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

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.”

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

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

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.

Luan Schooler and Tim Wilson lead an informal culinary book group in the store each quarter featuring the best in food literature. The March discussion will feature The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation by David Kamp. The Foster & Dobbs Book Group meets quarterly on the first Monday of the month.

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.

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.”

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

Join us for the 5th annual ChocolateFest and make all your chocolate dreams come true. We'll have over 45 vendors along with demonstrations and presentations so you can taste, smell, feel and see some of the finest chocolate in the Pacific Northwest.

$8 adults, $7 seniors (62+), $5 children. Under 3 and members are free.

This haunting story takes place in 1954, north of Puget Sound, on an island so isolated that no one who lives there can afford to make enemies. But when Kabuo Miyamoto is charged with murder, the community’s secrets emerge one by one. Gripping and densely atmospheric, Snow Falling on Cedars is a masterpiece of suspense.

Thurs-Sat 8pm
Sun 2pm

With this brisk, exciting new cut, the play focuses on the familial themes of Hamlet. The trimming shortens the overall play and gives a sharp focus to the plot lines that directly tell the story. With a company of five actors and minimal tech, this is Hamlet in its essence. Without excessive technical distractions or out-of-context ideals (post-Apocalypse, No, thank you!), this version of Hamlet will remind you why you fell in love with this play in the first place

Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students and s

$26.00 - $30.00

Tues-Sat 7:30pm
Sun 7pm

An original Agatha Christie mystery! Clarissa, the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat, discovers a body in the drawing room of her home. With her husband scheduled to arrive at any moment with an important VIP in tow, Clarissa has to create an intricate web of alibis and invention to save her family. When her lies lead to new surprises the audience is left to untangle the puzzle. A captivating whodunnit.

Fridays & Saturdays at 7pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 2pm

Adult $22 Youth $18

"Look at that! What do you know? It's gears and wheels that make me go!"
From a pile of shiny scrap metal comes the buzz, clink and whir of the original toy story! This industrial musical is the tale of Gepetto's brand-new mechanical boy who learns, through much trial and many errors, what it means to be human.

Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.: Jan. 30, Feb. 6, Feb. 13*, and Feb. 20*

Sundays at 2 p.m.: Jan. 31, Feb. 14, and Feb. 21
(*) No 5 p.m. performance

13-$24

They’re baaaaaack! Farmer Brown needs a vacation. Before putting his brother Bob in charge of the farm, he writes clear instructions for taking care of the animals. Duck does some creative editing and wild mayhem ensues. Bubble-bathing pigs, pizza-eating chickens, and cows at the movies highlight this barn-raising mooosical.

Written, composed, directed, and choreographed by the same great team that brought you Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type. BEST FOR ALL AGES

Obo Addy performing solo at 11am, 12 noon, and 1pm.
Portland Children's Museum
4015 SW Canyon Rd - Portland, OR 97221
www.portlandcm.org

Walk away from this 9-part Life-Coaching Workshop-Series with useful tools to improve your quality of life and effectiveness at work.

Call for location, address: , Portland, OR, , phone: 503-228-2996

The Portland Jazz Festival features an array of local and international acts, including the U.S. debuts of rising Norwegian stars.

The Portland Jazz Festival features an array of local and international acts, including the U.S. debuts of rising Norwegian stars.

The Portland Jazz Festival features an array of local and international acts, including the U.S. debuts of rising Norwegian stars.

Join us at the Historic Jenkins Estate in our 13th year of celebrating chocolate. Experience the finest chocolate delicacies from local chocolatiers, bakeries and wineries, be inspired to cook up your own romance at the cooking demonstrations, and shop for Valentine’s Day gifts for that special someone. Admission is $5.

Location: Main Steet (between 2nd & 4th Avenues) Hillsboro downtown business owners allow artists to set up or demonstrate their art work on the evening of the first Tuesday of each month. Some businesses will have the art work on display two to four weeks, and any artwork sold during this time is done so without commission. The art walk extends from Second Avenue on Main Street to Fourth Avenue. Third Avenue also has several participants. Many of the Washington County wineries will offer wine tasting at some of the businesses.