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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


Buddy Guy & Jonny Lang
August 14, 2012
  • Event Times: Tuesday, 7 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $35, $55
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  • Location: Cuthbert Amphitheater
  • Address: Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 800.992.8499

Enjoy this classical rock show with Buddy Guy and the fantastic guitars tunes of Lang.

DIVA presents Behind The Lens
August 14, 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.

Eugene Emeralds Baseball
August 14, 2012
  • Event Times: Tuesday, 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 Tri-City Dust Devils.

Mountain Biking - Just Outside Your Door
August 14, 2012
  • Event Times: Tuesday, 7 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: REI
  • Address: 306 Lawrence St., Eugene, OR 97401
  • Phone: 541.465.1800

Join Trips for Kids-CAT for a discussion of the variety of trails perfect for youth and families, and anyone that wants to get off the road.

Science Factory Children's Museum: Food Detectives
August 14, 2012 - August 17, 2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Monday - Friday, 1 - 4 p.m.
  • Event Admission: $5
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  • Location: Science Factory Children's Museum
  • Address: 2300 Leo Harris Parkway, Eugene, OR 97401

Where does your food come from? In this camp, we'll cook a variety of simple dishes. We'll trace how their ingredients traveled from the worlds of nature and agriculture to our dinner plates and what changes happened to them along the way. Ages 9-11.

Science Factory Children's Museum: Ocean Animals
August 14, 2012 - August 17, 2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - noon
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  • Location: Science Factory Children's Museum
  • Address: 2300 Leo Harris Parkway, Eugene, OR 97401

Explore the many ecosystems that can be found in the ocean. We'll look at animals from the surface to the deep ocean to see how they interact with each other. We'll also meet some trained scuba divers to find out how they do research in the ocean, and more! Ages 7-9.

Science Factory Children's Museum: Science Superstars
August 14, 2012 - August 17, 2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Event Times: Monday - Friday, 1 - 4 p.m.
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  • Location: Science Factory Children's Museum
  • Address: 2300 Leo Harris Parkway, Eugene, OR 97401

Explore the world while thinking like a scientist! Bake a cookie using solar energy, follow a grain of sand from a mountain to the ocean, find out how different animals make their homes, and more. Ages 5-7.

The Fabulous World of Beads
August 14, 2012
  • Event Times: Tuesday, 7 - 8 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Fern Ridge Library
  • Address: 88026 Territorial Road, Veneta, OR 97487
  • Phone: 541.935.7512

Come & explore the world of fabulous beads with Susan Nine. Susan will demonstrate how to make earrings and basic jewelry. Then have fun making your own bracelet to take home. Supplies provided.

Tuesday Tasting
August 14, 2012 - October 09, 2012
  • Recurring monthly on the 2nd Tuesday
  • Event Times: Tuesday, 4 - 6:30 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Eugene, Cascades & Coast Adventure Center
  • Address: 3312 Gateway St, Springfield, OR 97477
  • Phone: 541.484.5307

Finish the day with the tantalizing taste of local wines. Swing by for sips and enjoy 20% off your wine and beer purchase.

WREN Wetland Wander
August 14, 2012
  • Event Times: Tuesday, 9 - 10:30 a.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Meadowlark Prairie
  • Address: Meadowlark Prairie, Eugene, OR 97402

Wetland Wanders are casual walks through various West Eugene Wetlands sites each 2nd Tuesday of every month. Meadowlark Prairie is a birdwatchers paradise.

WREN's Wetland Wander at Meadowlark Prairie
August 14, 2012
  • Event Times: Tuesday, 9 – 10:30 a.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Meadowlark Prairie
  • Address: Green Hill Road and Royal Ave., Eugene, OR 97402
  • Phone: 541.338.7047

Explore the West Eugene Wetlands at the monthly Wetland Wander. WREN Wanders are casual walks through various West Eugene Wetlands sites.

Exhibits & Shows


A Year of Paintings
August 14, 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 14, 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.

Russel Wong: The Big Picture
August 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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


Sam Bond's Bluegrass Jam
August 14, 2012 - August 28, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Tuesday
  • Event Times: Tuesday, 9 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • 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 14, 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.

Markets


Creswell Farmers' Market
August 14, 2012 - November 06, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Tuesday
  • Event Times: Tuesday, 4 - 6 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • Location: Downtown Creswell
  • Address: 182 S 2nd, Creswell, OR
  • Phone: 541.895.2096

Fresh produce, baked goods and crafts.

Lane County Farmers' Market
August 14, 2012 - October 30, 2012
  • Recurring weekly on Tuesday
  • Event Times: Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  • Event Admission: Free
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  • 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.

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