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THURSDAY, JUNE 11

Sunrise 5:29am; Sunset 8:56pm. Av High 72; Av Low 46

Food/Drink Wine tasting: Spring Fling: Juicy & Crisp Wines, 5pm-7pm, WineStyles. FREE.

Gatherings Résumé workshop, 1pm, Goodwill Industries, 855 Seneca. RSVP 431-3306. FREE.

College of Education, grand opening, 4pm, Courtyard in front of HEDCO Education Building, 17th & Alder, UO.  FREE.

Celebration of Eastside 1974-2009, 6:30-8pm, Harris and Eastside Elementary School, 1150 East 29th. 485-1418. FREE.

Planned Parenthood: Contraceptive Couture: A Reproductive Health Fashion Show, 6:30pm, Davis’ Bar and Restaurant. RSVP 342-6042 ext. 35. $20, $35 for two.

OSU Master Gardeners: Winter Vegetable Gardening with John Fischer, 7-8:30pm, River Road Park Annex, 1055 River Rd. 688-4052. $10-$15.

Hearing Loss Association Meeting, Captel demonstration, 7pm, Hilyard Community Ctr. 345-9432. FREE.

Cascadia Summer Potluck, 8pm, Un Solo Pueblo, 1022 Willamette.  ForestDefenseNow.org FREE.

Literary Airlie Press, title release:  The Eddy Fence, Donna Henderson & Last Apples from Late Empires, Jessica Lamb, 4pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

Lectures Science Pub: “Paper, Plastic or Neither? What the Choice Means for Our Environment” David Tyler, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

“Uncovering An Historic Remnant”: Devil’s Staircase Wilderness multimedia slideshow, 7pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

Music Four Shillings Short, Celtic/folk/world music duo Christy & Aodh Og, 7pm, Tsunami Books. $5-10 don.

Chris Pureka, 8pm, $5; The Shack Shakers, Los Mex Pistoles, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $10.

On the Air Taser Town Hall, 11am today & June 18, noon & 11pm June 17, Comcast channel 29. www.ctv.org.

Spiritual Interfaith Prayer Service International, 93rd consecutive monthly prayer service & 144th anniversary of Juneteenth, 6:45pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak.

Theater Humble Boy, 8pm today, tomorrow and June 13, 2pm June 14, Very Little Theater. 344-7751. $14 reserved; $10 June 4 &11; $10 Sunday matinees for sr. 

FRIDAY, JUNE 12

Sunrise 5:29am; Sunset 8:56pm, Av High 72; Av Low 46

Arts/Visual Slide presentation: “Molds and Slip Casting,” Brett Binford, 7pm, Clay Space, 222 Polk. 653-8089. FREE.

Museum of Natural and Cultural History & J-Schnitz Museum of Art open house, 11am-5pm today, tomorrow & Sunday, UO. FREE.

Farmers’ Market Springfield Farmers’ Market, 9am-2pm, The Springfield Museum Parking Lot, Main St. between 5th & 6th. FREE.

Gatherings Bead Renaissance Show, 10am-6pm today & tomorrow, 10am-5m Sunday, Hilton Eugene. www.beadshow.com FREE. 

Eugene City Club: “West Eugene Collaborative,” 11:50am, Eugene Hilton. $5.

Green Drinks, monthly gathering of progressives, 5-7 pm,
World Cafe, 449 Blair. Happy hour prices.

Habitat for Humanity: Africa, build houses for orphans and kids, 7pm, REI. RSVP 465-1800. FREE.

Kids/Families Daddy & Daughter Dinner Dance, 6:30pm, Campbell Community Center. 682-5521. $25 for two incl. dinner.

Summer Family Fun Night, dinner, crafts, family entertainment, 5:30-8pm, Petersen Barn. FREE.

Literary Applegate Regional Theatre: Open Mike Poetry Night, 7pm, Broadway Events Center, 5th & Broadway, Veneta. FREE.

Music Symphonic Band of Logos Academy Home School Center, 7pm, Immanuel Baptist Church, 3050 Game Farm, Spfd. 747-0702. $6, $15 fam., $4 youth & sr.

Sideroads cd release, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

The Bayliens, D J True Justice, 9pm, WOW Hall, $8 adv., $10 door.

Water Tower String Band cd release, Huck Notari, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s, $5.

Social Dance Drop-in Dance: Tango, 8:30pm, Staver Dance Sport, 41 E. 6th. $10.

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

Theater Roosevelt Middle School’s Aladdin Jr., 7:30pm today & tomorrow, 2pm tomorrow & June 14, South Eugene High School Auditorium. 687-3227. $9 adults, $6 others.

The Rainmaker, 8pm today, tomorrow & June 19 & 20; 2:30pm June 14 & 21, Cottage Theatre, 942-8001. $14, $12 stu. sr.

Humble Boy continues. See Thursday, June 11.

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

Sunrise 5:29am; Sunset 8:57pm, Av High 72; Av Low 47

Arts/Visual Second Saturday Art Walk, 3pm, Florence. www.florencechamber.com

UO museums open house continues. See Friday.

Benefits Local teens sell produce at FOOD for Lane County’s Youth Farm, 10am-2pm, 705 Flamingo Ave., Spfd. 343-2822. FREE.

Eric McDavid eco-prisoner benefit, presentation & music, 7-10:30pm, The Apocalypse on Broadway, 2100 W. Broadway #1. $1-$100, sliding scale.

HIV Alliance benefit hip-hop concert feat. Braille, Nik Fury, the BreakDown Dancers, BreakDown Jr., Endr Won, the Sons of Vindication & RAWKrew b-boys, 8pm, EastSide Faith Center, 89 Centennial Loop. $10 sug. don.

Coastal Cuisine, benefit for Florence Food Share, 6pm, Three Rivers Hotel and Casino Events Center, Florence. duffey.brenda@gmail.com $50.

Farmers’ Markets Lane County Farmers’ Market, 9am-4pm, 8th and Oak, FREE. 

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

Southtowne Farmer’s Market, 9am-3pm, Southtowne Shoppes, Oak between 28th & 29th. FREE.

Applegate Trail Community Market, crafts & produce, 2-7pm, Curtin, I-5 exit 163. 942-1222. FREE. 

Gatherings World Blood Donor day, give blood, 9am-1pm today & tomorrow, Lane Memorial Blood Bank, 2211 Willamette. www.lmbb.org FREE.

Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, w/entertainment by Jim Hershey, 10am; Rob Tobias, 11am; Robert Meade, noon; Kay Rose, 1pm; Chibuku, 2pm; Honky Funk, 3:30pm; Park Blocks, 8th & Oak. www.eugenesaturdaymarket.org FREE.

Pesticide & Hazardous Waste Round-Up for Amazon and Southeast Neighborhoods, noon-3pm, Glenwood Waste Collection Site. 682-3111. FREE.

Angelita’s Spirit Doll Workshop, 1-5 pm, Shambala. RSVP 868-1178. $20 don. 

American Association of University Women: “Fireside Stories and the place of the woman storyteller in any culture,” Jo-Brew, 10:30am, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Rd. 344-4134. FREE.

Bike Day Celebration, demonstrations, bike safety rodeo, food, music, more, 9am-3pm, Science Factory. www.eugenegears.org/bikeday or 556-3553. FREE.

LCC graduation, 4pm, Lane County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. FREE.

Music in the Garden preview party, admittance to three gardens, wine, 5pm-8pm. $25, good for 6/14 tour as well. esgdmee@aol.com or 687-9487, ext. 100.

DragXtravaganza LCC Black Student Union drag show feat. SHEBANG!, Vanity Venom, Ruby Woo & students, 7:30pm, Main Performance Hall, LCC. $7,  $5 stu. 

Found Magazine w/Davey &Peter Rothbart, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $6.

Bead Renaissance Show continues. See Friday.

Kids/Families “Saturday Night Action” for teens & kids w/ developmental disabilities, 6-9pm, Hilyard community Center, 2580 Hilyard. RSVP req. 682-5311. $10.

Bicycle helmet give-away, 9am-noon, South Lane County Fire and Rescue, 223 E. Harrison Ave., Cottage Grove.

Music Songwriters workshop: song structure part II, 11am, Tsunami Books. $1.

Atrium music: Alder Street woodwind quintet, 2pm, Atrium Bldg. 10th & Olive. 683-1940. FREE.

Harmony Roadhouse Music School Benefit recital, 3-6pm, Cozmic Pizza. Don.

Braille, rap, 5:30pm, CD World. FREE.

Emerald Valley Opry: Misty Mamas, The Brothers, High Strung Band, Country Club, Mitch Hider. Proceeds to the Bethel Schools’ Music Program, 6pm, Willamette High Auditorium, 1801 Echo Hollow. $6, $5 sr.

Aaron Madzik “Zen Piano” & cd sale, 6-7pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

Portland Cello Project w/The Emily Wells Trio, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $8.

Outdoors/Recreation McKenzie River Trust birdwalk, 8am, Green Island. RSVP 345-2799. FREE.

Learn to Golf Adaptive Clinic for Kids and Adults, 8:30am-3:30pm, RiverRidge Golf Course. Reg. req. 682-5311. FREE.

Steep Hill Race 5K Challenge, Special Olympic benefit, 9am, Alton Baker Park. eclecticedgeracing2.com $20.

Family Exploration Day, 9am-2pm, West Eugene Wetlands, 751 S Danebo.FREE.

GEARs ride, Cottage Grove via Lorane, rtn Sears, 60 miles, food stop, 9am, Alton Baker Park. FREE.

Obsidians trip: Hardesty Mountain, hike, 10 miles/4000 ft. 345-0720; Pisgah, strawberries, hike 6miles /1000ft. 344-6362. Sign up at Eugene YMCA.

Pets LCAS: Low cost licensing clinic: free rabies vaccine w/ purchase of a license & $20 microchipping, 10-1, Pleasant Hill Feed Store. Price varies.

Save-the-Pets pet adoption event, 11am-3pm, The Healthy Pet, 2777 Friendly. 343-3411. FREE.

Doggy Dive, 2:30pm-5pm, Sheldon Pool. 689-1503. $5 per pet.

Social Dance Contra Dance, 7:30pm workshops, 8pm dance, Cesar Chavez School Gym, 1510 W. 14th. $7, $6 stu.

Theater Emerald Valley Playback Theatre: Journeys, 7pm, Tsunami Books, $5-10 sliding scale. 

The Rainmaker continues. See Friday.

Roosevelt Middle School’s Aladdin Jr. continues. See Friday.

Humble Boy continues. See Thursday, June 11.

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

Sunrise 5:29am; Sunset 8:57pm, Av High 73; Av Low 47

Arts/Visual  UO museums open house continues. See Friday

Benefits Backyard BBQ for Peace: benefit for Eugene Peace Works, 3:30-8pm, 1970 W. 13th. $10 for one beer/wine and snacks; food for purchase.

Farmer’s Markets Dexter Lake Farmers’ Market, 11am-2pm, Cascade Foothills Library, 39095 Dexter Rd., Dexter. 937-3007. FREE.

Film LCC-DIVA Great Directors series: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Ali: Fear Eats the Soul & The Marriage of Maria Braun, 1pm, DIVA. $5.

Gatherings “Music in the Garden,” self-guided tour of seven private gardens, benefit for Eugene Symphony, with musicians, refreshments, 10am-4pm, various locations, South Eugene. 342-6696. $12 adv. $15 day of.

Picc-A-Dilly Flea Market, 10am-4pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. 683-5589. $1.50.

Job Search & Resumes, 4pm, Downtown Library. RSVP 682-5450 (press 2). FREE.

Bead Renaissance Show continues. See Friday.

World Blood Donor day continues. See Saturday.

Kids/Families Living History Day: Hands-on crafts & games for children, live music and entertainment, and demos of period arts & crafts, 11am-3pm,  Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House, 303 Willamette. $5, $2 youth, $10 fam.

Literary Cup of Comfort book series book release party, feat. ten Willamette Valley writers, 2pm, Borders, Oakway Center. FREE.

Music High school mic night, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

Stagger &Sway cd release, John Shipe, 8:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5.

On the Air “Therapeutic Exercises For Autistics,” & “Autism Neurological Research & Neuro-Developmental Therapy,” Svea Gold, 9:30am today and Monday, Comcast channel 29. FREE.

“Mary Lou Goertzen Interviewed by Svea Gold” :  Local artist and peace activist tells her story, 2pm, Comcast channel 29. FREE.

Outdoors/recreation Hendricks Park bird tour, 7am, F.M. Wilkins Picnic Shelter. 607-4066. $3 sug. don.

GEARs ride: Sovern, Milliron, Purkerson, Meadow View, Alvadore, Clear Lake, Fir Butte, 35 miles, bring food, 9am, Alton Baker Park. FREE.

Run for Sustainable Schools, 9am, Alton Baker Park. eclecticedgeracing2.com $15 before June 9, $20 after.

Tire Mountain butterfly hike, 9am, Campbell Senior Center parking lot, 155 High St. RSVP woodnymph3000@gmail.com or 684-8973.

Obsidians trips: Wolf Creek, Clay Creek, bike, 47 miles. 342-8435. Sign up at Eugene YMCA.

Pets Save-the-Pets dog & cat adoption, 1-3pm, Petsmart, Chad Drive/Coburg Rd. FREE. 

LCAS outdoor discount kitty adoption event, 11am-4pm, LCAS, 3970 W. 1st. 682-3645. FREE.

Social Dance USA Dance: 6pm Meringue/Salsa dance lesson, 7pm open ballroom dance, Vet’s Club.  $5mem., $8 non-mem.

Spiritual Playlet: The God Dialogue, 10:30am, Center for Spiritual Living, 390 Vernal. 485-0035.

First Summer Sunday Service & Introduction, 10:30am, Church of the Beloved. 654-0394. FREE. 

Theater The Rainmaker continues. See Friday.

Humble Boy continues. See Thursday, June 11.

Roosevelt Middle School’s Aladdin Jr. continues. See Friday.

Volunteer Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah: Native Plant Nursery workparty, 1pm, Buford Park. www.bufordpark.org FREE. 

MONDAY, JUNE 15

Sunrise 5:29am; Sunset 8:58pm, Av High 73; Av Low 47

Benefits Wine About the Dog Days of Summer… and Birds and Cats Too! Benefit for 11 local animal nonprofits: PAAWS and Feline Assistance Network, 4-7pm, WineStyles, 2846 Willamette. 434-WINE. Don. 

Film Movie night: Old School, 8pm, Peabody’s. FREE.

Food/Drink Wine tasting: Pinots on Parade, 5pm-7pm, WineStyles. FREE.

Gatherings Getting Your Genealogy Organized, 1-5pm, Introduction to Footnote.com   6:30-8:30pm, Oregon Genealogical Society, 955 Oak Alley. RSVP 345-0399. $10.

Eugene Media Action Meeting, 5-6:30pm, Growers Market upstairs, 454 Willamette. 484-9167. FREE.

Eugene’s Taxes for Peace Not War session on war tax resistance, 5-7pm, New Day Bakery, Blair. 344-1053. FREE.

LGBT PFLAG (Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders) general meeting, 6:45pm, First Congregational Church, 1050 E. 23rd. FREE. 

Music Shellac, Arcwelder, 9pm, WOW Hall, 12 adv., $15 door.

On the Air “Therapeutic Exercises For Autistics” continues. See Sunday.

Outdoors/Recreation Walkabout at Canoe Canal, 1pm, Campbell Community Center. Reg. req., 682-5111. $2.

Obsidians trips: Tamolitch Pool-Sahalie Falls, hike 7.5 miles. Sign up at Eugene YMCA.

TUESDAY, JUNE 16

Sunrise 5:29am; Sunset 8:58pm, Av High 73; Av Low 47

Arts/Visual Sack Lunch with the Artists: “Understanding the Elements of Photoshop,” Dennis Galloway, bring lunch, 12:15, Clay Space, 222 Polk. FREE.

Benefits Wine About the Dog Days of Summer … and Birds and Cats Too! Benefit for 11 local animal nonprofits: Cascades Raptor Center, Raptor Ridge Winery, 5-7pm, WineStyles, 2846 Willamette. 434-WINE. Don. 

Farmers’ Markets Creswell Farmer’s Market, 4-7pm, behind Creswell Library, Oregon Ave & 1st, Creswell. FREE.

Gateway Farmer’s & Artist’s Market, 4-8pm, Gateway Mall. 747-6294. FREE.

Film IWW: Sick Around the World & discussion, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

Gatherings ODOT open house on plans to lift 11 bridges crossing I-5, including the Centennial Boulevard Bridge and I-105 overpasses, 5-7pm, Springfield City Hall Library Room, 225 5th. 747-1496. FREE. 

Introduction to Essential Oils, 6-7:30 pm, Shambala, 446 E. 13th. 868-1178. FREE.

Eugene Food Not Bombs general interest mtng., 6pm, Growers Market, 454 Willamette. 

Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Transportation Town Hall, 6:30-8:30pm, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1062 Charnelton. 543-5986. FREE.

Tuesday in Haiti: Slideshow, stories, songs & snacks, 7pm, EBHC Community Space, 940 W. 4th. 484-2882. FREE. 

Kids/Families Summer Reading Program kickoff, juggler, ice cream, free books, 11am, Springfield Library. FREE.

Music Tuesdays Downtown: Fiddlin’ Big Sue & Uncle T., 12:30-1:30pm, East Park Blocks, 8th & Oak. FREE.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17

Sunrise 5:29am; Sunset 8:58pm, Av High 73; Av Low 47

Benefits Wine About the Dog Days of Summer… and Birds and Cats Too! Benefit for 11 local animal nonprofits: Bearen Foundations and Pro-Bone-O, 5-7pm, WineStyles, 2846 Willamette. 434-WINE. Don. 

Gatherings Emerald Empire HempFest Volunteer Core Meeting, 7pm, Washington-Jefferson Park. FREE.

The Work of Byron Katie Inquiry Group, 7-9 pm, South Eugene. 514-3042. FREE.

Kids/Families Children’s Carnival, 2-11pm, River Road Parks and Recreation. 688-4052. All games 25¢. 

Free Family Night, Richard Glauber, graduation night, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. 

Lectures “Navigating Oregon’s Long-Term Care System: Get the Information You Need to Plan Ahead,” 3:30-5pm, The OASIS Education Center (inside Macy’s Rotunda), Valley River Center. RSVP 1-866-554-5360, ext. 7372. FREE.

Music Swing Shift, 6:30pm, Roaring Rapids Pizza, 4006 Franklin, Glenwood. FREE.

Paul Benoit, Sam Marshall Trio, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. FREE.

Paula Sinclair, 9:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5. 

On the Air Taser Town Hall continues. See Thursday, June 11.

Outdoors/Recreation GEARs ride, Veneta via Fern Ridge bike path, Petzold, Central, Fleck, Perkins, 38 miles, 6pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE.

THURSDAY, JUNE 18

Sunrise 5:29am; Sunset 8:59pm, Av High 74; Av Low 47

Benefits Wine About the Dog Days of Summer… and Birds and Cats Too! Benefit for 11 local animal nonprofits: FETCH (Therapy Dogs) and Banners Blood Bank, 4-7pm, WineStyles, 2846 Willamette. 434-WINE. Don. 

Film Senior Matinee: Momma Mia, 2pm, at Campbell Community Center, 155 High. 682-5318. FREE.

Literary The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures, Janet Hardy, reading, book signing & discussion of alternative family structures in popular culture, 7pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

Music Paula Sinclair, poet-singer, 7pm, Borders Books & Music, Oakway Center. FREE.

Mayr Makenna, Low Tide Drifters, Charlotte Cornfield, The Keys, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

Norman, Carsie Bean Blanton, Cyndi Harvell, variety, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $5.

Esham, Natas, Mastamind, Project Born, Daniel Jordan, DJ Butler, 11:00pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

On the Air Thursday Night Jazz: “Joni Mitchell Jazz Radio Special,” David Gizara, 10pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

Taser Town Hall continues. See Thursday, June 11.

Outdoors/Recreation 

Run Eugene Run, 5K run/walk, 6pm, Alton Baker Park. eclecticedgeracing2.com $10-$25.

The Pacific Crest Trail - Tales from Through Hikers, 7pm, REI, 306 Lawrence. FREE.

Hometown Throwdown Kayak Competition, 8pm-10pm, Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Rd. www.worldkayak.com or 682-6393.

Obsidians: Mary’s Peak, hike, 8miles/2000ft 343-8941. Sign up at Eugene YMCA.

Volunteer Invasive Species Early Detection Training, 5-8:30pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum. RSVP 914-0701. FREE.

CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

Thursday, June 11 Blood Pressure Screening, 9am-11am, Corvallis Senior Center. RSVP 766-6959. FREE.

Saturday, June 13 Corvallis Artisans Market, 9am-1:30pm, First & Monroe. 602-6215. FREE.

Monday, June 15 Low Vision Support Group, 2pm, Corvallis Senior Center. (800) 448-2232. FREE.

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

Upstart Crow Studios open call auditions for the musical Crazy For You on June 18, 5:30pm. Ages 12 through adult. www.upstartcrowstudios.com or call 688-8260. Auditions will be held at Upstart Crow Studios  855 W. 1st.

Auditions for Cottage Theatre’s production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead June 13 at noon and June 14 at 6pm at Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Drive, Cottage Grove. Need 11 men and 2 women. www.cottagetheatre.org

Lord Leebrick Theatre Company general auditions for 2009/2010 season, June 13 and 14. By appointment only, production@lordleebrick.com or 684-6988. Auditions will be held at the Lord Leebrick, 540 Charnelton. Please prepare two contrasting monologues of your choice, three minute time limit. Full details at www.lordleebrick.com/getinvolved_auditions

The Maude Kerns Art Center seeks volunteers for the 26th annual Art and the Vineyard Festival, Alton Baker Park July 3-5. Volunteer with family & friends in a variety of festival areas. Volunteer benefits include a free day pass and a free event T-shirt. Volunteer orientation is at the Art Center on June 24, 6:30-8pm. 345-1571 or shalenelf@aol.com or www.artandthevineyard.org

DIVA art contest for gARTen Party fundraising event July 18th. Artists are invited to submit entries in any media, based on the theme “Eastern Visions.” The work is to reflect a garden aesthetic. Submitted artwork is to measure no more than 60 inches on any side, weigh less than 40 lbs, and be preassembled if applicable submit by June 26. No entry fee. For info call 344.3482 or email mary@divacenter.org. Full contest details online at divacenter.org