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Events
Ben Rice
October 18, 2012- Event Times: Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
- Event Admission: free
- Location: rye
- Address: 444 E 3rd, Eugene, OR 97401
West Coast Blues
Colonial Harvest Days
October 18, 2012 - October 31, 2012- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon - 5 p.m.
- Event Admission: $5, $20 per family, children 5 and under free
- Location: Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm
- Address: 36777 Wheeler Rd, Pleasant Hill, OR 97455
- Phone: 541.746.5161
Celebrate the harvest season with a unique fall experience. Fun for the entire family. Each weekend enjoy live music, face painting, and a food venue.
Eugene International Film Festival
October 18, 2012 - October 21, 2012- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Thursday - Sunday
- Location: Regal Theaters
- Address: 500 Valley River Center, Eugene, OR 97401
A juried film festival with entries from around the world.
Eugene Symphony presents Beethoven Symphony #5
October 18, 2012- Event Times: Thursday, 8 p.m.
- Event Admission: $59, $47, $33, $17; student & youth discounts available
- Location: Hult Center for the Performing Arts
- Address: 7th & Willamette St, Eugene, OR 97401
- Phone: 541.687.9487
Experience the power of Beethoven's symphony #5, whose universally recognized opening four notes allude to fate knocking at the door. Grammy Award-winning soprano Christine Brewer makes her Eugene debut performing Strauss's powerful Four Last Songs.
International Perceptions of 'The West' and the Influence on Development and Humanitarian Aid
October 18, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday, 6pm
- Event Admission: FREE
- Location: Knight Law Center, Room 141
- Address: Univeristy of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403
"International Perceptions of 'The West' and the Influence on Development and Humanitarian Aid." UO Mercy Corps Practitioners-in-Residence Lorina McAdam and Noor Rafiq Zangana
Jo Dunnick: Let Watercolor Do It's Thing
October 18, 2012- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Monday - Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Event Admission: $190 EAC members, $230 nonmembers
- Location: Emerald Art Center
- Address: 500 Main St, Springfield, OR 97477
- Phone: 541.726.8595
One of the great qualities of watercolor is its ability to run, flow and mix to create beautiful images and shapes – all by itself. The goal of this workshop is to encourage us to loosen up and let it.
Twelve Angry Men
October 18, 2012 - October 21, 2012- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m. & Sunday, 2:30 p.m.
- Event Admission: $16, $14 senior/student
- Location: Cottage Theatre
- Address: 700 Village Dr, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
- Phone: 541.942.8001
This suspenseful stage adaptation of Reginald Rose’s 1954 made-for-TV movie provides a mesmerizing glimpse into the underpinnings of the American judicial system.
Exhibits & Shows
"A Kodak Moment"
October 18, 2012 - October 31, 2012- Recurring every week day
- Event Times: Tues-Fri, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. & Sat, noon to 4 p.m.
- Event Admission: $2.00 for adults, children are free
- Location: Springfield Museum
- Address: 590 Main St, Springfield, OR 97477
- Phone: 541.726.2300
The Springfield Museum presents "A Kodak Moment" the cameras and prints of the 1940's thru the 1970's before the digital camera. A chance to remember and see again the camera you treasured growing up
"for ArtSake" Exhibit
October 18, 2012 - October 30, 2012- Recurring every week day
- Event Times: Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
- Event Admission: Adults $2, children are free
- Location: Springfield Museum
- Address: 590 Main St, Springfield, OR 97477
- Phone: 541.726.2300
The Springfield Museum is continuing the exhibit "for ArtSake" until October 30th. Nine artists from Nye Beach will be exhibiting their artistic styles of fused glass, beadwork and many others.
20th Annual Springfield Mayor's Art Show
October 18, 2012 - November 02, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Location: Emerald Art Center
- Address: 500 Main St, Springfield, OR 97477
- Phone: 541.726.8595
Awards are presented for each of the 12 division categories. Art work is submitted by artists of all ages in a variety of subjects and mediums.
Beauty and the Beast
October 18, 2012 - November 03, 2012- Recurring weekly on Thursday, Friday, Saturday
- Event Times: Thursday - Saturday, 7 p.m.
- Event Admission: Thursday: $14-$16, Friday and Saturday: $18
- Location: The Red Cane Theatre
- Address: 1077 Chambers St., Eugene, OR 97402
- Phone: 541.556.4524
A classic tale with a gothic, comedic twist, the whole family will enjoy! With song and dance, magic and the unusual romance between an unlikely pair. Musical Dinner Theatre
Lane County: A Sense of Place
October 18, 2012 - January 24, 2013- Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- Event Times: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Event Admission: $5 adults, $3 seniors, $1 youth 15-17, children 14 and under are free
- Location: Lane County Historical Society and Museum
- Address: 740 W 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402
- Phone: 541.682.4242
The exhibit’s initial installment consists of a series of then and now photographs showing change over time, a section of publicly-supplied photography making individual statements of what county means to them, and some extensive information on the J.J. Walton family, their historic residence (now the Bates Steak House and Saloon), and their role in the county.
Nick Sixkiller: The Man Behind the Mic
October 18, 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.
Out in Space, Back in Time: Images from the Hubble Space Telescope
October 18, 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
- 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.
Science Factory: Noise!
October 18, 2012 - May 31, 2013- Event Times: Monday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Event Admission: $4, Free children 2 and under
- Location: The Science Factory Children's Museum & Exploration Dome
- Address: 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy, Eugene, OR 97401
Featuring interactive stations on sound, music, and hearing, this display is sure to raise decibels! Each activity takes a playful look at the physics of sound waves as well as how music and sound affect our mood.
Taste and Flavor: Spicy
October 18, 2012 - December 21, 2012- Recurring every week day
- Event Times: Monday - Friday; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Event Admission: Free
- 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.
The Ocean and the Universe
October 18, 2012- Event Times: 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Zone Gallery
- Address: 164 W. Broadway, Eugene, Oregon 97401
Felicity Fahey explores the intersection between our physical existence and our place in the limitless consciousness of the universe. Through a variety of mixed media pieces, the colors and feel of the ocean are brought together. Opening reception on November 2, 5:30 p.m..
Tidewaters by Rich Bergeman
October 18, 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.
Tree Themed Art Show
October 18, 2012 - November 30, 2012- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Daily
- Event Admission: Free
- Location: ESAP Office
- Address: 224 East 11th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
- Phone: 541.743.1509
Tree Themed Art Show.
Victorian Mourning Exhibit
October 18, 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.
