Event Listings in Oregon

Holiday Lights are set to sparkle again on Oregon’s Adventure Coast this season at Shore Acres State Park. Perched on the rugged cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Shore Acres State Park is famous for its beautiful 7-acre botanical gardens and Japanese lily pond. Visitors get a chance to stroll through this holiday tradition every night from 4:30pm to 9:00pm, Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve – including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. It has become a real holiday tradition for the whole family. Admission is always free! However, parking at Shore Acres any time of the year is $10.

If you’re planning to drive, you will need a special Time-Specific Parking Pass in advance again this year. In an effort to reduce wait times and backed up traffic conditions, you’ll be required to make a Parking Pass reservation to visit. These Parking Passes are per vehicle, not per person. The passes are only $10 per vehicle, unless you already have an annual park pass (see Important Park Pass Information below). Either way, an advance online reservation is required. Parking Passes are managed by the Oregon State Parks.

Please join the UO Department of History for the December pub lecture. Nancy Bray will discuss "From Grapes to Mushrooms: The Farm Workers’ Rights Movement in Oregon, 1965-2025."

Free and open to everyone!

The UO Department of History presents a series of talks with scholars about history, from the local to the global. Join us for stories, food, and conversation in a casual setting.

Get your writing time in and tell your story.

As a writer, you know you have to actually do the writing to make your stories come into being. And it’s legitimately hard to find the time and make the commitment to it.

Accountability works. As does working alongside fellow writers in the sweet quiet of the Wordcrafters studio. No espresso machines screeching, annoying music playing, or folks chatting. Plus, you can get up and go to the bathroom whenever you need to! And you won’t have the distraction of laundry or other procrastination chores.

When you sign up to show up for your writing work, you’re so much more likely to actually do it. These low-key write-ins give you the space, time, and community to make it happen.

What to expect
Come to the studio and settle in:
-Tuesdays: 9:30-9:45 am
-Sundays: 6:30-6:45 pm
Free parking is available in the parking lot (get a parking pass at the door)
Get your writing done:
-Tuesdays: 9:45-11: 45 am
-Sundays: 6:45-8:45 pm
Have a chat, connect with other writers, pack up, and head on out!
-Tuesdays: 11:45 am to noon
-Sundays: 8:45-9 pm

Date: Tuesdays and Sundays

Time: 9:30 am-noon Tuesdays, 6:30-9 pm Sundays

Price:
Members: $0 (Yes, Writing Time is free for Wordcrafters members!)
Access: $3 – if you have limited access to funds
Participant: $5 – the actual cost of this event
Patron: $10 – if you have more access to wealth/resources and can support others who need to pay less

We trust you to discern your financial situation and your level of need or ability to give to others with less access to wealth. Learn more about our Pay From Your Heart Pricing: https://wordcrafters.org/pfyh/

About your hosts

Jeaux Bartlett (they/them or xe/xem) is a writer and teacher living in Eugene, Oregon. Jeaux has published several books and online courses focused on personal growth and their work has appeared in the Register Guard, Lane Monthly, Rochester insider, Crossroads Chronicle, and Nature’s Wisdom amongst other publications.

Jeaux is a certified Grief Recovery Method specialist, a National Spiritualist Teacher, and a Reiki Master Teacher. Jeaux enjoys writing about overcoming loss and adversity, and learning to trust yourself again.

Jeaux is currently working on Banned in Barbados, an autofiction novel based on their middle school years at an all-girls convent school in Barbados. When they are not writing, Jeaux enjoys playing with natural dyes, knitting, and building a writing camp in the woods.

Sunday evening volunteer host

Heather McBride (she/her) is a content strategist at Adobe but has novelist aspirations. She’s been bookish since birth but got serious about her own writing when teaching composition at U of O.

Heather lives in Eugene with a constantly changing cast of grown children, a bass guitarist husband, and her anxiety ridden lab.

The TEAL Artist Coop will opens its seasonal store on Oct. 31 at 328 SW 2nd St. in downtown Corvallis. Every October, the team of artists transforms an otherwise vacant storefront into a gallery offering unique gifts, hand-made in the Willamette Valley. The store will be open through Dec. 28.

This year, 21 artists are participating in TEAL, and the gallery—staffed by the artists—will sell fine works of fiber, leather, glass, wood, mixed media and paper, as well as ceramics, jewelry and paintings.

TEAL makes a charitable donation earmarked for art education from a portion of its annual gallery proceeds. This year’s recipient will be Mountain View Elementary School in Corvallis.

For more information visit https://www.tealartistcoop.com.

The “Art for All Seasons Members Show” is a unique celebration of community artists and their work. The Center’s largest exhibit of the year, it features the tremendously varied artistry of Art Center members as well as high-quality, functional, and decorative pottery created by members of the Center’s Club Mud Ceramics Cooperative. The 2025 exhibit showcases impressive 2-D and 3-D pieces in a variety of media by over 160 artists.

A special feature of the annual Members Show is the Holiday Gift Shop, presenting unique, handmade gift items in a range of prices created by local member artists. Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to “Give the Gift of Art” this holiday season!

NO ONE HAS TO FACE PARKINSON'S DISEASE ALONE!

Whether you are new to the Parkinson’s journey or find yourself ready to embrace the knowledge and support of professionals and peers – welcome!

Just as every person diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease is different, support groups vary in format, group dynamics, and topics discussed, and also include specialty groups for care partners, newly diagnosed, and young onset.

This gathering of peers whose lives have been touched by Parkinson’s meet monthly to share information, provide mutual support, and learn coping skills. It’s a safe place to get together with people who understand.

“Music” Brings Harmony to Gallery Calapooia
This holiday season, Gallery Calapooia will hum with rhythm, color, and creativity as artists Anna Harris and Shannon Ross take center stage in their joint exhibition, “Music.”

The show invites viewers to see — and feel — the pulse of melody and movement through paint, form, and imagination.

Artist Bio: Anna Harris

Anna enjoys learning new ways to mix design, symbolism, and media throughout her compositions. Over time, she has found her greatest artistic passion lies in the study and personification of nature. Advocating for the environment and the importance of biodiversity, Anna often paints animals in a way that highlights their beauty, value, and unique quirks. Art offers Anna a way to appreciate and explore nature in a hands-on way. In the show, “Music,” Anna engages with an art form she always wished she had pursued, music, in a variety of forms that are most familiar to her: acrylic, watercolor, and ink.

Anna is a founding member of Gallery Calapooia.

Artist Bio: Shannon Ross

Shannon loves making ceramics that bring merriment and joy to everyday items. Her influences for her hand-built vessels and sculpture range from Art Nouveau illustrations of flowers to natural elements like birds, plants and animals. For her newest body of work she was influenced by focusing on music and how she could incorporate that into her whimsical animals. A fun combination, playfully blending animal attributes, Shannon creates Ocarinas and chimes as well as gives new life inhabited by her whimsical creatures to a discarded flute and clarinet, resulting in truly one-of-a-kind work.

Oasis Ensemble invites you to join us for an afternoon of uplifting classical music to warm your soul this holiday season! This is a chance to get away from the flurry of the holiday season and enter the enchanting sounds of flute, cello, and piano, where beautiful performance meets the masters! Hear the soaring elegance of Bach, the refined magic of Mozart, the excitement of Ibert, and two beloved works from our 2025 Call for Scores, which offer a contemplative moment and the sounds of children’s delight. The stage will alight with holiday warmth!

Join Dawn Weiss, Barbara Johnston, and Tung Nyugen as they transform familiar melodies into shimmering gems, weaving timeless beauty and spirited charm into one unforgettable concert. Bring your friends, family, and your joy to this radiant musical gathering.

Holiday Lights are set to sparkle again on Oregon’s Adventure Coast this season at Shore Acres State Park. Perched on the rugged cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Shore Acres State Park is famous for its beautiful 7-acre botanical gardens and Japanese lily pond. Visitors get a chance to stroll through this holiday tradition every night from 4:30pm to 9:00pm, Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve – including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. It has become a real holiday tradition for the whole family. Admission is always free! However, parking at Shore Acres any time of the year is $10.

If you’re planning to drive, you will need a special Time-Specific Parking Pass in advance again this year. In an effort to reduce wait times and backed up traffic conditions, you’ll be required to make a Parking Pass reservation to visit. These Parking Passes are per vehicle, not per person. The passes are only $10 per vehicle, unless you already have an annual park pass (see Important Park Pass Information below). Either way, an advance online reservation is required. Parking Passes are managed by the Oregon State Parks.

The Walterville Grange will be hosting its annual Holiday Dinner and Open House on Tuesday, December 9. Doors open for visiting at 6 PM, dinner will start at 6:30 PM, and following will be a program at 7:30 PM. We are expecting a visit from the little old man dressed in red (Santa) after the program, so be sure to bring the kids. The dinner will be provided by the Grange, but to top dinner off with we ask that you bring a dessert to share. Dinner will consist of turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, rolls, and much more, with coffee and juice. This will be held at the Walterville Grange Community Hall, located at 39259 Camp Creek Road, in Walterville. We hope that you can bring a nonperishable food item for the upriver food bank. All are welcome and there is no charge. For more information call 541-521-4760 and leave a message (calls will be returned).