This week in movies in the park:
Hook (1991) — Friday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. — Royal Delle Park (401 Blackstone St, Springfield, OR) — 2 hr, 22 min — Rated PG.
Peter Banning (Robin Williams) is a middle-aged corporate lawyer living in San Francisco who’s roped back into his old identity as Peter Pan when Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman) kidnaps his children and whisks them off to Neverland. Also starring Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell and Phil Collins as Inspector Good. The event, which also includes a treasure hunt in the park before the film, is hosted by the Willamalane Park and Recreation District. Movie begins at 8:30 p.m.
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) — Friday, July 22 at 9 p.m. — Maurie Jacobs Park (Fir Lane) — 2 hrs, 9 mins — Unrated.
Back in the days when he wasn’t a surly old racist, righteous lawyer Atticus Finch (played with charismatic magnetism by Gregory Peck) defends an innocent African-American man against a bogus rape charge in Depression-era Alabama. The event is hosted by EugFun 2016.
Pixar’s Brave (2012) — Saturday, July 23 at 9 p.m. — Awbrey Park (River Rd & Spring Creek Dr.) — 1 hr, 3 mins – Rated PG.
Iconoclast 16-year-old Princess Merida (voiced by the superb Kelly Macdonald) defies the matrimonial customs that await her, which sends her kingdom into disarray. She has to rely on her archery prowess to undo a curse that turns her mother into a bear. The event is hosted by EugFun 2016.
This week in Eugene:
Monday, July 18 — Eugene Emeralds vs Hillsboro Hops at PK Park at 7:05 p.m. Tickets start at $8 online.
The Hillsboro Hops play the Emeralds during the first of three games on home turf this Monday, which is Good Karma Monday at PK Park. Fans who come to the Emeralds Box Office can name their price for their tickets. Fifty percent of what you pay will be donated directly to the Special Olympics, the charity partner for Monday’s game.
Tuesday, July 19 — Musical Petting Zoo at the Eugene Public Library (100 West 10th Ave) at 1 and 3 p.m. — Free.
Musicians from the Eugene Symphony will play string, brass, woodwind and percussion instruments. Afterwards, children can touch and try out the musical contraptions. The Musical Petting Zoo will also visit the Bethel Branch (1990 Echo Hollow Rd.) at 11 a.m., and then the Sheldon Branch (1566 Coburg Rd.) at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 20 — Artist’s Talk: Latin@ Art and Identity Across Generations at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on campus (1430 Johnson Ln.) at 5:30 p.m. — Free.
In the ¿Identity? exhibit, currently at the JSMA until Sept. 18, artists Victoria Suescum and Lee Michael Peterson approach the question of Latino/a identity and its place within American culture. Suescum’s paintings are inspired by hand-painted storefront signs. Peterson often uses technology as a catalyst for his drawings by “googling the names of his friends and creating portraits of other people with the same name,” according to the JSMA website.
Thursday, July 21 — Kansas at the Lane County Fair (796 West 13th Ave) at 7:30 p.m. — Tickets are $35 for standard and $45 for premium.
You may know Kansas because some classic-rock stations have a predilection for playing “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust In the Wind” on an infinite loop. Kansas is touring without founding member Steve Walsh, who retired from the band in 2014. The band is playing in support of its newest album, The Prelude Implicit, which comes out this September.
Thursday, July 21 — Lakou Mizik at the W.O.W. Hall (291 West 8th Ave) — Doors open at 8:30 p.m.; show starts at 9 — Tickets are $13-$15.
The Haitian music collective culls inspiration from Haiti’s African, French, Caribbean and American cues. Lakou Mizik’s groovy sound is the result of Haiti being the epicenter of multicultural influences. The nine-person ensemble, aged from their early twenties to late sixties, all hail from Haiti’s diverse musical backdrop. The band’s sound ranges from the buoyant drawl from an accordion, playful guitar noodling, vodou drumming and a healthy dose of Afro pop and Motown thrown in for good measure. The group is touring the U.S. in support of its debut album Wa Di Yo.
Listen to Lakou Mizik perform “Panama Mwen Tombé” below.
Friday, July 22 — The B-52s at the Lane County Fair (796 West 13th Ave.) at 7:30 p.m. — Tickets are $40 for standard and $50 for premium.
In spring 1980, John Lennon was in a post-Beatles slump and his music career had been on pause for nearly five years. He was evidently spurred to record again after hearing the B-52s’ “Rock Lobster.” So if you see the new wave band when they stop at the Lane County Fair this Friday, you can thank them for Double Fantasy.
Friday, July 22 — Life During Wartime at the HiFi Music Hall (44 E 7th Ave.) — Doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. — Tickets are $10, day of show: $13 — 21+
The Portland-based Talking Heads tribute band will stop at HiFi this Friday to play the phenomenal live album Stop Making Sense in its entirety. The album is from the admirably weird concert film of the same name, which features frontman David Byrne and his increasingly ballooning suit.
Listen to The Talking Heads’ “Life During Wartime” from Stop Making Sense below.
