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Thursday,
August 23
Sunrise 6:25 am; Sunset 8:05 pm
Av High 81; Av Low 53
Moon enters Scorpio 2:50 am
DANCE Mike Erbentravi plays guitar and dances Flamenco from
5:30 to 7 pm at the courtyard of Marie Callender's, Valley River Drive. FREE.
FORUM The Real Estate Investors Forum meets at noon at the
Postal Way Sizzler. FREE.
GATHERINGS A town hall meeting to discuss fair trade issues
is at 6:30 pm at the Corvallis-Benton County Library. FREE.
"Conversations with Life and Death," is a reading from
Continuation and other inspirational sources at 7 pm at The White Lotus Gallery.
FREE.
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.
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Jack Johnson comes
out of the rain to jam at the Wild Duck. See Saturday.
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MEETING The Rubicon Society hosts Bob Noble, speaking on airport
issues, for their regular luncheon at noon at the Pearl Street Ice Cream Parlor and
Restaurant. FREE.
MUSIC The Visible Men, featuring former Cherry Poppin' Daddies,
Dustin Lanker and Dan Schmid, along with Matt the Electrician, play at 9 pm at Sam
Bond's Garage. $2.
HiM plays deft jazzy stuff at 8 pm at John Henry's. $2.
ON THE AIR "Arts Journal" presents "Aug Art
Walk, Downtown Eugene," at 9 pm on CTV-97.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians hike 9 miles around Eddeelo
Lakes. See YMCA board for details. $3-4 Sugg. don.
PRESENTATIONS A presentation on bird identification is at
8:30 pm in Richardson Park Amphitheater. FREE.
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 Death of Zukasky, a comedy of corporate
intrigue, plays at 8:15 pm today and Aug. 24 and 25, at the Very Little Theatre.
344-7751. $12.
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Friday,
August 24:
Sunrise 6:26 am; Sunset 8:03 pm
Av High 81; Av Low 53
COMEDY Comedysportz, featuring Dave "Little,"
Ritchie is at 7 pm at Groucho's tonight and tomorrow. For reservations call 517-9996.
$8, $6 with a can of food for the Oregon Food Bank.
DANCE The Shami Mir Dance Ensemble shakes it at 8 pm at
Chez Rays. Don.
GATHERING A drum circle for all ages is from 6 to 8 pm at
the Amazon Park Community Center. Bring drums and percussion instruments. $3-5 don.
KIDSTUFF A Park Jamz is from 3 to 5 pm at Churchill Youth
Sports Park. FREE.
A Cosmic Swim and open gym are from 7:30 to 9:30 pm at the Sheldon
Pool. 682-5314. $2.50, $2 youth.
LITERARY ARTS Once Eugenean Kent Nerburn, author of Neither
Wolf nor Dog, and Simple Truth, reads from Road Angels, a rambling
record of a northwest road-trip which features a stop in Eugene, at 4 pm at Tsunami
Books. FREE.
MUSIC Babes with Axes play at 9:30 pm at Sam Bond's Garage.
$6.
PRESENTATION "Trees of History: Discovering the Wonders
of Old-Growth Forests," by the United States Department of Agriculture is at
8 pm at the Paradise Campground Amphitheater. FREE.
SCIENCE "More Than Meets the Eye" continues at
the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Thursday,
Aug. 23.
THEATER The Death of Zukasky, at VLT continues. See Thursday, Aug. 23.
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Saturday,
August 25:
Sunrise 6:28 am; Sunset 8:01 pm
Av High 81; Av Low 53
Moon enters Sagittarius 7:59 am
BENEFIT The Million Meals Benefit Walk, for Food For Lane
County, begins at 9:30 am at the EWEB Plaza. Sign up at 8:30 am. 343-2822. Don.
The 5th Annual Benefit Garage Sale for the Northwest Coalition
for Alternatives to Pesticides is from 9 am to 4 pm at 310 1/2 E. 31st Street. FREE.
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Kent Nerburn, author
of Road Angel, Tsunami Books. See Friday.
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A benefit for the Greenhill Humane Society at Secret House Winery
features educational information, dog grooming, nail-trim, ear and teeth cleaning
by Pet Smart professionals. A picnic and wine tasting is from 11 am to 5 pm today
and tomorrow on Hwy. 126 W., 2.4 miles past Veneta. 935-3744. FREE.
A car wash to benefit Books for Teens-on-the-Mall is from noon
to 3 pm at the Eugene Public Library parking lot. Don.
COMEDY Comedysportz continues at Groucho's. See Friday.
GATHERINGS The 5th Annual Health and Well-Being Celebration,
featuring holistic health products, psychic readers, personal growth opportunities,
natural food booths, classes, workshops, entertainment and music, is from 10 am to
6 pm today on the Downtown Mall, from 11 am to 6 pm tomorrow at the Hilton Conference
Center, and from 7 to 10 pm Aug. 28 at the Hil. Con. Ctr. Fastixx. 461-8052. $5 day,
$10 for Jean Houston Workshop, 7 pm, Aug. 28.
A pot luck, BBQ and cook off is at 6 pm at Jimmy Mac's Overtime.
The Patti McCulla and Dave Clark Band play at 8 pm. $5.
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.
Jennifer Ambrose plays at 10 am, Rusty Wholesome and Happy Chaps at 11 am, JD Dawson
and Elicia at noon, Vocal Tangent at 1 pm, Troupe Americanistan at 2 pm and Yo Vinnie!
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 A Fall Bethel Youth Program Kick-off begins at
noon with an open house, featuring preschool education, art, dance and crafts at
the Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Road. A community softball game
is at 2 pm, and the Bethel Teen Club holds an open house, featuring games, music
and karaoke from 3 to 6 pm. FREE.
Escape to Witch Mountain shows at 8:30 pm in Richardson
Park Amphitheater. FREE.
MUSIC Jack Johnson plays at 9:30 pm at the Wild Duck. $12
adv., $14 dos.
The Red Pajamas play an acoustic all-originals show at 9 pm at
Café Paradiso. $5.
The Holmes Brothers play their inspired soul at 7 pm at the Twin
River Festival at the Cuthbert Amphitheater. 682-5000. $21.
Mood Area 52 plays tango at 9:30 pm at Sam Bond's Garage. $3-$5
ss.
Lance Pettis plays acoustic at 8 pm at Barnes and Noble Booksellers.
FREE.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides 50 miles for brunch at Lorane
Café. Meet at 9 am at Alton Baker Park. FREE.
The Obsidians hike 14 miles around Sawtooth Cowhorn, 8 miles around
Divided Lake, and 10 miles up Chucksney Mt. See YMCA board for details. $3-4 Sugg.
don.
An open gym from 10 am to noon and from 2 to 4 pm, an equipment
sale at noon, and tumbling shows at 10:15 am and 2:15 pm are at the National Academy
of Gymnastics, 869 Shelley Street, Springfield. 744-2002. FREE.
PRESENTATIONS A compost demonstration is from 10 to 11:30
am at the Grass Roots Garden behind St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 1465 Coburg Road.
FREE.
SCIENCE "More Than Meets the Eye" continues at
the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Thursday,
Aug. 23.
THEATER
Shakespeare in the Park, featuring A Midsummer Night's Dream,
is at 6 pm at Amazon Park every Saturday and Sunday in Aug. FREE.
The Death of Zukasky, at VLT continues. See Thursday, Aug. 23.
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Sunday,
August 25:
Sunrise 6:28 am; Sunset 8:01 pm
Av High 81; Av Low 53
Moon enters Sagittarius 7:59 am
BENEFIT The Million Meals Benefit Walk, for Food For Lane
County, begins at 9:30 am at the EWEB Plaza. Sign up at 8:30 am. 343-2822. Don.
The 5th Annual Benefit Garage Sale for the Northwest Coalition
for Alternatives to Pesticides is from 9 am to 4 pm at 310 1/2 E. 31st Street. FREE.
A benefit for the Greenhill Humane Society at Secret House Winery
features educational information, dog grooming, nail-trim, ear and teeth cleaning
by Pet Smart professionals. A picnic and wine tasting is from 11 am to 5 pm today
and tomorrow on Hwy. 126 W., 2.4 miles past Veneta. 935-3744. FREE.
A car wash to benefit Books for Teens-on-the-Mall is from noon
to 3 pm at the Eugene Public Library parking lot. Don.
COMEDY Comedysportz continues at Groucho's. See Friday.
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Landscapes and
Florals, by Barbara Weinstein, The Hilyard Beanery, through Sept. 2.
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GATHERINGS The 5th Annual Health and Well-Being Celebration,
featuring holistic health products, psychic readers, personal growth opportunities,
natural food booths, classes, workshops, entertainment and music, is from 10 am to
6 pm today on the Downtown Mall, from 11 am to 6 pm tomorrow at the Hilton Conference
Center, and from 7 to 10 pm Aug. 28 at the Hil. Con. Ctr. Fastixx. 461-8052. $5 day,
$10 for Jean Houston Workshop, 7 pm, Aug. 28.
A pot luck, BBQ and cook off is at 6 pm at Jimmy Mac's Overtime.
The Patti McCulla and Dave Clark Band play at 8 pm. $5.
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.
Jennifer Ambrose plays at 10 am, Rusty Wholesome and Happy Chaps at 11 am, JD Dawson
and Elicia at noon, Vocal Tangent at 1 pm, Troupe Americanistan at 2 pm and Yo Vinnie!
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 A Fall Bethel Youth Program Kick-off begins at
noon with an open house, featuring preschool education, art, dance and crafts at
the Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Road. A community softball game
is at 2 pm, and the Bethel Teen Club holds an open house, featuring games, music
and karaoke from 3 to 6 pm. FREE.
Escape to Witch Mountain shows at 8:30 pm in Richardson
Park Amphitheater. FREE.
MUSIC Jack Johnson plays at 9:30 pm at the Wild Duck. $12
adv., $14 dos.
The Red Pajamas play an acoustic all-originals show at 9 pm at
Café Paradiso. $5.
The Holmes Brothers play their inspired soul at 7 pm at the Twin
River Festival at the Cuthbert Amphitheater. 682-5000. $21.
Mood Area 52 plays tango at 9:30 pm at Sam Bond's Garage. $3-$5
ss.
Lance Pettis plays acoustic at 8 pm at Barnes and Noble Booksellers.
FREE.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides 50 miles for brunch at Lorane
Café. Meet at 9 am at Alton Baker Park. FREE.
The Obsidians hike 14 miles around Sawtooth Cowhorn, 8 miles around
Divided Lake, and 10 miles up Chucksney Mt. See YMCA board for details. $3-4 Sugg.
don.
An open gym from 10 am to noon and from 2 to 4 pm, an equipment
sale at noon, and tumbling shows at 10:15 am and 2:15 pm are at the National Academy
of Gymnastics, 869 Shelley Street, Springfield. 744-2002. FREE.
PRESENTATIONS A compost demonstration is from 10 to 11:30
am at the Grass Roots Garden behind St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 1465 Coburg Road.
FREE.
SCIENCE "More Than Meets the Eye" continues at
the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Thursday,
Aug. 23.
THEATER
Shakespeare in the Park, featuring A Midsummer Night's Dream,
is at 6 pm at Amazon Park every Saturday and Sunday in Aug. FREE.
The Death of Zukasky, at VLT continues. See Thursday, Aug. 23.
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Monday,
August 27:
Sunrise 6:30 am; Sunset 7:58 pm
Av High 81; Av Low 52
Moon enters Capricorn 5:02 pm
MUSIC John Hammond's Wicked Grin performs at 8 pm at The
Wild Duck. $15 adv., $17 dos.
Barbara Manning plays Indie rock at 9 pm at Sam Bond's. $5.
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Tuesday,
August 28:
Sunrise 6:31 am; Sunset 7:56 pm
Av High 81; Av Low 52.
GATHERINGS Suppers at South, a support group for families
raising children with mental and behavioral health issues, meets from 6 to 8:30 pm
at Lively Park Swim Center, 6100 Thurston Road, Springfield. 513-0268. FREE.
The 5th Annual Health and Well Being Celebration continues. See
Saturday.
The Farmers' Market continues at 8th and Oak. See Saturday.
MUSIC Badenya Les Freres Coulibaly, from Burkina Faso play
griot music at 8:30 pm at the WOW Hall. $12 adv., $14 dos.
The Moody Blues play at 7 pm the Cuthbert Amphitheater. 682-5000.
$39.50.
ON THE AIR "Arts Journal" presents "Arts
and Communities Conference 2001," at 6 pm on CTV-97. Re-airs at 9 pm Aug. 30.
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Wednesday,
August 29:
Sunrise 6:32 am; Sunset 7:55pm
Av High 81; Av Low 52
FILM The Seven Year Itch begins at dusk at Hinman
Vineyards. 345-1945. $8 includes winetasting and hors d' oeuvres.
"Redemption Songs: Change Through Music" presents Stepping
Razor, a documentary on Peter Tosh at 9 pm on the East Lawn outside the EMU,
UO. FREE.
GATHERING Citizens for Public Accountability meet at 7:30
pm at the picnic shelters east of the Ferry Street Bridge in Alton Baker Park. FREE.
MUSIC Gweneth van Frank Carlson and Geoffrey Mays sing folk
at 7 pm at Scobert Park, 4th and Blair. FREE.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARS rides 26 or 33 miles to McKenzie
view. Meet at 6 pm at Alton Baker Park. FREE.
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Thursday,
August 30:
Sunrise 6:33 am; Sunset 7:53 pm
Av High 80; Av Low 52
Moon enters Aquarius 4:48 am
GATHERINGS Buses to Books, featuring jazz, food vendors
and information about Eugene's new library, is from 1 to 4 pm at the Downtown LTD
Station. FREE.
Jubilee Farm Stand continues. See Thursday, Aug. 23.
MUSIC Hawaiian slack-key guitar masters Led Kaapana and
Cyril Pahinui perform at 8:30 pm at the WOW Hall. $14 adv., $16 dos.
Jim Page plays folk at 9 pm at Sam Bond's Garage. $5-$7 ss.
OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Obsidians backpack 55 miles along
the Pacific Crest Trail, and hike 7 miles in Canyon Creek Meadows. See YMCA Board
for details. $3-4 Sugg. don.
ON THE AIR "Arts Journal" continues. See Tuesday.
PRESENTATION A presentation by Smokey the Bear and the Oregon
Department of Forestry is at 7:30 pm at the Richardson Park Amphitheater. FREE.
SCIENCE "More Than Meets the Eye" continues at
the Lane ESD Planetarium. See Thursday,
Aug. 23.
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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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Lubru,
by Mike E. Walsh, 2001 Professional Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, through
Sept. 3.
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AUG. 23 The Oregon State Fair, featuring rides, exhibits, children's
areas, food and drink, games, contests, competitions and loads of music is from 10
am to 10 pm today and Aug. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and Sept. 2, and from 10 am to 11 pm
Aug. 24, 25, and Sept. 1 and 3, at the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center in Salem.
Toby Keith plays at 7 pm Aug. 24. The Beach Boys play at 7 pm Aug. 27, and Jo Dee
Messina plays at 7 pm Sept. 1. Fastixx. Concerts $10-20. Fair prices are: $7, $4
sr., $3 children under 13, children under six are free.
AUG. 24 The American Indian Dance Theater performs at 8:30
pm today and tomorrow at the Britt Fest, Jacksonville. (800) 882-7488. $19-34, $12
youth.
Dave Mathews plays at 8 pm today, Aug. 25 and 26 at the Gorge Amphitheatre,
George, Washington. www.hobconcerts.com Sold out.
AUG. 25 The 12th Annual Homowo Festival of African Arts
blends music, dance and pageantry with food, folk arts, a children's area and an
African marketplace from 1 to 8 pm today and tomorrow at the South Park Blocks at
Portland State University, Portland. Saturday musicians include Obo Addy from Ghana,
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe from Nigeria, Samite from Uganda, and South African Amandla
poets. Sunday includes Bakra Bata from the Carribean, Okropong from Ghana, Kukrudu
from Ghana and Badenya les Freres Coulibaly from Burkina Faso. $3 don.
A Midsummer Nite's Scream, featuring the Balafon marimba ensemble,
vegetarian food and wine for sale, is at 4 pm at Tyee Wine Cellars, seven miles south
of Corvallis. 752-0394. FREE.
The Main Street Chili Cook-Off, featuring sampling, live music,
children's activities, crafts and food is from 10 am to 5 pm in Downtown Cottage
Grove. FREE.
Bruce Hornsby plays at 7 pm at the Oregon Zoo, Portland. www.oregonzoo.com Fastixx. $18.
AUG. 26 The Third Annual Civilian Conservation Corps alumni
picnic, featuring a potcluck lunch and remeniscing, is at 1 pm at Trout Creek Campground,
Highway 20. The public is welcome and carpooling is available. (541) 367-9206. FREE.
Art in the Garden, featuring works by Tom Hardy, Terry Isaac, Susan
Bourdet and many more, has an exhibition and sale from noon to 6 pm, and a ticketed
reception featuring artists presentations and hors d' oeuvres from 6 pm to 9 pm at
the Oregon Garden, Silverton. (877) 674-2733. $20 reception.
AUG. 30 Galactic plays at 9 pm at the Crystal Ballroom,
Portland. $20 adv., $22 dos.
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ATTN:
Opportunities
Jawbreaker's window gallery has two-week exhibition dates available
for fall. 341-3347.
Host an international high school student through the Pacific Intercultural
Exchange. (800) 894-7633.
Oregon Natural Resources Council needs adopters for national forest
roadless areas. Call 344-0675.
The Lane County Human Rights Advisory Committee is accepting applications
for members at Lane County's Public Service Building, 125 E. 8th Ave. 682-4203.
The UO Queer Film Festival is accepting entries for it's short
film and video competition. No entry fee, deadline is Nov. 1. Call 346-4373 or http//darkwing.uoregon.edu/~qff for applications.
The UO Queer Film Festival is also seeking volunteers to serve
on the Short Film Competition Jury. For an application form, call 346-4373, or http//darkwing.uoregon.edu/~qff.
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