Thursday, October 26
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.
Baby Storytime at the Monroe Community Library. Monroe Branch, 380 N 5th St., Monroe. Baby Story Time for birth to 24 months at the Monroe Community Library, 380 N 5th Street in Monroe, OR. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/baby-storytime-monroe-community-library-92 for more info.
Preschool Storytime. Corvallis-Benton County Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Free. Preschool storytime is for children 3-5 years old and happens every Thursday from 10:30-11:00 AM. 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/preschool-storytime-101 for more info.
Cooks and Books: Salvadoran Cuisine. C3 (Corvallis Community Center), 2601 NW Tyler Ave, Corvallis. 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Join us for Cooks and Books, a free, in-person cooking demonstration and showcase of cookbooks. Learn how to prepare and sample a recipe demonstrated by a local chef as well as browse cookbooks related to the recipe and theme. The theme for October is Salvadoran cuisine with Arely Hanson of Pupuseria del Valle. Arely Hanson is the chef and owner of Pupuseria del Valle in Corvallis. Arely began the Pupuseria to celebrate the recipes and traditions passed down by her mother. She loves sharing her cultural favorite comfort foods and delicacies with her new community. Arely will demonstrate a recipe for panes rellenos, a beloved sauced chicken sandwich from Central America. Cooks and Books will also be happening on Thursday, January 25th at the same time and in the same place. This event series is co-sponsored by C3, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, and Corvallis Sustainability Coalition. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/cooks-and-books-salvadoran-cuisine for more info.
Creepy Crawly Night at the Museum. Cordley Hall, first and second floors (west side), 2701 SW Campus Way, Corvallis. 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. It’s that time of year, when thoughts turn to skeletons, claws, and little furry things. Things hidden away. What better time to come visit some of OSU’s incredible research collections. This Halloween themed open house in Cordley Hall’s first and second floors (west side) will run from 5:30pm-8:00pm on October 26th. Students in the OSU Bug Club, Integrative Biology Club, Botany Club, Herpetology Club and the Bird Nerds– are joining forces with the Oregon State Arthopod Collection and the OSU Herbarium to host this light-hearted (albeit ghoulish) event. Costumes encouraged but by no means required. Visit https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/creepy_crawly_night_at_the_museum for more info.
Weave Me a Crooked Basket Book Launch Event with Charles Goodrich. Corvallis-Benton County Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Free. Join us for the book launch event celebrating the new novel of beloved local writer Charles Goodrich. Charles will share details and excerpts from Weave Me a Crooked Basket, a novel featuring a ragtag troupe of land-defenders in a festival of resistance as they embark on a last-ditch effort to save a way of life on their farm that may disappear forever. Charles Goodrich is the author of four books of poetry, Watering the Rhubarb, A Scripture of Crows, Going to Seed: Dispatches from the Garden, and Insects of South Corvallis. He is also the author of a collection of essays, The Practice of Home, and has co-edited two anthologies, Forest Under Story: Creative Inquiry in an Old-Growth Forest and In the Blast Zone: Catastrophe and Renewal on Mount St. Helens. Following a long career as a professional gardener and a decade working with the Spring Creek Project, Charles writes and gardens at his home near the confluence of the Marys and Willamette Rivers. Weave Me a Crooked Basket is his first novel. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/weave-me-crooked-basket-book-launch-event-charles-goodrich for more info.
Sarah Saul’s Jazz Jam. Old World Deli, 341 SW 2nd St, Corvallis. 7 p.m. Free. Sarah Saul’s Jazz Jam 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.
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.
Original Sins: The [Mis]Education of Black and Native Youth and the Construction of American Racism. Virtual. Watch via Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91358112675. This lecture presentation is part of 2023 Campbell Lecture Series on Childhood Relationships, Risk, and Resilience and can be viewed in-person at Hallie Ford Center, 115. Ewing is an associate professor in the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and many other venues. Currently she is working on her next book, Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism, which will be published by One World. Visit https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/original_sins_the_miseducation_of_black_and_native_youth_and_the_construction_of_american_racism for more info.
Library Takeover for Adults: Nerf Night! Corvallis-Benton County Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 6:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Free. Snacks, video games, crafts, and Nerf games after hours in the library for adults 18 and older! Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/library-takeover-adults-nerf-night-2 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.
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