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Events
DIVA presents Behind The Lens
August 07, 2012 - September 04, 2012- Recurring weekly on Tuesday
- Event Times: Tuesday, 7 - 9:30 p.m.
- Event Admission: $12, $9, $5
- Location: UO Baker Center Auditorium
- Address: 325 E. 10th, Eugene, OR 97401
The Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) hosts "Behind the Lens", a weekly film seminar that explores the relationship between classic feature films and the culture in which they appeared.
Jazz By The River
August 07, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
- Event Admission: Free
- Location: Roaring Rapids Pizza Co.
- Address: 4006 Franklin Blvd, Eugene, OR 97403
- Phone: 541.988.9819
Enjoy the award-winning LCC Jazz Ensemble under the leadership of Ron Bertucci, playing outside on the patio.
OFAM: A Moveable Feast: Around Midnight in Paris
August 07, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday, 8 p.m.
- Event Admission: $20, $26, $32, $36
- Location: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
- Address: 868 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
- Phone: 541.434.7000
Beginning the week-long celebration, enjoy this concert that will take you on a taste of what to expect for the rest of the week at the Oregon Festival of American Music.
OFAM: Le Jazz Hott: The French Connection to American Jazz
August 07, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday, 5 p.m.
- Location: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
- Address: 868 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
- Phone: 541.434.7000
Learn about the history of jazz and the french influence during the 1930s and how it has changed music today.
Oregon Festival of American Music (OFAM)
August 07, 2012 - August 11, 2012- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Tuesday - Saturday
- 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. Performances at The Shedd and the Hult Center. This year's focus is Le Hot Jazz.
Exhibits & Shows
A Year of Paintings
August 07, 2012 - September 27, 2012- Event Times: Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. - noon
- Location: Island Park Art Gallery at Willamalane Adult Activity Center
- Address: 215 W C St, Springfield, OR 97477
- Phone: 541.736.4444
Visit an exhibit featuring 52 paintings by PJ Sargeant. A free reception to meet Sargeant is scheduled Friday, Aug. 10, from 5 - 7 p.m. Wine, cider and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Many of the artists’ works will be for sale.
Nick Sixkiller: The Man Behind the Mic
August 07, 2012 - June 23, 2013- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Wednesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Event Admission: $2 - $8
- Location: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
- Address: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403
- Phone: 541.346.3024
Nick Sixkiller is a powwow MC, radio DJ and advocate in Eugene who seeks to connect native and non-native people through his service in the community. Learn more about this amazing local leader.
Russel Wong: The Big Picture
August 07, 2012 - August 19, 2012- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Tuesday - Sunday, 11a.m. - 5p.m.
- Event Admission: $5; $3 seniors; free students, members & UO faculty/staff with ID
- Location: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon
- Address: 1430 Johnson Ln, Eugene, OR 97403
- Phone: 541.346.3027
UO graduate Russel Wong strives to distinguish his work by re-defining and re-styling glamorous figures with greater depth, texture, and imagination. He has photographed for Vogue, Nike and Time.
Spring & Summer: Green, Green the Color of New
August 07, 2012 - August 27, 2012- Recurring every week day
- Event Times: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Event Admission: Free
- Location: Lane Community College - Building 19
- Address: 4000 E 30th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405
- Phone: 541.463.3518
The David Joyce Gallery located in the Center for Meeting and Learning at Lane Community College has opened its final exhibit of the 2011-12 academic year all about the inspiration of the color and term "Green."
Tidewaters by Rich Bergeman
August 07, 2012 - November 04, 2012- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Wednesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Event Admission: $3; $2 seniors & youth; $8 families; Free on Wednesdays & to staff, students, children, faculty
- Location: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
- Address: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403
- Phone: 541.346.3024
Bergeman's photographs document his exploration of the light, landscape and way of life that once flourished along the navigable rivers of Oregon's Coast Range.
Tough by Nature: Portraits of Cowgirls and Ranch Women of the American West
August 07, 2012 - September 09, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday & Thursday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Event Admission: $5, $3 seniors 62+; Free for members, students and faculty
- Location: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon
- Address: 1430 Johnson Ln, Eugene, OR 97403
- Phone: 541.346.3027
A exhibition and accompanying publication by Eugene based artist, Lynda Lanker, presenting portraits and stories of the more than fifty women, from thirteen western states, who gain their sustenance and livelihood from the land.
Weird and Wonderful: Lane County Highlights and Footnotes
August 07, 2012 - September 15, 2012- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Event Admission: $3
- Location: Lane County Historical Society and Museum
- Address: 740 W 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402
- Phone: 541.682.4242
An exhibit featuring the county's notable oddities, superlative scenery, cinematic moments, and surprising personalities.
On-going
Sam Bond's Bluegrass Jam
August 07, 2012 - August 28, 2012- Recurring weekly on Tuesday
- Event Times: Tuesday, 9 p.m.
- Event Admission: Free
- Location: Sam Bond's Garage
- Address: 407 Blair St, Eugene, OR
- Phone: 541.431.6603
Come out for this weekly jam of bluegrass music featuring talented and passionate locals.
University of Oregon Campus Tours
August 07, 2012- 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
- 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.
Markets
Creswell Farmers' Market
August 07, 2012 - November 06, 2012- Recurring weekly on Tuesday
- Event Times: Tuesday, 4 - 6 p.m.
- Event Admission: Free
- Location: Downtown Creswell
- Address: 182 S 2nd, Creswell, OR
- Phone: 541.895.2096
Fresh produce, baked goods and crafts.
Lane County Farmers' Market
August 07, 2012 - October 30, 2012- Recurring weekly on Tuesday
- Event Times: Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Event Admission: Free
- Location: Park Blocks
- Address: 8th & Oak, Eugene, OR 97401
- Phone: 541.431.4923
Food stands and vendors greet the public in downtown Eugene to bring fresh local foods and products to the city.
