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THURSDAY, MARCH 26

Sunrise 7:04am; Sunset 7:33pm, Av High 57; Av Low 37

Benefit Girls Aloud Dance Party, fundraiser Food for Lane County, 7pm. Cozmic Pizza, $7 or $5 w/2 cans of food. 

Film Teen Book Club Goes to the Movies: Howl’s Moving Castle, 4pm, Downtown Library. RSVP. 682-8316. FREE. 

Gatherings Eco-prisoner letter-writing potluck, 6pm, Grower’s Market. FREE.

Community Engagement Forum for Lane County Human Services and Housing Planning, 5:30pm, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Cottage Grove. 682-4614. FREE.

Thursday Night Live: Tomo Tsurumi/Sasagu Kayama, live music, food, Whiteaker wines for purchase, 5-10pm, Territorial Vineyards & Wine Co, 907 W 3rd Ave. FREE. 

All Levels Yoga Class, noon, Tamarack Wellness Center. Benefits the Yoga Scholarship Fund. Don. 

Kids/Families Top Secret! Secret Agent Curt Nelson, spy gadgets, magic, 11am-2pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE.

Tears of Joy Theatre: puppet show “The Jungle Book,” 1pm & 3pm, Wildish Theater, Spfd. FREE.

Art Class with Kim Jarvis, 3:30pm-5pm,  grades 3-8, Springfield Library. RSVP. FREE. 

Book Buddies Book Group: My Father’s Dragon, Grades 2-3, 4pm, Downtown Library. RSVP. 682-8316. FREE. 

Tween Scene Book Group: Banner in the Sky, Grades 4-6, 4pm, Downtown Library. RSVP. 682-8316. FREE. 

Pre-school Storytime, ages 3-6, 11am, Sheldon Branch Library. FREE. 

Lectures “Accepting Oneself: A vision from the Upanishads” by Sadhvi Chaitanya, 6pm-7:30pm, Heeran Center, Ste. 300,2222 Coburg. 684-0322. Don. or FREE.

“All Sustainability is Local,” by Michelle Long, reception w/hors d’oeuvres to follow, 5:30pm, UO Baker Center, 975 High St. FREE stu. & Cascadia mbr., $10. 

Literary Arts  Igor Irtenev reads from his new book, 7pm, Willamette Hall, Room 110, 1371 E. 13th Ave. FREE.

Music Pojama People feat. Ike Willis, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $10.

Debbie Davies, presented by the Rainy Day Blues Society, 8pm, Rock N’ Rodeo. $15 adv., $18 door. 

Pets Rolling for Rover and Romeo fundraiser for LCAS, 4:30-8:30pm, Skateworld. 682-3646. $5, $15 fam. 

Theater A Little Night Music, today, tomorrow, Saturday, & April 2, 3, 4, 8pm, March 29, 2pm, The Very Little Theatre. $13-$17.

No Shame Theatre, open mic for performers, 7:30pm, The Tango Center.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27

Sunrise 7:03am; Sunset 7:34pm, Av High 58; Av Low 37

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

“Last Friday” openings include works by Mark Jaquette, Pilgrim’s Way Bookstore; “Old and New Drawings” by Christopher Cook, One Cup Café; work by Judy Pierce & Alley Valkyrie, Studio B; work by John Holdway & Teague Cohen, Studio C; Kids Art Show, Elemental Play; painting by Adriene Brown & Shannon Knight, Epic Electric Tattoo; “Macro-landscape Florals” by Katharine Emlen, Territorial Vineyards; paintings by Amanda Garth, Wandering Goat; Kid’s Art and the Memorial Art of John Delado, Jawbreaker; work by various artists, Centro LatinoAmericano; work by Jack Frost Blacksmith & Clare Szydlowsk, Living Art Botanicals; works by Wayde Daydee, Olivejuice; works by Malia Schultheis, The Redoux Parlour; works by Matt Kennedy, New Frontier Market; work by Kent Osborne, Phable, Matthew Jones, Off the Waffle; work by various artists, Museum of Unfine Art. 

Late Night Special Last Friday ArtWalk Edition, a funny sampler of all the Late Night groups, 11pm, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. $5.  

Dance Tribal Fusion Belly Dance Extravaganza, 8:30pm. Cozmic Pizza. $5.

Film Spring Break Cinema for Teens: Twilight, snacks included, 3pm, Bethel Library. FREE. 

Food/Drink “Wine Down,” wine tasting w/Winter’s Hill Winery, 5pm-7pm, WineStyles. FREE. 

Gatherings Spring fair w/entertainment, music, food & crafts, today 1pm-9pm, tomorrow 10am-9pm & March 29 11am-5pm, The Douglas County Fairgrounds. $3, $2.50 child, senior. 

Tax-Aide for ages 60 or older & people w/low income, each Friday and Saturday through April 11, Downtown Library. For more information 682-5450. FREE. 

Gem Faire, today 12pm-7pm, tomorrow 10am-6pm & March 29 10am-5pm, Lane County Events Center/Exhibit Hall. www.gemfaire.com. $5.

Clay Space, making a Garden/Plant Tag materials provided, 6:30pm, Clay Space, 222 Polk Street. FREE.

Kids/family Puppet making workshop, create & produce a puppet show for ages 8-13, 3:30pm, Springfield Library. RSVP. 726-3766. FREE. 

Pre-school Storytime, ages 3-6, 11am, Bethel Branch Library. FREE. 

Baby Storytime, ages 0-1, 10:15am, Downtown Library. FREE. 

Literary Arts Mary Anne Radmacher speaks about new book: Live Boldly, 7pm, Center For Spiritual Living Eugene, 390 Vernal, Eugene. $5-$8. 

Music The Poodle Creek Pickers CD Release Party, 5pm, Tsunami Books. Don. 

Sam Wartenbee, 6:30pm, CD World. FREE. 

Ineffectuals w/Tunnel Kings, 8pm, Wandering Goat. FREE. 

Hobby Knife, I Died, Spark Applied to Powder, Chefkirk, Bestial Minutiae, 8pm, New Zone Gallery. $3-$5.

Social Dance Dance the Mambo, 8:30pm lesson followed by open dance, Staver Dance Sport, 41 E 6th. 746-6268. $10.

Pachanga, contemporary Latin dance, 10pm, Tango Center. All ages $5. 

Theater The Producers, today, tomorrow & April 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 & 25, 8pm, April 5 & 12, 2pm, Actors Cabaret. $16-$95.

A Little Night Music continues. See Thursday, March 26. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 28

Sunrise 7:01am; Sunset 7:36pm, Av High 58; Av Low 37

Farmers’ Markets Farmers’ Market, 10am-2pm, 8th and Oak, FREE.

Gatherings “PowerUp Campaign Kickoff”, green job rally, 5pm., Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

Spring Break Car Show ‘n’ Shine, classic cars on display, today 10am-9pm & tomorrow 11am-7pm, Gateway Mall. FREE.

Genealogy Computer Class, 10am, Downtown Library. RSVP. 682-5450. FREE. 

Willamette Valley NORML Chapter Public Meeting, 2pm, 1210 Willamette St. FREE. 

Queer men’s coffee, noon, Cozmic Pizza. 484-9636.

West Coast Wrestling Connection event, 7pm, Regional Sports Center, 32nd & Main, Springfield. $7-$15. 

Fly Fishing Festival, learn how to fly fish, 9am-4pm, Amazon community Center, 2700 Hilyard Street. FREE. 

Eugene City of Peace rally, potluck & volunteers needed, 9am-4pm, Unity of the Valley Church, 39th and Hilyard. RSVP. 343-2109. $5 sug. don. 

O.U.R. Federal Credit Union offers tax preparation, 10am-2pm today & Wednesdays 4pm-8pm through April 15, 325 Blair Blvd. FREE. 

Spring fair continues. See Friday. 

Tax-Aide continues. See Friday. 

Gem Faire continues. See Friday. 

Kids/Families Nano Day, learn about nanotechnology, 11am-4pm, Science Factory Children’s Museum, 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy. $4. 

Wetlands & Weaving for Wee Ones, a “walk about” in the wetlands, basket making, presentation, 9:30am-noon & 1pm-3:30pm, West Eugene Wetlands Yurt, 751 S Danebo Ave. $4, $2 WREN mbrs.

Puppet Festival feat. “Jacqueline and the Beanstalk,” 2pm, Springfield Public Library, 225 5th St. FREE. 

Dog Tale Time, kids read to supportive dogs, Grades 1-6, 4pm, 2pm, Downtown Library. RSVP. 682-8316. FREE.

Family Music Time, stories & songs, 10:15am, Downtown Library. FREE. 

Tap Into a Book, storytime w/a UNICEF focus, 11am, Barnes & Noble. FREE. 

Signs of Spring Family Walk, 1pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum. $5, $2 kids.

Lecture ”Jungian Dreamwork,” by Nicholas French & Julia Craig, noon, J Michael’s Books. FREE. 

Dan Gleason author of Birds!  From the Inside Out presents a slide talk on coastal birds,1:30pm, Siuslaw Public Library, Florence. FREE. 

Music Portland Cello Project & Anais Mitchell, neo-classical, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door. 

Hot Drama, gossip rock, 9pm, Wandering Goat. 21+.

Yeltsin, Mood Area 52 & The Whiskey Spots, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5. 21+.

Desert Roots, music & stories from the Middle Eastern & North African deserts, 8pm, Unity of the Valley Church. $15.

Sacred Songs of the Middle East, 3pm, Harmony Roadhouse Music Studios. $10. 

I-chele, The Circle of Light & Fearless Love, 7:30pm, World Café. $5-$15.

Celebrate the Life of Stevie Gilmer, feat. music by The Whopner County All-Stars, London Flush, 12-3pm, Cozmic Pizza. Don.

Outdoors/Recreation GEARs ride: Hamm via Lorane Hwy, 46 miles, 10am, Alton Baker Park, bring food. www.eugenegears.org 

Obsidians trips: Spencer Butte Trail Maintenance. See YMCA for details/sign-up.

Hoodoo Rodeo Day, mechanical bull, Chili Cookoff Contest, night skiing, all day, Hoodoo Recreation & Ski Area, Hwy 20. 

Social Dance The Big Milonga, Argentine Tango, 8pm, Tango Center. All ages, $7. 

The Eugene Folklore Society presents contra dance lessons w/live music, 7:30pm-11:15pm, Chavez School Gym, 1510 W 14th. $7, $6 mbrs.

Theater A benefit for HIV Alliance: Damsels, Divas & Dames, feat. male and female impersonators from around the Pacific Northwest, 7:30pm, Hult Center. $25, $15 stu., youth.

Ain’t Misbehavin’, today 8pm & tomorrow 2pm, Hult Center. Use discount code: NEXT & $1 of your purchase gets donated to NextStep Recycling. $20-$50. 

The Producers continues. See Friday. 

A Little Night Music continues. See Thursday, March 26. 

SUNDAY, MARCH 29

Sunrise 6:59am; Sunset 7:37pm, Av High 58; Av Low 38

Benefit Silent auction/Bake-sale/Fundraiser for local cancer survivor Carri Morrison, feat. music by Trillium Green, Eugene Peace Choir & Fearless Love, 3pm-7pm, Tsunami Books. Don. 

Comedy Eugene Laff Off, a benefit for Greenhill Humane Society, feat. over 20 comedians, 7pm, Actors’ Cabaret of Eugene. $15. 

Film Centrifugal Cinema: The Crying Game, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE. 

Gatherings Spring Break Car Show ‘n’ Shine continues. See Saturday. 

Sesquicentennial Celebration, feat. a talk w/tribal member David G. Lewis, 2pm, Eugene Public Library. FREE. 

Spring fair continues. See Friday. 

Gem Faire continues. See Friday. 

Music Big Top Little Eugene Circus Spectacular, circus acts w/music, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5-$10.

Pigeon John, Root Beer, Who Cares?, Hip-Hop, 8pm, WOW Hall. $10. 

The Blue Skies Big Band & Jewel Tones, concert/swing dance, 8pm-10pm, Agate Hall, UO. $6.

Root Beer, Hip-Hop, 2:30pm, CD World. FREE. 

Outdoors/recreation GEARs ride: Pleasant Hill via Seavey Loop, 40 miles, 10am, Alton Baker Park, restaurant stop. www.eugenegears.org. 

Obsidians trips: Elijah Bristow State Park, hike 6mi. See YMCA for details/sign-up.

Easy Trail Hike/Push & Picnic, hike designed for individuals w/developmental disability or mobility impairment, bring a sack lunch, 10:30am-3:30pm, begin at 10th and Olive St. $10. 

Social dance Milonguita, Argentine Tango, 7:30. Tango Center. All ages, $5.

Theater Ain’t Misbehavin’ continues. See Saturday.  

MONDAY, MARCH 30

Sunrise 6:57am; Sunset 7:38pm, Av High 58; Av Low 38

Food/Drink  Wine tasting: Grapes of Laugh, profiling different labels, 5pm-7pm, WineStyles. $5.

Music Marty Chilla’s B-day w/Concrete Love Seat, The Moonbox, Halie Loren, 6:30pm, Davis’. FREE. 

On the Air City Club: “Eat Local Be Happy,” w/local farmers & organizations, 6:30-7:30pm, KLCC 89.7. 

Outdoors/Recreation Obsidians trips: Washburne and China Creek, hike 5mi. See YMCA for details/sign-up.

Social Dance Practilonga Argentine Tango, 7:30pm, Tango Center. All ages, $5.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31

Sunrise 6:55am; Sunset 7:39pm, Av High 58; Av Low 38

Film The Take, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

Food/Drink Wine tasting: Grapes of Laugh, profiling different labels, benefit Nurse Midwifery Birth Center, 5pm-7pm, WineStyles. $9.99.

Gatherings  Chamber Music & Chocolate series: “Paris Café, Moscow Tea Room,” 7:30pm, United Lutheran Church. Tickets available through Hult Center. $15, $12 stu., senior. 

Sierra Club beer social & discussion on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, w/ Roger Hamilton, 6:30pm, McMenamins, 1485 E 19th Avenue. FREE. 

Society & Research Library’s beginning genealogy class, 6:30pm, OGS Research Library, 955 Oak Alley. $5. 

Lectures “Radiation Therapy: High Tech Cancer Treatment,” w/Dr. Julie B. Gemmell, 5:30pm, 520 Country Club Rd. FREE. 

“Overcoming Obstacles to Full Recovery After Trauma,” w/Ron Unger, 2pm, Tykeson Rm, Eugene Public Library. FREE. 

The University of Oregon Distinguished Speakers Series: “The Digital Imagination,” w/Santiago Perez, 4pm, 100 Willamette Hall. FREE. 

Music The English Beat, ska, 8pm, WOW Hall. $20 adv., $23 door.

On the Air Alternative Radio: “Terrorism: No Easy Answers,” an interview w/ Arundhati Roy, 6:30-7:30pm, KLCC 89.7. 

Outdoors/Recreation Obsidians trip: Ridgeline Trail, hike 5.5mi. See YMCA for details/sign-up.

Women’s Cycling, learn the basics of bike maintenance & safety, 7pm, REI Eugene. RSVP. FREE. 

Eugene Garden Club: Plant “Nerd” Night, a benefit for the club’s youth activities & civic projects, 6:30pm, 1645 High Street. FREE. 

Social Dance Bailonga, Argentine Tango, live fusion music, 8pm - 8:30pm, Tango Center. All ages $4-$7.

Theater Paper Cup Ocean, today & tomorrow 7:30pm, Wildish Theater, Springfield. $5. 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

Sunrise 6:53am; Sunset 7:40pm, Av High 58; Av Low 38

Arts/visual Artists Salon, open studio w/artist-in-residence Marilyn Kent, 6pm-9pm, MECCA, 43 W. Broadway. $2-$5.

Dance Dance Brazil, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. $20-$55. 

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

Food/Drink Italian & French Wine Tasting, 5pm-7pm, Uva Wine Bar, Oakway Center. FREE. 

Gatherings Emerald Empire HempFest Volunteer Core Meeting, 7pm, 670 Hwy 99. FREE. 

O.U.R. Federal Credit Union tax preparation continues. See Saturday. 

Eugene-Springfield chapter of Archimedes Movement & Lane County Chapter of Health Care For All Oregon meeting, 6:30pm-8pm, EWEB Community Rm. FREE. 

NW EcoBuilding Guild presents arborist Alby Thoumsin, talk on urban forestry, 7pm, BRING. FREE. 

Kids/Families Family Night, feat. Bryan & The Rockin’ Amigos, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

Pre-school Storytime, ages 3-6, 10:15am, Downtown Library. FREE. 

Lectures “A Humorist’s Revenge on the Mental Health System,” comedian Howard Falk, 5:30pm, 454 Willamette, Second Floor. FREE. 

Music Chamber Music on Campus: Music of the Eras, 6pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE. 

Steve Goodbar, 6pm, Friendly St. Café. FREE. 

Social Dance Swing, 7pm, Tango Center. All ages, $4.

Spiritual Lenten Organ Meditation, 12:15pm-12:45pm, Central Presbyterian Church, 555 E. 15th Ave. FREE. 

Theater Paper Cup Ocean continues. See Tuesday. 

THURSDAY, APRIL 2

Sunrise 6:52am; Sunset 7:42pm, Av High 58; Av Low 38

Gatherings Lane Regional Air Protection Agency public meeting, 7pm-9pm, American Red Cross Bldg., 862 Bethel Dr. FREE. 

Dahlia Tuber Auction & Sale, 7:30pm, Celeste Campbell Senior Center, 155 High St. FREE. 

All Levels Yoga Class, noon, Tamarack Wellness Center. Benefits the Yoga Scholarship Fund. Don. 

Kids/Families Pre-school Storytime, ages 3-6, 11am, Sheldon Branch Library. FREE. 

Lectures “Constructing a Right to Equal Education,” w/Camille Walsh, noon, 141 Knight Law Center, UO. FREE. 

Ruhl Lecture: “The Incredible Shrinking Newsroom:  How can fewer reporters meet the increasing demands for coverage?” w/ Boston Globe Editor, Martin Baron, 4pm, EMU Ballroom, UO. FREE. 

Literary Arts Mid-Valley Willamette Writers Speakers Series, 6:30pm, Tsunami Books. $10, $5 stu. 

L.E. Modesitt book signing & reading from Imager, 7pm, Borders. FREE. 

Music Sound for the Organ-ization of Society, 7:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $8.

Project feat. the beatboxing flutist of “Inspector Gadget” & “Mario Bros,” 7pm, Agate Hall, UO. $12, $5 stu.

SHOcase: Oregon Tuba Association, 11:15am, Hult Center lobby. FREE. 

Michael Anderson w/guests presents Johannes Brahms Sonatas, 7:30pm, The Shedd. $18-$30. 

On the Air Northwest Passage: “Natural World,” w/ John Cooney, 4pm-4:30pm, KLCC 89.7. 

New Dimensions: “A Journey Towards Love,” w/ John Dear, 6:30pm-7:30pm, KLCC 89.7. 

Social Dance Hula Dance Instruction, 7:05pm, Community Recreation Center, 250 S. 32nd St. FREE. 

Theater A Little Night Music continues. See Thursday, March 26. 

CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

Friday, March 27 The Corvallis Senior Center will be closed March 27 & reopen at 8am on March 30. 

Saturday, March 28 Chicago: The Musical, open through April 5, Majestic Theater. Go to majestic.org or call 738-7469 for times and ticket prices. 

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

The Oregon Coast Aquarium is looking for teenagers ages 13 to 17 to join its youth volunteer team. Saturday training sessions begin May 9 and run through June 6 from 10 am to 4 pm. Pick up an application at the Aquarium, on the Aquarium web site at www.aquarium.org, or by calling 541-867-3474 x 5312. 

The Saturday Market Youth Showcase is recruiting local youth talent for May & June 2009. If you know a talented kid, teen or group (K-12), who would like to perform at the Saturday Market please contact Beth Miriam Rose at bethr@efn.org or 342-7191. 

The first annual Willamette Valley Brews & Blues Fest announces a poster contest for this year’s event. The contest is open to everyone, the entry deadline is May 5, with the winner being announced May 15, 2009. The winner will be awarded a $200 cash prize. For full contest details and rules, email wvbbfest@yahoo.com

Nature guide volunteers needed at Mount Pisgah Arboretum. Volunteer guides lead K-5 grade students on tours, teaching them about the plants, animals and ecology of the South Willamette Valley. One morning a week, April 20-June 11. Orientation will be held on Thursday, April 2, 7pm-9pm at Wayne Morse Family Farm, 595 Crest Drive. Application form is at www.MountPisgahArboretum.org 

The Maude Kerns Art Center seeks submissions for the Artists’ Marketplace at the 26th annual Art and the Vineyard Festival. Submit 5 digital images on CD in jpeg format, including 4 images representative of artwork to be displayed at the festival and one image of your booth display, along with a completed application by the postmark deadline of Friday, March 27. www.mkartcenter.org

The Oregon State Bar seeks non-lawyer members for governing board and statewide committees. Application forms due by May 22. For more information visit www.osbar.org 

New Zone Gallery seeks submissions for their “Zone 4 All” exhibition in April.  Accepting any 3D art intake & 2D work max size 24 by 36”.  Intake is Saturday, March 28 from noon to 6pm.  

Sleep Country USA’s Foster Kids Shoe Drive kicks off  March 30th­May 31st, 2009. Contributions of new shoes can be dropped off at Sleep Country USA locations in the Eugene area. For more information on the location of the nearest store, please use the Sleep Country store locater at www.sleepcountry.com or call 1-888-88-SLEEP. The store hours are M-F 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Nominations open for Administrative Professional of the Year Award 2009. All exceptional office/administrative professionals in Lane County are eligible for nomination by their employers. Deadline for nomination is April 1, 2009. For more information contact Heather Wilson, hwilson@goodneighbor.com, or 541-513-5547.