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THURSDAY,
JUNE 24 GATHERING Mainstreet Moms Oppose Bush Get Out The Vote letter-writing party, 10 am to 1 pm, University Park. 344-9948. FREE. KIDSTUFF Summer reading club, 2 pm, Downtown Library; summer reading workshop, 3 pm, Sheldon Library. FREE. American-Indian storytelling with Esther Stutzman, 1:30 pm, Springfield Library. FREE. Comedy of Errors Impact! Arts Theatre Camp performances, 11:30 am today, tomorrow and June 26, Impact! Arts, 2520 Harris St. $2. 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. 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. "Jefferson Exchange" features David Rains Wallace on extinct mammals, 8 am and 8 pm, KRVM, 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Willamette River kayak and inflatable after-work floats, 5:30 pm, Oregon River Sports. FREE. THEATRE Wonder of the World, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and June 26, Lord Leebrick Theatre. For prices and information call 465-1506. VIDEO Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker, 7 pm, Planet Goloka. FREE.
FRIDAY,
JUNE 25 BENEFIT A benefit for Hope for Haiti features music by Steel Magnolias, raffle and festivities, 8 pm, The Shining Sun, 653-0862. $5-$10 sug. don. 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.
GATHERINGS United Universalist Church (UUC) Singletarians meet, 7:30 pm, UUC. 485-3011. $2. Alpaca Marketplace features animals, merchandise, clothing and other items made from alpaca fiber, raffle and more, noon to 7 pm today, from 9 am to 7 pm tomorrow and from 9 am to 4 pm June 26, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. FREE. Black Sheep Gathering features demonstrations, items made from fleece, animals and more, 9 am to 7 pm today, from 8 am to 8 pm tomorrow and from 9 am to 4 pm June 27, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. FREE. KIDSTUFF Preschool dance and art party, 10 am, DIVA. FREE. Comedy of Errors continues. See Thursday, June 24. LITERARY ARTS Poetry reading with Clem Starck, Charles Goodrich, Paul Hunter and Rodger Moody, 5 pm, Tsunami Books. FREE. MUSIC The Oregon Bach Festival (OBS) features opening ceremonies with PICCFEST 170-voice Festival Chorus, 6 pm, Hult lobby and Bach St. Matthew Passion, 7 pm, Silva, Hult. Opening is free; $27-$49, $13 youth for Passion. Ukalaneys all-ages ukulele jam, 7 pm, St. Mary's Episcopal Church. $3. The Dolce Trio, noon, 5th St. Public Market. FREE. Rhythm Pimps, BOK, Uncle Nancy, 9:30 pm, Black Forest. FREE. Americanistan performance features dancing by Tribalation, 8:30 pm, Café Paradiso. $5. The Courtesy Clerks, The Sawyer Family, Capgun Suicide and others, 10 pm, John Henry's. $5. Cosmos Magaya, Kudana Marimba, 8:30 pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5-$8 ss. Mood Area 52, Manishewitz, 10 pm, Luckey's. $3.
ON THE AIR "Jefferson Radio" features "Lewis and Clark," Alisha Hamel, 8 am and 8 pm, KRVM, 1280 FM. PRESENTATION "42 Years Around the World by Bicycle," Heinz Stucke, 4 pm, Bike Friday. (800) 777-0258. don. SPIRITUAL Founding ceremonies with Keira Roshi and a delegation of Japanese Buddhist monks, today through June 27, Eugene Zendo. For information go to www.eugenezendo.org THEATER Mister Roberts, 8 pm today and tomorrow, Actors Cabaret. $15 adv., $10 dos. and $29.95 includes dinner. Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 8 pm today, tomorrow and July 2 and 3, Actors Cabaret. $12. Wonder of the World continues. See Thursday, June 24.
SATURDAY,
JUNE 26 ARTS/VISUAL Local artists paint in the Blooming Garden, 10 am to 2 pm, Grays Garden Centers, Eugene and Spfd. FREE. BENEFIT Healing Harvest plant sale weekend benefit promotes therapeutic horticulture and adaptive community gardening, 9 am to 3 pm today and tomorrow, 2035 Val Halla St. 915-0599. don. CELEBRATIONS Willama-lane's 60th Birthday Bash Celebration features magic, games, kids' activities, music by the Valley Boys, Samba Ja and more, 1 to 5:30 pm, Willamalane Park, Spfd. FREE. 7th Bananniversary open house features belly dancing lessons and performance, tarot, palmistry, pendulum, natural make-up makeovers and more, 8 pm, The Banana Warehouse. $7. COMEDY ComedySportz continues. See Friday. DEMONSTRATION Hands-on composting demonstration, 11:30 am, River House Compost Demonstration Site, 301 N. Adams St. 682-5542. FREE. GATHERINGS Saturday Market features Farmers' Market, crafters, musicians, vendors & food court, 10 am to 5 pm, 8th Ave. and Oak St. Ken Silverman plays at 10 am; Walker T at 11; Paul Safar and Ben Farrell play at noon; John Twist at 1 pm; String Theory at 2; and Jerry Zybach & The Stage Hogs play at 3:30 pm. FREE. Water Safety Day antique fire engine display and pump-in features display of fire equipment of all vintages, photos and more, 10 am to 5 pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Eugene scooter expo features test rides, "Gymkana" by Top Dead Center scooter club, a group ride and more, 10 am to 2 pm, Cycle Parts, 1110 Ocean St. 343-8949. FREE. International Day Against Torture event with Amigos de los Sobrevivientes (Friends of Survivors) features music and a presentation to enhance awareness of the affects of torture, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, Cozmic Pizza. don. Alpaca Marketplace continues. See Friday. Black Sheep Gathering continues. See Friday. KIDSTUFF "Pancake Pig" guest appearance, 10 am, Barnes and Noble. FREE. The Spiderwick Chronicles event, 11 am, Borders Books. FREE. Comedy of Errors continues. See Thursday, June 24. LITERARY ARTS Cover Wine Poetry Slam features Eugene poets covering each other's work, 8 pm. For information go to www.foolscapbooks.com$5. Bob Welch signs copies of his book, American Nightingale, 2 to 4 pm, B Dalton Bookseller, Gateway Mall, Spfd. FREE.
MUSIC OBS features Goldilocks and the Three Bears with the Eugene Youth Ballet, 10 am, "The Role of Festivals in Musical Life," lecture with John Rockwell, noon, Soreng, Hult and Bach to the Romantics, 8 pm, Beall, UO. $5 for Goldilocks; lecture is free; $23-$33, $13 youth for Romantics. Arts Umbrella Orchestra, 12:30 pm; Suzuki Strings at 2:30 pm; and Alice Blankenship's Strings Studio recital, 1:30 pm, 5th St. Public Market. FREE. PICCFEST's Sharing Our Songs II features Capella Girlchoir, Olympia Youth Choir and the Kansas Youth Choir, 7:30 pm, Central Lutheran Church. FREE. $10, $7 stu., sr. Reptet, 9 pm, Luna. $6. Northwest Royale, Utterance, Ailment, 10 pm, Wetlands. $4. Scott McCaughey, Cocks in the Henhouse, Toad in the Hole, 7 pm, Sam Bond's Garage. $5. Hamsa Lila, Zilla, 9 pm, McDonald Theatre. $10 adv., $12 dos. American Music Institute Summer Jazz Camp performance, 2 pm, The Shedd. FREE. Ginger Hustlers, Bockman's Euphio, 9 pm, Café Paradiso. $5-$8 ss. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides 50 miles, Peoria Rd. Meet at 9 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Iron Mountain wildflower hike and adopt-a-wilderness workshop, today and tomorrow, east of Sweethome. For information call 344-0675. The Obsidians hike 7 miles, Dog Mountain; bike Fern Ridge; hike 11 miles, Fuji Mountain; 14 miles, Rebel Rock Loop; 6 miles, Rosary Lake. See YMCA board for details. Lower McKenzie kayak and inflatable after-work floats, 10 am, Oregon River Sports. FREE. ForestCare tour with the McKenzie River Trust, 10:30 am to 2 pm. For information call 345-2799. FREE. Eugene Women's Ultimate Frisbee Team skills-building activity, 9 am to noon, Roosevelt Middle School fields. For information call 349-2818. $3. PRESENTATION "Using E-mail," 10 am; "Ask a Computer Question," 11:30 am, Downtown Library. FREE. SCIENCE "Ringworld: Voyage to Saturn" planetarium show, 2 pm today and tomorrow through Sept. 30, The Science Factory. $4, $3 sr. SPIRITUAL Krishna chanting and dinner, 5 pm, Planet Goloka. don. Founding ceremonies continue. See Friday. theater Mister Roberts continues. See Friday. Hedwig and the Angry Inch continues. See Thursday, June 24. Wonder of the World continues. See Thursday, June 24.
SUNDAY,
JUNE 27 BENEFITS The 11th Annual KLCC benefit, "KLCC in Bloom: Personal Palettes," garden tour features garden tours, musicians, massage and garden art, 9 am to 5 pm, various Eugene garden locations. For garden and ticket information go to www.klcc.orgor call 463-6000. $10 adv., $13 dos. Healing Harvest plant sale weekend continues. See Saturday. 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. Macaco Velho plays at 11:30 am; a piñata for kids is at 12:30 pm and Mario Mora teaches salsa at 2 pm. FREE. Rainbow Family monthly potluck, 1 to 5 pm, Skinners Butte Park near the playground. FREE. Alpaca Marketplace continues. See Friday. Black Sheep Gathering continues. See Friday. KIDSTUFF "Up in the Sky" planetarium show for younger audiences, 1 pm, The Science Factory. $4, $3 sr. MUSIC OBF features "Inside Line" chamber orchestra concert introduction with Robert Hurwitz, 3 pm, Soreng, Hult; Baroque Suites and Concertos, 4 pm, Silva, Hult. "Inside Line" is free; $27-$49, $13 youth for Baroque. Anne Weiss, Shelley Doty, 7 pm, Café Paradiso. $8-$15 ss. Oregon Music Teachers Association honor students performances, noon to 4 pm and Suzuki Strings Program performance, 2:30 pm, 5th St. Public Market. FREE. PICCFEST choirs sing at local morning services at Central Lutheran Church; Central Presbyterian Church; St. Mary's Episcopal Church; St. Mary's Catholic Church; Ebbert Memorial United Methodist Church and First Christian Church. Check with individual churches for service time. FREE. Accordions Anonymous, 6:30 pm, Washburne Park. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 9.6 miles, Hardesty Mountain; 6 miles, Lowder Mountain; McKenzie River Trail maintenance hike. See YMCA board for more information. McKenzie Watershed Council McKenzie River clean-up, 9 am, between Blue River and the Willamette River. A barbecue is at 1 pm. For information and to sign up call 687-9076. FREE. GEARS rides, Cottage Grove . Meet at 9 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. PRESENTATION "Bamboo Propagation and Transplanting" features lectures, potluck, tour of display garden and a bamboo auction, noon to 5 pm, McKenzie Valley Bamboo, Spfd. 746-9734. FREE. SCIENCE "Ringworld: Voyage to Saturn" continues. See Saturday. SPIRITUAL Founding ceremonies continue. See Friday. A Buddhist philosophy teaching with Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche, 6 pm, EWEB Community Rm. 431-1066. FREE.
MONDAY,
JUNE 28 KIDSTUFF "Kanji! Pictographs" summer reading club activity, 11 am, Downtown Library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Baseball Book Club meeting, 7:30 pm, Borders. FREE.
MUSIC OBF presents "On the House" PICCFEST choir performance, noon, Hult lobby; Mozart Requiem, Part 1, 5 pm, Beall, UO; The Tao of Windflow: A Tai Ji Musical Offering, 8 pm, Soreng, Hult. "On the House" is free; $16, $13 youth for Mozart; $23-$33, $13 youth for Tao of Windflow. PICCFEST presents Imagine, Children's Festival Chorus and members of the Oregon Mozart Players, 8 pm, Silva, Hult. $10, $7 children, sr. Oregon Festival Choirs concert preview, 1 pm, 5th St. Public Market. FREE. Patrice Pike, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $8. Auf Der Maur, 8 pm, John Henry's. $8. RALLY "Let Justice Roll" Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon non-partisan voter registration drive features speeches by James Forbes and Dan Bryant, 5:30 pm, First Congregational Church. For information call 344-1425. FREE. SPIRITUAL "Let Go and Live in the Now" study group, 7:30 pm, Lux Studio
TUESDAY,
JUNE 29 KIDSTUFF Spanish songs and circle dances for children, 1:30 pm, Springfield Library. FREE. "Kanji! Pictographs" summer reading club activity, 2 pm, Bethel Library; summer reading workshop, 4 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. MUSIC John Fogerty, 7 pm, Cuthbert Amphitheater. $36.50-$62. Victor Barnes Band, High on the Hog String Band, 8 pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5-$7 ss. OBF features "Let's Talk" lecture with Chungliang Al Huang, noon, Studio One, Hult; Mozart Requiem, Part II, 5 pm, Beall, UO; Mozart Works for Winds, 8 pm, Beall, UO. "Let's Talk" is free; $16, $13 youth for Requiem; $23-$33 for Works for Winds. The Holmes Brothers, 8 pm, WOW Hall. $16 adv., $19 dos.
Cris Williamson, 6:30 pm, Amazon Center. FREE. UO Graduate Student Quartet, noon, 5th St. Pubic Market. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides a Show 'n' Go. Meet at 10 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. SPIRITUAL Zen meditation, 7 pm, Eugene Zendo. 302-4576. FREE.
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 30 KIDSTUFF "Kanji! Pictographs" summer reading club activity, 2 pm, Sheldon Library; summer reading workshop, 3 pm, Bethel Library. FREE. "Just for Kids" talent show, 11:30 am, Meadow Park. To register, call 736-4544. FREE. MUSIC OBF presents Organ Interludes with Elray Stewart Cook, noon, Central Lutheran Church; Mozart Requiem, Part III, 5 pm, Beall, UO and American Songbook with Jeffrey Kahane, 8 pm, Silva, Hult. Interludes is free; $16, $13 youth for Requiem and $27-$49, $13 youth for Songbook. Caerwyn String Quartet, 12:15 pm, 5th St. Public Market. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides McKenzie View. Meet at 6 pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Obsidians hike 5 miles, Washburne Loop. See YMCA board for details. SPIRITUAL "Call for Transformation" interfaith prayer service for peace in Iraq, 7 pm, Broadway Plaza. FREE.
THURSDAY,
JULY 1 GATHERING 1st annual Canada Day family picnic features family-style picnic, acoustic musical instruments and more, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Wayne Morse Ranch. 517-4280. FREE. KIDSTUFF "Make it, Write, Read it!" book making for teens, 3 to 5 pm, Sheldon Library; Summer Reading Club meeting, 2 to 3 pm and Rocket Boy/October Sky discussion group for teens, 3 pm, Downtown Library. For book making, call 682-578 and for Downtown Library events call 682-8316. FREE. MUSIC OBF presents "Let's Talk" lecture with Maria Guinand, Studio One, Hult; Discovery Series with Robert Levin, 5 pm, Beall, UO and Bach Goldberg Variations with Jeffrey Kahane, 8 pm, Beall, UO. "Let's Talk" is free; $16, $13 youth for Discovery and $23-$33, $13 youth for Variations. Kutshinhira Marimba Youth Ensemble, 12:30 pm; The Oregon Music Teachers Association honor students performances, 1 pm, 5th St. Public Market. FREE. The Slip, 10 pm, McDonald Theatre. $10. Suffrajett, Man of the Year, 10 pm, Indigo District. FREE. ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features "Circles, Conversation and Community," 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM.
ON THE ROAD Note- Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event.
JUNE 24 4th Annual Lumberjack Competition features double buck, springboard-chop and burling events, 11:30 am, The Mill Casino, North Bend. FREE. Human Form 2004 juried exhibit features work by Martin Anderson, Germaine Bennett, Thomas Rubick, Mike Walsh and others, through Aug. 1, Newport Visual Arts Center. FREE. JUNE 25 52-mile yard and craft sale, on Hwy 36 from Cheshire through Low Pass, Blachly, Triangle Lake and Deadwood to Mapleton, 10 am to 6 pm today, tomorrow and June 27. FREE. 41st Annual Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts features From Mantel to Garden international exhibit and sale of stone sculpture, 10 am to 9 pm today and tomorrow, and from 10 am to 6 pm June 27, Lakewood Center for the Arts and George Rogers Park, Lake Oswego. FREE. Northwest String Summit features The Del McCoury Band, The David Bromberg String Quartet, Mindy Smith, Jeff Austin and many others, today through June 27, Horning's Hideout, North Plains. For information go to www.stringsummit.com 15th Annual Ernest Bloch Musical Festival features concerts celebrating the life and work of composer Ernest Boch, today through July 4, Newport Performing Arts Center. For information call 265-ARTS. JUNE 26 Salem World Beat Festival features events showcasing traditions of more than 40 cultures in five World Villages, including cooking demonstrations, music, dance, performances and more, 10 am to 11 pm today and from 11 am to 6 pm tomorrow, Riverfront Park, Salem. $3 sug. don. Macy Gray, 7:30 pm, Brittfest, Jacksonville. $29-$48. JUNE 27 Kenny G, 7:30 pm, Brittfest, Jacksonville. $39-$69. JUNE 30 Blues Traveler, 7:30 pm, Brittfest, Jacksonville. $33-$51. Ottmar Liebert, 8 pm, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. $25 adv., $28 dos. JULY 1 Work by Rebecca Singleterry and Ellie Edmonson, through July 30, Enid Joy Mount Gallery, Keizer. FREE. A reception for work by Karen Silve, 6 pm, Lawrence Gallery, Portland. FREE.
CORVALLIS EVENTS JUNE 25 Wine tasting, appetizers and live music by Deborah Mathis, 4 to 6 pm, First Alternative Co-op. FREE. Tim Avilla, 8 pm, The Beanery. FREE. JUNE 26 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. Adequits, 9:30 pm, Fox 'n' Firkin. FREE. "The Making of Intaba's Restaurant" slideshow, 3 pm, Intaba's Kitchen. FREE. Sue Miles and The Shanghai Gypsies, 8:30 pm, Murphy's Restaurant. $5. Electric Blues Jam with Tom LePage, 7 pm, Platinum. $3. JUNE 27 "Building with Earth, Part II" workshop, 10 am to 4 pm, Ahimsa Sanctuary. For information call 929-7564. Nairobi Bois, 6 pm, Murphy's Restaurant. FREE. JUNE 30 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 Chili cook-off entries for the 10th Annual Myrtle Creek Lions Club chili cook-off and salsa contest are being accepted. For information call 863-3171. The Indie Acoustic Project is accepting submissions for the Best CDs of 2004 Awards. For information call jon@indieacoustic.com Oasis tutors are needed to provide one-on-one assistance to children. For information call 342-6611, ext. 2601. Auditions for Seussical are 1 pm, June 26, Actors Cabaret. Bring a short, broadway-style song. 4th Annual High Falls Film Festival is accepting films and videos. For information go to www.highfallsfilmfestival.com
DANCE LISTINGS TH: Argentine Tango, Beg.—noon; Int. —7,
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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The
Holmes Brothers perform at the
WOW Hall in support of their new CD, Simple Truths.
Ever since they first joined forces and started performing
together in 1979, The Holmes Brothers have been bringing
their brand of gospel-inflected, spiritually moving and
funky music to audiences around the world. See Tuesday
Calendar.
On
his first tour in more than five years, John
Fogerty performs Tuesday at the Cuthbert Amphitheater.
Summer concerts at the Cuthbert include Pink Martini
on July 16; The Temptations and The Four Tops on July
23; Harry Connick Jr. on July 27; Weird Al Yankovic
on July 28; Legends of Doo Wop on August 14; Peter,
Paul & Mary on Aug. 28; and Lyle Lovett on Sept.
23.
The
11th Annual KLCC benefit, "KLCC in Bloom: Personal Palettes,"
will take place Sunday, rain or shine. Garden enthusiasts are
invited to explore eight "living paintings" executed on garden-canvases
large and small in three Eugene neighborhoods. Tours of the gardens
will feature creative use of nature's own beauty, as well as live
music, massage chairs and garden art. See Sunday Calendar.
The
Bijou Arts Cinema and Cinemark will open Michael Moore's much-anticipated,
controversial new film, Fahrenheit 9/11,
this week. Moore has employed veteran fact-checkers and attorneys
to vouch for the accuracy of the film's facts, although the film
is Moore's opinion, not a news report. See Movie Clips.
