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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.
Join Iron Water Ranch for a fibery fun day with lambs to pet, fleeces to touch, and classes to take!
There will be a whole variety of raw fleeces available, natural and dyed yarns, washed locks, dryer balls, and fiber arts equipment and supplies!
2 Classes Available: Shepherding 101 for newer shepherds is from 12 pm to 2 pm, and a beginning Crochet Class from 1 pm – 3 pm. To purchase tickets for these classes and for additional information visit Iron Water Ranch.
You’ll have a wooly good time!
Join the Deluxe Brewing taproom on Saturday, April 13th from 1-3 PM for a fundraising and kitten adoption event co-hosted by SafeHaven Humane Society!
DRTR (Dave Rogers, TR Gregg and Micke McDonough) uses combinations of vocal harmonies, saxophone, harmonica, guitar, keyboards, and percussion to create a musical experience that is like a fine wine served up at just the right time. Give them a listen on Saturday, April 20, 2024. 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Tallman Brewing.
For more information about DRTR https://www.drtrmusic.com/
Join the Albany String Orchestra for their Spring Concert!
Pieces featured are: Vivaldi; Concerto for Four Violins in b minor,
Warlock; Capriol Suite and Jenkins; “Diamond Music” from Palladio.
The concert will be held at Albany First Christian Church on Saturday, May 11th at 3:00 PM.
Free admission and open to all.
Cheers, and a big thank you to the most important woman in everyone’s life! Come down and enjoy free carousel rides all day. There’s also a free carnation for the first 100 moms to walk through the door!
Photo: “Carousel Fun with GG” by Lori Norton
DRTR (Dave Rogers, TR Gregg and Micke McDonough) uses combinations of vocal harmonies, saxophone, harmonica, guitar, keyboards, and percussion to create a musical experience that is like a fine wine served up at just the right time. Give them a listen on Saturday, May 18, 2024. 6:00 – 9:00 PM at Deluxe Brewing
There is a $5 cover charge, but good vibes are free!
For more information about DRTR https://www.drtrmusic.com/
First Friday- Family Craft Night
Join the Albany Regional Museum for a family-friendly craft night! Little ones and parents can enjoy hands-on activities in the community room. There will be opportunities for younger children to create old-fashioned toys such as a thaumatrope or design their own 9-square quilt. Older children can explore the exhibits.
This event is free to participate in and admission is waived during First Friday hours!
Parental supervision is required for kids 10 years and younger to participate in Family Craft Night.
Back Again brings Classic Rock with a twist to the Deluxe Brewing taproom on Friday, June 7th from 6-9 pm! More about the band
Rock out to the classics while enjoying all the roadsters and classic cars! The band performance will begin at 6 PM. Weather permitting, this will be an outdoor performance. Customers are welcome to bring their own seating for the outdoor concert, patio chairs will be available from the brewery as well.
This is the Kick Off Party starting the weekly Hopped Up Cruise-In. Guests may join Deluxe every Friday night from 5-8 PM this Summer (June – August) to show off their roadsters and classic cars with a cruise-in at the brewery. Start your Summer weekends with a cold pint or cocktail enjoyed alongside other Deluxe car enthusiasts.
This event is free so get your dancing shoes on and dance to excellent classic rock music, enjoy great drinks, delicious food, and classic cars!
Deluxe Brewing is open to all ages and is always pet-friendly. The taproom serves craft beer, house spirit cocktails, cider, wine, and soda.
No outside beverages are allowed. The Deluxe Food Cart operates during standard taproom business hours, serving delicious brewery fare.
For more information on Deluxe Brewing and Sinister Distilling visit the official Facebook page or the main website at www.sinisterdeluxe.com.
