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Over 50 fun, FREE events listed inside! SUMMER 2015
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• Events may be cancelled or changed due to unforeseen circumstances.
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JUNE JUNE
Shakespeare Showcase Friday, June 5 • 6 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library
Fools Haven delights with The Bard’s scenes and monologues.
We Are Bethel Celebration
14th Annual Celebration: Drawn Together
Saturday, June 6 • Noon – 6 p.m. Petersen Barn Park
Join us at Petersen Barn Community Center to help us celebrate the Bethel and West Eugene neighborhoods! Together we’ll enjoy community booths, good food, live music, a carnival for the kids and more EUGfun!
The Curt Show
pARTy on the Plaza: Performing Arts Series
Thursday, June 18 • 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Hult Center Plaza
Inaugural pARTy on the Plaza event: Curtis Carlyle’s new school comedy and juggling.
All events are FREE!
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Fun For All
Monday through Friday • 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Every Monday through Friday, June 29 – August 21
A free, drop-in playg round program for youth ag es 5-18. Children under 10 mu st be accompanied by a re sponsible party aged 15+.
Locations: • Petersen Park
• State Street Park • Trainsong Park
• Churchill Sports Park • Washington Park • Monroe Park
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JUNE
Sidewalk to Catwalk: Downtown Fashion Show Thursday, June 18 • 6:30 – 9 p.m. Hult Center Lobby
Be ready to be wowed and dazzled at the 6th Annual Downtown Fashion Show! From street fashion to couture and everything in between, we’ll have something for the fashionista and VIP in us all. Come early and also catch the sneak peak of our new performance series, pARTy on the Plaza at 5:30 p.m.
Family Fun Nights
Thursday, June 18 • 5:30 – 7 p.m. Petersen Barn Community Center
Enjoy dinner, games, crafts and live entertainment. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner served until 6:30 p.m.
Komedy 4 Da Kids
Tuesday, June 23 • 1 and 3 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library
High-energy hilarity and juggling by Angel Ocasio.
Komedy 4 Da Kids
Wednesday, June 24 • 3 p.m. Bethel Branch Library
High-energy hilarity and juggling by Angel Ocasio. All events are FREE!
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JUNE
Thursday, June 25 • 3 p.m. Sheldon Branch Library
High-energy hilarity and juggling by Angel Ocasio.
Mariachi Monumental Calavera pARTy on the Plaza: Performing Arts Series
Thursday, June 25 • 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Hult Center Plaza
Mariachi Monumental Calavera, Oregon’s authentic Mariachi band, will be playing both contemporary and traditional mariachi music.
Teatro Calamari for Kids
Saturday, June 27 • 1 and 3 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library
Super-fun puppet show about heroes, with Tim Giugni.
Concerts in the Park: New Horizons Band Washburne Park Series
Sunday, June 28 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Washburne Park
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JULY Fefafe
pARTy on the Plaza: Performing Arts Series
Thursday, July 2 • 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Hult Center Plaza
West African dancing and drumming performance.
Karass Concert
JULY
Friday July 3 • 6 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library
Old-timey bluegrass strings and super-harmonies.
Concerts in the Park: Eugene Symphonic Band Washburne Park Series
Saturday, July 4 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Washburne Park
Sponsored by Pacific Winds Music Eugene Symphonic Band plays a traditional concert band repertoire including pops, marches and more.
All events are FREE!
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Concerts in the Park: Left Coast Saxophone Quartet Washburne Park Series
Sunday, July 5 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Washburne Park
JULY
Sponsored by Pacific Winds Music The Left Coast Sax Quartet marvelously mixes and matches many styles: ragtime, Latin, jazz, klezmer and classical.
en Taiko
pARTy on the Plaza: Performing Arts Series
Thursday, July 9 • 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Hult Center Plaza
Join us for a taste of inspiration and beauty with this youth Japanese Taiko drum performance.
Movies in the Park: D2 – The Mighty Ducks Friday, July 10 • 9 p.m. Petersen Barn Park
D2: The Mighty Ducks. Action/Comedy/Drama. Starring Emilio Estevez. Rated PG (107 minutes).
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Hilyard Presents Friday, July 10 • 6 – 9 p.m. Hilyard Community Center
Enjoy movies, karaoke, lawn games and more! Light snacks available for purchase. Main activity starts at 6:30 p.m.
JULY
Movies in the Park: Maleficent Saturday, July 11 • 9 p.m. State Street Park
Maleficent. Fantasy/Action. Starring Angelina Jolie. Rated PG (97 minutes).
Concerts in the Park: Platypus Clarinet Orchestra Washburne Park Series
Sunday, July 12 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Washburne Park
Sponsored by Pacific Winds Music Hear 20 musicians from Eugene (Ducks) and Corvallis (Beavers) play everything from orchestral to folk music from around the world.
All events are FREE!
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Touch-a-Truck Thursday, July 16 • 5 – 7:30 p.m. Petersen Barn
The big trucks are coming back to the Barn! Climb into a fire engine, cement truck, backhoe, dump truck, LTD bus, 18-wheeler and more! Food available for purchase.
JULY
Concerts in the Park: Abbey Road LIVE! Pedal Power Series
Thursday, July 16 • 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. WJ Urban Plaza
Don’t miss this premier Beatles cover band, plus food from some of the best food carts in town, face painting, Adaptive Art with the Oregon Supported Living Program and more!
Bounce Circus Arts
pARTy on the Plaza: Performing Arts Series
Thursday, July 16 • 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Hult Center Plaza
Bounce Circus Arts is a group of local performers that dazzles its audiences with aerial dance, acro yoga, flow arts, hand-balancing and contortion.
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Movies in the Park: UP Friday, July 17 • 9 p.m. Awbrey Park
UP. Animation/Adventure/Drama. Staring Ed Asner. Rated PG (96 minutes).
Teddy Bear Picnic for Kids
JULY
Saturday, July 18 • 11 a.m. Campbell Community Center
Bring a stuffed friend and join Eugene Public Library in the park for live music and more.
Movies in the Park: Matilda Saturday, July 18 • 9 p.m. Churchill Park
Matilda. Fantasy/Comedy. Starring Mara Wilson and Danny DeVito. Rated PG (98 minutes).
Eugene Symphony in the Park
Saturday, July 18 • 8 p.m. Cuthbert Amphitheater in Alton Baker Park
Presented by the Eugene Symphony, Kesey Enterprises, Double Tee Concerts and the City of Eugene Check eugenesymphony.org for program details. While this is a free event, tickets are required. Get yours at the Hult Center box office. All events are FREE!
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DJ Dance Party in the Park Sunday, July 19 • 3 – 6:30 p.m. University Park
Local DJs will be spinning beats and jams for the whole family!
JULY
Skate Competition @ Cal Young Skate Park Sunday, July 19 • 5 – 8 p.m. Cal Young Skate Park
All ages, all abilities can compete (helmets required when skating)! Register at 4 p.m. to compete for prizes ($5/person) or just watch the action for free. A parent must register competitors 18 and under. All proceeds will go to fund skateboard programs.
Concerts in the Park: Eugene Highlanders Pipe Band Washburne Park Series
Sunday, July 19 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Washburne Park
Sponsored by Pacific Winds Music Scottish piping, drumming and dancing.
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Eric Stern
Thursday, July 23 • 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Hult Center Plaza
Eric Stern is the Northwest’s renowned operatic tenor, accordionist, pianist, composer and consummate showman.
Family Fun Nights
Thursday, July 23 • 5:30 – 7 p.m. Petersen Barn Community Center
Enjoy dinner, games, crafts and live entertainment. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner served until 6:30 p.m.
RhythmFest
Thursday, July 23 • 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Amazon Community Center Amphitheater
First hour includes a family-friendly facilitated drum circle. Second hour features rhythm entertainment. Bring your drum and small percussion instruments, chairs and blankets. All events are FREE!
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JULY
pARTy on the Plaza: Performing Arts Series
Hilyard Presents Friday, July 24 • 6 – 9 p.m. Hilyard Community Center
JULY
Enjoy movies, karaoke, lawn games and more! Light snacks available for purchase. Main activity starts at 6:30 p.m.
Movies in the Park: Stand and Deliver Friday, July 24 • 9 p.m. Trainsong Park
Stand and Deliver. Drama. Starring Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips. Rated PG (103 minutes).
Movies in the Park: Daft Punk’s Electroma Saturday, July 25 • 9 p.m. Monroe Park
Daft Punk’s Electroma. Silent movie made by electronic music duo Daft Punk. Not rated (74 minutes).
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JULY
Sunday Streets – Downtown Sunday, July 26 • 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Kesey Square Activity Center
Walk, bike and roll on two miles of car-free streets in downtown. Eugene Sunday Streets promotes healthy, active living by opening the city’s largest public space – its streets. Discover active transportation in a safe, traffic-free environment. Activity center in Kesey Square with live music, food carts, beer garden and more! Check out eugenesundaystreets.org for details.
Concerts in the Park: Oregon Tuba Ensemble Washburne Park Series
Sunday, July 26 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Washburne Park
Sponsored by Pacific Winds Music Enjoy our beautiful parks and talented local musicians! Hear familiar tunes and classical melodies. All events are FREE!
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Concerts in the Park: Eleven Eyes Pedal Power Series
JULY
Thursday, July 30 • 6:30 – 8 p.m. Awbrey Park
Come ready to help power the fun by riding one of the Pedal Power bikes! Eleven Eyes is one of Eugene’s most colorful music institutions. The electronica-accented combination of a world-class horn section, powerful vocals, rip-roaring guitar and a bumpin’ rhythm section.
Rezonate
pARTy on the Plaza: Performing Arts Series
Thursday, July 30 • 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Hult Center Plaza
Award-winning, seven-member a cappella band sings contemporary pop, rock and R&B music.
Movies in the Park: Labyrinth Friday, July 31 • 9 p.m. Willakenzie Park
Labyrinth. Adventure/Fantasy/Family. Starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly. Rated PG (101 minutes).
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AUGUST Movies in the Park: The Rescuers Down Under Saturday, August 1 • 9 p.m. University Park
The Rescuers Down Under. Animation/Adventure. Disney classic featuring Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor. Rated G (77 minutes).
As You Like It
Presented by Free Shakespeare in the Park Enjoy a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare.
DJ Dance Party in the Park Sunday, August 2 • 3 – 6:30 p.m. University Park
Local DJs will be spinning beats and jams for the whole family!
All events are FREE!
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AUGUST
Saturday, August 1 & Sunday, August 2 • 6 p.m. Amazon Community Center Amphitheater
Concerts in the Park: Springfield Community Band Washburne Park Series
Sunday, August 2 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Washburne Park
Sponsored by Pacific Winds Music Enjoy our beautiful parks and talented local musicians! Don’t miss this traditional concert band.
Downtown Dodgeball Tournament
AUGUST
Wednesday, August 5 • 5:30/6 – 8 p.m. Kesey Square
Presented by City of Eugene and Playground Sports Are you ready to Walk on the Wild Side with our animal themed event this year? Grab your pals, put on an animal-inspired costume and win the right to donate $200 to your favorite charity! It’s free to watch, but there’s a $30 entrance fee per team. Register your Walk on the Wild Side Dodgeball Team from June 1 through July 31 at: www.eugfun.org.
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Def Con 5
pARTy on the Plaza: Performing Arts Series
Thursday, August 6 • 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Hult Center Plaza
Portland-based Hip Hop crew established in 1992. Their performance will showcase the arts of b-boying, DJing, emceeing, beatboxing and graffiti art.
Dr. Jazz Concert
Friday, August 7 • 6 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library
Movies in the Park: Angels in the Outfield Friday, August 7 • 9 p.m. Washington Park
Angels in the Outfield. Comedy/Family/Fantasy. Starring Danny Glover and Tony Danza. Rated PG (120 minutes).
Hilyard Presents
Saturday, August 8 • 6 – 9 p.m. Hilyard Community Center
Enjoy movies, karaoke, lawn games and more! Light snacks available for purchase. Main activity starts at 6:30 p.m. All events are FREE!
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Time travel with toe-tapping tunes from the 1920s through 1950s.
Movies in the Park: Remember the Titans Saturday, August 8 • 9 p.m. Sladden Park
Remember the Titans. Biography/Drama/Sport. Starring Denzel Washington. Rated PG (114 minutes).
As You Like It
Saturday, August 8 & Sunday, August 9 • 6 p.m. Amazon Community Center Amphitheater
AUGUST
Presented by Free Shakespeare in the Park Enjoy a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare.
Concerts in the Park: Calamity Jazz Dixieland Band Washburne Park Series
Sunday, August 9 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Washburne Park
Sponsored by Pacific Winds Music Enjoy our beautiful parks and talented local musicians! Calamity Jazz plays a carousel of music, setting the right mood.
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Cascadia Concert Opera
pARTy on the Plaza: Performing Arts Series
Thursday, August 13 • 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Hult Center Plaza
Join us for a taste of inspiration and beauty with fun, energizing, open-air opera.
Family Fun Nights
Thursday, August 13 • 5:30 – 7 p.m. Petersen Barn Community Center
Enjoy a free evening of fun including dinner and games, crafts and live entertainment. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner served until 6:30 p.m.
AUGUST
Concerts in the Park: High Step Society Pedal Power Series
Thursday, August 13 • 6:30 – 8 p.m. Churchill Sports Park
High Step Society is a brand new, all-live electro swing band. What would make a free concert in the park even better? Having the A/V powered by people on bicycles!
All events are FREE!
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Movies in the Park: Finding Nemo Friday, August 14 • 9 p.m. Monroe Park
Finding Nemo. Animation/Adventure/Comedy. Starring Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres. Rated G (101 minutes).
Movies in the Park: Buscando a Nemo
AUGUST
Saturday, August 15 • 9 p.m. Petersen Barn Park
(En Español) Buscando a Nemo. Animación/Aventura/Comedia. Protagonizada por Albert Brooks y Ellen DeGeneres. G nominal (101 minutos).
As You Like It
Saturday, August 15 & Sunday, August 16 • 6 p.m. Amazon Community Center Amphitheater Presented by Free Shakespeare in the Park Enjoy a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare.
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DJ Dance Party in the Park Sunday, August 16 • 3 – 6:30 p.m. Cal Young Park
Local DJs will be spinning beats and jams for the whole family!
Concerts in the Park: Asculta! Woodwind Quintet Washburne Park Series
Sunday, August 16 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Washburne Park
All events are FREE!
AUGUST
Sponsored by Pacific Winds Music Enjoy our beautiful parks and talented local musicians! From Latin heat to German cool.
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Fun For All Festival Wednesday, August 19 • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Petersen Barn
The City of Eugene’s free summer camp program is winding down and to celebrate another awesome summer, Petersen Barn is happy to host the 3rd annual Fun For All Festival. Crafts, games, art projects and general pandemonium will be the order of the day!
AUGUST
Movies on the Square: Raiders of the Lost Ark Summers with Spielberg
Wednesday, August 19 • 8:30 – 10:30 p.m. Kesey Square
Presented by City of Eugene and Eugene Film Society Raiders of the Lost Ark. Starring Harrison Ford. Rated PG (115 minutes).
Eugene’s Got Talent
Thursday, August 20 • 5 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library
Come enjoy acts by kids and teens at this annual variety show.
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Danceability International
pARTy on the Plaza: Performing Arts Series
Thursday, August 20 • 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Hult Center Plaza
Join us for a taste of inspiration and beauty with this mixed abilities dance performance where creative expression becomes the common ground for all people.
Hilyard Presents
Saturday, August 22 • 6 – 9 p.m. Hilyard Community Center
Plein Air Paint Out Exhibit
Saturday, August 22 • 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Hult Center Plaza
Brought to you in conjunction with: Create! Eugene, Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene, and Travel Lane County The practice of painting in the elements, called “en plein air,” has endured for centuries. Experience its enchantment at Create! Eugene’s Plein Air Paint Out, a one-day competition for artists. View artists’ cityscapes and landscapes on display at the Hult Center Plaza. Enjoy live music, a wine bar and an awards ceremony. For more information, go to createeugene.org. All events are FREE!
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Enjoy movies, karaoke, lawn games and more! Light snacks available for purchase. Main activity starts at 6:30 p.m.
As You Like It Saturday, August 22 & Sunday, August 23 • 6 p.m. Amazon Community Center Amphitheater Presented by Free Shakespeare in the Park Enjoy a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare.
Concerts in the Park: Oregon Brass Society Washburne Park Series
AUGUST
Sunday, August 23 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Washburne Park
Sponsored by Pacific Winds Music Enjoy our beautiful parks and talented local musicians! Traditional British brass band.
Movies on the Square: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Summers with Spielberg
Wednesday, August 26 • 8:30 – 10:30 p.m. Kesey Square Presented by City of Eugene and Eugene Film Society E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Starring Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore. Rated PG (121 minutes).
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The Embodiment Project: Chalk Outlines
pARTy on the Plaza: Performing Arts Series
Thursday, August 27 • 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Hult Center Plaza
Join us for this San Francisco-based group that fuses high-energy street dance, live song, choreo-poetry and theater. “Chalk Outlines” is a response to the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Campbell Center Neighborhood Ice Cream Social
AUGUST
Thursday, August 27 • 5:30 – 7 p.m. Campbell Community Center
As summer comes to an end, spend an evening enjoying free ice cream and music.
Concerts in the Park: Make-A-Band’s Featured Band Pedal Power Series
Thursday, August 27 • 6:30 – 8 p.m. Cal Young Middle School
Come check out one of the 10 bands that were selected at last spring’s showcase, where local musicians demonstrated their talent to local producers and were then chosen for Make-A-Band. All events are FREE!
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DJ Dance Party in the Park Sunday, August 30 • 3 – 6:30 p.m. Cal Young Park
Local DJs will be spinning beats and jams for the whole family!
Concerts in the Park: One More Time Marching Band Washburne Park Series
AUGUST
Sunday, August 30 • 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Washburne Park
Sponsored by Pacific Winds Music Enjoy our beautiful parks and talented local musicians! The One More Time Marching Band has been a Eugene-area institution since 1986.
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SEPTEMBER Movies on the Square: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Summers with Spielberg
Wednesday, September 2 • 8:30 – 10:30 p.m. Kesey Square Presented by City of Eugene and Eugene Film Society Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Starring Richard Dreyfuss. Rated PG (137 minutes).
Fiesta Cultural
Friday, September 4 • 5:30 – 8 p.m. Kesey Square
All events are FREE!
SEPTEMBER
Brought to you by: Lane Arts Council First Friday ArtWalk and City of Eugene, Cultural Services Join us in Kesey Square for the kick-off to this month-long series of events at Lane County’s four major art walks. Bring the whole family downtown for a salsa dance party with live music, contemporary Latino art, food vendors and much more!
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Hilyard Presents Saturday, September 12 • 6 – 9 p.m. Hilyard Community Center
Enjoy movies, karaoke, lawn games and more! Light snacks available for purchase. Main activity starts at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday Streets: Friendly Neighborhood
Sunday, September 20 • 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friendly Street Neighborhood
SEPTEMBER
Walk, bike and roll on car-free streets in the Friendly neighborhood. Eugene Sunday Streets promotes healthy, active living by opening the city’s largest public space – its streets. Discover active transportation in a safe, traffic-free environment. For kids of all ages, food carts, beer garden and more! Check out eugenesundaystreets.org for details.
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Sign Up for Summer Reading!
Free events and more for kids, teens and adults at all Library locations: Downtown, Bethel and Sheldon!
For details, visit:
www.eugene-or.gov/library
541-682-5450
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