Wednesday, May 3
Leadership Team Meeting. 1:30 p.m. Attend in Person: Kalapuya Building, Holmes & Shipley Public Meeting Rooms, 4500 SW Research Way, Corvallis, OR 97333, Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84818104373?pwd=UU50Z3h2dy9PTHJlNTVpamgyTHJKQT09. By Phone: Dial 1(253) 215-8782; Zoom Meeting ID: 848 1810 4373; Zoom Passcode: 853558. Visit https://www.co.benton.or.us/boc/page/leadership-team-meeting-2 for more info.
Build With the Beavs LEGO Program. Main Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis, OR. 4:00 p.m. – 5 p.m. Build with fellow Lego fans and Oregon State student-athletes! Put your skills to the test with new building challenges each month. LEGO bricks provided. Drop in. For more information, contact Youth Services: 541-766-6794 Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/build-beavs-lego-program-5 for more info.
Jeanne Gregg Band. Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis. 6:00 p.m. Join Common Fields on Wednesday and Thursday evenings for dinner and enjoy live music while you eat! Concerts are 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Seating is limited and first-come, first-serve. All of the concerts are family friendly. Visit https://www.commonfieldscorvallis.com for more info.
Library Advisory Board. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 6:30 p.m. Public meeting of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library Advisory Board. Visit https://www.corvallisoregon.gov/bc-lab/page/library-advisory-board-35 for more info.
Planning Commission. 6:30 p.m. Please contact the Planning Division (541-766-6908 or planning@corvallisoregon.gov) if you need special accommodation to be able to participate. Written testimony must be submitted by noon the day of the meeting so that the Planning Commission is able to consider the submitted testimony in a timely manner. Community members may use the following link to transmit their comments electronically: https://forms.corvallisoregon.gov/Forms/MeetingRegistration. Registration must occur by noon the day of the meeting, if you would like to speak during the meeting. Community members may pre-register using this link: https://forms.corvallisoregon.gov/Forms/MeetingRegistration. Use this link to obtain a GoToWebinar attendee link which will allow you to observe, but not speak or present during the meeting: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3374712777807957852. Visit https://www.corvallisoregon.gov/bc-pc/page/planning-commission-81 for more info.
Thursday, May 4
Preschool Storytime. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 10:30 a.m. Free. 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-31 for more info.
Baby Storytime at the Monroe Community Library. Monroe Large Meeting Room, 380 N 5th St., Monroe, OR. 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 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-47 for more info.
Five Electeds Meeting. 12 p.m. Attend in Person: Board of Commissioners Office, Kalapuya Holmes & Shipley Public Meeting Rooms, 4500 SW Research Way, Corvallis. Visit https://www.co.benton.or.us/boc/page/five-electeds-meeting-24 for more info.
City Legislative Committee. 4 p.m. This meeting will be online only. The public may sign up to watch the meeting live on the internet at this link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4874106889317660760. Visit https://www.corvallisoregon.gov/mc/page/city-legislative-committee-57 for more info.
May the Fourth Star Wars Day! Main Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis, OR. 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Explore activities, crafts, and photo booth opportunities for people of all ages at the Corvallis Public Library during this Star Wars celebration. There will be a self-guided scavenger hunt offered in the library from 10am-7pm on Thursday, May the Fourth, with a special prize drawing for anyone who completes the whole thing! Craft materials, photo booth props, activities, and snacks will be provided, while supplies last. Scavenger hunt game cards will be available at all service desks. Costumes are encouraged! Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/may-fourth-star-wars-day for more info.
Historic Preservation Month: Rayburn Addition Historic District Neighborhood Tour. Rayburn Addition, Corvallis. 4 p.m. Free. Explore one of Corvallis’s oldest neighborhoods, this easy walking tour features homes ranging from the historic 1856 Biddle-Porter House to a 1926 Spanish Revival stucco dwelling and includes many unique and distinctive homes. Visit https://www.co.benton.or.us/hrc/page/historic-preservation-month for more info.
Budget Commission. 6 p.m. This meeting will be held in-person at the Downtown Fire Station and virtually online at this link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7058788111832813579. Staff contact: Ryan Seidl, Finance Director, 541-766-6990. Public comment and inquiries: budget.inquiries@corvallisoregon.gov. Visit https://www.corvallisoregon.gov/bc-bc/page/budget-commission-28 for more info.
Seed Library – Growing Lectures. Main Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis, OR. 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Keep it coming: Succession planting, thinning, row covers and weeding with Benton County Master Gardener Emily Herb. Visit https://corvallisbenton.librarycalendar.com/event/seed-library-growing-lectures-2 for more info.
Slippy and the Sheets. Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis. 6:00 p.m. Join Common Fields on Wednesday and Thursday evenings for dinner and enjoy live music while you eat! Concerts are 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Seating is limited and first-come, first-serve. All of the concerts are family friendly. Visit https://www.commonfieldscorvallis.com for more info.
Friday, May 5
Old Vines Vertical Tasting: Celeb. Cardwell Hill Cellars, 24241 Cardwell Hill Dr., Philomath. Free. 11 a.m. Join Cardwell Hill Cellars May 5-7, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., to enjoy vintages from 2015-2019 produced from vines planted in 1983, in celebration of Oregon Wine Month. Reservations are required. Learn more and make reservations at CardwellHillWine.com.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd St., Corvallis. 7:30 p.m. $17-$20. The chill-inducing story of Benjamin Barker, an unjustly exiled man who returns to London as “Sweeney Todd” to seek vengeance against the corrupt judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. This dark, witty, Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder, and revenge is not for the faint of heart! Visit https://www.majestic.org for more info.
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