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October 2015, Valley Parent 3 VP Development Talking Toys Can Silence Imagination Questions to Ask Yourself Having a toy that can talk is a persistent necessary, delete what a child says to the childhood fantasy. Adults have been toy. trying to bring that fantasy to life ever Is the toy a good role model? If a since Thomas Edison installed miniature, toy is going to have regular conversations hand-cranked phonographs in porcelain with your child, you’ll want to be sure dolls. Over the years, toy manufacturers that what it says is consistent with what have experimented with toys that say you want your child to hear. Some toys prerecorded phrases or tell entire stories are surprisingly sassy. How will you feel when a child pulls a string or presses a if your child mimics the toy? Other toys button. embody exaggerated ideas about gender— More recently, toys have become truly hypermuscular action figures or heavily interactive, equipped with software that made up dolls. If a toy is going to function makes them seem responsive to children. as a child’s friend, it should be a positive Last fall, Mattel announced development of influence. Hello Barbie a new version of the iconic doll Is the toy affordable? Interactive which, with the help of a WIFI connection, toys tend to be expensive. Talking Barbie, analyzes what a child says, so Barbie can for example, will cost $75. Think about respond with something appropriate. whether the price matches the play value Cognitoys has introduced a talking dinosaur of the toy. What else could you buy for the named Dino which answers questions same money? and responds to commands. Both toys are Does the toy stimulate supposed to “learn” as a child uses them, imaginative play? Talking toys are often so their responses become tailored to the one-trick ponies. The toy does the work, child. so your child becomes a passive consumer These toys join a crowd of other of entertainment. Once the novelty wears is developmentally ready to manage the that Hello Barbie will “eavesdrop” on talking toys ranging from a baby doll that off, your child is likely to be bored, a sure- controls. Think about whether the toy children. “It’s creepy,” says Executive can “read” 70 words to a “talk back” fire indication that the toy isn’t giving will challenge or frustrate your child. Will Director, Dr. Susan Linn, “and it creates a doll which repeats what a child says in your child room to think and grow. Many it be too difficult to use without adult host of dangers for children and families.” a squeaky voice, from programmable child development experts believe that assistance? Consider durability too. Some Others are concerned that toys which “pets” to radio-controlled robots. Some children benefit most from simple toys talking toys are fragile. A toy that breaks depend on WIFI will become targets for people think all this responsiveness has that give them open-ended opportunities down or has technical glitches will interrupt hackers who have already demonstrated educational potential. One intriguing to experiment and explore. If you decide the flow of play. that they can manipulate talking dolls, baby study found that children who played with to invest in interactive toys, be sure young Does the toy gather info about monitors and other household equipment. toys programmed to say their names and child? Whenever a toy connects to To minimize security risks, parents should children also have access to basics like other personalized information were more the cloud, parents have to assume that turn off toys when they aren’t in use blocks, puppets, puzzles and art supplies. attentive when the toy presented unfamiliar anything a child says in its presence is and take advantage of any safeguards School age children are often inspired by material. being recorded. What use will companies provided by the manufacturer. The makers interactive toys, but not necessarily in the At the same time, many experts continue make of those recordings? The Campaign of Dino, for example, allow parents to set way that manufacturer intended. Some kids to feel that young children in particular for a Commercial Free Childhood worries up an account so they can monitor and, if try to manipulate the toy to see if they can are better served by toys that allow the make it do outrageous things. If your child child to control the script. Playing is a way has that kind of inventive spirit, he or she for children to work out their own ideas might benefit more from a toy like Ozobot about the world, and it may be better for that puts programming power in the child’s them to be the ones putting words in the hands. mouths of their favorite stuffed animals, Finally, it’s important to understand the dolls and action figures. Some toys that limitations of talking toys. Children need to seem amusing to adults may actually limit become skilled with language because it’s a child’s imagination. the best way to share information, express In short, parents will want to think feelings and build a sense of closeness carefully before purchasing these ever with other people. Toys that talk may be seductive talking toys. Here are some clever and amusing but they cannot help a questions worth asking: child develop understanding and empathy. Will the toy work? Nothing is That’s something they can learn only in the more frustrating than a new gadget that company of living, breathing, caring people. doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do. Before choosing a talking toy, be sure your child — Carolyn Jabs

4 Valley Parent, October 2015 Time VP When Family Dinner Doesn’t Work 10 More Ways to Connect with Your Kids

As parents, we have been hearing for cream, then gather around the table years about the many benefits of family before bedtime and take turns talking dinner. Research shows that children about the highlights of the day. who routinely enjoy meals with their For Further Reading parents have lower rates of substance 3. Family Car Trips Want to learn more about connecting Us Smarter, Stronger, Healthier and abuse and depression, a stronger Instead of feeling like a taxi service as a family at the dinner table and Happier by Miriam Weinstein sense of belonging and even a better while you chauffer your children from beyond? The following books are a • The Secrets of Happy vocabulary. Unfortunately, non-traditional dance classes to piano lessons, use the great place to start: Families: Improve Your Mornings, work schedules, extra-curricular activities opportunity to start a real conversation. Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, and other necessary obligations make Turn off smartphones and gaming • The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Go Out and Play and Much More by routine family dinners all but impossible devices and break the ice by playing a Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at Bruce Feiler for some of us to achieve. fun game like Twenty Questions. When a Time by Laurie David • 15 Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get If you find yourself struggling to fit the game ends, ask your kids which • The Surprising Power of Family Out of the House and Connect with family dinners into your nightly schedule, topics they would like to discuss. Their Meals: How Eating Together Makes Your Kids by Rebecca Cohen remember that opportunities to establish answers may surprise you. meaningful connections with your kids destination, plan a cheap weekend 9. One-on-One Time exist throughout the course of the day, 4. Family Game Night getaway or spend a few lazy days at Children love to receive a parent’s not just in the evening – and certainly Whether you play every Friday night home on a family staycation, focus on undivided attention. So if Dad works not just at the dinner table. There are or only once a month, a fun-filled family relaxing with your kids and making the night shift and cannot be home plenty of alternative ways for families game night is an easy and inexpensive happy memories. for family dinner, an occasional father- to connect and spend time together on way to bring the whole family together. daughter or father-son “date” would be a regular basis. Here are ten ideas that Pull out a classic board game like 7. A Family Journal a wonderful (and much appreciated) way may work for you. Battleship or Parcheesi. Help your When you keep a family journal, every for him to sneak in more quality time preschooler learn colors and numbers person in the family has a designated with each child on an individual basis. 1. Family Breakfast with a card game like Uno. Or turn on place to write notes for other family Is your entire family at home in the the Wii or Xbox and get everyone in the members to read at their convenience. To 10. Sunday Supper morning? Instead of grabbing Pop Tarts competitive spirit with a video game get started, purchase a basic notebook Even if there is only one day of the on the go, get up a bit earlier and sit dance-off. Yes, Mom and Dad have to down at the breakfast table together dance too. and encourage everyone to share and week that works for everyone, add family before everyone heads out for the day. read at regular intervals. You can also dinner to the calendar and honor the Keep in mind that family breakfast 5. Family Meetings keep your family’s journal online. For commitment. Many families find that does not need to be elaborate or time- When held regularly, family meetings example, a family journal is included cooking a special ‘Sunday Supper’ or consuming. Set up a cereal bar with have the power to resolve conflicts, when you create a free account with splurging on Sunday Brunch at a favorite several dry cereal options and plenty of build family unity and foster a sense of family organization website www.Cozi. restaurant is a nice way to bring the fresh fruit or search for overnight slow autonomy by engaging children of all com. whole family together on a day that is cooker recipes that require minimal effort ages in the family’s decision-making typically less busy than the rest. on busy mornings. process. Plan for all members of the 8. Family FaceTime Your family may never manage to family to meet at least twice a month to Applications like FaceTime and Skype dine together every evening, but you can 2. Family Dessert share accomplishments, discuss upcoming – which allow for face-to-face video calls still keep the spirit of family dinner alive Even if you find yourself reheating plans and brainstorm solutions to – are wonderful inventions for parents – and reap its many benefits – by finding dinner when Dad gets home late or problems or concerns within the family. who travel, work late or do not live in the multiple ways to build strong and loving eating fast food in the car before same home as their kids. They are also connections with your kids. soccer practice, the whole family can 6. Family Vacation a valuable tool for parents of teenagers, still indulge in a treat together before Leave the stress of daily life behind since touching base with tech-savvy Alyssa Chirco is a mother of two. everyone turns in for the night. Bake and spend quality time together by teens often requires meeting them where Although she can rarely get her whole a batch of homemade cookies or buy taking a break from the ordinary. they are, which these days is almost family together at the dinner table, she a container of the family’s favorite ice Whether you travel to an exotic always on a smartphone. serves family breakfast every morning.

October 2015, Valley Parent 5 VP Health How to Support Parents When Baby Arrives Prematurely

When you begin your pregnancy you the parents will know that you grasp the expect to deliver a healthy, full-term baby. seriousness of their situation. If life doesn’t go as planned and baby arrives early it is an extremely stressful Keep your germs to yourself. event because these babies can be fragile. Whether visiting while the baby is in Preterm babies need specialized care and the NICU, or after the baby with a still are admitted into the Neonatal Intensive delicate immune system has gone home, Care Unit (NICU), a scary and intimidating wash your hands as carefully as if you place for new parents. These babies spend were going to perform surgery and be sure weeks or months in the NICU and can the parents see you doing so. Do this even face lifelong problems such as: intellectual if you are not going to pick up the baby. disabilities, cerebral palsy, breathing Hands are a huge source of potentially problems, vision or hearing loss and dangerous germs. If you feel even slightly feeding and digestive problems. This is not unwell stay away and send along only a situation that prenatal classes prepare good wishes. you to handle and in many cases the baby arrives even before prenatal classes. Know the power of shared Unfortunately, premature birth remains story. a major health issue. It is the number one Books If you have not had a baby who killer of newborns. Every year 15 million • Ready for Air by Kate Hopper • The Preemie Parents’ Companion: spent time in the NICU maybe you know babies arrive prematurely. That means one someone who has, someone who could The Essential Guide to Caring for in nine babies in the United States arrive call or email your friends to help them feel • Preemies: The Essential Guide for Your Premature Baby in the Hospital, too early. less alone. In her book, Hopper describes Parents of Premature Babies by at Home and Through the First Year, Memoirist Kate Hopper’s daughter how helpful an email was, “Leni and I Dana Wechsler Linden, Emma Trenti by Susan L. Madden, William Sears Stella was born weighing three pounds six have met...but I hardly know her. Yet she ounces at 32 weeks gestation. In her book Paroli, and Mia Wechsler Doron. M.D., and Jane E. Stewart, M.D. took the time to send me this message. Ready for Air, A Journey through Premature Personal stories and detailed medical This resource covers medical and Something in my chest expands, loosens. Motherhood, Hopper shares the emotional information. psychological hurdles. I write memoir, read memoir and I know challenge of caring for her baby in the I feel less alone when I see a piece of NICU and the isolation she experienced what they need. Instead, offer something their house, mow the lawn, walk the dog, myself reflected in someone else’s story.” after bringing her baby home with an definite such as, “I am bringing dinner pick up groceries or ferry other children to Karen Kerr Daines recalls a simple, five- immature immune system. She also writes on Tuesday night.” “If you really want to activities? minute call from a former colleague to about how critical support from family and help, you have to be a little pushy,” says share her NICU story, “it turned out to be friends was during this time. Janine Kovac whose twin boys, Michael Continue your support once the best phone call I’ve ever had in my Here are some tips to help you help a and Wagner were born at 25 weeks and the baby goes home. life.” loved one whose baby is in the NICU. weighed one pound twelve ounces and Premature babies go home with Listen more than you talk. one pound nine ounces respectively. immature immune systems and possible Help them stay connected. The future for the baby may be uncertain. medical issues. Just because they are Encourage them to set up a Listen to the parents without dismissing Coordinate a meal calendar. home doesn’t mean things are normal. CaringBridge site where they can share their fears. Daines’s now 12-year-old, Organize friends and family to rotate “Sometimes a family has a lot of resources their needs and updates with loved ones. healthy son, Caledon, was born at 29 In hindsight Hopper wishes she had done meal preparation for the family. Remember in the beginning —­ there’s a social worker weeks and spent six weeks in the NICU. this and highly recommends it to families parents are usually back and forth at the hospital, there’s a staff to answer “When I went into labor I was told that with babies in the NICU. In addition to between home and the NICU so consider questions —­ but it drops off suddenly Caledon would be blind or deaf, maybe reducing the burden of multiple updates foods that can be “grab and go” or food when the family goes home,” says Kovac. both.” to friends and family about the baby’s that can be stored for later use. Make progress, these sites allow others to send the food nutritionally dense so that mom Give the gift of life. Remember that every little bit of comfort encouraging messages and offers of and dad stay well fueled during this hectic Many preemies require blood will help the family cope. Give in whatever support. time. transfusions so consider donating blood. manner that you can without expecting Be aware that some areas do not accept anything in return. Even small acts of Be specific in your offer to help. Keep the home fires burning. blood donations directed to a specific kindness will seem large to the family A vague offer of, “let me know what With parents dashing between home individual. Even if the baby you know whose baby is in the NICU. you need,” is not ideal. The parents may and hospital the upkeep of the house may doesn’t receive your blood, another tiny be too stressed and exhausted to identify have to be neglected. Could you clean infant will benefit from your donation and — Sue LeBreton

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April 18 Also Saturdays Mindfully Accepting Life’s Little Hassels to Nov. 25 in Downtown Albany! Life is full of daily frustrations. It could Food becomes YOU. be related to not getting enough sleep because your six year old keeps crawling Be LocallyGrown. into your bed at night. Or maybe it’s the www.LocallyGrown.org traffic you have to deal with everyday on your way to work. Perhaps it is related to that weird sound your minivan makes every time you are backing out of the drive way. Some of us can shrug off these everyday irritations. Others of us have a harder time letting them go. We let little hassles build on each other so that by the end of the day we are ready to explode. A better way to cope is cultivating mindful acceptance. In the Mindfulness and Acceptance Apps to Help Workbook for Anxiety, authors John Forsyth and George Eifort, explain You Relax that mindful acceptance is a skill that • Relax and Rest by allows you to observe frustrations without Meditation Oasis becoming one with them. They explain it • Take a Break by as “watching the struggle, without judging Meditation Oasis it or feeling the pain without drowning in • Stress Free by it.” Forsyth and Eifort recommend bringing Louise L. Hay what they call soft qualities to bear on difficult situations. Examples of these qualities would be: gentleness, kindness, openness, patience, humor, compassion Books to Help You Be Mindful and curiosity. Using these and other soft qualities, allows you to be more level- • Buddhism for Mothers by Sarah • Present Moment Wonderful headed and compassionate towards Napthali Moment: Mindfulness Verses for yourself, the situation at hand and those • The Mindfulness and Acceptance Daily Living by Thich Nhat Hanh around you. When you are in this state you Workbook for Anxiety by John P. • Women Who Worry too Much by problem solve more effectively. This in turn, Forsyth PH.D. and Georg H. Eifert Holly Hazlett-Stevens Ph.D. helps you to be less reactive when under PH.D. stress. However, it can be hard to go from an irritated and uptight state to a more relaxed do it? Like any new habit, you will need to Pity Party: Have a quick vent session and focused one. You need to be calm in practice this one when you are not under with a friend who will allow you to unload order to bring patience and humor into a pressure. Then you will be able to use it without wallowing. If you don’t have a typically frustrating scenario. Amy, mother when it counts. Consider using an app like friend like that available, consider taking of two children under three, says that when Med Timers to remind you to deep breathe 10-20 minutes to dump your frustrations one of her girls is melting down, she tries every few hours, so that you can get in the out into a journal. to think beyond what is happening to what habit of doing it daily. You want to breathe Line up treats: Decide on a reward for is underlying the situation. If she is trying to in through your nose counting to five in yourself for getting through the day. Having Counseling get her girls out the door and one of them your head and then breathe out slowly out something nice to look forward to after with has a tantrum, she will focus on whether of your mouth for five. The next time you juggling responsibilities all day, can break Heart her daughter is tired or hungry or just are tempted to lose your patience deep the tension you are feeling in the moment. needs more transition time, as opposed to breath for five cycles first. losing her patience and rushing her through Music Time: Put some calm or playful Learning how to calm yourself down the door. By approaching the meltdown music on during times when you are when you are under pressure, paves the from a compassionate place, Amy was able normally stressed. For example, when way for you to mindfully accept frustrating to stay calm and think more rationally. driving through traffic or cleaning the situations. Incorporating these habits into Here are some simple ways to calm house or making dinner. If you do not have your life will take time, but it is well worth down, so that you can mindfully cope with your own playlist ready to go, consider the effort since our children learn from us Linda Harris, MA everyday hassles: downloading the app Songza. This app how to handle life’s little irritations. Deep Breathe: You have heard this allows you to select playlists according to advice a million times, but do you actually mood, activity, or artist. — Karyn Robinson-Renaud MSW, RSW http://linda.m.harris.googlepages.com

October 2015, Valley Parent 7 VP Halloween Halloween Costume Ideas for the Craft Challenged

Sure you can go to the costume shop hat (red for Mario, green for Luigi), costume could be simply the block head as the older, original ipod that your child and buy expensive, perfect replicas of white gloves and a bushy moustache. made from a boxe and an outfit that may not recognize — you remember, your child’s favorite character but making You can easily make and tape on the looks vaguely like the character you are the ones with the circle on the front. costumes at home is part of the fun. If you M or L logo for the hats. If your child emulating. You can also make an entire • Mac computer. Another easy box are the least crafty person on the planet, no longer wears overalls a trip to the body out of boxes painted to match the costume, painted silver or covered with next to me, there are some fun ideas that local thrift shop can usually locate an character, just be sure your child can duck tape. The simple apple icon is easy are easy to make, meaning your children inexpensive pair. walk and climb stairs in the get up. You to print on the front. can do most of the work. The trick is • Wii remote. You can use a box and can buy the pick axe needed to mine in • ipad and ipad mini. These two starting early so the paint is dry before paint it white, then draw on the logo the game, but again, some foam board would make a cute matching ensemble they head out hunting for treats. Here and the buttons. Use a narrow box. For or cardboard and markers will do just for an older and younger child. You are some ideas to get your creative juices a smaller child you could use a large fine. use the same idea as the ipod with the flowing. Thanks to the Internet you can white T-shirt and draw the buttons and apps just use boxes shaped more like find images for almost anything you can logo with fabric paint. Even if you are not a Mac family, the ‘i’ the ipad. You can get clever and design imagine. • Minecraft. This very popular game is devices make for fun, easy costumes. your own apps and see if anyone based on building a world from blocks • ipod. You need a slim, long box. Paint it notices. For the video game lover pick a favorite so it lends itself to easy costumes. black, or cover with black tape. On the character. I usually try to steer my son Yes, you can purchase a Creeper or a front screen area your child can draw Test out costumes at least a week toward a highly recognized character Steve head, but all you need is square on their favorite apps, or even print the beforehand so you can make any otherwise he is disappointed when house box. Cut out eyes and a mouth and icons and stick them on. Arms, legs and adjustments. Remember to make costumes after house asks, “Who are you?” But older draw the face with paint or markers. head stick out from the ipod body or that are easy to walk in, see in and be kids may enjoy being an obscure character My 11-year-old quickly made himself a you can be inside the box so that the seen. A flashlight or reflective tape is that only their friends get. Steve character head with supplies in child is in the screen area acting as if always a nice safety add on. • Mario and Luigi. These costumes the garage when I said no to paying they are a You Tube video. If you want a require: overalls, a T-shirt and matching good money for a cardboard box. The coordinating costume maybe you can go — Sue LeBreton

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8 Valley Parent, October 2015 Halloween VP The Trick to a No-Treat Halloween

It all started with a peanut allergy. want to be up all night alleviating ghoulish flannel shirts and jeans can outfit the perfect I was nine years old, trick-or-treating with nightmares, consider cozying down with cowboy, and silk scarves make great princess my best friend Vicki and her brothers, proudly some not-too-scary Halloween classics. dresses! donning my homemade Pippi Longstocking For young children, Halloween flicks don’t If your child wants to invite friends to your costume. With each house we visited, my get any better than It’s the Great Pumpkin, place, enlist a relative or older sibling to dig pumpkin bucket got heavier and delightfully Charlie Brown. Linus stars in this short, through the closets and come up with some unwieldy. Vicki and I plotted which candy we sweet movie, as he awaits the elusive “Great cute costumes that the kids can “model” would devour first upon our return to her Pumpkin.” If that’s too elementary for your for the grown-ups. You can even give prizes house. kids, try Hocus Pocus, starring Bette Midler for categories like scariest, most creative, or But Vicki’s little brother Will was not and Sarah Jessica Parker, or Disney’s The silliest. Put on some music as they show off enjoying himself. As the evening wore on, I Legend of Sleepy Hollow. But be attuned to their duds, and have a ball! noticed his “trick-or-treats” became a little your audience: even though the latter is an less enthusiastic and lot more grumbly. animated Disney movie, it still packs kind Host a Harvest Feast I soon learned that Will had a peanut of a spooky punch. And of course, the Harry As a parent, the thought of trekking allergy, and nearly everything in his candy Potter movies, though not technically about from house to house and collecting candy bucket was off-limits. His parents kept Halloween, do provide a good seasonal thrill. that will hype up my kids (until I eventually promising that they had a stash of peanut- Try either Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s eat it all while they sleep), well, it’s just not free candy at home, but all Will saw was a Stone or Harry Potter and the Chamber of that appealing. Chances are, there are other whole lot of candy that he couldn’t have. Secrets if you want to stick with one of the parents you know who feel the same, or Fortunately times have changed, and this lighter choices. whose kids have a dietary restriction that means an increased awareness about many Once you settle on your movies, set up makes them dread Halloween. types of dietary restrictions. But that doesn’t your theater. Dim the lights, pile on the As it turns out, this is a great excuse to make holidays like Halloween, with its flashy pillows and blankets, and serve your child’s host a potluck. Each guest brings something seasonal packaging and pumpkin-shaped favorite snack, apple juice, or a spooky “safe” for his or her child, and you can even treats, any easier for kids who can’t partake. looking punch with peeled grapes (um, specify foods that are off limits in an email More kids than ever deal with food eyeballs anyone?). Warning: this type of or invitation. This way no one has to stress allergies, sensitivities and intolerances. As a evening may induce some sofa snuggling. perfecting a pumpkin recipe for Thanksgiving. about feeding their child before the party, result, parents, teachers and caregivers need If you’d rather not deal with carving and and the grown-ups can actually relax and to take a proactive approach. Take charge, Create a Pumpkin Parade seeds, there are plenty of pumpkin crafts that enjoy themselves. You can even give your and don’t let fun-sized candy rule your Who doesn’t love pumpkins? The way they are affordable and kid-friendly. You can easily get-together a “seasonal” theme by asking kids’ holiday, because nothing can dampen look, taste, smell when baking – everything make construction paper pumpkins to hang everyone to feature an autumn ingredient, Halloween spirits like not being able to about them evokes autumn and coziness. So as lanterns, or paint paper plates to create like apples or squash. participate in the sugar fest. if you’re skipping the treats this Halloween, pumpkin masks. Just Google “pumpkin crafts Whatever your family decides to do for If you’re the parent of a child with an take your kids to a nearby pumpkin patch for kids” and you’ll have hundreds of fun and Halloween this year, remember that it doesn’t allergy, sensitivity, or aversion (and even if and have a blast. Many places have pumpkin easy ideas at your fingertips. have to revolve around candy. There are you aren’t, chances are you know someone painting or carving stations set up for little so many ways to celebrate, and so many who is) here are a few ways to celebrate this ones, and you just pay for the pumpkin. A Have a (Costume) Ball kids who want to get into the spirit and try spook-tacular holiday without the stress – or lot of grocery stores get into the spirit too, Kids love to play pretend, and having a something new. the sugar rush. letting you build scarecrows with pumpkin good costume is an essential part of that. Happy Halloween! heads (you supply the old clothes), or hosting Use Halloween as an excuse to go through Celebrate with Movie Madness themed baking classes for kids. your closets and create “costumes” for your Beth Fornauf is a mother of three. Because Here’s some surprising news: just as Let your child choose a plethora of child to keep in a dress-up bin (bonus: you several members of her family suffer from Halloween doesn’t have to be a sugar-fest, it pumpkins to take home with you, and can also create a pile of things to donate food allergies, Beth is always looking for also doesn’t have to be horrifying. If you have you can spend the evening carving jack- or pack away for summer). Be creative: creative recipes and activities to raise little ones you’re keeping in, and you don’t o-lanterns, roasting pumpkin seeds, or graduation gowns can become wizard robes, awareness about these sensitivities. Avery House Nature Center Homeschool Science Explorers Ages 5 - 10 M - F 1:30 - 3:30PM Begins September 14

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October 2015, Valley Parent 9 VP Strategies Say Goodbye to Ghosts (and Other Childhood Fears)

In addition to being a short-order cook, to breathe slowly while counting to four and housekeeper, and 24/7 chauffeur, I’m also my breathe out while counting to seven. This kids’ #1 fear-fighter. I check under their beds for focuses your child’s attention and puts him back bad guys and stick my own arm in the toy bin in control. “Repeating a special word, phrase “to make sure the crab isn’t real.” Almost every or affirmation, such as ‘I can handle this,’ also day my kids ask for help with scary situations. eases anxiety,” Wendt says. Practice these My daughter believes zombies live in our calming behaviors every day so they become attic and my son swears he’s seen a green automatic. ghost in my bedroom. I tell them, “Monsters Step it up. Use a technique called systematic are just pretend,” but neither child believes desensitization to approach the feared situation me. They’re convinced that danger lurks in the gradually. “Make a simple drawing of a stairway darkness. from the side view and put your child’s goal at the top,” Chansky says. Then start at the bottom Where Fears Come From and write in steps from the least to most Kids’ fears are as unique as their threatening. For example, a child whose goal is personalities. Many young kids are afraid of to pet a dog might start by looking at pictures animals and insects (dogs, snakes, spiders), of dogs, visiting a pet store or animal shelter characters in costumes (beware Santa Claus Outsmart Anxieties and letting a dog sniff her hand. Remind your and the Easter Bunny), and things that go child to take deep breaths as anxieties escalate. bump in the night. Others fear loud noises or Research and logic can help kids shrink 2) I can keep myself safer by staying inside Be patient. Forcing kids to confront their believe they’ll be sucked down the toilet when fears down to size. “Have your child write during a storm. fears when they aren’t ready will only increase it flushes. Even kids who don’t believe in the down three facts about his feared situation 3) The odds of being struck by lightning are their anxiety. Talk about your own insecurities boogeyman may fret about schoolyard bullies. to put it in perspective,” says licensed only 1 in 700,000. and model a courageous approach to the professional counselor Neil McNerney, LPC, of “Some kids are more fearful than others unknown. When your child feels overwhelmed, Reston, Va. A child who is afraid of thunder Bottom line: Fear is a healthy response to a because they are born with a predisposition allow him to step back and observe the scary storms might note: dangerous world. Encourage your child to learn to worry,” says San Diego, Calif., clinical situation from a distance. Before long, he’ll 1) Thunder makes a loud boom, but it can’t from it. psychologist Joanne Wendt, PhD. Other fears probably be ready to reengage. hurt me. grow in response to trauma. For example, a child may start to fear bees after being stung If Ghosts Won’t Go himself or seeing a classmate get stung on Fight Fears Together your child what he really thinks will happen,” All kids have occasional worries, but some the playground. A little information can be Dismissing kids’ concerns isn’t the answer. Chansky says. A worry might be saying, “The suffer from intense and persistent fears. dangerous: Kids who learn about killer bees “Parents can unintentionally feed kids’ fears 6th-grade bully will toss me in the trash can,” “Anxiety disorders are the most common may believe backyard bumblebees are mini- by reassuring them they have nothing to worry but your child’s smarter side knows, “The trash psychiatric disorders, affecting between 10 and mercenaries. about,” Wendt warns. The best approach is can has a locked cover.” 17 percent of children and teens,” Chansky Adult role models can also fuel kids’ fears. problem-solving. Here are some ways to do it. Fight scary with silly. Have your child draw says. “They are also the most treatable.” Using A mom who is deathly afraid of escalators may Identify the issue. When your child comes to a picture of the thing that scares her. Then, do cognitive-behavioral therapy, kids can learn to pass along her anxieties by telling kids moving you for help with a fear, engage in some critical a goofy makeover. The hairy monster in your turn down their over-reactive emotion systems stairs are slippery and insisting the whole family thinking. Questions like “Why are you afraid daughter’s closet will look a lot less frightening and teach their brains new tricks. take the elevator. “Kids look to parents for cues of this spider?” and “Have you been hurt by a wearing a ballet tutu and hair curlers. Coach If your child’s fears keep her from enjoying about whether a situation is safe,” says Tamar spider in the past?” encourage your child define your child to imagine the monster slipping everyday activities at home and at school, Chansky, PhD, author of Freeing Your Child her fear more clearly. Once she’s defined her on a banana peel or falling off a cliff. “This reach out to your pediatrician or school from Anxiety. “Parents need to be mindful of fear, she can start to question its legitimacy. allows her to take charge of her fear and her psychologist. A professional fear-buster can the signals they send so they don’t send fearful Teach kids to think twice. First, ask your child imagination,” Chansky says. help your child say “Boo!” to ghosts and other messages about objects or situations that are what worry is telling him about the situation, Practice self-soothing. Kids can learn childhood anxieties. basically safe, or can be managed,” she says. using a funny voice or puppet to represent breathing and muscle relaxation techniques worry. “Then, using his ‘smarter mind,’ ask to calm themselves. The easiest strategy is — By Heidi Smith Luedtke, PhD

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Reader’s theatre plays are a fun, Saturday 5 SW 4th Ave., Albany. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through accessible way to experience contemporary works by Ave. SE, Albany. 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. First Congregational UCC, 4515 November 21. Free admission. Features fresh, locally- famous modern playwrights that might not otherwise be Contra Dancing. $3.25/youth & senior, $3.50/adult, Children 15 and SW West Hills Road, Corvallis. 7:30-11 p.m. 1st and grown, locally-produced dairy, meat, and farm goods. performed here. For tickets/information, visit majesti- under must be accompanied by an adult in the water. 3rd Saturdays. $7. Beginners’ lesson starts at 7:30 p.m. See locallygrown.org for information. creaderstheater.wordpress.com. Visit cityofalbany.net for details or call (541) 967-4521. (experienced dancers welcome), dance starts at 8 p.m. Albany Historic Carousel and Museum. 503 Whiteside Theatre Tour. Whiteside Theatre, Each dance is taught. No partner necessary (it’s tra- First Ave. W, Albany. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday; Fun-With-The-Animals Work Party. Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary, 36831 Richardson Gap 361 SW Madison Ave., Corvallis. Noon-1 p.m. first ditional to dance each dance with a different partner). 10 a.m.-9p.m. Wednesday. Free. Come see the creative Road, Scio. 10 a.m.-noon Wednesdays; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays. Free/members; $5/non-members. All tours of There is usually a pre-dance potluck. For information, processes taking place every Monday through Saturday Saturdays. Free. All ages and abilities. Work parties the Whiteside Theatre start promptly. Once a tour enters visit corvallisfolklore.org. on this hand-carved carousel project. In the lobby, view provide the sanctuary’s abused, abandoned, or neglected the building the doors are closed and joining the tour is finished animals and watch the painters work on a num- Discovery Saturday. A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery farm animals with clean water, bedding, and living con- not permitted. Videography of any kind is not permitted. ber of animals and other hand-crafted projects. In the Museum, 116 NE Marion St., Salem. 1-2 p.m Saturdays. ditions. No RSVP required; just show up wearing farm To reserve a space, e-mail reservations@whitesidethe- carving studio, see and touch over two dozen carvings Free with admission of $8/general. Saturday afternoons apparel and boots. For information, call (503) 394-4486 atre.org with name, any special arrangements and the in progress. For information, visit albanycarousel.com. provide opportunities to view exhibits in a new way or e-mail [email protected]. number in the group. Admission is paid at the door on while participating in hands-on activities that encourage Ben Butler: Diverse Dimensions. Fairbanks Fall Session Lil’ Kickers. Corvallis Sports the day of the tour. creativity and discovery. From science experiments to Gallery 220 SW 26th Street Corvallis. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Park 175 SW Twin Oaks Circle, Corvallis. Session A.C. Gilbert’s magic tricks, Discovery Saturdays are a Monday – Friday until November 3. Free. Ben Butler starts September 8th and ends November 7th. Friday 2 great way to learn something new. For information, visit received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute Lil’ Kickers is a national, non-competitive child Aladdin! Majestic Theatre 115 SW 2nd St Corvallis. acgilbert.org. of Chicago and his BA from Bowdoin College. His develop.m.ent program for boys and girls ages 18 work has been exhibited in solo shows in New York at 7:30 p.m. October 2-3, 8-10, & 15-17. Adults $15, Dog Day at Osborn Aquatic Center. Osborn months to 12 years. Kids will have a blast learning Members/Students/Seniors $10. “Aladdin!” is a full Aquatic Center 1940 NW Highland Drive Corvallis. Coleman Burke Gallery and Plane Space, as well as at the fundamentals of soccer plus a whole lot more. Lil’ Zg Gallery in Chicago, John Davis Gallery in Husdon, length, two act musical in the British “Panto” style. That 10:00 am – 3:30 pm. $6/dog suggested donation. Bring Kickers’ experienced instructors use creative, high ener- means: audience participation, stock character types, a dogs for outdoor pool play and celebrate the end of the New York, and Suyama Space in Seattle, among oth- gy games to build self-esteem, coordination and help ers. He is the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation fairy-tale plot, special effects and wild comedy. “Panto” summer swimming season during Dog Day at Osborn kids conquer the developmental milestones they face at engages ALL ages, and is produced every year in thou- Aquatic Center. This year’s event features three sessions Individual Artist Grant and numerous fellowships at each age. Sign up at corvallissportspark.com residency programs including the MacDowell Colony, sand of theaters in Britain and Commonwealth countries of puppy fun. For information visit oacdogday.com The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, and the Ucross Grass Roots Reading Group. Grass Roots in venues ranging from village halls to giant West End Johns Hopkins’ Talented & Gifted Youth Foundation. For information visit oregonstate.edu Books & Music, 227 SW 2nd St., Corvallis. Free. 6:30- theaters. For tickets or information visit majestic.org 8 p.m. first Tuesdays. 15% discount on chosen book. Program. LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th Corvallis Arts Walk. The Arts Center, 700 Chocolate Fantasy 2015. CH2M HILL Alumni Street, Corvallis. 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. The NIEHS For information/book titles, call (541) 754-7668 or visit Center 725 SW 26th Street, Corvallis. $50. Chocolate SW Madison Ave., Corvallis. 4-8 p.m. Free. Third grassrootsbookstore.com. Superfund Research Program (SRP) funds university- Thursdays. A monthly art crawl that tours Corvallis’ fine Fantasy is a fundraiser for The Arts Center Programs based multidisciplinary research on human health and art galleries (as well as non-gallery artistic events) and Hoolyeh International Dance Albany. 1180 impacting the lives of patients, cancer survivors, veter- environmental issues related to hazardous substances. utilizes a rotating group of fine dining businesses for 25th Ave., SW, Albany. 7-9 p.m. every Monday. $4. ans and at-risk youth. This gala evening features confec- The central goal is to understand and break the link final destinations. The Arts Center is a great place for a For information, call (541) 967-8017 or e-mail grhol- tions from some of the area’s premier chocolatiers, hors between chemical exposure and disease. In keeping first art-viewing stop, utilizing their off-street parking. [email protected]. d’oeuvres, and local artisan beverages. Browse fine arts with the NIEHS mission, teams of diverse professionals For information/participating venues, visit facebook. Indoor Natural Movement Class. CrossFit at and crafts, enjoy live jazz, and take part in silent and develop, test, and implement unique, solution-oriented live auctions! Hear from people who have been impact- com/CorvallisArtsWalk. the SHOP, 1838 NW 9th St., Suite 113, Corvallis. $15/ approaches to address complex environmental health class. 8:15-9:15 a.m. Fridays. Learn to move naturally in ed by the arts and learn how the arts benefit us all. For problems. For information visit cty.jhu.edu Corvallis Guitar Society Meeting. a small group setting. These classes are a mindful explo- information visit theartscenter.net Gracewinds Music Lesson’s Loft, 137 SW 3rd St, Just A Game Con. Corvallis Elks Lodge 1400 NW ration of fundamental movement skills, like: walking, Albany Community Pool, 2150 36th Corvallis. 7-9 p.m. first Mondays. Free. Established to Family Swim. 9th Street Corvallis. October 3 & 4th all day. $8/Day, balancing, crawling, throwing, catching, and climbing. Ave. SE, Albany. 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. promote classical guitar and related styles in the central $12/Weekend. Just a Game Con is a bi-annual gaming In each class, students will build a strong foundation in $3.25/youth & senior, $3.50/adult, Children 15 and Willamette Valley area, the meetings are an opportu- convention organized and run by Matt’s Cavalcade of the basic skills in order to incorporate them into more under must be accompanied by an adult in the water. nity to meet fellow guitarists as well as perform and Comics and volunteers. In addition to having a huge complex and challenging movements and sequences in Visit cityofalbany.net for details or call (541) 967-4521. listen to guitar music in a supportive environment. The library of games that can be rented for free, they’ll have future classes. Class sizes will be kept small. For infor- OSU Art Faculty Exhibit 2015. Fairbanks various gaming events throughout the weekend. For Society is open to all ages and abilities. Styles of music mation/registration, visit jessbfit.com. include classical, flamenco, finger-style, solo jazz and Gallery 220 SW 26th Street Corvallis. Monday – Friday information visit justagamecon.com or on facebook at guitar ensemble music from the Renaissance through Parent/Child Swim Class. Albany Community 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. thru October 7th. Free. The OSU facebook.com/justagamecon to 20thCentury literature. Each meeting presents play- Pool, 2150 36th Ave. SE, Albany. 6-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays Art Faculty Exhibit features the works of faculty mem- Mama-Baby Yoga. EcoFusion Fitness, 116 SW ing opportunities in both an ensemble and a solo ‘open and Thursdays. $4/child, free/parents or $37/10 class bers who are working in the areas of photography, paint- 4th St., Corvallis. 10:15 a.m. Thursdays; 12:15 pm. stage’ setting. For information, visit corvallisguitarso- punch card. Drop in class, no registration for details or ing, drawing, mixed-media, printmaking, and video. Saturdays. $10/class or $70/10 classes. Introduce baby ciety.org. call (541) 967-4521. Michael Boonstra, Julia Bradshaw, Kay Campbell, Julie to yoga and build strength, flexibility and calm in this Creative Movement. Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW Recreation/Open Swim. Albany Community Green, Stephen Hayes, Yuji Hiratsuka, Shelley Jordon, supportive class. This class is designed for Moms and 2nd St., Corvallis. 2:30-3:20 p.m. Fridays. $12/class; Pool. 2150 36th Ave. SE, Albany. 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays; Andy Myers, Felix Olivereros and Kerry Skarbakka are their babies 2 weeks (6 weeks for cesarean) to walking. $40/month. Ages 4-6. Dancers will be introduced to 1-4 Saturdays. $3.25/youth, $3.50/adult, $3.25/senior, included in this exhibit. For complete information, visit For information, call (541) 740-2516 or visit ecofusion- the basic movements of early dance training and enjoy $10/family. Children 6 and under must be accompanied oregonstate.edu fitness.com. exploring the elements of dance: shapes, rhythm, path- by an adult in the water. Visit cityofalbany.net for details Preschool Storytime. Corvallis Public Library, Prenatal Yoga. EcoFusion Fitness, 116 SW 4th St., ways, and tempo. Creative movement explorations pro- or call (541) 967-4521. 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 10 a.m. Fridays. Free. Corvallis. 9-10 a.m. Tuesdays; 11 a.m.-noon Saturdays. vide young dancers with the opportunities to explore the Reiki Healing Circle. 8285 NW Wynoochee Dr., 3-5 yrs. Approximately one-half hour long and filled $10/class or $70/10 classes. Prenatal yoga is a great way physical world and enjoy using movement for personal Corvallis. 7:30-9:30 p.m. first Thursdays. $5-$10 dona- with stories, songs and finger plays designed for infants, to prepare the body and mind for birth, boost mood, expression. For information, contact Donna Blatt Ervin tion. All students and interested parties welcome. Call wobblers, toddlers, or preschoolers. For information, and reduce pregnancy aches and pains. Modifications at (541) 752-6329, [email protected], or visit mod- Margot to confirm directions at (541) 754-3595. call (541) 766-6793 or visit cbcpubliclibrary.net. are available to meet various backgrounds and levels of erndancetechnique.com. Something Old, Something Blue. Benton TGIF Yoga. EcoFusion Fitness, 116 SW 4th St., experience. This class is open to women in any stage Downtown Story Time with Puppets. County Historical Museum 1101 Main St. Philomath. Corvallis. 6:00 pm Fridays. $10/class or $70/10 classes. of a complication-free pregnancy. For information, call Downtown Carnegie Library, 302 SW Ferry St., Albany. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.Tuesday thru Saturday. Free. The This Friday evening class will be loosely based on par- (541) 740-2516 or visit ecofusionfitness.com. 10:30-11 a.m. Tuesdays. Free. Preschool story time with “Something Old, Something Blue” exhibition showcases ticipant needs and requests with a focus on stretching Saturday Stories. 645 Nw Monroe Ave. Corvallis. puppet show. For information, call (541) 917-7585. artifacts from the combined Horner Museum and Benton and unwinding. Appropriate for all levels. For informa- Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. Storytime Drop N Shop. Wacky Indoor Bounce, 202 NW 3rd County Historical Society artifact collections, with tion, call (541) 740-2516 or visit ecofusionfitness.com. Room. 11:00 am every 1st Saturday. Storytime for St., Corvallis. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m.-2 an emphasis on the color blue. For information visit Ukulele Cabaret. First Alternative South Store, all ages. For information call (541) 766-6481 or visit p.m. and 3-7 p.m. Thursdays. $12 per child. It’s parent BentonCountyMuseum.org 1007 SE 3rd St., Corvallis. 7-9 p.m. 1st Fridays. Free. time to shop or run errands, have a lunch date with a The Majestic Reader’s Theatre. The Majestic This is an open mic and sing-along for ukulele players Calendar continued on page 12

October 2015, Valley Parent 11 recognition programs for outstanding young people. meeting. For information, call (541) 917-7580 or visit Mamalates Group Class. Live Well Studio, 971 Calendar continued from page 11 For information, visit rotaryofalbany.org or e-mail dale. albanypubliclibrarybookclub.blogspot.com. NW Spruce Ave., Ste 101, Corvallis. Thursdays, 2:30- [email protected]. 3:45 p.m. Mom + Babe post-natal core recovery class evanced.info/corvallis/evanced/eventcalendar.asp La Leche League Corvallis. Multicultural Celtic Jam. Imagine Coffee, 5460 SW Philomath Literacy Center, 128 SW 9th St., Corvallis. 10 a.m. first (babies welcome, but not required [only pre-mobile Story Time for Kids. Imagine Coffee, 5460 SW Blvd., Corvallis. 7 p.m. every Tuesday. Visit imagine- Wednesday; 6 p.m. third Thursday. Free. Breastfeeding babies, please]). Designed specifically for women six Philomath Blvd., Corvallis. 10 a.m. Most Saturdays. coffee.net for information. information and support for expectant and breastfeeding weeks postpartum and beyond, this class is safe and Free. Story Man, James Warren, reads to children (of all beneficial for c-section recovery, abdominal separation Corvallis- mothers. Babies and children welcome. For information, ages). For information, visit imaginecoffee.net. Charlie Hope Children’s Concert. (diastasis recti), and many common pelvic floor issues. Benton County Public Library 645 NW Monroe Avenue call (541) 766-0055 or visit lalecheleagueoregon.webs. With a focus on biomechanics and alignment, Rachel’s Aladdin! See 10/2. Corvallis. 10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Free. Award-winning com. Find us on Facebook as LLL Willamette Valley. mamalates classes will lead moms to a deeper connec- children’s musician, Charlie Hope, will perform for Lebanon Public Library 55 Academy St LEGO Club. tion with their postpartum body as well as a greater ease children and families. Contact Youth Services at 541- Lebanon. Second Wednesday at 4 pm. – 5 pm. Designed Sunday 4 and stability in the everyday movements of mothering. 766-6794 or visit evanced.info/corvallis/evanced/even- for ages 6 to 13 years old this is an independent activity Hoolyeh International Dance. First For information visit proudmamasupportservices.com Congregational UCC, 4515 SW West Hills Road, tsignup.asp for information. exploring with LEGOS. We supply the LEGOS the kids Corvallis. 7-9 p.m. first and third Sundays. $3/admis- Community Movie Night with Ygal supply the imagination and creativity. No registration Preschool Story Time with Puppets. Main is required. For information visit lebanonpubliclibrary. Albany Public Library, 2450 SE 14th Ave., Albany. sion. The first Sunday of the month will be dedicated to Kaufman. Darkside Cinema, 215 SW 4th St., Balkan dances. For information, call (971) 237-2000 or com/ 10:30-11 a.m. Thursdays. Ages 3-5. For information, Corvallis. 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Every Tuesday. Free. visit library.cityofalbany.net. visit http://hoolyeh.com. (Donations are graciously accepted and benefit the Majestic Playwright’s Lab. Majestic Theatre Fall Pruning. Garland Nursery, 5470 NE Hwy 20, renovation of the Darkside Cinema) Ygal Kaufman, 115 SW 2nd St Corvallis. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Every first Tribal Rising Dance. Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW Corvallis. 1:00 p.m. To have strong healthy plants in the noted local film historian and Darkside enthusiast, hosts Wednesday. Free. The Majestic Playwrights Lab is a 2nd St., Corvallis. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Free/teens; spring, we need to prep them for their winter slumber Community Movie Night, a free weekly screening of place for playwrights to present, share, and discuss their $12/drop-in; $10/series/class for adults. A fun and wel- with fall pruning. Join us as we answer questions about lost, classic and cult films. The feature film of the week new plays with other playwrights, actors, audience, and coming class for ages teen to adult. This class teaches which plants should be pruned this time of year and how is always preceded by newsreels, cartoons (from the interested community members. The Lab is free and self esteem and healthy body ideals - all shapes and to prune them. Call (541) 753-6601 to register. garland- year of the feature’s release) and an introduction with open to all playwrights, whether aspiring, experienced, sizes! Learn the basic moves for American Tribal Style nursery.com/events interesting facts about the production from curator Ygal or curious about writing for the stage. Actors and audi- dance. Weekly classes year round for all ages and levels. Performing group for teens ongoing. No dance experi- First Sunday Vocal Jam. Riverfront Park 1st St Kaufman. For information, visit cmnyk.wordpress.com ence members are welcome and encouraged to attend, listen, and participate. For information visit majestic.org ence necessary. For information, visit tribalrisingdance. & Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 2-4 p.m. First Sundays. Free. Cuban Salsa/Beginner. Impulse Bar and Grill, com, call (541) 740-4632, or e-mail AntigonePilates@ Participatory improv singing in polyphonic groove, for 1425 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 6-7 p.m. $40/4-week OSUsed Store Sale. 644 SW 13th St., Corvallis. comcast.net. all skill levels and ages. For information, call (541) 760- course. Ages 16 and over. No partner needed. For infor- 5:30-7:30 p.m. 1st Wednesday; 12-3 p.m. other 3069. corvallisfolklore.org mation, e-mail Rumbanana.org. Wednesdays. Free admission. Items for sale include Aladdin! See 10/2. computers and computer accessories, furniture (desks, Just A Game Con. See 10/3. New Mama-Baby Yoga. See 10/3. Graphic Novel Book Club Meeting. file cabinets, tables, chairs, bookcases, etc.), office sup- Morning Bakery 219 NW 2nd Street Corvallis. Every plies, sporting goods, household items, bicycles and first Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Free. New members are always Friday 9 Monday 5 much more. See fa.oregonstate.edu for information. Bryson Skaar Jazz standards. Imagine Coffee welcome. Check out a copy of this month’s read- Fall Preview OSU 2015. LaSells Stewart Center, ing selection from the 2nd floor reference desk of Rise and Shine Storytime. Philomath 875 SW 26th Street, Corvallis. 7:00 am – 4:00 pm. 5460 SW Philomath Boulevard Corvallis. 7:30 p.m. Community Library, 1050 Applegate St., Philomath.10 Mondays. Free. For information visit imaginecoffee.net the Corvallis Public Library. For information, contact Whether Students are just starting a college search or Bonnie Brzozowski, bonnie.brzozowski@corvallisore- a.m. Wednesdays. Free. Children ages 2-4 are welcome are already admitted to Oregon State, our open house Family Storytime. Corvallis Public Library, 645 gon.gov, 541-766-6965, or visit cbcpubliclibrary.net. to wake up with reading, singing, movement, and programs can accommodate any needs. We have several NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 7 p.m. Mondays. Free. rhymes. For information, call (541) 929-3016 or visit Infant Storytime. Corvallis Public Library, 645 full-day programs during the year to provide an in-depth All ages. Approximately one-half hour long and filled cbcpubliclibrary.net. look at Oregon State. For information visit oregonstate. with stories, songs and finger plays designed for infants, NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Free. Osborn edu wobblers, toddlers, or preschoolers. For information, Ages birth-1. Approximately one-half hour long and Rotary Club of Corvallis Mornings. Aquatic Center, 1940 NW Highland Dr., Corvallis. call (541) 766-6793 or visit cbcpubliclibrary.net. filled with stories, songs and finger plays designed for Aladdin! See 10/2. 6:45 a.m. Free. Meet every Wednesday for fellowship, infants, wobblers, toddlers, or preschoolers. For infor- Family Swim. See 10/2. Hoolyeh International Dance. 1180 25th Ave., mation, call (541) 766-6793 or visit cbcpubliclibrary.net. breakfast, and an informative and interesting presenta- SW, Albany. 7-9 p.m. every Monday. $4. For informa- tion from a guest speaker. Local projects have included Preschool Storytime. See 10/2. SAGE Garden, 4485 tion, call (541) 967-8017 or e-mail grholcomb96@ Tuesday Work Parties. stage curtains for Lincoln School, clothing for residents SW Country Club Dr., Corvallis. 3 – 7 p.m. Free. Work TGIF Yoga. See 10/2. gmail.com. at Jackson Street th Shelter, and art supplies for schools. parties are a great way to get involved at SAGE. Learn For information, visit corvallismorningrotary.org. Pu’uwai O Ke Kuawa Heart of the Valley about production gardening and help grow food for Saturday 10 Hula. First Baptist Church, 125 NW 10th St., families in our community who cannot afford fresh The Third Option: Childhood Issues & Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival. D River State Corvallis. 5:30-8:15 p.m. Mondays. $5/class. All shapes, vegetables. Tuesday work parties are open to everyone– Emotional Baggage. Osborn Aquatic Center Recreation Site SE First Street, Lincoln City. 10 am. sizes, and levels of ability are invited to try this gentle drop-in anytime from 3 p.m. to dusk and help tend the Meeting Room, 1940 NW Highland Dr., Corvallis. 6:45- to 4 pm. The 37th Annual Lincoln City Fall Kite form of Hawaiian dance and expression. For informa- garden. 8:45 p.m. 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays of each month. Festival is held on the beach, in the center of Lincoln tion, call Barb Landau at (541) 908-9190 or visit corval- Recommended donation: $5/adult/evening. The Third City, at the D-River Wayside from 10am to 4pm on lishula.com. Tuesday Tea Community Event. Live Well Studio, 971 NW Spruce Ave., Corvallis. 11 a.m.-Noon. Option is a fun, safe place for couples to invest in their Saturday and Sunday. The weekend festival will include Wiggly Wobbler Storytime. Philomath Free. Gather for tea in the studio. Bring a favorite tea to marriage 2-3 times a month. Children can have a great kite flying demonstrations by experts, free Kids Kite Community Library, 1050 Applegate St., Philomath. 10 share and a mug. Visit livewellstudio.com for informa- time swimming in the meantime. Begin at any time. Making Workshop, Kids & Kites Parade on the beach, a.m. Mondays. Free. Ages 0-18 months. Includes simple tion. For details contact Dave Jackson at (541) 760-9637, running of the BOLs, Kids Passports, and some of the books, songs, movement, finger plays, and ideas to use [email protected] or visit mwfm.org. most colorful big kites in the world. For information OSU Art Faculty Exhibit 2015. See 10/2. at home with little ones. Older sibling welcome. For Family Swim. See 10/2. visit oregoncoast.org. information, call (541) 929-3016. cbcpubliclibrary.net Prenatal Yoga. See 10/3. OSU Art Faculty Exhibit 2015. See 10/2. Little Sprouts: Pumpkin Painting. Garland Yoga in the Gallery. The Arts Center, 700 SW Nursery, 5470 NE Hwy 20, Corvallis. 11 a.m. $7/child. See 10/5. Madison Ave. 6 p.m. Mondays 10 a.m. Wednesdays. Wednesday 7 Yoga in the Gallery. We have an abundance of plain old pumpkins here wait- Free. Explore the world of yoga and enjoy a sense of Baby and Me Storytime. Lebanon Public ing for the creative minds of some youngsters to deco- community in the beautiful setting of the main gallery. Library 55 Academy St Lebanon. Wednesday Mornings Thursday 8 rate them for the coming Halloween season. Ghouls, The hour-long session will be led by certified yoga at 10am. For ages 0 to 24 months and their caregivers. Beginning East Coast Swing Dance ghosts or even maybe butterflies… it’s their choice! instructor Marcy Keuter. Beginners are welcome. Please Parent or caregivers can enjoy interactive time with their Odd Fellows North Hall 223 SW 2nd St Once decorated, they can bring their masterpieces home bring a yoga mat, if possible. For info, visit theartscen- Lessons. tots. Stories, finger plays, music and more. No registra- Corvallis. 7 p.m. Thursdays until October 30th. $10 per to display with pride. Remember to have young garden ter.net. tion is required. For information visit lebanonpublicli- class or $40 for the 5-week series. The Beginning East artists dress appropriately for painting and fun. Call OSU Art Faculty Exhibit 2015. See 10/2. brary.com/ Coast class is for beginners who have never taken any (541) 753-6601 to register. garlandnursery.com/events Beginning Ballet for Tweens, Teens, and dance lessons before and/or those looking for a refresher ¡los CUENTOS! Corvallis-Benton County Public Tuesday 6 Adults. Cascade Performing Arts Studio, 800 Harrison of basic technique. This series is designed to get partici- Library. Storytime Room. 11 – 11:30 a.m. Free. Art Tours at the Library. Corvallis-Benton St., Lebanon. 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesdays. $5. An introduc- pants comfortable with swing dancing and moving on Bilingual family storytime in Spanish & English for all County Public Library 645 NW Monroe Avenue tory ballet class for teens and adults who have never the floor. For information contact Krista Barzen-Hanson ages. A lively selection of stories, songs and rhymes will Corvallis. 10:00 a.m. every first Tuesday. Free. Join taken ballet before or who have some experience and at (218) 256-5988 or [email protected] be presented each month. For information visit evanced. Library Foundation Board member, Freda Vars, every are dancing at a beginning level. For information, con- Beginning Lindy Hop Lessons. Odd Fellows info/corvallis/evanced/eventcalendar.asp first Tuesday of the month for a tour of the hidden and tact Kaynor Heineck at (541) 401-9780 or kaynorw@ North Hall 223 SW 2nd St Corvallis. 8 p.m. Thursdays Organic Fall Prep with Randy Ritchie of not-so-hidden art in the Corvallis-Benton County Public kaynor.net. until October 30th. $10 per class or $40 for the 5-week Malibu Compost. Garland Nursery 5470 NE Library. For information, please contact the library at Corvallis Farmers Market. Corvallis Farmers series. The Lindy Hop class is for dancers who have Hwy 20, Corvallis. 1 – 2 p.m. free. We are excited to 541-766-6793 or visit cbcpubliclibrary.net A hearing Market, NW 1st St. and Jackson Ave., Corvallis. 9 a.m. taken a few beginning swing lessons and are ready to have special guest Randy Ritchie, founder of Malibu loop system is available in the Main Meeting Room. – 1 p.m. Wednesdays & Saturdays through November learn a more advanced technique called Lindy Hop Compost, back at Garland Nursery. There is so much If any member of the public has a disability and needs 5th. Free. The Corvallis Farmers Market is a much- (8-count swing). For information contact Krista Barzen- that can be done now to ensure soil is protected and accommodations to attend this event, please call 541- anticipated event, and a fantastic way to spend a morn- Hanson at (218) 256-5988 or kabarzenhanson@gmail. being enriched through the winter months, in order to 766-6928, allowing 48 hours notice for this service. ing. Choose from a variety of fresh, locally-produced com promote a lush spring. He will review mulching with After School Program: Fall: Wild produce, meats, cheeses and dairy products, pies, jams, La Leche League of Lebanon. Lebanon compost, tea sprays, mitigating pests and disease with- Wanderers. Chintimini Wildlife, 311 NW Lewisburg jellies, and so much more. Enjoy live music, dancing Community Hospital, 525 N. Santiam Hwy., Lebanon. 6 out chemicals or synthetics and share fall organic gar- Ave., Corvallis. 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays. We will and frequent special events. Stroll along Corvallis’ beau- p.m. Second Thursday. Free. Breastfeeding information dening techniques to prepare yards and gardens for the discover who and how birds migrate seasonally to stay tiful downtown Riverwalk, get some weekly shopping and support for expectant and breastfeeding mothers. long, erosive winter ahead. Randy will also share how alive. Explore the world through hands-on activities, done, meet the community, and have a great morning. Fathers and babies welcome. For information, call (541) to grow a healthy food garden to feed an entire family. games, experiments and crafts. For information, visit For information, visit LocallyGrown.org 766-0055 or visit lalecheleagueoregon.webs.com. No registration required. FREE and open to the public. garlandnursery.com for information. www.chintiminiwildlife.org. Evening Book Club. Main Albany Public Library Little Bookworms Preschool Storytime. Albany Rotary Club. Pop’s Branding Iron, 901 Meeting Room, 2450 SE 14th St., Albany. 6:30 p.m. Lebanon Public Library, 55 Academy St., Lebanon. 11 Wee Tree at Garland Nursery – Pacific Blvd. SE, Albany. Noon. Free. Rotary of Albany second Wednesdays. Free. The purpose of this book a.m. Thursdays. Free. Children ages 3 through kinder- Winterizing Bonsai. Garland Nursery 5470 NE has purchased and helped install playground equipment, group is to read a variety of books and share thoughts garten. Children will explore their world interactively Hwy 20, Corvallis. 11 a.m. $25/participant. Whether sponsored an annual Christmas party for underprivileged about the readings. This month’s book is Go Set a through books, songs, and more. Weekly themes include a bonsai resides inside or outside, it will need to be children, provided grants to local service organizations, Watchman, by Harper Lee. There will be 15 copies craft time. No registration is required. For information, prepped for the coming winter. Lee Cheatle from Wee given scholarships to deserving students, and sponsored of the next book selection available for loan at each call (541) 258-4926 or visit lebanonpubliclibrary.com. Tree Farm will be instructing just what needs to be done

12 Valley Parent, October 2015 to winterize a bonsai. Registration required. Please call Aladdin! See 10/2. ing fiction and nonfiction. Bring lunch or indulge in Thursday 15 one of the treats provided by the Friends of the Albany Wee Tree at Rose at 541-829-1859 or sign up at the Family Swim. See 10/2. front desk at Garland Nursery to reserve a space. Visit 2015 Corvallis Ski Swap. Benton County Library. This month’s book is Go Set a Watchman by garlandnursery.com/events for information. Fairgrounds 110 SW 53rd Street Corvallis. October 15 Preschool Storytime. See 10/2. Harper Lee. For information, visit albanypubliclibrary- – 18th all day. Free. The Corvallis Ski Swap is a annual TGIF Yoga. See 10/2. modernvoices.blogspot.com or call (541) 791-0112. Aladdin! See 10/2. event held in Corvallis, Oregon where outdoor enthusi- Corvallis Farmers Market. See 10/7. asts can buy and sell great winter gear and clothing.For After School Program: Fall: Wild Saturday 17 Wanderers. See 10/6. Discovery Saturday. See 10/3. complete information, including open hours and more, Runaway Pumpkin Half Marathon. 37954 Albany Rotary Club. See 10/6. Mama-Baby Yoga. See 10/3. visit CorvallisSkiSwap.org. Weirich Drive Lebanon. 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. $47-$70. Celtic Jam. See 10/6. Prenatal Yoga. See 10/3. Chamber Forum Luncheon. Peace Lutheran Set for its 5th annual running in mid-October 2015 in Church, 2540 Applegate St, Philomath. 12 p.m. – 1 Cuban Salsa/Beginner. See 10/6. Story Time for Kids. See 10/3. this small western Oregon city, the Runaway Pumpkin p.m. Chamber Forum Luncheons are held the third Half Marathon will take runners on an out-and-back Thursday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. These Community Movie Night with Ygal loop course that unfolds along the banks of the Santiam Kaufmany. See 10/6. Sunday 11 luncheons bring the general membership and guests River, giving runners a chance to run along either side Great Pumpkin Run. Benton County Fairgrounds together for networking, in addition to inviting speakers of the river and make a pair of bridge crossings before Infant Storytime. See 10/6. 110 SW 53rd Street Corvallis. All day event. $12-$35. who give topical presentations of interest to businesses. heading back into the race finish line. For complete Prenatal Yoga. See 10/3. For more information, visit PhilomathChamber.org. The Great Pumpkin Run is sponsored by Home Life, information and registration, visit runawaypumpkinhalf. Tuesday Tea Community Event. See 10/6. Inc and Calapooia Brewing Co. This year Home Life Corvallis Arts Walk. Downtown Corvallis. org. Tuesday Work Parties. See 10/6. is adding a costume contest to their already fun-filled 4 – 8 p.m. The Corvallis Arts Walk is a collaboration The Galleria. First Congregational UCC 4515 West race! There will be prizes for each age category and a between Art in the Valley, The Arts Center, Studio262, Hills Road Corvallis. 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. Free. The special prize for the most creative costume. So dress Pegasus Frame Studio & Gallery, and ShadowSmith Galleria is a unique and affordable shopping experi- Wednesday 21 up and get ready for some fun. For information visit Photographics. Join the Corvallis Arts Walk every 3rd ence featuring beautifully hand-crafted gifts and decor At the Hearth of the Crossed Races. homelifegreatpumpkinrun.org/ Thursday of the month, starting at The Arts Center and Assistance League’s gourmet packaged foods. This Corvallis-Benton County Public Library 645 NW at 4 p.m., and tour the artistic sights of downtown 5-hour sale is a great way to start the holiday shopping Monroe Avenue Corvallis. 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Free. Monday 12 Corvallis. The Corvallis Arts Walk is celebrating its 1 season. For information visit alcorvallis.org/. Join historian and author Melinda Jetté for a presenta- year anniversary of bringing monthly art events to the Fairbanks tion about the social history of the nineteenth century Ben Butler: Diverse Dimensions. community. What started as a handful of galleries has Lois Leveen Presents ‘Juliet’s Nurse’. Gallery 220 SW 26th Street Corvallis. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. French Prairie settlement in Willamette Valley, now grown into a larger celebration of the arts in Corvallis Corvallis-Benton County Public Library 645 NW Monday – Friday until November 3. Free. Ben Butler commemorated by the Champoeg State Heritage Area including pop-up events, artist studio tours, demonstra- Monroe Avenue Corvallis. 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm. Free. received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute in Marion County. evanced.info/corvallis/evanced/even- tions, art making, and more and continues to grow Celebrate Shakespeare with this revelatory new take on of Chicago and his BA from Bowdoin College. His tsignup.asp. every month! Make finding the destinations easy with the world’s best-known love story: Juliet’s Nurse com- work has been exhibited in solo shows in New York at the new CAW app - search “Corvallis Arts Walk” in bines a prequel to Romeo & Juliet with a fresh vision OSU Waste Watchers. OSU Student Experience Coleman Burke Gallery and Plane Space, as well as at your favorite app store. For complete information about of the events in the play, all through the eyes of Juliet’s Center Plaza 2251 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis. 2:00 Zg Gallery in Chicago, John Davis Gallery in Husdon, this event, visit the Corvallis Arts Walk’s website at ever-present wet nurse, Angelica, who tells a passionate pm - 4:00 pm. Bring broken items and learn how to New York, and Suyama Space in Seattle, among others. corvallisartswalk.com. tale of the deepest love in Verona – the love between fix them for free; attend demos to learn more D.I.Y. He is the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation a grieving woman and her precious milk-daughter. For skills. Visit http://tiny.cc/repair-fair for what skills and Individual Artist Grant and numerous fellowships at Crazy Eights Author Tour. Corvallis-Benton information visit evanced.info/corvallis/evanced/even- demos are being offered. For information visit tiny.cc/ residency programs including the MacDowell Colony, County Public Library 645 NW Monroe Avenue tsignup.asp. repair-fair. Corvallis. 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Free. Learn everything about The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, and the Baby and Me Storytime. See 10/7. Ucross Foundation. For information visit oregonstate. the writing and publishing process and find some awe- Pickin’ for Pets: A Musical Fundraiser for edu some books to read in the process at this event. Grass Heartland Humane Society. Imagine Coffee Beginning Ballet for Tweens, Teens, and Roots Bookstore will sell books by all of these authors Majestic Theatre, 115 5460 SW Philomath Boulevard Corvallis. 7:00 pm Adults. See 10/7. Corvallis Science Pub. at the event and there will be a chance for book sign- SW 2nd Street in Corvallis. 6 to 8 p.m. Science Pub – 9:00 pm. Matt Neely and friends will perform at a Corvallis Farmers Market. See 10/7. ing. For information visit evanced/eventsignup.asp. musical fundraiser for the Heartland Humane Society. is sponsored by the Oregon Museum of Science and Family Swim. See 10/2. Industry, the Downtown Corvallis Association and Eugene Ballet: Sleeping Beauty. Austin Enjoy old-fashioned bluegrass music with some Terra magazine at Oregon State University. Science Auditorium LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th local all-stars. All proceeds from the event will go to OSUsed Store Sale. See 10/7. Pub is free and open to the public. For information visit Street, Corvallis. 7:30 pm. $30-$33. Eugene Ballet Heartland. For information visit heartlandhumane.org/. Rise and Shine Storytime. See 10/7. communications.oregonstate.edu Company’s 36th performing season awakens to one of White Rose Presents: Pumpkin Floral Rotary Club of Corvallis Mornings. See the great ballets of all time. The Sleeping Beauty is for Bryson Skaar Jazz standards. See 10/5. Centerpiece Workshop. Garland Nursery 5470 10/7. kids, parents, grandkids and grandparents, and every- NE Hwy 20, Corvallis. 1 p.m. $25/participant. The Family Storytime. See 10/5. one who loves fairy tales, Tchaikovsky, tutus and tiaras. White Rose Custom Floral Design is hosting the first The Third Option: Handling Anger Hoolyeh International Dance. See 10/5. This timeless story delights with classical variations of their holiday season workshops to share how to Constructively. See 10/7. and magical characters set in a mythical land, starring create gorgeous handmade centerpieces. This month, Yoga in the Gallery. See 10/5. Pu’uwai O Ke Kuawa Heart of the Valley Fairies, the White Cat and Puss in Boots, the Bluebirds, Hula. See 10/5. White Rose will walk through how to convert a small the wicked fairy Carabosse and, of course, Sleeping pumpkin into a beautiful floral centerpiece. Registration Thursday 22 Wiggly Wobbler Storytime. See 10/5. Beauty and her Prince. For information visit eugenebal- required. Call (541) 753-6601 to register Visit garland- let.org. nursery.com/events. Hiroshima Lecture: Hideko Tamura Snider. Yoga in the Gallery. See 10/5. Construction and Engineering Hall LaSells Stewart Aladdin! See 10/2. 2015 Corvallis Ski Swap. See 10/15. Center, 875 SW 26th Street, Corvallis. 7:00 pm – 9:00 Tuesday 13 Beginning East Coast Swing Dance Aladdin! See 10/2. pm. Hideko Tamura Snider, current Ambassador After School Program: Fall: Wild Lessons. See 10/8. Contra Dancing. See 10/3. of Peace for the city of Hiroshima, was a child in Wanderers. See 10/6. Beginning Lindy Hop Lessons. See 10/8. Hiroshima when the city was destroyed by an atomic Corvallis Farmers Market. See 10/7. bomb at the end of World War II. Though she sur- Albany Rotary Club. See 10/6. La Leche League Corvallis. See 10/7. Discovery Saturday. See 10/3. vived with injuries, her mother and many thousands Celtic Jam. See 10/6. Little Bookworms Preschool Storytime. Mama-Baby Yoga. See 10/3. of others did not survive. After the publication of her Community Movie Night with Ygal See 10/8. memoir One Sunny Day in 1996, Hideko founded One Prenatal Yoga. See 10/3. Sunny Day Initiatives, which educates the public about See 10/6. Mama-Baby Yoga. See 10/3. Kaufmany. Story Time for Kids. See 10/3. the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons and Cuban Salsa/Beginner. See 10/6. Mamalates Group Class. See 10/8. plants seeds of peace, hope and reconciliation among Infant Storytime. See 10/6. Preschool Story Time with Puppets. See Sunday 18 people of the world, through educational presentations 10/8. and cultural exchange programs. For information visit Prenatal Yoga. See 10/3. Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra: See 10/8. osulibrary.oregonstate.edu. Tuesday Tea Community Event. See 10/6. Tribal Rising Dance. Classical Connections. LaSells Stewart Center 875 SW 26th Street Corvallis. 3:00 pm. $20-$32 One Writer’s Muse: The Oregon Coast. Tuesday Work Parties. See 10/6. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library 645 NW Friday 16 for single tickets. The Corvallis-OSU Symphony Monroe Avenue Corvallis. Free. In the last ten years, Orchestra’s 110th season will hold many exciting and Beaver Music Preview Day. LaSells Stewart Matt Love has written seven books directly inspired by Wednesday 14 memorable musical experiences. Share it as a regular Center, 875 SW 26th Street, Corvallis. 9:00 am – 5:30 stories originating on the Oregon Coast. Ranging from History Bites Bag Lunch Series. Albany or occasional concert attendee. For information visit pm. Free. High school juniors and seniors who are the unique legacy of the state’s publicly owned beaches Regional Museum, 136 S. Lyon St., Albany. Noon. considering music as a major, a minor, or who just cosusymphony.org/. Free. Learn some of the history associated with the to rain to Sometimes a Great Notion (the movie) to want to continue to sing or play their instrument while 2015 Corvallis Ski Swap. See 10/15. caretaking a wildlife refuge to the Yaquina Bay Bridge metals industry and how it came to be located in attending college, are invited to attend. Students will Albany, Oregon. Presented by Howard Poppleton, his Hoolyeh International Dance. See 10/4. to Astoria, these topics fueled his passion to write. Join have the opportunity to meet faculty and students, Matt as he shares the story of how he approached these “home” for over 38 years. Also get a quick look at the hear a performance, attend and participate in ensemble Museum’s long awaited new exhibit, “Specialty Metals, topics and started his own publishing company to dis- rehearsals and sample music courses. Students can also Monday 19 tribute them in an interactive multi media presentation. Albany’s Past. Present. Future.” Light refreshments will take a campus tour and hear brief presentations from Bryson Skaar Jazz standards. See 10/5. be served. For information, visit www.armuseum.com. For information visit evanced.info/corvallis/evanced/ Admissions, Financial Aid, and Advising. For informa- Family Storytime. See 10/5. eventsignup.asp. Baby and Me Storytime. See 10/7. tion visit liberalarts.oregonstate.edu. Hoolyeh International Dance. See 10/5. Beginning East Coast Swing Dance Beginning Ballet for Tweens, Teens, and Fall Mushroom Hike Edibles and Pu’uwai O Ke Kuawa Heart of the Valley Lessons. See 10/8. Adults. See 10/7. Poisonous. Sweet Home Ranger District, 4431 Hwy. 20, Sweet Home. 8 a.m. $10/person; $5/senior/ Hula. See 10/5. Beginning Lindy Hop Lessons. See 10/8. Corvallis Farmers Market. See 10/7. Access Pass. Moderate 3 miles The first half of this Wiggly Wobbler Storytime. See 10/5. Little Bookworms Preschool Storytime. Family Swim. See 10/2. hike involves learning basic mushroom identification Yoga in the Gallery. See 10/5. See 10/8. OSUsed Store Sale. See 10/7. techniques with a focus on distinguishing between edi- Mama-Baby Yoga. See 10/3. See 10/7. ble and non-edible species. Enjoy mushroom collection Rise and Shine Storytime. during the second half. A bucket or basket, and a small Tuesday 20 Mamalates Group Class. See 10/8. Rotary Club of Corvallis Mornings. See cutting knife are recommended. Involves climbing over Modern Voices Reading and Discussion Preschool Story Time with Puppets. See 10/7. logs and hiking on rocky trails. Bring waterproof boots. Group. Main Albany Library, 2450 SE 14th Ave., 10/8. Yoga in the Gallery. See 10/5. For information visit fs.usda.gov. Albany. Noon-1 p.m. Third Tuesdays. Free. Adults. The 2015 Corvallis Ski Swap. See 10/15. group reads and discusses books of all kinds, includ- Calendar continued on page 14

October 2015, Valley Parent 13 artists will open their studios for free, self-guided tours Philomath Main St Philomath. 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm. from local growers. Come “fill your pantry” with the during Philomath Open Studios. Several shows will Free. Put on costumes and get ready to “Trunk-or- season’s bounty and invest in the local food economy. Library Story Times be available in local wine tasting rooms. Artists will Treat” on Main Street in Philomath. There will be cars Online preorders begin Saturday, October 10 at www. Albany Public Library, Main discuss their processes and show work that may never decorated by our wonderful business owners lining tenriversfoodweb.org and are recommended for best Mon: 7 pm with puppet show have been on public display. A full spectrum of artistic downtown Main Street. There will also be activities for availability. SNAP benefits, debit and credit will Wed: 10:30 am with puppet show mediums will be shown, including collage, painting, the kids, a photo area and the opportunity to vote for be accepted for both preorders and event day sales. Thurs: 10:30 am with puppet show fiber art, jewelry, photography, ceramics, sculpture, the best decorated vehicle. The best part is it’s all FREE Sponsored by Ten Rivers Food Web. For information and many more. For complete information, includ- and includes a reusable trick-or-treat bag. The event visit tenriversfoodweb.org Albany Public Library, Downtown ing news, maps and individual events listings, visit will take place rain or shine, but let’s all hope for sun- Hoolyeh International Dance. See 10/4. PhilomathOpenStudios.com. shine. For information visit philomathchamber.org/ Tues: 10:30 am with puppet show First Sunday Vocal Jam. See 10/4. Corvallis Farmers Market. See 10/7. Talking About Dying. Corvallis-Benton County Philomath Open Studios. See 10/24. Philomath Public Library Discovery Saturday. See 10/3. Public Library 645 NW Monroe Avenue Corvallis. 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Free. Death is part of the human experi- Wed: Philomath Story Time, 10 am, Mama-Baby Yoga. See 10/3. 3-5 years old ence; all of us have experienced loss, and all of us will Monday, November 2 Prenatal Yoga. See 10/3. die one day. Yet conversations about death and dying Bryson Skaar Jazz standards. See 10/5. Corvallis Public Library The Rocky Horror Picture Show. See 10/23. are difficult and often avoided even with our closest Family Storytime. See 10/5. family members and friends. Bob Daley, Coordinator Mon: Bedtime Storytime, 7pm, all ages Story Time for Kids. See 10/3. of the Transitions and Caregiver Support Program at Hoolyeh International Dance. See 10/5. Tues: Infant Storytime, 10 am, Benton Hospice Service, will facilitate this discussion. Pu’uwai O Ke Kuawa Heart of the Valley birth-1 year old Sunday 25 For information visit evanced.info/corvallis/evanced/ Hula. See 10/5. Wed: Wobbler Storytime, 10 am, Letter Writing Social and Stationery eventsignup.asp 1-2 years old Wiggly Wobbler Storytime. See 10/5. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library Beginning East Coast Swing Dance Thurs: Toddler Storytime, 10 am, Exchange. Yoga in the Gallery. See 10/5. 2-3 years old 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. Every fourth Sunday Lessons. See 10/8. 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Free. Celebrate the art of crafting hand- Fri: Preschool Storytime, 10 am, Beginning Lindy Hop Lessons. See 10/8. Tuesday, November 3 3-5 years old written letters the fourth Sunday of the month. Join other fellow letter writers in the library’s Board Room Little Bookworms Preschool Storytime. Tie Dye Farm Dinner. Tie Dye Farm 24386 to compose letters to friends, relatives or acquaintances. See 10/8. Bunker Hill Rd Monroe. 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. $80. Bring stationery, handmade or store bought, or use sup- Mama-Baby Yoga. See 10/3. Enjoy a delicious 5 course menu based on what’s cur- rently available from the Tie Dye organic gardens, plies provided. Or exchange handmade or store bought Mamalates Group Class. See 10/8. Calendar continued from page 13 stationery with other letter writers and encourage each paired with delicious Brigadoon wines. The main other to sustain the epistolary tradition. Preschool Story Time with Puppets. See course will be Roasted Pork and Pork Belly, both Majestic Reader’s Theatre presents Under 10/8. served with delicious Romesco sauce. Tickets much Tribal Rising Dance. See 10/8. be purchased in advance. For information visit ivys- Tribal Rising Dance. See 10/8. Milk Wood. Majestic Theatre 115 SW 2nd St breadandbutter.com Corvallis. 3:00 pm. Adults $10, Members/Students/ Friday 23 Seniors $8. A moving and hilarious account of a spring Friday 30 Art Tours at the Library. See 10/6. Chamber Music Corvallis: Dover String day in a small Welsh town, Under Milk Wood begins 2015 Downtown Corvallis Trick or Treat. After School Program: Fall: Wild with dreams and ghosts before dawn and closes “as the Downtown Corvallis. 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Free. Get Wanderers. See 10/6. Quartet. First United Methodist Church, Sanctuary rain of dusk brings on the bawdy night.” It has been dressed up in a Halloween costume, bring an adult and Albany Rotary Club. See 10/6. 1165 NW Monroe Avenue Corvallis. 7:30 pm – 9:30 called “A dazzling combination of poetic fireworks and head to downtown Corvallis for the annual Downtown pm. $26-$29, single tickets. The 57th Season of music-hall humor.” The play was written to be per- Corvallis Trick or Treat. Visit Downtown Corvallis Celtic Jam. See 10/6. Chamber Music Corvallis features five new ensembles formed on the radio by one of the major lyric poets of Association member businesses – displaying orange with four “new” instrument configurations and a new Community Movie Night with Ygal the 20th century. For information visit majestic.org/. “Trick or Treat Here” window signs – for some tasty concert venue. The Dover Quartet catapulted to interna- Kaufmany. See 10/6. Halloween treats. For information visit downtowncor- tional stardom following a stunning sweep of the 2013 Trunk or Treat. Life Community Church 4900 vallis.org/ Cuban Salsa/Beginner. See 10/6. Banff International String Quartet Competition, becom- Oregon 99W Corvallis. 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. Free. Bring the kids for loads of candy, a balloon artist, carnival Majestic Theatre 115 Graphic Novel Book Club Meeting. See ing one of the most in-demand ensembles in the world. Wait for the Blackout. 10/6. For information visit chambermusiccorvallis.org. games, a photo booth and more. Admission is free, with SW 2nd St Corvallis. 8:00 pm. Adults $10; Members/ a suggested donation of diapers and wipes to benefit Infant Storytime. See 10/6. The Emerald City Jazz Kings: Goody Seniors/Students $8. Got zombies? A play about putting the Old Mill Center for Children & Families. For more on a play is underway when the performance is inter- Prenatal Yoga. See 10/3. Goody – Swing’s the Thing. LaSells Stewart information, contact the Life Community Church at rupted by a girl bursting into the theater who claims See 10/6. Center 875 SW 26th Street Corvallis. 7:30 pm – 9:30 lifecommunity.org/. to have been bitten by a zombie. As the cast and crew Tuesday Tea Community Event. pm. $12.50-$25. For its 2015-16 20th anniversary sea- Philomath Open Studios. See 10/24. struggle to manage with the situation, things go from Tuesday Work Parties. See 10/6. son, Jesse Cloninger and the Emerald City Jazz Kings bad to worse as they must deal with injuries, waylaid announce a complete year of big band swing. For infor- first responders, a fire in the alley, dying lights, dying mation visit theshedd.org. Monday 26 Wednesday, November 4 people and what seems to be a growing number of Baby and Me Storytime. See 10/7. Fall Edible Mushrooms. Sweet Home Ranger Bryson Skaar Jazz standards. See 10/5. zombies trying to get into the theater. Some may even District, 4431 Hwy. 20, Sweet Home. 8 a.m. $10/per- Family Storytime. See 10/5. already BE in the theater, in this immersive, intense Beginning Ballet for Tweens, Teens, and Adults. See 10/7. son; $5/senior/Access Pass. Moderate 2 miles. Learn Hoolyeh International Dance. See 10/5. horror show. Will the last audience member alive please about the uses of wild mushrooms, how to distinguish turn out the lights? For information visit majestic.org/ Corvallis Farmers Market. See 10/7. between edible and non-edible species; we will collect Pu’uwai O Ke Kuawa Heart of the Valley Fall Edible Mushrooms. See 10/23. See 10/7. edible mushrooms and have a cooking demonstration Hula. See 10/5. Majestic Playwright’s Lab. Family Swim. See 10/2. See 10/7. at Longbow in the afternoon. Bring a small collecting Wiggly Wobbler Storytime. See 10/5. OSUsed Store Sale. knife and bags/baskets. For information visit fs.usda. TGIF Yoga. See 10/2. Rise and Shine Storytime. See 10/7. gov. Yoga in the Gallery. See 10/5. Preschool Storytime. See 10/2. Rotary Club of Corvallis Mornings. See The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Majestic 10/7. Theatre 115 SW 2nd St Corvallis. 8:00 pm. October 23 Tuesday 27 & 24th. Join us as we do the time warp again at The After School Program: Fall: Wild Saturday 31 Yoga in the Gallery. See 10/5. Majestic Majestic with a showing of the cult classic ultra-fantas- See 10/6. The Haunting of the Majestic. Wanderers. Theatre 115 SW 2nd St Corvallis. 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. tic movie: The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Costume See 10/6. Thursday, November 5 and theatrics welcome and encouraged. For information Albany Rotary Club. $3 per child OR Groups of up to 5 for $10 (Adults Are Free). Designed for Ages: 3-10 years. The Majestic 2015 WiN Expo. Microproducts Breakthrough visit http://majestic.org/. Celtic Jam. See 10/6. Institute, HP Campus Building 11, 1110 NE Circle Cuban Salsa/Beginner. See 10/6. Theatre will be transformed into a kid-friendly haunted Family Swim. See 10/2. house experience featuring a guided tour of our 102 Blvd, Corvallis. 4:00 pm. The WiN Expo is an annual Preschool Storytime. See 10/2. Community Movie Night with Ygal year old haunted theater, a games room with activi- showcase of the most innovative traded sector busi- Kaufmany. See 10/6. ties and puzzles, a balloon artist, and FREE photos of nesses in the Willamette Valley. The event is an TGIF Yoga. See 10/2. opportunity to meet the people who make in our com- the kiddos with some of their favorite cartoon, movie, Infant Storytime. See 10/6. munity. There will be Ignite presentations, happy hour, and fantasy characters like Elsa from Frozen. Free company booths, MBI tours, networking opportunities, Saturday 24 Prenatal Yoga. See 10/3. healthy treats for the tots and coffee for the grownups software and leadership trainings and much more. For The Beavers: Oregon State Football Tuesday Tea Community Event. See 10/6. make The Haunting of The Majestic Theatre an all information visit willametteinnovators.com/ Home Game. Reser Stadium 660 SW 26th Street, Tuesday Work Parties. See 10/6. round must-stop for the kiddos during the Downtown Corvallis. Oregon State Football Home Game: Join Halloween experience. For information visit majestic. Little Bookworms Preschool Storytime. fellow fans in cheering on the Beavers at Oregon State Wednesday 28 org/ See 10/8. University. For information and tickets visit osubea- Corvallis Farmers Market. See 10/7. Mama-Baby Yoga. See 10/3. vers.com/. Baby and Me Storytime. See 10/7. Discovery Saturday. See 10/3. Mamalates Group Class. See 10/8. National Novel Writing Month Plot Beginning Ballet for Tweens, Teens, and Mama-Baby Yoga. See 10/3. Preschool Story Time with Puppets. See Planning & Kick Off Party. Corvallis-Benton Adults. See 10/7. 10/8. County Public Library 645 NW Monroe Avenue Corvallis Farmers Market. See 10/7. Philomath Open Studios. See 10/24. Corvallis. 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm. Free. A party to start Tribal Rising Dance. See 10/8. See 10/2. Prenatal Yoga. See 10/3. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) off Family Swim. See 10/3. right! Discuss tips and tricks for crafting and develop- OSUsed Store Sale. See 10/7. Story Time for Kids. ing the plot of a novel, meet other NaNoWriMo goers, Rise and Shine Storytime. See 10/7. Wait for the Blackout. See 10/30. get revved up about the challenge ahead, and enjoy an See event with fellow compatriots that does not involve Rotary Club of Corvallis Mornings. 10/7. Sunday, November 1 writing frantically for as long as possible. Writers of all FREE: Your Event in Our Calendar See 10/5. Fill Your Pantry. Guerber Hall, Benton County ages are welcome to this free event. For information Yoga in the Gallery. Fairgrounds, 110 SW 53rd Street, Corvallis. 12 – 3 pm. visit evanced.info/corvallis/evanced/eventsignup.asp. Corvallis Fill Your Pantry – now in its 6th year - is a Deadline 10/30/15 Philomath Open Studios. Philomath. October Thursday 29 one-day local food bulk buying event offering bulk www.valleyparentmagazine.com 24, 25, 31, & November12:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Local Philomath Trunk-or-Treat. Downtown quantities of beans, grains, storage crops, and meats

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