Tuesday, January 30
Infant Storytime. Main Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Free. Infant Storytime occurs every Tuesday from 10:30 – 11:00 AM and is for children 0-12 months old.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/infant-storytime-15582 for more info.
Little Listeners Storytime at the Monroe Community Library. Monroe Large Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Free. This event takes place at the Monroe Community Library, 380 N. 5th St., in Monroe, OR. Children of all ages are welcome to drop by with their parent or caregiver for stories and songs. 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/little-listeners-storytime-monroe-community-library-66 for more info.
Gearing up for Gardening. Main Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Free . If You’re Going to Use Pesticides – Be Safe!; Jennifer Gervais, OSU College of Ag Sciences, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology. Come to the Corvallis-Benton County library and get free gardening tips from local experts. Join us at 12:00, noon. Presentations are free and open to everyone. Co-sponsored by the Benton County Master Gardener Association and the Corvallis-Benton County Library. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/gearing-gardening-15973 for more info.
City Council Executive Session. 4 p.m. Downtown Fire Station: Council Chambers, 400 NW Harrison Blvd., Corvallis. The Council will meet in Executive Session under ORS 192.660(2)(h) (status of pending litigation or litigation likely to be filed). The City Council meets in executive session to discuss sensitive matters or receive information. These executive sessions usually deal with real property transactions, litigation, or labor negotiations; other allowed subjects would include employment of a public officer, dismissal or disciplining of a public officer, preliminary negotiations involving matters of trade, employment performance of the chief executive officer, or negotiations regarding public investments. Although the public may not attend executive sessions, representatives of the news media may attend and, while information obtained during the session may not be printed, it may be used as background. Decisions are not made during executive sessions; a consensus may be reached, but all decisions resulting from information obtained in executive session are made during a public meeting. Visit https://www.corvallisoregon.gov/mc/page/city-council-executive-session-73 for more info.
League of Women Voters Know Your City: City Budget. Main Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Free. A city councilor, staff member and citizen budget commission member will share how you can get involved and make an impact on the city’s budget. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/league-women-voters-know-your-city-city-budget-16804 for more info.
Trivia Night. Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Free. Max Team size is 6 people. Show up early to sign your team up for the chance to win fun prizes. Visit https://www.commonfieldscorvallis.com/events.html for more info.
Know Your City: Effective Participation in the City Budget Process. 6:30 p.m. The League of Women Voters of Corvallis is offering two hybrid educational Know Your City programs for 2024. The first on January 30 will cover the City of Corvallis budget process and the second on February 6 is on multi-modal transportation. Both programs will be held at 6:30 PM in the Corvallis Benton County Public Library Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis and via ZOOM. These popular programs, launched six years ago, are designed to inform the public on various aspects of our city government. Finding Your Voice: Effective Participation in the City Budget Process on Tuesday, January 30 will cover the nuts and bolts of the City budget process and how to effectively give input. Join City Manager Mark Shepard, City Councilor Tony Cadena and former Budget Commission Chair Curtis Wright to get your questions answered. Getting Around in Corvallis: Improvements to the City’s Multi-modal Transportation, will take place on Tuesday, February 6. The future is looking bright for the Corvallis multi-modal transportation system with new pedestrian and bicycle features, new multi-purpose paths and neighborhood bikeways, improved mass transit services, a new future parking system for downtown and new Federal ADA requirements. Join Rory Rowan, Corvallis Transportation Manager, and other transportation staff to learn about what’s ahead. More information and the ZOOM link are available at https://lwvcorvallis.org/events/ The Know Your City programs are sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Corvallis, Corvallis Benton County Public Library and the City of Corvallis. For further information, visit https://lwvcorvallis.org/event/. Visit https://www.corvallisoregon.gov/cm/page/know-your-city-effective-participation-city-budget-process for more info.
Wednesday, January 31
Board of Commissioners Meeting w/County Counsel plus Executive Session under ORS 192.660[2][h] to discuss potential litigation. 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Visit https://boc.bentoncountyor.gov/events/board-of-commissioners-meeting-w-county-counsel-plus-executive-session-under-ors-192-6602h-to-discuss-potential-litigation/ for more info.
Philomath Storytime. Philomath Meeting Room, Philomath Meeting Room, 1050 Applegate St, Philomath. 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Free. Children and families are invited to join our all-ages storytime at the Philomath Community Library. The library will share short stories, songs, and rhymes. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/philomath-storytime-17407 for more info.
Toddler Storytime. Main Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Free. Toddler storytime occurs every Wednesday from 10:30 – 11:00 AM and is for children 1-3 years old. 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/toddler-storytime-15696 for more info.
OBOB Club Review – Grades 3-5 Division. Main Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Free. Review all sixteen OBOB books in the Grades 3-5 Division and practice unofficial OBOB questions. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/obob-club-review-grades-3-5-division for more info.
Movies at the Whiteside: Toy Story. The Whiteside Theatre, 361 SW Madison Ave., Corvallis. 7 p.m. $6-$8. Visit the Whiteside Theatre for a movie night! The Whiteside hosts a movie every Wednesday at 7 p.m. They also host the Bob Newton Family Movie, a family-friendly 3 p.m. monthly matinee. Visit https://www.whitesidetheatre.org for more info.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration. The LaSells Stewart Center, 725 SW 26th St., Corvallis. 7p.m. Free. Oregon State University’s 42nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration will take place next month and be highlighted by a keynote address by scholar, author and activist Keeanga-Yamahatta Taylor on Jan. 31. Visit https://diversity.oregonstate.edu/MLK%20Commemoration/2024-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-commemoration for more info.
Historic Resources Commission. 6:30 p.m. 460 SW Madison Ave, Suite 12, Second Floor. Visit https://cd.bentoncountyor.gov/events/historic-resources-commission/ for more info.
Thursday, February 1
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-15786 for more info.
Monroe Baby Storytime. Monroe Children’s Area, 380 N 5th St., Monroe. 10:30 – 11 a.m. Free. 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/monroe-baby-storytime-1 for more info.
Seafloor Escape! Teen Escape Room. Youth Activity Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Restore the power to the world’s first seafloor hotel room before it’s too late! Your group will solve puzzles and find clues while uncovering a sinister plot. Can you escape? For grades 6-12. Registration is required, please only register for one timeslot. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/seafloor-escape-teen-escape-room-16969 for more info.
Learn About Heart Healthy Living – Virtual Seminar. Microsoft Teams. 1 p.m. Free. Get the new year off to a good start with a timely reminder and encouragement to get and stay on track. Join Samaritan Heart Center Cardiology Fellow Aleksander Hansen, DO, for a free webinar on heart-healthy living. Learn time-tested ways to maintain your heart health and the latest in the science of cardiac care. Visit https://go.samhealth.org/?hqysDUlj59PdVK836Nb.8neqFjEBTzePh for more info.
Tap Talk. Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis. 5:30 p.m. Talks on science & society by women with unique expertise on how to create a better future. Adams Elementary Green Team students and staff created an endangered wildlife mural and collected recycling to raise funds for wildlife research and conservation. Check out the mural, learn about the students’ projects, and increase the impact of their efforts by donating returnable cans and bottles (empty, clean, dry) at the event or afterwards using Adams’ bottle-drop bags. Tap Talks are the 1st Thursday of the month @ 5:30pm. Visit https://www.commonfieldscorvallis.com/ for more info.
The Neuroscience of Narrative. The Art Center Main Gallery, 700 SW Madison Ave., Corvallis. 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. $10. Exhibiting artist, Jeff Leake & company share the neuroscience behind how the human brain creates meaning from narrative at this interactive lecture. At this event, The Neuroscience of Narrative, artist Jeff Leake joins Dr. Bill Griesar (PSU, OHSU, NWNoggin) to present the biology that underlies how humans create meaning through narrative. Storytelling in combination with sensory and past experience profoundly shapes human’s understanding of the world. This suggests that our brain constantly makes predictions about the world. In Leake’s work, he explores the interplay between cultural narratives and human relationships to encourage a nuanced understanding of human interaction and storytelling. A creative activity and brain specimens are included in this unique presentation. Visit https://theartscenter.net/the-neuroscience-of-narrative/ for more info.
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