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BENEFIT
Last year, Dance for a Reason raised more than two grand in a benefit for White Bird. Two nights of dance Jan. 23 and 24 in LCC's theater benefit Lane Independent Living Alliance. Thursday's performance is a preview show, and Friday's is the real shebang. Artists donating their time and expertise include the Lane Dance Company, Van Ummersen Dance Co., Alito Alessi and Emery Blackwell, EDGE Breakers, UO Dance Team and many, many more. See Thursday, Jan. 23 Calendar.


CELEBRATION
This year's William Stafford Celebration at Tsunami Books includes a showing of the documentary film, A Literary Friendship: William Stafford and Robert Bly, by Haydn Reiss. The public is also invited to bring their favorite Stafford poems for reading. Stafford, former poet laureate of Oregon, lived a socially conscious life under constant literary acclaim. His poems continue to be published in posthumous collections such as The Darkness Around Us Is Deep. See Sunday Calendar.


LITERARY ARTS
Ursula K. Le Guin opens the Lane Literary Guild's 2003 Windfall Reading Series with a free reading on Jan. 21 in the Bascom/Tykeson room of the downtown Eugene Public Library. No books will be on sale at the reading, and Le Guin will not be signing, but on Jan. 22 she will appear at Tsunami Books to sign her work, which will be available for sale. See Tuesday and Wednesday Calendar.



 


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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16
Sunrise 7:44 am; Sunset 5:02 pm
Av High 46; Av Low 33

FILM Gallipoli, Sociology Film Series, 7 pm, Rm. 180, PLC, UO. FREE.

GATHERINGS Information meetings about the Village School, 6 pm today and Jan. 30, and at 10 am Jan. 18, the Village School. FREE.

HIV counseling and testing, 9 to 11:15 am Thursdays, 135 E. 6th Ave. $15.

A tour of the new Eugene Public Library with the League of Women Voters, 11:45 am, Public Library. Bring a book/magazine don.

Assisting Your Aging Parent mutual support group meeting, 7 pm, Campbell Sr. Center. For information, call 484-9220. FREE.

KIDSTUFF "Kids in the Kitchen," 10 am Thursdays, Memorial Bldg. kitchen, 765 A St., Spfd. For information, call 736-4544.

LECTURE "Permeations Interventions," Mary Flanagan, 4 pm, and "Recent Design Work," Glenn Wilcox, 4:45 pm, Rm. 206, Lawrence, UO. FREE.

MUSIC Del tha Funky Homosapien, 8 pm, McDonald Theatre. $17 adv., $18 dos.

Guy Davis, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $11.50 adv.

OFAM presents American Scenes I, 7:30 pm, Silva, Hult. $10-$32.

Chevron, Building Press, Dutch Flat, (concubot), 8:30 pm WOW Hall. $5.

Bobby Edrich, 1890s Songs, SHOcase performance, 12:15 pm, Hult Center lobby. FREE.

Strings program concert, 7 pm, Eugene Waldorf School. FREE.

ON THE AIR "Arts Journal" features Jan. 3 Artwalk interviews, 6 pm, CTV-29 & 22.

"Arts Encore" features a replay of local arts, 6 pm, CTV-29 & 22.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike 10 miles, Row River Trail. See YMCA board for details. 344-9345. $3-$4 sugg. don.

PRESENTATIONS "Senior Financial Preservation," 1:30 pm, Willamalane Sr. Adult Activity Center, Spfd. FREE.

"Usability: The Best Test of Your Website," Michael Harding, 11:45 am, Valley River Inn. $25, $15 Stu.

"Introduction to Zen Meditation," 7 pm, Eugene Zendo, 2190 Garfield St. 302-4576. FREE.

"Does the planning we do lead to the development we want?" City Club of Eugene program, 5 pm tonight, Jan. 23 and 30, Café Paradiso, and at 11:50 am Feb. 7, Eugene Hilton. $4, $10 for all three Thursday sessions. $2 for Feb. 7.

SPIRITUAL "Re-Envisioning the World" peace circle, noon Thursdays, Suite 308-c, 541 Willamette St. 684-3850. FREE.

"Kalpas & Yugas," Kula Shakhara Das, 8 pm, Planet Goloka. FREE.

THEATER Picasso at the Lapin Agile, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and Jan. 18, 23, 24 and 25, Arena Theatre, Villard Hall, UO. $6, $5 sr., stu., UO staff.

 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17
Sunrise 7:47 am; Sunset 4:54 pm
Av High 46; Av Low 33

ARTS/VISUAL An opening of photography by Eileen Polk, 7 pm, Feinstein's Museum of Unfine Art and Records. FREE.

BENEFIT 1 Giant Leap, a film featuring a fusion of music, spoken word rhythm and imagery, 7 and 9:30 pm, McDonald Theatre. $7 ticket sales benefit KLCC, 89.7 FM.

DANCE Middle Eastern Dance Guild of Eugene, 8:30 pm, Café Paradiso. $4.

VICTOR WOOTEN, MCDONALD THEATRE. SEE MONDAY.

DRUMMING Women's community drumming circle, 7 pm, Mother Kali's Books. FREE.

Community drum circle, 6 pm, Washington Park Center. FREE.

FILM Go, Japan Film Series, 7 pm, Rm. 207, Chapman, UO. FREE.

FORUM "Memorial to Martin Luther King," noon, Wesley Center. FREE.

GATHERINGS Hot meals from FOOD for Lane County, 5 pm for single adults and 6 pm for families with children Fridays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the former Govinda's Buffet, 270 W. 8th Ave. FREE.

The World Discount Club, noon to 10 pm today, from 10 am to 9 pm tomorrow, and from 11 am to 6 pm Jan. 19, Exhibit Hall, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. $5.

UO campus planning committee public hearing on the removal of families from UO housing and the development of a research complex in their place, 9:30 am, Fir Rm., EMU, UO. FREE.

Monthly vegan potluck, 7 pm, McNeil-Riley House. Bring utensils, plates and food to share. FREE.

Queer Night features "Bend Over Boyfriend," harness making and using discussion, 7 pm, Out of the Fog. FREE.

KIDSTUFF Playgroup for moms and newborns to two year olds, 10 am, Bambini. FREE.

LECTURES "The Diabolical Self," John Lysaker, 4 pm, Rm. 260, Condon Hall, 1321 Kincaid St., UO. FREE.

"Corelli and Sarasate: Two Wild Men of the Violin: A Comparison of Ornamentation in Baroque and Romantic Music," lecture and concert with Michael Sand, Marc Vansheeuwijck and Phebe Craig, 7 pm, Alumni Lounge, Gerlinger, UO. Concert begins at 8:15 pm. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Young Readers Book Group meeting, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE.

MUSIC OFAM presents American Scenes I, 7:30 pm, the Shedd concert hall. $10-$24.

Kitchen Syncopators, Brian Patrick, 9:30 pm, Sam Bond's Garage. $4.

Matt Jorgensen+451, 9:30 pm, Luna. $5.

Woodknot, 8:30 pm, Lucky's. FREE.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hold a Hoodoo ski day. See YMCA board for details. 344-9345. $3-$4 sugg. don.

SPIRITUAL "Share Your Heritage" potluck Shabbat, 7:30 pm, Jewish Community Havurah of Eugene. 685-0488. FREE.

"Dances of Universal Peace" features varied religious singing and dancing, 8 pm, Four Winds Yoga Center. don.

THEATER Fuddy Meers, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and Jan. 24, 25, 31, and Feb. 1, 7 and 8, and at 2 pm Jan. 26, Actors Cabaret Annex. $17 adv., $22 dos.

Murder in Black and White interactive murder-mystery dinner theatre, 7 pm tonight and tomorrow, Spfd. High School studio theater. $10 includes meal. Res. required. 744-4768.

Picasso at the Lapin Agile continues. See Thursday, Jan. 16.

 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18
Sunrise 7:43 am; Sunset 5:04 pm
Av High 47; Av Low 33
Full Moon 2:49 pm

COMEDY Full Moon celebration features an open house potluck, 5 to 7 pm, Middle Eastern drumming and dancing, 7 pm and a DJ light show, 8 pm, Core Star, 439 W. 2nd Ave. FREE.

COMEDY ComedySportz, 8 pm, the ComedySportz Theatre, corner of 10th Ave. and Oak St. 517-9996. $8, $7 with a can of food for FOOD for Lane Co.

FESTIVAL 3rd Annual Wellsprings Friends School Peace Festival features poetry, presentations, panel discussions, presentations and music, noon to 4 pm, Mennonite Church Bldg., 3590 W. 18th Ave. FREE.

FORUM "Political Prisoners, State Terror and Anti-Imperialist Resistance" features presentations by John Hill and Ed Mead, as well as music by the NO SHAME SINGERS, 7 pm, Rm. 150, Columbia, UO. FREE.

GATHERINGS International day of peace promotion, 10 am to 2 pm, east side of Ferry St. Bridge, near EWEB. Also, call to arrange rides to the Portland rally. 484-9167. FREE.

Son's of Italy annual crab feed, 2 pm, St. Paul's Church. $20 for all-you-can-eat crab.

Training for Womenspace volunteers, 9 am to 5 pm today and Jan. 25. For information, call 485-7262. FREE.

Emerald City Bridal Show, 10 am to 5 pm today and from 11 am to 5 pm tomorrow, Performance Hall, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. $7.

Information meetings about the Village School continue. See Thursday, Jan. 16.

Lesbian Social Group meeting, 5 pm, McMenamin's Northbank. FREE.

The World Discount Club continues. See Friday.

KIDSTUFF "Action Nights!" feature gymnastics, video games, a pizza dinner and adult supervision for boys and girls ages 6 through 12, 5 to 9 pm, Gymnastics Northwest, 30043 Leghorn Rd. Pre-register at 688-4052. $12.

"Snow" storytime, 10 am, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Poetry Slam V features a competition to represent Eugene in the national poetry slam, and guest readings by Morris Stegosaurus and Adam Stone, 8 pm, Foolscap Books. $3-$5 ss.

Jerral Sapienza discusses his book, Urgent Whispers: Care of the Dying, 2 pm, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE.

MUSIC Basic Assumption, Chevron, 9:30 pm, Mac's at the Vet's Club. $2.

Toad in a Hole, 10 pm, Max's Tavern. FREE.

"Gift of Thanks," a concert and LCC music building tour, 7:30 pm, Performance Hall, LCC. FREE.

Jonathan Richman, Tommy Larkins, Los Mex Pistols del Norte, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $8 adv., $10 dos.

The Floydian Slips, 8 pm, McDonald Theatre. $12 adv., $14 dos.

Peter Case, 8 pm, Lord Leebrick Theatre. $10.50 adv., $12 dos.

The Danged, Pummell, Fungus, 10 pm, Downtown Lounge. $5.

The Nettles, 9:30 pm, Sam Bond's Garage. $3-$5 ss.

Classical concert, 2 pm, Atrium, 10th Ave. and Olive St. FREE.

Oregon Jazz Celebration grand finale concert features Conrad Herwig, Oregon Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 pm, Beall Hall, UO. $10.

Mines, Treasure State, Pelletgun, 9:30 pm, Tiny Tavern. FREE.

Brian Cutean, 9 pm, Café Paradiso. $4-$8 ss.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians cross-country ski 11 miles, Redtop Mountain, and take a cross-country trip to Ray Benson. See YMCA board for details. 683-0688. $3-$4 sugg. don.

A winter greens walk features fern, moss, lichen and twig identification, 10 am, native plant restoration, 1 pm, Park Hose Residence, Alton Baker Park. $3 sugg. don.

GEARS rides 40 miles to the Tomahawk Café in Marcola. Meet at 10 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE.

A lichen walk, Daphne Stone, 10 am, Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Visitor's Center. $3 sugg. don.

PRESENTATION "College Financial Aid and Scholarships," 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, Rm. 308, Bldg. 17, LCC main campus. Register using code #5696 at 747-0644. FREE.

SEMINAR "Civics 101 - State Finance" features presentations by Paul Warner, Ellen Lowe, Lynn Lundquist and others, 9 am to 12:30 pm, Serbu Juvenile Center, Centennial Blvd. 344-4267. FREE.

SPIRITUAL "Intro to Tibetan Meditation," Tenzin Gurmey, 9 am Saturdays. 554-9696. FREE.

THEATER Fuddy Meers continues. See Friday.

Murder in Black and White continues. See Friday.

Picasso at the Lapin Agile continues. See Thursday, Jan. 16.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19
Sunrise 7:42 am; Sunset 5:06 pm
Av High 47; Av Low 33

CELEBRATION "Protests and Affirmations," A William Stafford Celebration features a poetry reading and a showing of the film, A Literary Friendship: William Stafford and Robert Bly, 4 to 6 pm, Tsunami Books. Bring poems by Stafford. FREE.

FILM The Family Fun Film Festival presents Oliver!, 1:30 pm and the Eugene Mask Maker's Guild 2 pm, McDonald Theatre. $5 adv., $6 dos. $1 discount with costume.

All Power to the People: The Black Panther Party & Beyond, Subversive Pillow Theatre, 7 pm, Growers Market. FREE.

GATHERINGS Falun Gong exercise, 9 am Sundays, Gold's Gym, Spfd. www.falundafaoregon.orgFREE.

"Strategies to prevent demolition and redevelopment in Moss/Villard/Columbia neighborhood," 7 pm Sundays, 13th and Alder Starbucks. FREE.

Chanting and a vegan dinner, 6:30 pm, Planet Goloka. FREE.

Piccadilly flea Market, 10 am to 4 pm, Expo Halls, Lane Co. Fairgrounds. $1.50.

The World Discount Club continues. See Friday.

Emerald City Bridal Show continues. See Saturday.

LITERARY ARTS A discussion of A Woman's Path, 1 pm, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE.

MUSIC Mine37, Pelletgun, Captain vs. Crew, 9:30 pm, John Henry's. $2.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Cascadia Wildland hike to the Pryor timber sale, 10 am, Growers Market. Bring boots, water, lunch and rain gear. FREE.

Obsidians cross-country ski 12 miles, Maiden Peak Trail, Rosary Lakes Loop. See YMCA board for details. 344-9345. $3-$4 sugg. don.

PRESENTATION "Creating Harmony in our Lives: Compassionate Conflict Resolution in Relationships," 7 pm, Temple Beth Israel. $5.

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 20
Sunrise 7:42 am; Sunset 5:07 pm
Av High 47; Av Low 33

ARTS/VISUAL An opening of Meddle, sculpture by UO students, 6 pm, LaVerne Krause Gallery, UO. FREE.

CELEBRATION Martin Luther King Day Celebration features speaker Bill Bradbury, 6 pm, Soreng, Hult. FREE.

GATHERINGS Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons of Eugene/Springfield meeting, 6:45 pm, First Congregational Church. FREE.

French conversation, 4 to 6 pm Mondays. For location and information call 937-2304. $5.

HIV counseling/testing, 4 to 7 pm Mondays, HIV Alliance, 1966 Garden Ave. don.

Women's drop-in support group for survivors of sexual abuse, 7 pm Mondays, Sexual Assault Support Services. 484-9791. FREE.

Free hot meals from FOOD for Lane County continue. See Friday.

KIDSTUFF Drop-in time for families features toys for kids and relaxation for parents with books and computers, 2 to 4 pm Mondays, Patterson Family Resource Center, Patterson Elementary School. FREE.

THE KITCHEN SYNCOPATORS, SAM BOND'S GARAGE. SEE FRIDAY.

MUSIC Victor Wooten, 8 pm, McDonald Theatre. $16 adv., $18 dos.

The Voodoo Organist, 9 pm, Downtown Lounge. FREE.

Chip and Kenny, 9 pm, Sam Bond's Garage. FREE.

ON THE AIR "The Love and Wisdom of Supreme Master Ching Hai," 3:30 pm, CTV-29 & 22.

"InForm Radio," 6:30 pm, KWVA 88.1 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION An action walk to patrol litter in the park, 3 pm, Park Host Residence, Alton Baker Park. FREE.

PARADE MLK Jr. Day parade and march, 9 to 10:30 am, 10th Ave. and Grant St. Alan Siporin speaks at the Police and Fire Center. Bring signs concerning racial injustice. FREE.

PRESENTATIONS "Home Business Product Development: Organize Your Activities with the Enneagram," Lloyd Nygaard, 7 pm. For information, call 431-0851. $10.

"Your Experiment in Better Living" information sessions, 7 pm Mondays, Fellowship Hall, 1630 N. 12th St., Spfd. For information, call 746-5568. FREE.

SPIRITUAL "Kali Yuga," Kula Shakhara Das, 8 pm, Planet Goloka. FREE.

 

TUESDAY JANUARY 21
Sunrise 7:41 am; Sunset 5:08 pm
Av High 47; Av Low 33

FILM Italian for Beginners, International Film Series, 7:30 pm, Rm. 122, Pacific, UO. FREE.

FORUM "The University and the Iraq Crisis," Dave Frohnmayer, Alec Murphey, Daniel Pope and others, 7 pm, ballroom, EMU, UO. FREE.

GATHERINGS A meeting with Congressman DeFazio to present a nationwide petition to "Let the Inspections Work," 12:30 pm, 151 W. 7th Ave. Sign up at www.moveon.org/inspectionsmeetings/FREE.

"Do You Value Your Right to Choose?" Roe v. Wade anniversary celebration features food, music and political activism, 6 pm, Wild Duck. FREE.

Video meetings with GangaJi, 7:30 pm Tuesdays, Conference Rm., Fifth St. Public Market. Meditation at 7 pm. FREE.

Beginning Norwegian conversation, 5 pm, advanced at 6:30 pm, 1836 Alder St. FREE.

Chant for World Peace, 8 pm Tuesdays, Eugene Yoga Center, 1244 Lawrence. 913-7228. don.

Free hot meals from FOOD for Lane County continue. See Friday.

KIDSTUFF Tuesday Toddlertime features stories and activities for toddlers, 10 am, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Ursula Le Guin reads as part of the Windfall Reading Series, 6:30 pm, Bascom/Tykeson Rm., Eugene Public Library. FREE.

The Social Issue Book Group discusses Half Nation Under God, 7 pm, Mother Kali's Books. FREE.

MUSIC BR549, The Danged, Jet Harris and His Hot-Rod Hellcats, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $12 adv., $14 dos.

ON THE AIR "Alternative Radio" features "The Case Against War with Iraq," Stephen Zunes, 6:30 pm, KLCC 89.7.

PRESENTATIONS "Rekindle Your Spirit at Work," Netti Garner, 6:30 pm, PeaceHealth. $10.

"Make This Year the Best of Your Life so Far!" presentation, 7 to 9 pm, The Wings Building, 136 8th Ave. FREE.

SPIRITUAL "Bhagavad Gita as it is," Kula Shakhara Das, 8 pm, Planet Goloka. FREE.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22
Sunrise 7:40 am; Sunset 5:09 pm
Av High 47; Av Low 33

CEREMONY Kava ceremony, 7 pm, Planet Goloka. Music with Michael Erbentraut follow. FREE.

FILM Princess Mononoke, 7:30 pm, Rm. 100, Willamette, UO. FREE.

GATHERINGS Free hot meals from FOOD for Lane County continue. See Friday.

KIDSTUFF Pre-school storytime, 10 am, Springfield Library. FREE.

"Biscuit Valentine" Wednesday Evening Storytime, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Ursula K. Le Guin signs her books, noon to 1 pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

MUSIC Oregon Chamber Players perform work by Stravinsky, Telemann, Reinecke and Boyce, 7:30 pm, All Saint's Episcopal Church. $12, $10 stu., sr.

Tony Kaltenberg, 8:30 pm, Café Paradiso. $5.

Catie Curtis, 8 pm, Wild Duck. $15 adv., $17 dos.

Faun Fables, James Low Band, 9 pm, Sam Bond's Garage. $5.

SPIRITUAL "Intro to Tibetan Meditation," Tenzin Gurmey, 6:30 pm Wednesdays. 554-9696. FREE.

"Spiritual Psychology: Subconscious Mind," Lloyd Nygaard, 7 pm. For information, call 431-0851. FREE.

VIGIL Silent peace vigil against the governments' continued unilateral and militant approach to world problems, 4:30 pm, the Federal Building. FREE.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23
Sunrise 7:39 am; Sunset 5:11 pm
Av High 47; Av Low 33

BENEFIT "Dance for a Reason" benefits the Lane Independent Living Alliance, featuring performances by Lane Dance Company, DAC Nooners, Van Ummersen Dance Co., Alito Alessi and Emery Blackwell and many others, 7:30 pm tonight and tomorrow, Lane Community College Theatre. $5 tonight for a preview performance, $10 tomorrow, $3 kids 12 and under.

FILM Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Sociology Film Series, 7 pm, Rm. 180, PLC, UO. FREE.

GATHERING HIV counseling and testing continues. See Thursday, Jan. 16.

KIDSTUFF "Kids in the Kitchen" continue. See Thursday, Jan. 16.

lecture "Talk'n Sex: Chicanas and Mexicans Theorize About Silences and Sexual Pleasure," 3:30 pm, Browsing Rm., Knight Library, UO. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Ellen Bryant Voigt reads, 8 pm, Gumwood Rm., EMU, UO. FREE.

Sylvia Hart Wright reads, 7 pm, UO Bookstore. FREE.

"Reflective Readers" features The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE.

MUSIC Tracy Grammer, 8 pm, Café Paradiso. $16.50.

Piebald, Minus the Bear, others, 7:30 pm, Wild Duck. $10 adv., $12 dos.

"Spotlight on Faculty Composers" concert features Laura Zaerr, Victor Steinhardt and David Crumb, 8 pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $4 sr., stu.

WAH! concert features kirtan-style singing, 7:30 pm, Far Horizons School. 687-0282. $10 adv., $13 dos.

Eugene Concert Choir and Byrdsong Renaissance Consort SHOcase performance features music and Elizabethan dress, 12:15 pm, Hult lobby. FREE.

After Midnight Crew, Strange Folks, Logic/Spydaman, Big Balou and others, 9 pm, WOW Hall. $7.

Eugene Sacred Harp Singers, 7:30 pm, Eugene Hotel. FREE.

Chris Chandler and Anne Feeney Flying Poetry Circus, 9 pm, Sam Bond's Garage. $6.

ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" features "Walking the Indigenous Way in Contemporary Times," Leslie Gray, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM.

PRESENTATION "Does the planning we do lead to the development we want?" continues. See Thursday, Jan. 16.

SPIRITUAL "Re-Envisioning the World" continues. See Thursday, Jan. 16.

THEATER Picasso at the Lapin Agile continues. See Thursday, Jan. 16.

 

ON THE ROAD
Note- Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event.

"CORELLI AND SARASATE: TWO WILD MEN OF THE VIOLIN: A COMPARISON OF ORNAMENTATION IN BAROQUE AND ROMANTIC MUSIC," LECTURE AND CONCERT, GERLINGER, UO. SEE FRIDAY.

JAN. 16 "The Chinookan Nations Encounter the Corps of Discovery," Pat Gold, 7:30 pm, Mission Mill Museum. FREE.

Tableaux, work by Edward and Nancy Reddin Kienholz, through March 9, Portland Art Museum. $10-$12, $9 stu., sr., $6 youth.

37th Annual Transparent Watercolor Exhibition features work from more than 200 submissions by members of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, through Feb. 2, Newport Visual Art Center. FREE.

Hart of Newport: The Photographic Eye of Roger Hart, photography by Roger Hart, Visual Art Center, Newport, through Feb. 28. FREE.

JAN. 17 Open jam, Fridays, 7 pm, Guthrie park Community Center, Dallas. FREE.

"Bollywood Bhangra" Indian DJ music benefit for young women activists, 9 pm, Fez Ballroom, Portland. $15.

JAN. 18 A "Take Action for Peace and Justice – No War at Home or Abroad" rally and march features many peaceful organizations, 1 pm, South Park Blocks, Portland. FREE.

Andrew Vachss, Clemens Starck read, Nye Beach Writers' Series, 7 pm, Performing Arts Center, Newport. $7.

JAN. 19 Crystal Ballroom's 89th Birthday celebration features lectures, food, live music and entertainment all day, from 1:15 pm to 1:15 am, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. FREE.

The Wallflowers, Warren Zanes, 8 pm, Roseland Theatre. $22.50.

Paul Biondi, 6 pm, Traveler's Cove, Florence. FREE.

JAN. 20 Masterpieces of the Russian Underground, Vladimir Feltsman on piano, 8 pm today and tomorrow, Kaul Auditorium, Reed College. $18-$35., $5 stu.

Piebald, Minus the Bear and others, 7 pm, Meow Meow, Portland. $10.

JAN. 22 George Plimpton, Portland Arts and Lectures Series, 7:30 pm, Schnitzer Hall, Portland. $23.

The Portland Bluegrass Festival features Sam Hill, Jackstraw, Higher Ground and Misty River, 9 pm, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. $9.

Old time jam, Wednesdays, 6 pm, Star Grange, Jefferson. FREE.

JAN. 23 Open mic, 7 pm, poetry slam, 8 pm, upstairs, the Jewelry Studio, Ashland. FREE.

 

CORVALLIS EVENTS
Note- Continuation dates for Corvallis events are listed under the first day of the event.

JAN. 16 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, 6:30 pm, Downtown Fire Station. FREE.

Parkinson's Support Group meeting, 2 pm, Corvallis Sr. Center. FREE.

The Nettles, Music a la Carte, noon, Memorial Union Lounge, OSU. FREE.

JAN. 17 Senior Center dance, 7 pm, Corvallis Sr. Center. FREE.

Salsa night, 10 pm, Westlake Restaurant. FREE.

JAN. 18 Louise Taylor, 8 pm, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. $11 adv., $12 dos.

Two Hits and a Ms., 7:30 pm, New Morning Bakery. FREE.

Spanish Language Storytime, 11 am, Corvallis Benton-County Public Library.

Beaver Women's Basketball vs. the Oregon Ducks, 7 pm, Gill Coliseum, OSU. $8 adv., $6 dos., $4 sr., child.

Government Comment Corner, 10 am, Library lobby. FREE.

JAN. 20 Open mic, 7:30 pm, Old World Deli. FREE.

Children's international dance, 4:30 pm, Corvallis Sr. Center. FREE.

JAN. 21 Bedtime storytime, 7 pm, Philomath library. FREE.

"Tuesday Tales," 3:30 pm, Corvallis Library. FREE.

"Thirty Years of Roe: A Generation of Choice" discussion by the OSU Students for Choice and the Women's Center, noon, Joyce Powell Leadership Center, MU, OSU. FREE.

Old-time acoustic jam, 7 pm, 221 NW 31st St. For information, call 752-8382. FREE.

JAN. 22 A gallery talk about the OSU Art Dept. Fine Art Collection exhibition, 5:30 pm, Fairbanks Gallery. FREE.

Belly Dancing, 8 pm, Old World Deli. FREE.

JAN. 23 Music a la Carte presents Laura Zaerr, Leslie Straka, noon, Lounge, MU, OSU. FREE.

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

MECCA, the Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts, is accepting submissions of art made primarily of recycled materials for its Junk Redux gallery show in February. The extended deadline is Feb. 20. 302-1810.

Auditions for males ages 18 and over for Actors Cabaret's Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, 1 pm Jan. 18, Actors Cabaret.

Submissions for entries into the 2002-2003 Young Writer Association's Writing Contest are due postmarked by Feb. 1. For information, call 485-2259.

Local filmmakers seek talent for short film projects. Call 914-1181.

REMINDER: Deadline for all EW Calendar, Clubs, Opportunities and Galleries submissions is noon on Thursday the week prior to publication. Also, space considerations limit the number of weekly meetings and out of town events listed. Weekly dances are listed in Clubs.

 

DANCE LISTINGS

Th: Argentine Tango—8, Studio B, 189 W. 8th Ave. No Phone.
Scottish—7:30, Friends Meeting Hall, 2274 Onyx St. No Phone.
Salsa, Int.—8, Rumba Room, 100 E. Broadway. 484-1747.
Margo's Modern—7:45, Eugene School of Ballet, 855 W. 1st Ave. 686-6214.
Ballet—10 am, Paradise Dance Studio, 525 Willamette St. 485-4669.

Fr: Ballroom—7:30, Rm. 220, Gerlinger, UO. 346-6025.
Ballet—5:30 pm, Paradise Dance Studio, 525 Willamette St. 485-4669.
Mind-Ful-Body—8:30 am, Eugene School of Ballet, 855 W. 1st Ave. 341-6448.
Barefoot Boogie—7, Paradise Dance Studio, 525 Willamette St. 461-5680.
Dance/Yoga—8:45 am, Friends Meeting Hall, 2274 Onyx St. 684-9701.
Salsa—10, Rumba Room, 100 E. Broadway. 484-1747

.Sa: Ballet—10 am, Paradise Dance Studio, 525 Willamette St. 485-4669.
West African, Beg., Int.—11:30 am, WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave. 687-2746.
West Coast Swing—7, Rock 'n Rodeo. 687-9464.
Hip Hop—10 am, 189 W. 8th Ave. 868-2082.
Country Western—7, Coburg Grange. 463-7571.

Su: Contact Improvisation—10 am, Rm. 352, Gerlinger Annex, UO. 517-1897.
Swing, Beg.—7, 189 W. 8th Ave. 342-1196.Swing—8, Agate Hall, 18th Ave. and Agate St. 343-7826.
International Folk—7:15, In-Shape Fitness, 2681 Willamette St

Mo: African—5:30, 189 W. 8th Ave. 868-2082.
Ballet—5:30, Paradise Dance Studio, 525 Willamette St. 485-4669.
Mind-Ful-Body—8:30 am, Eugene School of Ballet, 855 W. 1st Ave. 341-6448.
West African, Beg.—7:30 pm, WOW Hall, 291 W. 8th Ave. 687-2746.
West Coast Swing—7, Agate Hall, 18th Ave. and Agate St. 687-9464.
Bellydance—7, Foolscap Bookstore, 780 Blair Blvd. 686-2778.
Margo's Modern, Beg.—8:45 am, Eugene School of Ballet, 855 W. 1st Ave.

Tu: Salsa, Beg.—7, Rumba Room, 100 E. Broadway. 484-1747.
West Coast Swing, Beg.—6:30, Int.—7:30, Rock 'n Rodeo. 687-9464.
Ballet—10 am, Paradise Dance Studio, 525 Willamette St. 485-4669.
Margo's Modern, Int.—7:30, Eugene School of Ballet, 855 W. 1st Ave. 686-6214.Salsa—9,
In-Shape Athletic Club, 2681 Willamette St. 345-9024.International
Folk—7:30, St. Mary's Episcopal Church. 461-9328.

We: Rainbow Wranglers Square Dance—7:30, Emerald Square Dance Center, Spfd. 689-2845.
Mind-Ful-Body—8:30 am, Eugene School of Ballet, 855 W. 1st Ave. 341-6448.
Dance Jam—7, Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St. 485-6668.
Contact Improvisation—5:30, Agate Hall, 18th Ave. and Agate St. 517-1897.
Zydeco—7, Rock 'n' Rodeo, 44 E. 7th Ave. 683-3979.
African—5:30, 189 W. 8th Ave. 868-2082.
Margo's Modern, Beg.—8:45 am, Eugene School of Ballet, 855 W. 1st Ave. 686-6214.
Salsa—7; Senor Frogs, 444 E. 3rd Ave. 342-3021
.Salsa, Beg.—7, Rumba Room, 100 E. Broadway. 484-1747.
Middle Eastern—7:30, Ballet Fantastique, 60 E. 10th Ave. 461-2086.
Israeli—8, Temple Beth Israel, 2550 Portland St. 343-8920.

 

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