Eugene Weekly : Ongoing Calendar : 08.2007

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All events free unless otherwise noted.

THURSDAYS

ARTS/VISUAL Open Art Studio, 6pm-9pm, M.E.C.C.A. 302-1810. $2-$5/hr.

FARMERS' MARKET Thursday Farmers' Market, 2pm-7pm, Lane County Fairgrounds.

GATHERINGS HIV testing & STD clinic for general public, 1pm-3pm, Lane Co. Public Health, 135 E. 6th Ave. 682-4041. $30, can be deferred.

Cascadia's Ecosystem Advocates meeting, 5pm, Emerald City Coffeehouse. 688-2600.

Ballroom, latin, swing dance, 7:30pm, St. Mary's Episcopal Church. 344-7591. $5.

English/Scottish Country Dance, 7:30pm, Drama Studio, Willamette High School.

KIDS Baby storytime, 10:15am & 11am, Downtown Library. 682-8316.

Pre-school storytime, 10:30am, Bethel & Sheldon Libraries. 682-8316.

LGBT Womenspace LGBT drop-in/support group, 7:30pm. 302-2417.

MUSIC The Lunch Crowd w/Dirty Mac, 10am daily, Emerald City Coffee House.

All Acoustic Music Jam, 10:30-noon, Campbell Center. 682-5318.

Scrambled Ape, 6pm 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Sam Bond's.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Walkabout w/Mel, 1pm every 1st & 3rd Thursday, start at Campbell Center, 155 High. Register, 682-5318. $2.

Oregon River Sports' Social Float: Whitewater paddling on the Willamette River, 6pm, Island Park, Spfd. Register, 334-0696. FREE.

Eugene Running Co. and Fast RunnerZ sponsored running group, all-levels, 6pm, Hayward Field. FREE.

Drop-in kayaking, 8:30pm-10pm, Echo Hollow Pool. $4.

SPIRITUAL Bhagavad-gita reading & study, 6pm, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram. 687-1093.

FRIDAYS

FARMERS' MARKETS Veneta Downtown Farmers' Market, 2pm-7pm, corner of Territorial & W. Broadway.

GATHERINGS Wine tasting, 5pm-7pm, The Broadway.

Yappy Hour, mingle with other animal lovers, wine, snacks, local bands, 5:30pm-7:30pm every Friday through Aug. 31, Greenhill Humane Society. 21+. Bring your dog. $10.

Ballroom dance, 7:30pm, 220 Gerlinger Hall, 15th & University, UO. 346-6025.

Ballroom dance, 8:30pm, StaverDanceSport. 746-6268. $7-$10.

KIDS Pre-school storytime, 10:30am, Bethel Library. 682-5766.

LGBT Queer Straight Alliance of LCC meetings, 1pm Fridays and 3pm Tuesdays, 222 Building 1, LCC. 463-3245.

GLBTQ Youth Group for ages 13-18, 4pm, Amazon Community Center. 684-3466.

Men's & women's gay/straight AA, 6pm, 1414 Kincaid. 484-6259.

ON THE AIR "Informed Talk," Eugene/Springfield community dialogue, 4pm, KWVA 88.1 FM.

SPIRITUAL Peaceful Mama Meditations, 9:30am, Mama Rose's Naturals. 485-9430. $5-$10 sug. don.

SATURDAYS

FARMERS' MARKETS Farmers' Market, local produce, plants, meats, flowers, food, 9am-4pm, 8th & Oak. FREE.

Southtowne Farmers' Market, 9am-3pm, 28th & Oak. FREE.

GATHERINGS Cannabis information booth, 10am-5pm, Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza.

Family Yoga, 10am, Staver Dance Sport, 41 E. 6th Ave. $5 per person.

Wilde Chats, discussion group, 10:30am 1st & 3rd Saturdays, Q Center, 1309 Lincoln St. 762-1046.

Co-Dependents Anonymous Serenity Meeting, noon, White Bird Clinic.

Tango dance, 8pm, The Tango Center. www.tangocenter.org$5.

Ballroom dance, 8:30pm, StaverDanceSport. 746-6268. $7.

KIDS Family Music Time, 10:15am, Downtown Library & Bethel Library (Spanish/English). 682-8316.

Dog Tale Time, kids read to dogs, 2pm, Downtown Library. Register, 682-5450.

LGBT Lesbian Feminist Salon, 5pm 2nd & 4th Saturdays, call 465-1313 for location.

Rainbow River Womyn lesbian social, 5pm 1st & 3rd Saturdays, Roaring Rapids Pizza Co., 4006 Franklin Blvd. 514-1639. FREE.

Eugene GLBTQ Frontrunners meeting, 9am, 15th & Agate. 683-2692 or 484-6259.

MUSIC Doc Justice & Friends Folk & Blues, 9am-noon, Firehouse Coffee Co., 1840 Chambers.

DJ Chin, 10am-noon, Wandering Goat Coffee Roasters, 268 Madison.

Eagle Park Slim's "Brunch w/the Blues," 11am-2pm, World Café, 449 Blair.

The Richardson Jazz Trio, noon, World Cafe.

ON THE AIR "Airship Radio Theater," comedy, theater & interview sketch experiment,noon, KOPT 1600 AM.

SPIRITUAL Green Tara, 9:45am, K.D.C. Meditation Center, 917 E. 43rd.

Adyashanti—video, meditation, inquiry, 4:30pm, River Rd. area. 461-8044 or 206-2589. $2 sug. don.

VOLUNTEER Willow Creek Preserve restoration work, 9:30am every 2nd Saturday. Matt, 915-7459. Bring lunch, water, gloves.

Remove invasive species, 9:30am-12:30pm every 3rd Saturday, F.M. Wilkins Picnic Shelter, Hendricks Park. Snacks, water, tools & gloves provided.

VIGIL Peace vigil, noon, old federal bldg., 7th & Pearl.

SUNDAYS

FILM Mr. Sean's Cartoon Club, noon every 1st & 3rd Sunday, Bijou Cinemas. $4.

GATHERINGS Junction City Community Market, 11am-4pm, Hwy. 99 & 13th. 998-2391. FREE.

Coffee Social, 1pm, Q Center, 1309 Lincoln St. Don.

"Ask the Doula," 1pm-4pm, Mama Rose's Naturals. 485-9430.

Drums of Peace (bring your drum), 2pm, old Federal Building.

Food Not Bombs serves free meals, 3pm-5pm, near the deer mural at Washington-Jefferson Park.

Fairmount Neighborhoood Historic District discussion group, 7pm, Starbucks, 13th & Alder.

Moldy Fig Society, 7pm, The Wandering Goat.

Veselo Community Folk Dancers cultural dance, 7:15pm, In Shape Fitness, 2681 Willamette. $3, $2 stu, sr.

LGBT GLBT tennis group (weather permitting), noon, Polk Street Tennis Court. 345-4057.

MUSIC DJ Horns (1st & 3rd Sunday), DJ Chucky G. (2nd & 4th Sunday), 10am-2pm, The Wandering Goat.

Kef plays Balkan music, 3pm, World Café.

ON THE AIR "Sunday Morning Hangover" w/Rev. Marc Time, exotica, bizarre children's music, comedy, more, 10am-noon, KWVA 88.1 FM.

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

SPIRITUAL Chenrezig (Bodhisattva of Compassion) practice, 10am, Nyen-Gyud Samten Choe-Ling Tibetan Buddhist Study and Meditation Center. www.ngscl.orgMeditation and practice of the Buddha Path, 11am, Dzogchen Dharma Center, 2895 Oak St.

Dharmachakra, 4:30pm, Dharmalaya Center, 356 Horn Ln.

Mahakala, 5:15pm, K.D.C. Meditation Center, 917 E. 43rd.

Bhakti Yoga, Kirtan—Devotional chanting, 6pm, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram, 268 1/2 W. 7th Ave. #B. soul2soul108@yahoo.com

Way of the Tao Drum Medicine Wheel, 7pm 2nd and 4th Sundays, Yurt, 2826 Floral Hill. 915-5723. Don..

VIGIL Drums of Peace, 2pm-4pm, old federal bldg., 7th & Pearl.

MONDAYS

ARTS/VISUAL MuseArt drawing/painting group, draw local musicians, 6:30pm, 5th Street Beanery. 543-9704. $5 sug. don.

GATHERINGS Drop-in group for survivors of sexual assault/abuse, 7pm, Sexual Assault Support Services, 591 W. 19th Ave. 484-9791.

Co-Dependents Anonymous meeting, noon, St. Mary's Episcopal Church.

HIV Alliance offers Rapid HIV tests to men who have sex with men and partners of HIV+ folks, 5pm-8pm, 1966 Garden Ave. Angela, 342-5088.

Poker Night, 6pm, Q Center, 1309 Lincoln St. 726-1046.

Springfield Jazz Singers rehearsal, 7pm, Emerald Art Center. www.springfieldjazzsingers.orgor 744-1097.

Sing & perform Russian music, 7pm, Eugene Hotel. 747-7416.

Contact Improvisational jams, 7pm, Dharmalaya. 461-1384. $5.

West Coast Swing, 7pm, Agate Hall, UO. www.68swing.comAfro-Brazilian dance study group w/live music, 8pm, Core Star Cultural Center, 439 W. 2nd Ave.

LGBT Men's gay/straight AA, 6pm, 1414 Kincaid. 484-6259.

MUSIC 10-minute Sound Bytes: Strange, new music, 11:50am, Collier House Living Room, UO.

ON THE AIR Amy Goodman's Democracy NOW!, 7am M-F, KWVA 88.1 FM and 5pm M-F, CTV Channel 29.

Inform Radio, progressive news and community affairs, 6:30pm, KWVA 88.1 FM.

"Blood on the Saddle," country & western favorites with the Kranky Kowboy, 7pm, KWVA 88.1 FM. Request line: 346-0645.

SPIRITUAL "Reflections on the Life of the Spirit" study circle, 6:30pm, Baha'i Center. 344-7899.

VIGIL Women in Black silent vigil, 5pm, 7th & Pearl.

TUESDAYS

ARTS/VISUAL Open studio, bring projects and ideas to work on, 11am-4pm, Applegate Art Gallery, Veneta. 935-4286.

FARMERS' MARKET Farmers' Market, local produce, plants, meats, flowers, food, 10am-3pm, 8th Ave. & Oak St. FREE.

GATHERINGS HIV testing & STD clinic, 1pm-3pm, Lane Co. Public Health. 682-4041. $30, can be deferred.

HIV Alliance offers Rapid HIV tests to men who have sex with men and partners of HIV+ folks, 5pm-8pm, 1966 Garden Ave. Angela, 342-5088.

Eugene PeaceWorks meeting, 5:15pm, Growers Market, 454 Willamette.

Bi & Beyond meets 5:30pm 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, EMU, UO. 346-3360.

Citizens for Public Accountability (CPA) meets 7pm 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Rm. 202, South Eugene High School.

Food Addicts Anonymous meeting, 7pm, Westside Christian Church. www.foodaddictsanonymous.orgInternational folk dance, 7pm, St. Mary's Episcopal Church. 344-4172. www.eugenefolkdancers.com$2.

West Coast Swing dance, 7:30pm, Rock 'n' Rodeo. 687-9464.

Tango dance to alternative tango music, 8pm-11pm, Tango Center. $4-$7.

Tango dance, 8:30pm, Centro Del Sol, 513 E. Main, Cottage Grove.

LGBT Queer Line for LGBTQQA youth, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Rm. 202, LCC DTC, 1159 Willamette. queerline@gmail.com

KIDS/FAMILIES Family Film Festival, 10am every Tuesday & Wednesday through Aug. 15, Regal Valley River Stadium 15. FREE.

Toddler storytime, 10am, Barnes and Noble. 687-0356.

Tiny Tots & Toddler storytime, 10:15am & 11am, Downtown Library. 682-8316.

ON THE AIR "Anarchy Radio" with John Zerzan, 9pm, KWVA 88.1 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Oregon River Sports' Social Float: Flatwater paddling on Fern Ridge Reservoir, 6pm, dirt parking space just before bridge that crosses over Coyote Creek. Register, 334-0696. FREE.

SPIRITUAL Spiritual Circle, 5pm, 5th St. Public Community Meeting Rm. 543-5994.

Open Sky Shambhala Meditation group, 7pm, 100 W. Q St., Spfd. 726-1988.

VIGIL "Practicing Being Peace," silent meditation, 8:15am, old federal bldg., 7th & Pearl.

WEDNESDAYS

GATHERINGS Co-Dependents Anonymous Women's Open Step Study meeting, 5:30pm, St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

HIV+ social and support group, 6pm, HIV Alliance. 342-5088.

Swing dance, 7pm, Tango Center. www.eugenelindy.com$4.

KIDS Pre-school storytime for ages 3-6 and lapsit storytime for up to age 3, 10am, Springfield Library.

Pre-school storytime, 10:15am & 11am, Downtown Library. 682-8316.

Children's storytime (new & old favorites), 6:30pm, Barnes & Noble.

Family Film Festival continues. See Tuesdays.

LGBT Queer friendly writers group, 4pm, Suite 34, EMU, UO.

Rapid HIV tests for gay/bi/queer/trans men (incentives available), afternoons, Lane Co. Public Health. Greg, 682-3959, or Michael, 342-5088 for an appointment.

Queer Women's Night, 6pm-9pm, Q Center, 1309 Lincoln. 762-1046.

ON THE AIR "Live Archive," featuring full length, unreleased bootleg concerts spanning the past three decades, 9pm, KRVM 91.9 FM.

SPIRITUAL Circle of Reflection, 7pm, 1130 Mill St. 747-3887. Don.

Free lecture on transcendental meditation, 7:30 pm, The Maharishi Enlightenment Center, 1509 Willamette. 684-4801.

Shamatha (calm abiding) meditation practice, 6:30pm, Nyen-Gyud Samten Choe-Ling Tibetan Buddhist Study and Meditation Center. www.ngscl.org

Eckhart Tolle Power of Now Practicing Presence group meeting, 10am, Unity of the Valley Church; 7pm, 2869 Adams. Blanche, 344-6606.

Kirtan with Jaya Lakshmi and friends, gathering for prayer and meditation, 7pm, Dharmalaya. 342-7621. $5-$10 sug. don.

Reiki treatments, all day, Campbell Senior Center. Make appointment at 682-5318. Don.

VIGIL Peace vigil, 4:30pm, old federal bldg., 7th & Pearl.