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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


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.

Oregon Festival of American Music (OFAM)
August 09, 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.

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.

Exhibits & Shows


A Year of Paintings
August 09, 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.

Nick Sixkiller: The Man Behind the Mic
August 09, 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 09, 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.

Russel Wong: The Big Picture
August 09, 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
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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

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 09, 2012 - August 27, 2012
  • Recurring every week day
  • Event Times: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • 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 09, 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 09, 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.

Weird and Wonderful: Lane County Highlights and Footnotes
August 09, 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


Free Wine Tasting
August 09, 2012 - August 30, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Thursday
  • Event Times: Thursday, 5 - 7 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: The Supreme Bean Cafe
  • Address: 2864 Willamette St, Eugene, OR 97405
  • Phone: 541.485.2700

Enjoy free wine samples every Thursday plus regular special tasting events presented by the Eugene Pinot Club.

University of Oregon Campus Tours
August 09, 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
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  • 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.

Women's Running Group
August 09, 2012 - September 27, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Thursday
  • Event Times: Thursday, 6 a.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: parking lot
  • Address: 24th Ave and Amazon Pkwy, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.968.1362

Fun, easy runs up to an hour. You pick your distance and pace. Beginners welcome!

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