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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.
Fans Select Princess Bride for August 11
The results are in. Albany Downtown Association’s Promotion Committee will screen The Princess Bride on Friday, August 11 in Downtown Albany. The movie was selected to celebrate their 20th season by members of the community through an online nominating and voting process.
With Monteith Riverpark under construction, there will be just one movie night this summer. For a bit of nostalgia, the movie will be shown on the wall behind The Albany Eagles, where they held Movies by Moonlight for 11 years before moving to the park. The movie will start at dusk, around 8:55 pm.
This year’s movie concessions include Pix Popcorn, ice cream novelties, candy, and sodas. Attendees are encouraged to enjoy dinner at one of the 25+ Downtown restaurants before the show.
Bring a receipt from a Downtown business for a chance to win a DVD of the movie or another prize.
Photo: “Yellow Building with Flying Man Mural” by Lexi Gross
Visit Salem for the free Englewood Forest Festival in beautiful Englewood Park for a day of art, music, dance, environmental education, wonder, and discovery!
Englewood Park is about one mile west of I-5 exit 256 at Market St. The park is adjacent to Englewood Elementary, located between D St. and Market Streets NE.
Street parking is available in the neighborhood. Additional parking is available at the Evergreen Church, 1110 17th St. NE and at the Salem First Church of the Nazarene’s parking lot east of 16th St NE.
ADA parking for visitors with ADA placards is adjacent to the park behind Englewood School. Enter on Nebraska St. NE and 20th St. NE.
Mid Valley Musical Theater (MVMT), working in collaboration with Greater Albany Public Schools, brings a summer musical to the Albany Performing Art Center.
To purchase tickets: https://albanypac.
Mid Valley Musical Theater (MVMT), working in collaboration with Greater Albany Public Schools, brings a summer musical to the Albany Performing Art Center.
To purchase tickets: https://albanypac.
The City of Halsey in partnership with Halsey Fire, present the annual Summer BBQ & Movie Night! This year we will be showing the film Luca, and the Halsey Fire Department will be cooking hot dogs and hamburgers.
Photo: “North Bound UP Manifest Train at Halsey” by Camron Settlemier
Mid Valley Musical Theater (MVMT), working in collaboration with Greater Albany Public Schools, brings a summer musical to the Albany Performing Art Center.
To purchase tickets: https://albanypac.
Performances: August 18, 19(m), 19, 25, 26(m), 26, 2023
In Disney’s My Son Pinocchio Jr., the classic tale of toymaker Geppetto’s little wooden puppet is given new life. This new musical, which retells the classic Disney story from Geppetto’s perspective, features the beloved classic songs, “When You Wish Upon a Star” and “I’ve Got No Strings,” alongside a host of new songs by Oscar winner and Grammy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz. Join the Blue Fairy, Stromboli and a lively cast of characters as Geppetto journeys beyond the toyshop to discover the meaning of family. When the Blue Fairy grants Geppetto’s wish to bring his beloved puppet to life, the new father quickly learns that being a parent is full of challenges. He struggles to make his son “the perfect boy,” only to lose him to a gang of Roustabouts. It is only when faced with the thought of never seeing Pinocchio again that Geppetto truly learns the joys of being a father and loving his child unconditionally.
Photo: “Albany Civic Theater” by Bill Hunt
Step right up for the annual Carnival celebrating the 6th anniversary of the Carousel! There will be old-fashioned carnival games, crazy characters, face painting, balloon art, and more! This is fun for the whole family, so come celebrate the Albany Carousel! The event takes place on August 19. More information will follow on their website at albanycarousel.com.
Performances: August 18, 19(m), 19, 25, 26(m), 26, 2023
In Disney’s My Son Pinocchio Jr., the classic tale of toymaker Geppetto’s little wooden puppet is given new life. This new musical, which retells the classic Disney story from Geppetto’s perspective, features the beloved classic songs, “When You Wish Upon a Star” and “I’ve Got No Strings,” alongside a host of new songs by Oscar winner and Grammy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz. Join the Blue Fairy, Stromboli and a lively cast of characters as Geppetto journeys beyond the toyshop to discover the meaning of family. When the Blue Fairy grants Geppetto’s wish to bring his beloved puppet to life, the new father quickly learns that being a parent is full of challenges. He struggles to make his son “the perfect boy,” only to lose him to a gang of Roustabouts. It is only when faced with the thought of never seeing Pinocchio again that Geppetto truly learns the joys of being a father and loving his child unconditionally.
Photo: “Albany Civic Theater” by Bill Hunt
Mid Valley Musical Theater (MVMT), working in collaboration with Greater Albany Public Schools, brings a summer musical to the Albany Performing Art Center.
To purchase tickets: https://albanypac.
