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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.
The Prom
Music by Matthew Sklar
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Book by Chad Beguelin & Bob Martin
Directed by: Christi E. Sears and Mirinda Keeling
Performances: Apr. 5, 6, 12, 13, 14(m), 18, 19, 20, 21(m), 25, 26, 27, 2024
Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, The Prom expertly captures all the humor and heart of a classic musical comedy with a message that resonates with audiences now more than ever. (Theatrical Rights Worldwide)
Box office opens 45 minutes before performances
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!
4 Stops! 4 Hours! 4 Fun!
The 2024 Taps and Caps locations are The Garage, Calapooia Brewing Co. / Vivacity Spirits, Deluxe Brewing Co. / Sinister Distilling, and No Rails Ale House. Event tickets can be purchased ahead of time online at Furniture Share, or, on the day of the event, at The Garage on 3rd Street.
Start at any one of the four locations. Walk from location to location or hitch a ride on the Albany Trolley!
Come on out and tap into a good time for a good cause!
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.
The Prom
Music by Matthew Sklar
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Book by Chad Beguelin & Bob Martin
Directed by: Christi E. Sears and Mirinda Keeling
Performances: Apr. 5, 6, 12, 13, 14(m), 18, 19, 20, 21(m), 25, 26, 27, 2024
Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, The Prom expertly captures all the humor and heart of a classic musical comedy with a message that resonates with audiences now more than ever. (Theatrical Rights Worldwide)
Box office opens 45 minutes before performances
Join Froggy’s Blues Jam aka Church of Eternal Suds at Calapooia Brewing every Sunday from 3-6 PM for a fun evening of live music, food, and drinks! Bring your instrument of choice, grab a beer and a burger then jump right in and jam with the band! All ages are welcome! You can even bring your dog!