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The Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library will be holding its annual Holiday Book Sale Dec. 1-2 in the Corvallis Library’s main meeting room, organizers announced.

The sale is open to the general public from 3-6 p.m. Dec. 1 and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 2. On the first day, the event is open to members only from noon-3 p.m. The Corvallis Library is located at 645 NW Monroe Ave.

Organizers said the books, which will be individually priced, offered for sale are in very good condition and suitable for gift-giving. There will be fiction, nonfiction, children’s books and much more!

Books. CDs and DVDs will also be for sale. Items may be purchased with cash, check or credit card.

Sales benefit activities at all library locations — Alsea, Corvallis, Monroe and Philomath.

It’s a quick trip to Corvallis to visit the historic Whiteside Theater!

Tickets on Sale now

Born out of the relentless winter months of the Pacific Northwest — where Christmas sweaters adorn even the animal statues — this holiday concert hits different.

The Cello Project, known for their delightfully dedicated performances of both modern and classical music (and everything in between), invite Saeeda Wright on stage with them to bring a complement of unexpected classical jams to the holiday stage. Expect uniquely jazzy takes on holiday classics from What Child is This and Do You Hear What I Hear, to standards like What Are you Doing for New Years?, bridged with Hannukah medleys and hidden gem classical pieces from Benjamin Britten and renaissance rounds made famous by The Monkees.

Just try to be a scrooge at this concert. We dare you. There’s something for everyone, and all the gifts are tied together by the cello in the unique ways that have made The Cello Project a perennial favorite over the last decade.

Special Guest Saeeda Wright has been seen on stages backing Prince (as a member of his New Power Generation), and she has performed with gospel music greats Jessica Reedy, Cece Winans, Crystal Akin, JJ Harrison and Yvette Williams. She is regularly featured heating up the stage in The Cello Project’s Purple Reign programs, and The Cello Project is honored to have her continue their relationship, warming up some wonderful wintertime favorites on this program as well as a new album — also called Under the Mistletoe with Saeeda Wright — due out in November 2023.

Willamette Valley Symphony Concert–“Musical Stories”

Dates: December 16 at 7:00 p.m. and December 17 at 4:00 p.m.

Location: Ashbrook Independent School, 4045 SW Research Way in Corvallis

Price: Youth under 18 are free; Seniors $18; Adults $20. Our Youth Passport Program allows for one free adult ticket for every youth ticket. Arts for All: anyone with a Oregon Trail card gets in for $5. Tickets available at www.willamettevalleysymphony.org

Please join the WVS for an evening of Musical Stories. Our December concerts feature pianist Monica Ohuchi playing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto no. 3. You will then escape into musical stories featuring the adventures of Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck), the peaceful forest (Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faun), and finally the incredible Firebird Suite by Stravinsky, which depicts the struggle  between Prince Ivan and the evil “Kastchei the Deathless.” With the help of the beautiful bird with feathers like flames, Prince Ivan claims victory. The concert is preceded by a pre-concert talk by Artistic Director Lance Inouye at 6:15 pm on Saturday and 3:15 pm on Sunday.

Save by purchasing season tickets for WVS’ last four concerts.

Corvallis Repertory Singers presents

Candlelight & Carols: Illumination of the Spirit

Sunday, December 17, 2023 – 3 PM

Venue: First United Methodist Church, 1165 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis, OR 97330

Tickets: available to purchase online at https://repsing.org/
Main Floor: $25
Balcony: $20
Students (K-College) Main Floor or Balcony: $5

Contingent on availability, some tickets may be purchased at the door prior to the performance.

Illuminare by Elaine Hagenberg
Carols of the Season

From the pen of Elaine Hagenberg, one of our country’s most innovative and exciting young composers, is a new five movement work for chamber orchestra and choir. This choral work utilizes ancient texts bringing the listener from the dark into light. Hagenberg’s haunting melodies, driving rhythms, and use of counterpoint are perfect to celebrate the holiday season. It’s a new work that truly captures the need for hope in our time, while acknowledging the uncertainty that surrounds us. The Corvallis Repertory Singers traditional concert concludes with carols old and new.

The Sick Town Derby Dames Roller Derby Club are collecting cans to raise funds.

Canuary is one of their BottleDrop fundraisers and they want your bottles and cans! It’s pretty simple. You donate your eligible containers. They add them to their non-profit BottleDrop account. You get rid of clutter. They get to keep rolling! Save the date. Save your cans.

New year, new career!

Lumina Hospice & Palliative Care is hosting an open house job fair on January 25th

Visit with Lumina employees and learn about working in hospice care.
Enter to win door prizes and enjoy complimentary refreshments.
Administrative, Development, Social Work, CNA, LCSW, LMFT, RN and more!

January 25, 2024
4:30-6:00 PM
720 SW 4th Street
Corvallis, OR 97333

It’s a quick trip to Corvallis to visit the historic Whiteside Theater!

Tickets on Sale now

International Guitar Night is the world’s premier touring guitar festival, each show bringing together the most interesting and innovative acoustic guitarists to exchange musical ideas in a public concert setting. For each tour, IGN founder Brian Gore brings together a new cast of guitar luminaries for special evenings of solos, duets, and quartets that highlight the dexterity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar. Brian founded IGN in 1995 as a forum for the world’s finest guitarists/composers to play their latest original songs and share musical ideas and talent with their peers.

The Albany/Corvallis chapter of the Willamette Writers next meets Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, 6:30 p.m. PST.

Free and online.

This month’s meeting features a presentation by novelist Alma Garcia: A View to a Who: Writing Fiction with Multiple Viewpoints.

Preregistration is required to get the Zoom meeting link: https://willamettewriters.org/event/corvallis-writing-fiction-with-multiple-viewpoints-with-alma-garcia/.

PRAx OPENS ITS DOORS
PRAx up close and personal at our all-day Open House. Explore our venues, look behind the scenes of the building, and enjoy live music, tours, art installations, the opening gallery exhibition, activities for children, and more. Meet our director and staff and discover what PRAx is all about.

April 6
Noon-7 p.m.

PRAx Building 470 SW 15th St, Corvallis, OR 97331

FREE for daytime events

$10 for 5 p.m. headliner performance, get tickets here

Artist Director, Lance Inouye, and The Willamette Valley Symphony (WVS) are delighted to announce their upcoming concert, “Nostrovia! A Toast to Russian Classics,” scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 6th at Albany Performing Arts Center at West Albany High School and on Sunday, April 7th at Ashbrook Private School at 4 pm. Lance will be giving be a pre-concert lecture 45 minutes before concert.

The concert will feature piano soloist, Susan DeWitt Smith, who will be performing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no. 2. Other pieces performed by the orchestra will be Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 4 in F, Op. 36. and Melody by Ukrainian Composer, Myroslav Skoryk. Susan DeWitt smith has performed as a soloist with the Oregon Symphony and Portland Columbia Symphony, as well as on subscription series with San Diego Symphony, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Palomar Symphony, Dartmouth Symphony, and others. She is highly regarded as a chamber musician and has collaborated with some of the finest musicians in the Northwest, including members of the Julliard, Kronos and Philadelphia String quartets. She teaches at Lewis & Clark College as an Associate Professor of Music, Director of Piano, and Theory Coordinator.

Concert Details
· Date: April 6th
· Time: 7:00 pm (6:16 pm pre-concert lecture)
· Venue: West Albany Performing Arts Center (West Albany High School), 2100 Elm St NW, Albany

· Date: April 7th
· Time: 4:00 pm (3:15 pm pre-concert lecture)
· Venue: Ashbrook Independent School, 4045 Research Way, Corvallis

Tickets are available for purchase online at www.willamettevalleysymphony.org/buy-tickets or at the door on the day of the event. Willamette Valley Symphony tickets are free for youth (17 & under), $20 for adults, and $18 for seniors (65+). WVS has a “Youth Passport Program” which offers one adult accompanying a youth (17 and under) can receive a free ticket at the door. Additionally, WVS has an “Arts for All Program” where adults with an Oregon Trail SNAP card can receive a $5 ticket at the door. Youth Passport and Arts for All tickets must be obtained at the door.