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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.
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.
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.
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.
Witches and Warlocks unite at HEX in Brownsville, OR on October 28th at 5:30pm for an easy 30+ minute stroll! Kids and pets welcome (no bikes please!)
Family friendly. Costumes encouraged (but not required.) Best costume wins a $50 gift card to HEX!
Create your own felted 7″ gnome or witch with seasoned fiber artist Anne Marie Cole.
$75 fee, 12 person limit. Workshop open to beginners or experts.
Contact HEX to register https://www.hexbrownsville.com/
Welcome the Market of the Strange to Brownsville in November, hosted by Hex, one of the coolest magical goods and gift shops around! Our witchy, occult, and magical vendors are coming together to offer you a harvest of delightful art, craft work, decor and more. Come out and help us celebrate the stranger side, enjoy some tasty treats, and cherish the bounty of creativity in our community.
This is an all ages event, with free admission.
NACC Christmas Bazaar 2023 will be FRIDAY, November 17th, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm AND SATURDAY, November 18th 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Friday night will be a Ladies Night theme. Come with your friends and get first picks of all the wonderful treasures their vendors have to offer! Tickets will be sold online or at the door. There will be free appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks, large value raffle prizes available only for Friday attenders! Along with our regular raffle area, there will be special offers, a little bit of swag, and so much fun! Tickets will be $7 online or $10 at the door and online special only of 4 tickets for $21!
Saturday’s event will be no charge! We will have around 90 vendors offering a huge variety of high quality treasures. There will be delicious breakfast and lunch offered, along with a huge bake sale, fabulous raffle area, and coffee bar.
This event is a fundraiser to support the NACC women’s ministry program
NACC Christmas Bazaar 2023 will be FRIDAY, November 17th, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm AND SATURDAY, November 18th 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Saturday’s event will be no charge! We will have around 90 vendors offering a huge variety of high quality treasures. There will be delicious breakfast and lunch offered, along with a huge bake sale, fabulous raffle area, and coffee bar.
This event is a fundraiser to support the NACC women’s ministry program
Worship on Wheels
6pm-8pm
$8
Worship on Wheels adapts to the fast-paced modern lifestyle, making spiritual connections more convenient and available to a diverse range of individuals. Whether through music, prayer, or interactive sessions, this mobile worship experience aims to create a meaningful and transformative encounter with faith, embracing the idea that spirituality knows no boundaries.
* WAIVER NOTICE * – All occupants are highly encouraged to complete an individual online waiver before arriving to avoid potential delays of entry.
Management reserves the right to refuse entry for any reason.
** Know Before You Roll **
* Online Sales , Valid Waiver (15 min early entry)
* Traditional quad skates included, Inline skates $5.00 additional
* Walking Assist Skate Mates (Sundays Only)
Worship on Wheels
6pm-8pm
$8
Worship on Wheels adapts to the fast-paced modern lifestyle, making spiritual connections more convenient and available to a diverse range of individuals. Whether through music, prayer, or interactive sessions, this mobile worship experience aims to create a meaningful and transformative encounter with faith, embracing the idea that spirituality knows no boundaries.
* WAIVER NOTICE * – All occupants are highly encouraged to complete an individual online waiver before arriving to avoid potential delays of entry.
Management reserves the right to refuse entry for any reason.
** Know Before You Roll **
* Online Sales , Valid Waiver (15 min early entry)
* Traditional quad skates included, Inline skates $5.00 additional
* Walking Assist Skate Mates (Sundays Only)
