FRIDAY, AUG. 30
• Take Your Meditation Off Your Mat, 11 a.m.-noon, Willamalane Adult Activity Center. Last session. No experience needed. Bring a yoga mat, blanket, journal etc.
• Last Friday at Bob Keefer, 4-6 p.m., 250 32nd St, Springfield. Free groceries and other resources available.
• Last Friday Art Walk, 6-8 p.m., Downtown Cottage Grove. Free.
• Willamalane Dive-in Movies at Splash!, playing “How to Train Your Dragon.” Doors open at 8:30 p.m., and the movie starts at 9 p.m. No registration is required.
SATURDAY, AUG. 31
• South Valley Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 7th and Main streets, Cottage Grove. Local produce, food, live music, arts, and more.
• Creswell Coffee with a Cop, 10 a.m.-noon at Blue Valley Bistro, 116 Melton Rd. Get to know our police officers. More info: Sergeant Speldrich at [email protected]
• Mobile Pantry, 4-6p.m., Bob Keefer Center 200 S. 32nd St., Springfield. Three- to five-day supply of balanced groceries. Bring something to carry food. Food stamps, WIC, etc., OK.
• Food For Lane County Farm Stand, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., FFLC Youth Farm 705 Flamingo Ave., Springfield. Every Saturday through October. Crops grown by local youth farmers. Card, cash, SNAP OK.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 1
• Real Life Church Labor Day Chili Cook Off, 10:30 a.m., Real Life Church Goshen, 33988 C St, Eugene. Bring your best chili, potluck items, and deserts. Prizes for the best chilis and deserts.
• Welcome Walks, 12:30 -1:30 p.m., 82940 Hurlburt Ln, Creswell. $5 per ticket. Free admission for children under 5. Meet the animals of Welcome Home Animal Sanctuary. Purchase tickets online. Check Facebook for updates.
MONDAY, SEPT. 2
• Baby Clinic, 12-1:30 p.m., Our Community Birth Center, Springfield. Free drop-in support for postpartum and baby feeding. Weigh your baby and connect with parents every Monday. Do not need to be a birth center client to attend.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 3
• Medicare 101: Free Educational Event, 3-4 p.m., Springfield Chamber Depot, 101 S. A St. JC Insurance Group presentation. Free to the public and drop-ins welcome. RSVP: 458-205-8398, [email protected].
• Diabetes Support Group, 5-6 p.m., Peacehealth Sacred Heart Medical Center, Springfield. Meets the first Tuesday of every month in the Demo Kitchen, on the ground floor in the Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute (OHVI). More info: Cecelia Jacobson, [email protected].
TUESDAY, SEPT. 3 & WEDNESDAY SEPT. 4
• Chamber Music Amici 2024 Summer Mini Festival, 6:45 p.m. under the White Oak Pavilion at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum, Eugene. Single tickets available, and there is also free lawn seating with registration. Register and more info: ChamberMusicAmici.org.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4
• Coast Fork Kiwanis Club meeting, noon, My Boys Pizza, 96 N. Mill St., Creswell.
• Stroke Support Group, 2-3:30 p.m., 3333 Riverbend Dr, Springfield. Various speakers and connecting with stroke survivors and caregivers. More Info: [email protected], 541-222-8461.
• Food and Folklore, 6-8 p.m., Friendship Hall, First Presbyterian Church Cottage Grove, 216 S. 3rd St. Sharing stories of journeys through the lens of folk and fairy tales. Sponsored by Friends of Cottage Grove Library, Oregon Humanities, RISE of the Umpqua and Willamette Valleys. Free childcare.
• Dodgeball for All, 6-8 p.m., Bob Keefer Center. Pick up dodgeball for all skill levels. Bring water, sneakers, and $5 (first time is free). Age: 18+ years.
• Community Harvest Concert, 6:30 p.m., Bohemia Park Amphitheatre. Faith-based free concert. Fundraising booths for local youth group projects. Volunteers and sponsors needed. More Info: Facebook/South Lane Concerts, 541-915-0113.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 5
• Cottage Grove Rotary Club meeting, noon, El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant, 725 E. Gibbs Ave., Cottage Grove.
• Heart Walk and Talk, 3:30-4:30 p.m., PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center. Free monthly outdoor walking group for all. Learn from our heart-health experts. Meet at the path near the arches with quotes near the Emergency Department (ED).
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6
• Springfield’s The BLOCK Party, 4-9 p.m., on Springfield’s Main St. Music, street performance, food trucks, art, castle, local business activities and more. See story on page 1 for more info.
• One More Time Marching Band at Springfield’s Block Party, 6 p.m., Main st. The band will march down Main Street and then perform a free concert.
• Wildish Theater Bingo, Band and Beer, 5 p.m., 630 Main St, Springfield. During Springfield’s Block Party. Featuring The Side Hustle Band with Ryan Young, Free entry and karaoke.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 7
• 72nd Annual Walterville Community Fair, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., 39259 Camp Creek Rd, Springfield. Bring items for judging at 7 a.m. Events include item contest, flag raising, parade, BBQ, raffle, vendors and the Walterville Waddle 5K run/walk at 9 a.m. Sign up at www.grange.org/waltervilleor416/. More info: 541-521-4760.
• South Valley Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 7th and Main streets, Cottage Grove. Local produce, food, live music, arts, and more.
• Cans for Ann Fundraiser, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Eugene/Springfield community. Donate your clean empty bottles and cans to raise funds for Ann’s Heart Women’s Shelter. Volunteers will pick up cans from your home/office. Schedule pickup at [email protected] or if interested in volunteering.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 8
• Grandparents’ Pioneer Tea fundraiser, 1-3 p.m., Historic Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, 303 Willamette St, Eugene. Celebrate National Grandparents’ Day by inviting them to a Tea Party.
Two flights of tea with fresh baked treats. All seniors 60+ can pick a gift to take home. The funds help create scholarships for low-income families to attend SCEC educational programs. More info: singingcreekcenter.org.
• Artists’ Picnic, 3 p.m., Bohemian Park at the Pavilion Area, S .10th St., Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove Art Collective Meet and Greet. Local artists looking to connect with others who share a passion for creativity.
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