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122 Ferry St SW
Albany, OR 97321
PO Box 965
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Calendar
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.
May
6
Sat
Put on your big hats and bowties and join the carousel for the Kentucky Derby on May 6 from 6:30-10pm. There will be a delicious Southern fare buffet dinner by Sybaris Bistro, raffle prizes, Mint Juleps, and bets on the carousel ponies! Buy tickets at Eventbright.com or visit AlbanyCarousel.com for all the details.
Grandstand Terrace tickets are general admission and are $75. Turf Club Balcony VIP tickets are $100. Reserve one of our exclusive Millionaire’s Row VIP Tables for you and up to 7 of your friends for $800. At the end of the night, you’ll be able to cash in your winnings for raffle tickets for some fabulous prizes!
This is an adults only event. All proceeds benefit the Albany Historic Carousel & Museum.
May
7
Sun
Wes Knodel Gun Shows Inc. is committed to bringing you high-quality, enjoyable, family-friendly shows. For information visit Wes Knodel Guns Shows. Photo by Jonna Niles
May 7 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Come see the historic hangar and airplanes including Miss Liberty which is currently under restoration and was flown by Albany Pioneer Evelyn Burleson. Aviators will be available to chat with attendees. This is a free open house at the Albany Municipal Airport. Visitors will be asked to sign a waiver and kids are welcome. This event is part of Albany’s celebration of National Historic Preservation Month.
Photo: “Cleared for Take-off, Albany Airport” by Dan Bateman
May 7 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
From 11 am-noon, United Way will be at the Carousel giving away books to kids. PLUS, they are throwing in a free ride on the carousel. The free ride is good on the 7th only.
May
9
Tue
The tour will begin at Burkhart Square (next to the Albany Civic Theater) at 101 1st Ave SW at the corner of Lyon and 1st. The tour is free but there is a suggested $5 donation per person to benefit the Monteith House. Sponsored by the The Natty Dresser. This event is part of Albany‘s celebration of National Historic Preservation Month.
Photo: “Old Flinn Block Building” by Lexi Gross
May
10
Wed
Two people who grew up in Sodaville, Julie Grunberg and JaDala Doyle, will present a program about the history of Sodaville. Doyle’s great-grandfather was the probably the first white person to taste the mineral water from the town’s famous spring, around which a resort developed. Grunberg became a de facto town historian when she inherited her father’s book of photographs, essays, and news clippings about Sodaville.
Sponsored by the Lebanon Museum Foundation and the Lebanon Public Library, this program is open to the public and free for all. This event is part of the celebration of National Historic Preservation Month.
The tour will begin at Burkhart Square (next to the Albany Civic Theater) at 101 1st Ave SW at the corner of Lyon and 1st. The tour is free but there is a suggested $5 donation per person to benefit the Monteith House. Sponsored by the The Natty Dresser. This event is part of Albany‘s celebration of National Historic Preservation Month.
Photo: “Monteith Daffodils” by Camron Settlemier
May
12
Fri
May 12 @ 7:30 pm
A play of interactive monologues, Love, Loss, and What I Wore covers a lot of territory linked by the common thread of what was worn at key moments in women’s lives. There’s the unfortunate prom dress, the evils of fitting rooms, the inability to find anything in your messy purse, searching for a bridal gown, and the trauma of bra shopping for the first time. The stories are all deeply personal, yet oddly enough, universal. ASL interpretation will be offered at the showing on May 19. On-demand streaming tickets are also available. Tickets for live shows are $14 for adults and $11 for for under 18, Seniors 60+, US Military and Veterans, and holders of Oregon Trail Cards. For tickets and information visit albanycivic.org.
May
13
Sat
Fresh and local produce, baked goods, meat, flowers and more! For information visit Albany, OR Farmers’ Market
May 13 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Celebrate the Cumberland’s 131st birthday! Join the Community Events Center for music, birthday cake and a little bit of history. The steeple has been reinstalled, and the building is one step closer to being fully restored. This event is part of Albany’s celebration of National History Preservation Month.
History of the Cumberland
The Cumberland Church building has been a part of Albany for 130 years. The church was built in 1892 by the Cumberland Presbyterians, a progressive branch of the Presbyterian Church. When it was dedicated on May 5, 1892, it was a rectangular, one room meeting-style church. The building was moved to its new home on the corner of Santiam and Pine on October 17, 2021. The new address is 1400 Santiam Road SE. Once restoration is complete, the Cumberland would offer educational and enrichment programs for children and families, provide a facility for the arts, education, recreation, celebration and locally-based activities, and invite groups, both public and private, to rent the building for events. Read more about the history of the Cumberland at AlbanyCumberland.org.
Photo: “Cumberland Steeple Removal” by Dan Bateman
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