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Paintings made by children in the Kids Create area sit on display at the Corvallis Fall Festival on Sept. 27. The festival, which began in 1973 as a small community arts event, has grown into one of the...
September 27, 2025
LGBTQ+ and gender identity flags hang in a sunlit Pride Center lounge on July 17. Corvallis Pride Festival is coming back to Corvallis after a six year hiatus.
‘90s Retro Arcade opens downtown
Corvallis, get your joysticks at the ready. Common Fields, located at 451 SW Madison Ave., just launched a brand-new “Back to the Nineties” Retro Arcade downtown.
During the arcade’s grand opening...
Arcade cabinets line a wall beneath a display of Goosebumps books at Back to the
Nineties Retro Arcade in Common Fields, Corvallis, Ore., on Aug. 13. The venue’s
décor includes other 1990s elements,...
A child and an adult play The Simpsons arcade game during the opening of Back to the
Nineties Retro Arcade in Common Fields, Corvallis, Ore., on Aug. 13. The arcade
offers a mix of classic and modern games,...
Visitors play a variety of classic arcade games during the opening of Back to the Nineties
Retro Arcade in Common Fields, Corvallis, Ore., on Aug. 13. The arcade features
cabinets from the 1980s and 1990s,...
Corvallis resident Kirby Johnson plays Street Fighter II: Champion Edition during the
opening of the 90’s Retro Arcade in Common Fields, Corvallis, Ore., on Aug. 13.
The arcade features classic cabinets...
A mural inspired by Mario decorates the bathroom at Back to the Nineties Retro
Arcade in downtown Corvallis, Ore., on Aug. 13. The work was created by local
mural artist Eileen Hinckle and was unveiled...
Players use the controls of a Battletoads arcade cabinet during the opening of Back to the
Nineties Retro Arcade in Common Fields, Corvallis, Ore., on Aug. 13. The venue
features a variety of arcade games,...
Drew Sizemore (left) watches his son, Ignatius, play the racing game Driven during the
opening of Back to the Nineties Retro Arcade in Common Fields, Corvallis, Ore., on
Aug. 13. Corvallis resident Ignatius...
A Nintendo Entertainment System setup at Back to the Nineties Retro Arcade in
Common Fields, Corvallis, Ore., on Aug. 13. The arcade offers both an NES and a
Nintendo 64 with broad game libraries, alongside...
The entrance to the 90’s Retro Arcade in downtown Corvallis, Ore., is pictured on Aug.
13, during the arcade’s opening day. The venue offers classic arcade cabinets and
retro gaming consoles from the...
Oregon State wide receiver Karson Boschma hauls in a pass during a drill at
Tommy Prothro Field on Aug. 2, 2025. The Beavers are honing in their running backs' skills before the first game of the season...
Alora Wright, the Philomath Frolic & Rodeo Queen, rides her horse, Glimmer, during the all-girls rodeo at the Benton County Fair on Wednesday, July 30, in Corvallis, Oregon. Wright took part in the
event’s...
Chloe Pedder, of Philomath, shows off her sheep, Cool-Whip, at the Benton County Fair on
Wednesday, July 30, in Corvallis, Oregon. This is Pedder’s first year showing livestock as part of the 4-H program.
Jackson Burnson, of Corvallis, rides in a miniature car at the Benton County Fair on Tuesday, July 31, in Corvallis, Oregon. It was Bernson’s
first year attending the fair, as well as his first time...
The Roaming Railroad, a trackless train operated by Engineer Dan, carries riders past a food stand at the Benton County Fair on Thursday, July 31, in
Corvallis, Oregon. Designed to seat both kids and adults,...
Grace Smith, of Kings Valley, Oregon, stands with her cow, Luigi,
in the livestock barn at the Benton County Fair on Friday, August 1, in Corvallis. Smith participated in the fair’s youth livestock exhibitions.
Cookie, a wool sheep shown by
Archer Shroeder of Philomath, Oregon, rests in her pen at the Benton County Fair on Wednesday, July 31, in Corvallis. Shroeder, now in his sixth year in the 4-H program, is...
Oregon State tight end Bryce Caufield signals across the field during football drills at Tommy Prothro Field on Saturday, Aug. 2. The Beavers continued preseason practice in full gear and full sun.
This May, a group of Oregon State University photography and design students traveled to Pasadena to represent COMPOSIT Press at the Printed Matter LA Art Book Fair, hosted at ArtCenter College of Design....
Demonstrators hold signs and speak through megaphones on the steps of the Memorial Union at Oregon State University on April 15, 2025. Supporters gathered to demand accountability and better protections...
David Ryusaki (right), Beaver Classic retail manager, serves ice cream to Carol Lorenzen, head of the College of Agricultural Sciences, at the Beaver Classic storefront in Oregon State University’s Withycombe...
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