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FREE

On Tuesday, September 21, at 5:30 p.m., the Windfall Reading Series returns for a new season at the Downtown Library, with Jennifer Richter and Carlos Reyes. The evening’s theme will be “Fierce Tenderness.” Meet and hear the writers in person, with authors’ works available for purchase and signing. Admission and refreshments are free.

Jennifer Richter’s strong, gorgeous poems tell of the many small yet astonishing revelations of motherhood and illness. Her collection “Threshold” was chosen by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey as winner of the 2009 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry. Richter was awarded a Wallace Stegner Fellowship and Jones Lectureship in Poetry by Stanford University, where she taught in the Creative Writing Program. She now teaches in Corvallis, and online for Stanford.

Carlos Reyes is a widely-published poet, teacher, translator, and editor whom Carolyn Kizer calls “one of our local and national treasures.” His work “A Suitcase Full of Crows” was an Oregon Book Award finalist. His poems are visual and aural, vivid and clear, shot through with a passion for world’s poor and abused creatures, with a deft touch of saintly wisdom. Reyes lives in Portland and is currently writing prose pieces recounting his life in Panama in the 1950′s.

The Windfall Reading Series is co-sponsored by Eugene Public Library, Lane Literary Guild, Friends of the Library, the Eugene Public Library Foundation, and the Lane Arts Council with support from the City of Eugene Cultural Services Division.

For more information, contact Eugene Public Library: 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library.

Eugene Public Library
541-682-5450
www.eugene-or.gov/library
Start Time: 17:30
Date: 2010-09-21

A talk about sustainable business practices by
author and UO professor Michael Russo

Thursday, September 16, 6:00 p.m.

Eugene Public Library, Downtown

FREE

Can a business make money and also be a force for positive social and environmental change? Yes!

Learn how when Michael Russo, author of “Companies on a Mission: Entrepreneurial Strategies for Growing Sustainably, Responsibly, & Profitably,” gives a free talk on Thursday, September 16, at 6:00 p.m. at the Downtown Eugene Public Library.

An award-winning researcher, Russo makes his case with exciting real-world examples of successful, “green,” socially-responsible businesses. Russo is the Charles H. Lundquist Professor of Sustainable Management at the University of Oregon and academic director of the Center for Sustainable Business Practices at the Lundquist College of Business.

Books for purchase and signing will be made available courtesy of the University of Oregon Bookstore/Duck Store.

For more information, contact Eugene Public Library: 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library.

Sponsored by Eugene Public Library, the University of Oregon Bookstore/Duck Store,
Friends of the Library, and the Eugene Public Library Foundation.

Eugene Public Library: 541-682-5450
www.eugene-or.gov/library
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2010-09-16

This Saturday – August 21!

2 Seats Remaining

Title: Saturday Evening with the Winemaker
Location: La Velle Vineyards – 89697 Sheffler Rd – Elmira OR 97437
Link out: Click here
Description: Select Saturdays this summer from 5-7pm.

$35 per person, includes food, wine and gratuity. Seating limited to 20. Ask about our Wine Club Member discount.

You’ll be greeted by the winemaker and seated at a table on the south lawn with the vineyard in the background. Enjoy pairings of four selected half glasses of La Velle wine with four of DEVOUR’s gourmet sandwiches, and a discussion with the winemaker.

Afterward, you’ll be driven up through the vineyard to the La Velle observation deck for a fifth pairing of our wine with dessert.

Relax and unwind with La Velle!

Call 541-935-9406 for a list of exact dates.
Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2010-07-31
End Time: 19:00

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Here’s the mini-sandwich & wine pairings you’ll be experiencing:

• Pinot Gris with Crab & Mini Bell Peppers with green onions & paprika
• Riesling with Smoked Salmon, avocado & roasted tomato
• Pinot Noir with Beef Short Ribs with cheddar & caramelized onions
• Merlot with Turkey & Cranberry mayo with havarti and roasted garlic
• Cabernet Sauvignon with Chocolate dipped Strawberries

Call (541) 935-9406 for details, or to reserve your seat.

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August 26th, 2010
7:00 p.m.

Internationally acclaimed Pandit Vikash Maharaj &
his son, Prabhash Maharaj, are the 14th and 15th
generation in the widely-respected Benaras
gharana, a family heritage that carries
forward the sacred tradition of Raga.

For Info, Videos and Online Ordering surf to http://tiny.cc/cwhfk

$19 at the door – $16 advance tickets at:
(541) 514-1500 or
Shambala Center – 1939 River Road
Stargate – 1374 Willamette

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Friday, August 13th – The Winery will host “Friday Night Flights.”

A flight of LaVelle Wines; food by Devour; finger-style guitarist Brooks Robertson will perform from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Open to the public. No admission, no cover charge.
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2010-08-13
End Time: 21:00

Title:

Thursday, August 12th – The Club Room will be open from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Music on the Patio will feature Paul Biondi, Gus Russell, and Merlin Showalter from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Open to the public. No admission, no cover charge. For reservations call 541 338-9875. Due to the popularity of this event tables cannot be held past 6:30 PM.
Start Time: 15:00
Date: 2010-08-12
End Time: 21:00

First Friday, September 3, 6:00 p.m.
Downtown Library open until 8:00 p.m. on First Fridays

Eugene Public Library, Downtown

FREE

On First Friday, September 3, at 6:00 p.m., the Downtown Eugene Public Library will host a free concert by The South in the North Project.

Samuel Becerra and Tito Amaya play the high-energy music of ancient Mexico and South America, featuring authentic instruments including zampoñas, clay flute, quena, and charango.

For more information, contact Eugene Public Library: 541-682-5450, www.eugene-or.gov/library.

Sponsored by the Eugene Public Library, Friends of the Library,
and the Eugene Public Library Foundation.

Eugene Public Library
541-682-5450
www.eugene-or.gov/library
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2010-09-03

Willamette High School

1801 Echo Hollow Rd. Eugene Or.

On our opry stage * Sept 11,2010

Kerry Grombacher

Chris & Rudi Booher families

Larry Wilder

Up River Boys

Slow Ponies

All are a mix of Country western fold and Americana

Doors open at 5PM Houseband 5:30 Concert 6-9:30

Adults $6- Seniors 55+ $5 -7 thur16 $3 under 7 free

Benefit to help Bethel Schools music programs

Phone 541- 514-1575 or 541-688-0937

www.emeraldvalleyopry.com

Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2010-09-11
End Time: 21:30

Eugene Public Library, Downtown

FREE

Learn where to find grant-givers, what they’re looking for, and how they decide which proposals to fund. Eugene Public Library will host an Introduction to Grant Writing and Research on Saturday, August 28, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., at the Downtown Library.

PeaceHealth Grants Manager Virginia Nafus of Emerald Valley Development Professionals will teach how to research funding sources and craft winning proposals. Plus, get a tour of Eugene Public Library’s extensive research resources, including Foundation Center Online.

Sponsored by the Eugene Public Library, Friends of the Library,
and the Eugene Public Library Foundation.

For more information, call Eugene Public Library: 541-682-5450.
www.eugene-or.gov/library
Start Time: 15:00
Date: 2010-08-28
End Time: 17:00