, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE. MUSIC University Singers, Chamber and Concert Choirs, 8 pm, Beall, UO. $5, $3 stu., sr. The Ovulators, Sandman, Ivan Klipstein, 9 pm, Sam Bond's. $3. Grasshopper, 8 pm, Luna. $5. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Scrambled Ape, 9:30 pm, WOW Hall. $12 adv., $14 dos. Student of the Month SHOcase performance, 12:15 pm, Hult Lobby. FREE. PRESENTATION "101 Classic Hikes in Oregon," Douglas Loraine, 7 pm, REI. FREE.
ON THE ROAD Note- Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event. MAY 20 Tere Mathern Dance, 8:30 pm tonight through May 22, Conduit Dance, Portland. $14, $12 stu., artist, sr. The Barber of Seville, 7:30 pm tonight and May 22, Keller Auditorium, PSU, Portland. For information www.portlandopera.org Dido, 8 pm, Schnitzer Hall, Portland. $35. "Art Speak" with Paul Alan Bennett, 6:30 pm, High Desert Gallery, Sisters. FREE. Reception and awards presentation for Iris Festival Open Art Show, 2 to 4 pm, Enid Joy Mount Gallery, Keizer. FREE. Chris Anderson reads, 9:30 am, Learning Resource Center, Linn-Benton Community College, Albany. FREE. "Prying Loose Public Records" Professional Journalism presentation, 10 am to 3:30 pm, Roths' Family Market, Salem. www.spj.org/gopFREE.
MAY 21 Sand Master Jam 2004, Sand Master Park, today and tomorrow, Florence. For information go to www.sandboard.com/events Rhododendron Festival features pageant, parade, plants and more, today through May 23, Florence. For information call 997-1994. MAY 26 Yo La Tengo, 9 pm, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. $15 adv. MAY 27 The Roots, Skillz, Jean Grae, Martin Luther, 9 pm, Roseland Theatre, Portland. $25.
CORVALLIS EVENTS MAY 21 Ana Maria Spagna, 7 pm, Grass Roots Books. FREE. Jon Labrousse, 7 pm, Café Interzone. FREE. Linda Bierds reads, 7:30 pm, Valley Library, OSU. FREE. Wine tasting, 4 to 6 pm, First Alternative Co-op. FREE. MAY 22 Saturday farmers' market features organic produce, fresh flowers, baked goods, herbs, syrups, nuts, meat and more, 9 am to 1 pm, 1st Ave. and Jackson St. FREE. National high school ultimate frisbee championships, today and tomorrow, Crystal Lake Sports Complex. For information go to www.upa.org Art & Antique appraisal and preservation day, 10 am to 3 pm, Benton Co. Historical Museum, downtown Corvallis. $10 don. for two object appraisals.
Floater, 7 pm, Gill Coliseum, OSU. $15 adv., $20 dos. MAY 23 Peace in the Valley, 7 pm, Corvallis Art Center. don. MAY 24 Bella Voce and Meistersingers Men's Choir, 7:30 pm, First Presbyterian Church. FREE. MAY 25 Arthritis support group, 6:30 pm, Corvallis Sr. Center. FREE. Alexander Tutunov piano concert, 8 pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. $20. MAY 26 Wednesday farmers' market features organic produce, fresh flowers, baked goods, herbs, syrups, nuts, meat and more, 8 am to 1 pm, Benton Co. Fairgrounds. FREE. MAY 27 Norma Seibert Scholarship patron night features hors d'oeuvres, student exhibition and prints by Yuji Hiratsuka, 7 pm, printmaking studio, Department of Art, OSU. FREE. Misty River, 8 pm, Majestic Theatre. $15.
ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES Auditions for The Trouble With Summer People are May 23 and 24, Jack Coyne Stage, Theatre West. For information call 994-5663. Citizens are sought for the Mt. Hood and Willamette National Forests Resource Advisory Committee. For information and application go to www.fs.fed.us/r6/willamette/partnersites/payco Puptent seeks donations and drivers for rummage sale benefit. For information call 515-0550. Eugene World Rhythm Festival seeks volunteers for June 6 festival. For information call 684-0588. Volunteer coordinator needed for summer reading program in River Road and Santa Clara. For information call 688-3303.
DANCE LISTINGS Th: Argentine Tango, All-level—8; Studio
B. www.eugenetango.com Fr: Oregon Ballroom Dance, classes during first
hour, 7:30-11:30 pm, Room 220, Gerlinger Hall, UO. Sa: West African—11 am, WOW Hall. 687-2746. Su: Improvisational partner--8, 412 Loma Linda
Ln. Tu: West African—6, WOW Hall. 687-2746. We: "Sparkplug Dance" for babies and toddlers—10
am, 11am, Tamarack Wellness Center. 689-3233.
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Maude
Kerns Art Center presents Ken
Kesey: Arts & Artifacts,
an exhibit of artwork by internationally recognized Oregon
writer Ken Kesey, best known as the author of One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion.
The exhibition includes journal pages that Kesey produced
during his six-month incarceration at the San Mateo Sheriff's
Honor Camp, as well as drawings and paintings from Kesey's
private collection. An opening is from 4 to 8 pm, May
22. See Saturday Calendar.
Sleater-Kinney
was founded in 1994, two years after Carrie Brownstein
(vocals, lead guitar) and Corin Tucker (lead vocals,
guitar) met as students at Evergreen State College in
Olympia, Wash. Joined by drummer Janet Weiss, the Sleater-Kinney
punk outfit is named after a road in Olympia. Sleater
brings their "Left Coast" tour to the McDonald Theatre.
Quasi opens. See Tuesday Calendar. 
David
Barsamian, host of the radio show "Alternative
Radio," brings his "Regime Change USA Tour" to Eugene.
Designed to generate dialogue on the power of words
in lieu of violence to promote democracy at home and
abroad, the tour includes Barsamian discussing and signing
his new books, Louder Than Bombs and The Checkbook
and the Cruise Missile, and mobilizing citizens
to work for social justice. Booksigning is at the First
United Methodist Church, followed by a party at Cozmic
Pizza. See Monday Calendar.
The
Willamette Valley Folk Festival is back. The UO Cultural Forum
presents a weekend of local and national music to get you out
groovin' in the sun (hopefully). On multiple stages, acts such
as Laura Kemp, Son Mela'o, the Mark Lemhouse
Trio and Obo Addy & Kukrudu perform for Eugene concert-goers.
See Friday, Saturday and Sunday Calendar.
The
UO Oregon Humanities Center is sponsoring a reading by Kathleen
Dean Moore. Moore reads from her new collection of essays,
Pine Island Paradox, at 100 Willamette Hall, UO. See Thursday,
May 20 Calendar.
