Corvallis Calendar: Friday Afternoon to Monday Evening

Friday, October 27

Davis Family Farm Hayrides and Pumpkin Patch. Davis Family Farm, 4380 NE Highway 20, Corvallis. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. $5.50*. Visit Davis Family Farm to enjoy hayrides to their pumpkin patch! Enjoy the scenic view of Mary’s Peak and scout out the perfect pumpkin, solve the corn maze, climb the hay pyramid, and take part in kids’ activities. You can buy pumpkins, gourds, mini-pumpkins, and fall veggies and apples while visiting, and of course, grab a bag of homemade donuts and fresh pressed apple cider. The farm stand is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through October, with public hayrides starting at 2 p.m. on weekdays, and starting at 9 a.m. on the weekends. The last hayride of the day departs around 5:30 p.m. *Hayrides and activity bracelets are just $5.50 per person. Call 541-752-0697 for more information. Visit https://www.facebook.com/DavisFamilyFarms/ for updates.

Kenagy Family Farm Pumpkin Patch. 1650 NE North Nebergall Loop, Albany. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The lovely folks at Kenagy Family Farm are doing another pumpkin patch fundraiser. They will be accepting cash and check for all proceeds to be donated to Jackson Street Youth Services and ABC House two awesome organizations that serve youth in Linn and Benton counties. Go get pumpkins in 5 colors, squash, gourds, decorative corn, corn stalks and more to help support youth in our community! Visit https://blog.kenagyfamilyfarm.com/ for more info.

GreenGable Farm Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze. GreenGable Farm, 24689 Grange Hall Rd., Philomath. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. $5+. GreenGable Farm offers 200+ pumpkins, gourds, and squashes for an autumn decorators paradise. Grab a provided wagon or a wheel barrel and have fun picking the best pumpkins you can find in the U-Pick Patch. The maze can be muddy This year their Corn Maze will also be a Scavenger Hunt. Purchase $5 tickets at the shop (babies and toddlers are free) search for all the black boxes throughout the maze, use the hole punches to punch your ticket and return to the Shop for a Free Gourd as a Prize! On rainy days or weeks, The maze can be muddy so be sure to bring appropriate boots. On the weekends in October GreenGable Farm will have freshly made Apple Cider Doughnuts for sale. Visit https://www.greengable.com/galery for more info.

Corn Maze & Haunted Maze. Melon Shack, NE Garden Ave at NE Highway 20, Corvallis. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. $4 – $16.  The melon Shack annual harvest actives will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday September 23rd! This year’s activities will be open seven days a week 10:00 am – 6:00 p.m. Activities include Pumpkin patch (over 6 acres of pumpkins), Day maze w/trivia (over 4 miles of trail) – $6 (last entry into day maze is 5 p.m.), Super Slide – free, & Hay fort – free. The following activities will be open on Friday, Saturday, and Sundays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Hayride – $4 pp & Train ride (3 & under can’t ride alone) – $4 pp. The Melon Shack haunted corn maze will open on Friday September 29th – October 28th from 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm. This year, the Melon Shack has made a change, the haunted corn maze will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday’s from 7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.  If you are in line by 10 p.m. you will enter the haunted maze! Visit https://www.facebook.com/themelonshack for more info.

Family Storytime. Corvallis-Benton County Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Free. Family Storytime is for children of all ages. Storytime is offered year-round as a drop-in program: first come, first served. Space is limited due to the room capacity and to provide a positive, safe environment for all. Children must be accompanied by a grown-up. Many lasting friendships start at Storytime! Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/family-storytime-66 for more info.

Poke Pop-Up. Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis. 11 a.m. Every Friday Common Fields will be selling Poke bowls out of the Common Kitchen Food Truck from 11:00am until sold out! Visit https://www.commonfieldscorvallis.com/events.html for more info.

Marvelous Monster Mash. Corvallis Community Center (C3), 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. $5. Celebrate Halloween with a dance party that embraces everyone! Our inclusive social event welcomes all ghouls and ghosts to groove the night away. This dance is co-sponsored by the Arc of Benton County and provides a space for people of all abilities. This event is 14+. Visit https://www.corvallisoregon.gov/parksrec/page/marvelous-monster-mash for more info.

Majestic Halloweekend: Little Shop of Horrors Movie SingAlong. The Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd Street, Corvallis. 7 p.m. $15. Meek flower shop assistant Seymour (Rick Moranis) pines for co-worker Audrey (Ellen Greene). During a total eclipse, he discovers an unusual plant he names Audrey II, which feeds only on human flesh and blood. The growing plant attracts a great deal of business for the previously struggling store. Movie Rated: PG – 13. Visit https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=195408 for more info.

Space Neighbors – Halloween Special! Old World Deli, 341 SW 2nd St, Corvallis. 7 p.m. Free. Space Neighbors will be live at The Old World Deli from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Sandwiches are available at the deli until 11. Visit https://www.oldworldcenter.com/#Events for more info.

Delgani String Quartet: Dreams and Prayers. First Presbyterian Church, 114 SW 8th Street, Corvallis. 7:30 p.m. $5 – $30. Dreams and Prayers opens the Delgani String Quartet’s nineth season with a piece written for Delgani, a gift from Iranian composer Reza Vali, who bases his musical “calligraphies” on classical Persian modes. Smetana’s autobiographic “From My Life” depicts the hopes and dreams of a young composer and the subsequent loves and losses of his life. On the second half, clarinetist Wonkak Kim joins Delgani for Osvaldo Golijov’s The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, a mystical epic inspired by Jewish music, history, and language. Visit https://www.delgani.org/season9 for more info.

Saturday, October 28.

GreenGable Farm Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze. GreenGable Farm, 24689 Grange Hall Rd., Philomath. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. $5+. GreenGable Farm offers 200+ pumpkins, gourds, and squashes for an autumn decorators paradise. Grab a provided wagon or a wheel barrel and have fun picking the best pumpkins you can find in the U-Pick Patch. The maze can be muddy This year their Corn Maze will also be a Scavenger Hunt. Purchase $5 tickets at the shop (babies and toddlers are free) search for all the black boxes throughout the maze, use the hole punches to punch your ticket and return to the Shop for a Free Gourd as a Prize! On rainy days or weeks, The maze can be muddy so be sure to bring appropriate boots. On the weekends in October GreenGable Farm will have freshly made Apple Cider Doughnuts for sale. Visit https://www.greengable.com/galery for more info.

Early Literacy Training for Early Childhood Workforce. Main Meeting Room, Corvallis-Benton County Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Free. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/early-literacy-training-early-childhood-workforce-1 for more info.

Philomath Open Studios Tour & Art Sale. Multiple Locations, Philomath. 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Free. Lovers of local artwork who are curious about artists and the creative process can See and buy the artists’ work; discover how it is made and what inspires it. This free, self-guided event is at locations in and around Philomath. You can download  our brochure and map to plan your route, or pick up a copy at a convenient location. The Philomath Open Studios Art Tour & Sale includes 30+ artists in 11 home studios. Visitors can go “backstage” and meet the artists who create the work. They can ask questions and see the supplies, tools, equipment and processes of making art. Distinctive yellow signs mark studio locations to keep visitors on track. The tour showcases a broad array of media, including paint, pencil, pastels, fabric, glass, fiber, wood, clay, metal, photos, mixed media, mosaics, and jewelry. Styles vary widely. Some works can be called traditionally beautiful while others venture into the experimental and surreal. Works suitable for indoor as well as outdoor locations are for sale. Visit https://www.philomathopenstudios.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/PhilomathOpenStudios?fref=ts for more info.

Real Work: Poetry Reading with Janna Knittel. Main Meeting Room, Corvallis-Benton County Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Free. Join Corvallis-born Janna Knittel for a poetry reading including Q&A. Any writers may bring a short piece of any genre to read at the end of the event. Janna Knittel’s first full-length book of poetry, Real Work (Nodin, 2022), was a finalist for the 2023 Minnesota Book Award in poetry. Janna has also published a chapbook, Fish & Wild Life (Finishing Line, 2018), as well as poems in Blue Mountain Review, Constellations, North Dakota Quarterly, Pleiades, The Trumpeter, and The Wild Word and the following anthologies: Waters Deep: A Great Lakes Anthology (Split Rock, 2018); The Experiment Will Not Be Bound (Unbound Edition, 2023); and Broad Wings, Long Legs: A Rookery of Heron Poems (North Star, forthcoming 2023). Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/real-work-poetry-reading-janna-knittel-15344 for more info.

Whiteside Family Films: Halloweentown (1998). Whiteside Theatre, 361 SW Madison Ave, Corvallis. 3 p.m. Free – $8. When Bob Newton was a young boy, he came to the Whiteside with his parents to watch movies. He was so impacted by the experience that he has generously set up a foundation to allow us to show family movies with FREE ADMISSION & POPCORN FOR KIDS UNDER 12.If you would like to donate to this continuing movie event, please click the link: https://www.whitesidetheatre.org/donate.html. Marnie and her kids get a big shock when they follow grandma home to Halloweentown – and find out they come from a family of witches. The town is the only place where supernatural beings can lead a `normal’ life, but trouble is looming, and on her 13th birthday Marnie not only finds she is a witch, but that she and her family are involved in a fight against the evil that is threatening to take over the world. Visit https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=202368 for more info.

Children’s Halloween Party. Parking Garage, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Free. Children and their families are invited to join Corvallis Parks & Recreation, the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, and the Youth Volunteer Corps for a SPOOKTACULAR evening of costumes and Halloween games! This is a fun, safe event for younger children accompanied by adults. This party is a free event that best suits children aged 2-10. Enter the parking garage through the back parking lot at the Corvallis Public Library. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/childrens-halloween-party-1 for more info.

Jeanne Gregg Band. Old World Deli, 341 SW 2nd St, Corvallis. 7 p.m. Free. Jeanne Gregg Band will be live at The Old World Deli from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Sandwiches are available at the deli until 11. Visit https://www.oldworldcenter.com/#Events for more info.

Sunday, October 29

Sunday Brunch with Peter Benjamin. Old World Deli, 341 SW 2nd St, Corvallis. 10 a.m. Free. Join us for Sunday Brunch with Peter Benjamin from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Visit https://www.oldworldcenter.com/#Events for more info.

Corvallis Witch Float. Crystal Lake Sports Fields, 100 SE Fischer Lane, Corvallis. 11 a.m. Free. This Halloween season, channel your inner witch and join for a short Halloween float from Crystal Lake to Michael’s Landing in Corvallis. All ages are welcome, experience paddling the Willamette is strongly recommended. All witches will meet to begin the unloading process at 11 a.m., with the hopes of setting off by 11:45 a.m. All attendees are responsible for shuttling themselves and any flotation vessels to and from all locations. Carpooling where possible is ideal!*LIFE JACKETS AND WHISTLES ARE REQUIRED* Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/315328904373882/ for more info.

Corvallis Violin Tasting. Hilton Garden Inn, 2500 SW Western Boulevard, Corvallis. 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. Free. Fine violins, 5 string violins, violas, cellos, and double bass are exhibited and available for trial. Instruments and bows built by regional makers are featured. The organizers hope to attract all skill levels – junior symphony to amateur to professional players as well as the general public to see fine violin family instruments and talk to the makers. Visit http://www.violintasting.com/ for more info.

Mid-Valley Bellydance Collective. Old World Deli, 341 SW 2nd St, Corvallis. 7 p.m. Free. Mid-Valley Bellydance Collective Mid-Valley Bellydance Collective is back at the Old World Deli at 6pm! Sandwiches are available at the deli until 11. Visit https://www.oldworldcenter.com/#Events for more info.

Monday, October 30

NaNoWriMo Novel Planning Party at C3. C3 (Corvallis Community Center), 2601 NW Tyler Ave, Corvallis. 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Free. Get ready to write your novel in November – National Novel Writing Month! Learn what NaNoWriMo is (and how to say it) and plan out your novel while connecting with other local writers. This event will take place at the Corvallis Community Center (C3), in the  Maple Room. Look for additional NaNoWriMo write-ins: every Tuesday in November from 5:30-7pm in the C3 Oak Room, and every Saturday in November (except Nov. 11) from 2-5pm in the Corvallis Library 2nd Floor Board Room. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/nanowrimo-novel-planning-party-c3-16599 for more info.

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