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Albany, OR 97321
PO Box 965
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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.
Feb
10
Sat
At this indoor event, Iron Water Ranch invites the community into their barns to meet their lambs!
There will be educational displays, knowledgeable staff, and tons of baby lambs on hand.
Reservations REQUIRED for one-hour sessions, $20 per person. For information and reservations visit: Lambentine.
Feb
11
Sun
At this indoor event, Iron Water Ranch invites the community into their barns to meet their lambs!
There will be educational displays, knowledgeable staff, and tons of baby lambs on hand.
Reservations REQUIRED for one-hour sessions, $20 per person. For information and reservations visit: Lambentine.
Apr
6
Sat
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!
May
17
Fri
SAVE the DATE for this fun family event with a parade, live music, exhibits, quilt show, car show, and sheepdog trials and more!
The Fat Lamb Fiber Fest is part of the Lamb & Wool Fair activities.
May 17, 18, 19, 2024
May
18
Sat
SAVE the DATE for this fun family event with a parade, live music, exhibits, quilt show, car show, and sheepdog trials and more!
The Fat Lamb Fiber Fest is part of the Lamb & Wool Fair activities.
May 17, 18, 19, 2024
May
19
Sun
SAVE the DATE for this fun family event with a parade, live music, exhibits, quilt show, car show, and sheepdog trials and more!
The Fat Lamb Fiber Fest is part of the Lamb & Wool Fair activities.
May 17, 18, 19, 2024
Jun
28
Fri
The 48th Annual Black Sheep Gathering, taking place Friday through Sunday, celebrates natural-colored animals and their fiber.
Don’t miss the most charming sheep in the barn and spectacular fiber entries. 📷 by Melinda Martin
Jun
29
Sat
The 48th Annual Black Sheep Gathering, taking place Friday through Sunday, celebrates natural-colored animals and their fiber.
Don’t miss the most charming sheep in the barn and spectacular fiber entries. 📷 by Melinda Martin
Jun 29 @ 10:00 am – Jul 1 @ 6:00 pm
Come to the Native American Cultural Encampments summer of 2024, with Deitrich Peters and friends. The public is invited to come learn about Native culture, explore handcrafts and items for sale, watch the Pow-wow style dancing (there is usually one dance where you are invited to participate) and practice traditional skills and crafts. Listen to some beautiful flute playing, enjoy stories, and explore the drum and more. Many different tribes are represented at these gatherings.
SCEC will be there with a table showing Kalapuya Ways items of material culture, and presenting different crafts classes and atlatl throwing. Karen Rainsong, our Executive Director, presents this teaching and may also tell a few Kalapuya stories.
On Sunday mid afternoon there is a big feast where everyone can eat for free. “Indian tacos” are served. No need to RSVP. Please join the fun!
DATES
June 29th – July 1st Roaring River County Park in Scio
July 19- 21, Waterloo County Park in Lebanon
Aug 23 – 25, Cascadia County Park in Sweethome
Jun
30
Sun
The 478h Annual Black Sheep Gathering, taking place Friday through Sunday, celebrates natural-colored animals and their fiber.
Don’t miss the most charming sheep in the barn and spectacular fiber entries. 📷 by Melinda Martin
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