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Events
DIVA presents Behind The Lens
August 28, 2012 - September 04, 2012- Recurring weekly on Tuesday
- Event Times: Tuesday, 7 - 9:30 p.m.
- Event Admission: $12, $9, $5
- 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 28, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday, 7:05 p.m.
- Event Admission: $6 - $12
- 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.
Peter Case
August 28, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday, 9 p.m.
- Event Admission: $12 advance, $15 door
- Location: Cozmic Pizza
- Address: 199 W 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
Peter Case brings his eclectic blend of music to Cozmic Pizza.
Rosanne Cash
August 28, 2012- Event Times: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
- Event Admission: $34 - $49
- Location: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
- Address: 868 High St, Eugene, OR 97401
- Phone: 541.434.7000
Cash has recorded 14 albums, charting 21 Top-40 country singles and 2 gold records.
Exhibits & Shows
A Year of Paintings
August 28, 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
- 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 28, 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.
Tidewaters by Rich Bergeman
August 28, 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.
Tough by Nature: Portraits of Cowgirls and Ranch Women of the American West
August 28, 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
- 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 28, 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.
Weird and Wonderful: Lane County Highlights and Footnotes
August 28, 2012 - September 15, 2012- Recurring daily
- Event Times: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Event Admission: $3
- 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 28, 2012- Recurring weekly on Tuesday
- Event Times: Tuesday, 9 p.m.
- Event Admission: Free
- 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 28, 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
- 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 28, 2012 - November 06, 2012- Recurring weekly on Tuesday
- Event Times: Tuesday, 4 - 6 p.m.
- Event Admission: Free
- Location: Downtown Creswell
- Address: 182 S 2nd, Creswell, OR
- Phone: 541.895.2096
Fresh produce, baked goods and crafts.
Lane County Farmers' Market
August 28, 2012 - October 30, 2012- Recurring weekly on Tuesday
- Event Times: Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Event Admission: Free
- 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.
