OnTrak Winter 2018

Oregon
EVENTS CALENDAR
Seafood and Wine Festival
South Beach Marina, Newport, OR
February 22 - 25
$16
seafoodandwine.com
Newport may be a little bit out of the way, but it’s well worth the hour
drive from Albany. Held in a large tent near the Rogue Brewery at the
South Beach Marina, this is the Oregon Coast’s most popular event.
There are hundreds of seafood offerings, as well as more than eighty of
the best Oregon wines in the state. You might want to get the weekend
pass and stay a few nights while you’re there.
Portland
BOURBON AND BACON FEST
OMSI
January 14
$35
portland.bourbonandbaconfest.
com
OMSI After Dark is hosting the
second annual Bourbon and
Bacon Fest for one night only.
This event offers the opportunity
to sip your way through some
of the best bourbon the region
has to offer, from large and small
distillers. There is no shortage
of bacon tasting, too, from hors
d’oeuvres to main dishes, all with
bacon as the star.
CHOCOLATEFEST
Oregon Convention Center
January 20-22
$18
chocolatefest.org
More than 60 chocolatiers come
together at this sweet event
to create an experience like no
other. Featuring multiple chef
presentations, live music and the
Sip and Savor Wine Chocolate
Pairing, from Barefoot Wine and
Bubbly and Creo Chocolate. It’s
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the ideal venue for the serious
chocolate lover.
PDX JAZZ FEST
Multiple locations
February 15-25
$25
pdxjazz.com
The 15th Annual Portland Jazz
Festival features more than
100 musical acts to see over
an eleven-day span. Bringing
together the best jazz musicians
around in celebration of Black
History Month, this unbelievable
blend of jazz and soul music
is something you won’t want
to miss.
KINGDOM ANIMALIA
Portland Art Museum
Now through May 13
$19
portlandartmuseum.org
Visit the Portland Art Museum
now through May to view its
Kingdom Animalia exhibit,
featuring art through animals
from Durer to Picasso. The
exhibit offers a depiction of the
animal kingdom over the past
500 years through print, drawing
and posters.
ANIMATING LIFE: THE ART,
SCIENCE, AND WONDER OF
LAIKA
Portland Art Museum
Through May 20
$19
portlandartmuseum.org
The Portland Art Museum,
together with the Northwest Film
Center, brings you “Animating
Life,” the art, science and wonder
of LAIKA. The exhibit offers a
behind-the-scenes look at the
studio responsible for making
the claymation motion pictures
Paranorman, Coraline and Kubo
and the Two Strings.
Salem
BRAHM’S FIRST SYMPHONY
Smith Auditorium, Willamette
University
January 26
$35
orsymphonysalem.org
Experience the music of Brahm
conducted by David Danzmayr,
featuring Benjamin Beilman on
the violin. Held in the Smith
Auditorium at Willamette
University, the Oregon Symphony
Association in Salem sets out to
enhance your music appreciation
through a series of concerts held
throughout the year.
FIRST TASTE OREGON
Oregon State Fairgrounds,
Columbia Hall
January 26-27
$10
firsttasteoregon.com
Experience Oregon’s premier
cider, wine, spirits and beer
tasting event held in Salem at
the Oregon State Fairgrounds
January 26-27. The event
features live music at two
locations and Oregon artwork
displays throughout the event
center to view as you sip your
drink and taste the many food
pairings available.
MO’S CRAB AND CHOWDER
FESTIVAL
Willamette Valley Wines Estate
Tasting Room
January 28-29
$15
willamettewines.com
CelebrateOregon Crab Month
with Willamette Valley Wines’
20th Annual Mo’s Crab &
Chowder Festival. The event
runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and
features Mo’s famous chowder
bowls and other specialty
seafood bites that pair well with
pinot gris. The event also offers
music by the Flextones.
SALEM WINTER BREWFEST
Oregon State Capitol Park
February 1-4
$10
salemwinterbrewfest.com
Featuring more than 100 craft
beers and ciders along with
an impressive food and music
lineup, this winter event brings
together all of the things that
make the Willamette Valley and
Salem such a great place.
WOODENSHOE TULIPFEST
Woodenshoe Tulip Farm,
Woodburn
March 1-May 1
$5
woodenshoe.com
Woodenshoe Tulip Farm is the
perfect place to plan a springtime
visit. With 30 acres of tulips to
walk through while sipping wine
from its vineyard, you might not
even get to the flower displays
and expansive gardens.
Albany
BEEVENT POLLINATOR
CONFERENCE
Linn County Fair & Expo Center
March 3
$30
linnmastergardeners.com
Linn County Master Gardeners
present this conference, with
three seminars with panel
discussions regarding the
current state of our Oregon
pollinators. Speakers will offer
tips on what you can do in your
home landscape to help support
pollinator health. The vendor fair
will offer local honey products for
sale, bee boxes and pollinatorfriendly
plants.
Eugene
OREGON WEDDING
SHOWCASE
Lane Events Center
January 13-14
$10
oregonweddingshowcase.com
Have a wedding to start
planning? The Oregon Wedding
Showcase features more than
seventy wedding event exhibitors
and professionals to give you
planning ideas and inspiration
for even the most do-it-yourself
bride and groom. Take a peek at
invitations, indoor and outdoor
reception and venue ideas,
cake designs, photographers
and videographers, wedding
planners, flowers and caterers.
THE OREGON TRUFFLE
FESTIVAL
Eugene & Surrounding
Countryside
January 25-February 18
$120 & up
oregontrufflefestival.org
The Oregon Truffle Festival
will hold events throughout
Eugene and the Yamhill Valley
over several weeks. Choose
from an entire weekend truffle
experience, attend a cooking
class or just attend the famed
Oregon Macdown where chefs
come together to reinvent your
favorite brewpub-style foods. If
you are a truffle fan, this is an
event you won’t want to miss.
EUGENE SALSA FESTIVAL
Valley River Inn
February 23-25
$55
eugenesalsafestival.com
The Eugene Salsa Festival is
back for the fifth year with
dance workshops for you to
practice your salsa moves along
with professional dance show
competitions that will grab your
attention. The fan favorite is the
all-night open dance on Saturday
night with live music that goes
until 2:30 a.m.
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