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Thursday,
June 7
Sunrise 5:30 am; Sunset 8:53 pm
Av High 72; Av Low 48
ARTS/VISUAL A special edition Art Walk is at 6 pm in the
Meridian atrium. FREE.
Opening reception for artwork by Betsy Wolfston, Robin Seloover
and Daniel Peabody is from 6 to 8:30 pm at Letterhead in Meridian. FREE.
Art Night celebrating art projects, dance and theater by students
is at 7 pm at Lorane Elementary School. FREE.
Animation Explosion showcases student-crafted multimedia,
animation and visual design work at 7 pm tonight and tomorrow in 177 Lawrence, UO.
FREE.
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Danny Barnes and
Thee Old Codgers plays Sam Bond's. See
Friday.
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DANCE A UO Department of Dance end-of-term presentation is
at 5:30 pm at Dougherty Dance Theatre, UO. FREE.
GATHERING Jubilee Farm Stand features peas, broccoli, cut
flowers, nursery plants, honey, and more, from 1 to 7 pm every Thursday through October
at Territorial and Broadway in Veneta. FREE.
KIDSTUFF The Hershey Track and Field Meet for ages 9-14
is at 4 pm at South Eugene HS. FREE.
MEETING Anita Browning discusses "Becoming a Blessing:
Claiming Our Worth" at the Women's Business Network meeting at noon at the Eugene
Hilton. $12, includes lunch.
MUSIC Casual and Pale Soul play hip-hop at 9 pm at the WOW
Hall. $12 adv., $14 dos.
Gamelan Sari Pandhawa performs at 5:30 pm at the Meridian. FREE.
ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features Jimmy Carter
on "Georgia Stories/Global View" at 6:30 pm on KLCC, 89.7 FM.
PRESENTATION An introduction to raw foods and raw veganism
is at 6 pm at the Red Barn. Pre-register, 463-0800. FREE.
THEATER The Monogamist is at 8 pm tonight and June
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23 at Lord Leebrick Theatre. Matinees are at 2 pm June
10 and 17. $11 Thursdays and Sundays, $15 Fridays and Saturdays, $8 stu. Thursdays.
Bus Stop by William Inge is at 8:15 pm today, June 8, 9, 14, 15
and 16 at the Very Little Theatre. Matinee is at 2 pm June 10. $12, $9 sr. matinee.
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Friday,
June 8:
Sunrise 5:30 am; Sunset 8:54 pm
Av High 72; Av Low 49
ARTS/VISUAL Animation Explosion continues in 177
Lawrence, UO. See Thursday.
DANCE The Dance Theatre of Oregon presents Swine Dive
#10 at 7:30 pm tonight and tomorrow at the Hult. $12-17.
FORUM "Guns: Conversation With a Parole-Probation Officer"
is the topic at Pacifica Forum at noon in the Wesley Center. FREE.
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Azoomp is swinging
from the rafters on Millrace. See
Sunday.
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GATHERINGS An ArtsParty featuring live performances by local
arts groups and more begins at 5 pm at 44 W. Broadway. Party moves onto Broadway
at 6:30 pm with a YouthArts Parade. FREE.
A raw foods potluck is at 6 pm at 790 Goodpasture Island Road.
Bring an organic raw vegan dish to share and personal eating utensils. FREE.
KIDSTUFF Big Help Day of Caring is a youth volunteer park
beautification project from 3:30 to 5:30 pm at Westmoreland Community Center. Radio
personalities will be on hand to give away CDs and broadcast live from the park.
FREE.
LECTURES Kathleen Karlyn discusses "Too Close for Comfort:
Fathers and Daughters in Recent American Film" at noon in 159 PLC, UO. FREE.
Jocelyn Hollander discusses "Remodeling Projects: Resistance
and the Social Reconstruction of Gender" at 3 pm in 332 Gilbert Hall, UO. FREE.
MUSIC Jazz combos perform traditional and original jazz
selections at 8 pm in 186 Music, UO. $5, $3 stu./sr.
Danny Barnes performs with Ralph White at 9:30 pm at Sam Bond's.
$5.
SCIENCE "The Magic School Bus Blasts off ... Rocketry,"
a hands-on science event for ages 6-10, is from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at WISTEC. Pre-register,
682-7888. $9.
"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 Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches,
Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, is at 8 pm tonight and June 9 at Robinson
Theatre, UO. $10, $8 stu./sr., $5 UO stu.
The Monogamist continues at Lord Leebrick Theatre. See Thursday.
Bus Stop continues at Very Little Theatre. See Thursday.
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Saturday,
June 9:
Sunrise 5:30 am; Sunset 8:55 pm
Av High 72; Av Low 49
Moon enters Aquarius 9:20 am
ARTS/VISUAL Opening reception for Leave Nature Natural
by Linda Masters is at 4 pm at Foolscap Books. FREE.
BENEFITS Noche Cultural is a benefit for Centro Latino Americano
featuring silent auction, appetizers, music and dancing at 6 pm at Eugene Hilton.
$35.
Feral Cat Coalition hosts a garage sale to raise funds for the
spaying and neutering of stray and feral cats from 9 am to 4 pm at Eugene Moose Lodge.
FREE.
COMEDY "Women Under the Influence of Comedy, 2001"
by The Comedy Workout is at 8 pm tonight and tomorrow at Actor's Cabaret. $7, proceeds
benefit HALO (Helping Animals Living Outdoors).
DANCE Eugene Single's Ministries holds a dance at 7 pm at
Coburg Grange, 32663 E. Mill Street. $6, volunteers Free.
Eugene Folklore Society hosts an Contra Dance at 8 pm at Kelly School.
Bring your soft-soled shoes. $6.
The Dance Theatre of Oregon's Swine Dive #10 continues at
the Hult. See Friday.
GATHERINGS An authors and artists affair features Tai Chi,
painting demonstrations and works by SongBrook writers and artists from 11 am to
4 pm today and from 1 to 4 pm Sunday at SongBrook Manufactured Home Park, 4055 Royal
Ave. FREE.
Saturday Market features handmade local crafts, food, entertainment
and more, every Saturday, 10 am-5 pm, at the park blocks, 8th and Oak through mid-November.
Today's entertainment features Janet Naylor at 10 am, Musical Feet Student Company
at 11 am, Sweet River at noon, David G at 1 pm, Miles Ahead at 2 pm and MJZ Band
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 through November
10 and from 10 am to 3 pm every Tuesday through October 30 at 8th and Oak, across
from Saturday Market. FREE.
The Health Fair features an opportunity to get a variety of health
screenings from 10 am to 2 pm at Central Lutheran Church. FREE.
KIDSTUFF Kids read books and make projects at 1 pm at the
UO Bookstore. FREE.
LECTURES A symposium on "Salmon Passage Past the Dams"
is from 9 am to 5 pm at the Knight Law Auditorium, UO. FREE.
MUSIC Keith Greeninger plays guitar at 8:30 at Cafe Paradiso.
Dayun Kai opens. $8.
Support local musicians at a performance beginning at 4 pm at the
Bulb Ranch in Glenwood. Look for signs. $5 sugg. don.
A program of 18th-century sonatas for solos and basso continuo
is at 2 pm in the Atrium. FREE.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Nature Conservancy hosts a volunteer
work party at 9:30 am at Willow Creek Preserve. 682-5586. FREE.
Harold Shyberg leads an arboretum walk introducing the ecology
of Mt. Pisgah from 10 am to noon at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum. $3, sugg. don.
The Obsidians hike Black Creek or Tamolitch Pool or bike on the
Row River Trail. See YMCA board for details. $3-4 sugg. don.
GEARS bikes 50 or 30 miles to Spirit Falls. Meet at 8:30 am at
Alton Baker Park. Helmets req'd. FREE.
PRESENTATIONS Storyteller Tracy Chipman shares traveler's
tales at 7 pm at Fool's Paradise. Donations.
Master Gardener Phyllis Linn leads a compost demonstration at 10
am at the River House. FREE.
SCIENCE "Images of the Infinite" continues at
the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Friday.
THEATER Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
continues at Robinson Theatre, UO. See Friday.
The Monogamist continues at Lord Leebrick Theatre. See Thursday.
Bus Stop continues at Very Little Theatre. See Thursday.
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Sunday,
June 10:
Sunrise 5:29 am; Sunset 8:55 pm
Av High 73; Av Low 49
BENEFIT Music in the Garden is a benefit for the Eugene
Symphony featuring live music, yummies and garden tours from 11 am to 5 pm. 686-9219.
$10 adv. $12 dos.
COMEDY "Women Under the Influence of Comedy, 2001"
by The Comedy Workout continues at 8 pm at Actor's Cabaret. See Saturday.
DANCE AZOOMP dance troupe performs site specific aerial
dance at 7 pm at the red stairway between Onyx and Agate on the Millrace bike path.
FREE.
Monthly ballroom dance by the US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association
is from 6 to 10 pm at Westmoreland Community Center. Salsa lesson included. $5.
GATHERING Authors and Artists Affair continues at SongBrook
Manufactured Home Park. See Saturday.
LITERARY ARTS An open poetry reading is at 8:30 pm at Foolscap
Books. Sign-up begins at 8 pm. FREE.
MUSICAL The University Percussion Ensemble performs at 3
pm in 198 Music Building, UO. $5, $3 stu./sr.
The University Gospel Ensemble, Gospel Choir and Gospel Singers
perform at 6 pm in the EMU Ballroom, UO. $5, $3 stu./sr.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike Clear Lake, Maxwell
Butte or the McKenzie River Trail. See YMCA board for details. $3-4 sugg. don.
GEARS bikes 28 miles on a path party. Meet at 9 am at Alton Baker
Park. Helmets req'd. FREE.
PRESENTATION Meeting focusing on the energy crisis and alternatives
is at 6:30 pm at the Growers Market. FREE.
SCIENCE "Images of the Infinite" continues at
the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Friday.
THEATER The Monogamist continues at Lord Leebrick
Theatre. See Thursday.
Bus Stop continues at Very Little Theatre. See Thursday.
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Monday,
June 11:
Sunrise 5:29 am; Sunset 8:56 pm
Av High 73; Av Low 49
Moon enters Pisces 9:53 pm
ARTS/VISUAL Opening reception for The Furniture Design
Show is from 7 to 9 pm at LaVerne Krause Gallery, UO. FREE.
KIDSTUFF Kindermusik hosts demonstration classes today and
tomorrow. Call for class times. 344-7899. FREE.
PRESENTATION Gene Wall Cole leads a storytelling and angel
slide show at 7 pm at Unity of the Valley. $15 sugg. don.
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Tuesday,
June 12:
Sunrise 5:29 am; Sunset 8:56 pm
Av High 73; Av Low 49
FILM Local filmmakers show films shot in the old medium
of super 8 at 10 pm at the Downtown Lounge. FREE.
GATHERINGS Eugene Tree Foundation's annual gathering features
Ron Kellet who will give a slide show on the benefits of incorporating trees and
other vegetation into the design of neighborhoods at 7 pm at Campbell Sr. Ctr. FREE.
The Farmers' Market continues at 8th and Oak. See Saturday.
KIDSTUFF Kindermusik demonstration classes continue. See Monday.
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The Groomsman
by Melinda Thorsnes, June 7, Portland.
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MEETINGS Peter Sorenson participates in a community discussion
on the rights and responsibilities of Lane County government with regard to the regulation
of cell phone towers at 7 pm at Central Grange in Veneta. 935-2795, charb@presys.com FREE.
The GEARS meeting features a lecture on massage therapy at 7 pm
at China Delight. FREE.
MUSIC Eugene Waldorf School hosts an orchestra and choir
concert at 7 pm at Cascade Manor. FREE.
ON THE AIR "Alternative Radio" features Ralph
Nader on renewable energy at 6:30 pm on KLCC, 89.7 FM.
SPIRITUAL Kadam Sonja Hanson leads an introduction to Buddhism
at 7:30 pm Tuesdays through June 26 at Four Winds. $7 sugg. don., $4 stu.
THEATER The Young Women's Theatre Collective performs at
6:30 pm at the Eugene Library Lecture Room. FREE.
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Wednesday,
June 13:
Sunrise 5:29 am; Sunset 8:57 pm
Av High 73; Av Low 49
GATHERING The UO Museum of Natural History holds a potluck for
volunteers and friends at 4 pm at the Museum of Natural History, UO. FREE.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS bikes 36 miles on the Franklin
Loop. Meet at 6 pm at Alton Baker Park. Helmets req'd. FREE.
THEATER The Term's End Shakespeare Recital highlights 20
scenes from ten Shakespeare plays at 7 pm at the Blue Door Theatre, LCC. FREE.
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Thursday,
June 14:
Sunrise 5:29 am; Sunset 8:57 pm
Av High 74; Av Low 50
Moon enters Aries 10:03 am
BENEFIT An auction, wine tasting, live music and more benefits
Committed Partners for Youth at 5:30 pm at the Downtown Athletic Club. $15.
GATHERING Jubilee Farm Stand continues at Territorial and
Broadway in Veneta. See Thursday, June 7.
KIDSTUFF Kids learn all about birds at the Craft Club at
1 pm at the UO Bookstore. FREE.
LITERARY ARTS Chuck Palahniuk reads from his new book Choke
at 7:30 pm in 175 Knight Law Center, UO. FREE.
Nan Hunt reads from her book of poetry, The Wrong Bride,
at 7 pm at Mother Kali's. FREE.
MUSIC Group Therapy plays a Shocase concert at 12:15 pm
in the Hult's lobby. FREE.
ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features the Dalai
Lama on "The Synthesis Dialogues, Part 2" at 6:30 pm on KLCC, 89.7 FM.
THEATER The Monogamist continues at Lord Leebrick
Theatre. See Thursday.
Bus Stop continues at Very Little Theatre. See Thursday.
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On
The Road:
Note: Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed
under the first day of the event.
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Rickie Lee Jones,
June 10, Brittfest.
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JUNE 7 Artwork by Stephan Soihl shows through Aug. 11 at The
Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem. (503) 370-6855. FREE.
Here On Earth, artwork by Melinda Thorsnes, shows through
June 30 at Froelick Gallery in Portland. (503) 222-1142. 11 am-6 pm Tuesday-Friday,
10 am-5 pm Saturday. FREE.
JUNE 8 The Afro-Cuban All Stars play at 8 pm at Brittfest.
(800) 882-7488 www.brittfest.org $18-30, $12 children.
A lecture, "Secret Gardens," by Clarice Dreyer is from
5 to 6 pm at the Roger Hull Lecture Hall at Willamette University in Salem. Dryers'
installation, Botanica, shows through Aug. 18 at the Hallie Ford Museum of
Art. (503) 370-6855. FREE.
JUNE 9 Lee Ritenour and Craig Chaquico and Acoustic Highway
play at Brittfest (800) 882-7488 www.brittfest.org $23-38, $14 children.
A conference on "Is Global Warming Real: an Interfaith Forum
East of The Cascades" is from 9 am to 3:30 pm at The United Church of Christ
Congregational in The Dalles. 296-2909. $10.
Paul Simon plays with Brian Wilson at 7 pm at the Gorge Amphitheatre
in George, Washington. Ticketmaster. $44.65-68.25.
JUNE 10 Rickie Lee Jones and Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks
play at Brittfest (800) 882-7488 www.brittfest.org $23-39, $15 children.
JUNE 13 Righteous Brothers and Special guest play at Brittfest
(800) 882-7488 www.brittfest.org $31-54, $19 children.
David Gans, host of "Grateful Dead Hour," performs with
the June Rushing Band at 7 pm at Silverman Auditorium in Newport. 765-4306. $10.
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ATTN:
Opportunities
Volunteer advocates and investigators are needed to serve as ombudsmen
for residents of nursing homes. Training will begin June 12. (800) 522-2602.
Love poems sought for New York Poetry Alliance's Poetry Contest
2001. Deadline is June 18. To enter, send poem 21 lines or less to: New York Poetry
Alliance, Box 1588, New York, NY 10116-1588. www.freecontest.com.
American Intercultural Student Exchange seeks families to host
high school exchange students from more than 23 countries. (888) 247-3872.
The Springfield Community Band seeks new players for its summer
season. No audition required. Rehearsals begin at 7 pm June 12 at Springfield HS
Band Room. 345-7377.
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