Diversions Calendar

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Posted: 12/5/08

Friday, December 5

28th Annual Holiday Marketplace (through Saturday), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom, FREE! A two-day event featuring handmade items from over 50 Pacific Northwest artisans plus Live Local Entertainment set indoors. Continues on Saturday with the sa.m.e hours.

Dead Week Feast, 6 p.m. at Asian Cultural Center, FREE!

Jackstraw (Local Bluegrass), 10 p.m. at Bombs Away Cafe, $6, 21+

Paul Prince (Zimbabwean & Hawaiian World Beat) 8 p.m. at Fireworks Bar & Grill, FREE!

Saturday, December 6

$1,000 Beer Pong Tourna.m.ent, 4 p.m. at Club Platinum, $20 registration fee, 21+ Club Platinum and OregonBPong.com present this tourna.m.ent with prizes including: 1st Place - $1,000, 2nd Place - Floor Level Blazer Tickets, 3rd Place - $100. Tourna.m.ent begins at 4 p.m.. Lauren Sutton will be in the house autographing her Ca.m.pusGirlsUSA.com PAC-10 swimsuit calendar @ 9 p.m.!

Bon Ton Roulet (Local Cajun tunes), 9 p.m. at Bombs Away Cafe, $3, 21+

chemicalwarbear, 10 p.m. at Tailgater's, FREE!, 21+

Children's Holiday Party, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union. Children ages 5 - 10 are invited to take part in an afternoon of activities and entertainment organized and led by OSU students. Registration is required: www.osumu.org.

Equaleyes (Idaho Reggae Funk Bluegrass), 8 p.m. at Fireworks Bar & Grill, FREE!

Myndissent & Even in Death (Local Metal), 9 p.m. at Peacock Bar & Grill, FREE!

The Tom Bergeron Trio, 9 p.m. at Strega, FREE!

Vicky Stevens' Blues Review, 8 p.m. at Calapooia Brewing Co., $3

Sunday, December 7

Beaver Fun Run (1k & 5k), 10 a.m. at Reser Stadium. Run around ca.m.pus and finish at Reser Stadium. $15 with T-shirt, $10 without T-shirt, $12 late registration, $15 day of registration. The event is part of the OSU KidSpirit Race Series. Proceeds go to benefit OSU KidSpirit youth progra.m.s. Registration is from 9:00-9:45a.m. in the Memorial Union Quad.

Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra and the OSU Choirs: Holiday Progra.m., 7 p.m. in LaSells Stewart Center, Tickets: $12-30.

Fruition String Band (Portland Feel Good Folkin' Soul), 7 p.m. at Fireworks Bar & Grill, FREE!

Rusty Hinges, Olde Time Acoustic String Band, 8:30 p.m. at Club Platinum - $21

Monday, December 8

Finals Start!

Strea.m. Tea.m., Fisheries & Wildlife: Climate change and anadromous salmonids in fresh water, 9 a.m. in Nash Hall Room 10, FREE! Speaker: Gordie Reeves, PNW Research Station, US Forest Service and Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, Oregon State University.

Tuesday, December 9

A Christmas Gift to the Community, 7 p.m. in LaSells Stewart Center Austin Auditorium, FREE! (Donation is optional). As a gift to our community, Friends of the Fa.m.ily will sponsor its 5th annual Christmas Concert, featuring singer-songwriter Scott Krippayne and Corvallis's own Heart of the Valley Children's Choir.

FST Faculty Fall Seminar Series: Individual Differences in Oral Sensitivity: From Mechanisms to Health Implications, 3:30 p.m. in Wiegand Hall Room 238, FREE! Speaker: Dr. Juyun Lim, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food Science & Technology

Traffic Engineering Funda.m.entals (Through Thursday), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in LaSells Stewart Center Ag Science Room, $355. This three day course is designed for all people working in the traffic field, including engineers, technicians, educators, and enforcement personnel.

Thursday, December 11

symmetry/symmetry (Local Indie Rock), 8 p.m. at Hawthorne Theatre in Portland, $8

Wells and the Well-Being of Oregon, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Northwest Viticulture Center outside Salem, FREE! The OSU Institute for Water and Watersheds, Oregon Sea Grant Extension, and the Oregon Water Resources Department are convening this one-day symposium designed to provide information on wells with a focus on domestic wells and ground water challenged areas. Keynoting the conference will be Kevin McCray, Executive Director of the National Ground Water Association. Melinda Kassen, Trout Unlimited, will discuss ground water use in western states.

Friday, December 12

Forrestral's Fall (CD Release Show) with Honest To Empire & BAND, 8 p.m. at Club Platinum, $3, 21+

Last Day of Finals! Have a safe break! The following are events going on throughout the break if you so happen to be in town to attend them!

The Voices Project Brown Bag Lunch Series: Saudi Students, Part 2 12 p.m. in the Memorial Union Journey Room, FREE! OSU students from Saudi Arabia share their stories of life at OSU and in the local community and address such issues as how they felt when they first learned they were coming to the US.

Saturday, December 13

Break As We Fall (Local Rock), 7 p.m. at Vino Maria's in Mollala, FREE!

Heart of the Valley Children's Choirs (A Holiday Concert), 7 p.m. in LaSells Stewart Center

Wednesday, December 17

Fall Term Grades Available via the Web

Thursday, December 18

Break As We Fall (Local Rock), 7 p.m. at Cozmic Pizza in Eugene, $5, 21+

Friday, December 18

Honest to Empire & New Mecca (Local Rock), 7 p.m. at Satyricon in Portland, $3, ALL AGES!

Sunday, December 20

Corvallis Repertory Singers: Candlelight & Carols, 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church

symmetry/symmetry (Local Indie Rock), 7 p.m. at IKE Box in Salem, $5, ALL AGES!

Pet Food Drive Ends! 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. all around Corvallis. It is the goal of the OSU Pre-Veterinary Medical Association to collect as much small animal food (i.e. cats and dogs) as possible to be distributed to Heartland Humane Society

Honest To Empire (Local Rock) Benefit for the Got Music? progra.m., 8 p.m. at Hawthorne Theater in Portland, $8, ALL AGES!

Monday, January 5

WINTER TERM STARTS!