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Top Picks 🏅
Our top picks for events you won’t want to miss.
Friday 10/10 Prep for Halloween with Spooky Swap…trade costumes & more
Friday 10/10 Family Halloween Carnival and pumpkin auction
Sunday 10/12 Pumpkin Painting Party at Bier Stein (say that 5 times fast)
Sunday 10/12 Eugene Environmental Film Festival & events (through 19th)
I told someone yesterday that I am from Eugene, Oregon (I’m currently in Maryland) and their response: “I’ve been there! Cool place.” So folks, we have done it. Chris from Maryland thinks we live in a cool place.
Prove Chris right this week… check out some of the coolness below.
As always… Happy reading, and see you out there! 🤠
Around Town 🏙
It’s healthy to leave your house once in a while…
Wednesday 10/8 Hear some great banjo music w/ Noam Pikelny & Friends
Thursday 10/9 Where We Going? film screening and panel discussion
Thursday 10/9 Donate if you can at the Hult Center Blood Drive
Thursday 10/9 Folk troubadour Charlie Parr takes the stage
Thursday 10/9 Scary Movie Nights at Shelton McMurphey (through Sat.)
Thursday 10/9 The Bill Charlap Trio grace the Shedd stage with jazz piano
Thursday 10/9 Jazz bassist and composer Eli Hansen performs
Thursday 10/9 British pop singer Morrissey crosses the pond to perform
Friday 10/10 Jordan VanHemert & Jocelyn Gould bring the jazz music
Friday 10/10 Hear Elton Dan & the Rocket Band tribute Elton John
Friday 10/10 Catch the musical Pal Joey on stage (through Sun.)
Friday 10/10 Family Halloween Carnival and pumpkin auction
Friday 10/10 See the Poetic Lens International Film Festival (and Sat.)
Friday 10/10 The Haunting of Hill House play at VLT (all weekend)
Friday 10/10 The Edward Gorey Tribute Show; reading, music, and dances
Friday 10/10 Pianist virtuoso Andrei Andreev graces the keyboard
Saturday 10/11 Just You Wait! Hamilton drag/burlesque show
Saturday 10/11 Alt rock & modern folk music combine with Amigo the Devil
Saturday 10/11 The Summoning; Gore-geous tribute to horror dance show
Saturday 10/11 The Randy Porter Trio brings their jazz originals & standards
Sunday 10/12 Join Eugene Symphony for Fate & Fire; Bernstein+Tchaikovsky
Sunday 10/12 Listen to Metallica, played by Apocalyptica and their cellos
Sunday 10/12 Puzzled: Jigsaw competition for all ages
Sunday 10/12 Jazz clarinet & piano combine for Broadway classics
Sunday 10/12 Go see folksinger/activist Carsie Blanton perform
Sunday 10/12 A night of singer/songwriters w/ Jeffrey Martin & Anna Tivel
Monday 10/13 RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq The World Tour rolls into town
Monday 10/13 Contemporary jazz players McBride and Mehldau unite
Tuesday 10/14 Listen to some reggae at Cuthbert with Ziggy Marley
Tuesday 10/14 Head to the Shedd for bluegrass with the Sam Bush Band
For the Kiddos 🛝
We won’t judge if you want to go and don’t have kids!
Wednesday 10/8 Stories and activities with Robots (ages 5-9)
Friday 10/10 Catch a free screening of A Minecraft Movie
Friday 10/10 Let Go Eeling; Native American stories and crafts (ages 5-12)
Friday 10/10 Halloween Crafts and Culture day at Shelton McMurphey
Saturday 10/11 Go spider spotting and then make a spider inspired craft
Sunday 10/12 Family Day at PlayEugene! Magic show, face painting & more
Tuesday 10/14 Doktor Kaboom! brings science through humor and comedy
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The Duck Corner 🦆
All things University of Oregon.
Thursday 10/9 See a law panel discussion; Past & Present Fights for LGBTQ
Thursday 10/9 Autumn Songs; Korean jazz music with Jordan VanHemert
Friday 10/10 Rally in the Alley; get pumped up for the football game
Saturday 10/11 Football vs Indiana (wear yellow!)
Sunday 10/12 Women’s Softball vs Oregon Tech
Sunday 10/12 Women’s Softball vs Southwestern Oregon CC
Sunday 10/12 Women’s Volleyball vs Washington
What’s on Tap 🍻
Grab a beverage and stay a while.
Wednesday 10/8 Uncle Lazer brings the comedy to Eugene
Thursday 10/9 Laugh it up with stand-up Don McMillan
Friday 10/10 Comedian Ryan Long performs (also Sat.)
Friday 10/10 Giggle and Gulp with comedians at Gratitude Brewing
Saturday 10/11 Football watch party at Bier Stein… go ducks!
Saturday 10/11 Want to see comedians get high and try and tell jokes?
Sunday 10/12 Make new friends at Speed Friending
Tuesday 10/14 Writer, comedian and more James Mccann brings laughs
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Take a Hike 🌲
Get outside, you live in Oregon for darn sakes!
Wednesday 10/8 Learn about wildfire, pollinators, and butterflies
Wednesday 10/8 It’s Watershed Wednesday; donate some volunteer time
Saturday 10/11 Explore during Living River Exploration Day at Green Island
Saturday 10/11 Volunteer some time with trail work at Mt Pisgah
Sunday 10/12 Go on a Fall Bike Ride to outdoor restoration work
Sunday 10/12 October bird tour at Mt Pisgah Arboretum
Sunday 10/12 Wings on Willamette Bird Festival; birds, music, food & more
Tuesday 10/14 Head out on a Wetland Wander at Elijah Bristow State Park
WeWalk Lane County- all week; themed walks, runs and more
Free 💸
Need we say more?
Wednesday 10/8 Go see Frankenstein (1931) on the big screen w/ costumes
Saturday 10/10 Go check out the Saturday Market and Farmer’s Market
Saturday 10/11 Book event; Jung and Star Wars a contemporary mythology
Sunday 10/12 Whiteaker Community Market Fall Harvest Fest
Sunday 10/12 Campfireball: community storytelling… and some listening!
Monday 10/13 Museum of Natural and Cultural History free for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Not Eugene, but Close Enough 🚗
Events about an hour away, ish.
Thursday 10/9 Broadway classic Guys & Dolls (all weekend, Cottage Grove)
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