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Eugene and Springfield, you are spoiled with good options to add to your arts and culture calendar this week. There’s Sturgill Simpson’s alter ego, a 35th birthday celebration for an important local nonprofit, anime music and more.

There is just too, too much to do in Eugene and Springfield in the coming days, from the launch of two different music festivals, a country star’s alter-ego taking the stage, the opportunity to take home some very, very small art and more. Let’s get into it:

‘My Hero Academia’ in concert

If you haven’t heard of “My Hero Academia,” you don’t have an anime-lover in your life. The hit Japanese animated series is about a school for superheroes in training, and this Friday’s event is the latest pop culture-inspired concert to come to the Hult Center. A 15-piece live band will play the series’ score alongside moments from the last decade of “My Hero Academia.” 

  • When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18
  • Where: The Hult Center’s Silva Concert Hall, downtown Eugene
  • How much: Tickets start at $28.

A lot has changed since the 1990s: the fashion, the politics, the technology. What hasn’t changed is the need for frank discussions about consent and sexual assault, says the Eugene nonprofit Sexual Assault Support Services. It’s hosting a 1990s-themed Consent Prom fundraiser to celebrate 35 years since SASS opened as a crisis-care organization. 

  • When: 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19
  • Where: WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave., Eugene
  • How much: Tickets are available online, starting at $25.

Two music festivals

You have two opportunities to pop into new music festivals this weekend: one that brings in top-flight folk performers and another that brings together local bands to support a good cause.

First up is the Turning Tides Music Festival, with Carsie Blanton and Crys Matthews — two winners of the International Folk Alliance’s Artist of the Year Awards — for a full day of folk music. It’s the inaugural music festival from Turning Tides, which has been mounting concerts in venues across Eugene to bring more folk music to local stages.

Then there’s Everyone Fest, a music festival from the transitional shelter organization Everyone Village as it prepares to build a complex of about 100 tiny homes for a permanent MicroVillage Housing Neighborhood. The music includes Candy Apple Bleu, Joel Chadd, The Gents and Natsukashii Soul.

  • When: Turning Tides is 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Everyone Fest is 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., both on Saturday, Sept. 19
  • Where: Turning Tides is in Island Park, 200 West B St., Springfield. Everyone Fest is at Everyone Village, 3825 Janisse St., Eugene.
  • How much: For Turning Tides, tickets are $47.50 in advance and $55 on the day of the festival. For Everyone Fest, tickets are $25.

An auction of mini-art

Sunday is a big day for teeny, tiny art: it’s Radiant Community Arts’ So Small Miniature Art Auction, where Lilliputian works of art will be on auction for the day in case you’re looking to build an art gallery for ants — or add pieces of locally made art to your home or workspace.  

  • When: Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20
  • Where: Fifth Street Market Alley, 550 Pearl St., Eugene
  • How much: Free to peruse; bidding starts at $3 for any given piece of art.

Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds

Haven’t heard of Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds? Well, maybe you’ve heard of Sturgill Simpson. “Johnny Blue Skies” is a stage name for the singer, a nickname back from Simpson’s Kentucky bartending days and what the musician has called a reinvention to get away from the pressure of being “Sturgill Simpson.”

  • When: 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21
  • Where: Matthew Knight Arena, 1390 Villard St., Eugene
  • How much: Tickets are available online, starting at $66.65.

What’s playing at the movies?

Box office

I’m a gamer, so I’ve been excited for the new “Resident Evil” since it was announced. Yes, the previous “Resident Evil” movies have been clunkers (which I attribute to the sporadic nature of the game franchise amid industry pressure to deliver action spectacles instead of steady, atmospheric horror punctuated with “ohmygodrunrunrunrunrun” moments), but the new adaptation boils the story down to its essential formula: a scared man, creepy environments and the undead. It’s helmed by director Zach Cregger of “Weapons” and “Barbarian” fame, and reviews are strong, landing in theaters with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score.

Playing at Metro Cinemas, Regal Valley River Center, Cinemark Eugene Springfield.

OK, maybe zombie mayhem isn’t your choice for the weekend. I’m also excited for “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom,” the return of our woolly friend Shaun as he becomes a mad scientist to try and save Halloween. Aardman Animations is not resting on its “Wallace & Gromit” laurels: Its new movies are as funny and delightful as they ever were.

Playing at Regal Valley River Center, Cinemark Eugene Springfield.

Special screenings

Actor Stephen Root may have just taken home an Emmy for his wonderful turn in the horror-comedy “Widow’s Bay,” (which I have been heartily recommending to my co-workers for months), but I’ll always love him most in “Office Space.” That’s playing at the Art House starting Friday, with a special Crafter’s Movie Night for knitters looking to make red Swingline staplers out of yarn.

Eugene is getting an advance screening of “The Pain and the Power,” a documentary charting the life and work of musician, activist, and survivor Logan Lynn. Lynn will be present for a Q&A session after the 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, showing.

The Art House’s monthly Alfred Hitchcock series includes this month’s run of “The 39 Steps,” a beloved spy thriller — pardon me for writing a description lax on details. I love Hitchcock but have never seen “The 39 Steps,” so I’m vigilantly avoiding spoilers. 

Thanks for reading, folks. If my picks aren’t up to your liking, check out our events calendar for more things to do. As always, if there are any events I should include here, or any feedback for this weekly list, drop me a line at annie@lookoutlocal.com.

Annie Aguiar is the Arts and Culture Correspondent. She has reported arts news and features for national and local newsrooms, including at the Seattle Times, the Washington Post and most recently as a reporting fellow for the New York Times’ Culture desk covering arts and entertainment.