Weekend art, naughty and enviro fun!

Looking for things to do this weekend?  After you ArtWalk come hear fellow EW staffer Alex Notman, a plethora of funny people and I tell naughty Christmas stories on Friday at Cozmic. Not only will we crack ourselves up, there will be wine, beer and food and it’s a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood.

Also on the roster are : Laurie Notaro, author of An Idiot Girl’s Christmas: True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List (check out her piece on Yelp that she wrote for some OTHER weekly); Mark Russell, author of God Is Disappointed in You; L. J. Sellers, author of provocative mysteries and thrillers (she has a couple that feature a Eugene cop with a urinary problem); Leigh Anne Jasheway, author and standup comic; Curt Hopkins, journalist and poet; and Trisha Marcy, standup comic.

On Saturday it’s time for the Cascadia Wildlands’ 10th annual Wonderland Auction is from 6 to 10 pm Saturday, Dec. 8, at the EMU Ballroom at UO. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door and include dinner and drinks. More information at cascwild.org or call 434-1463. It’s more than a bunch of treehuggers standing around and more like treehuggers in nice clothes drinking and making merry and buying cool local stuff. Music, beer from Ninkasi, food from Coconut Bliss and Ring of Fire and this event packs the EMU Ballroom at the UO each year.

It’s not the weekend, but on Wednsday Dec. 12 head over to Beyond Toxics, which is hosting an open house in honor of the 50th anniversary of the publishing of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. Two new video documentaries will be premiered: Malignant Mileageabout the pesticide poisoning in La Pine, Oregon; and Environmental Justice in Eugene: A Toxic Tour. The open house is from 5 to 8 pm  at 1192 Lawrence in Eugene. Refreshments will be provided. See beyondtoxics.org or call 465-8860 for more information.