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 This Week's Calendar | Galleries | Kids Calendar  presentation:If the steamy, sun-drenched streets of Santiago sound perfect right about now, the Maude Kerns Art Center is offering a short fix. In conjunction with the MKAC's current exhibition, The Painters of Santiago, Cuba, five different speakers will share their cultural experiences in Cuba. Cuban American Brian Marquez presents a video montage, Cuban American vocalist Jesse Marquez performs, Oliver Thorton shares slides from his recent trip, the Cuban American Garcia family shares memories, recipes and art and Cuban African American Deseree Tetrou presents a perspective on Africans in Cuban society. See Friday Calendar.  music:In this season of unnaturally green-tinted carnations and glittery green frosting atop cupcakes decorated with plastic clovers, it's nice to see something that's just slightly different. The Scottish Battlefield Band qualifies. Named after the Glasgow suburb of Battlefield, the band has been touring for 30 years and has just released its 20th album, Leaving Friday Harbor. Band members are inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic music and fueled by the vibrancy of today's Scottish cultural scene, which they've helped create. The band plays everything from "Jesse 'The Body' Ventura's Reel" to more traditional dialect songs at North Eugene High School. See Tuesday Calendar.  music:The Santa Barbara News-Press says about David Lindley, "If music is the universal language, he speaks more dialects than anybody else." Lindley plays everything from Celtic to Malagasy to bluegrass on an assortment of stringed instruments including the oud, bouzouki, saz and numerous guitars. Since he began recording in 1967, he has appeared on hundreds of albums and his slide guitar is recognizable on many rock classics, particularly in the work of Jackson Browne. Headliner Lindley is followed by the New Orleans seven-piece, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, at the WOW Hall. See Tuesday Calendar. |
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Sunrise 6:26 am; Sunset 6:19 pm Av High 56; Av Low 39 Look for the half Moon near Mars tonight. ARTS/VISUAL Naoki Mitsuse demonstrates animation for the Internet at 3 pm in 100 Lawrence and presents examples of his animations at 7 pm in 115 Lawrence, UO. FREE. COMEDY The Comedy Workout presents "Marching to the Beat of a Different Drummer" at 8 pm at Actors Cabaret. $5. LITERARY ARTS Patrick "Jasper" Lee of the Purrum Clan discusses his book, We Borrow the Earth 4 An Intimate Portrait of the Gypsy Shamanic Tradition and Culture, at 7:30 pm at Tsunami Books. FREE. MEETINGS A meeting discussing the enhancement of Tugman Creek is at 7 pm at Hilyard Comm. Ctr. FREE. Meadow Park neighbors meet to organize a community garden at 6 pm at Willamalane Sr. Ctr. FREE. MUSIC The Eugene Symphony performs music by Dvorák and Rachmaninoff at 8 pm at the Hult Ctr. $14-38, $10 stu./youth. A preconcert talk is at 7:15 pm at the Hult. FREE. The Samples perform at 8:30 pm at the Wild Duck. $15. The LCC Chamber Choir and Concert Choir perform at 7:30 pm at the LCC Performance Hall. $4, $2 stu./sr. David Rogers plays guitar at 10:30 am at Fifth Street Market. FREE. PERFORMANCE A salon for performing artists to share works-in-progress is at 8 pm at 436 Charnelton. $1-5 ss. PRESENTATION The film, Transition From Oil to a Hydrogen Economy, shows at 5:30 pm in 177 Lawrence Hall, UO. Open discussion follows. FREE. SPOKEN WORD John Trudell performs spoken word at 8:30 pm at the WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 dos. THEATER Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, set in 1930s Palm Springs, is at 8 pm Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through April 8 at Lord Leebrick Theatre. Matinees are at 2 pm March 25, April 1 and 8. Gala performance includes champagne and hors d-oeuvres on March 16, $20. $12 Thursdays and Sundays, $16 Fridays and Saturdays. The Creation of the World as We Know It, written and directed
by students in 4-J, is at 7:30 pm tonight and 7 pm tomorrow at Churchill HS Auditorium.
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BENEFITS Justin King, Imbizo, Chico Flamenco and others perform in a benefit for In Harmony at 8 pm at the Hult Center. Christof Putzel, co-founder of the World AIDS Group, speaks at 6:30 pm. $16. The Japanese Language Immersion Program's benefit dinner and auction begins at 5 pm at Kelly Middle School. 343-1248. $5. DANCE A contradance with live music by the Barnstormers is at 8 pm at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. $5, 16 and younger free. The Middle Eastern Dance Guild performs at 8:30 pm at Cafe Paradiso. $3 sugg. don. FORUM "Seasons of Nonviolence" is the topic of Pacifica Forum at 11:45 am at Wesley Ctr. FREE. LECTURE Tuula Haukioja discusses finding love in the midst of disease, brutality and victimization at 7:30 pm in the Sacred Heart Auditorium. $10. Bernard Faure discusses "Bodhidharma's Coming From the West: The Untold Story" at 7 pm in the Gerlinger Lounge, UO. FREE. Jean Luc Robin discusses "Old Rhetoric for New Science in Galileo and Descartes" at noon in 159 PLC, UO. FREE. MUSIC Chicks With Picks is an open mic night with music and poetry at 6 pm in the EMU Ben Linder Room. FREE. The Oregon Jazz Ensemble performs at 8 pm at Beall Hall, UO. $5, $3 stu./sr. The Spectrum Vocal Jazz and Lane Jazz Ensembles perform at 7:30 pm at LCC Performance Hall. $4, $2 stu./sr. Wylie McKinnen plays bagpipe at 11:30 am at Fifth Street Market. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 6 miles on Gwynn Creek Loop. See YMCA board for details. $3-4 sugg. don.
SPIRITUAL A last winter potluck Shabbat with Rabbi Sills is at 7:30 pm. Bring a favorite dish. 685-0488. FREE. SCIENCE "Images of the Infinite" features recent images and discoveries made by the Hubble Space Telescope at 4 pm Fridays and 2 pm Saturdays and Sundays through June 10 at the Lane ESD Planetarium. $4, $3.50 stu./sr. $3 children under 12. THEATER Camelot, the classic musical by Lerner and Lowe, is at 8 pm Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 pm Sundays through April 7 at Cottage Theatre in Cottage Grove. Wine tasting begins at 7 pm tonight. Tix: 942-8001. $12, $9 stu./sr. Cowgirl Heaven by Dorothy Velasco is at 8 pm tonight and March 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, April 6, 7, 13 and 14. Matinee is at 2 pm March 18 at Actors Cabaret. $14 adv., $11 adv. stu./sr., $17 dos. Little Murders, a satire of the American family, is at 8 pm tonight, March 17, 23 and 24 at Actors Cabaret Annex. $14 adv., $11 adv. stu./sr., $17 dos. The Creation of the World as We Know It continues at Churchill HS Auditorium. See Thursday. Merry Wives of Windsor continues at Lord Leebrick Theatre.
See Thursday. ARTS/VISUAL Dan Schmitt discusses issues involving contemporary crafts at 2 pm at White Lotus Gallery. FREE. BENEFITS The Staver Dance Company's Fifties Fund-raiser is from 7 to 11 pm at River Road Parks and Recreation Building. $5, $8 includes dinner. An evening of erotic poetry benefits Cauldron of Changes at 7:30 pm at Foolscap Books. $5-10 ss., $1 off if you wear something sexy.
Comedysportz, interactive improv theater, is at 7 pm at Groucho's. Tix: 517-9996. $8, $6 with a can of food donated to FOOD for Lane County. DANCE Eugene Singles Ministries holds a St. Patrick's Day Dance from 7 pm to midnight at Coburg Grange. Wear something green. $6. FILM Bernardo Bertolucci's The Sheltering Sky shows at 7 pm at the Lorane Grange Hall #54. (541) 686-9999. $7 sugg. don. KIDSTUFF Hitomi Goma holds a Japanese/English storytime at 11 am at Mother Kali's. FREE. Storytelling for ages 4-6 is at 11 am at the Eugene Waldorf School. FREE. Kidzplorations features spring and Easter craft projects from noon to 3 pm at Valley River Center. FREE. Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr., based on the children's television series, is at 2 pm today and at 6 pm March 18 at Actors Cabaret. $8 adv., $6 stu. adv., $15 dos. LITERARY ARTS Local poet Patricia Mees Armstrong reads from her book, On the Road to Laragh and Beyond, at 2 pm at Tsunami Books. FREE. MUSIC The Nettles perform Celtic music at 9:30 pm at Sam Bond's. $4. Spend St. Patty's Day with Skye and Chico Schwall at 8:30 pm at the WOW Hall. $9 adv., $10 dos. The Bells of the Cascades Handbell Choir performs at 7 pm at First Christian Church. Donations. An evening of Kirtan, participatory devotional singing of India, is at 7:30 pm at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. $1-5 ss. The Emerald Strings and a visiting violin-cello duo perform at 2 pm at the Atrium. FREE. David Rogers performs at 10:30 am, Misty Valley Cloggers and Wylie McKinnen at noon and Glenn Falkenberg at 1 pm at Fifth Street Market. FREE. OPEN HOUSE Rick C. White, D.C. and the After Hours Chiropractic Clinic hold an open house from 10 am to 1 pm at their new location, 1524 Willamette Street. They are now called the Absolute Wellness Center. FREE. OUTDOOR/RECREATION Oregon River Sports leads a kayak trip on the Upper McKenzie River for beginners. Meet at 10 am at ORS. FREE. PRESENTATIONS The Act-So high school leadership competition performance is at 7 pm at the Hult Center. FREE. Master gardener Ginny Ducale demonstrates composting at 10 am at Grass Roots Garden. FREE. SCIENCE "Images of the Infinite" continues at the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Friday. THEATER Camelot continues at Cottage Theatre. See Friday. Cowgirl Heaven continues at Actors Cabaret. See Friday. Merry Wives of Windsor continues at Lord Leebrick Theatre. See Thursday. Little Murders continues at Actors Cabaret Annex. See Friday. BENEFIT A Purim Carnival featuring face-painting, mask-making and more for ages 2-6 benefits the Temple Beth Israel preschool and kindergarten from 2 to 4 pm at 2550 Portland Street. $1 sugg. don. GATHERINGS Astrology Day features lectures, readings, food and more from 2 to 6 pm at Tsunami Books. $3-5 ss. Never Bored Gamers play La Cittá from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm at Cafe Paradiso. FREE. KIDSTUFF Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. continues at Actors Cabaret. See Saturday.
Patricia B. Moran discusses her book, Perfectly Still: A Journey Through the Heart of Loss to Love, at 3 pm at Barnes & Noble. FREE. MEETING An Independent Police Review Project meeting is at 5 pm. Call 485-3020 or 343-5128 for location. FREE. MUSIC Chamber ensembles presents "Chamber Musicale" at 1 pm in Beall Hall, UO. $5, $3 stu./sr. The University Percussion Ensemble performs a tribute to Anthony J. Cirone at 3 pm in 198 Music, UO. $5, $3 stu./sr. The University Harp Ensemble performs at 4 pm in Beall Hall, UO. FREE. The University Gospel Ensemble, Gospel Choir and Gospel Singers perform at 6 pm in the EMU Ballroom, UO. $5, $3 stu./sr. Students perform on keyboard and strings at 2 pm at Fifth Street Market. FREE. ON THE AIR "Anarchy Hour" with John Zerzan is at 11 pm Sundays on KWVA, 88.1 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS bikes 33 miles on the McKenzie View. Meet at 10 am at Alton Baker Park Pond. FREE. The Obsidians ski at Three Creeks Lake. See YMCA board for details. $3-4 sugg. don. Oregon River Sports leads a class three run on the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River. Meet at 10 am at ORS. FREE. SCIENCE "Images of the Infinite" continues at the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Friday. SPIRITUAL An evening of Tibetan Buddhist folk dances and monastic chanting is at 6 pm at the Spiritual Growth Center. 485-0035. $15, benefits the Gaden Shartse Monastic College in South India. THEATER Camelot continues at Cottage Theatre. See Friday. Cowgirl Heaven continues at Actors Cabaret. See Friday. ARTS/VISUAL Opening reception for sculpture by Yvonne Stubbs, visual design by Morten Bustrup and painting by John Fleener is from 7 to 9 pm at LaVerne Krause Gallery, UO. FREE. LECTURE Bonnie McDougall discusses "Sex and the Body: Searching for Privacy in the Correspondence Between Lu Xun and Xu Guangping" at noon in 159 PLC, UO. FREE. MUSIC Seattle Pacific University's Symphonic Wind Ensemble performs at 7 pm at Emerald Bible Fellowship, 1855 Cal Young Road. FREE.
POLITICAL Coalition for a Healthy Lane County, an organization made up of environmental and social justice action groups, meets at 7 pm in the EMU Ben Linder Room, UO. FREE. PRESENTATION Jason Blazar presents a slideshow on progress and future plans for the oak savanna and wetlands restoration in Buford Park at the Native Plant Society meeting at 7:30 pm in 117 Science, LCC. FREE. SPIRITUAL Dr. Ron Hershel discusses the Greeks at 8 pm at the Bahá'í Center, 1458 Alder. FREE. Sonja Hanson discusses "Buddhist Psychology: Dealing With
Anger" at 7 pm at Foolscap. Donations. BENEFIT South Eugene HS boys compete in the Mr. Axeman pageant to benefit the Children's Miracle Network at 7 pm at South Eugene HS Auditorium. $10, $8 stu. KIDSTUFF Corridor Elementary School presents Rockin' Around the Clock at 7:30 pm tonight and tomorrow night at the Hult Ctr. $8. Middle Schoolers present Bye Bye Birdie at 7 pm tonight and tomorrow at Spencer Butte Middle School. $1-20 sugg. don. Nearby Nature's spring equinox walk is at 4 pm. Meet at Alton Baker Park host residence. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Poet Robert Hill Long and Novelist Diana Abu-Jaber read at 7 pm at the Eugene Library. FREE. Gary Reiss reads from his book at 7:30 pm at the Knight Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE. A poetry cafe is at 7 pm at Barnes & Noble. FREE. MUSIC The Battlefield Band performs at 8 pm at North Eugene HS Auditorium. Tix: CD World. $15.50. David Lindley performs with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at 8:30 pm at the WOW Hall. $20 adv., $22 dos. The Arrieu Wind Quintet presents "World Tour" at 7:30 pm at First Christian Church. $12, $10 stu./sr. ON THE AIR "Art Journal" features new local art at 9 pm on CTV-97. Re-airs at 6 pm March 22. "Arts Encore" features a printmaking workshop at Maude Kerns at 6 pm on CTV-97. Re-airs at 9 pm March 22. PRESENTATION Find out what you need to know to write a successful book grant at 4 pm at Springfield Library. FREE. THEATER The Advanced Theatre presents ten-minute plays at
7 pm in Thurston HS's Pocket Theatre. $2. BENEFIT Joe 90, Easy Target and Valhere perform in a benefit concert for the Children's Miracle Network at 7:30 pm at the WOW Hall. $8 adv., $10 dos.
KIDSTUFF Rockin' Around the Clock continues at the Hult Ctr. See Tuesday. Bye Bye Birdie continues at Spencer Butte Middle School. See Tuesday. LECTURE Anna Carr discusses "The Laymen Are Revolting: Environmental Stewardship, Trust and Post-Kuhnian Institutional Science" at 7 pm in the Knight Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE. MUSIC Perfect Strangers plays bluegrass at 7:30 pm at the Coburg Grange, 32664 Mill Street. $10. John J. Jantzi performs an organ concert at 12:15 pm at Central Presbyterian Church. FREE. PANEL Young women speak about homelessness at 7 pm at Mother Kali's. FREE. PRESENTATION Volunteers of the Museum of Natural History share their expertise, travels and collections at 4 pm at the Museum of Natural History, UO. FREE. THEATER The Acting Ensemble presents ten-minute plays at
7 pm at Thurston HS's Pocket Theatre, UO. $2. ARTS/VISUAL Jonathan Brand and Barry Singer discuss collecting photography at 7 pm in the Sacred Heart Medical Center Auditorium. $10. An open house and mural unveiling is from 4 to 7 pm at Springfield City Hall. FREE. LECTURE Karen Coulter speaks on "Corporate Globalism and the Free Trade Area of the Americas" at 7:30 pm in 308 Forum, LCC. FREE. ON THE AIR "Art Journal" continues on CTV-97. See Tuesday. "Arts Encore" continues on CTV-97. See Tuesday.
Note: Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event. MARCH 17 The Freeheel Frenzy Telemark Festival features races, demonstrations and clinics from 9 am to 5 pm at Willamette Pass Ski Area. $5. Big Dumb Face and El Greco perform at 7 pm at the Roseland Theater in Portland. Fastixx. $13. Works by Eugene artist Janine Applequist show through May 11 at the Hallie Brown Ford Gallery in the Umpqua Valley Arts Center, Roseburg. FREE. MARCH 18 Explore the world of Karagoz puppet theater with
hands-on demonstrations in conjunction with Empire of the Sultans: Ottoman Art
from the Khalili Collection at 2 pm at the Portland Museum of Art. (503) 226-2811.
$7.50, $6 stu./sr., $4 ages 5-18, free under 4. The Lane County/OSU Extension Service is accepting applications for the Master Food Preserver Program beginning April 4. Deadline is March 17, 682-4243. Mona Lizza and West Bros. BBQ are seeking non-profit organizations
to participate in benefit nights each Monday night. Contact Celeste at Celeste@bigwestmedia.com |
