Eugene Weekly : Calendar : 4.3.08

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As the naked sun sneaks a cautionary peek from behind the shower curtain cloud cover, plants, gardens and veggies get a little spotlight action this week. That dirt and those seeds do make good even if the climate is inconsistent at its best and feverish at its worst. On Saturday, buy up some veggies, herbs and flowers starts at the Spring Plant Sale at GrassRoots Garden, a fundraiser to support those cute kids (pictured) and hard-working teens at the FOOD for Lane County Gardens. And if your new year's resolution was to get serious about this whole "green" thing, then there's no better place to start then to sign up for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) fruit and veggie subscription at the 9th annual That's My Farmer! event at the First United Methodist Church. Meet the local farmers who want to grow you delicious food delivered right to your home. Door prizes include a $200-off CSA subscription coupon, flats of blueberries, composting worms, fresh pork and more! See Tuesday Calendar.

Time to dust off the REAL Game of Life, box up the bajillion hand-made bracelets, shake out the screenprinted tie-dyed T-shirts, touch up the digital landscape photographs, harvest some veggies, tune some acoustic guitars and get ready for the REAL spring equinox event: the return of the Saturday Market! Rain or shine, there's no stopping this downtown Eugene institution from choking the Park Blocks with a festive atmosphere of creativity, local economy and yummy goods April through November. "It never rains on a marimba band," claims Market entertainment booker Kim Still, so they are featuring Hokoyo, a teen marimba band, for opening day. They also booked Market favorites Accordions Anonymous, Rich Glauber, Chip Cohen, Carolyn Cruso and Samba Ja (pictured) for good measure. See Saturday Calendar.

This month's First Friday ARTWalk is one big loop circling the downtown area. But with sunny skies in the forecast, there's no better time to sample this monthly art cruise fueled by wine and vittles. And this month starts at a relatively neglected art walk venue (WOW Hall) for a show that should not be shunned or snubbed. The "Unheard Voices/Unseen Lives: A Path to Empowerment" collects art by street youth in Eugene and Springfield and presents their work in a dignified manner, perhaps shedding light on some of the most misunderstood members of our community. The second stop visits the Hult Center for the lobby's youth art exhibit presented by the Eugene Symphony and the Jacobs Gallery "Latino Visions" curated exhibit of work (pictured) by various Latino artists (not to be confused with the Stuff White People Like-certified "Buddhist Visions" exhibit at the J-Schnitz). Stop #3 hits up Barry Geller's kitty portraits (withholding all LOLcat puns for the sake of "community friendliness") while stop #4 makes waves at the Fenario Gallery's "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" show of work by Jamie Burress and Mona Zillah. The cheese may be seeping into your waistline and the wine draining to your bladder, but you still have two more stops go! There are skilled photographs of ballet dancers by Kent Peterson to be had at La Follette Gallery and a non-juried bonanza of art hanging at the New Zone Gallery's "Zone 4 All" open exhibit, which celebrates its 25th year of giving part-time artists a chance to put their best foot forward. See Friday Calendar.

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

Sunrise 6:51am; Sunset 7:42pm, Av High 59; Av Low 38, SnarkCast: KOOKY

ARTS/VISUAL "Eyes Wide Open: The Human & Economic Cost of War," special exhibit, 9:30am-5pm today & tomorrow, 4pm closing ceremony each day, Bristow Square, LCC. FREE.

A reception for the High School Arts Show, 5:30pm, LCC Art Gallery. FREE.

GATHERINGS Rubicon Society meets, feat. Bruce Hanna, state House Republican Leader, noon, Gateway Buffett, 3198 Gateway St., Spfd. FREE.

Mount Pisgah Nature Guide training, 7pm, Morse Ranch Park House. FREE.

Eugene Bonsai Club meeting, topic: "Make bonsai from nursery material," 7pm, 1645 High St. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Cesar Chavez Community Celebration, 6:30pm, Agnes Stewart Middle School. FREE.

LECTURES "Conversations on Church & State with a Religious Leader in Favor of Separation," Rev. Dan Bryant, ACLU member, noon, Davis' Restaurant, 94 W. Broadway. FREE.

Science Pub: "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Concussions (But Were Afraid to Ask)," Paul van Donkelaar, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Louise Steinman reads & discusses The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War, 10am & 2pm at Center for Meeting & Learning, LCC; 7:30pm at Tsunami Books. FREE.

Shannon Applegate lectures on "Spirit of the Truth: How to shape historical truth with personal truth," 6:30pm, UO Baker Building, 975 High St. $10, $5 stu.

MUSIC Willamette Concert Opera presents Beethoven's Fidelio, 6:30pm, Wildish Theater, Spfd. FREE.

Gravitas Quartet, 7:30pm, The Shedd. 682-5000. $20-$30.

John Kamitsuka, piano, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr.

Luciano, Mikey General, JAH Messenjah Band, DJ Kal-El, 8pm, WOW Hall. $20 adv., $25 door.

Molasses, Water Tower String Band, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

The Touchyfeeliacs, 9:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3-$5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses animal intelligence w/National Geo writer Virginia Morell, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"New Dimensions" presents "Beyond the 'Law of Attraction,'" w/Lisa Love, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

THEATER A Soft Kiss While Visiting Samuel, 8pm today, tomorrow and April 5, 10-12; 2pm April 6, Blue Door Theater, LCC. $8-$10.

The Busy World is Hushed, 8pm today, tomorrow and April 5; 2pm April 6, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. www.lordleebrick.comor 465-1506. $10-$18.

On the Razzle, 8pm today, tomorrow and April 5, 10-12, 17-19; 2pm April 6 & 13, Very Little Theatre. www.thevlt.comor 344-7751. $10-$14.

Wild Oats (preview performance), 7:30pm, Hult Center. www.willrep.orgor 682-5000. $12-$20.

FRIDAY, APRIL 4

Sunrise 6:49am; Sunset 7:43pm, Av High 59; Av Low 38, SnarkCast: SOLD OUT

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

Artists' Insight gallery talk on "Latino Visions," 3:30pm, Jacobs Gallery. FREE.

Lane Art Council's First Friday ARTWalk, 5:30pm, meet at the WOW Hall, 8th & Lincoln. FREE.

3:30pm openings include the "Zone 4 All" non-juried open exhibit, New Zone Gallery. 5pm openings include "Unheard Voices/Unseen Lives: A Path to Empowerment," work by street youth in Eugene/Spfd. area, WOW Hall. 5:30pm openings include "Latino Visions," group exhibit, Jacobs Gallery; "Dance," photographs of Eugene Ballet Company by Kent Peterson, La Follette Gallery; six exhibits, DIVA. 6pm openings include "Weight & Float" sculpture exhibit, Maude Kerns Art Center; work by Kathleen Hall, Matt Dye, Tomika Haller & Diana Bazanele, Museum of Unfine Art. 6:30pm openings include "China Landscape" exhibit, SunMoon Light Gallery.

"Eyes Wide Open: The Human & Economic Cost of War" exhibit continues. See Thursday, April 3.

FILM 40th anniversary of MLK Jr.'s assasination, feat. film screenings of 360 Vision and JFK, 7pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE.

FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: La Bete, Pinot Noir & Aligote w/cheese pairings, 5pm-7pm, The Broadway. FREE.

Wine tasting: In Vitis wines, 5pm-7pm, WineStyles. FREE.

Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble hosts a "Renaissance Feast," 6pm, The Shedd. 687-6865.

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

All Family Boat Show & Sale, 10am-8pm today & tomorrow; 10am-5pm April 6, Lane County Fairgrounds. FREE.

"Veteran Reintegration," panel discussion w/LCC student veterans and Louise Steinman, 10am, 102 CML, Bldg. 19, LCC. FREE.

City Club Friday Forum: "Green or Handy for County Commissioner?" w/Bobby Green and Rob Handy, 11:50am, Downtown Athletic Club. www.cityclubofeugene.org$3.

Mayor Kitty Piercy's campaign kick-off party, 5pm, Davis' Restaurant. Don.

First Friday at the Library, feat. performance by Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, talk by author Cai Emmons, 6pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

Nia teacher Amy Palatnick & self-defense instructor Marty Davidson explore the rights of women to assert themselves & express their beliefs (workshop), 6:30pm, In Shape Athletic Club, 2681 Willamette. 206-8405. FREE.

"Defining the Struggle: Exploring War and Reconciliation in the Context of Social Injustice," panel discussion w/Louise Steinman & members of various diverse communities, 7:30pm, Many Nations Longhouse, UO. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES First Friday Free Family Fun Night, 5:30pm-8:30pm, Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen. 682-5521. FREE.

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

LECTURES Black History: "Kings, Foreigners, and Slaves: On the Plural and Transnational Nature of the Self in the Afro-Atlantic Religions," James Matory, 1pm, Knight Library, UO. FREE.

Economics: "Doing Business in China: Pinpointing the Top Emerging Markets," Ted Plafker, Beijing correspondent for The Economist, 2pm, 211 Lillis, UO. FREE.

Art & Conflict: "Intersecting Oppressions & Transformational Art," Risha Hall, 6pm, Multicultural Center, EMU, UO. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Novelist Cai Emmons discusses her work, 7pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

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

Concert & Celebration closing the 2008 Season of Nonviolence, feat. Rob Tobias, Bethel Evans, Anna Armaiti & Americanistan, more, 7pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak. 747-3887. FREE.

Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble presents "Renaissance & Awakenings," 8pm, The Shedd. 687-6865. $14-$29.

The Dead Americans, Arithmetic Danger Club, Truffle Hunter, 8pm, Agate Hall. $5.

Gypsy Jug Grass Hootenanny, benefit show for O.R.F.A.N. pet foster home network, feat. Conjugal Visitors, Bad Mitten Orchestre, Water Tower String Band, Gluttonmouth, Grey Matter Jugglers, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. Don.

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

Los Cumbiamberos, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $6.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses A Snowmobile for George w/Todd Darling, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

SOCIAL DANCE Baby Boomers Social Club ballroom dance, 6:30pm-11:30pm, Springfield Elks Ballroom, 1701 Centennial. $10, $7 members.

Salsa dance, 8:30pm lessons; 10pm dance, Vet's Club ballroom. $12.

SPIRITUAL Church Women United of Lane County meets, topic: "Beyond War," 9:15am, Central Lutheran Church, 1857 Potter. FREE.

Taize meditation & prayer service, 7pm, Spiritual Growth Center, 390 Vernal. 485-0035. Don.

THEATER Chicago, 8pm today, tomorrow and April 11-12, 18-19, 25-26; 2:30pm April 6, 13, 20, Cottage Theater, Cottage Grove. www.cottagetheatre.orgor 942-9195. $19, $17 stu., sr.

Wild Oats, 8pm today, tomorrow and April 11-12, 18-19; 7:30pm April 10 & 17; 2pm April 13 & 20, Hult Center. www.willrep.orgor 682-5000. $15-$35.

A Soft Kiss While Visiting Samuel continues. See Thursday, April 3.

The Busy World is Hushed continues. See Thursday, April 3.

On the Razzle continues. See Thursday, April 3.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

Sunrise 6:47am; Sunset 7:45pm, Av High 59; Av Low 38, SnarkCast: ROUTED

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

First Saturday Public Tour, 1pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE w/admission.

Show and reception for collages by Marilyn Kent, 5pm-9pm, MECCA, 43 W. Broadway. FREE.

FILM AARP Oregon & OPB host a special screening of Caring for Your Parents, 9am, Hult Center. 877-926-8300. FREE.

"The Met Opera: Live in HD" presents La Boheme, 10:30am today & noon tomorrow, Cinemark 17, Gateway Mall. $22, $15 child.

2007 Academy Award-nominated short film program, 9:45pm, DIVA. $6.

GATHERINGS Women Owning Woodland Network leads a class on "Managing Oak Habitats for Wildlife," 9am-noon, 80717 Sears Rd., Cottage Grove. RSVP, 766-3556. FREE.

Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, with entertainment from Chip Cohen, 10am; Rich Glauber, 11am; Samba Ja, noon; Carolyn Cruso, 1pm; Accordions Anonymous, 2pm; Hokoyo, 3:30pm, Park Blocks, 8th & Oak. www.eugenesaturdaymarket.orgFREE.

"Intro to Computers" clinic, 10am, Downtown Library. 682-5450. FREE.

Greyhound adoption meet & greet, 10am-1pm, Zany Zoo, 3666 W. 11th. FREE.

Spring Plant Sale, benefit for FOOD for Lane County's Gardens Program, 10am-5pm, GrassRoots Garden, 1465 Coburg. FREE.

General orientation for volunteers & foster care, 11am, Greenhill Humane Society. 689-1503. FREE.

Save the Pets hosts a Celebration & Adopt-a-thon, 11am-4pm, Petsmart. FREE.

Truth forum & free speech open mic, noon, Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza. 741-0209. FREE.

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

Miss Lane County scholarship competition, 7pm, Willamette High School. 520-6302. $15-$20.

All Family Boat Show & Sale continues. See Friday.

Tax-Aide continues. See Friday.

KIDS/FAMILIES First Saturday Art Studio for youth ages 9-14, 9am-noon, Emerald Art Center, Spfd. 726-8595. $5.

"Love of Art" storytime: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, 10am; special guest: Toot & Puddle, 11am, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

Saturday Play open house, 10am-noon, Community Recreation Center, 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd. FREE.

Bilingual Family Fiesta, feat. actor/comedian Omar Vargas, 11am at Downtown Library; 2pm at Petersen Barn Community Center. 682-8316. FREE.

Family School's Bingo/Auction Extravaganza, feat. Peter Wilde, Nancy & Paul's Love Truffle, puppet show, more, 3pm-9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3-$5, $10 family.

LGBT Rainbow River Womyn meets, 5pm, McMenamins North Bank. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Traprock Books gala celebration, w/poetry readings, cookies, more, 4:30pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

Eugene Poetry Slam, feat. Eliel Lucero, 7:30pm signup; 8pm show Fenario Gallery, 881 Willamette. $5.

MUSIC Cool Nutz, 3pm, CD World. FREE.

Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble presents "Renaissance & Awakenings," 8pm, Wildish Theater, Spfd. 687-6865. $14-$29.

Tech N9ne, Paul Wall, 9pm, McDonald Theater. $27 adv., $32 door.

Bare Necessities Homelessness benefit concert, feat. The Ineffectuals, The Tunnel Kings, Gods and Kings, Adam Disconnected, 8pm, Agate Hall, 18th & Agate. $4-$6.

Flowstone presents a benefit concert for Oregon Literacy, feat. Nuborn Tribe, Uprite Dub Orchestra, 8pm, WOW Hall. $18.

Green Mountain Bluegrass Band, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $6.

Just People CD release party & giveaway, 10pm, Luckey's. 21+. $5.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike: Talking Stones, 5.5 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet.

GEARs rides: Veneta via Bolton, 50 miles, begins/ends at Alton Baker Park; Veneta from Twin Oaks Elementary, 23 miles. www.eugenegears.org

SOCIAL DANCE The Big Milonga, w/special guests: the cast of Forever Tango, 8pm lesson; 9pm Milonga, The Tango Center, 194 W. Broadway. $7.

SPIRITUAL New Thought music concert, feat. Christy Snow, Renee Leboa, Andy Anderson & Matt Treader, 7pm, Spiritual Growth Center, 390 Vernal. 485-0035. $7.50.

Outdoor labyrinth walk, led by Netti Garner, 7pm, Priory Farm, Cottage Grove. 767-0953. Don.

THEATER A Soft Kiss While Visiting Samuel continues. See Thursday, April 3.

The Busy World is Hushed continues. See Thursday, April 3.

On the Razzle continues. See Thursday, April 3.

Chicago continues. See Friday.

Wild Oats continues. See Friday.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6

Sunrise 6:45am; Sunset 7:46pm, Av High 59; Av Low 38, SnarkCast: SPUN

ARTS/VISUAL Oregon Crafted open studio weekend continues. See Saturday.

COMEDY Dallas Gwynn presents "Attack of the Double Musky," benefit for Greenhill Humane Society, 8pm, Actors Cabaret of Eugene, 996 Willamette. RSVP, 683-4368. $10.

DANCE Artbeat presents "Forever Tango," 7pm, Hult Center. 682-5000. $27+.

FILM Ballet Russes, 12:30pm, Bijou Cinemas. FREE.

FOOD/DRINK Rainbow Family's monthly potluck, 1pm, Alton Baker Park. Bring food/juice/utensils/music.

GATHERINGS Piccadilly Flea Market, 10am-4pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. $1.50.

Seminar & screening of the films of Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1pm, DIVA. Register, 344-3482. FREE.

Guided tour of Aprovecho, 2pm-4pm, 80574 Hazelton Rd., Cottage Grove. 942-8198. $5 sug. don.

Yappy Hour, dog & wine tasting social, 3pm-5pm, LaVelle Bistro. FREE.

Busy World is Hushed post-show discussion w/artistic director Craig Willis & preview of 08/09 season; all are welcome, 4pm, Lord Leebrick Theater. FREE.

All Family Boat Show & Sale continues. See Friday.

LITERARY ARTS Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Fusao Inada discusses Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese-American Internment Experience, 3pm, Gerlinger Alumni Lounge, UO. FREE.

Kay Hansen discusses Vegan Homestyle, 1pm, B. Dalton Bookstore, Gateway Mall. FREE.

MUSIC The Klezmonauts, Kef, 4pm, Tsunami Books. Don.

California Guitar Trio, 8pm, WOW Hall. $18 adv., $20 door.

Astronautalis, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

Brian Qtn, Myshkin, 8:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $3-$5.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Oregon Marathon Relay, 9am, starts/ends at EWEB. www.oregontrackclub.com

Obsidians hike: Thurston—Mountain Gate, 4 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet.

GEARs rides: Lorane via Fox Hollow, 50 miles, begins/ends at Alton Baker Park, 9am; Lorane General Store from Twin Oaks Elementary, 30 miles, 9am. www.eugenegears.org

SPIRITUAL Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi, film screening w/discussion & cold-plate potluck, 11am, Center for Sacred Sciences, 1571 Buck St. FREE.

Meditation & teachings on Tibetan Buddhist tradition by Lama Tsang Tsing, 2pm, KDC Dharma Center, 917 E. 43rd Ave. Don.

Tarot Study Circle, facilitated by Joanna, 3pm, Shambala, 446 E. 13th. 868-1178. $5 sug. don.

Taize Service, 7pm, Unity of the Valley, 39th & Hilyard. Don.

THEATER The Busy World is Hushed continues. See Thursday, April 3.

On the Razzle continues. See Thursday, April 3.

Chicago continues. See Friday.

MONDAY, APRIL 7

Sunrise 6:43am; Sunset 7:47pm, Av High 59; Av Low 38, SnarkCast: BURGLED

LECTURES Cooking: "Vegan Fun with the Traveling Veg Chef," Joshua Ploeg, 7pm, McNail-Riley House, 13th & Jefferson. FREE.

Long Now lecture series: "The Long Zoom," Steve Johnson, 7:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

MUSIC French Chamber Music, feat. music by Ravel, Dukas, Messiaen & Tailleferre, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses health care reform with John Forsyth, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Walkabout, 1pm, meet at Campbell Center. Register, 682-5318. $2.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

Sunrise 6:42am; Sunset 7:48pm, Av High 59; Av Low 38, SnarkCast: JUKED

FOOD/DRINK Benefit wine tasting for Law Students for Choice, 5pm-8:30pm, WineStyles. $10.

GATHERINGS "That's My Farmer!" meet the CSA farmers, presentations, homemade ice cream & door prizes, 6:30pm, First United Methodist Church, 13th & Olive. Don.

Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group presents Renée Shepherd's speaking on perennials, vegetables & herbs from seed, w/mini-clinic, 7pm, Agate Hall, 18th & Agate. 687-1280. $6, $3 members.

KIDS/FAMILIES Springfield Middle School celebration, feat. storytimes, choir performances, face paintings, scavenger hunts, 5:30pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

LECTURE Rock Gardens: "Growing Alpines in the 'Hills' of Holland," Harry Jans, 7pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. 484-1284. FREE.

LGBT Basic Rights Eugene-Springfield hosts a LGBT Local Candidate Forum, 6:30pm, Downtown Library. 513-9012. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Poetry reading by David Hedges, Karen Lindley & Jenny Root, 7pm, Springfield Library. FREE.

Explorations book group: Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia McKillip, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

MUSIC Greg Oldson, 6pm; Jeremy Mueller, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

The 4Trees, Poster Boys, ATS, Gristified, 8pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses plants & animals of the Rogue Valley w/Frank Lang & Pepper Trail, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"Alternative Radio" presents a lecture by Deborah Kaufman & Alan Snitow, "Corporate Takeover of Water," 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike: McKenzie River trail, 8 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

Sunrise 6:40am; Sunset 7:49pm, Av High 59; Av Low 38, SnarkCast: LAMINATED

BENEFIT Benefit concert for Bubba Lovitt, feat. an all-star cast, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $10 sug. don. (no one turned away).

FILM Heckler's Movie Night: Cleopatra Jones, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Kosher wines for Passover, w/treats from Pomegranates, 5:30pm-7:30pm, WineStyles. $5.

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

"Downtown Together: Making Downtown Work," public forum hosted by Mayor Piercy, 7pm, WOW Hall. FREE.

Eugene Artful Stencilers meets, 7pm, call 344-8004 or 221-9937 for location. FREE.

LECTURES Eugene Symphony Guild previews Thursday's performance w/Giancarlo Guerrero, noon, Studio, Hult Center. FREE.

Albin & Glenda Brandstetter discuss their travels in Vietnam and Cambodia, 1:30pm, Willamalane Center, Spfd. FREE.

MUSIC Flat Stanley, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. $4.

Chiodos, MxPx, The Color Fred, Protest the Hero, 7pm, Taboo. $16.50 adv., $20 door.

"Eclectic Sonorities," feat. Alexandre Dossin, David Riley & Idit Shner, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr.

Juan Profit Organization, Sterilize Stereo, Bad Mitten Orchestre, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION WREN leads a Wetland Wander, 9am, meet at Willow Creek Nature Preserve. 683-6494. FREE.

Obsidians hike: Ridgeline Trail, 5.6 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet.

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

ELLA Swing Dance Club's 5th Birthday Dance, feat. lesson at 7pm; Club 7 Jazz Band at 8pm, Tango Center. eugenelindy@gmail.com $7, $5 stu.

VOLUNTEER Orientation for bird monitoring at Delta Ponds mid-April through May, 5:30pm, call Eugene's Stream Team at 682-4850 for more information. FREE.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10

Sunrise 6:38am; Sunset 7:51pm, Av High 60; Av Low 38, SnarkCast: UP THERE

FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Malbecs, 5pm-8:30pm, WineStyles. $5.

GATHERINGS "Discovering Daphnis Festival," multidisciplinary panel discussion, noon, Beall Hall, UO. FREE.

Antique Appraisal & Information Event, 12:30pm-2:30pm, Petersen Barn Community Center. Register, 682-5521. FREE.

Gathering of supporters to elect Rob Handy county commissioner, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. Don.

"The Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion: Discover Unique Oregon" pre-sentation, 7pm, REI. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Kindergarten Exploration Day, 9am, Lorane Elementary School. FREE.

LECTURES Asian Studies: "Reflecting on the Two-way Educational Exchange between Korea and the U.S.," Jae-won Lee, 4pm, Knight Library. FREE.

Trade: "NAFTA's Failed: Alternatives for Trade, Immigration & Security," Hector Sanchez & John Gibler, 7pm, 175 Knight Law Center, UO. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Poet Ralph Salisbury reads from Blind Pumper at the Well: Poems from My Eightieth Year, 7pm, Knight Library, UO. FREE.

MUSIC Eugene Symphony presents "Discovering Daphnis," feat. Jennifer Koh, violin; performing Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Ravel's Daphnis & Chloé, 8pm, Hult Center. 682-5000. $15+.

Greater Eugene Sacred Choir, 7:30pm, Sheldon Oaks, 2525 Cal Young Rd. FREE.

The New Amsterdams, Leo London, 8pm, Indigo District. $7.

Heavyweight Dub Champion, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

The David Bowers Colony, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $3-$5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses tips for managing a divorce, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"New Dimensions" presents "Rumi and the Evolving Soul,'" w/Coleman Barks, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

SPIRITUAL Rev. Michael Dowd speaks on "Thank God for Evolution!" 7pm, Unitarian Universalist Church of Eugene, 477 E. 40th. FREE.

THEATER A Soft Kiss While Visiting Samuel continues. See Thursday, April 3.

On the Razzle continues. See Thursday, April 3.

Wild Oats continues. See Friday.

CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

THURSDAY, APRIL 3 An arts opening for Howland Community Open Exhibition, 5:30pm, The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison. FREE.

John O'Conor, piano recital, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. $12, $6 stu., FREE OSU stu.

The Drawer Boy, 8pm today, tomorrow and April 5, Albany Civic Theater. www.albanycivic.org$10, $7 sr. under age 18.

FRIDAY, APRIL 4 "Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study," lecture by Linda Burton, 3:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.

"Three Views, One Challenge: Leading through Ethics in the Community College," lecture by Linda Berry, Susan Kostick and James Sorenson, 7pm, MU, OSU. FREE.

Square dance, feat. Foghorn Stringband, 6pm, Russell Tripp Performance Center, LBCC, Albany. FREE.

"Darfur & Beyond: What We Can Do to Confront the Human Rights Crisis in Africa," lecture by John Prendergast, 7pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.

Out of Order, Russian-language comedy, 7:30pm today & 2:30pm tomorrow, Withycombe Hall, OSU. $6, $4 stu., sr.

A Clockwork Orange, 10:30pm, Majestic Theater. $7.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5 Lillian & Paul Petri Foreign Music Study competition, 9am-4pm, 303 Benton, OSU. FREE.

Benefit event for Cricket Beebe, feat. cocktails, wine, hors d'oeuvres and music by Corvallis Cares All-Star Dance Band, 7pm, The Adair Clubhouse, 6097 NE Ebony Way. 745-7455. $35.

David & Linda Laflamme with The It's A Beautiful Day Band, 7:30pm, Majestic Theater. 738-7469. $20 adv., $22 door.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6 Willamette Concert Opera presents Beethoven's Fidelio, 5pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.

MONDAY, APRIL 7 An opening for "Whithersoever" sculpture exhibit by Lauren Grossman, noon, Fairbanks Hall, OSU. FREE.

"A History of Jazz Piano" lecture by Gary Ruppert, 3:30pm, Russell Tripp Performance Center, LBCC, Albany. FREE.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 Memory Loss support groups, 1:30pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 791-9057. FREE.

LBCC poets perform "On the Road With the LBCC Poetry Club: What's Pop About Poetry?" 3pm, Russell Tripp Performance Center, LBCC, Albany. FREE.

Coco Montoya, 7:30pm, Platinum Club. 21+. $18 adv., $21 door.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 "Rural Living Basics: Wells & Septic Systems" clinic, 9am, Corvallis Public Library. FREE.

Grief support group, 2pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 758-1088. FREE.

Career Development for Visual Artists mini-conference, 2pm-5pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. well.water@oregonstate.edu FREE.

"Online Media and Popular Culture," lecture by Graham Kislingbury, noon, Russell Tripp Performance Center, LBCC, Albany. FREE.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10 Bringing Up Baby, film screening, 2:30pm, Russell Tripp Performance Center, LBCC, Albany. FREE.

"Rainwater Catchment Systems," presentation by David Eckert, 7pm, First Alternative Co-op: South Store. FREE.

"The Apple of Our Eyes: Innovation, Art, and Ownership in American Fruits," lecture by Daniel Kevles, 7pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.

ON THE ROAD

THURSDAY, APRIL 3 Elizabeth Gilbert reads from Eat, Pray, Love, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, PDX. www.literary-arts.orgor 503-227-2583. $25.

White Bird/PSU Dance presents Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company, 8pm today, tomorrow & April 5, Lincoln Hall, PSU, PDX. 503-725-3307. $26, $16 stu., sr.

Ghostland Observatory, 8pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $18.

Arlo Guthrie, 8pm, Bend High School auditorium. www.kpov.orgor 541-322-0863.

FRIDAY, APRIL 4 UO's Conversations in Media Ethics conference, feat. keynote addresses by Kevin Klose, president of NPR, 9am-4pm, George S. Turnbull Center, UO-Portland, 70 NW Couch St. jcomm.uoregon.edu/hulteng or 346-2038.

Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, 8pm, Rose Garden, PDX. 877-789-ROSE.

Pinetop Perkins, 8pm, Aladdin Theater, PDX. $24.

The Black Keys, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $20.

American Music Club, Evangelista, Ghost to Falco, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $12.

Jesse & The Night, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5 Sons & Daughters, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $10.

Gardenpalooza, 8am-4pm, Fir Point Farms, Aurora. www.firpointfarms.comFREE.

I-Chele & The Circle of Light, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6 "Mid-Century Modern: Preserving the Recent Past," lecture by Jeanne Lambin, 1pm, Architectural Heritage Center, PDX. 503-231-7264. $18.

"From the Street to the Salon: Celebrity, Modernity, and the Graphic Art of Toulouse-Lautrec," lecture by Marnie Stark, 2pm, Portland Art Museum. 503-226-0973. $10.

Lucille Clifton reads her poetry, 7:30pm, Newmark Theater, PDX. 503-227-2583. $14-$18.

Autechre, DJ Parson, Rob Hall, Massonix, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $20.

38 Special, 7pm, Three Rivers Casino, Florence. 800-585-3737. $17.50-$25.

David Bowers Colony, 8pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

MONDAY, APRIL 7 Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis, speaks, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, PDX. www.literary-arts.orgor 503-227-2583. $10-$26.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and April 10-12; 2pm April 12; 1pm & 6:30pm April 13, Keller Auditorium, PDX. www.portlandopera.orgor 503-790-ARTS. $20+.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 Anti-Flag, Street Dogs, The Briggs, Fake Problems, 7:30pm, Roseland Theater, PDX.

Ingrid Michaelson, Cary Brothers, Meiko, William Fitzsimmons, Jim Bianco, 8pm, Wonder Ballroom, PDX. $15.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10 Meat Beat Manifesto, Raz Mesinai's Badawi, 8:30pm, Berbati's Pan, PDX. 21+. $20.

The Avett Brothers, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $18.

Stevie B, 8pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

Maude Kerns Art Center seeks submissions for Art For Your Garden at their Art and the Vineyard Festival, July 4-6. Submit up to 4 digital images on CD in JPEG or TIFF format. www.mkartcenter.orgor 345-1571. Deadline is April 30.

The Arts Center (Corvallis) seeks submissions for its Around Oregon Annual juried art show. Cash awards. All media (except film/video/performance) will be considered. www.theartscenter.netor 754-1551. Deadline is June 1. The Arts Center also seeks proposals for their 2009-10 exhibition program. Deadline is April 28.