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Rarely will you see a local punk band playing a basement gig on the UO campus. Even rarer: Seeing Matt and Kim, the power-punk and happy-smiley-pop duo from Brooklyn, play the basement of Hamilton Complex. But the latest booking talents at the UO’s Cultural Forum have put together a show for the hyper-excitable kids of the 2k9 generation. (We remember the letdown of Rogue Wave pulling out of its UO show last fall, so we approach Saturday night’s gig with slight trepidation.) For those not plugged in to MP3 blogs or ad-sponsored mags, Matt and Kim present simple and delightful post-New Wave punk with ADHD time signatures. This is the CD release tour for Grand, which debuted on Jan. 20 to almost-instant buzz. Caffeinate yourselves well for this show; it’s sure to be a manic dance party. Matt and Kim play with Guidance Counselor at 8:30pm Saturday, Jan. 31, at UO’s Hamilton Complex basement. FREE.

We peer into the crystal climate ball, and it reveals a slight warming with only a tiny chance of showers on Friday evening. This is important because it’s finally time for the first Last Friday Art Walk of 2009, and if the weather can’t be used as an excuse, what else are you left with? Of particular note this month are paintings by Marilyn Kent at Redux Parlor, Claire Flint at Olive Juice and Anna Dyer at Pilgrim’s Way Bookstore. Also, Paula Goodbar shows her “NudeScapes” (pictured) at her studio on 95 Lawrence St. Once all the hubbub quiets down, the final stop on the LFAW is PotPie Improv Theater’s late-night comedy routine at the Lord Leebrick Theatre, starting at 11 pm. 6pm-9pm, various locations, Eugene. See www.lastfridayartwalk.org for a walking map. FREE.

If you desire a pedestrian and pedal-powered friendly environment in Eugene, we suggest you walk, run, bike or alternatively-transport yourself to the third annual Eugene Walking and Biking Summit at South Eugene High School Saturday. The main order of business is a town hall meeting discussing the possible allocation of $50 million in federal dollars toward turning Eugene/Springfield into a safe and attractive place to walk and bike. After a mid-day Fun Bike Fashion Show, participate in workshops on bike commuting, basic bike repair, accessibility issues, car-free recreation and more. And if you’re tired of turning vigilante every time your bike is stolen, the summit will provide free bicycle registration starting at 11 am. Free coffee, bagels and snacks are available for participants. 9am-3pm Sat., Jan. 31, at South Eugene High School cafeteria. www.eugene-or.gov/bicycles FREE.


THURSDAY, JANUARY 29

Sunrise 7:34am; Sunset 5:18pm, Av High 48; Av Low 34, SnarkCast: DAY-GLOBE

ARTS/VISUAL Fiber artist Shinique Smith gives a lecture, 7pm, 115 Lawrence, UO. FREE.

FILM E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial, 6pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE.

GATHERINGS Recycle Craft for Teens, 1:30pm, Springfield Library. FREE.

“Wine, Women & Chocolate … and Extraordinary Men, Too!” 5pm, AlethaLou’s Vintage Mall, 145 Pioneer Pkwy., Spfd. 726-1818. FREE.

“Toxics in Amazon Creek: The Situation, Possible Actions, What’s Coming in the Future,” w/guest speakers, 6pm, American Red Cross, 862 Bethel Ave. 683-6949. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Teen, Book Buddies and Tween Scene book groups meet, 4pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

Recycle Craft event for middle & high school students, 1:30pm, Springfield Library. FREE.

Art class for grades 3-8, 3:30pm, Springfield Library. FREE.

LECTURE “Water for People and the Environment: Conflict, Compromise and New Directions,” Patricia McDowell and Adell Amos, 5pm, Bowerman Center, Knight Law Center, UO. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS “The January Show: A Gathering of Poets and Playwrights,” benefit for Roving Park Players and Uttered Chaos Press, 7:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

MUSIC Molly Barth, flute, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr.

Lindsay Mac, solo cellist, 8pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $8.

ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses the horrors of public speaking, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

“New Dimensions” presents “Healing With Love and Light” with Noah McKay, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

THEATER Around the World in 80 Days, 8pm today, tomorrow and Jan. 31, and Feb. 6-7; 2pm Feb. 1, Robinson Theater, UO. $14, $10 UO staff, sr., non-UO stu., $7 UO stu.

Chicago, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and Jan. 31, South Eugene High School. 687-3583. $12, $8 stu.

The Clean House (extended), 8pm today, tomorrow and Jan. 31, Feb. 6-7; 2pm Feb. 1, Lord Leebrick Theater, 540 Charnelton. 465-1506. $12-$19.

Present Laughter, 8pm today, tomorrow and Jan. 31, Very Little Theatre. $14 ($10 Thursdays).


FRIDAY JANUARY30

Sunrise 7:33am; Sunset 5:20pm, Av High 48; Av Low 34, SnarkCast: RUBE

ARTS/VISUAL Last Friday Art Walk, 6pm-9pm, various locations, Eugene. See www.lastfridayartwalk.org for a walking map. FREE.

6pm “Last Friday” openings include paintings by Marilyn Kent, Redux Parlor; paintings by Anna Dyer, Pilgrim’s Way Bookstore; “NudeScapes” by Paula Goodbar, 95 Lawrence.

A closing reception for work by Serendipity Rose, Don Haugen, Laila Bahman and Rhiannon Dark, 6pm, Museum of Unfine Art. FREE.

An opening for paintings by Jerry Ross, 6pm, Springfield Museum. FREE.

COMEDY Late Night at the Leebrick: PotPie Theater, 11pm, Lord Leebrick Theater, 540 Charnelton. $5.

FILM Swedish Film Series: Heartbreak Hotel, 7pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE.

GATHERINGS City Club Friday Forum: “Crime Watch: Policing Eugene Can Be a Challenge” w/interim EPD Police Chief Pete Kerns, 11:50am, Downtown Athletic Center. $5.

“HeArt Season” clay heart giveaway, 6:30pm-9pm, Clay Space, 222 Polk. FREE.

Lane Interfaith Alliance hosts opening ceremony for 2009 Season of Nonviolence, feat. keynote speaker Mayor Kitty Piercy, 7pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak. 747-3887. Don.

Splash Dance for middle school youth, feat. DJ, swimming, dance, 7:45pm, Echo Hollow Pool. $3.

Eugene Astronomical Society’s Star Party, 7pm, College Hill Reservoir, 24th & Lawrence. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Art, food and music by The Beat Crunchers, 6pm-11pm, East Blair Housing Co-op. FREE.

MUSIC Al Rivers & Friends benefit concert, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $4-$10.

Good Faeries Masquerade Ball, feat. Woodland, 8:30pm, McDonald Theater. $20 adv., $25 door.

Floater, Unkle Nancy, 9pm, WOW Hall. $12 adv., $15 door.

Scrambled Ape, Jake Payne & Dixie Creek, Graeme Kennedy, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” talks stars, galaxies and unexpected phenomena, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

SOCIAL DANCE Hustle drop-in dance, 8:30pm-10pm, Staver Dance Sport, 41 E. 6th. $10.

THEATER Altar Boyz, 8pm today, tomorrow and Feb. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 and 27-28; 2pm Feb. 15 & 22, Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette. 683-4368. $16-$19; $36 dinner seating.

Deathtrap, 8pm today, tomorrow and Feb. 6-7, 13-14; 2:30pm Feb. 1, 8 & 15, Cottage Theater, Cottage Grove. 942-8001. $14, $12 stu., sr.

Around the World in 80 Days continues. See Thursday, Jan. 29.

Chicago continues. See Thursday, Jan. 29.

The Clean House continues. See Thursday, Jan. 29.

Present Laughter continues. See Thursday, Jan. 29.


SATURDAY JANUARY 31

Sunrise 7:32am; Sunset 5:21pm, Av High 48; Av Low 34, SnarkCast: SHUGGA

ARTS/VISUAL Stop-in-studio: Japanese stab-bound bookbinding w/John Watson, 2pm-4pm, UO Bookstore. FREE.

BENEFITS “Pamper Yourself while Helping Others,” Zonta Club membership & fundraising event, 9am-5pm, Curves of Southtowne Shoppes, 23 E. 28th. RSVP, 683-4600. $25.

Benefit concert for Escuela Camino Claro and Humans for Humanity, feat. Kudana Marimba, Reeble Jar, Eleven Eyes, DJ Kasham, Raw Action Breakdancers, 7pm, Fenario Gallery. $5-$20.

DANCE The Dance Factory presents “Urban Pulse: Kaleidoscope,” 7:30pm, Hult Center. $15.

FARMERS’ MARKET Farmers’ market, 9am-1pm, Hideaway Bakery (behind Mazzi’s). FREE.

FOOD/DRINK Winefest, benefit for Springfield Museum, w/wine tasting, gourmet foods & wine lecture by Glen Brigham, 2pm & 5pm seatings, Springfield Museum, 590 Main St. 726-2300. $35.

GATHERINGS Walking and Biking Summit: “Crossroads to the Future,”  9am-3pm, South Eugene High School cafeteria. 682-5378. FREE.

“Geneaology” computer mini-clinic, 10am, Downtown Library. RSVP, 682-5450. FREE.

Alternative education fair, 1pm-4pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Cavalcade of Crawling Creatures Day, 10am-4pm, Science Factory. 682-7888. FREE w/museum admission.

West Wind Flute Choir’s concert for children, 2pm, Springfield Library. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS New Poetry Series presents Laynie Browne and Endi Hartigan, 7:30pm, DIVA. Don.

MUSIC Emerald Chamber Players, 2pm, Atrium bldg., 10th & Olive. FREE.

Kingdom County, 9pm; Monk’s Hood, 7pm, Tsunami Books. $5 sug. don.

ICCA a cappella quarterfinals, feat. Divisi, On the Rocks, more, 7pm, Hult Center. $15, $10 stu., sr., youth.

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

Shanti Shivani & Friends, 7:30pm, Harmony Roadhouse Studios, 2650 Willamette. 485-8225. $12 adv., $15 door.

Bad Faeries Masquerade Ball, feat. Kan’Nal, 8:30pm, McDonald Theater. $20.

Matt & Kim, Guidance Counselor, 8:30pm, Hamilton Complex basement, UO. FREE.

Floater, Ehren Ebbage, 9pm, WOW Hall. $12 adv., $15 door.

Whopner County Country All-Stars, Walker T. Ryan & Papa Soul, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians trip: Maiden Peak Cabin, s’shoe, 12 miles. See YMCA for details/sign-up.

GEARs rides: Crow via Central 40 miles (bring food); Crow via Erickson, 30 miles (bring food), 9:30am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

SOCIAL DANCE Girls Aloud dance party social for self identifying “womyn,” feat. DJ Amanda, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. 18+. $7 ($5 w/2 cans of food).

THEATER Around the World in 80 Days continues. See Thursday, Jan. 29.

Chicago continues. See Thursday, Jan. 29.

The Clean House continues. See Thursday, Jan. 29.

Present Laughter continues. See Thursday, Jan. 29.

Altar Boyz continues. See Friday.

Deathtrap continues. See Friday.


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1

Sunrise 7:31am; Sunset 5:23pm, Av High 48; Av Low 34, SnarkCast: PILLORIED

FOOD/DRINK Oregon Truffle Festival Marketplace, 11am-4pm, Valley River Inn. www.oregontrufflefestival.com or 503-296-5929. $15 admission, $5 for wine tasting glass.

Rainbow Family potluck, 1pm, Grower’s Market, upstairs, 454 Willamette. FREE.

“La Fheile Brighid,” Celtic community feast, benefit for An Ceangal Mara Foundation, 6pm, Laurelwood Golf Course, 2800 Columbia. RSVP, 686-6136. $50, $20 child under age 13.

GATHERINGS Medical Marijuana Grower’s seminar w/Ed Rosenthal, 1pm, WOW Hall. Register, 687-2786. 

Block Planning Tour led by Jan Spencer, 1pm, 940 W. 7th. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES “The Art of Reading Aloud,” presentation by Jeff Defty, 2pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

MUSIC S.O.A.R. IV: “Sex Around the World,” awareness concert feat. Hokoyo Marimba, more, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians trip: Maklaks Trail, x-ski/s’shoe, 6 miles. See YMCA for details/sign-up.

SOCIAL DANCE Coalessence, 10:30am, The Tango Center. $5-$10 sug. don.

Waltz hour, 2pm, Tango Center. 344-0748. FREE.

SPIRITUAL Center for Sacred Sciences presents “Eckhart Tolle: The Simple Truth,” video/discussion, 11am, Tamarack Wellness Center, 3575 Donald. 345-0102. FREE.

Taize service, 7pm, Unity of the Valley. Don.

THEATER Around the World in 80 Days continues. See Thursday, Jan. 29.

The Clean House continues. See Thursday, Jan. 29.

Deathtrap continues. See Friday.


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2

Sunrise 7:30am; Sunset 5:24pm, Av High 49; Av Low 34, SnarkCast: MUCK-RAKE

FILM Fiestaremos! Judy Frankel and the Sephardic Music Tradition, 7pm, Rm. 41, Knight Library, UO. FREE.

GATHERINGS Local Food Connection, linking farmers and food buyers, 9am-3:30pm, Bldg. 19, LCC. 341-1216. $20.

Sleep disorder clinic, 1pm, Campbell Center, 155 High St. Register, 682-5318. FREE.

Planet Now: “Life and climate” roundtable discussion, 6:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

LECTUREs North American Butterfly Association presents “Into the Acarai Mountains of British Guyana,” Christopher J. Marshall, 7pm, EWEB. FREE.

EVEN presents “Saving Animals and the Planet with Your Fork,” Erin Williams, 7pm, McNail-Riley House, 13th & Jefferson. FREE.

MUSIC Sound-Bytes presents The Joe Manis Trio, 11:54am, EMU, UO. FREE.

Jazz Lab Bands II & III, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE.

Amy Ray w/members of The Butchies, Arizona, 8pm, WOW Hall. $15 adv., $18 door.

ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses legalizing marijuana w/Ed Rosenthal, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike: Pre’s & River trails, hike, 4 miles. See YMCA for details/sign-up.


TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

Sunrise 7:29am; Sunset 5:25pm, Av High 49; Av Low 34, SnarkCast: BRAISED

FILM Groundhog Day, 6:30pm, Koho Bistro. FREE.

GATHERINGS City Center Skatepark planning & design workshop, 6pm, Campbell Center, 155 High. 682-4915. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Peterson Barn Youth Open Mic, 3pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

First Tuesday Craft Club (ages 8-12): “Valentines,” 3:30pm, Springfield Library. FREE.

MUSIC Fritz Gearhart, violin, Victor Steinhardt, piano, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10, $8 stu., sr.

ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses how radio helped shape the Depression, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

SPIRITUAL Learn how to meditate, 7pm, Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center. 342-5252. FREE.


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4

Sunrise 7:27am; Sunset 5:27pm, Av High 49; Av Low 34, SnarkCast: TRIPPY

ARTS/VISUAL An opening for “Emerging Artists,” 5pm, Island Park Art Gallery, Willamalane Center, Spfd. FREE.

FILM Heckler’s Movie Night: Top Gun, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

LECTUREs “Spectacular New Zealand,” presentation, 1:30pm, Willamalane Center, Spfd. 736-4444. FREE.

“Legal Advice Regarding Wills and Trusts,” Bill Atwood, 3pm, Willamalane Center, Spfd. 736-4444. FREE.

“Removing the Nuclear Option,” Susan Cundiff, 7pm, Harris Hall, 8th & Oak. FREE.

Northwest EcoBuilding Guild presents “Passive House Design,” Peter Reppe, 7pm, BRING Recycling, 4446 Franklin. FREE.

ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” discusses how to manage income and expenses in a recession, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

opera The Met LIVE in HD (encore): Orfeo Ed Euridice, starring Stephanie Blythe & Danielle de Niese, 7pm, Cinemark 17. $24, $22 sr., $16 child. 


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Sunrise 7:26am; Sunset 5:28pm, Av High 49; Av Low 34, SnarkCast: PETER-OUT

FILM Raiders of the Lost Ark, 6pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE.

LECTURE Law & Government: “Wartime Presidents and the Constitution: From Lincoln to Obama,” Sanford Levinson, 3:30pm, 175 Knight Law Center, UO. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS “Rejected, Rebuffed, Refused: How to keep writing in the face of NO,” Ann Shorey, 7pm, Tsunami Books. $10, $5 stu.

MUSIC Carl Woideck Jazz Heritage Project: “Davis/Coltrane: Kind of Blue/Giant Steps,” 7:30pm, The Shedd. $18-$26.

ON THE AIR “The Jefferson Exchange” talks w/world champion figure skater Tai Babilonia, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

“New Dimensions” presents “How To Keep Going When Your Life is Falling Apart” with Mark Matousek, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

OPERA Members of Eugene Opera perform excerpts from Il Trovatore, 11:15am, Hult Center lobby. FREE.


CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

Thursday, Jan. 29 “The State of the Willamette River,” panel discussion, 7pm, Corvallis-Benton County Library. FREE.

“Humanitarian Intervention & Human Rights: A Dialogue,” lecture by David Reidy, 7pm, Gilfillan Auditorium, OSU. FREE.

“Building a Green Business: Lessons and Opportunities,” lecture by Martin Tobias, noon, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.

Saturday, Jan. 31 Winter Rod & Speed Show, benefit event, 9am-9pm, Linn County Fair & Expo, Albany. $6, FREE under age 10.

Greater Albany Rotary Club Crab Festival, 3pm-8pm, Calapooia Brewing Co., 140 Hill St., Albany.

Corvallis Youth Symphony Association presents “Classical Cabaret,” 5pm dinner seating, 8pm concert, CH2M Hill Alumni Center, OSU.

Sunday, Feb. 1 Crossroads International Film Festival: Swades: We The People, 1pm; The Price of Sugar, 4:30pm; The Pope’s Toilet, 6:30pm, Darkside Cinema, 215 SW 4th St. $8, $6 stu., youth.

Monday, Feb. 2 “Do Animals Have a History — and Why Should We Care?” lecture by Anita Guerrini, 4pm, 109 MU, OSU. FREE.

Tuesday, Feb. 3 “U.S. Climate Policy: A Brave New World?” lecture by Heather Holsinger, 4pm, 1109 Cordley, OSU. FREE.

“Agriculture 2.0: Farming Systems in an Age of Climate Change,” lecture by Steven Savage, 7pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.

Linn-Benton Opera Guild preview lecture: Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten, 7:30pm, 303 Benton, OSU. FREE stu.

Thursday, Feb. 5 OSU Meistersingers, noon, MU, OSU. FREE.

Nanking, film by Bill Guttentag, 5pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.

“Human Rights & Linguistic Subterfuge in the Bush League,” lecture by J. Jeremy Wisnewski, 7pm, Gilfillan Auditorium, OSU. FREE.

“Keeping It Real: Reflections from Capturing the Real in Film and Television,” Bill Guttentag, 7:30pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.

Arcadia, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and Feb. 7, 12-14, Main Stage Theater, Withycombe Hall, OSU. http://oregonstate.edu/dept/theatre


ON THE ROAD

Thursday, Jan. 29 2009 Portland Music Awards, feat. March Fourth Marching Band, Portland Cello Project, more, 7pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $25.

Apollo, 7:30pm today through Feb. 8, Portland Center Stage. www.pcs.org 

Friday, Jan. 30 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $23.

Mad Professor, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $15.

Conjugal Visitors, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

Saturday, Jan. 31 Deb Cleveland & The Vipers, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

 

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

South Lane County artists are invited to submit to the annual Creswell Art Show. All media welcome. www.creswelllibrary.org

Auditions for The Fred Crafts Radio Hour are set for Saturday, Feb. 7, by appointment only. brittany@ofam.net or 687-6526 to schedule an audition.

Scholarships assistance is available for Nearby Nature field trips. info@nearbynature.org or 687-9699.