Eugene Weekly : Calendar : 1.10.08

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Southwest Oregon filmmakers get their due at the 4th annual OpenLens Festival at DIVA (where else?) this weekend. The festival kicks off with the Friday premiere of Monster Camp (pictured), a documentary on role players who take one weekend a month to live in an alternate reality. The film's co-producer, Aaron Douglas, will be on hand throughout the festival as the filmmaker-in-residence, offering workshops on pre- and post-production. Henry Goldman, of Current TV, offers a lecture on Saturday and discussion of broadcast opportunities on the new cable channel founded by Al Gore. Later in the day, the YouthVisions Celebration will screen short films produced by local teens. Then the OpenLens fest opens in earnest on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. This is a competition, people, so it's your turn to be a critic and vote. See Calendar.

It's a hot week for everything to do with art, architecture, new media and culture, both locally and on the worldwide stage. First, let's start with the opening reception of DIVA's "Architects as Artists" exhibit, a stunning array of creative works by architects, on Thursday, Jan. 10. Be sure to attend the associated panel discussion on architecture and revisioning downtown development with world-renowned architect Robert Oshatz (his Fennel House pictured above), Don Genasci of the UO's Architecture program, Brad Maslin of Beam Development and Mayor Kitty Piercy. City planner Nan Laurence facilitates this vital mergence of civic and artistic viewpoints. Afterward, mingle with the artists in DIVA's exhibit halls and try to picture something radically forward-thinking for Eugene's downtown. That same night, Christy Matson, professor of fiber art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, speaks at the UO's Lawrence Hall. Also, some mouthwatering exhibits open this week at Maude Kerns Art Gallery, White Lotus Gallery, Jacobs Gallery and OSU's Fairbanks Gallery. See Art in the Galleries listings and Thursday, Jan. 10 Calendar.

MIT professor Henry Jenkins has a blog. It's called HenryJenkins.com and it's where you can find Jenkins' writings, links and various thoughts on media and culture. It's his thoughts manifest, in a sense. The site differs from Jenkins himself in only that it lacks his physical presence. Where these two technologies (the biological and the digital) meet is what interests Jenkins, who will be lecturing on "Art and Storytelling in the Age of Media Convergence" at UO's Lillis Hall this week. While it may be fitting that you stay home and wait for his lecture to appear on YouTube, then proceed to dissect it like a tumor found in a goat's brain, it may be a small token of gratitude that you show up in the flesh. After all, Jenkins did come all the way out here to see you. Why not return the gesture — and then go rip apart his lecture in the blogosphere? See Wednesday Calendar.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10

Sunrise 7:47am; Sunset 4:54pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33

ARTS/VISUAL An opening for "Architects as Artists" exhibit, w/panel discussion on architecture & downtown development, feat. Mayor Kitty Piercy, Brad Maslin (Beam Development), Robert Orshatz (architect) & Don Genasci (UO Architecture), 5:30pm, DIVA. FREE.

Artists' Insight gallery talk for the "Reliquary: The Everyday Sacred" exhibit of painting & mixed media, 3:30pm, Jacobs Gallery. FREE.

Christy Matson, fiber artist from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, speaks, 7pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE.

DANCE Riverdance, 7:30pm today; 8pm tomorrow and Jan. 12; 2pm tomorrow, Hult Center. SOLD OUT.

GATHERINGS "Beans at the Barn," learn about Petersen Barn programs & enjoy a chili & cornbread lunch, noon-2pm, Petersen Barn Community Center. 682-5521. $1.

Public meeting of Citizen Planning Commission for the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park, 6pm, Sloat Room, Atrium Bldg., 99 W. 10th. FREE.

WAND mtg. w/program: "New Year, New Opportunity, New Strategy," 7pm, Womenspace, 1577 Pearl. 338-8605. FREE.

Hearing Loss Association of Lane County meeting, topic: "Emergency Preparedness," 7pm, Hilyard Community Center. FREE.

Preview of "Your Experiment in Better Living: Live Radically for Four Weeks" workshop sessions, 7pm, Coaching Center, 4750 Village Plaza Loop, Suite 101. Register, 915-9981. Don.

LITERARY ARTS Mid-Valley Willamette Writers speakers series: "The Art of Being Invisible: A Case Study in Ghostwriting & Collaboration," presentation by Sally-Jo Bowman, 6:30pm, Baker Bldg., 975 High St. $10, $5 stu., FREE members.

MUSIC Members of Oregon Mozart Players present "Viva la France!" 12:15pm, Hult Center lobby. FREE.

Lauren Mulderrig, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

Poisonous Birds, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses laws affecting renters and rental property owners, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"New Dimensions" discusses "Authentic Social Change" w/Marisa Handler, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

THEATER Memory House, preview performance, 8pm, Lord Leebrick Theater, 540 Charnelton. 465-1506. $10, $7 reduced.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11

Sunrise 7:46am; Sunset 4:55pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33

ARTS/VISUAL An opening reception for the "Reliquary: The Everyday Sacred" exhibit of painting & mixed media by Clair Flint, Sarah Grew and Ken Herrin, 5:30pm, Jacobs Gallery. FREE.

An opening for "Plein-aire Painters of Eugene-Springfield," group show, 5:30pm, Emerald Art Center, Spfd. FREE.

An opening for "The Illustrated Word," exhibit of letterpress broadsides, 6pm, Maude Kerns Art Center. $3 sug. don.

An opening for "About Face: Masks and Mirrors" by Annie Hubbird, w/performance by What Lola Wants, a women's theater troupe, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Park St. Café. FREE.

DANCE Riverdance continues. See Thursday, Jan. 10.

FILM Swedish Film Series: Freud Leaving Home by Susanne Bier, 7pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE.

Monster Camp, documentary on role-players in fantasy games, 7pm, DIVA. $5, $3 stu.

FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting, 5pm-7pm, The Broadway. FREE.

GATHERINGS "The Time is Now! Diversity Inclusion" seminar, 10am-1pm, Birth to Three offices, 85 Centennial Lp. Register, mbautista@orpti.org or 888-505-2673. FREE.

City Club Friday Forum: "Logging & Taxes: How Are We Affected?" w/Tim Hermach & Bill Barton of the Native Forest Council, 11:50am, Downtown Athletic Club. www.cityclubofeugene.org$3.

Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene's Women's Alliance potluck & meeting, noon, 477 E. 40th. 686-2775. FREE.

Reception for Arturo Escobar, the Wayne Morse Chair of Law & Politics, noon, Knight Library. FREE.

Green Drinks progressives social, 5pm, World Café. FREE.

Interweave chapter of UUCE potluck & movie: In & Out, 6pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 477 E. 40th. 968-9200. FREE.

Introductory class on "Mind Beyond Death: Living our Dying, Part II," 7pm, KSC Meditation Center, Rm. 302, 747 Willamette. ksc@mind.net or 683-3180. FREE.

LECTURE "Cells, Organisms, Gaia: A Scientific Story of Life," Alder Fuller, 6:30pm today & Jan. 15, Euglena Academy. www.euglena-academy.netor 726-1217. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Live Lit West: UO Creative Writing students read their works, 8pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

MUSIC The Conjugal Visitors, Bad Mitten Orchestre, Luminessah, The Blair St. Mugwumps, 7pm, World Café. FREE.

Sword 7, Nik Fury, BreakDown Dance Company, 7:30pm, EastSide Faith Center, 89 Centennial Lp. FREE.

Eagle Park Slim's 66th Birthday Party Show, w/special guests, 9pm, World Flavors, 1044 Willamette. FREE.

The Section Quartet, Leo London, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

The Ben Rice Blues Band, Roots Revival, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

Tempo No Tempo, Swim Swam Swum, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses regional airports, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

SOCIAL DANCES Salsa dance w/Herman & Barb, 9pm, Tango Center, 194 W. Broadway. $5.

SPIRITUAL Interfaith Prayer & Reflection Service, theme: "Sacred Stories," 7pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak. FREE.

THEATER Dead Man Walking, 3:30pm today and Jan. 18; 8pm tomorrow and Jan. 19; 2pm Jan. 13, Marist High School. trust@marisths.org or 686-2234. $10, $5 stu.

The Curse of the Hopeless Diamond, murder mystery dinner, 7pm today & tomorrow, Springfield High School. RSVP, 517-9028. $10.

Memory House, gala opening, 8pm, Lord Leebrick Theater, 540 Charnelton. 465-1506. $25.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12

Sunrise 7:46am; Sunset 4:56pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33

ARTS/VISUAL An opening reception and gallery talk for the "Upper Tsagaan Gol: Discovering a Lost World in the Altay Mountains of Mongolia" photography exhibit by Gary Tepfer, 2pm-5:30pm, White Lotus Gallery. FREE.

An opening for paintings by Carolyn Gates, 5pm, WineStyles. FREE.

COMEDY "Your Comedy Caucus," feat. The Comedy Workout, 8pm, Diablo's Downtown Lounge. 21+. $3.

FILM Scared Sacred, 6:30pm, Temple Beth Israel, 42 W. 25th Ave. 343-2109. FREE.

Youth Visions high school video competition showcase, 3pm, DIVA. FREE.

OpenLens Film Festival of Regional Short Films, 7pm today and 1pm tomorrow, DIVA. $5, $3 stu., member.

GATHERINGS Collectors West Gun & Knife Show, 9am-5pm today & tomorrow, Lane County Fairgrounds. $6.

Geneaology @ Your Fingertips clinic, 10am, Downtown Library. Register, 682-5450. FREE.

AAUW's monthly community forum & meeting, w/Barbara Carter speaking on "Equity in the Workplace: Are We There Yet?" 10:30am, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Rd. 344-4134. FREE.

Orientation for new & returning students, 2pm-4:30pm, Euglena Academy. RSVP, www.euglena-academy.netFREE.

Grand opening & hold 'em tourney, 7pm, Astoria Bar & Poker Room, 2406 W. 11th. 465-2277. $25 buy-in.

KIDS/FAMILIES Family music & storytime: "Shake Sugaree!" noon, Springfield Library. FREE.

WREN's Cattail Investigation family program, 10am, Wetland Project Office, 751 S. Danebo. Register, 683-6494. $4, $2 members.

LECTURES Henry Goldman discusses Current TV and how viewer-created documentaries fit with Al Gore's vision, 1pm, DIVA. FREE.

"Unique Flora of Western Australia," Dave & Jan Dobak, 1pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1465 High St. FREE.

Suman Barkhas & Anita Tanner present a slideshow & discussion of Mongolia from Eastern and Western perspectives, 1pm, River Road Community Center. 688-4052. FREE.

MUSIC Eagle Park Slim, 11am-2pm, World Café. FREE.

Rose Whitmore presents "A Year in Germany: Playing Bach on North German Organs," 1pm, Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 3925 Hilyard. FREE.

Emerald Valley Opry, 6:30pm, Willamette High School. $5, $4 sr., $2 under age 16, FREE under age 7.

Lafa Taylor, Runaway Slave, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

Frankie Hernandez, T-Club, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

OUTDOORS/RECREATIONSwim-A-Thon, 7:30am-1pm, River Road Pool, 1400 Lake Dr. 461-7777.

Obsidians trips: Family Snow Play, sled; North Bend Spit, hike, 4 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet.

GEARs rides: Cottage Grove via Lorane, 60 miles; Gimpl Hill via Pine Grove, 35 miles, 9:30am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

SOCIAL DANCES Contra dance, w/music by Wild Hair, 8pm, Cesar Chavez School Gym, 1510 W. 14th. Potluck at 6pm. $7, $6 stu.

Jose Cruz salsa dance, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

THEATER Memory House, 8pm today, Jan. 17-19, 24-26 & 31 and Feb. 1-2; 2pm Jan. 20 & 27, Lord Leebrick Theater, 540 Charnelton. 465-1506. $10-$18.

The Curse of the Hopeless Diamond murder mystery dinner continues. See Friday.

Dead Man Walking continues. See Friday.

VOLUNTEER Be a Stewardship Volunteer and plant native trees & shrubs along wetlands, tools/training/snacks supplied, 9am-12:30pm, meet at Long Tom Watershed Council Office to carpool to site. RSVP, jgarmon@longtom.org or 683-6949.

Hendricks Park community stewardship forest work party: Remove invasive ivy & non-native vegetation, 9:30am-1pm, F.M. Wilkins Shelter, Hendricks Park. Tools/snacks provided.

General orientation for volunteers & foster care, 10am, Greenhill Humane Society, 88530 Green Hill Rd.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13

Sunrise 7:46am; Sunset 4:58pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33

COMEDY Jeff Dunham, ventriloquist, 7pm, Hult Center. 682-5000 or www.hultcenter.com

FILM Peace is Possible: It Needs to be Felt, video showing of Maharaji, 6pm, EWEB. FREE.

OpenLens Film Festival continues. See Saturday.

GATHERINGS Intro to Goddess Bellydancing w/LadyB, 2pm, The Spirit Moves. 485-8787. FREE.

UUCE's Men's Group potluck, 6pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 477 E. 40th. 689-1620. FREE.

Meeting on "How to stop Nike & UO, eminent domain and incompatible expansion," 7:30pm, Starbucks, 13th & Alder. FREE.

Collectors West Gun & Knife Show continues. See Saturday.

KIDS/FAMILIES Family Art Sunday: "Middle East Art & Culture," 2pm-4pm, Emerald Art Center, Spfd. 726-8595. FREE.

MUSIC Rose Whitmore presents an all-Bach organ recital, 5pm, Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 3925 Hilyard. FREE.

Acoustic Blues & Jug Band Jam, w/workshop, hosted by Walker T Ryan, 5pm, Tsunami Books. 543-1835. $5 sug. don.

Greg Oldson, Forgotten Works, 7:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3-$5.

Sofia, JT and the Clouds, 8:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $6-$10.

Jason Webley & The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band, Conjugal Visitors, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

OUTDOORS/RECREATIONCascadia Wildlands Projects hosts an educational old-growth forest hike to the Alsea Falls area, 9:30am, meet at parking lot behind Kinkos, 13th & Willamette. RSVP, 434-1463.

Plant ID Basics walk, 10am, Mount Pisgah Arboretum. RSVP, 747-1504. $5.

Obsidians trip: Gold Lake—Survival!, x-ski, 4 miles; Sand Mountain, x-ski, 9.5 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet.

GEARs rides: Marcola, 48 miles; Wendling Covered Bridge, 63 miles, 9:30am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

SOCIAL DANCE Ballroom dance, 5pm-9:30pm, Vet's Club Ballroom, 1626 Willamette. $7, $4 stu.

THEATER Dead Man Walking continues. See Friday.

MONDAY, JANUARY 15

Sunrise 7:45am; Sunset 4:59pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33

GATHERINGS Presentation on how not to be a victim of theft, 1:30pm, Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen. 682-5521. FREE.

Group session on advanced directives for seniors, 2:30pm, Campbell Center. Register, 682-5318. FREE.

LECTURE "Why we are past the tipping point for climate change," Alder Fuller, 6:30pm today and Jan. 18 & 22, Euglena Academy. www.euglena-academy.netor 726-1217. FREE.

MUSIC Sound-Bytes: Robert Ponto & Brian McWhorter play Karlheinz Stockhausen, 11:54am, Collier House, UO. FREE.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses book publishing, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 15

Sunrise 7:45am; Sunset 5pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33

FILM Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Not Knowing, w/discussion, 7pm, SGC, 390 Vernal St. 995-3799. FREE.

GATHERINGS Learn about the "Blood Type Diet," 10am, Campbell Center. Register, 682-5318. $5.

"Map & Compass" clinic, 7pm, REI. Register, 465-1800. $15, FREE members.

Community Conversations panel on "Faceoff: Unmasking Facebook Community Formation and Social Networking," 7:30pm, Living Learning Center Performance Hall, UO. 346-1977. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Jammie storytime, 7pm, Springfield Library. FREE.

LECTURES Cities in War, Struggle and Peace lecture series: "Reconstruction of Tokyo: Designed, Chaotic, then Reborn," Hiroo Ichikawa, 7:30pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE.

"The Adolescent Brain," Dr. Robert Sylwester, 8:30pm, Spencer Butte Middle School. FREE.

"Cells, Organisms, Gaia" lecture continues. See Friday.

LITERARY ARTS Windfall Reading Series: Poets Vern Rutsala and Sara Burant, 7pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

MUSIC PWRFL Power, 9:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3-$5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses lasers, space science & nanotech w/Peter Wu, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"Alternative Radio" presents Sut Jhally's lecture: "How TV Exploits its Audience," 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16

Sunrise 7:44am; Sunset 5:01pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33

ARTS/VISUAL Corrine Loomis-Dietz lectures/demos on "Golden Acrylics: A to Z," 6pm-8pm, 166 Lawrence, UO. Register is required at the UO Bookstore. FREE.

FILM S.P.R.O.U.T.ed film series: A Year in the Streets, by Cascadia Media Collective, 8pm, The Lorax, 1648 Alder. FREE.

Heckler's Movie Night: Bolero, starring Bo Derek, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

Films of Cuba: Strawberry and Chocolate (1994), 7pm, 129 McKenzie, UO. FREE.

FOOD/DRINK Enjoy a tasty casserole, bread & dessert while an international student makes a presentation about his/her homeland, noon, Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen. 682-5521. $5.

GATHERINGS Rainy Day Blues Society's membership mtg., feat. Jesse Meade performing, 6:30pm, Mac's at the Vet's Club, 1626 Willamette. FREE.

Orientation for new & returning students, 2pm-4:30pm, Euglena Academy. RSVP, www.euglena-academy.netFREE.

Informational meeting for the American Lung Association's Reach the Summit fundraiser, 7pm, REI, 306 Lawrence. FREE.

LECTURES "Confessions of a Queerspawn: Writing a Humorous Memoir on Serious Social Issues," Melissa Hart, noon, 330 Hendricks, UO. FREE.

"The Horror of Globalization," Mistuhiro Yoshimoto, 4pm, Knight Library. FREE.

"Global Warming and Human Rights," Svitlana Kravchenko, 4:30pm, Many Nations Longhouse, UO. FREE.

"Art and Storytelling in the Age of Media Convergence," Henry Jenkins, professor at MIT, 7:30pm, 182 Lillis, UO. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Classics book group: Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

MUSIC The Whiskey Spots, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $3-$5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses family relationship and river running, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17

Sunrise 7:44am; Sunset 5:03pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33

ARTS/VISUAL Rebecca Cummins, installations artist, speaks, 7pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE.

FILM The Queen, 2:30pm, Campbell Center. FREE.

Ethnic Studies film series: Dil Se…(From the Heart), 6pm, 240A McKenzie, UO. FREE.

GATHERINGS Restless Leg support group, 2:30pm, Campbell Center. Register, 682-5318. FREE.

Intro to "Allying with Herbs for Health & Healing" class, w/LadyB, 7pm, Tsunami Books. 485-8787. FREE.

LECTURES Terri Williams, clinical nutritionist, discusses strategies to prevent the cold/flu, 1:30pm, Willamalane Center, Spfd. Register, 736-4444. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Do It Yourself Book Club, learn how to start your own, 6pm, Sheldon Library. FREE.

MUSIC Eugene Youth Symphony, 12:15pm, Hult Center lobby. FREE.

Oregon String Trio, feat. David Riley, piano, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr.

Slavic Festival: Joyless Princess, musical play, 7pm, Agate Hall, 18th & Agate. www.slavichome.org$15.

Eric John Kaiser, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $4.

The Pack, Pittsburg Slim, Tyga, Three Blind Mics, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

Starboard Morning, Bad Mitten Orchestre, Ian Hilmers Stagefright, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $3-$5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses trends in the cosmetics & skin care product industry, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"New Dimensions" discusses "The Awakening World Mind and the Mayan Calendar" w/Barbara Hand Clow, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

THEATER Memory House continues. See Saturday.

CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

THURSDAY, JAN. 10 "Lessons of Leadership: Bold Bets and Back to Basics," lecture by Ursula M. Burns, president of Xerox Corporation, 6pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.

FRIDAY, JAN. 11 Silver Dollar Horse Show, 8am today, tomorrow and Jan. 13, Linn County Fair & Expo Center. FREE.

Jessica Lambert, violin, w/Seong Nahm, piano, 7:30pm, First Congregational United Church of Christ, 4515 SW West Hills Rd. $10, $5 stu., child.

Dinner With Friends, 8pm today, tomorrow and Jan. 17-19; 2:30pm Jan. 13, Albany Civic Theater, 111 SW First Ave. www.albanycivic.org$7-$10.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, film & fun, 9pm & 11:30pm, Majestic Theater, 115 SW 2nd St. $6.

SUNDAY, JAN. 13 Travel at the Tripp film series: "Hawaii Paradise," w/Denise Burkhart, 2pm, Russell Tripp Performance Center, LBCC. $7, $6 stu., sr.

Music of the Jefferson and Lewis & Clark era, 2pm, Lakeside Center, Mennonite Village, Albany. 926-4680. FREE.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16 OSU's College of Business open house, noon-2pm, Bexell Hall, OSU. FREE.

Vocal & piano master class w/Thomas Bagwell, 7pm, First Congregational Church, 4515 SW West Hills Rd. FREE.

THURSDAY, JAN. 17 Music a la Carte: Cello Bop, noon, MU, OSU. FREE.

ON THE ROAD

FRIDAY, JAN. 11 Floater, Apex Theory, In Lunar Blue, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $18.

Oregon Wine & Food Festival, 4pm-10pm today; 11am-9pm tomorrow; 11am-5pm Jan. 13, Oregon State Fairgrounds, Salem. $10, $8 sr.

SATURDAY, JAN. 12 Floydian Slips, 8:30pm, Aladdin Theater, PDX. $20.

An opening for three exhibits, 4:30pm, Florence Events Center. FREE.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16 "Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience," 7pm today; 11am & 7pm tomorrow; 7pm Jan. 18; 11am, 3pm & 7pm Jan. 19; 1pm Jan. 20, Rose Garden, PDX. wwww.rosequarter.com$32+.

Dominic Castillo & The Rock Savants, Rogue Motel, 9pm, Doug Fir, PDX. 21+. $6.

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

Auditions for Albany Civic Theater's The Drawer Boy will be held at 7:30pm Jan. 14-16. www.albanycivic.orgor 928-4603.

Applications are now available for the 2008 Lillian & Paul Petri Foreign Music Study Fund, which will award $20,000 to a top Oregon musician. erin.sneller@oregonstate.edu or 737-5592 for more info. Deadline is Feb. 13.

Artists working in all 2- and 3-dimensional mediums, including installations, are invited to submit images & application to be considered for the 2009-10 biennium of exhibits at the Maude Kerns Art Center. $10 submission fee. www.mkartcenter.orgor 345-1571. Deadline is April 9.

The Riverside Singers will hold membership auditions on Sunday afternoons Jan. 6, 13 and 20. psb@efn.org or 484-7182.