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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 19 DANCE SHOcase Presents: Eugene Youth Ballet, 12:15 pm, Hult Center Lobby. FREE.
FILMS UO Sociology Winter Film Series: Harold and Maude, 7 pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE. Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War, produced by MoveOn.org, 7 pm, Church of the Brethren, 1072 Main St., Spfd. 485-1755. GATHERING Town Hall Meeting with County Commissioner Don Hampton and State Senator Floyd Prozanski, 7 pm, Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 Gibbs Ave., Cottage Grove. FREE. KIDSTUFF "Discovering Instruments" with AMI faculty, features a different instrument each week, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Thursdays through March 11, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6526. $10 per session. "Rhythm & Musicality," grades K-3, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Thursdays through March 18, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6526. $9 per class. Baby Storytime, 10:15 am, Harry Potter Club, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Pre-school Storytime, 10:30 am, Bethel and Sheldon Branch Libraries. FREE. LECTURE "Subsidized Housing Options," 1:30 pm, Willamalane Adult Center. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Laurie Lynn Drummond reads from her Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You: Stories, 8 pm, Knight Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE. Nicki Scully signs and discusses her Alchemical Healing, 7 pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. Sandy Polishuk discusses her Sticking to the Union: An Oral History of the Life and Times of Julia Ruuttila," noon, Knight Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE.
MUSIC Lyn Burg CD Release Party, hosted by Willamette Jazz Society, 7:30 pm, Cozmic Pizza. $3 don. Nielsen & Schubert, 8 pm, Hult Center Silva Concert Hall. $15-$36. Claudia Schmidt, Sandy Holder, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $10.50 adv. John Knowles, 7:30 pm, Tsunami Books. $10. SPIRITUAL Mahakala Puja and Tsok, 9 am, KDC, 917 E. 43rd Ave. don. THEATER Honk!, 7:30 pm tonight, tomorrow, Feb. 21 and Feb. 26, Springfield High School Studio Theater. 517-9028. $5-$8. Spinning Into Butter, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow, Feb. 21 and Feb. 26, 2 pm Feb. 22, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. 465-1506. $8-$16.
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 20 ARTS/VISUAL Opening reception for Potter to Potter, featuring music from Nice Soft Pants, 6 pm, Maude Kerns Art Center, 1910 E. 15th Ave. $3 don.
BENEFITS Free Speech Benefit for the Eugene Free Community Network, features music, speakers and more, 7 pm, Vets Club Ballroom, 16th Avenue and Willamette Street. $10-$20 ss. COMEDY Comedysportz features Tag Team Improv, 8 pm tonight and tomorrow, 1030 Oak St. 517-9996. $6-$8, $1 off with a can of food. DANCE Oregon Ballroom Club Winter Luau Formal, wear Hawaiian, 7:30 pm, 220 Gerlinger, UO. 346-6025. $4-$5. "10 Years On the EDGE," dance performance benefits The EDGE Scholarship Program, 7:30 pm, Hult Center Soreng Theatre. $12.50. FILM Queer Film Festival kicks off with Suddenly, 7 pm. 346-4363 for more information.. $5 festival pass. GATHERINGS Vegan Potluck Gathering, 7 pm, McNail-Riley House. 341-1690. FREE. "Japanese American Internment and Its Contemporary Implications" Symposium, features panel discussions and more, 2 pm to 7 pm today and 9 am to 3 pm tomorrow, Knight Library Browsing Room and 375 McKenzie Hall, UO. For a full schedule, call 346-1521 or visit www.uoregon.edu/~cctts. FREE. City Club of Eugene: "Checking Under the Hood: The Case for a City Auditor," with speaker Gary Blackmer, 11:50 am, Hilton. FREE. Conference: "Media Ethics in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Scandinavia and North America," today and tomorrow, UO. FREE. http://scandivian.uoregon.edu/symposium.php for times and additional information. Carnival Brasiliero features Sambalada, Samba Ja, dance lesson and more, 9 pm, Cozmic Pizza. $7, $5 with costume or mask. KIDSTUFF "Jump Up Singing" with Rosette Lattimore, features songs, stories, games, dance and instruments, ages 2-4, 11 am to 11:45 am Fridays through March 19, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6526. $9 per session. Pre-school Storytime, 10:30 am, Bethel Branch Library. FREE. MUSIC The Underwear Gods CD Release Party, 7:30 pm, Museum of Unfine Art, FREE. Jazz Café, 8 pm, 178 Music, UO. 346-5678. $3-$5.
PRESENTATIONS Filmmaker Jeff Barrie and Gwich'in Tribal Member Daryl Charlie share stories, video clips and slides on the Arctic Refuge, 8:30 pm, EMU Walnut Room, UO. FREE. "Tai Chi for Health," for all levels, 6 pm tonight and 1 pm tomorrow, Tamarack Wellness Center. Registration and more information 520-1790. SPIRITUAL Modern day spiritual messenger Neale Donald Walsch discusses his work, 7 pm, South Eugene High School. 461-8052. $20. "Tantra: Sacred Sexuality," 7 pm, Tamarack Wellness Center, 3575 Donald St. 937-3051. FREE. THEATER Honk! continues. See Thursday, Feb. 19. Six Degrees of Separation, 8 pm tonight and tomorrow, Blue Door Theatre, LCC. 463-5202 for tickets. Pretty Faces: The Large and Lovely Musical, 8 pm tonight and tomorrow, ACE Annex, 996 Willamette. 683-4368. $10-$29.95. Spinning Into Butter continues. See Thursday, Feb. 19.
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 21 COMEDY Comedysportz continues. See Friday. DANCE Tango lesson and dance features instructor DJ Robert Hauk, 8 pm, The Tango Center. $5. FILMS Queer Film Festival showings include Don't You Worry: It'll Probably Pass, Love Life and more, various times at the UO and Bijou. Call 346-0007 for complete listings. $5 festival pass. Eugene Middle East Peace Group Film Series: Divine Intervention, 7 pm, Washington Park Community Center. 345-2682. FREE. Readin' in the Rain: The Lathe of Heaven, proceeds go to Readin' in the Rain, 3 pm and 7 pm, McDonald Theatre. $3-$10 sugg. don.
GATHERINGS An evening of vaudeville and circus arts features Brothers From Different Mothers, Andrew the Great, Tom Heinl and more, kids' show, 6 pm to 7 pm, late show, 8 pm to 11 pm, Foolscap Books. 681-9212. $3-$8. Oregon Asian Celebration, 10 am to 6 pm today and tomorrow, Lane Events Center. 687-9600. $5. Rainbow River Women Lesbian Social Group, 5 pm, McMenamin's at North Bank. FREE. Media Ethics in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Scandinavia and North America" continues. See Friday. "Japanese American Internment and Its Contemporary Implications" Symposium continues. See Friday. OSPIRG's "State of Willamette" Address features speakers Senator Vicki Walker, Springfield City Councilor John Woodrow and more, 11 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. Friendly Neighbors for Peace non-partisan door-to-door voter registration drive, 10 am to 2 pm, meets at Washington Park Community Center, 2025 Washington St. FREE. Volunteer Informational Meeting for ACCHORD Music Mentorship Program, 10 am, Looking Glass Station 7. 484-9266. FREE. Eugene Singles Ministry Valentine's Dance, 7 pm to midnight, Cascade Middle School, 1525 Echo Hollow Road. 463-9425. $6. KIDSTUFF "Baile Latino" with Jessie Marquez, ages 4-7, beginning, 11 am to 1 pm, intermediate, 12:45 pm to 2:15 pm, Saturdays through March 20, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6526. $10 per class. Family Music Time, 10:15 am, Bethel Branch and Downtown Libraries. FREE. Springfield's Eleventh Annual Puppet Festival: Snow Queen, for ages 5 and up, 11 am and 1 pm, Willamalane Adult Center. FREE. OFAM's "Magical Moombah!" features musical vaudeville, 10:30 am and 12:30 pm, playshop 11:30 am and 12:20 pm, The Shedd Gym, 868 High St. 687-6526. $6 for one show and playshop. "Action Night" features gymnastics, video games, dinner and more for ages 6-12, 5 pm to 9 pm, Gymnastics NW. Pre-register 688-4052. $12. Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter School Pre-Lottery Information Session, 10 am to 11 pm, 2855 Lincoln St. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Author Robert H. Kono speaks on The River of Time: A Collection of Short Stories, 1 pm, Borders Books. FREE. MUSIC Kyler England, 7 pm, Luna. FREE. Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet with Tim McLaughlin's Eleven Eyes, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $10. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides 45 miles to Our Daily Bread, Veneta, 10 am, meets at Alton Baker Park. FREE. Eugene Stream Team native tree and shrub planting, noon, along the Willamette River. 682-4850 for meeting location. FREE. Winter Twigs Walk, 10 am, Restoration Celebration, 1 pm, meets at Alton Baker Park Host Residence, Day Island Road. $3 sugg. don. for each. PRESENTATIONS "Tai Chi for Health" continues. See Friday. THEATER Get on BOARD! , Encore Theatre, 7:30 pm, Amazon Community Center, 2700 Hilyard. 342-1630. $5-$10. Six Degrees of Separation continues. See Friday. Honk! continues. See Thursday, Feb. 19. Pretty Faces: The Large and Lovely Musical continues. See Friday. WORKSHOPS Medicine Doll Workshop: Shamanic Empowerment with Expressive Arts Project, 10 am to 5 pm, Turning Tree Healing Arts, 317 Howard Ave. 463-8471 for more information. "Gardening with Nature," 1 pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum. Pre-register 747-1504. $20.
SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 22 FILM Queer Film Festival showings include Dangerous Living and Brother Outsider, various times at the UO and Bijou. Call 346-0007 for complete listings. $5 festival pass. Subversive Pillow Theatre: Naqoyqatsi, 8 pm, Grower's Market, upstairs, 454 Willamette St. FREE. GATHERING Oregon Asian Celebration continues. See Saturday. LECTURE Community Lecture Series: "Sacred Lilly, Sacred Lotus," with herbalist John Winslow, 2 pm, Middle Eastern Music with Troupe Americanistan and Bellydance with Elaina and Kendra, 3:30 pm, Planet Goloka, 679 Lincoln St. FREE. MUSIC Oregon Wind Ensemble, 7 pm, Beall Hall, UO. 346-5678. $3-$5. A Little Night Music, fully staged musical production, 2 pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10-$20. Julian Marley & The Uprising, 7 pm, The Jungle, 23 W. 6th Ave. 338-9000. $12. Robert Deeble, Daniel G. Harmann, 8 pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5. "Vocal Music for Heart, Mind and Soul," featuring Vocal Tangent and Straw Into Gold, 12:30 pm potluck, 1:15 concert, Unity of the Valley Church. 345-9913. $4-$8. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Neighborhood Hazardous Tree Walk, 1:30 pm, meets at University Park. Pre-register 747-1504. $5. Snowshoe Hike to Maiden Peak Roadless Area, 9 am, meets at Parking Lot N, LCC. 344-0675 for more information. THEATER American Gadfly: The Story of Wayne Morse, 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm, each performance followed by a panel discussion, LCC Performance Hall. 463-5647. $5-$10.
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 23 FILM Russian Film Series: Crime and Punishment, 8:15 pm, 115 Pacific, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS HOPES Speakeasy and raffle features music and fun, with ECOSPEAK, John Shipe and the Scapegoats, Christie and McCallum and more, 9 pm, Sam Bond's. $5 sugg. don. Native Plant Society meeting features Charlene Simpson discussing Lane County flora, 7:30 pm, 115 Science Building, LCC. FREE. Film discussion on The Lathe of Heaven, 7 pm, Barnes & Noble. 302-8084. FREE.
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 24 GATHERINGS "Intro to Irish Fiddle" with Jenny Humphrey, for all ages, adults and kids, features basic fiddling techniques and tunes, 6 pm Tuesdays through March 16, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6526. $8 per session. Program on Neighborhood Well-Being with writer/lecturer Chet Bowers, 7 pm, Harris Hall, 8th Avenue and Oak Street. FREE. Mardi Gras Celebration, features music, umbrella parade, dinner and mask making, 5 pm, Campbell Senior Center. Register 682-5318. $5. KIDSTUFF "Rock Band" with Tim McLaughlin for teens, features beginning to intermediate instruction on how to play in a band. Bring your instrument. 6:30 pm to 8 pm Tuesdays through March 9, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6256. $10 per class. Toddler Storytime, 10:15 and 11 am, Downtown Library. FREE. MUSIC Oregon Composers Forum, 8 pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE. PRESENTATIONS "The Health Effects of War and SMART Alternatives, features a look beyond the military strategy and methods of warfare commonly reported in the news, 7 pm, The Shedd, 285 E. Broadway. FREE. Lane County Audubon Society Meeting presents David Stone speaking on his travels, featuring slides and music, 7:30 pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. FREE. SPIRITUAL Zen meditation, 7:15 pm, Eugene Zendo, 2190 Garfield. 302-4576. FREE. WORKSHOPS "Diaper Free Babies," 3 pm, "Children's Needs, Parents' Needs: Finding the Way of Compassion," 6:30 pm, both with Ingrid Bauer, Grower's Market, upstairs, 454 Willamette St. $12 each workshop, $18 each workshop per couple.
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 25 FILM UO English Undergraduate Association Quarterly Film Series: Welcome to the Dollhouse, 7 pm Wednesdays, 214 McKenzie Hall, UO. FREE. KIDSTUFF "First Year Guitar," with Chico Schwall, for beginners ages 7 and up, 3:30 pm to 4:20 pm Wednesdays through March 17, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6526. $9 per session. "Rhythm & Musicality," grades K-3, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Wednesdays through March 17, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6526. $9 per class. "Jazz Ensemble," with Tim McLaughlin, for intermediate players ages 12 and up, 5:30 pm to 7 pm Wednesdays through March 10, The Shedd, 868 High St. 687-6526. $10 per class. Preschool Storytime, 10:15 and 11 am, Teen Council 4 pm to 5:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LECTURE Biologist Craig Holrge speaks on "The Great Green Hype: Genetic Engineering and Our Food," 7:30 pm, Eugene Waldorf School, 1350 McLean Blvd. 485-6348. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Brown Bag Book Club discusses The Lathe of Heaven, noon, Downtown Library. FREE. MUSIC Faculty Woodwind Octet, 8 pm, Beall Hall, UO. $5-$9. Songwriters in the Round with Dani Linnetz, Nicole Sangsuree, John Shipe, 8 pm, Foolscap Books. $3-$5 ss. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike 7 miles to Trestle Falls and Parker Falls. Email summertrips@obsidians.org for more information. PRESENTATION "Riding Outside the Lines," slides, humor and traveling tales from Joe Kurmaskie, 7 pm, 100 Willamette Hall, UO. FREE.
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 26 DANCE SHOcase Presents: Eugene Ballet, excerpts from Cinderella, 12:15 pm, Hult Center Lobby. FREE. FILM UO Sociology Winter Film Series: Salvador, 7 pm, 180 PLC. FREE. GATHERING "What's Up at the new Southside Elementary School?" meeting, 7 pm, Patterson & Family Elementary School, 1510 W. 15th Ave. FREE. KIDSTUFF "Discovering Instruments" continues. See Thursday, Feb. 19. "Rhythm & Musicality" continues. See Thursday, Feb. 19. Baby Storytime, 10:15 am, Children's Book Club, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Pre-school Storytime, 10:30 am, Bethel and Sheldon Branch Libraries. FREE. LECTURE "Veterans History Project," 1:30 pm, Willamalane Adult Center. Pre-register 736-4444. FREE. MUSIC Jim Garcia performs Corridos from the Chicano movement, 10 am, LCC Art Gallery, Building 11. 463-5749. FREE. The Wailers, 8 pm, McDonald Theatre. $21 adv., $25 dos. PRESENTATION Discussion: "What Do I Do Now? Becoming an Askable Parent," features speakers Pastor Jeff Savage, Planned Parenthood Director of Education and Training Mary Gossart and more, 6 pm, Memorial Building Community Center, 765 A St. Register 736-4544. FREE. SPIRITUAL First weekly
meeting of Spiritual Growth Circle, 7 pm, Landsby's Place Nutritional/ THEATER Honk! continues. See Thursday, Feb. 19.
ON THE ROAD Note- Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event.
FEB. 20 Neil Young & Crazy Horse, 8 pm, Theatre of the Clouds, Portland. (503) 224-4400 for ticket prices. "Contemporary — East European & Balkan Music Expressing Excitement and Discovery Through World Music Fusion," 7:30 pm, Cultural Expressions Art Center, Portland. (503) 590-3601. $10 adv., $12 dos. FEB. 21 Built to Spill, 8 pm tonight and tomorrow, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. $15 adv., $17 dos. Diabetes EXPO, 9 am to 4 pm, Oregon Convention Center, Portland. (503) 736-2770, ext. 7293. $5. Curtis Salgado, Barry Meziere Band, Soul Vaccination, 7 pm, Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City. 1-888-MAIN-ACT. $15. Nye Beach Writers' Series: Jennie Shortridge, Jerry Martien, 7 pm, The Dogwood, Newport. $7. FEB. 24 Hendrix Celebration featuring Buddy Guy, Paul Rodgers, Living Colour, Jerry Cantrell, Double Trouble, Indigenous, Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox, more, 8 pm, Roseland Theater, Portland. (503) 224-8499 for ticket prices. Poetry Downtown: Ellen Bryant Voigt speaks, 7:30 pm, Wieden + Kennedy Atrium, 224 NW 13th Ave., Portland. (503) 227-2583. $5-$18.
FEB. 25 Sound/Craft Music Series: Leif Erik Sundstrom, Bryan Eubanks, Kathleen Keogh, Kestrel Gates, 8 pm, Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery, Portland. (503) 223-2654. $7. Robin and Linda Williams, 7:30 pm, Umpqua Valley Arts Center, Roseburg. $10.
CORVALLIS EVENTS FEB. 19 Parkinson's Support Group, 2 pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 752-3238. Free. FEB. 21 Corvallis Youth Symphony with Pink Martini, 8 pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. 753-2494. $15-$25. La Fiesta De Su Biblioteca features bilingual Spanish/English activities for kids, 11 am, Corvallis Public Library. FREE. Pacific Green Party of Oregon Annual Business Convention, 8:45 am, 101 NW 23rd St. Free. Fibromyalgia Support Group, 1 pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 752-5856. Free. Forum: "Building Sustainable Community," 10 am to 4 pm, Intabas Restaurant, 1115 S. Third, Hwy 99. Free. "Common Pulse: A Tribute to African Rhythm," 3 pm, Majestic Theatre, 115 SW Second St. $5-$10. FEB. 23 Low Vision/Macular Degeneration Support Group, 2 pm, Corvallis Senior Center. (800) 448-2232. Free. FEB. 24 Arthritis Support Group, 6:30 pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 760-0894. Free.
ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES YouthArts seeks professional artists for its 2004-2005 in-school and after-school activities. Deadline March 15. 485-2278 for more information. Dance Freedom drum and dance ensemble dance audition, 11 am, Feb. 21. WOW Hall. No experience necessary. 653-2840 for more information. Participate in an email study of sister relationships. Email studysisters@yahoo.com for more information. "The Mr. Otis Fata Morgana Contest" seeks original two-dimensional artwork. Deadline March 17. (541) 265-9852 for more information. Writers critique groups forming at The Writer's Roost. 688-9005 for more information. Two student internships available at the Ecological Design Center, credit available. 346-3696 for more information. Jacobs Gallery seeks proposals from individual artists and organizations to fill the schedule for November 2004 through September 2006. 684-5635. Nearby Nature seeks volunteers to lead school nature walks in Alton Baker Park, help with in-school nature programs, work on environmental restoration projects and help with middle and high school programs. Orientation March 10, 6:30 pm, EWEB, 500 E. 4th Ave. WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS FOR EUGENE WEEKLY! We are now accepting submissions of CD reviews by local writers. What's in it for you? You'll just do it for the glory . . . (These are unpaid reviews, but you'll get to see your work in print!) What's in it for us? We'll boost our music coverage and get rockin' reviews from the experts (that would be YOU) who know what's really happening in the music world. Reviews should be between 100 and 200 words, on any musical genre, and should be emailed to cal@eugeneweekly.com under the subject heading: "Local CD Review." Please include complete information about the CD, including band name, album name, year and record label, contact information so we can reach you, as well as a short bio about yourself. For additional guidelines and information, contact Jacquelyn at Eugene Weekly: 484-0519, Ext. 26 DANCE LISTINGS Th: Salsa II—7, The Shedd. 687-6526. Fr: Salsa—9, Los Grouchos. 484-1747. Sa: West African—11, WOW Hall. 687-2746. Su: International Folk—7:15, In Shape Fitness.
726-7548. Mo: Salsa I—7, The Shedd. 687-6526. Tu: Swing, Int.—7, Open Dance—8,
Downtown Lounge. We: Salsa—7, Los Grouchos. 484-1747.
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