Oregon Events
Upcoming events in the State of Oregon

Whale Watching
The Coast

Bring clothing for warm weather and cold weather, rain and sunshine. You may also want to pack along a pair of binoculars. Viewing is best when there is no wind to disturb the water surface. Look for the tale-tell puffs of air and geysers of water from whales blowing when they surface to breathe. Once you have spotted a blow, concentrate on that location, looking for more blows. With luck you will see the body of the whale as it sounds preparing to breathe before diving back beneath the waves.

New Shanghai Circus (Cirque du Chine)
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Florence - Oregon Coast

Astonishing athletes defy gravity and execute breathtaking feats as they stretch the limits of human ability in this spellbinding show. Fearless performers with boundless energy bring more than two thousand years of Chinese circus traditions to the stage. Matinee and evening performances.

LOCATION:
Florence Events Center
715 Quince Street
Florence, OR 97439

INFORMATION:
(541) 997-1994
www.eventcenter.org

First Annual Crab Crack
Event Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012 (Must Purchase Tickets by 1/25/12)
Florence - Oregon Coast

Come to Florence on Saturday, February 4 to enjoy fresh Oregon Coast crab with all the trimmings. Meal includes pasta, coleslaw, French bread, BJ's ice cream, sodas, and coffee. A no-host bar will be available. A beautiful array of items will be up for bid at a silent auction. All proceeds benefit the local food pantry.

LOCATION:
Florence Events Center
715 Quince Street
Florence, OR 97439

INFORMATION:
(541) 997-1994
www.eventcenter.org

Portland Seafood & Wine Festival
February 3-4, 2012
Portland

Set in the middle of the Dungeness Crab season, this promises to be a popular event in Portland. The event will be a very upscale yet festive event at the Oregon Convention Center with over 98,000 square feet of exhibit space will allow for lots of room to wander the event while stopping to sit and enjoy the good food, drink and live music throughout the event.

LOCATION:
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Blvd
Portland

Portland International Film Festival
February 9-25, 2012
Portland

Drawing an audience of over 35,000, the Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) is the biggest film event in Oregon, premiering over 100 international shorts and feature films to Portland audiences each February. Audiences can experience a variety of parties, visiting artists, and plenty of festival adventure taking in this feast of cinematic fare.

LOCATION:
Portland

INFORMATION:
Order tickets online or call or call 503-221-1156

Bend Winterfest
February 16-19, 2012
Bend - Central Oregon

In addition to the ice carving exhibitions, Live music, snow carving, ice sculpting, craft area for kids, European-style market the ever popular U.S. Cellular snowboard and snowboard and ski jumping competitions. Admission to this years event is $8 at the gate.

LOCATION:
Old Mill District and Downtown Bend

INFORMATION:
541-323-0964

Confluence Wine, Beer, Seafood & Music Festival
February 17-18, 2012
Reedsport - The Coast

Located in Reedsport, this event is like no other on the Oregon Coast. At no other Oregon Coast festival will you find all of these elements brought together in one place. Hence the name: Confluence. Bands from the Washington, Portland, Eugene, Coos Bay, Reedsport and Bandon areas will perform various genres of music throughout the weekend. Oregon wineries and microbreweries will offer tasting's and sales of their premium wines and micro-brewed beer.

LOCATION:
Community Center
451 Winchester Avenue
Reedsport, Oregon

INFORMATION:
541-271-3495

Seafood & Wine Festival
February 23 - 26, 2012
Newport - The Coast

The premier seafood & wine event of the west coast and the original Northwest seafood and wine festival. Since 1978 the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival has attracted visitors from around the world to the central Oregon coast. Packed with fun, food and wine!

Unique Animal & Expo Fair
February 25 & 26, 2012
Hillsboro - Portland/Metro

The Oldest and Largest Combined Animal Expo in the Pacific Northwest. See and Buy Live Birds, Live Reptiles & Live Mammals.

LOCATION:
Washington County Fairgrounds
Hillsboro, Oregon

INFORMATION:
(503) 717-8484

Oregon Chocolate Festival
Southern Oregon
Saturday and Sunday, March 2-4, 2012
11am - 3pm

Bigger, better and screaming CHOCOLATE! This annual Oregon Chocolate Festival is an all-you-can-eat chocolate extravaganza presenting Oregon chocolate and specialty food vendors!

Completely dedicated to Oregon chocolatiers and their fantastic creations. This show will bring together more than 30 Oregon chocolate companies who will present a variety of fine chocolates and chocolate-inspired products that tease taste buds of over 1500 visitors.

LOCATION:
Ashland Springs Hotel & Other locations is Ashland
Ashland, Oregon

INFORMATION:
541-488-1700

Annual Portland Farmers Market
Opens mid March
6 locations - Portland

Four urban green markets open April through December, serving up to 20,000 shoppers per week. This is a direct connection to over 250 vendors with deep roots in Oregon and Washington, including farms, nurseries, bakeries, meat and seafood providers, cheese makers, specialty foods producers.

LOCATION:
Portland, Oregon

INFORMATION:
503 241 0032

Oregon Cheese Festival
Saturday, March 17th 2012
Central Point - Southern Oregon

Oregon-inspired culinary events, including a Meet the Winemakers and Cheesemaker Dinner and a farmer’s market-style artisan food and wine festival, will kick off with the Oregon Cheese Festival during the third weekend in March.

An $15 entry fee includes tastings and demonstrations. A $5 wine tasting fee includes a commemorative wine glass with the Oregon Cheese Guild logo

LOCATION:
Rogue Creamery
311 N. Front Street
Central Point, Oregon 97502

INFORMATION:
866-396-4704

Daffodil Daze
Shady Cove - Southern Oregon
Saturday, March 24, 2012

This popular two-day celebration welcomes spring and brings awareness to a five-week daffodil growing season on "Daffodil Hill" for all to enjoy - nature abounds!

LOCATION:
Shady Cove

INFORMATION:
541-878-2662

Annual Whale Watching Week
The Coast
March 24-31, 2012
Volunteers are ready to help
10 a.m.-1 p.m. each day

Join trained volunteers at 26 watch sites to help you spot the whales. Whale watching is a year round activity on the coast of Oregon, but this is your chance to learn more about the gray whales that migrate each year. The Whale Watching Spoken Here program places volunteers at great whale watching sites during Watch Weeks so they can teach others while watching the whales too.

INFORMATION:
541-765-3407

Wooden Show Tulip Festival
March 31 - April 30, 2012
Woodburn - Willamette Valley

This spring bring your family and enjoy over 40 Acres of Tulips and Daffodils. Every day enjoy a variety of activities along with the Tulip Farm's beautiful fields. Each weekend they have a variety of events planned.

LOCATION:
Wooden Show Tulip Farm
33814 S. Meridian Rd.
Woodburn, OR 97071

INFORMATION:
(503) 634-2243

Annual Beach Cleanup
The Coast
Saturday, March 31, 2012
10 am to 1 pm

The event takes place along the entire Oregon coast, from the Washington to the California borders. Volunteers may check in at one of 40 meeting sites, pick up a litter bag, and head down to the beach to help improve the coast for wildlife and visitors. Coordinators suggest volunteers bring gloves, wear sturdy shoes, and be safe while having a good time! To participate, click on link above for a list of registration sites.

INFORMATION:
800-333-SOLV

The Oregon Cabaret Theatre presents 'Let's Misbehave' - Ashland
February 10- March 18, 2012

It's 1935 in the wee hours of the morning in Dorothy's stylish New York apartment where a swell party has just ended. Dorothy, Walter and Alice linger over a nightcap and some delicious gossip about the departing guests. The three friends delight in each other's company. . . until the witty banter and fun reveal a complicated triangle of affections. This is the setting for an effervescent evening of more than 30 sparkling jewels from the Cole Porter repertoire including classics like I Get A Kick Out of You, Anything Goes, Begin the Beguine, Night And Day and In the Still of the Night.

LOCATION:
The corner of First and Hargadine Streets
Ashland OR

Coaster Theater presents: 'The Gin Game'
Cannon Beach
February 3 - 26, 2012

At an old folks home, senior citizen Weller Martin meets fellow resident, Fonsia Dorsey, and teaches her the game of Gin Rummy, a charity that wins him no end of grief. Over a deck of cards these two lonely, quirky people exchange opinions of society, family and the indignities of growing old. A delightful blend of poignancy and wildly comic turns, this Pulitzer Prize winning play offers many surprises and leaves us with many questions about the hand we are dealt.

LOCATION:
108 North Hemlock Street
Cannon Beach, Oregon 97110
Box Office 503-436-1242

Eastern Oregon Regional Theatre presents: 'Opal's Baby'
Baker City
February 10 through 26, 2012

Comedy to be directed by Leanne Hinkle.

LOCATION:
2101 Main Street #221
Baker City, OR 97814
541- 524-9282

Coho Productions presents: 'Day of the Docent'
Portland
February 17 – March 10, 2012

Movie-loving criminal Mick wants to change his life. When he discovers that Francis Overley, the writer of his favorite film, is in town, he and his girlfriend Grace abduct him in an effort to coerce him into becoming Mick’s mentor. What begins as a kidnapping develops into a mutually advantageous partnership, as the three collaborate on a screenplay they hope will launch Mick’s career, and allow Francis to return from his self-imposed exile from Hollywood.

LOCATION:
2257 Northwest Raleigh Street
Portland, OR
(503) 220-2646

Corvallis Community Theater presents: 'Rent'
Corvallis
May 11-27, 2012

Rent is a musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.

LOCATION:
Majestic Theatre
115 SW Second Street
Corvallis, OR