Every year, the Eugene Airport Rotary spends a hot August weekend serving beer and brats to visitors at the Junction City Scandinavian Festival. Our members come out in force, along with friends and family, to fill shifts across Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (and to set up/clean up). It’s a lot of work! But the money we raise funds our local and world community service projects – the stuff we’re passionate about. Some photos from 2010 Scandi Fest…

With summer vacation not too far away, kids are getting ready to finish school and enjoy some summer fun. Even though they’re still in school now, there are still plenty of opportunities to have fun: You don’t have to go further than your library to find them! The Downtown Eugene library has several events throughout the month of May for kids of all ages and their families. While you’re there, you can enjoy a storytime event, make new friends. hear great music and find books to add to your summer reading list. Here’s the Downtown library schedule of events: Family Music...

Local Artist and Rotarian Hanna Hagen will be holding a ceramic painting event from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 13, 2009 to support the Rotary Volunteer Service Team to Africa in Jan. 2010. The event will be $10 a person, which covers a ceramic bowl, refreshments, and much more fun! Location: Hanna Hagen’s Studio 87893 Green Hill Road, Eugene 97402 For more information about the event view the event’s invitation:

On Friday, Sept. 4 – Sunday Sept. 6, 2009, hot rods, roadsters, cars, motorcycles, 4×4s, and rock crawlers are gathering in Junction City to celebrate the Labor Day weekend.  The first annual Big Boys Toys Show in Junction City will consist of concerts, such as Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts, cars show ‘n shine, and motorcycle show ‘n shine.  The 4×4 tough truck competitions, rock crawler competitions, 4×4 and truck show ‘n shine, and RC Crawler competitions will be held in Harrisburg.   Eugene Airport Rotary will be taking part in the festivities by serving beer at the show in Junction...

The Great Rotary Duck Race, which benefits agencies that fight child abuse, will take place at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 10, 2009 at Alton Baker Park in Eugene, Ore. For the past 20 years, Rotarians are responsible for sponsoring, promoting and selling 811,046 Ducks at $5 each. Since 1988, local Rotarians have raised over $4 million to combat child abuse. 2009 Rotary Duck Race proceeds will benefit the following agencies: Family Relief Nursery – Cottage Grove, Heart Gallery of Lane County, Direction Service Willamette Family Treatment, and Committed Partners for Youth. The Great Rotary Duck...

First Friday Art Walk will take place June 5, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Modern-Store, 207 E 5th Ave. The Art Walk will continue at Fenario Gallery, White Lotus Gallery, Jacobs Gallery, and end at Opus6ix. Special events such as Skateboard Art Show, “Chalk the World,” and Summer Soirèe also will take place during the Art Walk. The event is supported by the Lane Arts Council. This month, the event is hosted by Debbie Williamson-Smith, Public Relations Coordinator at the UO’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. To learn more about the event, visit Lane Arts Council First Friday Art...

Assistant Professor Gabriela Martinez and Professor Lynn Stephen Lane County has quite a rich history that many residents are unaware of. More specifically, Lane County’s racial and ethnic past. Lane County has not always been the home to European settlers, other ethnic groups made Lane County their homes far before that. To help celebrate Oregon’s 150th birthday, Assistant Professor Gabriela Martinez and Professor Lynn Stephen of the UO’s anthropology department partnered with the Lane County Historical Museum to create an exhibit and documentary featuring the underrepresented Latino...

September 12, 5-11 p.m. September 13, 11a.m.- 11 p.m. Celebrate the food, music, art and lifestyle of the Latino culture at the annual Fiesta Latina at Island Park in Springfield. Admission is just $5 and children 10 and under get in free.

September 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Brownsville Scrapbook Show & Sale will take place at the Brownsville Rec Center, located behind City Hall on Park Street. The winner of the Best in Show category will win a basket of scrapbooking supplies. Admission charge is $1 and proceeds benefit Brownsville Senior Center. Participants can enter here, or email marshamorrill@yahoo.com.

September 7, 8 a.m.-4p.m., Coburg City Blocks Over 350 antique dealers from around the country gather in the tiny town of Coburg each year for the Coburg Antique Fair. A variety of food booths and great musical entertainment make this a wonderful event for the whole family! Admission and parking are free.