TUESDAY
Graphic Novel Club. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 6:00 p.m. Free. Join the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library sponsored Graphic Novel Club virtually or in-person in the Main Meeting Room of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library on the 1st Tuesday of every month from 6:00pm-7:00pm. New members always welcome. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/graphic-novel-club-46 for more info
Oregon State University Concert Band Winter Concert. Oregon State University, Memorial Union, 2501 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis. 7:30 p.m. Free. The Oregon State University Concert Band’s Winter Concert will feature Erik Leung as conductor and Oli Devereax, Gage Mergel, and Emily Warren as student conductors. The concert is free and open to all. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2619146638227528 for more info.
WEDNESDAY
Employment Help. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 10:00 a.m. Free. Job-seekers and anyone with career and employment questions are invited to drop in to meet with an Employment Specialist from Worksource Oregon. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/employment-help-13 for more info
Philomath Storytime. Philomath Community Library, 1050 Applegate St., Philomath. 10:30 a.m. Free. Children and families are invited to join our all-ages storytime at the Philomath Community Library. We will share short stories, songs, and rhymes. https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/philomath-storytime-41 for more info.
Digital Life: Tech Help Lab. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 3:00 p.m. Free. Get free, basic, one-on-one tech help from a library staff member. Bring your computer or device or use one of ours. Library staff can help with basic computer tasks, using social media, managing photos, downloading eBooks and audiobooks, using email, filling out online job applications, and much more. Drop-in anytime during the hour. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/digital-life-tech-help-lab-6 for more info
The Making of American Whiteness: The History of Race in America. Memorial Union, Horizon Room, 2501 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis. 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Free. The Cabildos Speaker Series presents Carmen Thompson, a historian and author who analyzes the origin of white supremacy and its role in defining America’s racial history. Thompson wrote the book, “The Making of American Whiteness: The Formation of Race in Seventeenth- Century Virginia.” Thompson is a highly sought expert on race and whiteness in America. She has held visiting scholar appointments at the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University and in the Black Studies Department at Portland State University and has taught courses on the Black experience and whiteness at Portland State University and Portland Community College. The lecture will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., Feb. 16 in the Memorial Union Horizon Room. Visit https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/oregon-state-celebrates-black-history-month-series-events for more info.
Rich Swanger. Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis. 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Free. Join Common Fields on Wednesday and Thursday evenings for dinner and enjoy live music while you eat! Concerts are 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Seating is limited and first-come, first-serve. All of the concerts are family friendly. Visit https://www.commonfieldscorvallis.com/live-music.html for more info.
Corvallis Library Book Club. Main Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis, OR. 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. The Corvallis-Benton County Public Library Book Club is open to everyone! We meet to discuss fiction and nonfiction every third Wednesday of the month. See https://cbcpubliclibrary.net/book-club for a list of the books we are reading. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/corvallis-library-book-club-8 for more info.
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