Eugene Weekly : Calendar : 3.6.08

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It seems we're in the midst of a season of cultural festivals. Let's see, uh, there was the Asian Celebration and Slavic Festival in recent weeks, and now there's the Eugene Irish Cultural Festival. On Friday night, catch the premier concert event of the festival at the UO's Beall Hall, where performances from "Ireland's Foremost Family of Song," The Black Brothers, along with Dave Cory, Elliot Grasso and Gerry Carthy, bring an earthy mix of fiddle ballads and toe-tapping jigs. (Just PLEASE refrain from slamming your foot against the banister! Lady, you totally ruined the show last year with your hoots and kicks drowning out the performers on stage. They were visibly miffed.) On Saturday, the festival gets practical at Sheldon High School as workshops for fiddle, uilleann pipe, tin whistle and guitar join up with classes on Irish stone masonry, Irish language, Celtic knots, chorus songs and (woot!) sea shanties! A 5 pm performance by Circled by Hounds (pictured left) and an Irish ceili dance rounds out this "green" festival. Hmm, but what we really need is a California Culture Fest to really get acquainted with our neighbors. But surely we jest. See Calendar.

With popularity comes add-ons. Once a monthly stroll around downtown art galleries, the Lane Arts Council's First Friday ARTWalk has been stretching its easel toes and extending its paintbrush fingers to some odd places. Hey, they got a gajillion people downtown and, beyond the hunt for good wine, cheese and finger foods, these people may want to do things other than, you know, check out the art. So this Friday's jaunt is fittingly led by Lane County cheerleader Kari Westlund, CEO of CVALCO, who will start by touting the new DIVA exhibits (punk rock posters, nude pix, suggestive pottery by Renee Couture — see pictured — fuck yeah!) before heading to Harlequin Beads for glass art by Leah Fairbanks and Derek Lusk (to our knowledge, the first time Harlequin has been a stop on the ARTWalk). Then the tour ends up at La Follette Gallery for "Images of Western Oregon" by Justin Williams (hmm, did he know about the Lane County Photo Contest put on by CVALCO?) before pushing on to DNA Photographic, where owner Rick Maday displays his photography and Lisa Ann will be signing her new book (see! Isn't that a bit of a stretch?). Kirk Lybecker's gigantic, gorgeous oil and watercolor paintings of muted urban environments rounds out stop #5 at Opus6ix. But wait! Stop #6 is an open house at KLCC's new downtown location at 136 W. 8th. We love KLCC, and the event seems very enticing, but this is sheer madness! See Friday Calendar.

If there's one thing musicians are good at other than helping people cope with the hard realities of life in the rarefied nests of high school and college, it's throwing benefit concerts. When a fellow musician falls on bad luck (usually bad health), the benefit concert machine steps in and raises much-needed funds. That machine has morphed into a local non-profit organization called the Musicians Emergency Medical Association (MEMA). Co-founder and local blues musician Paul Biondi says, "Many professional musicians cannot afford the high cost of medical insurance" and, therefore, he launched MEMA as a one-stop organization for people wanting to donate to the cause even if there were no benefit concerts going down during a particular week. At Cozmic Pizza on Sunday, MEMA hosts an informational event that aims to educated local musicians on the many resources available to them in the Eugene-Springfield area. Mike Conley, McKenzie Drifters, Whopner County Country All-Stars (pictured) and others will entertain. The event is free, but donations are accepted at the door. See Sunday Calendar.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7

Sunrise 6:39am; Sunset 6:08pm, Av High 54; Av Low 36, SnarkCast: CLOGGY

ARTS/VISUAL Free Admission First Friday, 11am-5pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE.

A closing reception for work by Kirk Lybecker, 5:30pm, Opus6ix. FREE.

First Friday ARTWalk, led by Kari Westlund of CVALCO, 5:30pm, begins at DIVA. FREE.

4:30pm openings include work by Jamie Newton, White Lotus Gallery. 5:30pm openings include glass art by Leah Fairbanks & Derek Lusk, Harlequin Beads & Jewelry; Peruvian art show, Sacred Traveler Gift & Gallery, 790 Willamette St.; six new exhibits, DIVA; "Images of Western Oregon," photos by Justin C. Williams, La Follette Gallery; 3-D organic fractals on fabric by Chris Burns, New Odyssey; multi-media sculptural work by Zarad and "Peace, War and Politics in America: 2000-08" exhibit, New Zone Gallery. 6pm openings include work by Harvey Anton, James Young and Jamie Burress, Museum of Unfine Art.

FILM Swedish Film Series: Jerusalem by Bille August, 7pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE.

Brian McClure's A Call to Consciousness: Creating Global Unity, w/discussion, refreshments, 7pm, Inside Edge Program, SGC, 390 Vernal St. RSVP, 995-3799. $10, $7.50 members.

FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Signature Wines, 5pm-7pm, WineStyles. FREE.

Wine tasting w/artisan cheeses, 5pm-7pm, The Broadway. FREE.

Wine tasting: Spencer Creek Cellars, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Midtown MarketPlace. FREE.

GATHERINGS Tax-Aide, free tax assistance on first-come, first-served basis, 10am-2:30pm today & tomorrow, Downtown Library. 682-5450. FREE.

Rally & march against the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR), 11:30am, begins at EMU amphitheater, UO; rally at Federal Bldg., 8th & Pearl. FREE.

City Club Friday Forum: "Democrats: Will One of These Become Our Senator?" w/Pavel Goberman, David Loera, Jeff Merkley, Candy Neville and Steve Novick, 11:50am, Downtown Athletic Club. www.cityclubofeugene.org$3.

Open House & Tours, 5pm-8pm, KLCC's Downtown Station, 136 W. 8th. FREE.

First Friday at the Downtown Library, feat. Uncomplicated, Jane Van Boskirk, 6pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

Healthy lifestyles workshop for people w/disabilities continues. See Wednesday.

Lane County Home & Garden Show continues. See Thursday, March 6.

PIELC Conference continues. See Thursday, March 6.

KIDS/FAMILIES First Friday Free Family Fun Night, 5:30pm-8:30pm, Petersen Barn Community Center. 682-5521. FREE.

Pajamarama storytime, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

LECTURES Literature: "Nature Replies in a Modern Voice: The Relationship between Humans and the Environment in the Work of E.M. Forster, Virginia Woolf & W.H. Auden," Kelly Sultzbach, noon, 159 PLC, UO. FREE.

PIELC keynote address: Edith Brown Weiss & James Milkey, 12:15pm, EMU Ballroom, UO. Register, www.pielc.orgFREE.

Nutrition: "Don't Eat Your Heart Out," by Oregon Heart & Vascular Center dietitian, 1:30pm, Willamalane Center, 215 West C St., Spfd. FREE.

Romance Languages: "Martyr Narratives of the Spanish Civil War," Noël Valis, 7pm, 110 Willamette, UO. FREE.

Anthropology: "Vikings and Death: Concepts of the Afterlife and Burial Monuments in Late Iron Age Scandinavia," Eva Thaete, 7pm, 240A McKenzie, UO. FREE.

PIELC keynote address: David Cobb & Cynthia McKinney, 7pm, EMU Ballroom, UO. Register, www.pielc.orgFREE.

LITERARY ARTS Live-Lit West, UO creative writing students read their works in progress, 8pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

MUSIC "A Little Knight Music" w/student chamber ensembles, 4pm, Knight Library. FREE.

Green Mountain Bluegrass Band, 5pm, Harlequin Beads & Jewelry. FREE.

UO's World Music Series presents "Traditional Music of Ireland," feat. The Black Brothers, Gerry Carthy, more, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. 346-4363. $13, $9 stu., sr.

Jazz Party at the Shedd, 7:30pm today; 1:30pm & 7:30pm tomorrow; 10:30am & 2:30pm March 9, The Shedd. www.theshedd.org$20+.

Kris Delmhorst, Winterpills, 8pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

Gypsy-Jug-Grass Hootenanny, benefit concert for Aprovecho scholarship fund, feat. Conjugal Visitors, Molasses, Grey Matter Jugglers, Luminessah, Blair St. Mugwumps, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. Don.

Emerald City Roller Girls variety show benefit for the Andromedolls, feat. Mood Area 52, more, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $3-$10.

Inner Limits, 9pm, Davis' Restaurant. FREE.

No Quarter (Led Zeppelin tribute), 9:30pm, John Henry's. 21+. $10 adv., $12 door.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" talks with Paralympic Ironman Bobby McMullen, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

SPIRITUAL Church Women United of Lane County meets for "World Day of Prayer," 9:15am, United Lutheran Church, 2230 Washington. FREE.

Heavenly Jam, Christian concert of worship & praise music, 7pm, Lawrence Street Chapel, 252 Lawrence. FREE.

Dances of Universal Peace, 7pm, Far Horizons School, 2490 Hilyard. $5 sug. don.

THEATER Bugsy Malone, Jr., 7pm today, tomorrow and March 14; 2pm March 9, 15-16, Pleasant Hill Community Theater, 35575 Zephyr Way. www.phct.orgor 988-1195. $8, $6 sr., stu. in 12th grade and under.

First Impressions, 8pm today & tomorrow, Cottage Theatre, Cottage Grove. 942-8001. $8, $7 stu., sr.

Emerald Valley Playback Theater presents Forgiveness, 7:30pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak St. 343-1926. $5-$10.

The Flight of the Lawnchair Man, 8pm today, tomorrow and March 14-15, 21-22 & 28-29, Actors Cabaret. www.actorscabaret.orgor 683-4368. $19 reserved, $16 restricted view ($35.95 dinner seating).

SoundWave: Underwater Musical Extravaganza, 7pm today, tomorrow and March 14-15, Centro, 513 E. Main St., Cottage Grove. $7, $3 under age 21.

The Antic In Romantic continues. See Thursday, March 6.

Boy Gets Girl continues. See Thursday, March 6.

Wizard of Oz continues. See Thursday, March 6.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8

Sunrise 6:38am; Sunset 6:10pm, Av High 55; Av Low 36, SnarkCast: PUGILIST

BENEFITS Walterville Community Center fundraiser, feat. dinner, dance and entertainment, 5pm, 39259 Camp Creek Rd., Walterville. Don.

Eugene Waldorf School hosts "Spring Forward" benefit gala, silent & live auctions, raffle for Hawaiian vacation, more, 6pm, Vet's Club Ballroom, 1626 Willamette. 683-6951. $10.

GATHERINGS McKenzie River Cat Club Show, 10am-4pm today & tomorrow, Lane County Fairgrounds. $4, $3 youth, sr., FREE under age 6.

"Travel Info at Your Fingertips," computer clinic, 10am, Downtown Library. 682-5450. FREE.

International Women's Day Celebration, feat. healers, workshops, raffle, guest speaker, yoga, more, 10am-6pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. 345-3575. $10-$20 sug. don.

Eugene Irish Cultural Festival, feat. performances by Circled by Hounds, workshops, talks, crafts, ceili dance, food, more, 10:30am-6pm, Sheldon High School. $8, $6 stu., sr.

Walk-in tax assistance from the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, 12:30pm-5:30pm today, March 15, April 5 and 12, 455 Lillis, UO. Bring social security cards and all relevant forms. kphu@uoregon.edu FREE.

UU Mardi Gras Auction, 5pm-9pm, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Harlow & Coburg Rds. 686-2775.

"Punk and DIY Culture: Then and Now," panel discussion moderated by David Ensminger, feat. Roxy from the Epoxies, Tim Hinely of Dagger fanzine, Bruce Hartnell from the Detonators, Colin Sears of Dag Nasty, Karen McFarlane of Funhouse Strippers and UO folklore faculty John Fenn and Daniel Wojcik, plus short film screening, 7pm, DIVA. FREE.

World Naked Bike Ride, 7pm, meet at Skinner Butte Park. FREE.

Lane County Home & Garden Show continues. See Thursday, March 6.

PIELC Conference continues. See Thursday, March 6.

Tax-Aide continues. See Friday.

KIDS/FAMILIES Children's theater production of James and the Giant Peach and shadow-puppet play The Very Hungry Caterpillar, 10am, 11am, 1pm and 2pm today and March 15, First United Methodist Church. info@eugenepreschool.org or 984-5531. $4 adv., $5 day of show.

Eggs & Nests family program, 10am, Wetland Education Yurt, 751 S. Danebo Ave. Register, 683-6494. $4 sug. don.

Eugene Concert Choir presents "Broadway for Kids," 11am, Hult Center. $15, $5 youth.

"Create a Puppet and a Play" w/Celeste Rose, for ages 8-13, 12:30pm today; 3:30pm March 14; performance 2pm March 15, Springfield Library. Register at Youth Services Desk. FREE.

West Wind Flute Choir performs a concert for kids, 2pm, Springfield City Hall lobby. FREE.

Dr. Stan's Science Circus: "Physics and Performance," 3:30pm, North Eugene High School auditorium. 346-4801. $5.

LECTURES PIELC keynote address: Sophia Rabliauskas, noon, EMU Ballroom, UO. Register, www.pielc.orgFREE.

Science: "Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars," Mabel Armstrong, 3pm, Science Factory. $4.

Sociology: "Truly Toffee & Raisin Hell," Debra Merskin, 3pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

PIELC keynote address: Jane Williams, 7pm, EMU Ballroom, UO. Register, www.pielc.orgFREE.

LGBT All-Oldies Hot Flash Lesbian Dance, 5pm-9pm, Indigo District. $8.

LITERARY ARTS Josh Bidwell reads & signs When It's Fourth and Long, 1pm-3pm, Moshofsky Center, Autzen Stadium. FREE.

MUSIC Songwriters clinic, 11am-1pm, Tsunami Books. $1.

Atrium Amateur Hour: Recorder Players, 2pm, Atrium Bldg., 10th & Olive. FREE.

Emerald Valley Opry, benefit for Bethel Schools music programs, feat. The Urban Monroes, 6:30pm, Willamette High School. $5, $4 sr., $2 under age 16.

Irish Echo, benefit concert for CASA of Lane County, 7pm, River Ranch, 2123 Franklin Blvd. $15.

Vermillion Lies CD release show, 8pm, Agate Hall, 18th & Agate St. $10, $8 stu.

Jim Page, 8pm, Tsunami Books. Don.

Oregon Percussion Ensemble presents "A Global Groove," 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu., sr.

Casey Neill & the Norway Rats, Dana Lyons, Tom Heinl, 8pm, WOW Hall. $7 adv., $8 door.

Complicated, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5-$8.

Circled by Hounds, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

Riverside Chamber Symphony & Singers continues. See Thursday, March 6.

Jazz Party at the Shedd continues. See Friday.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Run for the Shamrock 5k/10k, 9:30am, Alton Baker Park. www.goodrace.comor 345-3285.

Obsidians trip: Robinson Lake Road, x-ski, 10 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet.

GEARs rides: Fox Hollow/Down McBeth/Lorane Hwy., 20 miles; Fox Hollow/Lorane Hwy., 35 miles, 9:30am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.orgSOCIAL DANCE Baby Boomers Social Club dance, 6:30pm, Springfield Elks Club Ballroom, 1701 Centennial. 461-0319. $10.

Contra dance, feat. Molasses, 7:30pm, Cesar Chavez School gym, 1510 W. 14th. $7, $6 stu.

THEATER The Antic In Romantic continues. See Thursday, March 6.

Boy Gets Girl continues. See Thursday, March 6.

Wizard of Oz continues. See Thursday, March 6.

Bugsy Malone, Jr. continues. See Friday.

First Impressions continues. See Friday.

SoundWave continues. See Friday.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9

Sunrise 7:36am; Sunset 7:11pm, Av High 55; Av Low 36, Daylight Saving Time

ARTS/VISUAL Videomaker's forum, 4pm, DIVA. FREE.

FILM Videomaker's Slam, 5:30pm, DIVA. FREE.

Peace is Possible…It Needs to be Felt, video showing of Prem Rawat, 6pm, EWEB. FREE.

GATHERINGS Lane County Home & Garden Show continues. See Thursday, March 6.

McKenzie River Cat Club Show continues. See Saturday.

KIDS/FAMILIES Trail Talk at Dorris Ranch: "Pioneer Candles," w/hands-on activities, 10am, Dorris Ranch Living History Museum, Spfd. RSVP, 736-4544. $3.

Family Art Sunday: "Art of the Olympics," 2pm, Emerald Art Center, Spfd. 726-8595. FREE.

LECTURES PIELC keynote address: Dave Foreman, 12:15pm, EMU Ballroom, UO. Register, www.pielc.orgFREE.

History/Recreation: "Hiking Oregon's History," William Sullivan, 2pm, Eugene Sons of Norway Lodge, 1836 Alder St. FREE.

MUSIC Musicians Emergency Medical Association hosts a free concert & medical resources information fair, feat. Whopner County Country All-Stars, Brother Roots, McKenzie Drifters, and more, 1pm-6pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

State Honors Recital: "Music of the Baroque Era," 2pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak. FREE.

Eugene Concert Choir presents "Best of Broadway," 2:30pm, Hult Center. $14-$34.

Oregon Children's Choir, 3pm & 7pm, Emerald Baptist Church, 19th & Patterson.. FREE.

Blues guitar clinic for intermediates w/Walker T. Ryan, 5pm, Tsunami Books. $5.

Adam and Kris, Peter Wilde, Cassandra Robertson, 8:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

Lane Chamber Orchestra & Symphonic Band continues. See Thursday, March 6.

Jazz Party at the Shedd continues. See Friday.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians trip: New Carissa, hike, 4 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet.

GEARs rides: Walterville, 45 miles; Deerhorn, 60 miles, 9:30am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

SPIRITUAL Way of the Tao Drum Medicine Wheel, drum-journey circle, 7pm, Yurt behind 2826 Floral Hill Dr. 337-4001. Don.

THEATER Wizard of Oz continues. See Thursday, March 6.

Bugsy Malone, Jr. continues. See Friday.

VOLUNTEER Plant native plants, 1pm-4pm, Friendly Park, 27th & Monroe. Gloves & shovels provided.

MONDAY, MARCH 10

Sunrise 7:34am; Sunset 7:12pm, Av High 55; Av Low 36, SnarkCast: BLOWS

FILM Invisible Children: Rough Cut, 7pm, North Eugene High School. FREE.

GATHERING Preview LCC's Transitions to Success program for women, noon, LCC Main Campus. Register, 463-5353. FREE.

MUSIC Acoustic blues jam clinic w/Walker T. Ryan, 5pm, Tsunami Books. $5.

UO brass ensembles present "All That Brass," 7:30pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu., sr.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses Oregon's coastal ocean "dead zone," 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

SPIRITUAL Eckhart Tolle/Oprah "A New Earth" group meets, 6pm, Spiritual Growth Center, 390 Vernal St. 485-0035. FREE.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11

Sunrise 7:33am; Sunset 7:05pm, Av High 54; Av Low 36, SnarkCast: TEDIOUS

BENEFIT "Past, Present and Future," silent auction benefit for the WOW Hall, feat. music by Calamity Jazz & the Harris School Mango Marimba Band, 6:30pm, WOW Hall. FREE.

FILM American Blackout, 7pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE.

LASC and Post Carbon Eugene present Peak Oil: Imposed by Nature and The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, w/discussion, 7:30pm, Grower's Market, 454 Willamette. 485-6846. FREE.

FOOD/DRINK Benefit wine tasting for Women's Business Network, 5pm-9pm, WineStyles. $10.

GATHERINGS Grant information session presented by Lane Arts Council, 4pm, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. 485-2278. FREE.

Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group presents Gretchen Carnaby lecturing on the "Willamette Valley's First Professionally Trained Women Landscape Architects," w/mini clinic & garden tip of the month, 7pm, Agate Hall, 18th & Agate St. $6, $3 members.

Parent Info Night: "Couples Relationships: Understand your strengths & resources as a couple," 7pm, 86 Centennial Lp. 434-4347. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Explorations book group: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

MUSIC Master class w/pianist Hui-Ling Liu Tawaststjerna, 2pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE.

Chamber Music on Campus presents music by Moszkowski, Gluck, Dvorak & DelBorgo, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses maps for social change & authentic democracy w/Francis Moore Lappe, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"Alternative Radio" presents an interview w/Juan Cole, "Invading the Middle East: Napolean to Bush," 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12

Sunrise 7:31am; Sunset 7:15pm, Av High 55; Av Low 36, SnarkCast: HUMPED

ARTS/VISUAL Guided tour of "Buddhist Visions" exhibit, 5pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. Don.

An opening for work by Serendipity Rose, 5pm, WOW Hall. FREE.

DANCE Dance Quarterly, 7pm, Dougherty Dance Theatre, UO. FREE.

4-ISH, 7:30pm, Hult Center. $14-$32.

FILM Films of Cuba's Special Period, 1994-2003: Suite Habana, 7pm, 129 McKenzie, UO. FREE.

Heckler's Movie Night: Masters of the Universe, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

GATHERINGS Rainy Day Blues Society Events Committee meets, 6:30pm, Mac's at the Vet's Club. FREE.

Nearby Nature spring new volunteer orientation, 6:30pm, Downtown Library. 687-9699. FREE.

Eugene Artful Stencilers meets, 7pm, call 344-8004 for directions. FREE.

LECTURES Philosophy: "Sex, Style and War: Aesthetics and Politics in Post-9/11 America," Bonnie Mann, noon, 330 Hendricks, UO. FREE.

Environmental Studies: "Reading, Rhetoric and Climate," William Rossi & Molly Wrestling, 4:30pm, Many Nations Longhouse, UO. FREE.

Art History: "Marketplace Morality: Chinese Hell Scrolls," K.E. Brashier, 6pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. Don.

MUSIC Jasper Mountain, Melissa Ruth, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3-$5.

Kirtan Bliss w/David Newman & Mira, 7:30pm, Far Horizon Montessori School, 2490 Hilyard. $15 adv., $18 door.

The Black Swans, Baitball, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses immigration, crime and ballot measures w/Kevin Mannix, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

SOCIAL DANCE Cajun/Zydeco dance, 6:30pm, World Café. FREE.

THEATER The Busy World is Hushed, preview performances, 8pm today & tomorrow, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. www.lordleebrick.comor 465-1506.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13

Sunrise 7:29am; Sunset 7:16pm, Av High 56; Av Low 37, SnarkCast: BIPOLAR

DANCE Detail Dance Co. presents Cirque, 7:30pm, Hult Center. $20.

BENEFIT "The Longest Walk 2," slideshow presentation & fundraiser, 6:30pm, Wandering Goat. Don.

FOOD/DRINK "Casserole of the Month" luncheon, w/UO international student presentation, noon, Petersen Barn Community Center. 682-5521. $5.

Wine tasting: Merlots, 5pm-9pm, WineStyles. $5.

GATHERINGS Willamette Valley Career Fair, 3pm-7pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. FREE.

"It's Your City Hall," community forum on the Eugene City Hall Master Plan, 6pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive. Food & childcare provided. RSVP, www.eugenecityhall.comor 682-5222. FREE.

Oregon WAND presents "The Human Face of Islam," slideshow presentation by Don Lyon, 7pm, 1577 Pearl St. FREE.

LASC presents "Update on Oaxaca: The Struggle Continues!" w/speakers, 7pm, 175 Knight Law Center, UO. 485-8633. FREE

LECTURES "The Pacific Crest Trail: Tales from Through Hikers," 7pm, REI. 465-1800. FREE.

"Mushrooms in Tibet," Daniel Winkler, 7pm, Rm. 115, Bldg. 16, LCC. 463-5260. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Gerri Doran reads her poetry, 8pm, Knight Library, UO. FREE.

MUSIC Master class w/pianist Hui-Ling Liu Tawaststjerna, 3pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE.

Thomas Kramer CD release show, Al Rivers, Eagle Park Slim, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

Hawk Nelson, Run Kid Run, 7pm, McDonald Theatre. $15 adv., $20 door.

Lane Concert & Chamber Choirs & Spectrum Vocal Jazz, 7:30pm, Performance Hall, LCC. $4-$8 sug. don.

The Drew Emmitt Band, 9pm, WOW Hall. $14 adv., $16 door.

Apostle w/DJ Quest, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses recreational fishing w/Will Johnson & Mark Freeman, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"New Dimensions" presents "Consciousness Inside A Black Hole" w/Manjir Samata-Laughton, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

SPIRITUAL Small group meditation session & talk on spiritual awakening, 7pm, 2560 Jefferson. www.heartawake.orgFREE.

THEATER The Tempest, 6:30pm, Waldorf School, 1350 McLean Blvd. FREE.

The Busy World is Hushed (preview) continues. See Wednesday.

CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

THURSDAY, MARCH 6 Music a la Carte: Bella Voce, noon, MU, OSU. FREE.

"Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation & Planted Forests: Hype, Unintended Consequences and Real Opportunities," lecture by Gordon R. Smith, 3:30pm, 107 Richardson, OSU. FREE.

Street Theater, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and March 8; 2pm March 9, Lab Theater, Withycombe Hall, OSU. 737-2784. $8, $6 sr., $4 stu.

Hello, Dolly, 8pm today, tomorrow and March 8, Albany Civic Theater. www.albanycivic.org$10, $7 sr., under age 18.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8 CODEPINK Regional Activist Training & Community Networking event, 10am-6pm today & noon-5pm tomorrow, Oddfellows North Hall, 223 2nd Ave. Childcare & meals provided. FREE.

"Rhapsody in the Vineyard," downtown wine walk, 4pm-7pm, various locations. www.downtowncorvallis.orgor 754-6624. $5, plus $.50-$1 per taste.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9 Travel at the Tripp film series: "America's Parklands," 2pm, Russell Tripp Performance Center, LBCC, Albany. $7, $6 stu., sr.

OSU Opera Workshop & Opera Theater Corvallis present "Daylight Saving Scenes," 3pm & 7pm, 202 Benton, OSU. $10, $5 non-OSU stu., FREE OSU stu.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11 Bella Voce, OSU women's choir, 7:30pm, First Congregational Church, 4515 SW West Hills Rd. $5.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 Memory Loss support groups (caregivers and sufferers), 1:30pm, Corvallis Senior Center. FREE.

Intro to Stringed Instrument Building w/John Martczyanov, 5:15pm, First Alternative Co-op-South Store.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13 Music a la Carte: OSU Percussion Ensemble, noon, MU, OSU. FREE.

Political artist Kabu MBII gives an artist lecture, noon, Rm. 104, Forum bldg., LBCC. FREE.

Grief support group, 2pm, Corvallis Senior Center. FREE.

LBCC Concert & Chamber Choirs present "I Hear America Singing: I Hear America Speaking," 7:30pm, Russell Tripp Performing Arts Center, LBCC. $6.

ON THE ROAD

THURSDAY, MARCH 6 Richard Powers reads from The Echo Maker, 7:30pm, Portland Art Museum. www.literary-arts.org$15.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7 Portland Swing Fest, 7pm-11pm today, tomorrow & March 9, The Tiffany Center (Friday) & Crystal Ballroom (Sat./Sun.), PDX. http://portlandlx.com$20.

Atlas Sound, Valet, White Rainbow, 9pm, Holocene, PDX. 21+. $10.

The Raveonettes, Be Your Own Pet, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $13.

Xiu Xiu, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, Dragging an Ox Through Water, 9pm, Someday Lounge, PDX. 21+. $12.

The Helio Sequence, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $10.

HEALTH, Copy, 9:30pm, Backspace, PDX. $12.

The Diviners, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and March 9, 13-15, 20-22, 27-29; 2pm March 9, 16 & 23, Pentacle Theatre, Salem. www.pentacletheatre.orgor 503-485-4300. $17-$18.

The Insomniacs, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. $5.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8 Lifesavas, Cool Nutz, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $14.

J.R. Sims & Texas Special, 8pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

Wine tasting: Newport Festival winners, 1pm-4pm, The Wine Place, Yachats. FREE.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9 Museum Family Sunday: The Dancer, 1pm-4pm, Portland Art Museum. FREE w/admission.

MONDAY, MARCH 10 Serj Tankian, Fair to Midland, 9pm, Roseland Theater, PDX. $25.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11 Twelve Angry Men, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and March 13-14; 2pm & 7:30pm March 15; 1pm & 6:30pm March 16, Keller Auditorium, PDX. 503-790-ARTS. $23+.

Stephen Sondheim in conversation with Frank Rich, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, PDX. $10-$26.

LCC Board of Education holds a Community Conversation, 5:30pm, Greenwaters Park Community Bldg., Oakridge. FREE.

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

GOLOSA, a Russian choral ensemble, invites new members. Knowledge of Russian not required. Meets 7pm Mondays at Koinonia Center, 1414 Kincaid. mdossin@uoregon.edu or 688-0672.

Free training for LCC's Literacy Tutors for Adult Basic Education and ESL students is provided on April 2, 9 and 16. Orientation is 4:30pm Tuesday, March 11. 463-5919.

Submit a poem, essay or story of 100 words or less to the Springfield Library's "Why I Love My Library" contest. Drawings, videos or other art forms are acceptable. Deadline is March 14.