The Arts Center

Needle Felting: Desk Buddies
2026-05-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Arts Center Basement Classroom, 700 SW Madison, Corvallis, Oregon, 97333, United States
Create a fuzzy Desk Buddy in this fun 3-session needle felting workshop for adults in Corvallis. Learn the basics of sculpting wool with barbed needles and bring a charming forest or mythical creature to life. Class meets Fridays on April 24, May 1, and May 8.

https://theartscenter.net/needle-felting-class/

Legally Blonde | Majestic Mainstage Spring Musical
2026-05-08 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-09 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-14 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-15 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-16 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR, 973333
Elle Woods appears to have it all… until her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ingeniously tests and charms her way into the prestigious law school. While there, she comes into conflict with peers, professors, and her ex, none of whom believe she belongs. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.

Calapooia Brewing Arts Fest
2026-05-09 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Calapooia Brewing, 140 Hill Street NE, Albany, OR, 97321, United States
Join us on Saturday, May 9th, 2026, from 12 to 5 PM for our Calapooia Brewing Arts Fest! The event will take place on Hill Street in front of the brewery, transforming the area into a busy hub of creativity and community. The Arts Fest is open to all ages, and entry is free for everyone. It’s a perfect opportunity for a family day out or a meet-up with friends.

Event Highlights:

Local Artisans and Makers: Discover a diverse range of art and handmade goods from talented local artisans.
Sip and Shop: As you explore the festival, sip on Calapooia Brewing’s finest craft beers and Vivacity Spirits’ small batch spirits. Don’t miss out on our hand-crafted cocktails that perfectly complement the artistic atmosphere.
Delicious Food: Satisfy your taste buds with a meal from our wide menu of mouthwatering dishes available to order from the brewpub kitchen.
Family and Pet-Friendly: Bring the whole family, including your furry friends! With both indoor and covered outdoor seating available, everyone can enjoy the festivities and the brewpub comfortably.

Important Details:

Traffic and Parking: Please note that Hill Street will be closed to through traffic between Water Ave. and SE 1st Ave during the event. The parking lot next to the brewpub will have one point of entry on Water Ave. Street parking is highly encouraged.

About Calapooia Brewing:

Visit the Calapooia Brewing taproom in Albany, Oregon at 140 Hill St. NE to experience the finest craft beer in the Willamette Valley. The menu features the full selection of Calapooia craft microbrews, hand-crafted cocktails featuring Vivacity Spirits, delicious pub food, live music, events & more.

The Calapooia Brewing pub is a welcoming place for all. The venue is family and pet-friendly, with indoor and outdoor, heated and covered seating available. Find your community at Calapooia and gather with friends you can call family.

2nd Saturdays at TAC
2026-05-09 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Arts Center – Main Gallery, 700 SW Madison, Corvallis, Oregon, 97333, United States
On the 2nd Saturday of each month, TAC hosts a FREE, drop-in afternoon of art making in our Main Gallery, 1- 4 PM. All supplies are provided and all ages & experience levels are welcome!

2nd Saturdays at TAC

Jubilate! Spring Choral Concerts
2026-05-09 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-10 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | First United Methodist Church, 1165 NW Monroe, Corvallis, 97330
Join with Jubilate! The Treble Choir of Corvallis in songs that welcome springtime, express love, and inspire action. With song, we encourage you to open your heart, hear the needs of others, and work toward change. For all the dreams, all the dares, all the sighs, all the prayers—they are yours, mine, and theirs. Do you hear?
Dates:
May 9 at 6 PM
May 10 at 4 PM
Location: First United Methodist Church
1165 NW Monroe, Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Tickets are available online for a base price of $20. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase at the door before the event. Children under 10 are free. Additional contributions to the choir are welcome and can be made when tickets are purchased either by purchasing a different level of ticket or through a direct donation.
For Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/do-you-hear-jubilate-the-treble-choir-of-corvallis-in-concert-tickets-1986916191816

TAC Makes @ C3
2026-05-12 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corvallis Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler, Corvallis, Oregon, 97330
Get creative with The Arts Center at the Corvallis Community Center. Open to all ages.

TAC Makes

Figure Drawing Session
2026-05-12 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Arts Center – Main Gallery, 700 SW Madison, Corvallis, Oregon, 97333, United States
Refine your drawing skills in our figure drawing sessions with a nude model—open to artists 18+. No instruction, just focused time to create.

Figure Drawing Sessions

Calapooia Craft Club
2026-05-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-03 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Calapooia Brewing, 140 Hill Street NE, Albany, OR, 97321, United States
Join the welcoming community of Calapooia Brewing every Wednesday night, from 6-8 PM for the Calapooia Craft Club! Whether you’re working on an embroidery masterpiece, a needlepoint project, or experimenting with knitting, this is your space to connect with fellow craft enthusiasts and dive into your latest creative project.
What to Expect:

Creative Freedom: Bring your current work in progress or start something new! Come and go as you please!
Community Connection: Meet like-minded individuals and share your crafting passion.
All Crafters Welcome: From drawing to crochet, all skills and crafters have a place at Calapooia.

Additional Perks:

Delicious Brews & Cocktails: Savor craft beer from Calapooia Brewing and cocktails from Vivacity Spirits served in our brewpub.
Tasty Bites: Indulge in mouthwatering pub food from our brewpub restaurant.

Gather your supplies, bring your friends, or join a group to make new ones – We can’t wait to craft with you 🌟 See you at Calapooia Brewing, where creativity flows as freely as the beer! 🍻
About Calapooia Brewing:
Visit the Calapooia Brewing taproom in Albany, Oregon at 140 Hill St. NE to experience the finest craft beer in the Willamette Valley. The menu features the full selection of Calapooia craft microbrews, hand-crafted cocktails featuring Vivacity Spirits, delicious pub food, live music, events & more.
The Calapooia Brewing pub is a welcoming place for all. The venue is family and pet-friendly, with indoor and heated outdoor seating available year-round. Find your community at Calapooia and gather with friends you can call family.

Portrait Essays: A Writing Workshop
2026-05-19 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corvallis Museum, 411 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR, 97333, United States
In this multi-disciplinary, cross-generational writing and art workshop, we’ll pull from several tools and practices–portraiture, poetry, writing, and journalism–to get curious about the people we don’t know, and the people we thought we knew.
Bring a photograph or image of someone you want to know more about. It can be of an individual or an individual in a group but must include the person you want to write about. Something that represents that person or makes you ask questions. It can be a historical figure or a passing fancy or an intimate acquaintance.
Bonus points if it’s a person from a different generation. Extra, extra bonus points if it’s a person you disagree with ideologically.
Over the course of the workshop we will use writing prompts, artistic perspectives, and even journalistic interviewing to practice curiosity, listening, and understanding to dig deeper into who that person is, why they do what they do, where they come from–and in the process, maybe even learn a little bit more about ourselves, and all of us in our flawed and beautiful human lives.
Participants will come out of the workshop with a working document, the tools, and next steps to continue their quest into deeper understanding and listening.
Cost: $40-$60 sliding scale Register online at https://bentoncountymuseums.org/events/portrait-essays-writing-workshop/

Adult Craft Night
2026-05-19 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corvallis-Benton County Library Main Meeting Room, 645 NW Monroe, Corvallis, OR, 97330, United States
TAC partners with the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library to provide free craft events for families and adults. For ages 16+.

The Frimpong Case - Exhibition Opening
2026-05-21 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Arts Center – Main Gallery, 700 SW Madison, Corvallis, Oregon, 97333, United States
The Frimpong Case by Vincent Frimpong opens to the public on Thursday, May 21, 2026 in the Main Gallery. On view through July 3, 2026.

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 21, 2026 5:30 – 7:00 PM during the Corvallis Arts Walk

Vincent Frimpong – The Frimpong Case

CAW
2026-05-21 16:00 - 19:00 UTC | The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison Ave, Corvallis, OR, 97330, United States
The Corvallis Arts Walk (CAW) is a monthly event held by local artists every third Thursday of each month. View the stunning visual artwork at venues around town and experience the creative spirit of Corvallis. The Arts Center Main Gallery and Corrine Woodman Gallery are open every Thursday from 4-7pm for CAW.
Visit Corvallis Arts Walk for up-to-date listings of all the participating venues.

MUSE - Art Grows Here
2026-05-21 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corvallis Museum, 411 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR, 97333, United States
MUSE is a special event celebrating arts, culture, and history at the Corvallis Museum! Every third Thursday, in conjunction with the Corvallis Arts Walk, join us for this free event for all ages.

On May 21st, MUSE celebrates our local Rural Arts Organizations!

The evening will feature multiple artists from around the region, hands-on activities for kids, special beverages and live music! Stop by for a creative time!

Unlocking Art
2026-05-26 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Arts Center – Main Gallery, 700 SW Madison, Corvallis, Oregon, 97333, United States
Unlocking Art is a new free community engagement program at The Arts Center that invites you to experience exhibitions in fresh and meaningful ways. Spark fresh ways of seeing and connecting with current exhibitions through volunteer lead interactive activities in TAC’s main gallery.

Unlocking Art

Voices of the Valley Book Launch & Poetry Reading
2026-05-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corvallis Museum, 411 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR, 97333, United States
A historic and celebratory poetry reading and book launch will take place on Thursday, May 28, at 6 P.M. at the Corvallis Museum (411 SW 2nd Street, Corvallis). All are welcome to join in celebrating the rich, recent history of poetry & literary events in Corvallis with the kick-off publication of Voices of the Valley: An Anthology of Corvallis Poets, edited by Steven Sher & Michael Spring, published by Flowstone Press. Come to hear poems by many of the 32 poets featured in this anthology and honor those poets who are no longer with us. Copies of the anthology and some of the poets’ books will be available for. There will be refreshments available as well.

6:00 PM – Reception

6:30 PM – Reading by featured anthology poets

Power Portraits with Janique Crenshaw
2026-05-29 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Underground Arts and Crafts Studio, 425 SW Madison Ave, B153, Corvallis, OR, 97333, United States
Create an expressive self-portrait using watercolor, while also choosing three empowering words that represent YOU in this beginner friendly workshop. All materials and instruction included in price of workshop.

Rebirth Revelry: Tom Foe, Jay & Hex, Ditch Lily & The Clovers at Bombs Away
2026-05-29 20:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bombs Away Cafe, 2527 NW Monroe Ave, Corvallis, OR, 97330, United States
A coming together of top-tier local bands in celebration of our wider arts community at Bombs Away Café of Friday May 29th!

Alt-indie band Tom Foe will be debuting their new four-piece band with luscious new sound and merch, local legends Jay & Hex bring their folk-punk revelry, and Ditch Lily & The Clovers dole out the sweetest folk-indie, each song a blossom.

The event is sponsored by The Arts Center and will have an art raffle, supplies for art-making at the show, and maybe even a photo booth! Folks from TAC will be there to talk ART & CREATIVITY with our amazing talented community and answer any questions you may have about the org.

$5 door, All-Ages welcome until 10pm, music starts at 8pm

Come revel with us!

Looking for Pattern - Exhibition Opening
2026-06-02 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison Ave, Corvallis, OR, 97330, United States
Looking for Pattern by Bruce Osen opens to the public on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in the Corrine Woodman Gallery. On view through June 27, 2026.

Meet the Artist: Thursday, June 18, 5:30 – 7:00 PM during the Corvallis Arts Walk

Bruce Osen – Looking for Pattern

Poetry Circle with Sam Olson
2026-06-02 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | manyworld, 1013 nw taylor ave, corvallis, 97330
A monthly facilitated poetry workshop, facilitated by Sam Olson. We will explore a poem together, paying attention to its poetic techniques, then practice with guided writing exercises. No poetry experience necessary! Bring your own journal to write in, or use manyworld art supplies.
Tuesday 6/2, 6-7:30pm.
$5-10 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Masks required and provided for this event.
At manyworld diy community space, 1013 NW Taylor Ave, Corvallis.

Willamette Abstract Group Spring 2026 group show
2026-06-03 14:00 - 2026-07-31 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pegasus Gallery, 312 SW Madison Avenue, Corvallis, 97333
The Willamette Abstract Group announces their Spring 2026 group show, “The Wonderful World of Abstraction”. The show will run from June 3rd through July 31st at Pegasus Gallery, 312 SW Madison Avenue, Corvallis OR 97333. Regular gallery hours are 2:00pm – 6:00pm, Tuesday – Saturday.

A public opening reception will be held at the Gallery on Friday, June 12th, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.

“The Wonderful World of Abstraction” consists of recent works in a wide range of styles and mediums, including painting (oil and acrylic), mixed media, clay sculpture, and photography.

Participating artists include Billy Biondi, Mary Brutsaert, Grant Cunningham, Suzanne Getz, William Gilmer, David A. Goodrum, Tricia Greaves, Aspen McCallum, Olivia Rivers Gandara, Ian Z. Sample, Patricia Thomas, Koa A. Tom, Lester Robert Trufant, and Rachel Wood.

The Willamette Abstract Group (WAG) is a participative community of artists who choose to work in abstraction, whether exclusively or occasionally. Their goal is to make abstract art more accessible and fun, and to expose more people to the joy and beauty that can be found in abstraction. They hold group shows in various venues around the mid-Willamette Valley, and member artists exhibit widely on their own.

For more information, contact Grant Cunningham: grant@gee-cee.art or Paige Shumway at Pegasus Gallery: ‭(541) 908-5853‬.

Artist Meetups at TAC
2026-06-04 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison Ave, Corvallis, OR, 97330, United States
Join fellow creatives on First Thursdays!
Artist Meetups are a welcoming space for creatives of all disciplines and experience levels to share work, receive constructive feedback, and discuss creative-world hot topics. We invite artists from all backgrounds, including hobbyists, emerging, and established creatives, with special encouragement for those from historically excluded communities, to connect, share, and grow together.

Unlocking Art
2026-06-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Arts Center – Main Gallery, 700 SW Madison, Corvallis, Oregon, 97333, United States
Unlocking Art is a new free community engagement program at The Arts Center that invites you to experience exhibitions in fresh and meaningful ways. Spark fresh ways of seeing and connecting with TAC Exhibitions through volunteer lead interactive activities in TAC’s main gallery.

Unlocking Art
