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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, JANUARY 31 Sunrise 7:32am; Sunset 5:22pm, Av High 48; Av Low 34 FILM Ethnic Studies Film Series: Life & Debt, 6pm, 240A McKenzie, UO. FREE. FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Best Super Bowl wines, 5pm-9pm, WineStyles. $5. GATHERINGS All-day & evening Focus the Nation teach-in & summit on global warming, feat. 6pm keynote address by Christopher Dymond on "Renewable Energy: Crossing the 21st Century Chasm," 9am-9pm, EMU, UO. FREE. Teen Advisory Board information meeting, students in grades 8-12 are invited, 3:30pm, Springfield Library. FREE. The Heat Is On! rally in conjunction with Focus the Nation climate summit, noon, EMU, UO. FREE. Polytheism discussion group, 7pm, 5th St. Beanery. www.wildivine.orgor 345-1844. FREE. "Save the Wild Rogue" slideshow presentation & discussion, 7pm, OP Office, EMU, UO. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES Book Buddies book group (for grades 2-3): Doctor Like Papa by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, 4pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE. Tween Scene book group (for grades 4-6): Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix, 4pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE. LECTURES "Liszt as the Cultural Ambassador of the 19th Century," Alan Walker, 1pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE. Violence and Reconciliation in Latin America conference, feat. Arturo Escobar speaking on "Left Turn, Right Turn? Where is Latin America Going?" 7pm, EMU Ballroom, UO. las.uoregon.edu/events/conference.htm FREE. LITERARY ARTS Playwright's workshop w/Michael Weller, 9:30am, Blue Door Theater, LCC. FREE. Weapon of Choice open mic poetry and music, 7pm, Morning Glory Café. FREE. MUSIC Sacred Harp Singers, 12:15pm, Hult Center lobby. FREE. Emerald City Jazz Kings: "Well, Git it!" 7:30pm today; 2:30pm Feb. 3, The Shedd. www.theshedd.org$22-$30. America's Dream Chamber Artists perform music by Brahms, Mozart, Albert Roussel and Chen Yi, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. 682-5000. $12-$29. New Monsoon, Volifonix, 8:30pm, WOW Hall. $12 adv., $15 door. Steve Poltz, Truckee Brothers, Fred Van Vactor, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses energy's role in Oregon's economy, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. "New Dimensions" presents "In The Spirit of Preventing Cancer" w/Lynne Eldridge, M.D., 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. THEATER Awake and Sing! 8pm today, tomorrow and Feb. 2, 7-9; 2pm Feb. 3, Very Little Theatre. www.thevlt.com$10-$14. Memory House, 8pm today, tomorrow and Feb. 2; 2pm Feb. 3, Lord Leebrick Theater, 540 Charnelton. 465-1506. $10-$18.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Sunrise 7:31am; Sunset 5:23pm, Av High 48; Av Low 34 ARTS/VISUAL Lane Art Council's First Friday ARTWalk, led by local artist Judy Allison, 5:30pm, meet at PassionFlower, E. Broadway & Oak St. FREE. 5pm openings include mosaic furniture & sculpture by Kathleen Hall & students, M.E.C.C.A. 5:30pm openings include fantasy illustrations by Michel Savage, Magical Dreamtime; paintings by Deborah Heal, DIVA; mixed media by Stephen Beebe, Fenario Gallery; acrylic paintings by Ken McClellan, La Follette Gallery; mixed media by Robert Adams, New Odyssey; "Three Views of Digital Diversity" by Paula Goodbar, Dominic Defazio & William Kaspar, New Zone Gallery. Free Admission First Friday, 11am-5pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE. BENEFIT CASA of Lane County's Casino Night fundraiser, 6:30pm-11pm, Oregon Community Credit Union's headquarters. RSVP, 984-3132. DANCE Dance Theatre of Oregon presents "Jungle Book," 7:30pm today and 2:30pm tomorrow, Hult Center. $19-$25. FILM Swedish Film Series: Summer with Monika by Ingmar Bergman, 7pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE. Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead by Lloyd Kaufman, w/director intro on Saturday night/Sunday matinee, 11:30pm today, tomorrow and Feb. 3; 12:30pm Feb. 3, Bijou Cinemas. $4. GATHERINGS Violence and Reconciliation in Latin America conference, 9am-5:30pm today & 10am-4:30pm tomorrow, EMU, UO. las.uoregon.edu/events/conference.htm FREE. Tax-Aide, free tax assistance on first-come, first-served basis, 10am-2:30pm today & tomorrow, Downtown Library. 682-5450. FREE. City Club Friday Forum: "Rally 'Round the Flagship" w/UO president Dave Frohnmayer, 11:50am, Eugene Hilton. www.cityclubofeugene.org$3. Eugene Boat & Sportsmen's Show, noon-9pm today, 9am-8pm tomorrow and 9am-3pm Feb. 3, Lane County Fairgrounds. $6, $1 under age 11. Food Not Bombs serves meals, 3:30pm-5pm, Broadway & Willamette (or 8th & Oak St. in case of rain). FREE. Readin' in the Rain Umbrella Opening Kick Off, feat. Jon Bowerman's cowboy poetry & Jay Bowerman's Quincy St. Band; also author Bob Welch speaks, 5:30pm, Downtown Library. 682-5450. www.read-rain.orgFREE. Eugene for Obama group meets, 6:30pm, EMU, UO. FREE. Community Closeness & Heart Connection group mtg., 7:30pm, Unity of the Valley Church, 39th & Hilyard. 434-6607 x2. Don. KIDS/FAMILIES Nearby Nature No School Day Adventures: "Snug as a Bug!" 8:30am-3pm, Alton Baker Park. www.nearbynature.orgor 687-9699. $35. Free Family Fun Night, 5:30pm-8:30pm, Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. 682-5521. FREE. Storytime: Pajamarama! 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. LECTURES Melissa Crabbe speaks on the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, noon, Knight Library, UO. FREE. "Liszt and the Beethoven Symphonies," Alan Walker, 3:15pm, Collier House, UO. FREE. Violence and Reconciliation in Latin America conference, feat. Greg Grandin speaking on "Remembering Latin America's Other 'Transition to Democracy,'" 5:30pm, Fir Room, EMU, UO. FREE. MUSIC Green Mountain Bluegrass Band, 4pm-7pm, Harlequin Beads & Jewelry. FREE. Modcam's CD release show, 5pm, New Odyssey. FREE. Old Timey Hootenanny, benefit for Camas Educational Network, feat. The Conjugal Visitors, Bad Mitten Orchestre, Luminessah, Blair St. Mugwumps, Watertower String Band, Grey Matter Jugglers, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. Don. St. Olaf Choir, 7:30pm, Hult Center. $25-$35. Inner Limits, 9pm, Davis' Restaurant. FREE. Busket Head, Forever Growing, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $3-$5. Zen Tricksters, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses healthy spines & trends in spine surgery, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. SOCIAL DANCE Herman & Barb's salsa dance, 9pm, Tango Center. $5. SPIRITUAL Church Women United in Eugene meets, feat. Partnership for Safety & Justice, 9:15am, St. Jude Catholic Church, 4330 Willamette. FREE. Peace Meditation presented by Lane Interfaith Alliance, 6:30pm, Spiritual Growth Center, 390 Vernal. 747-3887. Don. THEATER Buying Time, 8pm today (w/author talk-back), tomorrow and Feb. 7-10, 14-16; 2pm Feb. 10, Blue Door Theater, LCC. 463-5761. $10, $8 stu., sr., LCC staff (all tix $8 on Thursdays). The Pink Panther Strikes Again, 8pm today, tomorrow and Feb. 8-9, 15-16; 2:30pm Feb. 3 & 10, Cottage Theater, Cottage Grove. 942-8001. $13, $11 stu., sr. So Far From Shore, 8pm today & tomorrow, Wildish Theater, Spfd. 606-1125. $16-$19. Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, 8pm today, tomorrow and Feb. 8-9, 15-16 and 22-23; 2pm Feb. 3 & 10, Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette. 683-4368. $16-$19 reserved ($26.95-$35.95 dinner/brunch seating). Rendezvous, 7:30pm today & tomorrow, Sheldon High School. 687-3346. $7. Awake and Sing! continues. See Thursday, Jan. 31. Memory House continues. See Thursday, Jan. 31.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Sunrise 7:30am; Sunset 5:24pm, Av High 49; Av Low 34 ARTS/VISUAL Oregon Crafted open studio weekend, artist studios in Lane, Linn, Lincoln and Benton Counties are open for visitors, noon-4pm today & tomorrow, various locations. Oregon Crafted guidebook required. www.oregoncrafted.org Open studio w/Sisy Anderson & Scott Huette, 10am-4pm today & tomorrow, 2548 Potter St. FREE. Public tour of exhibits, 1pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE w/admission. Community Art Show, feat. work by Rob McFarlane, Jacob Kaup, Aaron Sullivan, Eartha Forest and more, 7pm-10pm, The Lorax Manner, 1648 Alder St. FREE. DANCE DTO's "Jungle Book" continues. See Friday. FILM Spidertron, locally-produced sci-fi/comedy, noon, Bijou Cinemas. FREE. Murder, She Wrote episode, "A Lady in the Lake," filmed at Chateau Lorane, and Bend of the River, 6pm, Lorane Grange #54. 942-2219. $7, $5 child under age 12 (sug. don.) Poultrygeist continues. See Friday. GATHERINGS Intro to Computers, for beginners, 10am, Downtown Library. 682-5450. FREE. Pokémon TCG tournament, 11am today & tomorrow, and Feb. 9-10, The Coaching Center, 4750 Village Plaza Lp. www.go-pokemon.comor 221-7147. Don. Alternative Education Fair, for parents, teens & kids, 1pm-4pm, Downtown Library. FREE. "Make Your Own Damn Movie" presentation by Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Studios, 3pm, DIVA. $10-$20. Valentines for Singles, presented by Conscious Connections, learn communication & self-refletion, 7pm, Tamarack Wellness Center. 579-3084 or www.heartofnow.org/concon.html$10. Eugene Boat & Sportsmen's Show continues. See Friday. Tax-Aide continues. See Friday. Violence and Reconciliation in Latin America conference continues. See Friday. KIDS/FAMILIES First Saturday Art Studio for youth aged 9-14, 9am-noon, Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Spfd. 726-8595. $5. WREN's World Wetlands Day family program, 10am, meet at Wetland Project office, 751 S. Danebo. Register, 683-6494. $4, $2 members. Raggedy Ann visits Storytime! 11am, Barnes & Noble. FREE. "Live and Learn 'Dangerously,'" an event drawn from The Dangerous Book for Boys, for kids aged 8-12, 2pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. LECTURE Violence and Reconciliation in Latin America conference, feat. Arturo Arias speaking on "The Ghosts of the Past, Human Dignity and the Collective Need for Reparation," 4:30pm, Fir Room, EMU, UO. FREE. LGBT Rainbow River Womyn meets, 5pm, McMenamins North Bank. 514-1639. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Eugene Poetry Slam, feat. drea brown, 7:30pm sign up, 8pm show, Fenario Gallery, 881 Willamette. eugenepoetryslam@gmail.com $5. MUSIC Fearless Love, 8pm, Tsunami Books. $10 sug. don. Mardi Gras masquerade party, feat. Bark Shanty, 8:30pm, Axe & Fiddle, 657 E. Main, Cottage Grove. $6. Chris Smither, 7:30pm, The Shedd. $18-$26. Paul Oscher presents "Alone With The Blues," 8:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $15 adv., $18 door. Blue Scholars, Animal Farm, The Garden, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door. Weinland, Baitball, Matt Sheehy, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5. ON THE AIR "Saturday Café" broadcasts Misty River's live performance at KLCC's new downtown performance space, noon, KLCC 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians trips: Diamond Creek Falls, s'shoe, 3 miles; Rosary Lakes, s'shoe, 7 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet. GEARs rides: Crow Rd. via Erickson, 30 miles; Crow Rd., 30 miles, 9:30am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org THEATER The Beast, first reading, w/playwright Michael Heller present, 1pm, Blue Door Theater, LCC. FREE. Awake and Sing! continues. See Thursday, Jan. 31. Memory House continues. See Thursday, Jan. 31. Rendezvous continues. See Friday. So Far From Shore continues. See Friday. Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash continues. See Friday. VOLUNTEER Tree Planting Project & Plant-a-thon with REI, McKenzie River Trust and local teens from LEAD at Green Island, 8:30am-1pm. RSVP, 465-1800 (REI) or 345-2799 (MRT), for carpool information. Lunch, snacks & gift from Columbia Sportswear provided.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Sunrise 7:28am; Sunset 5:26pm, Av High 49; Av Low 34 ARTS/VISUAL Oregon Crafted open studio tour continues. See Saturday. Open studio w/Sisy Anderson & Scott Huette continues. See Saturday. FILM Three Films of Jean-Pierre Melville: Le Cercle Rouge at 1pm; Le Samourai at 4pm; Army of Shadows at 7pm, DIVA. FREE. Poultrygeist continues. See Friday. FOOD/DRINK Rainbow Family's monthly potluck, 1pm, upstairs at Growers Market, 454 Willamette. FREE. "La Fheile Brighid," Brigid's Feast Day Annual Celtic Dinner, 6pm, Fireside Room, Laurelwood Golf Course. RSVP, celtic@efn.org or 686-6136. $25. GATHERINGS Food Not Bombs serves meals, 3pm-5pm, Washington-Jefferson Park. FREE. Eugene Boat & Sportsmen's Show continues. See Friday. Pokémon TCG tournament continues. See Saturday. MUSIC UO Symphony performs Liszt, feat. Alexandre Dossin, piano, 3pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu., sr. Bajuana Tea, Jerry Zybach, Micheal MorningSun, Robert Rogers, 4pm, Cozmic Pizza. $2. Fireworks Ensemble, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr. Chris Chandler w/Paul Benoit, 8:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $6. Emerald City Jazz Kings continues. See Thursday, Jan. 31. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians trip: Midnight Lake, x-ski, 86 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet. GEARs rides: Goshen, 20 miles; Creswell via River Dr. & Howe Ln., 55 miles, 9:30am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.orgSPIRITUAL Center for Sacred Sciences presents video, Isaac Shapiro: An Ecstatic Love Affair, w/cold plate potluck, 11am, 1571 Buck St. 345-0102. FREE. Tarot Study Circle w/Joanna, 3pm, Shambala, 446 E. 13th. 868-1178. $5 sug. don. Taize' service, 7pm, Unity of the Valley Church, 39th & Hilyard. 942-9336. Don. THEATER Awake and Sing! continues. See Thursday, Jan. 31. Memory House continues. See Thursday, Jan. 31. Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash continues. See Friday.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Sunrise 7:27am; Sunset 5:27pm, Av High 49; Av Low 34 GATHERINGS Presentation on Conflict Resolution Skills, 1pm, Campbell Center. Register, 682-5318. FREE. Presentation for seniors on using social networking site Facebook.com, 6:30pm, Campbell Center. Register, 682-5318. $8. EVEN presents Walter Lapchynski, vegan cyclist, speaking on "Guilt-Free Fitness," 7pm, McNail-Riley House, 601 W. 13th. FREE. LECTURE "What Good Are Bugs? The Case for Invertebrate Conservation," Scott Hoffman Black, 7pm, EWEB. FREE. MUSIC Jazz Lab Bands II & III, 8pm, 178 Music, UO. FREE. Todd Snider, 8pm, WOW Hall. $18 adv., $20 door. Peter Evans, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3-$5. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses the Feb. 5 primary in California, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Walkabout to scenic locations for 45-60 minutes, 1pm, meets at Campbell Center. Register, 682-5318. $2. SPIRITUAL Alchemical Healing Circle, 7pm, RSVP office@shamanicjourneys.com for location. 484-1099. FREE.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Sunrise 7:26am; Sunset 5:28pm Av High 49; Av Low 34 FILM UO Outdoor Program's Lunchtime Film Series, noon, EMU, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS Lynn Drost, Hospice Manager of Cascade Health Solutions, will speak to the Lane County Association of PERS, 10am, Campbell Center. 484-4539. FREE. Carnival, middle school social for Village School Spanish class, 5pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. Lane County Democrats Super Tuesday Party, 6pm, OEA Bldg., 2815 Coburg Rd. www.oregondemocrats.org Bring a personal supply item to be donated to Project Homeless Connect. Shambala Meditation Group, 6:30pm, 100 West Q St., Spfd. FREE. Compassionate Friends support group meets, 7pm, Peace Health, 1162 Willamette. 689-1626. FREE. KIDS/FAMILIES First Tuesday Craft Club: "Make a Heart Mobile," for grades 4-8, 3:30pm, Springfield Library. FREE. LECTURE Cities in War, Struggle and Peace lecture series (India): "History and the Future of Community in Post-Earthquake Bhuj," Azhar Tyabji, 7:30pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Readin' in the Rain drop-in book discussion: Bowerman and the Men of Oregon, 6pm, Sheldon Library. 682-5778. FREE. MUSIC Eugene Symphonic Band winter concert, 7:30pm, Beall Hall, UO. $5, $3 stu., srs., $8 families. The Old Believers, 8:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3. The Coup, 8pm, WOW Hall. FREE. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses national security & the powers of the presidency, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. THEATER Oh, Jonah! musical presented by The Choristers, 6:30pm & 7:30pm, Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 3925 Hilyard. 686-8462. $5, $2 child, $15 family.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Sunrise 7:25am; Sunset 5:30pm, Av High 49; Av Low 34 ARTS/VISUAL Guided tour of "Buddhist Visions" exhibit, 5pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE w/admission. An opening for jewelry by Cat Shelby & clay creations by Linda Lowry Shaver, 5pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St. FREE. Marilyn Hughey Phillis demos her abstract watercolor techniques, 7pm, Emerald Art Center, Spfd. 726-8595. $15. FILM Heckler's Movie Night: Octagon, starring Chuck Norris, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE. S.P.R.O.U.T.ed cinema: Behind the Mask, 8pm, The Lorax Manner, 1648 Alder St. FREE. FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: All-Italian, w/appetizers, 5:30pm, Ambrosia. $15. GATHERINGS Forum on Youth and Mental Health System Issues, feat. Martin Rafferty, 5:30pm, MindFreedom, 454 Willamette (2nd floor). 345-9106. FREE. NW Ecobuilding Guild celebrates 100th anniversary with finger food potluck, small display show & tell and networking meeting, 7pm, McNail-Riley House, 601 W. 13th. FREE. Community Conversations panel on "Xocolatl: The Science, History and Culture of Chocolate," 7:30pm, Riley Kitchen & Community Room, UO. 346-1977. FREE. LECTURES "Squaw: Discourse, Stereotypes and Indigenous Women," Debra Merskin, noon, 330 Hendricks, UO. FREE. "The Origins of Commerce: Merchants and State Formation in Early Mesopotamia," Steven Garfinkle, 7pm, 115 Lawrence, UO. FREE. MUSIC Quadre: The Voice of Four Horns, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr. The Black Lips, The Cops, Pierced Arrows, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses Oregon's "Right to Die" law, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. THEATER 4:48 Psychosis, 8pm today, tomorrow and Feb. 8-9, 14-16, Arena Theater, UO. 346-4191. $6, $5 srs., UO staff, non-UO stu., $4 UO stu. Proof, 7:30pm today, tomorrow (preview performances) and Feb. 14 & 21; 8pm Feb. 8-9, 15-16, 22-23; 2pm Feb. 17 & 24, Hult Center. 682-5000. $12-$35.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Sunrise 7:23am; Sunset 5:31pm, Av High 49; Av Low 34 ART/VISUAL Lauren Fensterstock discusses her work in mixed media, 7pm, 115 Lawrence, UO. FREE. FILM The Devil Wears Prada, 2:30pm, Campbell Center. FREE. The Business of Being Born, benefit screening for the Oregon Midwifery Council, 6:30pm today & Feb. 13, Cozmic Pizza. $5-$25. Cascadia Wildlands Project presents: Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival, feat. raffle, goodies, guest speakers, 7pm, 180 PLC, UO. www.cascwild.orgor 434-1463. $7. FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Chilean wines, 5pm-9pm, WineStyles. $5. "Holiday on Rice," BRING's potluck party, 6pm, 4446 Franklin Blvd., Glenwood. Bring rice, or dish to serve on rice. GATHERINGS Project Homeless Connect, 9am-3pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. www.homelessconnect.orgFREE. Women's Business Network presents Kathryn Gaines speaking on disorganization, 11:45am, Valley River Inn. RSVP, 984-8778. $20, $13 members. "What We'll Eat," sustainable food panel discussion w/Jen Anonia, Lynne Fessenden, Linda Kelley and Harry MacCormack, 7pm, 206 Lawrence, UO. FREE. LECTURES Eugene Bonsai Club meets, feat. "How to repot your bonsai" presentation, 7pm, 1645 High St. 686-6153. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Readin' in the Rain drop-in book discussion: Bowerman and the Men of Oregon, 6pm, Bethel Library. 682-5766. FREE. Mid-Valley Willamette Writers speaker series: Hollywood insider Larry Ferguson gives a Q&A on "Blockbuster Films," 6:30pm, UO Baker Building, 975 High St. $10, $5 stu., FREE members. MUSIC Amy Goeser Kolb, oboe recital, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr. Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa, 8pm, WOW Hall. $18 adv., $20 door. Tex Napalm, Dimi Dero, Anthony Malat, Garland Ray Project, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses writing, imagination and the art of translation w/former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. "New Dimensions" presents "The Human Brain: Evolving Toward Kindness?" w/Leonard Shlain, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. THEATER Blithe Spirit, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and Feb. 9, Wildish Theater, 630 Main St., Spfd. $5. The Laramie Project, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and Feb. 9 & 14-16, South Eugene High School. 687-3521. $8, $5 stu., sr. Awake and Sing! continues. See Thursday, Jan. 31. 4:48 Psychosis continues. See Wednesday. Proof continues. See Wednesday.
CORVALLIS EVENTS Note - Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event. THURSDAY, JAN. 31 Music a la Carte: Sirens Trio, noon, MU, OSU. FREE. FRIDAY, FEB. 1 Linn County Home Show, 3pm-9pm today, 10am-8pm tomorrow and 11am-6pm Feb. 3, Linn County Fair & Expo, Albany. www.wvpevents.com SATURDAY, FEB. 2 Lane/Douglas Women Owning Woodlands Network meets, 9am-noon, Gwen Athman hosting. 766-6750 for location details. FREE. SUNDAY, FEB. 3 Roberto Plano, piano recital, 3pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. $12, $6 stu. TUESDAY, FEB. 5 "The Human Face of Islam," slideshow lecture by Don Lyon, 7pm, First Christian Church, 432 SW Ferry St., Albany. $4 sug. don. "Exploring Daffodils," lecture by Steve Vinisky, Corvallis-Benton County Library. 484-1284. FREE. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6 Corvallis/OSU Symphony presents Barber, Sibelius & Chopin, feat. Roberto Plano, piano, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. $12-$30. THURSDAY, FEB. 7 Music a la Carte: Bill Beach and Brasil Beat, noon, MU, OSU. FREE. "Blackness Beyond Borders," lecture by Ben Vinson, 7pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE. Emerald City Jazz Kings: "Well, Git it!" 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. www.theshedd.org$20.
ON THE ROAD THURSDAY, JAN. 31 "What is Noise? What is Signal?" lecture by Dr. Bart Kosko, author of Fuzzy Thinking, 7pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, PDX. www.pcpa.comLCC Board of Education hosts a Community Conversation, 5:30pm, LCC Florence Center, 3149 Oak St. FREE. FRIDAY, FEB. 1 Culture Yard presents Bob Marley B-Day Celebration, 9:30pm, Berbati's Pan, PDX. Don. J.C. Rico & Zulu Dragon, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE. Mr. Wizard, 7pm today & 8pm tomorrow, Three Rivers Casino, Florence. 21+. FREE. SATURDAY, FEB. 2 Opening of "The Dancer: Degas, Forain and Toulouse-Lautrec" exhibit, 10am, Portland Art Museum. www.pam.org$15, $13 stu., sr., $6 under age 18. Winterfolk XX, feat. Peter Yarrow, Misty River, more, 6pm, Aladdin Theater, PDX. $35. Over Time Barbershop Quartet, 7:30pm, Yachats Commons. 327-2801. T. Ray & The Shades, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE. The English Beat, 9pm, Ashland Armory, Ashland. $20. TUESDAY, JAN. 5 L'il Dave Thompson, 8pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6 An opening for "What's Inside: Artists Exploring the Potential for Change," group exhibit, 5pm, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem. FREE. THURSDAY, JAN. 7 Portland International Film Festival, daily through Feb. 23, screenings at various locations. www.nwfilm.org Rodrigo y Gabriela, 8pm today & tomorrow, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $35. Matt Costa, Delta Spirit, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $15. Mem Shannon & The Membership, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.
ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES Jazz musicians are invited to attend a commemorative photo shoot celebrating the jazz history of Jo Federigo's from 6pm to 8pm on Feb. 1. Corvallis Artisans Market is now accepting vendor applications for the 2008 season. www.corvallisartisansmarket.comor 752-2787. UO College of Education seeks proposals for site-specific public art pieces to be installed on campus. Budget is $200,000. Deadline is Feb. 29. www.oregonartscommission.org/pdf/UOED_rfq.pdf United Way seeks volunteers for the Project Homeless Connect event at the Lane County Fairground on Feb. 7. Ruth, 484-5145.
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Lloyd
Kaufman (pictured) and his media company, Troma
Entertainment, aim for lowness on all levels: low-budget,
low humor, low expectations and low blows. Credited
with coming up with some of the most fucking hilarious
film titles ever (our favorite is Surf Nazis Must
Die), Yale grad (and G.W. Bush classmate) Kaufman
and his ragtag team of B-movie filmmakers have been
skewering the so-called "slapstick gore" genre since
the '70s. Surely local director Henry Weintraub (of
Backyard Barbecue Horror and MindSlime
fame) is a direct descendant of Kaufman's cult. Kaufman
(not related to Charlie) will be in Eugene to host
a "Make Your Own Damn Movie" presentation on
low-budget filmmaking at DIVA on Saturday and also
to introduce his latest flick, Poultrygeist:
Night of the Chicken Dead, screening at Bijou
Cinemas Friday through Sunday. Kaufman will supposedly
be present at the Saturday night and Sunday matinee
showings. See Calendar.
We're
not sure what art is showing at Passionflower,
the first stop on this month's First Friday
ARTWalk, led by local artist Judy Allison,
but there will be art in the air as Sandy and
Peter Jensen read love poems, some excerpted from
Sandy's book, I Saw Us in a Painting, and
some from other cultures and times. Bring your
own love poem and bask in the filthy glory of
lovey-dovey-ness. Next, the ARTWalk rests its
haunches at DIVA, where beautiful renderings and
scale models of homes, community centers and churches
designed by Robert Harvey Oshatz and other architects
show in four of DIVA's five galleries;
the members' gallery debuts Deborah Heal's landscape
paintings (pictured). Mixed media pop surrealism
paintings by Stephen Beebe greets you at Stop
#3, the Fenario Gallery, before bouncing
down the street to the Jacobs Gallery exhibit,
"Reliquary: The Everyday Sacred," featuring paintings
and mixed media by Claire Flint, Sarah Grew and
Ken Herrin. The fifth stop of the night lands
at Blue Moon Jewelry Designs at 6th and
Olive, where Margarita O'Brien displays "playful
… beautifully detailed" miniature paintings.
Elsewhere on the walk, check out Robert Adams'
mixed media at New Odyssey (where Modcam
plays a show to promote his debut CD); New
Zone Gallery has an interesting group show
called "Three Views of Digital Diversity." See
Friday Calendar.
Truthfully
we'd rather be in Rio de Janiero,
or Venice, or heck, even Slovenia
for Mardi Gras on Tuesday.
WORLDWIDE PARTAY! But alas, we are
in the less than festive Eugene,
with a smattering of bars offering
Mardi Gras-themed nights (Yeah,
right, like we're going to
get smashed on a Tuesday!). But
the good news is that this fucking
holiday brings in some fucking good
old-time bluegrass bands. In chronological
order, we have an "Old Timey
Hootenanny" on Friday, featuring
our favorite local bluegreaser bands
The Conjugal Visitors and
Bad Mitten Orchestre in a benefit
show at Cozmic Pizza. Saturday brings
the Louisiana roots and old-timey
Cajun Shrimp sounds of Bark Shanty
to a masquerade ball at Cottage
Grove's Axe & Fiddle. Next Thursday,
Feb. 7, the A&F also hosts a
smörgåsbord of Portlandia
moonshiner bands like Clampitt,
Gaddis & Buck, Whiskey
Puppy, Chickweed (pictured)
and Mighty Ghosts of Heaven.
When's the last time you spent a
night at the C. Grove? We hear it's
happening 'n' stuff. See Calendar.