Top Picks 🏅
Our top picks for events you won’t want to miss.
Saturday 5/3 Get out your rod; Fishing Derby and Breakfast (ages 2-7)
Saturday 5/3 Adult party at the Children’s Museum; 1980s Spring Formal
Saturday 5/3 A parade & more at Oakridge Tree Planting Festival (Oakridge)
Sunday 5/4 The Whiteaker Community Market starts up for the season
The Ducks won the Spring Game this weekend—because, well… they played themselves. Literally. 🦆
Hope your week ahead is packed with fun—and maybe an event or two from this newsletter! If you’ve got a friend who’d like this, forwarding it along would be so appreciated.
Happy reading, and see you out there! 🤠
Around Town 🏙
It’s healthy to leave your house once in a while…
Wednesday 4/30 Country music group Flatland Cavalry roll into town
Wednesday 4/30 Stand-up comedian Amir K tells stories (also Thurs.)
Thursday 5/1 Folksinger Tracy Grammer sings
Thursday 5/1 MacBeth at Lane Community College (all weekend)
Thursday 5/1 Paul Safar performs on the Baby Grand at Tsunami Books
Thursday 5/1 Dadweed takes the stage with acoustic Americana music
Friday 5/2 Laugh it up with stand up Jason Cheny at the Hult
Friday 5/2 House music duo Sidepiece spin tracks
Friday 5/2 Listen to the Eugene Highlanders Pipe & Drum band
Friday 5/2 Greg Goebel tickles the ivory with his trio at the Jazz Station
Friday 5/2 Dustin Nickerson dishes laughs on marriage, parenthood and more (also Sat.)
Friday 5/2 Andrei Andreev, piano virtuoso delivers a farewell performance
Saturday 5/3 Comedian Tom Green delivers laughs
Saturday 5/3 Party at Science Uncensored: Color Your World party
Saturday 5/3 A tribute to British vocalist Dusty Springfield (also Sun.)
Saturday 5/3 Family fun and nostalgia at Eugene Retro Game Fest
Saturday 5/3 Support the Eugene Public Library at Booked for the Evening
Saturday 5/3 Celebrate the music of Elton John with Calvin Orlando Smith
Saturday 5/3 Learn about canning jam and jellies for your home
Saturday 5/3 Sip tea for a good cause at CommuniTea
Sunday 5/4 Listen to Eugene Concert Choir sing Mozart Requiem & Bach
Sunday 5/4 Support sustainable living at Eugene VeganFest
Sunday 5/4 Baltimore rapper Shordie Shordie delivers music
Sunday 5/4 Rise and shine; it’s Piccadilly Flea Market time
Sunday 5/4 Celebrate worker’s rights at May Day Festivities
Sunday 5/4 Catch some track action with the Hayward Classic
Monday 5/5 Check out surf-rock band The Moss
Tuesday 5/6 Rapper Yelawolf performs at McDonald Theater
Tuesday 5/6 Singer-songwriter Marc Scibilia sings at Wow Hall
The Eugene Emeralds are home Wednesday-Sunday vs Everett
For the Kiddos 🛝
We won’t judge if you want to go and don’t have kids!
Wednesday 4/30 Learn about Kalapuya culture w/ song & story (ages 5-9)
Thursday 5/1 Enjoy a performance of Seussical Jr (also Fri.-Sat.)
Friday 5/2 Alice in Wonderland Jr. will take the stage (and Sat.)
Saturday 5/3 Plant a free flower bowl for Mother’s Day
Sunday 5/4 Get creative making a mosaic stepping stone
Tuesday 5/6 Tween Ecologists club holds an upcycling party (ages 9-12)
The Duck Corner 🦆
All things University of Oregon.
Wednesday 4/30 Catch a concert of “low brass“ instruments
Wednesday 4/30 Learn about Trump’s First 100 Days: Authoritarianism
Thursday 5/1 Attend a Conversation on Democracy’s Future (free)
Friday 5/2 UO Opera presents: Cendrillon (also Sun.)
Friday 5/2 Women’s Softball vs Michigan State
Saturday 5/3 Women’s Softball vs Michigan State
Saturday 5/3 50th anniversary La’ua and Ho’ike dinner and show
Sunday 5/4 Women’s Softball vs Michigan State
Tuesday 5/6 Men’s Baseball vs Saint Mary’s
Tuesday 5/6 Ever been curious about the history of nuclear radiation?
PS: Use these links for more information on the sport’s listings:
What’s on Tap 🍻
Grab a beverage and stay a while.
Wednesday 4/30 Horrible Bingo is back to the movie Lifeforce (also Thurs.)
Thursday 5/1 Margaritafest comes to Beergarden all weekend
Friday 5/2 Skeletons from the Closet rock out to the Grateful Dead
Friday 5/2 Improv comedy meets live jazz with Skits and Skats
Friday 5/2 Genre bending Cedar Redd performs his alternative R&B album
Saturday 5/3 Laugh it up with Youtube comic Steve Hofstetter
Saturday 5/3 Dress to impress and watch the Kentucky Derby
Saturday 5/3 Oakshire Commons grand opening celebration
Saturday 5/3 Comedians attempt to free-style rap at Double Entendre
Saturday 5/3 Listen to vintage Mexican ballads and more with Llorona
AND DON’T FORGET ⬇
Take a Hike 🌲
Get outside, you live in Oregon for darn sakes!
Saturday 5/3 Learn about composting at a free workshop
Saturday 5/3 Brewery 5k-ish walk/run anyone?
Saturday 5/3 First friday guided free park walk: Alton Baker Park
Saturday 5/3 Join the fun at the Awbrey Park Wildflower Celebration
Saturday 5/3 Head outside on a free Herbs and Edible Flowers Walk
Saturday 5/3 Get outside and learn on a Weed Walk (free)
Sunday 5/4 Learn bird identification at Hendricks Park
Monday 5/5 Adventure photographer Andy Mann tells stories: Summit to Sea
May is Bike Month; tons of events from group rides to classes and more
Free 💸
Need we say more?
Thursday 5/1 Tapping the Power of Chemistry: public lecture
Friday 5/2 First Friday ArtWalk: Ride to Reggae themed
Friday 5/2 Learn at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Saturday 5/3 Go check out the Saturday Market and Farmer’s Market
Saturday 5/3 Free Comic Book Day with lots of events happening
Sunday 5/4 Wander the Native American Arts and Crafts Market
Sunday 5/4 Audition for Peter Pan w/ the Roving Park Players (also Mon.)
Monday 5/5 Head backstage for a tour of the Hult Center
Not Eugene, but Close Enough 🚗
Events about an hour away, ish.
Thursday 5/1 Catch a Rhythm and Blues Revue (Cottage Grove, all weekend)
Saturday 5/3 The Veneta Farmers Market starts up for the season (Veneta)
Have an event or a photo you want to be featured in an upcoming edition? Submit it below! We will try and include it, and who knows… maybe we will even go.