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THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 18 BENEFIT "Cool Yule" Christmas concert, featuring TK Conrad and Kirstin Nusser, benefits St. John Bosco House, 5:30 pm, Cozmic Pizza. don. GATHERINGS HIV counseling and testing, 9 to 11:15 am Thursdays, 135 E. 6th Ave. $15. Vigorous yoga, 5:45 pm Thursdays, Friends Meetinghouse. $7-$10 ss. Grief Support Group, McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Willamette Room, 7 pm Thursdays. FREE. KIDSTUFF Music fun with Rich Glauber, 10 am, BabyCakes. don. Baby Storytime for ages 3 to 6, 10:15 am, Harry Potter Club, 3:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Preschool Storytime, 10:30 am, Bethel and Sheldon Branch Libraries. FREE.
MUSIC SHOcase presents Carmen, Eugene Opera preview, 12:15 pm, Hult Center Lobby. FREE. ON THE AIR "The Healing Connection," 7 pm Thursdays, CTV-22 & 29. "New Dimensions" features "Peace and the Power of One," Sharif Abdullah, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. "The Jefferson Exchange" features one pastor's approach to addressing responsible sexual behavior, Rev. Greg Flint, 8 am, 8 pm weekdays, KRVM, 1280 AM. 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 Shepherd's Play, 7 pm, Eugene Waldorf School. 683-6951. FREE. "A Celtic Christmas," featuring A Child's Christmas in Wales with storytelling and music, 9:30 pm tonight, Dec. 22 and Dec. 23, 3 pm tomorrow and Dec. 20, Café Soriah. 342-4410 for reservations. $10. A Christmas Carol, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow and Dec. 20, Lord Leebrick Theatre. $8-$12. Jane Eyre, the Musical Classic, 8 pm tonight, tomorrow Dec. 20, Cottage Theatre, Cottage Grove. 942-7414. $12-$14.
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 19 ARTS/VISUAL Eugene Wellness Center art sale features handmade porcelain art, jewelry and knit scarves, 4 pm to 7 pm today and 11 am to 4 pm tomorrow, 1405 Mill St. FREE. COMEDY ComedySportz features Tag Team Improv, the Hult Center Fielders take on the River Road Warriors, 8 pm, 1030 Oak St. 517-9996. $6-$8, $1 off w/can of food.
DANCE The Nutcracker features Eugene Ballet Company with dancers from around Oregon, the Eugene Opera Orchestra and the Nutcracker Children's Chorus, 8 pm tonight, 2:30 pm and 8 pm tomorrow, and 2:30 pm and 7 pm Dec. 21, Hult Center Silva Concert Hall. 682-5000. $12-$42. Middle Eastern Dance Guild of Eugene, featuring Kendra, 8:30 pm, Café Paradiso. $4. GATHERINGS Raw foods feast, 6 pm, 324 W. 38th Ave. 334-6657. Free with raw food item. Christmas Party featuring Bobby Six Crows and the Riggin' Warriors, 9 pm, Mulligan's. 484-1727 for ticket prices. The Museum of Natural History's Winter Solstice Celebration features guest speakers, winter greens, warm cider and more, 5 pm, UO Knight Law Center. FREE. Toastmasters meeting, 6:15 am Fridays, Mr. K's Restaurant, Coburg Rd. 683-9657. FREE. Progressive Coalition Happytime Friday, 5:30 pm Fridays, Café Paradiso. FREE. KIDSTUFF "Solstice Celebration" features experiments and crafts to celebrate the season, noon to 4 pm today and tomorrow, The Science Factory. $4 exhibit hall or planetarium, $7 exhibits and planetarium. www.thesciencefactory.org. Mom and Baby Play Group, 10 am, Bambini. FREE. Pre-school Storytime, for ages 3 to 6, 10:30 am, Bethel Branch Library. FREE. MUSIC Misty River, 7 pm, St. Mary's Episcopal Church. 344-7433. $5-$10. Ramblin' Jack Elliot, 7:30 pm, The Shedd. 687-6526. $10.50-$23.50. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange," 8 am, 8 pm weekdays, KRVM, 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Dec. 18. SCIENCE "Into the Woods" exhibit celebrates great explorer and plant collector David Douglas with tree and plant identification, kids' tent camping and wildlife study, noon to 4 pm Fridays and Saturdays, The Science Factory. $4. www.thesciencefactory.org. SPIRITUAL Prayer for Peace circles continue. See Thursday, Dec. 18. Lecture, meditation, and dance into enlightenment, Trinity Healings, Energy Baptisms, 7 pm Fridays. Call 344-0458 for location. don. THEATER A Christmas Carol continues. See Thursday, Dec. 18. "A Celtic Christmas" continues. See Thursday, Dec. 18. What the Butler Saw, 8 pm tonight and tomorrow, ACE Annex. 683-4368. $10-$12. Jane Eyre, the Musical Classic continues. See Thursday, Dec. 18. MAME, 8 pm tonight and tomorrow, ACE Annex. 683-4368. $10-$12. WORKSHOP Breton dance workshop with Tamm Kreiz and Ray Price, no dance experience needed, 8 pm, Agate Hall, UO. $3.
SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 20 ARTS/VISUAL Eugene Wellness Center art sale continues. See Friday. Mitzi Linn's Studio and Holiday Sale features colorful artwork and unique gifts, 10 am to 5 pm today and tomorrow, 1333 Oakpatch Road, #47. FREE. Aurora Glass Seconds Sale and glass-blowing demonstrations, 10 am to 4 pm, 2345 W. Broadway. 681-3260. FREE. BENEFIT Pottery Sale featuring work by Kenneth Standhardt benefits the Domestic Violence Assistance Program, 9 am to 4 pm, 620 Elwood Drive. 342-4646. FREE. COMEDY ComedySportz features Tag Team Improv, the Glenwood Chucks face the Hendricks Experience, 8 pm, 1030 Oak St. 517-9996. $6-$8, $1 off w/can of food.
DANCE Chocolat: Nutcracker Favorites and Other Dances for the Holidays featuring Ballet Fantastique dancers, 2 pm and 5 pm, Ballet Fantastique, 10th Avenue and Oak Street. 342-4611. $3. The Nutcracker continues. See Friday. GATHERINGS Hands-on, personal experience with pure, therapeutic-grade essential oils, 10 am, Eugene Wellness Center. 484-9809. don. Winter Solstice Goddess Celebration features open mic, ritual, spiral dance and door prizes, 8:30 pm, WOW Hall. $2-$10 ss. Holiday Farmers Market, 10 am to 6 pm, Lane Events Center Auditorium. FREE. Saturday Market's Holiday Market features 400 artisans, locally handcrafted items, international food court and live entertainment. Rusty Holesome & Happy Chaps plays 10:30 am, Eugene Recorder Ensemble plays 11:30 am, Jill Cohn plays 12:30 pm, Sweet River plays 1:45 pm, Hot Club Sandwich plays 3:15 pm, Walker T & The Delta Mystics plays 4:45 pm, Lane County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. FREE. Indoor Saturday Market, 9 am to 2 pm Saturdays, The Art of Everything, Cottage Grove. FREE. Lesbian Social Group, 5 pm, McMenamin's North Bank, 22 Country Club Road. FREE. KIDSTUFF "Solstice Tales for Children of All ages," storytelling celebration, 11 am, Fooslcap Books. 681-9212. $2 sugg. don. "Action Night" features fun with gymnastics, 5 pm to 9 pm, Gymnastics Northwest. 688-4052. $12. "Solstice Celebration" continues. See Friday. Children's storytime, 11 am Saturdays, Borders Books. FREE. Saturday storytime, 10 am, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE. Family Music Time, 10:15 am, Bethel Branch and Downtown Libraries. FREE. "Project Beansprout," featuring gift-making using recycled materials, for parents and kids 2 and up, noon to 2 pm, MECCA. 302-1810 ext. 3. $4. MUSIC Megan Slankard, Jim Brunberg, 8 pm, Cafe Paradiso. $6-$8 ss. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Gay tennis group, noon Saturdays and Sundays. 687-9689. FREE. PRESENTATION "Introduc-tion a la Internet," 10 am, "Busqueda de trabajo en la Internet," 11 am, Downtown Library. FREE. SCIENCE "Into the Woods" exhibit continues. See Friday. "Signs in the Sky" planetarium show, 2 pm Saturdays, The Science Factory. $4. www.thesciencefactory.org. SPIRITUAL Kirtan, Spiritual Talks, Bhakti Yoga, Vegetarian Feast, 5 pm Saturdays, 741 Lincoln St. 434-1008. FREE. THEATER MAME continues. See Thursday, Dec. 18. Jane Eyre, the Musical Classic continues. See Thursday, Dec. 18. "A Celtic Christmas" continues. See Thursday, Dec. 18. A Christmas Carol continues. See Thursday, Dec. 18. What the Butler Saw continues. See Friday.
SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 21 ARTS/VISUAL Mitzi Linn's Studio and Holiday Sale continues. See Saturday. DANCE The Nutcracker continues. See Friday. GATHERINGS Saturday Market's Holiday Market features 400 artisans, locally handcrafted items, international food court and live entertainment. Jam Jamboree plays 10:30 am, Geoffrey Mays and Chad Krebs play 11:30 am, Chip Cohen and Kenny Sokoloff play 12:30 pm, Brass Aspirations plays 1:45 pm, Shelly James Musicbox plays 3:15 pm, Bayou Cadillac plays 4:45 pm, Lane County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. FREE. Holiday Farmer's Market continues. See Saturday. "Strategies to prevent demolition and redevelopment in Moss/Villard/Columbia neighborhood," 7 pm Sundays, 13th and Alder Starbucks. FREE. Interfaith dialogues with incarcerated youth, 10:30 am Sundays, Serbu Juvenile Justice Center. For information call 344-3080. KIDSTUFF Daddies Music Time, 12:30 pm, BabyCakes. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Solstice Nature Readings with Daniel Ray features nature-inspired writings, 2 pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum Visitor Center. $2 sugg. don. Former UO poets Michael McGriff, Matthew Dickman, Michael Conrad Dickman and Carl Adamshick read, 4 pm, Tsunami Books. FREE. MUSIC Eugene Recorder Ensemble, 2:30 pm, First Congregational Church, 1050 E. 23rd Ave. FREE. ON THE AIR "The Healing Connection," 8 pm Sundays, CTV-22 & 29. "Anarchy Radio," John Zerzan, 11 pm Sundays, KWVA, 88.1 FM. Listener call-in with Morgan Smith, noon Sundays, KLCC, 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Gay tennis group continues. See Saturday. GEARS rides 45 miles to Lorane, 10 am, meets at Alton Baker Park. FREE. SPIRITUAL Tibetan Buddhist meditation with Tulku Gyurmey Rinpoche, 9 am Sundays and 6:30 pm Wednesdays. For information call 554-9696. $2-$5 ss. "Dances of Universal Peace," 7 pm Sundays, 855 W. 1st Ave. 688-4134. don. Rigpa Tibetan meditation evenings feature video teaching from Sogyal Rinpoche, 7 pm Sundays, 1405 Mill St. $5 don. Tibetan Buddhist teachings feature meditation, chanting and relaxation, 11 am Sundays and 7 pm Wednesdays, 3333 Storey Blvd. FREE.
MONDAY,
DECEMBER 22 ARTS/VISUAL Life Drawing and Painting, 7:45 pm Mondays, 439 W. 2nd Ave. 302-2727. $5.
GATHERINGS Saturday Market's Holiday Market features 400 artisans, locally handcrafted items, international food court and live entertainment. David Kelly juggles 10:30 am, Eagle Park Slim plays 11:30 am, Kristen and Michael Zimmerman play 12:30 pm, Tony Kaltenberg plays 1:45 pm, Laura Kemp and Roy Brewer play 3:15 pm, Jelly Moon plays 4:45 pm, Lane County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. FREE. 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. 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. Yoga for seniors, 1:30 pm Mondays, Core Star Center. $5-$10 ss. 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. "Storytime with Phyliss," 11:30 am Mondays, BabyCakes. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Dec. 18. SPIRITUAL Prayer for Peace circles continue. See Thursday, Dec. 18 Foundation Course in Meditation, 7 pm Mondays. FREE. Call 343-5252 for location. Mahakala Day Puja and Tsok, 9 am, 917 E. 23rd Ave. don. THEATER "A Celtic Christmas" continues. See Thursday, Dec. 18. VIGIL Women in Black silent vigil, 5 pm Mondays, corner of 7th Ave. and Oak Street. FREE.
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 23 GATHERINGS Saturday Market's Holiday Market features 400 artisans, locally handcrafted items, international food court and live entertainment Walker T plays 10:30 am, Matt Treder Duo plays 11:30 am, Glenn Falkenberg plays 12:30 pm, Schwall St. Journal plays 1:45 pm, Adam & Kris play 3:15 pm, The Paul Safar Consort plays 4:45 pm, Lane County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. FREE. Moderate yoga, 5:30 pm Tuesdays, Friends Meetinghouse. $7-$10 ss. Caregivers Support Group, 1 pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Adult Day Health Center. FREE. Grief Support Group, 10:30 am Tuesdays, McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Hospice Conference Room. FREE. KIDSTUFF "Early Stimulation Group" meetings feature playing, reading, singing and discussion of parenting issues, 11 am Tuesdays, Creswell Community Center. 485-9713. FREE. Tuesday Toddlertime, 10 am, Barnes and Noble Books. FREE. Toddler Storytime, 10:15 am and 11 am, Downtown Library. FREE. ON THE AIR "Alternative Radio," features "Imperial Democracy," Arundhati Roy, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Dec. 18. 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. 726-1988. FREE. Zen meditation, 7:15 pm, Eugene Zendo. 302-4576. FREE. Prayer for Peace circles continue. See Thursday, Dec. 18. THEATER "A Celtic Christmas" continues. See Thursday, Dec. 18. VIGIL Peace vigil, 4:30 pm Tuesdays, Island Park and Main Streets, Spfd. 747-5886. FREE.
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 24 GATHERINGS Saturday Market's Holiday Market features 400 artisans, locally handcrafted items, international food court and live entertainment. Sharon Rogers plays 10:30 am, Ken Silverman plays 11:30 am, Michael Cockram plays 12:30 pm, Roger McConnell plays 1:30 pm, Troupe Americanistan performs 3 pm, Lane County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. FREE. Gathering to go caroling in restricted downtown area in protest of Ordinance 20303, 4:30 pm, Cozmic Pizza. FREE. Caring for the Caregiver support group, Wednesday afternoons. For information, call 687-6234. FREE. All-levels yoga, 5:30 pm Wednesdays, Friends Meetinghouse. $7-$9 ss. KIDSTUFF Wednesday evening storytime features Mrs. Claus, 7 pm, Barnes and Noble. FREE. Teen Council for middle and high schoolers, 4 pm to 5:30 pm, Downtown Library. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Adult Book Group discusses Remains of the Day, noon, Downtown Library. FREE. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Dec. 18 SPIRITUAL "Foundations in Meditation," 7 pm Wednesdays. For information call 343-5252. FREE. Prayer for Peace circles continue. See Thursday, Dec. 18 Tibetan Buddhist teachings, meditation, chanting and relaxation continue. See Sunday. Tibetan Buddhist meditation continues. See Sunday. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service and Pageant, 7 pm, Wesley United Methodist Church. FREE.
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 25 ON THE AIR "The Healing Connection," 7 pm Thursdays, CTV-22 & 29. "New Dimensions" features "A Grateful Heart," Brother David Steindl-Rast, 6:30 pm, KLCC, 89.7 FM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION One-hour fast bike rides continue. See Thursday, Dec. 18 SPIRITUAL Prayer for Peace circles continue. See Thursday, Dec. 18 Eugene peace circle continues. See Thursday, Dec. 18
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THE ROAD
DEC. 18 I Hate Hamlet, 7:30 pm tonight, tomorrow and Dec. 20, Cascades Theatrical Company, Bend. $9-$15. "POH-HOP 8" features live hip hop performances, 8 pm, Ash Street Saloon, Portland. $8. Oregon Landscapes, oil paintings by Margaret Coe, through Dec. 24, Gotlieb Gallery, Portland. FREE. When Push Comes to Shove, work by Allyn Massey, through Jan. 17, Philip Feldman Gallery, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland. Free. Outside the Jewelry Box, group exhibition, through Jan. 11, Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery. (503) 223-2654. Free. Work by Kenneth H. Catlett, through Dec. 25, Shogun Gallery, Portland. (503) 224-0328. Free. Work by Patrick Carpenter, Annette Gurdjian and Susan Tenney, through Jan. 3, Marghitta Feldman Gallery, Portland. (503) 228-0089. Free. DEC. 19 La Boutique Fantasque, 1919 Ballets Russes classic featuring all-new Pacific Artists Ballet Theatre, 7:30 pm tonight, 1 pm, 3 pm, and 7:30 pm tomorrow, and 1 pm Dec. 21, PCC Sylvania Campus Performing Arts Center, Portland. (503) 452-8448. $10-$15. DEC. 20 Solstice Party featuring The Holy Modal Rounders, The Freak Mountain Ramblers, Gary Ewing Light Show & DVD release, 8 pm, Crystal Ballroom, Portland. $15. Supersuckers, Visqueen, I can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House, 8:30, Berbati's Pan, Portland. $12.
CORVALLIS
EVENTS DEC. 18 Winterlight Holiday Gift Show, 10 am, through Dec. 24, Corvallis Arts Center. Free. Teal Gallery features the work of 21 regional artists, ongoing. 10 am-6 pm M-Su. 108 SW Third Ave. Free. DEC. 20 "La Fiesta De Su Biblioteca," bilingual event featuring Spanish TV, stories, winter craft and refreshments, 11 am, Corvallis Public Library. 766-6794. Free. DEC. 25 Holiday Dinner, 2 pm, Corvallis Senior Center. Reservations required 766-6959. $7.
ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES Sexual Assault Support Services seeks volunteers, training session Jan. 11. 484-9791 for more information. Sisters wanted to participate in an e-mail study of sister relationships, studysisters@yahoo.com for more information. Eugene School District 4J seeks name suggestions for two new schools, in the categories of people, places or themes. 687-3309 for more information. The Science Factory Children's Museum and Planetarium seeks classroom assistants, factory factologists, office assistants, always fun. Call Tracey, 682-7888. Child Advocacy Center seeks gifts for holiday toy drive giving tree. Visit Reed & Cross before Dec. 20 to donate a gift. 682-3938 for more information. The Talent Literary Guild seeks amateur poetry for contest. www.freecontest.com for more information. BLM Christmas tree cutting permits can be obtained at the BLM's Eugene District Office for $5, located at 2890 Chad Drive. Call 683-6600 for more information. Volunteer art teachers needed for UO Youth Enrichment Program at Amazon Community Center. Visit 2700 Hilyard St. for more information. Willamette Writers and Barnes & Noble offer Kate Herzog Scholarships for high school seniors and college freshmen to attend the Willamette Writers Conference Aug. 6 to Aug. 8, plus additional opportunities. Call (503) 452-1592 for information. UO Cultural Forum presents its Juried Art Competition for artists living in the Pacific Northwest. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~cultural/. Oregon Quarterly invites submissions to its fifth annual Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest, deadline Jan. 31. For submission guidelines: Oregon Quarterly Essay Contest, 5228 UO, 130 Chapman Hall.
DANCE LISTINGS Th: Alfredo's Wild Interpretive—8. For
location, call 302-8143. Fr: Breton—8, Agate Hall, UO. 683-3688. Sa: Amy's Mother/Daughter Tribal Bellydance—10
am, Healthy Weigh Weight Loss and Wellness Clinic. 684-8150. Su: West African—11, WOW Hall. 687-2746. Mo: Ballet—5:30, Paradise Dance Studio.
485-4669. Tu: Middle Eastern—7, Oregon Ballet Academy.
232-1860. We: Salsa—7, Los Grouchos. 484-1747. |
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The
season would not be the same without Eugene Ballet Company's
The Nutcracker, and this week, the festive
holiday staple makes its 2003 appearance at the Hult Center.
Don't miss EBC Artistic Director Toni Pimble's take on
the classic ballet. See Friday Calendar.
Up-and-coming
singer/songwriter Megan Slankard might be just
20 years old, but her accomplishments and her voice
reflect a worldliness for which many artists several years
her senior can only strive. Slankard, who just released
her second CD, Freaky Little Story, has performed
in hundreds of venues during the past five years and has
received coveted honors, including Song and Film's spotlight
artist for November. She was also a finalist in Pantene's
2002 Pro-Voice Competition — a shining star among
more than 1900 entries. With her haunting lyrics and addicting
voice, one in a million would be a more accurate description.
Catch Megan and her band at Café Paradiso this week.
See Saturday Calendar.
"I've
heard a lot of wonderful stories about myself," Ramblin'
Jack Elliot has been quoted as saying, "enviable —
I wish I could have done it." However, what Elliot has
done dwarfs the myths. The cowboy poet, musician,
truck driver and sailor's adventures are better than fiction,
beginning when he left home at the age of 14 to work the
rodeo. Elliot has been known to slip quietly in and out
of places, never staying anywhere for long. Eugene audiences
will have a rare chance to catch the elusive musician
at The Shedd this week. See Friday Calendar.
