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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.
DRTR (Dave Rogers, TR Gregg and Micke McDonough) uses combinations of vocal harmonies, saxophone, harmonica, guitar, keyboards, and percussion to create a musical experience that is like a fine wine served up at just the right time. Give them a listen on Saturday, April 20, 2024. 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Tallman Brewing.
For more information about DRTR https://www.drtrmusic.com/
Enter your vintage bicycle or have fun seeing someone else’s while you enjoy great beer and cool vendors! Free entry to view 75+ vintage bicycles
To register your bike for the 2024 show, visit Albany Vintage Bicycle Registration
The 2024 Categories are:
Best Original Condition
Best Restored Condition
Best Custom Build
Best BMX (Freestyle or Race)
The People’s Choice Award
* All years up to 1989 will be considered Vintage
If you have any questions regarding which category your bicycle should be placed in, please email us.
This event is part of Albany‘s celebration of National Historic Preservation Month.
DRTR (Dave Rogers, TR Gregg and Micke McDonough) uses combinations of vocal harmonies, saxophone, harmonica, guitar, keyboards, and percussion to create a musical experience that is like a fine wine served up at just the right time. Give them a listen on Saturday, May 18, 2024. 6:00 – 9:00 PM at Deluxe Brewing
There is a $5 cover charge, but good vibes are free!
For more information about DRTR https://www.drtrmusic.com/
First Friday- Family Craft Night
Join the Albany Regional Museum for a family-friendly craft night! Little ones and parents can enjoy hands-on activities in the community room. There will be opportunities for younger children to create old-fashioned toys such as a thaumatrope or design their own 9-square quilt. Older children can explore the exhibits.
This event is free to participate in and admission is waived during First Friday hours!
Parental supervision is required for kids 10 years and younger to participate in Family Craft Night.
Members of Friends of Historic Albany (FOHA) will be discussing historically significant residents and structures during a one-hour walking tour through a portion of the Hackleman Historic District.
The tour begins at 2:30 p.m. in front of the former Oregon Electric Railroad Depot, 133 5th Ave. SE,
DRTR (Dave Rogers, TR Gregg, and Micke McDonough) uses combinations of vocal harmonies, saxophone, harmonica, guitar, keyboards, and percussion to create a musical experience like a fine wine served up at just the right time. Please give them a listen on Wednesday, June 26. 6:30-8 PM at Calapooia Brewing!
For more information about DRTR https://www.drtrmusic.com/
Join this fun event on July 17 at 6:00 PM to learn how to tie-dye a shirt! Tickets are $30, and space is limited to 20 people. Registration will be open until July 1 or until 20 attendees have registered, whichever comes first.
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Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity!
