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Cider pressing fun for the whole family is scheduled for three Saturdays this fall–September 23, October 14 and 28. Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Site is open free to the public from dawn to dusk with cider pressing from 11am to 3pm. Fresh cider is available (limit one gallon per family) for your donation to Thompson’s Mills Preservation Society. TMPS President Rebecca Martin will have storytelling for the younger ones and mill-themed gifts are available. Telephone the Mill for additional information at 541.491.3611. Docents are on hand for mill tours–pack a lunch and make a day of it!

Fresh-pressed apple cider was one of the delicious food of settler life. The Oregon Trail settlers who built Thompson’s Mills pressed apples for cider, and now you can too! Come early before we run out of apples! For a donation, you can take home half-gallon containers filled with apple cider. You are also welcome to bring your own apples to press.

The turbines will be running all day, and guides will be stationed throughout the mill to help you make your own flour, explain how the turbines work and tell the story of how and why the last water-powered mill in Oregon still operates. Operating the hands-on exhibits and seeing wooden beams hand-hewn when Abraham Lincoln was president make Thompson’s Mills a memorable family experience. Hosted by the Thompson’s Mills Preservation Society.

OregonAF Marketplace
September 23, 11:00am

Meet Oregon’s new local food and beverage innovators at the Oregon Angel Food Marketplace at the Chemeketa Community College Agriculture Hub in Salem, Oregon on Saturday, September 23rd from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Hosted by Oregon Entrepreneur Network, in partnership with SEDCOR and Xcelerate Women.

Make a day of it to sample, sip and buy from craft food and beverage entrepreneurs from around the Pacific Northwest.

It’s FREE to attend. There are also a number of $75 Taster’s Tickets, which includes a curated bag of samples to take home and two drink tickets.

CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AG COMPLEX

4000 Lancaster Dr NE
Salem, OR 97305

Admission: Free
Time: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

https://www.oen.org/oregonaf23/

We invite skaters of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds to join Kids for the Culture for Soul Skate Night! This is their first fundraiser held in partnership with NW Skateland and the Mid-Willamette Family YMCA. Groove to live music and support their educational and community building programs.

Saturday, September 23
7 – 10 PM
$10 Entry
Location: Mid-Willamette Family YMCA Family Activity Center (3201 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany, OR)

Event page: https://facebook.com/events/s/soul-skate-fundraiser/318297880598424/

The Savannah Sipping Society by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten

Directed by: Scott Harvey
Performances: Sep. 15, 16, 17(matinee), 22, 23, 24(matinee), 28, 29, 30, 2023

In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by Fate—and an impromptu happy hour—and decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years.

Box office opens 45 minutes before performances

The Willamette Valley Symphony will be returning to the Albany Performing Arts Center at West Albany High School on Sept. 23rd at 7:30 pm. There will be a pre-concert talk at 6:45 pm.

This concert will feature Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, “The New World Symphony.” This will be their first full concert season with our new Artistic Director, Lance Inouye. Other pieces on the program include a new piece from Oregon composer Zachary Gulaboff-Davis called “Cascades”, Mendelssohn’s “Hebrides Overture,” and Faure’s “Pavanne.”

They are continuing their Youth Passport Program: all youth under 18 get in free, and one adult ticket is free with each youth. They are also introducing the “Arts for All” program, where people can buy a $5 ticket if they present their Oregon Trail Card. Regular tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for seniors.  www.willamettevalleysymphony.org.

This gun show brought to you by the Albany Rifle and Pistol Club.

For more information call (541) 491-3755 or visit ARPC Gun Show

SEPTEMBER 23 & 24, 2023 in Central Park is the 50th Corvallis Fall Festival.

Free & fun for all ages! SAT 10AM-6PM & SUN 10AM-5PM

Corvallis Fall Festival is a not-for-profit event with the mission to help sustain local arts and crafts while serving, supporting and showcasing the Corvallis community. The area’s largest art festival. PLEASE, LEAVE YOUR PETS AT HOME!

The Savannah Sipping Society by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten

Directed by: Scott Harvey
Performances: Sep. 15, 16, 17(matinee), 22, 23, 24(matinee), 28, 29, 30, 2023

In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by Fate—and an impromptu happy hour—and decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years.

Box office opens 45 minutes before performances