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Top Picks 🏅
Our top picks for events you won’t want to miss.
Friday 5/22 Checkout Asian Night Market 2026 with food, music etc
Friday 5/22 Noches en Comunidad: dances, culture, food and more
Monday 5/25 Miles on Memorial 5k, 10k, and 15k relay at Alton Baker
Monday 5/25 Honor Memorial Day; service at Pioneer Cemetery
Hope you all enjoy your Memorial Day weekend! 🇺🇸
Enjoy the nice weather, maybe throw something on the grill, head out to an event or two, and take a minute at some point to pause and remember what the weekend is really about.
Here’s to a little rest, a little sunshine, and maybe one of those perfect Eugene evenings where you end up outside longer than you planned.
As always… Happy reading, and see you out there! 🤠
Around Town 🏙
It’s healthy to leave your house once in a while…
Wednesday 5/20 Check out the touring variety show: Simply Darling
Wednesday 5/20 Eugene Emeralds are home through Sunday
Wednesday 5/20 Hear the ESYO Junior Orchestra perform
Friday 5/22 An evening with the birds; Night at the Raptor Center
Friday 5/22 Dance all night long at the Shrek Rave (waffles in the morning?!)
Friday 5/22 Country rock straight from Ohio; it’s Pure Prairie League
Friday 5/22 Tumor Humor: Comedy show with Rudy Tyburczy
Friday 5/22 Hanmadang Martial Arts Tourney and Expo (also Sat.)
Saturday 5/23 Enjoy a night of dance at the Rebelle Summer Soireee
Saturday 5/23 Be amazed by DR Schreiber; The Historical Counjurer
Saturday 5/23 Dance party at Wow Hall; Bieber & A Beat
Saturday 5/23 Go see The Labyrinth: An Aerial Adventure show
Sunday 5/24 Jazz and punk combine with 4 awesome bands in one night
Sunday 5/24 Like Fleetwood Mac? Then you will love Tusk 🎸
Sunday 5/24 Folk/Americana quartet The Faux Paws onstage
Tuesday 5/26 Sage & Aera deliver acoustic folk for the modern era
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For the Kiddos 🛝
We won’t judge if you want to go and don’t have kids!
Wednesday 5/20 Make colorful “stained glass“ suncatchers (ages 5-9)
Thursday 5/21 Magical Moombah At The Hop! show (and Sat.)
Sunday 5/24 Analog Kids Craft at Mecca; turn old into new
Tuesday 5/26 Travel around the world; Taste Test Challenge (ages 9-12)
The Duck Corner 🦆
All things University of Oregon.
Wednesday 5/20 Hear from the UO Campus Band
Wednesday 5/20 Learn how to create Thangka “grid“ Tibetan paintings
Thursday 5/21 Fire and Flight presented by the UO Symphony Orchestra
Friday 5/22 Go see theatrical production Los Dreamers (and Sat.)
Friday 5/22 Food Fit for a King; free lecture on a 1611 cookbook
Friday 5/22 Checkout opera scenes; Opera & Love; It’s Complicated!
Friday 5/22 Hear architecture of sound w/ Oregon Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday 5/26 Declassified: A Shameless Showcase of Show Tunes
What’s on Tap 🍻
Grab a beverage and stay a while.
Wednesday 5/20 1 Set Wednesday at Jazz Station: Jake Jernigan Quartet
Wednesday 5/20 Attend or share: Poetry Open Mic night
Wednesday 5/20 Fan of Survivor? Watch party Wednesday at Publichouse
Thursday 5/21 Piano trio Tip Top w/ Noah Simpson performs
Friday 5/22 Hannibal Buress brings his comedy to town (and Sat.)
Friday 5/22 Dead tribute band Rosewater plays (also Sat.)
Friday 5/22 It’s comedy night at the Cattail Lounge
Friday 5/22 A night of jazz vocals with Gina Saputo & Jamie Shew
Saturday 5/23 Don’t Tell Comedy All Stars secret show
Saturday 5/23 Get your fancy clothes on it’s Queer Prom
Saturday 5/23 Whole Lotta Soul May dance party at Monkey’s Paw
Saturday 5/23 Dress up for Eugene Goth Prom
Monday 5/25 Memorial Day Mario Kart racing at Bier Stein
⬇And for weekly trivia, bingo, and much more ⬇
Take a Hike 🌲
Get outside, you live in Oregon for darn sakes!
May is Bike Month; loads happening all week 🚲
Thursday 5/21 Roller Skating downtown with a DJ… sign us up
Thursday 5/21 Fancy a trail race? Emerald City Trail Series at Mt. Pisgah
Friday 5/22 Look to the stars… at a Star Party! Telescopes included 🔭
Friday 5/22 Pickleball Tournament; grab your paddle (all weekend)
Saturday 5/23 Get searching on a Reptile and Amphibian Tour
Saturday 5/23 Ridgeline Ramble 20k &10k… get running!
Saturday 5/23 Unfurl the sails (or watch) Memorial Day Regatta (and Sun.)
Sunday 5/24 Insect Tour at Mt Pisgah Arboretum, what will you find?
Tuesday 5/26 Maybe you are interested in Feathered Forests book talk?
Free 💸
Need we say more?
Wednesday 5/20 Join a free Windfall Reading at the library by 3 authors
Thursday 5/21 Remember at Shasta Middle School closing party
Friday 5/22 Learn at Wild Foods from Foraging to Feasting presentation
Friday 5/22 A Gathering of Creatives; come one come all to The Hybrid
Saturday 5/23 Eugene Saturday Market and Lane farmer’s market
Saturday 5/23 Comics College; hear about comics from around the world
Saturday 5/23 Book release party; “Heal your Career Wounds“
Sunday 5/24 Myth and Merchant; Greek Myths Pop Up event/potluck
Sunday 5/24 Stroll the Whit at the Whiteaker Community Market
Tuesday 5/26 It’s Pod Fest 🫘 at the Tuesday Farmers Market
Not Eugene, but Close Enough 🚗
Events about an hour away, ish.
Nothing here this week, check back next week!
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