What's on Deck?
Annual Fundraiser: Oktoberfest!
Join us for our second Annual Fundraiser: Oktoberfest! Featuring live music from the Roseburg German Band, German-inspired dinner plate, brews, games, and! more!
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Prost to a good cause!
Fundraiser
Explorer's Club | September 13 | 11 AM - 2 PM
Join us for our Second Saturday Explorer's Club featuring FREE activities for kids and families of all ages!
Kids & family
October First Tuesday Talk | October 7 | 6-7 PM
Dick Wagner, author of Lies, Sex and Radio, revisits the story of mysterious 1930s radio host M.S. Taylor at this book signing & talk!
book signing
Explorer's Club | October 11 | 11 AM - 2 PM
Join us for our Second Saturday Explorer's Club featuring FREE activities for kids and families of all ages!
kids & family
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