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Cancelled - Native American Heritage Day for Girl Scouts
2024-11-16 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E Gibbs Ave,, Cottage Grove,, OR, 97424, United States
Cancelled due to lack of sign ups.
Learn all about the Kalapuya Indigenous people of the Willamette Valley region and enjoy storytelling and music from a Native American tribal member. Explore Native art of the Columbia River area and make a craft to take home. We will learn about tools, trade, foods, medicinal plants, housing, language and more. Then we will learn about some Native American leaders and what they have accomplished today. This is a brownies and juniors level class. Earn your Native American Heritage Month patch with us at Singing Creek Educational Center in Cottage Grove.
This will be our third year offering this program. We work closely with local Tribal members to make sure our curriculum is culturally responsive.
Sat Nov 16, Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
All supplies includedmax participants: 20min participants: 10
Cost: $25, adults freeLevel: Brownies and JuniorsCarpooling is suggested, parking is limited
Registration below

Travel in Time History Field Trip for Homeschoolers
2024-11-19 09:30 - 11:30 | SMJ House, 303 Willamette St., Eugene,, OR, 97401, United States
Join us for a fun afternoon learning about Oregon history at the SMJ House in Eugene!
This hands-on history field trip is best for ages 5 -12. Come learn about the history of the house and pioneers, the Kalapuya people who have lived here since time immemorial, and the fur trappers that lived in the Willamette Valley. We will have three groups that rotate every 30 minutes and explore different parts of history inside the house. Each group will get to touch and explore items from history and participate in hands on learning. Taught by Singing Creek Educational Center staff (and SMJ House staff) this field trip is perfect for homeschoolers and will work for varying ages. Please have a parent or guardian with you children at all times.
Date: Tuesday, Nov 19th, 2024; 9:30 am – 11:30am
Cost: $7 per child, adults and ages 2 and under are free.Parking is next to the house and is free.Go to Pearl St. and Third St. in Eugene and follow the signs to the parking lot.
No refunds; tickets are transferable to another family if you cannot make it for some reason. Please email us to let us know if you would like to transfer your tickets.
Pre-registration only for this event, scroll down on this page.

Native American Cultural Presentation at Fern Ridge Library
2024-12-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Fern Ridge Public Library, 88026 Territorial Hwy, Veneta, OR, 97487
Deitrich peters, photo by Karen Rainsong

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Join us for a wonderful cultural presentation with Deitrich Peters of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde!
Join us at the Fern Ridge Library in December, in honor of Native American Heritage Month (which was in November), with Deitrich Peters of the Grand Ronde Tribe. Deitrich (Deitz) has graciously agreed to share elements of his regalia and will play flute music, talk about his culture, and answer questions. SCEC Executive Director Karen Rainsong will attend and display items of Kalapuya material culture. Best for ages 8 and up.
FREESeating is limited, please arrive 10 minutes early.
Date: Saturday Dec 7th, Noon – 1pmLocation: Fern Ridge Library, 88026 Territorial Hwy, Veneta, OR 97487
Thank you to our generous funders: Spirit Mountain Community Fund, Three Rivers Foundation, The Woodard Family Foundation, the City of Cottage Grove.

Deitrich Peters BioI was born in Dallas, Oregon and I'm a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. I am Kalapuya, Rouge River, and Umpqua. My given name is Cosa Tance, meaning "Sky Dancer". My English name is Deitrich David Peters. I was given both my grandfather's middle names. I grew up in Oregon and love to travel to as many cultural events as I can.I love my culture and traditions - making things with my hands, working with feathers, beadwork, traditional dancing, storytelling and of course my all time favorite, flute playing. I have learned these many things from our elders, and have been gifted these things by the Creator.

Los Pueblos School Day-Out at the Community Center
2025-01-20 09:00 - 15:00 | Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E Gibbs Ave,, Cottage Grove,, OR, 97424, United States
Monday, January 20th, 2025
A fun School Day-Out Program for Guatemalan and Latino children in Cottage Grove, celebrating culture and civil rights in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Qualifying low-income families receive this program at no cost. It includes transportation, breakfast and lunch and all supplies. Our instructor, Janet Hernandez, is bilingual and has been doing these Los Pueblos programs with us for two years. Janet is the mother of 4 children and lives in Cottage Grove. We are excited to expand this program (typically spring and summer week-long camps) with the funding help of the Roundhouse Foundation.
The camp will be from 9am to 3pm. Registration is through Janet Hernandez. Please contact our Executive Director for details and to get in touch with Janet.
director@singingcreekcenter.org

Los Pueblos School Day-Out at the Comm. Ctr.
2025-01-24 09:00 - 15:00 | Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E Gibbs Ave,, Cottage Grove,, OR, 97424, United States
Friday, January 24th, 2025
A fun School Day-Out Program for Guatemalan and Latino children in Cottage Grove, celebrating culture and civil rights in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Qualifying low-income families receive this program at no cost. It includes transportation, breakfast and lunch and all supplies. Our instructor, Janet Hernandez, is bilingual and has been doing these Los Pueblos programs with us for two years. Janet is the mother of 4 children and lives in Cottage Grove. We are excited to expand this program (typically spring and summer week-long camps) with the funding help of the Roundhouse Foundation.
The camp will be from 9am to 3pm. Registration is through Janet Hernandez. Please contact our Executive Director for details and to get in touch with Janet.
director@singingcreekcenter.org

Frontier Heritage Fair SCEC booth 2025
2025-02-15 09:00 - 2025-02-16 17:00 | Lane County History Museum
Join us Feb 15th and 16th at the Lane County Fairgrounds at the annual Frontier Heritage Fair!9am to 5pm on Saturday9am to 4pm on Sunday
This indoor family-friendly event features booths, exhibits, crafts, artisans and live music! See the the frontier, wild west and Civil War era goods and demonstrations.We will be doing our always popular corn dollie making craft! Create your own boy or girl doll and dress it up with clothing you create. (Suggested Donation $1 per doll)
There is a small entrance fee to come into the fair but it’s well worth it!
Admission $5, Kids 12 and under Free, when accompanied by an adult.
We hope to see you there.
If you want to volunteer for a shift at our booth you can get in free. Your kids can come along and help if you volunteer. Contact our Director, Karen Rainsong, for more info: director@singingcreekcenter.org.
PLEASE NOTE: Singing Creek is a participant only, not part of the management. The event has a limited scope with displays and merchandise relating to the Fur Trade, Civil War, Old West and pre-1898 period in general. It is not a craft fair. For more information call the director Melody Morrell at 541-689-4281

Draw a Barn Owl: Free Class for Kids
2025-02-19 15:00 - 16:00 | Adventure! Children’s Museum
Raptor Art Challenge: Draw an Owl

Wed Feb 19th 3pm, FREE
Location: Adventure! Children’s Museum inside the Valley River Center Mall

Learn how to draw a Barn owl step-by-step in this art class for ages 8 and up. Children’s art will be eligible for parents to enter in an art contest by the Cascades Raptor Center (deadline to enter is March 23rd). We provide all the supplies. Instruction provided by Singing Creek Educational Center, a nonprofit in Lane County. This is NOT a drop-off activity, parents must stay with their children at all times.
Learn more about the art contest here:https://cascadesraptorcenter.org/youth-art-challenge-information/

Lewis and Clark Field Trip for all Homeschoolers
2025-03-11 09:30 - 11:30 | Lane County History Museum
Lewis and Clark: Explorers Field Trip
Calling all homeschoolers: join us for a fun and imaginitive field trip about the Corp of Discovery and their journey to the Pacific Northwest!
For ages 6 – 11, this field trip features three stations in the museum with an instructor who will teach you about history. You will get your own little paper journal for taking notes and making drawings. Your group will rotate stations every thirty minutes.
Overview all together: 10 minutesLearn the basics of who sent them, who went with them, why they went and more.
Station one: William ClarkLearn about map making, investigate a map and use a compass. Draw your own “compass rose” and learn about trade items brought along on the journey for meetings with Native Peoples.
Station two: Merriweather LewisLearn about plant and animal species collected on the journey. How were these preserved? What animals did they name after themselves? How did they conduct science? Draw and write with a feather quill and ink in your journal.
Station three: Native AmericansWhat Native American tribes did they encounter along the way? Learn about some encounters that were tense and others that went smoothly. How did Sacajawea help the men on the journey? Learn about Native culture in Oregon at that time and about trade routes.
Your field trip will last about 1.75 hours.
Cost is $7 per child, adults are free.There is no admission charge to get into the musuem.
This field trip is pre-registration only and we can only take up to 30 children.Please fill out the form below to register.

Basket Weaving Workshop with Jess Lambright
2025-03-11 14:00 - 17:00 | OR
Let’s make a basket by hand!
Together we will make a small basket from either cattails or tule and twined with raffia infused with local color.
$65 per person ($30 materials, $35 instruction)
The fee includes materials and three hours of instruction on basketry techniques using locally gathered and naturally dyed materials. Come weave with us! Instructor Jess Lambright from Wild Alive Outside also is an instructor for SCEC. She has learned basketry from an indigenous person.
(If you don’t finish your basket on the first class, you can come for free to the second class and bring your basket back to keep working on it. If you sign up for the second class and don’t finish your basket the instructor can stay a few minutes after class to help you finish it.)
Location: a rented house in Eugene, in the University district. (You will receive the address after you register for the class.)
6 people minimum, 8 people maximumAge requirement: This class is best for teens and adults.
Tuesday March 11th (cattail basket); 2 pm – 5pm
(The tule basket will be made during the class on March 20th, 5pm – 8pm.)If you want to sign up for both classes you need to submit the form once for each class.
Please register below.We are sorry we cannot offer refunds for no-shows. Your space and materials have been reserved for you. Talk to us if you cannot make your spot and we may be able to give you a credit for a future class.

Jess Lambright is a dedicated mother, forest guardian, basket weaver, and educator. As the founder of Wild Alive Outside, she spends one day a week in the woods mentoring a group of young explorers. Together, they are establishing a student research forest and learning wilderness skills. Through Wild Alive Outside, Jess aims to connect people with the natural world through wilderness skills, community science, and ancestral crafts.

Fundraiser at Falling Sky Brewing in Eugene
2025-03-18 11:00 - 21:00 | Falling Sky Brewing, 1334 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR
Join us Tuesday March 18th at Falling Sky Brewing in Eugene and raise a glass to SCEC! We get $1 from each pint of beer sold all day. Come by in the evening for dinner and talk with our Director, Karen, and various other SCEC folks. We’d love to share with you about what our plans are for this year (our 10th Anniversary!)
See you there:
134 Oak AlleyEugene, OR(541) 505-7096
https://www.fallingskybrewing.com/

Basket Weaving Workshop with Jess Lambright Mar 20
2025-03-20 17:00 - 20:00 | OR
Let’s make a basket by hand!
Together we will make a small basket from either cattails or tule and twined with raffia infused with local color.
$65 per person ($30 materials, $35 instruction)
The fee includes materials and three hours of instruction on basketry techniques using locally gathered and naturally dyed materials. Come weave with us! Instructor Jess Lambright from Wild Alive Outside also is an instructor for SCEC. She has learned basketry from an indigenous person.
(If you don’t finish your basket on the first class, you can come for free to the second class and bring your basket back to keep working on it. If you sign up for the second class and don’t finish your basket the instructor can stay a few minutes after class to help you finish it.)
Location: a rented house in Eugene, in the University district. (You will receive the address after you register for the class.)
6 people minimum, 8 people maximumAge requirement: This class is best for teens and adults.
Thursday March 20th (tule basket); 5pm – 8pmIf you want to sign up for both classes you need to submit the form once for each class. (The other class is on March 11th.)
Please register below.We are sorry we cannot offer refunds for no-shows. Your space and materials have been reserved for you. Talk to us if you cannot make your spot and we may be able to give you a credit for a future class.

Jess Lambright is a dedicated mother, forest guardian, basket weaver, and educator. As the founder of Wild Alive Outside, she spends one day a week in the woods mentoring a group of young explorers. Together, they are establishing a student research forest and learning wilderness skills. Through Wild Alive Outside, Jess aims to connect people with the natural world through wilderness skills, community science, and ancestral crafts.

Spring Break History Camp with SMJ House 2025
2025-03-24 09:00 - 2025-03-26 14:00 | SMJ House, 303 Willamette St., Eugene,, OR, 97401, United States
History Camp for Children
Looking for something fun to do over Spring Break? Join us for three fun filled days of history themed day camp at the beautiful Shelton McMurphey Johnson House in Eugene!
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday you can experience hands-on activities, games, cooking and outside time in a lovely Victorian mansion setting. Learn about the owners of the home through time, about pioneer life and nature on the Skinner’s Butte just behind the house. We will do butter churning, play pioneer games, sewing, fun art projects and more!
This camp is being jointly presented by the SMJ House and SCEC. We will have instructors from both organizations bringing interesting and engaging activities for ages 6 – 10. All genders of children are welcome (children can wear whatever dress up clothing they like!) Children bring their own lunch and water bottle.
March 24th – 26th. Hours are 9am to 2pm.
Pre-registration only, sibling discounts apply. Please see details and registration link at this page:
https://smjhouse.org/events/camps/
Download the PDF flyer here.

Los Pueblos Spring Break Camp 2025
2025-03-24 09:00 - 2025-03-28 14:00 | Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E Gibbs Ave,, Cottage Grove,, OR, 97424, United States
This fun spring break camp features games, art, movement, music, and activities about the history of South America. The camp is taught by Janet Hernandez, our Program Coordinator for the Los Pueblos programs.
Janet has been teaching for SCEC since 2023 and is a mother of 4 children. She is bilingual English/Spanish and both languages are used in this camp. Children are often speaking in Mam (from Guatemala) as well.
Qualifying low-income families in Cottage Grove who are Guatemalan/Latino are eligible for this camp. We can only take 11 children. Please contact our Executive Director, Karen, to be connected to Janet who processes the registration.
Camp is from 9am to 2pm Monday through Friday.

History Pub: The Applegates and the Kalapuyans
2025-04-08 17:00 - 18:30 | Axe and Fiddle Pub, 657 E Main St,, Cottage Grove,, OR, 97424
Crossroads of Cultures: the Applegates and the Kalapuyans
Join us for a History Pub at the Axe and Fiddle Restaurant in Cottage Grove on Tuesday April 8th.
The speaker is Karen Rainsong, the Executive Director of Singing Creek Educational Center. She will be talking about the Applegate family of Yoncalla, Oregon and their relationship with the Kalapuya people of the area. Chief Halo of the Kalapuya tribe and Jesse Applegate were friends and the friendship continues to this day between descendants.
Hear more about this unique friendship, some of the history of the Applegate house and the family. Watch a short video about the relationship and the archaeology done on the site of the house.
Stay for the Trivia game with prizes at the end of the talk! Bring cash to buy a raffle ticket for the 50/50 raffle!
Time: 5pmAddress: 657 E Main St, Cottage Grove, OR 97424

Spring Outdoor School Teaching- Kalapuya Ways
2025-04-23 09:00 - 2025-05-31 15:00 | OR
Each year in Spring and Fall, SCEC teaches the Kalapuya Ways program for Outdoor School in the Dorena area, for hundreds of children.
We provide a 45 minute unit on the First Peoples of the Willamette Valley area, including either a stick dice game activity or throwing atlatls in the field (if the weather is good.) Children at outdoor school rotate between activities including our teaching.
We have been providing this education for Grove Christian Camp for many years, and are happy to once again be participating in Spring 2025.

BookMine Celebration: Viewing of Opal Whiteley Fairyland Book with SCEC
2025-04-25 18:00 - 20:00 | the BookMine, 702 E Main St., Cottage Grove, OR, 97424
Join SCEC at the BookMine in Cottage Grove during the Artwalk in April! We will be bringing one of the original copies of Opal Whiteley’s “The Fairyland Around Us” book for viewing. Also on display will be a first edition copy of Opal’s “Journal of an Understanding Heart”, the famous childhood journal the captured the imagination of the world.
We are celebrating 50 years of the BookMine, and also 10 years of Singing Creek Educational Center’s non-profit status.
Stop by and join the festivities and see our raffle items!
Our own Steve Williamson, from the SCEC board, is a historian and widely regarded as the expert on Opal Whiteley. Please bring your questions for Steve, and see his website here.
The BookMine: 702 E Main St, Cottage Grove, OR 97424Time: 6pm to 8pm

Native American Cultural Presentation with Deitz Peters- Eugene Library
2025-04-30 16:30 - 17:30 | Eugene Public Library, 100 W 10th Ave,, Eugene, OR, 97401
Join us for a wonderful cultural presentation with Deitrich Peters of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde!
Join us at the Eugene Public Library in April with Deitrich Peters of the Grand Ronde Tribe. Deitrich (Deitz) has graciously agreed to share elements of his regalia and will play flute music, talk about his culture, and answer questions. SCEC Executive Director Karen Rainsong will attend and display items of Kalapuya material culture. This talk is great for families although children under 6 may have a hard time sitting still for the 45 minute presentation. We will have coloring sheets for the kids to take home.
FREESeating is limited, please arrive 10 minutes early.
Date: Wednesday April 30th, 4:30pmLibrary Address: 100 West 10th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401

Oakshire Brewing SCEC fundraiser!
2025-05-07 17:00 - 20:00 | Oakshire Brewing, 207 Madison St., Eugene, United States
Join us at Oakshire Brewing in Eugene to celebrate Singing Creek Educational Center! A portion of the proceeds of beer sales all day goes to support our living history programs for kids.
Wednesday, May 7th, 5pm
Address: 207 MADISON ST, EUGENE, OROpen 11am to 10pm
See their website at: https://oakbrew.com/
We will be there with information on a table for you to look at. Let’s raise a glass to SCEC!

Kids Heritage Fair at the Family Relief Nursery
2025-05-23 13:00 - 19:00 | Family Relief Nursery, 720 N. 14th St., Cottage Grove, OR, 97424
Come visit our corn dollie making booth at the Kids Heritage Fair, put on by the Spirit of BMD folks. It should be a really fun afternoon of engaging activities for kids of all ages!
Free admission
1pm to 7pm, Friday May 23rd
720 N. 14th St, Cottage Grove, OR
LEARN MORE: https://www.spiritofbmd.com/partnerships.php

Kalapuya Ways Presentation and Hike
2025-05-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Hendrick’s Park, Summit Ave &, Skyline Blvd,, Eugene, OR, 97403
Learn about the Kalapuya Indigenous people, past and present, with instructor Karen Rainsong. This presentation and guided hike is best for adults and teens. Bring some cash as a donation to the Friend’s of Hendricks park for this presentation. Hike will include some gentle uphill climbs and is not generally considered wheelchair friendly, although the opening talk in the park is accessible.
See items of material culture, and listen to a Kalapuya story (permission for Karen to tell this story has been given by Esther Stutzman, a local Kalapuya elder.) Karen has been learning about and from Indigenous people for over 18 years.
See more info on their website: https://friendsofhendrickspark.org/

Opening Reception: Letitia Carson Black History Exhibit
2025-06-18 16:00 - 17:30 | SMJ House, 303 Willamette St., Eugene,, OR, 97401, United States
Opening Reception: Letitia Carson Black History Exhibit at the SMJ House

Join us to learn about Letitia Carson, one of the first Black women to settle in Oregon, as you tour the beautiful Shelton McMurphey Johnson House in Eugene. Letitia became a landowner after traveling on the Oregon Trail, and her story is unique and interesting. Though we have no photographs of her, there are photos of her daughter and other family.
This is a traveling exhibit from Oregon Black Pioneers and will be up at the SMJ House from June through September, 2025. The exhibit is a partnership between SCEC and the SMJ House. We are committed to exploring, understanding and highlighting history from all sides, including underrepresented and marginalized groups.
FREE event, donations accepted.Wednesday June 18th, 4pm – 5:30pm
Read a book about Letitia Carson’s story:
A Light in the Wilderness, by Jane Kirkpatrickhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20665235-a-light-in-the-wilderness

Girl Scouts Fiber Arts Day 2025
2025-07-12 13:00 - 15:30 | Aragon Alpacas, 33005 Dillard Rd, Eugene, United States
Alpaca Farm and Fiber Arts Day (at Aragon Alpacas) with SCEC
CANCELLED
Come play with the alpacas and learn all about their fleece, what they provide us, and their unique personalities. Ann, the owner, will lead us around her farm and tell stories about these interesting animals. Then we go into the studio to learn about different kinds of animal fibers for spinning and weaving. Learn how to spin on a spinning wheel and make some wet felting around a bar of soap. Have a fun day with fiber arts! All female self-identified children ages 6 and up are welcome to participate.
For Girl Scouts: Earn your Fiber Arts badge (not included.)
See our video interview at Aragon Alpacas with Ann: https://youtu.be/HSQlIMFmt1M
Saturday, July 12th, 1pm – 3:30pmLocation: Aragon Alpacas33005 Dillard Rd. Eugene OR
All supplies included
Cost: $25, adults freeGirl Scouts Level: Brownies, Juniors, CadettesCarpooling is suggested; parking is limited
Pre-Registration only.
SIGNUP using the form below.

Thank you so much to Ann and Mike Dockendorf for hosting this wonderful event!

Spirit of BMD Festival 2025 Booths
2025-07-17 10:00 - 2025-07-19 17:00 | Coiner Park, Cottage Grove, OR
Join us July 17, 18 and 19 at Coiner Park in Cottage Grove for the Spirit of BMD Festival! We will have several booths in the kids zone so come on by!
Make a corn doll, buy a ticket for the “pocket lady” to pick her pockets for treasures, or check out the fur trappers history interpretation in the history area.
Let us know if you and your family would like to volunteer to help staff a booth! Email: director@singingcreekcenter.org

Pioneer Homesteading Summer Camp 2025
2025-07-21 09:00 - 2025-07-25 15:00 | OR
Pioneer Homesteading Summer Camp July 2025
Monday – Friday; July 21 – 259am to 3pm
Each camp will feature crafts, games, stories, outside exploration, walking field trips, cooking, and more! Enjoy visits from special guests who will teach us, trade with us, or share stories. Read about the values children learn in our summer camps.
Children aged 6-10 are welcome. Eleven year olds may also register if they are really into the theme and motivated- they may be asked to help out a bit with the younger ones. Children bring their own lunches and water bottle each day.
Cost: $245 per weekSiblings in the same camp: $210 each per week.
Scholarships for low income families are available, see the form below. Camps are limited to 10 children.
Location: the Creswell Pioneer Schoolhouse
Address: 195 S. 2nd Street, Creswell, ORDirectly across the street from the Creswell Bakery.
Learn more and signup on this page: https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/summer-camps/

Opal Whiteley Nature Fairies Summer Camp 2025
2025-07-28 09:00 - 2025-08-01 15:00 | Creswell Pioneer Schoolhouse, 195 S. 2nd St., Creswell, OR
Learn about the famous pioneer girl, Opal Whiteley, as you explore nature! Opal was a nature lover who kept a childhood diary relating her adventures in the woods around Cottage Grove in 1905, including her “explores” with her animal friends. We will make fairy houses, create a journal and write and sketch in nature, play games outside, and discover homesteading life.
Enjoy visits from special guests who teach us about fiber arts and how to take care of the Earth and reduce our waste. Opal would appreciate our lessons on how to be kind to all beings and the Earth.
We’ll have lots of fun as we learn to appreciate Opal’s youthful relationship to the natural world. You can wear your own dress up clothes or borrow some of ours. All genders/gender expressions are welcome to sign up for this camp (and all our programs!)
Ages 6 – 10, ten kids max for this camp
Location: Private Farm with acrege and two horses in West Eugene, on Svarverud Rd.(Address provided after you register.)
Learn more and register here.

Horse Riding Day August 2- 2025
2025-08-02 13:30 - 15:30 | Animal Rescue Teaching, 85671 Chezem Rd. , Eugene,, OR, 97405, United States
Horseback Riding Day at Animal Rescue Teaching
Sign up for this Singing Creek Center event and ride horses and ponies and make some fun horse themed art with us. The staff at ART will be leading a talk about horse care, teaching you how to brush the horses and giving a riding lesson in the covered corral. We will make some horse art and play horse themed games, including a horse drawing lesson. Learn about how important horses were and still are to Native people and pioneers. Girl Scouts: this event is perfect for earning your Horseback Riding badge!
Learn more about Animal Resuce Teaching here: https://www.animalrescueteaching.org/
Date: Sat. August 2, 2025 1:30 pm- 3:30pmCost: $40 per child, parents/guardians are freeAges 5 and up. Younger children are welcome to attend with a parent/guardian but are not participants in the activities.
If you are sick, please stay home and do not attend this event.NO dogs or animals allowed on the property.
Pre-registration only.Address: 85671 Chezem Rd.Eugene, OR 97405
Sign Up using the form below. Registration is limited.
There are no refunds for this event. If you cannot make it please gift your spot to a friend and then call us to let us know of the change: 541 968-1986.

Earth Ways Summer Camp 2025
2025-08-04 09:00 - 2025-08-08 15:00 | Prospector’s Park, 360 S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, OR, 97424
Monday – Friday, Aug 4 – 8, 9am to 3pm
Learn about indigenous ways of the Kalapuya and other Native tribes in this outdoor camp at Prospector’s Park. This day camp (9am – 3pm) includes special guest Native people who will share about culture, traditional crafts, and music. Learn some words in the Kalapuya language, make a leather pouch, learn about Pacific Northwest art forms and hear traditional stories. This camp is best for ages 7 – 11 and has a max of eleven students.
The park has a covered picnic table shelter, port a potty, and is right next to the Coast Fork of the Willamette River. We will go across on the swinging bridge, and go on nature walks. Students will try out the atlatl (spear throwing tool) and play games of sport. The river has several safe places where children can wade in shallow water and look for creatures. We treat all beings with respect and release back all creatures we find. Water shoes and tennies are most appropriate for this camp.
Location: Prospector’s Park in Cottage Grove, 360 S. River Rd. Cottage Grove, OR
This camp is currently FULL and has a waiting list. To be added to the Wait List please email us at: director@singingcreekcenter.org with your child’s name and age, and your contact info.
Learn more and register here:
Summer Camps

Kalapuya Ways presentation at Pine Meadows Campground
2025-08-16 19:00 - 20:00 | OR
Join us for a free talk about the Kalapuya Indigenous people by Karen Rainsong, the E.D. of Singing Creek Educational Center. Learn about foods, hunting tools, clothing, shells used as money and to display wealth, housing, seasonal round and more.
We will meet at the ampitheater at the Pine Meadows Campground just East of Cottage Grove, at 7pm.
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233585

Cascadia Park Native Encampment: Visit our booth
2025-08-23 10:00 - 2025-08-24 17:00 | Cascadia County Park, 48241 Cascadia Dr,, Cascadia,, OR, 97329
Join us at the Native American Cultural Encampment in August at Cascacdia County Park in Sweethome, Oregon, presented by the Native American Cultural Encampments with Deitrich Peters and friends. Learn how to put up a tipi, try making your own plant cordage, make a leather pouch, buy some Native made items, buy a raffle ticket, enjoy a free meal on Sunday afternoon, and see some amazing pow-wow style dancing! Deitz will explain about elements of the regalia worn by the dancers and what they symbolize (cultural and personal significance). This is a great way to get to know Native people and culture in a relaxed, informal and friendly way.Learn more here: https://naculturalencampment.org/
SCEC will have educational opportunities for children and families on Saturday and Sunday ( Aug 23 – 24). Try the atlatl (spear throwing tool) in the field and do some free crafts like make your own animal mask. We look forward to sharing indigenous culture with you.
The public are welcome to attend each day, 10am – 6pm.
Location: Cascadia County Park, 48241 Cascadia Dr., Cascadia, OR
This is an alcohol and drug-free event. Children are welcome. Please keep pets leashed and under your control at all times.

Grandparent's Tea at the SMJ House - Sept 7th
2025-09-07 13:00 - 15:00 | SMJ House, 303 Willamette St., Eugene,, OR, 97401, United States
Honor your Grandparent or Grandfriend!
Enjoy a lovely sit down formal tea with your grandparent or grandfriend with Singing Creek Educational Center!
This family oriented tea will be at the historic Shelton McMurphey Johnson house, a Victorian mansion in Eugene. The event will feature two different flights of tea and treats, and live Celtic harp music. Each senior aged 60 and up will be invited to select a handmade gift from our gift table. Each attendee can take a paper heart and write the names of their beloved grandparents and “grandfriends” to string up around the room. In this way all our loved ones can be with us at the tea, whether they are still alive or not. It’s a great way to include relatives that live out of town! Feel free to dress up in historic dress (a fancy hat?) as our servers will also be in historic dress.
Pre-registration required; seating is limited.
One hundred percent of the ticket price supports our non-profit and helps us continue our fun history-based programs for kids and families in Oregon.
Previous tea events have been located at the Camas Country Mill Schoolhouse in Junction City and the Dr. Snapp House in Cottage Grove. We are excited to bring you a tea party in the SMJ House (they are wonderful partners of SCEC!)
Celebrate National Grandparent’s Day on Sunday September 7th!
Date: Sunday, September 7th 2025Time: 1pm- 3pmCost:$35 per adult (age 13 and up)$25 for children (ages 12 and under)
Address of SMJ House: 303 Willamette St. Eugene OR
For questions please contact: director@singingcreekcenter.org, 541 968-1986There are no refunds on tickets after purchase. If you cannot make it, please gift your tickets to someone else. This is a charity fundraiser for SCEC.
Thank you to Mountain Rose Herbs, Market of Choice and Sundance Natural Foods for supporting this event!
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Thank you to the SMJ House for the use of the house for our fundraiser tea!
