Eugene Weekly : Calendar : 08.18.05

We can almost forgive Cyndi Lauper for canceling her Lane County Fair date this year when we consider her replacement: David Lee Roth (pictured). Sure, his Van Halen days are long behind him — so no "Hot For Teacher" or "Panama" or that old roller rink classic, "Jump" — but Roth did alright on his own with at least a pair of classic '80s videos, "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" and "California Girls." Will he still jump around in spandex and do the splits? You'll have to head down to the fair to find out. While you're there, don't miss the Oregon Authors Table, the "Fish 'n' Fun" exhibit (including salmon putt-putt golf), the Fourth Annual Talent Show and the local talent of all kinds, from bands to bakers to livestock raisers. The Fair runs through Sunday; the last Main Stage show is Tracy Byrd Saturday night. See Calendar.

For the next four weekends, DIVA and three downtown restaurants host Feast and Film: Archaeology Film Fest Best of 2004. On Aug. 20, 26 and 27 and Sept. 3, DIVA will show two films from the Archaeology Channel's 2004 International Film and Video Festival. You can opt to just see the films, but why pass up the "feast" part of the evening? The Oregon Wine Warehouse, Oregano's Grill and Adam's Place are each offering a meal and film package for varying (and very reasonable) prices. Feast and Film kicks off this weekend with Time Team—Garden Secrets and Sagalassos, The Forgotten City (pictured above), which uses film material, on-location interviews, special effects and 3D computer graphics to show the history of this once-prosperous city in the Eastern Mediterranean. See Saturday Calendar.

The WOW Hall is a busy place this weekend: Friday and Saturday night it's home to WOW NOW: 30 Years Later, a benefit reunion performance by the dancers, musicians, comedians and other artists who helped popularize the venue 30 years ago. Performers include Alito Alessi and Joint Forces Dance Co., David Winters, EW columnist Sally Sheklow, Wallflower Order and many more. The performers are donating all proceeds to the WOW Hall, so get out and celebrate!

Then, next Thursday, Electric Apricot plays the WOW Hall. Electric who? you ask? Well, we hear rumors that this isn't just a no-name jam band. The band's incredibly amusing website (which looks like it hasn't been redesigned since 1996) doesn't offer a lot of clues, nor do the band members' photos. But if you look really, really closely at the picture of the guy in overalls (who we hear is not usually a drummer), he might start to look familiar. Maybe. We can't make any promises, but we would suggest that Primus fans might do a little research — perhaps starting with the "trailer" at electricapricot.com? See Calendar.