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The appeal for blood donors after the recent tragedy in Roseburg brought hundreds of donors to our centers and drives. Our heartfelt thank you to all - including many first time donors! We are grateful as well to local businesses that donated food for waiting donors and for our staff. This outpouring of public support helps meet the needs of the shooting victims receiving ongoing care. It replenishes the community blood supply to the four-day inventory needed to meet everyday patient needs. It ensures we are ready for the next emergency - in the Pacific Northwest, or to help people elsewhere in the United States should tragedy or disaster happen.

Lane County’s source for lifesaving blood for more than 54 years. Advancing health, shaping the future of transfusion and transplantation medicine.

Our thoughts continue to be with the families and friends of Umpqua Community College students and faculty who lost their lives. We salute and give thanks to emergency responders, citizens, and healthcare providers at the hospitals who treated and cared for the injured. We’re very proud to be their partners in providing the best healthcare possible in every community we serve.

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Business Profile: Women contribute to the “New Economy”........................... 12 Senior Profile: Bruce Klepinger lives a life of adventure..................................... 14 Wanderings with Joey: Sadness and reflection............................................... 16 Tips for the Holiday Season................ 17 Dirty Laundry: Breastfeeding, tackling taboos in the modern age....................... 18 Managing Diabetes............................. 19 Marché: Outsourcing Thanksgiving preparations.......................................... 20

Borzi Marashi: A caterer for all seasons............................................ 21

Thanksgiving Wine Trail in the Willamette Valley.................................... 39

Get your Eucon on: Comics, cartoons, movies, videos, gaming, cosplay, tattooing and more ................................ 23

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November Events................................ 24 Whiteaker Thanksgiving Dinner feeds the heart and soul ................................. 31 ECRG Rolls out the competition............. 32 Duck Football: Hold onto your hankies, all is not lost.......................................... 34

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McKenzie Brew Festival...................... 35 Classical Music rings in the holiday season....................................... 36 Lane County Theatre offers drama, comedy and suspense for all................... 37

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Because I was out of town for much of September, it’s been extra lovely to be back in Oregon for almost all of October. Many trees changed a week or two too early thanks to our drought—and hasn’t recent rain been shockingly wonderful?— the subsequent colors have made this season stunning (and a little slippery). I’ve been teaching in another county, a 45-minute drive from here, a place I used to work about a decade ago when I was a recent arrival to Oregon. The intervening years have changed me, I know, because the same drive that used to bore me to tears now makes me feel even deeper affection for our state. I enjoy the agriculture of our valley, the rolling browns and greens of our hills, the tall mountains in the distance on clear days, the hawks that perch on fenceposts waiting for rodents to scurry through the fields and the small cities at each end of my drive. I’ve also been trying to hike and walk more when I’m home and on the weekends, and that, too, is a reminder of taking things more slowly, or at least taking mental and physical health breaks on busy days. As I write, I’m preparing to take some food into my school’s Thanksgiving food bank. Our county, too, has one of the highest rates of food insecurity in the nation. I am so grateful for Eugene’s Whiteaker Thanksgiving Dinner for showing the power of community, and for LCC’s chefs and students for helping make a big meal for those who need it. If you have a little extra food or money, consider sending some to the Whiteaker Dinner folks (see pg. 31) or go to FOOD for Lane County, (foodforlanecounty.org) which provides wonderful food boxes and meals to people throughout the county all month and all year. If you enjoy recreational substances, we have info on Thanksgiving wine tours, a strong local cider and craft beer festival—and the women who are helping shape our newly legalized recreational cannabis industry. As usual, our excellent local theaters, musicians, artists and dancers have a plethora of options for arts lovers in November. We tell you about some of that, and while we’re on the “leave the house for things” topic, of course we have a couple of discussions about sports, including that one big sport in Eugene, and a profile of our intrepid Roller Derby women. Many thanks to all of you who have sent in corrections, comments, suggestions and more. We apologize for our mistakes and appreciate your thoughts (send info, correx, pitches and more to editor at lanemontly dot com). May your November be what you want it to be, and we will see you again in December with gift suggestions, holiday listings (there’s a lot going on!), ideas for nonprofit donations and much, much more.

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TO DO with Your Out-of-town Friends and Relatives for the Holidays I GREW UP IN EUGENE, but went back East for college. That gave me the distance to appreciate and experience the Pacific Northwest with new eyes whenever I’d visit home. “I LOVE EUGENE!” has become my perennial refrain whenever I’m home. I find myself gushing to my parents, friends, checkers and baristas (really anyone who’ll listen) about how great this place is. Growing up in Eugene, I took the refreshing potable tapwater, vibrant culture and easy access to the outdoors for granted. It wasn’t until I went away for college and career that the scales fell from my eyes, letting me experience and appreciate the PNW with renewed curiosity and awe. So here’s my holiday gift to you: My top 10 favorite things to do in Lane County with out-of-town family and friends. I hope this fun list will leave you and your loved ones yelling “I LOVE LANE COUNTY!” this holiday season.

1 SCENIC DRIVES Do you ever want to just unwind behind the wheel, feel the breeze in your hair as the picturesque countryside goes by? Alternately, do you have a city-slicking loved one who is desperate to see some greenery after living in the urban jungle? If so, you’re in luck. Lane County is made of three distinct regions. To the east are the Cascades, a mountainous area boasting a diverse collection of ecosystems, from the dry stillness of ancient lava beds to the misty majesty of old growth forests. If it’s variety you’re craving, the Santiam Pass National Scenic Byway up the McKenzie Highway may be just what you’re looking for. (And if it’s closed for the winter, consider a hike or snowshoe trip—the views are magnificent, as is the workout.) Lane County’s central Willamette Valley region is known for being a lush and rolling valley, filled with farmlands, historic covered bridges and wineries. You might want to drive along the Aufderheide Byway, take a self-guided tour of Lowell and Cottage Grove’s covered bridges or a drive along the Territorial Highway to enjoy the quintessential pastoral views. The coast also has its share of stunning scenic byways and lookout points. The Pacific Coast Scenic Byway (Hwy. 101) treats drivers to awe-inspiring vistas as the breathtaking road hugs the rugged outcrops of our Pacific Coast Range. Driving north from Florence, visitors can take a selfie at the Heceta Head Lighthouse, which holds the distinction of being the most photographed lighthouse in the United States, then continue on to Cape Perpetua, which is the tallest point on the Oregon Coast (and, yes, outside of Lane County). From this vantage you may notice that there isn’t any construction on the beach—no hotels, restaurants or homes are within 50 meters of the ocean. That’s because the beach itself is a protected highway, the perfect place to walk around and wrap up your motoring adventure. L A N E M O N T H L Y . C O M

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HOT SP RI NGS Some like it hot, and some like it…hotter. Or at least that’s what they say about the many natural hot springs hidden around Lane County. These hot springs are all just a short drive from Eugene and Springfield. The first is the ADA-compliant Belknap Hot Springs, which has two mineral water (swimming) pools along with a lodge and hotel amenities. Day passes are $12/day per person.

If you’re looking to make a day of the coast, consider starting early with whale watching (experts suggest watching in the early morning with the sun at your back.) An estimated 18,000 whales migrate along the Oregon Coast each year, and among those are gray whales and the occasional orca pod. While there are some whales migrating in November, the big push for whales comes in mid-December to mid-January. Volunteers from Whale Watching Spoken Here give instructions and whale information from 26 different locations during “Whale Week” (Dec 27-31).

Behind door number two: The Terwilliger or Cougar Hot Springs. Known for their “natural” ambience, these clothing-optional hot springs are truly hot: Heated water bubbles up through rocks and waterfalls into several pools within a pristine forest. Day passes are $6/person cash or check. The final crowd favorite is McCredie Hot Springs, located just off the road past Blue Pool Campground in Oakridge. While it is only a couple hundred feet from Hwy. 58, you may want to look it up online or go with a seasoned friend to help show you the way. As with Terwilliger, McCredie is clothing optional, but unlike the others, it is free.

Speaking of creatures on the coast, fall is the perfect time to go crabbing! If you’ve never done it before, it can be quite an adventure. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recommends going during the “slack tides” (peak of high or low tide) because that’s when crabs are most active and least affected by the tidal currents. For more information about crabbing regulations, along with instruction on catching other marine invertebrates, check out dfw.state.or.us/mrp/shellfish/ regulations.asp.

If those dates don’t work for you, a couple of viewing locations we like are Heceta Head Viewpoint and the Sea Lion Caves turnout. If the whales don’t turn up, you can always check out native sea lions at the Sea Lion Caves (open 9am-5pm, closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas; adults $14; seniors $13; children 5-12 $8; under 5 free) where you can learn about and watch sea lions in their natural habitat. If after all that wildlife you need a pick-me-up, head into historic Florence for a latte or breve from the Siuslaw Coffee Roasters. Then wander on down into one of the many saltwater taffy shops, where you can chew on flavors ranging from huckleberry to habanero pepper while watching the actual taffy being produced before your eyes.

CRAB B I NG /TI DE P OOLI NG ON TH E B EACH There is something magical about tidepooling, exploring a hidden world that only reveals itself at specific times. You’ll enjoy hopping among rocks, carefully allowing sea anemones to inquisitively grasp your fingers, hoping to see starfish who have survived the virus that wiped many out over the past few years and watching minnows dart away from your long shadow. This experience is completely free along the beaches of Lane County, including Heceta Head, Bob Creek and Neptune State Scenic Viewpoint. For an added layer of learning, check out the Oregontidepools.org website where you can find tidepool tips, maps, guides and information about the creatures who call the tidepools home.

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THE COAST, PART II: SEA LIONS, WHALES…AND SALT WATER TAFFY

G EOCACH I NG Have you ever wanted to search for hidden treasure? Now that “X marks the spot” isn’t just for pirates, you too can follow specific coordinates to hidden caches of treasure with geocaching. Take part in the “world’s largest treasure hunt” by registering at geocaching.com/play, and then join in one of Lane County’s four options (Eugene, Cascades, Coast and a full-county adventure). With 143 unique cache sites you’re bound to find booty for everyone in your exploration party. All you need play are a GPS-capable device (smartphone or a handheld GPS) and the coordinates from geocaching.com.

21+ AD V E NTU RES For those over 21, Lane County can be quite the playground. The Willamette Valley has more than 400 wineries and is gaining a reputation for producing some of the best pinot noir in the world. If you want to sample some of the region’s offerings, consider designating a driver and touring a few of Lane County’s 20+ wineries, or head to one of the several wine bars in downtown Eugene. An added bonus for out-of-towners: Alaska Airlines has partnered with many Lane County wineries, and a case of wine flies back free. Those looking for something a little harder can check out the local distilleries. The three big

groups are Elixir Distillery (1050 Bethel Drive, Eugene), Crescendo Organic Spirits (4065 W. 11th Ave., Eugene) and Hard Times’ Distillery (547 Blair Blvd., Eugene). You’ll need to call Elixir and make an appointment to tour its facility, but you can visit Crescendo for a tour on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 pm, or hit up Hard Time’s tasting room between 10 am and 10 pm any day of the week. If members of your party over age 21 want to partake of Oregon’s newest recreational substance, they can visit one of Lane County’s 30+ pot dispensaries. Once there, they can speak with a local bud tender to find the right flowers to meet their needs. Just remember, that as with alcohol, people consuming adult substances must be 21 or older and cannot drive/operate heavy equipment until sober.

Many stores also sell loose-leaf tea and herbs for tea blending. Blending your own tea requires a learning curve and it’s definitely an art, but there’s something amazing about sipping and sharing your signature tea with family and friends. One of our favorite blending guides is put out by Mountain Rose (mountainroseblog.com/guide-tea-blending), which has plenty of loose-leaf tea to sell you as well.

M O V I E S! Do you love movies? Lane County does too! We’ve got the big multiplexes with the newest Hollywood releases and stadium seating, art-house theaters like City Lights in Florence and Bijou Cinemas in Eugene who specialize in spectacular limited-run films, and everything in between. The David Minor Theater (in Eugene) is a small 21+ movie theater that serves beer, wine and gourmet food to moviegoers who lounge in couches while watching (relatively) new releases

A RTS A N D TH E O UTD O O R S While Eugene’s motto may be “A Great City for the Arts and Outdoors,” that sentiment really extends to the county as a whole. The fall/ winter months are a great time to learn from experienced local artists with hands-on classes and workshops. Imagine learning to blow glass with a grandparent or flying on a trapeze with a friend in a circus class. You could make bowls in a woodworking or ceramics class and remember loved ones every time you use them; similarly, you could make jewelry or a hand-felted garment for a friend. Many local studios offer drop-in classes, while others require students to apply online for a one- or two-day course. A few options to look up are Cornerstone Glass, Eugene Textile Center, Bounce Gymnastics, City of Eugene Recreation, Willamalane arts and crafts classes, and The Art of Glass. If it’s an outdoor skill you’re itching to learn, both Willamalane and City of Eugene have classes, including climbing, skiing, snowshoeing and more, depending on the city and the time of year. Check out eugene-or.gov/rec and willamalane.org to find out more.

D IY! One of our favorite parts of the holidays is spending time doing activities with loved ones, and our area is certainly famous for its combined pioneer and hippie DIY ethos (now repackaged as hipster, of course!). Some of our favorites are blending your own tea and making cinnamon air-fresheners/ornaments. There are many recipes/ guides online for baking ornaments, but the general trend is to make a 1:1 cinnamon:applesauce combination to produce the ‘flour’ from which the ornaments are formed, then bake them at 150 degrees F for 3-5 hours, filling the house with a warm cinnamon-y smell for days. Wondering where you can get all that cinnamon? Stores that have bulk bins like Winco, Market of Choice, Kiva and Sundance sell bulk cinnamon for just a few dollars a pound, and Mountain Rose Herbs can also fill your cinnamon needs if you need a large amount.

along with cult classics. If simply watching a film isn’t enough and you wish you could be there on set, now you can. The iconic film Stand By Me was filmed in Lane County with scenes shot in Cottage Grove, Veneta, Eugene, Brownsville and more. To experience the magic and re-create your own scenes from the film, check out the self-guided driving tour at thennowmovielocations.blogspot.com/2012/10/standby-me.html.

A G R ITO U R I S M If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it still make a sound? You can find that out along with what kind of sound a falling tree actually does make at one of the many cut-it-yourself Christmas tree farms throughout Lane County. Most open the day after Thanksgiving and are open through Christmas Eve. If trees aren’t your family’s thing, consider visiting an alpaca farm. Lane County is home to several top-notch farms which encourage visitors to learn about these friendly, adorable creatures and the warm fleece they produce. A few well-known farms are Aragon Alpacas and Pura Vida Alpaca Farm, both of which welcome tour groups. Just be sure to call in advance to set up a visit (they are working farms!). n L A N E M O N T H L Y . C O M

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Alaska Airlines Inaugurates Daily Flights to Silicon Valley BY DON ROOT LANE COUNTY’S TECH SECTOR gets a boost this month as

Alaska Airlines commences once-daily nonstop service between Eugene and Mineta San Jose International Airport—the gateway to Silicon Valley.

The flights, operated by Alaska’s regional affiliate, Horizon Air, begin Nov. 5, with the southbound flight leaving Eugene at 4:20 p.m. and arriving in San Jose at 5:50 p.m. The northbound flight leaves San Jose at 5:50 p.m., arriving in Eugene at 7:20 p.m. Horizon’s 76-seat Bombardier Q400 twin-engine turboprops will be used on the route, and passengers will enjoy the usual Horizon amenities, which include complimentary wine and microbrew for adults 21 and older. A public kickoff ceremony for the new service will be held at the airport at 2 p.m. on the 5th, according to Airport Services Manager Casey Boatman. “Alaska is one of our biggest carriers at the airport,” said Boatman, “and we’re always working to get more air service and options for the community.” The airport, which sees nearly a million passengers come and go each year, is currently undergoing construction to accommodate an increasing number of flights. According to Boatman, the expansion and remodeling work will make for a more user-friendly experience. One of the most noticeable improvements will be obvious right inside the airport doors. “We’re moving the TSA screening points and the escalators to open up the lobby area,” said Boatman, adding that the baggage claim area will also get an upgrade.

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Nonstop Eugene-to-San Jose service starts Nov. 5 Boatman expects the work to be completed late summer next year. “We’re 10 weeks behind schedule at this point,” he said, “but I understand that’s not too bad for a project of this size.” The airport improvements and the new direct air service to Silicon Valley are good news for the southern Willamette Valley’s burgeoning tech scene, which seems to be growing at the pace of Moore’s Law. The Eugene-Springfield organization Silicon Shire—a project founded by Cale Bruckner of Eugene app-development company Concentric Sky to connect local tech employers and job-seekers—maintains an online directory of the area’s tech businesses; the list currently includes more than 200 companies, ranging in size from fewer than five to more than 100 employees. Corvallis is also on the nation’s tech-world map. A study by NerdWallet published in February of this year placed that city at #4 on its list of “America’s Most Innovative Tech Hubs.” It’s not surprising that #1 on the list was San Jose, making the new Alaska route a key link in information exchange between the two tech hotbeds. Note that the Eugene-San Jose run isn’t Alaska Airlines’ only foray into linking tech centers; also on Nov. 5, the company begins nonstop service between Portland and Austin, Texas. n

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BUSINESS PROFILE

BY LINDA TRUNNELL

Women Changing

As recreational marijuana becomes legal, Oregon’s female growers and producers join the bonanza

Bethany Sherman

When Oregon voters passed Measure 91 last year, the floodgates opened for entrepreneurs to launch new businesses around the many facets of the cannabis industry. This burgeoning industry took in more than $11 million in sales during the first week of October, when recreational marijuana sales became legal within medicinal dispensaries. According to a Huffington Post article that cites Casey Houlihan, director of the Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association, Oregon retailers showed sales of $3.5 million by the end of opening day. In contrast, Colorado’s first week of sales reached $5 million, and in Washington, sales during the first month hit only $2 million. One reason Oregon posted stronger early sales was the existing medical marijuana infrastructure. More than 250 of the 300+ medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon have applied to the state to sell to recreational customers until full implementation next year of separate medical and recreational dispensaries. Also, growers in Oregon in October did not face strict regulations, so the supply could more easily flow into retail stores than it did for Colorado and Washington. But all of that is about to change. Currently the medical marijuana industry in Oregon is controlled by the Oregon Health Authority. The new recreational marijuana industry will be regulated by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC). New draft rules were recently released by the OLCC announcing fees and regulations required by those applying for licenses to open recreational marijuana businesses. Although this will not be formalized until November, according to Marijuana Politics, the new rules show annual fees of $4,750 for processors, wholesalers, retailers, laboratories and researchers. Growers will pay either $3,750 or $5,750 depending upon the size of the garden. (Measure 91 originally called for fees of $1,250 per year.)

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Many of the entrepreneurs taking advantage of this new economy are women. More than a quarter of the medical dispensary owners in Lane County are women, and an ever-increasing number of women are becoming growers and/or producers of the plant. The decision to get into this field is not a trivial one. In addition to the amount of time and education needed, entrepreneurs run financial risks. With the annual fee and infrastructure requirements of the OLCC, accounting and legal fees, costs to launch a new dispensary start around $50,000. Many current Oregon cannabis business owners worry that entrepreneurs from out of state may take up residency in Oregon, creating more competition. Before the dramatic changes currently taking place in Oregon’s cannabis industry, we talked with several “women in weed” about their goals and passions and how they see Oregon and federal lawmakers moving forward in this industry.

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Weed …baker of medicinal magic people “get off of copious amounts of pharmaceuticals with cannabis” is what she enjoys most. In her five years in the industry, she has accumulated many stories about helping people overcome anxiety, insomnia and other chronic issues. She was also able to help a friend who was diagnosed with cancer.

A Passion for Healing— Medical Dispensaries In 1998 Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 67 creating the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP). This modified state law, allowing the cultivation, possession and use of marijuana by doctor recommendation, for patients with “debilitating medical conditions” including cancer, chronic pain, epilepsy and other seizure disorders, glaucoma, HIV or AIDS, multiple sclerosis and nausea. The revised rule does not affect federal law, which still prohibits the cultivation and possession of marijuana. Oregon Microgrowers Guild dispensary owner Debra Grosella says she is a “baker of medicinal magic.” Her “Eat Half First” medicinal cannabis bakery uses only organic ingredients. She’s also an artist, caregiver and massage therapist. “I feel like everything I have done to this point has led me to this,” she says. “My background in social services, customer service and alternative healing were the perfect combination of experience.” Grosella, 39, has been professionally involved in cannabis for five years and says helping

The youngest woman in Oregon (at the time of this writing) to apply for a medical dispensary license is Lindsey Jacobsen, 23, the owner of Medication Destination and part owner of her family’s farm, Nature’s Intent. Jacobsen, who prior to this was a student at Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon, says she enjoys working with the other entrepreneurs. “I have met some inspiring individuals on this journey,” she says. “Watching these companies grow right before my eyes is absolutely motivating. The sense of community within this industry in incredible.” Jacobsen, who grew up in the industry on her family’s medical marijuana farm, says she believes in the value of cannabis on both a personal and global scale. “On a personal level, it simply makes me better,” she says, but on a bigger level, marijuana “helps with epilepsy, seizures, PTSD, schizophrenia and a plethora of other health issues. It is the closest thing to a panacea that this world has ever seen.”

Growing for the Greater Good La-La*, a medical grower and former landscaper, says she’s in the field because she feels people are just starting to realize the health benefits of marijuana and all that it has to offer. She’s interested in creating and growing high

CBD strains (like Lezborado) to be used in medical applications, and in providing high quality plants for continued medical research in fields like cancer and other chronic diseases. But she’s also excited for the endless possibilities legalizing recreational marijuana will provide. Kendall Whelchel, 26, of Driftaway Farm in Junction City, is another woman passionate about working in the cannabis industry. “I’ve learned so much and met such wonderful people that are just as passionate as I am in showing that the cannabis industry is a respected profession with endless possibilities,” she says. Her family-run organic cannabis farm focuses on high quality specialty strains, with high attention to detailed standards. Like the others she works long hours realizing her dream. Besides performing a variety of tasks at the farm, she also works 32 hours a week as a night manager of a grocery store. “I feel cannabis should be incorporated into our culture the way coffee, alcohol and any other herb or substance that is used to alter, enhance or ease our ‘normal’ everyday mind has been,” says Michelle Wallace, 41, a grower and processor in the industry for 15 years. “I use cannabis for multiple functions, just as I drink green tea in the morning to get my day going, or a glass of wine in the evening to wind down. I think it’s imperative we allow cannabis to be part of our everyday lifestyle.”

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SENIOR PROFILE

BY JOEY EMIL BLUM

Bruce Klepinger, Explorer

ESPITE THE OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE, BRUCE KLEPINGER does not cozy up to the title “senior citizen.” Stubbornly defiant of a severe neuropathy that has challenged his body and balance, the lifetime explorer continues to travel the world with the same passionate zeal as when he first abandoned a career in academics almost five decades ago. Born in 1941 to an Indiana doctor, Klepinger was inspired to his eventual career by family trips planned by his father, who planned annual summer vacations to the majestic expanse of the American West with his wife and his three children: Carol, Judy and Bruce.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

—Mark Twain

“My father loved to travel and caught a lot of flack from his colleagues at the hospital for taking time off, but he’d just butter them up by saying, ‘You guys are so capable, they’ll be in good hands,’” Klepinger says. He adds that his father also enrolled the kids in planning the trips based around themes like the West, the Civil War or Alaska.“You have to understand, this was in the ’40s and ‘50s, no Hotels. com, no Google Maps. My sisters Judy and Carol researched places to stay, and I was the navigator. I loved and still love maps.” One of the family’s trips was a western swing that brought them through Washington and Oregon in 1950. “What I remember vividly is how the trees came right up to the road. That was before I-5 and any of the larger roads. You were driving right through the magnificent forest.” After completing a Ph.D. and medical degree at the University of Indiana, Klepinger was situated for a career in academia and medicine when the internal voice urged him to “Get out while you still can.” Instead of continuing on his education path, he headed west, eventually settling in as a river guide for two solid years of river time on the Colorado.

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It was there that the world of wilderness travel began to emerge as a viable means of living. Klepinger was a central figure in a colorful world of adventure travelers. He flirted with high-altitude expedition climbing but found his true interest was in the more probing, less adrenaline-unfolding walking exploration in the mountains of the world than in the fanatical world of high altitude mountaineering. Thirty years ago he started his company, Ibex Expeditions, and settled into what he loves best, trekking in the remote environments and cultures found in the mountains of the world. Klepinger has a special fondness for the countries and cultures that reside amongst the Himalayas, the world’s tallest mountains. Sit with a map of the Himalayas and Klepinger will tell you in detail about most of the countries they traverse, from Afghanistan to China. Along the way, he has built and still maintains friendships derived from hundreds and hundreds of trips. Klepinger has a loyal clientele built over many decades, and that has served him well in the post- 9/11 landscapes that severely impacted global travel.

Klepinger’s stacks of filled passports reveal a long and rich life of travel. He has traveled on every continent, trekked in most of the world’s mountain ranges and paddled down many of the world’s rivers. He is not slowing down.With upcoming trips scheduled to India, North Africa and Peru, Klepinger remains an upbeat and optimistic person even if an occasional reflective sadness can be heard in his voice when he’s speaking about a world that no longer conceals its most mysterious and hidden places. It’s a familiar theme of the reality of the modern world that changes in travel; communica-

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“You have to understand, this was in the ’40s and ’50s, no Hotels.com, no Google Maps. My sisters Judy and Carol researched places to stay, and I was the navigator. I loved and still love maps.” tion and other technologies have altered the pristine and unique character of much of the world. Also, with so much international travel and exchange, the experience of being “first” to a region is less available. Says Klepinger, “It is a smaller world than when I began for sure” before adding, “It doesn’t matter. The key to traveling is knowing that it ain’t gonna work out like you planned it. Expect the unexpected and it’ll work out better.” As a concession to his neuropathy, Klepinger often is a “four-wheeled” traveler now, or rather a four-hooved one, relying on horseback, an option available for trekkers on many of his trips. But riding a horse on treacherous slopes requires its own stamina and strength. “You don’t just sit atop the horse and sightsee,” he says. “In fact, you better keep your wits about you or you may just fall.” Such a thing happened to Klepinger earlier this year in India, a fall that he says “tenderized” a few parts of his body and prompted him to purchase a riding helmet. “Life is good,” says Klepinger, who says he has no plan to slow down even if he enjoys time at home surrounded by impressive walls of photos from his exotic life and the comfort of a feline companion, Sir Rufus. n

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Sadness AS I WRITE THIS, 10 DAYS HAVE PASSED since the tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College. Over those days, I have struggled to find responsible and honest words that might offer a constructive reaction. Since the shooting, there has been a reflexive reaction by those who respond with anger, condemnation, calls for policy changes or statements from politicians weighing the impact their words may have on their greatest ambitions. Some have spoken from the heart and others from well-rehearsed positions.

here is truly nothing I can write that hasn’t been written already. I cannot persuade anyone to alter his or her view of the Constitution or address issues of gun control, mental illness or human nature. It does bother me that these shootings force us into an intractable polarity that assumes an us-vs.-them attitude. I don’t know anyone who wants this kind of violence. There is no polarity here; there is only us, and if we can set aside our kneejerk blame and shame stances, perhaps we might open the space allowing us to address the problem.

THERE IS NOTHING TO BE GAINED from

“speaking to the choir,” no matter what song the choir sings. All that seems to remain is to sit with sadness that we are a society rife with anger, fear and violence in our domestic and political life. I am not optimistic that we will solve this manifestation of our identity but will likely continue spiraling down a path of self-destruction. For this resignation I feel a twinge of shame, yet I know that until we alter the essential nature of what we are as Americans, or maybe as humans, there is little chance we can eradicate the violence plaguing us. I once asked a teacher of mine, a Tibetan Tulku, what he thought of the popular Free Tibet bumper stickers that had been proliferating in the community. I believe I expected a political or strategic response from him about how Tibet might deflect the Chinese eradication of traditional Tibetan culture. Instead, his reply was directly from the essence of his teaching, “You know, a thousand years ago the Tibetan people were not so kind to the Chinese people.” Anyone familiar with the notion of karma will understand that what Tulku was saying was that no ill deeds go untouched by karma, and this included Tibet itself, even if that did not sit well with the romantic notion of Tibet held by westerners. It isn’t only Buddhists who understand that who we are, what we do and how we live influence everything.

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WANDERINGS WITH JOEY

BY JOEY EMIL BLUM THAT WE ARE A VIOLENT CULTURE is

without dispute: the numbers don’t lie. If I think about the culture I was born and grew up within, I see a steady glorification of violence as a means of how we solve problems. Summoning the traditions of the Wild West or the glorification of warfare, from Dirty Harry to the Terminator, violence is the language and imprint in which we rear our children. Is it a surprise then that we kill ourselves in far greater numbers than any whom we think of as our enemies? We kill ourselves for any number of reasons; though I would like to believe that human problems are solved by rational or emotional means leading us away from torment, and I would like to believe that there is a steady evolution of consciousness moving us forward to a higher place of existence, I do not. I do believe that like Tibet, we will some day come to a reckoning of our karma, if indeed the horror of living in a society that guns down its innocent young people with a steady pulsing regularity every day is not already doing so.

THE DAY OF THE SHOOTING, I was working in a high school with a small group of colleagues. I like being in schools. I was a teacher for many

years, and I enjoy the energy of young people if not so much the buildings where they learn. On this day, as I entered the school, a small and curious pang of anxiety overcame me briefly. For some reason I scanned the school lobby and made a quick reconnaissance of how to get out. I thought how sad it is to think of places of learning, movie theaters, public or social gatherings as threatening rather than welcoming environments. Three hours later on the drive home, we heard about the shooting. The balance of the drive was spent in shock and horror as we spoke about ways to solve the violence. Since then I have spoken about it with everyone with whom I come in contact, and yet it still feels empty. Talking about the shooting with a close friend the other day, he said something that stuck with me. “When you send your child to school, you expect them to come home.”

TO ANYONE WHO HAS LOST A BELOVED MEMBER of their family to any

act of violence I offer my sincere condolences. I am sorry. I truly wish I might help us find the way out of this darkness, that we might find a way to fall out of love with violence and release our fears and mistrust so that we could unify our lives around noble deeds and acts of love and peace. I wish that we could calm our souls and heal rather than inflict wounds so that we might find purpose in honoring the foundation of our creed honoring life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In closing, I am reminded of yet another thing my teacher said about the practice of sitting and quieting the mind, “Meditation is hard. When you drift away just refocus and start again.” And so we must.

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Tips for making it through the holiday season

HEE! HALLOWEEN IS OVER, BUT FOR SOME, WHAT’S COMING UP BETWEEN NOW AND NEW YEAR’S EVE IS EVEN SPOOKIER THAN GHOSTS AND GOBLINS. If you’ve got it all organized, congratulations and just know that we all envy and resent admire you. For the rest of us, here are some tips for surviving and thriving during the holiday season (and beyond).

Make a list, and check it twice. But

instead of making sure you’ve got the absolute most perfect gift/ribbon/holiday meal/outfit for every occasion, look over your list closely. Ask yourself, “Does this bring me joy?” If it doesn’t, cross it off. This question, from Marie Kondo’s The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, is one key to decluttering your home—but it works for mental clutter, too.

Remember, it’s the thought that counts.

Unless you’ve agreed upon a “no gifts” policy (a great stress-reducer for many), that might not apply to finding just the right something for your mother/best friend/significant other. So try this: Give your people a call and ask what they might like (they may have been waiting for you to ask). Or give an experience gift (a day at the beach, a couple hours at the movies, time spent cleaning out the shed)—they’ll remember the time spent with you more than any “thing” (and that’s kind of a gift for both of you).

Don’t stress. Avoid overwhelm, which leads,

among other things, to impulsive decisions and excess spending. Here’s one way: Remember that your list is huge, but in reality, your tasks are not. So rather than worrying about all the gifts and all the parties, decide that you have an hour or two to dedicate to a specific mission— e.g., a gift for ONE person— and head out (maybe to Holiday Market) with that, and only that, in mind. Vow to let nothing distract you. Yes, you still might have a lot to do, but for that time period, you have just that one thing. Cross it off. Repeat as necessary. The benefits of this approach, both for productivity and mental health, are well documented.

Go for “good enough.” Give up the idea of

perfection. Perfection is an illusion: It’s not going to happen, ever, and you won’t enjoy a moment of trying to achieve the impossible (or becoming

paralyzed by the procrastination that goes with it). Let. It. Go.

Relax. Take time for yourself every day.

Especially during all this hustle and rush. Slow it down. Even 15 minutes with a cup of tea in a quiet space can be rejuvenating. Take a walk around the block at night and look up at the moon and stars or listen to the leaves rustling under your feet. Put on some soothing music and light a candle. Sit in a café or on a bench and people watch. Knit or draw. Whatever makes you feel rested, do it.

Make a new tradition. Host a get-together.

What? No, Martha Stewart, you don’t have to send an Evite, make a Yule Log (whatever that is) and have just the right whiskey for your handcrafted eggnog. Text your friends at the last minute and ask them if they want to bring their cards over and have an addressing party or join you on your walk around the block, or watch Scrooged or just go grab a bite and vent. They don’t care if your house is a mess. Theirs is too. Trust me on this one.

Give what you can. An annual tradition in

my house for many years was to pick a tag from the giving tree. It was a fun thing to do together. My kids enjoyed the process of picking a tag, choosing and wrapping a gift, and dropping it off, and it reminded all of us to be grateful. I still remember the look on my daughter’s face when she realized another child her age was asking for a coat and socks. Plus, giving feels good. This year, we’re choosing a volunteer opportunity to do together as a family. (United Way of Lane County has a handy website that lists volunteer opportunities: https://volunteer.truist. com/uwlane/volunteer/, and they’re also in the newspaper.)

Let bygones be bygones. Sorry for this

earworm, but Christmas is a time to say I Love You. And I forgive you. And don’t worry about it. Because as a dear friend of mine likes to say, it’s a short ripper, and that person you’re not speaking to might not be around next year. If that’s not motivation enough, consider this research from the University of Tennessee: The health benefits of forgiveness include, among other things, reduction of negative affect, including anger, tension, depressive symptoms and fatigue.

BY ZANNE MILLER

Allow and accept things (and people) as they are. Sure, your Uncle Joe has too

much wine at dinner and it stresses everyone out, or your mom’s food sensitivities have you feeling like you can only serve clear chicken broth for dinner, or your sister throws a fit about something, anything, because that’s just what she does. You know these things are going to happen already, so prepare for how you’ll deal with them and take care of yourself in a graceful way (Smile. Breathe. Leave the room.) You can play Dar Williams’ “Your Fire Your Soul” on repeat to pump yourself up if you need to, or you can promise yourself that just for today, you’ll let these lovely, flawed humans around you be who they are.

Reach out. Sorry to interrupt this list with a

seeming bummer of an item, but the reason for this list remains: The holidays are often a great source of anxiety and depression for many (if this describes you, please know you’re definitely not alone). It’s actually a myth that suicide increases during the holiday season (it’s after the holidays that it spikes) but seriously: If feelings of sadness ever lead to suicidal thoughts, call a friend, call 911, or in Eugene/Springfield, the White Bird Crisis Line (541-687-4000) or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Conversely, if you know that someone has been having a tough time, give them a call and check in.

Celebrate! Get into the spirit of things.

Remember what you’re celebrating, and celebrate it, whether that’s at temple, in a church, or in the woods. Appreciate the wonder on the faces of children and the pretty lights. Sing out loud. Smile at your coworker’s goofy reindeer sweater. Smile at your neighbors. Say whatever holiday greeting you’re comfortable saying. Say thank you, a lot. Merry, happy Christmahannukwanzadanice —with much love, joy and especially peace— to you. Zanne Miller, MS, MFT Intern, QMHP is a writer, editor and mental health therapist living in Eugene (although her preferred titles are mother, daughter, sister and friend). She welcomes your questions, comments and ideas for future columns to zanne@mind.net

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UT WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE ARE PLENTY COMFORTABLE expressing their displeasure with women doing all of the above.

thought felt so real and true. I had petty, jealous thoughts when it seemed like my husband could soothe him better than I could. When we left the hospital, Quinn still wasn’t nursing, but I was able to pump a good amount of milk, and his father finger-fed him with a tiny tube.

Recently I posted on a photo of 40-week pregnant me nursing my 16-month-old son and looking at my iPhone.

One day, I pumped and mere splatters came out on the sides of the bottle. I was sure I would have to switch to formula.

The photographer is fellow pregnant-with-adaughter/mother-to-a-toddler-son Amanda Avery. We became friends when The Register-Guard hired her and she moved her life down here from Washington. Less than a year later she was laid off, but she decided to start a business, Amanda L. Smith Photography, instead of moving. She and I have done a number of fun, whimsical and silly photoshoots and each time she impressed me with her ability to transcend my vision. For this one, the idea was easy because she’s lived with the same scrutiny I’ve experienced as a nursing mom. It is a rite of passage into motherhood to be judged for just about every choice, particularly when it comes to feeding your baby. Since becoming pregnant, a range of people—from a nail tech to family member—have told me I needed to wean. The only opinion I remember asking for was my doctor’s.

THE PHOTO IS POKING FUN at the critics,

and the response has been positive, with more than 1,000 people clicking “like” so far. I noticed a lack of “liking” from my more conservative friends, and if the photo ever surfaces in a less intimate setting, I can already hear the negative comments. I’ve seen them on other nursing photos. I wouldn’t have posted the photo if I were still working as a reporter. 18

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I texted photographer Amanda and another Amanda who was also nursing. I asked them to bring me milk. I was devastated and thought my baby would starve.

THE LACTATING AMANDAS showed up with But why? I wouldn’t want people to know I breastfeed a toddler? I wouldn’t want anyone to see my life-giving body? It reveals too much about my private life? To me it was important to post it to be part of the effort to normalize breastfeeding. There are plenty of women without my confidence who see the stinging judgments around feeding choices so they hide their own to avoid the pushback.

BEHIND EVERY WOMAN WITH AN INFANT, most likely there is some sort of pain or

challenge surrounding how she feeds her baby. The pain is amplified by the way people treat her. It’s easier to just not share. When I gave birth to Quinn, he latched right away and nursed. The next day he wouldn’t. I was a failure as a woman. I can’t remember feeling lower. I knew that “baby blues” are a normal part of the postpartum hormone dump, but every negative

bags of frozen milk, IPA beer, chocolate and mom’s milk tea. Most of all, they brought reassurance it wasn’t all over.

They showed me I could shove my new baby’s head much more firmly onto my breast than I would have thought OK. The keys to pumping are relaxation and hydration, they said. I had read these things before, but in panic mode, all of the things I had learned faded away, and my emotions took over. I’ve wanted to quit breastfeeding many times. My phone saved me. Not only did it bring in people in the flesh to assist me, but reading online about how normal my experience was was a relief, not to mention that it broke up the boredom.

MAKING IT TO 16 MONTHS NURSING

is a huge accomplishment. I feel for the mommas who didn’t have the Lactating Amandas or moms groups on social media to call upon. While there are also services such as La Leche League and lactation consultants at the hospital, I never wanted to call

them. I wanted support from my peers, and often I had a sleeping baby to not disturb with my voice, or I needed support at odd hours of the night. Those who nursed babies before the Facebook moms group era might not understand the bonding value, the immediate exchange of information and emotional buttressing that goes along with these groups.

THEY MIGHT DECIDE FROM THE OUTSIDE that it’s wrong for a

new mom to engage with her phone while nursing. There’s even a new term to more efficiently shame this sort of behavior: brexting. Texting while breastfeeding. They might be right. Down the line the data may be more conclusive about wireless wave exposure and brain cancer, or those suspicions of those who suggest brexting interrupts the bond between mom and child could be confirmed. If I believed that, I wouldn’t do it.

IT’S POSSIBLE YOU KNOW SOMETHING a new mom doesn’t. You probably do. The thing I’ve noticed about people and their comments is that they don’t seem carefully thought out or to truly consider the feelings of the recipient. It is safe to assume she’s already doing the best she knows how, but if you really are concerned about the baby, I suggest making the time to have a longer conversation. Ask her questions to find out what she already knows before jumping in with the conclusion you think she should come to. She might have good reasons for the choices she’s made.

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Cooking for a Thanksgiving Crowd?

It’s OK to outsource!

HANKSGIVING CAN BE OVERWHELMING FOR MANY REASONS. Guests may be friends or family members you don’t see very often, or (sometimes!) get along with very well. People expect lots of food, and not just any food. It has to be good, and often people want it to be traditional too, which means effort has to go into preparing it.

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Blaine says customers can request specific things they want, or they can choose from Marché’s range of menus. “If they have something in particular that they love and want to serve we can almost always make it work—but our menus are full of choices that we know work beautifully in a catering situation,” she says.

When that’s too much, call on local caterers. Some catering kitchens are closed on the big day, but some, like Marché Catering, are there when you need them.

Marché is dedicated to using the very best local, organic ingredients, Blaine says. “In the depths of winter we have to go a little further afield, but it’s a core part of our mission to support local and organic farms,” she says.

“It can be overwhelming to quarterback a whole feast while hosting,” says Jessica MacMurray Blaine, marketing coordinator at Marché. “Most of the time, people are just looking for some support to supplement the parts of the meal that they don’t love to make. People who love to bake like to get some help with side dishes, people who love to cook side dishes and turkey often get some help with pastry and rolls.”

Provisions, Marché’s marketplace, recently expanded into a 9,500-square-foot food hall offering ingredients, baked goods, prepared foods for take-out and a dine-in setting, and sevendays-a-week access to local, organic produce. “At Thanksgiving time that means pie pumpkins, herbs, squashes, sweet potatoes, wild mushrooms, root vegetables, fresh cranberries, the whole deal,” Blaine says.

Marché offers prep support, side dishes and pastry to help make cooking your own meal easy and fun, Blaine says. A scaled down catering menu allows their employees to also enjoy a day off. Another service Marché offers is to cater breakfast the following day or meals later in the weekend—after the glitter of cooking for a crowd has faded. For any holiday season event, when caterers tend to be busiest, book your time with them as early as possible, especially for large parties.

Marché is also planning its annual Thanksgiving Wine Extravaganza, which Blaine describes as a “mega-tasting,” on the Saturday before the holiday, to help customers pair wines with the traditional turkey-day flavors. If turkey isn’t your thing, Marché also offers oysters and fish or whole ducks and an array of stocks and sauces, not to mention ice cream to go with the inevitable pie. Sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day to do all the cooking yourself, along with preparing your home for guests. “I used to insist on making the whole dinner myself, and in the end it was usually a great meal, but I was exhausted and stressed. Once I liberated myself from the expectation of doing it all and let the pros (in my case, the pro pastry crew) help out, I started enjoying Thanksgiving even more,” Blaine says. “There’s no shame in outsourcing a little—especially if it means that you have time to enjoy the feast, and enjoy time with family and friends. That’s the whole point, right? That, and leftovers, of course.” n

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Versatile Variety

What is your favorite meal to prepare at home? Braised Lamb Shank White or Red Wine? I like it all but consume mostly red. Most memorable catering job this year? Bridgeway House Annual Auction. This is a cause dear to our heart and we appreciate what all the wonderful people involved do for the program.

Restaurateur and caterer Borzi Marashi serves up whatever you like IF ONE WORD CAN BE USED TO SUM UP THE FOOD AND CATERING SERVICES OFFERED BY BORZI MARASHI’S KITCHENS, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE, ‘VERSATILE.’ Marashi manages two restaurants in Eugene’s Fifth Street Public Market: Café Glendi, serving Greek fare, and Butcher Baker, a farmstyle Italian kitchen. Café 123, located in Springfield’s Riverbend Annex but open to the public, offers traditional breakfasts along with a soup and salad bar, sandwiches and wraps, and grilled plates for lunch. Through Oakway Catering, a business he purchased in 2006, he caters large and small events offering food limited only by the guests’ imagination. “We do anything, all across the board,” Marashi says. “This world of food is large and endless, so we can get creative with it. We are versatile and I look at it as a strength because not many people can do the range of things that we are doing.”

Marashi got his start here in the mid-1980s while waiting at restaurants, including the now-closed Gazebo, in college. Marashi completed a science degree and was planning on pursuing a teaching certificate when the Gazebo’s owner offered him a partnership. “I’d always had a strong interest in food,” Marashi says. “I started apprenticing under my partner and working in the kitchen.” Marashi has offered catering services since his earliest days in restaurants, but a dozen years ago that became a larger part of his business. Although Marashi is Persian, he says he has an affinity for Mediterranean food of all types, and opened Café Glendi in 1998. His mother, Ashraf, or Ashi, manages that operation. When Butcher Baker came available three years ago, Marashi snapped it up. “That prominent spot in the middle of Fifth Street Market has always been an attractive space to me,” he says. “And since I was already in the market, I felt we could make it work.”

Oakway Catering’s executive chef Tim Owen and catering manager Jessica Bellah are busy during the holiday months catering primarily office parties. For those who need space, thanks to their locations in Fifth Street, the food court is available for afterhours use, as are rooms in Riverbend suitable for 40 to 200 people. They also have relationships with wineries and can provide beverage service as well as food. Most caterers, Oakway Catering included, don’t work the day of Thanksgiving or Christmas, but they can prepare a menu for pick-up. “It could be typical fare—seasonal pies, sweets, seasonal stuff for the holidays like cranberry sauce, a roast of some sort, brussels sprouts,” Marashi says, “traditional or with a twist.” Oakway Catering’s website has select menus that can be ordered, but customers can customize their menu if they like. “We can do an assortment of sweets or hors d’oeuvres,” Mareshi says, with obvious enthusiasm. “This time of year you can use crab or prawns. We can do local food like local lamb, crab, wild salmon, all organic products, vegetarian, vegan…we go all over the board. We like to make sure people get what they want.” n

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RE YOU A SELF-PROCLAIMED SCI-FI GEEK? A COMIC BOOK AFICIONADO FROM WAY BACK? DO YOU GET AN UNUSUAL SENSE OF ENJOYMENT ACTING OUT CHARACTERS IN COSTUME? If you are any of these things or just love to have fun, you won’t want to miss Eugene Comic Con, November 14th and 15th. Eucon is billed on its website as a community celebration of comic books and pop culture, but that description doesn’t really scratch the surface. Organizer Royce Myers says originally comic cons were very ‘purist’ in that they were a gathering for the comic book community, but over time they have evolved into an “amalgamation of comics, cartoons, TV, movies, videos, gaming, cosplay and tattooing.” Eugene Comic Con’s inaugural event will be a compilation of enthusiastic fans, savvy vendors, special guest speakers, and activities and contests for adults and kids. Locally produced and family-friendly, this event is gearing up to be something special. Myers has done a phenomenal job of rounding up a talented and diverse group of guest speakers and panelists including actors JOHN RHYSDAVIES, Lord of the Rings; NAOMI GROSSMAN, American Horror Story and CHRIS HARRELSON, The Walking Dead; martial artist and Power Ranger JASON DAVID FRANK, WWE Hall of Fame wrestler HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN, and many others. Also appearing are some talented folks from behind the scenes, like world-renowned creature designer TERRYL WHITLATCH, Men in Black, and legendary comic book editor BOB SCHRECK.

Attendees will get a chance to ask questions in most of the panels and are encouraged to show up early, as seating is first-come, first-served. Love to get involved? Although volunteer positions have closed, kids and creative adults can dive into the scene in many ways including the art and cosplay contests. The art contest is for ages 12 and up and is sponsored by Imagination International, Inc and Copic Markers, who will also have a room at the event with art classes and demos. Note: the deadline for art entry, 11/10/15. LTD is also providing an art bus. Cosplay contests will run both Saturday and Sunday and categories include adults, youths, kids and groups. For the newbie, cosplay is defined by Wikipedia as wearing costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character, or any costumed role-playing in venues apart from the stage. Be sure and check the Eucon website for specifics and deadlines for all events. Nearly 100 vendors including comic book dealers, artists, cosplay prop vendors, anime specialists, toy dealers and more will provide one-stop shopping and answer any burning questions you may have about their specialty areas. Another big sponsor, Area 51 Tattoo’s Chris 51, says of the upcoming event, “Either in small increments or a large dose of awesome, a comic con can change the way you see life. Never will you find a more peaceful gathering of like-minded characters united under a common passion for fun and pure geekery. Skin color, race, gender,

planet of origin; none of that matters here!” “Parents can let loose and shed their adult skin and transform into, well…a Transformer! Kids get a second Halloween to dress up, and collectors become kids in a candy store.” Chris is a celebrity in his own right for the A&E television show Epic Ink and his 3,000 square foot “out of this world’ tattoo shop in Springfield. Organizers and all of the sponsors have worked hard to keep ticket prices affordable for everyone, and with so much to experience at Eucon, there’s a lot of value packed into each ticket. Cool door prizes can be won and extra raffle tickets will be given to those donating to the local charity “Bags of Love” benefiting children in crisis. Chris 51 sums up the event, “We are trying to do something magical here by bringing our small community a true big-city type comic con. We aren’t driven by money or greed, it is something way more powerful and meaningful, we are driven by love for the Geek culture…and maybe The Force!” n

SHOW HOURS: Sat., Nov. 14, 10:00 am-6:30 pm; Sunday Nov. 15, 10:00 am-5:30 pm | Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene Children 12 and under FREE with paid adult (1 child per pass) | Full Weekend Pass: $25 | Saturday Pass: $16 ($3 discount for students) | Sunday Pass: $13 | Active Duty Military: FREE Tickets available online (small surcharge) at www.eugenecomiccon.com/get-tickets, or at the door L A N E M O N T H L Y . C O M

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NOVEMBER Breakfast at the Lowell Grange, November 1 Sunday, 8-11 a.m.: Donation: Lowell Grange: 51 E 2nd St, Lowell Come and enjoy home cooked eggs, hashbrowns, waffles, pancakes, sausage, bacon, fruit and beverages! Donations are gratefully accepted. Proceeds go to the Building Restoration Fund.

Master Class with Pianist Peter Gach, November 1 Sunday, 3 p.m.: Free: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. In advance of his November 2 recital in Beall Concert Hall, the celebrated Gach will offer a free master class to UO piano students and to members of the general public.

The Turn of the Screw-Eugene Opera, October 30-November 1 Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m.: Hult Center for the Performing Arts: 7th Ave & Willamette St, Eugene : 541-682-5000. A young governess is hired to care for two beautiful but neglected children in a remote English country house. She begins to realize they are haunted by secrets that may destroy them. Based on the Gothic ghost novella by Henry James, this eerily beautiful chamber opera premiered in 1954 and has been performed frequently ever since.

as she strives to make it on Broadway, capturing the heart of her hard-driven director and fellow cast members along the way. One of the longest running musicals in Broadway history, 42nd Street hits the stage of the Hult Center!

Courtesy of Eugene Cascades and Coast

ate a unique hike-inspired beer that serves as a drinkable landscape portrait of the trails that are walked. Come to the tapping event, hosted by The Bier Stein.

UO Men’s Basketball vs Northwest Christian, November 3 Tuesday: Matthew Knight Arena: 1776 E 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-3464461. Cheer on UO Men’s Basketball team as they take on Northwest Christian on the home court. Go Ducks!

Elizabeth Rowe at Beall Concert Hall, November 4 Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.: $8-$10: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. The UO School of Music and Dance has named Rowe a 2015 Trotter Visiting Professor, a mark of distinction reserved for honored guest artists and scholars. Rowe is a Eugene native who joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2004 and holds the Walter Piston Principal Flute Chiar.

Ideas on Tap—Art, Science and A Really Freaky Fish, November 4

Chicago—The Musical, November 6-15 Carl Woideck Jazz Heritage Project: “Billy Strayhorn Centennial,” November 5 Thursday, 7:30 p.m.: $15-$19: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts: 868 High St, Eugene : 541-434-7000. Composer-arrangerpianist Billy Strayhorn is not a household name, but he should be. For many decades, he was Duke Ellington’s behind-the-scenes composing and arranging partner. Saxophonist/educator Woideck and an all-star cast of great Eugene musicians will anticipate Strayhorn’s 100th birthday.

Wednesday, 7-9 p.m.: Free: Sprout!: 418 A St, Springfield: 541-3463024. Join the Museum of Natural and Cultural History for Ideas on Tap, a conversation series held the first Wednesday of the month at Sprout! Enjoy Claim 52 craft beers and thought-provoking discussions about science, culture and more with Alaska Artist Ray Troll.

Peter Gach at Beall Concert Hall, November 2 Monday, 7:30 p.m.: $8-$10: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. The celebrated pianist will give a recital featuring Three Pieces for Piano, composed specifically for Gach by UO alumnus Benjamin Krause. Gach’s repertoire extends from the complete Well-Tempered Clavier, Vol. II of JS Bach to contemporary works written especially for him.

The Slug Queen at Storytimes, November 4 Wednesday, 10:15 a.m. & 11 a.m.: Free: Eugene Public Library: 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene : 541-682-6617. Join newly-crowned Slug Queen Markalo Parkalo (Mark Roberts) at Family Storytime! The Slug Queen will be a guest reader at every Eugene Public Library Branch!

42nd Street presented by Hult Center for the Performing Arts, November 3-4

Beers Made by Walking Release Party, November 5

Recurring daily: Tuesday & Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.: $35-$100: Hult Center for the Performing Arts: 7th Ave & Willamette St, Eugene : 541-682-5000. 42nd Street follows a young small-town dreamer

Thursday: The Bier Stein Bottleshop and Pub: 1591 Willamette St, Eugene Beers Made By Walking invites brewers and interested community members to go on nature hikes guided by local conservation and plant experts. Brewers attending the hikes are challenged to cre-

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Duck Downtown Football Rally, November 6 Friday, 5-9 p.m.: Free: Downtown Eugene & Downtown Springfield: Willamette & Broadway St, Eugene Each Friday before University of Oregon home football games, Duck fans are gathering in downtown Eugene and downtown Springfield to show their spirit! The University of Oregon Duck Truck and friends will make an appearance in downtown Eugene. Local restaurants and retail shops are hosting entertainment and special discounts for fans. Lane District Transit (LTD) bus service is free after 5 p.m., making it easy to get downtown.

It Came From Kuchar—Film, November 4 Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Free: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon: 1430 Johnson Ln, Eugene In the early 1960s, alongside Andy Warhol, the Kuchar brothers shaped the New York underground film scene. Their films were wildly funny but also human and vulnerable. It Came From Kuchar interweaves the brothers’ lives, their admirers, a history of underground film and a greatest hits of Kuchar clips into a mesmerizing tale. JSMA curator Richard Herskowitz will talk about the experience of being a Kuchar subject.

Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday: Friday & Saturday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.: $18-$20: Florence Events Center: 715 Quince St, Florence : 541-997-1994. Convicted and sent to death row in roaring ‘20s Chicago, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the American Dream. Fame, fortune and acquittal! The Last Resort Players present Chicago the Musical.

Duck Downtown in Downtown Springfield, November 6 Drawing Workshop with Artist Ray Troll, November 5 Thursday, 2-4 p.m.: $30-$40: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-3030. Draw fabulous fish, shadowy sharks and dashing dinosaurs with renowned Alaskan artist Ray Troll. Learn Ray’s signature technique using dark paper and pigment-rich crayons and take your creation home with you. Appropriate for people with any level of artistic skill, ages 6 to 106. Materials provided. Pre-registration is required.

Opening Reception for Ray Troll-Buzz Saw Sharks of Long Ago, November 5 Friday, 6-8 p.m.: Free: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-3024. Get a first look at the exhibit and meet artist Ray Troll. Dive into the deep past and unravel the mystery of the buzz saw shark! Fun for the whole family, the exhibit combines original art, spectacular fossils, and a good dose of scientific humor to shed light on this freaky and fascinating fish.

Friday, 5-9 p.m.: Free: Downtown Springfield: Main St, Springfield Each Friday before University of Oregon home football games, Duck fans are gathering downtown to show their spirit! The University of Oregon Duck Truck and friends will make an appearance in downtown Springfield. Local restaurants and retail shops are hosting entertainment and special discounts for fans. Lane District Transit (LTD) bus service is free after 5 p.m., making it easy to get downtown.

Gem Faire at the Lane Events Center, November 6-8 Recurring daily: Friday, noon-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: $7: Lane Events Center: 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene : 503-252-8300. Fine jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, millions of beads, crystals, gold and silver, minerals and much more at manufacturer’s prices. Over 70 exhibitors from around the world. Jewelry repair and cleaning while you shop. Free hourly door prizes.

Haunted Campus Tour, November 6 Friday, 7 p.m.: Free: University of Oregon: 240 Oregon Hall, Eugene : 541-346-3234. Come out with UO staff as you embark on the first-ever haunted campus tour! Be afraid of spooky stories and urban legends while on this nighttime tour of campus. Check website for registration details and meeting points.

Lane Arts Council First Friday ArtTalk, November 6 Friday, 6 p.m.: Free: CENTER at Lane Community College Downtown Campus: 101 W 10th Ave, Eugene : 541-357-9262. Welcome to the First Friday ArtTalk featuring Henk Pander, born in 1937 in the Netherlands and lived as a child under the Nazi occupation. Pander is probably best known for his official state portrait of Governor Tom McCall which hangs in the capitol in Salem. This ArtTalk is sponsored by the CENTER at Lane Community College’s Downtown Campus.

Oregon Ducks Tailgating Party at Village Green, November 7 Saturday: Free: Village Green Resort & Gardens: 725 Row River Rd, Cottage Grove : 541-942-2491. Join a tailgating party during every Oregon Ducks football game! There will be BBQ and kegs. Bring your Duck gear and your friends to watch the game on a giant, inflatable screen outdoors by the warmth of the fire pit or inside the Map Room Theater. Event is free and open to public.

Oregon Mozart Players featuring Flutist Elizabeth Rowe, November 7 Saturday, 7:30 p.m.: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene The UO School of Music and Dance has named Rowe a 2015 Trotter Visiting Professor, a mark of distinction reserved for honored guest artists and scholars. Repertoire will include Lutoslawski’s Little Suite; C.P.E. Bach’s Concerto for Flute in D Minor, H. 425 (with Rowe on flute) and Beehoven’s Symphony No. 1.

UO Alumni Pre-Game at Essig Field: UO vs California, November 7 Saturday: Free: Essig Field: Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Eugene : 800245-ALUM. Where else would you rather be before kickoff against California than at a tailgate full of Ducks? The Duck Alumni Tailgate is without a doubt the place to be before each game this season. With included food, drinks, entertainment and the company of fellow Duck alumni and fans, this event is sure to get you pumped! Go Ducks!

Mac Miller at McDonald Theatre, November 6 Friday, 8 p.m.: $32.50-$37.50: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller comes to Eugene. With every online ticket purchased, you will receive one standard digital copy of his upcoming album GO:OD AM, in store September 18. Doors open at 7 p.m.

UO Ducks Football vs California Golden Bears, November 7 Saturday, TBA: Autzen Stadium: 2727 Leo Harris Pkwy, Eugene : 541-346-4461. Welcome to the 2015 UO Ducks Football Season. UO takes on California Golden Bears in this conference game. Duck fans wear green! Traveling to Eugene for the game? Dodge the I-5 traffic and check out Amtrak’s Game Train deals: 25% off train tickets, complete with free bus rides from LTD for the whole weekend. Go Ducks!

Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships, November 10-14 Recurring daily: Wednesday-Saturday: Willamalane Center for Sports & Recreation: 250 S 32nd St, Springfield The Cascade Collegiate Conference Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships held at Willamalane.

World Beats Elementary Youth Concert, November 10 Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.: Silva Concert Hall at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts: 1 Eugene Center, Eugene : 541-6879487. The Eugene Symphony will present an elementary concert to celebrate the diversity found in the one universal language: music. Join this experience of sounds, movements and languages of cultures from around the world.

Musical Machines at the Science Factory, November 11

A Night of Bliss: Community Benefit and Celebration, November 7

Wednesday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: $40, $35 for members: The Science Factory Children’s Museum & Exploration Dome Exhibit Hall: 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy, Eugene : 541-682-7888. People have been able to make music electronically for almost 100 years. How do they do it? Join a day of experimentation with sound waves.

Saturday, 5-9 p.m.: Donation: Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene: 1685 W 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-345-0020. A Night of Bliss aims to give back to the community and to those who support Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss. This will be a divine evening of family fun including endless Coconut Bliss Sundaes, live music, local food and beverages, raffle prizes and silent auction.

Emerald City Roller Girls Derby Bout, November 7

Oregon Handmade Holiday Market, November 8

Saturday, 6-9:30 p.m: $12-$15: Lane Events Center Auditorium: 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene Welcome to the Emerald City Roller Girls Home Team Season 9 Game 3! It’s the Church of Sk8in vs NW Pickup Artists, followed by the coed bout between Glitterbomb and Wigglestorm! Get your tickets in advance!

Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Free: Valley River Inn: 1000 Valley River Way, Eugene : 541-914-3222. The 5th Annual Handmade Holiday Market featuring local Oregon Etsy.com sellers. Raffle tickets available for purchase for a chance to win handcrafted items donated by online members. All proceeds benefit Jasper Mountain Children Center.

Lawnmower Racing in Oakridge, November 7

“Adventures in New Music: Premieres!” Oregon Composers Forum, November 10

Saturday, noon-1 p.m.: Oakridge Industrial ParkJoin the Lawnmower Races at Oakridge Industrial Park.

Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.: Free: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. This free concert of the Oregon Composers series will feature premieres by undergraduate and graduate UO composers.

Sharks! No-School Day at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History, November 11 Wednesday, 9 a.m.-noon: $32: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene : 541-3463024. School’s not in session, so head to the museum for an exciting half-day adventure. Students grades 3-5 will think like scientists while getting up-close and personal with the new Buzz Saw Sharks of Long Ago exhibit, and explore the world of sharks through a variety of fun activities. Register online.

Shepherds of Helmand at Wildish Theater, November 11 Wednesday, 6 p.m.: $10: Richard E. Wildish Community Theater: 630 Main St, Springfield : 541-726-2300. This Veteran’s Day, see the

war in Afghanistan as fought by the Oregon National Guard. is free, though a $10 donation is suggested. All proceeds benefit South Willamette Valley Honor Flights and the Springfield Museum.

UO Women’s Basketball vs Warner Pacific, November 11 Wednesday: Matthew Knight Arena: 1776 E 13th Ave, Eugene : 541346-4461. Cheer on UO Women’s Basketball as they take on Warner Pacific on the home court! Go Ducks!

From the New World—Eugene Symphony, November 12 Thursday, 8 p.m.: $10-$60: Hult Center for the Performing Arts: 1 Eugene Center, Eugene : 541-687-9487. Three unique voices create one powerful evening of music about the American experience; Charles Ive’s hypnotic score The Unanswered Questions, French avant-garde composer Edgard Varese’s Ameriques and finally Antonin Dvorak’s famous Symphony No. 9, From the New World. Show your ticket at participating downtown Eugene restaurants to enjoy dining discounts before and after the show. See www.EugeneCascadesCoast. org/Show-Your-Ticket for promotion details.

Casablanca Night at Pfeiffer Winery, November 13 Friday, 6-10 p.m.: $42-$50: Pfeiffer Winery: 25040 Jaeg Rd, Junction City : 541-998-2828. Go back in time with Pfeiffer Winery’s Casablanca Night, featuring food, fun, laughter and the style of the 1940’s. Dress up for Rick’s Place and enjoy live music, dancing and a complimentary cocktail.

Come To The Cabaret presented by Eugene Symphony, November 13 Friday, 6:15-10 p.m.: $70: Hilton Garden Inn: 3528 Gateway St, Eugene : 541-349-9943. The evening starts with wine tasting, h’oeuvres and dinner. Following the entree will be a cake dash. The culmination of the evening will be local singers performing numbers from musicals such as Les Miserables, Hairspray and many more. Reservations required. Proceeds benefit the Eugene Symphony.

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MNCH at Play in the Rain Day, November 14 Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Free: Mount Pisgah Arboretum: 34901 Frank Parrish Rd, Eugene : 541-346-3024. Get out in nature – rain or shine – and explore fun activities for the whole family. Visit the Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s booth and create your own fossil story! Free.

Oregon Ducks Tailgating Party at Village Green, November 14 Saturday: Free: Village Green Resort & Gardens: 725 Row River Rd, Cottage Grove : 541-942-2491. Join a tailgating party during every Oregon Ducks football game! There will be BBQ and kegs. Bring your Duck gear and your friends to watch the game on a giant, inflatable screen outdoors by the warmth of the fire pit or inside the Map Room Theater. Event is free and open to public.

Eugene International Film Festival, November 13-15

Mckenzie Cider & Craft Beer Festival, November 13-14

7th Annual Play in the Rain Day, November 14

Recurring daily: Friday-Sunday: Varies: Valley River Center-Regal Cinemas: 293 Valley River Center, Eugene The Eugene International Film Festival is a celebrated and lauded premier event that presents international original films and state-side gems, brings the filmmakers together and hosts lectures, awards and surprises. Visit the website for details and ticket information.

Recurring daily: Friday, 5-11 p.m.; Saturday, noon-11 p.m.: $15: Willamalane Center for Sports and Recreation: 250 S 32nd St, Springfield Enjoy over 150 of the finest cider and craft brews from Oregon, Washington, and California along with live entertainment from your favorite local artists. A limited selection of oak aged beers will also be available. Food selections will be offered along with a vendor marketplace.

Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Free: Mount Pisgah Arboretum: 34901 Frank Parrish Rd, Eugene : 541-349-7501. A fun-packed family event for those who want to get outside rain or shine! Learn about outdoor adventures for kids and get inspired to play year-round. Activities include tree-climbing, nature crafts, hikes, hay rides, campfire cookery, native plants, archery, a visit from Smokey Bear and much more! Parking and all activities, including campfire food, are free.

Noche de Lotería at Willamalane, November 13

Duck Football Watch Party, November 14

Friday, 6:30-8 p.m.: $1: Willamalane Adult Activity Center: 215 W C St, Springfield Enjoy a night of lotería, music and prizes. Bring the family and join the fun. Includes chips and salsa, beverages and lotería prizes. The League of United Latin America Citizens is a proud partner of this event. ¡Diviértete jugando a la lotería, escuchando música y ganando premios!

Family Fun Fitness Fair in Florence, November 13 Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Free: Three Rivers Casino Resort: 5647 Hwy 126, Florence : 877-374-8377. Win door prizes, play games and enjoy healthy food samples at the Healthy Holiday Habits Family Fun Fitness Fair! Learn about healthly living from the experts. The Coast Guard Auxillary will be doing boat inspections as well!

Saturday: Free: Wild Duck Café & Catering: 1419 Villard St, Eugene : 541-485-3825. Join fellow alumni and fans in Lane County to cheer for the Ducks as they take on Stanford Cardinals on Saturday, November 14. This free, family friendly event is sponsored by the official regional alumni chapter and its board members. The watch party provides great atmosphere to watch Duck football if you can’t be at the game in person!

UO Men’s Basketball vs Jackson State, November 13 Tuesday: Matthew Knight Arena: 1776 E 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-3464461. Cheer on UO Men’s Basketball team as they take on Jackson State on the home court. Go Ducks!

Recurring daily: Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.: $10-$31: Lane Events Center: 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene Popularly known as EUCON, the Eugene Comic Con brings the best in comics and pop culture to beautiful Eugene, Oregon with the first locally produced comic con in 10 years! Come celebrate with special guests, artists, writers, exhibitors, comic books, cosplay, gaming, video games, toys, in-depth panels and so much more!

Friday, 7:30 p.m.: $8-$10: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. The acclaimed soprano Laura Wayte and her musical partner pianist Nathalie Fortin will collaborate with painter and sculptor Lillian Almeida in a perfomance of Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (featuring text from James Agee’s A Death in the Family). Almeida’s large hanging sculptures will set the scene and the mood for a unique marriage of sound and sight.

Little Wonders-Stories and Activities for Preschoolers, November 13 Friday, 10:30 a.m.: Free-$5: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-3024. Big sharks, little sharks, sharks from long ago. Come to the museum and learn about these amazing animals – and their very amazing teeth!

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2015 Emmaus Holiday Bazaar, November 14 Saturday: Free: Emmaus Lutheran Church: 1250 West 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-344-1150. Experience a holiday bazaar with beautiful handmade quilts from crib size to queen. Enter a quilt raffle with tickets sold at the door. Homemade Lefse, cinnamon rolls, you-choose cookies by the dozen, baked goods and candies. Gift baskets, craft items, gently used books. Proceeds to help support local and global charities.

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Chamber Music on Campus, November 17 Eugene Comic Con, November 14-15

Laura Wayte and Nathalie Fortin at Beall Concert Hall, November 13

Play in the Rain Day at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum, November 14

Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.: Free: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. Student chamber ensembles will give a free recital.

FUZE: An OCF Dance Program Event November 14 Saturday, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.: $5: Ford Alumni Center: 1720 E 13th Ave., Eugene : 541-346-8581. The Oregon Country Fair Dance Program would like to offer you a unique opportunity to further engage with social dance in a fun environment with live music from Portland’s Mr. Moo. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. with social dancing from 9 p.m.-midnight.

Campus Orchestra and Campus Band, November 18 Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.: Free: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. The Campus Orchestra featuring conductor Evan Harger, and the Campus Band with Eric Wiltshire conducting, will present a joint concert in historic Beall Concert Hall on the UO campus.

Joe Manis & Siri Vik at John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts, November 19 Thursday, 7:30 p.m.: $18-$28: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts: 868 High St, Eugene : 541-434-7000. Tenor saxophonist Joe Manis and vocalist Siri Vik perform singer Abbey Lincoln’s 1957 album That’s Him! in its entirety, following up their previous Shedd successes performing John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman/John Coltrane Ballads and Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley.

UO Women’s Basketball vs Hampton, November 19 Thursday: Matthew Knight Arena: 1776 E 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-3464461. Cheer on UO Women’s Basketball as they take on Hampton on the home court! Go Ducks!

Saturday Market’s Holiday Market, November 21-December 27 Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday: Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.: Free: Lane Events Center: 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-6868885. Come join this vibrant hub for local artisans! Nearly 200 booths feature locally handcrafted gifts, international foods and entertainment. An iconic Eugene event, the Holiday Market is a must see for locals and visitors every season, and will also be open Saturday, December 20 to Wednesday, December 24. See you there!

SEA-Ken Lavigne, November 21 Saturday, 7 p.m.: $10-$30: Florence Events Center: 715 Quince St, Florence : 541-997-1994. He’s got the looks. He’s got the charm. He’s most certainly got the voice. And now SEA has got him for you. Ken has performed on many world stages, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, in England for His Royal Highness Prince Charles, and has worked with 16-time Grammy winning producer, David Foster.

10th Annual Northwest Women’s Comedy Festival, November 20

Recurring daily: Friday & Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Free: Veneta & Fern Ridge: 24949 Hwy 126, Veneta : 541-935-8443. Explore multiple s throughout the area and find a plethora of local, handmade crafts and food items available for purchase. Surprises and fun with lots of holiday wonder and joy for all! Maps will be available at the Chamber of Commerce office.

Emerald City Roller Girls Derby Bout, November 21 Saturday, 6-9:30 p.m: $12-$15: Lane Events Center Auditorium: 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene Welcome to the Emerald City Roller Girls Home Team Season 9 Game 4! It’s the Andromedolls vs Lava City Roller Girls, followed by the LCC vs Away. Get your tickets in advance!

Saturday, TBA: Autzen Stadium: 2727 Leo Harris Pkwy, Eugene : 541346-4461. Welcome to the 2015 UO Ducks Football Season. UO takes on USC Trojans in this conference game. Duck fans wear black! Traveling to Eugene for the game? Dodge the I-5 traffic and check out Amtrak’s Game Train deals: 25% off train tickets, complete with free bus rides from LTD for the whole weekend. Go Ducks!

Dali Quartet at Beall Music Hall, November 22

Friday, 6:30 p.m.: $25: Richard E. Wildish Community Theater: 630 Main St, Springfield Hosted by Portland comedian Grace Sadie Cejas featuring Kathleen Cremonisi, Dinah Foley, Penny Glass, Leigh Anne Jasheway, Virginia Jones, Andie Main, Beth Pinkerton, Bri Pruett and headliner Susan Rice who has opened for and performed with comedians such as Richard Pryor, Milton Berle and Robin Williams. Who will be the next break-out female comedian?!

Fern Ridge & Veneta Annual Holiday Bazaar, November 20-21

UO Ducks Football vs University of Southern California (USC) Trojans, November 21

Suzuki Strings Concert, November 21 Saturday, 11 a.m.: Free: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. Students of the UO Community Music Institute’s Suzuki Strings Program, ages 4 to 10, will perform on violin, viola and cello. What could be cuter?

University Symphony Orchestra, November 21

Sunday, 3 p.m.: $19-$42: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. Join a free Musical Insights talk at 2:10 p.m delivered by Lindsey Rogers in room 163 of the Frohnmayer Music Building before the show. With an artist’s grace and a Caribbean soul, the Dali Quartet is today’s freshest voice in Classical and Latin-American music. Anchored in both Venezuela’s El Sistema and in American classical conservatory traditions this exciting quartet combines the best of both worlds!

EWEB Run to Stay Warm Half Marathon, November 22 Sunday,: Varies: River Edge Plaza-EWEB Headquarters: 500 E 4th Ave, Eugene Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) Run to Stay Warm includes a half-marathon, 10K, 5K and Kids Fun Race. All proceeds will go to EWEB’s Customer Care program to help income-eligible customers having difficulty paying their utility bills.

Track Town Trombones, November 22 Sunday, 7 p.m.: Free: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. The UO’s trombone studio will present a number of works in historic Beall Concert Hall with director Henry Henniger.

Oregon Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, November 24 Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.: $5-$7: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. Two talented ensembles composed of graduate and undergraduate student musicians will perform both classic and modern works for winds with conductor Rodney Dorsey.

UO Women’s Basketball vs Clemson, November 24 Tuesday: Matthew Knight Arena: 1776 E 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-3464461. Cheer on UO Women’s Basketball as they take on Clemson on the home court! Go Ducks!

UO Men’s Basketball vs Arkansas State, November 25 Wednesday: Matthew Knight Arena: 1776 E 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4461. Cheer on UO Men’s Basketball team as they take on Arkansas State on the home court. Go Ducks!

Saturday, 7:30 p.m.: $5-$7: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. Conductors David M. Jacobs and Evan Harger lead a repertoire featuring Stravinsky’s A Soldiers Tale Suite.

UO Alumni Pre-Game at Essig Field: UO vs USC, November 21 Saturday: Free: Essig Field: Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Eugene : 800-245-ALUM. Where else would you rather be before kickoff against USC than at a tailgate full of Ducks? The Duck Alumni Tailgate is without a doubt the place to be before each game this season. With included food, drinks, entertainment and the company of fellow Duck alumni and fans, this event is sure to get you pumped! Go Ducks!

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UO Women’s Basketball vs North Dakota, November 28 Saturday: Matthew Knight Arena: 1776 E 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-3464461. Cheer on UO Women’s Basketball as they take on North Dakota on the home court! Go Ducks!

“In Beall with Brahms”—Pianist Alexandre Dossin, November 30 Monday, 7:30 p.m.: $8-$10: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. Pianist Alexandre Dossin continues the In Beall with Brahms series, an ambitious concert cycle featuring the complete chamber works with piano by Johannes Brahms, a first for the University of Oregon.

Celebration on the Territorial Thanksgiving Wine Trail, November 26-29 Recurring daily: Thursday-Sunday: varies: Various South Willamette Valley Wineries : 541-221-8592. Enjoy beautiful venues, specials on wine, live music and wonderful food all weekend long out in wine country.

Recurring daily: Friday-Sunday, noon: Free: Silvan Ridge Winery: 27012 Briggs Hill Rd, Eugene Welcome to the annual celebration of family, wine and friends including new wine releases, live music and more.

Turkey Stuffer 5K Run, November 26

Recurring daily: Friday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: Free: Pfeiffer Winery: 25040 Jaeg Rd, Junction City : 541-998-2828. Delight in a long weekend of Wine Country holiday. Enjoy live music everyday from Tyler Morin (Friday), Scott Austin (Saturday) and Jesse Meade (Sunday). Great food, wine tastings, marshmallow roasting and more.

Wednesday, 3 p.m.: Free: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. In advance of his December 3 recital in Beall Concert Hall, the celebrated Hect will give a master class events for UO piano students and members of the general public.

American Spectacular-Eugene Symphony, December 3

Pianist Thomas Hecht at Beall Concert Hall, December 3 Thursday, 7:30 p.m.: $8-$10: Beall Concert Hall: 961 E 18th Ave, Eugene : 541-346-4363. Over a span of three decades, pianist Thomas Hecht has concertized internationally as a concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and member of the acclaimed duo-piano team Hecht and Shapiro. Hecht is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory where he won first prize in the concerto competition and the Kaufmann Award for exellence in chamber music.

UO Ducks Football vs Oregon State Beavers, November 27

Wine Country Thanksgiving at Pfeiffer Winery, November 27-29

Master Class with Pianist Thomas Hecht, December 2

Thursday, 8 p.m.: $10-$60: Hult Center for the Performing Arts: 1 Eugene Center, Eugene : 541-687-9487. Enjoy an evening of thoroughly American enteratinment by Bernstein, Copland, Ellington, Gershwin and more! Hear the world premiere of Grammy-nominated Puerto Rican-American composer Roberto Sierra’s Loiza, based on the bombatraditional dance from his native land. Show your ticket at participating downtown Eugene restaurants to enjoy dining discounts before and after the show. See www.EugeneCascadesCoast.org/ShowYour-Ticket for promotion details.

Thanksgiving Weekend Celebration at Silvan Ridge Winery, November 27-29

Friday, 12:30 p.m.: Autzen Stadium: 2727 Leo Harris Pkwy, Eugene : 541-346-4461. It’s Civil War! UO takes on Oregon State Beavers in this Conference Game. Duck fans wear green! Traveling to Eugene for the game? Dodge the I-5 traffic and check out Amtrak’s Game Train deals: 25% off train tickets, complete with free bus rides from LTD for the whole weekend. Go Ducks!

invited to donate a homemade holiday wreath for the 1st Annual Very Victorian Wreath Festival. All donated art will be made available for a silent auction the first week of December, proceeds going to the educational programming of SMJ House.

UO Men’s Basketball vs Fresno State, November 30 Monday: Matthew Knight Arena: 1776 E 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-3464461. Cheer on UO Men’s Basketball team as they take on Fresno State on the home court. Go Ducks!

UO Women’s Basketball vs San Jose State, November 30

FUZE: An OCF Dance Program Event, December 4 Saturday, 8 p.m.-midnight: $5: Ford Alumni Center: 1720 E 13th Ave., Eugene : 541-346-8581. The Oregon Country Fair Dance Program is excited to bring you a unique opportunity to engage with social partner dancing with our event FUZE, featuring live music from Portland based musician Subaqueous. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. with a social dance from 9 p.m.-midnight.

Monday: Matthew Knight Arena: 1776 E 13th Ave, Eugene : 541-3464461. Cheer on UO Women’s Basketball as they take on San Jose State on the home court! Go Ducks!

Thursday, 8:30-11:30 a.m.: $10-$25: Splash! at Lively Park: 6100 Thurston Rd, Springfield The Turkey Stuffer 5K is a community tradition. Spend time with friends and family while raising money to benefit Willamalane’s free Summer Playground Program for kids. Run or walk a flat course that loops through a beautiful and quiet residential neighborhood. This event is open to all ages.

Christmas Lights at the Village Green, November 27-December 25 Recurring daily: Daily, 5-9 p.m.: Free: Village Green Resort & Gardens: 725 Row River Rd, Cottage Grove : 541-942-2491. The Village Green Resort is hosting the second annual Christmas at the Village Green, featuring a beautiful exterior holiday light display in the Wedding Garden. While enjoying the lights, patrons can cozy up to a fire pit, enjoy a warm mug of gluhwein or hot cocoa, and make s’mores!

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1st Annual Very Victorian Wreath Festival, December 1-6 Recurring daily: Tuesday-Sunday: Varies: Shelton McMurphey Johnson House: 303 Willamette St, Eugene : 541-484-0808. Everyone is

Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: ThursdaySaturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m.: $19 Adult, $16 Youth: Cottage Theatre: 700 Village Dr, Cottage Grove : 541-942-8001. This dramatization of the C.S. Lewis classic faithfully recreates the adventures of four children who wander, quite by accident, from an old wardrobe into the exciting and magical land of Narnia.

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BY VANESSA SALVIA

LCC Gives Back to the Community Chefs and students provide culinary and hospitality skills on Thanksgiving for all comers

IMAGINE TRYING TO COOK this Thanksgiving dinner for more than 2,000 people with only one oven. That’s how many ovens are at the site kitchen at Whiteaker Community Head Start, where the Whiteaker Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner is held.

Thanks to the involvement of Lane Community College’s culinary arts and hospitality department, though, most of the prep is done in the days before the dinner at LCC’s kitchen. Lane Community College and its kitchen are closed on Thanksgiving Day. Clive Wanstall, chef instructor at LCC, got involved in the dinner in 1998, when he had Thanksgiving off and went looking for something to do. “I just went down there and asked if they needed help,” he says, “and of course they did.” Since then, Wanstall has cajoled, as he says, his students and some of the school’s caterers into helping cook and serve for the dinner. “I have a pool of about 70 and up to 80 enrolled students,” he says, “and I want them to get that good feeling you get when you do something good for other people.” The dinners are funded through donations and yard sales held in the summer. As Joanna Bartlett’s companion story shows, donations help provide sleeping bags, blankets, things that can be used for shelter such as tarps, toiletries, hats, gloves and clothing. “People are so generous with us,” Wanstall says. “Everybody wants to be a part of a worthwhile thing like this.” Wanstall’s team starts its food prep work the weekend before. Wanstall oversees the breaking down of 70 or 80 turkeys, yielding about 1,500 pounds of meat. In addition, the crew prepares the full meal deal, with whipped potatoes, gravy, dressing, vegetables and desserts. “These are the best potatoes you’ve ever had in your life,” Wanstall says, making a lip-smacking sound. “We’re really proud of the fact that our food is very good,” Wanstall says. “We don’t have much money, but we have a little time and we have skill, and we want to put that skill to use to give back to people, just for one day, to make these people’s lives a little bit more tolerable.” The event is open to anyone, including homeless and underprivileged members of the community. “We don’t check credentials at the door,” Wanstall says. “And I encourage my volunteers to sit down and enjoy their Thanksgiving meal with these people who come, our guests.” Wanstall says being a part of a community effort like this to feed and clothe people and help them stay warm is “mighty powerful.” “I go there the night before and there’s people lining up with their sleeping bags waiting to get in,” he says. “That’s very moving.” n 30

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Annual Whiteaker Thanksgiving Dinner Brings Community Together The event includes far more than food, and can always use more volunteers

hat started as a small community coming together in 1974 to help a broke young mother and her four small kids have a Thanksgiving dinner has grown to feed thousands.

“It’s not like a soup kitchen at all,” Farfan says. “Everybody sits down at dinner. You can be a volunteer, a guest, anybody can come. People who are in need come. And sometimes, the need is just to be with other people, to not be alone.”

This year’s Whiteaker Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner is expected to bring more than 2,300 people together for a day-long celebration of warmth and community sharing.

Along with the food, a kids activity area keeps little ones occupied, and musicians provide entertainment. Dinner involves the usual Thanksgiving feast—a buffet dinner of turkey, potatoes, gravy, stuffing, and yams and other vegetables. Farfan estimates the community group serves more than 1,700 lbs of turkey, 500 lbs each of potatoes and yams, more than 100 loaves of bread—and, for the vegetarians, more than 150 lbs of tofu. And then there’s dessert. “There’s lots of good food and lots and lots of great desserts,” Farfan says. “We’ve never run out of food.”

“Our saying is ‘neighbors helping neighbors,’” says Beverly Farfan, the event’s lead coordinator. “We figure it’s a big party. It’s a celebration of caring and sharing with each other. That’s how it started many years ago, and that’s what continues today.” The annual dinner celebration started in 1978 when that young mother and her neighbors decided to repay the generosity she’d received by offering a free Thanksgiving meal to anyone in need. The dinner took a brief hiatus but was revived again in 1988. Since then, the annual celebration has continued, making this its 27th consecutive year. Over the years, it’s grown from a simple Thanksgiving meal to an entire day of helping those in need and forging community connections. “I get there at 5:30 in the morning, and there are people in line,” Farfan says. She’s been coordinating the event for the last 20 years. “We have a welcome tent with coffee and hot chocolate and tea and rolls, so people can get something to eat and get warm right away.” Tents are donated by the Airport Rotary Club. At 8 a.m., volunteers start handing out blankets, sleeping bags, hats, gloves and rain gear to those who want or need the items. That’s not the end, though, for those people. “Then they filter into the free store, which is full of clothes, shoes and toiletries,” Farfan says. After that, it’s time for flu shots, administered by students in Lane Community College’s Nursing Program. And then —starting at 11 a.m.—Thanksgiving dinner.

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Most of the food is donated, but Whiteaker Community Dinners, the nonprofit organization that formed to keep the annual dinners going, purchases turkeys every year, along with the outdoor weather gear. “We do need a little bit of money,” Farfan says. “As soon as the money comes in, we go out and buy more stuff to give away.” The event also needs volunteers. All the work is donated by various community groups and individuals—chefs at LCC’s Culinary Arts program (see Vanessa Salvia’s companion story), musicians like The Traceys and The Lost River Band, emcee Paul Biondi, and the hundreds of volunteers who set up, clean up, staff donation drop-off locations, give people rides to the event, and keep everything running smoothly. “People are always so excited about what they do. Different organizations, groups and individuals have taken ownership of their part of the puzzle,” Farfan says. “It’s a community event put on by the community.” n

Whiteaker Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner

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Giveaways 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Dinner starts at 11 a.m. Whiteaker Community Head Start Center 21 North Grand Ave., Eugene, OR 541-485-8179 | wcdinner.org | wcdinner@efn.org

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BY RUBY MCCONNELL

The Emerald City Rolls On

HERE’S A LOT OF ATTENTION GIVEN TO SERIOUS, FULL CONTACT, COMPETITIVE SPORT IN LANE COUNTY, but not all of it’s about football. It’s time to add another notch to Eugene’s competitive sport belt from an unexpected place: the roller derby. The Emerald City Roller Girls have come a long way from their early days of spectaclesteeped local bouts where fashion and flair were as important as a good block. These local girls have made good. This year, their competitive travel team is ranked an astonishing 45th place in the world. What started a decade ago as a throwback to the flamboyant ’70s has grown into a legitimate competitive sport. For a long time, it was known more for its spectacle than its athleticism. Yes, this was the roller derby known for hot pants, hot tempers and players with names and personas more suited to the WWF than the NCAA crowd. Times, it seems, have changed. The costumes have faded (though not altogether) and while it retains its fun vibe, it’s more about the sport and its many athletic demands than ever before. “It’s been such a stereotype of the derby girl,” says Angie Riley, one of the league’s representatives, of the costumes and noms de guerre typically taken on by players.

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“Most high-level derby people are going by their real names; there’s a lot of shift.” Alethea Steingisser, one of the co-captains of the Andromedolls and Riley’s teammate, agrees. “It’s not what people think; it’s not a wrestling show.” Proof of that shift is in the coverage. Roller derby championships, taking place in the beginning of November, are being broadcast on ESPN 3, which is a big break for an upstart sport looking to improve its image and increase its reach. Emerald City also puts on one of the biggest roller derby events in the country; the Big O, draws some of the best competing teams from across the country and last year was estimated to contribute close to a million dollars in revenue to Eugene-area businesses. Riley is excited about the shift. “I played sports all my life and I had that attitude too, that [roller derby] was just something for girls in fishnets. But then I got into it and realized that this was serious. I haven’t been able to compete at this level since I was a college athlete.” Just like other competitive contact sports, roller derby is under concussion scrutiny. “Concussions are something that happen; it’s a contact sport,” says Steingisser. But being relatively new works in derby’s favor; there are no long-standing or deeplyrooted traditions regarding toughing out injuries or avoiding safety gear. Also, the derby world has

the advantage of foresight, which lets them put the health and safety of their athletes first. Not only does the league require safety equipment, including helmets, it has its own concussion task force and trains its athletes to recognize the signs of concussion in one another. That being said, roller derby, for all its contact, is a relatively safe sport, especially at the recreational level. “There’s not a lot of high speed collisions or head butts going on outside of competition,” says Riley. “We actually tried to participate in a cognition and concussion study, but we had to stop because we weren’t generating enough data; we just weren’t hitting our heads enough.” She is also quick to emphasize the safety for beginners and recreational players. “Rec League is very low risk.” In the last year they have expanded their reach beyond the competition circuit and into the community. The “Rec League” is the newly-minted

“…I got into it and realized that this was serious. I haven’t been able to compete at this level since I was a college athlete.” noncompetitive branch of the Emerald City Roller Girls, the brainchild of one of the players, who felt there wasn’t just a place where anyone could come and play. Until last year. the league held try-outs three times a year for their “fresh meat” rookie team, a non-competing training team that was still expected to train three nights a week. After nine years, that model stopped working. “We found that we had folks who tried out and got onto that training team but then discovered they either lacked the skills set to be competitive or the time to commit,” says Riley. “It was leaving people out.” Now, they host drop-in and beginner skates, trainings, and bouts for men and women of all ages. The goal of the Rec League is to make roller derby more accessible and affordable, and a little less time consuming. The league now offers practices for people at all kinds of skill levels, whether you are looking to improve your competitive skate skills or just get out and get some exercise. “What we ultimately want is to grow this and open it up to different training tracks and types of scrimmages. It’s a place to learn new skills and meet people, even if you don’t want any contact,” Riley says of the league. “And there’s no fishnets in practice. It’s just a great workout and a lot of fun.”

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You Win Some, You…Uh-Oh Cheer up, Chicken Little. The sky at Autzen Stadium is most definitely not falling…

hen it comes to this season of Duck football, for many fans it really does feel like the ceiling of our expectations has somehow been lowered. Physics tells us that we cannot have an up without a down. But with three losses already this season, and with a number of vocal and visible sports fans such as Samuel L. Jackson wallowing in our misery, can we really blame Duck fans for wringing their hands in worry that the thrill is gone? After all, despite the recent spate of losing, this is the same program that played in the national championship twice in the past four years. And of course there was the Rose Bowl, which the Ducks won twice in the same span of time. Diehard Duck fans know that our recent success in football goes back a lot further than four years. Don’t forget, only Tyrone Willingham and the Stanford Cardinal kept the Ducks out of the national championship in 2002. That was 13 years and three coaches ago. In the highly cyclical world of college football, that’s a lot of success over a big stretch of time. And yet…and yet… For Duck fans who have grown comfortable with our recent success, Eugene resident Wes Chumley, 40, who is originally from Texas but is also a longtime supporter of the Ducks, sums it up best: “This year is kind of depressing.” Casual sports fans sometimes think of the depth of fandom as a function of age. It’s an easy equation. But diehard fans know better: Somewhere out there is a 14-year-old lifelong Chicago Cubs fan quite comfortable with the depths of her sports-related depression, fully capable of quoting you Johnny Abrego’s career WHIP and ERA. Austin Bransetter, 33, of Cottage Grove, has been a Duck football fanatic since first grade. He remembers a time when being a supporter of his beloved Ducks felt about as hopeless as rooting for the Cubs (not counting this year). But folks from all across Lane County showed up to Autzen Stadium anyway, and cheered with all their might for the green and gold.

fans. “I think it’s really affected the overall mood,” she says. “People are used to going to a game and having an easy time and not really getting stressed out about it. Now when you go, you’ve actually got to pay attention. The diehards are still with the team, because we weren’t always that great, but overall, it’s really stressing everybody out.”

“I feel like a lot of true Duck fans aren’t happy to see any kind of regression,” Bransetter says, “but a lot of the heart and soul has gone out of Autzen. The Civil War used to be the only game you cared if you won or lost. Losing was just part of being a Duck fan.”

Earlier this season, shortly after the Utah Utes strolled into Autzen and simply out-ducked the Oregon Ducks, Samuel L. Jackson wondered—out loud, via Twitter—whether “Oregon’s ranking by reputation is coming to an end.” Most people, when they think of Jackson, probably think of the movie Pulp Fiction. Great vengeance, furious anger. Big Kahuna Burger, and perhaps the most epic Jheri curl of all time.

These losses might be hard for a new fan, “one wrapped up in the recent success of the Ducks, but if you’re a real fan, you’re used to that. Fake fans will probably go away after these losses.” Originally from North Carolina, Erik Forsell, 29, of Eugene, went to grad school at the University of Oregon and counts himself a supporter of Duck football: “I think this is a result of a changing dynasty. Like most fans, I’d like to see a better product on the field.” Duck supporter Emily Smith, 23, of Eugene, agrees. But like a lot of fans, she is less than stoic when talking about how heavy these losses have been on Duck

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But for Duck fans struggling to deal with our recent string of losses, that film contains a singular teaching/philosophical moment: It comes from an off-screen Marcellus Wallace, as he coaches Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) on the real utility and limitations of pride. (You’ll have to watch it to understand what that means.) Don’t worry, Duck fans. That sting you’re feeling? That’s just Duck pride, messing with you. n

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BY ANTHONY ST. CLAIR

Filling the Festival Void McKenzie Cider & Craft Beer celebrates its fourth festival

N NOV. 13-14, OVER 5,000 PEOPLE will enjoy 190 beers and ciders at the McKenzie Cider & Craft Beer Festival (MCCBF). Presented by the McKenzie After 5 and Springfield Rotary Clubs and held at Springfield’s Willamalane Center, MCCBF showcases regional beers and ciders to the benefit of local community organizations and Rotary Club projects. “Not having a festival this time of year was a big void,” says Jay Zink, festival director. A broker who has worked with similar events and represents various small breweries, Zink was also one of the early members of the McKenzie After 5 Rotary Club, founded in 2009. More than 80 breweries and cideries from California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Utah and elsewhere will be pouring up to four beverages at each booth. Those usually include a flagship brew, a winter seasonal and a limited-release or experimental beverage. Live music and food will also be on offer, and awards will be announced for a homebrew contest. To help everyone imbibe but stay safe, a designated driver program is available. Saturday afternoon includes children’s activities: Zany Zoo, face painting, a puppet show and balloon creations. TVs will broadcast college football games. MCCBF began in 2012 as a fundraiser for nonprofit organizations. “The small, newly developed McKenzie After 5 Rotary Club wanted to host a major event,” Zink says. “Because we are a small club, our sponsor club Springfield Rotary has partnered with us. The event has gotten bigger than anticipated, and without the help of a larger club this event would be a lot more difficult to put on.” Winners of last year’s best-in-show, Eugene-based Elk Horn Brewing, will be pouring pecan pumpkin stout, a cranberry cider (featuring cranberries from the Oregon Coast), and a limited release of Eagle Rare Whiskey Barrel-Aged Cider.

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“We enjoy finding out what the locals like, in regards to flavor profiles,” says Colleen Sheehan, Elk Horn co-founder. “It’s a great way to get constructive criticism and feedback on what flavor profiles are trending. Tasting new ciders and beers help the community flourish with the ever-changing and evolving presence of breweries and cideries.” Proceeds will benefit Bags of Love and the Willamalane Foundation. Bags of Love provides homesewn bags filled with a quilt, a stuffed animal, toiletries, school supplies, clothes, and other age-appropriate items to children who are removed from their homes. The Willamalane Foundation supports the activities and facilities of Willamalane Park and Recreation District. Other proceeds will support Rotary Club projects that benefit the local community, with past projects including the Relief Nursery, Gift of Literacy and the Strive mentorship program at Springfield High School. From 1,850 attendees in its inaugural year to more than 5,000 expected for 2015, MCCBF has grown alongside the community and industry. People see the festival as an “opportunity to come and try something new at a value,” Zink says. “We also have quite a few new suppliers this year, which attendees look for to see who is the next Ninkasi, Hop Valley and 2 Towns Ciderhouse.” n L A N E M O N T H L Y . C O M

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November Warms Up With More Scenes Under the Lights

Lane County theater in pre-holiday high gear BY SUZI STEFFEN

CTOBER WAS A NICE, GENTLE MONTH FOR THEATER. Sure, there are usually two can’t-miss plays (one ending, one opening) at the Oregon Contemporary Theatre, and the Very Little Theatre was well underway, and then of course Cottage Theatre has one of its beloved musicals going on… all right, so there’s plenty to do in October, but November? Hold onto your berets, Lane County. Oregon Contemporary Theatre continues its pointedly funny and dramatic Rapture, Blister, Burn by Gina Gionfriddo—a play about which Eugene Art Talk’s Bob Keefer says “This is a delicious, fun, introspective show, well worth going out of your way to see.” It runs at the OCT through Nov. 14 (tix at octheatre.org). With stars of the local theatrical firmament like Michael Walker and Ellen Chace and two of the strong cast members of last year’s A Bright New Boise alongside a newcomer to OCT, this play will make you laugh, and make you think. Meanwhile, at the University of Oregon, on the big Robinson Theatre stage, the extravaganza that is School for Lies runs from Nov. 6 through 21. This it the UO’s opening play for the year, and the David Ives adaptation of Molière’s The Misanthrope mixes 17th-century Parisian salons with contemporary English. It’s funny, yes, and sometimes very pointed—and foul-mouthed enough in its rhyming couplets that the UO Theatre page contains a warning about “mature language,” perhaps to discourage parents who were planning to bring young ones to a beautifully costumed recreation of Paris in 1666. But School for Lies perhaps has more space for happy endings (and happy characters) than Molière ever did. You can order tickets at blogs.uoregon.edu/theatre/ box-office-2/ or, if you’re a UO student with a valid ID, get in line by an hour before showtime (usually by 7 pm) for free tickets each night the play runs. Merde troisième fois, director and students, designers and stagehands. 36

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And at Lane Community College, the excellent, horrifying, painful, hilarious, violent, agonizing The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, directed by the OCT’s Tara Wibrew, opens Nov. 13. Going to this play is a scarifying experience. (Speaking of Michael Walker—see the OCT paragraph—I still haven’t recovered from seeing him in Pillowman in 2007 at the OCT.) Seriously, this play will sear itself into your brain. The script is superb, and it’s unfortunately still topical, with racism, torture, spying and police brutality firmly in the news at all times. If you can stomach a play that had an advisory note about electric drills and barbed wire from the New York Times when it opened in NY in 2005, you’re in for a wild but amazing ride. If searing your brain isn’t your speed, and you don’t want a costume comedy/drama filled with epithets, you might check out the Roving Park Players’ November production of A Christmas Carol. Yes, that’s a month early; on the other hand, unlike local big-box stores, at least they waited until after Halloween to go full-out on the winter holidays. The good people who run Roving Park are mounting this play at local retirement centers and care facilities. It’s a free show, and you’re welcome to enjoy it. The show runs Nov. 12-22; see more of the schedule at the website, rovingparkplayers.org. What about kids? Upstart Crow’s Annie starts in December, but you can see Shrek: The Musical (Jr.) at Rose Children’s Theatre, running in Churchill High School’s theater, Nov. 6-15 (head to therct.com for more info and ticket prices). Whether your own kid is in one of these productions or knows other kids in them, it’s a fun evening or afternoon out, and you’ll see the youngest kids’ eyes widen when they run into some of the (child) actors at Roaring Rapids or the Science Museum or Bounce. November is a short month—Thanksgiving cuts right into the theatrical weekend options—but a potent one for local theater. Get out there before the holidays heat up! See what you can see. Video streaming is super, yes, and even Broadway now has a streaming option, but there’s nothing like an evening out with actors mere feet from you, weaving illusions and then puncturing them with verve and panache. n

International Film Festival Benefits Community The Eugene International Film Festival is celebrating its 10th season this year, November 13-15, 2015. Films will screen at Regal Cinemas, Valley River Center and at Bijou Metro in downtown Eugene. The legendary EIFF Screenwriters/Filmmakers Retreat also takes place on the same dates. Film lovers will have an opportunity to see outstanding dramas, educational documentaries, short films and local interest subjects. Filmmakers from over 35 nations typically submit films to the festival. Celebrities have appeared in a number of Official Selections and attended the festival. This year will be no exception. James Patrick Stuart (“All My Children,” “Still Standing,” “Supernatural,” “Monsters vs. Aliens”) stars in “The American Gandhi,” a multimillion dollar film shot in India, will be walking the red carpet at Regal Cinemas on Friday, November 13, 7:00 PM for its World Premiere. Tickets must be purchased online and will not available at the Regal Cinemas box-office. The online box office will open November 2nd, www.eugenefilmfest. org/attend Community thespians will enjoy “She’s The Best Thing In It,” a documentary featuring Frances McDormand, Melissa Leo, Tyne Daly, Estelle Parsons, Valerie Harper and playwright Doug Wright as Tony Award winner and veteran character actor, Mary Louise Wilson, teaches her first acting class. Mavens of the 72 hour film genre will be inspired by “Sonnet 134” and “Split End.” “Sonnet 134” was created by the Sonnet Project in which filmmakers visualize all 154 Shakespeare sonnets using 154 different actors in 154 unique NYC locations. The Asian American Film Lab created “Split End.” A tour of homes of the homeless and meet and greet on screen, is a community conversation presented in “The Dignity Project,” a Eugene based production. There will be a Q&A following the screening featuring the filmmakers and Lucy Vinis of ShelterCare. Producer Jay Critchley will be coming to Eugene from Provincetown, MA to present his film “Fireflies in the Night: The Great American Wigwam Burner” documentary. Longtime residents will remember how soot from the burners would soil laundry hung out to dry. Those attending the festival have come from Europe, across North America and as far away as McMurdo Station, Antarctica and Melbourne, Australia. Filmmakers from Russia have yet to attend. “Locust,” a film from the Russian Federation is an excellent drama that will show at Bijou Metro, Friday, November 13th, 9:00 PM. In it an innocent summer affair of naïve passion ends as a series of bloody assassinations. Featured are terrific Russian locations and a cast that will draw you further into this story. Writers and film buffs have enjoyed attending the Screenwriters/Filmmaker Retreat where they are mentored by real working Hollywood insiders. The threeday Retreat, with homework, is attended by beginners as well as professionals. Schools, students and community service groups have benefited from the Eugene International Film Festival. Festival underwriters, including Imagination International, Int. and US Bank Foundation have made it possible for the festival to give many-many thousands of dollar worth of academic software and concept art supplies to them. The festival builds empowered citizenship with imaginative and informed excellence in the arts and education.

For movie times visit eugenefilmfest.org/schedule.

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Check out the Eugene Symphony and Oregon Mozart Players this month BY SUZI STEFFEN IF YOU’RE A CLASSICAL MUSIC FAN, NOVEMBER CONTINUES WITH LANE COUNTY’S MANY MUSICAL REASONS TO BE GRATEFUL. Let’s start with the Oregon Mozart Players, who in 2012 moved from being a resident company at the Hult to Beall Hall on the UO campus. That might seem not to bode well for the OMP, but on the contrary: Under the baton of conductor and music director Kelly Kuo, the orchestra sounds superb in the gorgeous acoustics of Beall. I don’t think I’ve experienced many concerts in my adult life that have filled me with so much deep joy as the early October OMP program did. Solo violinist Bella Hristova was enjoyable and fine in the pre-intermission portion of the evening, and then the musicians played the living heck out of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40. It was glorious. One of the best and most pleasant things about live orchestral music is that we’re so used to mp3s, and while we have the splendid ability to listen to almost anything at anytime, music so compressed leaves out a whole range of sounds and resonances. n person, musicians generally have a spontaneity, and yes, sometimes make mistakes, that we never hear on recordings. For me, the warmth of sound, especially at Beall, and the surprises of interplay between conductor and musicians or among musicians makes live orchestral music well worth it. The Mozart Players’ next concert is at 7:30 pm Saturday, Nov. 7, and it features Elizabeth Rowe, a Eugenean who is now the principal flutist for the Boston Symphony. Rowe will perform C.P.E. Bach’s Concerto for Flute in D Minor, H. 425. This rich Baroque piece by Johann Sebastian’s son should entice you, but if that’s not enough, the Mozart Players are taking on Beethoven’s 1st Symphony (Tix: oregonmozartplayers.org; 541-346-4363). Speaking of big endeavors, the Eugene Symphony is continuing its massive 50th anniversary season with a U.S.-themed November concert that begins with Charles Ives’ Unanswered Question, continues in a collaboration with the UO Symphony on French composer Eduard Varèse’s Ameriques and finishes, after intermission, with the New World Symphony by Anton Dvorak. The Varèse piece is an orchestral interpretation of the sounds of Manhattan in 1918, and the combined symphonies will test the limits of the Silva (and its hardworking stagehands, not to mention the eardrums of the musicians up there) by being the largest orchestra ever assembled on that stage. But no matter the huge assembly, the New World Symphony could never be a letdown. This work, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and premiering at Carnegie Hall in December of 1893, is the Czech composer’s attempt to take what he thought of as truly American, uniquely American, music, and meld it with the European tradition. Don’t miss this concert at 8 pm Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Hult (Tix: hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000). n L A N E M O N T H L Y . C O M

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EMORIAL DAY SERVES as the big summer tasting kickoff for Willamette Valley wineries, and Thanksgiving blows its foggy, sometimes rainy way in with an even bigger winery weekend for locals and visitors alike. This year, there’s an added twist: The first plantings of pinot noir vines in our grape-fertile soil occurred in 1965, so everyone is celebrating the first half-century of Oregon pinots. Why winery tours on Thanksgiving weekend? Two words: Visitors and holidays. When your guests and friends and family are adults who enjoy wine, you need something beyond puzzles and football games to entertain everyone (yes, OK, some people are perfectly happy to binge on the pigskin, but they’ll need libations at some point too). And speaking of the winter holidays, Solstice or Kwanzaa or Hanukkah or Christmas and, of course, New Year’s, if you’re entertaining many wine drinkers at all, you’ll want to stock up on the wines that are made just down the (winding) roads of our valleys and hillsides. Thanksgiving weekend is a traditional time for wineries to offer tastings of new vintages, this year including 2013 reds, especially pinot noir but also red blends and other big reds (yes, there are whites and rosés too, but…this is for fall and winter, y’all). Bring cash for the tasting fees, many of which can go toward any purchases you make, and bring a designated driver or two—or join in an organized

bus or van tour so that you can choose how much wine to spit and how much wine to actually imbibe as you go on tasting. And bring a checkbook (whatever those are!) and credit card for the wine cases you’ll want to buy. Remember: For visitors flying Alaska, their first case of Oregon wine flies free. Now that is a good perk. Many wineries offer excellent, non-turkey food and food carts along with live music over Thanksgiving weekend. This year, there’s the Ducks-Beavers Civil War game to show on Friday on some winery big screens. For those who go wine-tasting specifically to avoid football, many wineries don’t have big-screen TVs and aren’t focused on college ball anyway; just check ahead of time. You’ll notice that some wineries are specifically closed on Thanksgiving weekend; others are closed on Friday but open for the big celebrations on Saturday and Sunday; some are open Friday and Saturday but closed Sunday. Plan accordingly! Eugene’s Sweet Cheeks is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Thanksgiving weekend and is open extra

late, until 9 pm on Friday, Nov. 27 (and noon-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday), with live music and wood-fired pizza as a changeup from leftover sweet potatoes and Tofurky sandwiches. Pfeiffer Winery in Junction City is one of the big-screen Civil War game options, and check out the live music along with Boss Hawg’s Food Truck all weekend. Benton Lane Winery has Christmas music if that’s your thing (I mean, OK, it is technically appropriate since it will be after Thanksgiving), wine and cheese plates, wood-fired pizza and more, and of course award-winning wine to taste and buy. This is far, far, far from any complete list. We have literally hundreds of wonderful urban and rural local wineries; some info just wasn’t ready by our press time, so head to Willamette Wineries’ Wine Country Thanksgiving page to see the plans of all of the wineries, both local and slightly more afield— and let us emphasize that you will need a designated driver, but you know that—at willamettewines.com/ event/wine-country-thanksgiving/, or check out the specifically more local South Willamette Valley wineries at southwillamettewineries.com. n

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implementation of Measure 91 appears to be very promising.”

With regard to testing and research, the industry is in its infancy. Bethany Sherman, 33, is founder and CEO of OG Analytical, a cannabis analytical laboratory in Eugene. She is also executive director and co-founder of two nonprofits: The Cannabis Safety Institute, a board of experts providing science-based recommendations to regulators implementing marijuana policy, and Women Leaders in Cannabis.

That bodes well for the future. “We are considered a hallmark of successful legalization,” Padilla-Miller says, “and other states are looking to us to see how they will be drafting their own measures.”

Sherman, in the industry just two years, became involved in a way many others have; responding to the medical needs of a friend or loved one. When her mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the medical dispensary law in Oregon had just passed. Sherman’s instinct was to see if cannabis might help, but as she did her research she learned there are some pesticides that can directly attack the myelin sheath. Therefore using cannabis that had remnants of those pesticides could actually make the MS worse. Sherman then began researching quality control labs and discovered there were none in the Eugene area at that time and only two in Portland, and neither addressed pesticides. “This is when the light bulb went off,” she says, “and I realized there was an obvious gap that needed to be filled.” A former project manager for a Silicon Valley tech firm, Sherman says switching to the cannabis industry was a big jump for her, but now educating the community is what she enjoys most about her business. “We provide valuable information to our clients and bring significant research to the community at large,” Sherman says. “We’re helping people improve upon their practices to meet their goals. This feels really incredible.”

Cultural Shifts, Politics, and the Future of Cannabis in Oregon Alina Padilla-Miller, 38, instructor of a class called “Reefer Madness in the Media” at Oregon State University, says, “Using cannabis is still a socially sensitive topic. This has been evident while at social gatherings where there are mixed ages, including children. I have observed a modesty and discretion with using cannabis that I don’t see with alcohol. I’m not sure that will change anytime soon.” Padilla-Miller says it’s been interesting to study the process of legalization and reform moving across the nation. “Oregon has been really observant of what worked and didn’t work so well in Colorado and Washington, and because of this, the

Bethany Sherman agrees: “I think the cannabis industry in Oregon holds a bright future for many entrepreneurs, especially women. Oregon’s regulations are very progressive (we are the first state to require accreditation of cannabis consumer safety laboratories), and as such, we stand to pave a path for the rest of the country to follow.” Others are not so happy about the way the state’s regulations are moving. Dianna* feels that cannabis is over-regulated in Oregon. “The revenue stream is the primary focus for the cannabis industry, from the state’s perspective,” she says. “The people writing legislation have no knowledge or understanding of the product, its consumers, or their needs. Unfortunately this is driving the regulations to be prohibitive in volume and girth.” Lindsey Jacobsen has similar insights, regarding federal laws. “I am not opposed to paying taxes; I just want to be playing on the same field as every other business with an EIN,” she says. “The IRS collects our taxes, yet we cannot get bank accounts [due to federal insurance laws]. If we are an illegal business, but [the federal government] is taking our money, this seems like a ‘have your cake and eat it, too’ situation.” Jacobsen thinks eventually, things will change. “At the end of the day, the movement has snowballed and I have faith that in the near future cannabis will be legal on a federal level.”

Grosella says that she’s unhappy about the federal laws pertaining to pot. “Cannabis needs to be rescheduled immediately so we can do research,” she says. “It is frustrating to have this medicine available here and not be able to give it to people living in the same country.” Lisa DellaCroce, 50, dispensary owner and grower who has been in the industry 17 years, feels that Oregon’s future in the industry could be chiefly in the exportation to other legal states or across the U.S. if the climate changes on the federal level. “If the politics on cannabis weren’t so tenuous, Oregon could be one of the chief suppliers of this product nationwide,” DellaCroce says. “We grow the best cannabis in the world here in Oregon, and I believe this reputation precedes us nationwide.” La-La says she is optimistic about what the future holds for women (and men) in the cannabis industry in Oregon.“I believe that the legalization of recreational marijuana will be a huge economic boost to our economy, from the cottage industries to the large commercial growers and everything in between, this will create an abundance of good paying jobs,” she says. But that’s not all she’s hoping for. “There are so many other social implications,” she says, including “the possibility of lower healthcare costs, the removal of the stigmatization of being associated with marijuana, and the possibility that resources once spent on marijuana prosecutions and confinement can now be used for something positive.” n *name has been changed

Many of the women interviewed believe that medical and recreational marijuana businesses and regulations should remain separate because they meet different needs. Although Debra Grosella’s medical dispensary welcomes anyone over 21, she says, “I do not want medical to be swept under the rug in the popularity of recreational. Cannabis is medicine. What I have learned since October 1 is that most of our rec customers are just patients without cards.”

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musiccalendar Jonny Lang at McDonald Theatre, November 8

Sturgill Simpson at McDonald Theatre, November 15

Sunday, 8 p.m.: $35 - $40: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Blues, gospel and rock singer Jonny Lang plays McDonald Theatre. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Sunday, 8:30 p.m.: $22 - $25: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Sturgill Simpson with Billy Wayne Davis at McDonald Theatre. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Gill Landry at Axe and Fiddle, November 20 Friday, 8:30 p.m.: $10: Axe & Fiddle: 657 E Main St, Cottage Grove : 541-942-5942. Gill Landry is a Louisiana native, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, adventuresome photographer, rubbertramp gentleman and then some.

The Dandy Warhols at The WOW Hall, November 4

Mac Miller at McDonald Theatre, November 6

Wednesday, 8 p.m.: $20 - $25: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Portland druggy psychedelic pop rock band the Dandy Warhols come to Eugene. Formed in 1994, you’ll want to be bohemian like them. Playing with The Shelters. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Friday, 8 p.m.: $32.50 - $37.50: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller comes to Eugene. With every online ticket purchased, you will receive one standard digital copy of his upcoming album GO:OD AM, in store September 18. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Brothers Gow at Sam Bonds Garage, November 5 Thursday, 9 p.m.: $6: Sam Bonds Garage: 407 Blair Blvd, Eugene : 541-431-6603. It’s a twofer! A visual and soulful blend of rock, funk and jazz influenced improvisation, Brothers Gow want you to have to some good clean fun at Sam Bonds Garage! Followed by indie-rock from Valise.

Oddisee at The WOW Hall, November 5 Thursday, 9 p.m.: $12 - $14: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene : 541-345-4442O. ddisee is touring in support of his third solo album, the critically acclaimed The Good Fight. Playing with Good Cmpny and The Architex. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Michal Menert at The WOW Hall, November 7 Saturday, 9 p.m.: $12 - $15: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Michael Menert takes his renowned musical stylings to the next level with his six-piece live band, Michal Menert and the Pretty Fantastics. Playing with Macelo Moxie and Wildabeast. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Blades, Coe and Ciotti at Sam Bonds Garage, November 8 Sunday, 9 p.m.: $10: Sam Bonds Garage: 407 Blair Blvd, Eugene : 541-431-6603. Get funky with the jazzy R&B soul sounds of Blades, Coe and Ciotti featuring DJ LOGIC at Sam Bonds.

A Night to Dismember Zombie Prom at Cowfish, November 6 Friday, 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.: $3: Cowfish Dance Club: 62 W Broadway, Eugene The 3rd annual A Night to Dismember charity zombie prom will be hosted at Cowfish Dance Club. Enter a zombie costume contest, enjoy a night of dancing with DJ Shaun Mediaclast of the Dead, win sweet prizes and more. Ages 21 and older.

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Demun Jones at The WOW Hall, November 10 Tuesday, 9 p.m.: $10 - $12: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Demun Jones has always had a way of keeping it real when it comes to the music he has written, recorded and performed throughout his career. After a 10-year stint as a member of Rehab, Jones is at a point where he can write songs that represent his life as it is today. Doors open at 8 p.m.

SEA—Ken Lavigne, November 21 Saturday, 7 p.m.: $10 - $30: Florence Events Center: 715 Quince St, Florence : 541-997-1994. He’s got the looks. He’s got the charm. He’s most certainly got the voice. And now SEA has got him for you. Ken has performed on many world stages, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, in England for His Royal Highness Prince Charles, and has worked with 16-time Grammy winning producer, David Foster.

Allen Stone at McDonald Theatre, December 1 Tuesday, 8 p.m.: $24 - $26: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Allen Stone comes to Eugene with opening acts Bernhoft and My Brothers and I. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Thursday, 9 p.m.: $10 - $12: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Fresh off gigantic 2015 festival runs, The Werds and Twiddle are touring to promote their upcoming new albums. The Werks newest effort, dubbed Inside a Deam, will be perfectly eclectic with songs ranging from rock, funk and electronica to singer/songwriter and dance music. With Hamilton Beach. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Friday, 6:30 p.m.: $10: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene : 541345-4442. Featuring Lila Rose, Troupe Azhaar, Adrian Conner, Samba Ja, Saffron, The Ridgeline Ukulele Extravaganza, Eugene Bhangra and Alicia Humphries. Have a Decade To Remember with lots of old memorabilia and fun displays of the many events and show these past ten years. An exciting lineup of music and dance!

Friday, 9:30 p.m.: $14: Sam Bonds Garage: 407 Blair Blvd, Eugene : 541-431-6603. It’s a twofer! Dave Simonette of Trampled by Turtles plays acoustic bluegrass followed by a set from Pete Quirk.

Friday, 8 p.m.: $39.50: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene : 541-345-4442. See Jim Jefferies live Comedy Concert at the McDonald Theatre. Ages 18 and older, doors open at 7 p.m.

The Werks/Twiddle TWERK TOUR at The WOW Hall, November 12

10th Annual GRRRLZ ROCK Wow Hall Showcase, November 6

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Jim Jefferies Comedy Concert at McDonald Theatre, November 20

Cherub at The WOW Hall, November 8 Sunday, 9 p.m.: $15 - $18: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Electro-pop duo Cherub returns to the WOW Hall with a brand new live show. The tour - So... You DTF? - kicked off with a massive hometwon show and comes to Eugene with friends Hippie Sabotage and Shooka. Doors open at 8 p.m.

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Dimond Saints at The WOW Hall, November 13

The Chainsmokers at McDonald Theatre, December 3

Friday, 9 p.m.: $20: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Dimond Saints is the new project of An-Ten-Nae and Releece. Their grand romance with making music, pushing its boundaries and making innovative use of vocals is garnering attention from reps and media outlets alike. Playing with Tiger Fresh and DJ Dv8. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Thursday, 8 p.m.: $20 - $25: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene : 541-345-4442. The Chainsmokers come to Eugene with opening act Sokko & Lyons. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Moon Taxi CD Release Party at The WOW Hall, November 14 Saturday, 9 p.m.: $15 - $18: The WOW Hall: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Moon Taxi is celebrating the release of its new album Daybreaker. Hailing from Nashville, the five-piece formed in 2006 and set out to conquer the Southeast with unforgettable live sets. Playing with the Social Animals. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Collie Buddz at McDonald Theatre, December 4 Friday, 9 p.m.: $20 - $25: McDonald Theatre: 1010 Willamette St, Eugene : 541-345-4442. Collie Buddz Blue Dreamz Tour comes to McDonald Theatre with opening act Hirie. Doors open at 8 p.m.

BY JOSHUA ISAAC FINCH you guessed it, EP 3. Back, though not exactly with a vengeance, the Babes have dropped two advance tracks from the impending release, and they show promise. The trio’s third offering takes the sound of their previous releases and dials it up to buzzworthy levels. Hopefully this ball keeps rolling long enough to get a proper LP out of these guys.

Gracing the stage of The McDonald Theater on November 8 is Fargo blues-rock songwriter Jonny Lang. Lang, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., first found national attention at the tender age of 15 with the release of 1997’s Lie to Me, which peaked at #1 on Billboard’s New Artist chart. Now, nearly 20 years and five LPs later, Lang has shared the stage with legends and influences alike, from The Rolling Stones to Aerosmith to B.B. King, all the while, armed with the same 1972 Fender Thinline Telecaster and gentle croon that won over those first crowds. Warming the crowd up for Lang are Nashville-via-Los Angeles country-rockers, The Runaway Saints. The young trio met in high school. Rather than succumbing to academia, the group took to the road. Their sound blends the pop accessibility of Ryan Cabrera with the southern tradition of acts like Nickel Creek for a unique western-tinged pop-rock that will sink hooks from the first refrain. San Francisco’s Couches return to The Black Forest on Thursday, November 12. The Bay Area “soft grunge” trio have spent the last three years honing their sound and, as the slacker snowball rolls up and down the West Coast, their fan base is growing ever slightly with each handful of plaid-clad rockers they plow over. If Sonic Youth and Pavement came together to showcase the least intrusive version of their combined selves, Couches might very well be that band. Not to imply that Couches suffer from a yearning for the past, but that they draw from it to expertly craft flawless, jangly beard rock for young and old alike. Joining Couches are Eugene’s own Soccer Babes, VCR, and The Critical Shakes. Soccer Babes wield a diverse and infectious garagepop-influenced sound, like a bastard sword forged in the fires of intense fanhood, strong enough to slay the snarkiest of critics. After dropping two EPs in 2012 (aptly titled EP 1 and EP 2), the Babes toured some and slowed their roll, halting to work on a third EP, entitled,

Eugene psych troopers VCR are holding down the fuzzed out live-from-your-basement sound that should be the go-to soundtrack to every party this winter. Featuring members of house show champions The Barger Boys and Best Friends, VCR literally brings the party wherever they go. Good thing it’s 21+. Rounding out the evening is garage-punk-rock duo, The Critical Shakes. These two local boys pull off the classic “guitar & drum duo making up for lack of members with sweat and volume” thing and pour the vessel full to the last drop with energy, only to celebrate by smashing it to pieces. On November 29, Stockholm-based electro-dance meets pop-rock act The Royal Concept will take the historic WOW Hall stage. TRC have a knack for crafting big, upbeat pop anthems not unlike those of Phoenix or Fun. The grandiose feel is in no small part due to the gang vocal choruses, an idea that, while stemming from vocalist David Larson’s admitted aversion to hearing his own voice, resulted in the act’s hallmark. Joining The Royal Concept is Los Angeles all-hooks indie poppers, Parade of Lights. Garnering plenty of buzz in the LA area as pop/rock duo Polus, the project organically became a full band in 2010, changing its name to Parade of Lights and playing supporting act to bands such as Imagine Dragons and 30 Seconds To Mars. Touring on their debut LP, Feeling Electric, the neo-new-wave, future arena-pop quartet are poised and eager to charm your pants right off. So, while it might be tempting to finally break out the housewarming crockpot aunt Kathy got you and settle into a season of inadvertently overcooking rainbow chard (it goes in soup, right?), maybe take a chance and support the unyielding and fearless musicians who laugh in the face of automotive dismay, financial shortcomings and frostbitten mountain passes in hopes of grasping that fleeting buzz of playing a great show. n

For many artists, as the temperature drops and we invest in more layers in anticipation of ever-changing weather, touring season winds to a close. Used vans have a pesky way of breaking down, and nobody wants to spend two hours on the shoulder of a snowy mountain pass trying to flag down a ride.

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Read a Book, Find a Job, Start a Business or Get Crafty The Eugene Public Libraries offer something for everyone in November Information: 541-682-8316 or www.eugene-or.gov/library Family Fun: Map Play

Intro to Online Genealogy

Tech Time at Sheldon Branch

Sunday, November 1, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 7, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday, November 10, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Sheldon Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1566 Coburg Road

Kids and family: create a map to lead to a hidden treasure, around your neighborhood, through a fantasy land, on your pet’s favorite route, or any place you imagine. With Sharon Kaplan. Free.

Start exploring your family tree at this introduction to online tools available free through Eugene Public Library including Ancestry, HeritageQuest, and the Info Hub at the Library’s website. Also learn about 40+ recommended Internet sites including USGenweb, Rootsweb, Family Search, and Cyndi’s List. Internet skills required. Free.

Technology questions or frustrations? Drop in at the Sheldon Branch of Eugene Public Library for help with user-friendly tech expert Virginia Johnson. She can assist with using smart phones, tablets, e-readers, or online activities such as using websites and downloading. If possible, bring your device with you. Johnson is Principal Strategist at Social Media Scion. Free

Print Your Book Monday, November 2, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Get an introduction to the many self-publishing resources available online. Whether you have written a book you want to print and sell widely, or you want to print just a few copies of a family history or recipe collection, self-publishing is now easier and more affordable than ever. Intermediate computer and Internet skills required. Free. Health Insurance for Oregon

Handmade Journals: Workshop for Adults Saturday, November 7, 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, November 10, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, November 17, 6:00 p.m.

Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Road

Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Rd.

Adults: learn to use basic folds and the long stitch technique to make a versatile blank book for yourself or a gift. All materials provided. Free.

Tuesday, November 3, 5:00 p.m.

3D-Print a Ring

Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Sunday, November 8, 2:00 p.m.

Learn about the Oregon Health Plan! Specially trained staff from White Bird Clinic will provide a user-friendly overview of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP), answer questions, and assist with applying and renewals. Finding a Job After 50 Thursday, November 5, 5:30 p.m.

Learn the basics of 3D modeling and printing. Design a ring with userfriendly Tinkercad software, then 3D-print it. All supplies provided. Due to limited space, pre-registration is required: starting October 20, call 541-6825450. Free. Family Fun: Gymnastics

Job hunting? Learn about helpful local resources for adults over 50 seeking paid or stipend work. Representatives from WorkSource Lane, Goodwill Industries, Experience Works, and Lane Community College will share information and advice to take the next step. Sponsored by Eugene Public Library and LCC Successful Aging Institute. Free.

Sunday, November 8, 2:30 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Kids and family: jump into active fun for the whole family with Naja Rossoff of Bounce Gymnastics. Free.

Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Friday, November 6, 6:00 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Celebrate Eugene Symphony’s 50th anniversary with a classical string quartet concert. Eugene Symphony/UO Graduate Teaching Fellows Valerie Nelson (violin), Lionel Thomas (violin), Lauren Culver (viola), and Kathryn Brunhaver (cello) will perform a collection of music, including Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, “American.” Plus, starting at 5:00 p.m.: an archival exhibit of Symphony history and a reception with light refreshments. Free.

Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th and Olive

Kids and families: sing and dance your way into the weekend! This week: join Rich Glauber for interactive musical play to delight all ages. Free. Cuentos y Canciones with Rich Glauber Saturday, November 7, 11:15 a.m. Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Road

This week at Cuentos y Canciones (Stories and Songs) storytime in Spanish, join guest performer Rich Glauber for musical fun. Bethel Branch hosts Cuentos y Canciones (Stories and Songs) in Spanish every Saturday at 11:15 a.m. Free. Dog Tale Time Saturdays through December 5, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Kids: have fun and build skills in short one-on-one sessions reading to trained dogs at the Downtown Eugene Public Library. Dogs and handlers courtesy of PAAWS (Project Canine and Pet Partner teams). For grades K – 6. Pre-register starting one week in advance in person or by phone: 541-682-8316. Free. 44

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Physical Activity for Healthy Aging Thursday, November 12, 1:00 p.m.

First Friday: Celebrate Eugene Symphony

Saturday, November 7 & Saturday, November 28, 10:15 a.m.

Especially for iPad users: bring your iPad to the Bethel Branch and learn how to make the most of it! This user-friendly class will cover iPad features and how to use Eugene Public Library resources with your iPad. Internet skills required. Free.

Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Family Music Time: Rich Glauber

Intro to iPad at Bethel Branch

Sheldon Branch of Eugene Public Library, 1566 Coburg Rd

Intro to Word: Holiday Newsletter Monday, November 9, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Get a hands-on introduction to using Microsoft Word to create documents by making a holiday newsletter. Learn how to enter and format text, insert photos, move content within the document (cut and paste), save your work, and print your newsletter. Required: basic computer keyboard and mouse skills. Free. World War II: 70th Anniversary Monday, November 9, 6:00 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Mike Pungercar wrote a book inspired by his father’s WWII memories, serves as Director of South Willamette Valley Honor Flight, and recently traveled to Japan in a delegation returning Good Luck Flags taken as “souvenirs” by American soldiers. Join him for an illustrated talk about how and why the U.S. entered World War II, an overview of some of the battle fronts, and a more-detailed look at the Air War over Europe. He will also talk about the trip to return Good Luck Flags to the families of deceased Japanese soldiers. Pungercar is the author of “The Promise Kept: A Story of Life and Death in the Eighth Air Force and in the 91st Bomb Group in World War II.” Honor Flights provide veterans with all-expenses-paid trips to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Free.

Join Fuzhong Li and Linlin Choy of the Oregon Research Institute to learn about exercise programs to stay healthy as you age. Plus, try a few moves! Research has shown the importance and benefits of engaging in regular physical activity as part of healthy aging. Learn about exercise programs to promote balance, strength, flexibility, and prevent falls. Watch and try exercises from conventional and alternative programs, including Tai Ji Quan, dancing, stretching, and more. Linlin Choy and Fuzhong Li have been awarded a grant from the National Institute of Health and National Institute on Aging to research and evaluate the health benefits of a variety of exercise programs for seniors. Free. Tim Berry: The Business Plan You’ll Really Use Thursday, November 12, 6:00 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs: catch this golden opportunity to hear Palo Alto Software founder Tim Berry, creator of Business Plan Pro, on the crucial topic of business planning. Well-known as a clear and entertaining speaker, Berry will deliver nuts-and-bolts explanations and steps to follow, from strategies to schedules to sales projections. Berry is founder and Chairman of Palo Alto Software, founder of bplans. com, and a co-founder of Borland International. The author of books and software including Business Plan Pro, he writes frequently online, including for Huffington Post, Amex OPEN Forum, Industry Word at sba.gov, his own blog Planning Startups Stories, and as the official business planning coach at Entrepreneur.com. Sponsored by Eugene Public Library, Lane Community College Small Business Development Center, and SCORE: Counselors to America’s Small Business. Free.

Teens: “Doctor Who” Club Friday, November 13, 4:00 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Teens: get together for the “Doctor Who” Club at Eugene Public Library! Enjoy episodes, snacking, and Whovian conversation. The teen “Doctor Who” Club meets the second Friday of each month, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Downtown Library. For ages 13 to 17. Free. Intro to Computers Saturday, November 14, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Beginners: learn the basics of the computer system, how to use the mouse and keyboard, and how to access Eugene Public Library resources onscreen. No computer experience needed. Free. Holiday Gifts Book Sale Saturday, November 14, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Find amazing deals on books in gift-giving condition, including bestsellers, classics, holiday-themed titles, coffee table books, and children’s books. Plus great reading for yourself, including hundreds of mysteries, popular fiction, and more. This sale of very-gently-used books is a fundraiser by the volunteer Friends of Eugene Public Library. All proceeds will go to support Eugene Public Library programs. Admission and parking are free.

vices offer tens of thousands of titles and are available at the Library website from home or on the road. Just bring yourself and your curiosity; no device needed. Free. Windfall Reading: Susan Denning and Evan Morgan Williams

Friday, November 20, 10:15 a.m.

Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Sheldon Branch of Eugene Public Library

This month’s readers are Susan Denning and Evan Morgan Williams. Susan Denning is the author of the chapbooks “She Preferred to Read the Knives” and “How to Live Forever.” Her work has appeared in Filter, New York Quarterly, Quick Fiction, and elsewhere. She edited the online magazine Caffeine Destiny for 13 years and was an editor of the anthology “Alive At The Center: Contemporary Poems from the Pacific Northwest.” Denning teaches writing and works at the Portland-based non-profit Literary Arts. Evan Morgan Williams won the BkMk Press Chandra Prize for his collection of short stories, “Thorn.” He has published more than 40 stories in publications including Witness, Antioch Review, The Kenyon Review, and ZYZZYVA. He has taught public school for over 20 years, including a Writers in the Schools residency and Writer to Writer mentorship. He gave an inaugural reading in Eastern Oregon University’s revived Ars Poetica Visiting Writer Series. His work appears in the current issues of Phantom Drift: New Fabulism, The Timberline Review, and Weber: the Contemporary West. The Windfall Reading Series is sponsored by Eugene Public Library, Lane Literary Guild, Friends of Eugene Public Library, and Eugene Public Library Foundation. Refreshments served at intermission. Free.

Firday, November 27, 10:15 a.m.

Thursday, November 19, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

This month’s book is “Three Times Lucky” by Sheila Turnage. This hilarious, award-winning mystery tells the tale of sixth-grader Mo and her best friend Dale as they try to solve a murder case in their tiny Southern town. For grades 4 - 6. Pre-register and pick up the book at the Children’s Center starting November 1. Teen Book Group Saturday, November 14, 10:15 a.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Kids and families: sing and dance your way into the weekend! This week, join Emily Fox to enjoy lively banjo tunes. Free. Family Fun: Legos Sunday, November 15, 2:30 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Kids and family: explore, build, and play with Legos! Come to the Downtown Library to join in Lego and Duplo challenges, Module Architecture building, and creating a car to run on the racetrack. Learn how with visiting staff from City of Eugene’s Petersen Barn Community Center. Free. Download eBooks and More Monday, November 16, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Have fun and save money: learn how to get free downloadable and streaming eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, music, movies, and TV shows from Eugene Public Library. See a step-by-step, user-friendly demonstration of online services including Library2Go, Hoopla, Zinio, and Freegal. These ser-

“Stories and Art” at Family Storytimes

Tuesday, November 17, 5:30 p.m.

Tween Scene

Family Music Time: Emily Fox

journalist and business communicator and an Authorized Local Expert for Constant Contact. Sponsored by Eugene Public Library, LCC Small Business Development Center, SCORE: Counselors to America’s Small Business, and Constant Contact. Free.

Thursday, November 19, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

This month’s book is “The Young Elites” by Marie Lu. In this novel, Adelina survives a plague, emerging changed outside and in. Banished by family and society, she finds herself in a political struggle – and a struggle to control her new supernatural abilities. It’s “Game of Thrones meets X-Men in a 14th-century fantasy” by the author of the Legend series (Shelf Awareness). For ages 13 - 17. Visit the Downtown Teen desk starting November 1 to pre-register and pick up your copy. Rock Your Holiday: Marketing for this Special Season and Beyond Thursday, November 19, 6:00 p.m.

Bethel Branch of Eugene Public Library

Join guest presenter Marianne Walker for “Stories and Art” at Family Storytimes at Eugene Public Library’s Sheldon Branch on Friday, November 20, 10:15 a.m or Bethel Branch on Friday, November 27, 10:15 a.m. Free Intro to Ancestry and Heritage Quest Saturday, November 21, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Do-it-yourself genealogy has been revolutionized by Internet tools that make millions of records available to everyone, everywhere. Eugene Public Library offers free access to the premium sites Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest Online. At this hands-on workshop, learn how to use these resources to start or continue research into your family history. Get expert tips and strategies for successful searching. Free. Family Music Time: Rob Tobias Saturday, November 21, 10:15 a.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Kids and families: sing and dance your way into the weekend. Join singer/ songwriter Rob Tobias for classics, originals, and tunes made up on the spot. Free. Family Fun: Raptors Sunday, November 22, 2:30 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Kids and family: explore the world of birds of prey—with a story, art, and a special guest live raptor! With Cascades Raptor Center. Free. Successful Internet Searching Saturday, November 28, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Learn expert techniques to find exactly what you’re looking for on the web— and save time, too. Internet skills required. Free. Family Fun: Marimba Sunday, November 29, 2:30 p.m. Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Kids and family: enjoy a concert of marimba music played by the young students of Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center. Free. Information: 541-682-8316 or www.eugene-or.gov/library.

Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive

Small business and non-profit marketers: get last-minute tips to make the most of the holiday season! There is no better time to reach out to existing connections, bring new people in, and boost repeat and referral business. Whether you have a retail shop, provide a specialized service, work business-to-business, or have a nonprofit in need out outreach, this workshop will provide practical tips and creative ideas for end-of-year success through social media, promotions, special offers, and more. Workshop leader Carol Infranca is an award-winning print and broadcast

Displays at the Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive Street Rhythms: A Photographic Journey by Ron Verzuh

Trans*Gender: OURstory and Trans* HeART Show

50 Years: A City and its Symphony

November and December

On the 2nd floor West, Downtown Library

On the walls of the 2nd floor Magazines and Newspapers Room, Downtown Library

In the cases in the 2nd floor Magazines and Newspapers Room, Downtown Library

In “Street Rhythms: A Photographic Journey,” Ron Verzuh brings viewers to several street corners around the world, each with different people from different walks of life and different stories to tell. The locations range from South Africa to Arizona, Berlin to Colombia. These are images of ordinary people captured as they rest or work or seem to ponder their futures. Asks the artist: “Is something about to happen to perhaps change their lives? Are their faces telling us about their pain, their joy, their puzzlement? As you come to the end of this journey consider how much these people are like people anywhere, finding a rhythm to live by and to guide them through lives that are not so unlike our own.” Free.

Trans*Ponder Eugene and the Gender Diversity Awareness Week organizing committee present two displays in recognition of the National Transgender Day of Awareness and in celebration of Gender Diversity Awareness Week. “Trans*Gender: OURstory” provides a historical timeline. The “Trans* HeART Show” shares works by local Trans* artists and allies. Trans* includes all gender diverse people along a spectrum of gender identities. The Transgender Day of Remembrance is a call for recognition of lives lost and a call for action to end violence against Trans* people. The local Gender Diversity Awareness Week is a project of Eugene Trans* groups offering events to educate, entertain, support, and increase awareness of the Trans* population. Free.

November and December

Eugene Symphony’s story began in 1965 with a bold notion – that Eugene could and should have its own symphony orchestra. Over the next 50 years, that idea, first dreamt of in a living room and nurtured by visionary volunteers and dedicated musicians, has grown into one of America’s preeminent regional orchestras – one that has hosted music’s greatest superstars, launched the international careers of talented conductors, and become one of the cornerstones of the performing arts in Oregon. This exhibition tells this remarkable story and is dedicated to the many people who gave their time, talent, and financial support to cultivate Eugene Symphony into what it is today. Free. In the Children’s Center on the 1st floor:

In November, art and displays including “Cranes and Bridges” by Glenn Jones, Patterson Preschool, BRING Recycling, Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, and Drinking Gourd Elementary School. Free. L A N E M O N T H L Y . C O M

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Aries—(March 21 to April 20)

Libra—(Sept 23 to Oct 22)

This month you may find yourself presented with the opportunity to build new kinds of relationships with colleagues-take it. Your charisma, enthusiasm and genuine warmth can help open new and tantalizing doors making those mid-month goals a piece of cake. Just remember, a slice of humble pie can also go a long way towards strengthening new relationships.

With such great wit, charm and talent you may find yourself completing tasks easily-doing with little effort what might be a monumental task for others. While this is sometimes a good trait, make sure you balance it by also exhausting your talents on large goals. Consider taking a few hours to step back and look at the big picture to avoid getting stuck in the rut of small-time success.

Taurus—(April 21 to May 21)

Scorpio—(Oct 23 to Nov 21)

Daylight savings starts Nov 1, giving us an extra hour of morning light while hastening night-time’s approach. Consider harnessing that sunlight by adding a new physical activity to your morning routine-running, yoga, cycling, etc. Use the physicality to channel your confidence, dynamism and strength to quiet nagging thoughts while you overcome those physical and emotional obstacles.

As Thanksgiving brings the year into focus, consider making time to reflect. Your curious, realistic and powerful nature is highly attractive, just remember that you need to drop your guard to let others in. Think about who and what you are thankful for, and work on learning to let go of the rest, suffering and resentments can drop away if you let them, leaving you free to enjoy your blessings.

Gemini—(May 22 to June 21)

Sagittarius—(Nov 22 to Dec 21)

There may be a bit of conflict brewing mid-month around issues of personal freedom-with family and friends fighting over your time. Instead of following your first impulse, consider making a list of who you are thankful for and why. Your persistent, persuasive, and adventurous nature will help you use that list to resolve latent conflicts. Just be wary of being judgmental or of holding unrealistic expectations.

Sagittarius, your need for independence-to think, feel and act of your volition may feel a bit under attack as others try to impose their vision of ‘the perfect Thanksgiving’ onto you. Fortunately, you are also well-known for your generosity and high capacity to give. Perhaps re-framing Thanksgiving plans as your gift to others can alleviate the antagonism you might be feeling, making way for the satisfaction of nurturing, protecting and loving your tribe.

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Around the 13th it may feel like everyone is bombarding you with obligations and expectations for the coming holidays. While your first response may be to bend over backwards to appease everyone, take a moment to think about what it is that you want from the holidays--then work backwards to make it happen. Doing so can engage your truthful, loving nature while still balancing your need for control and predictability.

Capricorn—(Dec 22 to Jan 20) You are renowned for your highly ambitious and pragmatic nature. Setting and achieving goals has been something you’ve excelled at for ages. However, this November you may feel like you’re losing your edge and things are shifting out of your control. Try listening to others and consider their feedback seriously. Taking chances and admitting your mistakes may help you grow, learn and regain your edge.

Leo—(July 23 to Aug 23)

Aquarius—(Jan 21 to Feb 19)

November is commonly a time spent with far-flung family or a carefully selected family of friends. You are more than capable of handling the challenging demands of balancing your personal and professional lives, however learning to accept people as they are, both the positive and negative, could serve you well as your diplomatic prowess is tested throughout the month.

This November, learn to relax and enjoy yourself. Let your spontaneous, energetic and affectionate nature guide you towards new and meaningful experiences. Perhaps a scenic drive with loved ones could become something more as you plunge into hot waters of a local hot spring or marvel at the strength of the Pacific Ocean. Keep in mind that sometimes admitting weakness can paradoxically lighten the load.

Virgo—(Aug 24 to Sept 22)

Pisces—(Feb 20 to Mar 20)

This month you may face some challenges—to overcome them draw from within deep wells of patience, honesty and determination as you look for answers. Self-reflection in the form of physical exercise, meditation or creating art may help you unlock the answers needed to not only overcome those outside challenges but perhaps turn them into opportunities for advancement.

Pisces, this November you may find yourself being pulled in many directions. To maintain your balance, channel you diffuse, daring and otherworldly energies into being more assertive about your needs. You have the courage to stand up for yourself and let go of the past. In exercising your personal magnetism you may find yourself drawn to new opportunities, perhaps you’ll find the balance you seek.

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