BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Bicycles have their day this Saturday in Eugene Saturday is Bike Day at the Science Factory and the Willamette Resources & Education Network. You can win prizes by attending various activities and collecting stamps on your Bike Day Passport, available Saturday at both the West Eugene Wetlands and the Science Factory. It's a free day to celebrate natural resources, sustainability and alternative transportation. Educational booths and activities will be set up along the Fern Ridge Bike Path and at the Science Factory, 2300 Leo Harris Leo A. Harris (August 6 1904 – April 22 1990) was an American college football player and coach, and the first athletic director for the University of Oregon. Playing and coaching career Parkway. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., local organizations' booths will dot the path, which runs through the west Eugene wetlands between Belt Line and Greenhill roads. Visit www.wewetlands.org for information. From noon to 4 p.m. at the Science Factory, there will be bike safety and other demonstrations, marimba marimba: see xylophone. marimba Xylophone with resonators under each bar. The original African instrument uses tuned calabash resonators. In Mexico and Central America, where it was brought by African slaves, the wooden bars may be affixed to a music, Ben and Jerry's ice cream, bike tuneups, unicyclists and speakers, including Secretary of State Bill Bradbury Bill Bradbury (born 1949) is the Secretary of State for the U.S. state of Oregon. Bradbury, a Democrat, previously served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly, and ran unsuccessfully against incumbent Senator Gordon Smith in 2002. The free event is in its third year. Sasquatch Brew Fest takes over Kesey Plaza Saturday's Sasquatch Brew Fest features beer tastings, a homebrew contest and a silent auction, plus live music from SpunHoney, Elizabeth Cable, Etouffee é·touf·fée n. pl. é·touf·fées A spicy Cajun stew of vegetables and seafood, especially crayfish. [Louisiana French, from French (à l')étouffée, stewed and Strange Brew, all in the Ken Kesey Noun 1. Ken Kesey - United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001) Ken Elton Kesey, Kesey Plaza, Broadway at Willamette Street. The festival honors a popular local brewer, Glen Hay Falconer, who died in 2002. It is a fundraiser for brewing education. There's also a beer dinner at 7 p.m. today at Mallard mallard: see duck. mallard Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. The mallard is a typical dabbling duck in its general habits and courtship display. Banquet Hall, 725 W. First Ave. To make reservations for the $40 meal, e-mail jamiefloyd@ninkasibrewing .com or call 543-1941. Tickets are $10, available at the gates At the Gates are a Swedish melodic death metal band. They are one of the forebears of the Gothenburg sound of heavy metal along with other bands of the Gothenburg metal scene like Dark Tranquillity and In Flames. beginning at noon. Admission comes with a glass and two tastes, with additional tastes available for purchase. For more information, visit www.sasquatchbrewfest .org. - The Register-Guard |
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