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Perhaps you remember Marc Acito from his ever-so-slightly over-the-top How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Friendship, and Musical Theater or from his many humorous columns for Portland's Just Out newspaper. No? Well, fear not. Or rather, fear a lot: The anti-hero of College returns in full annoying voice with Attack of the Theater People. Edward's still young but, in the very early moments of the book, gets his boogying butt kicked out of acting school: He's too jazz hands for Julliard. He might be too jazz hands for us as well as he digs deeper and deeper holes with his creative lies and acting. "I am both a lovable rogue on a quest for adventure, as well as an unfortunate naïf, trapped in hell by the three-headed Cerberus," Edward says at one point. We're trying to ignore the grammar to appreciate the sentiment. But no matter what, we love, love, love the purple-spandex celebration of the book's cover, and for that reason alone, we might go listen to Mr. Gay Portland (not his official title!) as he reads at the Oakway Borders. See Wednesday Calendar.

Somehow, this has become the calendar of a thousand gay events. And it's not even Pride Month! But the women of Soromundi: Lesbian Chorus of Eugene will make you proud simply to be a human being at How Can I Keep From Singing? If that's too Enya (or Jesus) for you, no worries; it's but one of the many songs that the 70-voice chorus plans to present at spring concert #19 (you know what that means for next year, people). There's a Sephardic lullaby and a Cajun farewell along with fave tunes of the regular Soromundi fans who crowd the Saturday Market and everywhere else the group sings. Why so many, and such avid, fans? The women of Soromundi vary in age, race, sexual orientation, gender identity and class background — not to mention singing ability — but they provide a united front and the sweet, sweet sound borne of encouragement, practice and community. See Saturday Calendar.

Ah, May, when a young dyke's fancy turns to thoughts of love. And music, of course. Or spoken word. Not that any young queer person (or straight person, for that matter) would use a college music festival as a hookup venue. Ah, but we digress. Perhaps because we (long ago) experienced the joy and trauma that comes with bringing about "the Northwest's largest queer women's music festival" ourselves, we understand that the organizers of the two-day Out/Loud Queer Women's Music Festival, which makes a move back to the WOW Hall this year, truly scored with the performer list, from Crys Matthews and her funky blues/jazz to the (extremely hot) Butchlalis de Panochtitlan and their activist/genderfuck blend of performance, from Eugene favorite folkie Chris Pureka to the synchronized dance of Seattle's Team Gina (pictured below) … and more. Plus there's a fundraising afterparty! That can serve as Hookup Central. See Calendar for Friday and Saturday.


THURSDAY, MAY 15

Sunrise 5:47am; Sunset 8:32pm, Av High 67; Av Low 43, SnarkCast: GLOBAL

DANCE Spring Student Dance Concert, 8pm today, tomorrow and May 17, Dougherty Dance Theatre, UO. $10, $5 stu., sr.

FILM Life is Beautiful, 6:30pm, Mills Int'l Center, EMU, UO. FREE.

Rambo: First Blood, digitally remastered in high-def, 7:30pm, Cinemark 17 and Valley River Center. www.fathomevents.com

FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Juicy & crisp wines, 5pm-9pm, WineStyles. $5.

GARDENING Pruning clinic: Rhododendrons, 10am today & May 17, Hendricks Park. FREE.

GATHERINGS Hamlin Middle School 50th Anniversary Celebration, 5:30pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

League of Women Voters of Lane County meeting, Noon, Eugene Hotel. 344-8876.

KIDS/FAMILIES "May All Your Wishes Come True!" storytime, come dressed as favorite fantasy character, for preschool and up, 3pm, Springfield Library. FREE.

LECTURES "Aging Positively: Keys to Contentment," Todd Peterson, 1:30pm, Willamalane Center, Spfd. 736-4444. FREE.

History: "The Virtues of Mendacity: Lying and Politics," Martin Jay, 3:30pm, Gerlinger Alumni Lounge, UO. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Reginald Shepherd reads from Orpheus in the Bronx, 8pm, Knight Library, UO. FREE.

MUSIC Pink Snowflakes, 6pm, CD World. FREE.

Eugene Symphony presents work by Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, Bruckner, 8pm, Hult Center. 682-5000. $15+.

Quasi, Pan Tourismos, The Mood, 8pm, Agate Hall, 18th & Agate. $12.

Panthelion, Leo London, 8pm, Cozmic Pizza. $5.

Makana, Zac Heilson, 8pm, WOW Hall. $15 adv., $18 door.

Jerry Joseph Band, Casey Neill, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $10.

Molasses, 7pm, Territorial Vineyards. FREE.

ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" presents "Learning the skill of what to say in a moment of illness" w/Susan Halpern, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidians trip: Briggs Hill Winery, bike, 36 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up.

THEATER A3 presents "Twister Fest: A Weekend of Plays," 7:30pm today, tomorrow and May 17, Wildish Theater, Spfd. 744-6728. $5.

Footloose, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and May 17, Thurston High School. 744-5140. $7, $5 stu., sr.

Or Not To Be, 8pm today and May 16-17, 22-24, 29-31; 2pm May 18 & June 1, Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Charnelton. www.lordleebrick.comor 465-1506. NOTE: Contains brief male nudity. $10-$18.

Spring Inspirations, eight one-act plays written by students, 8pm today, tomorrow and May 17, Blue Door Theatre, LCC. 463-5761. $10, $8 stu., sr., LCC staff.

Miss Witherspoon, 7:30pm today and May 16-17, 22-24, South Eugene High School Little Theater. 687-3521. $8, $5 stu., sr.

 

FRIDAY, MAY 16

Sunrise 5:46am; Sunset 8:33pm, Av High 67; Av Low 43, SnarkCast: LEMONY

ARTS/VISUAL Art Talk w/sculptor Jud Turner, noon, DIVA. FREE.

yART Sale, yard & art sale fundraiser, 9am-6pm today & tomorrow and 10am-4pm May 18. New Zone Gallery.

BENEFIT Understory Productions Filmskool benefit, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

Re-elect Kitty Piercy benefit, theater & dessert, 7pm, Tsunami Books. Don.

DANCE Spring Student Dance Concert continues. See Thursday, May 15.

"Dances of the Middle East," by MEDGE, 8:30pm, Cozmic Pizza. $4 sug. don.

Eugene Salsa Competition & Gemini Salsa Competition, 10pm, Davis'. $6.

FOOD/DRINK Wine tasting: Cuckoo's Nest Cellars, 5pm-7pm, The Broadway. FREE.

Blind Wine Tasting, 6:30pm-8:30pm, WineStyles. $10.

GARDENING Lu's Studio Sale and Open Garden, 3pm-8pm today, 10am-6pm tomorrow and 10am-4pm May 18, 2755 Kincaid St. 343-0530.

GATHERINGS League of Women Voters of Lane County meeting, 9:30am, Cascade Manor. 434-4140. FREE.

Vegan potluck, 7pm, McNeil-Riley House. 341-1690. FREE.

Community Input Forum, 4:30pm, Whiteaker Station, 520 Blair Blvd. FREE.

HEP 40th Anniversary Celebration, 6:15pm, 1685 East 17th Ave. FREE.

Diabetes support & info group, 10am, Campbell Center. 687-9703. FREE.

All-Church Potluck, support of Green Sanctuary effort, 6:15pm, The Unitarian Universalist Church. FREE.

Pacifica Forum, 4pm, Walnut Room, EMU. FREE.

LECTURES "Earth's climate is probably beyond a tipping point for large-scale change," Dr. Alder Fuller, 6:30pm, Euglena Academy. www.euglena-academy.net FREE.

"The State of Classical Music," Henry Fogel, 11:50am, Eugene Hilton. $3.

"The Art & Architecture of Eighteenth-century Wooden Synagogues," Thomas Hubka, Lawrence Hall 177, UO. FREE.

LGBT Out/LOUD Queer Music Festival, feat. Chris Pureka, Eugene City Drama Kings, Butchlalis de Panochtitlan, Andrea Gibson, Crys Mathews, 8pm, WOW Hall. $7, $5 UO stu.

MUSIC Colin Lake and Wellbottom, Tyler Fortier, Santino Cadiz, 9:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+ $5.

The Jazz Café, 7:30pm, 178 Music, UO. $5.

Green Garter Band, 7:30pm, McArthur Court, UO. $5, $3 stu.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Field Trip: Observance of Endangered Species Day, one-hour walk at Amazon Park led by Rhoda Love, 10am, Amazon Visitor Center. 345-6241. FREE.

SPIRITUAL Fearless Love plays kirtan (devotional singing), 7:15pm, Tamarack Wellness Center. Don.

Dances of Universal Peace, 7pm, Far Horizon Montessori School. All ages. 345-4951. $5 don.

Gotta Dance: Music, Singing & Chant, costume optional, 7pm-9pm, Unity of the Valley. FREE.

THEATER Singing in the Rain, 7:30pm today & tomorrow, Sheldon High School. $8.

Spring Inspirations continues. See Thursday, May 15.

Footloose continues. See Thursday, May 15.

Or Not To Be continues. See Thursday, May 15.

Twister Fest continues. See Thursday, May 15.

Miss Witherspoon continues. See Thursday, May 15.

You Can't Take it With You, 7pm today and tomorrow, Bryan Hall Auditorium, 2155 Bailey Hill Rd. 689-9959. $3.

VOLUNTEER Down By the Riverside cleanup, 9am, Island Park, Springfield.

 

SATURDAY, MAY 17

Sunrise 5:45am; Sunset 8:34pm, Av High 67; Av Low 43, SnarkCast: HOTT

ARTS/VISUAL yART Sale continues. See Friday.

Meet Your Maker, craft bazaar featuring local artisans & wine tasting, 6pm-9pm, Midtown Marketplace. FREE.

Clay Space Membership Pottery Studio Opening, five ceramic artists show their work w/silent auction & door prizes, benefit for high school scholarship fund, 10:30am-4:30pm, 222 Polk St. FREE.

BENEFITS Abolishing All Borders Benefit Show feat. music by Samba Ja, Madame Flod, Brenna Sahatjian, 8pm, Lorax, 1648 Alder St. $5-$10 sug. don.

Warsaw Center 5k Race for Parkinson's disease, 8am, race starts & finishes in front of the Lillis Business Complex, UO. www.warsawcenter.com/jogforjim/

COMEDY Comedy Concert: David Zasloff, 7pm, The Spiritual Growth Center, 390 Vernal St. $10-$15.

DANCE Spring Student Dance Concert continues. See Thursday, May 15.

"Spring Into Music," feat. Awaken Gatherings, electronic music & laser show, 10pm-5am, Hult Center. $18 adv., $25 door.

FARMERS' MARKET Farmers' Market, local produce, plants, meats, flowers, food, 9am-4pm, 8th Ave. & Oak St. FREE.

FILM Found Objects, a screening of UO Digital Arts Program grad student Johnnie Mazzocco's film, 7pm, DIVA. FREE.

GARDENING Pruning clinic: Rhododendrons, 10am today & May 17, Hendricks Park. FREE.

Lu's Studio Sale continues. See Friday.

Lane County Dahlia Society's Parking Lot Sale, 9am-3pm, Key Bank parking lot, 1980 River Rd.

Hanging Baskets 101, 10am, Eugene Gray's Garden Center. FREE.

GATHERINGS Saturday Market, 10am-5pm, with entertainment from the Saturday Market Youth Music Showcase: Lizzie Cardoso Mann w/Angel Torres Mann, Sara Tsai, Caitlin Hennessy, Oak Street Jazz Band & Elite, showcase begins at 11am, Park Blocks, 8th & Oak. www.eugenesaturdaymarket.orgFREE.

Alley Cat Beer Crit, roller rink-style fun on bikes w/games & prizes, 8pm, meet at 16th & Friendly near Fairgrounds for group ride out to Terry St. Industrial Park. Bring your own container. $5.

Amazon Creek Work Party, 9am, West Eugene Wetland Project Office. 683-6494. FREE.

Scottish Festival, a benefit for Food For Lane County feat. performances, food, crafts, children's activities, 10am-5pm, Peace Presbyterian Church, 3060 River Rd. $1 & 3 cans of food.

Genealogy Computer Class, 10am-noon, Eugene Public Library. RSVP. 682-5450. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Family Day: "Does the Shoe Fit?" 1pm-4pm, The Museum of Natural and Cultural History, UO. 346-3024. $3 ind., $5 fam.

"Summer Reading Is About To Begin Party!" grades 1-6, 2pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

"Simply Hot," feat. Musical Feet, tap, jazz & hip-hop dance, 7:30pm, Agate Auditorium. 485-2938. $10, $8 (12 & under).

LECTURES "Becoming An Adult," 10am, Hilyard Community Center. RSVP. 791-4415. FREE.

LGBT Out/LOUD Queer Music Festival, feat. Team Gina, Von Foxies, Siche and Dakota, Lipstick Conspiracy, Lipstick & Dipstick, 8pm, WOW Hall. $7, $5 UO stu.

Soromundi: Lesbian Chorus of Eugene presents "How Can I Keep From Singing?" 7:30pm, Hult Center. $15, $8 sr., $5 stu. (18 & under).

MUSIC Willoughby, Doubles, Heavenly Oceans, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

Oregon Percussion Ensemble, 3pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu.

Fall of Snow, Sweetheart Parade, Mood Area 52 Trio, 8pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

Soulshine CD Release Party, 5pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

Fadelistik Pre-CD Release Party, w/local hip-hop guests, 9pm, Latitude 21. $5, ladies free before 10pm.

Scotish Festival Concert feat. multiple performers, 7pm-9pm, Peace Presbyterian Church, 3060 River Rd. 688-2218. $12, $6 (12 & under).

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Reptiles & Amphibians Walk, 1pm-3pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum. RSVP, 747-1504. $5.

Obsidian trips: Fall Creek, hike, 5.8 miles; Trials Country, hike/bike, 6 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up.

GEARs rides: Wildwood Falls Park via Alton Baker Park, 80 miles; Wildwood Falls Park via Mosby Creek Trailhead, 28 miles, 9am. www.eugenegears.org

Rhododendron Float on Mercer Lake, 9am, meet at Oregon River Sports to carpool to Florence. 334-0696.

Healthy Steps to Aging Walk, 9am-noon, ages 50+, Campbell Community Center. RSVP. 682-5318. FREE.

SOCIAL DANCE Barn Dance, 7pm-9:30pm, Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Rd. $2.

THEATER Footloose continues. See Thursday, May 15.

Singing in the Rain continues. See Thursday, May 15.

Spring Inspirations continues. See Thursday, May 15.

Or Not To Be continues. See Thursday, May 15.

Twister Fest continues. See Thursday, May 15.

Miss Witherspoon continues. See Thursday, May 15.

You Can't Take it With You continues. See Friday.

VOLUNTEER Spreading mulch, 10am, William S. Fort Memorial Park, Springfield.

Hendricks Park Forest work party, 9:30am, Wilkins Picnic Shelter.

SUNDAY, MAY 18

Sunrise 5:44am; Sunset 8:35pm, Av High 67; Av Low 43, SnarkCast: TOTES

ARTS/VISUAL DIVA May Artist Salon: Writing an Authentic Artist Statement, 4pm, DIVA. $5.

yART Sale continues. See Friday.

DANCE Ballet Fantastique presents Tour de Suites, 2pm, Hult Center. 682-5000. www.hultcenter.org

Oregon Ballet Company: Spring Dance Concert, 2pm & 5pm, LCC. 338-7800. $8, $5 (14 & under).

FILM Ecoflix: Affluenza, movie & popcorn, 7:00pm, The Unitarian Universalist Church. FREE.

GARDENING Lu's Studio Sale continues. See Friday.

Wildflower Festival & Plant Sale, includes food, music, guided walk, 10am-4pm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum. 747-3817. $5 ind., $10 fam. sug. don.

Hanging Baskets 101, 10am, Springfield Gray's Garden Center. FREE.

Avid Gardeners Social, advice from gardening experts & raffle, 6:30pm, 1645 High St. 343-0882. FREE.

GATHERINGS Home-buying clinic & home tour, 1pm, meet at parking lot of McKenzie Medical Center, 960 N. 16th St., Spfd. 914-9696. FREE.

Piccadilly Flea Market, 10am-4pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. $1.50.

KindTree Autism Forum 2008, autists & friends of autists invited to submit writing pieces, 1pm-5pm, Hilyard Community Center. 520-0463. $5 sug. don.

Eugene Peace Choir: Open Community Sing, 4pm, World Café. FREE.

MUSIC Vega, 8:30pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

University Symphony, 4pm, EMU, UO. $7, $5 stu.

DJ Disston, 1pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

The Blue Skies Big Band w/Jewel Tones, 2pm, Oregon Air & Space Museum. 461-1101. $7.

Brett Dennen, Mason Jennings, Missy Higgin, 8:00pm, Indigo District. $20 adv., $23 door.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidian trips: Fish Lake, kayak, 2 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up.

GEARs rides: Cox Butte via North Bank bicycle path., 64 miles; Junction City via North Bank bicycle path, 28 miles, 9am, Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

SPIRITUAL Mystical Chant, led by Netti Garner, 7pm, Unity of the Valley. Don.

THEATER Or Not To Be continues. See Thursday, May 15.

 

MONDAY, MAY 19

Sunrise 5:43am; Sunset 8:36pm, Av High 67; Av Low 43, SnarkCast: BORDERLINE

BENEFIT Rob Handy for County Commissioner fundraiser, food & music, 6pm-8pm, Tsunami Books. Don.

LECTURES "Science, Models & Basic Chemistry," Dr. Alder Fuller, 6:30pm, Euglena Academy. www.euglena-academy.net FREE.

"Insects of the Pacific Northwest," discussion and slide show by Pete & Judy Haggard, 7:30pm, EWEB Training Room. 746-9478. FREE.

"The Promise of Reason," a panel of scholars from around the world discuss reasoning in a just society, 7:30pm, Morse Event Center, Northwest Christian College. FREE.

ON THE AIR "City Club of Eugene" presents "Eugene & Beyond: Sustaining the Arts," w/Henry Fogel, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Obsidian trips: Pisgah Oak Restoration, hike, 3 miles. See YMCA board for details/sign-up.

Eugene Recreation: Walkabout, 45-60 min. walk, 1pm, Campbell Community Center. RSVP. 682-5318. $2.

 

TUESDAY, MAY 20

Sunrise 5:42am; Sunset 8:37pm, Av High 68; Av Low 43, SnarkCast: HOPE

FARMERS' MARKET Farmers' Market, local produce, plants, meats, flowers, food, 10am-3pm, 8th Ave. & Oak St. FREE.

FILM The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, 6:20pm today, tomorrow & May 22-23, 10:50am May 24 and 2:14pm May 25, Hult Center. $5-$30.

Special Anime Event: screening and behind the scenes look at Tsugumi Ohba's film Death Note, 7:30pm, Cinemark 17 & VRC Stadium 15. www.FathomEvents.com

GATHERINGS Election Central, 6pm-11:30pm, Lane County Fairgrounds. FREE.

Live Cinema Workshop & Per-formance w/Leslie Raymond & Jason Jay Stevens, 3pm workshop & 8pm performance, DIVA. $10, $8 stu.

Eugene for Obama: Election Cele-bration, music & guest speakers, 7pm, McDonald Theatre. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Jammie storytime, come dressed in your pajamas, all ages, 7pm, Springfield Library. FREE.

Hershey's Track & Field Games, 5pm-7:30pm, Willamette High School. Ages 9-14. 682-5312.

LECTURES "Systems Sciences & Network Theory," Dr. Alder Fuller, 6:30pm, Euglena Academy. www.euglena-academy.net FREE.

"What About Us Men?" Keith McConnell, Ph.D., 7pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center. RSVP. 736-4444. FREE.

Wings Seminar: "Creating Abun-dance, Being Rich," 7pm, 275 W. 5th Ave. RSVP. 693-8540. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Windfall Reading Series, readings by poets Nance Van Winckel & Lisa Rosen, 7pm, Eugene Public Library. 682-5450. FREE.

MUSIC What Made Milwaukee Famous, Leo London, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

Chamber Music on Campus, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. FREE.

Women's Choral Society Spring Concert, 8pm, The Central Lutheran Church, 18th & Potter St. 345-0063. $8, $6 stu. sr.

String Academy, Encore Strings & Eugene Little Symphony, 7:30pm performance & 6:00pm Arts Umbrella Silent Auction, South Eugene High School. $7, $5 sr., $3 stu., $15 fam. RSVP. 484-0473.

ON THE AIR "Alternative Radio" presents Benjamin Barber's lecture, "Runaway Capitalism," 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

OUTDOOR/RECREATION Obsidian trips: Nature Conservancy Projects, workshop. See YMCA board for details/sign-up.

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21

Sunrise 5:41am; Sunset 8:38pm, Av High 68; Av Low 43, SnarkCast: JOGS

ARTS/VISUAL Student artists discuss their work in the "Open/End" MFA show, 6pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. Don.

FILM Heckler's Movie Night: Southland Tales, 7pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

Found Objects, 2:30pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, UO. FREE w/admission.

The Archaeology Channel Inter-national Film & Video Festival viewing, 10am-6pm today & tomorrow, Eugene Public Library. 682-5450. FREE.

The Archaeology Channel Inter-national Film and Video Festival at Hult Center continues. See Tuesday.

FOOD/DRINK Board Game Night, 5:30pm-9:00pm, WineStyles. FREE.

GATHERINGS WOW walking club meeting, 7pm, REI. FREE.

Rainy Day Blues Society Member-ship Meeting, 6:30pm, Mac's. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Teen Book Club: Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher, 4pm-5pm, Eugene Public Library. FREE.

LECTURES Oregon Real Estate Investors Group: "How to Make Money in Short Sales," 6:30pm, Tsunami Books. FREE.

"The Pragmatics of Peacemaking: Lessons from the Streets of Northern Ireland," 7:30pm, 282 Lillis Hall, UO.

"Cross-pollinating Amongst Move-ments: Tales from a Traveling Organizer," activist Jenny Leis, 7:30pm, Maitreya Eco-Village community space, 1647 W. Broadway. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Classics, New & Old book group: The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

In the Blast Zone: Catastrophe and Renewal on Mount St. Helens book tour, 7pm, UO Bookstore. FREE.

MUSIC Dead Meadow, Ninth Moon Black, Middian, 9pm, WOW Hall. $10 adv., $12 door.

Basin and Range, Forever Growing, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

Oregon Wind Ensemble & Sym-phonic Band, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu.

Douglas Detrick Quintet, 8pm, DIVA. $5, $3 stu.

Junior Orchestra, 7:30pm per-formance & 6:00pm Arts Umbrella Silent Auction, South Eugene High School. $7, $5 sr., $3 stu., $15 fam. RSVP. 484-0473.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION GEARs rides: Over the Hump, Around the Dump via Dillard Rd., 20 miles, 6pm, Alton Baker Park. www.eugenegears.org

"Ride of Silence", cyclists ride in honor of killed & injured cyclists, 7pm, EMU, UO. 344-2371.

THEATER Lotus Lessons, 8pm today, tomorrow, May 23-24 & May 29-31, Arena Theatre, 104 Villard Hall, 1109 Old Campus Lane. 346-4363. $5, $4 stu.

 

THURSDAY, MAY 22

Sunrise 5:40am; Sunset 8:39pm, Av High 68; Av Low 44, SnarkCast: TURBO

COMEDY Fred Van Vactor, 9pm, Wandering Goat. FREE.

FILM Dersu Uzala, 6:30pm, Mills Int'l Center, EMU, UO. FREE.

The Archaeology Channel Inter-national Film & Video Festival at Hult Center continues. See Tuesday.

GATHERINGS TMJ treatment, 6:30pm, Guthrie Chiropractic & Massage. FREE.

KIDS/FAMILIES Slim Goodbody's Educational Show, 10am, McDonald Theatre. $6.50.

LECTURES "Conference on Gender, Families, and Latino Immigration in Oregon," 7pm today and 9am tomorrow, 175 Knight Law Center, UO. FREE.

Dr. Donny George speaks about cultural preservation, 10am-noon, Eugene Public Library. 682-5450. FREE.

"Ozu, Directionality, and Quan-daries in Cross-cultural Aesthetics," Associate Professor Ben Singer, 4pm, 111 Lillis Hall, UO. FREE.

"RTI/PBIS School Wide Systems," 10am, Clinical Service Building, Rm. 201, 910 E. 18th Ave. RSVP. 791-4415. FREE.

"The Story Behind American Words & Expressions," author Rosemarie Ostler, 1:30pm, Willamalane Adult Activity Center. RSVP. 736-4444. FREE.

LITERARY ARTS Richard Wirick reads from One Hundred Siberian Postcards, 7pm, Knight Library Browsing Room, UO. FREE.

Reflective Readers book group: Peace Like A River by Leif Enger, 7pm, Barnes & Noble. FREE.

MUSIC Mario Matteoli, Concrete Loveseat, 9pm, Sam Bond's. 21+. $5.

University Singers & Chamber Choir, 8pm, Beall Hall, UO. $7, $5 stu.

Youth Symphony, 7:30pm performance & 6:00pm Arts Umbrella Silent Auction, South Eugene High School. $7, $5 sr., $3 stu., $15 fam. RSVP. 484-0473.

ON THE AIR "New Dimensions" presents "Healing With Horses" w/Patricia Broersma, 6:30pm, KLCC 89.7 FM.

OUTDOORS/RECREATION Whitewater Kayak Rodeo, 5:30pm-8:30pm, Knickerbocker Footbridge, Alton Baker Park. www.worldkayak.comFREE.

THEATER Or Not To Be continues. See Thursday, May 15.

Lotus Lessons continues. See Wednesday.

Miss Witherspoon continues. See Thursday, May 15.

 

CORVALLIS EVENTS

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

THURSDAY, MAY 15 "Eating Good in the Neighborhood: The Medical and Moral History of Dietary Localism," lecture by Steven Shapin, 7pm, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU. FREE.

Spin, 7:30pm today, tomorrow and May 17, Main Stage Theater, Withycombe Hall, OSU. $15, $10 sr., $7 stu.

Parkinson's Disease Support Group, 2pm, Corvallis Senior Center. FREE.

SATURDAY, MAY 17 Farmers' Market, 9am-1pm, City Hall parking lot, Albany. FREE.

Corvallis Artisans Market, 9am-2pm, 1st & Monroe. www.corvallis-artisansmarket.comFREE.

Wine tasting, 4pm-6pm, First Altern-ative Co-op South Store. FREE.

SUNDAY, MAY 18 "Little House on the Rubble," talk & slide show by Philip and Evan Randall, 4pm, First United Methodist Church, 11th & Monroe. FREE.

MONDAY, MAY 19 Low Vision Support Group, 2pm, Corvallis Senior Center. FREE.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 Senior Council of Benton County, 1:30pm, Corvallis Senior Center. FREE.

 

ON THE ROAD

THURSDAY, MAY 15 French Kicks, Pseudosix, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $12.

FRIDAY, MAY 16 UFO Festival, music, parade, speakers & activities, today & tomorrow, McMenamins Hotel Oregon, McMinnville. www.mcmenamins.com

El Perro Del Mar, Lykke Li, Anna Ternhein, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $15.

Pangaea Project Benefit w/The Everyone Orchestra, 8pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $22 adv., $23 door.

Fashion Show Benefiting Basic Rights OR, 7pm, Wonder Ballroom, PDX. $12. 21+.

The Summit Underground, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

SATURDAY, MAY 17 Megadeth w/guests, 5:30pm, Salem Armory. $35.

Kevin Selfe & The Tornadoes, 9pm, The Landmark, Yachats. FREE.

Wine tasting: Dylan's Run, 1pm-4pm, The Wine Place, Yachats. FREE.

The Brunettes & James Dean Kindle, 8pm, Crystal Ballroom, PDX. $22 adv., $25 door.

Was (Not Was) w/Tahoe Jackson and Love Bullies Diaries, 9pm, Wonder Ballroom, PDX. 21+. $20.

Richie Havens, 7:30pm, Jacoby Auditorium, Roseburg. $24.50-$29.50.

MONDAY, MAY 19 The Brothers Unconnected, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $15.

TUESDAY, MAY 20 Yoshida Brothers, 8pm, Aladdin Theater, PDX. $18.50 adv., $20 door.

MONDAY, MAY 21 Clue to Kalo, Languis, Unrecognizable Now, 9pm, Holocene, PDX. 21+. $6.

THURSDAY, MAY 22 The Presets, Walter Meego, 9pm, Doug Fir Lounge, PDX. 21+. $12.

 

ATTN: OPPORTUNITIES

The McKenzie Watershed Council seeks members for monthly Council meetings and to participate in conservation & restoration activities. Contact Larry Six 687-9076 or coordinator@mckenziewc.org