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.

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.

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.

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

11-6
First Thurs 11-8

Admission is free

Museum of Contemporary Craft maps craft's historic transition from industry to academia through works in the ceramics collection

Product design team Studio Gorm collaborates with the Museum to architect a visual timetable communicating major shifts in craft history

"Evolution" A series of paintings and drawings by Kenneth Selis-Dontigny.

50% of the sales go directly to The Outside In.

If you have any questions please email: ken@eclipsethesalon.com.

The Artist's reception will be held on Saturday November 7th from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9th, 1989 the German American Society is bringing German representatives and international performing artists to Portland. German Culture Week 2009 will run from November 7th to 14th and offers thought provoking and entertaining cultural events for all interests and ages.

On November 9th from 6 to 8 pm, the 20th anniversary will be celebrated at a Portland City Hall public reception that also includes the opening of the After the Wall photo exhibit. Mayor Sam Adams will welcome honored international and local representatives. Those scheduled to attend include German Consul General Peter Rothen, Honorary Consul Günther Hoffmann and Portland State University German Professor Steven Fuller, Ph.D.

The After the Wall photo exhibit showcases the impact of the fall of the Berlin Wall on contemporary Germany and German culture. It is free and open to the public at Portland City Hall from November 9th to 30th. The photos were collected by the German American Society.

Admission is free

Mon-Fri 8-6
Nov 9 until 8pm

In conjunction with China Now, the exhibit at the Portland Art Museum, the Garden is pleased to welcome an exhibition of art from the Oregon Chinese Artists Association.

The exhibit includes traditional Chinese art forms, such as calligraphy, brush painting, music and more modern interpretations in oils and water colors. The artists are all of Chinese origin now living and working in Oregon. Some are world-respected and others blossoming artists. Throughout the month, artists will demonstrate their art and interact with Garden visitors.

$8.50 Adults * $7.50 Seniors (age 62 & over) * $6.50 Students (age 6-18 and college students with I.D.) * Children five and under are free

Why do our hearts race, our knees shake, and our bodies sweat when we are scared? Do crawling cockroaches give you the creeps? Are you brave enough to put your head in a guillotine, pet a tarantula, or take a free fall? Get your heart pumping and your palms sweaty as you examine the physiological, neurobiological, and sociological aspects of fear in the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s (OMSI) new exhibit, SCREAM! Featuring Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear opening Oct. 10, 2009.

Shop Approx. 200 Tables of Antiques & Collectibles
from Past to Present, and Collectors from miles around.

Some sellers specialize, while others offer a variety of collectibles.
Some of the items you will see at the show include:Vintage clothing, jewelry, glassware, collectible toys, militaria, automobilia, vintage books and paper items, collectible coins, postcards and ephemera, vintage kitchenware, antique paintings, collectible diecast cars & hot wheels, sports cards and sports collectibles, guns, advertising collectibles, comic books, vintage cameras and accessories and much, much more.

$2 Admission - Early Admission: 7 am $6

Experience 150 years of Christmas traditions at Pittock Mansion this holiday season. In honor of the 150th anniversary of Oregon’s statehood, decorated rooms in the Mansion will illustrate different traditions of Christmas, including decorating trees, writing Christmas cards, serving holiday foods, playing Christmas music, and giving gifts.

$8 for adults, $7 for seniors, and $5 for children (aged 6-18); children 5 and under are free

Recognized throughout the Pacific Northwest as the "Largest Holiday Light Show West of the Mississippi", the 17th annual Winter Wonderland - Powered by Comcast will grab your attention with glimmers and glows around every corner.

Since 1993, a journey through Winter Wonderland has become a Holiday tradition for many families, friends, and social organizations to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season. Spectators can enjoy the most spectacular drive-through light show in the region, viewing over 250 colorful displays and 40 fully animated scenes from the comfort of their own vehicle .Visitors this year will be amazed to travel through the Tunnel of Lights, a 200 plus foot tunnel of lights that transports visitors to distant and magical lands.

Presented by The Oregonian and Entercom radio, the 2009 Holiday Parade will feature more than 25 inflatable floats, local middle and high school marching bands and nearly 500 costumed characters.

Santa photos will be available seven days a week from Friday, November 27 through Tuesday, December 24th. For more information, including directions and SantaLand hours

$10 tasting fee

Niiname-sai, an ancient rice harvest festival is celebrated each year on November 23rd in Japan. Explore the wonders of rice and its extraordinary role in saké fermentation. SakéOne invites you to experience the Rice Exposed Tour where you’ll try fresh Oregon koji rice as well as kasu, the rice cake pressed from fermented saké which is commonly used as a pickling agent in Japanese cuisine.

Admission is free

Watch for the glow off Hwy 26, as it will be sparkling with the holiday spirit thanks again to Shilo Inns’ popular annual Christmas light display. The display is one of the largest holiday lighting displays in the country and is a must-see for holiday revelers looking to get in the Christmas holiday spirit.

$7.50 General Admission / $3.00 Children ages 3-12

Continuing a wonderful holiday tradition begun as a gift to our community in 1988, The Grotto's Christmas Festival of Lights welcomes all who seek the true spirit and meaning of Christmas. Through the presentation of spectacular lights, hourly music concerts, outdoor caroling, and other family entertainment, The Grotto's festival surrounds visitors with the traditional sights and sounds of this wondrous holiday season.

On the day after Thanksgiving, Portlanders will gather at the Square to celebrate the official start of the season by lighting the spectacular 75ft Tree. Well over 25,000 people are expected to attend the 25th annual Tree Lighting. Big, bright and beautiful, this event unites the community in an evening of merriment and sharing for the whole family.

Admission is Free

Nov 28 2:30 & 7:30
Nov 29 2:30 & 7:30
Nov 30 1:30 & 6:00
Dec 4 7:30
Dec 5 7:30
Dec 6 2:30 & 7:30

Come see Christmas the way it was meant to be! A delightful Holiday Tradition in the Portland area for 46 years. Making Music and Memories since 1962.

Tickets range from $12-$75.00 plus service fees

Tues-Sat 7:30
Sun 7pm

Sheridan Whiteside, theatre critic, lecturer, and radio personality, arrives for dinner at the home of the prominent Stanley family, slips on their doorstep and injures his hip. A tumultuous six weeks of confinement follow with Whiteside monopolizing the living room, inviting ex-convicts to meals and storing penguins in the library! Before it's over, the outrageous has become commonplace.

$26.00 - $30.00

Thurs, Fri, Sat 7:30pm
Sun 2pm

Fasten your sleigh bells! In The Lying Kind, Anthony Neilson takes classic British farce and twists it, hard.
It's Christmas Eve in London, and two hapless policemen must deliver tragic news to an elderly couple. When they try to hide the truth, the consequences are immediate, dire, and side-splitting.
With flirty septuagenarians, fearsome vigilantes, misplaced chihuahuas, stodgy vicars and, of course, naughty underwear, it's the perfect Third Rail Christmas offering.

Already a Portland holiday tradition, this original adaptation by Mead Hunter asks the timely and reflective questions: What do you value most? And is it what’s truly important? At the holiday season, renew your answers to these essential questions alongside Tiny Tim, Ebenezer Scrooge and a sleigh full of ghosts and magical creatures as we remount this warm and engaging adaptation of the Dickens classic.