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Portland Events

April

1-Oct 18

TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition

Open hrs at OMSI. A rare opportunity to explore the innovation, ambition, & tragedy of Titanic while connecting with the lives forever changed by her voyage. Details omsi.edu.

Art & Conversation

1030am at Portland Art Museum’s Mark Bldg. The Art of Mark Rothko with Sara Krajewski. Details portlandartmuseum.org.

East Creative 1^st Fridays

6-9pm at East Creative.

Art openings featuring 30+ local artists, entertainment & more. Details eastcreativestudios.com.

3-11

Princess & The Pea

Various showtimes at Newmark Theatre. Co-production featuring Oregon Ballet Theatre and Joffrey Ballet. A playful, rebellious twist on a classic. Details obt.org.

3-24

Portland Spirit River Rhythms

6pm Fri nights. Dinner cruise with local pro vocalists. Details portlandspirit.com.

Lady Sings the Blues

7:30pm at Alberta Rose Theatre. 19th annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night is a celebration of Jazz Appreciation. Month. Featuring musicians of many genres. Details albertarosetheatre.com.

Addressing Climate Change with Beavers

7-9 lecture with OMSI at Mission Theatre. Details omsi.edu.

7-8

An Evening with David Byrne

7pm at Keller Auditorium. Former frontman founder of the Talking Heads. Details portland5.com.

Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write

5-7pm at BOLD Coffee & Books. Bring work in progress & chat with other writers. Details

Boldcoffeeandbooks.com.

10-11

4th International Booklover’s Burlesque

6-10pm at Alberta Rose Theatre. Artists, authors, actors/readers read with burlesque, boylesque, & draglesque acts. All types of writing & performers. Details albertarosetheatre.com.

10-19

Nice People

730, 2pm at Imago Theatre. Imago’s Carol Triffle sprinkles her comedy with racism, immigration, & old age. “Absurdist in its delivery, but its subject matter is reflective of our time.” — Portland Mercury. Details imagotheatre.com

All Roads Lead to Mozart: A Celebration of Connection

7pm at First Congregational.Portland Baroque’s Celebration of Connection, strumming their way through creative composers like Gluck, Handel, & Michael Haydn, to the young prodigy redefined early music: Mozart. Details pbo.org.

Tony Starlight Show

6pm at Alberta Rose. Tony Starlight & his band, featuring the All-Star Horns & vocalists Barbara Ayars and Thea Enos, perform highlights from 33-1/3 years of the classic Starlight Shows. Details albertarosetheatre.com.

The Huntertones

3pm at Reser Ctr, Beaverton. Fun, imaginative, fearless jazz by Friends of Chamber Music. Details focm.org.

Film: Nashville

2pm at Portland Art Museum. 1975 masterwork of the American New Wave. Featuring 24 beloved stars ad-libbing most of their dialogue, while writing & singing their own songs. Details portlandartmuseum.org.

Forest Pub

7-830pm at McMenamins Mission Theatre. “The Future of Forests & Society: 60 Years of WFC. Details worldforestry.org.

Chanticleer

730pm at Reed’s Kaul Auditorium

12 male voices, soprano to bass, preform a vast repertoire with dazzling virtuosity. “Chanticleer is breathtaking in its accuracy of intonation, purity of blend, variety of color, and swagger of style.” — Boston Globe. Details focm.org.

Watercolor Worlds: Intro to Watercolor

6-8pm at The Paladins League. Learn the fundamentals All levels. Map templates or create your own. Supplies provided. Details amyikeillustration.com.

Danill Trifonov with Oregon Symphony

730pm at The Schnitz. Hailed by The NYT as “arguably the mightiest of the under-40 generation of superstar pianists.” Details portland5.com.

16-18

The Jefferson Dancers

At Newmark Theatre. Elite dancers from renowned Jefferson High dance dept. Details portland5.com.

17-19

Shen Yun

at Keller Auditorium. The gong resounds, the curtain opens, and fairies emerge from a sea of billowing clouds. Mongolians cross grasslands on horseback, dynasties rise & fall. Details portland5.com.

Earth Day

10-4 at Oregon Garden. Exhibitors, educational activities & garden strolls. Details oregongarden.org.

“Portland’s Chinatowns” Book Talk

3pm at Oregon Historical Society. Author Dr Kristin Wong presents the neighborhoods’ cultural legacy seen thru photos spanning from mid-19th century to present. Details ohs.org.

Treasure Island, A Musical Adaptation

2, 6pm at Metropolitan Perf Arts, Vancouver. Off Broadway, performed by kids 11-14. Details 360 975 1585.

17-19

Dress For Success Oregon’s Spring Closet Sale

Dress For Success Oregon’s Spring Closet Sale is Portland’s best kept secret for fashionistas and thrifters. 12pm-5pm. 1532 NE 37th Ave, Suite B, Portland.

Spring Closet Sale (4/17-4/19)

Make Sushi With Chef Sarah

1-3pm at Threshold Brewing & Blending. Roll into Japanese flavor with this fun, social class featuring spicy tuna & Philly rolls. Details classpop.com.

Free Day at the Museum.

10-4 at World Forestry Museum. Details worldforestry.org.

An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma

730pm at The Schnitz. Details portland5.com.

Science On Tap: The Counting of Crows

7pm at Alberta Rose Theatre. Most Portlanders see crows every day, yet there are few animals as mysterious and captivating. Details albertarosetheatre.com.

OMSI After Dark: Bogs & Swamps

6-10pm. Earth Day theme with a marshy twist: vendors & lectures revolving around the world’s bogs, swamps, marshes, and wetlands. Ages 21+ enjoy beverage/food/entertainment, exhibits, experiments & lectures. Details omsi.edu.

Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars

7pm at Newmark Theatre. Details portland5.com.

Guide Dogs for the Blind Graduation

130-230pm at Guide Dogs for the Blind. Join the celebration of new guide dog teams, K9 Buddy partnerships, Orientation & Mobility Immersion clients & more. Public welcome. Details guidedogs.com.

25-May 10

Phantom of the Opera

Various showtimes at Keller Auditorium. Details Portland5.com.

Sunset Sundays

630/7pm at Oregon Garden. Exclusive series with live music, local food/beverage & breathtaking views. Space is limited. Details oregongarden.org.

Dance Theatre of Harlem

730pm at The Schnitz. White presents an exhilarating mixed repertory program of classics & contemporary work that embodies founder Arthur Mitchell’s belief that ballet belongs to everyone. Details portland5.com.

The Carole King & James Taylor Story

730pm at Newmark Theatre. Loving tribute journeys through the iconic pair’s careers. Details portland5.com.

MAY

Curtis Salgado Album Release Show

8pm at Albert Rose. World renowned, locally beloved vocalist, instrumentalist & songwriter. Details albertarosetheatre.com.

Trio Los Panchos

8pm at Newmark Theatre. Legendary bolero group who’s captivated worldwide audiences for 8+ decades. Featuring classics Sabor a Mí, Sin Ti, Contigo, Perfidia & more. Details portland5.com.

1-2

Oregon State Button Society Annual show and Sale

Free, Historical and lovely fashion buttons. All creatives and curious invited! Enjoyable and fun! 10am-5pm. 21444 SW 65th Ave, Tualatin.

Home

East Creative 1^st Fridays

6-9pm at East Creative.

Art openings featuring 30+ local artists, entertainment & more. Details eastcreativestudios.com.

Phantom of the Opera

2pm at Keller Auditorium. Details portland5.com.

Swing & Standards Trio

5pm at NASO on Hawthorne.

Artist Ronin Roc

6-9pm at Fern & Wolf. Multidisciplinary artist Roc featuring icons of Black history to honor, reshape & reclaim the legacy & stories passed from one generation to the next. Details 503 877 1131.

Abbey Road: The #1s. . . and More

730pm at Newmark Theatre. The renowned Abbey Road band performs virtually every #1 Beatles single in costumes covering the full Beatle experience. Details portland5.com.

A Taste of Ireland

4pm at Newmark Theatre. Laugh, cry, & jig with A Taste of Ireland Co featuring dancers from Lord of the Dance, Riverdance & more. Details portland5.com.

Portland Spirit Wine on Water

6-8pm. Details portlandspirit.com.

Digging in the Dirt

10-4 at Oregon Garden. Work alongside Garden staff to plant some of 4,000+ annual flowers. Concludes with brunch buffet & live music. Details oregongarden.org.

Forest Pub: A Topic is Brewing

7- 830pm at McMenamins Mission Theater. Details worldforestry.org.

Rick Atkinson: Hatfield Lecture.

7pm at The Schnitz. #1 NYT bestselling author of 8 narrative histories about 5 American wars. Details portland5.com.

OMSI After Dark: Promsi

6-10pm. All the usual activities/features + a prom with an Edwardian arctic cruise theme. Details omsi.edu.

Ballets Jazz Montréal

730pm at Keller Auditorium. White Bird presents A moving tribute to Leonard Cohen’s music through contemporary ballet from Québec. Details portland5.com.

Stars On Ice

4pm at Memorial Coliseum. The US Figure Skating Team – live on the ice. Featuring gold medalist Alysa Liu, Ilia Malinin, the “Quad God,” & fellow skating superstars.

Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty

4, 630pm at Alberta Rose. Dazzling dance & light show combining classical ballet & modern technology. Details albertarosetheatre.com.

29-30

Summer Waves

730pm at Newmark Theatre. NW Dance Project presents its 22nd season finale featuring 2 new works. Details portland5.com.

Willamette Valley events

April

Eugene | West Coast Swing Social & Beginner Class

6pm 1^st Wednesdays at Salseros Dance Studio. Lesson @ 6, social dancing 7-9. Details sparkupdance.com.

1-11

Salem | Something Rotten!

730, 2pm shows at Pentacle Theatre. Desperate to outshine Shakespeare, playwright brothers Nick & Nigel, believing musicals to be the next big thing create a hilariously misguided production. Details pentacletheatre.org.

Albany | Calapooia Craft Club

6-8pm Wednesdays at Calapooia Brewing.

Eugene | Willamette Rose Urban Forest Bath & River Walk

430pm every Wed/Thurs at Maurie Jacobs Park. Immersive river walk along the Willamette, with a guided urban forest bath (Shinrin-yoku) at Owen Rose Garden, home to 750 rose varieties. Details symbolicspaces.com.

Salem | An Evening with Rob Riggle

7pm at Elsinore Theatre. Fireside-style conversation & comedy with actor, comedian, Marine veteran, and author of Grit, Spit and Never Quit: A Marine’s Guide to Comedy and Life.” Details elsinoretheatre.com.

Eugene | Get in the Game Show

All day at Centennial Steak House. Hilarious, live-hosted, interactive game show you play from your seat! New games/prizes weekly. No trivia knowledge or special skills required — just a sense of humor & happy game face. Details getinthegameshow.com for additional dates in Apr/May.

1-2

Eugene | River Walk & Nature Immersion

2pm at Alton Baker Park. Explore the Willamette on foot, connect with the urban forest & river vibes, and understand her history, and the legacy of the Whilamut People. Details symbolicspaces.com/bridges-buttes.

1-11

Salem | Something Rotten!

2, 730pm shows at Pentacle Theatre. Desperate to outshine Shakespeare, playwright brothers Nick & Nigel, believing musicals to be the next big thing, create a hilariously misguided production. Details pentacletheatre.org.

1-26

Woodburn | Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival. Millions of tulips across 40 acres. Seating throughout, shuttles, and 30-minute guided tour ride. Food, beverage, specialty markets & more. Details woodenshoe.com.

Corvallis | Friday Night Lights

5-8pm first Fridays downtown. Music, art, food, & community. Details corvallisfridaylights.com.

Salem | First Fri Artwalk

5-8pm 1^st Fridays. Enjoy downtown art, pop-up events, live music & more. Grab a guide at maphub.net/JessicaRamey/salem-art-walk.

Eugene | First Fri Artwalk

530-8pm downtown Eugene. Get your guide at Farmers Mkt Pavilion & explore downtown galleries & arts venues.

Eugene | Free First Fri at the Museum 

10-5 First Fridays at the Museum of Natural & Cultural History. Explore Oregon’s fossils, ecosystems, and cultural history. Details 541 346 3024.

Salem | Wishing Tree Improv Show

8pm at The Historic Grand. Performers make your wishes come true by acting them out & revealing the results. Laughs, shocking truth, even some tears. Details salemshg.com.

Albany | 1^st Friday @ The Carousel

11am-7pm at Albany Historic Carousel.

Dallas | Dance Party Night

6-10pm at Lora Michele Dance Studio. Recorded music at a volume encouraging communication & learning. No exp needed, teacher on site. Details loramicheledance.com.

Albany | 1^st Fri Poetry Readings

5pm at Albany Reg Museum with Mid-Valley Poetry Society. Free admission. Details 541 967 7122.

Salem | Vatos with Gatos

730pm at Elsinore Theatre. Comedian Alfred Robles performs. Details elsinoretheatre.com.

3-4

Cottage Grove | Steel Magnolias

730pm at Opal Ctr for Arts & Ed. A story of friendship, loss & fabulous hair. Details opalcentercg.org.

3-26

Cottage Grove | Cabaret

730pm at Cottage Theatre. A sultry song-and-dance spectacle masking the rise of tyranny in 1931 Berlin. Details cottagetheatre.org.

Dallas | Chick Day

830-4 at Old Mill Feed & Garden. Call to reserve 503 831 1222; details oldmillfeed.com.

Albany | April Floof’s Day

11-4 at Iron Water Ranch. Kick off spring with classes, shopping & sheepy ambiance. Fiber arts, painting, & intro animal care classes. Details ironwater.com.

Corvallis | Terpsichore

3, 7pm at Majestic Theatre. Community dance/concert featuring regional studios & choreographers in a dazzling showcase. Details majestic.org.

Dallas | Hop Around Downtown

10-2, start at Realty One, end at the Visitor Center. Egg hunt, story walk & bunny visit.

5, 19

Coburg | Poetry in the Round

12:30-2 Sundays at Coburg Commons Bookstore. Free.

6, 20

Eugene | Death Café

630pm at Shelton McMurphey Johnson House. Free community conversation

about grief, mourning, or death. Drop in, no need to RSVP.

Salem | 1^st Tues Music & Poetry Open Mic

7-10pm at Salem’s Historic Grand. Free, all ages. Details salemshg.com.

Salem | Black Violin

730pm at Elsinore Theatre. Grammy-nominated duo Wil Baptiste & Kev Marcus merge classical depth with hip-hop’s pulse. Details elsinoretheatre.com.

9, 16, 23 (Thursdays?)

Eugene | Suicide Prevention Meditation

630pm at Jesco Club. Details 541 954 1268.

Albany | Lumina Death Café.

7pm at The Chapter House Bookstore. Gather for tea, snacks, & discussion. Free, no need to RSVP. Details 541 757 9616.

Salem | Echoes of ’76 Spring Gala

530-8 at Willamette Heritage Ctr. Commemorate history, community, & the stories that continue to shape us. Dinner, entertainment, silent auction. Details willametteheritage.org.

Salem | Oregon Symphony Ravel & Saint-Saëns

730pm at Smith Auditorium. Details orsymphony.org.

Monmouth | De Tierra Caliente

730pm at WOU’s Rice Auditorium. Latin fusion band that ignites the air with vibrant colors & rhythms to get everyone dancing. Details wou.edu.

10-11

Gervais | Gardenpalooza

9-5, 90-3 at Bauman’s Farm. Vendors, plants, garden art, supplies, books, advice, resources, specials & coupons. Free admission. Details gardenpalooza.com.

11-12

Eugene | Petruska: An Ai Ballet

730, 2pm at Hult Ctr. Eugene Ballet performs Suzanne Haag’s 1911 tale in a futuristic world where robots dance & emotions run deep. Orchestra Next performs live. The program explores humanity, identity & connection through the lenses of ballet & modern dance. Details eugeneballet.org.

11-12

Albany | Rasani Fair

10-5 at the Expo Ctr. Body, mind, spirit, & holistic fair with alt & holistic practitioners, artisans, craftsmen, metaphysics & more. Details rasanifair.com.

11-12

Salem | Philharmonia Orchestra: The Sea

7, 2pm at E Salem Community Ctr. Inspiring symphonic music by community musicians. Details salemphil.org.

11-12

Corvallis | What the Constitution Means to Me

7, 3pm at Majestic Theatre. Hilarious, hopeful, achingly human play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Details majestic.org.

Eugene | Wholesome Bites: Smoothies & Elixirs

430pm at Eugene Family YMCA. Culinary nutrition experience. Formulate smoothies/elixirs for maximum taste while boosting energy, digestion, immunity, reducing inflammation, & more. All recipes gluten-, dairy-, & soy-free. Details 541 686 9622.

Salem | Veterans Coffee Club

10am 3^rd Thursdays at Alliance Museum & Restoration Hangar at McNary Field. Details B17alliance.com.

Salem | Wine & Watercolors: Mountain Slope

6pm at Chemeketa Cellars. Paint while enjoying vineyard views & local wines. Guided session, supplies provided. Details chemeketacellars.com.

Apr 17-May 8

Albany | Pirates of Penzance

230, 730pm shows at Albany Civic Theatre. Details albanycivic.org.

Eugene | Container Gardening Workshop: Salad Greens

11am at Hodgepodge Books & Taps. Hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop on growing salad greens in containers. Space is limited; RSVP to onceagaingardens.com.

Silverton | Earth Day @ The Oregon Garden

10-4. Exhibitors, educational activities & garden strolls. Details and exploring the Garden. Details oregongarden.org.

Salem | Murder at the Museum

630pm at Gilbert House. A Killer Night for true crime fans or anyone seeking a unique date. Step into a high-stakes, live-action “whodunnit.” As an investigator, you’ll roam 3 historic hunting hidden clues & interrogating suspicious characters. Details acgilbert.org.

Salem | Tommy Emmanuel: Living in the Light Tour

730pm at Elsinore Theatre. Hailed as “one of the best acoustic guitarists in the world” by NPR’s World Cafe, Emmanuel got his start at age six, touring Australia with his family’s band. The Grammy winner has collaborated with Les Paul, Mark Knopfler, Joe Walsh & others. Details elsinoretheatre.com.

18-19

Salem | Comic Art Expo

10-6, 10-5 at the State Fairgrounds. Artists, vendors, special guests, cosplay groups & more. Details mvcae.com.

Eugene | Lucky Paws Adoption Event

1pm at the Public House. Meet adorable adoptables in the Courtyard.

Eugene | Cribbage with Eugene Cribbage

Wednesdays, 630pm, at The Annex. Boards/cards provided. All ages. No need to RSVP.

Salem | Sierra Hull Performs

730pm at the Elsinore. 7x IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year, 6x Grammy nominee, & among Americana’s most dynamic bluegrass voices. Details elsinoretheatre.com.

Eugene | Majestic Horizons

730pm at the Hult Ctr.

Handel’s Water Music sparkles with regal elegance, setting the stage for Böhme’s Trumpet Concerto, a thrilling showcase of virtuosity and power. Details hultcenter.org.

23-25

Albany | Blackberry Junction Spring Market

Various times at the Expo Ctr. Unique items for home & garden. Details blackberryjunctionshows.com.

24-26

Albany | Spring NW Living & Outdoor Show

Various times at the Expo Ctr. 70+ contractors & local businesses, Kids Zone, vendors with artwork & flower baskets. Admission, parking free. Details oregonhearthandhomeevents.com.

Salem | Victorians Undressed: History of Foundations & Accoutrements

3pm at Deepwood Museum. History talk peels back the layers of Victorian lingerie & reveals the illusion of femininity. RSVP required: 503 363 1825.

St Paul | Queen of Hearts Mystery – A Very Curious Tea

3pm at Newell Pioneer Village. Whimsical tea setting filled with curious characters, delightful treats, & a mystery to be solved. Details 503 678 5537.

Corvallis | Gideon Freudmann’s Cinema to Sound

730pm at Majestic Theatre. 3 silent films accompanied by composer/cellist Gideon Freudmann’s original scores. Details majestic.org.

25-26

Salem | Oregon Agfest

830-5, 10-5 at the Fairgrounds. Celebrate food, fiber, & flora. Displays, demos, garden show, entertainment, hands-on activities. Details oragfest.com.

25-Jun 13

Brooks | Open Bloom Season

Wed-Sun at Brooks Gardens Peonies. Details brooksgardens.com.

25-Jun 15

Brooks | Adelman Peony Gardens

30-acre haven for peony enthusiasts, gardeners, & floral designers. Free parking, pet friendly, picnics encouraged. Details peonyparadise.com.

Eugene | Yoga for Veterans

930am at Sheldon Community Ctr. 1-hr trauma-informed, chair-optional class. Reduce pain & anxiety while improving quality of life. Free; no exp necessary. Walk-ins welcome, family welcome with veteran present.

Keizer | Monster Cookie Bicycle Ride

730am rolling out from McNary HS. Kick off spring cycling with fellow enthusiasts. Ride the open roads: Full Cookie – 63 miles (100km), Half Cookie: 34 miles, Mini Cookie: 6.2 miles (10k). RSVP by Apr 23. Salembicycleclub.org.

Silverton | Sunset Sundays

630/7pm at Oregon Garden. Exclusive series with live music, local food/beverage, & breathtaking views. Space is limited. Details oregongarden.org.

Eugene | Lucky Paws Adoption Event

1pm at Beergarden. Meet loving adoptables & enjoy food carts, beer & cocktail bar. Family & Dog Friendly.

Eugene | Hope Abbey Open House

1-4pm at Eugene Masonic Cemetery. Explore the restored Egyptian Revival-style 1859 mausoleum & the historic cemetery, then stroll cemetery paths & read about the Skinners & other pioneers. Park on street at 25^th & University.

Eugene | Sit & Stitch

6pm at Shelton McMurphey Johnson House. Bring a project & enjoy tea & conversation with fellow crafters in a historic space. Free; donations appreciated.

MAY

Dallas | Music, Market, Merchants

4pm at Rotary Amphitheater. Market 4-8, concert 6-8 select Fridays thru Oct. Details 503 832 0227.

Eugene | Dolly Parton’s Threads

730pm at the Hult Ctr. One night only with Eugene Symphony. Featured hits include “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors,” & “I Will Always Love You” — with new orchestrations, immersive storytelling, & guest artists selected by Dolly herself (who is not guaranteed to appear.) Details hultcenter.org.

Salem | First Fri Artwalk

5-8pm 1^st Fridays. Enjoy downtown art, pop-up events, live music & more. Grab a guide at maphub.net/JessicaRamey/salem-art-walk.

Eugene | First Friday Artwalk

530-8pm downtown Eugene. Get your guide at Farmers Mkt Pavilion & explore downtown galleries & arts venues.

Albany | 1^st Friday @ The Carousel

11am-7pm at Albany Historic Carousel.

Eugene | Free First Friday at the Museum 

10-5 First Fridays at the Museum of Natural & Cultural History. Explore Oregon’s fossils, ecosystems, and cultural history. Details 541 346 3024.

1-17

Corvallis | Legally Blonde

230, 730pm at Majestic Theatre. Details majestic.org.

Eugene | Star Wars Return of the Jedi in Concert

2pm at the Hult Ctr. Eugene Symphony performs the score live. Possible 2^nd performance tomorrow. Details hultcenter.org.

Salem | Sheep to Shawl

10–4 at Willamette Heritage Center. Live animals, demos, living history, performances, games & vendors. Details willametteheritage.org.

Albany | Kentucky Derby at the Carousel

X at The Historic Carousel & Museum. Dress your best, place your bets, and enjoy luxurious dining, signature cocktails & raffle prizes. Details

Salem | Urban Birding

8am at Fairview Park. Morning adventure with Ranger Mike & the Salem Audubon Society.

Coburg | Poetry in the Round

12:30-2 Sundays at Coburg Commons Bookstore. Free.

Salem | Mother’s Day Memories Tea

1030 at Deepwood Museum & Garen. Mini home tour follows the tea. Details 503 363 1825.

Eugene | Death Café

630pm at Shelton McMurphey Johnson House. Free community conversation

about grief, mourning, or death. Drop in, no need to RSVP.

Eugene | First Monday Night Big Band

7pm at The Jazz Station. Top regional players play compositions from classic works from Basie to Ellington & contemporary composers.2^nd set, students & community musicians join in.

Springfield | Sense & Non-Sense in Plant-Based Nutrition

7pm at Springfield High. Author Michael Klaper MD teaches lifestyle choices that could save your life and those you love. Details 544 744 4700.

Springfield | Live Lifestyle Medicine

7pm Tuesdays at 1^st Christian Church. Food as Medicine/Lifestyle Medicine Classes with

varying topics & speakers. Details livelifestylemedicine.com.

Eugene | Get in the Game Show

Albany | Calapooia Craft Club

6-8pm Wednesdays at Calapooia Brewing.

6, 13

Eugene | River Walk & Nature Immersion

6, 14

Eugene | Willamette Rose Urban Forest Bath & River Walk

430pm every Wed/Thur at Maurie Jacobs Park. Immersive river walk along the Willamette, with a guided urban forest bath (Shinrin-yoku) at Owen Rose Garden, home to 750 rose varieties. Details symbolicspaces.com.

9, 16, 23 (Thursdays?)

Eugene | Suicide Prevention Meditation

630pm at Jesco Club. Details 541 954 1268.

May 8-10

Leavenworth WA | 55th annual Maifest

At the Bavarian Village. Music, dancing, & Old-World charm. 2 entertainment stages, Festzug (grand march), folk dancing, Maipole, Sat Beer Garden, horses & carriages. Details

8-30

Salem | The Lost Virginity Tour

730, 2pm shows at Pentacle Theatre. 4 retirement community residents & members of the Happy Trails Baking Club start swapping stories about their “first time.” The quartet eventually embark on a cross-country road trip, revisiting locations where they lost their virginities. Tears, laughter, memories & secrets delight. Details pentacletheatre.org.

8-31

Salem | Schreiner’s Iris Festival

9-6 at Schreiner’s Gardens. Acres of blooming irises in every color. Garden strolls, market, grower chats. Details 503 393 3232.

Salem | Richard Marx in Concert

730pm at Elsinore Theatre. Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, & producer. His latest album, After Hours, features Rod Stewart & Kenny G. Details elsinoretheatre.com.

10, 17

Coburg | Poetry in the Round

12:30-2 Sundays at Coburg Commons Bookstore. Free.

Eugene | Wholesome Bites: Fearless Fermentation

43pm at Eugene Family YMCA. Fermented foods support health but can be intimidating to make at home. Get the skills, an understanding of seasonal ingredients, & recipes to make it easy. Details eugeneymca.org.

Eugene | Lucy Dacus Live

8pm at McDonald Theatre. “One of the best songwriters of her generation” — Rolling Stone). Her latest LP, Forever Is A Feeling, was lauded by Variety as “the most romantic record you might hear.” Details mcdonaldtheatre.com.

Eugene | Forces of Nature

730pm at the Hult Ctr. Experience a vivid soundscape of wind, waves, and wild motion. Details hultcenter.org.

Albany | Death Café

7pm at The Chapter House Bookstore. Gather for tea, snacks, & discussion. Free, no need to RSVP. Details 541 757 9616.

15-17

Detroit | Detroit Lake Fishing Derby

8-3 at Detroit City Park. Family-friendly event for seasoned fishermen, first-timers, and youth anglers to compete for prizes & enjoy time on the water. Details detroitlakefoundation.org.

Salem | Oregon Symphony: Copland & Rachmaninoff

730pm at Smith Auditorium. Details orsymphony.org.

Silverton | Paws in the Park

1-4pm at Coolidge McClaine Park. Entertainment, food, vendors, and all-ages activities. Details silvertonchamber.org.

Corvallis | OSU łatwa ina Powwow

noon-10pm at Gill Coliseum. Free community event with dancers, singers & a marketplace, plus delicious fry bread. Details 541 737 3628.

Salem | Wine & Watercolors

1pm at Chemeketa Cellars. Paint while enjoying vineyard views & local wines. Guided session, supplies provided. Details chemeketacellars.com.

Eugene | Appalachian Spring w/ Manhattan Chamber Players

3pm at Beall Concert Hall. A collective of New York-based musicians playing the greatest works in the chamber repertoire at the highest level. Details ticket.uoregon.edu/cmb-0517.

Silverton | Sound Bath in the Garden

1030am at Oregon Garden. Hour-long sound bath in the tropical greenhouse. Details oregongarden.org.

On your Barks, get set, go! Join over 1,000 dogs and their people for a 10K, 5K, or 2K run/walk benefiting animals in need. NEW this year: the “Fast Furless 5K” (no dogs). 7am-12pm. 100 Day Island Rd, Eugene

https://www.green-hill.org/bark%20

Eugene Death Café

630pm at Shelton McMurphey Johnson House. Free community conversation

about grief, mourning, or death. Drop in, no need to RSVP.

20, 21

Eugene | River Walk & Nature Immersion

20, 21

Eugene | Willamette Rose Urban Forest Bath & River Walk

Salem | Veteran’s Coffee Club

10am 3^rd Thursdays at B-17 Alliance Museum & Restoration Hangar at McNary Field. Veterans share coffee, camaraderie, and conversation. Details b17alliance.com

Dallas | Music, Market, Merchants

4pm at Rotary Amphitheatre. Market 4-8, concert 6-8 select Fridays thru Oct. Details 503 832 0227.

22-23

Albany | Final Cut: Interactive Murder Mystery

230, 730pm at Albany Civic Theatre. A director seeking backers for his new movie throws a fundraiser. Audience members are gala attendees (encouraged to dress up), follow the intrigue & help solve the mystery. Details albanycivic.org.

22-24

Salem | Open Pickle Ball Tournament

at Salem Tennis & Swim. Details pickleballtournaments.com.

Eugene Container Gardening Workshop: Summer Herbs

11am at Hodgepodge Books & Taps. Learn to grow/care for heat-loving herbs & how to use small spaces to eat from your garden year-round. Details onceagaingardens.com.

Jefferson | Nature Journaling Birdsongs

9am at Ankeny Hill Nature Center. “A Different Way to Listen to Nature.” Bring binoculars, small sketchbook or journal, pencil, folding stool, phone with Merlin App optional. No exp needed. Free. Details ankenyhillnaturecenter.org.

Eugene | Yoga for Veterans

930am at Sheldon Community Ctr. 1-hr trauma-informed, chair-optional class. Reduce pain & anxiety while improving quality of life. Free; no exp necessary. Walk-ins welcome; family welcome with veteran present.

Eugene | Sit & Stitch

6pm at Shelton McMurphey Johnson House. Bring a project & enjoy tea & conversation with fellow crafters in a historic space. Free; donations appreciated.

Wednesday, May 27th at Noon
MUSIC – The JUST FOR FUN SINGERS choral group will perform a FREE Spring Concert. The group is a mixed chorus (men and women) of mostly seniors. 1437 MARION ST NE, Salem

27-28

Eugene | River Walk & Nature Immersion

27-28

Eugene | Willamette Rose Urban Forest Bath & River Walk

27-28, 30-31

Eugene | Dog Mom

730pm at Oregon Contemporary Theatre.

Liz, a tough-as-nails New Yorker whose life is unraveling, finds a scruffy stray dog on her stoop. Never a dog person, she agrees to foster him, making way for a hilarious, heartwarming journey of self-discovery. Details octtheatre.org.

Salem | Marshall Tucker Band

7:30pm at Elsinore Theatre. Their inimitable down-home sonic style helped make the MTB the first progressive Southern band on the airwaves. Details elsinoretheatre.com.

Salem | I’m With Her

730pm at Elsinore Theatre. Luminous harmonies to a soul-searching body of work about reaching into the past, navigating a chaotic present, and bravely moving into the unknown. Details elsinoretheatre.org.

Lebanon | 2^nd annual Pow Wow

noon-10pm at Lebanon High. A day of dance, drumming, community, & culture.

30-31

Eugene | Eugene Ballet: Alice in Wonderland

730, 2pm at Hult Ctr. Toni Pimble’s Alice in Wonderland is a fantastical journey filled with surreal characters, playful visuals, and whimsical tales of growth & perspective. Details eugeneballet.org.

30-31

Salem | Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony

7,2pm with Philharmonia Orchestra at E Salem Community Ctr. Inspiring symphonic music by community musicians. Details salemphil.org.

Silverton | Sunset Sundays

630/7pm at Oregon Garden. Exclusive series with live music, local food/beverage, & breathtaking views. Space is limited.