The Shortcut - Events in Oregon

Get ready for a night of fun and excitement at Black Tie Bingo! Dress to impress in your finest attire and join us in person for a game night like no other. Enjoy the thrill of bingo with a classy twist, great company, and plenty of laughs. Don’t miss out on this unique chance to mix elegance with entertainment. We’ll have five rounds of bingo called by local celebrities, including Matt Templeman of KEZI, Ducks wide receiver Jovon McRae, and Eugene’s unofficial monarch, the Slug Queen. Cash prizes range from $100 to $500. Guests can enter raffles for other fantastic prizes such as a Gift Card Tree ($1700 cash value), a Weekend In Eugene travel package including hotel, meals, and concert tickets, a Golf package with green fees, hotel, and other goodies, and a fishing trip with a BBQ grill. This is an inclusive event and all are welcome. The Rotary Club of Eugene Delta is your host, and the event will raise funds for two local charities: Constructing a Better Future and Lane County Diaper Bank.

More information at www.deltarotary.org

Inspired by the legend of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, who was rumored to have escaped and survived the execution of the Russian Imperial family, and the wildly popular 20th Century Fox animated films, ANASTASIA is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens with a book by Terrance Mcnally.

...Her past is a mystery. Her future is an adventure. ANASTSIA transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing con man and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family. The Non-Stop players present a spellbinding tale guaranteed to lift you from the mid-winter doldrums!

- Who are the Non-Stop Players? The Non-Stop Players is a resident theater company at Actors Cabaret, Directed by Karen Olsen. The Non-Stops bring a dynamic energy to musicals and a unique opportunity to see family favorite shows on the Actors Cabaret stage. Don't miss ANASTASIA at Actors Cabaret!

Showtimes:

Friday, January 23 - Dinner 6:00, Show 7:30

Saturday, January 24 - Dinner 6:00, Show 7:30

Sunday, January 25 - Brunch 12:30, Show 2:00

Friday, January 30 - Dinner 6:00, Show 7:30

Saturday, January 31 - Dinner 6:00, Show 7:30

Sunday, February 1 - Brunch 12:30, Show 2:00

Friday, February 6 - Dinner 6:00, Show 7:30

Saturday, February 7 - Dinner 6:00, Show 7:30

Sunday, February 8 - Brunch 12:30, Show 2:00

Friday, February 13 - Dinner 6:00, Show 7:30

Saturday, February 14 - Dinner 6:00, Show 7:30

Get ready to laugh (and think) with Urinetown, the hit satirical musical where citizens must pay for the “privilege to pee” at public toilets controlled by a greedy tycoon and patrolled by Officer Lockstock. But when the people have had enough, a revolution begins—right in the filthiest facility in town. A witty, bold, and hilarious tale of power, greed, and resistance.

The Very Little Theatre has been presenting performances in Eugene since the 30s. In a brightly painted building in South Eugene, this beloved community theater group is dedicated to diversity and inclusion in its selection of plays.

If you missed the first course, never fear: Shortcuterie returns, the ciné-buffet serving up an all-NEW platter of delectable genre-spanning short films hosted by local buffs (in ciñema, if not quite in abdomen) Michael Angier and Rince Turrell II Jr.!

This serving boasts 10 DIY shorts yanked from festivals across the country (and ~globe~), plus a somewhat more sustainably-sourced smattering of thematically-paired microshorts from five up-and-coming Lane County filmmakers. You're invited to sample the delicious pathos and titillating comic turns within these 15 strange and mesmerizing tales, told 24 frames or 29.99 frames per second depending on export specs.

Yes, everything has a sequel these days, but sometimes, when you have a small plate... going for seconds ain't a bad call.

Join us, a satisfying smorgasbord awaits*.

*no actual food will be served, please gorge before the show

You are cordially invited under the petticoats of the newly revived Paris Theatre for an evening of over-the-top opulence with an original Parisian inspired production, "Ooh La La!" Paint the town pink and revel in Can Can’s latest and loveliest rose-colored soirée to remember. Sip on lavish libations and dine on delectable delicacies and fall in love with a stage brimming with burlesque beauty, daring dance, sultry song and lively laughter.

The Lane County Farmers Market is Eugene’s largest farmers market, providing locally grown foods from over 100 farmers and food artisans. The market is year-round, and all items are grown or produced in Oregon. All markets are open from 9:00AM to 2:00PM. They welcome EBT/SNAP users and provide them the opportunity for a $20 Double Up Food Buck match at all markets to be used on fresh produce. See the LCFM Information Booth for more details.

In this seminar, we will read four key works of fiction written in Ireland, England, and America during the famed “Modernist Movement” of the first half of the twentieth century. How did these authors, writing from different places, different moments, and different perspectives respond to their shared belief that the twentieth century was a time of unprecedented change and modernization which demanded new kinds of fiction—fictions that not only told new kinds of stories about the realities of living in a new, modern century, but that also told those stories in innovative modern forms?

Schedule:
Week 1: Joyce, Dubliners
Week 2: Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway
Week 3: Larsen, Passing
Week 4: Faulkner, As I Lay Dying

Course Texts (required; please use these editions if possible):
• James Joyce, Dubliners (1914; Dover, ISBN: 978-0486268705)
• Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway (1925; Collins Classics, ISBN: 978-0007934409)
• Nella Larsen, Passing (1929; Dover, ISBN: 978-0486437132)
• William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying (1930; Vintage, ISBN-13: 978-0679732259)

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Paul Peppis is a UO Professor of English Emeritus. An award-winning teacher and scholar of modernism, Dr. Peppis is an expert in early twentieth-century literary works and cultural productions whose teaching and writing examine modernism’s diverse engagements with the social, political, scientific, and popular movements of its time. The author of two books, Sciences of Modernism:  Ethnography, Sexology, and Psychology (Cambridge 2014) and Literature, Politics, and the English Avant-Garde (Cambridge 2000), he has also contributed chapters to the Cambridge Companion to Modernist Poetry (2007), and the Cambridge Companion to E. M. Forster (2007), and published numerous articles on a range of modernist authors and topics

ABOUT CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINARS
These courses are for people eager to engage in a studious seminar format. Each in-person only seminar meets weekly, over four sessions. The seminars are led by current and retired professors who provide formal study guides and lead college-level discussions, with participants actively contributing to each session. Seminars are noncredit and ungraded but include challenging homework. 
Participation is open to all adults; no previous affiliation with UO is required. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) membership is not required, however, active OLLI members may register at a reduced fee.

Everyone gets in free! 
10:00 am to 4:00 pm 

The Beginner’s Guide to Gardening on the Oregon Coast will provide participants with foundational knowledge tailored specifically to Coos County’s climate and growing conditions. Topics include local microclimates, soil preparation, seed and plant selection, seed starting and planting techniques, transplanting, watering, and fertilization.

Each class in the series is independent in topic and content, allowing participants to attend any or all sessions. The series is free and designed for adults with little to no gardening experience.

Class Schedule:
January 10, 2026 – Getting Started: What to Know
January 17, 2026 – The Secret Language of Seeds & Plants
January 24, 2026 – The Inside Scoop About Soil & Fertilizers
January 31, 2026 – Let’s Plant Something
February 7, 2026 – Master Gardener™ Roundtable

Event Details:
What: Beginner’s Guide to Gardening on the Oregon Coast
When: Saturdays, January 10 – February 7, 2026, from 10:00–11:30 AM
Where: North Bend Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Adults
Instructor: Master Gardeners™ Lynn Menashian and Mary Jo Audette

Get ready to put your hands in the dirt by joining our 8-week Dig It! Intro to Gardening class series 🧑‍🌾🌱

For 8 weeks, members of LCFM and the Eugene Garden Club will be teaching you the basics of gardening, from planning to planting! Come learn how to grow your own starting this Saturday, January 17th (our first market of the season!) through March 7th.

Each class takes place in our In Season space inside the Farmers Market Pavilion, at 11:00 and 12:00, and are FREE to attend!

This series is sponsored by the Eugene Garden Club. The Eugene Garden Club was organized on April 28, 1927, and became a member of the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs in 1929. The club was formed to stimulate the love of gardening, horticulture, and floral artistry, aid in protecting and conserving plants, trees, and birds, and promote civic beauty and community welfare.