Friday night music at Marks Ridge
Marks Ridge Winery hosts its summer concert series at 7 p.m. Fridays at 29255 Berlin Road.
Cost is $10 per person. Bring a picnic dinner, friends, blankets and lawn chairs. Wine is available for sale.
For more information, contact Janet at (541) 974-4457.
The artist for Friday, Aug. 7, will be Robert Meade. The singer/songwriter, solo acoustic musician has lived and performed throughout the Northwest for over a decade.
His “Beetles Unplugged” show includes classics, as well as absurd and obscure tracks with John, Paul, George and Ringo’s solo efforts “Peppered” in, as well. It’s a night to “Come Together.”
Gallery to hold artist reception
Nancy Anderson of Albany and JJ Jones of Corvallis are the featured artists for August at Gallery Calapooia.
Virtual First Friday receptions are now held live on Facebook. Visit the gallery’s Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/gallerycalapooia, for the next online reception at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7.
Anderson has been a member of Gallery Calapooia since 2014 and her work includes calligraphy as well as collage and cut paper.
Her theme is “Summer in Oregon.”
Her work showcases the beauty of the flowers of this season and landscapes of the area. In addition to her larger works, she also has some smaller matted pieces with hand lettered quotes to inspire and amuse and a wide selection of handmade cards for all occasions.
Jones, a new member of the gallery, has been doing lathe work since 1985. In addition to burl woods, he uses hawthorn, elm, mahogany, cherry, mimosa, walnut, and osage orange, all scavenged or upcycled.
He creates a variety of items, ranging from large sculptural vases to smaller items like pepper grinders and more recently, French-style rolling pins.
Gallery Calapooia, located in the historic Flinn Block in downtown Albany, will soon celebrate its seventh year of bringing fine art to the community. The gallery, a nonprofit cooperative effort of 21 artists, is now open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information, call (541) 971-5701 or visit http://www.gallerycalapooia.com.
Bands and Brews Saturdays in Plaza
Summer Bands and Brews takes place Saturday evenings in Strawberry Plaza, 847 S. Main St. in Lebanon.
Performances begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
The artists for Saturday, Aug. 8, will be SOS – A Tribute to the Police. The Portland-based cover band brings the legendary power trio back to life with the high-powered and unique lead vocals, soaring guitar tones, and intense rhythms that catapulted Sting, Andy and Stewart to rock royalty.
Mobile clinic back at local church
Starting Aug. 11, SamCare Mobile Medicine, a health clinic inside a 40-foot vehicle, will begin an every-other-Tuesday schedule, parked behind the Methodist Church at 845 6th Ave., from 2 to 6 p.m.
The goal is to provide basic health care for those who are most at risk or vulnerable and are struggling to access services. Clinicians on the bus can see patients of all ages for basic health care needs.
Schedule an appointment by calling (541) 768-2220, and then press option 3 to speak with a scheduler. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Clinicians on the bus cannot provide testing for the coronavirus.
Patients who have any known coronavirus symptoms such as fever, chills or shaking; cough or sore throat; shortness of breath; muscle aches or pains; loss of smell or taste; headache or any cold or flu-like symptoms are asked to call their primary care provider for a telehealth visit or do a MyChart “Coronavirus Concerns” E-Visit from your computer or smart device to be assessed and routed to appropriate testing and care.
If you are not currently a Samaritan patient, call (541) 768-7080 to set up a MyChart account.
Insurance (OHP and others) will be billed for your health care visit on the bus. In some circumstances, health care can be provided at no cost.
To learn more about SamCare Mobile Medicine, go to samhealth.org/MobileMed.
OSU holding Dry Farm Field Days
The Oregon State University Extension Small Farms Program is offering its sixth annual series of Dry Farming Field Days.
These virtual tours will provide an online opportunity to learn about the five core research projects, ask questions, and view video footage of crops grown with little or no supplemental irrigation in the field. Field days are held on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. during August and September.
There will be a total of nine field tours, including: Site Suitability for Dry Farming, Soil Management Trial, Potato Variety Trial, Tomato Management Study, Tomato Variety Trial, Bean Variety Trials, Squash Variety Trials, Corn Breeding Project, and Harvest Showcase of Dry-Farmed Vegetable Varieties.
All events are free to attend. Registration is required to receive the webinar link. For more information and to register, visit smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/smallfarms/dry-farming or contact Teagan Moran at (541) 713-5011 or by email at [email protected].
Meals on Wheels weekly menu
Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to seniors over 60 at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
The Senior Center serves a separate lunch on Wednesdays.
Suggested donation is $3.50. All meals are served with milk and diabetic desserts are available on request.
The menu on Friday, Aug. 7, is hamburger with barbecue sauce or barbecued smokehouse chop, baked beans, country coleslaw, hamburger bun and pineapple peach crisp.
The menu on Monday, Aug. 10, is roast pork with pork gravy or herbed chicken patty with poultry gravy, delmonico potatoes, country trio vegetables, French bread and hermit bar.
The menu on Tuesday, Aug. 11, is chicken with peanut sauce and brown rice or spaghetti with meat sauce, winter blend vegetables, creamy coleslaw, herb roll and golden fruit cup.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.