Eugene Weekly : Calendar : 7.12.07

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Panning for gold in the Cottage Grove region? Back in 1902, when there were more than 2,000 mining claims along the Row River Valley, you might have had a fighting chance. Though you might not find many of the precious nuggets these days (though true-blooded miners like those pictured above will still try), during this week's Bohemia Mining Days you're sure to find carnivals, parades, food booths, art shows, cherry spitting contests, movies in the park, shadow puppetry and, yes, you can even watch a gold panning demo and let gold fever run its course through your veins. A highlight this year will be a Battle of the Bands event, sure to showcase a stellar lineup of up and coming musicians. See Thursday, July 19 Calendar. Eugene's streak of visiting guitar virtuosos just keeps extending itself. This week the Austin, Tex.-based Monte Montgomery (pictured) plays a well-heeled show in the intimate setting of John Henry's. We realize it's a little odd to describe JH's as "intimate," but in comparison to the Hult Center, Secret House Winery, The Cuthbert or the sprawling Oregon Country Fair site, the Henry feels like a welcome refuge from the summer festival madness. And Montgomery is the kind of guitar maestro and vocalist who can light up the stage with his road-tested melodies. His claim to fame — not that fame is Montgomery's goal — was winning his fourth consecutive title as best acoustic guitarist at the 2001 SXSW Festival in Austin. See Wednesday Calendar. Will somebody please think of the children?! Oh, here we go. Children get their due this summer in the annual Children's Celebration at Island Park, a day-long festival of hands-on activities for the children (or inner child) in our lives. According to the press release, whether the tykes are "patting a pony, stroking a snake, or touching a truck," they'll have their hands full of fun. Entertainers like Sir Readalot, Juggler Tom Question and magician Dr. Delusion's Illusions are featured on the stage in addition to the Just for Kids Talent Show, guaranteed to reveal tomorrow's talented and gifted youth. Just remember that parking will be tight at Island Park, so park in downtown Springfield and hop the free shuttle at 5th and South A Street. See Saturday Calendar.

THURSDAY, JULY 12

Sunrise 5:41am; Sunset 8:55pm, Av High 81; Av Low 51

ARTS/VISUALS An opening for "Whistle Stop," interpretive exhibit, 10am, Springfield Museum. $2.

Clue into Collage for teens, 1pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE.

GATHERING Wine tasting: French wines, 5pm, WineStyles. $5, FREE members.

KIDS/FAMILIES Mother Goose visits, 11:30am, Meadow Park, Spfd. FREE.

LECTURE Science Pub lecture series: "Will the iPod Generation Soon Be Deaf?" 7pm, Luna Jazz Club. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Diana Abu-Jabar reads from Origin, 6:30pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

MUSIC Oregon Bach Festival: Let's Talk: Helmuth Rilling, noon, Hult Center, FREE; Inside Line w/Kirk Boyd, 6:30pm, Hult Center, FREE; Choral-orchestral concert: Honegger's King David, 7:30pm, Hult Center, $15-$52. www.oregonbachfestival.comor (800) 457-1486.

Los Mex Pistols del Norte, 6:30pm, Amazon Community Center. FREE.

Acoustic Songwriter's Forum, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3, $5 couple/family, FREE under age 12.

Hugh Cornwell, 8pm, WOW Hall. $15 adv., $18 door.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses the rapid growth of the organic food industry w/Phil Howard and Annie Hoy, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"New Dimensions" discusses "The Male Change of Life" w/Jed Diamond, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Kayaking the McKenzie—Finn Rock to Thompson Lane (Class III), 5pm today at OP Office, EMU (pre-trip), 2pm-8pm tomorrow (trip). 346-4372. $10-$13 boat rental plus van.

Yoga on the Mount Pisgah summit, 6pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum. Bring hiking shoes, water & mat or towel. 747-1504. $5, FREE members.

THEATER James and the Giant Peach, 11am today, tomorrow and July 14 at Amazon Park, south end of Community Center; 11am July 17-21 at Island Park amphitheater, Spfd. 346-4192. $5.

 

FRIDAY, JULY 13

Sunrise 5:42am; Sunset 8:55pm, Av High 81; Av Low 51

ARTS/VISUAL Clue into Collage for teens, 2pm, Sheldon Library. 682-8316. FREE.

An opening for PhotoZone juried show; "Nature's Beauty," work by Maureen Daugherty; "Images of the Willamette Valley and Beyond," by Jaqueline Lukowski; "The Beginnings" by Marilyn O'Brien, 5:30pm, Emerald Art Center, 500 Main Street, Spfd. FREE.

BENEFITS Lunch & dinner fundraiser for The American Cancer Society, Relay for Life and Hal's Team, 11am-9:30pm, Sizzler Restaurant, 1010 Postal Way, Spfd. 343-0359.

Casino Night, fundraiser for the Cascade Medical Team, 6:30pm, Vet's Memorial Bldg., 1626 Willamette. 484-6868. $40 adv., $45 door.

FILM Daniel Heila screens Wetlands: Distant Progress w/live improv accompaniment on flute, guitar & voice-over, 7pm, DIVA. $5, $3 stu., members.

Children of Men, w/discussion, 7pm, Unity of the Valley, 39th & Hilyard. FREE.

Time Bandits, with subtitles for the hearing impaired, 9pm, Amazon Park. FREE.

GATHERINGS Oregon Country Fair, 11am-7pm today, tomorrow & July 15, Veneta. www.oregoncountryfair.orgor 343-4298. Friday & Sunday $15 adv., $20 dos.; Saturday $20 adv., $25 dos.; three-day pass $40. Parking $5.

City Club Friday forum: "Special K: What is Kemper's Recipe for Eugene's Center?" w/Tom Kemper, downtown developer, KGW Partners, 11:50am, Downtown Athletic Club. www.cityclubofeugene.org$3.

Pacifica Forum: "Ethnic Cleansing in Israel," hearing & critique of lecture by Ilan Pappe, 4pm, 121 McKenzie, UO. 344-0483. FREE.

Green Drinks progressive's social, 5pm, World Café, 449 Blair. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Learn about hieroglyphics (grades 1-6), 2pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE.

MUSIC Oregon Bach Festival: Organ Interludes: Julia Brown, noon, Church of the Resurrection, FREE; Discovery Series: Bach Orchestral Suite No. 4, 4:30pm, Hult Center, $14-$20; Guest Artists: The 5 Browns, 7:30pm, Hult Center, $15-$27. www.oregonbachfestival.comor (800) 457-1486.

Social Distortion, The Hangmen, The Heart Attacks, 7pm, Secret House Vineyards, Veneta. www.secrethousewinery.com$25 adv., $30 dos.

Awkward Blue, 6pm, Sweet Cheeks Winery, 26961 Briggs Hill Rd. FREE.

Abbey Road LIVE! performs Abbey Road, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $8.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses "eco-realty" and the marketing of "green" homes w/Don McCoy, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"Northwest Passage" features live interviews and musical interludes from the Oregon Country Fair, 4pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

THEATER All Shook Up, 8pm today, tomorrow and July 20-21, Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette. (Continues July 26-28 at the Hult Center.) 683-4368. $15 general, $18 reserved ($34.95 dinner seating).

 

SATURDAY, JULY 14

Sunrise 5:43am; Sunset 8:54pm, Av High 82; Av Low 51

ARTS/VISUAL 2nd Saturday Art Sale, noon-5pm, DIVA. Info@divanow.org or 344-3482. FREE.

COMEDY The Comedy Workout presents "Don't Go Into the Basement Comedy," 8pm, Diablo's Downtown Lounge. 21+. $3.

GATHERINGS Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, with entertainment from TapWater, 10am; Sharon Rogers, 11am; Elizabeth Cable, noon; David G, 1pm; Allan Byer, 2pm; The Lonesome Doves, 3:30pm, Park Blocks, 8th & Oak. www.eugenesaturdaymarket.orgFREE.

Children's Celebration, feat. petting zoo, face paintings, train rides, carnival games, craft projects and more, 10am-3pm, Island Park, Spfd. Free shuttle from parking lot at 5th & South A Streets. $10 family, $3 person.

Opening of "The Eye Site" traveling exhibit on low vision, 11am-6pm today through Aug. 9, Valley River Center kiosk. FREE.

Argentine Tango Milonga Afternoon, w/Amigos Del Tango, 2pm-5pm, WineStyles. FREE.

Oregon Country Fair continues. See Friday.

LGBT Hot Flash Eugene Dance Party, 5pm-9pm, Indigo District. $8.

LITERARY ARTS Women Writers reading, signing and Q&A, feat. Cai Emmons, Donna Beavens and more, 3:30pm, Books Without Borders, 199 W. 8th. FREE.

Robin Romm reads & signs The Mother Garden: Stories, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

MUSIC Oregon Bach Festival: Music in Action: "Bach & Forth," w/Rich Glauber, 11am, Hult Center, $5; Let's Talk: John Evans, noon, Hult Center, FREE; Intimate Evenings: Triad, 7:30pm, Hult Center, $29-$38. www.oregonbachfestival.comor (800) 457-1486.

The Survivors, 6pm, Ray's Food Place parking lot, 150 Oroyan St. FREE.

Joanne Juliet Lapointe presents "Postcards from Paris," musical/visual tour, 7pm, Spiritual Growth Center, 390 Vernal. $10.

Dan Neal, 8:30pm, Luna. 21+. $7.

Tom Heinl & Friends, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Community Climb Time at the Columns, 9am-11am today, July 21, Aug. 11 & 18, The Columns in Skinner Butte Park. Equipment is provided. $5.

NABA field trip: Metolius River at Wizard Hatchery, butterfly hike led by Paul Severns, 8am, Campbell Senior Center parking lot, 155 High. Space limited to 15. Register, 684-8973.

Obsidians trips: Santiam to McKenzie Pass, 13 miles; Scio Covered Bridges, bike, 46 miles; The Twins, 6.6 miles. See YMCA board for details.

GEARs rides: Over the Hump, Around the Dump—Dillard Rd., 35 miles; West Hills: Butler, Sheffler, etc., 80 miles, 8:30am, Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

THEATER All Shook Up continues. See Friday.

VOLUNTEER McKenzie Watershed Council presents their annual river cleanup of the McKenzie River, 9am (followed by noon BBQ at Water Board Park), various locations. Boat and land-based areas need cleanup. Gene, runnrow@earthlink.net or 726-8126.

 

SUNDAY, JULY 15

Sunrise 5:44am; Sunset 8:53pm, Av High 82; Av Low 51

BENEFIT Very Berry Pancake Breakfast, to benefit film series, 8am-11am, Spencer Creek Grange. 341-1709. Don.

GATHERINGS "Darfur: Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back," an evening about Darfur w/Paul Barker, director for CARE International in Sudan, 7pm, Eugene Friends Meeting House, 2274 Onyx. 342-2914. Don.

Meeting for Climate Action Planning Festivities, 7pm, Janet Smith Co-op, 1790 Alder. 521-1832. FREE.

Oregon Country Fair continues. See Friday.

LECTURE "Designing Presentation Packages for Artists," part 1 of 3, w/Scott Huette and Becky Guy, 4pm, DIVA, 110 W. Broadway. FREE.

MUSIC Oregon Bach Festival: Inside Line w/Robert Hurwitz, 3pm, Hult Center, FREE; Choral-orchestral concert: Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, 4pm, Hult Center, $15-$52. www.oregonbachfestival.comor (800) 457-1486.

The Fifth Element wind quintet, 6:30pm, Washburne Park, 20th & Agate. FREE.

Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Behemoth, 3 Inches of Blood, 7:15pm, McDonald Theatre. $25 adv., $28 door.

The Pasties, Sonia (Disappear Fear), 8:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $3-$5.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Run In The Country, half-marathon & 5k, 7am, Coburg. www.goodrace.com

Tai Chi w/Machiko Shirai, 10:30am Sundays through Aug. 19 , Scobert Gardens, 4th Ave. & Blair Blvd. 686-4646. FREE.

Obsidians trips: Bunchgrass Ridge, 12 miles; Iron Mountain, 4 miles; Tidbits Mountain, 4 miles. See YMCA board for details.

GEARs rides: Mohawk Store, 30 miles; Brownsville via Marcola/Brush Creek Rd., 80 miles, 8:30am, Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

 

MONDAY, JULY 16

Sunrise: 5:45am; Sunset 8:53pm, Av High 82; Av Low 51

FILM Boom, Bust and the BLM, 6pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

GATHERINGS Interfaith Nuclear Free Peace Walk & Programs, 9am-9pm, begins at Hult Center, followed by walk and 6pm potluck and film Hibakusha: At the End of the World at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. 543-0112. FREE.

4-H Youth Fair, 9am-9pm today through July 21, Lane County Fairgrounds. FREE.

Learn about Greenhill's foster care program, 5:30pm, Greenhill Humane Society. www.green-hill.orgor 689-1503. FREE.

Public hearing on downtown subsidies, 7:30pm, Eugene City Hall. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES "Act It Out," improv theater games for grades 1-6, 2pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE.

MUSIC Tech N9ne, Kottonmouth Kings, 9pm, McDonald Theatre. $26 adv., $30 door.

SPIRITUAL Six Sensory Eugene meeting, 6:30pm, Downtown Athletic Club. 521-0272. $5 sug. don.

 

TUESDAY, JULY 17

Sunrise 5:45am; Sunset 8:52pm, Av High 82; Av Low 51

GATHERING Wine tasting: Chardonnays, 5pm today & July 19, WineStyles. $5, FREE members.

KIDS/FAMILIES "Act It Out," create & use shadow puppets for grades 1-6, 2pm, Bethel Library. 682-5766. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Potter's Army book group: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

MUSIC Swing Shift, 6:30pm, Island Park, Spfd. FREE.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses buying or selling a new or used car w/Scott Fait, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians trip: Washburne & China Creek Loops, 5 miles. See YMCA board for details.

SPIRITUAL Living the 4 Agreements wisdom circle, 7:30pm, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 13th & Pearl. 510-9031. FREE.

THEATER James and the Giant Peach continues. See Thursday, July 12.

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18

Sunrise 5:46am; Sunset 8:51pm, Av High 82; Av Low 51

GATHERINGS KDUK Monthly Singles Mixer, 6pm, WineStyles. $15.

Adoption information meeting, 7pm, Open Adoption & Family Services, 315 W. 10th. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES "Act It Out," create & use shadow puppets for grades 1-6, 2pm, Sheldon Library. 682-5778. FREE.

Touch-A-Truck, climb into the cabs of fire trucks, sweepers, dump trucks and more, 5pm-7pm, Petersen Barn, 870 Berntzen Rd. 682-5521. FREE.

LGBT Rainbow summer movie night for LGBTQ youth, ages 13-18, 8pm, Amazon Community Center. 682-5373. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Classics book group: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

MUSIC Brian Cutean, 7pm, Scobert Gardens Park. FREE.

Brook Adams & his Swingin' Marmalukeys, 6:30pm, Coiner Park, Cottage Grove. FREE.

Monte Montgomery, 7pm, John Henry's. 21+. $14 adv., $16 door.

Vega, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $3-$5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses genetic research, ethics & biotechnology that impacts our health & privacy w/Greg Fowler, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARs ride: Over the Hump, Around the Dump—Dillard Access Rd., 20 miles, 6pm, Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

THEATER James and the Giant Peach continues. See Thursday, July 12.

 

THURSDAY, JULY 19

Sunrise 5:47am; Sunset 8:50pm, Av High 82; Av Low 51

FILM Boom, Bust and the BLM, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. Don.

GATHERINGS Bohemia Mining Days, feat. youth talent contest, Bloomer Parade, Battle of the Bands, Grand Miners' Parade and more, daily through July 22, Coiner Park, Cottage Grove. www.bohemiaminingdays.orgFREE.

"Forensics for Real," teens can learn about crime solving, 1pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE.

"Owens Creek Fish Passage & Riparian Restoration: Managing Small Dams and Ponds to Enhance Habitat," project tour & discussion, 5:45pm, 24896 High Pass Rd., Bear Creek watershed (west of Junction City). Jgarmon@longtom.org or 683-6949 for directions. FREE.

Intro to therapeutic grade essential oils, 7pm, Eugene Hilton. 344-8912. FREE.

WineStyles' wine tasting continues. See Tuesday.

Bohemia Mining Days continue. See Wednesday.

KIDS/FAMILIES Kids' Flea Market, kids sell their stuff to other kids, 11am-1pm, Fountain Plaza, Springfield Library. FREE.

MUSIC Recycleman and the Dumpster Divers, 11:30am, Douglas Gardens Park, Spfd. FREE.

Shannon Curtis w/Nick Bearden, 5:30pm, CD World. FREE.

Barbara Healy and the New Allnighterz, 6:30pm, Sheldon Center. FREE.

Shannon Curtis w/Nick Bearden, 8:30pm, Luna. 21+. $5.

Panhandle Bluegrass Band, Fred Van Vactor, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" overviews the current California political trends & legislative action w/Tony Quinn, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"New Dimensions" discusses "The High Road to Love and Light" w/Sandra Ingerman, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Drop-in tree climbing session, 4pm-7pm today and Aug. 16, meet near community garden at Maurie Jacobs Park. Wear closed toe shoes. All climbing & safety equipment provided. 682-5329. $10.

Obsidians trip: Lowder Mountain, 5.6 miles. See YMCA board for details.

THEATER The Music Man, 7:30pm today, tomorrow, July 21 and 25-28; 2pm July 22 & 28-29, Performance Hall, LCC. $22, $18 stu., sr., $12 under age 12.

Ruby by the River, 8pm today, tomorrow and July 21, 26-28, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. $12, $10 stu., sr.

James and the Giant Peach continues. See Thursday, July 12.

 

CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

THURSDAY, JULY 12 Better Hearing support group, 3:30pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 754-1377. FREE.

Core Services Committee, 4pm, Downtown Fire Station, 400 NW Harrison. FREE.

The Coats, 7pm, Monteith Park, Albany. FREE.

FRIDAY, JULY 13 Crazy Daze, sidewalk sales & flea market, today & tomorrow, downtown Albany. FREE.

East Linn Museum yard sale, 9am-4pm today & tomorrow, 746 Long St., Albany. FREE.

Movies by Moonlight: Murder on the Orient Express, 8:30pm, Wyatt's Eatery parking lot, Albany. FREE.

SATURDAY, JULY 14 Farmers Market, 9am-1pm, 4th & Ellsworth, Albany. www.locallygrown.orgFREE.

DARE to Cruz Car Show, 9am-5pm, Two Rivers Market, Albany. FREE.

Art in the Garden, 10am-4pm today & tomorrow, Garland Nursery, 5470 NE Hwy. 20, Corvallis. FREE.

Government Comment Corner w/councilor Scott Zimbrick, 10am, Library lobby, 645 NW Monroe. FREE.

MONDAY, JULY 16 Puttin On The Blitz, 7pm, Monteith Park, Albany. FREE.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 Senior Citizens Council of Benton County meets, 1:30pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 766-6959. FREE.

THURSDAY, JULY 19 Linn County Fair, 11am-10pm today; 11am-11pm tomorrow & July 21; 11am-6pm July 22, Linn County Fair & Expo Center, Albany. $7, $5 sr., child under age 11, FREE under age 5. (FREE admission Thurs., July 19.)

Eddie Money, 7pm, Monteith Park, Albany. FREE.

 

ON THE ROAD

THURSDAY, JULY 12 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 7:30pm today & tomorrow; 2pm & 7:30pm July 14; 1pm & 6:30pm July 15, Keller Auditorium. 503-790-ARTS. $23+.

Chamber Music NW: Bach Concerto Night, 8pm today at Reed College; 8pm tomorrow at Catlin Gable High School, PDX. www.cmnw.org$10-$43.

John Weinland, Small Sails, Red Jacket Mines, 9pm, Mission Theater, PDX. 21+. $8.

Turkey Rama, feat. music, turkey BBQ, carnival, Turkey Trot 8K race and Biggest Turkey Contest, today, tomorrow and July 14, McMinnville. www.mcminnville.org/turkeyrama/index.htmlor (503) 472-6196.

FRIDAY, JULY 13 Astoria Festival of Music: Siberian Chamber Orchestra, 7:30pm, Liberty Theater, Astoria. www.ticketswest.com$15-$35.

Tillamook Cheese Day w/Tillie the Cow, 9am-4pm, Oregon Zoo, PDX. FREE w/zoo admission.

Rocco DeLuca & The Burden, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $15.

Eric Hatcher & The Worker Bees, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

Asleep at the Wheel, 7pm, Riverbend Park, Winston. www.riverbendlive.orgor (541) 679-9732. FREE.

SATURDAY, JULY 14 Astoria Festival of Music: The Tragedy of Carmen, festival opera, 7:30pm, Liberty Theater, Astoria. www.ticketswest.com$15-$35.

Troutdale Bite & Bluegrass Festival, feat. music by Mollybloom, Whiskey Puppy, Ida Viper and more, proceeds benefit the Sandy River Rescue Program, 11am-9pm, Troutdale. www.troutdalebiteandbluegrass.com

Chamber Music NW: An Evening with Pianists Orion Weiss & Shai Wosner, 8pm, Reed College, PDX. www.cmnw.org$10-$43.

The Polyphonic Spree, 8pm, Aladdin Theater, PDX. $22 adv., $25 door.

Opera Cinema: Demille's & Bizet's Carmen, 8pm, Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th, PDX. 21+. $10.

The Architectural Heritage Center presents "Barns of the Willamette Valley," 10am, Champoeg State Park Visitor Center. $3 parking fee.

Smith Rock 15K Summer Sunrise Classic, 7am (6:45am Fun Run and Walk athletes), Xtreme Fitness Center, Redmond. www.smithrockrace.org

Lavender Daze Festival, music, arts and crafts, barbecue, classes, speakers, massage, u-pick lavender and more, 10am-7pm today & tomorrow, Hood River Lavender, Hood River. www.lavenderfarms.netFREE.

Bend Summer Festival, 11am-10pm today; 11am-6pm July 15, Downtown Bend. www.bendsummerfestival.com

Benefit concert for the American Cancer Society, feat. Shannon Reigns & The Steppin' Out Band, The Smokin' Guns Band, Bill the Magician, 2pm-10pm, Siuslaw Bank Amphitheater, Oakridge. $5.

Wine tasting: Chateau Lorane, 1pm-4pm, The Wine Place, Yachats. FREE.

J.R. Sims & Texas Special, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

A reception for "Suburban Primitive Paintings," work by Ronald Walker; "GourdArt," work by Bette Ashley, 5pm, Florence Events Center Galleries. FREE.

SUNDAY, JULY 15 Astoria Festival of Music: Beethoven's 5th, w/combined orchestras, 7:30pm, Liberty Theater, Astoria. www.ticketswest.com$10-$25.

Lil' Dave Thompson, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

MONDAY, JULY 16 Chamber Music NW: German & Slavic Melodies, 8pm today at Reed College; 8pm tomorrow at Catlin Gable High School, PDX. www.cmnw.org$10-$43.

TUESDAY, JULY 17 The Nightwatchman, 9pm, Doug Fir, PDX. 21+. $15.

Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga, 7pm, Stewart Park, Roseburg. FREE.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 "Making This World a Better Place to Live," lecture by Venerable Geshe Kalsang Damdul (Tibet), noon, Rm. 228, Smith Memorial Student Union, PSU, PDX. FREE.

Lynyrd Skynyrd, 6:30pm, Edgefield, Troutdale. www.mcmenamins.comor (800) 669-8610.

Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga, 7pm, Oregon Zoo, Portland. www.oregonzoo.org$9.75.

THURSDAY, JULY 19 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, k.d. lang, 6:30pm, Edgefield, Troutdale. www.mcmenamins.comChamber Music NW: Lyrical Contrasts (Svoboda, Kuhlau, Mendelssohn), 8pm today at Reed College; 8pm tomorrow at Catlin Gable High School, PDX. www.cmnw.org$10-$43.

Silverchair, 8pm, Aladdin Theater, PDX. $25.

 

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

Youth are invited to submit their artwork for display at the Youth Art Show at the Youth Celebration on July 20. Submit noon-6pm Friday, July 13 at DIVA, 110 W. Broadway.

Sweet Potato Pie is accepting donations for its July 28 yard sale to benefit spay/neuter programs and medical care of animals.

Diablo's Downtown Lounge seeks your films of all genres and running times for their Hell on Reels Film Festival in conjunction with the Eugene Celebration. Submit on DVD format to Diablo's, 959 Pearl St., Eugene OR, 97401. bookere73@yahoo.com or 999-9714. Deadline is July 26.

Books Without Borders is seeking Harry Potter fan films for screening at its midnight release party on July 20. amelia@bwobatthestrand.com or 284-2838.

Lord Leebrick Theatre Company will hold general auditions for the 2007-08 season on July 21. For actors who have not previously auditioned for LLT, contact Artistic Director, Craig Willis. manager@lordleebrick.com or 684-6988 to schedule an appt.

Applications are now available for the annual S.L.U.G. Queen competition at the Saturday Market office, 76 W. Broadway. The competition & coronation will take place Aug. 11 at Broadway & Willamette. Open to anyone 21 and older. Judged: costumes, three-minute talent act & response to an (im)pertinent question. 686-8885. Deadline is Aug. 4.

NextStep Recycling is holding a children's clothing drive for use in packing computers to be sent to Guatemala. The computers and clothing will be distributed to local schools there. Donate clothing at 101 W. 10th Ave. through July 31. 686-2366.