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THURSDAY,
JUNE 17 ARTS/VISUAL Six-stop unguided art walk of work by Beth Wilson, Public Library, the Atrium, Shoe-a-Holic, Goldworks, J. Michael's and at the intersection of Willamette St. and Broadway Ave, through June 17. FREE.
FILM Waterbirth film showing and discussion, 7 pm, 240 McKenzie, UO. FREE. GATHERING Thursday farmers' market features fruits, vegetables, starts, honey, preserves, flowers and more, 2 to 7 pm Thursdays, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. FREE. KIDSTUFF "Once Upon a Story" card-game making, 2 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Spirituality book discussion group meeting, 7 pm, Borders Books. FREE. Sheldon Book Club meeting, 6 pm, Sheldon Library. FREE. "Women's Focus" book group meeting, 1 pm; Bob Welch reads, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE. MUSIC Israel Vibrations, Freesound, Upright Dub Orchestra, 7 pm, The Jungle. Vibrations also plays at 6 pm, CD World. $17.50. CD World performance and signing is free. Pleasure Club, Washington Social Club, Ed Cole and the College Girls of Tora Bora, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $8. Peter Mulvey, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $10.50 adv. Classical and folk Russian singing group meeting, 6:30 pm Thursdays, 2650 Willamette. 747-7416. FREE. ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features "Activists for Freedom, Equity and Justice," Medea Benjamin and Kevin Danaher, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 6.4 miles, Tahkenitch Dunes. See YMCA board for more information. "Maintaining Your Mountain Bike," Joe Long, 7 pm, REI. FREE. SPIRITUAL "Chant: Deepening Our Experience With God," 7 pm, Unity of the Valley Church. FREE. THEATRE Wonder of the World, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and June 19, 24, 25 and 26, Lord Leebrick Theatre. For prices and information call 465-1506. Barefoot in the Park, 8 pm today and tomorrow, Very Little Theatre. $12 adv. Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 8 pm today, tomorrow and June 19, 25, 26 and July 2 and 3, Actors Cabaret. $12, $8 for June 17.
FRIDAY,
JUNE 18 CELEBRATION ArtTalk with Joby Patterson, 5:30 pm, DIVA, 110 W. Broadway Ave. FREE. COMEDY ComedySportz, 8 pm today and tomorrow, ComedySportz Theater, 1030 Oak St. 517-9996. $8, $7 with a can of food for FOOD for Lane Co. DANCE Tribute to Gregory Hines Musical Feet performance, 7:30 pm today and tomorrow, Soreng, Hult. $15. GATHERINGS Al Fresco farmers' market grand opening features preserves, organic produce, baked goods, plants, gifts, wine-tasting, appetizers and more, 11:30 am to 6 pm, 5th St. Market. A Japanese "Koto" music performance by Mitsuki Dazai is at 10 pm. FREE. 35th Emerald Empire Vintage Auto Club Car Show, all day, Valley River Center. FREE. KIDSTUFF Preschool dance and art party, 10 am, DIVA, 110 W. Broadway Ave. FREE. MUSIC Cumulus, 7 pm, Borders Books. FREE. Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth kick off summer concert, 7 pm, Island Park, Spfd. FREE. Lo Nuestro, 9 pm, Luna. $6. Geoffrey Castle Band, Nimbus, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $7 adv., $8 dos. Crimes of Ambition, Domesticide, 9:30 pm, Black Forest. FREE. Blue Road, 7 pm, Planet Goloka. don. The Whopner County Country All Stars, Hillstomp, The Ditty Twisters and The Koozies, 10 pm, John Henry's. $4. ON THE AIR "Jefferson Radio" features "Jelaluddin Rumi" with Coleman Barks, 8 am and 8 pm, KRVM, 1280 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Blue Turns Watersports activity-day features wake-boarding, inland-surfing and water-skiing, noon to 6 pm, Orchard Point. 729-6613. FREE. THEATER Mister Roberts, 8 pm today, tomorrow and June 25 and 26, Actors Cabaret. $15 adv., $10 dos. and $29.95 includes dinner. Barefoot in the Park continues. See Thursday, June 17. Wonder of the World continues. See Thursday, June 17. Hedwig and the Angry Inch continues. See Thursday, June 17.
SATURDAY,
JUNE 19 CELEBRATION Summer solstice celebration and grand opening features singing, dancing, music, fire ritual, presentations, meditation, vendors and more, 11 am to 4 pm, Wise Acres Herbal Education Center. No cigarettes or alcohol. 736-0164. FREE. COMEDY "Four Stand-Up Dads," 8 pm, McDonald Theatre. $25. DANCE Tribute to Gregory Hines continues. See Friday. FILM Middle East Peace Group presents Moments, short films by Israelis, 7 pm, Washington Park Community Center. FREE.
GATHERINGS Saturday Market features Farmers Market, crafters, musicians, vendors & food court, 10 am to 5 pm, 8th Ave. and Oak St. Jim Hershey plays at 10 am; Linda Yapp at 11; Yvonne Perea at noon; Santa Rita Slim at 1 pm; Olem Alves Jazz Trio at 2 and Red Pajamas plays at 3:30 pm. FREE. "Towards a Vision of an Enduring Bio-Region" day of workshops, presentations, discussions, a land-use bike tour and more features Jan Spencer, Hope Marston, John Zerzan, Allen Hancock and others, 9:30 am to 9 pm today and at noon tomorrow. For information and locations, call 344-0533. $10-$25. "Iraq After June 30: Can We Get Out … How?" teach-in/rally features speeches by Ibrahim Gassama, Susan Cundiff and Gordon Lafer, noon, Federal Building. FREE. 2nd annual "Summer Barrel" tour of wineries features appetizers, music and more, King Estates, Silvan Ridge, Saginaw Vineyard, Territorial Vineyards and other locations. For information go to www.ticketswest.com 7th annual Mid-Valley Brewfest features barbecue menu, music by Savitri and the Kitchen Syncopaters, tastes of brews and more, 11 am to 1 am, McMenamins High St. Brewery & Café, 1243 High St. Normal menu prices, but free to attend. Frisky Singles Seniors BBQ, 2537 Primrose Dr. For information call 461-4443. $2. Rainbow River Womyns' meeting, 5 pm, Roaring Rapids. 741-1210. FREE. Collectors West gun show, 9 am to 5 pm today and 9 am to 3 pm tomorrow, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. $5. Postcard, stamp and antique paper show, 8 am to 10 pm today and from 10 am to 4 pm, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. $20 early bird (before 10 am) admission today good for both days, $5 for 10 am admission. KIDSTUFF "OFAM's Magical Moombah" features "Utter Nonsense," 10:30 am and 12:30 pm, Shedd Gym. $5 kids, $2.50 adults. Sheldon book club meeting, 6 pm, Sheldon Library. FREE. Father's Day storytime and card-making, 11 am, Borders. FREE. LECTURES "Computacion Basica," 10 am, Downtown Library. FREE. "Self-Defense for Girls and Women," 9 am to noon, Franklin Grange. Register at 998-3273. FREE. "Japanese Plants for American Gardens," Judy Glattstein, 10:30 am, Valley River Inn. For info go to www.thehardyplantgroup.org "New Naturalism," Keith Wiley, 8:45 am and "Erythroniums and Other Woodland Aristocrats," 10 am tomorrow, Valley River Inn. www.thehardyplantgroup.org LITERARY ARTS Poetry reading by Maggie Chula, Maxine Scates and Penelope Scambly-Schott, 5 pm, Tsunami Books. An open mic follows. FREE. "DIY Magazines" with Robert Voelker-Morris, Ian Sundahl and Marc Calvary, noon, DIVA. 344-3482. $15-$20. MUSIC The Epoxy Morons, Moscow Inn, 10 pm, Downtown Lounge. $5. Ritmo de la Noche, 9 pm, Luna. $5. Jackstraw, Open Road, 9 pm, Cozmic Pizza @ The Strand. $10. Rust Never Sleeps, 9:30 pm, Sam Bond's. $3 Wryley, 9 pm, Café Paradiso. $3-$5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides 38 miles, Fiddler's Green. Meet at 9 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Wet prairie restoration work party, 9 am to noon, City View and 14th Ave., along bicycle path. 484-3939. FREE. 30th Annual Prefontaine Classic track meet, 1 pm, Hayward Field. For information go to www.goducks.com Tai-chi club gathering, 2 pm, Jefferson Middle School. 520-1790. FREE. The Obsidians hike 4.2 miles, Erma Bell Lakes; 7.6 miles, Lillian Falls; 8 miles, Mt. Pisgah; 6.5 miles, Rosary Lakes; 7.8 miles, Tire Mountain. See YMCA board for details. SCIENCE "Ringworld: Voyage to Saturn" planetarium show, 2 pm today and tomorrow, The Science Factory. "Golf Ball Science Day" features the physics of golf balls, noon to 4 pm today. $4, $3 sr., fathers and grandfathers get free admission today.
SPIRITUAL Krishna chanting and dinner, 5 pm, Planet Goloka. don. THEATER Mister Roberts continues. See Friday. Hedwig and the Angry Inch continues. See Thursday, June 17. Wonder of the World continues. See Thursday, June 17.
SUNDAY,
JUNE 20 COMEDY Dads Grads, Egads Comedy Workout performance, 8 pm, Actors Cabaret. $5. GATHERINGS Mercado Latino open-air Latin American marketplace features Latin American food, produce, handcrafts, clothes and more, 11 am to 4:30 pm, 8th Ave. and Oak. Ricardo Cardenas plays at 11:30 am; a pinata for kids is at 12:30 pm and Ritmo de la Noche plays at 2 pm. FREE. Piccadilly flea market, 10 am to 4 pm, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. $1.50. Father's Day breakfast, 8 am to 11 am, George Millican Community Hall, Walterville. don. Greyhound adoption event, 11 am to 3 pm, Zany Zoo Pets. FREE. Collectors West gun show continues. See Saturday. Postcard, stamp and antique paper show continues. See Saturday. LECTURE "Erythroniums and Other Woodland Aristocrats" continues. See Saturday. MUSIC Highlanders concert in the park, 6:30 pm, Washburne Park. FREE. Fiddlin' Sue, 6 pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3-$5 ss. Audio Karate, MC Lars, Lance's Hero, Say Anything, 7:30 pm, WOW Hall. $7. Tinsley Ellis, Bill Willie Bluz, 7:30 pm, the Jungle. $5. Marsyas Guitar Duo, 4 pm, First United Methodist Church. don. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians bike, 90 miles, Oakland Loop; hike 6.6 miles, Iron Mountain. See YMCA board for more information. SCIENCE "Ringworld: Voyage to Saturn" continues, and a "Living History Interpretation of David Douglas" exhibit with Scott Dano features vintage camping equipment, with the Into the Woods exhibit. See Saturday. SPIRITUAL Guided meditations and teachings with Tulka Rinpoche, 10 am Sundays and 6:30 pm Wednesdays, 22 W. 7th Ave. 747-2843. don. Meditation and practice with Lama Sonam Dargye, 2 to 5 pm, Kagyu Dakshang Chuling Dharma Center. For information call 461-0830.
MONDAY,
JUNE 21
GATHERINGS Role-playing games group meeting, 6 pm, Borders Books. FREE. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons of Eugene/Springfield meeting, 6:45 pm, First Congregational Church. FREE. KIDSTUFF Summer reading club meeting, 11 am; "Cartooning and Comics" summer reading workshop, 3 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Military book group meeting, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE. MUSIC The Wallflowers, 7:30 pm, the Jungle. $20. Toga karaoke party, 9:30 pm, Black Forest. FREE. Scrambled Ape, Ottoman Empire Jazz, 9 pm, Sam Bond's. FREE. Sister Machine Gun, Christ Analogue, Manufactura, 9 pm, John Henry's. $6 adv., $8 dos. ON THE AIR "City Club" features "How Smaller Towns Use Urban Renewal Districts," 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. SPIRITUAL "Let Go and Live in the Now" study group, 7:30 pm, Lux Studio, 109 W. 6th Ave. 476-1200. $3 don.
TUESDAY,
JUNE 22 GATHERINGS Tuesday food carts serve food from Saturday Market, 10 am to 3 pm Tuesdays, 8th Ave. and Oak St. Various menu costs. Volunteer meetings for Emerald Empire Hempfest, 7 pm Tuesdays, 2250 Patterson, Spencer View Apartments Community Rm. FREE. Get-together for people interested in developing cooperative housing in downtown Eugene, 6:30 pm. For information call 345-6466. FREE. KIDSTUFF Summer reading club, 2 pm, Bethel Library. FREE. "Bookmaking," 3 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Chuck Palahniuk reads from Stranger Than Fiction, 7 pm, Borders Books. FREE. Poetry night, 6:30 pm, Planet Goloka. FREE. MUSIC Walker T. Ryan's Delta Mystics, 6:30 pm, Petersen Barn Park. FREE. Testface, Brian Gardiner, Armored Frog, 10 pm, John Henry's. FREE. SPIRITUAL Zen meditation and dharma talk, 7 pm, Eugene Zendo. 302-4576. FREE.
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 23 BENEFIT Fundraiser for the Lotus Project features a lecture with Myron Wentz, "Prevention and Healing of Chronic Degenerative Diseases," 7 pm, St. Jude's Catholic Church. $5 don. GATHERING Kava circle, 6:30 pm, Planet Goloka. FREE. KIDSTUFF Summer reading club, 2 pm, Sheldon Library; summer reading workshop, 4 pm, Bethel Library; teen council meeting, 2 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS "Learn to Fly" book group meeting, 7 pm, Borders Books. FREE. MUSIC Amy Steinberg, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides 36 miles, Franklin Loop. Meet at 6 pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE. SPIRITUAL Guided meditations and teachings with Tulka Rinpoche continue. See Sunday. "Power of Now" practice group, 7 pm Wednesdays. For information call 344-6606. FREE.
THURSDAY,
JUNE 24 GATHERING Thursday farmers' market continues. See Thursday, June 17. KIDSTUFF Summer reading club, 2 pm, Downtown Library; summer reading workshop, 3 pm, Sheldon Library. FREE. American-Indian storytelling, 1:30 pm, Springfield Library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS "Reflective Readers" book group meeting, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE. "Science of Spirituality" book group meeting, 7 pm, Borders Books. FREE.
MUSIC Classical and folk Russian singing group meeting continues. See Thursday, June 17. Dan Jones, 9:30 pm, Black Forest. FREE. Imagine Pacific International Children's Choir Festival (PICCFEST) features national children's choirs, concerts, previews and more, today through June 28, various Eugene locations. Today features Sharing Out Songs I concert with Pacific Youth Choir, Olympia Youth Chorus and Fort Wayne Children's Choir, 7:30 pm, Central Lutheran Church. $10, $7 stu., sr. ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features "Feeding the Hungry Heart," Geneen Roth, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. THEATRE Wonder of the World continues. See Thursday, June 17. VIDEO Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker, 7 pm, Planet Goloka. FREE.
ON THE ROAD Note- Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event. JUNE 17 "Mighty Winds" Cascade Head Music Festival features wind and piano concerts, today through June 26, St. Peter the Fisherman Lutheran Church, Lincoln City. For information go to www.cascadeheadmusic.org
"The Living Dream Experience" features live music by Spearhead, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, String Cheese Incident and others, performance arts, audience-participatory celebration and empowering playshops, today through June 20, Hornings Hideout, North Plains. For information go to www.peakexperience.cc Michael Bolton, 7:30 pm, Brittfest, Jacksonville. $39-$71. JUNE 18 Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter and others, 8 pm, Brittfest, Jacksonville. $27-$46. JUNE 19 A reception for work by Paul Alan Bennett, 4:30 to 7:30 pm, High Desert Gallery, Sisters. FREE. Seafest 2004 features demonstrations, tours, hands-on exhibits and children's activities, 10 am to 4 pm, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport. FREE. The annual Sisters Art Stroll features live music, entertainment and fine arts, 4 to 7:30 pm, various Sisters galleries and shops. FREE. JUNE 20 Huey Lewis and the News, 8 pm, Brittfest, Jacksonville. $35-$58. JUNE 21 Jewel, Ryan Cabrerra, 6:30 pm, Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend. $35.50-$65.50. JUNE 22 Mighty Revolver, 9 pm, Roseland Theatre, Portland. For information go to www.doubletree.com JUNE 23 Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jim Lauderdale, 7 pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland. $18.
CORVALLIS EVENTS
JUNE 17 Parkinson's support group meeting, 2 pm, Corvallis Sr. Center. FREE. JUNE 18 Lew Jones, 8 pm, The Beanery. FREE. JUNE 19 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. Solstice celebration and benefit for the Marys River Watershed Council features speech by Gary Snyder, an auction, kids' activities, information booths and more, 11 am to 5 pm, Tyee Wine Cellars. $8-$25 ss. Fiesta De Su Biblioteca bilingual event features a bilingual play by Portland's Miracle Theatre, 2 pm, Meeting Rm., Corvallis Public Library. FREE. David Samuel Project, The Porch Dogs, 7:30 pm, Platinum. FREE. Wine tasting, appetizers and live music by Chris Johnedis, 4 pm, First Alternative Co-op main store. FREE. JUNE 20 The Nairobi Boys, 6 pm, Murphy's Restaurant and Lounge. FREE. JUNE 21 Oregon State University Summer Choir rehearsals begin, 7 pm, 202 Benton Hall, OSU. For information call 737-4061. FREE. JUNE 22 Arthritis support group meeting, 6:30 pm, Corvallis Sr. Center. FREE. JUNE 23 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.
ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES Auditions for actors and actresses for You're It!, 11 am, June 26 Actors Cabaret. Prepare a short Broadway-style song. Encore Theatre needs senior troupers for 2004/2005 season. For information call 342-1630. Singers in grades 2 through 12 may audition for the Oregon Children's Choir. For audition times call 343-0840. Art & the Vineyard 2004 is seeking festival volunteers. For information call 345-1571. Maude Kerns Art Center is seeking people interested in becoming gallery guides. For information call 345-1571. To find out if your family qualifies for Head Start of Lane County's Early Education Program's pre-school classroom time, parent education and support, call 747-2425. People Powered Fridays is accepting registration. For information call 682-5285. Auditions for Lord Leebrick Theatre's The Goat or Who is Sylvia? are June 19, Lord Leebrick Theatre. For an appointment call 68-6988. Power wheelchairs are available at no charge through the Three Wishes, Inc. program to senior and disabled people. To see if you qualify, call (800) 817-1871. If you've lost or found a pet in Lane Co., Puptent will post a picture of it for free on www.puptent.org. E-mail all information and a picture (if possible) to lostandfound@puptent.org
DANCE LISTINGS Th: Argentine
Tango, Beg.—noon; Int.--7, Partner Dancing, Beg.—6:30, The
Tango Center. www.eugenetango.org Fr: International folk—2, Willamalane Adult
Activity Center. 736-4444. Sa: West African—11 am, WOW Hall. 687-2746. Su: West African—11 am, WOW Hall. 687-2746. Mo: International Folk Dancing—2:30 pm,
Campbell Senior Ctr. 682-5318. Tu: West African—6, WOW Hall. 687-2746. We: Blues—7, Downtown Lounge. No phone.
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Grammy
Award-winning recording artists The Wallflowers
bring their rock 'n' roll to The Jungle. Touring as a
prelude to recording the band's next album (due out in
early 2005), Jakob Dylan's popular outfit treats Eugene
concert-goers to band rarities, covers and several musical
debuts. See Monday Calendar.
The
Prefontaine Classic is back at UO's Hayward Field,
featuring local fan-favorite and 100-meter world leader
Maurice Green, who makes his first Prefontaine
appearance in three years. Green's hotter than greased
lighting after winning recent Osaka, Home Depot and
Payton Jordan meets. He'll be up against a sick line-up
of sprinters, including world record-holder Tim Montgomery,
John Capel, Bernard Williams, Justin Gatlin and others.
See Saturday Calendar.
Every
Friday through summer, if you're in the mood for gourmet
cheese, fruits, vegetables, organic wines and more in
a small, outdoor market atmosphere, stop by the Al
Fresco market at 5th St. Public Market. A grand
opening this week features prizes, wine tastings, appetizers
and a musical performance by Mitsuki Dazai at
1 pm. Dazai plays a koto, a 13-string zither,
similar to a Chinese gu-zheng. Get your zither
in a dither and check it out. See Friday Calendar.
Chuck
Palahniuk, acclaimed author of Fight Club, Choke
and Diary reads from his latest nonfiction collection,
Stranger Than Fiction, at Borders Books. Stranger Than
Fiction includes essays from Palahniuk's unique viewpoint
on subjects such as: Encounters with alternative-culture heroes
Marilyn Manson and Juliette Lewis; the peculiar wages of fame
reaped through Palahniuk's involvement with big-budget film Fight
Club and the really violent world (and mangled ears) of college
wrestlers. See Tuesday Calendar.
