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Calendar of Events

Welcome to the events calendar for the Eugene, Cascades & Coast region. Thousands of events take place each year. Music and ethnic festivals, Broadway performances, museums, sporting events and guided hikes are some of the exciting events that happen here.
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A Mid-Puppet Night's Dream
August 05, 2011 - August 21, 2011
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Friday - Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $16, $14 senior/student
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  • Location: Cottage Theatre
  • Address: 700 Village Dr, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
  • Phone: 541.942.8001

This exciting new production of Shakespeare's most popular comedy will feature original, handmade puppets (worked and voiced by real actors) in the roles of all the fairies.

Bingo
August 05, 2011 - December 30, 2011
  • Recurring weekly on Friday
  • Event Times: Friday, 9 -10 a.m.
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  • Location: Three Rivers Casino & Hotel - Aces Sports Bar
  • Address: 5647 Hwy 126, Florence, OR 97439
  • Phone: 541.902.6609

Come out and play up to 15 games of bingo for the chance to win free slot play. Buy a bingo breakfast and receive a free bingo card.

Coburg Movie in the Park
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, dusk
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Coburg City Park
  • Address: 31069 N Willamette St, Coburg, OR
  • Phone: 541.345.6791

Grab a blanket or small lawn chair and head to the park for an evening movie under the stars. Enjoy Finding Nemo.

Cottage Grove Art Walk
August 05, 2011 - September 02, 2011
  • Recurring weekly on Friday
  • Event Times: Friday, 6 - 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Downtown
  • Address: Main St, Cottage Grove, OR 97424

Walk around the historic downtown to view artisans, enjoy complimentary refreshments and entertainment.

Eugene Emeralds Baseball
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 7:05 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $6 - $12
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  • Location: P.K. Park
  • Address: 2760 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.342.5367

The Emeralds take on the Tri-City Dust Devils. It's Star Wars Night with post-game fireworks. The Ems are a Minor League Baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres.

Fireworks Show
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, dusk
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Three Rivers Casino and Hotel
  • Address: 5647 Highway 126, Florence, OR 97439
  • Phone: 541.902.6609

Join the party at dusk for a free fireworks show.

First Annual Oakridge Ukulele Festival
August 05, 2011 - August 07, 2011
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Friday, 2 p.m. - Sunday
  • Event Admission: $65
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  • Location: Oakridge Hostel
  • Address: Oakridge, OR
  • Phone: 541.782.4000

Enjoy a weekend of music, jamming, learning and fun in Oregon's best undiscovered mountain get-away. Enjoy workshops, classes and performances with amazing instructors. Walk-ins welcome if space available.

First Quarter Fridays Star Party
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, dusk
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: College Hill Reservoir
  • Address: 24th Ave & Lawrence St, Eugene, OR 97405

Eugene Astronomical Society provides a variety of telescopes for public use and astronomers for all your questions.

Florence Local Organic Farmers Market
August 05, 2011 - October 29, 2011
  • Recurring weekly on Friday, Saturday
  • Event Times: Saturday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Address: Quince St & Hwy 126, Florence, OR 97439
  • Phone: 541.268.4712

Local, weekly farmer's market selling produce, goods and crafts.

Friday Night Live: Betty & The Boy
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 6 - 9 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Saginaw Vineyard
  • Address: 80247 Delight Valley School Rd, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
  • Phone: 541.942.1364

Live entertainment and old-fashioned fun in the great outdoor beauty of Saginaw Vineyard. Wine, beer, pop and food available for purchase or bring your own picnic basket. No outside alcohol or dogs allowed.

Jim Wright Stearman Fly-in
August 05, 2011 - August 06, 2011
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Friday - Saturday
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Oregon Aviation Historical Museum
  • Address: 2475 Jim Wright Way, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
  • Phone: 541.554.7762

The only flying example of the first passenger airline, Boeing's 40C, will be displayed at this annual biplane gathering.

Live Glassblowing
August 05, 2011 - December 16, 2011
  • Recurring weekly on Friday
  • Event Times: Friday, 5 - 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Studio West
  • Address: 245 W 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.683.9378

Experience the exciting world of hot glass in motion, in addition to a multitude of contemporary art works. Demonstrations can be viewed directly from the main gallery floor.

Mad Duckling Children's Theatre presents Puss in Boots
August 05, 2011 - August 06, 2011
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m.
  • Event Admission: $5
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  • Location: Amazon Park
  • Address: 680 E 24th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405
  • Phone: 541.346.4192

The Commedia Puss in Books is a tale of a young man who follows the advice of a clever cat in extraordinary footwear to achieve nobility and a fine marriage.

Movie in the Park: Yogi Bear
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 8:30 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Douglas Gardens
  • Address: 36623 Alder Branch Rd, Springfield, OR 97477

Outdoor movies are back. Bring your blanket and low-back chairs for a movie under the stars. Concessions available.

No Shame Theatre
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Atrium Building
  • Address: 10th & Olive, Eugene, OR 97401

One theatre. Five minutes. Welcoming skits, poetry, dancing, monologues, music and experiment. Bring an act - or there's no shame in just watching.

OFAM: Girl Crazy
August 05, 2011 - August 06, 2011
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $48, $38, $30, $22
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  • Location: Hult Center for the Performing Arts
  • Address: 7th & Willamette St, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.434.7000

The story of a wealthy New York playboy whose father sends him West to get him away from Damon Runyon-types. The second-to-last musical comedy written by George and Ira Gershwin.

OFAM: High Society
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 10 a.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
  • Address: 868 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.434.7000

With a shimmering score by Cole Porter, this is the musical version of The Philadelphia Story, easing the witty banter of the original into swinging duets and romantic ballads with Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly.

OFAM: It's De-Lovely
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $18 - $36
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  • Location: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
  • Address: 868 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.434.7000

Siri Vik has selected 15 songs from the 1956 Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook.

OFAM: Mood Indigo
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 2 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $16 - $28
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  • Location: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
  • Address: 868 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.434.7000

The Ellington/Strayhorn Songbook presented by Ken Peplowski.

OFAM: Poets of Pop
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 5 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
  • Address: 868 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.434.7000

Ian Whitcomb explains how light verse, normally held printed-precious between covers, seeped into the consciousness of tired businessmen (and their female companions) out for a Broadway good time after a full dinner.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
August 05, 2011 - August 07, 2011
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Friday & Saturday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $10
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  • Location: Florence Playhouse
  • Address: 208 Laurel St, Florence, OR 97439
  • Phone: 541.997.1675

Oregon's primary bestselling novelist Ken Kesey's award-winning story, about patients in a mental ward and their ongoing battle of wits. Adapted for the stage by Dale Wasserman.

Opening Art Reception
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 5 - 9 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Ratatouille Bar & Grill
  • Address: 2729 Shadow View Dr, Eugene, OR 97408
  • Phone: 541.221.3407

Still life paintings of local artists. Free wine tasting and hors d'ouvres.

Oregon Festival of American Music (OFAM)
August 05, 2011 - August 12, 2011
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Daily
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  • Location: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
  • Address: 868 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.434.7000

A celebration of American music including musicals, concerts, movies, lectures and camps. Theme is Too Marvelous For Words, a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, and their extraordinary interpretations of the classic American Songbook. Performances at the Shedd and the Hult Center.

Pioneer Progressive Dinner
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 5:30 - 9 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $45; $80 couple
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  • Location: Cottage Grove City Hall
  • Address: 400 E Main Street, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
  • Phone: 541.232.9953

Enjoy a progressive dinner sponsored by the Oregon Covered Bridge Festival. An exciting event that takes you back as you travel to an era with horse drawn carriages and penny candy. Try traditional western foods at three historic covered bridges.

Springfield Farmers' Market
August 05, 2011 - September 02, 2011
  • Recurring weekly on Friday
  • Event Times: Friday, 3 - 7 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Library Fountain Plaza
  • Address: corner of 5th & A St, Springfield, OR 97477
  • Phone: 541.345.7106

A one-stop shop for fruits, vegetables, protein and baked goods from local producers. Enjoy live music, catch a story with the Springfield Public Library and learn to cook locally every final Friday.

Steak and Sarver Caesar Fridays
August 05, 2011 - August 12, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 5 - 9p.m.
  • Event Admission: $25
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  • Location: Sarver Winery
  • Address: 25600 Mayola Ln, Eugene, OR 97402
  • Phone: 541.935.2979

The grill is fired up each Friday for a Black Pepper and Sea Salt New York Strip Steak with potatoes and salad. Enjoy wine and live music.

Summer in the City Movies: Pursuit of Happyness
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 9 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Trainsong Park
  • Address: Bethel Dr, Eugene, OR

Come out to the park for a great summer movie. Rated PG-13, 117 minutes.

The Art of Wine: Passport to Culture
August 05, 2011 - August 27, 2011
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Various
  • Event Admission: $75
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  • Location: Varies
  • Address: Eugene, OR
  • Phone: 541.221.8592

Grab your passport and go! Experience the South Willamette Wine country with a month of events. Enjoy 20% discount at participating wineries, special tasting events, and a grand winemakers dinner at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum

Twilight Tastings
August 05, 2011 - December 30, 2011
  • Recurring weekly on Friday
  • Event Times: Friday, 6 - 9 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Sweet Cheeks Winery
  • Address: 27007 Briggs Hill Rd, Eugene, OR 97405
  • Phone: 541.349.9463

Sample pairings of award-winning wines with Oregon-made Artisan cheeses while listening to live acoustic music on the beautiful patio. Picnics welcome. Off-site alcohol strictly prohibited.

Veneta Downtown Farmers' Market
August 05, 2011 - September 30, 2011
  • Recurring weekly on Friday
  • Event Times: Fridays, 2 - 6 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Luter & Territorial
  • Address: 88267 Territorial Rd, Veneta, OR 97487
  • Phone: 541.409.9678

Weekly community grower's market offering local produce for sale.

Won Tan Nara Dance Ensemble
August 05, 2011
  • Event Times: Friday, 6 p.m.
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  • Location: Eugene Public Library
  • Address: 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401

Led by Alseny Yansane, this troupe delights audiences with the high-spirited dance and high-energy percussion of Guinea, West Africa.

Exhibits & Shows


A Tribute Exhibition: Shall We Dance?
August 05, 2011 - September 04, 2011
  • Event Times: Wednesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $3; $2 seniors & youth; $8 families
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  • Location: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
  • Address: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403

Photography collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winner Brian Lanker of Eugene, who died in March of pancreatic cancer. Signed copies of the photos on display will be available for purchase.

Art by Steve Mast
August 05, 2011 - August 13, 2011
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Tuesday - Saturday, noon - 6 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: New Zone Gallery
  • Address: 164 W Broadway, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.935.4308

Browse the gallery featuring COEXIST, a show by metal and wood artist Steve Mast.

Brain Builder Bonanza
August 05, 2011 - September 30, 2011
  • Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
  • Event Times: Daily, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $4; members, children 2 and under free
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  • Location: The Science Factory Children's Museum & Exploration Dome
  • Address: 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.682.7888

Visit the summer exhibit featuring hands-on activities on a range of science and engineering topics: air table, nanotechnology, brain teasers, etc.

Designing Sound: A Visual Exporation Into Sound & Music
August 05, 2011 - August 13, 2011
  • Event Times: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: OPUS VII
  • Address: 22 W 7th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401

An experience akin to a science museum exhibit to help art lovers understand the invisible reality of echoes and sound reflection by asking visitors to bouce sound off targets placed along the wall.

Oregon Wine Country
August 05, 2011 - August 31, 2011
  • Recurring every week day
  • Event Times: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. -5 p.m. (campus closed Fridays June 24 - August 20)
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Center for Meeting & Learning, Building 19, Lane Community College
  • Address: 4000 E 30th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405
  • Phone: 541.463.3518

The David Joyce Gallery presents a colorful exhibit in a variety of mediums. Features 12 local artists, including seven from the Plein Air Painters of Lane County, who celebrate living in Oregon, a state known for its world-class wines.

Paper Stone Canvas
August 05, 2011 - August 20, 2011
  • Event Times: Tuesday - Friday, noon - 4 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Hult Center for the Performing Arts - Jacob's Gallery
  • Address: 7th & Willamette St, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.684.5635

Exhibit featuring the work of JoAnn Chartier (painter), David Wilson (photographer), and Virginia Wolf (stone carver).

The E5 Grid
August 05, 2011
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 - 5 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Studio West
  • Address: 245 W 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401

This photography exhibit featuring seven local photographers participating in the systematic exploration of the Eugene/Springfield metro area.

The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World
August 05, 2011 - August 28, 2011
  • Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
  • Event Times: Wednesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $3; $8 families
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  • Location: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
  • Address: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403
  • Phone: 541.346.3024

A photography exhibit by wildlife photographer Steven Kazlowski. This exhibit explores the plight of the polar bear in the face of climate change, and offers practical, everyday suggestions for reducing individual impact on the environment.

The Making of David McCosh: Early Paintings, Drawings and Prints
August 05, 2011 - September 04, 2011
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Tuesday - Sunday, 11a.m. - 5 p.m.; Wednesday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $5, $3 seniors, Free to 18 & under, college students with ID, JSMA members
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  • Location: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
  • Address: 1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, OR 97403
  • Phone: 541.346.3027

This exhibition, offers a never-before-seen glimpse at the beginning career of David McCosh, one of Oregon’s most distinctive and influential artists through his paintings, prints, and sketchbooks.

Tie Dye & Tofu: How Mainstream Eugene Became a Counterculture Haven
August 05, 2011 - September 30, 2011
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $3
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  • Location: Lane County Historical Society and Museum
  • Address: 740 W 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402
  • Phone: 541.682.4242

What makes Eugene, Eugene? This exhibit addresses the change in Eugene occurring 1967 through the mid 70s. It features the people and events, the politics and issues, and the fashion and music of the time.

On-going


Free First Friday at the Jordan Schnitzer
August 05, 2011
  • Recurring monthly on the 1st Friday
  • Event Times: Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon
  • Address: 1430 Johnson Ln, Eugene, OR 97403
  • Phone: 541.346.3027

Enjoy the museum with free admission the first Friday of every month. Enjoy the museum's new exhibits and old classics.

Rogue Trivia Night
August 05, 2011 - November 23, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Friday
  • Event Times: Friday, 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Rogue Public House
  • Address: 844 Olive St, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.345.4155

Mr. Bill's Traveling Trivia Show hosts a fun-filled evening of tricky questions.

University of Oregon Campus Tours
August 05, 2011
  • Recurring weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
  • Event Times: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. & 2 p.m.; Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Ford Alumni Center / UO Alumni Association 
  • Address: 1720 E 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403
  • Phone: 541.346.3201

Student Ambassadors offer 90-minute walking tours of the main campus. Available year-round except holidays.

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