Eugene Weekly : Calendar : 3.13.08

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Prepare thy ass for the Hult Center's clamshell seating this week: You're in for some auditory delights both classical and operatic. Start Saturday in the Soreng and let the Oregon Mozart Players take you on a journey of chamber music "lost and found, re-constructed, and inspired by lost civilizations," including a reconstruction of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for winds and Vestiges of a Distant Time by UO's professor of composition David Crumb. Tchaikovsky Award winning cellist Nathaniel Rosen guests for the night with a bonus concert of music for cello and piano. Curious about the backstory shenanigans? Get to the Hult 45 minutes early for pre-concert talks with Crumb and guest conductor David Cortese. The OMP show continues on Sunday, but oh lordy! That's the only day to see Broadway in Eugene's production of Gypsy, the show that proved that there's no bizness like showbiz and that "Everything's Coming Up Roses," except when it's not. For late week entertainment, there's the Eugene Symphony's take on the "heroic" Beethoven Emperor concerto, featuring pianist and Gwyneth Paltrow look-alike Valentina Lisitsa (pictured), who is probably the first ES guest artist to have a MySpace page (where we discovered she is "friends" with Rachmaninoff and has boatloads of YouTube clips). If you miss her this time, her Upcoming Shows lists a three-night engagement in Portland next October. But why miss out? Tix start at 15 bucks a pop! See Calendar.

Those burned out incandescent light bulbs get us every time. So do batteries. It says "Dispose of properly" on the package but has no further instructions on how we go about it in a proper manner. Well, liberal head scratching aside, the Active Bethel Citizens group and NextStep Recycling have joined up to offer a one-day electronics recycling roundup at the Petersen Barn Community Center. Drop off your dead computer monitors, TV screens, microwave ovens, printers (we know you have a shit-ton of those laying around), DVD players, cell phones and more! As they say, "If it plugs in or runs on batteries, NextStep will take it!" Most items are free to drop off, but some, like monitors and TVs, will require you pay a small fee. Clean out the garage and see Saturday Calendar.

We visited the Mexican city of Oaxaca last fall and were pleased to find the place recovering well from the wake of its political upheavals, mass demonstrations, teacher strikes and police brutality of 2006 (the crisis was finally quieted after U.S. journalist Brad Will, who was documenting the struggle, was slain by paramilitary forces and President Vicente Fox sent in the troops). Despite its relative calm since then (at least for tourists), the corrupt local government remains in power and continues to pressure Oaxacan activists to action. LASC (formerly CISCAP) hosts two such activists, who took action but were eventually forced to leave Oaxaca, in a presentation called "Update on Oaxaca: The Struggle Continues!" on Thursday, March 13, at the Knight Law Center. Childcare and English-Spanish interpretation is provided. On Friday, DIVA will screen the documentary Women, Media and Rebellion in Oaxaca. Produced by Peruvian filmmaker Gabriela Martinez (who, thankfully, was not shot at by government thugs), the film examines the "rebellion without guns, without bombs … where the media is at the center of [its] success." Wow, who knew the media could be so powerful? (In the hands of the right people, of course.) Martinez will be on hand to discuss her film and the current state of affairs in seemingly sunny, tourist-friendly Oaxaca. See Calendar.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13

Sunrise 7:29am; Sunset 7:16pm, Av High 56; Av Low 37, SnarkCast: BIPOLAR

DANCE Detail Dance Co. presents Cirque, 7:30pm, Hult Center. $20.

BENEFIT "The Longest Walk 2," slideshow presentation & fundraiser, 6:30pm, Wandering Goat. Don.

FOOD/DRINK "Casserole of the Month" luncheon, w/UO international student presentation, noon, Petersen Barn Community Center. 682-5521. $5.

Wine tasting: Merlots, 5pm-9pm, WineStyles. $5.

GATHERINGS Willamette Valley Career Fair, 3pm-7pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. FREE.

"It's Your City Hall," community forum on the Eugene City Hall Master Plan, 6pm, First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive. Food & childcare provided. RSVP, www.eugenecityhall.comor 682-5222. FREE.

Town Hall w/state Reps. Vicki Walker, Chris Edwards and Nancy Nathanson, 6:30pm, Cal Young Middle School. FREE.

Oregon WAND presents "The Human Face of Islam," slideshow presentation by Don Lyon, 7pm, 1577 Pearl St. FREE.

Hearing Loss Assoc. of Lane County meets; Gordy Cabral discusses DTV, 7pm, Hilyard Community Center. 345-3212. FREE.

Fairmount Neighbors Assoc. meets on UO Arena, 7pm, Laurelwood Golf Course. 517-5027. FREE.

LASC presents "Update on Oaxaca: The Struggle Continues!" w/speakers, 7pm, 175 Knight Law Center, UO. 485-8633. FREE.

West Cascade Peace Corps Assoc. meets, 7pm, 2080 Friendly. www.westcascadepca.orgFREE.

"Choose Change! Prevent Global Warming" presentation, 7pm, 182 Lillis, UO. FREE.

LECTURES "The Pacific Crest Trail: Tales from Through Hikers," 7pm, REI. 465-1800. FREE.

"Mushrooms in Tibet," Daniel Winkler, 7pm, Rm. 115, Bldg. 16, LCC. 463-5260. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Gerri Doran reads her poetry, 8pm, Knight Library, UO. FREE.

MUSIC Master class w/pianist Hui-Ling Liu Tawaststjerna, 3pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE.

Thomas Kramer CD release show, Al Rivers, Eagle Park Slim, 7pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

Hawk Nelson, Run Kid Run, 7pm, McDonald Theatre. $15 adv., $20 door.

Carl Woideck Jazz Heritage Project presents "Thelonius Monk & Charles Mingus," 7:30pm, The Shedd. www.theshedd.orgLane Concert & Chamber Choirs & Spectrum Vocal Jazz, 7:30pm, Performance Hall, LCC. $4-$8 sug. don.

The Drew Emmitt Band, 9pm, WOW Hall. $14 adv., $16 door.

Apostle w/DJ Quest, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses recreational fishing w/Will Johnson & Mark Freeman, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"New Dimensions" presents "Consciousness Inside A Black Hole" w/Manjir Samata-Laughton, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

SPIRITUAL Small group meditation session & talk on spiritual awakening, 7pm, 2560 Jefferson. www.heartawake.orgFREE.

THEATER The Tempest, 6:30pm, Waldorf School, 1350 McLean Blvd. FREE.

The Busy World is Hushed, preview performances, 8pm, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. www.lordleebrick.comor 465-1506. $5-$8.

FRIDAY, MARCH 14

Sunrise 7:27am; Sunset 7:18pm, Av High 56; Av Low 37, SnarkCast: RUM 'N' COKE

ARTS/VISUAL 5:30pm openings include drawings, paintings & prints by Anne Kutka McCosh, Karin Clarke Gallery; "Cultural Horizons" landscape photography by Dennis Griffin, Museum of Natural & Cultural History, UO. FREE.

DANCE UO's Winter Loft, 8pm, Doughterty Theater, Gerlinger Annex, UO. $5, $3 stu., sr.

FILM Women, Media and Rebellion in Oaxaca, w/filmmaker Q&A, 7pm, DIVA. FREE.

Swedish Film Series: House of Angels by Colin Nutley, 7pm, 177 Lawrence, UO. FREE.

FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Chateau Bianca, 5pm-7pm, WineStyles. FREE.

Oregon pinot noir tasting w/cheese pairings, 5pm-7pm, The Broadway. FREE.

Interweave potluck & movie, 6pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 477 E. 40th. 968-9200. Bring dish to share.

Wine tasting: Eola Hills, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Midtown MarketPlace. FREE.

GARDENING Pruning seminar: "Tree fruits, small fruits and grapes," 1:30pm, Willamalane Center, Spfd. Register, 736-4444. FREE.

GATHERINGS Tax-Aide, free tax assistance on first-come, first-served basis, 10am-2:30pm today & tomorrow, Downtown Library. 682-5450. FREE.

City Club Friday Forum: "Pay to Play: Voter-Owned Elections in Oregon" w/Peter Sorenson and Gary Blackmer, 11:50am, Downtown Athletic Club. www.cityclubofeugene.org$3.

Eugene Roadster Show, 5pm-10pm today; 10am-10pm tomorrow; 10am-5pm March 16, Lane County Fairgrounds. www.eugeneroadstershow.com$7, $4 under age 12, FREE under age 6.

Green Drinks progressives social, 5pm, World Café. FREE.

West Cascade Peace Corps Assoc. potluck w/presentation on Mongolia, 6pm, 2080 Friendly. Bring dish to share.

Linda Drake's Reaching Through the Veil to Heal, w/discussion, refreshments, 7pm, Inside Edge Program, SGC, 390 Vernal St. RSVP, 995-3799. $10, $7.50 members.

Teen Game Night 6pm, Sheldon Library. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES "Create a Puppet and a Play" w/Celeste Rose, for ages 8-13, 3:30pm, Springfield Library. Register at Youth Services Desk. FREE.

LECTURE Outdoors: "The Pacific Crest Trail: A National Treasure" presentation, 7pm, REI. 465-1800. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Steven Bender reads from One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity, 4pm, Morse Commons, Knight Law Center, UO. FREE.

International High School students read their work, 7pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

MUSIC "A Little Knight Music" w/Toby Koenigsberg solo jazz recital, 4pm, Knight Library. FREE.

Collegium Musicum presents "Music in the Gallant Style," 6pm, Collier House, UO. FREE.

Lane Jazz Band & Spectrum Vocal Jazz Ensemble, 7:30pm, Performance Hall, LCC. $4-$8 sug. don.

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, 7:30pm, Hult Center. 682-5000. $16-$36.

Grynch, Quandry, We Have Guns, A Plague of Hatred, 8pm, WOW Hall. $7 adv., $8 door.

Benefit concert for Habitat for Humanity, feat. Satin Love Orchestra, 8pm, McDonald Theater. $15 adv., $17 door.

High Ceiling, The T Club, 8:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $4.

Eleven Eyes, Excellent Gentlemen, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses California's budget deficit, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

SOCIAL DANCE Balkan folkdancing, w/instruction, feat. UO East European Ensemble and Kef, 8pm, Agate Hall, 18th & Agate. FREE.

Salsa dance w/free lessons, 8:30pm, Vet's Club Ballroom. $5.

Salsa dance, feat. Ramsey Y Los Montunos, 10pm, Tango Center. $10.

SPIRITUAL Lane Interfaith Alliance presents a peace meditation, 7pm, First Christian Church, 1166 Oak. 915-5879. Don.

THEATER Bugsy Malone, Jr., 7pm today; 2pm tomorrow & March 16, Pleasant Hill Community Theater, 35575 Zephyr Way. www.phct.orgor 988-1195. $8, $6 sr., stu. in 12th grade and under.

The Busy World is Hushed, gala opening, 8pm, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. www.lordleebrick.comor 465-1506. $25.

The Flight of the Lawnchair Man, 8pm today, tomorrow and March 21-22 & 28-29, Actors Cabaret. www.actorscabaret.orgor 683-4368. $19 reserved, $16 restricted view ($35.95 dinner seating).

SoundWave: Underwater Musical Extravaganza, 7pm today & tomorrow, Centro, 513 E. Main St., Cottage Grove. $7, $3 under age 21.

Upstart Crow Studios present The Wizard of Oz, 7pm today & tomorrow, Wildish Theater, Spfd. 688-8260. $10.

VOLUNTEER Tree planting, noon-4pm, Garden Lake Park. 767-9717 or coastfork@willamette.net

SATURDAY, MARCH 15

Sunrise 7:26am; Sunset 7:19pm, Av High 56; Av Low 37, SnarkCast: TUMMYTUCK

ARTS/VISUAL An opening for collages by Katherine Olson, 5pm, WineStyles. FREE.

BENEFIT Skate N' Donate Skate-a-thon, noon-3pm, Lane Ice Center. Pick up pledge form at Ice Center.

FILM Experimental video art, shorts from UO students, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

String Cheese Incident Live at Red Rocks, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

FOOD/DRINK St. Patrick's Day Dinner w/Deschutes Brewery, 6:30pm, The Campbell House Inn. RSVP, 343-1119.

GATHERINGS Diabetes Wellness Fair, 8am-12:30pm, Bldg. 19, LCC. FREE w/2 cans of food.

Friends of Creswell Library book sale, 9am-5pm today & noon-4pm tomorrow, Creswell Community Center, 99 S. 1st St. FREE.

Daffodil Drive Festival, feat. wagon rides, crafts, coffee & cinnamon rolls, petting zoo, music and more, 10am-4pm, Long Tom Grange, Junction City. FREE.

American Sewing Guild new membership orientation, 10am, 2793 Tandy Turn. RSVP, buddyroll@comcast.net or 653-9772. FREE.

"Intro to the Internet" clinic, 10am, Downtown Library. FREE.

Walk-in tax assistance from the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, 12:30pm-5:30pm today and April 5 & 12, 455 Lillis, UO. Bring social security cards and all relevant forms. kphu@uoregon.edu FREE.

Urban Park Design charrette & workshop, 1pm-6pm, Atrium Bldg., 10th & Olive. eugeneparks.blogspot.com FREE.

"Have a 'Left Hook Lager'" w/Steve Novick, 7pm-9:30pm, Vet's Memorial Bldg., 1626 Willamette. $10.

Eugene Roadster Show continues. See Friday.

Tax-Aide continues. See Friday.

KIDS/FAMILIES Children's theater production of James and the Giant Peach and shadow-puppet play The Very Hungry Caterpillar, 10am, 11am, 1pm and 2pm, First United Methodist Church. info@eugenepreschool.org or 984-5531. $4 adv., $5 day of show.

Nearby Nature Quest: "Nesting Neighbors," 10am, Park Host Residence, Alton Baker Park. Register, 687-9699. $2, $5 family.

"The Rock Concert!" children's puppet show, 2pm, Springfield Library. FREE.

LGBT Rainbow River Womyn meets, 5pm, McMenamins North Bank. 514-1639. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Lotte Streisinger reads from & signs The Potter and the Muse, 3pm, DIVA. FREE.

Daniel Estulin discusses & signs The True Story of the Bilderberg Group, 5pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

MUSIC "Embrace of Warmth" blanket drive for homeless & concert, feat. Steve Ibach, JC Rico & Zulu Dragon, The Porch Dawgs, Still Waters, more, 3pm-7pm, Cozmic Pizza. One blanket & $3 sug. don.

Music Soiree, 7pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 477 E. 40th. FREE.

"Songs of Resistance," benefit show for "Green Scare" prisoners, feat. The Ingredients, David Rovics, Redox, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5-$10.

Oregon Mozart Players present "Vestiges," 8pm today & 2:30pm tomorrow, Hult Center. $15-$35.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 8pm, McDonald Theater. $35+.

The Nettles, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Lucky Clover 5k/10k run, 9am, Dorris Ranch Park. www.eclecticedgeracing.comEugene Fencers Club presents "Ides of March Fencing Tournament," 9:30am-2pm, Roosevelt Middle School gym, 24th & Hilyard. 688-6574. FREE for spectators.

Cascadia Ecosystems Advocates leads an Amazon Headwaters hike, 10am, meet at end of W. Amazon Dr. FREE.

Obsidians hikes: Island Park to Autzen Bridge, 5 miles; Trestle Creek Falls, 3.5 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet.

GEARs rides: West Hills, 80 miles; Alvadore, 23 miles, 9:30am, meet at Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.orgRECYCLING Active Bethel Citizens and NextStep Recycling hold an electronics recycling roundup, dispose of electronic appliances for free or low cost, 9am-4pm, Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd.

SPIRITUAL Conscious Connections meets, topic: "Dreaming Big," 7pm, Tamarack Wellness Center. $10.

Kirtan w/Fearless Love, Shanti Shivani and Bindaas, 8pm, 1991 Garfield St. Don.

THEATER The Busy World is Hushed, 8pm today, March 20-22, 27-29 and April 3-5; 2pm March 30 & April 6, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. www.lordleebrick.comor 465-1506. $10-$18.

Shakespeare Showcase, 7pm, Blue Door Theater, LCC. FREE.

Bugsy Malone, Jr. continues. See Friday.

The Flight of the Lawnchair Man continues. See Friday.

SoundWave continues. See Friday.

The Wizard of Oz continues. See Friday.

SUNDAY, MARCH 16

Sunrise 7:24am; Sunset 7:20pm, Av High 56; Av Low 37, SnarkCast: BLACK

ARTS/VISUAL Presentaton on DIVA's Open Studios Art Tour & application process, 4pm, DIVA. $3, FREE members.

COMEDY Jason Crum presents "Epic Proportions," w/musical guests, 8:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $3-$5.

The Ed Forman Show, 9pm, Black Forest. 21+. FREE.

DANCE Sparkplug Dance presents "The Gift of Dance," 3pm, Hilyard Community Center. FREE.

FILM Z by Costa-Gavras, 7pm, DIVA. FREE.

GARDENING Avid Gardeners presents Bruce Newhouse discussing butterflies and other insects in your garden, 6:30pm, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High. www.avidgardeners.org$3, FREE members.

GATHERINGS Picc-a-dilly flea market, 10am-4pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. $1.50.

"Sow Seeds of Peace," Take Back Our America coalition commemorates the 5th anniversary of the Iraq invasion, 12:30pm-1:30pm rally at EMU, UO; 1:30pm peace parade to old Federal Bldg; 2:30pm rally at old Federal Bldg. FREE.

"Party for Peace," feat. Skinner City String Band, 4pm-7pm, Cozmic Pizza. www.calclane.orgFREE.

Eugene Roadster Show continues. See Friday.

Friends of Creswell Library book sale continues. See Saturday.

KIDS/FAMILIES Oregon Shadow Puppets presents "Puss in Boots, the Creole Cat," 1pm & 3pm, Wildish Theater, 630 Main St., Spfd. FREE.

LECTURES Tiger's Eye poetry digest authors read their work, 4pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

MUSIC University Percussion Ensemble, 2pm, 163 Music, UO. $7, $5 stu., sr.

UO Opera Theater & UO Symphony highlights, 4pm, EMU Ballroom, UO. $7, $5 stu., sr.

"Bach on the Brombaugh," organ recital by Barbara Baird, 4pm, Central Lutheran Church, 18th & Potter. Don.

University Gospel Ensembles, 5pm, Beall Hall, UO. $8, $6 stu., sr.

Pantone Sextet, 7:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $4.

OMP's "Vestiges" continues. See Saturday.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hikes: Alton Baker Bike Trail, 5 miles; Southwest Hills of Eugene, 4 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet.

Daffodil Ride, 9am, meet at North Eugene High School. www.eugenegears.org

Daffodil Ride (short), 9:30am, meet at Junction City Safeway. www.eugenegears.org

SOCIAL DANCE "Coalescence: The Alchemy of Movement," in the ecstatic dance tradition, 10:30am, Eugene Ballet Academy, 1590 Willamette. 556-4355. $5-$10.

THEATER Gypsy, 3pm & 7:30pm, Hult Center. $30+.

Bugsy Malone, Jr. continues. See Friday.

VIGIL 5th anniversary of Iraq invasion silent candle vigil, 7:30pm-8:30pm, old Federal Bldg., 7th & Pearl. FREE.

MONDAY, MARCH 17

Sunrise 7:22am; Sunset 7:21pm, Av High 56; Av Low 37, SnarkCast: ENVY

FOOD/DRINK St. Patrick's Day Dinner, 5pm, The Campbell House Inn. RSVP, 343-1119. $29 dinner; $15 beer flight.

St. Patrick's Day Beer Dinner, 6:30pm, Bates Steak House. RSVP, 683-3108.

GATHERINGS Preview site & building plans for West Eugene Wetlands Education Center, 6:30pm, Downtown Library. www.wewetlands.orgFREE.

PFLAG meets, program: author Marc Adams, 6:45pm, First Congregational Church. 302-4422. FREE.

LECTURE Native Plant Society presents "Inside Trees: A Look at Rare & Beautiful Wood from Around the World," Alan Curtis, 7:30pm, EWEB. 746-9478. FREE.

MUSIC Eugene Highlanders Pipeband, 5pm-10pm, Sixth St. Grill. FREE.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" talks w/climatologist George Taylor, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Walkabout, 1pm, Campbell Center. Register, 682-5318. $2.

SOCIAL DANCE Tea Dance, feat. Calamity Jazz, 1:30pm-3:30pm, Moose Lodge, 2011 Laura St., Spfd. 431-1950. FREE.

South African song & dance clinic w/Mollie Stone, 7pm, Eugene Mennonite Church, 3590 W. 18th. $15 adv., $20 door.

TUESDAY, MARCH 18

Sunrise 7:20am; Sunset 7:23pm, Av High 56; Av Low 37, SnarkCast: JOLLY

FOOD/DRINK Benefit wine tasting for Law Students for Reproductive Choice, 5pm-9pm, WineStyles. $10.

GATHERINGS Zonta Club of Eugene hosts a forum on human trafficking, w/FBI special agent Mick Fennerty, Patricia Jones of Shared Hope Intl., and Chris Kilmer of Catholic Charities of Oregon, w/buffet lunch, 11:30am, Eugene Hilton. $25.

LCC hosts a Community Conversation, 5:30pm, Shasta Middle School. FREE.

"Fern Paradise" seminar w/Ruth Wilday, 7:30pm, OSU/Lane Extension Office, 950 W. 13th. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Jammie storytime, 7pm, Springfield Library. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Windfall Reading Series presents "Close Observations Through a Wider Lens" w/John Keeble & Dianne Stepp, 7pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

MUSIC Eugene Community Orchestra, 7:30pm, Performance Hall, LCC. 343-7443. FREE.

Corridor School presents "Corridor Revue: 25 Years of Memories," 7pm today & tomorrow, Hult Center. $7.

Gabriela Montero, 7:30pm, The Shedd. www.theshedd.org$24-$32.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses creating social programs, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"Alternative Radio" presents a lecture by Michael Shuman, "The Small-Mart Revolution," 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians hike: McKenzie River trail, 8 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19

Sunrise 7:18am; Sunset 7:24pm, Av High 56; Av Low 37, SnarkCast: WET NAP

ARTS/VISUAL Guided tour of "Buddhist Visions" exhibit, 5pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE w/admission.

FILM Heckler's Movie Night: Over the Top, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

GATHERINGS Training for BRING ambassadors, 11am, BRING Recycling, Glenwood. michelep@bringrecycling.org or 606-9093. FREE.

Eugene Symphony Guild preview, noon, Hult Center. FREE.

OLLI Town Meeting, feat. Deborah Carver speaking on "The Future of Libraries," 1:30pm, UO Baker Downtown Center, 975 High. FREE.

LRAP & PIPS invite you to celebrate their commitment to public interest law, 7pm, Wayne Morse Commons, Knight Law Center, UO. FREE.

Peace in Palestine/Israel series: Promises DVD screening, 7pm, Harris Hall, 8th & Oak. FREE.

Monthly mingler, expand your circle of friends, 7pm-10pm, Highlands Brewpub, 390 E. 40th. FREE.

LECTURES Communication: "Both Sides of the Bed," Dan Shapiro, 7pm, Eugene Hilton. 681-4942. FREE.

Watersheds: "Invasive Species of the Coast Fork," Sam Chan, 7pm, Rm. 241, Bldg., 19, LCC. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Teen book group: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, 4pm, Downtown Library. FREE.

Classics book group: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, 7p, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

MUSIC Rainy Day Blues Society membership meeting, feat. Ty Curtis Band, The Huckleberries, 6:30pm, Mac's at the Vet's Club. FREE.

The Poisonous Birds, The Bridget Kearny Trio, Victor Noriega Quartet, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

"Corridor Revue: 25 Years of Mem-ories" continues. See Tuesday.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses Big Pharma's exxagerated drug benefit claims, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Spring Equinox Wine Tasting Hike, 6pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum. RSVP, 747-1504. $5, FREE MPA members.

VIGIL Dawn to Dusk Vigil marking 5th anniversary of Iraq invasion, 7:18am-7:24pm, Opal's Park, 7th & Main, Cottage Grove. FREE.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20

Sunrise 7:16am; Sunset 7:25pm, Av High 57; Av Low 37, SnarkCast: IONIZED

FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Mellow wines, 5pm-9pm, WineStyles. $5.

GARDENING Pruning seminar: "Tree fruits, small fruits and grapes," 7pm, OSU/Extension Service, 950 W. 13th. FREE.

GATHERINGS Rubicon Society meets, feat. Paulette Pyle of Grass Roots w/legislative report, noon, Gateway Buffett, 3198 Gateway St., Spfd. FREE.

Master class w/Valentina Lisitsa, 1pm, Studio, Hult Center. FREE.

"Reduce strain on your back" presentation, 1:30pm, Willamalane Center, Spfd. 736-4444. FREE.

"Vision 2037" Town Hall, 6pm, Cottage Grove High School. FREE.

"Preparing, Organizing and Planning for your IEP Meeting" seminar, 6:15pm, Guy Lee Elementary, Spfd. FREE.

"We Need to Talk: Family Conversations with Older Drivers" seminar, 6:30pm, Community Recreation Center, 250 S. 32nd St., Spfd. FREE.

LECTURE Outdoors: "Llamas in the Wallowas," 7pm, REI. 465-1800. FREE.

MUSIC Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, w/Jambalaya dinner & zydeco lessons, 7pm, Rock n' Rodeo, 7th & Willamette. 359-3491. $10.

Richard Julian, 9pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, 7:30pm, The Shedd. 682-5000. $22-$30.

Eugene Symphony presents Beethoven's Emperor Concerto, Schubert's Symphony No. 8, more, w/Alastair Willis, guest conductor, and Valentina Lisitsa, piano, 8pm, Hult Center. 682-5000. $15+.

Nathanial Talbot Trio, Tate Peterson, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

ON THE AIR "The Jefferson Exchange" discusses CSAs, family farming & the benefits of local food sources, 9am & 9pm, KRVM 1280 AM.

"New Dimensions" presents "Just Stop, Be Still — And There You Are" w/Gangaji, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians trip: Lils Lake, x-ski, 11.5 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up sheet.

THEATER The Busy World is Hushed continues. See Saturday.

CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

THURSDAY, MARCH 13 Music a la Carte: OSU Percussion Ensemble, noon, MU, OSU. FREE.

Political artist Kabu MBII gives an artist lecture, noon, Rm. 104, Forum bldg., LBCC. FREE.

Grief support group, 2pm, Corvallis Senior Center. FREE.

"Navigating the Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community," lecture by David Korten, 7pm, Gilfillan Auditorium, OSU. FREE.

LBCC Concert & Chamber Choirs present "I Hear America Singing: I Hear America Speaking," 7:30pm, Russell Tripp Performing Arts Center, LBCC. $6.

FRIDAY, MARCH 14 An opening for work by Lewis Froquer & Chui Hui Shen, 6pm, South Santiam Gallery, LBCC, Albany. FREE.

SATURDAY, MARCH 15 Heart of the Valley Children's Choir spring concert, 7pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. $8, $5 stu., sr.

SUNDAY, MARCH 16 Jerusalem 1948, film screening w/discussion, 4pm, First United Methodist Church, 11th & Monroe. FREE.

MONDAY, MARCH 17 Low vision support group, 2pm, Corvallis Senior Center. FREE.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 Senior Council of Benton County, 1:30pm, Corvallis Senior Center. FREE.

ON THE ROAD

THURSDAY, MARCH 13 Twelve Angry Men, 7:30pm today & tomorrow; 2pm & 7:30pm March 15; 1pm & 6:30pm March 16, Keller Auditorium, PDX. 503-790-ARTS. $23+.

The Diviners, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and March 15, 20-22, 27-29; 2pm March 16 & 23, Pentacle Theatre, Salem. www.pentacletheatre.orgor 503-485-4300. $17-$18.

FRIDAY, MARCH 14 Portland Opera presents Albert Herring, 7pm today and March 18, 20, 24, 26 & 28; 2pm March 16 and 30, Keller Auditorium, PDX. 866-739-6737.

Glass Candy, The Chromatics, Loose Control, DJ Beyonda, 9pm, Rotture, PDX. 21+. $7.

Two Leg Lucy, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

Micky Dolenz (of the Monkees), 8pm today & 7pm tomorrow, Three Rivers Casino, Florence. 21+. $14-$20.

SATURDAY, MARCH 15 "Herman Brookman, Architect: Three Early Portland Works," lecture by Henry Kunowski, 10am, Architectural Heritage Center, PDX. 503-231-7264. $18.

Super Diamond, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $20.

Les Claypool, 9pm, Roseland Theaer, PDX. 21+. $26.

Salem Chamber Orhestra, feat. Willamette Master Chorus, Misook Yun & Kevin Helppie, 7:30pm today & 3pm tomorrow, Hudson Hall, Willamette University, Salem. $10-$20, $5 stu.

Hudson Rocket Band, 8pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

Wine tasting: Monk's Gate, 1pm-4pm, The Wine Place, Yachats. FREE.

Oregon Cheese Festival, 10am-5pm, Rogue Creamery, 311 N. Front St., Central Point. www.roguecreamery.com$5.

MONDAY, MARCH 17 K.M.R.I.A., My Life in Black and White, 9pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $10.

Beach House, Papercuts, Au, 9pm, Holocene, PDX. 21+. $12.

TUESDAY, MARCH 18 Dolorean, Day of Lions, Eskimo & Sons, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $7.

Sarah Kane's Crave, 8pm today, tomorrow and March 20-21, Marshall Theater, Linfield College, McMinnville. www.linfield.edu/culture$9, $7 stu., sr.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20 Builders & The Butchers, Federale, Invisible Rockets, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $10.

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

Donations of new shoes accepted through April 13 at any Sleep Country USA store for their Foster Kids Shoe Drive.

MECCA and BRING Recycling will hold an art contest for youth K-12 on the theme of "The Power to Change." 302-1810. Deadline is March 31.

Pacific Northwest Art Annual is now accepting submissions from "emerging" or "established" artists. scoker@uoregon.edu Deadline is April 1.

"Zone 4 All" open exhibit at New Zone Artists Collective will be taking ready-to-hang artwork no larger than 24" x 36" from noon-6pm March 29. $10 entry fee. 935-4308.