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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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14th Annual Blackberry bRamble
August 05, 2012
  • Event Times: Sunday, 7 a.m.
  • Event Admission: $7.50, $35, $45
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  • Location: Hilyard Community Center
  • Address: 2580 Hilyard St, Eugene, OR 97405
  • Phone: 541.683.1409

A bike ride with 4 distance options – a full century, a metric century, a 39-mile or a 10/20 mile ride. Rest stops with food, water, mechanics on site, SAG wagon support on the three longer routes, and more. A special blackberry pie and ice cream treat at the end of the ride.

Eugene Emeralds Baseball
August 05, 2012
  • Event Times: Sunday, 1:05 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 Vancouver Canadians.

Lend Me A Tenor
August 05, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday & Saturday 7 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $10, $25 season tickets
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  • Location: Florence Playhouse
  • Address: 208 Laurel St, Florence, OR 97439
  • Phone: 541.997.1675

Ken Ludwig's Lend Me A Tenor has delighted audiences from Broadway to London's West End. In the same comic vein as plays like Noises Off, laugh along with this riotous farce.

Let's Go Camping
August 05, 2012 - August 25, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
  • Event Times: Friday, 4 p.m. - Sunday, noon
  • Event Admission: $20 per family
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  • Location: At various State Parks
  • Address: OR
  • Phone: 888.953.7677

Oregon Parks and Recreation District hosts fun filled camping weekends for novice campers and families at various Oregon State Park throughout the summer. With extra gear for you, there's plenty of fun for adults and children. S'more included!

Mule & Donkey Show
August 05, 2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Friday - Sunday
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  • Location: Oregon Horse Center
  • Address: 90751 Prairie Rd, Eugene, OR 97402
  • Phone: 541.689.9700

Come watch Mules & Donkeys of all sizes (even miniature donkeys) compete in a variety of classes.

Music in the Park: Eugene Highland Pipe Band
August 05, 2012
  • Event Times: Sunday, 6: 30 - 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Washburne Park
  • Address: Agate & 20th, Eugene, OR 97403

Enjoy Scottish piping, drumming and dancing at this outdoor concert.

Oakridge Concerts in the Park
August 05, 2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Saturday & Sunday
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Siuslaw Bank Amphitheater - Greenwaters Park
  • Address: Oakridge, OR

Come out and enjoy a concert outside surrounded by the beautiful Cascades setting in Oakridge. Enjoy a variety of music along with food & craft vendors and a beer garden.

Oakridge Ukulele Festival
August 05, 2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Friday, 2 p.m. - Sunday, noon
  • Event Admission: $85
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  • Location: Oakridge Hostel
  • Address: 48175 E 1st St, Oakridge, OR 97463
  • 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.

OFAM: The King and I
August 05, 2012 - August 12, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
  • Event Times: Friday & Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $48, $38, $28, $20
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  • Location: Hult Center for the Performing Arts
  • Address: 7th & Willamette St, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.682.5000

East meets West in this extraordinary Rodgers and Hammerstein classic based on the true story of English window Anna Leonowens, who in 1862 arrives at the Royal Palace in Bangkok with her young son. The story follows the tail of Anna and the King's truly unique love story.

Shakespeare in the Park presents Henry VIII
August 05, 2012 - August 26, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday
  • Event Times: Saturday & Sunday, 6 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Amazon Center
  • Address: 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene, OR 97405

Take in the majestic pageantry, political intrigue and romance of England’s most infamous King.

Sunday Jam: Dancin' in the Park
August 05, 2012
  • Event Times: Sunday, 2 - 6 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Sladden Park
  • Address: N Adams & Cheshire Rd, Eugene, OR 97403

Spend Sunday Dancin’ in the Park while local DJs mix up the beats and jams. Bring your dancing shoes, or just come, sit back, relax and enjoy the music!

Tayberry Jam
August 05, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday - Sunday
  • Event Admission: $80 weekend with camping; $40 Sunday at gate; 12 and under Free
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  • Location: Cougar Mountain Farm
  • Address: 33737 Witcher Gateway, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
  • Phone: 541.767.3798

A farm benefit to help us build an educational resort that is dedicated to the study and practice of sustainable living. Set on top of scenic Cougar Mountain, a few miles outside the Grove, Tayberry Jam features three days of solid music and fun with more than thirty different bands.

Tour de Lane Bike Rally
August 05, 2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Friday, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $175 - $199
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  • Location: Richardson Park, Fern Ridge Lake
  • Address: 25950 Richardson Park Rd, Junction City, OR 97448

Three-day, non-competitive bicycle rally open to cyclists of all kinds. Weekend ride options include two supported centuries, local bike industry factory tours, wine tasting and more.

Whitey Morgan and the 78's
August 05, 2012
  • Event Times: Sunday, 8:30 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $5
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  • Location: Sam Bond's Garage
  • Address: 407 Blair St, Eugene, OR
  • Phone: 541.431.6603

Whitey Morgan and the 78’s are a Honky Tonk band from Flint, Michigan. They haven’t re-invented the wheel, they just picked it up and started it rolling all over again.

Wine and Shine
August 05, 2012
  • Event Times: Sunday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Domaine Meriwether Winery
  • Address: 88324 Vineyard Ln, Veneta, OR 97487
  • Phone: 541.935.9711

Come out and enjoy a classic car show & live music provided by Coupe de Ville.

Women's Mountain Biking Weekend
August 05, 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

A three-day weekend of riding with other women. Push yourself and hone your skills in a fun and supportive atmosphere while experiences some of Oregon's finest singletrack. Groups are formed depending upon skill level. For intermediate to advanced rides. Limit 25.

WWII Vets Spaghetti Feed
August 05, 2012
  • Event Times: Sunday, 1 - 6 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $10, $5 kids six and under
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  • Location: Vet's Club
  • Address: 1626 Willamette St., Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.636.0828

Help send WWII Vets to see their memorial in Washington DC.

Dirty Dozen Brass Band with Pimps of Joytime
August 06, 2012
  • Event Times: Monday, 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $22 advance, $25 door
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  • Location: WOW Hall
  • Address: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.687.2746

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band encompasses the tradition and style of a New Orleans based brass band but refuses to be limited by the genre. Edging away from traditional brass music, DDBB incorporates large portions of improvisation, jazz, and funk with their drum kits and electric guitars.

eBooks for Kindle
August 06, 2012
  • Event Times: Monday, 5:30 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Eugene Public Library
  • Address: 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401

A hands-on class for Kindle users to learn how to borrow free library eBooks.

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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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.
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  • 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
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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. Performances at The Shedd and the Hult Center. This year's focus is Le Hot Jazz.

Be a Shutterbug!
August 08, 2012
  • Event Times: Wednesday, 7 - 10 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Kesey Square
  • Address: Willamette St & Broadway St, Eugene, OR 97401

A photo shoot for beginning to professional photographers alike. Gather downtown for an evening of photography with models, fire dancers, costumes and props. Bring your camera to take photos or come and enjoy a summer evening downtown with photographers, models and live music.

Bike Maintenance Basics
August 08, 2012
  • Event Times: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: REI
  • Address: 306 Lawrence St., Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.465.1800

This class is an informative presentation that will teach you how to lube a chain, fix a flat tire in record time, and make other minor adjustments to your bicycle.

Cottage Grove Concert in the Park
August 08, 2012
  • Event Times: Wednesday, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Coiner Park
  • Address: 1319 E Main St., Cottage Grove, OR 97424
  • Phone: 541.942.2411

Enjoy live music outside in the park by To The Bridge. Presented by Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce.

Hot Milk
August 08, 2012
  • Event Times: Wednesday, 9 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $5
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  • Location: Sam Bond's Garage
  • Address: 407 Blair St, Eugene, OR
  • Phone: 541.431.6603

Check out some tunes from jazz, folk band Hot Milk. Tater Famine & The Alder Street All-Stars open the show.

OFAM: Ca, C'est Paris
August 08, 2012
  • Event Times: Wednesday, 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $20, $26, $32, $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

In this evening concert, Siri Vik welcome Ian Whitcomb in a tribute to music halls and cabarets of Montmartre, Montparnasse and throughout Paris everywhere.

OFAM: La Musique Creole
August 08, 2012
  • Event Times: Wednesday, 2 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $16, $20, $26, $30
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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 Creole element of music incorporated exciting rhythms, improvisation and repeating themes into jazz. Explore this fun influence with music & popular songs.

OFAM: Oh, That Mitzi!
August 08, 2012
  • Event Times: Wednesday, 5 p.m.
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  • Location: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
  • Address: 868 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.434.7000

Cabaret, a French invention, reached its zenith in Paris at the Moulin Rouge in the 1890s. Enjoy a concert and discuss on its influence on American jazz classics.

The Cat Like Reflexes
August 08, 2012
  • Event Times: Wednesday, 9 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $1-5
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  • Location: Sam Bond's Garage
  • Address: 407 Blair St, Eugene, OR
  • Phone: 541.431.6603

The Cat Like Reflexes supply upbeat folk rock & comedy tunes with a mix of guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, and drums.

Wine, Jazz & Variety with Gus Russell and Paul Blondi
August 08, 2012 - August 29, 2012
  • Event Times: Wednesday, 6 - 9 p.m.
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  • Location: Mac's Restaurant & Nightclub
  • Address: 1626 Willamette St, Eugene, OR 97405
  • Phone: 541.344.8600

Enjoy this all ages show which also features local wine tastings.

CASA Benefit: BBQ, Wine & Music
August 09, 2012
  • Event Times: Thursday, 6 - 9 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $24, $28
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  • Location: Domaine Meriwether Winery
  • Address: 88324 Vineyard Ln, Veneta, OR 97487
  • Phone: 541.868.3087

Enjoy a beautiful outdoor evening of wine, BBQ and great music! 10% of all wine sales during the evening will be donated to CASA.

Coburg Concerts in the Park
August 09, 2012
  • Event Times: Thursday, 6 - 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Coburg Community Grange
  • Address: 32663 E Mill St, Coburg, OR 97408

Enjoy a summer concert from Heavy Chevy in the park! Hot dogs, chips, corn on the cob & beverages will be sold on site. Sponsored by the Coburg Chamber of Commerce.

Fiddlin Sue
August 09, 2012
  • Event Times: Thursday, 6 p.m.
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  • Location: Mac's Restaurant & Nightclub
  • Address: 1626 Willamette St, Eugene, OR 97405
  • Phone: 541.344.8600

Come enjoy the swing, jazz, country concoction of Fiddlin Sue.

Hooten Hallers
August 09, 2012
  • Event Times: Thursday, 9 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $1-5
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  • Location: Sam Bond's Garage
  • Address: 407 Blair St, Eugene, OR
  • Phone: 541.431.6603

Hooten Hallers' music is an amalgamation of classic American styles and more modern rock n' roll: rifling through and mixing blues, punk, country, and even gospel in turn. Caitlyn Olds opens the show.

OFAM: Bricktop's: A Montmartre Jazz Party
August 09, 2012
  • Event Times: Thursday, 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $36, $48
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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 indisputable queen of Jazz Age Paris nightlife was Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, known to the world then and now simply as "Bricktop." Come out to this jazz party to pay tribute to Bricktop and those golden years.

OFAM: Let's Misbehave: Cole Porter in Paris
August 09, 2012
  • Event Times: Thursday, 2 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $16, $20, $26, $30
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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 grandson of “the richest man in Indiana”, Cole Porter came to his love of music as a child and developed his love for musical theatre while at Yale, where he wrote over 300 songs. In 1917 he moved to France, which became his primary home for the next 20 years. Enjoy music influenced from his time living abroad.

OFAM: Midnight in Paris: Scott Fitzgerald, Cole Porter & Cafe Society
August 09, 2012
  • Event Times: Thursday, 5 p.m.
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  • Location: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
  • Address: 868 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.434.7000

Enjoy music and discussion of Scott Fitzgerald's music while in partying in Paris.

OTC Running Series #6
August 09, 2012
  • Event Times: Thursday, 6 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $5, Free for OTC members
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  • Location: Island Park
  • Address: 200 W B St, Springfield, OR 97477
  • Phone: 541.484.9883

Compete in a 5K or 10K race. These events are a fun way to meet 2012 goals, improve fitness, meet new friends, learn something new, volunteer more, or save money. All ages and abilities are welcome.

Roving Park Players present Five Children & It
August 09, 2012 - August 10, 2012
  • Event Times: Thursday & Friday, 6 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Campbell Community Center
  • Address: 155 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.686.2738

When five adventurous children meet a sand fairy near their vacation home, their fondest wishes are granted; but they soon learn the truth of the saying "be careful what you wish for." Come join in the fun and surprises of this park play.

Scandinavian Festival
August 09, 2012 - August 12, 2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Thursday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Downtown
  • Address: , Junction City, OR 97448
  • Phone: 541.998.9372

Junction City celebrates the countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. Offering cultural entertainment and activities in the authentic Scandinavian spirit.

Science Pub
August 09, 2012
  • Event Times: Thursday, 7 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $5 suggested cover charge
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  • Location: Cozmic Pizza
  • Address: 199 W 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401

"Epigenetics: The Merger of Nature and Nuture," presented by Dr. Lisa Sardinia from Pacific University, asks if genes can learn by experience.

The Silver Spurs Saloon
August 09, 2012 - August 11, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Thursday, Friday, Saturday
  • Event Times: Thursday - Saturday, 7 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $18, $16, $12
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  • Location: The Red Cane Theatre
  • Address: 1075 Chambers St, Eugene, OR 97402
  • Phone: 541.556.4524

A country musical about prodigals, old flames, and hilarious new characters who meet, brawl, and find love in the true tradition of song and dance! Matinee July 21 at 2 p.m.

Thursday Night Live in the Wine Room
August 09, 2012
  • Event Times: Thursday, 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 The Porch Band.

Always...Patsy Cline
August 10, 2012 - August 19, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday & Saturday 7 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $10, $25 season tickets
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  • Location: Florence Playhouse
  • Address: 208 Laurel St, Florence, OR 97439
  • Phone: 541.997.1675

Always...Patsy Cline is more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. The musical play, complete with down home country humor, true emotion, and even some audience participation, includes many of Patsy's unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Walking After Midnight.

Cabela's Family Campout
August 10, 2012 - August 11, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday - Saturday, 6 p.m. - 9 a.m.
  • Event Admission: $5 - $6
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  • Location: Clearwater Park
  • Address: Clearwater Lane, Springfield, OR 97478

Come sleep out under the stars! Enjoy dutch oven cooking lessons and a picnic dinner with s'mores for dessert. Ty your hand at fishing with Cabela's instructors along with lessons on tent construction, archery and stargazing. Register in advance; space is limited.

Elenora, Her Death & After, Apollo, For The Sake Of
August 10, 2012
  • Event Times: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $8 advance, $10 door
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  • Location: WOW Hall
  • Address: 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.687.2746

Head to the WOW Hall for this hard rock show.

Friday Night Live in the Wine Room
August 10, 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 the Anthony McCarthy Duo.

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