This weekend in Linn County, OR

Create ornaments with friends and family using paper clay and fresh garden botanicals. Experience the process from beginning to end and take home handmade art pieces to give as gifts, hang on a tree, or use to decorate packages. This free, all-ages class provides materials, and registration is required.

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Open play paintball at Albany Outdoor Paintball welcomes beginners and casual players alike. Veterans and their direct families receive free entry along with a basic rental package, and paintballs are purchased separately. Teams are organized for fair gameplay, with adjustments based on skill level to keep matches balanced for participants ages 10 and up. Games begin with classic team deathmatch, then shift to Domination, where teams work to control three zones while times are tracked for bragging rights.

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Shop a selection of closeout mattresses and support the South Albany High School Choir Program. Featured brands include Purple, Tempur-Pedic, Beautyrest, Sealy, and Stearns & Foster. Mattress purchases include free delivery, setup, and haul away, along with a 90-day comfort guarantee. Financing options are also available.

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Enjoy a festive holiday shopping experience featuring local vendors, crafters, makers, and small businesses. Browse unique gifts, handmade items, holiday goodies, and more while supporting the school community.

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Celebrate the shop’s customers and recent changes at this customer appreciation gathering and grand reopening. See the new shelving, enjoy refreshments, and browse new and used books with a 10% discount. Visitors can also enter a raffle for a $75 gift card and other prizes.

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Browse yarns, fibers, and other makers’ tools at the mill shop while supporting a small business. Snacks, good company, and space at the makers table will be available, so bring a current project and stay for a while. Mill tours will not be available.

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Get into the holiday spirit by making a Christmas wreath to brighten your porch. The gathering will take place in the fellowship’s back courtyard, with tents, a fire, and lights. Dress for cold, rainy weather, and consider wearing layers and gloves to stay warm and protect your hands from the greenery.

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Thanks to a grant from the ASPCA, SafeHaven is waiving adoption fees on the second Saturday of each month in 2026, helping ensure cost is not a barrier to adopting an animal. Check SafeHaven’s website to see which animals are currently available.

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Enjoy a movie night with snacks provided. The event is free.

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One Street Over makes its debut visit to Mill City, with a chance to spend time with friends in the area.

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The Church Street Sinners open the show, followed by The Dry County Crooks at Cafe Rock in Lebanon.

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Open Team Practice at Albany Outdoor Paintball offers NXL-style training led by AOP WreckingCrew. It is geared toward weekend warriors who want to sharpen fundamentals, link up with a squad, or prepare for tournaments like NXL. Expect skills work, fast-paced drills, and organized scrimmages in 3v3 and 5v5 formats. Teams are adjusted to keep matchups balanced for all experience levels, and participants ages 10 and up are welcome. Entry and air are $15, and paint is $60 per case of 2000 GI custom paintballs or an equivalent option. Pre-registration is available to reserve a spot.

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The Gathering at Tansy is a guided community circle for spiritual self-inquiry, reflection, and embodied practice. Each gathering explores a theme through conversation, journaling, meditation, sound, ritual, and other practices that support self-awareness, intentional growth, and inner connection. Activities include meditation, intention setting, and optional energetic alignment, all held in a supportive, nonjudgmental space welcoming people of all ethnicities, cultures, belief systems, genders, and orientations. Bring yourself, and feel free to bring a yoga mat or floor pillow, a blanket, water or tea, or a friend. The space offering is $15.

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Gather a team for puzzles and prizes. Registration is available online.

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Enjoy a Paint & Sip gathering with friends and family. No painting experience is needed, and step-by-step instruction and all painting materials are included. A tasty beverage is available to sip while you paint, and the full food menu is available for purchase.

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