Archives for July 2015

Portland Weekend Amusements (August 1-2, 2015)

July 30, 2015 by Dave Leave a Comment

Saturday

Fremont Fest

The day opens with the lively Kid’s Bike & Pet Parade at 10 am led by a Portland fire truck and a marching band; followed by vintage cars. Children should gather for the parade at the parking lot of Beaumont Middle School, NE 42nd & Fremont, starting at 9:30 am. The festival will be closed to vehicle traffic between NE 42nd and 49th stages for live music, food, street vendors and entertainment and attractions for children and adults.

2015 Iranian Festival

Live music

Food, Dessert and Beverages

Activities for Children and Adults

Live Dance Performances

Traditional Arts and Crafts

Showcasing of Traditional Outfits

Iran-related Book Fair

Vendor and Business Booths

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
South Park Blocks by Portland State University
Between College Street and PSU Library next to Farmers’ market

Portland Opera’s 50th Anniversary Street Fair Celebration

Portland Opera’s 50th anniversary season concludes with a community-wide celebration featuring a Street Fair and free simulcast on August 1, 2015.

To coincide with its last performance of Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love taking place in the Newmark Theatre, Portland Opera is hosting a day-long Street Fair on SW Main Street between the Antoinette Hatfield Hall and the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Festivities will include family-friendly activities, Portland Opera To Go performances, a live band, and a free simulcast. The Elixir of Love will be sung in Italian with supertitles projected in English.

Obon Festival 2015

This year’s Obon will be on Saturday, August 1st from 3 PM to 9 PM. The festival is held to honor family and friends who have passed away, remembering the many contributions they made to help make our life what it is today.

There will be entertainment by the Portland Taiko among others, a variety of tasty foods such as yakisoba and takitori, omiyage (gift) sales, Temple talks and booths run by community groups and outside vendors.

Sunday

Mahrajan – Oregon Arab Festival 2015

Ahlan wa sahlan to the 2015 Mahrajan! We are so excited for new location for the Arab Festival! This year, the festival will be held on August 2nd, from 11am to 7pm, at Alpenrose Dairy. This is a wonderful venue and the location allows us to have a bigger event and parking is plentiful.

Join the Oregon Arab American community for a day of fun at Alpenrose Dairy on August 2nd. Everyone is welcome at this summer festival! The Mahrajan is a fun, family-friendly day filled with games, dancing, music, and food and crafts from around the Arab world. Come enjoy delicious food, live music, fashion, poetry, and games for all ages! Learn how to Dabke! Get a Henna Tattoo!

Montavilla Street Fair

Montavillains: Spread the word and mark your calendars for the Montavilla Summer Street Fair!
When: Sunday, August 2nd, 11am-6pm
Where: Downtown Montavilla, between 76th and 82nd on Stark St.

For the first time, the City has granted us permission to CLOSE STARK!

Live music
Street performers
Kids activities
Farmer’s Market
100+ vendors
Dunk booth

Saturday-Sunday

Movies in the Park

Saturday, August 1

Earl Boyles Park – How to Train Your Dragon 2
Dickinson Park – The Book of Life

Sunday, August 2

Sellwood Park – Frozen *Sing-along!*

Concerts in the Park

Saturday, August 1

Laurelhurst Park – Portland Festival Symphony

Sunday, August 2

Peninsula Park – Portland Festival Symphony

Know Your City – New Projects in 2016

July 28, 2015 by Dave Leave a Comment

Updated: They did it!

Know Your City does great things – they lead fascinating walking tours, create thought-provoking and informative publications, and organize creative placemaking projects. All of their programs are built around scholarship and art, and emphasize social justice.

And they have three days left on their kickstarter campaign, Know Your City: Sustain our new projects into 2016! Give them a few dollars (check out the most extensive selection of kickstarter donor rewards I have ever seen!), and consider a membership too!

History Pub: Stories from our Native Ancestors (27 July 2015)

July 25, 2015 by Dave Leave a Comment

Stories from Our Native Ancestors: Killing Bigfoot, The Giant Beaver, The Coast Range Goblin and How Clam Got His Eyes is the latest History Pub, on Monday, 27 July 2015 at the Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd).

Presenters Dr. Jason T. Younker, Associate Professor of Anthropology and assistant vice president and advisor to the president on sovereignty and government-to-government relations at the University of Oregon, is a member of the Coquille Indian Tribe. Dr. David G. Lewis, an educator, author, and anthropologist, is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon.

For most western Oregon tribes, their generation is the last to have lived part o their life as a terminated Indian. Despite great cultural loss, many things endured. Stories about their existence and landscape are but a few. In the presentation, they will share stories about the creatures of western Oregon that have lived on land and in culture for generations stretching far back into the past.

History Pub is free, and open to all ages. Doors open at 6 PM, and the talk begins at 7 PM.

Division-Clinton Street Fair and Parade (25 July 2015)

July 24, 2015 by Dave Leave a Comment

The 23rd annual Division-Clinton Street Fair and Parade takes place Saturday, 25 July 2015.

From 10 AM to 5 PM take in sidewalk sales, live music, activities for the kids, and more. Streets will be closed to automobile traffic at SE 31st and Division, SE 35th Place and Division, and SE 26th and Clinton.

The parade begins at 10:45 AM at SE 50th and heads straight down Division to 20th, then turning onto 20th and over to Clinton up to SE 28th.

A Hootenany Windig Art Unveiling at Erickson’s Saloon (23 July 2015)

July 17, 2015 by Dave Leave a Comment

A Hootenany Windig Art Unveiling at Erickson’s Saloon (NW 2nd between Burnside & Couch) takes place on Thursday, 23 July 2015 from 4 PM to 7 PM – with the unveiling at precisely 4:47 PM.

Join the artist team of James Harrison, David Laubenthal, and Evan Holt – with historian Doug Kenck Crispin and guest artist Natalie M. Ball – to celebrate a grand unveiling of Works of Art for the newly renovated Erickson Fritz Apartments.

Erickson’s Workingman’s Club, also known as Erickson’s Saloon, was a Portland landmark opened in the 1880’s by August “Gus” Erickson. Taking up most of the block between Burnside/Couch and Second/Third Avenues, Erickson’s was legendary for its 684-foot bar and free smorgasbord lunches with a five cent beer. It boasted five elegant entrances, a grand pipe organ, and 50 bartenders. When the river rose in 1894, Erickson’s served patrons from a barge at NW 2nd and Burnside. Fred Fritz operated several of his own establishments in Old Town, including Fritz’s Theater and Saloon, a grand theater known for its cabaret performances. Fritz was an early investor/partner of August Erickson and eventually took over ownership of Erickson’s in 1907.

Innovative Housing (IHI) has transformed the historic saloon and hotel into 62 mixed-income apartment homes.

After the unveiling and grand opening, IHI will hold its 2015 FriendRaiser from 5 PM to 7 PM – guaranteed to be the best progressive party in Portland this year! Join us as we celebrate IHI’s friends and supporters, the future of two historic buildings, and the vibrancy of present-day Old Town.

The combined event is all ages, free, and open to the public.