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Celtic Music at Cosmic Pizza, Nov. 10

Sounds like a good night of Celtic music!

• Who: Paddy O'Brien, Dale Russ and Nancy Conescu
• When: 8 p.m. Monday, November 10th
• Cost: $12
• Where: Cozmic Pizza, 199 West 8th Ave, Eugene (Charnelton and 8th)

About the Musicians

Paddy O'Brien: Button accordion icon Paddy O'Brien has amassed a veritable hoard of rare versions of tunes and stories gleaned from more than 40 years of patiently seeking out and spending time with older musicians throughout Ireland. A native of County Offaly in the Midlands of Ireland, Paddy is revered by Irish music aficionados worldwide. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant to record 500 dance tunes (a small fraction of his repertoire).

Dale Russ: Dale Russ started playing the fiddle in 1973 when first moving to Washington State from his native Connecticut. Although self-taught &150; and 100% Slovak – in 1990 he was invited to perform at the first Boston College Irish Music Festival "My Love is in America," featuring 16 of the finest Irish fiddle players living in the States. The concert was recorded and released by Green Linnet Records and won an award from the Smithsonian Institute as "Traditional Recording of the Year". His playing is known for its balance of power and elegance.

Nancy Conescu: Nancy Conescu is an internationally respected guitarist and vocalist. She has toured Ireland with the group Aontas, plays Irish music festivals and clubs in Ireland, France, Australia and the U.S.A. and performs regularly in Portland, Oregon.  She has performed with Joannie Madden, Andy McGann, Martin Hayes, Kevin Burke, Patrick Ourceau, Brian Conway, John Redmond, Linka Hickman and Johnny B.Connolly.

Yachats Celtic Music Festival, Nov. 7-9

Looking for a bit of Celtic music from stormy ol' Ireland in November, but can't make it to Ireland itself? Yachats on the Oregon coast will do just fine – head there during Nov. 7-9 for the Yachats Celtic Music Festival, with featured acts including:

Performers

• Timothy Hull
• Crumac
• Nancy Conescu, Mike Doolin, Paddy O'Brien
• Kevin Burke and Cal Scott
• Kevin Auld
• Rebecca Lomnicky
• Circled By Hounds
• Stringed Migration
• Cul an Ti

Learn more: Yachats Celtic Music Festival

Fresh Hops Beer Tasting at Ninkasi Brewery, Sat., Oct. 25

From 12-9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, head to Ninkasi Brewery for a taste of up to 20 beers brewed using fresh hops:

Link: Beer Northwest: Last Call for Fresh Hops!.

"Saturday is your last chance to enjoy this year's crop of Oregon fresh hop beers as the Eugene brewers and Oregon Brewers Guild present 2008's final Fresh Hop Beer "Tastival" in Eugene. More than 20 beers, brewed with hops fresh from the farm, will be available at Ninkasi Brewing, 272 Van Buren St. from noon to 9 p.m. Oct. 25."

Original Solo Piano Music - Oct. 12 in Portland, Oct. 14 in Eugene

Over these next few days you can enjoy 2 performances of original piano music in Portland and Eugene. Louis Landon, a pianist from New York, plays Portland on Oct. 12, and on Oct. 14 he joins Eugene pianists Neil Patton and Rebecca Oswald for another night of original music. All three pianists are Whisperings Artists, and styles can range from jazz and Latin to classical and pop.

Details and Tickets

• Sunday, Oct. 12, 4:30 p.m., Solo Piano at Sherman Clay/Moe's Piano, 131 NW 13th Avenue, Portland - More Info and Order Tickets
• Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m., 3 Solo Pianists at United Lutheran Church, 2230 Washington St., Eugene More Info and Order Tickets

Oct. 14 Eugene Smart-ups Pub Talk for Eugene Start-ups

Wouldn't it be great if you not only had a great idea for a business, but you also had a group of like-minded folks (and even potential investors) you could present your idea to?

Now you can. Smart-ups is a new entrepreneurial support group for start-ups in the Willamette Valley. A local chapter of Portland-based Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) and co-founded by Caroline Cummings (also CEO and co-founder of OsoEco), Smart-ups hosts regular pub talks where local entrepreneurs get 12 minutes to pitch their business plan to an audience of peers and investors.

Beer & Biz Plan

Would you like to present your business plan to your peers and to potential investors? Pub Talks will be held throughout the year in the Willamette Valley. The next Smart-ups pub talk will be held The Oregon Electric Station from 5:30 - 7:30pm on Tues., Oct. 14. Presenting businesses have already been selected, but you are welcome to attend and get an idea of how the Pub Talks format works.

To learn more about Smart-ups and upcoming Pub Talks, see smartups.org

Slow Food Arabian Nights Dinner - Sunday, Sep. 28

Forget fast food. You want good eating – so you want slow food. And when it comes to slow food, it doesn't get better than what we can grow right here in Oregon. Slow Foods Eugene promotes good eating of quality food, especially food produced close to home, and on Sunday, Sept. 28, you can feast on some of the best slow food available.

Slow Foods Eugene is holding a fundraising dinner at Adam's Place in downtown Eugene, to support the School Garden Project and to send a local farmer and local chef to Slow Food's Tierre Madre event, held in Italy as a conference for slow food promotion worldwide. The price is $100 per person, which includes 7-course meal, wine, and gratuity. Of the $100 ticket, $60 is a charitable donation to Slow Food Eugene.

If good food at one of Eugene's best restaurants isn't enough for you, the Slow Foods newsletter (PDF) notes:

Executive Chef Adam Bernstein welcomes us to a wonderful evening of great food and entertainment. He promises belly dancers and, perhaps, another surprise, insurance carrier permitting.

How's that for an enticing evening?

Go there:

• DATE: Sunday, September 28, 2008
• TIME: 6 pm
• PLACE: Adam's Place Restaurant, 30 E. Broadway, Eugene, Oregon
• GET TICKETS: Long's Meat Market and Newman's Seafood

For more information, head to the Slow Foods Eugene website.

Eugene May Extend Bike Path Near Owosso Bridge

Thinking there could be a bit more bike/pedestrian lane around the Owosso Bridge area? The City of Eugene has applied to extend the bike path near the Owosso Bridge. Here is a scan of the submitted proposal (PDF).

Elliot Martínez's Boozeweek Zine

Fascinating article about a new 'zine in town. Boozeweek profiles the best of liquor and cocktails in Eugene. That's right, the best. The word "gourmet" would not be lost here. Also intriguing is the way Boozeweek publisher Elliot Martínez has opted for the 'zine format. Print. Not online. And has been gaining quite a following:

Link: Editor of ‘zine’ drinks in all the flavors of local booze scene: The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore..

Grocery Outlet Opens New River Road Location on Aug. 23

Jodie made a raid on the current River Road Grocery Outlet last week, and made a killing on wine and some very nice brie. With the larger, done-up store about to open, we're excited to see what it's going to be like:

Link: Grocery Outlet will open in new location next week: The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore..

Grocery Outlet will open its new Eugene store on Aug. 23 at 8 a.m. at 2060 River Road. The 24,000-square-foot store is nearly twice the size of a nearby existing store it will replace.

New Road Safety Programs Rolls Out

From Portland to Eugene, there's a new road safety program, whose intent is to help pedestrians, vehicle drivers and cyclists share the road better and more courteously. Here's to seeing what happens. As for me, I'll be happy if at the least more cyclists start using lights at night and stop riding the wrong way down streets...

Link: Sharing streets safely is program goal: The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore..

See also: Sharing streets safely is program goal: The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.