Linn-Benton Community College

The first high school “Improv Smackdown” between West Albany and South Albany high school’s will be held Friday, December 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the LBCC Russell Tripp Performance Center, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. It's the "comedy brawl in Takena Hall" as improv troupes from South Albany and West Albany exchange gut-busters and knee-slappers in their first improv show, based on the popular Smackdown shows at the Majestic Theatre in Corvallis. This showcase of short-form improv comedy (think "Whose Line Is It Anyway?") features top-shelf student performers taking turns playing improv games using audience suggestions and "competing" for your laughter and applause. Each team is playing for a charity: West is playing for Heartland Humane Society, and South is playing for SafeHaven, with a portion of each ticket sale going to that team's respective charity, based on how many fans each school brings. When buying tickets, state which school you support, W...

Celebrate choral music in the Willamette Valley at the 4 th annual Albany Sings! Choir Concert on Thursday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at West Albany High School, 1130 Queen Avenue SW, Albany, Oregon. Approximately 300 singers from the Calapooia, Memorial, and North Albany Middle Schools, Timber Ridge School, West and South Albany High Schools, and the Linn-Benton Community College choirs will perform a plethora of choral works sure to knock your socks off! After individual performances, the ensembles will combine to perform Hand in Hand , a work by Rollo Dillworth, truly emulating the idea that no matter what, we can make anything happen by working together both in song and as a community! Conducted by James Reddan, LBCC; John Kluttz, Calapooia Middle School; Julie Buchert, Memorial Middle School; LeAnn Wind, North Albany Middle School; Megan Ratliff, Timber Ridge School; Brett DeYoung, South Albany High School; and Cate Caffarella, West Albany High School.    ...