Diversion's Calendar

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Posted: 1/9/09

Friday, January 9

Pre-Exam Jam 4 (chemicalwarbear, New Mecca, A Starlight Incident, Splittin' Aces), 7pm at Club Escape behind Snell Hall, FREE! This event is sponsored by the Oregon State Musician's Guild, a group dedicated to providing Oregon State Musicians chances to show off their talens.

The Alchemist One Year Anniversary Celebration with Stairway Denied & The Badfish Band, 9pm at Club Escape, $7, 21+ Come celebrate the one year anniversary of your favorite weekly magazine with the reunion of Stairway Denied, the Northwest's essential Led Zeppelin cover band.

Poitin and Stout (Local Punk Folk), 10pm at Bombs Away Cafe, $3, 21+

Adam Scramstad (Local Blues) 8pm at Fireworks Bar and Grill, FREE!

MLK, Jr. After Dark Fridays, 9pm in Dixon Rec Center, FREE! Free and open to all. Snacks, Movies, Poker Tournament, Board Games & Wii including Rock Band. MLK Calendars will be available.

Saturday, January 10

Poitin and Stout, CD Release Party!, 8pm at Block 15, FREE! 21+ This is the band's first ever CD release, come party with them!

The Flow (Veterans of local Rock), 8pm at Calapooia Brewing Co., FREE!

XENAT-RA and Project 431 (Local Math-Metalcore), 10pm at the Downward Dog, $5, 21+

The Nettles (Celtic Fusion), 8pm at Fireworks Bar and Grill, FREE!

Snow Shuttle, leave for Timberline Lodge at 6am from Dixon Rec Center. This service is to provide shuttling to Timberline Lodge for students and other Mountain enthusiasts. Pricing is as follows: Just a Ride/Ride & Lift: OSU Students $30/$70. OSU Community: $35/$75. General Public: $40/$80.

Chastity Aura, 9pm at Strega, FREE! This is the premiere of the jazz side project of local favorites Break As We Fall, come watch them create a magical musical evening!

Sunday, January 11

The Cloud Mountain Ramblers (Olde Time String Band), 7pm at Fireworks Bar and Grill, FREE!

Monday, January 12

Does God Exist?, 7pm in Gilfillan Auditorium, FREE! The OSU Socratic Club will sponsor a debate on the topic, "Does God Exist?" on the OSU campus. The speakers are Roy Haggerty and Jordan Hofer. The speakers will explore perhaps the most important question that faces those who ask whether life has meaning, the question of God.

Ski & Snowboard Wax & Tune Clinic, 6pm at Dixon Rec Center, FREE! Learn how to clean, prep, wax, and tune your boards yourself for less than the cost of having someone else do it. Tools and supplies are provided!

Tuesday, January 13

MLK, Jr. The Voices Project: I Am A... 6pm at the Black Cultural Center, FREE! The Voices Project is a series of videos of OSU students, staff, and faculty discussing the different ways they identify and why.

Tuesday, January 13

MLK, Jr. Pledge Wall: Sign the Pledge! 10am in the Memorial Union. Reaffirm your support for non-violent social change, equality and justice, freedom and peace.

Friday, January 16

The Manimals and Pilot Light (Local Jamband/Ska), 10pm at Bombs Away Cafe, FREE! 21+