What's Brewing in Eugene: Coffee Cupping at Gary's Coffee!

This Saturday, Gary's Coffee (on High Street across from the 5th St. Market) is hosting two coffee "cuppings" (coffee's version of a wine tasting) free for customers! Coffee lovers and coffee professionals alike are invited to come out and learn the art of tasting coffee! Coffee's from around the world, roasted by Stumptown Coffee Roasters will be on display for your sampling and palate-developing pleasure. Learn the three main components of a coffee's "taste" and begin to recognize and identify characteristics of different coffee varietals (single varieties). Just give the people at Gary's Coffee a call to let them know whether you would like to attend the 11am cupping or the 2pm cupping so that they can plan accordingly. It's free and sure to be fun. See ya there! c[]

Gary's Coffee

525 High Street
Eugene, OR 97401

541-868-1608

http://culturesource.net/garyscoffee

What's Brewing in Eugene: Free Showing of New Coffee Film!

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Here's something for coffee enthusiasts and coffee professionals alike, a free showing of the new film "KNOW YOUR STUFF!", a video about where coffee comes from. The showing is free to the public and will be followed by a Q&A with host Wen Lee. I found this posted as an event on the social networking site "facebook" and wanted to share it with all of my fellow coffee lovers. Below is the information as originally posted on facebook. Hope to see ya there tonight!

What's in a cup of coffee?

Come watch the world premiere showing of

KNOW YOUR STUFF!
A video about where coffee comes from

Watch the trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6GcQi3fI8w

Using a combination of live-action and animation, the show follows Wen Lee as she zips off to Costa Rica in search of a coffee adventure. She tries her hand at coffee farming, chats with local farm workers, visits a coffee mill, and makes some astounding discoveries about the environmental, social, and economic impacts behind the coffee industry. It's amazing how such a simple drink can really be so complicated!

Join us for this exciting event:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 4:00-5:30pm
PLC 180 (University of Oregon)

A screening of the video will be shown, followed by Q&A with Wen Lee.
The event is free and everyone is welcome! Share it your friends!

This video is the terminal project of Wen Lee, master's degree candidate in the Environmental Studies Program. This event serves as a formal presentation to the ENVS program, as well as being open to the public.

Questions? E-mail ylee16@uoregon.edu

The PLC building is located on Kincaid at 14th Ave.

PLC room 180

What's Brewing in Eugene: Calling All Baristas!

This Friday, the 6th of November at 5pm, Perk and Play coffee house on Crescent Ave. in Eugene is hosting their 2nd Annual Latte Art Contest for local Baristas! With a $100 top prize, the competition is open to baristas working in Lane County. It's only $5  for the Barista entry fee and it's free to come watch and cheer on your favorite local Baristas. So come on out and see some of the best in town work their magic with milk and espresso. email Perk and Play at perkandplay@gmail.com for details, rules or questions. Preregistration is recommended. See ya there! c[_]

What's Brewing in Eugene: Barista competition!

Barista's from around Eugene will be competing at Perk & Play coffee shop on Crescent Ave. at their second annual free-pour latte art competition. Local Baristas from area coffee shops will be showing off their espresso bar tending and latte art skills. The competition features creamy, delicious lattes with hearts, rosettas and other foamed milk designs poured into shots of espresso creating drinkable works of art. The competition is set for Friday, November 6th and begins at 5pm. The entry fee for competing Baristas is $5.00 to help cover the cost of hosting the competition including cash prizes for the top placing Baristas, with $100.00 for first place! So if you haven't been to Perk & Play coffee house yet this will be a great excuse to check it out, grab a cup of coffee, get something to eat and check out some of Eugene's top Baristas at work. Thanks to Brenda at Gary's Coffee and Randy at Perk & Play for providing the information about the competition. See ya there!

Perk & Play

2866 Crescent Ave
Eugene, OR 97408