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THURSDAY,
JULY 15 DANCE The Ladder & La Lune SZWELK Dance Cartel collage-movement performance, 8:30 pm tonight, tomorrow and July 17, Lord Leebrick Theatre. $10-$12. DanceAbility workshops for people with and without disabilities, today and tomorrow, Gerlinger Annex, UO. For schedule information call 342-3273 or go to www.danceability.com don.
FILM Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival features five days of 55 entries from 19 nations, lectures, speeches and more, today through July 17, McDonald Theatre. For information and schedule go to www.archaeologychannel.org $6 per day, $10 for Saturday all day and $29 for full festival pass. GATHERING Women's Focus book group discusses Reading Lolita in Tehran, 1 pm, Barns and Noble. FREE. KIDSTUFF Dr. Delusions Illusions magic show, 11:30 am, Douglas Gardens Park, Spfd. FREE. 4H Youth Fair, 9 am to 9 pm today and tomorrow, and from 9 am to 6 pm July 17, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. FREE. Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival features chalk for all and music by the Kutsinhira Youth Ensemble, 11:30 am, City Hall fountain plaza, Spfd. FREE. Summer Reading Club features "Go, Dog, Go!" model car building, 2 pm, Downtown Library and Rocket Boys/October Sky discussion, 3 pm, Sheldon Library. FREE. Silly Stories and Twisted Tales Impact! Arts performances, 11:30 am today, tomorrow and July 17, 22 and 24, Impact! Arts, 2520 Harris St. $2. KlaasKids child fingerprinting and child identification services event, 1 to 7 pm, Thurston branch of SELCO Credit Union. FREE. Charlotte's Web, 11 am today, tomorrow and July 17, Mad Duckling Theatre, outside Villard Hall, UO. $4. LECTURE "Social Imperatives of Renewable Energy," Donald Aitken, 7 pm, 182 Lillis, UO. FREE. MUSIC Duke Robillard, 7 pm, The Jungle. $10. Cheryl Hodge, John Stowell, 8 pm, Luna. $8. Joanne Rand, Copper Wimmin, 9 pm, Sam Bond's. $7. ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features "A Time for Choices: Doing Democracy," George Monbiot, Vicki Robin, Juanita Brown and others, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. "Democracy Now" features "A Passel of Pomp and a Circus of Circumstance: Historic Conventions Coverage," Amy Goodman, 7 am today and tomorrow, KWVA, 88.1 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike 5.4 miles, Harts Cove. See YMCA board for details. "Bats of the West Eugene Wetlands" walk, 6:30 pm, BLM Wetland Yurt. For registration call 683-6494. FREE. Sea kayaking clinic, 5:30 pm today and at 9 am July 17, Outdoor Program Barn, UO. 346-4364. $20. After-work river float on the Willamette, 5:30 pm, Oregon River Sports. FREE. SPIRITUAL Inner light and sound meditation, 7 pm, EWEB Community Rm. For information call (503) 648-7380. FREE. Meditation, 7:15 am today and tomorrow, Lamb Cottage, Skinner Butte Park; at 6 pm July 17 and at 10 am July 18, Washington Park Center. For information call (866) 326-3565. FREE. THEATER The Off-Broadway Revue, 7 pm tonight and July 17, 21, 22 and 24, and at 2 pm July 18 and 25, Actors Cabaret. $8, $6 youth. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and July 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 and Aug. 6 and 7, and at 2 pm July 25, Actors Cabaret. $15 res., $12 gen., $29.99 includes dinner; $12 for July 25 and $24.95 includes brunch on July 25.
FRIDAY,
JULY 16 ARTS/VISUAL "The Preservation of Fine Art" lecture with Terry Way, 5:30 pm, DIVA. FREE. An opening for Inmate Art, work by inmates of Lane Co. jails, 7:15 pm, Museum of Unfine Art. FREE. An opening for Images of Life, work by Kathleen Piper, features music by Michael Ray, 5 pm, Tsunami Books. 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 The Ladder & La Lune continues. See Thursday, July 15. DanceAbility workshops continue. See Thursday, July 15. FILM Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival continues. See Thursday, July 15. GATHERINGS City Club forum features "A Self-Reliant Food System in Lane Co.," Kim Leval, Rick Wright and Noa O'Hare," 11:50 am, Eugene Hilton. FREE. Vegan potluck, 7 pm, McNeil-Riley House. 341-1690. FREE. KIDSTUFF Charlotte's Web continues. See Thursday, July 15. 4H Youth Fair continues. See Thursday, July 15. Silly Stories and Twisted Tales continues. See Thursday, July 15.
MUSIC Mo'fessor, 6:30 pm, Island Park, Spfd. FREE. Pink Martini, Latin Expression Salsa Orchestra, Lions of Batucada, 7 pm, Cuthbert Amphitheater. $20, $12 youth. Cyndi Lauper, 7:30 pm, Silva, Hult. $24-$42. Pellet Gun, Cellar Door, The Ingredients, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $5. Flying Crooked, 7 pm, Borders Books. FREE. Lynn Burg, Simone White, 9 pm, Café Paradiso. $5-$8 ss. Fiddler on the Roof, 7:30 pm today, tomorrow and July 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31, and at 2 pm July 18 and 25, Performance Hall, LCC Main Campus. $20, $18 stu., sr. adv., $22 dos. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 5.4 miles, Harts Cove; 5.6 miles, Lowder Mountain. See YMCA board for details. "Self Defense," Beth Monterrosa, 1 to 3 pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center. $5. People Powered Fridays features coffee and pastries, 7 to 8:30 am, 18th Avenue and Chambers St., on the Westmoreland Bridge. FREE. SPIRITUAL Meditation at the Lamb's Cottage continues. See Thursday, July 15. THEATER Hedwig and the Angry Inch, 8 pm today, tomorrow and July 23 and 24, Actors Cabaret. $12. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street continues. See Thursday, July 15.
SATURDAY,
JULY 17
BENEFIT An evening of blues, cabaret and dance benefits Sponsors' Women's Program, 8 pm, Agate Hall, 18th and Agate. $5 sug. don. COMEDY ComedySportz continues. See Friday. DANCE Eugene Singles Ministry patriotic dance, 7 pm, Cascade Middle School. $6. The Ladder & La Lune continues. See Thursday, July 15. FESTIVAL Emerald Empire Hempfest features music, food and drink, clothing, arts, crafts and more, today and tomorrow, Bittersweet Campground, 52745 McKenzie Hwy. For information go to www.emeraldempirehempfest.comPaid parking and camping available. FREE. FILM The Tango Lesson, 6:30 pm, Mother Kali's Books. Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival continues. See Thursday, July 15. GATHERINGS Saturday Market features Farmers' Market, crafters, musicians, vendors & food court, 10 am to 5 pm, 8th Ave. and Oak St. Ariel Storm plays at 10 am; Roger Fountain at 11 am; Tom Lemmon at noon; Suzanne Benorden plays at 1 pm; Paul Prince at 2 and Party Booby Trap plays at 3:30 pm. FREE. Buffalo BBQ features a buffalo roast, beer and wine, silent auction and music, 1 to 7 pm, St. Mark's Catholic Church. 689-0725. $10 for dinner. Rainbow River Womyn meeting, 5 pm, Roaring Rapids Pizza, Glenwood. 741-1210. FREE. KIDSTUFF "Up in the Sky" planetarium show for younger audiences, 1 pm, The Science Factory. $4, $3 sr. Teddy Bear Picnic features music with McCornack's Garden Variety Band, 11 am, Amazon Park. FREE. KMTR Kid Jam 2004 features education, yo-yo contest, displays, fun and prizes, 10 am to 5 pm, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. FREE. Silly Stories and Twisted Tales continues. See Thursday, July 15. Charlotte's Web continues. See Thursday, July 15. LECTURE "Using E-mail," 10 am, Downtown Library. FREE.
MUSIC CD release party for A Mind Like Yours includes opening acts This Day's End and She, 5 to 8 pm, Willamalane Skate Park, Spfd. FREE. Peter Chabarek, Carol Melia, 5 pm, Tsunami Books. don. Paul Safar, Nancy Wood, Jo Alexis and Richard Alexander, 8 pm, Tamarack Wellness Center. $5-$10 ss. Station Wag, Ego Machine, Speedshift, 10 pm, Wetlands. $3. Kenzie, Attack Ships on Fire, StopSignGo!, others, 6 pm, WOW Hall. $5. Fiddler on the Roof continues. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 7.3 miles, Baker Beach; 7 miles, Canyon Creek Meadows. See YMCA board for details. GEARS rides 45 miles, Wendling Loop. Meet at 9 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. 6th Annual McKenzie River Home and Garden Tour features tours of McKenzie River homes and gardens, and a BBQ, 10 am to 5 pm, Hwy. 126. For information and locations go to www.mckenziehomeandgardentour.com $10 adv., $12 dos. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered hike up Iron Mountain, 9 am, the Beanery on 5th. To register call 484-6259. FREE. Kayak, hard-shell or inflatable float on the upper McKenzie, 10 am, Oregon River Sports. FREE. Dragonfly adventure walk with Steve Gordon, 1 to 3:30 pm, Mt. Pisgah Arboretum. $12, $6 youth. West Eugene Wetlands Dragonfly Walk with Steve Gordon, 9:30 am, 5th Avenue and Wallis St. For information call 683-6494. FREE. "Sand Mountain: Botanical Wonders in a Volcanic Landscape" walking tours, 9 am to 2 pm, McKenzie River Ranger Station and "A River Runs Underneath It: Science and Secrets of Cascadian Rivers" presentation, 8:30 pm, Delta Amphitheater, Delta Campground. Register for Botanical at (541) 822-3381. FREE. Sea kayaking clinic continues. See Thursday, July 15. SCIENCE "Ringworld: Voyage to Saturn" planetarium show, 2 pm today and tomorrow through Sept. 30, The Science Factory. Exhibit hall features "Heartbeat Drumbeat," and "Motion Challenge." $4, $3 sr. SPIRITUAL Krishna chanting and dinner, 5 pm, Planet Goloka. don. Inner light and sound meditation, 1 pm, Bldg. 5, LCC. For information call (503) 648-7380. FREE. Interfaith spiritual saunter, sunset, Cortesia Sanctuary Garden. 344-5693. FREE. Mediation at the Washington Park Center continues. See Thursday, July 15. THEATER The Off-Broadway Revue continues. See Thursday, July 15. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street continues. See Thursday, July 15. Hedwig and the Angry Inch continues. See Thursday, July 15.
SUNDAY,
JULY 18 DANCE The Ladder & La Lune continues. See Thursday, July 15. GATHERING 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. Grupo Condor plays at 11:30 am; a piñata for kids is at 12:30 pm and Ricardo Cardenas plays at 2 pm. FREE. KIDSTUFF Pick-up chess games for kids, 3 pm Sundays, Maurie Jacobs Park. FREE. Games, songs, face painting and other fun for children, 11 am, Scobert Gardens Park. FREE. MUSIC Joe Diffie, 6 pm, downtown Coburg. $18.50, $23.50 res., $25 dos. Junction City Polka Band, 6:30 pm, Washburne Park. FREE. CD release party for Blue Train features live music by friends and former band members of Peter Thorpe, 6 pm, Black Forest. FREE. Jeff Bradetich, 4 pm, First United Methodist Church. $10 sug. don. Fruit Trio, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $10 adv., $12 dos. Fiddler on the Roof continues. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 8.6 miles, Four-In-One Cone; 12 miles, Mt. Pisgah Loop. See YMCA board for details. Tai chi, 1 pm, Scobert Gardens, 4th and Blair. 686-4646. FREE. Native Plant Society field trip to Blair Lake Trail, 9 am, Middle Fork Ranger Station. For information call 782-3919. FREE. GEARS rides 100 miles. Meet at 8 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. SCIENCE "Ringworld: Voyage to Saturn" continues. See Saturday. SPIRITUAL Mediation at the Washinton Park Center continues. See Thursday, July 15. THEATER The Off-Broadway Revue continues. See Thursday, July 15.
MONDAY,
JULY 19 GATHERINGS Healthworks, 7 pm, Oregon Vascular Institute, Sacred Heart. For info call 686-3835. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons gathering, 6:45 pm, First Congregational Church. 302-4422. FREE. KIDSTUFF Summer Reading Club features The Big Orange Splot! 11 am, Downtown Library. Register at 682-8316. FREE. LECTURE "QiGong," Suman Sensei, 5:15 pm, Living Earth Herbs. 345-7744. $15. MUSIC Suicide Girls Burlesque Tour features Pilot to Gunner, Bloom, 9 pm, WOW Hall. $10. Scrambled Ape performance features screening of Betty Boop cartoons, 9 pm, Sam Bond's Garage. FREE. SPIRITUAL Inner light and sound meditation, 7 pm, PeaceHealth. For information call (503) 648-7380. FREE.
TUESDAY,
JULY 20 DISCUSSION City Club discussion features "A More Self-Reliant Food System in Lane Co.," Kim Leval, 5:05 pm, Café Paradiso. FREE. KIDSTUFF Summer Reading Club features The Big Orange Splot! 2 pm, Bethel Library; "It Takes Teens to Tango," 3 pm, Downtown Library. Register at 682-8316. FREE. Summer reading program features free books, 10 am, Santa Clara Grange. 689-9101. FREE. LECTURE "Internet for the Technology Challenged," 1 to 4 pm today and at 6:30 pm tomorrow, Business Development Center, LCC Downtown Campus. Register at divanow.org FREE. MUSIC Calamity Jazz, 6:30 pm, Island Park, Spfd. FREE. Ahimsa Theory, Evil Ash, Hermosa Drive, Outset, 9:30 pm, Black Forest. FREE. Caliente, 6:30 pm, Churchill Youth Sports Park. FREE. ON THE AIR "Alternative Radio" features "Culture and Imperialism," Edward Said, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides a Show 'n' Go. Meet at 10 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. SEMINAR "The Transition for Summer to Fall/Winter Gardening" Lane Co. Master Gardener Association seminar, 7:30 pm. For location call 688-0992. FREE. SPIRITUAL Wings for Words multifaith devotional, 7 pm, 734 Mill St. 747-1011. A potluck dinner precedes event at 6 pm. FREE. Zen meditation and discussion, 7 pm, Eugene Zendo. 302-4576. FREE.
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 21 KIDSTUFF Summer Reading Club features The Big Orange Splot!, 2 pm, Sheldon Library and "It Takes Teens to Tango," 1 pm, Petersen Barn Community Center. To register call 682-5766. FREE. Songs, games and face painting, 5:30 pm; music by Party Booby Trap at 7 pm, Scobert Gardens Park. FREE. LECTURES "Oil and War: Fighting to Feed our Addiction," Richard Heinberg, 7 pm, 182 Lillis, UO. FREE. "Internet for the Technology Challenged" continues. See Tuesday. MUSIC The Meat Purveyors, 9 pm, Sam Bond's. $5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Nearby Nature Action Walk features park care-taking and litter pick-up, 1 pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE. GEARS rides 30 miles, McBeth. Meet at 6 pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE. SPIRITUAL "The Power of Now" practice group, 7 pm, South Eugene area. For information call 344-6606. FREE. THEATER The Off-Broadway Revue continues. See Thursday, July 15.
THURSDAY,
JULY 22 KIDSTUFF Summer Reading Club features The Big Orange Splot!, 2 pm, Downtown Library, "It Takes Teens to Tango," 1 pm, Sheldon Community Center. Register at 682-8316. FREE. "Spin, Pop, Boom!" mad science event, 11:30 am, Douglas Gardens Park. FREE. Lewis and Clark Meet the Pirates, 1:30 pm, Springfield Library. FREE. Silly Stories and Twisted Tales continues. See Thursday, July 15. LECTURE "Mapping Software Clinic," Matt Symonds, 7 pm, REI. FREE.
LITERARY ARTS A reading and discussion with Nina Kiriki Hoffman and Leslie What; Reflective Readers book club meeting, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE. The Science of Spirituality reading group meeting, 7 pm, Borders Books. FREE. MUSIC John Hiatt, Dani Linnetz, 5 pm, Secret House Vineyards. $32 adv. Gamelan Sari Pandhawa, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $3. Grasshopper, 8 pm, Luna. $5. Fiddler on the Roof continues. ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features "Cultural Nonviolence," Satish Kumar, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. THEATER The Off-Broadway Revue continues. See Thursday, July 15.
ON THE ROAD Note- Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event.
JULY 15 Human Form 2004 exhibit features works by many local and regional artists, Newport Visual Arts Center, through Aug. 1. FREE. Bruce Hornsby, 8 pm, Brittfest, Jacksonville. $28-$45. Sonic Youth, Le Tigre, Wolf Eyes, 9 pm, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. $20. "Art Speak" with Jerry Werner, 6:30 pm, High Desert Gallery, Sisters. FREE. Carver Country, theater performances of works by Raymond Carver, Thursdays through Saturdays today through July 25, Theatre! Theatre!, Portland. $18-$24. JULY 16 NATIVE Program Bohemia Days Pow Wow features three days of dancing, drumming, grand entries, meals, a raffle and more, today through July 18, Coiner Park, Cottage Grove. For information call (541) 687-3489. JULY 17 35th Annual Wine Festival 2004 features wine tasting, demonstrations, music by Curtis Salgado, The Blue Skies Big Band and others, 11:30 am 'till dark, Stewart Park, Roseburg. $5, $2 youth. Oregon Wild Forest Coalition Wilderness Week features hikes and field-trips through July 25. For information and schedule call 344-0675. FREE. Gomez, The Thrills, 7:30 pm, Roseland Theater, Portland. $17.50. JULY 18 The Indigo Girls, 7 pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland. $22. JULY 20 Youssou N'Dour, 7 pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg. FREE.
CORVALLIS EVENTS
JULY 16 Wine tasting, appetizers and music by The Singing Nettles, 4 to 6 pm, First Alternative Co-op main store. FREE. The da Vinci Days celebration of art, science and technology features kinetic sculpture races, booths and information, food and drink, music on multiple stages, street performers and more, 7:30 to 10:30 pm today, from 10 am to 10:30 pm tomorrow and from 10 am to 10 pm July 18, various Corvallis locations. For information go to www.davinci-days.org$12, $6 youth for weekend pass, $8, $4 youth for day pass. Amadan, 9 pm, Platinum. $5.
JULY 17 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. Stephen Altshuler reads, 7 pm, Grassroots Books. FREE. JULY 18 Nairobi Bois, 6 pm, Murphy's Restaurant. FREE. JULY 21 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 A Eugene Celebration parade creativity workshop is at 9:30 am July 17, EWEB Community Rm. 681-4108. A Eugene Police "Just-for-Kids" art contest will select art to be displayed in the new police facility on Garfield St. For information call 682-5197. Auditions for Wait Until Dark are 1 pm July 18, Actors Cabaret Annex. The Oregon State Fair seeks entries for its beer and soda competition. For information contact Eugene's Home Fermenter Center.
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: Salsa—9, 11 pm, Broadway Dance Center.
461-6681. SU: Lindy hop—4, 5, 6, 7, Agate Hall. 343-7826. MO: International Folk Dancing—2:30 pm,
Campbell Senior Ctr. 682-5318. TU: Amy's Tribal Bellydancing, Beg.—7,
Healthy Weigh Weight Loss and Wellness Clinic. 684-8150. WE: African—7:30, WOW Hall. 687-2746.
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'80s
punk-persona Cyndi Lauper performs at the Hult's
Silva Hall in OFAM's Now Hear This summer series. Singing
songs off her new DVD At Last, Lauper combines
covers that range from Edith Piaf to Smokey Robinson,
as well as a handful of her own MTV classics, including
"Girls Just Want To Have Fun," "Time After Time" and "True
Colors." See Friday Calendar.
Eugene's
Joint Forces Dance Company presents a weekend of DanceAbility
workshops, followed a week later by outdoor performances
and an evening dance party. Visiting DanceAbiltiy teachers
lead students through two days of poetic and integrative
dance, welcoming people of all abilities and cultures.
See Thursday, July 15 Calendar.
John
Hiatt celebrates his 18th release, Beneath the
Gruff Exterior, with a concert at Secret House Vineyards.
Recorded in just eight days, Exterior documents
the sound of Hiatt's longtime collaborators, The Goners.
After the studio session, the album was so clean Hiatt
said, "I couldn't have fixed a vocal if I wanted to."
Check out his superlative songwriting amidst grape vines
and greenery. See Thursday, July 22 Calendar.
What
can streak like lightning, hover like a helicopter, dive like
a falcon and eat its lunch on the fly? A dragonfly, that's what!
A West Eugene Wetlands dragonfly walk led by Steve Gordon
and Cary Kerst teaches biology, ecology and behavior of these
ancient insects. Plus, later in the day, Gordon leads another
dragonfly-themed walk at Mt. Pisgah. See Saturday Calendar.
Da
Vinci Days is a unique, three-day Corvallis festival celebrating
art, science and technology through a diverse range of activities
and events for all ages. Complete with kinetic sculpture vehicles
racing through water, mud and sand; music on three stages; a film
festival; street performers; theater and much more, this year's
festival, "Nature's Canvas," will be an energetic explosion. Here's
Laura Love, one of the festival headliners. See Friday
Calendar.
