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We guess we should balance out all this talk of sports and bombs with a mention of the Art and the Vineyard Music and Arts Festival, now in its 25th year, at Alton Baker Park Friday through Sunday. At the first A&TV in 1984, organizers forgot to bring water to the site (at what is now LaVelle Vineyards) and so everyone drank wine. In the festival’s current incarnation, you can still drink all the wine you like (more than 21 Oregon vineyards will be on tap), but it will come in taste-size cups at a cost of 25 cents to $1 per taste. Or go whole hog and buy a glass, bottle or case. We especially enjoy the garden art available at the artists’ marketplace and the Oregon Authors’ Table (because the only thing missing from a glass of wine is a good book). On the music stage, hear pop-rock outfit Quarterflash (pictured) on Friday, where A&TV turns into a Freedom Festival, complete with fireworks. See Calendar.

Downtown is alive with the sound of music! And no, it’s not Bach echoing out of the Hult Center; it’s the sound of hordes (hordes!) of people taking to the streets for what is known as the First Friday ArtWalk. Lane Arts Council’s Executive Director Douglas Beauchamp will lead this week’s tour and interview the artists at each stop. This week’s event starts at the Museum of Unfine Art and Record Store, which presents phantasmagorical paintings by Scott Boyes (once named Best Local Artist in EW’s readers’ poll) and iconic work by Claire Flint. At stop #2, Fenario Gallery, visit Sarah Ciampa’s exhibit of oil paintings, “Omens and Accidents,” which detail the ongoing existential crisis of fate and physics. Stop #3 features “Diversity in Glass” at the Oregon Glass Guild, where fate and physics make such lovely vases and bowls. The final stop on the art walk lands at DIVA’s galleries, where “The Notion of Motion” exhibit explores movement in a highly visual, if unexciting, way. Don MacLane’s exhibit of interactive kinetic sculpture (pictured) is definitely worth checking out. See Friday Calendar.

Get your Fourth of July started right by racing the Butte to Butte 10k run and walk. From its start at 40th and Donald Street, the course climbs a steep hill for the first mile, then descends a mile to a flat course that winds its way through the heart of Eugene to end at Skinner Butte Park. Once you’ve had your post-race brunch, it’s time to hit the dozens of Lane County wineries for midsummer tastings. King Estate Winery is going to keep its MarketPlace open through the weekend so you can sample local foods with your vino, but that’s not an endorsement to just park yourself in the vineyard. Clean your palate and make it to one of the many celebrations in the area, starting with the Art and the Vineyard Freedom Festival at Alton Baker Park and moving outwards to the Eugene 08 Festival (fireworks on the track), Springfield’s Light of Liberty Celebration, Creswell’s July 4th Celebration and Albany’s Timber Carnival. See Calendar.


THURSDAY, JULY 3

Sunrise 5:35am; Sunset 8:59pm, Av High 79; Av Low 50, SnarkCast: NEON PILLOW

ARTS/VISUAL Asian art exhibit, 10am-5pm today, tomorrow and July 5-6, 5th St. Public Market. FREE.

COMEDY 2008 Comedy Improv Trials, 7pm today & July 5 (Family show); 9pm July 5 (Adult show), Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Drive, Cottage Grove. www.cottagetheatre.org or 942-8001. $10, $5 stu., sr.

FILM Running Film Festival: The Olympic Militia (Gabe Jennings Q&A), Big Heart Little Lion, (Leo Manzano & Jake Morse Q&A) Showdown at 2:30pm; Chasing Bolt (Matt Taylor Q&A), The Long Green Line (cast/crew Q&A) at 5pm, Rm. 150, Columbia Hall, UO. www.runningfilmfestival.com $12.

Gatherings Eugene 08 Festival: Sports Meets Art Day, feat. Bach Remix DJ Battle, 4pm; Flossin hip hop/rap performances, 5:30pm-7pm & 10pm-11pm. 4pm-11pm, vicinity of Hayward Field. www.eugene08.com FREE.

Meet-and-greet w/Keith and Kevin Hanson, founders of Brook’s “Hanson’s Project,” 9am, Eugene Running Company, Oakway Center. FREE.

Save Civic Stadium organization meets, 7pm, Tsunami Books. www.savecivicstadium.org FREE.

“The Dating Game,” game show, 9pm, Wandering Goat Coffee Co. 21+. FREE.

Kids/families “Hip Hop Beetle Bop,” explore the world of creative movement, for grades 1-6, 2pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE.

Music Takin’ It To The Streets, free acoustic street music:

Pearl & Broadway: Robert Meade, 1pm; Michelle Star Griffin, 3:30pm; Eagle Park Slim, 6pm.

5th Ave. & Pearl: Bad Mitten Orchestre, 1pm; Paul Biondi, 3:30pm; Forgotten Works, 6pm.

Eugene Hilton: McKenzie Stubbert, 1pm; Jerry Zybach, 3:30pm; Walker T. Ryan, 6pm.

LTD Downtown Bus Station: Nate York of The T Club, 1pm; Bajuana Tea, 3:30pm; Conjugal Visitors, 6pm.

Oregon Bach Festival: On the House: Puttin’ on the RITS, noon, Hult Center, free; OBF Hayward: Bach Remix, 4pm, Hayward Field, free; Discovery Series: St. John Passion 2, 4:30pm, Hult Center, $21, $15 stu., sr.; Strangeland Family Youth Choral Academy, 7:30pm, First Baptist Church, $15-$29. www.oregonbachfestival.com or (800) 457-1486.

WOW Hall Hip Hop Olympics, feat. MC battle, Krumpin’, Cyper, B-Boy battle, hip hop dance showcase, more, 6:30pm, WOW Hall. $8.

The Vipers feat. Mofessor, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

Loop Whole, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $5.

on the air “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses the prospect of a Doomsday Event like, oh, say … an asteroid colliding with Earth, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. 

“New Dimensions” presents “Finding Grace in the Everyday Stories of Our Lives” w/Dawna Markova, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

Outdoors/recreation Hike with the Obsidians: Pre’s Rock, 3.5 miles (local). RSVP, otrials@obsidians.org

Theater Hair, 7:30pm today; 8pm July 5, 11 & 12, Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette. 683-4368. $16-$19 ($35.95 dinner seating).


FRIDAY, JULY 4

Sunrise 5:36am; Sunset 8:59pm, Av High 79; Av Low 50, SnarkCast: FLAGGED

ARTS/VISUAL Don MacLane gives an art talk on interactive kinetic sculpture, 5pm, DIVA. FREE.

Lane Art Council’s First Friday ARTWalk, led by Douglas Beauchamp, 5:30pm, meet at Museum of Unfine Art, 537 Willamette St. FREE.

5:30pm openings include work by Diane Morrow & Ray Jones, New Zone Gallery; “Leafscapes & Garden Variety Portraits,” work by Leslie Terra, DIVA; “Diversity in Glass” exhibit, Eugene Glass Guild. 6pm openings include work by Scott Boyes & Claire Flint, Museum of Unfine Art.

Asian art exhibit continues. See Thursday, July 3.

Farmers’ markets Farmers’ market, 9am-3pm, Springfield Museum parking lot. FREE.

Veneta farmers’ market, 2pm-6pm, in Veneta, turn south off Hwy. 126 at the light, go three blocks, on the left. FREE.

Film Running Film Festival: Running for Water, Run Like Hell, Fire on the Track: Steve Prefontaine Story, Race for Kenya at noon; Indulgence (w/director Brennan Galloway Q&A), The Long Road, Run Like A Girl (w/Charlotte Lettis Richardson & Doris Brown Heritage Q&A) at 3pm, Room 150, Columbia Hall, UO. www.runningfilmfestival.com $12.

Food/drink Wine tasting: Sparkling wines, 5pm-7pm, WineStyles. FREE.

Wine tasting: Rose wines, paired w/cheeses, 5pm-7pm, The Broadway. FREE.

Wine tasting: Sparkling wines, 5:30pm-7:30pm, Midtown Market-place. FREE.

Gatherings Eugene 08 Festival: Celebrate America, feat. Trio Voronezh, 4pm; fireworks display, 10pm; Samba Ja musical procession, 10:20pm. 4pm-11:30pm, vicinity of Hayward Field. www.eugene08.com FREE.

Art & the Vineyard Music and Arts Festival with artists’ marketplace, kids’ arena, international food court, specialty booths, wine samples for purchase, Freedom Festival on July 4 w/fireworks show and performances from Windy Ridge and Quarterflash (Friday), Don Latarski w/Halie Loren and The Essentials (Saturday) and Sideroads and Handpicked Holler (Sunday), benefit for local children’s charities, 11am-dusk today, 11am-9:30pm tomorrow and 11am-7pm July 6, Alton Baker Park. www.artandthevineyard.org $15 three-day pass, $6 single day, $1 age 6-11, FREE under age 5.

Fourth of July at the MarketPlace, 11am-6pm July 4-6, King Estate MarketPlace. www.kingestate.com

July 4th at Dexter Lake State Park, feat. music by Greenland, Avid, Triple Cross, Brainwashers, Plum Country, Big Roy & The Twigs, kids activities, balloons, pie-eating contest, BBQ & fireworks display, 3pm-dusk, Dexter. $10 per car.

Cottage Grove Speedway Races & Wall of Fire, 5pm, Cottage Grove Speedway. www.cottagegrovespeedway.com

Light of Liberty Celebration, food, vendors, kids’ activities, a fireworks display, music by Nokie Edwards (of The Ventures) and Amy Clawson, proceeds benefit Project Share, 5pm, Island Park, Spfd. 746-8451. $5 adv., $7 door, Free under age 5.

Creswell July 4th Celebration, w/breakfast at Harry Holt Park (7:30am-10:30am), parade (11am), live entertainment (10am-5pm) and fireworks display (dusk), Creswell High School. FREE.

Zombie Bike Ride, 8pm, meet at cemetery on UO campus. FREE.

LGBT Rowdy Rainbow River Womyn lesbian social, 7pm, Roaring Rapids Pizza Co., Glenwood. FREE.

MUSIC Oregon Bach Festival: OBF Hayward: Trio Voronezh, 4pm, Hayward Field, free. www.oregonbachfestival.com or (800) 457-1486.

Paul Simon, 6pm, outside of Supreme Bean, 29th & Willamette. FREE.

J.C. Rico & Zulu Dragon, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $10, $5 stu., FREE under age 12.

Blair Street Mugwumps, Ginmill Sally’s, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $3-$5.

On the air “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses why the U.S. made that crrrrazzzy decision to go independent way back in the year of our founding: 1776, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. 

Outdoors/recreation
Butte to Butte 10k run/walk, starts at 40th and Donald; ends at Skinner Butte Park. www.buttetobutte.org

Obsidians trip: Creswell to Cottage Grove, bike, 35 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up.

GEARs rides: Harrisburg, 40 miles, 9am, meet at North Eugene High School. www.eugenegears.org

Social dance Salsa dance, 10pm, Tango Center, 194 W. Broadway. $5.

SATURDAY, JULY 5

Sunrise 5:36am; Sunset 8:58pm, Av High 79; Av Low 50, SnarkCast: FRUITLESS

ARTS/VISUAL Oregon Crafted open studio weekend, artist studios in Lane, Linn, Lincoln and Benton Counties are open for visitors, 10am-4pm today & tomorrow, various locations. Oregon Crafted guidebook required. www.oregoncrafted.org

Asian art exhibit continues. See Thursday, July 3.

Comedy 2008 Comedy Improv Trials continues. See Thursday, July 3.

Farmers’ market Farmers’ market, 9am-4pm, 8th & Oak St. FREE.

Southtowne farmers’ market, 9am-3pm, 28th & Oak St. FREE.

Film Running Film Festival: My Run (trailer), The Runner (trailer), Josh Cox & Ryan Hall, Ultramarathon Man (w/director JB Benna Q&A) at 3pm; The Morning Run, Spirit of the Marathon (w/Joe Henderson Q&A) at 6pm; Born to Run: A Tale of Endurance (w/director Zach Starr Q&A), Run For Your Life at 8:30pm, Room 150, Columbia Hall, UO. www.runningfilmfestival.com $12.

gatherings Eugene 08 Festival: Heritage Day, feat. The Party Tigers, 3pm; comedy by Leigh-Anne Jasheway-Bryant, 4:15pm; Marv Ellis & His Imaginary Friends, 5:30pm; G Soul & Gospel Crew, 8pm. 9am-10pm, vicinity of Hayward Field. www.eugene08.com FREE.

Meet-and-greet w/Nike-sponsored women Olympians, 8am, Eugene Running Company, Oakway Center. FREE.

Blueberry Festival, feat. blueberry pies, wine tasting, music & vendors, 9am-5pm, Steely Acres, 96378 Adams Ln., Junction City. 541-998-2257. FREE.

Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, with entertainment from Janet Naylor, 10am; Rich Glauber, 11am; Howard Steele, noon; Jonny Hahn, 1pm; Craig Einhorn Trio, 2pm; Gaye Lee Russell Experience, 3:30pm, Park Blocks, 8th & Oak. www.eugenesaturdaymarket.org FREE. 

“Intro to Computers” mini-clinic, 10am, Downtown Library. 682-5450. FREE.

Yappy Hour, bring your canine & enjoy wine tasting, 3pm-5pm, LexiDog Boutique, 5th St. Public Market. FREE.

Art & the Vineyard continues. See Friday.

Fourth of July at the MarketPlace continues. See Friday.

Kids/families Oregon-ology Family Fun Days, 10am-4pm, Science Factory. FREE w/admission.

Music Oregon Bach Festival: Kids Program: Green Eggs and Ham, 11am, Hult Center, $5; On the House: SFYCA Soloists, noon, Hult Center, free; Inside Line: Stephen Rodgers, 6:30pm, Hult Center, free; Mendelssohn Octet, 7:30pm, Hult Center. www.oregonbachfestival.com or (800) 457-1486.

Emerald Chamber Players presents Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4 & 5, 2pm, Atrium Bldg., 10th & Olive. FREE.

Canteen Swing! benefit for Oregon Aviation Historical Society, feat. Blue Skies Big Band, The Jewel Tones, 7pm, O.A.H.S. Hangar, Cottage Grove. www.oregonaviation.org $15 adv., $20 door.

The Tones, 8pm, Tsunami Books. $10.

Benefit concert for Habitat for Humanity, feat. Norma Fraser, 8pm, Red Lion Hotel, 205 Coburg Rd. 21+. $12 adv., $15 door.

Rob and the Blueside, Eagle Park Slim & Band, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

Marv Ellis & His Imaginary Friends CD release party, w/Unkle Nancy, Raw Action Break Squad, DJ Jeff Ray and live painting by Marlis, 9pm, Latitude 21. 21+. $5.

J.C. Rico, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $5.

Outdoors/recreation Hike with the Obsidians: Island Park to Autzen Bridge, 5 miles (local). RSVP, otrials@obsidians.org

First Saturday Park Walk: West Eugene Wetlands, 9am, meet where bike path crosses Terry Street. FREE.

GEARs rides: Noti—Poodle Creek, 56 miles; Gimpl Hill, 30 miles, 9am, meet at Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life on W. 11th. www.eugenegears.org

Spoken word Intenzity, w/open mic hosted by Debra Mathis, 8pm, The Jazz Station, 68 W. Broadway. $5.

Social dance Track Town Tango: The Big Milonga, Argentine Tango dance, 8pm, Tango Center, 194 W. Broadway. $7.

Theater Hair continues. See Thursday, July 3.

SUNDAY, JULY 6

Sunrise 5:37am; Sunset 8:58pm, Av High 80; Av Low 50, SnarkCast: DO OR DYE

ARTS/VISUAL Asian art exhibit continues. See Thursday, July 3.

Oregon Crafted open studio weekend continues. See Saturday.

Film Fearless Mountain, w/cold plate potluck, 11am, Center for Sacred Sciences, 1571 Buck St. 345-0102. FREE.

Gatherings Eugene 08 Festival: Send-Off to Beijing, feat. Fan Dancers, 11am; Dan Jones & The Squids, 11:50am; The Shanghai Quartet, 1:20pm; Lila Dmone and Kokamo, 6pm; Satin Love Orchestra, 8pm. 11am-10pm, vicinity of Hayward Field. www.eugene08.com FREE.

Art & the Vineyard continues. See Friday.

Fourth of July at the MarketPlace continues. See Friday.

Music Oregon Bach Festival: OBF Hayward: The Shanghai Quartet, 1pm, Hayward Field, free; Inside Line: Thomas Somerville, 3pm, Hult Center, free; Choral-Orchestral: Magnificat & Holy Mass, 4pm, Hult Center, $15-$29. www.oregonbachfestival.com or (800) 457-1486.

Tonn Nua’s farewell concert, 7:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Mute Socialite, 8pm, WOW Hall. $13 adv., $15 door.

Kenny Loggins, Courtney Jones, 7:30pm, Cuthbert Amphitheatre. www.thecuthbert.com or 682-5000. $35-$60.

Poitin and Stout, 8:30pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $3-$5.

On the air “Sunday Night Sleepover” presents track-and-field and running-related music, with guests, 10pm-midnight, KWVA 88.1 FM.

Outdoors/recreation Morning run w/Jeff Galloway, member of 1972 U.S. Olympic Team, 8am, meet at Eugene Running Company, Oakway Center. FREE.

Butterfly Count at Mount Pisgah, Spencer Butte and more, 9am, meet at Campbell Center parking lot, 155 High St. RSVP, 684-8973. $3.

Oregon River Sports presents a Canoe & Kayak Demo Day, 11am-4pm, Alton Baker Park mill pond. 334-0696. FREE.

Hike with the Obsidians: Animal House walking tour, 3-5 miles (local). RSVP, otrials@obsidians.org

Obsidians hike: Canyon Creek Meadows, 7.5 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up.

GEARs rides: Saragosa, 65 miles, 9am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

Social dance “Coalessence: The Alchemy of Movement,” in the ecstatic dance tradition, 7pm, Eugene Ballet Academy, 1590 Willamette. 556-4355. $5-$10.


MONDAY, JULY 7

Sunrise 5:38am; Sunset 8:57pm, Av High 80; Av Low 50, SnarkCast: SLEEPYTIME

Kids/families Fiesta de Insectos Andinos w/host Alex Llumiquinga, 2pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE.

Music Oregon Bach Festival: Let’s Talk: Shanghai Quartet, noon, Hult Center, free; Discovery Series: St. John Passion 3, 4:30pm, Hult Center, $21, $15 stu., sr.; Inside Line: Stephen Rodgers, 6:30pm, Hult Center, free; China Song, 7:30pm, Hult Center. www.oregonbachfestival.com or (800) 457-1486.

The Wrong Trousers, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

On the air “The Jefferson Exchange” talks with “green anarchist” author John Zerzan (and yes, George Dubya will be listening in personally), 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

Outdoors/recreation Hike with the Obsidians: Washburne/China Creek Loops, 5 miles (Coast/Beach). RSVP, otrials@obsidians.org

TUESDAY, JULY 8

Sunrise 5:39am; Sunset 8:57pm, Av High 80; Av Low 50, SnarkCast: WEREWOLVIN’

Farmers’ Market Farmers’ Market, local produce, plants, meats, flowers, food, 10am-3pm, 8th Ave. & Oak St. FREE.

Film Transformers, w/popcorn, 1pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

Kids/families Mother Good Magic Show, 11:30am, Meadow Park, Spfd. FREE.

Fiesta de Insectos Andinos w/host Alex Llumiquinga, 2pm, Bethel Library. 682-5766. FREE.

Ugly Bug Ball, create insect headgear, dragonflies & snacks, 6pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

“Worm Wonders,” program for children, 1pm, Springfield Library. 726-2287. FREE.

Literary arts Humor writer Marc Acito discusses his work, 7pm, Springfield Library. FREE.

Music Oregon Bach Festival: Organ Interlude: EIRay Stewart-Cook, noon, Central Lutheran Church, $21, $15 stu., sr.; Discovery Series: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, 4:30pm, Hult Center, $21, $15 stu., sr.; Inside Line: Stephen Rodgers, 6:30pm, Hult Center, free; Le Salon Francais, 7:30pm, Hult Center. www.oregonbachfestival.com or (800) 457-1486.

Courtney Robbins and Leila Lopez, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3-$5.

on the air “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses smokejumping, possibly the most dubious way the U.S. could ever spend its money to fight a natural disaster, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

Outdoors/recreation Hike with the Obsidians: Rigdon Meadows/Indigo & Chuckle Springs, 6.3 miles (pioneer trail). RSVP, otrials@obsidians.org

 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9

Sunrise 5:35am; Sunset 8:59pm, Av High 78; Av Low 49, SnarkCast: RSS 4 SRS

Kids/families Fiesta de Insectos Andinos w/host Alex Llumiquinga, 2pm, Sheldon Library. 682-5778. FREE.

music Oregon Bach Festival: Let’s Talk: Nicholas McGegan, noon, Hult Center, free; Hinkle Seminar: St. John Passion, 2pm, Hult Center; Discovery Series: St. John Passion 4, 4:30pm, Hult Center, $21, $15 stu., sr.; Inside Line: Stephen Rodgers, 6:30pm, Hult Center, free; Schubertiade, 7:30pm, Hult Center. www.oregonbachfestival.com or (800) 457-1486.

The Underlings, 7pm, Scobert Park. FREE.

Dierks Bentley, 7pm, Cuthbert Amphitheater. www.thecuthbert.com or 682-5000. $33-$45.

Afro Funk Festival, feat. SambaDá, Sila, Afro Funk Experience, DJ Jeremiah, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $10.

Green Mountain Grass, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $3-$5.

On the air “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses how former atheist Anne Rice turned into a Catholic wanker, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. 

Outdoors/recreation Wetland Wander at Willow Creek Nature Preserve, 9am, meet at parking lot along W. 18th Ave. 683-6494. FREE.

Hike with the Obsidians: Gwynn Creek/Cape Perpetua, 7 miles (Coast). RSVP, otrials@obsidians.org

Obsidians hike: Little Cowhorn, 3 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up.

GEARs rides: Mohawk Store, 32 miles, 6pm, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

Social dance Cajun/Zydeco dance, 6:30pm, World Café, 449 Blair Blvd. FREE.

 

THURSDAY, JULY 10

Sunrise 5:40am; Sunset 8:56pm, Av High 81; Av Low 50, SnarkCast: PANTS OFF

Kids/families Fiesta de Insectos Andinos w/host Alex Llumiquinga, 2pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE.

lectures Ray Brown, dressed in historical attire, discusses the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 1:30pm, Willamalane Center, Spfd. 736-4444. $5.

Science Pub: “The Evolution of Open Fracture Care,” Thomas K. Wuest, 7pm. Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

Literary arts Eugene Small Press Publishing Festival, feat. Zach Plague, Kevin Sampsell, Jami Attenberg, James Stegall, Jay Ponteri and Dudley Clark, 7pm, Monroe Street Café, 1123 Monroe. FREE.

music Oregon Bach Festival: Organ Interlude: Duoing Keyboards, noon, First United Methodist, $21, $15 stu., sr.; The Four Seasons w/Sarah Chang, 7:30pm, Hult Center, $15-$55. www.oregonbachfestival.com or (800) 457-1486.

The Valley Boys, 6:30pm, Island Park, Spfd. Free.

Noise artist Peter J. Woods, 8pm, DIVA. $5.

Pre-Fair Jug Band Hoedown, feat. Below the Salt, Sour Mash Hug Band, Crow Quill Night Owls and more, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

on the air “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses the way white people like to adopt minority cultural customs (like Japanese taiko) and make a mockery of them, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. 

“New Dimensions” presents “When Your Heart’s Work Has Broken Your Heart” w/Parker Palmer, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

Outdoors/recreation T’ai chi clinic: First section of the Yang Long Form, 5:45pm-7:30pm Thursdays through Aug. 28, Skinner Butte Park. 342-8537. FREE.

Hike with the Obsidians: Salt Creek Falls, 3.4 miles (Cascades). RSVP, otrials@obsidians.org

CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

Thursday, July 3 Charlie Musselwhite, 7pm, Monteith Park, Albany. FREE.

Friday, July 4 Albany Timber Carnival: “Blast from the Past,” feat. Chris Arrellano & Lisa Landucci w/Sugardirt (today) & Pigs on the Wing: Pink Floyd  tribute band (tomorrow), plus many other events, 11am-10pm today & 10am-10pm tomorrow, Timber Linn Park, Albany. www.albanytimbercarnival.com FREE (parking $4).

4th of July Celebration, all day, Pioneer Park, Brownsville. FREE.

Celebrate Freedom, 7pm-10pm, Monteith Park, Albany. Don.

Saturday, July 5 Farmers’ market, 9am-1pm, City Hall parking lot, Albany. FREE.

Corvallis Artisans Market, w/art, music and kids activities, 9am-2pm, downtown Corvallis. www.corvallisartisansmarket.com FREE.

Sunday, July 6 Farmers’ market, 9am-1pm, City Hall parking lot, Albany. FREE.

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

Wednesday, July 9 Three Fingered Jack, noon, OSU Bookstore Courtyard, Corvallis. FREE.

Thursday, July 10 Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir, 7pm, Monteith Park, Albany. FREE.

 

ON THE ROAD

Thursday, July 3 Waterfront Blues Festival, features Isaac Hayes, Charlie Musselwhite, Phoebe Snow, Canned Heat and cruises, film festival, workshops and other events, July 3-6, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland. www.waterfrontbluesfest.com $10 plus two cans of food per day.

The Long Winters, The Builders & The Butchers, 9pm, Wonder Ballroom, PDX. $12.

Chromatics, Runaway, Linger & Quiet, 9pm, Holocene. 21+. $7.

Central Oregon Blues & Crawfish Festival, featuring Kenny Neal, John Lee Hooker Jr., Ty Curtis Band and others, July 3-5, Creekside Park, Sisters. www.centraloregonbluesfestival.com or 541-420-7875.

J.C. Rico & Zulu Dragon, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

Four Days of the 4th of July, barbecue, music, decorations, fireworks, fireworks cruise and more, daily today & tomorrow, Old Town Florence. www.florencechamber.com or 541-997-3128.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, 8pm, Britt Pavillion, Jacksonville. www.brittfest.org $31-$49.

Friday, July 4 Newport Symphony’s July 4th Concert, 4pm, Newport High School. FREE.

Yachats la de da Parade, Festivities & Fireworks Show, noon-dusk, Yachats. FREE.

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

Saturday, July 5 Heceta Head Lighthouse Night Program, learn about history and how the lens works, 9pm today and Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, meet in parking lot. Bring flashlight & coat. FREE.

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

Papaw’s Blue Jelly Band, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

All American Karaoke Competition, 6pm (semifinals) & 9pm (finals), Three Rivers Casino, Florence. 21+. FREE.

Sunday, July 6 Taarka, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

Florence Old Town Market, 11am-5pm, Florence. FREE.

The Coasters, 7pm, Three Rivers Casino, Florence. $10-$15.

Tuesday, July 8 Todd Rundgren, 8pm, Aladdin Theater, PDX. $35.

Ratatat, 9pm, Holocene, PDX. 21+. $15.

Wednesday, July 9 Matmos, Wobbly, 9pm, Aladdin Theater, PDX. $15.

Day of Lions, Eskimo & Sons, Norman, 9pm, Holocene, PDX. 21+. $5.

Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

Thursday, July 10 Foo Fighters, 7pm, Rose Garden, PDX. www.comcasttix.com $25-$45.

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

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

OSU seeks public artwork acknowledging the powerful sense of place and historic nature of Goss Stadium. Budget is $40,000. Open to all U.S. artists. Guidelines: www.oregonartscommission.org/pdf/Goss_rfp.pdf Deadline is July 11.

Auditions for A Streetcar Named Desire are 1pm July 19 and 5pm July 20 at Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Dr., Cottage Grove. Eight males, five females & four kids needed. www.cottagetheatre.org or 484-6760.

Applications for the Lane County Fair Talent Show are now available at www.atthefair.com or www.kmge.fm  Deadline to submit a demo CD or video is July 18. 484-9400 x323.

Mix-n-Mash 2008 seeks film-makers, fashion designers, musicians, visual artists and performance artists for a two-day event Oct. 10 and 11 in Salem. Deadline is July 31. www.mix-n-mash.com