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Events
Aufderheide Bike Tour
August 21, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday, 8:45 a.m.
- Event Admission: $40
- Location: Campbell Community Center
- Address: 155 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
- Phone: 541.682.6393
Enjoy this scenic ride on part of the High Cascades Scenic Route on this full-day paved ride. Experienced staff will lead this tour of this stunning scenic corridor. Helmet, a bicycle in good condition, and some riding experience required. Ages 30 and up.
Camp Putt Invitational
August 21, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday, 2 - 6 p.m.
- Event Admission: $7.50; $30 for family of 4
- Location: Camp Putt Adventure Golf Park
- Address: 4006 Franklin Blvd, Eugene, OR 97403
Think you're good at mini golf? Test your skills at Camp Putt. Each registrant entered into a raffle for great prizes. Benefit for middle school sports scholarship fund.
DIVA presents Behind The Lens
August 21, 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.
Friday Night Live in the Wine Room
August 21, 2012- Event Times: Friday, 7 p.m.
- Event Admission: Free
- Location: Territorial Vineyards & Wine Company
- Address: 907 W 3rd Ave, Eugene, OR 97402
Come enjoy a glass of wine and the music of Tim McLaughlin & Emily Jenson.
Laurie Morvan Band
August 21, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday, 8 p.m.
- Event Admission: $7
- Location: Mac's Restaurant & Nightclub
- Address: 1626 Willamette St, Eugene, OR 97405
- Phone: 541.344.8600
Come enjoy the red-hot, blues rock of the Laurie Morvan Band.
Rock Climbing Basics
August 21, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday, 7 p.m.
- Event Admission: Free
- Location: REI
- Address: 306 Lawrence St., Eugene, OR 97401
- Phone: 541.465.1800
Join REI for an in-store, introductory class in rock climbing. Participants will leave with an understanding of the different types of climbing, what gear is necessary and the basics on how to get started.
Science Factory Children's Museum: Grossology
August 21, 2012 - August 24, 2012- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Monday - Friday, 1 - 4 p.m.
- Location: Science Factory Children's Museum
- Address: 2300 Leo Harris Parkway, Eugene, OR 97401
Discover the science behind all of your favorite gross things! Create a wide variety of slimes, dissect a pellet of hair and bones coughed up by an owl, learn what makes your body create gas, and more. Ages 5-7.
Exhibits & Shows
A Year of Paintings
August 21, 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 21, 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.
Spring & Summer: Green, Green the Color of New
August 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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.
Victorian Mourning Exhibit
August 21, 2012 - November 11, 2012- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 1 - 4 p.m.
- Event Admission: $6 adults, $3 kids 4-12, children 3 and under free
- Location: Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House
- Address: 303 Willamette St, Eugene, OR 97401
- Phone: 541.484.0808
View the Victorian Mourning Exhibit. There’s always something new to see and do at the Castle on the Hill.
Weird and Wonderful: Lane County Highlights and Footnotes
August 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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.
