Eugene this week May 21-27th

Top Picks 🏅 

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

• Wednesday 5/21 Learn how to pin and mount bugs (ages 13-19)

• Friday 5/23 Explore new cultures at the 4th Annual Asian Night Market

• Sunday 5/25 Sip and stroll at the Eugene Tea Festival

• Monday 5/26 Miles on Memorial individual or 3 person relay race

Around Town 🏙️ 

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

• Wednesday 5/21 Jay Veach & The Slow Cookers take the jazz stage

• Thursday 5/22 A night of jazz with Eugene Symphony & PNW Jazz Allstars

• Thursday 5/22 Attend a 10×10 series concert at the Hult with Sasami

• Thursday 5/22 Laugh out loud with comedian Jenny Zigrino

• Thursday 5/22 Take a in a film/discussion about the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu

• Friday 5/23 Dueling Pianos: New Country vs Old Country (also Sat.)

• Friday 5/23 Join jazz drummer Ken Mastrogiovanni and his ensemble

• Friday 5/23 Try your hand (or feet!) at Salsa Dancing

• Friday 5/23 Jam to some reggae with Israel Vibration and more

• Saturday 5/24 Deadheads unite to hear Terrapin Flyer cover Grateful Dead

• Saturday 5/24 Go watch the Memorial Day Regatta (Also Sun.)

• Sunday 5/25 Be dazzled by Champions of Magic

• Monday 5/26 Remember this Memorial Day w/ activities for all at Eugene Masonic Cemetery

• Tuesday 5/27 The Shedd Choral Society sings the work of Franz Schubert

• The Eugene Emeralds are home vs Vancouver (Wednesday-Sunday)

For the Kiddos 🛝 

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

• Wednesday 5/21 Listen to the sounds of the Eugene Youth Symphony

• Wednesday 5/21 Make your very own jigsaw puzzle (ages 5-9)

• Thursday 5/22 Tie die party, just bring a shirt (ages 13-19)

• Saturday 5/24 Movies in the Market at 5th Street; this week Bolt

• Saturday 5/24 Builders & Makers club gets busy with Legos etc (ages 5-12)

• Sunday 5/25 Get creative with arts, crafts, toys and more (ages 5-9)

• Tuesday 5/27 Sew a felt mini-stuffy with friends (ages 9-12)

The Duck Corner 🦆 

All things University of Oregon.

• Wednesday 5/21 Catch a new chamber opera: My Father’s Love

• Wednesday 5/21 Bop to a campus band concert

• Thursday 5/22 Visiting artist lecture: Christina Fernandez

• Friday 5/23 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (and Sat.)

• Friday 5/23 Book talk: Love in a F**ked Up World

• Friday 5/23 Catch a little lunch time keyboard music free

• Friday 5/23 Flute and Folk night of music

• Friday 5/23 Women’s Softball vs Liberty

• Saturday 5/24 Women’s Softball vs Liberty

• Sunday 5/25 Women’s Softball vs Liberty

• Tuesday 5/27 Saxophone lovers unite; Saxophone studio recital

• Tuesday 5/27 Learn about A Global History of the Persian Gulf

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

   Women’s Softball

What’s on Tap 🍻 

Grab a beverage and stay a while.

• Wednesday 5/21 Join Bike Happy Hour at Gratitude Brewing

• Wednesday 5/21 Pacific Northwest Fest at Publichouse (all week)

• Wednesday 5/21 Trivia at 5th Street w/ Shelton McMurphey House

• Thursday 5/22 Dance it up at a 70s & 80s dance party

• Thursday 5/22 Get your moves on at Latin Dance Night at Claim 52

• Friday 5/23 Music of the 50s & 60s with Daddy Rabbit at The Monkey’s Paw

• Friday 5/23 CD release party with Axon at PlayEugene

• Friday 5/23 Kpop lovers united for Kpop Night Eugene

• Friday 5/23 Haunted like Human takes the stage at Viking Brewing

• Saturday 5/24 Catch a genre bending show with Mining Diamonds

• Saturday 5/24 Comedy with a secret location twist

• Saturday 5/24 Gratitude Brewing host the Jazz Symbiosis Trio

• Saturday 5/24 Bootleg Rose sings their alternative folk at Oakshire

• Saturday 5/24 Attend an 80s fantasy film drag/burleque tribute

• Saturday 5/24 Listen to the Gerry Rempel Trio at Garden on Friendly

• Sunday 5/25 Mascara & Mimosas drag brunch

• Tuesday 5/27 Karaoke with Frankie at Whirled Pies

AND DON’T FORGET ⬇️ 

Take a Hike 🌲 

Get outside, you live in Oregon for darn sakes!

• Friday 5/23 Get a quick lap in up Mt Pisgah with the Obsidians

• Saturday 5/24 Outdoor/River Gear swap meet and sale

• Sunday 5/25 Go for a group trail run along Brice Creek

• Sunday 5/25 Head to Hendricks Park and learn about the Kalapuya people

• Tuesday 5/27 “All about tomatoes“ at the Eugene Garden Club

• Tuesday 5/27 Living with Woodpeckers bird lecture

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

Free 💸 

Need we say more?

• Wednesday 5/21 Listen to a poetry reading with authors at the library

• Thursday 5/22 Attend a reading of literature works in progress (also)

• Friday 5/23 Get creative and craft with a button maker

• Saturday 5/24 Go check out the Saturday Market and Farmer’s Market

• Sunday 5/25 The Whiteaker Community Market is the perfect little stroll

• Tuesday 5/27 Catch a film screening event of The History of Violence

Not Eugene, but Close Enough 🚗 

Events about an hour away, ish.

• Wednesday 5/21 Learn all about composting for free (Cottage Grove)

• Wednesday 5/21 Paddle & Perch; birding by boat (Florence)

• Friday 5/24 Shop & stroll Lucky Boy Pop-Up Market (Blue River, also Sat.)