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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Sunrise 6:54 am; Sunset 5:57pm, Av High 53; Av Low 35

Benefit Planned Parenthood Annual Benefit Gala, 6pm-9pm, Valley River Inn.
www.ppsworegon.org. Don. 

Film Jurassic Park, 6pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE

Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival, proceeds to Cascadia Wildlands, 7pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. www.cascwild.org. $5-$7.

Gatherings “Spider Secrets,” class lead by John Parrot, 1:30pm, Willamalane Center, Spfd. 736-4444. FREE. 

Book groups: Book Buddies, gr. 2-3, The Ink Drinker; Tween Scene, gr. 4-6, The Awakening; Teen Book Club, Angels and Demons, 4pm-5pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE. 

Public Interest Environmental Law Conference begins, 3:45pm today, 9am-5pm tomorrow and Feb. 28, 9am-12pm, March 1, Law School, UO. pielc.org. Sug. don.

Women in Transitions program orientation, today 5:30pm & 10am Wednesday, LCC. 463-5353. FREE. 

Public meeting on infill and density, 7pm, South Eugene High School today, North Eugene High, Tuesday. www.eugene-or.gov/infill. FREE.

Telescope workshop & tune up, Eugene Astronomical Society, 7pm, EWEB North Bldg. Community Room, for those with or without telescopes. FREE.

“Oregon’s 150th Anniversary: To Celebrate or to Mourn,” discussion led by Douglas Card, 7:30pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

Kids/Families Art class for grades 3-8, 3:30pm-5pm, Springfield Public Library, preregister 726-3766. FREE. 

4J school visitation week, info meetings, tours etc. Call schools or go to www.4j.lane.edu/choice. FREE.

Lectures “A Conversation with Betsy Myers,” senior Clinton admin. official on women’s issues, 12pm-1:30pm, 301 Deady Hall, UO. FREE.

Oregon Bach Festival/German Studies Symposium “A Midsummer Night's Dream: Elaborations as Music, on Stage, in Film,” Kenneth S. Calhoon & Martine Kai Green, today, 2:15pm-4:15pm, Marshall Brown & Ken Roht, tomorrow, 2pm-5pm, Collier House, UO. FREE.

"How to Write a Woman's Life Into & Out of History: The Case of Wang Zhaoyuan (1763-1851)," Harriet Zurndorfer, Knight Library, 4pm, UO. 346-1521. FREE.

“The Arts, Politics & Law,” John Frohnmayer. 2:30pm, 110 Law School, UO. FREE. 

Literary Live Through This, Debra Gwartney, reading & book signing, 7pm, Knight Library, UO. 346-4331. FREE.

Music Spirit Showcase, Christian artists, feat. More Yom, Billie  Tasascio Band, Brent Cole, Eight Eleven Central, Tommy Parker, Julie Marie Horn, DeFacto & Breakdown Dance co., 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5, $3 stu. 

“Along The Field: Songs of Vaughan Williams,” Maria Jette, 7:30pm, The Shedd. $18+.

Collaborations, LCC Dance Department, 8pm, today, tomorrow & Saturday, LCC Performance Hall. $10, $8 stu., sr.

Eugene Contemporary Music Ensemble, 8pm, Beall Hall. FREE.

Jason Webley Trio, Ribbons & Led to Sea, 9pm, Sam Bond’s, $8.

On the Air “New Dimensions” presents “Remaining Unstruggled in a Struggling World,” with Zachoeje Rinpoche, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

Outdoors/Recreation Obsidians trip: Sweet Creek Falls, Hike 2.8 miles. See YMCA for details/sign-up.

Social Dance Blue Dancing, lessons 8pm, dancing 8:30pm, Campbell Club. Don.

Theater Rabbit Hole, "Pay-What-You-Can" performance, benefit for Sponsors, Inc., 8pm, Lord Leebrick Theatre Company. $10 stu. $12 sug. don. 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27

Sunrise 6:52am; Sunset 5:59pm, Av High 53; Av Low 36

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

“Last Friday” openings include “Nature’s Best,” photography by Shirley Collins, Dr. Don Dexter Gallery; work by Jamie Burress and Sarah Ciampat, Museum of Unfine Art; black and white photography by Serendipity Rose, Nib; work by Dain Kaldahl, Wandering Goat. 

Glassblowing demonstration, 5pm-8pm. Studio West, 245 West 8th Ave. FREE.

Benefits NAACP dinner & dance fundraiser, 6:30pm, Valley River Inn. 743-1000. Don.

LGBT Glitter Gala, 7pm, Ballroom, Vet’s Club, open to all women who dance with women. $7.

French Night Out, benefit dinner for The Little French School, sponsored by Cafe Soriah, 7:30pm, LFS 1717 City View. RSVP 345-3818. $35. 

Dance For A Reason, 7:30, Hult Center. $15

Film 4th Friday Family Film Fest, 7pm, Spencer Creek Grange, Lorane Hwy. and McBeth Rd. 341-1709. Don. 

Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg, Swedish Film Series, 7pm, Lawrence Hall, UO. FREE.

Gatherings Tax-Aide, first-come, first-served for people with low incomes or over age 60, 8:30am today & tomorrow, Downtown Library. 682-5450.  

City Club Friday Forum: “Clean Water:  Eugene's Most Liquid Asset, w/Randy Berggren,” 11:50am, Downtown Athletic Club. $5.

NextStep Recycling grand opening celebration for Springfield Donation Depot and ReUSE Store, 5pm-8pm, 1483 Mohawk Blvd., Spfd. 744-6901. FREE.

Public Interest Environmental Law Conference continues. See Thursday.

Lectures “How an Ombuds-man Can Help You and Yours,” 2pm-3pm, Campbell Community Center. RSVP 682-5318. FREE. 

Oregon Bach Festival/German Studies Symposium continues. See Thursday.

Literary Nick Bryant, author of The Franklin Scandal: A Story Of  Power Brokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal, 5pm-7pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

Music Jacob Coleman, piano, Debussy, Bach, and Schumann. 8pm, Beall Hall. UO. FREE.

Hokoyo and friends, 7pm-9pm, Cozmic Pizza. Benefit for Tariro, a non-profit helping AIDS- orphaned girls in Zimbabwe. $5-$15 don.

Gospel, blues, roots song workshop w/John Gainer, 6:30pm today and 10am tomorrow, free performance 9pm tomorrow, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak. $10 sug. don. 

Mood Area 52, Ingredients, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5.

David Rovics, Whiskey Spots, Underskore Orchestra, Rum Rebellion, benefit for Civil Liberties Defense Center, 7:30pm, WOW Hall. $10-$50 don.

Collaborations dance continues. See Thurday, Feb. 26.

On the Air Debra Gwartny discusses Live Through This, 9am Jefferson Exchange via KRVM 1280am.

Outdoors/Recreation Obsidians trip: Eugene Wetlands, hike 5 miles. Row River Trail, hike 10.6 miles. See YMCA for details/sign-up.

Social Dance Dance lesson in Rumba followed by open dance, 8:30pm, Staver Dance Sport, 41 E. 6th. $10.

Veselo Community Folk Dancers cultural dance, class 7:15pm-8pm, international dancing 8pm-10pm, In Shape Fitness, 2681 Willamette. $3, $2 stu., sr.

Theater Altar Boyz, 8pm today & tomorrow. Actors Cabaret, 996 Willamette. 683-4368. $16-$19; $36 dinner seating.

As You Like it, 8pm, today, tomorrow & March 5-8, 12-14, 2pm March 8. Hope Theater, UO, $7-$14.

Children of a Lesser God, today, tomorrow & March 5, 6, & 7, 7:30pm, Wildish Community Theatre, Spfd. $7.  

Rabbit Hole, 8pm, today, tomorrow & March 5, Lord Leebrick Theatre Company. $30 today, other performances $19, $12 stu., $14 sr.

Winter Skit Festival, short television themed skits, 7pm today & tomorrow, 3pm Sunday, Centro Del Sol, 513 E. Main, Cottage Grove. $5, $2.50 stu. 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

Sunrise 6:50am; Sunset 6:00pm, Av High 53; Av Low 36

Arts/visual George Tice will speak on photography of Paterson, NJ in conj. w/exhibit “George Tice: Paterson,” 2pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE.

All that Glitters, illuminated caligraphy workshop, 2pm, UO Bookstore. FREE.

Benefits Damsels, Divas & Dames, benefit for HIV Alliance, 7:30pm, Hult Center. $25, $15 stu. 

Night in Vienna, fundraiser for Arts Umbrella, 7pm-10pm, Ballroom at Vet’s Club. $25/$40 couple, $15/$25 stu. couple. 

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

Lane County winter farmers’ market, 10am-2pm, downtown,  8th & Oak, produce, plants. FREE.

Food/Drink SHO Wine Tasting Fundraiser, 4pm, Studio, Hult Center. 344-7700. $10

Chocolate tasting class, 5pm, Nib Dessert and Wine bar, RSVP 485-1269. FREE.

Gatherings Blogging workshop, 10am, Downtown Library, preregister 682-5450, press 2. FREE.

Willamette Valley NORML Chapter (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), public meeting, 2pm, Herb's Toasted Subs, 1210 Willamette St. FREE.

Intersextionality community forum on gender, sexuality, race and culture, 12pm-4pm, 308/309 bld. 17, LCC. FREE.

Unveiling of Springfield Public Library’s READ posters, food & entertainment, 1pm, lobby, Springfield City Hall, 225 5th, Spfd. FREE.

Emerald Valley Time Exchange, informational potluck, 6pm, RSVP members@emeraldvalleytimeexchange.org

Public Interest Environmental Law Conference continues. See Thursday, Mar. 5.

Tax-Aide continues. See Friday.

Kids/Families Three Cheers for Engineers, 11am-4pm, Science Factory, $4. 

Lecture “Oriental and Occidental Wisdom: an open window to seeing reality as it is,” 11am-2pm, EWEB Training room. FREE.

Literary Live Through This, Debra Gwartney, book signing, 7pm, J. Michaels Books. 346-4331. FREE.

Kabbalistic Poems, Ezra Tishman, reading, 7:30pm-8:30pm, Eugene Coffee Company. FREE.

Music “Rumbles Rockin’ Round-up,” Magical Moombah, 10 am, The Shedd. $5.

Circled By Hounds, Celtic music, cd release, 5pm, Tsunami Books. Don. 

Big Bike Ride, Bad Mitten Orchestra, Blair St. Mugwumps, benefit for Whitebird Clinic, 7pm, Wandering Goat. Don. $5, all ages.

George Harrison Tribute Concert, 7:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5-$10.

Donavon Frankenreiter w/Gary Jules, 8pm, WOW Hall. $16 adv., $18 door. 

The Game, 8pm, McDonald Theatre, $30 adv., $35 door.

“All Amadeus,” Oregon Mozart Players, 8pm, 2:30 tomorrow, Hult Center. $16-$39. 

Casey Neil & the Norway Rats, Circled by Hounds 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $7.

Collaborations dance continues. See Thurday, Feb. 26.

Gospel, blues, roots song workshop, performance continues. See Friday.

Outdoors/recreation GEARs ride: Pleasant Hill via Dillard w/food stop, 40 ­ 45 miles, 10am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org 

Obsidians trips: Berley Lakes, x-ski 8 miles. Spencer Butte, trail maintenance. See YMCA for details/sign-up.

Social Dance Folklore Society Contra Dance, 8pm, Cesar E Chavez Elementary School, 1510 W 14th, lesson 7:30pm, dance 8pm. FREE.

Theater Altar Boyz continues. See Friday.

Children of a Lesser God continues. See Friday.

Winter Skit Festival continues. See Friday.

Volunteer Annual stream team tree & shrub planting in Whilamut Natural Area, 9am, tools, gloves, plants, a restroom, refreshments, & instruction provided, Alton Baker Park. 682-4850. FREE.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1

Sunrise 6:49am; Sunset 6:01pm, Av High 53; Av Low 36

Arts/visual Dr. Sketchy's cabaret figure drawing session. 7pm-10pm, 21+. Fenario Gallery, 881 Willamette St. FREE.

Benefit John McCutcheon, folksingers, fundraiser for Food For Lane County's Dining Room, 7pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak S. $25 don.

Film The Nuclear Option: What Can be Done to Stop Global Warming?, 1pm, Bijou Cinema, discussion to follow. FREE. 

Ed’s Co-ed, vintage film, Oregon 150!, 2pm Downtown Library. FREE.

Gatherings Picc-A-Dilly Flea Market, 10am­4pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. 683-5589. $1.50.

Emerald Empire HempFest, volunteer core meeting, 12pm, 670 Hwy 99. FREE.

Rainbow Family potluck, 1pm-6pm, Alton Baker Park (near Pavillions), bring food, juice, utensils, musical instruments. FREE.

Open house, tour, Aprovecho, 2pm-4pm, 80574 Hazelton Road, Cottage Grove. www.aprovecho.net, $5 sug. don.

Public Interest Environmental Law Conference continues. See Thursday.

Lectures “Innovators and Traders: The Indigenous People of the Columbia River,” Oregon 150, 2pm, Downtown Library. 682-5450. FREE.

Music “Spring Festival: Around the World with Music,” students of the Oregon Music Teachers Association (Eugene District), 11am. Hult Center. FREE.

UO Ensembles: University Symphony, Oregon Wind Ensemble, University Choirs & Repertory Dance Co., 1pm, Hult Center. $10, $5.

The Vipers, benefit for FOOD for Lane County, 2:30pm. Cozmic Pizza.

Blue Skies Big Band w/Jewel Tones, dance/concert, 2pm-4pm, Eugene Hilton. 343-9882. $7, $5 stu., sr.

Every Firtst Tsunday Tsunami Old-Time Tstring Orchetstra, 4pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

President's Concert, UO School of Music & Dance, 4pm, Hult Center, $10, stu. $5

The Clues, Fiction & Leo London, 8:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $8.

“All Amadeus.” See Saturday.

Outdoors/recreation GEARs rides: Veneta via Petzold, Central, Bolton Hill, 45 miles, 10am, meet at Alton Baker Park, food stop. www.eugenegears.org

The Most Amazing Tree Walk Ever, 10 am, Visitor Center, Mt. Pisgah Arboretum. Rain or shine. $5, free for members.

Obsidians trip: Birthday and Verde Lakes, x-ski 9.5 miles. See YMCA for details/sign-up.

Spiritual “Rabbi Gershom Winkler: Wheel of the Four Winds,” video lecture, Kabbalistic worldview, 11am, Tamarack Wellness Center Annex. 345-0102. FREE.

Taizé Service, healing and wholeness, 7pm-8pm, Unity of the Valley, 39th & Hilyard. FREE.

Theater Winter Skit Festival continues. See Friday.

MONDAY, MARCH 2

Sunrise 6:47am; Sunset 6:02pm, Av High 51; Av Low 35

Arts/visual “An American Artist in the Land of the Maya,” presentation by Pat Baylis, 12:15-1:30, Peterson Barn, 870 Berntzen. RSVP 682-5521. FREE.

Food/drink Wine tasting: “Hablo Español,” wines from Spanish Speaking Countries, 5pm-7pm, WineStyles. FREE.

Gatherings Planet Now: Life & Evolution, 6:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

Eugene Veg Education Network (EVEN) 4th Anniversary celebration,  7pm, McNail-Riley House. 343-8055. FREE.

Kids/Families Dr. Seuss Pajama Storytime for Children, 7pm. Springfield Library. FREE.

Music Molasses, Appalachian stringband music, Sound-Bytes music series, 11:54am-12:08pm, Concourse Lobby, EMU, UO, FREE.

Angela Hewitt, master class w/UO piano students, 6pm-8pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE.

On the Air City Club, “Clean Water:  Eugene's Most Liquid Asset, w/Randy Berggren,” 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

Outdoors/Recreation Obsidians trip: Pre's & River Trails, hike 4 miles. See YMCA for details/sign-up.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

Sunrise 6:45am; Sunset 6:04pm, Av High 54; Av Low 36

Arts/Visual “Digital Cameras for the Beginner,” 12:15pm, Clay Space, 222 Polk St., bring lunch. FREE.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, 6:30pm, Koho Bistro. FREE.

Gatherings Bicycle and Pedestrian law legal clinic with attorney Ray Thomas, 6pm, Rm 110, UO Law School, UO. FREE.

"The Future of Lane County and the Latino Community,” community dialogue, 7pm-8:30pm, Centro Latino Americano, 944 W. 5. FREE.

Public meeting on infill and density. See Thursday, Feb. 26.

Kids/Families Symphonic Safari, Eugene Youth Symphony, 7:30pm, South Eugene High School. FREE. 

Literary The Local News, Miriam  Gershow, Reading and book signing, 7pm, Knight Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE.

Music Angela Hewitt, piano, Oregon Bach Festival guest artist 7:30pm, Beall Hall, UO. 682-5000. $16-$33.  

Pre-Spring Choral Concert, Springfield High School Fine Arts Department, 7:30pm, Springfield High School Auditorium. FREE.

Everest, Day of Lion, Green Green Green, 8pm, WOW Hall, $10 adv. $12 door.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

Sunrise 6:43am; Sunset 6:05pm, Av High 54; Av Low 36

Film Heckler’s Movie Night: Thunderball, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

Gatherings Women in Transitions program orientation. See Thursday, Feb. 26. 

Food/Drink Wine tasting and appetizers, Italian wines from Small Vineyards Import, 5:30pm, Ambrosia. $15.

Kids/Families Family Night, 6pm-8pm, Cozmic Pizza. 338-9333. Kids’ menu $4.50-$6.75. 

Music Campus Band, UO Ensemble, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE.

Dead Prez, Animal Farm, Sons of Adam, Brimstone Sound, 8:30pm, WOW Hall. $20 adv., $22 door.

Blame Sally, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $7-$12.

Outdoors/Recreation Obsidians trip: Mt. Baldy, hike 5 miles. See YMCA for details/sign-up.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5

Sunrise 6:42am; Sunset 6:06pm, Av High 54; Av Low 36

Film Schindler’s List, 6pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE.

2009 Oscar Nominated Live Action and Animated Shorts, today, tomorrow and March 7, 13 & 14, DIVA, see divacenter.org for times. $6.

Food/Drink “Taste of Tango” dinner and silent auction, 5pm, LCC. http://lanecc.edu/culinary/cuisine.htm.

Gatherings “Burning Forests for Electricity and Liquid Fuels: Deforestation is Bad Energy Policy,” 6:30pm-8:30pm, Harris Hall, Lane County Public Bld. 125 East 8th Ave. FREE.

Lectures “The Challenges of Modeling the Interactions of Climate Change, Ecosystem Trajectories, and Land Use Decisions,” David Hulse & Bart Johnson, 5pm, Bowerman Center for Environmental Law, UO. FREE.

“Star Power: Astral Theology, Castorian Imagery, and Dual Heirs in Imperial Rome,” John Pollini, 7pm, McKenzie 129, UO. 228-0196. FREE.

Literary “How to Call it Quits with Your Short Story,” Jerry Oltion Willamette Writers Guild, 6:30pm, Tsunami Books. $10, $5 stu.

Laurie Lynn Drummond, reading, fiction, 8pm, Browsing Room, Knight Library, UO. FREE.

Music SHOcase: Eugene Concert Choir, 11:15am, Lobby, Hult Center. FREE.

UO Symphonic Band, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5.

Lloyd Family Players, Samba Ja, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), 8pm, McDonald Theatre, $22.50 adv., $25 door.

Iration, The T-Club, 8:30pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

Pert Near Sandstone, 9pm, Sam Bond’s $5.

On the Air “New Dimensions” presents “The Rhythm of Healing,” Reinhard & Cornelia Flatischl, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

Theater Bus Stop, 7:30pm, today, tomorrow and March 7, Springfield High School Studio Theatre. 517-9028. $5.

Children of a Lesser God continues. See Friday.

CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

Friday, Feb. 27 Greek Islands reading, feat. Anita Sullivan and Alison Cadbury, 7pm, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. FREE.

Saturday, Feb. 28 Arts Center Chocolate Fantasy Art Auction, benefit 6pm, Reser Stadium, OSU. 754-1551. $45-$50.

Sunday, March 1  Charlotte’s Web, Linn-Benton, 3pm, Russell Tripp Performance Center, $9 adults, $6  youth.

Monday, March 2 Coin Club, 7pm-9:30pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 766-6959. FREE.

“Progressive and Religious,” talk by Robert P. Jones, 7pm, Gilfillan Auditorium, OSU. FREE.

Tuesday, March 3 "Radiant Joy," perf. by OSU concert bands, 7:30pm, LaSells Center, OSU. $10, OSU stu. staff, fac. FREE.

Wednesday, March 4 Diabetes Screening 8:30pm-10:30am, Corvallis Senior Center. 766-6959. FREE. 

The Leipzig String Quartet, 7:30pm, LaSells Center, OSU. $22 adv. $25 door, stu. free.

Thursday, March 5 Luck Penny Trio feat. Eliot Grasso, Music à la Carte, 12pm, Memorial Union, OSU. FREE.

The Shape of Things, student-directed play, today, tomorrow and Match 7, 7:30pm, March 8th, 2pm. Lab Theatre, OSU. FREE.

ATTN: OPPORTUNITES

Lane County Fair, Aug. 18th-24th, 2009, now booking local talent. Please e-mail links to awecindy@efn.org.

Computer, gaming and digital arts worshops for Lane County Fair. E-mail ideas to awecindy@efn.org

DIVA invites artists, groups or guilds to submit exhibit proposals for July 2009 through December 2009. Deadline March 3. divacenter.org