Taking place on the first Thursday evening of each month, First Thursday offers a chance to view new work in area galleries while enjoying free appetizers and wine and other beverages. Exhibiting artists are often on hand to answer questions about their work.

The First Thursday website includes information on participating galleries located in the Pearl District. For more information on other participating galleries visit the Downtown Art Gallery Association

LOCATION:
Portland area, OR

HOURS:
Most galleries are open from 6-9 p.m. Check individual websites for times.

ADMISSION/TICKETS:
Free

Monthly event highlighting the local retail, service and healthcare providers. Stroll down the sidewalks and listen to live music, peruse the local artistry and craft shops, hop on the trolley, enjoy dinner, or relax with a massage or free consultations.

Willamette Falls Drive
West Linn
503-655-6744

The Festival of the Arts, celebrating its 46th year in 2009, is a major regional arts event, presenting the creative endeavors of recognized and emerging artists from all disciplines of the art world. The Festival enjoys an outstanding reputation for bringing special exhibits of quality and diversity to the weekend that are accessible to everyone. It is traditionally held at the end of June of each year and attracts 22-25,000 people.

10:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Friday & Saturday
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sunday

On-going, by appointment
Cost: $2 per student
Email education@MuseumofContemporaryCraft.org or call 503.223.2654 x120.

CraftKids asks students to explore the interplay between form and function in craft through carefully looking at the Museum’s collection and temporary exhibitions. Through a 60-minute session, students are introduced to craft by
considering the role it plays in their daily lives. Tours are inquiry- and discussion-based, guiding students as they learn to look at objects in new and meaningful ways. Thematic tours focus on materials, process, identity in craft, positive and negative space, and more.

Reservations are required a minimum of two weeks in advance. Please provide the requested date and time, contact name, contact information, as well as the number and grade level of students.

lululemon athletica, a yoga-inspired athletic apparel company, and EQ Swimwear, a Portland-based company, and West Hills Racquet & Fitness Club, together are offering the public a unique event. On Saturday, August 18 th, a complimentary swim clinic, yoga class and trunk show will be held in the outdoor pool and lawn of the West Hills Club.



This event aims to expose people to the benefits of cross-training with yoga and swimming through experience. In addition a light breakfast is included and sport-specific apparel available to shop. The instructor line-up is exceptional.

Lauren Theis – 2 time NCAA Champion, US National Champion 1995, 2007, and member of the USA Pan American Team, 2007

Dan Cole – Former University of Oregon Swim Coach

Amy Stone – lululemon Community Coordinator, former instructor at Yoga Journal Magazine

Jolene Spear- West Hills Fitness Director



President of EQ Swimwear and former All-American swimmer at UCLA, Ellen Ferguson notes that
“Elite athletes, fitness enthusiasts and aging baby boomers alike have discovered the combination of yoga and swimming to be the perfect compliment for strength, balance and flexibility.”

Admission is free

March-October 8:30-2
November-December 9:30-2

A collection of four urban green markets April through December, serving up to 22,000 shoppers per week. We provide a direct connection to over 250 vendors with deep roots in Oregon and Washington, including farms, nurseries, bakeries, meat and seafood providers, cheese makers, specialty foods producers. The markets offer a vibrant gathering place where friends meet and shop A resource for learning about food, agriculture and nutrition A showplace for Northwest agriculture.

Monday nights year round except September 1, 2008. 7-9pm

Yeates Studio in the Arciform Building, 4231 North Interstate Avenue, Portland, Oregon

13 & older, drop-in fee $3. Contact Irish Club 503.286.4812

Every Wednesday between 11am and 12:30pm & every Saturday between 1 and 2:30pm

Tours last approximately 45 minutes. Free and open to the public. Exhibition Tours provide visitors with a guided exploration of the artwork on view, inspiring ongoing conversations in which expert, novice and curious visitors can all participate.

Thursday nights, year round except November 27, December 25, 2008 and January 1, 2009

13 & older, drop-in fee $5. Contact Sam Keator 503.691.2078

Join staff and volunteers for a fun and informative tour of the Magness property. You'll learn the history of Magness, some tree identification, as well as why sustainable forestry is so important. No reservations are necessary. They go rain or shine. Wear comfortable shoes and meet in the parking lot.

The insiders view of Portland. This award-winning walk clarifies why Portland is regularly recognized as one of the best places to live. You’ll be smiling and laughing as you hear about early and modern Portland as you experience an enlightened city rich with artwork, parks, bridges, fountains, countless coffee shops, brewpubs, and friendly people. Find out how this area grew from "stumptown" to a modern yet livable city.

There has been a "Last Thursday" on Alberta Street since 1997. Art on Alberta sponsors the event, which is held every month year round. The galleries, studios, restaurants and other art venues on the street open their doors for a celebratory evening of art. Generally the galleries are open between 5 to 9:30 p.m.

The works of local photographers inspired by Oregon architectural subjects will be the focus of the Pittock Mansion’s spring exhibit. Photographers will submit their best choices of significant sites that represent the last 150 years of Oregon architecture. Dramatic imagery will allow visitors to discover some well-known and not-so-well-known structures throughout the state. Structures created and preserved for beauty, utility or ingenuity will be selected for the juried exhibit of more than 30 works, which will hang in the historic Mansion’s 23 rooms.

$7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $4 for children 6-18, free for Pittock Mansion members

Every first Wednesday of the month from 5-8 p.m., downtown Forest Grove is hopping with residents and visitors. Come to taste local wines, enjoy local crafters and artisans and take advantage of the snacks and special deals offered by as many as 30 local merchants on Main Street between Pacific and 21st Avenue. There are various entertainers including magicians, dancers, and stilt walkers.

Sunday, April 20th -
Sunday, April 27th
$20.50 - $28.75

Swaggerin’ scallywags, boisterous buccaneers, it’s Long John Silver and the gang in a wild and wacky eye-patched musical starring Portland’s own Captain Bogg & Salty. Sure to be Portland’s family hit of spring 2008–the best way to guarantee seats is to subscribe now!
Sign-interpreted: April 26, 2 p.m.

Adapted by Eric Schmiedl from the book by Robert Lewis Stevenson.
Music composed and performed by Captain Bogg & Salty.
Directed by Greg Tamblyn.

Children's tickets: $16.75 - $24.75

Recommended for ages 4 and above. Anyone over the age of 1 must have a ticket.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed on July 4th & open 1 Sunday, July 12th)

Narly 100 varieties of lavender plants for sale. View lavender in the landscape, fresh and dried bouquets, special gifts and treats.

And the best of all, it’s FREE!!! No Cover.

Every week, this live, 70’s style, late-night talk show, hosted by the energetic, overzealous, oversexed motivational speaker known as Ed Forman, performs brand-new comedy material designed to inspire the audience to Laugh, Love, and Live. Ed and his “Success Team” are armed each week with a new house-band, stand-up comedian/co-host, and a local celebrity that is interviewed by the self proclaimed “Big Dukearoo.”

Saturdays 10 - 5pm

Sundays 11 - 4:30pm

Admission is free

Stroll down row upon row of local handcrafted items and homemade foods. The Portland Saturday Market—open Sundays too—is the nation’s largest open-air crafts market. Talk directly to the artists and learn about their creative styles and products.

Admission is Free

The Architectural Heritage Center’s Old House Fair is back for its third year! For old house owners and enthusiasts, this is an event not to be missed. Mark your calendar, gather your photos and questions, and make plans to spend the day with the best old house experts in the Northwest. Outside, under a tent adjacent to the AHC, many of our business members will share their knowledge of old home renovation and showcase their goods and services. This free public event will also include numerous short programs and demonstrations pertaining to period-authentic renovation on topics ranging from “What Style is My House?”, “House History Research” to kitchens, bathrooms, historic colors, exteriors, and energy efficiency.

Get ready for Portland's only reverse-timed race! Leave as early as you want, or as late as you dare. Your challenge is to reach the bridge before it goes up at 9am-SHARP!
Cruise along the super-fast 8K course (and shorter 2K option)...ALL DOWNHILL! Starting at the World Forestry Center in Hoyt Arboretum, you'll descend past the Rose Gardens inWashington Park to PGE Park, ending with a straight shot down Burnside. The Finish Line Festival takes place on the Burnside Bridge--the "epicenter" of Portland, defining both north and south, east and west! At 9am, the bridge will go up while you and thousands of participants and spectators are serenaded by the Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers...marking the end of the race and the beginning of the party!

RENT Broadway’s Smash-Hit Musical! Now in its 12th Season of Love! Set in the East Village of New York City, RENT is about being young and learning to survive in NYC. It’s about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today.

Tuesday-Friday at 7:30pm
Saturday at 2pm & 7:30pm
Sunday at 1pm & 6:30pm

Museum of Contemporary Craft features for the first time the 17 ceramic vessels granted to the Museum by internationally recognized artist Toshiko Takaezu. Former faculty member at Princeton University, Takaezu is widely considered the first person to close – or nearly close – a ceramic vessel. She combines technical mastery with spontaneous painterly glazes that have influenced decades of ceramists worldwide.

Tues-Sun 11-6
Thurs 11-8

Admission is free

If you want a bone-chilling good time, then you've come to the right place! Unexplained mysteries, ghostly adventures and spooky stories fill our “Beyond Bizarre” evening tour. If you like the paranormal, weird, or wacky, let us guide you on a dark evening. Believer or not - people of all faiths and backgrounds, including skeptics, are welcomed.

7pm & 10pm

Why let the Pearl have all the fun? Monthly event allows you to experience fun and enjoyment for the entire family. On the first Wednesday of each month, businesses stay open later to host you with specials, discounts, events, food and activities for the whole family. For more information, call 503-558-0156.
Event Hours: 5-8 p.m. and sometimes later.

Ride along the tree farm bus, making stops along the way for short walks to get a closer look at woodland, reforestation projects, thinning and pruning demonstrations, watershed protection, wildlife habitate enhancements and wildfire prevention. Join volunteers for lunch, bring pot luck, or enjoy a private picnic either before or after your tour. Group size is limited. Please call 503-632-2150 to make reservations or schedule a private tour for your group, family or friends.

90 minute guided tours begin at 2 p.m. Second Saturday of each month in 2009.

This ongoing demonstration series features a variety of Victorian needlework and handwork techniques. Experience for yourself this important aspect of the lives of women in the 1800s! All programs are free of charge. Spinning (Feb 14), Hair Work (March 14), Shell Work (April 11), Antique Buttons (May 9), Quilling (June 13), Lucet Cord-Making (July 11), Ribbon Flowers (Aug 8), Potpourri (Sept 12), Teneriffe Lace (Oct 10), Ribbon Trims (Nov 14).

Celebrate all things lavender and sustainable agriculture. Sponsored by Clackamas Community College, Clack. County Soils & Water Conservation District, OSU Extension. free to all Lavender distillation demonstration, live music, barbeque, chocolate, wine tasting, micro brews, u-pick lavender, wreathmaking, horse rides, blueberries, honey, hops, maitake mushrooms, display of ?green and sustainable? wedding, activities for the kids and adults and more! Go to website for more details.

Everybody is invited to come sing Welsh hymns in four-part harmony at this traditional Welsh Festival. Newcomes may sing entirely in English, but will probably get caught up in the spirit. Te Bach, tea and scrumptious goodies available for purchase.

First singing session 1:45 p.m. Second singing session 6 p.m. (ends about 8 p.m.). Goodies 4 p.m.

Stroll through beautiful Millennium Plaza and enjoy orignal artwork from local artisans. You'll find a wide variety including handmade jewerly, garden decor, painting and baskets.

3 pm. Sundays, June 28, July 12 & 26, Aug. 9 & 23.

Every Monday
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Every Thursday
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Every Sunday
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m

Portland Orchids and Bamboo Chinese Ensemble
Free, with order of tea service and Garden admission

Picture this: you and your family – eating elephant ears next to giant puppet people that sway in the breeze standing on the labyrinth. You’re listening to one of the many Northwest bands set to perform on the city stage. Your kids are still talking about the wonderful puppet show and street performers they watched earlier.

It’s time to browse through the art fair with all its talented art vendors from the Metro area, making sure your next stop is at the exciting silent art auction! But wait, you haven’t gotten to the free hands-on art activities for children and families – the best in the State of Oregon.

So much to do!

Now you must walk over to watch the ArtBack Artists paint their annual mural-in-a-weekend; this year, “An Evening on the Barlow Trail”. You’ll get there, though, after you stop by the Farmer’s Market and pick up some fresh berries. Your wife reminds you that she’d like to look at all the quilts at the Skip-A-Week Quilt Show. You agree, but then it’s back to hear so more great music!

It’s been a fantastic day!

Picture this: you and your family – eating elephant ears next to giant puppet people that sway in the breeze standing on the labyrinth. You’re listening to one of the many Northwest bands set to perform on the city stage. Your kids are still talking about the wonderful puppet show and street performers they watched earlier.

It’s time to browse through the art fair with all its talented art vendors from the Metro area, making sure your next stop is at the exciting silent art auction! But wait, you haven’t gotten to the free hands-on art activities for children and families – the best in the State of Oregon.

So much to do!

Now you must walk over to watch the ArtBack Artists paint their annual mural-in-a-weekend; this year, “An Evening on the Barlow Trail”. You’ll get there, though, after you stop by the Farmer’s Market and pick up some fresh berries. Your wife reminds you that she’d like to look at all the quilts at the Skip-A-Week Quilt Show. You agree, but then it’s back to hear so more great music!

It’s been a fantastic day!

The Portland Japanese Garden will host the exhibition Parallel Worlds: Art of the Ainu of Hokkaido and Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.

The cultures of the Ainu and of the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest have much in common—a deep love of nature, a belief in the spirit in all of creation, respect for plants, animals and other human beings—and much to be proud of in their traditional cultures—a rich artistic heritage and a harmonious environmental and social model that has much to teach the world today.

Like Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest—and most of the great indigenous peoples of the world—unfortunately, much of the art and culture of the Ainu of Japan has been lost with their forced assimilation into the broader mainstream societies and changing political fortune.

Fortunately, enough material culture remained in museum cabinets and private collections around the world to inspire a generation of newly awakened 20th-century descendants of Native people on both sides of the North Pacific, launching a revival of the traditions and techniques that inspired their ancestors centuries ago.

Parallel Worlds: Art of the Ainu of Hokkaido and to Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest looks at this and other historical and artistic resonances between the two distant but interestingly similar cultures in an exhibition of traditional textiles made by artists from both worlds.

The title of the exhibition, Parallel Worlds, refers to the Ainu concept that life consists of two parallel realities—that of the physical world and another unseen, but equally real spiritual world. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Portland-Sapporo Sister City Association, this exhibition explores the parallels between our two regions that go back to ancient times—to the first people who inhabited these lands on both sides of the North Pacific.

Through this comparative exhibition of traditional textiles by Ainu and Native American artists, it is our hope to celebrate these centuries-old connections and rejoice in the parallel spirit that continues to bring these two places on earth together.

The popular Portland Japanese restaurant, Sinju, is opening their third restaurant and are having three events to celebrate! There will be sushi, premium sake sampling by TY KU, unique live entertainment by Pendulum Dance Theatre and much more. Your $10 entry fee, ($15 at the door), helps raise funds for 75 arts organizations through “Work for Art,” a program of the Regional Arts and Culture Council. To RSVP contact: http://www.SinjuRestaurant.com/Trilogy or phone 503-314-9222

The popular Portland Japanese restaurant, Sinju, is opening their third restaurant and are having three events to celebrate! There will be sushi, premium sake sampling by TY KU, unique live entertainment by Pendulum Dance Theatre and much more. Your $10 entry fee, ($15 at the door), helps raise funds for 75 arts organizations through “Work for Art,” a program of the Regional Arts and Culture Council. To RSVP contact: http://www.SinjuRestaurant.com/Trilogy or phone 503-314-9222

The popular Portland Japanese restaurant, Sinju, is opening their third restaurant and are having three events to celebrate! There will be sushi, premium sake sampling by TY KU, unique live entertainment by Pendulum Dance Theatre and much more. Your $10 entry fee, ($15 at the door), helps raise funds for 75 arts organizations through “Work for Art,” a program of the Regional Arts and Culture Council. To RSVP contact: www.SinjuRestaurant.com/Trilogy or phone 503-314-9222

We invite you to share the beauty and power of great chamber music and the thrill of brilliant, committed performances.

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Grounds open till 7 p.m.
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Summer Hours Grounds open till 7 p.m.

Swing from vines, soar through treetops and 'Live Chimply' in the Chimpanzee Challenge maze. Perform feats of ape-like strength, agility, and communication to discover the surprising similarities between humans and chimps. Developed in collaboration with world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute, Chimpanzee Challenge brings the plight of the chimps closer to home, empowering visitors to make a difference.

Adults (12-64) $9.75, Seniors (65 and over) $8.25, Youth (3-11) $6.75, $2.00 fee required in addition to regular zoo admission

One of Oregon’s most treasured city-meets-country activities brings farm fresh produce, artisan-baked goods, flowers and plants to five seasonal open-air markets throughout the Portland metro area.

The Wednesday Downtown Market is located in the South Park Blocks at Shemanski Park between SW Salmon & SW Main.

Admission is Free

One of Oregon’s most treasured city-meets-country activities brings farm fresh produce, artisan-baked goods, flowers and plants to five seasonal open-air markets throughout the Portland metro area.

The Thursday Market at Eastbank is located in Southeast Portland on SE 20th at Salmon between SE Belmont & SE Hawthorne -- in the parking lot of Hinson Baptist Church.

Admission is Free

One of Oregon’s most treasured city-meets-country activities brings farm fresh produce, artisan-baked goods, flowers and plants to five seasonal open-air markets throughout the Portland metro area.

The Thursday Market at Ecotrust is located in the parking lot of the Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center on NW 10th between NW Irving & NW Johnson.

World-class music. Gorgeous setting. Great cause. What could be better? From its modest beginnings in 1988, the Waterfront Blues Festival has grown in size and reputation to be the largest blues festival West of the Mississippi and the second-largest blues festival in the United States.

Adults $7.00 Seniors (65+) $6.00 Youth (ages 6–18) $4.00

Explore the extravagant fashions imagined by famed illustrator Erté through this display of prints and sculptures. Born Romain de Tirtoff, but known by the French pronunciation of his initials, Erté is most famous for his Art Deco illustrations of dramatically dressed women. He worked for Harper’s Bazaar magazine for more than 20 years, creating over 200 covers, and designed costumes and sets for theater, opera, and Hollywood productions. Often featuring women draped in flowing silks and furs and covered with jewels and feathered plumes, Erté’s exotic designs delight the eye with their detail and sinuous lines.

Join cast from Twilight and New Moon when they take to the field to play Vampire Baseball. Spend your fun-filled July 4th watching the cast and crew of Twilight and New Moon square off for a good old fashion game of Vampire Baseball™ Then be at the evening game to watch Rachelle Lefevre throw the first ball to open the Portland Beavers – Colorado Springs Sky Sox game.

Doors open 8am

Tanabata is traditionally celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month. The Portland Japanese Garden celebrates Tanabata each year on the Sunday closest to this date.

The 2009 Tanabata Festival will be held at the Portland Japanese Garden on Sunday, July 5 from 1-4pm in the Garden Pavilion. Children will write their wishes on tanzaku (paper strips) and make origami ornaments to hang on bamboo branches—which they may take with them to hang in their doorways at home. Music will also be part of the day, provided by guitarist Toshi Onizuka.

Admission is Free

One of Oregon’s most treasured city-meets-country activities brings farm fresh produce, artisan-baked goods, flowers and plants to five seasonal open-air markets throughout the Portland metro area.

The Sunday Market in the King neighborhood is located in inner North/Northeast Portland (NE 7th & Wygant between NE Alberta and Prescott Streets).

Tuesdays by Twilight at the Portland Classical Chinese Garden, the city’s most intimate outdoor summer concert series, offers a rare chance to enjoy live music in the Garden after hours on six consecutive Tuesdays.

7/7 The Shanghai Woolies
Taken with the hot jazz, swing and pop of the twenties and thirties, Pink Martini trumpeter Gavin Bondy dreamed up a band inspired by the era’s best—artists like Ellington, Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw—but with a postmodern twist. Featuring the effervescent voice of Mel Kubik, the Woolies boast all the drums and horns you would expect plus an occasional jolt of electric guitar.

7/14 Curtis Salgado & Alan Hagar Duo
Tuesdays by Twilight at the Portland Classical Chinese Garden, the city’s most intimate outdoor summer concert series, offers a rare chance to enjoy live music in the Garden after hours on six consecutive Tuesdays.
The legendary soul and blues artist known to electrify audiences with his four or five-piece bands offers this rare chance to see him live in an intimate setting with world-class slide guitarist Alan Hagar.

7/21 Portland Classical Chinese Trio
Tuesdays by Twilight at the Portland Classical Chinese Garden, the city’s most intimate outdoor summer concert series, offers a rare chance to enjoy live music in the Garden after hours on six consecutive Tuesdays.
Time-travel for your ears. This elite trio performs the music of ancient China as it was and is still played in the gardens of Suzhou, China. An authentic and magical experience featuring Jerry Lin on erhu (Chinese violin), Emily Deng on zeng (Chinese zither), and Henry Hung on bamboo flute.

7/28 Joe Powers with Naoko Aoki
Tuesdays by Twilight at the Portland Classical Chinese Garden, the city’s most intimate outdoor summer concert series, offers a rare chance to enjoy live music in the Garden after hours on six consecutive Tuesdays.
Harmonica phenomenon Joe Powers was already winning accolades in contests around the world for his unique blend of jazz, tango and blues when he met concert pianist Naoko Aoki in Buenos Aires, where both artists had come to study tango in its birthplace. Together, the cosmopolitan duo has electrified audiences from Argentina to Tokyo with performances of this seductive dance music

8/4 Susan Chan, classical piano
Tuesdays by Twilight at the Portland Classical Chinese Garden, the city’s most intimate outdoor summer concert series, offers a rare chance to enjoy live music in the Garden after hours on six consecutive Tuesdays.
Originally from Hong Kong, Ms. Chan’s musical education spans three continents and elite conservatories including Yale, Trinity College and Indiana University. A soloist of rare caliber and sensitivity, Chan has performed with symphonies around the world and twice at Carnegie Hall, winning accolades from The New Yorker and The New York Concert Review.

8/11 Torch and Twang
Tuesdays by Twilight at the Portland Classical Chinese Garden, the city’s most intimate outdoor summer concert series, offers a rare chance to enjoy live music in the Garden after hours on six consecutive Tuesdays.
Singer Mia Nicholson is back again, this time with an engaging new sound blending jazz with western swing, country and bluegrass. Drawing on inspiration from Ella Fitzgerald to Roy Orbison, Gillian Welch, Henry Mancini and k.d. lang, Mia and her band promise a show at once refreshing, nostalgic and fun.

Member $18, General $22

Join PICA as we celebrate 14 great years of making Portland safe for contemporary art. This annual event brings together artists, members, and participants of PICA to celebrate the artistic activity generated by a community using its energy.

$5 PICA members/ $7 general tickets at the door 21+

$40 for all three days; $10 for Friday; or $25 for Saturday or Sunday

The Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races will highlight a field of 20 International Motorsports Association (IMSA) Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) cars as the feature of this summer’s event. The 33rd annual Portland Historic Races will take place July 10 through 12 at Portland International Raceway.

Admission is free

All activities take place on Mississippi Avenue Street Fair (between N Fremont and N Skidmore)

Portland's most unique and diverse neighborhood... Interesting arts & crafts vendors plus community service displays & food vendors Tupello Alley Reusable Art Fair & Water Features Kids Area - Boise Eliot Eliot Elementary features bouncy castles and kids games for all sizes at Beech Bingo - lots of prizes Sustainability Fair at the Mississippi Avenue Lofts (4138 N. Miss Ave) Salted Ice Cream outside at The Meadow (3731 N. Mississippi Ave) Rose wine tasting inside at The Meadow

12:00 Children's Parade - starts at Beech

Admission/ticket price: FREE to all

French wine, cuisine, art and sport; Portland Waiters Race, pétanque exhibitions and French music provided by Carol Rossio, Eric John Kaiser and more.

Saturday 9 am to 6 pm, and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm

$7/adult, $3.50/child

1400 booths with estate jewelry, vintage toys, oak furniture, paper Americana, china & glass, kitchenware, jukeboxes, antique tools, costume jewelry, vintage clothing, antique watches, quilts, textiles, clocks, phonographs, sterling flatware, holiday memorabilia, lunch boxes, vintage gambling items, toy trains, sewing.

This mostly flat, 15-mile street bicycle ride takes you past hootin' and hollerin' night life and fire jugglers, through a disco party rest stop and along spectacular cityscape views to an all-you-can-eat midnight doughnut finish line feast.

Streets are open to cars and you must obey rules of the road. Support is extremely limited, so please bring your own supplies to be comfortable, such as extra clothing and a bag/pannier to carry your personal items. Light and helmets are required for this ride. Due to the late night nature of this ride, is not recommended for children unless they have extensive experience riding on city streets.

As in previous years, the Portland International Piano Festival will feature something to please a variety of musical tastes. In addition to this year's exceptional performers, two of the most respected pedagogues in the nation will join us to explore the learning process with students of all ages. Expect great music, lecture, films, and wonderful young pianists performing in the master classes.

PIB IS AN OVER THE TOP BEER FESTIVAL celebrating the world’s most legendary brewing styles and the nations that made them famous. Come taste over 130 world-class beers from more than 15 countries.

Beer drinkers pay $20 for 10 beer tickets and official PIB glass.

In homage to the fanciful Sherwood Forest, the annual Robin Hood Festival brings to life the legend of Robin Hood, his Merry Men and Maid Marian. Originally created by businessmen and servicemen after WWII to help bring businesses to a then-downtrodden Sherwood, the two-day festival is a long-standing tradition complete with a parade, food, dancing, music, and a crowning of a “Maid Marian.”

Admission is Free

Friday, July 17th 10-9pm
Saturday, July 18th 10-9pm
Sunday, July 19th 10-4pm

Suggested Entrance Donation: $3.00 per person $10.00 per family

What do you get when you mix over two hundred competitors, thousands of spectators, great food, live entertainment, master sand sculptors, and 450 tons of sand? It's Yoshida's Sand in the City, Presented by Pacific Power - a free community event. In just six hours, sand teams and architects transform over 450 tons of sand and 4,500 gallons of water into magnificent sand sculptures.

Celebrate Scottish heritage with a Saturday in the sun! The 2009 Games will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Mt Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon just east of Portland. New to the Games – no worries, no need to be a Scot to attend! Enjoy learning about the culture and celebrating the true Scottish spirit.

Gates open 8am

Adults (18+) $18.00 per person*Youth (6-17) $10.00 per person*Children (5 and under) FREE

Admission is Free

These events present a wonderful opportunity for you and your family to get out and be active right in your own neighborhood. You will be able to walk, bike, run, roll, meet your neighbors, and enjoy entertainment in the parks and along the routes. Opening streets to walking, bicycling, rolling, and roller blading - without having to watch out for cars! Sunday Parkways are 7-8 mile "temporary parks" along city streets connecting neighborhoods and residents in North, Northeast and Southeast Portland.

KidKonsignNW host's the SUMMER & BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALE July 18-19, 2009 at the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay in Vancouver. The sale features gently used kids/baby items including furniture, clothing, toys, and much more!
The Centennial Center is located to the right as you enter the parking lot and is it's own separate building; be sure to look for our signs!

Here's your chance to shoot off water rockets, concoct chemical creations, and enjoy the wonders of OMSI with no kids in sight! Enjoy a glass of wine while learning about robots, tornados, or fossils. Have a pint of local beer while exploring the exhibits. Talk to a brewer about the science behind beer, or taste the complexity of coffee.

$10 for nonmembers • FREE to members • No reservations required.

OMSI After Dark is an opportunity for the 21-and-over crowd to explore the museum in a child-free environment.

Event hours are Noon to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and Noon to 7 p.m. Sunday

It’s the event that brings together 80 craft breweries, 2,000 volunteers and 70,000 beer lovers for a four-day summer celebration of American craft beer. The 22nd annual Oregon Brewers Festival, one of the nation's longest-running and best-loved craft beer festivals, will take place July 23 through July 26 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland.

$9 adults, $7 seniors, $5 youth and children 4 and under are free

Join us at the fire as we cook up some pioneer 'grub,' explore the history and taste of root beer, consider early pioneer vegetable gardens, and participate in a Heritage Recipe Exchange. For more information please call Mary Lou Begert at 503.657.9336 x108.

Take in the sights and sounds of the annual Washington County Fair and Rodeo, which features a professional rodeo, truck pull and thrill rides, plus hundreds of farm animals, live entertainment and food.

Admission is free

Pickathon provides one of the best summer festival lineups of 2009 that represents our commitment to soulful, gritty, unpredictable, and traditional Roots music that is shaping the country’s musical horizons.

Continuous three day weekend music presented on 6 stages (Mt. View Stage [outdoor], Fir Meadows Stage [outdoor], Woods Stage [Solar Powered - outdoor], Pickathon Cabaret [All Ages - Late Night - outdoor], and the Galaxy Barn [indoor], and the Workshop Barn [workshops]. The indoor Galaxy Barn stage becomes a late-night (21+) venue at 9pm until 2AM.

In honor of its 34th year, the 2009 NW Natural Street of Dreams, America's longest running luxury home show, is heading downtown to the Pearl District. Have you ever wondered who lives at the top of those incredible buildings? This is your chance to see behind the curtain

Wednesday – Friday: Noon – 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

$15 peak, $13 non-peak, $10 12 & under

Oregon Buddhist Temple's annual Obonfest is a "Celebration ofJoy"--a time to honor one's ancestors. The admission free event will be held on August 1st, Saturday, from 4 to 9 PM. The highlight of the Obonfest will be traditional Japanese folk dancing which begins at 6:30 PM.
Portland Taiko will be part of the entertainment. Also an open marketplace will include multi-ethnic foods and gift shops.

Admission is Free

August 1st, 9am – 6pm
August 2nd, 9am – 4pm

Adults: $7.00, seniors (60+) $6.00, students (under 17) $5.00 and children 4 and under are free

The Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals invites you to our 6th annual Summer Festival! It’s going to be a blast! There will be dealers with everything from petrified wood, fossils and minerals to crystals and jewelry. Demonstrations will be held both days featuring Thunderegg cutting, gemstone faceting, geode cracking and more. We'll also have silent auctions both days, plus hourly drawings and awesome activities for the kids! Food and drink will be available but don’t forget the FREE hotdogs (one per person)!

The Dragon Moon Festival is held in Portland's Old Town Chinatown district the first weekend of June, Aug, & Sept.

A combination of performers, street vendors, and authentic Asian restaurants the Dragon Moon Festival is the closest you can come to experiencing authentic Asian culture in the northwest.

Fans of America’s #1 show will once again have the chance to catch their favorite “Idols” performing live in concert, as the top 10 contestants from American Idol season 8 hit the road in the highly anticipated summer tour.

Ticket Prices: $69.50, $55.50 & 40.50;prices do not include applicable service charges

This year's series will feature some of the best local, regional and national talent around! Noon Tunes has become a summertime tradition in the heart of downtown providing FREE entertainment over the lunch hour every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the summer.

Admission is free

WOODBRAIN has been rapidly gaining recognition across the Great Northwest and world with its intense, deeply progressive high-energy music. The sound is rooted in Delta blues and old American roots music, but it is weaved into a modern concept of improvisation and original story telling that owes as much to the old as to the new.

Admission is free

Singers of all ages and abilities are invited to come, check out a score and sing along!!
Wednesday evenings at 7 pm Admission $10 per person
Tickets available only at the door... first come, then sing!

Admission $10 per person

Admission is free

This year's series will feature some of the best local, regional and national talent around! Noon Tunes has become a summertime tradition in the heart of downtown providing FREE entertainment over the lunch hour every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the summer.

7/9 Justin Klump
7/16 The Dimes
7/21 Throwback Suburbia
7/23 Brandon Chandler
7/28 Bryan Flannery Band
7/30 TapWater
8/4 Rhythm Culture
8/6 Jake Oken-Berg
8/11 Jacob Merlin
8/13 Justin Jude
8/18 Acoustic Minds
8/20 Patrick Lamb

Who'd have believed it? With its deliberate storybook-inspired title, Everybody Loves A Happy Ending signals a welcome return for Tears For Fears - one of the biggest and best-loved bands of the post-MTV age-and one of the most unexpected reunions in pop music history.

7/11 The Minus Five

Cost $10

Originally begun as an outlet for "Scott McCaughey songs the Young Fresh Fellows would likely never get around to recording, The Minus 5 has long been rooted in the talents of Scott and compatriot Peter Buck of REM. But over the years the M5 has included Ken Stringfellow and John Auer, Jeff, John, Glenn and Leroy of Wilco (see Down with Wilco), as well as various sundry musical rounders.

7/25 The Dimes

Cost $8.00

Portland, Oregon based band which combines experimental British sound and American rock and roll.

8/15 The Slants

Cost $8.00

We've booked one of the region's hottest new bands for our August 15th show. The Slants blend new-wave, synth-pop and dance-oriented rock with an Asian flare.

8/29 Stephanie Schneiderman & Keith Schreiner

Cost $8.00

Please join us for the compelling collaborative efforts of Stephanie Schneiderman of Dirty Martini and Keith Schreiner of Dahlia.

This concert is free to the public.

Come join us on the outdoor patio for some amazing summertime concerts.

7/12 Pete Krebs and Casey Neill
7/19 Jon Garcia and Celilo
7/26 Marty Marqui (Blitzen Trapper)
8/2 Super XX Man and Shoeshine Blue
8/9 Adam Shearer (Weinland)
8/16 Matt Sheehy, Leonard Mynx and Andie Darling
8/23 Jared Mees & The Grown Children, Hey Marseilles
8/30 Lewi Longmire & Annalise Tornfelt, Pancake Breakfast

$49.50 & $39.50;ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.

Demi Lovato is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She played Mitchie Torres in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock, and she plays Sonny Monroe in the Disney Channel Original Series Sonny With A Chance. Besides acting, she is also a solo music artist and released her debut album Don't Forget on September 23, 2008.

Admission is free

This year's series will feature some of the best local, regional and national talent around! Noon Tunes has become a summertime tradition in the heart of downtown providing FREE entertainment over the lunch hour every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the summer.

Admission is free

Milky melodies that mesh beautifully with Portland's weeping skies.
One part jazz, one part country, one part nostalgia....her songs are hard to define and easy to remember.

In 1999 Vieux Farka Toure enrolled in the National Arts Institute in Bamako. It was there that Vieux truly discovered his musical calling, picking up the guitar and beginning to compose his own music. By the time he left the Arts Institute, he was already a locally celebrated guitar virtuoso.

Ticket Price: $10.50

Admission $10 per person

Singers of all ages and abilities are invited to come, check out a score and sing along!!
Wednesday evenings at 7 pm Admission $10 per person
Tickets available only at the door... first come, then sing!

7/17 Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Los Lobos

Ladysmith Black Mambazo represents the traditional culture of South Africa and is regarded as the country's cultural emissary at home and around the world. They are a national treasure of the new South Africa in part because they embody the traditions suppressed in the old South Africa.
At this stage in their illustrious career, a new album by the East Los Angeles rock band Los Lobos is a highly anticipated event. Since they began as Los Lobos Del Este Los Angeles in 1973, they have evolved into a respected artistic entity searching for themes and topics that are an interpretive pulse of our times.

Ticket Price: $22.00

7/22 Riders in the Sky

Riders In The Sky are truly exceptional. For thirty years Riders In The Sky have been keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, reviving and revitalizing the genre.

Ticket price: $10.50

7/24 Indigo Girls with David Ryan Harris

Indigo Girls are an American folk rock duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. They got their start in Atlanta as a regular act at The Little 5 Points Pub and were tangentially part of the Athens, Georgia college rock scene that included The B-52's, Pylon, R.E.M., The Georgia Satellites, and Love Tractor.
David Ryan Harris is an Atlanta, Georgia based singer-songwriter. Harris' eclectic taste in music is apparent in the band's music, which shows influences ranging from Motown to thrash metal.

Ticket Price: $19.00

7/29 Orchestra Baobab

Orchestra Baobab are one of Africa’s great iconic bands, creators of one of the world’s most sublime and truly distinctive pop sounds. Founded in 1970, Orchestra Baobab fused Afro-Cuban rhythm and Portuguese Creole melody with Congolese rumba, high life and a whole gamut of local styles – kickstarting a musical renaissance in their native Senegal, which turned the capital Dakar into one of the world’s most vibrant musical cities.

Ticket Price $10.50

7/31 Jewel

Jewel Kilcher, professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet. She has received three Grammy Award nominations and has sold twenty-seven million albums worldwide, and almost twenty million in the United States alone

Ticket Price $22.50

8/5 The Wailers

As the greatest living exponents of Jamaica’s reggae tradition, the Wailers have completed innumerable other tours, playing to an estimated 24 million people across the globe. They have also been the first reggae band to tour new territories on many occasions, including Africa and the Far East.

Ticket Price: $10.50

8/12 Jonatha Brooke

Jonatha Brooke is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She began her career in the late 1980s as one half of the folk duo The Story, and began her solo career in 1994. Her music merges elements of folk, rock and pop, often with poignant lyrics and complex harmonies.

Ticket Price: $10.50

8/14 Joan Baez

Joan Baez began her legendary residency at Boston's famed Club 47/ She remains a musical force of nature whose influence is incalculable - marching on the front line of the civil rights movement with Martin Luther King Jr., inspiring Vaclav Havel in his fight for a Czech Republic, singing on the first Amnesty International tour and just this year, standing alongside Nelson Mandela when the world celebrated his 90th birthday in London's Hyde Park.

Ticket Price: $22.00

8/19 Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca

Ricardo Lemvo has established himself as a pioneer with his innovative music. Lemvo's blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms with pan-African styles (soukous, Angolan semba and kizomba) has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “seamless and infectious.”

Ticket Price: $10.50

8/21 Susan Tedeschi with JJ Grey & Mofro

In the years since she captured the public's musical imagination with her 1998 breakthrough album Just Won't Burn, the multi-talented musician has established a formidable reputation as a deeply expressive singer, a prodigiously talented guitarist and distinctive songwriter.

Ticket Price: $22.00

8/28 Amos Lee

Amos Lee is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His musical style encompasses folk, soul, and jazz. He has released three albums on Blue Note Records, Amos Lee, Supply and Demand and Last Days at the Lodge.

Ticket Price: $22.00

Slightly Stoopid, hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg, and Stephen Marley will team up for this summer’s Blazed and Confused tour and will stop at the Memorial Coliseum Friday, July 17th. The three acts are joining forces for the first time to create the summer soundtrack of 2009. Set to kick off July 10, the month-long Blazed and Confused tour will bring together a mix of rock and blues, hip-hop and reggae.

$39.50

Ticket Prices: $94.00, $54.00, & $28.50

Music legends Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago have announced that they will reunite for a 30-city national co-headlining summer concert tour, including a date at Theater of the Clouds Saturday, July 18th. In 2004 and 2005, the two bands teamed up for what is still talked about as one of the great musical spectaculars in recent touring history.

1:30,5:00

Ticket Prices: $35.00, $28.00, $23.00 & 18.00

The most beloved family entertainment band in the world, The Wiggles, are setting out on their wildest adventure to date. The fab four from down under are back with a brand new lineup of songs from their latest album “The Wiggles Go Bananas” including the smash hit “Monkey Man” featuring Australian pop sensation Kylie Minogue.

Singers of all ages and abilities are invited to come, check out a score and sing along!!
Wednesday evenings at 7 pm Admission $10 per person
Tickets available only at the door... first come, then sing!

This event is free to the public

Nobody showcases Portland’s edgy independent music scene better than PDX Pop Now!

Admission is Free

7/29 Lewi Longmire

High energy, deep roots, and an unpretentious sense of fun all characterize the Lewi Longmire Band. Lewi and his bandmates connect the desert space of Giant Sand, the punk abandon of The Stooges, the basement feel of The Band, and the quiet contemplation of Johnny Cash playing solo; resulting in a sound that follows the American tradition of great music.

8/5 Stolen Sweeds

The Stolen Sweets formed in 2005 with the intention of reviving the songs of 30s sister act, The Boswell Sisters. Comprised of vocalists Jen Bernard, Lara Michell & Erin Sutherland, guitarists/singers Pete Krebs & David Langenes, and bass player Keith Brush, their arrangements are inspired by the Boswells' tight 3-part harmonies, frequent tempo changes and "knowing shrugs and raised eyebrows," as noted by the Oregonian. Unlike the original Boswell arrangements that featured piano, clarinet, and horns, the Sweets incorporate gypsy jazz accompaniment, reminiscent of Django Reinhardt.

8/12 Old Believers & Autopilot is for Lovers

Two years and over 2,000 miles separated Keeley Boyle and Nelson Kempf from the founding of Old Believers and the release of its debut EP, but the duo doesn’t look on that interval as a delay so much as a period of distillation.
Autopilot Is For Lovers is the Indie-Americana conception of Portland duo Adrienne Hatkin and Paul Seely. Both haunting and delicate, Hatkins vocal vibratos seem to reveal our fortunes with lyrical poignancy that acknowledges our own mortality.

8/19 The Bobby Torres Ensemble

From New York City to Woodstock, through ten years of touring with Tom Jones, to forming his own Latin jazz group in Portland, Bobby Torres has been on the music scene for over 40 years. The Bobby Torres Ensemble features musical talent of the highest caliber in Portland. Bobby Torres’ music can best be described as Latin Jazz, a toe tapping fusion of America and Latin standards arranged with churning grooves richly ornamented with jazz inflections.

8/26 The Minus 5

“I didn't really think I was starting a band." Call these the famous last words of Scott McCaughey, a busy, busy man who has somewhat accidentally led a rotating cast of musical characters through seven full-length albums, a handful of EPs and countless tour dates under the catch-all moniker of The Minus 5. The group began life as a side project by McCaughey, who formed the band in 1993, and designed the group as a pop collective with each record featuring a new lineup. This particular performance will feature Peter Buck, Steve Wynn, and Linda Pitmon.