“This Land Is Our Land: The Music of Environmental and Social Change” will feature noted singer/songwriters Carrie Newcomer and Libby Roderick, with an opening number by Corvallis High School’s a cappella group Spartacapella. Read More
It’s time to register for the 10th annual CARDV Mother’s Day Run/Walk for Safe Families. This family-friendly event will be held Saturday, May 12, and offers courses for all ages and abilities, including a 5K run, a 5K walk, and 1- and 2-mile walks. Read More
The Corvallis Sustainability Coalition, in conjunction with their many partners, invites the public to participate in a Natural Areas Celebration Week. Free events will occur daily from May 5th through May 13th to celebrate the natural areas in and around Corvallis. Events vary from interpretive nature walks to photography workshops to volunteer work. Read More
What does a five-foot, blue and purple disembodied ear have to do with May Day? Quite a lot, according to Occupy Corvallis, who will be launching its Radical Listening Project on Sunday April 29 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Corvallis’ Central Park as part of the May Day Solidarity Fair in support of workplace rights and economic justice sponsored by a coalition of local groups. Read More
It’s time once again for some sweet roller derby action! On Saturday, April 28th, the Sick Town Derby Dames very own S*M*A*S*H Unit will take on the Lava City Roller Dolls’ Smokin’ Ashes (from Bend, OR) in a hard-hitting bout at the Linn County Fairgrounds. Read More
As part of its awareness activities for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV) is inviting the community to help raise awareness about sexual violence by wearing jeans on April 27th—Denim Day. Read More
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters will bring their renowned live event to Corvallis for the first time in 10 years when they take to the Gill Coliseum court on Thursday, April 26 at 7 p.m. Read More
The Corvallis Environmental Center (CEC) is hosting Earth Ball 2012: An All-Species Masquerade—a costume party and benefit concert to celebrate Earth Day and support the CEC’s programs. Read More
It’s time to celebrate locally grown food, community and the arrival of spring. The opening of the 32-week outdoor farmers’ market season follows right on the heels of a 14-week indoor market season at the fairgrounds, leaving only six weeks without farmers’ markets. Read More
Oregon State University will observe Holocaust Memorial Week April 16-20 with a series of events, including an exhibit of letters from Holocaust survivor Sala Garncarz, a theatrical performance highlighting Garncarz’s struggles in a concentration camp, a talk about the genocide of native peoples and a concert by an acclaimed flutist. Read More
On Friday, April 13, Oregon State University will be hosting a free public talk by Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980 for his leadership for human rights and true democracy for the people of Latin America. Read More