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Calendar
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.
May
19
Fri
2023 ANNUAL LAMB AND WOOL FAIR
“COUNTING ON EWE TO JOIN US”!!
The City of Scio is excited for this year’s fair – “Counting on Ewe to Join Us”. The theme is very appropriate, as it depicts the partnerships that help make Scio and the surrounding area a great place to live, work and play!
It is their hope that you experience a warm welcome when attending this year’s fair. Fair time allows you an opportunity to gather together and enjoy family and friends, reconvene old traditions and celebrate Scio’s rich family heritage, agricultural history and beautiful natural resources.
Photo by Melinda Martin.
Come celebrate the 85th year of what organizers say is the longest-running sheepdog trial in the country on May 19 through 21. The NW Champion Sheepdog Trial is held in conjunction with the Linn County Lamb and Wool Fair, which is celebrating its 88th year.
The sheepdog trials will take place at Wolston Farm, 39562 Highway 226 off of Franklin Butte Road beginning at 8am and last until all dogs have run.
Photo by Melinda Martin.
May 19 @ 7:30 pm
A play of interactive monologues, Love, Loss, and What I Wore covers a lot of territory linked by the common thread of what was worn at key moments in women’s lives. There’s the unfortunate prom dress, the evils of fitting rooms, the inability to find anything in your messy purse, searching for a bridal gown, and the trauma of bra shopping for the first time. The stories are all deeply personal, yet oddly enough, universal. ASL interpretation will be offered at the showing on May 19. On-demand streaming tickets are also available. Tickets for live shows are $14 for adults and $11 for for under 18, Seniors 60+, US Military and Veterans, and holders of Oregon Trail Cards. For tickets and information visit albanycivic.org.
May
20
Sat
Fresh and local produce, baked goods, meat, flowers and more! For information visit Albany, OR Farmers’ Market
What’s on First, Who’s on Second, and Don’t Know the name on Third? Is not only the old Abbott and Costello comedy routine but is the theme of the 2023 Albany Streetcar History Tour, Saturday, May 20, at two times–10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Tour guests will hop aboard the Albany Streetcar at the Albany Regional Museum at 136 Lyon St S for a narrated tour by Bill Maddy, Albany Regional Museum docent and Albany historian. The tour will feature humorous and unusual Albany history stories in the Downtown and Hackelman area.
Streetcar seating is limited, and reservations are required, Tickets are $5 for adults and youth. The tour is free for Albany Regional Museum members. To reserve your ticket to board, contact the Museum at 541-967-7122 by May 13.
May 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Did you miss out on seeing Albany’s historic hangar? Do you want to learn more? Good news! There’s another event taking place at the airport presented by Mariapaola Riggio, PhD in Structural Engineering and Associate Professor in Wood design and Architecture at OSU, and her graduate students in the “Structural Health Assessment and Monitoring of Timber Structures” class. The lecture will demonstrate a holistic approach to assessing structural health of historic wood buildings. Structural health assessment is crucial because a building can be likened to a living organism that undergoes changes during its service life due to factors such as the environment, loading history, maintenance, and use. While there has been a growing use of engineered wood systems in large span structures, a specific focus on the performance and reliability of timber structures is relatively recent. Moreover, interest in the conservation of the architectural timber heritage has also increased steadily over the last few decades.
This event is free, but please sign up to reserve your spot at Eventbright.
This event is part of Albany’s celebration of National Historic Preservation Month.
What’s on First, Who’s on Second, and Don’t Know the name on Third? Is not only the old Abbott and Costello comedy routine but is the theme of the 2023 Albany Streetcar History Tour, Saturday, May 20, at two times–10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Tour guests will hop aboard the Albany Streetcar at the Albany Regional Museum at 136 Lyon St S for a narrated tour by Bill Maddy, Albany Regional Museum docent and Albany historian. The tour will feature humorous and unusual Albany history stories in the Downtown and Hackelman area.
Streetcar seating is limited, and reservations are required, Tickets are $5 for adults and youth. The tour is free for Albany Regional Museum members. To reserve your ticket to board, contact the Museum at 541-967-7122 by May 13.
May 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
The ribbon cutting and dedication of the renovated and restored steeple will include A Cappella Groups from South Albany High School and Calapooia Middle School. Mayor Alex Johnson II and other city officials will be there for ribbon cutting. Food and refreshments will be provided.
History of the Cumberland
The Cumberland Church building has been a part of Albany for 130 years. The church was built in 1892 by the Cumberland Presbyterians, a progressive branch of the Presbyterian Church. When it was dedicated on May 5, 1892, it was a rectangular, one room meeting-style church. The building was moved to its new home on the corner of Santiam and Pine on October 17, 2021. The new address is 1400 Santiam Road SE. Once restoration is complete, the Cumberland would offer educational and enrichment programs for children and families, provide a facility for the arts, education, recreation, celebration and locally-based activities, and invite groups, both public and private, to rent the building for events. Read more about the history of the Cumberland at AlbanyCumberland.org.
Photo: “Cumberland Steeple Removal” by Dan Bateman
May 20 @ 7:30 pm
A play of interactive monologues, Love, Loss, and What I Wore covers a lot of territory linked by the common thread of what was worn at key moments in women’s lives. There’s the unfortunate prom dress, the evils of fitting rooms, the inability to find anything in your messy purse, searching for a bridal gown, and the trauma of bra shopping for the first time. The stories are all deeply personal, yet oddly enough, universal. ASL interpretation will be offered at the showing on May 19. On-demand streaming tickets are also available. Tickets for live shows are $14 for adults and $11 for for under 18, Seniors 60+, US Military and Veterans, and holders of Oregon Trail Cards. For tickets and information visit albanycivic.org.
May
21
Sun
Wine Crush is bringing back their Wine 101 classes with Exploring Rosés. Certified Sommelier Hillary Davidson will lead the class in a discussion on Rosé wines. There are about as many styles and flavors as there are wine makers when it comes to Rosés. In the class, you will get to taste dry, off dry (a little sweet), bubbling and a couple of surprises! Bring a friend, meet new friends or bring Mom and enjoy a guided tasting. Tickets are $25, and you can get them at Exploring Rosés.
The Wine 101 classes are generally held one Sunday every month. Wine Crush closes the doors to the public, pushes the tables together, and serves some snacks while everyone talks about wine.
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