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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 your friends at Wine Crush for Trivia Night!
The person, or team, with the most correct answers, wins!!
Grab a glass of wine, order a pizza, and join the fun!!
Join Chris Gustafson, owner of Vintage Window Restoration LLC, in a conversation about a niche business adventure, perspective of the historic preservation trades industry, and of course, no shortage of window jargon and jokes. Come prepared for a presentation, show and tell items followed by a Q&A.
History Bites is free to attend. Admission to exhibits is now fee-based, but always free for members!
Light refreshments provided.
Join this walking tour of 2nd Avenue to learn about the history of the buildings and the businesses that have occupied them over the past 150 years. The tour starts promptly at 6 PM and will be approximately 1 hour in length.
While the tour is free, there is a suggested $5 donation per person, to benefit the Monteith Historical Society.
Meet at Burkhart Square (next to the Albany Civic Theater) on the corner of 1st Ave and Lyons St.
This tour is sponsored by The Natty Dresser as part of Albany‘s celebration of National Historic Preservation Month.
Photo from Albany Regional Museum Potts Photo Collection.
Food, fun, and open mic night at the Dixie Creek Saloon in Tangent!
Menu: https://dixiecreeksaloon.com/dixie_creek_menu.html
32994 Hwy 99 E, Tangent, OR, United States, Oregon
Food, fun, and karaoke at the Dixie Creek Saloon in Tangent!
Menu: https://dixiecreeksaloon.com/dixie_creek_menu.html
32994 Hwy 99 E, Tangent, OR, United States, Oregon
Food, fun, and open mic night at the Dixie Creek Saloon in Tangent!
Menu: https://dixiecreeksaloon.com/dixie_creek_menu.html
32994 Hwy 99 E, Tangent, OR, United States, Oregon
Food, fun, and karaoke at the Dixie Creek Saloon in Tangent!
Menu: https://dixiecreeksaloon.com/dixie_creek_menu.html
32994 Hwy 99 E, Tangent, OR, United States, Oregon
Food, fun, and open mic night at the Dixie Creek Saloon in Tangent!
Menu: https://dixiecreeksaloon.com/dixie_creek_menu.html
32994 Hwy 99 E, Tangent, OR, United States, Oregon
Sponsored by Albany Regional Museum in partnership with Riverside Cemetery, the 14th annual History Through Headstones self-guided tour features docents presenting the historical contributions of local medical practitioners. This event is free to attend. Can’t make it on May 22? No worries! Signage will remain up at Riverside Cemetery following this event with QR codes. Once you scan the QR code with your smart phone, you will have access to a narration of the lives of this year’s subjects.
Photo credit: “Riverside Cemetary Heart of Linn County Genealogy” by Kimberly Richards
