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Welcome to AVA’s monthly calendar of events. Take a peek and plan your stay-cation or your next visit to our region. The city’s most notable annual events include historic home tours, outdoor summer concerts and movies under the stars, and the Northwest Art and Air Festival.
*Note for event organizers: If you’d like to have your event listed on the AVA calendar, head over to our contact page and submit your event to us.
The 2022 Nighttime Magic Holiday Light Contest is ON! Houses throughout Albany are decked out in holiday themes, and YOU can help choose the winners! You can also just enjoy the lights. For information and a map go to the AVA webpage
Novak’s invites you to make beautiful food and beautiful memories. In each class, you can enjoy appetizers with your choice of wine and other beverages as you work together to create some of Novak’s exquisite foods. When you are done, you’ll feast on a lovely meal, and take home the recipe for future reference. Classes are $50 per person. Call for reservations at 541-967-9488. There are three classes in December: 13th at 12 p.m. Chicken Paprikas, Novak’s signature dish and our famously delicious Red Cabbage, 20th, 6 p.m. Szekely Toltott Kaposzta (Cabbage Rolls) and Oma’s sugar cookies, Tuesday, December 27th at 6 p.m. Mama’s Meatballs in a creamy mushroom sauce and Spatzel (Hungarian Pearl Noodles).
Join the Monteith Historical Society to spread a little Christmas Cheer! Visitors will ride in a horse drawn wagon around the Monteith Historic District and serenade the neighborhood with Christmas Carols. After the tour, visitors will be invited into the Monteith House to warm up by the fire and enjoy some hot apple cider and Christmas cookies. For tickets visit https://monteithhouse.ticketleap.com/. Photo by Camron Settlemier.
Join the Monteith Historical Society to spread a little Christmas Cheer! Visitors will ride in a horse drawn wagon around the Monteith Historic District and serenade the neighborhood with Christmas Carols. After the tour, visitors will be invited into the Monteith House to warm up by the fire and enjoy some hot apple cider and Christmas cookies. For tickets visit https://monteithhouse.ticketleap.com/. Photo by Camron Settlemier.
Join the Monteith Historical Society to spread a little Christmas Cheer! Visitors will ride in a horse drawn wagon around the Monteith Historic District and serenade the neighborhood with Christmas Carols. After the tour, visitors will be invited into the Monteith House to warm up by the fire and enjoy some hot apple cider and Christmas cookies. For tickets visit https://monteithhouse.ticketleap.com/. Photo by Camron Settlemier.