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Albany Visitors Association
122 Ferry St SW
Albany, OR 97321
PO Box 965
Phone:
541-928-0911
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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.
Jun
8
Fri
Jun 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
In the movie Amadeus, the emperor accused Mozart’s music of having “too many notes.” Now is your chance to prove him wrong! LBCC’s spring choral concert is Mozart’s Requiem. Come revel in the majesty of timeless music on Friday, June 8th, at 7:30 p.m. at the LBCC Russell Tripp Performance Center. More info on tickets: 541.917.4531.
Jun
22
Fri
Looking for fragrant lavender fresh from the farm? You’re in luck! Albany’s MoonShadow Lavender Farm will open to the public on Friday June 22nd and Friday June 29th, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The farm is located at 34556 Mountain View Pl NE. Contact Gale for more information about lavender workshops at the farm, including wreath, wand, and swag-making classes.
Jun
29
Fri
Looking for fragrant lavender fresh from the farm? You’re in luck! Albany’s MoonShadow Lavender Farm will open to the public on Friday June 22nd and Friday June 29th, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The farm is located at 34556 Mountain View Pl NE. Contact Gale for more information about lavender workshops at the farm, including wreath, wand, and swag-making classes.
Aug
17
Fri
McKenzie Cascade Dog Fanciers, Inc. is a non profit all-breed dog club dedicated to the love and care of purebred dogs. Our general meetings are held the first Wednesday evening each month. Board meetings are the last Wednesday evening each month. Newcomers are welcome; please contact one of our officers or board members if you would like to attend.
Call 541-484-7350 or 541-954-2989 for more information.
www.springfielddogclub.org/
Aug
18
Sat
McKenzie Cascade Dog Fanciers, Inc. is a non profit all-breed dog club dedicated to the love and care of purebred dogs. Our general meetings are held the first Wednesday evening each month. Board meetings are the last Wednesday evening each month. Newcomers are welcome; please contact one of our officers or board members if you would like to attend.
Call 541-484-7350 or 541-954-2989 for more information.
www.springfielddogclub.org/
Aug
19
Sun
McKenzie Cascade Dog Fanciers, Inc. is a non profit all-breed dog club dedicated to the love and care of purebred dogs. Our general meetings are held the first Wednesday evening each month. Board meetings are the last Wednesday evening each month. Newcomers are welcome; please contact one of our officers or board members if you would like to attend.
Call 541-484-7350 or 541-954-2989 for more information.
www.springfielddogclub.org/
The first of Albany’s 2018 Farm to Table Dinnerstakes place on Saturday, August 19th. Dine al fresco along a shaded historic waterway—the Albany 8th Street Canal. Feast on delectable creations by Chef Matt Bennett of Sybaris Bistro and sip locally-grown and crafted Springhill Cellars Winery selections. The menu is based on Cajun Creole cuisine inspired by Chef Bennett’s recent trip to New Orleans. Seating at the dinner is limited and we encourage you to purchase your tickets early for what will no doubt, be a sold-out event. Dinner proceeds will benefit the Albany Regional Museum (ARM) and enable them to continue to offer free admission to all visitors. Hop on over to ARM’s website and get your tickets now! https://squareup.com/store/albany-regional-museum
Aug
24
Fri
Start Time: 9:00am | Location: Meet at Sweet Home Ranger Station
Difficulty: Moderate
Learn about the origin and identification of river rocks. Includes hiking on riverbanks and in the
river and bending while collecting rocks. Please come prepared for a day on the river, including
good footwear for wading, lunch and water. If you have it, please bring a rock identification book,
a rock hammer and a hand lens.
Leaders: Tony Farque & Lance Gatchell
Emails: Tony: tfarque@fs.fed.us, Lance: lgatchell@fs.fed.us.
Sep
8
Sat
P O A Horse Show
Contact: Farnsworth, Kayla
Email: kfarnsworth@stimson.com
Notes:
When
Sat Sep 8, 2018 7am – 11pm Pacific Time – Los Angeles
Where
CALAPOOIA ARENA
Jul
19
Wed
“Celebrating Our Agricultural Heritage” is the theme of the annual History Through Headstones Tour at Albany’s Riverside Cemetery on Wednesday, July 19. It is sponsored by the Albany Regional Museum and the Riverside Cemetery Board of Directors.
This is the 13th year for the free event where light refreshments will be served from 7 pm to dusk. Visitors can park on either side of 7th Ave. west of Albany General Hospital and can begin their tour at either cemetery entrance.
Eleven people associated with the area’s agricultural community will be featured, including six members of the prolific Jenk’s family.
Here is a list of those to be honored along with the names of the docents who will talk about each one: James Benton Jenks (1833-93) and Mary Callaway Jenks (1838-1919), docent and great-granddaughter Mary Jacque Jenks Burck; Enoch Marvin Jenks (1880-1965) and Elizabeth Moser Jenks (1887-1965), docent and great grandson Tim Jenks; Howard Benton Jenks (1893-1963) and Eunice Luper Jenks (1890-1984), docent and grandson Howard Benton Jenks.
Also being honored are Amos Conrad (1925-94), docent and family friend, Pat Hagerty; Cyrill Koos (1863-1943) and Adele Koos (1864-1936), docent and family member Kathryn Koos-Lee; and John Gale Swatzka (1925-09), docent Darrel Tedisch, Riverside Cemetery Board member.
Concluding the featured subjects are Samuel Hill (1804-54), docent Bill Maddy, ARM member; and Mary Pettibone Buchner (1905-2002), docent and family member Kitty Buchner.
Photo credit: “Riverside Cemetary Heart of Linn County Genealogy” by Kimberly Richards
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