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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 Sunrise 7:03 am; Sunset 7:05 pm Av High 74; Av Low 45 ART/VISUAL "Expressions of Our Lives: Self Exploration Through Art," 6:30 pm Thursdays through Oct. 9, Willamalane Sr. Adult Activity Center, Spfd. $9. BENEFITS Eugene Glass School's 4th Annual Glass Art Auction and Benefit Dinner features contests, a party with music by the Radar Angels and fire dancing, a dinner, a slide presentation, demonstrations, dance, auction previews and more, from 9 am to 10 pm today, from 9 am to 11:30 pm tomorrow, from 10:30 am to 10 pm Oct. 4 and from 10 am to 4 pm Oct. 5 Eugene Glass School and Double Tree Hotel. For information and schedule, go to www.eugeneglassschool.orgor call 342-2959. Cans Film Festival features movie entry and free popcorn in exchange for three cans or boxes of food for FOOD for Lane Co., Valley River Center Regal Cinema. don. FORUM "Let's Talk Food" FOOD for Lane Co. Forum, 6:30 pm, Westmoreland Boys and Girls Club. FREE. GATHERINGS Arthritis support group, 1:30 pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, Spfd. FREE. "Dennis Kucinich for President" monthly meeting, 7 pm, Harris Hall, Lane Co. Courthouse. 543-9616. FREE. "What You Can Do" Domestic Violence Awareness presentation, 5:30 pm, First United Methodist Church. A Provider's Fair features information on providers and services at 7:30 pm. 485-8232. FREE. Bikes not Bombs ride, 4 pm, 13th Ave. and University St. FREE. Meridian Farmers Market, noon to 5 pm Thursdays, 18th Ave. and Willamette St. FREE. HIV counseling and testing, 9 to 11:15 am Thursdays, 135 E. 6th Ave. $15. KIDSTUFF "Thursdays at the Library" features a school-age storytime, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS The 2003-2004 Mid-Valley Willamette Writer's Speaker's Series features Nicole Mones, 6:30 pm, Baker Downtown Center. $5 don. MUSIC Hip hop battle features cash prizes, 9:30 pm, Core Star Center. $5. Alisdair Roberts, Dan Jones, Ernie November, 9 pm, Sam Bond's Garage. $5. SHOcase features Bob and Merideth London, 12:15 pm, Hult lobby. FREE. The Mix, 9 pm, Wild Duck. $20. ON THE AIR "The Healing Connection," 7 pm Thursdays, CTV-22 & 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides, noon Monday through Friday, Bike Friday. 687-0487. FREE. SPIRITUAL Eugene peace circle, noon Thursdays, Suite 306, 474 Willamette St. 684-3850. FREE. Prayer for Peace circles, noon Monday through Friday, Unity of the Valley. FREE. THEATER Smokey Joe's Café, 8 pm today, tomorrow and Oct. 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18, Actors Cabaret Theater. $15 res., $10 gen., $29.95 for dinner seating, $12 res., $10 for Oct. 2 performance.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 Sunrise 7:13 am; Sunset 6:50 pm Av High 70; Av Low 43
ARTS/VISUAL First Friday Artwalk features a free guided tour of downtown art galleries and visual art attractions. The walk begins at 5:30 pm with the Mayor's Art Show at Jacobs Gallery. Then at 5:50 pm it's Work by Anne Teigen and Faith Rahill at Scan Design. At 6:10 pm the walk features Images of Mexico, work by Ellen Gabehart at Circle of Hands. The last stop is at 6:30 pm at the Salon des Refuses, work refused by the Mayor's Art Show. The "Ducks on Parade" ducks will be exhibited at the Broadway Plaza. FREE. 4 pm art openings include acrylics by Leon Allen, Full City Coffee; 5:30 pm openings include Sculptures by Larry Jones, WOW Hall Gallery, Guatemalan Images, work by Guido Bondioli, Artworks Gallery; 6:43 pm openings include work by Cosmo Cole and M. Mikl, Feinstein's Museum of Unfine Art and Records; 7 pm openings include Life Drawings, work from a life drawings class with Dan Hitchcock, featuring work by Dan Hitchcock, Christopher Alvarez, Scott Boyes, David Campbell and many others, Downtown Lounge. FREE. BENEFITS Eugene Glass School's 4th Annual Glass Art Auction Benefit continues. See Thursday, Oct. 2. The KLCC Radiothon begins today to benefit KLCC. Continues through Oct. 9 unless goal is reached sooner. To donate call 463-6001. don. COMEDY Jerry Seinfeld, 7 and 9:30 pm, Silva Hall, Hult. $48.50-$78.50. Arlo Stone, 8 pm, Legends. $3. FILM The Scent of Green Papaya, 7 pm, International Lounge, EMU, UO. FREE. FORUM "The Mahatma's Collected Works," noon, 403 Knight Library, UO. FREE. GATHERING Toastmasters meeting, 6:15 am Fridays, Mr. K's Restaurant, Coburg Rd. 683-9657. FREE. KIDSTUFF Playgroup for moms and newborns to 2-year-olds, 10 am, Bambini. FREE. "Backyard Birds!" explores birds, noon to 4 pm today, The Science Factory. "Parents Night Out" children drop-off event features stargazing, inventions and games for children ages 6 to 12, 4 to 8 pm Fridays. $4 includes exhibit admission for daytime activities; $25 for "Night Out." www.sciencefactory.org
LECTURES "Sandals and Gumshoes: Archaeology Underfoot" slide-lecture with Don Hunter, 5:30 pm, 175 Knight Law Center. FREE. "Designers as Solutionists," Janine James, 5:30 pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE. LITERARY ARTS A reading with Stevan Torre, Clem Starck and Jorge Hitchcock, 7 pm, Tsunami Books. FREE. MUSIC John Zorn Festival features Classical, 7:30 pm, Shedd Concert Hall. $12.50-$30.50. Rock and Roll Soldiers, The Koozies, others, 8 pm, WOW Hall. $5. Satin Love Orchestra, 9:30 pm, Wild Duck. $10. Avery Bell, Mellowdrone, (the concubot) CD release, Mine 37, 10 pm, John Henry's. $5. Black Sheep, 10 pm, The Annex. $6 adv., $8 dos. The Celtic Tradition, 7 pm, Umpqua Valley Art Center, Roseburg. $5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Oct. 2. Prayer for Peace circles continue. See Thursday, Oct. 2. PERFORMANCE Splurge! features modern dance, contact improvisation, fire-dancing and live music, sunset, Fox Hollow Rd. For directions and information call 343-2913. don. THEATER Happy Birthday, Wanda June, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and Oct. 10 and 11, ACE Annex. $7 tonight, $12 F-SA, $10 SU. Proof, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and Oct. 5, 9-12, 16-19, 23-26, 30 and 31, Lord Leebrick Theatre. $14 TH, $16 F-SA, $25 for tonight's gala performance, including post-performance party. Fools, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and Oct. 10, 11, 17 and 18, and at 2:30 pm Oct. 5 and 12, Cottage Theatre, Cottage Grove. $11 adv., $12 dos. This Ship of Fools, 8 pm tonight and tomorrow, Robinson Theatre, UO. $12, $9 staff, sr., $5 UO stu. Smokey Joe's Café continues. See Thursday, Oct. 2.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 Sunrise 7:14 am; Sunset 6:48 pm Av High 70; Av Low 43 ARTS/VISUAL "Making Marionettes for Dia de los Muertos" with the Community Puppet Theater, 1 pm Saturdays through Oct. 18, Maude Kerns Art Center. Call to register at 343-0070. ss. BENEFITS "Ducks on Parade" duck auction features entertainment and food to benefit Lane Co. public schools and local nonprofit organizations, 5 to 7:30 pm, McDonald Theatre. $10 adv,. $15 dos. 6th Annual Kids' Clip features haircuts benefiting breast cancer research, 10 am to 9 pm, Mastercuts, Gateway Mall, Spfd. don. Eugene Glass School's 4th Annual Glass Art Auction Benefit continues. See Thursday, Oct. 2. The KLCC Radiothon continues. See Friday.
CELEBRATION Skipping Stones Multicultural Magazine 15th anniversary celebration honoring Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, featuring a presentation, music, dance and refreshments, 7 pm, Grace Chapel, First Christian Church. don. COMEDY ComedySportz, 8 pm, ComedySportz Theatre, 1030 Oak St. 517-9996. $8, $7 with a can of food for FOOD for Lane Co. Mike Moto, 8 pm, Legends. $6. DEMONSTRATION "Com-posting," 10 am to 11:30 am, Mathews Community Garden, 15th St. and Hayes. Ave. 682-5542. FREE. GATHERINGS Saturday Market features more than 150 local artisans, international food court and live music, Park Blocks. Shaina Levy plays at 10 am; Walker T at 11; Michael Cochram at noon; Sun Bossa at 1 pm; Thomas MacKay at 2 pm and Face Lift plays at 3:30 pm. FREE. Oakridge Mountain Faire features pumpkin painting with Dee Sidwell and live music, 11 am to noon, downtown Oakridge. FREE. Annual Fall Pow Wow and Indian Craft Market features drumming, dancing, food, crafts, vendors and more, noon to 8 pm, Willamette High School Gym. Grand entries are at 1 and 6:30 pm. FREE. National Solar Home Tour features a slide presentation and guided tours of solar-powered homes, 10 am to 5 pm. Presentation is at 10 am, at EWEB's training center. $10 per car on tour; $5 per person on tour bus. For information call 302-6808. Open house features information about coaching, hypnotherapy and massage, 1 to 5 pm, Friends Landing, 492 E. 13th St. 484-6004. FREE. Lesbian social group, 5 pm, North Bank McMenamins. FREE. Cascadia Forest Goods warehouse sale features figured maple, chinkapin, walnut, decking, siding, paneling, fencing and more from sustainably managed forests and recycled wood, 9 am to 3 pm Saturdays, 4446 Franklin Blvd., Glenwood. 485-4477. FREE. Southtowne Shoppes Farmers Market, Saturdays 9 am to 3 pm, 28th Ave. and Oak St. FREE. Farmers Market features produce, plants and flowers from more than 40 local growers, 9 am to 4 pm Saturdays and from 10 am to 3 pm Tuesdays, 8th Ave. and Oak St. FREE. Growers Market features fresh grown local produce/fruit, artisans and crafters displaying wares, entertainment and more, main park, 9 am to 3 pm, Cottage Grove. FREE. Veneta Saturday Market features produce, crafts and festivities, 10 am to 5 pm Saturdays, Veneta. 935-2268. FREE. KIDSTUFF Children's storytime, 11 am, Borders Books. FREE. Saturday storytime, 10 am, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE. "Backyard Birds!" continues. See Friday. LITERARY ARTS Nina Kiriki Hoffman signs her books, 2 to 4 pm, B Dalton Bookstore, Gateway Mall, Spfd. FREE. MUSIC OFAM's John Zorn Festival features John Zorn's Cobra improvisational music game, 2:30 pm, Shedd Concert Hall, and Zorn with his Masada Ensemble, 7:30 pm, Silva, Hult. $15 for Cobra, $25 for Masada. Michael Cochram, 8:30 pm, Café Paradiso. $4. Alex De Grassi, 7 pm, Café Paradiso. $13 adv., $15 dos. Oregon Mozart Players' All Concerti, All the Time features Yuri Rozum and Glen Cortese, 8 pm, Soreng, Hult. $16-$28. Fools Paradise, Cosmos Magaya, Vakasara Mbira, 8:30 pm, Sam Bond's Garage. $5-$10 ss. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike Clear Lake. See YMCA board for details. $3-$4 sugg. don. "Fall Bird Walk," 8 to 10 am, Visitor's Center, Mt. Pisgah Arboretum. $3 sugg. don. School Garden Project volunteer work party, 10 am to 1 pm. RSVP at 81-9809. FREE. GEARS rides 30 miles, North Coburg. Meet at 9 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. SCIENCE "Backyard Astronomy" interactive show features planets, stars and constellations that can be seen with your eyes, binoculars or a small telescope, 2 pm Saturdays, The Science Factory Hands-on Children's Museum. www.sciencefactory.orgFree with $4 admission to The Science Factory. "Goodbye Mars" Star Party features many telescopes, planetarium programs, exhibits and software try-outs, 7 pm, The Science Factory Planetarium. don. $5. SPIRITUAL Tibetan Buddhist meditation with Tulku La Gyurmey, 9 am Saturdays and 6:30 pm Wednesdays. For information call 554-9696. $2-$5 ss. SUMMIT "After Grutter: Affirmative Action and Our Compelling Interests in Diversity" summit, 8:30 am to 5 pm, Knight Law Center, UO. FREE. THEATER Smokey Joe's Café continues. See Thursday, Oct. 2. Happy Birthday, Wanda June continues. See Friday. This Ship of Fools continues. See Friday. Fools continues. See Friday. Proof continues. See Friday.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 Sunrise 7:15 am; Sunset 6:46 pm Av High 70; Av Low 42 BENEFITS Benefit for MECCA and BRING features an open studio show and sale, noon to 6 pm, 295 W. 31st St. don. Eugene Glass School's 4th Annual Glass Art Auction Benefit continues. See Thursday, Oct. 2. The KLCC Radiothon continues. See Friday. CELEBRATION Neighbor-hood mural celebration features mural art by Jan Spencer, music by Kudana and more, 3 to 6 pm, Goodwill, 1015 River Rd. don. COMEDY Comedy Workout features Comics Unleashed: An Adults Only Show, 8 pm, Actors Cabaret. $7. FILM Subversive Pillow Theatre features Devil's Playground, 8:30 pm, Scobert Park. Growers Market in case of rain. FREE. GATHERINGS "Strategies to prevent demolition and redevelopment in Moss/Villard/Columbia neighborhood," 7 pm Sundays, 13th and Alder Starbucks. FREE. Open air market features crafts, farmers, music and food vendors, 11 am to 7 pm Sundays through Nov. 30, downtown Blue River. FREE. Open house features information on yoga and meditation, 3 pm, 175 E. 31st Ave. 343-5252. FREE. Rainbow Family potluck, 3 pm, Owen Rose Garden. FREE. Interfaith dialogues with incarcerated youth, 10:30 am Sundays, Serbu Juvenile Justice Center. For information call 344-3080. Fellowship of Reconciliation meeting for Ghandi's birthday, 4 pm, 403 Knight Library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS "Religious Poetry" explorations, 3:30 to 6 pm Sundays through Oct. 19, The Pond House. Register at 942-7511. don. MUSIC "Audio Liberation" band contest features weeks of local bands competing for money and prizes, 8 pm Sundays through Oct. 9, Downtown Lounge. $3. Eugene Opera Chorus and Artist Mentor Program concert, 6 pm, St. Mary's Episcopal Church. $5 sugg. don. Oregon Mozart Players' All Concerti, All the Time features Yuri Rozum and Glen Cortese, 2:30 pm, Beall Hall, UO. $12-$40. ON THE AIR "The Healing Connection," 8 pm Sundays, CTV-22 & 29. "Anarchy Radio," John Zerzan, 11 pm Sundays, KWVA, 88.1 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike 12 miles, Maiden Peak. See YMCA board for details. $3-$4 sugg. don. GEARS rides 40 miles, Annual Hill Ride. Meet at 9 am, Alton Baker Park. FREE. "Kalapuya Harvest Walk," 10 am to noon, Visitor's Center, Mt. Pisgah Arboretum. $3 sugg. don. SPIRITUAL "Dance of Universal Peace," 7 pm Sundays, Eugene School of Ballet. 688-4134. don. Taize service, 7 pm, Unity of the Valley. FREE. Tibetan meditation evenings feature video teaching from Sogyal Rinpoche, 7 pm Sundays, Eugene Wellness Center. don. Erev Yom Kippur service, 6:30 pm, McDonald Theatre. Register at 485-7218. FREE. Tibetan Buddhist teachings feature meditation, chanting and relaxation, 11 am Sundays and 7 pm Wednesdays, 3333 Storey Blvd. FREE. THEATER Murder a la Carte dinner theater, 6 pm, Stacy's Covered Bridge Restaurant, Cottage Grove, and at 5 pm Oct. 12, Log Cabin Inn, McKenzie Bridge. Reservations at 767-0320. $35 includes show, dinner and dessert. Proof continues. See Friday. Fools continues. See Friday.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 Sunrise 7:17 am; Sunset 6:44 pm Av High 69; Av Low 42 ARTS/VISUAL Life drawing sessions, 7:30 to 10:15 pm Mondays, 439 W. 2nd Ave. 302-2727. $5. BENEFITS Eugene Anarchist Project Celebration features music by Toad in the Hole, Christie and McCallum and The Shudders to benefit Cascadia Alive!, Green Anarchy Magazine, Subversive Pillow Theatre and other anarchist organizations, 8:30 pm, John Henry's. $5-$10 ss. The KLCC Radiothon continues. See Friday. FILM The Lady with the Dog, Russian Film Series screening, 9:15 pm, 115 Pacific, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS HIV counseling/testing, 4 to 7 pm Mondays, HIV Alliance, 1966 Garden Ave. don. French conversation, 3:30 to 5:30 pm Mondays. For information call 937-2304. $5. A memorial for Mathew Shepard, 3:30 pm, South Eugene High School. 342-7684. FREE. Gentle yoga for people with multiple sclerosis, 10:45 am to 12:45 pm Mondays, Hilyard Community Center. $5. Women's drop-in support group for survivors of sexual abuse, 7 pm Mondays, Sexual Assault Support Services. 484-9791. FREE. KIDSTUFF Drop-in time for families features toys for kids and relaxation for parents, 1:30 to 3:30 pm Mondays, Patterson Family Resource Center, Patterson Elementary School. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Nearby Nature Action Walk, 3 to 5 pm, Alton Baker Park Host Residence. FREE. One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Oct. 2. PRESENTATION "Introduc-tion to Breema," 9:30 am, Breema Northwest. FREE. SPIRITUAL Yom Kippur and Ne'ila services, all day at Temple Beth Israel. Register at 485-7218. FREE. Prayer for Peace circles continue. See Thursday, Oct. 2. THEATER "Get Down With Your Sweet Self" personal theater for women, 7:15 pm Mondays, Friends Meeting Hall. 686-8119. $9.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7 Sunrise 7:18; Sunset 6:42 pm Av High 69; Av Low 42 BENEFIT The KLCC Radiothon continues. See Friday. GATHERING Farmers Market continues. See Saturday. FREE. KIDSTUFF Tuesday Toddlertime, 10 am, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE. MUSIC Tim O'Brien Band, 7:30 pm, Shedd Concert Hall. $10.50-$27.50. Puny Human, YOB, Fireball Ministry, 9:30 pm, Samurai Duck. $4. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Oct. 2. PRESENTATIONS "Introduc-tion to Self-Breema," 5 pm, Breema Northwest. FREE. "Basic Woodworking," 6:30 pm Tuesdays, Willamalane Sr. Adult Activity Center. $7. ON THE AIR "Alternative Radio" features "American Imperialism in the Middle East," Richard Falk, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. PRESENTATIONS "PERS" with Tony Corcoran, 5 pm, South Eugene High School. FREE. "Introduction to Raw and Living Foods," 6 pm, Red Barn. Register at 463-0800. FREE. "Exploring Unusual Bulbs," 7 pm, Eugene Garden Club. 345-9103. FREE. SPIRITUAL Video meeting and meditation with GangaJi, 7 pm Tuesdays, 5th St. Market, 4th floor, Conf. Rm. FREE. Shambhala meditation group meeting, 7 pm Tuesdays, 100 W. Q ST., Spfd. 726-0845. FREE. "To Spin a Prayer: A Spiritual Application of an Ancient Craft," Eliza Drummond, 6:30 pm Tuesdays through Oct. 28, First Christian Church. 344-5693. don. Prayer for Peace circles continue. See Thursday, Oct. 2. VIGIL Peace vigil, 4:30 pm Tuesdays, Island Park and Main Streets, Spfd. 747-5886. FREE.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Sunrise 7:19 am; Sunset 7:41 pm Av High 68; Av Low 42 BENEFIT The KLCC Radiothon continues. See Friday. FESTIVAL 5th St. Market Harvest Festival features food demonstrations, tastings, organic produce and more, 11 am to 4 pm Wednesdays through Oct., 5th St. Market. A cooking demo by Marche's Rocky Maselli is at noon. FREE. FILM Rashomon, 7 pm, 180 PLC, UO. FREE. GATHERINGS Caring for the Caregiver support group, Wednesday afternoons. For information, call 687-6234. FREE. "Playground Design" workshop for two new local playgrounds, 6 pm, Campbell Sr. Center. 682-4915. FREE. KIDSTUFF Wednesday evening storytime, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE. LECTURES "Nurturing Parent" couples counseling on parenthood, 6 to 8 pm Wednesdays through Nov. 19. For information call 344-0620. "Handling the Holidays: Complex Caregiving For You and Your Family" Alzheimers lecture, 2 pm, 4010 Aerial Way. 345-8392. FREE. MUSIC Jason Webley, 9 pm, Sam Bond's. $5. Raekwon, Cool Nutz, others, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $16 adv., $18 dos. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Oct. 2. PRESENTATIONS "Small Business Product and Service Development," Lloyd Nygaard, 7 pm. For information call 431-0851. $8. "Women's Breast Health," Sharon Osterberg, 6:30 pm, Willamalane Sr. Adult Activity Center, Spfd. FREE. SPIRITUAL "Foundations in Meditation," 7 pm Wednesdays. For information call 343-5252. FREE. Prayer for Peace circles continue. See Thursday, Oct. 2. Tibetan Buddhist teachings, meditation, chanting and relaxation continues. See Sunday. Tibetan Buddhist meditation continues. See Saturday. VIGIL Vigil, 4:30 pm, Federal Building. FREE.
THURSDAY Sunrise 7:20 am; Sunset 7:39 pm Av High 68; Av Low 41 ART/VISUAL "Expressions of Our Lives: Self Exploration Through Art" continues. See Thursday, Oct. 2. BENEFIT The KLCC Radiothon continues. See Friday. CONFERENCE "Peace, Justice and Media" Conference features "The Role of the Media," speakers, workshops, presentations and programs, various UO venues through Oct. 12. See insert this issue or go to www.justicenotwarcoalition.org GATHERINGS Third Annual Identifest features mushroom identification help, 7:30 pm, 115 Science, LCC main campus. 683-4253. FREE. Meridian Farmers Market continues. See Thursday, Oct. 2. HIV counseling and testing continues. See Thursday, Oct. 2. KIDSTUFF "Thursdays at the Library" features drumming with Jill Sager, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LECTURE "The Shape of Our Buildings, Our Land and Our Bodies," Richard Jackson, 7 pm, 115 Lawrence, UO. FREE. MUSIC SHOcase features Sharps and Flats Senior Choral Group, 12:15 pm, Hult lobby. FREE. Baby Gramps, Sandman, Jack Norton, 9 pm, Sam Bond's. $8. Mood Area 52, Shorty Long, JL Stiles & Ed Ivey, 9:30 pm, Samurai Duck. $5. Relient K, Anberlin, Don't Look, others, 7 pm, WOW Hall. $15 adv., $17 dos. Sherik's Syncopated Taint Septet, 9 pm, Wild Duck. $8 adv., $10 dos. Amati String Quartet, 8 pm, Beall Hall, UO. $12-$29. Gillian Welch, 7 pm, McDonald Theatre. $20. ON THE AIR "The Healing Connection," 7 pm Thursdays, CTV-22 & 29. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Oct. 2. PRESENTATION "Introduc-tion to Breema," 9:30 am, Breema Northwest. FREE. SPIRITUAL "The Buddhist View of Selfishness," Eliza Drummond, 7:30 pm Thursdays through Nov. 20, First Christian Church. 344-5693. don. Prayer for Peace circles continue. See Thursday, Oct. 2. Eugene peace circle continues. See Thursday, Oct. 2. THEATER Proof continues. See Friday.
ON THE ROAD Note- Continuation dates for out-of-town events are listed under the first day of the event. OCT. 2 Paintings by Jerry Ross, through Nov. 1, Marghitta Feldman Gallery, Portland. FREE. An opening of work by Boback and Hoa-Lan Tran, 5 pm, Gottlieb Gallery, Portland. Exhibit runs through Nov. 1. FREE. Olivia Newton John, 8 pm, Arlene Schnitzer Hall, Portland. $35-$75. OCT. 3 An opening for Some Americans, photography by John Baugess, Hans Hickerson, Ann Hughes and others, 5:30 pm, Newport Visual Arts Center. FREE. 25th Annual Quilt Show and Handweavers' Sale, 10 am to 5 pm today, tomorrow and Oct. 5, Mission Mill Museum. $3 for quilts, sale is free. OCT. 4 An opening for work by Treehouse Decorative Artists, 1 to 4 pm, The Gallery Above, Silver Lining Boutique, 2217 Hwy. 101, Florence. FREE. A Hawaiian Luau features dancing and buffet, Flinn's Living History Theater. Buffet seating begins at 6:15 pm; show-only seating is at 7. $27.50 with dinner; $10 for show. www.flinns.com Blue Man Group, 8 pm, Memorial Coliseum, Portland. $35.50-$47.50. OCT. 5 Portland Marathon, 7 am, downtown Portland. Observers free. For information go to www.portlandmarathon.org Red's Country Jam features music and dancing, 10 am to late, George Millican Community Hall, Walterville. don. OCT. 7 Billy Idol, 8 pm, Roseland, Portland. $35. OCT. 8 Twyla Tharp Dance, 7:30 pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. $18-$39. OCT. 9 A benefit concert for Alejandro Escovedo with Ian Moore, Icanlickanysonofabitch-inthehouse Band, Richmond Fontaine and others, 7:30 pm, Aladdin Theater, Portland. $7.
CORVALLIS EVENTS Note- Continuation dates for Corvallis events are listed under the first day of the event. OCT. 2 Music A La Carte, noon, MU Lounge, OSU. FREE. Quilt County 2003 features quilt exhibits and special events in Philomath, at OSU, in downtown Corvallis and other Benton Co. locations, through Oct. 20. For information call 929-6230. "The Nature of Matter and the Nature of Life: Scientific and Buddhist Perspectives," a lecture by Alan Wallace, 7 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church. $10 sugg. don. A gallery talk and reception for Printmaking Traditions and Innovations, work by Tallmadge Doyle, Susan Lowdermilk, Ken Paul and others, 5:30 pm, ArtCentric's Corvallis Art Center. FREE. OCT. 4 Corvallis Saturday Market features produce, flowers, nursery plants, meat and seafood, booths, music and special events, 9 am to 1 pm Saturdays through Nov. 22, 1st Ave. and Jackson St. FREE. Michael Manring, TR Kelley, 8 pm, Bombs Away. $7. OCT. 5 Sunflower House celebration features information about Community Outreach Incorporated and an art show, 1 to 4 pm, The Sunflower House, 9th St. For information call 758-3000. FREE. OCT. 6 Coin club meeting, 6 pm, Corvallis Sr. Center. FREE. OCT. 7 Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra opening season concert features Amy Wu, 7:30 pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. For information call 737-4061. "Unfoldment of World Civilization" with Ron Hershel, 7 pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE. OCT. 8 Corvallis Wednesday Farmers' Market features local produce, 8 am to 1 pm Wednesdays through Nov. 26, Benton Co. Fairgrounds. FREE. OCT. 9 Music A La Carte, noon, MU Lounge, OSU. FREE.
ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES The Emerald City Bridal Show seeks photographer. Call 870-3181. Artists interested in an Home Show Artists' Marketplace at the Lane Co. Fairgrounds should e-mail cameroniii@aol.com Womenspace fall training sessions begin Oct. 4. For information call 485-7262. Runners, walkers and wheelchair racers are invited to register for the 2k and 5k Duck, Dash & Walk on Oct. 25. To register go to www.goodrace.com
DANCE LISTINGS Th: Alfredo's Bellydancing—7, 8. For location,
call 302-8143. Fr: Argentine Tango, intro—8; dance--9,
The Tango Center. 349-8682. Sa: Salsa—9, Tarasco's. 461-6681. Su: Argentine Tango, Beg.—6, Studio B.
343-STEP. Tu: Ballet—10 am, Paradise Dance Studio.
485-4669. We: Contact Improvisation—5:30, Agate Hall.
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Gillian
Welch, a singer/songwriter armed with a voice
and sensibility far beyond her years, is known for her
evocative resurrection of musical styles associated with
rural Appalachia. Welch was born in 1968 in California
and grew up with parents who scored the music for the
Carol Burnett Show. As a young child, Welch became fascinated
by bluegrass and early country music. Touring in support
of her newest album, Soul Journey, Welch plays
at the McDonald Theatre. See Thursday, Oct. 9 Calendar.
One
of America's premier stand up comedians, Jerry Seinfeld,
performs at 7 and 9:30 pm Oct. 3 in the Hult's Silva Hall.
Celebrating the release of Comedian, a documentary
on the re-making of his career, Seinfeld tours his material
across the country in 2003. See Friday Calendar.
Eugene
poet and teacher Joseph Millar will host "The
Blue-Collar Special," an evening
of poetry by West Coast poets who know a bit about work,
at Tsunami Books. Stephan Torre (Iron Fever), Clemens
Starck (China Basin and a new chapbook), and George
Hitchcock (One-Man Boat: The George Hitchcock Reader)
will read. Both Torre, who has read at Tsunami before,
and Hitchcock's work include elements of the surreal,
Millar said. See Friday Calendar.
First
Friday Artwalk features a free
guided tour of downtown art galleries and visual art attractions.
The walk begins at 5:30 pm with the 2003 Mayor's Art
Show at the Jacobs Gallery. At 5:50 the walk moves
to Scan Design, for work by Anne Teigen and Faith Rahill.
Then at 6:10 it's Images of Mexico, paintings by
Ellen Gabehart at Circle of Hands: Inner Circle Gallery.
The last stop, at 6:30, features the Salon des Refusés.
Here's work by Faith Rahill, at Scan Design. See Friday
Calendar.
