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Deadline for Calendar and Art in the Galleries submissions are noon on Thursday, a week before the issue that covers your event. Send an e-mail with event, date, time, location and cost to attend to Ben at cal@eugeneweekly.com
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 30 KIDS 100 Years of Tales, 2pm-3pm Downtown Library, 6:30pm-7:30pm Bethel Branch, African-American folk tales by Paulette Ansari. FREE. Magic of Flight Science Workshop, 2pm-4pm, 1st-5th grade ages, make paper airplanes, helicopters and rockets, members $10, non-members $15, The Science Factory, 2300 Leo Harris Parkway. www.sciencefactory.org.
MUSIC Tracy Bonham, Shelley James, 8:30pm, Luna. $15. The Ovulators, 9pm, Sam Bond's. $3-$5. Grupo Condor with Jessie Marquez, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3. ON THE AIR On the Jefferson Exchange – boosting memory and mental capabilities with Dr. Ross Peltan and Taffy Clarke Peltan, 8:00am and 8:00pm, KRVM 1280 AM. New Dimensions Radio – The Gateway in the Darkness with Thomas Moore, KLCC 89.7 FM. Oregon Field Guide – Steens Mountain in the winter, profile of Halseys, rodeo clowns, 8pm, OPB.
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 31 ARTS/VISUAL Last Friday Artwalk, 6pm-9pm, West Eugene and Whitteaker studio and gallery tour. For more information, call 683-0626. GATHERING New Year's Eve Ball, 7pm, sponsored by Eugene Singles Ministry, semi-formal, Cascade Middle School, 1525 Echo Hollow Rd. eugenesinglesministry@netscape.net. $8. MUSIC Norma Fraser, Maestro 3, 9:30pm, Lucky Noodle Restaurant, 207 E. 5th. $5. Uncle Stumbles, 9pm, American improv, Tiny Tavern. Satin Love Orchestra. 8pm, Eugene Hilton Ballroom. 342-2000 Last Night Celebration, 7:30pm, all ages party with The Tango Trio, Slug Queen Scarlett O'Slimera, Village Pulse, Ala Nar, Grupo Capoeira, Macaco Velho, Samba Ja at Cozmic Pizza. $5-$10 s.s. Americanistan, Jamara, 8:30pm, Café Paradiso. $5. JC Rico and Zulu Dragon, 9:30pm, Luna. $10. New Year's Eve Celebration, 7:30pm, Die Fledermaus, Hult Center. $75, $50 with season ticket.
New Year's Eve Party, 8:30pm, Carl's Band, door prizes, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, Spfld. $6. Bobby 6 Crows, De Riggin' Warriors, 9:30pm, all ages, no alcohol show, Club Rock, 535 Main St., Spfld. Jake the Cat, 9pm, Juanita's Hideaway, 645 River Road. FREE. Gala New Year's Eve Celebration with The Side Project, Jo Fed's. $10. Grand Reopening with The Divers, Max's Tavern. New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball with Trillian Green, Woodland, The World of Froud, Jen Delyth Lightshows, 9pm, WOW Hall. $15 adv., $20 d.o.s. New Year's Eve Music Alliance Jam with Peter Giri, Daniel Shaw, 8pm, Peabody's. $5. The Side Project, Jo fed's. $5. Big Bamboo, 9pm, Sweetwaters.
The Sugar Beets, 10pm, Sam Bond's. $10. Touch Force, Hot For Chocolate, The Fast Computers, Luckey's. R.M.S. McConnell Reunion, Mac's at the Vet's. $5. The Survivors, 9pm, The Old Pad, 3355 E. Amazon. FREE. Vida Girls, 8:30pm, Quackers. FREE. Severed, Head Rush, Idiot Savants, 9pm, Samurai Duck. $6. Rock It, Coupe DeVille, Ramada Inn. $20. ON THE AIR On the Jefferson Exchange – End of the year, top stories and hopes for the future, 8:00am and 8:00pm, KRVM 1280 AM. Capitol Steps New Years Special, 6pm-7pm, NPR's Toast of the Nation, 7pm-2am, KLCC 89.7 FM.
OUTDOOR/RECREATION Altair in town walk, start at L&L Market. 726-8154. Qigong, 10:30am, Core Star. 345-4132. SPIRITUAL Chant in the New Year, 7pm-8:30pm, with Netti Garner, Unity of the Valley.
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 1 ART/VISUAL Works by Sarah Bauer, Mikey Straub, Horsehead Gallery, 4pm-2:30am every day through January. Works by Thaddeus Pacewicz through January, WOW Hall Gallery. Works by Chris Pontrelli, Adell McMillan Gallery. GATHERINGS Alternative New Year Celebration, 6pm, music, chanting, drumming, dancing, with vegetarian potluck, Rising Sun Warehouse, 92151 North Coburg Road, Coburg. Call Sharanam at 687-0282 for more information. $5-$10 donation. Rainbow Rivers Womyn meeting, 5pm, McMennamins North Bank. Call 741-1210 for more information. MUSIC Unkle Nancy, Luckey's. David Jacobs-Strain, 8pm, Luna. $7. Hybreed, 9pm, Samurai Duck. $3. Macaco Velho, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. $5. Freaks in the House, DJ Sawada, the Audio Schizophrenic, 10pm, John Henry's. ON THE AIR Great Performances – 21st Annual New Year's Day Visit to Vienna with Walter Cronkite, 8pm, PBS. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Yoga for Health 5:30 pm, Kirtan 6:30pm, Core Star. 345-4132. GEARS Polar Bear ride, 40 miles, meet in 5th Street parking lot, 9am. SPIRITUAL 7th Annual New Year-New Life Yoga and Meditation Retreat, 9:30am-1pm, Unity of the Valley. Call 683-7664 to reserve a space. $10 donation. Creating New Consciousness and a New Story, 7pm-8:30pm, inspirational talk and meditations, Kumaris Meditation Center. FREE.
SUNDAY,
JANUARY 2 ART/PERFORMANCE Works by Virginia Boushey through February, Secret House Winery, Veneta. Spoken word showcase, 8:30pm, non-competitive poetry event, Downtown Lounge. $2. FILMS Plan 9 From Outer Space, 6pm, DIVA. FREE. Thubten Chodron: Working with Anger video, 11am, with discussion and potluck brunch, Center for Sacred Sciences, 1571 Buck St. FREE. GATHERING Family Values potluck and meeting, 1pm-3pm, open to all who support LGBTQ/Queer families, Community Building, Woodleaf Village, 742 Woodleaf Lane, South Eugene. family_values_pride@hotmail.com. MUSIC Tales from the Crate, 10pm, Samurai Duck. FREE. Friends of KRVM present Hip Bone, 8:30pm, Sam Bond's. $3-$20 s.s. Die Fledermaus, 2:30pm, Hult Center. 682-5000. ON THE AIR "The Healing Connection," 8 pm, CTV-22 & 29. "Anarchy Radio," John Zerzan, 11 pm, KWVA, 88.1 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEAR ride to Lucky Logger Cafe, Walterville, meet at Alton Baker Park, 10am. 687-0136. SPIRITUAL Burning Bowl Services, 9am, 11am, Unity of the Valley. FREE.
MONDAY,
JANUARY 3 CLASS Fun with Opera, 7pm-9pm, Churchill High. 463-5252. GATHERINGS 2005 State of the City Address, 5:30pm, with Mayor-Elect Kitty Piercy, Hult Center. FREE. 2005 State of the County Address, 10am, Harris Hall. FREE. MUSIC Sam Hahn, 9pm, Sam Bond's. FREE. Industrial Night with live fire dancing, 9pm, Samurai Duck. FREE. ON THE AIR City Club – A Passion(ate) Parade of Diversity, moderated by Don Kahle, 6:30pm-7:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. On the Jefferson Exchange – The Police Log: True Crime and More from Arcata, Calif. with Kevn L. Hoover, 8:00am and 8:00pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Altair hike at Mt. Pisgah. 344-6416. SPIRITUAL Foundation course in Raja Yoga Meditation, 7pm-8:45pm, 343-5252. FREE. VIGIL Women in Black silent vigil to protest war, 5pm, 7th Avenue across from the Federal Building. FREE.
TUESDAY,
JANUARY 4 ART/PERFORMANCE The Perpetual Motion Roadshow, 7pm, featuring hip hopper More or Less, advice giver Christa Donner, Angry Flower cartoonist Stephen Notly. Feinstein's Museum of Unfine Art. Donation. Works by Susan Applegate, Paula Maire Gourley, John Holdway, Christine Pendergrass, Bob Sanov, noon-6pm Tu-Sa, DIVA. FREE. CLASS Video class for teens and adults, six week class, plan, storyboard, shoot and edit movies, cameras and computers provided. Pre-registration required, for teens call 682-8316, for adults call 682-5450. FREE. FILM Russian Ark, 7pm, Yamada Language Center, 115 Pacific. FREE. KIDS 100 Years of Tales, 6:30pm-7:30pm, African-American folk tales and fairy tales, Downtown Library. FREE. MUSIC Johnny Goodsby, Luckey's. Patrick and Giri, Peabody's. FREE. Sam Bond's Bluegrass Jam, 9pm, Sam bond's. FREE. KRVM's Women in Music with Laura Kemp, Norma Fraser, TR Kelley, Jessie Marquez, Deb Cleveland, 7pm, live radio broadcast, WOW Hall. $3-$10 s.s. ON THE AIR Frontline – The Jesus Factor, 9pm, what do we know about Bush's born-again faith? PBS. On the Jefferson Exchange – the thoughts and behavior of plants with David Wagner, 8:00am and 8:00pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Tai Chi for Health, 7pm, Core Star. 345-4132. GEAR Show 'n' Go ride, 10am, meet at Alton Baker Park. SPIRITUAL Silent meditation, 7pm, video Satsang with Gangaji, 7:30pm, 4th Floor, 5th Street Market. 484-6090. Open Sky Shambhala meditation group meetings, 7 pm, 100 W. Q St., Spfld. 726-1988. FREE. On-going Women's Sound Healing Circle with Auriel Loux, 7pm-8pm, Body Now, 453 River Ave. $5. 342-3336.
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 5 ART/VISUAL Photographs by Saundra Miles, Guenther Fuernsteiner through February, reception 5pm-7pm, Island Park Art Gallery, 215 W. C St., Spfld. CELEBRATION Peace celebrations, 4:30pm Wednesdays, the Federal Building. FREE. DANCE Zydeco/Cajun dancing, 7:30pm, Downtown Lounge. $2. FILM The Corporation, 7pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE. GATHERING Save Our Valley, 6:30pm, concerned citizens opposed to proposed power plant in Coburg, 91003 Willamette St. KIDS Drop in soccer game, middle school ages, 4pm-dark, Roosevelt Middle School field. FREE. MUSIC Moksha, Cloud Nine Music, Luckey's. The Justin King Band with Ehren Ebbage, 9pm, Sam Bond's. $4. Samba Ja, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. ON THE AIR New Dimensions Radio – Shaman of the Silver Screen with Stephen Simon, 6:30pm-7:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. On the Jefferson Exchange – the politics of hope with Rebecca Solnit, 8:00am and 8:00pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Altair in-town walk, start at L&L Market. 726-8154. SEMINAR As You Wish Canine Obedience, 6pm-8:30pm, positive techniques to redirect negative behavior, no dogs at seminar, Amazon Community Center. FREE. 682-5373. SPIRITUAL Eckhart Toller Power of Now Practicing Presence group, 7pm-9pm, Maitreya Eco-Village, 1631 W. Broadway. FREE (donations accepted). 344-6606. Silent meditation and dialogue with Michael Mooney, 7:30 pm Wednesdays, Unity, 39th and Hilyard.
THURSDAY,
JANUARY 6 GATHERING Lane County Dahlia Society monthly meeting, 7:30pm, Celeste Campbell Senior Center, 155 High St. FREE. MUSIC 11 Eyes, Luckey's. Cloud Nine Music, Savitri, 9pm, Sam Bond's. $4. ON THE AIR Oregon Field Guide – Wild horse trainer John Sharp, biological control of weeds, Portland's historic sites, 8:30pm, OPB. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Women-specific outdoor clinic, 7pm-8pm, REI, 306 Lawrence St. FREE.
ON THE ROAD Note- Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event. DEC. 30 Weekend snowshoe tours of Mount Bachelor given weekends until March 18. Tours begin at 10am and 1:30pm on the west side of the West Village ticket building, snowshoes provided. Contact the Deschutes National Forest at (541) 383-4771 for more information. FREE. Tony Orlando tickets on sale now for Feb. 18, 2005 show at The Mill Casino, North Bend. Order at (800) 953-4800, or click on themillcasino.com. $44. American Top 40, 7pm, 9pm Tu-Sa, 2pm, 7pm Su., Cabaret Lounge, Seven Feathers Hotel, Canyonville. Handmade for the Holidays, 10am-5pm Tu-Sa, through January 9, 2005, Contemporary Craft Museum, 3934 SW Corbett Ave., Portland. www.contemporarycrafts.org Aromatherapy Summer School in Greece, offered through the Australasian College of Health Sciences, May and June 2005. For more information, call (800) 487-8839 or visit www.achs.edu. Applications Wildlife Stewards Program, complete orientation and weekend training course, provide 50 hours of volunteer service to a 4H Wildlife Stewards Member school. Winter class held Jan. 21-23, 2005 at YMCA Camp Collins, Gresham. Contact the OSU/Lane County Extension Service at 682-4243, or go online at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane.
DEC. 31 Oregon Country Fair's New Year's Eve Celebration in the City, 8pm, with Steve Kimock Band, Flowmotion, midnight parade, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. $25 adv., $30 d.o.s. The Bone Jars, 8pm, Halsey Tavern, Halsey. FREE. Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Crazy 8's, The New Iberians, 8pm, Roseland Theater and Grill, Portland. www.ticketswest.com. JAN. 1 Albany Farmer's Market, 8am-noon, Water St. between Broadbin & Ferry, Albany. FREE. JAN. 2 Guided tour of Aprovecho Research Center's organic garden, straw bale dormitory, stoves, more, 2pm-4pm. 80574 Hazelton Road, Cottage Grove. Call 942-8198 for information. FREE. JAN. 5 Atta Boy 300 IFSS World Sled Dog Championships, through January 14, 50-60 mile course, Bend, Mt. Bachelor. www.attaboy300.com. JAN. 6 Works by Don Bishop, Shannon Ray, reception 6pm-9pm, Lawrence Gallery, Portland. www.lawrencegallery.net.
CORVALLIS EVENTS
DEC. 30 Wine tasting, appetizers, live music, 4pm-6pm, First Alternative Co-op. FREE. Celtic Christmas Eve, romantic five course dinner, Intaba's. Call 754-6958 for more information. Cinderella! The Musical, 7:30pm, today, tomorrow, January 1, 6, Corvallis Community Theatre. Adults $12, stu., sr. $10. DEC. 31 2004 Holiday Dinner, 2pm, Corvallis Senior Center. Call 766-6959 to reserve a space. $8. Nancy Ream with John Crider, Chris Orsinger, Rich Platz and Todd Singleton, 9pm, Iovino's. JAN. 1 Works by Jan Maitland, Jan Maitland Gallery, 4362 NW Honeysuckle Dr., Corvallis. www.janmaitland.com. JAN. 2 Men's Basketball vs USC, 2:05pm. JAN. 3 Coin Club meeting, 6pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 766-6959. FREE. JAN. 4 Senior Services Outreach, 9:30am-11:30am, Corvallis Senior Center. FREE. JAN. 6 Works by Linda Humphrey, Michelle Schultz, Margaret Parkerson, noon-5pm Tu-Sa, through Jan. 28, Corvallis Arts Center.
ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES The Potluck Chorus is accepting ALL voices, contact Val Rogers, 344-8931. Environment Law Conference needs art. Theme is "Living as if Nature Mattered," submission due Jan. 14, 2005. Land Air Water, 1221 University of Oregon, Eugene 97403. New reality show about America's busiest families seeking households with kids in Oregon. Compete with other families, win cash prize. Contact Vaia Abatzis at (917) 595-5325 or e-mail americasbusiestfamilies@yahoo.com. Public art opportunity, artwork to represent the Helen Gordon Child Development Center to the community, low maintenance and long-lasting, budget of $37,000. Panel will only review artists' past work. http://www.oregonartscommission.org/public_art/current_opportunities_for_public_artists.php.Volunteer bookkeeper/administrative assistant sought for non-profit social service provider in Eugene. 20 hours per week, must be familiar with Quickbooks or willing to learn, contact Kate Marvel-Lewis at 484-2450 or e-mail kmarvel@sobrevivientes.org. Free listing in global dance directory, submit name, title of group, address, dance specialty, and contact information to the world's largest dance directory ever compiled. Go to www.cid-unesco.org. Auditions for new members of the Eugene Concert Choir, January 6, to schedule an audition with Artistic Director Diane Retallack call the choir office at 687-6865, or e-mail choir@eugeneconcertchoir.org. The Corvallis Spring Creek Project is in need of a photographer, archivist and clerical help. 737-6198. Oregon Quarterly is sponsoring the Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest, for writers with nonfiction ideas that affect the Northwest. Open and student categories, monetary and publishing prizes, deadline for entries January 31, 2005. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~oq/html/essay_content.htm E.F.S. Enterprises (New York) is sponsoring the Women's Empowerment Awards Writing Competition, open to female writers only, winner receives a publishing contract, deadline December 31, 2004. www.efs-enterprises.com,go to the Publishing section. Auditions for Picasso at Lapin Agile today and tomorrow, Corvallis Community Theatre. (541) 738-6069. Unpublished play manuscripts sought for Lord Leebrick Theatre's Northwest Playwrights Festival (July 2005), send one-page synopsis, cast list and first ten pages of script, plus resume to Lord Leebrick Theatre Company, 1320 W. 2nd Ave., Eugene, 97402, or go on-line at www.lordleebrick.com.Deadline is February 28, 2005. Ethnic music groups sought for Winter Folk Festival in Florence, Jan. 22, 2005. Specifically seeking Latino, Native American, Scandinavian, Celtic and German groups. Contact Paul Cornett (541) 902-9578, cornett@harborside.com.
DANCE LISTINGS TH: Int./Adv. Modern Technique
w/Kim Christensen—7:30, Eugene School of Ballet. FR: Ballroom—7:30,
Rm. 220, Gerlinger Hall, UO. 346-6025. SA: Capoeira—7:30,
Core Star Community Space. 729-2238. SU: International Folk—7:15,
In Shape Fitness. 726-7548. MO: West Coast Swing—7,
Agate Hall, UO. 688-0260. TU: International Folk—7,
St. Mary's Episcopal Church. 461-9328. WE: Contact Improvisation—5:30,
Agate Hall. 343-2913.
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It's
not all music, music, music this week. How about a fine
evening with the Perpetual Motion Roadshow? Christa
Donner will dispense free advice, wanted or not, there's
rap from hip hop artist More or Les and even Angry
Flower cartoonist Stephen Notley, all under one roof
– that roof being the one over The Museum of Unfine
Art. See Tuesday calendar. 
