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Fittingly, probably the biggest show this week is sold out. But that won't stop us from scouring Craigslist for unused tix to see Seattle's Death Cab for Cutie. They are, after all, on par with a visit by the Dalai Lama (if DCFC were a deity and indie rock fans were Buddhist). With a new album, Narrow Stairs, due out in May, expect a lot of new stuff at their intimate McDonald Theatre engagement. OK, now you're drooling. But don't worry, you can still get tickets to the show. Plenty of people scooped up bucketloads of tix before realizing, "Hey, maybe I'll be too busy to go!" Check Craigslist and pay about $50 each. Check at the doors and pay even more. Or, for penny-pinchers, skip this show altogether and check out WHY? at Indigo District or Wood Brothers at WOW Hall or Eugene Ballet's Balanchine! or one of the two casino benefits. Well, shoot … just check out Saturday Calendar.

If only movie cameras were invented in 1452! Imagine what Leonardo da Vinci would do if he were handed a camcorder and told to make a movie. Probably make an atheist religious epic … but we can only speculate. Corvallis' da Vinci Film Festival this weekend won't bring Vitruvian Man: The First Yogi, but it will bring notable British film director Alex Cox (pictured left) to OSU's LaSells Stewart Center for a speech on the cinematic arts on Friday. Cox directed Repo Man, Sid & Nancy and the acid western masterpiece Walker, about the silly U.S. adventurer who proclaimed himself president of Nicaragua in the late 19th century. The rest of the fest is loaded with screenings at LaSells Saturday and Sunday and late night screenings at Darkside Cinema. Participants in the da Vinci Fast Film Project, where filmmakers have 48 hours to write, shoot and edit a short film, will screen their work Sunday, with the audience picking the winner of the $50 cash prize. See www.davinci-days.organd Corvallis listings.

Earth Day gets the big, multi-page love in this week's issue, but Earth Day itself is full of fun, local happenings on Saturday. There's the big ol' official Earth Day Celebration at and in the vicinity of EWEB's Riverfront Plaza. See www.earthdayoregon.comfor a full listing of events too exhaustive to mention here. And Corvallis has its own Earth Day fair and parade going on downtown. See Corvallis listings. Also worthy of your attention is the Great Whiteaker Cleanup Parade. Sort of like SOLV's beach sweep, this procession led by percussion ensemble Samba Ja will rove the streets, sidewalks, parks and parking lots, picking up trash as they go. As is customary in these parts, costumes are encouraged (but not required). Willamalane Park and Recreation is also hosting a series of park beautification projects as part of Earth Day. People of all ages (pictured) are encouraged to volunteer at parks in Springfield, the latest opportunity taking place at the West D Greenway on Tuesday. See Calendar.


THURSDAY, APRIL 17

Sunrise 6:26am; Sunset 7:59pm, Av High 61; Av Low 39, SnarkCast: CLAMMY

ARTS/VISUAL "A STITCH IN TIME" QUILT SHOW, FEAT. DAILY DEMOS, AUDIO TOURS AND FEATURED SPEAKERS, 10AM-4PM TODAY, TOMORROW AND APRIL 19; NOON-4PM APRIL 20, LANE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM, 740 W. 13TH. $4, $3, $10 WEEKLY PASS.

FILM BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL, 7PM TODAY & TOMORROW, MCDONALD THEATRE. $9-$13.

Peaceable Kingdom, film on animal farming, w/discussion, 7pm, 100 Willamette, UO. FREE.

GATHERINGS FREE "SALE," ALL ITEMS FREE FOR THE TAKING, 9AM-1PM, WELLSPRINGS FRIENDS SCHOOL, 3590 W. 18TH. FREE.

HOPES Conference: "Drawing on Difference," 2pm-7pm today; 8am-7pm tomorrow; 8am-8pm April 19; 9am-2pm April 20, School of Architecture & Allied Arts, UO. http://hopes.uoregon.edu$25, $15 non-UO stu., $5 high school stu., FREE UO stu., faculty.

Bach Festival Symposium: "Beyond Affect and Structure: Meaning in Music," w/Marcel Cobussen speaking on "Specters of Bach: From Meaning to Working"; Gerd Zacher speaking on "Bach's Own Deconstruction in 'Counterpoint I,'" 2:30pm-5:30pm, Collier House, UO. FREE.

Committed Partners for Youth hosts a male mentoring roundtable discussion, 5:30pm, CPY office, 1840 Willamette. FREE.

Take Back the Night events: tabling starts at 3pm, rally begins at 6pm, EMU Amphitheater, UO; march begins at 8pm with speak-out at 9pm, 8th & Oak St. FREE.

Project Management meeting, w/pizza, refreshments, presentations on "emotional intelligence for project teams," 5:45pm, Symantec, 555 International Way, Spfd. RSVP, aleishascott@gmail.com $5.

Academy of Arts & Academics Information Night, 7:30pm, A3 Main Building, 615 Main St., Spfd. www.athree.orgFREE.

LECTURES QUILT SHOW: "TIME TO CELEBRATE (COMMEMORATIVE QUILTS)," MERLINE MCLAUGHLIN, 1PM, LANE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM. $3-$4.

Lecture/demo on TMJ treatment by Dr. Guthrie of Guthrie Chiropractic, 6:30pm, call 683-9069 for location. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS ANTONYA NELSON READS FROM SOME FUN: STORIES AND A NOVELLA, 8PM, KNIGHT LIBRARY, UO. FREE.

MUSIC THE SWINGIN' MARMALUKEYS, JASPER MOUNTAIN, 7PM, COZMIC PIZZA. DON.

SWANG, 7:30pm, The Shedd. $18-$26.

Oregon Wind Quintet, w/Alexandre Dossin, piano, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr.

Handsome Furs, Arthur & Yu, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

Tony Scherr, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR "THE JEFFERSON EXCHANGE" DISCUSSES GRASSROOTS PHILANTHROPY, 9AM & 9PM, KRVM 1280 AM.

"New Dimensions" presents "Com-passionate Economics" w/Riane Eisler, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

THEATER ON THE RAZZLE, 8PM TODAY, TOMORROW AND APRIL 19, VERY LITTLE THEATRE. www.thevlt.comOR 344-7751. $10-$14.

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

 

FRIDAY, APRIL 18

Sunrise 6:24am; Sunset 8pm, Av High 61; Av Low 39, SnarkCast: LOWING

ARTS/VISUAL SEMINAR ON NEW WORK BY LAURA ELISA PEREZ, 11AM-1:30PM, JORDAN SCHNITZER MUSEUM OF ART, UO. RSVP WGS@UOREGON.EDU OR 346-5529.

John Spragens presents a lecture/slideshow on photographing jazz musicians both real and abstract, noon, DIVA. FREE.

"A Stitch in Time" Quilt Show continues. See Thursday, April 17.

COMEDY POTPIE THEATER PRESENTS "US, ROBOT," 8PM TODAY & TOMORROW, LORD LEEBRICK THEATER, 540 CHARNELTON. $5.

DANCE UO REPERTORY DANCE COMPANY, 8PM TODAY & TOMORROW, DOUGHERTY DANCE THEATRE, GERLINGER ANNEX, UO. $10, $5 STU.

FILM "TUFF STUFF FROM THE BUFF: EXPERIMENTAL, DIARY, ACTIVIST FILM & VIDEO FROM THE FRINGES OF BUFFALO, N.Y.," SHORT FILM SCREENINGS W/VISITING FILMMAKERS DAVID GRACON, & JULIE PERINI, 7PM, DIVA. $5, $3 STU.

Depraved, film short by local filmmaker Henry Weintraub, 11pm today & tomorrow, Bijou Cinemas. $4.

Banff Mountain Film Festival continues. See Thursday, April 17.

FOOD/DRINK WINE TASTING: TERRA BLANCA WINERY, 5PM-7PM, THE BROADWAY. FREE.

GATHERINGS "WRITING IEP GOALS: ARE YOUR CHILD'S GOALS ADEQUATE AND APPROPRIATE?" AND "PLANNING, ORGANIZING AND PREPARING FOR YOUR IEP" SEMINARS, 9AM-NOON, OREGON PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION CENTER, 2411 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD. 791-4415. FREE.

Bach Festival Symposium: "Beyond Affect and Structure: Meaning in Music," w/Marcel Cobussen speaking on improvisation; Gerd Zacher speaking on "Invention VII as Told by Two Hands,'" 10:30am-12:30pm, Collier House, UO. FREE.

City Club Friday Forum: Democratic candidates for Secretary of State debate, w/Kate Brown, Vicki Walker & Rick Metsger, 11:50am, Downtown Athletic Club. www.cityclubofeugene.org$3.

Seminar for business owners on "The Wealth Mindset" by Catherine VanWetter, noon, Downtown Library. 681-9877. FREE.

Grand opening of 5th St. Vintage, refreshments & classical guitar by Norman Mesman, 4:30pm today & 12:30pm tomorrow, 5th St. Vintage, 5th & Willamette. FREE.

All-Church Potluck: "Poem in a Pocket Day," 6pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 477 E. 40th. Bring own service, dish to share and a poem.

HOPES Conference continues. See Thursday, April 17.

LECTURES ANTONYA NELSON LECTURES ON LITERARY CRAFT, 11AM, EMU, UO. FREE.

Religious Studies: "Ideology and Theology in the Qumran Prayers," Daniel Falk, noon, 159 PLC, UO. FREE.

Quilt Show: "Monthly Projects & Making Friends," lecture by Judy from Quilters Junction, 1pm, Lane County Historical Society & Museum. $3-$4.

LITERARY ARTS MASTER WORKSHOP W/ANTONYA NELSON, 2PM, EMU, UO. 346-0549. FREE.

MUSIC ELLIS PAUL, ANTJE DUVEKOT, 7:30PM, COZMIC PIZZA. $15.

Zoo Station: The Complete U2 Experience, 8pm, Indigo District. $10 adv., $13 door.

Pigeon John, Ohmega Watts, Braille, Theory Hazit, 9pm, WOW Hall. $8 adv., $10 door.

Disco Organica, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR "THE JEFFERSON EXCHANGE" DISCUSSES SLEEP DISORDERS IN CHILDREN, 9AM & 9PM, KRVM 1280 AM.

SOCIAL DANCE BABY BOOMERS SOCIAL CLUB'S BALLROOM DANCE, 7:30PM, W/CHA-CHA LESSON AT 6:30PM, SPRINGFIELD ELKS BALLROOM, 1701 CENTENNIAL. 461-0319. $10.

Herman & Barb's salsa dance, 10pm, Tango Center. $5.

SPIRITUAL DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE, 7PM, FAR HORIZONS MONTESSORI SCHOOL. 345-4951. DON.

"Spiritual Empowerment" talk & meditation w/Sister Geeta of India, 7pm, BodyJaz Health & Wellness Center, 2868 Willamette. 343-5252. FREE.

THEATER A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM: THE MUSICAL, 7:30PM TODAY & TOMORROW; 3PM APRIL 20, NORTH EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL. $8, $6 STU.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, 8pm today, tomorrow and April 25-26 and May 2-3; 2pm April 27 & May 4, Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette. 683-4368. $16-$19, $33-$36 brunch/dinner seating.

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

On the Razzle continues. See Thursday, April 17.

Wild Oats continues. See Thursday, April 17.

 

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

Sunrise 6:23am; Sunset 8:01pm, Av High 61; Av Low 39, SnarkCast: OH! SNAP

ARTS/VISUAL RECEPTION FOR "RE:ART AN EARTH DAY CELEBRATION" GROUP SHOW, 2PM, BRING GALLERY, 4446 FRANKLIN BLVD. FREE.

Craig Spilman demos his reduction drawings, 2pm, Karin Clarke Gallery. FREE.

A gallery talk & opening for paintings by Jon Jay Cruson, 2pm, White Lotus Gallery. FREE.

Stop-in-studio: Relief printmaking w/Hap Reubens, 2pm-4pm, UO Bookstore. FREE.

"A Stitch in Time" Quilt Show continues. See Thursday, April 17.

BENEFITS EUGENE ACTIVE 20/30 PRESENTS A TEXAS HOLD'EM POKER TOURNAMENT, BENEFIT FOR LOCAL CHILDREN'S CHARITIES, 1:30PM, LANE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. www.eugene2030.org

"Casino Night Extraordinaire," benefit for Willamette Animal Guild, 5:30pm-10:30pm, Beacon House, 90980 River Rd. www.wagwag.orgor 461-1762. $35 adv., $45 door.

COMEDY POTPIE THEATER'S "US, ROBOT" CONTINUES. SEE FRIDAY.

DANCE EUGENE BALLET CO. PRESENTS BALANCHINE!, 8PM TODAY & 2:30PM TOMORROW, HULT CENTER. $18-$42.

UO Repertory Dance Company continues. See Friday.

FILM DEPRAVED CONTINUES. SEE FRIDAY.

FOOD/DRINK WINEMAKER'S DINNER W/AL EHLOW, 6:30PM, THE CAMPBELL HOUSE, 252 PEARL ST. RSVP, 343-1119. www.campbellhouse.com

GATHERINGS LANE COUNTY DENTAL CARE DAY, FREE EMERGENCY DENTAL TREATMENT FOR LOW INCOME UNINSURED RESIDENTS OF LANE COUNTY ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS, 8AM, MAGNUSON DENTAL OFFICES, 2745 DELTA OAKS DR. PROOF OF LANE COUNTY RESIDENCY REQUIRED. 686-1175. FREE.

Destination Imagination Plant Sale, 9:30am-3:30pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE.

"Computers: Intro to Internet" mini-clinic, 10am, Downtown Library. FREE.

Earth Day Celebration, "The Power to Change," feat. music by The Hi Fi Ramblers, Bad Mitten Orchestre, Eleven Eyes, Bajuana Tea, Jesse Meade, Robert Meade & more, 11am-5pm, EWEB Riverfront Plaza. www.earthdayoregon.comFREE.

Low Brass Day, clinics & master classes for low brass players of all ages, 9am-1pm, Beall Hall, UO. 346-5646. FREE.

Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, with entertainment from Gordon Kaswell, 10am; Young Writers Association readings, 11am; Richard Crandell, noon; Windsong & Kat Del Rio, 1pm; Brian Cutean, 2pm; Eagle Park Slim All Star Blues Band, 3:30pm, Park Blocks, 8th & Oak. www.eugenesaturdaymarket.orgFREE.

Identification Day, bring mystery items to be evaluated by experts, 1pm-4pm, Museum of Natural & Cultural History, UO. FREE.

House party for Vicki Walker for Secretary of State campaign, w/Q&A, 7pm, 2620 Cresta de Ruta St. RSVP, 343-5132. Don.

Grand opening of 5th St. Vintage continues. See Friday.

HOPES Conference continues. See Thursday, April 17.

KIDS/FAMILIES FAMILY SONGS & STORIES: "HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?" NOON, SPRINGFIELD LIBRARY. FREE.

"Love of Art" storytime: Caps for Sale, w/games, 10am, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

LECTURE QUILT SHOW: "TIME FOR WEEKLIES (CREATING ART QUILTS)," LINDA JOHANSON & SIDNEY SNELL, 1PM, LANE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM. $3-$4.

LITERARY ARTS WOMEN IN REAL LIFE POETRY READING & SIGNING, FEAT. MARINA JAC, KATY WHITMAN, ELIZABETH CABLE & ALEGRIA, 5PM, TSUNAMI BOOKS. DON.

LGBT RAINBOW RIVER WOMYN LESBIANS SOCIAL, 5PM, MCMENAMINS NORTH BANK. 514-1639. FREE.

MUSIC PLEASANT HILL JAZZ FESTIVAL, HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION, 8AM-8PM, PLEASANT HILL HIGH SCHOOL. 736-0425. FREE.

Record Store Day in-store performances: Redox, 1pm; The Ingredients, 2pm; The Cave Singers, 3pm; The Wood Brothers, 4pm, CD World. FREE.

Velvet Brown, tuba recital, 3pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr.

Why?, DoublePlusGood, Cars & Trains, 8pm, Indigo District. $10 adv., $12 door.

Windsong, Kat Del Rio, Glenno, Fearless Love, 8pm, Far Horizon Montessori School, 2490 Hilyard St. $10-$20.

Blues Revue, feat. Gaye Lee Russell, Eagle Park Slim, The Random Blues Band, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $4.

The Wood Brothers, Carsie Blanton, 9pm, WOW Hall. $12 adv., $15 door.

Death Cab for Cutie, The Cave Singers, 9pm, McDonald Theatre. SOLD OUT.

Cabinessence, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

Biggest Buzz II, local hip hop groups compete for prizes, 10pm, John Henry's. 21+. $5.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION EARLY BIRD WALK W/DAVEY WENDT, 8AM, MOUNT PISGAH ARBORETUM. RSVP, 747-1504. $5.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 5k walk/run, 10am, starts/ends at Kendall Subaru dealership, 20 Coburg Rd. www.walkmsoregon.com

Obsidians trips: Dead Mountain, hike, 7 miles; Our Daily Bread, bike 42 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up.

GEARs rides: McBeth, Fox Hollow, Lorane, Bailey Hill, 35 miles; McBeth, Fox Hollow, 22 miles, 9am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

RECYCLING NEXTSTEP'S CELL PHONE COLLECTION EVENT, 10AM-2PM, JERRY'S HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTER, 2600 HWY. 99. FREE.

SOCIAL DANCE BARN DANCE, 7PM, PETERSEN BARN COMMUNITY CENTER. 682-5521. $2.

THEATER ON THE RAZZLE CONTINUES. SEE THURSDAY, APRIL 17.

Wild Oats continues. See Thursday, April 17.

A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Musical continues. See Friday.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do continues. See Friday.

Chicago continues. See Friday.

VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY W/THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST STREAM TEAM AT THE NATIVE PLANT NURSERY, 9AM-2PM, ALTON BAKER PARK. 685-0731. TOOLS, SNACKS, JUICE, COFFEE & CHILDCARE PROVIDED.

The Great Whiteaker Cleanup Parade, 1:30pm, meets at Scobert Gardens, w/stops at Wandering Goat & The Glass Menagerie for refreshments, followed by apprection party at 7pm. waydelove@gmail.com or 870-1997. Bring gloves & cleanup tools if you can.

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 20

Sunrise 6:21am; Sunset 8:03pm, Av High 61; Av Low 39, SnarkCast: PLUMP

ARTS/VISUAL "A STITCH IN TIME" QUILT SHOW CONTINUES. SEE THURSDAY, APRIL 17.

DANCE BALLET MAGNIFICAT! PRESENTS "THE SCARLET CORD," 7PM, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 3550 FOX MEADOW RD. FREE.

Eugene Ballet Co.'s Balanchine! continues. See Saturday.

GATHERINGS OREGON BALLET FOUNDATION HOSTS AN ATTEMPT TO BREAK WORLD RECORD FOR LARGEST BALLET CLASS, AGES 6 AND UP INVITED TO TAKE PART, 2PM, MCARTHUR COURT, UO. $5.

Piccadilly flea market, 10am-4pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. $1.50.

Artist Salon: "Tackling Pricing: Let's Do It Together," 4pm, DIVA. Bring up to 3 pieces of artwork for evaluation. $3.

Walker T Ryan leads a blues guitar clinic for the intermediate picker, 5pm, Tsunami Books. $5.

Avid Gardeners hosts Lucy Hardiman speaking on "Every Inch a Garden: Creating Intimate Space," 6:30pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. FREE.

HOPES Conference continues. See Thursday, April 17.

KIDS/FAMILIES AQUATIC WORLD, A WALK FOR GRANDPARENTS AND KIDS, 1PM, MOUNT PISGAH ARBORETUM. RSVP, 747-1504. $5 PER ADULT, $2 PER KID.

LECTURE QUILT SHOW: "LITURGICAL QUILTS FOR SPECIAL TIMES," BARBARA KENSLER, 1PM, LANE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM. $3-$4.

LITERARY ARTS ROSEANNE OLSON READS & DISCUSSES THIS IS WHO I AM: OUR BEAUTY IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, 2PM, UO BOOKSTORE. FREE.

MUSIC CELEBRATION & BENEFIT CONCERT FOR FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY, FEAT. CARL FADDIS, DOC JUSTICE, GREY MATTER JUGGLERS, JERRY ZYBACH AND BAJUANA TEA, MOLASSES, 2PM-7PM, COZMIC PIZZA. $2-$5 SUG. DON. (OR 2-5 CANS OF FOOD).

University Symphony, concerto concert, 3pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu., sr.

Evensong, 5pm, Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 3925 Hilyard. Don.

Jason Webley, Vermillion Lies, Unkle Nancy, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION RECYCLE RUN, 15K RUN/WALK, 5K RUN/WALK, 15K RELAY, 9AM, STARTS AT EASTGATE WOODLANDS PARK. www.eclecticedgeracing.comOR 484-9883.

Obsidians trips: Historic Downtown Albany, 4 miles; June-Hardesty, 9.6 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up.

GEARs rides: Lowell, 66 miles; Jasper, 45 miles, 9am, Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

RECYCLING NEXTSTEP'S CELL PHONE COLLECTION EVENT, 10AM-2PM, MARKET OF CHOICE, 67 W. 29TH AVE. FREE.

SPIRITUAL SIXTH SENSORY GROUP MEETS, 6:30PM, THE SPIRIT MOVES, 1840 WILLAMETTE. 653-9334. $5 SUG. DON.

Mystical chant led by Netti Garner, 7pm, Unity of the Valley, 39th & Hilyard. Don.

THEATER WILD OATS CONTINUES. SEE THURSDAY, APRIL 17.

A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Musical continues. See Friday.

Chicago continues. See Friday.

 

MONDAY, APRIL 21

Sunrise 6:20am; Sunset 8:04pm, Av High 62; Av Low 39, SnarkCast: PRE-NUP

FILM EUGENE MEDIA ACTION SCREENS TOXIC SLUDGE IS GOOD FOR YOU, FILM ABOUT PUBLIC RELATIONS MANIPULATIONS, 7PM, COZMIC PIZZA. FREE.

GATHERINGS PFLAG MEETS, PROGRAM: "FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO" VIDEO SCREENING, 6:45PM, FIRST CONGREGTIONAL CHURCH, 1050 E. 23RD. FREE.

WOW Hall volunteer orientation, 6:30pm, WOW Hall. FREE.

"Cycling 101" clinic, 7pm, REI. RSVP, 465-1800. FREE.

LECTURES EUGENE RECREATION'S SENIOR PROGRAM PRESENTS A DISCUSSION SESSION ON ESTATE PLANNING, 2:30PM, CAMPBELL CENTER. REGISTER, 682-5311. FREE.

Outdoors: "Exploring the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion," Cece Bowerman, 7:30pm, EWEB. 746-9478. FREE.

ON THE AIR "THE JEFFERSON EXCHANGE" DISCUSSES ALLERGIES W/CERTIFIED ALLERGIST KEVIN PARKS, 9AM & 9PM, KRVM 1280 AM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION WALKABOUT, 1PM, STARTS AT CAMPBELL CENTER. 682-5318. $2.

RECYCLING NEXTSTEP'S CELL PHONE COLLECTION EVENT, 10AM-2PM, UO BOOKSTORE. FREE.

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 22

Sunrise 6:18am; Sunset 8:05pm, Av High 62; Av Low 39, SnarkCast: ERROR

FILM UNIVERSITY FILM ORGANIZATION SCREENS THUMBSUCKER, 7PM, 180 PLC, UO. FREE.

FOOD/DRINK BENEFIT WINE TASTING FOR SCIENCE FACTORY, 5PM-8:30PM, WINESTYLES. $10.

GATHERINGS SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL HOLD A BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING, 5:30PM, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION CENTER, 525 MILL ST., SPFD. FREE.

Community Conversations panel on "Disaster Studies: A Critical Analysis of Human Response to and Inquiry of Natural Catastrophes," 7:30pm, McClain Lounge, Hamilton Complex, UO. 346-1977. FREE.

LECTURES DR. SUNNY KIERSTYN LECTURES ON VITAMINS AND ADDITIVES, 12:30PM, WILLAMALANE CENTER, SPFD. FREE.

Music: "Performing the Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin," lecture-demo by Jaap Schroder, 5:30pm, Gerlinger Alumni Lounge, UO. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS WILLIAM SULLIVAN READS FROM OREGON'S GREATEST NATURAL DISASTERS, 7PM, KNIGHT LIBRARY, UO. FREE.

Kate Wilhelm reads from Some Fun: Stories and a Novella, 8pm, Wildish Theater, Spfd. FREE.

MUSIC ACOUSTIC MINDS, 8PM, COZMIC PIZZA. $3.

ON THE AIR "THE JEFFERSON EXCHANGE" DISCUSSES THE FLOWER INDUSTRY, 9AM & 9PM, KRVM 1280 AM.

"Alternative Radio" presents a lecture by Trita Parsi, "Israel, Iran & the U.S.: Treacherous Alliance," 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION OBSIDIANS TRIP: RIVER BIKE PATH, BIKE, 14 MILES. SEE YMCA BOARD FOR DETAILS/SIGN-UP.

RECYCLING NEXTSTEP'S CELL PHONE COLLECTION EVENT, 10AM-2PM, DOWNTOWN LIBRARY. FREE.

VOLUNTEER ASSIST 9WOOD INC. REMOVE BLACKBERRY, IVY AND HOLLY AT SPRINGFIELD'S WEST D GREENWAY, 4PM, SOUTH OF RAINBOW DR.

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23

Sunrise 6:16am; Sunset 8:06pm, Av High 62; Av Low 40, SnarkCast: RERUN

COMEDY CAPITOL STEPS MUSICAL THEATER TROUPE, 8PM, HULT CENTER. $18-$28.

Heckler's Movie Night: Blade, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

GATHERINGS GAME NIGHT, 5:30PM, WINESTYLES. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES STORYTIME: LET'S BE FRIENDS W/SPECIAL GUESTS PATRICIA WIGNEY & ELIZABETH KING GERLACH, 7PM, BARNES & NOBLE. FREE.

LECTURES PHILOSOPHY: "ART INCARNATE: THE BODILY ORIGINS OF ART," MARK JOHNSON, 6PM, JORDAN SCHNITZER MUSEUM OF ART, UO. DON.

Art: Sylvie Pederson gives an exhibit lecture & slideshow, 7pm, Maude Kerns Art Center. $3 sug. don.

Cinema: "Michael Haneke: The Pedagogy of the Image," Oliver Spack, 7pm, 111 Lillis, UO. FREE.

MUSIC JAAP SCHRODER, BAROQUE VIOLIN, AND MARC VANSCHEEUWIJCK, BAROQUE CELLO, PERFORM DUETS BY TORELLI, JACCHINI, DEGLI ANTONII, VITALI AND COLOMBI, 7PM, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION, 3925 HILYARD. FREE.

Jordan Beckett, Nik Fury, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.`

The Comforters, Whiskey Priest, Testface, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR "THE JEFFERSON EXCHANGE" DISCUSSES RESPONSIBLE DISPOSABLE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS, 9AM & 9PM, KRVM 1280 AM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION BIRD-WATCHING WALK FOR ALL LEVELS, 8AM, WILLAMALANE CENTER. REGISTER, 736-4444. FREE.

WREN leads a Wetland Wander, 9am, meet at Stewart Pond Overlook off of Stewart Rd. 683-6494. FREE.

Bison TenYall bike ride, 15-18 miles, 6:30pm, meet at Paul's Bicycles, 3870 W. 11th. www.eugenegears.org

Obsidians trip: Gimpl Hill, bike. See YMCA board for details/sign-up.

RECYCLING NEXTSTEP'S CELL PHONE COLLECTION EVENT, 4PM-7PM, MARKET OF CHOICE, 1060 GREEN ACRES RD. FREE.

SPIRITUAL ECKHART TOLLE/OPRAH "A NEW EARTH" MTG. FOR ONLINE CLASS, 6PM WEDNESDAYS, SGC, 390 VERNAL ST. 485-0035.

 

THURSDAY, APRIL 24

Sunrise 6:15am; Sunset 8:07pm, Av High 62; Av Low 40, SnarkCast: LOW DOWN

FILM DISORIENT ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL: WEST 32ND, 6:15PM & 8:25PM, BIJOU CINEMAS. $15, $12 STU., SR.

GATHERINGS CAREER FAIR: "BE YOUR DREAM," 10AM-2PM, CML, BLDG. 19, LCC. www.lanecc.edu/cesOR 463-5859. FREE.

"Speaking Up! What Does It Look Like?" DVD screening & discussion on assertiveness for young women, 6:30pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

Polytheism discussion group, 7pm, 5th St. Beanery. www.wildivine.orgor 345-1844. FREE.

DisOrient Film Festival opening night reception, 10pm, Oregon Electric Station. FREE w/ticket stub, $10 w/out ticket stub.

KIDS/FAMILIES APRIL ART CLASS: "KANDINSKY ABSTRACT PAINTINGS SET TO MUSIC," FOR GRADES 1-5, 3PM, SPRINGFIELD LIBRARY. REGISTER AT YOUTH SERVICES DESK. FREE.

Book Buddies book group: Freckle Juice by Judy Blume, for grades 2-3, 4pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

Tween Scene book group: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, for grades 4-6, 4pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

LECTURES ASIAN STUDIES: "THE REVOLUTION IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE REVOLUTION: RETHINKING MODERN CHINESE HISTORY," JOSEPH ESHERICK, 4PM, 221 MCKENZIE, UO. FREE.

Journalism: "Writing about the Politics of Everyday Life," Peggy Orenstein, 4pm, Gerlinger Alumni Lounge, UO. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS MARGARET RANDALL READS & SIGNS STONES WITNESS, 4PM, FIR RM., EMU, UO; W/RECEPTION FOLLOWING AT 5:30PM, BEN LINDER RM., EMU, UO. FREE.

Reflective Readers book group: Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

MUSIC POTLUCK IN THE PARK BENEFIT CONCERT, FEAT. THE BRAINWASHERS, CAMBIO, JAKE ANDERSON, TRAVELING SOLS, 7PM, COZMIC PIZZA. $5 OR 5 CANS OF FOOD.

Oregon Brass Quintet, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr.

CunninLynguists, Substantial, The Garden, Endr-1, DJ Flip-Flop, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

Deadwood Revival, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR "THE JEFFERSON EXCHANGE" DISCUSSES ALTERNATIVE METHODS TO KEEP INVASIVE WEEDS AT BAY, 9AM & 9PM, KRVM 1280 AM.

"New Dimensions" presents "Rev Up Your Creative Genius Like Edison" w/Michael J. Gelb, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION WORLD KAYAK'S THROWDOWN KAYAK COMPETITION, 7:30PM, ECHO HOLLOW POOL. REGISTER, www.worldkayak.com/eugene

RECYCLING NEXTSTEP'S CELL PHONE COLLECTION EVENT, 4PM-7PM, MARKET OF CHOICE, 2580 WILLAKENZIE RD. FREE.

 

CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

THURSDAY, APRIL 17 PARKINSON'S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP, 2PM, CORVALLIS SENIOR CENTER. FREE.

"The Place of Alchemy in Early Modern Culture and the History of Science," lecture by Lawrence M. Principe, 4pm, Rm. 213, MU, OSU. FREE.

"Planted Forests and Conservation Biodiversity: An Industry Per-spective," lecture by T. Bently Wigley; "Putting Plantations into the Landscape Puzzle: Bicoastal Ideas for Biodiversity Conservation," lecture by Brenda McComb, 3:30pm, 107 Richardson, OSU. FREE.

FRIDAY, APRIL 18 MC2, NOON, RUSSELL TRIPP PERFORMANCE CENTER, LBCC, ALBANY. FREE.

"The Transmutations of Chymistry: Products & Pathways," lecture by Lawrence M. Principe, 4pm, Rm. 213, MU, OSU. FREE.

Oregon Dance's spring concert, 7:30pm today & tomorrow, Majestic Theater. $12, $8 college stu., sr., $6 high school stu.

Da Vinci Film Festival, feat. Alex Cox, director of Repo Man and Sid & Nancy, speaking at 7:30pm, followed by short films, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU; late-night screening, 9pm-11:30pm, Darkside Cinema. www.davinci-days.org $10-$20.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19 FARMERS' MARKET, 9AM-1PM, CITY HALL PARKING LOT, ALBANY. FREE.

Earth Day 2008, feat. Procession of the Species, EarthFaire and Art Walk, 10am-2pm, 1st St. & Madison, downtown Corvallis. FREE.

"Working and Writing the Woods," work party & free writing workshop w/Ann Staley, 10am-5pm, Cabin at Shotpouch Creek. RSVP, charles.goodrich@oregonstate.edu or 737-6198.

Da Vinci Film Festival: Screenings from noon-10pm today & noon-6pm tomorrow, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU; late-night screening, 9pm-11:30pm today, Darkside Cinema. www.davinci-days.org $10-$20 festival passes; $5-$12 single day tickets.

Contra dance, feat. The Nettles, 7:30pm, First Congregational Church, 4515 SW West Hills Rd. Don.

SUNDAY, APRIL 20 "TEA DANCE" W/MUSIC BY DAVE FEINBERG & THE BALLROOM KINGS, 2PM, IOVINO'S, 136 SW WASHINGTON. $5.

MONDAY, APRIL 21 LOW VISION SUPPORT GROUP, 2PM, CORVALLIS SENIOR CENTER. FREE.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22 "WHEN SIX WAS NINE: ROCK POSTERS FROM SAN FRANCISCO 1966-71," LECTURE BY GARY WESTFORD, 2PM, RUSSELL TRIPP PERFORMANCE CENTER, LBCC, ALBANY. FREE.

I Love My Planet! Film Fest: Classics by Free Range Studios, and local filmmakers Dave Eckert, Greg Craven & more, 6pm, First Alternative Co-op South Store, 1007 SE 3rd. FREE.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 "TELEVISION AND THE NATION'S COLLECTIVE SUBCONSCIOUS," LECTURE BY PETER CARLIN, NOON, RUSSELL TRIPP PERFORMANCE CENTER, LBCC, ALBANY. FREE.

Grief support group, 2pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 753-1088. FREE.

Scott Nash, creative director of SNAP!, lectures on developing kid's media, 6pm, Construction & Engineering Hall, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.

THURSDAY, APRIL 24 GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, FILM SCREENING, 2:30PM, RUSSELL TRIPP PERFORMANCE CENTER, LBCC, ALBANY. FREE.

 

ON THE ROAD

THURSDAY, APRIL 17 MARK KOZELEK, DAVID BAZAN, 8PM, ALADDIN THEATER, PDX. $17.

Apocalyptica, 8pm, Roseland Theater, PDX.

Tegan and Sara, 8:30pm, Elsinore Theatre, Salem. $25 adv., $28 door.

FRIDAY, APRIL 18 "BêTE PERDUE," OSLUND & COMPANY DANCE, 8PM TODAY, TOMORROW AND APRIL 20, IMAGO THEATER, 17 SE 8TH AVE., PDX. 503-234-3557. $14-$16.

Third Angle, Eluvium, 8pm, The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave., PDX. $14.

Dorian: The Remarkable Mister Gray, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and April 24-26 and May 1-3, 8-10; 2pm April 20 & 27 and May 4, Pentacle Theater, Salem. 503-485-4300.

The Surfonics, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

Dueling Pianos, 8:30pm today & tomorrow; 5pm April 20, Three Rivers Casino, Florence. 21+. FREE.

Heathen Valley, 7:30pm today & tomorrow and April 25-26 & May 2-3; 2:30pm April 20, 27 & May 4, Betty Long Unruh Theatre, Roseburg. 673-2125.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19 KITCHEN REVIVAL TOUR, 10AM-4PM, STARTS AT ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE CENTER, PDX. 503-231-7264. $25.

Willamette Week's Eat Mobile: Portland Food Cart Sampler, benefit for Mercy Corps NW, 5:30pm-9:30pm, On Air, 1300 N. River St. $5 for samples from over 10 food carts.

Rilo Kiley, 9pm, Roseland Theater, PDX. $25.

Blitzen Trapper, Fleet Foxes, Au, 9pm, Holocene, PDX. $12.

Wine tasting: Oregon bargains, 1pm-4pm, The Wine Place, Yachats. FREE.

Ancient Mystic & The Real Far Band, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

SUNDAY, APRIL 20 "INSTALLATIONS," PORTLAND MERCURY'S FASHION SHOW, 8PM, WONDER BALLROOM, PDX. 21+. $10.

The Teenagers, The Hugs, DJ Joeeirwin, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $13.

MONDAY, APRIL 21 CARIBOU, FUCKBUTTONS, 9PM, DOUG FIR LOUNGE, PDX. 21+. $12.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22 THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE, 8PM, ALADDIN THEATER, PDX. $35.

MGMT, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $12.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 "SHARE THIS PLACE: STORIES & OBSERVATIONS," FEAT. MIRAH & SPECTRATONE INTERNATIONAL, DANBERT NOBACON, 8PM, MISSION THEATER, 1624 NW GLISAN, PDX. 21+. $18.

Hot Chip, Free Blood, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $20.

Yelle, 9pm, Rotture, PDX. 21+. $13.

 

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

Lane Transit District seeks applicants for a Board of Director for Subdistrict 1. www.ltd.orgDeadline is May 9.

Albany Civic Theater will hold auditions for Nickel and Dimed at 7:30pm April 28, 29 and 30. Seeking ethnically diverse cast for comic ensemble play. Contact director at spenjohanna@hotmail.com or 990-3192.

Senior & Disabled Services seeks Advisory Council members for its Senior Service Council. 682-4137. Applications due May 2.