Eugene Weekly : Ongoing Calendar : 12.2007

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DECEMBER ONGOING EVENTS

THURSDAYS

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

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

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 Coffee. 688-2600.

KIDS/FAMILIES Pre-school storytime, 10:30am, Sheldon Library. 682-8316.

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

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

SOCIAL DANCE 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.

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.

FOOD/DRINK Free espresso shots, 4pm-7pm, The Wandering Goat.

Wine tasting & music, 5pm, 20 East, 20 E. Broadway. FREE.

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

GATHERING Group piano lesson, 10:30am, Lawson's Keyboard Center. 968-8056.

Food Not Bombs serves meals, 3:30pm-5pm, Broadway & Willamette (or 8th & Oak St. in case of rain).

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

Pre-school storytime, 10:15am & 11:15am, Bethel Library. 682-5766.

LGBT Queer Straight Alliance of LCC meetings, 12:30pm & 2:30pm Fridays and 3pm Thursdays, Rm. 206, 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.

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

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

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

SATURDAYS

GATHERINGS Motherless Daughters support group, 10am, 5th St. Beanery. 349-0382.

Family Yoga, 10am, StaverDanceSport, 41 E. 6th Ave. $5 per person.

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

KIDS/FAMILIES Family Music Time, 2pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316.

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

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

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Table Tennis doubles, 8:30am, Willamalane Adult Center. www.lanetabletennis.netor 343-8055.

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

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

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

Avadhut Fellowship, w/veggie potluck, facilitated by Radha-Syam Das, 11am, Shambala, 446 E. 13th. 868-1178.

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.

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

SUNDAYS

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

Food Not Bombs serves meals, 3pm-5pm, Washington-Jefferson Park.

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

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

MUSIC All Ages Jazz Jam, 3:30pm, The Jazz Station.

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

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

SPIRITUAL Programs on the "Path of Pure Desire," 10am, call 653-8859 for details.

Chenrezig (Bodhisattva of Compassion) practice, 10am, Nyen-Gyud Samten Choe-Ling Tibetan Buddhist Study and Meditation Center. www.ngscl.org"Coalescence: The Alchemy of Movement," 10:30am, Eugene Ballet Academy, 1590 Willamette. 556-4355. $5-$10.

Meditation 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.

Kirtan chanting—devotional gathering & feast, 6pm, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Ashram, 25 E. 32nd Ave. 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 courthouse, 7th & Pearl.

MONDAYS

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.

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

MUSIC Sound-Bytes, new music, 11:54am, Collier House, 13th & University.

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.

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

SPIRITUAL Christian Science reading group, 2pm, CS Reading Room, 1135 Willamette. 344-6341. FREE.

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

"Modern Day Mystics: A Taste of Consciouness," video or audio w/discussion, 7pm, Downtown Athletic Club. 228-8546.

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.

Drop-in figure drawing w/live model, 6pm-9pm, DIVA. $10.

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.

NIP DU Study & Publishing Group meeting, 5:30pm 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, Cozmic Pizza. www.nukeinfo.org

Food Addicts Anonymous meeting, 7pm, Westside Christian Church. www.foodaddictsanonymous.org

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

KIDS/FAMILIES 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.

SOCIAL DANCE International folk dance, 7pm, St. Mary's Episcopal Church. 688-0099. www.eugenefolkdancers.com$1.50.

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.

SPIRITUAL Christian Science reading group: Misc. Writings by Eddy, 2pm, CS Reading Room, 1135 Willamette. 344-6341. FREE.

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

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

Guided meditation, 7pm, Shambala, 446 E. 13th. 868-1178. Don.

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

WEDNESDAYS

FILM S.P.R.O.U.T-ed Cinema, radical movie nights, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, The Lorax Manner, 1648 Alder St. 683-0642 for movie info.

GATHERINGS Reiki practitioner exchange, 1pm-3pm every 1st & 3rd Wednesday, Willamalane Center, 215 W. C St., Spfd. 726-8737.

Recovery Inc., self help mental health support group, 5pm, McNail-Riley House, 13th & Jefferson. 461-5495.

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

OCD/Anxiety Disorder support group, 5:15pm, Hilyard Comm. Center. 349-0382.

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

KIDS/FAMILIES 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.

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. 682-3959 or 342-5088 for an appt.

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.

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

SPIRITUAL Reiki Circle, 6:30pm, Shambala, 446 E. 13th. 868-1178.

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

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, 4pm, old federal bldg., 7th & Pearl.

NOTE: Ongoing weekly events are listed at the beginning of each month. Events that happen more than once a week are listed under the first day they take place. All are free of charge unless otherwise noted.