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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 cal@eugeneweekly.com
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Sunrise 7:17am; Sunset 4:40pm, Av High 50; Av Low 37 FILM Thanksgiving Day Movie Marathon, all day, Wandering Goat Coffeehouse. FREE. GATHERINGS Festival of Trees, 10am-7pm today; 9am-9pm tomorrow; 9am-2pm Nov. 24; 9am-6pm Nov. 25, Valley River Inn. 228-3003. $6, $4 sr., under age 12. Whiteaker Community Thanksgiving Dinner, feat. music, massages, flu shots, more, 11am-3pm, Whiteaker Community Head Start Center, 21 N. Grand. 485-8179. FREE. Community Thanksgiving Dinner to all with no place to go for the holiday, noon-3pm, Friendly Street Church, 2290 Friendly. 345-6553. FREE. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses food preparation & the history of Thanksgiving, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. "New Dimensions" discusses Of Animal Grace and a Spa for a Pig w/Sy Montgomery, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. Thanksgiving Gypsy Swing Radio Special w/David Gizara, 9pm-midnight, KLCC 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Turkey Stuffer 5k run, 10:30am, Splash Swim Park, Thurston. 343-7414. www.goodrace.com OP trip to Sunriver/Mount Bachelor Thanksgiving Wknd., depart 1:30pm today; return 8pm Nov. 25, OP Office, EMU, UO. 556-8398.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Sunrise 7:18am; Sunset 4:40pm, Av High 50; Av Low 36 ARTS/VISUAL Asian Art Show & Sale, noon-4pm, Lamb Cottage, Skinner Butte Park. 953-0739. FREE. DANCE Dance Theatre of Oregon presents The Nuttycracker, 7:30pm today & 2:30pm tomorrow and Nov. 25, Wildish Theater, Spfd. 682-5000. $18, $14 under age 12. FILM Fourth Friday Film Fest, 7pm, Spencer Creek Grange. 341-1709 for film listing. Don. FOOD/DRINK Wines paired w/cheeses from around world, 3pm-10pm today & tomorrow, Oregon Wine Warehouse. $15. Wine tasting: Pheasant Valley Winery, 4pm-6pm, WineStyles. FREE. "Black Dress, Black Tie, Black Friday," premium wine tasting, 6pm-9pm, WineStyles. $25-$30. Wine tasting w/Siva, 6pm, 20 East, Broadway & Willamette. FREE. Post-Thanksgiving Champagne Bubble Bash tasting, 5pm-7pm, The Broadway. FREE. GATHERINGS Oregon HomeCrafters Association expo, 10am-6pm today & tomorrow; 10am-5pm Nov. 25, Lane County Fairgrounds. 747-3263. FREE. Saturday Market's Holiday Market, 10am-6pm, featuring hundreds of booths, international food court and performances by Eagle Park Slim, Two Easy, Ricardo Cardenas, Shawmillyadon Family Holiday Concert and Shelley James & Cal Coleman, Lane County Fairgrounds. www.holidaymarket.orgFREE. Grrrl Talk panel discussion, 1pm, WOW Hall. FREE. Food Not Bombs serves meals, 3:30pm-5pm Fridays, Broadway & Willamette (or 8th & Oak St. in case of rain). FREE. Festival of Trees continues. See Thursday, Nov. 22. KIDS/FAMILIES "Turkey Time," Thanksgiving crafts & activities, noon-4pm, Science Factory. $4-$7. MUSIC Dead Americans, Ginger Hustlers, Sideways Down, Scrambled Ape, Breakdown, 7pm, WOW Hall. $5 adv., $6 door. Los Cumbiamberos, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. Don. Soulicious, 9pm, Luna. 21+. $5. Olem Alves, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses traffic laws & abuses w/Sgt. Dace Cochran, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. SOCIAL DANCE Baby Boomers Social Club dance, 7:30pm, Vet's Club ballroom. 461-0319. $8. THEATER I Am My Own Wife, 8pm today & tomorrow, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. 684-6988. $18; ($10-$14 Thursdays & Sundays). Willamette Repertory Theatre presents A Christmas Carol, 8pm today, tomorrow, Dec. 1 and 7-8; 7:30pm Nov. 29 & Dec. 6; 2pm tomorrow and Dec. 2 & 9, Hult Center. www.hultcenter.org$15-$35.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Sunrise 7:19am; Sunset 4:39pm, Av High 49; Av Low 36 ARTS/VISUAL Holiday Art Sale w/Elaine Pruett, Susan Staffel & Lynn Frost, 11am-4pm, 665 City View Blvd., Spfd. 747-4181. FREE. COMEDY Cripple XXX Comedy Tour, feat. Lonnie Bruhn, Joe Fontenot, hosted by Andy Andris, benefit event for cerebral palsy research, 10pm, Diablo's Downtown Lounge. 21+. $10. DANCE The Nuttycracker continues. See Friday. FILM War Made Easy, noon today & tomorrow, Bijou Cinemas. $4. FOOD/DRINK Family-style Turkish Dinner, 6:30pm, Iraila Mediterranean Cuisine. RSVP, 684-8400. OWW's wine/cheese tasting continues. See Friday. GATHERINGS Willamette Valley Arms Collectors Holiday Gun Show, 9am-5pm today & 9am-3pm tomorrow, Lane County Fairgrounds. $5, FREE over age 70 and under age 12. Saturday Market's Holiday Market, 10am-6pm, featuring hundreds of booths, international food court and performances by Rich Glauber, David Rogers, Kay Rose, Swingin' Marmalukeys, K.O.G., The Raventones, Janet Naylor, Beth Miriam Rose and Emily Fox, Lane County Fairgrounds. www.holidaymarket.orgFREE. Holiday Farmer's Market, 10am-6pm today & tomorrow, Lane County Fairgrounds. FREE. Traditional Native American Gathering & Holiday Craft Fair, 10am-8pm, Cottage Grove Masonic Center, 33322 Row River Rd. 942-7069 or 729-4635. FREE. Intro to the Internet II mini-clinic, 10am, Downtown Library. 682-5450. FREE. Festival of Trees continues. See Thursday, Nov. 22. Oregon HomeCrafters Association expo continues. See Friday. MUSIC Junction City High School & the Sixth Street Band, 1pm-5pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. Tonn Nua CD release party, 5pm, Tsunami Books. FREE. Forgotten Works' 2nd Anniversary Celebration, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE. The Kitchen Syncopators, Gill Landry, The Conjugal Visitors, 9pm, WOW Hall. $8 adv., $10 door. Birdie Jo, Mood Area 52, Scrambled Ape, Brownout, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5. OUTDOORS/RECREATIONOregon River Sports paddle trip: Tahkenitch Lake, 9am, meet at ORS. RSVP, ors@oregonriversports.com or 334-0696. Eugene Cyclocross Racing presents Psycho Cross Series, 9:30am-3pm, meet at Fox Hollow French Immersion School. bikinjoe@gmail.com or 517-0685. $10-$20. "Turkey Burn" deep water fitness clinics, 9:30am, Sheldon and Echo Hollow Pools. 682-5314 (Sheldon) or 682-5525 (Echo). $4. GEARs rides: West Hills, 68 miles; Alvadore short, 23 miles, 9:30am, Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org SOCIAL DANCE Contra dance, feat. Linda Danielson & Chico Schwall, 7:30pm, Cesar Chavez School Gym, 1510 W. 14th. $7, $6 stu. Jose Cruz salsa dance, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5. SPIRITUAL Catch the Fire, Soaking prayer meeting, 7:30pm, Lamb Cottage, Skinner Butte Park. catchthefireeugene.spaces.live.com or 915-4418. Bring blanket & pillow. FREE. THEATER I Am My Own Wife continues. See Friday. WillRep's A Christmas Carol continues. See Friday.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Sunrise 7:21am; Sunset 4:38pm, Av High 49; Av Low 36 DANCE The Nuttycracker continues. See Friday. FILM Centrifugal Cinema, 8pm, Wandering Goat. FREE. War Made Easy continues. See Saturday. GATHERINGS Saturday Market's Holiday Market, 10am-6pm, featuring hundreds of booths, international food court and performances by Lorna Miller, Richard Crandell, Al Rivers, Janet Bates & the Instruments of Change, Jessie Marquez & Mike Denny, Elizabeth Cable Band, Lane County Fairgrounds. www.holidaymarket.orgFREE. Food Not Bombs serves meals, 3pm-5pm Sundays, Washington-Jefferson Park. FREE. Holiday Farmer's Market continues. See Saturday. Willamette Valley Arms Collectors Holiday Gun Show continues. See Saturday. Festival of Trees continues. See Thursday, Nov. 22. Oregon HomeCrafters Association expo continues. See Friday. LITERARY ARTS Storytime: The Polar Express read by Tiana Marrone-Creech of ARC of Lane County, 2pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. MUSIC Dave Gross & Friends, 2pm, Tsunami Books. FREE. Watery Graves, Genevive Castree, 3pm, CD World. FREE. Sgt. Leonard's Loopy Arts Dub Band, Just People, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3. David Rovicks, 8:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $6. The Waverly Consort presents "The Christmas Story," 3pm, Beall Hall, UO. 682-5000. $16-$36. OUTDOORS/RECREATIONGEARs ride: Rattle Snake Butte, 54 miles; Pleasant Hill short, 32 miles, 9:30am, Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Sunrise: 7:22am; Sunset 4:38pm, Av High 49; Av Low 36 GATHERING LCC board holds a community conversation, 5:30pm, LCC Downtown Center, 1059 Willamette. 463-5200. FREE. MUSIC Sound-Bytes, feat. Idit Shner, 11:54am, Collier House, UO. FREE. Shannon Curtis, John Shipe, Jordan Beckett, 7:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5. UO Choral Ensemble presents "Collegium Musicum," 8pm, Central Lutheran Church. FREE. New Riders of the Purple Sage, 8pm, WOW Hall. $20. The Jazz Café, 8pm, 178 Music, UO. 346-5678. $5. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses vegetarianism & animal rights, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Sunrise 7:23am; Sunset 4:37pm, Av, High 48; Av Low 36 FOOD/DRINK Benefit wine tasting for Habitat for Humanity, 5pm-9pm, WineStyles. $10 (half donated to non-profit). Family-style Dinner to benefit Basic Rights Oregon, 6pm, Iraila Mediterranean Cuisine. RSVP, 684-8400. $40. GATHERINGS UO's Craft Center's Open House & Winter Craft Fair, 10am-4pm, EMU, UO. FREE. Transitions to Success program orientation, 5:30pm, Women's Center, Bldg. 1, LCC. 463-5353. FREE. NIP DU Study & Publishing Group meeting, 5:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. www.nukeinfo.orgFREE. "Cultivating Compassion: The Dance with Anger," hands-on experience of Reiki, 6:30pm, Broadway Apothecary, 1712 Willamette. RSVP, 684-9352 or 914-0619. FREE. LECTURE Lane County Audubon Society presents "Birds, Bergs and Beauty," Jim Maloney, 7:30pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Deep Economy book group w/Dr. Alan Zundel, 7pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak. Don. MUSIC Oregon Wind Quintet, 5:15pm, Knight Library, UO. FREE. Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble performs Darius Milhauld, Jesse Jones & Joe Trapanese, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE. Juliette & The Licks, Suffrajett, Scissors for Lefty, 9pm, WOW Hall. $13 adv., $15 door. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses the challenges of creating a movie in our region, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. "Alternative Radio" presents Kathleen Cleaver: "State Repression of the Black Panthers," (interview), 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Sunrise 7:24am; Sunset 4:37pm,Av High 48; Av Low 36 DANCE Dance Quarterly, 7pm, Dougherty Dance Theater, Gerlinger Annex, UO. FREE. FILM UO Sociology Dept. and www.greenwasheugene.compresent videos from the "Confronting the Global Triple Crisis" international forum, 7pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council hosts a Holiday Open House, 5pm-8pm, Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 Gibbs St. FREE. EW and Lane Bus Project present Brewhaha: "Downtown: What Next?" 6pm, Davis' Restaurant, 94 W. Broadway. 344-9999. FREE. Emerald Empire HempFest organizational meeting, 7pm, Community TV29 studios. 434-2377. FREE. Archimedes Movement hosts a Health Care Reform public discussion, 7pm, EWEB. 334-1760. FREE. LECTURES "Employing Technology to Analyze Gender Roles in Mesoamerican Manuscripts: Recent Advances in the Mapas Project," Judith Musick, noon, 330 Hendricks Hall, UO. 346-5015. FREE. Ed Whitelaw speaks on the State of Oregon's trespass case involving the grounding of the New Carissa, 10am, Baker Downtown Center, 975 High St. 346-0697. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Holiday Open House, w/booksignings by Mir Starlin, Judith Berg, Sarah Robertson, 11am-6pm, Past and Presents, Museum of Natural & Cultural History, UO. 346-3024. FREE. Kenny Moore signs Bowerman and the Men of Oregon, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. MUSIC Benefit concert for WINS, feat. Ron O'Keefe & Friends, 7pm, Axe & Fiddle, Cottage Grove. Don. University Symphony, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu., sr. Ramoth-Gilead (The Really Bad), 8:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3. Bob Wayne & Outlaw Carnies, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $3-$5. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses heart disease and tips for managing cholesterol, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION WREN hosts a Wednesday Wander, 9am, meet at Tsanchiifin Walk. Binoculars provided. www.wewetlands.orgor 683-6494. FREE. Obsidians hike: North Shasta Loop. See YMCA board for details.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Sunrise 7:25am; Sunset 4:36pm, Av High 48; Av Low 35 FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Malbecs, 5pm-9pm, WineStyles. $5. Martini Dinner, 6:30pm, Bates Steak House, 433 E. Broadway. RSVP, 683-3108. GATHERINGS Citizens for Public Accountability's annual meeting & party, feat. Mayor Kitty Piercy & Gary Blackmer speaking, music by Craig Einhorn, 7pm, Tsunami Books. www.lanecpa.org/cpaFREE. "Help for Chronic Pain" public discussion, 7pm, Upstairs Community Room, Market of Choice, 29th & Willamette. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES "Paint an Animal to Match a Poem," art clinic, 3pm, Springfield Library. 726-3766. FREE. Book Buddies book group (grades 2-3): Martin Bridge Ready for Takeoff by Jessica Scott Kerrin, 4pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE. Tween Scene book group (grades 4-6): Whales on Stilts by M.T. Anderson, 4pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE. LECTURE NABA presents "Butterfly Watching South of the Border," Fred Ramsey, 7pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. 684-8973. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Weapon of Choice: VOICE!, open mic, 7pm, Morning Glory Café. FREE. Ehud Havazelet & Dorianne Laux read their work, 8pm, Knight Library, UO. 346-0549. FREE. MUSIC Concert & Chamber Choirs and Spectrum Vocal Jazz Ensemble, 7:30pm, Performance Hall, Bldg. 6, LCC. 463-5202. $4-$8 sug. don. Holiday Choral Concert, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu., sr. Aphrodesia, Eleven Eyes, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door. Patient Zero, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5. Benefit show for Womenspace, feat. Dan Jones & The Squids, Love That Dress, Right Left Grand, 10pm, Indigo District. 21+. $3. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses prescription drug education, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. "New Dimensions" discusses Your Attitudes Affect Your Health w/Dawson Church, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. THEATER Proof, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and Dec. 1, Springfield High School Studio Theater. $5, $4 stu. The Grinch, 7pm today, tomorrow and Dec. 1; 2pm Dec. 2, Upstart Crow Studios, 855 W. 1st Ave. www.upstartcrowstudios.com$8 adv., $10 door. WillRep's A Christmas Carol continues. See Friday.
CORVALLIS EVENTS Note - Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event. FRIDAY, NOV. 23 Holiday Bazaar, noon-6pm today; 10am-6pm tomorrow; noon-4pm Nov. 25, Benton County Fairgrounds, Corvallis. FREE. Federweisser Harvest Festival, noon-5pm today & noon-10pm tomorrow, Springhill Cellars Winery, Albany. 928-1009. FREE. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28 Oregon Sheep Grower's Association presents a seminar on sheep production, 6pm, Linn County Fairgrounds, Albany. Register, 800-365-0201. FREE.
ON THE ROAD FRIDAY, NOV. 23 Cherry Poppin' Daddies, 9pm, Doug Fir, PDX. 21+. $18. Gypsy, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and Nov. 25, Pentacle Theater, Salem. 503-485-4300. $21.50. After-Thanksgiving tastings, 1pm-4pm today & tomorrow, The Wine Place, Yachats. FREE. Moon Mountain Ramblers, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE. SATURDAY, NOV. 24 Billy Joel, 8pm, Rose Quarter, PDX. www.comcasttix.comMenomena, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $15. Vibe Nation, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE. SUNDAY, NOV. 25 Blues Traveler, 8pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $25. TUESDAY, NOV. 27Trio Medieval, 7:30pm, St. Philip Neri Church, 2408 SE 16th Ave., PDX. 503-224-9842. $27-$37. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28Blues Harmonica Blowout, w/Curtis Salgado, others, 8pm, Aladdin Theatre, PDX. $25. THURSDAY, NOV. 29VHS or Beta, Moving Units, 9pm, Doug Fir, PDX. 21+. $12.
ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES Artists are invited to submit work related to the theme of track & field sports for a juried exhibit at Maude Kerns Art Center coinciding with the 2008 Olympic Trials. www.mkartcenter.orgDeadline is April 8. Buffalo Exchange is now accepting donations of real fur apparel for the "Coats for Cubs" drive now through April 22. www.humanesociety.org/coatsforcubs
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Thanks
to the shocking tradition of having Thanksgiving day
and the day after as paid holidays (well, except
all you retail workers, bless your minimum wage hearts!),
some people get the notion that this free time is
best spent on the hunt for gifts for little Johnny
or red-eyed Rosie. But should the mall's parking lot
be overfloweth, here's an idea: Saturday Market's
Holiday Market! Show up at the Lane County Fairgrounds
for handcrafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, soaps, ceramics,
clothing, hats, photos, paintings, preserves and more.
And this year the Holiday Market gets a bit greener
as all food booths will now be using metal utensils,
keeping approximately 4,000 plastic forks per day
out of the trash. The market runs Friday through
Sunday this week and Saturdays and Sundays through
Dec. 23, with a special procrastinator's market on
Dec. 24. See Calendar.
It's
quite possibly the largest gathering in Eugene
on Thanksgiving Day (unless there were a Ducks
game, of course) and nobody knows who's in charge!
Well, we finally tracked down someone associated
with the event and have confirmed that the 19th
annual Free Whiteaker Community Thanksgiving
Dinner is on! Complete with its usual lineup
of music acts, massages, flu shots and, of course,
a merry feast for all, this chance to celebrate
the end of harvest season and share food and conversation
with your neighbors more than reinforces what
this day should be about. See Thursday, Nov. 22
Calendar.
Unless
you're biking across Mongolia, who
ever thought putting knobby tires
on a road bike would be a good idea?
Participants in cyclocross races,
that's who. In a cyclocross race,
the terrain typically ranges from
trails to pavement to steep grassy
hills along a mile circuit. Often
racers must shoulder their bikes
to cross obstacles (both natural
and man-made), and a featherweight
frame is essential. But, dude, there's
those muddy trails … that's
where traction tires come in handy.
And come this Saturday, Eugene Cyclocross
Racing offers its second round of
competitions in its Psycho Cross
Series at Fox Hollow French
Immersion School. The races range
from a Kiddie Cross to a Masters
to a special race for single speed
"fixies." Fox Hollow French Immersion
School is just off the end of West
Amazon and Hillside Drive should
you want to watch this mix of sweat,
mud and blood. See Saturday Calendar.