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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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Events


Best of Oakridge Mountain Bike Tour
August 31, 2012 - September 02, 2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Wednesday - Sunday
  • Event Admission: $699
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  • Location: Oregon Adventures Vacations and Promotions
  • Address: , Oakridge, OR 97463
  • Phone: 541.968.5397

This intermediate level tour offers a sample of the area's best trails and features rides through almost everything the Willamette National Forest has to offer. You'll ride along cool, clear rivers, through beautiful alpine meadows and ancient old growth forest. Cost includes guides, camping and meals.

Breakfast at the Bike Bridges
August 31, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday, 7 - 9:30 a.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: DeFazio Bike Bridge - Alton Baker Park
  • Address: Club Rd and Coburg Rd, Eugene, OR 97401

Celebrate biking and walking. Coffee, bagels, safety checks, minor bike tune-ups and free bike bell installation.

Brian Chevalier & Heavy Chevy
August 31, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday, 9 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $4
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  • Location: Mac's Restaurant & Nightclub
  • Address: 1626 Willamette St, Eugene, OR 97405
  • Phone: 541.344.8600

Come enjoy a healthy dose of Americana and Blues with Brian Chevalier & Heavy Chevy.

Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw
August 31, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday, 7 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $50, $35
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  • Location: Cuthbert Amphitheater
  • Address: Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 800.992.8499

Enjoy this great show by powerhouse performers Caillat and DeGraw at this wonderful outdoor amphitheater.

Eugene Emeralds Baseball
August 31, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday, 7:05 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $6 - $12
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  • Location: PK Park
  • Address: Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.342.5367

Come out to the baseball diamond and watch the Emeralds take on the Spokane Indians.

Friday Night Live in the Wine Room
August 31, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday, 7 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Territorial Vineyards & Wine Company
  • Address: 907 W 3rd Ave, Eugene, OR 97402

Come enjoy a glass of wine and the music of Manuch Noir.

Friday Night LIVE with The Annie Rhodes Band
August 31, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday, 6 - 9 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Saginaw Vineyard
  • Address: 80247 Delight Valley School Road, Cottage Grove, OR 97455
  • Phone: 541.942.1364

Join Saginaw Vineyard for old-fashioned fun and entertainment. Delicious and reasonably priced BBQ dinners and snacks provided by Shady Oaks Catering from 6 - 8:30.

Landscapes in Oils
August 31, 2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Wednesday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $235 EAC members; $265 non-members
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  • Location: Emerald Art Center
  • Address: 500 Main Street, Springfield, OR 97477
  • Phone: 541.726.8595

Master artist Jerry Dame brings his congenial and helpful personality to the table with this informative oil painting workshop for all skill levels.

Movie in the Park: The Adventures of Tintin
August 31, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday, 8:30 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Ruff Park
  • Address: 1161 N 66th St, Springfield, OR 97477

Outdoor movie time! Bring your blanket and lawn chairs for a movie under the starts. Concessions available. Proceeds support the free summer movie program.

Oakridge Mountain Biking Three-Day Tour
August 31, 2012 - September 02, 2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Friday - Sunday
  • Event Admission: $499
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  • Location: Oregon Adventures Vacations and Promotions
  • Address: , Oakridge, OR 97463
  • Phone: 541.968.5397

This intermediate level tour offers a sample of the area's best trails and features rides through almost everything the Willamette National Forest has to offer. You'll ride along cool, clear rivers, through beautiful alpine meadows and ancient old growth forest. Cost includes guides, camping and meals.

Pojama People feat. Ike Willis performing the music of Frank Zappa
August 31, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday, 8:30 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $13 advance, $15 door
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  • Location: WOW Hall
  • Address: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.687.2746

Check out the music of Frank Zappa.

Sol Seed
August 31, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday, 9:30 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $1 - $5
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  • Location: Sam Bonds Garage
  • Address: 407 Blair Boulevard, Eugene, OR 97402

Catch this reggae concert at Sam Bonds. Strive Roots opens the show.

Steak and Sarver Caesar Dinner
August 31, 2012
  • Recurring monthly on the last Friday
  • Event Times: Friday, 6 p.m.
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  • Location: Sarver Winery
  • Address: 25600 Mayola Ln, Eugene, OR 97402
  • Phone: 541.935.2979

Back by popular demand, enjoy black pepper and sea salt New York Strip or Rib Eyes topped with Gorgonzola compound butter and served with garlic mashed red skins and homemade Caesar salad. Delicious wine and live music served up the patio. Reservations necessary.

The Silver Spurs Saloon
August 31, 2012 - September 01, 2012
  • Event Times: Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 7 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $14 - $18
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  • Location: The Red Cane Theatre
  • Address: 1077 Chambers St, Eugene, OR 97402
  • Phone: 541.556.4524

The ten member cast sings, dances and performs their way into your heart with a great western story of past regrets and new beginnings. Food available from the Ring of Fire.

University of Oregon Soccer
August 31, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday, 7 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $2 - $5
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  • Location: Pape Field
  • Address: 1235 Leo Harris Pkwy, Eugene, OR 97403

Come see the Ducks take on UC Irvine.

Women's Climb Night with REI at Willamalane
August 31, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Willamalane Center for Sports & Recreation
  • Address: 250 S 32nd St, Springfield, OR 97478
  • Phone: 541.465.1800

Join REI Outreach Specialist and Willamalane Climbing Wall Coordinator Wayne Beckwith for a bonus hands-on learning experience for women. Learn the rock climbing basics, then tie in and try it out.

Exhibits & Shows


A Year of Paintings
August 31, 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
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  • 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.

Guided Museum Tours
August 31, 2012 - November 02, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Friday
  • Event Times: Friday, 1 & 3 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free with admission; $3 adults; $2 youth & seniors
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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

Enjoy a guided tour free with admission. Discover the Museum of Natural and Cultural History, where 15,000 years of human history and 200 million years of geology are at your fingertips.

Nick Sixkiller: The Man Behind the Mic
August 31, 2012 - June 23, 2013
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Wednesday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $2 - $8
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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

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.

Out in Space, Back in Time: Images from the Hubble Space Telescope
August 31, 2012 - February 10, 2013
  • Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
  • Event Times: Wednesdays - Sundays, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $3; $2 seniors & youth; $8 families; Free on Wednesdays & to staff, students, children, faculty
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  • Location: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
  • Address: 1680 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403
  • Phone: 541.346.5083

The Hubble Telescope takes amazingly clear pictures of objects beyond Earth. From our close neighbors in space to the distant Rose Galaxies, discover the universe in this exhibit of photographs.

Taste and Flavor: Spicy
August 31, 2012 - December 21, 2012
  • Recurring every week day
  • Event Times: Monday - Friday; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Center for Meeting and Learning, Building 19, Lane Community College
  • Address: 4000 E 30th Ave, Eugene, OR 47405
  • Phone: 541.463.3518

The David Joyce Gallery opens its first exhibit of the 2012-13 academic year entitled Taste and Flavor: Spicy featuring eleven Oregon artists.

Tidewaters by Rich Bergeman
August 31, 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
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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

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 31, 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
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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

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 31, 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
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  • 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 31, 2012 - September 15, 2012
  • 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

An exhibit featuring the county's notable oddities, superlative scenery, cinematic moments, and surprising personalities.

On-going


Rogue Trivia Night
August 31, 2012 - 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.

Markets


Springfield Farmers' Market
August 31, 2012 - October 26, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Friday
  • Event Times: Friday, 3 - 7 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Downtown Springfield
  • Address: 5th St & A St, Springfield, OR 97477
  • Phone: 541.345.7106

An open-air marketplace for locally produced fresh vegetables, fruits, plants, prepared food and specialty artisan goods. Open every Friday during the May-October growing season.

Veneta Downtown Farmers' Market
August 31, 2012 - September 28, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Friday
  • Event Times: Fridays, 2 - 6 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Luther & Territorial
  • Address: 88267 Territorial Rd, Veneta, OR 97487

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

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