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Deadline for Calendar and Art in the Galleries submissions are noon on Thursday, a week before the issue that covers your event. Send an e-mail with event, date, time, location and cost to attend to cal@eugeneweekly.com
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3 Sunrise 7:48am; Sunset 4:45pm, Av High 45; Av Low 32 FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: New World wines, 5pm-9pm, WineStyles. $5. GATHERINGS Paradise RV Show, 10am-7pm today & tomorrow; 10am-8pm Jan. 5; 11am-6pm Jan. 6, Lane County Fairgrounds. FREE. Women's Business Network mtg., feat. Mike Lehman speaking on "changes in employment law," w/buffet lunch, 11:45am, Valley River Inn. Reserve, 984-8778. $20, $13 members. Presentation on snowshoeing & cross country skiing, 2:30pm, Campbell Center, 155 High St. www.eugene-or.gov/recenrollFREE. Teen Gaming Afternoon, 1pm-3pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE. MUSIC Show tunes with Kaitlyn Sage, 12:15pm, Hult Center lobby. FREE. The Pine Box Boys, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses low-budget films w/Ed Polish, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. "New Dimensions" discusses "Practice and Grace: The Oness Blessing," w/Arjuna Ardagh, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 Sunrise 7:48am; Sunset 4:48pm, Av High 45; Av Low 32 ARTS/VISUAL First Friday ARTWalk, 5:30pm, meet at Downtown Library. FREE. 6pm openings include the "Family Show," open exhibition of art about family, Museum of Unfine Art. FILM Dorothy Day: Don't Call Me A Saint, 7:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. Don. GATHERINGS Church Women United in Eugene mtg., "Faith in Action," 9:15am, Springfield Church of the Brethren, 1072 Main St. FREE. Factory Direct Recliner Liquidation sale, 10am-8pm today & tomorrow; 10am-6pm Jan. 6, Lane County Fairgrounds. FREE. City Club Friday Forum: "Dorm Life: Feeling at Home at UO," w/Mike Eyster, UO housing director, 11:50am, Downtown Athletic Club. www.cityclubofeugene.org $3. First Friday at the Downtown Library, feat. art walk stop, Riffle dance band, 5pm-8pm, Downtown Library. FREE. Paradise RV Show continues. See Thursday, Jan. 3. KIDS/FAMILIES Tot Discovery Day: "Snowman Science," 10am-noon, Science Factory. $10 parent/child, $2 each add'l child. Storyteller Rick Huddle tells of "The Mouse That Barked" and other international folktales, 2pm, Downtown Library. 682-8316. FREE. Storytime: Pajamarama! 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. MUSIC The Soothsayers, The Ovulators, The Valient Arms, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses hunger & homelessness w/SOU prof Jody Waters, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. SOCIAL DANCES Salsa dance w/DJ's Herman & Barb, 9pm, Tango Center, 194 W. Broadway. $5. SPIRITUAL Dances of Universal Peace, 7pm, Far Horizon Montessori School. 345-4951. Don.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 Sunrise 7:48am; Sunset 4:49pm, Av High 45; Av Low 32 ARTS/VISUAL Oregon Crafted open studio weekend, 10am-4pm today & tomorrow, various locations in Lane County. Map/guidebook required. www.oregoncrafted.orgOpen Studio w/Scott Huette & Sisy Anderson, 10am-4pm today & tomorrow, 2548 Potter St. FREE. An opening for work by Jan Zach, 3:30pm, Karin Clarke Gallery. FREE. FILM Lorane Movie Night: Elephant by Gus Van Sant, and Looking Backwards, 6pm, Lorane Grange. 942-2219. $7, $5 under age 12 sug. don. GATHERINGS "Explore the Quest for Fire" demo & clinic, 10am, Dorris Ranch Living History Museum, Spfd. Register, 736- 4544. $3. Wellness thru detox, weight loss, inflammation control & nutrition presentation by Guthrie Chiropractic & Massage Center, 1pm, Downton Library. FREE. Emerald Valley Indoor BMX Race, register 3pm-4pm today & 10am-11am tomorrow, race immediately following, Lane County Fairgrounds. 654-2761. $10 for bikes, FREE for spectators. Paradise RV Show continues. See Thursday, Jan. 3. Factory Direct Recliner Liquidation sale continues. See Friday. KIDS/FAMILIES First Saturday Art Studio (for ages 9-14), 9am-noon, Emerald Art Center, Spfd. 726-8595. $5. LGBT Rainbow River Womyn lesbian social mtg., 5pm, McMenamins North Bank. 514-1639. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Eugene Poetry Slam, feat. Dakota Belle Witt, 7:30pm, Fenario Gallery, 881 Willamette. $5. MUSIC Thomas Kramer, The Slight Return, Ronan Baker, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5. Los Cumbiamberos, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5. The Slants, 10pm, Luckey's. 21+. $3-$5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Mushroom Walk, 11am, Dorris Ranch Living History Museum, Spfd. Register, 954-7116. $3. 'Sappening in the Winter walk, led by Tom Bettman, 1pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum. RSVP, 747-1504. $5, $2 child. GEARs rides: Cheshire, 55 miles; Alvadore, 44 miles, 9:30am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org SPIRITUAL "Conscious Connections," dynamic fun connecting with others, 7pm, Tamarack Wellness Center. www.heartofnow.org/conconor 579-3084. $10-$15.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 Sunrise 7:48am; Sunset 4:50pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33 ARTS/VISUAL Oregon Crafted open studio weekend continues. See Saturday. Open Studio w/Scott Huette & Sisy Anderson continues. See Saturday. FILM Pema Chodron & Alice Walker in Conversation, discussion & potluck brunch, 11am, Center for Sacred Sciences, 1571 Buck St. 345-0102. FREE. Films of Krzysztof Kieslowski: Blue at 1pm; White at 4pm; Red at 7pm, DIVA. FREE. GATHERINGS Piccadilly flea market, 10am-4pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. $1.50. Rainbow Family monthly potluck, 1pm, upstairs at Growers Market, 454 Willamette St. Bring food & juice, utensils, musical instruments. "Future Signs: The Astrology of 2008," public talk by Johanna Mitchell, 2pm, Tsunami Books. $8-$10 sug. don. Paradise RV Show continues. See Thursday, Jan. 3. Factory Direct Recliner Liquidation sale continues. See Friday. Emerald Valley Indoor BMX Race continues. See Saturday. MUSIC Coyo, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5. Telepathic Dumpster, The Touchyfeeliacs, 8:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $3-$5. OUTDOORS/RECREATION The Healing Art of Yoga, introductory class, 6pm, Washington Park Center, 2025 Washington. Register, 682-5311. FREE. Obsidians trip: Eagle Rock, s'shoe, 3 miles; Gold Lake, x-ski, 4 miles; Maklaks Trail, x-ski, 6 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet. GEARs rides: 6 Hills and a Funeral, 60 miles; 4 Hill Climb-RU- Ready?, 45 miles, 9:30am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org SPIRITUAL Tarot study circle, 3pm, Shambala, 446 E. 13th. 868-1178. Don. Taize service, 7pm, Unity of the Valley Church. FREE.
MONDAY, JANUARY 7 Sunrise: 7:48am; Sunset 4:51pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33 GATHERING Mayor Kitty Piercy gives a "State of the City" address, 5:30pm, Hult Center lobby. FREE. LECTURE "The Benefits to Human Consciousness of a Vegetarian Diet," Ravi Logan, 7pm, McNail-Riley House, 601 W. 13th. 343-8055. FREE. MUSIC Sound-Bytes: Mark Gould & Pink Baby Monster, 11:54am, Collier House, UO. FREE. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses genetically engineered foods, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION Walkabout, 1pm, departs from Campbell Center, 155 High. Register, 682-5318. $2. Women's Climb Night at the Crux, open to all levels, 7pm, Crux Rock Gym, W. 3rd & Lawrence St. $12. SPIRITUAL Alchemical healing monthly circle, 6:30pm, office@shamanicjourneys.com or 484-1099 for directions. Don.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 Sunrise 7:47am; Sunset 4:52pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33 DANCE Riverdance, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and Jan. 10; 8pm Jan. 11-12; 2pm Jan. 11, Hult Center. SOLD OUT. FILM Eckhart Tolle's Retreat in India: Spiritual Practice and the Patterns of Resistance, w/discussion, 7pm, SGC, 390 Vernal St. 995-3799. FREE. GATHERINGS Lana Lindstrom & Richard Hughes give a presentation on travels in Quebec province, 1:30pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 West C St. Register, 736-4444. FREE. Speed Dating event for single professionals, ages 43-56 at 6:30pm; ages 24-39 at 8:15pm, Adam's Place restaurant, 30 E. Broadway. www.cupid.com/predating$35. LITERARY ARTS Explorations book group: Gilded Chains by Dave Duncan, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE. MUSIC Pink Snowflakes, 6pm, CD World. FREE. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses the applications of nanotechnology, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. "Alternative Radio" presents Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech: "Beyond Vietnam," 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 Sunrise 7:47am; Sunset 4:53pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33 DANCE Riverdance continues. See Tuesday. FILM S.P.R.O.U.T.ed film series: V for Vendetta, 8pm, The Lorax, 1648 Alder. FREE. GATHERINGS E-MUG's monthly meeting, topic: Bento, 6:30pm, Vet's Memorial Bldg., 1626 Willamette. FREE. Rainy Day Blues Society's Events Committee mtg., 6:30pm, Mac's at the Vet's Club, 1626 Willamette. FREE. LECTURE Cities in War, Struggle and Peace lecture series: "The Many Uses of Reconstruction: Ideology, Economics and Designs in Berlin, 1945-2008," Brian Ladd, 7:30pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE. MUSIC African Children's Choir, 11am, Eugene Faith Center, 1410 W. 13th Ave. FREE. Lisa Ornstein & André Marchand, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5-$10. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses the changing models for nursing homes, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. OUTDOORS/RECREATION WREN hosts a Wednesday Wander, 9am, meet at Stewart Pond. Binoculars provided. www.wewetlands.orgor 683-6494. FREE. SOCIAL DANCE Cajun/Zydeco dance, 6:30pm-9pm, World Café. FREE. THEATER Memory House, preview performance, 8pm today & tomorrow, Lord Leebrick Theater, 540 Charnelton. 465-1506. $10, $7 reduced.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 Sunrise 7:47am; Sunset 4:54pm, Av High 46; Av Low 33 ARTS/VISUAL An opening for "Architects as Artists" exhibit, w/panel discussion on architecture & downtown development, feat. Mayor Kitty Piercy, city planner Nan Laurence, Brad Maslin from Beam Development, Robert Orshatz, more, 5:30pm, DIVA. FREE. DANCE Riverdance continues. See Tuesday. FOOD/DRINK GATHERINGS "Beans at the Barn," learn about Petersen Barn programs & enjo a chili & cornbread lunch, noon-2pm, Petersen Barn Community Center. 682-5521. $1. Public meeting of Citizen Planning Commission for the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park, 6pm, Sloat Room, Atrium Bldg., 99 W. 10th. FREE. WAND mtg. w/program: "New Year, New Opportunity, New Strategy," 7pm, Womenspace, 1577 Pearl. 338-8605. FREE. LITERARY ARTS Mid-Valley Willamette Writers speakers series: "The Art of Being Invisible: A Case Study in Ghostwriting & Collaboration," presentation by Sally-Jo Bowman, 6:30pm, Baker Bldg., 975 High St. $10, $5 stu., FREE members. MUSIC Members of Oregon Mozart Players present "Viva la France!" 12:15pm, Hult Center lobby. FREE. Lauren Mulderrig, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5. Poisonous Birds, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5. ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses laws affecting renters and rental property owners, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM. "New Dimensions" discusses "Authentic Social Change" w/Marisa Handler, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM. THEATER Memory House continues. See Wednesday.
CORVALLIS EVENTS Note - Continuation dates for outof-town events are listed under the first day of the event. THURSDAY, JAN. 3 Anne of Green Gables, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and Jan. 5; 2:30pm Jan. 6, Majestic Theatre. www.corvalliscommunitytheatre.org $10, $9 stu., sr. MONDAY, JAN. 7 Coin Club mtg., 7pm, Corvallis Senior Center. FREE. TUESDAY, JAN. 8 Memory Loss support groups, 1:30pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 791-9057. FREE. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9 Grief support group, 2pm, Corvallis Senior Center. 758-1088. FREE. THURSDAY, JAN. 10 Music a la Carte: The Severin Sisters, noon, MU, OSU. FREE. "Lessons of Leadership: Bold Bets and Back to Basics," lecture by Ursula M. Burns, president of Xerox Corporation, 6pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.
ON THE ROAD THURSDAY, JAN. 3 Boy Eats Drum Machine, Siberian, Day of Lions, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $8. FRIDAY, JAN. 4 River City Bluegrass Festival, daily today, tomorrow and Jan. 6, Oregon Convention Center, PDX. www.rivercitybluegrass.com SATURDAY, JAN. 5 Horse Feathers, The Botticellis, 7pm & 10pm, Mississippi Studios, PDX. $12.
ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES You can drop off new pajamas at any Sleep County USA location in Oregon for their Pajama Drive for Foster Kids, through Feb. 17. www.sleepcountry.com Auditions for OSU Theatre's play, Street Theater, will be held at 7pm Jan. 14 and 15 at OSU's Lab Theater. Actors needed for 14 parts. abbejabbi@yahoo.com Anger Management classes are offered for parents at 6pm Wednesdays Jan. 9 through March 19. Class fee is on sliding scale. 344-0620. In Accord Community Choir is accepting new members through January. No auditions required. Rehearsals are 7pm Tuesdays at Mennonite Church, 3590 W. 18th. 342-6881. Applicants are sought for the City of Springfield's Arts Commission. 726-2237. Deadline is 5pm Friday, Jan. 4.
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It's
"an explosion of sight and sound"! It's a "phenomenon
of historic proportions"! It's "unlike anything else!"
And now from Tuesday through Saturday it's sold out
beyond your wildest dreams!!! Welcome to Riverdance's
farewell engagement tour, please take your nose-bleed
seats in the balcony of the Hult Center, lean forward
slightly, take out those binocs if you got 'em and
prepare yourself for a "thunderous celebration" of,
uh, um … Irish song and dance. Our neato recommendation:
Squint your eyes and put out your hand so you can
only see the dancers from the waist up. It looks like
they're floating, right? Super cool. We don't want
to really hype a show you've either got tickets to
or don't. But there are a few scalpers on Craigslist
selling seats for $55 and up, so don't feel too helpless.
See Tuesday Calendar.
Two
former and founding members of the Québécois
supergroup La Bottine Souriante have relocated
to the West Coast and reformed into a duo of fiddle
and guitar. Lisa Ornstein (pictured) and
André Marchand have been collaborating
for the past 30 years on traditional music from
the far northeastern reaches of Canada (also known
as the Acadia region, sort of like Cascadia in
central Oregon or the State of Jefferson in southern
Oregon). Interestingly, the Cajuns of New Orleans
were mostly descendants of Acadians who were expelled
from northeast Canada by the British in 1755.
We mention this only to suggest a connection between
Ornstein and Marchand's Wednesday performance
at Sam Bond's and the Cajun/Zydeco dance
earlier in the evening at the World Café,
a presentation on travels in Quebec province
at Springfield's Willamalane Adult Activity Center
on Tuesday and a certain restaurant across the
street from Sam Bond's serving up a soulful dish
of the South with Cajun-style flair (should you
require relevant edibles with your music, dancing
and slideshows). Eugene Weekly: Because
connections are important. See Calendar.
StART
the new year off right with a First
Friday ARTWalk "pARTy" and five-year
anniversary celebration at the Downtown
Library, where local ARTist John
Rose unveils his new stained glass
window on the library's first floor.
More than 100 years of library history
and lore are displayed in a photographic
exhibit on the second floor and
local pARTy band Riffle turns up
the music, turns off the shushing
and allows you to dance in a crazy
manner around the stacks. For ARTWalkers,
local ARTist Tenold Peterson will
then lead the group to the Jacobs
Gallery for the closing reception
of the "Four Visions: The Human
Story" group exhibit in multiple
mediums (art by J. G. Pretti pictured).
Third and final stop this month
(it's a short one) is at the Museum
of Unfine ART, where an open exhibit
of ART and photography by over 30
ARTists — all relating to
the theme of the family —
is shown through Feb. 14. See Friday
Calendar.