Event Listings in Oregon

Courageous Kids is recruiting volunteers for their 30th annual overnight grief camp, 7/14 - 7/18, for children and youth 6-17 years old. Please visit website, email/call for information and application. Must pass background check and attend pre-camp training.

Events range from bird watching to star gazing to Mother’s Day in the forest.

The Corvallis Sustainability Coalition and 10 of their partners invite the public to participate in the 16th annual Natural Areas Celebration Week. Family-friendly events will take place daily from May 3 through May 11 to celebrate the bountiful natural areas in and around Corvallis.

The goal of Natural Areas Celebration Week is to foster community appreciation for our natural areas and to build commitment for expanding and restoring the open space of greater Corvallis.

Event organizers have lined up a diverse array of events. For a full listing of events, including meeting locations, contact information, and event descriptions, go to: sustainablecorvallis.org

Events include:

Saturday, May 3
Flower and Bird Walk around Woodpecker Loop, 9 am – 11 am

Sunday, May 4
Beginning Birding Workshop, 9:30 am – 11 am
Corvallis Spring Garden Festival, 10 am – 4 pm

Monday, May 5
Hesthavn Nature Center Open House, 12 noon to 2 pm

Tuesday, May 6
Hesthavn Nature Center Open House, 12 noon to 2 pm
Jackson-Frazier Wetland Sundown Spotting, 6:30 pm – 8 pm)

Wednesday, May 7
Hesthavn Nature Center Open House, 12 noon to 2 pm

Thursday, May 8
Hesthavn Nature Center Open House, 12 noon to 2 pm
Oak Basin Tour, 1 pm – 4 pm
Sunset, Stars & Lights Gazing at Fitton Green

Friday, May 9
Hesthavn Nature Center Open House, 12 noon to 2 pm

Saturday, May 10
Bird Walk at Willamette Park led by Duncan Evered & Caryn Stoess, 8 am to 12 noon
Camas Meadow Walk, 9 am, 10:30 am or 12 pm
Bald Hill Farm Open House, 10 am to 2 pm
Mother’s Day Art in the Thyme Garden, 11 am to 4 pm

Sunday, May 11
Mother’s Day Art in the Thyme Garden, 11 am to 4 pm
Beazell Open House & Mother’s Day Nature Walk, 2 to 4 pm

Hostile Terrain 94 is a participatory exhibit composed of more than 4,000 handwritten toe tags, each representing someone who lost their life trying to cross the Sonoran Desert of Arizona between the mid-1990s and 2024. The tags are geolocated on a wall map of the desert showing the exact locations where remains were found.

Two veteran Oregon photographers--Gary Tepfer of Eugene and Rich Bergeman of Corvallis--are teaming up for an exhibit at White Lotus Gallery featuring color and black-and-white photographs of arid territories from Oregon's High Desert to Asia's Altai Mountains.

Both photographers, working independently, have been exploring desert environments for decades, and while they share a love for the spare elegance of the land, their interpretation of that land offers viewers some engaging contrasts.

Tepfer is known for his striking color images from the American Southwest, Eastern Oregon and the steppes of Mongolia and Siberia, regions he has visited many times over the past four decades. “I want to capture that aspect of the natural world that stands apart from human existence,” Tepfer says. “But the locations to which I am drawn are often the same places that are the most rich in the ritual artifacts of ancient peoples.”

Bergeman, on the other hand, is a black-and-white photographer whose most recent work has focused on that portion of the Great Basin that lies within Oregon, especially remnants of the paleolakes that dot the region.

“I've always wondered about all those 'lakes' I'd see marked on maps that didn't really exist as bodies of water,” he says. “A little research taught me they were footprints of the great inland seas that once covered the area 10,000 years ago. Intrigued, I began to search for them and find ways to dramatize this curious evidence of the past.”

Both photographers have work in several private and public collections and over the years have been published in books and periodicals.

Photography at Oregon’s 47th Annual Exhibit and Auction is nearly upon us! We’ve already received an impressive collection of print donations from noted photographers locally and nationally. So far, contributions include prints from artists such as Christopher Burkett, Christopher Landis, Ken Hawkins and Brian Lanker, as well as outstanding works from many exceptional local and regional artists, such as Michael Z. Taylor, Barbora Bakalarova, Sarah Grew, Walt O’Brien, and Doremus Scudder, just to name a very few.

As in years past, there will be three Auction Exhibits featuring prints from the Online Auction at Dot Dotson's Gallery in Eugene, one each in May, June and July. This year, the online auction and the three exhibits will run concurrently. You can view a select number of photographs at Dot Dotson's each month and view and bid on the entire selection of over 85 photographs online at auctria.events/PAO2025.

The first installment of the PAO Auction Exhibit opens Friday, May 2nd
at Dot Dotson’s Gallery, 1668 Willamette St. Eugene, OR 97401

There will be an Opening Reception from 5-6 p.m., complete with wine and hors d’oeuvres. We hope to see you there.

The exhibit will run all of May, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.

The Online Auction itself will be open for bids starting May 1st and continuing through July 31st. The entire selection of photographs will be online.

We are looking forward to an active turnout for the 2025 Auction! Remember, that all auction proceeds go toward promoting and sponsoring photography exhibits and events by PAO, as they have for the past 45 years. Our success is directly due to the generosity of many fine photographers donating work, giving back to the medium we all love, as well as the generosity and commitment of our bidders.

May 2025 Events at New Zone Gallery

In addition to the eclectic mix of contemporary and traditional art created by the New Zone members the New Zone Gallery, located in our beautiful space at 110 East 11th, will be hosting three special exhibits during the month of May.

JULIE WILLIAMS- “The Games We Play”

For Julie, art is play. She wants her work to spark joy, curiosity, and surprise - so the best compliment she can receive is, “Your art is so fun.”
The idea for this collection emerged as she retired from her psychology practice in the middle of the pandemic, a time of immense change and introspection. Collage is her medium of choice because it’s layered nature allows her to build complex compositions filled with hidden surprises. Each piece invites the viewer to look closer, to linger, and to continually discover something new. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, there’s another detail waiting to be found.
By embracing spontaneity, texture and unexpected connections, her work celebrates the playful and ever-evolving process of creation.

https://www.newzonegallery.org/artist/jullie-williams

BARBARA ATEN - “Portraits of Animals”

Barbara‘s passionate love of animals began at an early age. She grew up in a family of seven people where there was always a cat or two roaming about. As a child, she would paint portraits of her “stuffies” lined up on the bed, and so her artistic journey began.
Painting animal portraits became a past time as she traveled both close to home and abroad, coming in contact with animals in their native habitat and bringing home pictures from which to paint her portraits.
https://www.newzonegallery.org/artist/barbara-aten

In the Klausmeier Room: Pacific Rim Art Guild - “Look for the Light”

On display will be Pacific Rim Art Guild. They are a group of artists in the Eugene/Springfield area that seek to encourage one another in their artistic journeys, as well as finding ways to benefit other local nonprofit organizations through donations of art.
pacificrimartguild.com

An opening reception will be held on First Friday, May 2nd 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Beverages from Hop Valley Brewing and wine from Sundance Wine Cellars. Live music.

The New Zone Gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday 12-6 pm

For one night only, Monday May 5th at 7:00pm, we will be playing the film DEAD RISING.

Originally shot in Corvallis and Peoria back in 2009, this shot-on-video horror feature was finally finished in 2024 by local writer/director John Bowker.

Anna & Rebecca live across town from each other. They've never met, yet following an earthquake, they both are convinced they are possessed by something evil…

5/5 - 7:00pm
$8 admission!

Courageous Kids is recruiting volunteers for their 30th annual overnight grief camp, 7/14 - 7/18, for children and youth 6-17 years old. Please visit website, email/call for information and application. Must pass background check and attend pre-camp training.

Events range from bird watching to star gazing to Mother’s Day in the forest.

The Corvallis Sustainability Coalition and 10 of their partners invite the public to participate in the 16th annual Natural Areas Celebration Week. Family-friendly events will take place daily from May 3 through May 11 to celebrate the bountiful natural areas in and around Corvallis.

The goal of Natural Areas Celebration Week is to foster community appreciation for our natural areas and to build commitment for expanding and restoring the open space of greater Corvallis.

Event organizers have lined up a diverse array of events. For a full listing of events, including meeting locations, contact information, and event descriptions, go to: sustainablecorvallis.org

Events include:

Saturday, May 3
Flower and Bird Walk around Woodpecker Loop, 9 am – 11 am

Sunday, May 4
Beginning Birding Workshop, 9:30 am – 11 am
Corvallis Spring Garden Festival, 10 am – 4 pm

Monday, May 5
Hesthavn Nature Center Open House, 12 noon to 2 pm

Tuesday, May 6
Hesthavn Nature Center Open House, 12 noon to 2 pm
Jackson-Frazier Wetland Sundown Spotting, 6:30 pm – 8 pm)

Wednesday, May 7
Hesthavn Nature Center Open House, 12 noon to 2 pm

Thursday, May 8
Hesthavn Nature Center Open House, 12 noon to 2 pm
Oak Basin Tour, 1 pm – 4 pm
Sunset, Stars & Lights Gazing at Fitton Green

Friday, May 9
Hesthavn Nature Center Open House, 12 noon to 2 pm

Saturday, May 10
Bird Walk at Willamette Park led by Duncan Evered & Caryn Stoess, 8 am to 12 noon
Camas Meadow Walk, 9 am, 10:30 am or 12 pm
Bald Hill Farm Open House, 10 am to 2 pm
Mother’s Day Art in the Thyme Garden, 11 am to 4 pm

Sunday, May 11
Mother’s Day Art in the Thyme Garden, 11 am to 4 pm
Beazell Open House & Mother’s Day Nature Walk, 2 to 4 pm

Get your writing time in and tell your story.

What to expect
Come to the studio and settle in:
-Tuesdays: 9:30-9:45 am
-Thursdays: 10:30-10:45 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
-Thursdays: 10:45 am to 12:45 pm
-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
-Thursdays: 12:45-1 pm
-Sundays: 8:45-9 pm

Date: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays

Time: 9:30 am-noon Tuesdays, 10:30 am-1 pm Thursdays, 6:30-9 pm Sundays

Location: Wordcrafters Studio, 436 Charnelton St., Ste. 100, Eugene, OR 97401

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

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.

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.