Eugene this week October 8-October 14

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)

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

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

 ⬇️And for weekly trivia, bingo, and much more ⬇️ 

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)