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All you swingers listen up! The Eugene Emeralds are back for another season, swinging and catching and pitching at Civic Stadium. Chow some dogs and slurp some beer while the Ems take on the Everett AquaSox, the Salem Keizer Volcanoes, the Vancouver Canadians and other division teams. It's hometown baseball, baby. See Thursday, July 1 Calendar.


The Lane Arts Council First Friday Artwalk features a guided tour with Kitty Piercy of downtown arts galleries and public visual arts attractions. The walk begins at 5:30 pm with the unveiling of OFAM's new Jackson Pollock season poster at 868 High St. Then it's ceramic tiles (pictured) by Betsy Wolfston at the 10th & Pearl parking garage. Next the walk features work by Lin Cook at 10th & Willamette. Then it's glass panels by John Rose in the four arches of the LTD bus terminal at 10th & Olive. Keep on truckin' to Four Seasons, columns by Betsy Wolfston at 10th & Pearl. After that, it's Plant Forms by Jan Zach at 8th & Willamette. Then the walk features Procession, work by Dallas Cole, Scott Wylie, Jill Perry and Joanne Haines at the Eugene Hilton, which is also home of Wind-Rainsong by Weltzin Blix. The final stop features Trapezoidal, work by Robert Maki at 6th and High. See Friday Calendar.


The Oregon Bach Festival continues with another week of power-packed performances at the Hult Center, UO's Beall Hall and the First United Methodist Church. Highlights this week include pianist Jeffrey Kahane performing Bach's Goldberg Variations on July 1, Ingeborg Danz in the Mozart Requiem on July 2, vocal recitals by Maria Jette and Sanford Sylvan on July 3 and 7, and the Bach Mass in B Minor on July 6. See Thursday, July 1 Calendar.


Light the wick and run! Fireworks can be found this year on the 3rd and 4th of July at Civic Stadium, Alton Baker Park, Island Park, Springfield, and Dexter Park, Dexter. Keep an eye out for lost pets, and make sure yours are secure indoors. See Saturday and Sunday Calendar.


Maude Kerns Art Center's Art & The Vineyard is celebrating its 21st year at Alton Baker Park in Eugene. The principal fundraiser for MKAC, the festival attracts more than 25,000 visitors annually. Money raised helps fund the center's year-round exhibitions and art education programs. Multiple stages of music (including Bill Willie Bluz), authors, children's activities, contests, artists' marketplace, garden art exhibit and more. Fireworks at dusk on July 4. Valet bicycle parking will be available. See Friday Calendar.



THURSDAY, JULY 1
Sunrise 5:35 am; Sunset 8:59 pm
Av High 78; Av Low 49

FILM Meaningful Night at the Movies features finalists in the MoveOn.org "Bush in 30 Seconds" ad contest, 7 pm, Tsunami Books. $5 sug. don.

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.

Roy Bookbinder, Steve Pile, 9 pm, Café Paradiso. $10.

ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features "Circles, Conversation and Community," 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Eugene Emeralds vs. the Salem/Keizer Volcanoes, 7:05 pm tonight, tomorrow and at 6:35 pm July 3, and vs. the Boise Hawks at 7:05 pm July 7 and 8, Civic Stadium. For ticket information call 342-5367.

PERFORMANCE Terpsic-hore's Daughters features song, dance, trapeze, contortion and music with members of the Vagabond Opera, 9 pm, Sam Bond's. $5.

 

FRIDAY, JULY 2
Sunrise 5:35 am; Sunset 8:59 pm
Av High 78; Av Low 49

ARTS/VISUAL Lane Arts Council First Friday Artwalk features a guided tour of downtown arts galleries and visual arts attractions, hosted by Kitty Piercy. The first stop, at 5:30 pm, features the unvailing of the new Jackson Pollock Oregon Festival of American Music (OFAM) season poster, OFAM, 868 High St. Stop 2 features ceramic tiles by Betty Wolfston, 10th and Pearl. Stop 3 features Cirrus, by Lin Cook, 10th and Willamette. Stop 4 features LTD bus terminal glass panels by John Rose, 10th and Olive. Stop 5 features Four Seasons by Betty Wolfston, 10th and Pearl. Stop 6 features work by Jan Zach, 8th and Willamette. Stops 7 and 8 feature Procession, by Dallas Cole, Scott Wylie, Jill Perry and Joanne Haines, and Wind-Rainsong, by Weltzin Blix, at the Eugene Hilton. Stop 9 features Trapezoidal, work by Robert Maki, 6th and High. FREE.

5:30 pm art openings include Pictures From Europe, photography by Rich Bergeman, Perugino, Country Life, work by Nguyen Tung Ngoc, Hoa-Lan Tran Gallery, The 16th Annual PhotoZone Juried Photographic Exhibition and As Time Goes By: Myself and Others, work by Judith Mason-Macomber, Emerald Art Center, The Alchemy of Opposites and The Magic Land of Red Anubis, work by Nemo and Emmanuelle Brochier, Circle of Hands gallery, work by Sandy Tilcock and Bob Devine, DIVA; 6 pm openings include work by Corina Aleman, Café Paradiso; 7 pm openings include Prospective Perspective, work by Rigel Ross, Downtown Lounge, work by Chris Dunham, Jarrett Arnold, Jen Noe, Destry Bermoy and Josiah Larios, Museum of Unfine Art. FREE.

ARTfest features visual arts exhibits and local artists' displays, 5 to 8 pm, sidewalks of W. Broadway Ave. and Willamette St. 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.

FESTIVAL Art & The Vineyard Festival features wine court, youth art arena, multiple stages, music, fireworks, authors' tables, garden art, vendors, crafts and more, 11:30 am to 8:30 pm today and tomorrow, and from 11:30 am until the end of the fireworks on July 4, Alton Baker Park. For more information go to www.artandthevineyard.org$5. Parking is $2, valet bike parking available.

GATHERINGS First Fridays at the Library features a slideshow with Bill Sullivan and music by the Oregon Old Time Fiddlers, 6:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

City Club forum features "Community Policing" with Police Chief Robert Lehner, 11:50 am, Eugene Hilton. FREE.

KIDSTUFF Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE.

Preschool dance and art party, 10 am, DIVA, 110 W. Broadway Ave. FREE.

The Eugene Poetry Slam Team hosts a poetry slam at John Henry's. See Friday.

LITERARY ARTS Poetry slam features the Eugene Slam Team and music with Station Wag, 9:30 pm, John Henry's. $3-$5 ss.

MUSIC The Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) presents "Music in the Press," Tim Page, noon, Soreng; Composers Symposium I, 2 pm, Beall, UO; New Zealand National Youth Choir, 5 pm, Beall, UO and Mendelssohn Psalm 42 and Mozart Requiem, 8 pm, Silva, Hult. "Press" is free; Symposium I is $12, $8 stu.; the choir is $16, $13 stu. and Requiem is $27-$49.

String Quartet led by Jackie Schmidt, 11:45 am, Fifth St. Market. FREE.

The Believers, 9 pm, Café Paradiso. $5-$8 ss.

The Ovulators, SoftCore, 10 pm, Downtown Lounge. $5.

ON THE AIR "Jefferson Radio" features "The Continuing Candidacy of Ralph Nader," Greg Bates, 8 am and 8 pm, KRVM, 1280 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Eugene Emeralds vs. the Salem/Keizer Volcanoes continues. See Thursday, July 1.

PRESENTATION "Green in Eugene," Green Team Task Force presentation, 7 pm, McNail-Riley House. FREE.

THEATER Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 8 pm today and tomorrow, Actors Cabaret. $12.

 

SATURDAY, JULY 3
Sunrise 5:35 am; Sunset 8:59 pm
Av High 79; Av Low 50

The Dead performs at Columbia Meadows (St. Helens) and at The Gorge (George, WA) with the Allman Brothers. See July 2 and July 3, On the road.

BENEFIT Benefit for Sean Hill features music by Abakadubi, Brian Patrick, 9 pm, San Bond's. $4-$20 ss.

COMEDY ComedySportz continues. See Friday.

DEMONSTRATION Com-posting demonstration, 10 am, Grass Roots Garden compost demonstration site, behind St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 1465 Coburg Rd. 682-5542. FREE.

FESTIVAL Art & The Vineyard 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. FREE.

Rainbow River Womyn meeting, 5 pm, Roaring Rapids Pizza. 741-1210. FREE.

KIDSTUFF "4th of July" storytime, 10 am, Barnes and Noble. FREE.

"Up in the Sky" planetarium show for younger audiences, 1 pm, The Science Factory. $4, $3 sr.

MUSIC UO Suzuki Strings Program's Classical Kids, noon; string ensembles, 2 pm, 5th St. Market. FREE.

OBF presents Organ Interludes, noon, First United Methodist Church and Die Schone Mullerin with Maria Jette, 8 pm, Beall, UO. Interludes is free, $23-$33 for Mullerin.

The Sawyer Family, 10 pm, Luckey's. $3.

Tim McLaughlin and the OFAM's Edge Camp performance, 5 pm, the Shedd. FREE.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides 38 miles, Applegate Trail. Meet at 9 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE.

The Obsidians raft, kayak and hike the North Umpqua River. See YMCA board for details.

Eugene Emeralds vs. the Salem/Keizer Volcanoes continues. A fireworks show follows the game at dusk. See Thursday, July 1.

PRESENTATION "Introduc-tion to the Internet," 10 am, Downtown Library. FREE.

RALLY Stop the Wall Project rally to stop the wall being built around Palestine by the Israeli government, 8th Ave. and Oak St. 606-2877. 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.

THEATER Hedwig and the Angry Inch continues. See Thursday, July 1.

 

SUNDAY, JULY 4
Sunrise 5:36 am; Sunset 8:59 pm
Av High 79; Av Low 50

Riders in the Sky play at the Light of Liberty Celebration, Island Park, Springfield. See Sunday.

CELEBRATION 4th of July Springfield Utility Board Light of Liberty Celebration features music by Riders in the Sky, kids' activities, food, beer and wine, 5 pm, Island Park, Spfd. Fireworks at dusk. $4.

4th of July celebration features cards, bingo and conversation, 1 to 4 pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, Spfd. $1.

FESTIVAL Art & The Vineyard Festival continues. See Friday.

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. Carmizin plays at 11:30 am; a pinata for kids is at 12:30 pm and Ricardo Cardenas plays South American guitar at 2 pm. FREE.

Family fun day features concession stand, dunk tank, face painting, paddleboating, basketball tournament and live music, all day at Dexter Park. Fireworks at dusk. $10 per carload.

MUSIC Hooked On Bach, James Tarpinian Jazz Trio, 11 am to 1 pm, 5th St. Market. FREE.

Eugene Symphonic Band, 6:30 pm, Washburne Park. FREE.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides 45 miles to the Harrisburg Parade and BBQ. Meet at 9 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE.

SCIENCE "Ringworld: Voyage to Saturn" continues. See Saturday.

 

MONDAY, JULY 5
Sunrise 5:36 am; Sunset 8:58 pm
Av High 79; Av Low 50

KIDSTUFF Summer Reading Club features "Raptors Alive!" 11 am, Downtown Library. Register at 682-8316. FREE.

MUSIC OBF presents "Let's Talk," noon, Hult Lobby; Bach Cantata BWV 105, 5 pm, Beall, UO and the Youth Choral Academy, 8 pm, Silva, Hult. "Let's Talk" is free; $16, $13 stu. for Bach and $27-$49, $13 stu. for Youth Academy.

Ted Dancin' Machine, Sweater Club, Mastro3 9 pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3-$5.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike 6 miles, Rock Creek. See YMCA board for details. FREE.

THEATER Crazy for You romantic musical comedy, 7 pm tonight through July 8, Spotlight Theatre, Pleasant Hill, and at 7 pm July 9 and 10, McDonald Theatre. $8, $6 stu., sr. for Spotlight performances, $9, $7 stu., sr. for McDonald Theatre.

 

TUESDAY, JULY 6
Sunrise 5:37 am; Sunset 8:58 pm
Av High 80; Av Low 50

DISCUSSION City Club roundtable features "Community Policing" with Police Chief Robert Lehner, 5:05 pm, Café Paradiso. FREE.

KIDSTUFF Summer Reading Club features "Raptors Alive!" 2 pm, Bethel Library and "Scrapboxing," 3 pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

Charlotte's Web, 11 am today, tomorrow and July 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17, Mad Duckling Theatre, outside Villard Hall, UO. $4.

MUSIC OBF presents Festival Choruses Unchained, noon, Hult Lobby; Date with a Diva with Blanche Theborn, 5 pm, Beall, UO; Mass in B Minor introduction with Peter Hopkins, 7 pm and Mass in B Minor, 8 pm, Silva, Hult. Festival Choruses, Diva and B Minor introduction are free, $27-$49, $13 stu. for Mass in B Minor.

J.C. Rico and Zulu Dragon, 6:30 pm, Churchill Youth Sports Park. FREE.

Bluegrass Tradition, Red Oak Station, 6 pm, south side of Island Park, Spfd. FREE.

Music on the Halfshell features Tracey Nelson, Angela Strehli, 7 pm, Stewart Park Bandshell, Roseburg. FREE.

ON THE AIR "Alternative Radio" features "War Crimes and Imperial Fantasies," Noam Chomsky, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides a Show 'n' Go. Meet at 10 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE.

SPIRITUAL Zen meditation and dharma talk, 7 pm, Eugene Zendo. 302-4576. FREE.

THEATER Crazy for You continues. See Monday.

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 7
Sunrise 5:38 am; Sunset 8:57 pm
Av High 80; Av Low 50

ARTS/VISUAL An opening of work by Mary Denning, 5 pm, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem. FREE.

GATHERINGS Wine tasting and sale, 5:30 pm, Ambrosia Restaurant. $10 includes wine tastes and appetizers.

Introductory meeting for Healthworks weight and health program, 7 pm, Oregon Heart and Vascular Institute Conf. Rm., Sacred Heart. Pre-register at 686-3835. FREE.

KIDSTUFF Summer Reading Club features "Raptors Alive!" 2 pm, Sheldon Library and "Scrapboxing," 3 pm, Bethel Library.

"Camp Stories," 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE.

Charlotte's Web continues. See Tuesday.

LECTURE "Eyes on Historical Oregon" lecture with Joe Blakely, 1 pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center. An opening of Blakely's photographs follows. FREE.

Mare Wakefield plays Wednesday at Café Paradiso.

MUSIC "Let's Talk" with Helmut Rilling, noon, Studio One; Bach Cantata BWV 147, 5 pm, Beall, UO and Die Schone Mullerin with Sanford Sylvan, 8 pm, Beall, UO. "Let's Talk" is free; $16, $13 stu. for Cantata and $23-$33 for Mullerin.

Carolyn Cruso and Mare Wakefield, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $6.

The New Mexicans, 9:30 pm, The Black Forest. FREE.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Eugene Emeralds vs. the Boise Hawks. See Thursday, July 1.

PRESENTATION "Building With and Without Vinyl," Green Team Task Force presentation, 7 pm, McNail-Riley House. FREE.

THEATER Crazy for You continues. See Monday.

 

THURSDAY, JULY 8
Sunrise 5:39 am; Sunset 8:57 pm
Av High 80; Av Low 50

GATHERING Frisky Single Seniors scrabble night, 7 pm, 851 Killingsworth Ave., Cresswell. 895-2149. $2.

KIDSTUFF Summer Reading Club features "Raptors Alive," 2 pm, Downtown Library, "Scrapboxing," 3 pm, Sheldon Library. FREE.

Charlotte's Web continues. See Tuesday.

Nimah Nawwab reads poetry at Tsunami Books. See Thursday, July 8.

LITERARY ARTS Nimah Nawwab reads poetry, 5 pm, Tsunami Books. Free.

MUSIC OBF presents the Black Swan Classic Jazz Band, noon, Hult Lobby; Bach Cantata BWV 140, 5 pm, Beall, UO; a pre-concert talk with John Steinmetz, 7 pm, Soreng, Hult and Beethoven and Penderecki, 8 pm, Silva, Hult. Jazz Band and pre-concert talk are free; $16, $13 stu. for Cantata, $27-$49, $13 stu. for Beethoven.

Mofro, 9:30 pm, McDonald Theatre. $8.

Destination DJ, 11:30 am, Douglas Gardens Park, 3455 S. Redwood Dr., Spfd. FREE.

Tony Kaltenberg and Michael Manring, 8 pm, Luna. $10.

The Kitchen Syncopaters, 9 pm, Sam Bond's. $6.

ON THE AIR "New Dimen-sions" features "Interspirituality for the 21st Century," Wayne Teasdale, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike 7 miles, Tahkenitch Dunes. See YMCA board for details.

Eugene Emeralds vs. the Boise Hawks continues. See Thursday, July 1.

THEATER Crazy for You continues. See Monday.

 

ON THE ROAD

Note- Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event.

Sarah McLachlan performs at the Rose Garden, Portland. See July 6, On the Road.

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.

UO Master of Fine Arts 2004 exhibition of projects by UO students, 9 am to 9 pm, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, through July 30. An opening is 6 pm tonight. FREE.

JULY 2 The Dead, Robert Hunter, 6 pm, Columbia Meadows, St. Helens. $35-$45.

2004 Waterfront Blues Festival features Keb' Mo', The Holmes Brothers, Johnny Lang, Howlin' Wolf Tribute and many other blues artists, food, art and more, today through July 5, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland. www.waterfrontbluesfest.com$5 and two cans of food per day, or $15 for a four-day pass.

JULY 3 Clambake and seafood barbecue, 10 am to 5 pm, Nye Beach. For information go to www.discovernewport.com

The Dead, Allman Brothers, Robert Hunter, 6 pm, The Gorge, George, WA. $56.70.

Silverton Day at the Oregon Garden features barbecue and music by Sugerland and Cowboy Crush, 7 pm, The Oregon Garden, Silverton. Fireworks at 10 pm. $10 for dinner and music.

JULY 4 Fireworks start at dusk over Yaquina Bay, Newport. FREE.

La De Da Yachats features a day of music, a parade, food, fireworks and more, all day in various Yachats locations. For information go to www.yachats.org

JULY 6 Sarah McLachlan, 7:30 pm, Rose Garden, Portland. $45-$65.

The Carpetbag Brigade Physical Theater performs Mudfire at the Newport Performing Arts Center. See July 7, On the Road.

JULY 7 The Carpetbag Brigade Physical Theater Company's Mudfire, 7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Newport. $13, $6 stu.

JULY 8 Carver Country, theater performances of works by Raymond Carver, Thursdays through Saturdays today through July 25, Theatre! Theatre!, Portland. $18-$24.

The Trouble with Summer People, Thursdays through Saturdays from today through Sept. 4, Theatre West, Lincoln City. For ticket information call (541) 994-5663.

 

CORVALLIS EVENTS

JULY 2 Fourth of July celebration features dinner and music with Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners, 5 pm to 1 am, Intaba's Kitchen. $18 dinner, $10 for 9 pm music.

Wine tasting, appetizers and music by Robert Hexem, 4 to 6 pm, First Alternative Co-op main store. FREE.

JULY 3 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.

Tenth Annual Red, White & Blues Riverfront Festival features blues performers, local food and beverage vendors, area artisans and family-oriented activities, today and tomorrow, Downtown Corvallis Riverfront. For schedule information call 754-6624. $5.

JULY 4 "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.

JULY 7 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

Salmon Watch volunteer training sessions are 8 am to noon, Aug. 14. For information call 753-4280.

A volunteer meeting for Impact! Arts Moonlight Serenade and Cinema event is 5:30 pm July 6, Impact! Arts, 2520 Harris St. For information call 431-1177.

Deadlines for Eugene Celebration community causeway, marketplace and parade applications are Aug. 2. For information go to www.eugenecelebration.comor call 681-4108.

DIVA seeks submissions by local and regional artists to show their work. The deadline for exhibit proposals is July 11. For information call 344-DIVA.

The deadline for film submissions to the 31st NW Film and Video Festival is July 31. For information go to www.nwfilm.org

 

DANCE LISTINGS

TH: Argentine Tango, Beg.—noon; Int. —7, The Tango Center. www.eugenetango.org
English country—7:30, Eugene Friends Meeting House. 344-1053.
Argentine Tango, All-level—8; Studio B. www.eugenetango.com
Latin ballroom—7, Downtown Lounge. 688-0260.
African—5:30, WOW Hall. 687-2746.
Creative movement for babies and toddlers—10. 689-3233.

FR: International folk—2, Willamalane Adult Activity Center. 736-4444.
Salsa—9, Studio B. 687-0678.
Argentine tango—8, The Tango Center. 349-8682.
Salsa—9, Broadway Dance Center. 461-6681.
African—5:30, WOW Hall. 687-2746.

SA: Salsa—9, 11 pm, Broadway Dance Center. 461-6681.
Argentine tango—8, The Tango Center. 349-8682.
African—5:30, WOW Hall. 687-2746.

SU: Dances of Universal Peace—7:15, Monroe St. Park. 688-4134.
Lindy hop—4, 5, 6, 7, Agate Hall. 343-7826.
African—5:30, WOW Hall. 687-2746.

MO: International Folk Dancing—2:30 pm, Campbell Senior Ctr. 682-5318.
'50s rock—6; Swing blues—7, Downtown Lounge. No phone.
Tango, Beg.—noon; Int.—7, The Tango Center.

TU: Amy's Tribal Bellydancing, Beg.—7, Healthy Weigh Weight Loss and Wellness Clinic. 684-8150.
Swing, Int.—7, Open Dance—8, Downtown Lounge.
International Folk—7, St. Mary's Episcopal Church. 461-9328.

WE: Swing, cajun, zydeco, waltz—7, Downtown Lounge. No phone.

 

ONGOING EVENTS

THURSDAYS

GATHERINGS "Make Parenting a Pleasure" group for parents ages birth to eight, features curriculum taught by Birth to Three, light dinner and children's program, 6 pm to 8 pm Thursdays, Patterson Family Resource Center, 1510 W. 15th Ave. Register 687-3541.

Thursday farmers' market features fruits, vegetables, starts, honey, preserves, flowers and more, 2 to 7 pm, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. FREE.

HEALTH Healing and Stretching Class for the Disabled and All Others, 2 pm, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard. 461-7789 eves. $5 sug. don.

Tai Chi for health/arthritis, 6:30 pm; Qigong, 7:30 pm, Eugene Wellness Center. For information, call 520-1790. FREE.

HIV counseling and testing, 9 to 11:15 am, 135 E. 6th Ave. $15.

KIDSTUFF Baby storytime, 10:15 and 11:15 am, Downtown Library; pre-school storytime, 10:30 am, Sheldon and Bethel branch libraries. FREE.

MUSIC Russian classical and folk singing group, 6:30 pm, 2650 Willamette St. 747-7416. FREE.

ON THE AIR "The Healing Connection," 7 pm, CTV-22 & 29.

"The Jefferson Exchange," 8 am, 8 pm weekdays, KRVM, 1280 AM.

outdoors/recreation

One-hour fast bike rides, noon Monday through Friday, Bike Friday. (800) 777-0258. FREE.

SPIRITUAL Dzogchen Buddha Center dharma study group, 7 pm. 431-1066 for location. FREE.

 

FRIDAYS

Al Fresco Farmers' Market, 5th St. Public Market. See Friday, July Ongoing Events.

GATHERING Al Fresco farmers' market features preserves, organic produce, baked goods, plants, gifts, wine-tasting, appetizers and more, 11:30 am to 6 pm, 5th St. Market. FREE.

HEALTH Tai Chi for Health, featuring Sun-Style Tai Chi for all levels and ages, 6 pm, Tamarack Wellness Center, 3575 Donald St. $10.

KIDSTUFF Preschool storytime, 10:30 am, Bethel Library. FREE.

Dance and art party for ages two to five, 10 am, DIVA, 110 W. Broadway Ave. FREE.

SPIRITUAL "New Spirituality" discussions with Humanity's Team Eugene, 7 pm. For information call 688-5926.

 

SATURDAYS

ARTS/VISUAL Oil painting with Pamela Benda, 11 am, Emerald Art Center. Register at 726-8595. $20.

HEALTH Tai chi, 10 am, Maurie Jacobs Park. For information, call 520-1790. FREE.

GATHERINGS Farmers' Market features fruit, vegetables, plants, meat, eggs, dairy, music and more, 9 am to 4 pm, 8th Ave. and Oak St. FREE.

Emerald Swap Meet and Farmer's Market features new and used merchandise, antiques and collectibles, handmade goods, imports and locally grown produce and flowers, 8 am to 5 pm Saturdays and Sundays, 575 South A St., Spfd. FREE.

KIDSTUFF Saturday Storytime, 10 am, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE.

Spanish/English family music time, 10:15 am, Downtown and Bethel Libraries; FREE.

MUSIC Samba Ja percussion ensemble open rehearsals, 10:30 am, Core Star Cultural Center. 686-5708. FREE.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Climb training through Cascadia Forest Defenders, 1 pm, The Lorax. 683-3453. FREE.

 

SUNDAYS

GATHERING Emerald Swap Meet and Farmers' Market continues. See Saturday.

ON THE AIR "The Healing Connection," 8 pm, CTV-22 & 29.

"Anarchy Radio," John Zerzan, 11 pm, KWVA, 88.1 FM.

SPIRITUAL Dzogchen Buddha Center practice of The Buddha Path, weekly teaching and meditation, 11 am. 431-1066 for location. FREE.

Guided meditations and teachings with Tulka Rinpoche, 10 am, 22 W. 7th Ave. 747-2843. don.

SUPPORT GROUP Women's drop-in support group for survivors of sexual violence, 6 pm, Sexual Assault Support Services. 484-9791. FREE.

 

MONDAYS

ARTS/VISUAL Life Drawing and Painting, 7:45 pm, 439 W. 2nd Ave. 302-2727. $5.

GATHERINGS French Conversation, 4 pm to 6 pm. For information call 937-2304.

Role-playing games group meeting, 6 pm, Borders Books. FREE.

HEALTH Tai Chi for health/arthritis, 9:45 am, River Rd. Park. For information, call 520-1790. FREE.

HIV counseling/testing, 4 to 7 pm, HIV Alliance, 1966 Garden Ave. don.

KIDSTUFF "Peewee Playground" features singing, crafts, active games and more for ages three to five, 9 am to 12 pm Mondays through Thursdays, through Aug. 12, Eastgate Woodlands, Pride Park and Thurston Park. 736-4544. FREE.

SPIRITUAL "Let Go and Live in the Now," study group based on Guy Finley's teachings, 7:30 pm, Lux Studio, 109 W. 6th Ave. 476-1200. $3 sug. don.

SUPPORT GROUP Women's drop-in support group for survivors of sexual violence, 7 pm Mondays, Sexual Assault Support Services. 484-9791. FREE.

 

TUESDAYS

GATHERINGS Farmers' Market features fruit, vegetables, plants, meat, eggs, dairy, music, food carts from the Saturday Market, 10 am to 3 pm, 8th Ave. and Oak St. FREE.

Volunteer meetings for Emerald Empire Hempfest, 7 pm, 2250 Patterson, Spencer View Apartments Community Rm. FREE.

HEALTH Moderate yoga, 5:30 pm, Friends Meeting House. $7-$10 ss.

KIDSTUFF "Early Stimulation Group" meetings feature playing, reading, singing and discussion of parenting issues, 11 am, Creswell Community Center. 485-9713. FREE.

Toddler storytime, 10:15 and 11 am, Downtown Library. FREE.

Jammie Storytime for preschoolers, 7 pm, Springfield Public Library. FREE.

Tuesday Toddlertime, 10 am, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Poetry night, 6:30 pm, Planet Goloka. FREE.

SUPPORT GROUP Grief Support Group, 10:30 am, McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Hospice Conf. Rm. FREE.

 

WEDNESDAYS

GATHERING Kava circle, 6:30 pm, Planet Goloka. FREE

HEALTH Ananda Marga yoga, 6 pm, 106 Friendly, UO. 484-9206. FREE.

Qigong, 7:30 pm, Eugene Wellness Center; tai chi, 7 pm, Alton Baker Park. For information, call 520-1790. FREE.

KIDSTUFF Storytime, 7 pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

Storytime for ages 3 to 6, 10 am, Springfield Public Library. FREE.

Preschool storytime, 10:15 and 11 am, Downtown Library. FREE.

SPIRITUAL Dzogchen Buddha Center practice and meditation, 7 pm. 431-1066 for location. FREE.

"Power of Now" practice group, 7 to 9 pm. For information call 344-6606.

Taoist meditation of The Abode of the Eternal Tao, 7:30 pm, 1991 Garfield St. 345-8854. don.

Guided meditations and teachings with Tulka Rinpoche, 6:30 pm, 22 W. 7th Ave. 747-2843. don.

"Getting in the Flow," 7:30 pm, Hilyard St. Community Center. 683-7664. don.

SUPPORT GROUP Caring for the Caregiver support group, Wednesday afternoons. For information, call 687-6234. FREE.

 



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