Eugene Events this Week

Top Picks 🏅 

Our top picks for events you won’t want to miss.

• Saturday 5/10 Mother’s Day Tea at the Dorris Ranch

• Saturday 5/10 Healthy Kids Day; games, prizes, dancing and more

• Saturday 5/10 The Annual Hardy Plant Sale is at the Events Center

• May is Bike Month; tons of events from group rides to classes and more

Around Town 🏙️ 

It’s healthy to leave your house once in a while…

• Wednesday 5/7 Country artist Whitey Morgan takes the stage

• Wednesday 5/7 Comedian Adam Ray serves up laughs at Olsen Run

• Wednesday 5/7 A night of Hawaiian music with Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa

• Thursday 5/8 Not.Greenday performs the music of Greenday

• Thursday 5/8 Join a Ugandan benefit concert at The Shedd

• Friday 5/9 “Brass house” trio Too Many Zooz hits the stage

• Friday 5/9 Pianist Shane Allen leads a night of eclective jazz

• Friday 5/9 Water: A poetry reading at Karin Clarke Gallery

• Friday 5/9 Exercise your brain at the ShelterCare Trivia Night

• Friday 5/9 Robb, Ryan, & Scramstad return; acoustic blues originals

• Saturday 5/10 Listen to Beethoven’s Symphonies No. 2 & 7 (Also Sun.)

• Saturday 5/10 Join jazz trumpeter Paul Krueger and his quintet

• Saturday 5/10 Love anime and gaming? Toon Fusion convention (also Sun.)

• Saturday 5/10 Aladdin: The Rock Opera ballet set to the music of Queen (also Sun.)

• Saturday 5/10 Foam, DJ music, & partying w/ Foam Wonderland at Cuthbert

• Saturday 5/10 Then head to the after-party for more music; The Aftermath

• Saturday 5/10 OCF Spring Fling with music, raffles and more

• Saturday 5/10 Catch Misery, a theatrical thriller at Very Little Theater

• Sunday 5/11 Mother’s Day violin recital with Kara Eubanks

• Sunday 5/11 Hear Delgani String Quartet perform multiple works (& Tues.)

• Monday 5/12 WNBA team New York Liberty dribble into town for a game

• Monday 5/12 Tony McManus “best Celtic guitarist in the world“ performs

• Tuesday 5/13 Victor Wooten & the Wooten Brothers mashup jazz, funk, & more

• Tuesday 5/13 Get free information on how to prevent food waste

• Tuesday 5/13 Take me out to the ballgame w/ the Eugene Emeralds

For the Kiddos 🛝 

We won’t judge if you want to go and don’t have kids!

• Wednesday 5/7 Create a garden fairy house (ages 5-9)

• Wednesday 5/7 Meet a Mortician at the library (ages 13-19)

• Friday 5/9 Enjoy a production of Alice in Wonderland Jr. (all weekend)

• Saturday 5/10 Join the Kidz Rock Music & Arts Festival

• Sunday 5/11 Learn to climb a tree, but with ropes (ages 5+)

The Duck Corner 🦆 

All things University of Oregon.

• Wednesday 5/7 Men’s Baseball vs Saint Mary’s

• Wednesday 5/7 Listen and learn about Brahms and clarinet

• Wednesday 5/7 Learn about archaeological discoveries in the Indo-Pacific

• Thursday 5/8 Blue Visions: ocean ecologies talk

• Thursday 5/8 21st Century Practices for a Stronger Democracy lecture

• Friday 5/9 Curiosity in Practice; a Q&A with actress Rachel Keller

• Friday 5/9 A night with the Jazz Ensembles and Stefon Harris

• Friday 5/9 57th Annual Mother’s Day Powwow & salmon bake (all weekend)

• Friday 5/9 Men’s Baseball vs Washington

• Friday 5/9 Oregon Twilight track meet

• Saturday 5/10 Men’s Baseball vs Washington

• Sunday 5/11 Men’s Baseball vs Washington

• Sunday 5/11 Capella Artemisia sings Call for the Wailing Women

• Monday 5/12 Catch a night of dynamic piano music with Juan Avendano

PS: Use these links for more information on the sport’s listings:

 Men’s Baseball

 Track and Field

What’s on Tap 🍻 

Grab a beverage and stay a while.

• Wednesday 5/7 You laugh while comedians get hilariously interrupted

• Wednesday 5/7 Curious about AI? Pubtalks about AI & Startups

• Thursday 5/8 Nerd Nite; short passionate talks about all sorts of subjects

• Friday 5/9 Beer meets laughs with Giggle and Gulp comedy

• Friday 5/9 Comedy comes to the Whit, but in a secret location

• Friday 5/9 David Lynch variety tribute show at Hybrid Gallery (also Sat.)

• Saturday 5/10 Nicke-lewd-eon cartoon/tv cabaret at PlayEugene

• Monday 5/12 History Pub: Defiant Women in 19th century Mexican LA

• Tuesday 5/13 Discuss politics civily speed dating style

AND DON’T FORGET ⬇️ 

Take a Hike 🌲 

Get outside, you live in Oregon for darn sakes!

• Thursday 5/8 Ever wonder how/why/when to prune a tree? Learn!

• Saturday 5/10 Be inspired by nature to create mixed media art

• Saturday 5/10 Living River Exploration Day at Green Island

• Saturday 5/10 Reptile and Amphibian Day at East Kirk Park

• Saturday 5/10 Learn for free all about composting

• Sunday 5/11 Explore Mt Pisgah at sunset with the Obsidians

• Monday 5/12 Join the Native Plant Society for a wetland walk

• Tuesday 5/13 Go on a Wetland Wander through the Laurelwood Bog

• Plant sales; Friday in Emerald Park and LCC and Saturday at FFLC youth farm

Free 💸 

Need we say more?

• Thursday 5/8 An evening of creative writing readings at Tsunami Books (Say that 5 times fast! 🤣)

• Thursday 5/8 Enjoy a concert w/ Sean Gaskell on the kora African harp

• Friday 5/9 Art Speaks Action: Cultivating the citizen artist talk

• Friday 5/9 Attend an artist reception with Claudia Thompson

• Friday 5/9 All-ages art and craft supplies swap (also Sat.)

• Friday 5/9 Have fun with the family at Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Festival

• Saturday 5/10 Go check out the Saturday Market and Farmer’s Market

• Saturday 5/10 Best selling novelist TJ Klune gives a talk and Q&A

• Sunday 5/11 The Whiteaker Community Market is the perfect little stroll

• Sunday 5/11 Explore Festilvalito w/ Latin music, dance, art & food

Not Eugene, but Close Enough 🚗 

Events about an hour away, ish.

• Friday 5/9 Over 100 yard sales all at once (Creswell, all weekend)

• Saturday 5/10 Curious about rural living? Rural Living Day (Junction City)

• Saturday 5/10 Help out in Blue River w/ park and plant restoration (Blue River)

• Saturday 5/10 Bikes to Blooms wildflower walks (Dorena)