Thursday, February 29
Leap Day Celebration. Monroe Community Library, Monroe Large Meeting Room, 380 N 5th St, Monroe. All Day. Free. Celebrate Leap Day 2024! Hopscotch, Leaping Frogs, Time Capsule making all day long. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/leap-day-celebration-18130 for more info.
Preschool Storytime. Main Meeting Room, 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-15790 more info.
Monroe Baby Storytime. Monroe Children’s Area, 380 N 5th St, Monroe. 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Free. Join the Monroe Community Library to read, sing, rhyme and move, followed by free play! Thursdays at 11:00 AM, for ages 0-24 months and their caregivers. Storytime is offered year-round as a drop-in program. Children must be accompanied by a grown-up. Many lasting friendships start at storytime! Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/monroe-baby-storytime-4 for more info.
Unity in Action Day of Service Storytime at Reser Stadium. Offsite Corvallis, Coastal Club Room at Reser Stadium, 2715 SW Western Blvd., Corvallis. 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Free. Families are invited to celebrate Black History Month with a Unity in Action Day of Service in the Coastal Club at Reser Stadium, at 660 SW 26th St in Corvallis. Join for a storytime & activities and meet OSU student-athletes! Park in the C Lot (free parking after 5 PM) and use the Welcome Center entrance located in the SW corner to get to the Coastal Club. OSU student athletes will greet people as they arrive. Questions? Contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/unity-action-day-service-storytime-reser-stadium-18209 for more info.
Friday, March 1
Family Storytime. Main Meeting Room, Corvallis Branch, 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-15826 for more info.
Teen Advisory Group. 2nd Floor Board Room, Corvallis Branch, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Free. Join the Teen Advisory Group (TAG) and have a say in making the library a more awesome place! Be involved in your community and meet new people while helping to plan teen events. Talk about books, movies, music, and games, as well as work on team building. Snacks are provided! Apply to join. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/teen-advisory-group-16893 for more info.
Family Fun Night. Corvallis Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Free. Repeats every month on January, February, March, April, May on the first Friday. Friday, March 1, 2024 – 5:00pm Join for a night of family fun! The night features STEAM activities, art, and games to create a memorable family experience! Ages 2-12. FREE Event! Corvallis Community Center, 5–7pm, Friday, March 1, Friday, April 5, &Friday, May 3. Visit https://www.corvallisoregon.gov/parksrec/page/family-fun-night for more info.
Winter Wildlife Field Days 2024. C3 Corvallis Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Free. Join at any of the Field Stations that will pop-up in local parks and community spaces throughout the month of March and throughout the mid-Willamette Valley. FREE!! Drop by anytime and stay for as little or as long as you like. All bilingual (Spanish and English). ALL are welcome. At the Field Stations there will be activities such as: Wildlife hands-on activities, collectible event stickers and take-home activities, Live critter insect and spider petting zoo!, Mole and dragonfly crafts + education material. Activity Stations: What Ate my Sock?, See Inside the Soil!, Forage Like a Bird, Can you Jump as Far as a Jumping Spider (family Salticidae)?, eDNA interactive display + 2023 Results, Nature and bird walks, and More! Visit https://www.fws.gov/event/winter-wildlife-field-station-corvallis-community-center for more info.
Meet Your Streets History Tour. Downtown Corvallis. Free. 5:30 p.m. A 45 minutes, in-person gathering delivers new information every month and is the perfect opportunity to explore and connect with the vibrant streets of our beloved town. It’s shoulder season for weather, so we’ll have the option of maximizing time indoors at our meet-up location (emailed with ticket reservation). Whether for a little or a lot of the time, soak up some of Corvallis’ history! Take in the opportunity to engage with fellow learning, story, or history enthusiasts, and make new friends who share your love for exploring our streets. Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-your-streets-tickets-846211530467 for more info.
Newsies: The Broadway Musical. CSD Theater, 1400 NW Buchanan Avenue, Corvallis. 7 p.m. $8 – $15. Despite being set during the late 1800s, Newsies manages to remain as important as ever for audiences as it puts in the spotlight those who stand up for themselves while not letting big business owners kick them around. especially since industrial action has become part of our regular lives; the coming-of-age tale has a universal appeal for people of all ages. Visit https://csdtheaters.com/ & https://csdtheaters.com/buy-tickets/ for more info.
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