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Top Picks 🏅
Our top picks for events you won’t want to miss.
Thursday 1/22 Perform or watch; free Poetry Open Mic night at The Hult
Friday 1/23 Head outside and look up; free Star Gazing at Emerald Park
Friday 1/23 Balls will spin when the Harlem Globetrotters come to town
Saturday 1/24 Go watch the Long Sword fencing tournament
I am in Mexico at the moment writing this email, and just ran into another person from Eugene…. it really is a small world after all! (cue up “It’s a small world“ replaying over and over in your head for the rest of the day.)
Hope you also run into someone this week you know that makes the week just a little brighter.
As always… Happy reading, and see you out there! 🤠
Around Town 🏙
It’s healthy to leave your house once in a while…
Wednesday 1/21 One Set Wednesday jazz with Brenton Smith Quartet
Wednesday 1/21 Explore the musical connections of the US and France;
I Love Paris at The Shedd (through the 25th)
Thursday 1/22 The Rocket Men; a play about history (through Sunday)
Thursday 1/22 Attend and hear the secrets of writing w/ author Bob Welch
Thursday 1/22 The play Urinetown at Very Little Theater (all weekend)
Thursday 1/22 Listen to a night of jazz with trumpeter Benny Benack III
Thursday 1/22 Strap on some roller skates; Roller Rink party downtown
Friday 1/23 Join ecologist author Doug Tallamy; saving nature w/ your yard
Friday 1/23 See Anastasia from the Non-Stop Players (all weekend)
Friday 1/23 Dance party for all; Club XCX Icy Nights
Saturday 1/24 Love AC/DC? Hell’s Belles perform; All rock & roll, All female
Saturday 1/24 Shop the Victorian Gift Market for Valentine’s Day (also Sun.)
Saturday 1/24 Attend the MLK Reflection Breakfast
Saturday 1/24 Love hoops? Flow Fest with hula hoops, music, and more
Sunday 1/25 Hear the music of Ukraine with Yagody
Sunday 1/25 Listen to the Women’s Choral Society winter concert
Sunday 1/25 Comedian Gary Gulman performs his Misfit tour
Tuesday 1/27 Hear about voting from Oregon Sec. of State Tobias Read
For the Kiddos 🛝
We won’t judge if you want to go and don’t have kids!
Wednesday 1/21 Get silly making googly eye jewelry (age 13-19)
Wednesday 1/21 Learn basic sewing crafting a pocket warmer (age 5-9)
Friday 1/23 Performances, activities and eats at Oshogatsu Festival
Saturday 1/24 Drop in, get creative, and paint with watercolors (age 5-9)
Tuesday 1/27 Try some crafting with string art (age 9-12)
The Duck Corner 🦆
All things University of Oregon.
Wednesday 1/21 Women’s Basketball vs Minnesota
Wednesday 1/21 See a free screening of the film “City Girl“
Thursday 1/22 A free lecture on Our Icy Planet and our climate future
Friday 1/23 Enjoy the sounds of Oregon Jazz Festival (and Sat.)
Friday 1/23 Migrant Glyphs; a storytelling talk about migration
Saturday 1/24 Women’s Basketball vs Penn State
Sunday 1/25 Listen to the music of classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein
What’s on Tap 🍻
Grab a beverage and stay a while.
Wednesday 1/21 Join in or just watch; Jammin’ with the Pros
Thursday 1/22 Brews, Blues, & Chowder Fest at Beergarden (through Sun.)
Friday 1/23 Laughs with comedian Jay Pharoah (also Sat.)
Saturday 1/24 Call all want-to-be engineers; Paper Airplane Contest
Saturday 1/24 Slaphappy Comedy Jam delivers the laughs
Saturday 1/24 “And the Winner Is…“ POW Pro Wrestling event
Saturday 1/24 Comedy Night at the Cattail Lounge
Saturday 1/24 Maybe some Color and Chill at the BNF Taproom
Sunday 1/25 Adoption Event Alert! PublicHouse, drinks, and dogs
Sunday 1/25 Get crafty making a vision board for 2026
Monday 1/26 Think you know trivia? Eugene Deadhead Trivia
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Take a Hike 🌲
Get outside, you live in Oregon for darn sakes!
Wednesday 1/21 Get outside at Watershed Wednesday at Green Island
Sunday 1/25 Run the trails of Thurston Hills with friends
Sunday 1/25 Fancy some ganderflanking in Mt Pisgah? (great word!)
Free 💸
Need we say more?
Wednesday 1/21 Donate Blood… and maybe win a trip to the Super Bowl
Wednesday 1/21 Learn about the Church of the Mushroom & religious use
Wednesday 1/21 Hear poetry readings by poets Champlin and Castle
Thursday 1/22 Try your hand at soap carving
Thursday 1/22 Write for Wildlife; Letter writing party for conservation
Friday 1/23 Learn with CityClub what the Oregon Legislature is up to next
Saturday 1/24 Solidarity Share Fair; give or receive a helping hand
Sunday 1/25 A poetry tribute reading; Ralph Salisbury at 100
Sunday 1/25 Cars & Coffee, a meetup to check out some sweet rides
Tuesday 1/27 Try your hand learning to prune fruit trees and grapes
Tuesday 1/27 How Not to Get Eaten; a talk about birds
Not Eugene, but Close Enough 🚗
Events about an hour away, ish.
Thursday 1/22 Listen in; the Winter Music Festival (Florence, through Sat.)
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