Eugene this week May 14-20th

Top Picks 🏅 

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

• Thursday 5/15 Rhododendron Days Festival all weekend (Florence)

• Sunday 5/18 Bark in the Park; doggos, 5k/10k race, activities and more

• Sunday 5/18 Enjoy spring at a Wildflower Festival at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum

• 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 5/14 The Blind Boys of Alabama sing a night of Gospel

• Wednesday 5/14 English rock band Slowdive hits the Cuthbert stage

• Thursday 5/15 MaMuse returns to Eugene with their blend of folk-soul

• Thursday 5/15 Archaeology Film Festival anyone? (all weekend)

• Thursday 5/15 Laugh out loud with comedian Bryan Callen (all weekend)

• Friday 5/16 Catch the music of New Orleans with Anna Moss

• Friday 5/16 Listen to some jazz downtown with the UO Jazz Combos

• Friday 5/16 Enjoy the Student Dance Concert at LLC (also Sat.)

• Friday 5/16 A night of klezmer music & Yiddish folktale w/ Magid Ensemble

• Friday 5/16 Vibe out at Cuthbert Amphitheater with Still Woozy

• Friday 5/16 LEAGACY art exhibit opening reception at Maude Kerns

• Saturday 5/17 A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Eugene Ballet (Also Sun.)

• Saturday 5/17 Pianist Keith Brown tickles the piano with his jazz sextet

• Saturday 5/17 Listen to the Soromundi spring choral concert (Also Sun.)

• Saturday 5/17 Catch Misery at the Very Little Theater

• Saturday 5/17 Watch indie-folk singer/singwriter Ziggy Alberts

• Saturday 5/17 Guitar and blues with Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite

• Saturday 5/17 Shadow Sway brings the jazz to Tsunami Books

• Saturday 5/17 Join the Eugene Gleeman at their spring choral concert

• Sunday 5/18 The Bad Plus deliver an unforgettable night of jazz

• Sunday 5/18 Spring High Tea in the park with tea, music and more

• Sunday 5/18 Learn how to make floral bouquets with an expert

• Sunday 5/18 Eugene Opera delivers an evening w/ tenor Lawrence Barasa

• Monday 5/19 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit rock the stage at the Hult

• Tuesday 5/20 Scotland’s own comic Fern Brady takes the stage

• Tuesday 5/10 Celebrate the future of creativity in Eugene: Brava 2025

• The Eugene Emeralds are home all week except Monday vs Spokane

For the Kiddos 🛝 

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

• Wednesday 5/14 Check out the future of Rock n Roll w/ 6 youth bands

• Wednesday 5/14 Stories and hand on activities about plants (ages 5-9)

• Thursday 5/15 Music Vaudeville for kids w/ The Magical Moombah (all weekend)

• Sunday 5/18 Have fun with crafting with pastels (ages 5-9)

• Tuesday 5/20 Listen to the sounds of the Eugene Youth Orchestra

• Tuesday 5/20 Tween writing club meets to do scrap art (ages 9-12)

The Duck Corner 🦆 

All things University of Oregon.

• Wednesday 5/14 Learn about social change ecosystems at a lecture

• Wednesday 5/14 Trump’s 100 Days; Anti-environmentalism lecture

• Wednesday 5/14 Intertwined: A personal storytelling event

• Thursday 5/15 How to save a rhinoceros science lecture

• Thursday 5/15 Attend a poetry lecture with m. nourbeSe philip

• Thursday 5/15 A creative writing fiction reading with Tania James

• Thursday 5/15 Transgressors opening exhibit reception

• Friday 5/16 Get a drone’s eye view of grey whales

• Friday 5/16 Track and Field Big10 Championships (all weekend)

• Friday 5/16 Learn about Women in Film Animation

What’s on Tap 🍻 

Grab a beverage and stay a while.

• Wednesday 5/14 Trivia Night for a cause at Taco Mogo

• Thursday 5/15 Listen to Indi artist Covenhoven

• Friday 5/16 Three bands rock out at Even Stevens all night long

• Friday 5/16 An evening with Shafty, Phish tribute band

• Friday 5/16 Groove to some country music with The Feelgoods

• Saturday 5/17 The Garcia Birthday Band tributes the Grateful Dead

• Saturday 5/17 Eurovision Song Contest watch party

• Monday 5/18 Broadway after Dark dance and burlesque show

AND DON’T FORGET ⬇️ 

Take a Hike 🌲 

Get outside, you live in Oregon for darn sakes!

• Friday 5/16 Want to learn trail maintenance? Skills college (all weekend)

• Saturday 5/17 Guided bird walk & invasive species removal at Perkins Peninsula

• Saturday 5/17 Go on a walking tour of the Friendly neighborhood

• Saturday 5/17 Learn Wilderness First Aid to be prepared outdoors

• Saturday Join friends to go birding at Delta Ponds

• Sunday 5/18 Love cycling? Oregon Gran Fondo bike race

• Sunday 5/18 Join the obsidians for the Raptor Loop Hike

• Monday 5/19 Art in Birds wildlife tour at Green Island

Free 💸 

Need we say more?

• Friday 5/16 Craft buttons about whatever you want

• Friday 5/16 All-ages movie night with snacks: The Wild Robot

• Saturday 5/17 Go check out the Saturday Market and Farmer’s Market

• Saturday 5/17 Get outside on a 5k walk for a good cause

• Sunday 5/18 The Whiteaker Community Market is the perfect little stroll

• Tuesday 5/20 Learn how to turn your backyard into a nature habitat

• Tuesday 5/20 Listen to old-time American songs on the fiddle and harp

• Tuesday 5/20 Have fun crafting a floral lantern jar

Not Eugene, but Close Enough 🚗 

Events about an hour away, ish.

• Friday 5/16 Shop the Spring Vintage “Mother’s Day Market“ (Pleasant Hill)

• Saturday 5/17 Challenge yourself; half marathon/10k run (Cottage Grove)

• Saturday 5/17 A history of Blue River historic presentation (Blue River)

• Saturday 5/17 Get creative with sidewalk chalk at Chalk It Up (Florence)