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dance Dance Theatre of Oregon gives a Shocase performance at 12:15 pm in the Hult Lobby. FREE. gatherings The Lane County Home Improvement Show is from 5 to 9:30 pm today and tomorrow, from 10 am to 9:30 pm on Saturday and from 10 am to 5 pm on Sunday at the Lane County Fairgrounds Convention Ctr. FREE. Town Hall Meeting is at 7 pm every Thursday at the Lane Victory 2000 office, 228 E. 11th. This week's topic is "Gore's Greenwash -- Fake Environmentalism Promotes Toxic Waste, Biotech Phood, Nuclear Energy, NAFTA and WTO." FREE. The Micro Business Resource Fair is from 6 to 8 pm at the Atrium. FREE. Educator's Appreciation Night for teachers K-12 features a fall picture book preview, refreshments, raffles and publisher giveaways at 7 pm at Barnes & Noble. Pre-register, 687-7091. literary arts Ruthanne Lum McCunn reads from her book, The Moon Pearl, at 7:30 pm at the Knight Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE. music Comotion, featuring members of the String Cheese Incident, Leftover Salmon and the David Grisman Quintet, performs at 9:30 pm at the Wild Duck. $15 adv., $17 dos. Pianist Valerie Zamora gives a Student Forum recital at 1 pm in Beall Hall, UO. FREE. on the air "Arts Encore" features deaf storyteller Peter Cook at 9 pm on CTV-97. "Art Journal" features Due Fine Art at 6 pm on CTV-97. "Art Beat" features Ken Kesey and Arnold Mesches at 8 pm on OPB. open house An Outdoor Program open house is at 7:30 pm in EMU Room 37, UO. FREE. presentation Bobbie Wrenn Banks speaks on "National Missile Defense: What Will It Cost Our Children?" at 7 pm at the Kaufman Sr. Ctr. FREE. spiritual The Bahá'í community welcomes home spiritual runner Chris Shattuck, who was part of a run across America in support of race unity, at 7 pm at the Bahá'í Ctr., 1458 Alder. FREE. theater The Buffalo Theatre Company presents American Buffalo by David Mamet at 8 pm today and Oct. 7 at LCC Blue Door Theatre. $10, $6 stu. The Best Man, about two political opponents whose race gets down and dirty, is at 8 pm tonight and Oct. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 at the Lord Leebrick Theatre. Sunday matinees are at 2 pm Oct. 8 and 15. $11 for Thursday and Sunday performances, $15 Fridays and Saturdays. Hurlyburly, about three Hollywood men and their exploits, is at 8 pm tonight through Oct. 7 at Arena Theatre, UO. $3. Friday,
October 6 arts/visual First Friday Art Walk, a tour of downtown galleries coordinated by the Lane Arts Council and hosted by artist Betsy Wolfston, starts at 5:30 pm at the Heron Building and continues to Jacobs Gallery, White Lotus, Due Fine Art, Provenance Gallery, Goldworks, Mélange and Circle of Hands, ending between 8:30 and 9 pm. FREE. Closing reception for the Salon des Refuses is at 6 pm at the Heron Building. Artists present. FREE. Reception for The Mayor's Art Show is from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Jacobs Gallery. The Viewer's Choice Award will be announced. Artists present. FREE. Reception for paintings and drawings by Helen Liu is from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at White Lotus. Artist present. FREE. Reception for About Women, work by six women artists, is from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at Due Fine Art. Artists present. FREE. Opening reception for oil paintings by Jeff Mason is from 5:30 to 9 pm at Provenance Gallery. Live jazz by the Mike Denny Trio. Artist present. FREE. Opening reception for sculptural work by Mike Leckie is from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at Goldworks. Artist present. FREE. Opening reception for woven silk and velvet by Roni Simone is from 5:30 to 8 pm at Mélange. FREE. Opening reception for fabric masks and paper maché spirit rattles by Loreen Henegan and Raven Moon is from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at Circle of Hands. Artists present. FREE. Opening reception for Mall-aise, photographs by Herman Krieger, is from 6 to 8:30 pm at PhotoZone Gallery. FREE. Opening reception for paintings and prints by Betty LaDuke is from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at LaFollette Gallery. FREE. Opening reception for abstract paintings by Peter Herley is from 5:30 to 9 pm tonight and from 11 am to 3 pm tomorrow at Temporarily Maude. FREE. dance First Friday Irish Dance is at 8 pm at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. $6, $5 stu./sr. film THX, George Lucas' college project, shows at 8 pm in 180 PLC, UO. $3, $2 stu. forum "The Manufacturing and Marketing of Violence" is the topic at Pacifica Forum at 11:45 am at the Wesley Center. FREE. gatherings A raw foods potluck is at 6 pm at 790 Goodpasture Island Road. 463-0800. FREE. The Lane County Home Improvement Show continues at the Lane County Fairgrounds Convention Ctr. See Thursday. lecture Archaeologist Jon Erlandson discusses "The Peopling of the New World" in conjunction with Lay of the Land exhibition at 5:30 pm at the Museum of Natural History, UO. FREE. literary arts Victoria Ford reads from her book of poetry, Rain Psalm, at 7 pm at Mother Kali's. FREE. Sarangerel Odigan reads from her book, Riding Windhorses: A Journey into the Heart of Mongolian Shamanism, at 7:30 pm at Tsunami Books. FREE. Carolyn Arends, author of Living the Questions, discusses her book and gives a musical performance at 4 pm at Barnes & Noble. FREE. Susan Gregg signs copies of her book, Toltec Way, at 7 pm at Borders. FREE. music Singer/songwriter Steve Young performs at 8 pm at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Tix: CD World. $8. Damo Suzuki performs improvizational music at 9:30 pm at Sam Bond's. $7. Christian singer Carolyn Arends performs at 7:30 pm at the First United Methodist Church. Tix: 683-1230. $10 adv., $13 dos. Merl Saunders and the Rainforest Band perform at 9 pm at the WOW Hall. $12.50 adv., $15 dos. Kaleidoscope, the LCC faculty concert, is at 7:30 pm in the Lane Performance Hall. $8, $6 stu./sr. open house Breema Northwest holds an open house featuring mini-Breema sessions from 6:30 to 9 pm at 630 Lincoln. Wear comfortable clothes and clean socks. FREE. presentation An informational session on prescription drugs is at 9:30 am at Petersen Barn Comm. Ctr. and at 1:30 pm at Campbell Sr. Ctr. FREE. science "Journey to the Edge of Space and Time" tours massive black holes, giant galaxy clusters, the universe's earliest moment and parallel universes that challenge the imagination. Shows are at 4 pm every Friday and at 2 pm every Saturday and Sunday (except UO football home game days) through Dec. 3 at the Lane ESD Planetarium. $4, $3.50 stu./sr., $3 children under 12. sports The Sheldon/Marshfield football game is broadcast at 7 pm on KRVM, 1280 AM. theater Prelude to a Kiss, a fairytale of love and relationships, is at 8 pm tonight and Oct. 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 at Actors Cabaret. Matinee is at 2 pm Oct. 8. $14 adv., $17 dos., $10 limited sr./stu. adv. Towards Zero, an Agatha Christie mystery, is at 8:15 pm tonight and Oct. 7, 13 and 14 at The Cottage Theatre in Cottage Grove. Matinee is at 2:30 pm Oct. 8. Tonight's gala performance is $12, includes champagne and strawberries. $10, $9 sr./stu. Just the Two of Us is what you get when Patsy Cline meets Evita and Gypsy's Mama Rose meets a housewife. Show is at 8 pm tonight and Oct. 7, 13 and 14 at Actors Cabaret. $14 adv., $17 dos., $11 limited sr./stu. adv. Hurlyburly continues at UO. See Thursday. The Best Man continues at the Lord Leebrick Theatre. See Thursday. Saturday,
October 7 arts/visual Clay Fest featuring pottery for home, kitchen and garden, clay tiles, jewelry and sculpture is from 10 am to 9 pm Saturday and from 10 am to 5 pm Sunday at the Lane County Fairgrounds. FREE. Reception for works by Peter Hurley continues at Temporarily Maude. See Friday. benefit America's Walk for Diabetes starts at 8 am at Alton Baker Park. (800) 254-9255. Pledges. comedy Comedysportz, an interactive improv theater performance, is at 7 pm tonight and Oct. 14 at Groucho's. $8, $6 with a can of food for FOOD for Lane County. dance Dance Theatre of Oregon kicks of their season with a show of their greatest hits at 7:30 pm tonight and at 2:30 pm tomorrow at the Hult's Soreng Theatre. $12 adv., $17 dos. gatherings Saturday Market has handmade local crafts, food, entertainment and more, from 10 am to 5 pm Saturday and from 11 am to 5 pm Sunday, at the park blocks, 8th and Oak. Today's entertainment includes Craig Sorseth at 10 am, Walker T. Ryan at 11 am, Paul Safar at 12 pm, The Lennonite Choir at 1 pm, Harrison at 2 pm and Out of Order at 3 pm. FREE. The Farmers' Market, featuring locally grown produce, flowers, plants, foods and garden starts, is from 9 am to 5 pm every Saturday and from 9:30 am to 3 pm every Tuesday through November 11 at 8th and Oak, across from Saturday Market. FREE. The Lane County Home Improvement Show continues at the Lane County Fairgrounds Convention Ctr. See Thursday. kidstuff Earthshaking events, a family celebration of Oregon geology with Lord Leebrick Theatre acts, Eugene "fossil man" Chris Evean and mineral expert Jim "The Rocky Feller" Nelson, is from noon to 3 pm at the UO Natural History Museum. $2, $5 family sugg. don. Belgian puppetmaster Gabriel Ponti presents "Cartoon Theatre," featuring marionettes, masks and mime, at 7 pm at Robinson Theatre, UO. $5. music Scottish musician Dougie MacLean performs at 8 pm at North Eugene HS. Fastixx. $16. outdoors/recreation Botanist Judith Manning leads a fall fruits and foliage walk at 10 am. Meet at the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Visitor Ctr. $3 sugg. don. Nature Guide Djibo Jim Zanzot leads a bug walk at 1 pm. Meet at the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Visitor Ctr. $3 sugg. don. The Obsidians hike 8 miles at Pretty and Fawn Lakes or Tahkenitch Dunes. See YMCA board for details. $3-4. presentations Master Gardener Ginny Ducale gives a compost demonstration at 10 am at the Grass Roots Garden. FREE. The Eugene Airshow features a military jet demonstration team and the Canadian Forces at 9 am today and tomorrow at Mahlon Sweet Field. Ticketmaster. $7 adv., $10 dos, $4 adv., $6 dos for ages 5-12. Master Gardeners offer a seminar on adaptive gardening at 10 am at the Lane County Fairgrounds, next to Wheeler Pavilion. FREE. science "Journey to the Edge of Space and Time" continues at the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Friday. theater Hurlyburly continues at UO. See Thursday. Prelude to a Kiss continues at Actors Cabaret. See Friday. Towards Zero continues at Cottage Theatre. See Friday. Just the Two of Us continues at Actors Cabaret. See Friday. American Buffalo continues at LCC Blue Door Theatre. See Thursday. The Best Man continues at the Lord Leebrick Theatre. See Thursday. Sunday,
October 8 arts/visual Opening reception for Color My World, works by the Watercolor Society of Oregon, is from 2 to 4 pm at Washington Abbey Gallery. FREE. Clay Fest featuring continues at the Lane County Fairgrounds. See Saturday. benefit The Memory Walk benefits the Alzheimer's Association beginning at 1 pm at the EWEB Plaza. 345-8392. Pledges. dance The Ballroom Dance Association holds a Halloween dance, with optional costumes, from 6 to 10 pm at Willamalane Sr. Ctr. $5, $3 members. The Dhamaka Dance Troupe performs at 7:30 pm at the WOW Hall. $8. Dance Theatre of Oregon show continues at the Hult. See Saturday. gatherings The Rainbow Family holds a potluck from 3 to 6 pm Skinners Butte Park. Bring children, food and juice to share, musical instruments, eating utensils. FREE. The Lane County Home Improvement Show continues at the Lane County Fairgrounds Convention Ctr. See Thursday. literary arts Sallirae Henderson reads from her book at 1 pm at Barnes & Noble. FREE. An open poetry reading is at 8:30 pm at Foolscap Books. Sign-up is at 8 pm. FREE. music The Evensong Choir performs at 5 pm at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection. FREE. outdoors/recreation GEARS bikes 40 miles on the Eugene Hill Tour. Helmets req'd. Meet at 8 am at Alton Baker Park. FREE. The Obsidians hike 6 miles at Lamb Butte. See YMCA board for details. $3-4. presentation Maureen Culligan and the Eugene Mask Makers Guild share secrets about their prize-winning masks from the Eugene Celebration at 3 pm at 363 West 23rd. FREE. The Eugene Airshow continues at Mahlon Sweet Field. See Saturday. science "Journey to the Edge of Space and Time" continues at the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Friday. spiritual Adalom Synoguage Without Walls sponsors Yom Kippur services at 7 pm tonight and from 10 am to 1 pm tomorrow at Unity of the Valley. $25 ss. theater Prelude to a Kiss continues at Actors Cabaret. See Friday. Towards Zero continues at Cottage Theatre. See Friday. The Best Man continues at Lord Leebrick Theatre. See Thursday. Monday,
October 9 health Phillip Day speaks on his book, Cancer: Why We're Still Dying to Know the Truth, at 7 pm at the Hilton. Tix: 683-4149. $3 adv., $5-7 ss dos. political The League of Women Voters discusses the 26 state-wide ballot measures and several local measures at meetings beginning today. Call 343-7917 for time and location nearest you. FREE. presentation Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, holds a community meeting for all area Cherokees at 4:30 pm and a public lecture at 7:30 pm in 175 Knight Law Ctr., UO. FREE. A presentation on navigation using a map and compass is at 7 pm tonight and Oct. 16 at REI. FREE. Tuesday,
October 10 arts/visual Opening reception for paintings by John Fleenor, Aaron Foster and Simrat Khalsa is from 7 to 9 pm at LaVerne Krause Gallery, UO. FREE. film The International Film Festival presents Pixote at 7 pm in 122 Pacific Hall, UO. FREE. gathering The Farmers' Market continues at 8th and Oak. See Saturday. health Lisa Routh, MD, discusses new information about mental health throughout the female lifecycle at 7:30 pm at the DoubleTree Hotel in Springfield. FREE. literary arts Mark Salzman reads from his book, Lying Awake, at 7:30 pm in the Knight Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE. on the air "Arts Encore" features arts and communities at 6 pm on CTV-97. Re-airs at 9 pm on Oct. 12. "Art Journal" features the Oct. ArtWalk and LCC Faculty show at 9 pm on CTV-97. Re-airs at 6 pm on Oct. 12. political A forum to help voters learn candidate stands on senior and disability issues is at 1:30 pm at Hilyard Comm. Ctr. FREE. presentations NPR News Analist Daniel Schorr speaks at convocation at 2:30 pm at the EMU Ballroom, UO. FREE. Judith Musick and Dan Gilfillan present "The Feminist Humanities Project -- Gender and History: A Database of Texts and Images" at 4 pm in 330 Hendricks Hall, UO. FREE. An official tourist video made in Nepal is featured at the Eugene-Kathmandu Sister City Committee meeting at 7 pm at 364 E. Broadway, 2nd floor. FREE. spiritual Dr. Joe Arpaia speaks about his book, Tibetan Wisdom for Western Living, at 7 pm at Barnes & Noble. FREE. Wednesday,
October 11 arts/visual The Oregon Homecrafters Association's fall arts and crafts gift fair is from 10 am to 6 pm today through October 13 at Oakway Ctr. FREE. film The Inner Circle, Andrei Konchalovsky's view of Stalin's circle, shows at 6:30 pm in 115 Pacfic Hall, UO. FREE. outdoors/recreation UO Outdoor Program has reserved pool space for kayak pool sessions from 7:30 to 9 pm Wednesdays through Nov. 1 at the Gerlinger Pool, UO. Pre-register by paying at the UO Outdoor Program office in Room 37, EMU. $5, $3 UO stu. political Citizens for Public Accountability discuss the measures on the November ballot at 7:30 pm in room 504 South Eugene HS. FREE. Thursday,
October 12 arts/visual The Oregon Homecrafters Association's fall arts and crafts gift fair continues at Oakway Ctr. See Wednesday. benefit The Deb Cleveland Band plays a benefit concert for the No on 9 Campaign at 5 pm at the Wild Duck. Donations. gatherings Town Hall Meeting is at 7 pm every Thursday at the Lane Victory 2000 office, 228 E. 11th. FREE. literary arts Peter Coyote reads from his memoir, Sleeping Where I Fall, at 7:30 pm in 150 Columbia Hall, UO. FREE. Courtney Suttle reads from her book, Armageddon Chronicles, at 7 pm at Barnes & Noble. FREE. music The Eugene Symphony gives a Shocase piano performance at 12:15 pm in the Hult Lobby. FREE. New Age musicians Trance Mission and Chirgilchin, throat singers from Tuva, perform at 8:30 pm at the WOW Hall. $12 adv., $14 dos. Violinist Kathy Lucktenberg performs at 8 pm in Beall Hall, UO. $7, $4 stu./sr. Tim Eriksen presents a lecture and demonstration on "What on Earth is Sacred Harp?" at 1 pm in Beall Hall, UO. FREE. The Emerald City Jazz Kings play a "Bixology" show at 8 pm at South Eugene HS Theater. Tix: 687-6526. $14-22, $5 stu., 14 and under free. on the air The Sheldon/North Eugene football game is broadcast at 7 pm on KRVM, 1280 AM. "Arts Encore" continues on CTV-97. See Tuesday. "Art Journal" continues on CTV-97. See Tuesday. presentation Hilda Navarrete speaks about her struggle to stop the violence and human rights abuses in Guerrero, Mexico at 7 pm at the Newman Ctr. FREE. theater The Best Man continues at the Lord Leebrick Theatre. See Thursday, Oct. 5. On
the Road October 5 Marion Woodman discusses "Bone: Dying into Life" at 7:30 pm at St. Mary's Academy Auditorium in Portland. (503) 223-3080. $18 by Sept. 30, $25 dos. Opening reception for works by Eugene artist Michael J. Clark is from 6 to 9 pm tonight at Silk Road Gallery, 353 SW Oak Street in Portland. Show continues through Oct. 31. (503) 225-1903. FREE. October 6 Poet Maxine Scates reads from Uprooting at noon at Mt. Hood Comm. College. Visual Art Ctr. Theater in Portland. (503) 236-4854. $3, $2 sr. The annual Quilt Show and Handweavers' Sale is from 10 am to 5 pm today through Oct. 8 at the Mission Mill Museum in Salem. (503) 585-7012. FREE. October 7 Wymprov! and The Hamazons perform comedy at 7 pm at the Majestic Theater in Corvallis. Tix: Mother Kali's. $15. Portland Open Studios, a self-guided tour of 70 artists' studios on the East Side, is from 10 am to 5 pm today and tomorrow. (503) 244-2740. www.portlandopenstudios.com $12 for catalogue. Dar Williams plays two shows at 7 and 9:30 pm at the Aladdin Theater in Portland. Ticketmaster. $21.50-24. October 8 Cheryl Wheeler performs at 7:30 pm at the Majestic Theater in Corvallis. Tix: CD World. $12.50 adv., $14 dos. October 10 An Oregon Symphony Gala with Tony Bennett and conductor James DePriest is at 8 pm at the Rose Garden in Portland. Ticketmaster. $40-80. Branford Marsalis performs at 8 pm at The Crystal Ballroom in Portland. (503) 225-0047. $30. October 11 Novelist, poet and short-story writer Ursula K. Le Guin reads at 7:30 pm at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland. (503) 227-2583. $20. Attn:
Opportunities Lord Leebrick Theatre Company holds open auditions for Cloud Nine at 2 pm on Oct. 7 and for The Merry Wives of Windsor at 2 pm on Oct. 14 at 540 Charnelton. 684-6988. Interviews for actors and production crew for a dramatic feature film with a sociopolitical theme are from 6:30 to 9:30 pm on Oct. 11 at Theo's Coffeehouse. 684-9548. The Glass Works of Eugene is seeking volunteers and used glass. 6 oz. baby food jars are especially needed. 942-0889. White Bird Clinic welcomes volunteers for fall training classes. Training and on-the-job experience is free in exchange for volunteer commitment. Services include crisis intervention, drug treatment and homeless health care. 342-8255. Maude Kerns Art Ctr. seeks docents for the Día de los Muertos exhibition Oct. 20-Nov. 10. Training is at 5:30 pm on Ct. 12 at the Art Ctr. 345-1571. Friends of Buford Park and Mount Pisgah hold a fall volunteer orientation at 9 am on Oct. 7 at the Blarney Stone. Info. or to RSVP, 344-8350.
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