Top Picks 🏅
Our top picks for events you won’t want to miss.
Friday 9/5 It’s that time; the Springfield Block Party
Friday 9/5 Fiesta Cultural; music, dance, food and more from Latin America
Friday 9/5 Oregon-born Matt Kearney comes home to perform
Sunday 9/7 Shop and stroll the Coburg Antique and Vintage Fair
It’s always a good problem when two great events land at the same time. My wife already has her pick, I’ve got mine… and I have a sneaking suspicion we will end up at hers. So with that, here’s to another week of sunshine, full calendars, fun!
Happy reading, and see you out there! 🤠
Around Town 🏙
It’s healthy to leave your house once in a while…
Wednesday 9/3 Singer-songwriter Rae Isla performs at Art House
Wednesday 9/3 Music at Mt Pisgah with Chamber Music Amici
Thursday 9/4 Rather perform than watch? Audition; Eugene Concert Choir
Friday 9/5 Oregon-born Matt Kearney comes home to perform
Friday 9/5 Get amped up for the Ducks at Rally in the Alley
Friday 9/5 Opening reception for multiple new art exhibits at New Zone
Friday 9/5 Salsa dancing lessons and social dance… shake it!
Saturday 9/6 Melvin Seals & The Jerry Garcia Band celebrate 50 years
Saturday 9/6 The Very Little Theater presents the Incident at Vichy (&Sun.)
Saturday 9/6 Songs and stories with Meredith Adelaide
Saturday 9/6 Join the 2nd ever Warehouse District Art Hop/Bike Crawl
Saturday 9/6 Eugene Difficult Music Ensemble fundraising concert
Saturday 9/6 Dance with others… blindfolded at Dancing in the Dark
Sunday 9/7 Indie Rock band Cursive takes the Wow Hall stage
Sunday 9/7 Watch solo memoir play See Jane Run
The Eugene Emeralds play every day but Saturday & Monday
For the Kiddos 🛝
We won’t judge if you want to go and don’t have kids!
Wednesday 9/3 Who doesn’t love some good Show and Tell (ages 13-19)
Friday 9/5 Kids Night Out; games, sports, crafts and more
Saturday 9/6 Paint and learn with watercolors (ages 5-9)
Saturday 9/6 Experience Candy Land; youth aerial show
The Duck Corner 🦆
All things University of Oregon.
Wednesday 9/3 Women’s Volleyball vs Portland
Saturday 9/6 Football vs Oklahoma State
Saturday 9/6 Women’s Volleyball vs Colorado State
What’s on Tap 🍻
Grab a beverage and stay a while.
Wednesday 9/3 Comic, Interrupted; a twist on standup comedy
Thursday 9/4 Beth Stelling brings the comedy (also Fri/Sat.)
Thursday 9/4 Robopocalypse The Musical; puppets, laughs and more
Saturday 9/6 Watch the Ducks play at the Bier Stein Watch Party
Saturday 9/6 Comedy meets freestyle rap at Double Entendre
⬇And for weekly trivia, bingo, and much more ⬇
Take a Hike 🌲
Get outside, you live in Oregon for darn sakes!
Friday 9/5 Be a naturalist and document species at Mt. Pisgah
Friday 9/5 Walking tour with history around UO campus
Saturday 9/6 Stroll and learn on the Herbs and Edible Flowers walk
Saturday 9/6 Get your hands dirty at a free compost workshop
Saturday 9/6 Go on a First Saturday Park Walk, this month Riverfront Park
Saturday 9/6 Sign up to throw; Clearwater Classic Disc Golf Tournament
Saturday 9/6 Learn outside on a Weed ID walk
Saturday 9/6 Lunar Cycles… bike under the full moon
Saturday 9/6 Lace up your shoes for the Waltervillle Waddle 5k
Monday 9/8 Free yoga in the park… let’s flow!
Tuesday 9/9 Learn about the Oregon Desert at the Sagebrush Social
Tuesday 9/9 Hop on a boat and help pull trash from the Willamette River
Free 💸
Need we say more?
Wednesday 9/3 Tour and learn about the “green“ building at 260 Ferry St.
Thursday 9/4 Stroll and shop the Amazon Farmers Market
Friday 9/5 Free Friday at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Friday 9/5 Author talk with Jill Sager; Guidance from the Universe
Friday 9/5 Tour Eugene during the First Friday Art Walk
Friday 9/5 Join CityClub Eugene for an interview with Mayor Knudson
Saturday 9/6 Tour historic Wow Hall, and free ice cream!
Saturday 9/6 Listen and dance to the music of Los Cumbiamberos
Saturday 9/6 Go check out the Saturday Market and Farmer’s Market
Sunday 9/7 The 3rd Annual River Celebration; music, nature and more
Sunday 9/7 The Whiteaker Community Market is the perfect little stroll
Sunday 9/7 Check out the Native American Arts & Crafts Market
Monday 9/8 Head backstage for a tour of the Hult Center
Monday 9/8 Create collage art in a small journal
Tuesday 9/9 Try your hand at decorating a tote bag
Not Eugene, but Close Enough 🚗
Events about an hour away, ish.
Saturday 9/6 It’s the Walterville Community Fair & chicken dinner (Walterville)
Saturday 9/6 Elements of Art Studio Tour (Florence, and Sun.)
Sunday 9/7 Head to the arena for barrel racing & more… CGRC Buckle Series (Cottage Grove)
Monday 9/8 Country Line Dance lessons… bring your hat & boots! (Vida)
Tuesday 9/9 Learn about salmon during the Wetland Wander (Blue River)
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