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 24 | WINTER <strong>2018</strong> 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. ontrakmag.com
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