Karen is a friend of ours who got the Eugene City Bakery folks interested in this. Note that it’s a Sunday not Saturday. Hope to see you there, and please pass the word around.

Farmers market poster

AUGUST

The Month of the SLUG Queen Coronation and Competition 2010!!

Sunday, August 1

Washburne Park Music Series: Springfield Concert Band

Tuesday, August 3

“Little Red Riding Hood” Puppet Show presented by Eulenspiegel

The puppet troupe, Eulenspiegel, on tour from Iowa, will present the beloved Grimm’s fairy tale using hand crafted Bohemian marionettes. Held in the Library Meeting Room. Ages 4 and older Springfield Library, 225 5th St. 11:00 am

Tuesday, August 3 & Wednesday, August 4

Free Family Film Festival: Jimmy Neutron:Boy Genius (G) & Monsters vs. Aliens (PG)

When school’s out, kids around the country visit selected Regal theatres for the Free Family Film Festival. It’s a fun-filled nine weeks of movies for kids and parents. Since 1991, Regal has provided this service to the community, and best of all it’s FREE! First-come, first-served seating is limited to theatre capacity. Regal Valley River Center Stadium 15. 500 Valley River Center 10:00 am

Wednesday, August 4

Circus Circus!

Be dazzled! A variety of performers, plus show off your skills in the Circus Jam, and try a hand at circus arts. Broadway Plaza, Downtown at Broadway & Willamette 6:00 pm

Wednesday, August 4

KEZI-9 Oregon Track Club All-Comers Meet

The Oregon Track Club All-Comers series is a great place for athletes ages 1 to 100 to compete at historic Hayward Field. Low key meet with ribbons awarded to 1st – 5th finishers. Compete in up to three events. Kids 12 and under compete on Wednesdays; Historic Hayward Field, University of Oregon campus OTC members free,  $3 non-OTC members 5 – 8 pm

Friday, August 6

What Do You Know About H2O?

Water is amazing! Find out what it can do – plus how to save and protect it – at this smart, funny show by Mad Science. All ages. Downtown Library 6:00 pm

Saturdays & Sundays, Aug. 7-29

Free Shakespeare in the Park: Much Ado About Nothing

Bring a picnic, blanket, family and friends to enjoy a magical evening of Shakespeare. Drop-in, no registration required Amazon Community Center 6:00 – 9:00 pm

Sunday, August 8

Washburne Park Music Series: Oregon Tuba Ensemble

Tuesday, August 10

Back to School Bash

Benefit for area schoolchildren. Help ‘stuff the bus’ (which arrives at noon) by donating a backpack or school supplies. We’ll be showing ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ on our inflatable screen at 8:30 pm. Families can also enjoy games, crafts, a fire-thrower, a balloon clown and face painting. Light concessions available.

Island Park, Springfield

7:30 – 10 pm

Tuesday, August 10 & Wednesday, August 11

Free Family Film Festival: Doogal (G) & Hotel for Dogs (PG)

Regal Valley River Center Stadium 15. 500 Valley River Center 10:00 am

Wednesday, August 11

Open Studio on Broadway

An evening of making art and viewing the creation of art.

Broadway Plaza, Downtown at Broadway & Willamette

6:00 pm

Wednesday, August 11

Summer Family Fun Night

Don’t want to make dinner? Once a month, the staff at Petersen Barn does it for you. Dinner, crafts, games and more all provided…for free! Petersen Barn Community Center, 870 Berntzen Road 5:30 – 7:30 pm (dinner served until 7)

Wednesday, August 11

Oakway Center Summer Music Series: The Little Big Band

Dixieland Jazz Heritage Courtyard at Oakway Center 5:30 pm

Thursday, August 12

Taste

Four piece cover band. Funky & sweet. Maurie Jacobs Park, park at Valley River Center or bike. 6:30 pm

Thursday, August 12

Alice in Wonderland presented by The Roving Park Players Bring friends, family, a picnic, a blanket or your favorite camp chair and enjoy the show. Campbell Center Garden, 155 High St 6:00- 8:00 pm

Thursday, August 12 – Sunday, August 15

Junction City Scandinavian Festival

Since 1961, Junction City residents have been celebrating their Scandinavian heritage by transforming their city into a charming Old World town, offering cultural and entertainment activities. This four-day event is nationally recognized. Downtown Junction City Th – Sat: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, Sun: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Friday, August 13, 6:30 pm

28th Annual SLUG Queen Coronation 2010

Okay, this event is a personal favorite–being that the designer of this website is SUNA’s very own SLUG Queen Marie Slugtoinette! This year’s theme is not to be missed–Friday the 13th! Grab your favorite good luck charm but be careful if you throw some salt over your shoulder (it might hit a SLUG!) Song and Dance review with Eugene’s famous Old SLUG Queens. Fun for the whole Family. 6:30 pm at the Park Blocks Stage (Sometimes called the Saturday Market Stage). New contestants compete to win the crown and title ‘RAINING’ Queen. Downtown Eugene.

Saturday, August 14 and Sunday, August 15

Alice in Wonderland presented by The Roving Park Players Bring friends, family, a picnic, a blanket or your favorite camp chair and enjoy the show. Island Park, 200 W B St; Springfield 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Sunday, August 15

Washburne Park Music Series: Oregon Brass Society

Tuesday, August 17

Springfield Movies in the Park: The Little Rascals

When a club of neighborhood boys finds out the their friend Alfalfa has been seeing a girl, the club president decides to put and end to it. Rated PG.

Douglas Gardens Park, 3455 S. Redwood Dr.

8:30 pm

Wednesday, August 18 -  Sunday, August 22

Lane County Fair

Five days and nights of family fun and entertainment. Come and enjoy one of the Northwest’s finest fairs offering outstanding concerts, thrilling rides and exhibits showcasing Lane County’s finest.  $9 adults, $6 children, Free for children 5 and younger.

Lane Events Center, Home of the Lane County Fair

796 W 13^th

Wed.–Thurs, 11 am – 10 pm, Fri –Sat., 11 am – 11 pm, Sun.,11 am – 8 pm

Tuesday, August 17 & Wednesday, August 18

Free Family Film Festival: Muppets From Space (G) & Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)

When school’s out, kids around the country visit selected Regal theatres for the Free Family Film Festival. It’s a fun-filled nine weeks of movies for kids and parents. Since 1991, Regal has provided this service to the community, and best of all it’s FREE! First-come, first-served seating is limited to theatre capacity.

Regal Valley River Center Stadium 15. 500 Valley River Center

10:00 am

Wednesday, August 18

Runway Masquerade

Eugene’s fashion artists strut their stuff and sell their wares; sophisticated & artistic!

Broadway Plaza, Downtown at Broadway & Willamette

6:00 pm (time subject to change)

Wednesday, August 18

Oakway Center Summer Music Series: Steel Magnolias

Island sounds of a steel drum band

Heritage Courtyard at Oakway Center

5:30 pm

Thursday, August 19 and Friday, August 20

Alice in Wonderland presented by The Roving Park Players

Bring friends, family, a picnic, a blanket or your favorite camp chair and enjoy the show.

Petersen Barn Park, 870 Berntzen Road

6:00- 8:00 pm

Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22

Alice in Wonderland presented by The Roving Park Players

Bring friends, family, a picnic, a blanket or your favorite campchair, and enjoy the show.

Maurie Jacobs Park, Fir Ln (off River Rd)

6:00 pm

Sunday, August 22

Washburne Park Music Series: Eugene Symphonic Band

Washburne Park, Agate & 20th

6:30 pm

Tuesday, August 24

Springfield Movies in the Park: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

For the first time since the chocolate factory was closed, Willy Wonka is holding a worldwide contest and opening the gates of the factory to five lucky children and a guest of their choice. Rated G.

Ruff Park, 66th St.

8:30 pm

Tuesday, August 24 & Wednesday, August 25

Free Family Film Festival: Muppets Take Manhattan (G) & Aliens in the Attic (PG)

When school’s out, kids around the country visit selected Regal theatres for the Free Family Film Festival. It’s a fun-filled nine weeks of movies for kids and parents. Since 1991, Regal has provided this service to the community, and best of all it’s FREE! First-come, first-served seating is limited to theatre capacity.

Regal Valley River Center Stadium 15. 500 Valley River Center

10:00 am

Wednesday, August 25

KOOL 99.1 Dance Party & Theatre Teaser

Fun DJ Dance Party with Barry McGuire & Lord Leebrick & Radio REDUX theatre.

Broadway Plaza, Downtown at Broadway & Willamette

6:00 pm

Wednesday, August 25

Oakway Center Summer Music Series: Anna Gilbert & Friends

Award-winning Indie artist

Heritage Courtyard at Oakway Center

5:30 pm

Friday, August 27 – Sunday, August 29

Eugene Celebration

The 28th annual community event in downtown offers entertainment for everyone, outdoor music stages, health workshops, Community Causeway and Sustainability Village, KidZone plus much more. Celebration Parade begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

Downtown

Fri, 5 p.m. – midnight; Sat, 11 a.m. – midnight; Sun, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Admission varies

Friday, August 27 – Monday, September 6

Oregon State Fair

Plenty of fun for the entire family! Admission varies.

Salem Fairgrounds

Sun – Thurs.: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, Fri – Sat.: 10:00 am – 11:00 pm

Saturday, August 28

Nearby Nature: Water Wonderful Nature Quest

Celebrate water in this fun medley of water, sand, and soil activities. Play the Mountain Metl game! Also enjoy a snack and a visit from one of our costumed Kinder Critters!

Meet outside the Alton Baker Park Host Residence (between the Community Gardens and the dog run).

NEW–Free for members! $2/person or $5/family for non-members. Pre-registration recommended: 541-687-9699.

10 am – Noon

Sunday, August 29

Washburne Park Music Series: Junction City Polka Band

Other random ideas both near and far

• Emeralds baseball game
• Enchanted Forest in Turner, OR near Salem
• A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery Village plus carousel visit in Salem
• OMSI or Portland Children’s Museum
• Skinner Butte Park
• Storytimes at the library
• Family Art Day at Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
• Saturday Market
• U-Pick Farms

Swimming

June 21-Sept. 3

Amazon Pool Parent/Child Swims

M-F            11:30 am – 1:00 pm

M-Th            5:30 – 6:30 pm

Single visit youth: $4, Adult: $4.75, Family: $10 up to 5 people

Splash! Lively Park Swim Center in Springfield

Eugene Wading Pools are Closed now at Monroe, Sladden, State St., University and Washington but please see how you can help get a Spray and Play area installed at your favorite park soon!

RADIO STORY NPR

SUNA would like to share with you a December 2009 episode of NPR’s ’This American Life’,  entitled “#1 Party School”, which investigates college drinking and its effects at Penn State.  Since our neighborhood is so close to the University of Oregon campus, many of our neighbor have experienced both the pros and cons of  living snuggly with the UO student body. For the most part we are happy co-existers. However, when it comes to drinking and the dangers that accompany it, we have had disappointments. You will recognize many of the dangerous anecdotes in this story–including the thoughless removal of stop signs (a removed sign at Kinkaid and 20th nearly caused a fatality). This is a fun and interesting listen with many perspectives. Great for students, neighbors, university officials, city officials and police — especially “Act Four: A Drinking School with a football problem,” which outlines some strategies pursued by University of Nebraska.  The comments box is open on this post and we would love to hear your thoughts and ideas about encouraging the most harmony in the neighborhood in this area.
LISTEN : This American Life College Drinking and the effect on the surrounding neighborhoods

Thanks again to one and all for contributing to a major victory for the neighborhood last night.  You should all feel great about our collective contribution to the protection of the neighborhood.

Thanks to all who put in very long hours over the last two  years!

JANUARY 1ST 2010!

Hi Neighbor,

Happy 2010! Here’s SUNA news about a large-scale wood poetry event, our zoning victory and our January 27 meeting. For more neighborhood information, please visit our website, http://www.sunaeugene.org, or come to our January meeting.

As always, contact me if you have questions or ideas for our neighborhood.

Thanks,

Marilyn Milne, Previous SUNA Chair

Create Neighborhood Poetry:  The Du’ma Community on Alder Street invites everyone to help them create a neighborhood poetry table. We’ll write words on pieces of a tree that had to be cut down and use them like giant word magnets to form poems on stump ‘tables’. Refrigerator poetry for all of SUNA! Join us on Sunday, Jan. 3 from 11 a.m. to noon at 2244 Alder. Questions? See more info in one of our kiosks or on our website, or call Allen at 541-343-1926.

Meeting on Transportation, Parking and Pedestrian Safety:  Our January 27 SUNA general meeting will be a brainstorming session on neighborhood safety issues. Help us identify problem areas for vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle safety – and where parking could be improved. Share your ideas for possible solutions. Let’s get started tackling these issues! See you at 7 p.m. at Edison’s library.

Building Heights Made Reasonable:  Years of work resulted in a December City Council vote to adopt the building heights along 18th and 19th, as recommended by SUNA. Our planning group, with the input of neighbors and the city’s Infill Compatibility Study committee, led the way. The new zoning places limits on building heights south of 19th in R-3 and R-4 parcels to 35 feet; 50 feet for the first half block north of 19th; and 65 feet from that point north to 18th. Developers may still build student housing adjacent to campus, but the limits are very helpful in preventing gigantic, out-of-scale developments and the impacts they would create. To read more details, visit sunaeugene.org and click on South University Neighbors Planning Group.

Welcome to SUNA online! From meeting minutes to events and opportunities, you’ll find the business and pleasure of the South University neighborhood here. For more information, contact us at info@sunaeugene.org

Thanks for stopping by,

Carolyn Jacobs
SUNA Board, Chair

carolyn.i.jacobs@gmail.com

Family Summer Activities Ideas

SUNA has your go to calendar for everything to do in Eugene  summer 2010!! Check the post column on the right for a huge list of fun things to do June-August 2010 in and around Eugene.

(All activities are free unless otherwise noted!)

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