Recreation Guide
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts, is a performing arts company, cultural arts center, and community music school in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The Institute has three performance venues, various community meeting rooms, and extensive music education facilities.
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When you visit the Museum of Natural and Cultural History either in person or virtually, you are making connections to others, to our past (including 14,000 years of Oregon heritage and the famous Fort Rock sandals: the world’s oldest shoes), and to our future. Dig into science, celebrate culture, and join together to promote a just and sustainable world.
The Cottage Theatre in Cottage Grove produces plays and musicals all year in their newly remodeled theatre. Also offering summer camps for children, this volunteer-centered organization showcases the talents of Lane County residents of all ages.
Hope and Robinson Theatres (housed in the University of Oregon Miller Theatre Complex) host 35 performances a year, featuring productions by students and faculty.
Together Anywhere is a location-aware storytelling experience that takes you on an entertaining and unique journey through Oregon created by locals for both locals and visitors. Their audio guides app uses GPS location services to help you see the sights and hear the stories care- and hands-free.
As the Willamette Valley’s premier adult recreational sports league, Playground Sports offers traditional sports like basketball and volleyball alongside retro-rec sports like kickball, dodgeball, bowling, lawn games, soccer, golf, and pub games. All sports bring fun opportunities to hang out with friends, meet new people, and get your sweat on all year.
The world’s first sandboard store, Sand Master Park in Florence offers sandboard and sand sled rentals, sales, and lessons for your day at the dunes. All of the instructors are current or former world or national sandboard champions.
A volunteer-based, nonprofit community theater company, Actors Cabaret of Eugene performs all year, producing newly released and classical musicals from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters. They offer full dinners, brunches, desserts, and a full bar to make the evening complete and enjoyable for all patrons.
Your climbing itch can still be scratched even if the weather isn’t amenable at Crux Rock Gym. A locally owned indoor climbing gym open to all no matter your skill level and abilities, Crux offers rock climbing lessons for youth and adults, summer camps, a fitness center, personal training, and even outdoor climbing. They have auto belays for climbers without a partner, a unique bouldering cave, an overhead beam route for adventurous lead climbers, and changing rooms and shower facilities.
ALTAIR is a sports and social club that is open to anyone interested in any of their wide variety of sports and social activities. They have year-round outdoor and indoor offerings, including hiking, biking, golf, skiing, camping, movies, volleyball, card games, dance lessons, dinner parties, and much more. They host a monthly membership meeting that includes signups for events, orientation for new members, and guest speakers. This summer, they will be hosting these meetings at Alton Baker Park.
The Eugene Symphony Guild proudly announces their 24th annual music in the Garden. Sunday June 12, 10am-4pm. We are thrilled, having received national recognition from the League of American Orchestras for our virtual music in the garden in 2021, to return to our in person self-guided tour of 5 beautiful gardens with 6 hours of live music in each garden. These wonderful gardens are in the Washburne Historic District of Springfield, all within walking distance of each other. The tour includes a large plant sale, drawings for the three amazing baskets full of gifts and gift certificates, vendors with jewelry and yard art, and coffee & cookies. And for the first time there will be a master gardener in each garden to answer your questions. Tickets: $18 in advance, $20 the day at the events, and $5 for 10 years and under. All proceeds benefit the Eugene Symphony.
- FeaturedThe John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts, is a performing arts company, cultural arts center, and community music school in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The Institute has three performance venues, various community meeting rooms, and extensive music education facilities. More info »
- FeaturedEugene's Very Little Theatre was founded in 1929 and continues on today to offer a premier theater experience. The nonprofit theater company stages seven productions each season. Plays and musicals are held in the 195-seat Main Stage and the 77-seat Stage Left space. From timeless classics to cutting-edge contemporary works, VLT's productions showcase a variety of genres, themes, and artistic expressions including minority voices, Indigenous voices, and improv. Actors are welcome to attend our auditions and workshops. Everyone can support our vibrant theatre community by becoming a member. Members enjoy voting rights, play selection involvement, discounts, invitations to events, and more. More info »
- A volunteer-based, nonprofit community theater company, Actors Cabaret of Eugene performs all year, producing newly released and classical musicals from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters. They offer full dinners, brunches, desserts, and a full bar to make the evening complete and enjoyable for all patrons. More info »
- ALTAIR is a sports and social club that is open to anyone interested in any of their wide variety of sports and social activities. They have year-round outdoor and indoor offerings, including hiking, biking, golf, skiing, camping, movies, volleyball, card games, dance lessons, dinner parties, and much more. They host a monthly membership meeting that includes signups for events, orientation for new members, and guest speakers. This summer, they will be hosting these meetings at Alton Baker Park. More info »
- Arriving By Bike is a locally owned and family-run bike shop located in Eugene, here to help you achieve a biking lifestyle. Their extensive inventory of bikes, packs, clothing, and accessories is designed to make biking for transportation a feasible option while the bike service team provides quality bike repairs, tune-ups, and overhauls to keep your biking safe, dependable, and pleasurable! More info »
- The Cottage Theatre in Cottage Grove produces plays and musicals all year in their newly remodeled theatre. Also offering summer camps for children, this volunteer-centered organization showcases the talents of Lane County residents of all ages. More info »
- Your climbing itch can still be scratched even if the weather isn’t amenable at Crux Rock Gym. A locally owned indoor climbing gym open to all no matter your skill level and abilities, Crux offers rock climbing lessons for youth and adults, summer camps, a fitness center, personal training, and even outdoor climbing. They have auto belays for climbers without a partner, a unique bouldering cave, an overhead beam route for adventurous lead climbers, and changing rooms and shower facilities. More info »
- A small, locally-owned business, Eugene Gear Traders specializes in active consignment for the outdoors. They’ll help you make money selling your old gear while offering gear for an affordable price. They accept outdoor gear year-round as a four-season store. More info »
- The Eugene Symphony Guild proudly announces their 24th annual music in the Garden. Sunday June 12, 10am-4pm. We are thrilled, having received national recognition from the League of American Orchestras for our virtual music in the garden in 2021, to return to our in person self-guided tour of 5 beautiful gardens with 6 hours of live music in each garden. These wonderful gardens are in the Washburne Historic District of Springfield, all within walking distance of each other. The tour includes a large plant sale, drawings for the three amazing baskets full of gifts and gift certificates, vendors with jewelry and yard art, and coffee & cookies. And for the first time there will be a master gardener in each garden to answer your questions. Tickets: $18 in advance, $20 the day at the events, and $5 for 10 years and under. All proceeds benefit the Eugene Symphony. More info »
- When you visit the Museum of Natural and Cultural History either in person or virtually, you are making connections to others, to our past (including 14,000 years of Oregon heritage and the famous Fort Rock sandals: the world’s oldest shoes), and to our future. Dig into science, celebrate culture, and join together to promote a just and sustainable world. More info »
