Eugene this week May 28-June 3rd

Top Picks 🏅 

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

• Friday 5/30 Claim 52 Brewing Grand Opening celebration (all weekend)

• Friday 5/30 Night at the Raptor Center with refreshments and more

• Saturday 5/31 Check out Eugene Scottish Festival; dog parades & more

• Sunday 6/1 Eugene Science Center Science for All event (adults and kids)

Around Town 🏙️ 

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

• Wednesday 5/28 Listen to the bluegrass vocal trio The Wailin’ Jennys

• Wednesday 5/28 Fishermans Market crab boil event… yum!

• Wednesday 5/28 Professional buskers The Brudi Brothers perform

• Wednesday 5/28 SNL comedian Sarah Sherman takes the comedy stage

• Thursday 5/29 Louis: Silent film with live accompany at The Shedd

• Thursday 5/29 Baseball fans… chat & stories w/ Eugene Emeralds players

• Thursday 5/29 Funnyman Kyle Kinane takes the Olsen Run stage (& Fri/Sat.)

• Friday 5/30 Watch an acrobatic aerial adventure w/ Revelers Aerial Works (Also Sat.)

• Friday 5/30 Go on a visual and auditory voyage at AmeriCosmos

• Friday 5/30 Join the Lane Symphonic Band for an evening of music

• Friday 5/30 D/L Sextet perform electrifying chamber jazz

• Friday 5/30 Catch a gripping contemporary opera, Dark Sisters (also Sat.)

• Friday 5/30 Blues guitar showdown; Ben Rice and also the Ty Curtis Band

• Saturday 5/31 Star Wars; Empire Strikes Back film w/ Eugene Symphony (Also Sun.)

• Saturday 5/31 Getting married soon? Wed & Wander bridal experience

• Saturday 5/31 The baddest little show comes to town; midget wrestling

• Saturday 5/31 A jazz tribute to Benny Golden with The Roger Woods Tenet

• Sunday 6/1 Locals Only Concert; Luke Turner with local jazz bands

• Sunday 6/1 Listen to jazz classics on Broadway with Oasis Ensemble

• Monday 6/2 Enjoy the power of a big jazz band at Big Band Night

• Tuesday 6/3 Tap your feet along to Riverdance 30 (also Wed. & Thurs.)

• Tuesday 6/3 Eugene Emeralds play ball with Everett

For the Kiddos 🛝 

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

• Wednesday 5/28 Craft mason jar lanterns at the library (ages 5-9)

• Saturday 5/31 Eugene Youth Environmental Film Festival

• Sunday 6/1 Have fun and play with Legos with others (ages 5-9)

• Monday 6/2 Shasta Middle School at The Hult for a band & choral concert

• Tuesday 6/3 Yarn bomb the library with fiber arts

The Duck Corner 🦆 

All things University of Oregon.

• Wednesday 5/28 Enjoy the music at the Harp Studio Spring Concert

• Wednesday 5/28 Russian piano virtuoso Valery Kuleshov takes the stage

• Thursday 5/29 Enjoy dance? Dance Student Spotlight (all weekend)

• Thursday 5/29 Hear the drums at Oregon Percussion Ensemble’s concert

• Friday 5/30 The UO Symphony Orchestra presents Brahms No. 3

• Friday 5/30 Be entertained at the UO Student Film Festival

• Friday 5/30 See The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (and Sat.)

• Friday 5/30 Men’s Baseball vs Utah Valley

• Saturday 5/31 Men’s Baseball vs Arizona or Cal Poly

• Sunday 6/1 Listen to rising opera singers compete to be the best

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

   Men’s Baseball

What’s on Tap 🍻 

Grab a beverage and stay a while.

• Wednesday 5/28 Horrible movie bingo; The Blob (also Thursday)

• Thursday 5/28 An Almost Summer Concert at Whirled Pies

• Friday 5/30 Enjoy a Motown Revue of the greatest hits

• Saturday 5/31 Brewed and Amused pours laughs at Arable Brewing

• Saturday 5/31 Compete in or watch the Gay Emerald Empire Pageant

• Sunday 6/1 Top Score Record show at Level Up Arcade

• Tuesday 6/3 Think you are a true deadhead? Deadhead Trivia

AND DON’T FORGET ⬇️ 

Take a Hike 🌲 

Get outside, you live in Oregon for darn sakes!

• Wednesday 5/28 Support mental health awareness; Blue Jean Mile

• Wednesday 5/28 Help out with some trail maintenance at Spencer Butte

• Friday 5/30 Safety preparedness on the trail presentation & potluck

• Saturday 5/31 It’s growing season, free compost workshop

• Saturday 5/31 Join others on a butterfly walk

• Saturday 5/31 Listen to Ambient Ecology play music at Maurie Jacobs Park

• Sunday 6/1 Learn about edible and medicinal plants at Hendricks Park

• Tuesday 6/3 Out There: America’s National Parks film screening and talk

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

Free 💸 

Need we say more?

• Thursday 5/29 Join LCC for their Visual Arts Opening Reception

• Thursday 5/29 Hear from authors Tim Shaner & Lindsay Hill

• Friday 5/30 Performances, vendors and more at Eugene Neurodivergent Art and Performance Expo

• Saturday 5/31 Go check out the Saturday Market and Farmer’s Market

• Sunday 6/1 The Whiteaker Community Market is the perfect little stroll

• Sunday 6/1 An afternoon of music w/ Eugene Springfield Community Orchestra

• Sunday 6/1 Check out an exhibit on Palestinian thobes (dresses)

• Sunday 5/1 Eugene Native American Arts and Crafts market

• Monday 6/2 Jazz is in the air with the Lane Jazz Combos

• Tuesday 6/3 Enjoy a night of acting scenes at the LCC Acting Showcase

• Tuesday 6/3 Head to LCC to enjoy some Dance Open Show

Not Eugene, but Close Enough 🚗 

Events about an hour away, ish.

• Wednesday 5/28 Explore Heceta Head tide pools with a guide (Florence)

• Friday 5/30 Enjoy some local play productions at the grange (Walterville)

• Saturday 5/31 Learn how to can jellies and jams (Cottage Grove)

• Saturday 5/31 Ever wanted to try out a unicycle? Free workshop (Oakridge)

• Saturday 5/31 Standup paddleboard, sip and yoga (Walterville)