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Good morning. It's Tuesday, April 21. Eugene is leaning into spring with community-minded Earth Day momentum and some fresh reasons to go out for food and drinks. Alright, here's today's edition of your Eugene Lowdown.
Turn Empty Cans Into Extra Science
Your green bag just got a little greener. Donate BottleDrop green bag funds to Eugene Science Center through Sunday, April 26th, and BottleDrop adds a 20% match. Got a big post-event can pile? Grab a Blue Bag from Eugene Science Center and let the recycling do double duty.
Eugene's food scene continues to bloom: The Paddock re-imagined and new food trucks!
The Paddock is back! Now run by Crystal Platt and Kirsten Hansen (formerly Lion & Owl and Lemon & Olive) this south Eugene landmark features refreshed space, horse-themed cocktails, and new menus. In other happy tummy news, a new Indian food truck, Naan Stop, comes to Barger Food Carts and Cafe Agora now slings tasty Greek food on Main Street in Springfield. What are you waiting for? Get out there and try something new!
Karaoke
Karaoke
Warm up those vocal cords and questionable song choices as Grog cues the tracks. Expect power ballads, bold duets, supportive strangers, and exactly the right amount of Tuesday chaos.Tuesday
Square Dance
Performing Arts
Square Dance for International Dance Week
Leave two left feet at home and bring your best yeehaw instead; friendly callers, driving string bands, and plenty of laughter make this hoedown a low-pressure, high-fun night out.Tuesday
Blues
Rooster's Blues Jam
Bring your best licks and your bravest friends for a night where set lists are optional, solos are encouraged, and the only wrong note is not showing up.Tuesday
Performing Arts
Guest Night - Cascade Chorus
Warm up your voice, not your shower tiles. Join a room full of harmony fans, learn how barbershop chords lock and ring, and leave with new friends who actually want to hear you sing.Tuesday
Gardening Class
Growing Fruit Trees in the Willamette Valley
Bring your biggest fruit tree questions and leave with fewer problems and more future pies, thanks to expert advice tailored to the quirks of Willamette Valley weather and soil.Tuesday
Food & Drink
Singles Dinner Party
Bring your appetite and your best small talk; the ribs are not the only thing sizzling when a table full of singles sits down to dinner.Tuesday
Film Screening
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Pack your stoke, not your crampons: this film night sends you up peaks, down rivers, and across glaciers without leaving your chair, unless it is to grab popcorn before the next epic scene rolls.Wednesday
Active
DAC Open House
Sample workouts, sip happy-hour drinks, let the kids play, and pretend you always knew what an InBody scan was. One day, tons of activities, zero enrollment fee pressure.Wednesday
Live Music
Performing Arts
Live Music Open Mic Night
Bring your best song, poem, or wildly ambitious kazoo solo. A friendly crowd, rotating performers, and a low-pressure mic make this weekly hangout perfect for both stage veterans and brave first-timers.Wednesday
Earth Day
Museum Exhibit
Earth Day - Free Museum Admission!
Skip the shopping mall and spend Earth Day browsing fossils and artifacts instead, with free admission, student Walk & Talks, and more fun facts about our planet than your group chat can handle.Wednesday
Watch Party
Watch Party Wednesdays: Survivor 50
Outwit, outplay, out-relax with fellow superfans as you cheer, groan, and side-eye every tribal twist together. No torches will be snuffed, but your midweek boredom does not stand a chance.Wednesday
Biz Networking
Art Tech & Game Coffee Meetup
Start the morning chatting games, code, and creative chaos with fellow makers while the caffeine kicks in faster than your latest build can crash.Wednesday
Hip-Hop
L Heure Bleue
Shake off the workday with hip-hop, R&B, and amapiano beats, a grown 25-plus crowd, and a $10 cover that buys four solid hours of good vibes.Wednesday
Parenting Class
Baby Connection
Got a tiny human and a million questions? Spend an easy hour getting feeding tips, baby weigh-ins, and real-talk support from parenting educators and other sleepy-but-smiling grownups.Wednesday
Line Dancing
Line Dancing
Shuffle, stomp, and spin your way through easy dance steps, fresh air, and plenty of laughs as you follow along with simple routines under the open sky.Thursday
Comedy Show
Comic, Interrupted
Ever wished you could yell at a comedian and be rewarded for it? Flash your Heckle Cash, interrupt on purpose, and watch brave performers try to finish a joke without completely losing it.Thursday
Hiking
Hiking Social
Lace up, log off, and trade screen time for trail time with an easygoing hike packed with fresh air, new faces, and just enough cardio to earn that post-hike snack.Thursday
Americana
Sean Pratt with Megan Siebe and Sequoia
Let the to-do list wait while you trade it for fingerpicked guitars, prairie-born lyrics, and harmonies soft enough to make you forget you almost stayed home.Thursday
Board Game Night
Beginner Board Game Night
Bring your curiosity and leave the rulebooks to someone else as you dive into beginner-friendly games, discover new favorites from a stacked library, and roll, shuffle, and strategize your way through a laid-back night of fun.Thursday
Latin Night
Bachata Dance
Latin Dance Night
Warm up your hips, not your wallet: a $5 cover gets you a quick lesson, DJ-powered salsa and bachata, and plenty of chances to accidentally spin the wrong way and laugh it off.Thursday
Sip & Paint
Butterfly & Lilac Painting Class
Brushes up, stress down. Spend a couple of hours turning a blank canvas into a blooming bouquet while you laugh, sip, and discover colors you never knew you owned.Thursday
 | Eugene in 1983The first S.L.U.G. Queen coronation in Eugene was a satirical protest against traditional pageants and the city's new festival. |
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