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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. 

Bites for Rights, benefit for Basic Rights Oregon, 9:30 am-11 pm, See www. basicrights.org for price & location.

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.

No Shame Eugene: Writers & Actors Workshop: Help write & produce original five-minute pieces for upcoming theatre performance, 7:30pm, Tango Center,194 W. Broadway. 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.

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.

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

Sunrise 5:30am; Sunset 8:59pm , Av High 75; Av Low 48

Arts/Visual Friday Art Talk, Gwenn Seemel, painter, noon, DIVA. FREE.

Benefits Wine About the Dog Days of Summer … and Birds and Cats Too! Benefit for 11 local animal nonprofits: WAG & SPOT, feral cat demo, 7pm Lee Ann Jasheway Bryant, 4-7pm, WineStyles, 2846 Willamette. 434-WINE. Don. 

Dance Musical Feet: Time Warp, tap, hip-hop, ballet, jazz & bellydance 7:30pm today & tomorrow, Hult Center, $15.

The Middle Eastern Dance Guild of Eugene, 8:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $4 sug. don.

Food/Drink Vegan potluck, bring a vegan dish with place setting, 7pm, McNail-Riley House. 341-1690. FREE.

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

Gatherings Black Sheep Gathering: Sheep and goat shows, workshops, classes, trade show, fiber arts, spinning circles, demonstrations and more, 9am-6pm today; 9am-9pm tomorrow; 9am-4pm June 21, Lane County Fairgrounds. www.blacksheepgathering.org FREE.

Church of Sk8in Roller Derby Pudding Wrestling, 9pm doors, 10pm wrestling, John Henry’s. $5.

Kids/Families Stories at the Market, 1pm, Springfield Farmers’ Market. FREE.

Kidical Mass, kids’ bike ride, 5:30pm meet, 6pm ride. Monroe Park. FREE.

Literary 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's sonnets, 8pm, Tsunami Books. FREE. 

Music Monday With a Bullet, New World Sinner, Bloodwell, aka White Devil, Even in Death, Hyding Jekyll, hard rock, 7pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

Juan Profit Organization, Mirthkon, indie rock, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s.  $5.

Outdoors/Recreation Obsidians: Sahalie and Koosah Falls and Clear Lake, hike, 4.7miles. 344-0486. Sign up at Eugene YMCA.

Social Dance Drop-in Dance: Rumba, 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.

Spiritual Dances of Universal Peace, all ages, 7pm, Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx. 345-4951. don.

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

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

Sunrise 5:30am; Sunset 8:59pm , Av High 75; Av Low 48

Benefits Pints for Prostates, firkin tapping at 11am, latex glove contests, Kobe Bleu Ball food specials, prostate screening info, all day, Eugene City Brewery. www.ustoo.org/pints.

Pay it Forward, gathering donations of food, money, clothing & other items for the homeless. 11:30am-5pm, North end of Island Park. 741-9602. FREE.

Wine About the Dog Days of Summer … and Birds and Cats Too! Benefit for 11 local animal nonprofits: Save The Pets and West Coast Dog & Cat, music and adoptable pets, 12-7pm, WineStyles, 2846 Willamette. 434-WINE. Don.

The FINAL day of solidarity for Jeff 'Free' Luers, slideshow and music by Le Petite Mort, Coffin Ship and the Blair St. Mugwamps, 7-11pm, Pizza Research Institute (5th and Blair. $5-50 donation.

Dance King’s Krew Presents: System Overload, 6:30pm door, 7pm show, Lane Community College performance hall. $10 in advance. $12 at the door. 

Musical Feet: Time Warp continues. See Friday.

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

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.

Food For Lane County’s Youth Farm produce stand, 10am-2pm, Youth Farm, 705 Flamingo Ave, Springfield. FREE.

Gatherings Junction City Farm & Garden Annual open house, 8am- 6pm, 358 Highway 99S, Junction City. FREE.

Woodworkers Garage Sale, 9am-2pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C, St., Springfield. 736-4444.

Barrel Tour: Benton-Lane Winery, High Pass Winery, LaVelle Vineyards, Pfeiffer Vineyards. Domaine Meriwether and Territorial Vineyards, 9:45am, meet at parking lot btw Valley River Inn and Macy’s. 21+ event. www.wineriesoflanecounty.com $60.

Genealogy @ Your Fingertips internet class, basic internet skills required, 10am-12pm, Eugene Downtown Library, RSVP 682-5450 (press 2). FREE.

The New Dream Family Childcare Center open house fiesta, 10am-3pm, 1295 W. 18th St. FREE.

Laurelwood Golf Course 80th Anniversary, 10am- 4pm, Laurelwood Golf Course, 2700 Columbia. FREE.

A&W Show 'n' Shine:  Classic Chevys, Mustangs, Corvettes, Rat Rods, trucks & more 10am-3pm, A&W Restaurant, 47841 Hwy 58, Oakridge. FREE.

Springfield Police K9 Competition, noon-4pm, Silke Field. 726-3714. FREE.

Winter cropping workshop, 3pm, FOOD for Lane County Youth Farm, 705 Flamingo. 284-3703. FREE.

Walama Restoration Project's annual open house, tours, raffle, refreshments, families welcome, 1-4 pm, Butterfly Meadow at Whilamut Natural Area in Alton Baker Park. RSVP appreciated: 484-3939. FREE.        

Senior Barn Dance with the Country Club Band, 7-9:30pm, Petersen Barn Community Center. $2.                                                                   

Black Sheep Gathering continues. See Friday.

Kids/Families Oregon ash folded berry bark basket, ages 8-12, bring lunch, 10am-3pm, RSVP 683-6494. West Eugene Wetlands. $8.

Girls’ Auto Care, basic auto care skills class, lunch provided, age 15-18, 10am -2pm, Ophelia’s Place. RSVP 284-4340. $10.

Biscuit the Dog: dog-themed stories, 11am, Barnes & Noble, FREE.

Saturday Sing-a-Long with Rich Glauber, all ages welcome, 1pm, Springfield Public Library. FREE.

Giant Friends Club, inclusive play for kids 5-11 w/physical disabilities & their siblings, Riverplay at Skinner Butte Park, 2pm. Reg. req., 682-5311. FREE.

Literary Beach Reads Book Sale, gently-used fiction & mysteries for $1 ea., 10am-4pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

The Every Third Saturday Tsunami Readers Series, Austin Gray local poet and substance abuse counselor, and Henry Alley, fiction writer and Professor Emeritus at the UO, will be presenting their work, 5pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

Music Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, w/entertainment by Olem Alves, 10am; Lorna Miller, 11am; Richard Crandell, noon; Eugene Highlanders, 1pm; Blair St. Mugwumps, 2pm; Dana Vion & the Touchy Feeliacs, 3pm, Park Blocks, 8th & Oak. FREE.

The Sine Nomine Six, 2pm, the Atrium at 10th and Olive. FREE 

Junction City's Little Opry, 7pm, Junction City Grange Hall, 1420 Kalmia, Junction City. $6.

Greg Laswell with Pete and J, singer-songwriter, 8pm, WOW Hall. $10. adv., $12 door, $15 res.

Sweetjuice cd release w/ Lewi Longmire and special guests, 9:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $5.

Outdoors/Recreation Audubon bird walk to Green Island, 8am-noon, meet at South Eugene High, 968-5533. Suggested $3 donation.    

Datalogic Fun Run, 5K run/walk, 9am, Datalogic, 959 Terry St., Eugene. eclecticedgeracing2.com $20-$25.

Corvallis Butterfly Trip to Fetton Green, meet at 9am in Campbell Senior Center parking lot, 155 High St., Eugene. Reg. req. woodnymph3000@gmail.com or 684-8973.

Corvallis Butterfly Trip to Fitton Green, led by Gary Pearson, 9am, meet at Campbell Senior Center parking lot (155 High St., Eugene) RSVP 684-8973.

Visit the Fall Creek tree-sit, climb training, exploring the proposed sale, meet at 10am, Grower’s Market (4th and Willamette), FREE.

The Westside Gardeners Club of Veneta field trip, 10am, meet in the parking lot of the Fern Ridge Library, on Territorial Road in Veneta. FREE.

Eugene Emeralds vs. Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, 7:05pm tonight & June 22, 4:05 pm tomorrow, Civic Stadium. 342-5367. $4.50-$9 per game.

GEARs ride, Creswell via River Drive & Howe Lane 41 miles, food stop, 9am, Alton Baker Park. FREE.

Obsidians: Cone Peak Mdws - Iron Mtn, hike, 6.6 miles, 744-7990; Rosary Lake, Hike, 5.4 miles, 687-2589; The Twins, hike, 6.6 miles, 345-0720. Sign up at the Eugene YMCA.

Pets  Pet Adoption at WineStyles. See Benefits.

Social Dance Barn Dance, 7pm, Petersen Barn Community Center. 682-5521. $2.

Theater Peter Pan, Roving Park Players, 6pm tonight & tomorrow night, Maurie Jacobs Park; June 25 & 26, Campbell Community Center, 155 High St; June 27 & 28, Island Park, Spfd. FREE.

The Rainmaker continues. See Friday.

Volunteer Native Plant Nursery workparty, planting, irrigation, weeding, harvesting, seed processing and sales, 9am, Mt Pisgah Arboretum 344-8350. FREE.

Willamette River Clean Up, from Island Park in Springfield to Beltline in Eugene, 9am, meet at Island Park in Springfield, and at the Autzen, DeFazio, and Greenway Pedestrian Bridges. FREE.

Habitat Restoration Work Party, create habitat for birds, butterflies, and other insects, no experience necessary, families welcome,  9:30am-12:30pm, Alton Baker Park at the Butterfly Meadow. FREE.

SUNDAY, JUNE 21

Sunrise 5:30am; Sunset 8:59pm, Av High 75; Av Low 48, Celebrate the Solstice!

benefits Cascadia Summer Solstice Square Dance, 6:30-9pm, Veterans Memorial Hall, 16th and Willamette, $5-15 Sliding Scale.

Dance Dance Trax feat. TA-DA Dance Company, 7pm, Hult Center. $15.

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

Gatherings Whiteaker Community Council’s “Whiteaker Market,” bring anything to swap or sell, 10am-5pm, Washington Jefferson park basketball court, close to the playground. 343-3017 or eekley@efn.org FREE.

Scandinavian Studies Potluck Picnic, with wreaths, folk dancing, Scandinavian music, 11am-5pm, Shelter 1, Alton Baker Park. scan@oregon.edu

Eugene Rainbow Family potluck, bring food and your own eating utensils, 1-5pm, Sladden Park. FREE. 

Waltz Hour, 1pm,  Tango Center, 194 W. Broadway. FREE.

DIVA Art Salon, art Critique session with Terry Way, bring one or two pieces, 4pm, DIVA Center. Members FREE. $5 non-members.

Summer Solstice Celebration, Norma Fraser, fire dancers, more, 7pm, Sweet Cheeks Winery. www.sweetcheekswinery.com or 349-9463. $10.

Black Sheep Gathering continues. See Friday.

Kids/Families Go Skateboarding Day, demo equipment, hot dogs, prizes, more; helmets required, 3pm-7pm, Cal Young Middle School. 682-6321. $3. 

Music Summer Solstice Celebration with Norma Fraser, 7pm, Sweet Cheeks Winery, 27007 Briggs Hill Rd. $10.

Benefit for Vedanthangal Rural School Development Project in India, w/Whiskey Spots, 8:30pm, Sam Bond’s. $3-$50.

Outdoors/Recreation Prost8K, 8K run/5K walk, 8am, Oregon Urology Institute, Spfd. eclecticedgeracing2.com $15-$35.

Father’s Day Family Challenge Course, ages 9 & up, 10:30am-3:30pm, Spencer Butte Challenge Course. 682-5329. $40, one child FREE per adult.

Obsidians: Dog Mountain, hike, 6 miles, 736-7498. Sign up at Eugene YMCA.

Ems vs. Salem-Keizer Volcanoes continues. See June 20.

GEARs ride: Park Rattlesnake Butte via Dillard, Bear Creek, rtn Mathews, Seavey Lp. 54 miles, food stop, 9am, Alton Baker Park. FREE.

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

Spiritual Church of the Beloved’s Sunday service, 10:30am, call for location. 654-0394. FREE.

Theater The Rainmaker continues. See Friday.

Peter Pan continues. See Saturday.

MONDAY, JUNE 22

Sunrise 5:30am; Sunset 9:00pm, Av High 75; Av Low 48

Film Movie night: Days of Thunder, 8pm, Peabody's. FREE.

Food/Drink Wine tasting: Whitewash: Switching gears to whites, 5pm-7pm, WineStyles. FREE.

Gatherings Professional Development Workshop Series for Educators, today through Wednesday, Baker Downtown Center. ed2000.uoregon.edu. 

Kids/Families Multicultural Girls’ Group, open to girls 14-18 that identify as girls of color, biracial, and/or multiracial, Ophelia's Place. 

Outdoors/Recreation Ems vs. Salem-Keizer Volcanoes continues. See Saturday.

Spiritual Open heart meditations, 5:30pm, call for location. 484-3921. FREE.

Magical Parenting, 8-week class, 6:30pm, Center for Spiritual Living, 390 Vernal. 485-0035. Don. 

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

Sunrise 5:30am; Sunset 9:00pm, Av High 76; Av Low 48

Arts/Visual Sack Lunch with the Artists: Paper Clay? Tell Me More! Susan Burgott, bring lunch, 12:15, Clay Space, 222 Polk. FREE.

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.

Kids/Families Grandkids Ice Cream Social, noon-3pm, Campbell Center, 155 High St. 682-5318.

Lectures Palestine; I am a witness: a visual presentation & conversation, Caitlin Robertson, 7pm pm, EBHC Community Room,  940 W. 4th. 485-4005. FREE.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

Sunrise 5:31am; Sunset 9:00pm, Av High 76; Av Low 48

Gatherings The Original Track Town Party, track & field vendors, tiki bar & Ninkasi beer garden, 6pm-9pm Big Salmon Bake & barbecue, today-Sunday, Villard Street Pub. FREE.

Kids/Families Free Family Night, 6pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE.

Music Pac. Int’l Children’s Choir Festival: Sharing Our Songs I, 7:30pm, Central Lutheran Church. 682-5000. $12, $9 youth.

Outdoors/Recreation GEARs ride, Fox Hollow (both sides) Lorane Hwy, Bailey Hill.  Short rtn McBeth, Lorane, 20miles short, 35miles, 6pm, Alton Baker Park. FREE.

Theme Swim: Jungle Day, 1:10pm-3:40pm, Echo Hollow Pool. 682-5525. $2.50 incl. lunch.

Obsidians: Roads End, hike, 2.8 miles. 994-2337. Sign up at Eugene YMCA.

Spiritual Open heart meditations, 5:30pm, call for location. 484-3921. FREE.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25

Sunrise 5:31am; Sunset 9:00pm, Av High 76; Av Low 48

Arts/Visual “On The Road: Two Visions of the Tokaido” exhibition reception, performances by the On Ensemble, Eugene Taiko and Eugene-Springfield Obon Dancers 6-9pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. FREE.

Gatherings UO Biliteracy Conference, 10:30am-6pm today, 9am-8pm June 26, 9am-3pm June 27, EMU, UO. 

Planned Parenthood Sunset Garden Party, 5:30pm, RSVP for location, www.ppsworegon.org $35. 

The Original Track Town Party, track & field vendors, tiki bar & Ninkasi beer garden, 6pm-9pm Big Salmon Bake & barbecue, today-Sunday, 7:30pm Craig Chee, acoustic; Fire Divas 10pm, Villard Street Pub. FREE.

Lectures Resumé workshop, 1pm, RSVP 431-3306, Goodwill on Seneca. FREE.

Literary My Heart Has Wings, Kris King, book signing, 6pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

Shall We Dance? Brian Lanker, 6-9pm, UO Museum of Natural History. FREE.

Music Oregon Bach Festival: World Harmony Project Festival Exhibitions, with the On Ensemble, 6pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE.

Pac. Int’l Children’s Choir Festival: Sharing Our Songs II, 7:30pm, Central Lutheran Church. 682-5000. $12, $9 youth.

Calango, Brazilian, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5, $3 stu.

Heavenly Oceans, Stepkid, Fred Van Vactor, variety, 9pm, Sam Bond’s. $5.

Fourth Annual Bach Remix, DJs Connah Jay & Celcius, DJ crew PhonograPhanatikz, 10pm, The District. FREE.

Outdoors/Recreation 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, with world-class runners, sprinters and more, today through June 28, Hayward Field, UO. www.tracktown.net or 346-4461. $15-$30 single-day; $65-$100 all-session pass.

Signs of Summer Ecology, with naturalist Rick Ahrens, 6-8pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum Visitors Center. Non-members: $5.00, Members: by donation. 

Obsidians: Clear Lake, hike, 7.5 miles, 688-4978. Sign up at Eugene YMCA.

Theater Peter Pan continues. See Saturday.

CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

Thursday, June 18 Blood Pressure Screening, 9am-11am, Corvallis Senior Center. RSVP 766-6959. FREE.

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 2 pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 758-1922. FREE.  

Friday, June 19 “Margaret Cavendish and Nature,” conference today through Sunday. Center for Humanities (Autzen House), 811 S.W. Jefferson. www.oregonstate.edu/cla/history 737-8560. FREE.

Saturday, June 20 Corvallis Artisans Market, 9am-1:30pm, First & Monroe. 602-6215. FREE.

Corvallis Folklore Society Contra Dance, 7:30pm beginner’s lesson, 8pm dance, Gatton Hall, First Congregational Church, 4515 SW West Hills.

Monday, June 22 Low Vision Support Group, 2pm, Corvallis Senior Center. (800) 448-2232. FREE.

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

Oregon Urology Foundation needs volunteer course marshalls, Sunday, Father’s Day, June 21st 2009, 7am-noon for Father’s Day Prost8k race. Starts at Oregon Urology Institute, ends at Gateway Mall. 284-5508 or Stephanie@oregonurology.com

PhotoZone Juried Show Exhibition entries due Saturday, June 27th or Sunday, June 28 from 11-4pm. Fee is $7 per print, limit 3 prints per person (3/$20). All work must be ready to hang. www.emeraldartcenter.org  500 Main St., Spfd.

MECCA and BRING Recycling “Object Afterlife Art Challenge.” Create thought-provoking, intentional works with scrap materials provided by MECCA and BRING. Artists will be given two months to complete their creation. Staff will choose objects for each participant to use in the work created for this challenge. The artist can use all or part of the objects given and is free to involve other materials and mediums as well. The art will be exhibited during the Eugene Celebration, Sept. 4-6, and throughout September, and then at the BRING Gallery in October and November. Entry fee is $15.  Applications are due June 25. Materials will be dispersed to artists by the end of June.  Gallery submission contracts for MECCA and BRING will be given at that time. Artists will be given $5 of MECCA money and $5 of BRING bucks for participating.  Display ready art is due to MECCA by August 28. For an application form, please email info@materials-exchange.org or call 302-1810.