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Picks of the Week!
Opera at The Whiteside: Corvallis Repertory Singers: Passion, Virtue, Revenge, April 18, 7 – 9 p.m. Great opera choruses with arias and ensembles at The Whiteside Theatre. Includes music by Verdi, Bizet, Gershwin, Bernstein, Gilbert and Sullivan, and more. Advanced tickets available at Grass Roots Books & Music, Gracewinds Music, Troubadour Music, WineStyles in Corvallis, ...
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Picks of the Week!
Half the Sky Movie Screening and Beer Tasting. April 11, 7 – 10 p.m. Beer tasting and screening of the documentary, Half The Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women World Wide, at the Majestic Theatre. Ninkasi’s pints for a cause will be donating $1 of every pint bought to New Light India Foundation, working ...
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Picks of the Week!
Celebration of a Cappella, April 4, 7:30 – 10 p.m. LBCC’s a cappella groups The Sirens and Blue Light Special host the second annual Celebration of a Cappella at Albany’s Russell Tripp Performance Center. Also performing will be South Albany High School’s a cappella, West Albany High School’s Rhythmix, and special guest Rezonate. Cost: $7 ...
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Hearts of the Valley Talent Search: Final Round Musicians Compete for the Grand Prize… April 10th at the Majestic
This April 10th, watch and listen as six talented local musicians square off in Corvallis’ inaugural semi-annual Hearts of the Valley Talent Search at the Majestic Theatre! The winner will have an entire album recorded at Wild Rose Studios, a local professional recording studio. Gabriel Surley, chief engineer at Wild Rose Studios, developed the idea ...
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Picks of the Week!
Temporary Artists’ Guild Art Sale, March 30 – 31, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. This event at Corvallis’ Madison Plaza is one of two large Guild events planned for 2013. Schmooze with the entire Temporary Artists’ Guild and check out an incredibly wide range of work for sale, from art to craft, jewelry to painting! ...
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Picks of the Week!
Beginning Beekeeping. March 23, 12:30 – 4 p.m. This course at Shonnard’s Nursery introduces the fundamentals of beekeeping, including equipment, biology, site selection, obtaining and managing bees, and safety concerns. Presented by Karessa Torgerson of Nectar Bee Supply. Bring a notepad and pen. Cost: $25. For info, visit https://www.shonnards.com/events/Beginning+Beekeeping. Bean, Grain, and Edible Seeds: ...
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Hearts of the Valley Talent Search: April 10th at the Majestic… Local Musicians Take Note!
Have you ever wondered how many great musicians go undiscovered because they never had the funds to record an album? Here in the Willamette Valley, those musicians have a unique chance to break into the industry. Gabriel Surley, chief engineer of Wild Rose Studios in Corvallis, has organized a talent search to discover promising local ...
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Culture Fail: The Sequester: All Pain, No Gain
While representatives of the two parties in the Congress bicker about who’s to blame for the sequester, its effects will begin to roll out over the next thirty days—and these effects will not be negligible. Congress’s inability to avoid the sequester, as was the original intent, has, and will continue to lead to the end ...
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Picks of the Week!
CONNECT! Sustainability Fair, March 14, 5 – 7 p.m. Keynote address by Rob Dietz, author of Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources. The event by the Sustainability Coalition at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center will be “green,” with zero waste, low energy and water use, and local food. ...
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Picks of the Week!
PaperFest, March 8 – 9, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. This festival of paper arts and crafts Benton County Fairgrounds, includes two full days of workshops, plus vendors and artists’ booths. Workshops will include calligraphy, papermaking, paper sculpture, stamping/card making, and much more. Cost: $35 for one day, $65 for two days. For info or ...
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A Corvallis Advocate Haiku
cats are small earthquakes nothing is safe on a shelf fuzzy four point nines by Lana Jones
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Picks of the Week!
Chocolate Fantasy 2013, March 1, 7 p.m. Join the Arts Center, at Corvallis’ CH2M Hill Alumni Center, in celebrating 50 years of integrating art into the community through their exhibits and outreach programs for all ages! This year’s Chocolate Fantasy promises an evening of gourmet chocolatiers, music, a silent auction, wine and hors d’oeuvres. For ...
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The Majestic and a New Corvallis Standard: Ascending to New Cultural Heights?
There is nothing new about a news organization outing someone like Corey Pearlstein trying to intimidate its supporters and staff; we last week reported that Pearlstein as the Executive Director of The Majestic Theater expressed his displeasure to several of our advertisers about their supporting us. On a very basic level this is what news ...
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Picks of the Week!
Winter Wine Soiree, February 22, 6 – 9 p.m. Discover excellent cheese from four vendors, taste amazing wine from six wineries, and nibble luscious chocolate at Corvallis’ Majestic Theatre. Tickets are $15 advance, $20 at the door, and can be purchased ahead of time at the First Alternative Co-Op. For more information, visit http://www.majestic.org. ...
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Majestic Tries to Intimidate The Advocate: Theater Harasses Advertisers
Drama visited Corvallis Advocate advertisers this week as the paper sent notices that The Majestic Theatre may contact them concerning its displeasure with their support of the paper. This, after Advocate staff learned that multiple advertisers had already received such a contact, and that another advertiser—a vendor for The Majestic—pulled their ad. The newspaper lost ...
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Advocate Plays Matchmaker: Dan and Kate’s Blind Date
For Valentine’s Day, The Advocate’s writers decided to ignore our own lackluster love lives and play matchmaker to see if two Corvallis strangers could make a connection without the help of online dating or matched profiles. Kate is a 23 year-old civil engineering graduate student who loves to salsa. Dan is an adventurous 25 year-old ...
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Culture Fail: Sex, Chromosomes, and Outdated Gender Roles
It’s Valentine’s Day, and across the country men have been buying roses, penning poems, and taking loved ones on candlelit dates. Certain men may even have surprised their spouses by undertaking responsibilities that are stereotypically female-specific—cleaning house, doing laundry, washing dishes—in the belief that egalitarian house-husbandry may earn them carnal rewards. Chances are that these ...
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Picks of the Week!
Shook Twins’ Valentine’s Day Show, February 14, 7:30 p.m. The Majestic Theatre presents folk trio the Shook Twins on Valentine’s Day. The Shook Twins are not your average folk group! For this show The Majestic will feature a special couple’s deal to celebrate the holiday. $13 in advance, $15 at the door, special deal for ...
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Picks of the Week!
Polar Plunge Corvallis, February 9, 10:30 a.m. The Polar Plunge at the Crystal Lake Sports Park and Boat Ramp is a unique opportunity to support Special Olympics Oregon athletes by jumping, walking or slowly crawling into the frigid and icy Oregon waters. Participants raise a minimum of $50, and receive a long-sleeve t-shirt and a ...
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Ask a Dumb Question: Fire Extinguishers vs. Flour
Q: I heard that instead of using a fire extinguisher, I can just use flour to put out kitchen fires. Am I an idiot for believing this? A: You’re not an idiot, just…uninformed. “Flour can actually explode when put on a fire,” says Gabe Gurule, who works for the Corvallis Fire Department. “The easiest way ...