ALBANY

LBCC photo instructor's images on display

Kurt Norlin, a photography instructor at Linn-Benton Community College, is showing his panoramic photography at Boccherini's Coffee & Tea House, 208 First Ave. S.W., during February and March.

Norlin has been intrigued with panorama cameras since he was very young. The panoramic images in this show are from the high desert areas of Oregon - Christmas Valley, Summer Lake, Warner Valley, Lake Abert, Hart Mountain, Malheur and Alvord Desert.

Much of his training, education and career has been centered in Oregon and Washington, and he has participated in many juried and invitational shows during the past 25 years.

Library invites kids to Valentine program

Children of all ages and their parents are invited to a Valentine program from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Albany Public Library, 1390 Waverly Drive S.E.

Participants will listen to stories, color a picture and receive Valentine cards. The program is free, with all materials furnished, and no registration is required.

For more information, call 917-7583.

CORVALLIS

Cancer center gets gift of music library

Thanks to a gift from the nonprofit organization Musicians On Call, patients at Samaritan Regional Cancer Center in Corvallis now have access to a large library of music. Musicians On Call delivered 170 CDs and three CD players in mid-January. The CDs cover a wide range of musical genres for adults and children.

Cancer patients often undergo lengthy treatments and must spend many hours at SRCC. Music is an effective tool to not only help them pass the time, but to cope with pain and discomfort and recover more quickly.

Musicians On Call is a national organization that works to bring live and recorded music to patients in health care facilities. They have reached 95,000 patients across the country with live performances, and thousands more with music libraries.

SRCC is the first facility in Oregon to receive a music library gift from Musicians On Call. The regional cancer center serves patients from across the mid-Willamette Valley.

Aid group fundraiser to feature music, dance

The musical group Americanistan and the nonprofit Corvallis and Albany Assisting Iraqi Refugees will hold a fundraising "Celebration Extravaganza" Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2945 N.W. Circle Blvd.

The event starts at 7:30 p.m. and includes refreshments, live music, poems by Rumi, singing, folk dancing and dance performances by Luminessah and Dunyah.

There will be a raffle for a rug. Tickets are $8 to $12 and available at the door.

The organization comprised of citizens from all walks of life along with businesses, clubs and schools is a nonprofit humanitarian group that raises money to help Iraqi refugees in Jordan through Mercy Corps.

LEBANON

Lunch Buddy program set to kick off

A Lunch Buddy orientation begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.

Samaritan Health Services, Healthy Active Lebanon and Mid-Willamette Family YMCA invite you to be part of this effort to help youth grow into healthy adults. Businesses, service clubs and local organizations can help expand the program with a small investment of time.

For more information, contact Nancy Kirks at 451-6425 or nkirks@samhealth.org.

Democrat-Herald