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Thursday,
July 12
Sunrise 5:41 am; Sunset 8:56 pm
Av High 81; Av Low 53
ARTS/VISUAL The Potter Street Studio Children's Artwork,
Make-Believe Boxes, has an opening at the Robert Canaga Gallery from 5:30
to 7 pm. Show runs through July14. FREE.
David Harrison holds an opening of Southern Oregon Originals
in Watercolors and oil at the Crossroads Grill in Springfield, through Aug. 31. FREE.
COMEDY "The Comedy Workout" presents "Forecast
for Today: Mostly Funny," at 8 pm at Actors Cabaret. For reservations call 683-4368.
$5.
FILM "Star Wars Returns," shown by Lane County
Women's Action for New Directions, is at 7 pm at the McNail-Riley House. 345-0560.
FREE.
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Circus Contraption
is a funny, naughty, bizarre circus at John Henry's. See Monday.
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GATHERINGS 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.
The Real Estate Investors Forum meets at noon at the Hilton's Big
River Grill. FREE.
KIDSTUFF A cosmic swim is at Amazon Pool from 7:15 to 9:30
pm. $2.50, $2 youth.
A teen Internet workshop has its last class today at 11 am at the
Downtown Library. 682-8316.
MUSIC The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club plays at 9 pm at the
Hollywood Taxi in Springfield. $6.
The Fiddlin' Sue Band plays bluegrass and newgrass during a concert
in the park at 6:30 at Petersen Barn. FREE.
A concert by Nick Sixkiller is at 11:30 am at Guy Lee Park in Springfield.
FREE.
Don Latarski talks and jams in front of the camera for Oregon Public
Broadcasting from 8 to 11 pm at the Oregon Electric Station. FREE.
ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features "Practice
Makes Perfect," with Bo Lozoff at 6:30 pm on KLCC, 89.7 FM.
"Arts Journal" features Arts Festival at Chateau Lorraine,
and an art reception at Vivace Gallery, at 9 pm on CTV-97.
OUTDOOR/RECREATION A whitewater kayak and inflatable kayak
trip on the McKenzie River meets at Oregon River Sports at 5:30 pm. Sign up in advance.
484-4044. FREE.
PRESENTATIONS A "Plain Talk about Medicare," by
the Oregon Medicare Education Coalition answers your questions from 9:30 to 11:30
am at the Campbell Sr. Ctr. FREE.
A field botany presentation by Nearby Nature to identify local
plants and plant families continues through July 13. Call for information, 687-9699.
SCIENCE "More Than Meets the Eye," a backyard
approach to identifying and looking at the stars and planets is at 2 pm Thursdays
through Sundays through Sept. 30 at the Lane ESD Planetarium. $4.50, $4 stu./sr.,
$3.50 children under 12.
THEATER The Mad Duckling Summer Theatre presents Robin
Hood Fights for Maid Marian's Love, a lively romp through 12th-Century England
with some 20th-Century flourishes at 11 am today through July 14, and July 17 through
July 21, outdoors next to Robinson Theatre, UO. Call for information or reservations
at 346-4192. $4, $3.50 for groups of 10 or more.
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Friday,
July 13:
Sunrise 5:41 am; Sunset 8:55 pm
Av High 82; Av Low 53
ARTS/VISUAL Ruth Ann Howden shows words to the wise,
mixed media paintings today, tomorrow, and July 15 at booth 103 in the Oregon Country
Fair. Free with fair entry.
DANCE Ballroom dancing is every Friday and Saturday night
at 9:15 pm, at the Berean Baptist Church, through summer. $3.
FAIR The Oregon Country Fair, featuring live entertainment
on 12 stages, more than 55 international food booths, over 300 artisans, parades,
pageants, and performances is today, tomorrow, and July 15, from 11 am to 7 pm at
the Oregon Country Fairgrounds in Veneta. www.oregoncountryfair.org Fastixx. $10
F, $15 SA, $10 SU.
FORUM Pacifica Forum presents "Season of the Gun,"
conversations with Tom Fitzpatrick, head of public safety at the UO, at noon at the
Wesley Center, 1236 Kincaid. FREE.
KIDSTUFF A skateboarding exhibition is from 3 to 5 pm at
Cal Young Youth Sports Park, on Gilham Road and Cresent Ave. FREE.
MUSIC Nicole Campbell holds a CD release party at 9 pm at
Sam Bond's Garage. $3-$5 ss.
ON THE AIR A live broadcast of the Oregon Country Fair begins
at 11 am today, tomorrow, and July 15 on KLCC, 89.7 FM.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 5 miles along the
Hobbit Trail. See YMCA board for details. $3-$4 sugg. don.
PRESENTATION A field botany presentation by Nearby Nature
continues. See Thursday.
SCIENCE "More Than Meets the Eye" continues at
the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Thursday.
THEATER Hair, an American tribal love-rock musical
directed by Joe Zingo, plays tonight and July 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 and August 3, 4,
10, and 11, at 8 pm at Actor's Cabaret. Dinner, dessert, and beverages available
on Fridays and Saturdays. $14 reserved seating in advance, $17 dos., $11 for a limited
number of stu./sr. tickets.
Robin Hood Fights for Maid Marian's Love continues at The
Mad Duckling Summer Theatre. See Thursday.
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Saturday,
July 14:
Sunrise 5:42 am; Sunset 8:54 pm
Av High 82; Av Low 53
Moon enters Taurus 4:13 am
COMEDY Comedysportz features Lois "Clark" Kent,
is at 7 pm at Groucho's. For reservations call 517-9996. $8, $6 with a can of food
for the Oregon Food Bank.
DANCE A dance potluck sponsored by the Eugene Singles Ministries
is at 5:30 pm at Coburg Grange. $6.
Ballroom dancing continues at the Berean Baptist Church. See Friday.
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Chris Chandler
and Anne Feeney's Flying Poetry Circus performs at Sam Bond's Garage. See
Monday.
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FAIRS The Oregon Country Fair Continues. See Friday.
A Hepatitis C Health Fair is from 11 am to 6 pm today at the Wheeler
Pavilion. 607-5725. FREE.
GATHERINGS 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 folk music from Peter
Thomas at 10 am, Joe Ross at 11 am, North of the Black Sea at noon, The Michael Denny
all Stars at 1:30 pm, and The Usual Suspects 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 Nov.
10 and from 10 am to 3 pm every Tuesday through October 30 at 8th and Oak, across
from Saturday Market. FREE.
KIDSTUFF The Ninth Annual Children's Celebration, featuring
The Rockaroos, and a park transformed into a child's world for a fun day of family
activities, including the presentation "Roots of Bluegrass," by Joe Ross,
is from 10 am to 4 pm in Island Park in Springfield. $2, $5 family.
MUSIC The Fingers bow, snap, and roll cello-pop-rock at
9 pm at Café Paradiso. $5.
Monti Amundsen headlines at 9 pm at The Wild Duck. $7 dos.
A concert featuring the Eastwind Quintet is at 2 pm at the Atrium
on 10th and Olive. FREE.
Juice Newton plays her legendary country music at 8:30 pm at the
Lone Star Bar and Grill in Coburg. Fastixx. $15.
ON THE AIR A live broadcast of the Oregon Country Fair continues.
See Friday.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 9 miles to 4 in 1
Cone. See YMCA board for details. $3-$4 sugg. don.
The Obsidians backpack 49 miles in the Sky Lakes Wilderness. See
YMCA board for details. $3-$4 sugg. don.
The Obsidians car-camp at Smith Rock. See YMCA board for details.
$3-$4 sugg. don.
The Obsidians hike 8 miles up Mary's Peak. See YMCA board for details.
$3-$4 sugg. don.
GEARS rides 36 miles around the Franklin Loop. Meet at 9 am at
Alton Baker Park. FREE.
A whitewater kayak and inflatable kayak trip on the McKenzie River
meets at Oregon River Sports at 10 am. 484-4044. FREE.
PRESENTATION Learn about nature writing from 9 am to 3 pm
at Mount Pisgah Arboretum. To register call 747-1504.
SCIENCE "More Than Meets the Eye" continues at
the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Thursday.
THEATER Robin Hood Fights for Maid Marian's Love continues
at The Mad Duckling Summer Theatre. See
Thursday.
Hair continues at The Actor's Cabaret. See Friday.
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Sunday,
July 15:
Sunrise 5:43 am; Sunset 8:54 pm
Av High 82; Av Low 53
BENEFIT A barbecue to benefit the River Road Park's Gymnastics
Club Northwest is from 3 to 8 pm at River Road Park Lawn, 1400 Lake Drive.
FAIR The Oregon Country Fair Continues. See Friday.
FILM Subversive Pillow Theatre presents An Evening With
Ward Churchill and Chellis Glendinning, a film about these two amazing speakers,
at 9 pm outdoors at The Shamrock House and Community Space. FREE.
GATHERINGS The Fifth Annual Race Unity Celebration, featuring
an old-fashioned picnic, dance by the MidValley Baha'I Youth Workshop, and music
by People's Choice is at 4 pm at Island Park in Springfield. FREE.
The Never Bored Gamers meet from 5 to 9 pm to play new Settlers
scenarios from Das Buch Der Siedler Van Catan. FREE.
MUSIC The Kitchen Syncopators get busy at Sam Bond's Garage
at 9 pm. $2.
The New Horizons Band plays at 6:30 at Washburne Park. FREE.
ON THE AIR A live broadcast of the Oregon Country Fair continues.
See Friday.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides 60 miles to Aufterheide.
Meet at 8 am at Alton Baker Park. FREE.
The Obsidians hike 7 miles around Rosary Lakes. See YMCA board
for details. $3-$4 sugg. don.
The Obsidians hike 10 miles to Deception Butte. See YMCA board
for details. $3-$4 sugg. don.
A whitewater kayak trip on the North Umpquua River meets at Oregon
River Sports at 8 am. 484-4044. FREE.
PRESENTATIONS Learn about map and compass navigation from
1 to 5 pm at Mount Pisgah Arboretum. To register, call 747-1504.
A presentation on appropriate technology, including electric cars,
solar food dryers, bio-diesel, and more, is at noon at Scobert Park on 4th and Blair.
Childcare offered. $4-$12 sugg. don.
SCIENCE "More Than Meets the Eye" continues at
the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Thursday.
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Monday,
July 16:
Sunrise 5:44 am; Sunset 8:53 pm
Av High 82; Av Low 53
Moon enters Gemini 11:26 pm
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Alan Durning makes
a presentation on sustainability at the Lasells Stewart Center, OSU. See
Thursday, July 19.
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ARTS/VISUAL The New Zone Art Collective presents Just Like
Us, an exhibition by local artists addressing freedom, expression, and censorship,
from 10 am to 5:30 pm M-F, noon to 4 pm SA, through Aug. 10 at Maude Kerns Art Center.
$3 sugg. don.
CIRCUS Circus Contraption, billed as "Cirque du Soleil
meets the Rocky Horror Picture Show," performs circus, vaudeville, cabaret,
live music, surreal characters, juggling, acrobats, fire-performers, bizarre game
shows, a twisted midway and more, at 9 pm at John Henry's. $5.
GATHERING PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians,
Gays, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons,) meets at 6:45 pm in the First Congregational
Church. 302-4422. FREE.
KIDSTUFF The Lane County Youth Fair displays over 650 youth
exhibits, including projects with livestock, cooking, sewing, photography, flowers,
woodworking, and more, from 9 am to 9 pm today through July 21, at the Lane Event
and Sports Center. Call for information and exhibit schedule. 682-4243 FREE.
LITERARY ARTS Spoken word sensation Alix Olson performs
at 7 pm at Mother Kali's Bookstore. FREE.
PERFORMANCE Chris Chandler and Anne Feeney's Flying Poetry
Circus appears at 8:30 pm at Sam Bond's Garage. FREE.
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Tuesday,
July 17:
Sunrise 5:45 am; Sunset 8:52 pm
Av High 82; Av Low 53
The crescent Moon, Venus, and Saturn make a beautiful trio before dawn today.
GATHERINGS HIV Alliance holds a community outreach luncheon
at 11:45 am at 1966 Garden Ave. Call 342-5088 for reservations.
The Farmers' Market continues at 8th and Oak. See Saturday.
KIDSTUFF Cowboy tricks by Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein at
11 am on the fountain plaza outside the Springfield Public Library. FREE.
A teen Internet workshop is today and tomorrow from 10 am to noon
at the Bethel Library, with Deb Cleveland. Sign up for two days at 682-5766. FREE.
LITERARY ARTS Authors Catherine Comer and Lavon Swaim discuss
women and travel at 7 pm at Barnes and Noble Bookstore. FREE.
The Social Issues Book Group discusses work by Arundhati Roy at
7 pm at Mother Kali's Bookstore. FREE.
MUSIC Lazoo plays funky grooves with global flavor at 6:30
at Washington/Jefferson Park. FREE.
The Knott Bros., an acoustic and bluegrass band plays from 7 to
9 pm in Island Park in Springfield. FREE.
ON THE AIR "Alternative Radio" features "A
Latino Response to Cultural cleansing," by Ruben Blades, at 6:30 pm on KLCC,
89.7 FM.
"Arts Journal" features the July Artwalk at 6 pm, re-airs
at 9 pm July 19.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 7 miles along the
McKenzie River Trail. See YMCA board for details. $3-$4 sugg. don.
THEATER Robin Hood Fights for Maid Marian's Love at
the Mad Duckling Summer Theatre continues. See
Thursday.
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Wednesday,
July 18:
Sunrise 5:46 am; Sunset 8:52 pm
Av High 82; Av Low 53
Moon enters Cancer 2:56 pm
FILM The UO Survival Center presents Buena Vista Social
Club at 9 pm on the lawn outside the EMU, UO. FREE.
DANCE Contact Improvisational dance welcomes everyone to
join in at 6:30 pm at Washburne Park, 20th and Agate. Bring your body. FREE.
KIDSTUFF A bilingual Sp/Eng preschool storytime is at 11
am at the Lecture Room of the Downtown Library. FREE.
The Young Adult Book Club meets at 4 pm at the Downtown Library
Conference Room. FREE.
A teen Internet workshop continues. See Tuesday.
MUSIC Brian Cutean plays a concert at 7 pm in Scobert Park.
Family Event. FREE.
The Motet plays at 8 pm at The Wild Duck. $8 dos.
OUTDOOR/RECREATION GEARS rides 23 or 31 miles to McKenzie
View. Meet at 6 pm at Alton Baker Park. FREE.
THEATER Robin Hood Fights for Maid Marian's Love continues
at The Mad Duckling Summer Theatre. See
Thursday.
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Thursday,
July 19:
Sunrise 5:32 am; Sunset 9:00 pm
Av High 78; Av Low 51
GATHERINGS An "evening mingler" with the New Dance
and Social Membership Club is from 5:30 to 8 pm at LaVelle Winery at Fifth Street
Public Market. FREE.
Jubilee Farm Stand continues at Territorial and Broadway in Veneta.
See Thursday, July 12.
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The PIP Festival
includes dance by Contempodanza, Portland. See July 19, On the Road.
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KIDSTUFF A "Fire and Ice" dance party with ice-skating
is from 7:30 to 10 pm at the Lane County Fairgrounds. $3.50 includes skate rental.
682-7380.
Fractured Fairy Tales by "Impact" Theatre is a
collection of favorite fairy tales thrown together into magical soup with hilarious
results, at 11:30 am today, July 20, 21, 26, 27, and 28 at Lord Leebrick Theatre.
For information call 431-1177. $5.
Dr. Delusions performs his popular magic at 11:30 am at Douglas
Gardens Park in Springfield. FREE.
MUSIC Mare Wakefield sings olfactory bliss at 6:30 pm at
the Westmoreland Center. FREE.
ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features "Above
and Beyond," with Anita Roddick, at 6:30 pm on KLCC, 89.7 FM.
"Arts Journal" continues. See Tuesday.
OUTDOOR/RECREATION A whitewater kayak and inflatable kayak
trip on the McKenzie River meets at Oregon River Sports at 5:30 pm. Sign up in advance.
484-4044. FREE.
PRESENTATIONS Alan Durning, founder of Northwest Environment
Watch, makes a public presentation on sustainability at 7:30 pm at the LaSells Stewart
Center, OSU. FREE.
"Safety and the Small Business Employer" is presented
at 10 am at the Eugene Chamber of Commerce. Call 726-2255 to register. FREE.
SCIENCE "More Than Meets the Eye" continues at
the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Thursday, July 12.
THEATER Robin Hood Fights for Maid Marian's Love at
the Mad Duckling Summer Theatre continues. See
Thursday.
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The Road:
Note: Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed
under the first day of the event.
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The Counting Crows,
Schnitzer Hall, Portland. See July 17, On the Road.
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JULY 12 "Embellishment," the 7th Annual Bead and
Button Show, featuring beads, buttons, custom-made art jewelry and other embellishments,
along with tools and materials to make projects, is today, tomorrow and July 14,
from 10 am to 7 pm. $5, $3 sr. (713) 781-6864. www.embellishment-show.com
Asleep at the Wheel plays its fantastic swing music at 7 pm at
the Oregon Zoo. www.oregonzoo.org. $8.
MFA students from the UO show their metalsmithing, painting, photography
and more at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland. Show runs from 9 am
to 9 pm through Aug. 18. FREE.
The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art holds an opening reception
for "Everyday Sunshine," a visual exhibit with bay area artist Harrell
Fletcher from 6 to 9 pm. Exhibit runs through Aug. 25. FREE.
The Lawrence Gallery shows watercolors by Carol Grigg, Fabricated
metal by Brent Lawrence, and watercolors and oils by Nancy Steensen, through July
25, in Sheridan. 10 am-5:30 pm everyday. FREE.
JULY 13 The Portland International Performance Festival
presents Amine, by The Shamans, a theater/dance company from Budapest, at
8 pm, at the Lincoln Performance Hall in Portland. Ticketmaster. $18. $14 stu./sr.
Floater, with Jennifer Folker, plays at 9 pm at the Crystal Ballroom,
Portland. $10 adv. $12 dos.
The Jon Lewis Film Fest shows some animation the studios didn't
want you to see at 10 am in Owen Hall room 102, OSU. FREE.
The 2001 Jumpstart Art Exhibit, featuring student art, at 7 pm,
is in the Fairbanks Gallery and building, OSU. FREE.
Albany Civic Theater presents The Lion of Winter, a historically-based
comedy at 8 pm today, July 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, and July 28, with a 2:30 pm show
July 22. $7, $5 stu./sr.
JULY 14 Clement Greenberg's A Critic's Collection,
a survey of mid-century American art, shows through Sept. 16 at the Portland Art
Museum. (503) 226-2811. $7.50, $6 sr., $4-$6 stu.
The PIP Fest presents House of Deer, by The Shamans, a theater/dance
company from Budapest, at 8 pm tonight, and at 7 pm tomorrow, at the Lincoln Performance
Hall in Portland. Ticketmaster. $18. $14 stu./sr.
Cascade Center for Ecosystem Management presents "It Takes
an Entire Watershed to Raise a Salmon," at 7 pm at Delta Campground. May be
cancelled in event of rain. Call 822-1213 for information FREE.
The Oregon Coast Music Festival, featuring The Festival Orchestra,
Festival Chamber Players, Symphonic Choir, Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Bay
Area Concert Band, and more, today through July 28, in towns along the Oregon Coast.
For information, call (541) 756-8889. www.coosnet.com/music
Sade plays the Rose Garden Theater, with Indie Arie opening, at
7:30 pm, Portland. Ticketmaster. $44.50-$75.50.
JULY 15 Mary Chapin Carpenter blends country and pop at
7 pm at the Schnitzer Hall in Portland. Fastixx. $22.50.
Spyro Grya performs contemporary Jazz at 4 pm at PGE Park, SW 20th
and Morrison in Portland. Ticketmaster. $30-$85.
The 11th annual Basset Olympics, featuring events such as marathon
napping, longest dog, and kissing contest, not to mention synchronized swimming,
is at 10:30 am at River Park, Lebanon. For info, call (541) 451-3647, or email sanlyn@proxis.com FREE.
JULY 17 The Counting Crows play their roots rock at 8 pm
at the Schnitzer Hall in Portland. Ticketmaster. $27.50.
Bela Feck and the Fecktones play a concert at 7 pm in Stewart Park,
Roseburg. 440-3042. FREE.
JULY 18 Snoop Dogg plays at 8 pm at the Rose Garden Arena.
Ticketmaster. $32.50.
Natalie MacMaster plays fiddle from Nova Scotia at 7 pm at the
Oregon Zoo in Portland. www.oregonzoo.org $8.
JULY 19 The PIP Fest presents Marea de Arenas, by
Contempodanza, a dance company from Mexico City, at 7 pm tonight and tomorrow and
July 21 at 8 pm at the Lincoln Performance Hall in Portland. Ticketmaster. $18. $14
stu./sr.
Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys play rockabilly, western swing,
and hillbilly boogie at 7 pm at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. www.oregonzoo.org $8.
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ATTN:
Opportunities
Food for Lane County gives out free lunches to children 18 and under.
Call 343-2822.
School District 4J's health services offers a free medical clinic
for all Lane County children, birth through 20, at the North Eugene High School,
8 am-4 pm M-F, through Aug. 22. All services are confidential.
WISTEC offers many children's summer camps. Register now. 682-7888.
Womenspace Volunteer Summer Training will be held on July 21 and
28. Call 485-7262 for registration information.
Holt International Children's Services is looking for families
interested in adopting a child from overseas. A free adoption information meeting
will be at 6 pm in the Coos Bay Public Library, July 16. For information call (541)
607-0831.
Auditions for ages 13-18 for Albany Teen Theater's production of
The Comedy of Errors is at 7:30 pm July 15 through July 17. Call 974-5536
or Email mbergt@yahoo.com
The Empowerment of Sexual Assault Support Services offers a free
four-week self-defense class for adult women, beginning July 17. For information,
call 484-9791.
CTV soap opera auditions seek actors for independent soap "Rough
Crossing." Call (877) 745-6542 for audition times and information.
Entry forms for the Mayor's Art Show are now available in the Lane
Arts Council Offices, 44 West Broadway, #304. 10 am-4 pm M-F, 11 am-3 pm SA.
Maude Kerns Art Center's Kamp Kerns for Kids begins July 23. Sign
children up now. Call 345-1571.
Electric Wheelchairs for seniors may be available free upon qualification
through The Senior Wheels USA Program. (800) 246-6010.
Comedysportz at Groucho's holds an audition from noon to 4 pm July
14. For audition appointments, call 517-9996.
Narconon provides information on drug addiction, assessments, evaluations,
and referral services. Call (800) 468-6933. www.stopaddiction.com
The Newport Performing Arts Center seeks local talent for performances
through Aug. For information, call 265-9231.
Center for Alternative Transport needs adult volunteers interested
in supporting alternative transportation and sustainability for a number of festivals
and events throughout the summer. 344-1197, cat@efn.org
The City of Eugene "Fun For All 2001" runs through Aug.
24., offering many free youth activities. 682-5351. www.ci.eugene.or.us/REC/funforall2001
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