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Oregon State Parks Day (4-June-2011)

June 2, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Oregon State Parks Day 2011 is Saturday, June 4. Enjoy free park day-use parking, and free camping (for Saturday night, regular campsites only).

Several parks within a couple hours of Portland are hosting special events:

Champoeg State Parks Day – Champoeg State Heritage Area. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free camping & day-use parking. Tours of 1860s Kitchen Garden and Old Champoeg townsite. Junior Ranger program.

Stub Stewart State Parks Day & National Trails Day – L.L. Stub Stewart State Park. Lupine Festival at the Hilltop Day-use Area. The North Face Explore Your Parks. Be active, be outdoors!

Silver Falls State Parks Day & Foot Race – Silver Falls State Park. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Begin the day with a brisk dash over the creek and through the woods in our Annual 5K Foot Race and Youth Development Run. 11:30 a.m. Free BBQ at the Lodge. 2 p.m. History tour.

Fort Stevens State Parks Day Razor Clamming – Fort Stevens State Park. 7:30 a.m. on the beach by the Peter Iredale shipwreck. Program on how to dig for razor clams covers regulations and digging techniques. Limited number of clam guns and shovels provided. Diggers over age 14 must have a valid Oregon shellfish license.

Fort Stevens Living History – Jun 4, 2011 – Jun 5, 2011 at Fort Stevens State Park. Group: U.S. 1st Infantry Division, “Big Red One.” Era: WWII

Tryon Creek State Parks Day – Tryon Creek State Natural Area. 10-11:30 a.m. Wildflower Walk Guided Nature Hike. 7-8:30 p.m. Night Senses Hike. Ever wonder how animals see and hunt at night?

Tryon Creek Guided Nature Hike – Tryon Creek State Natural Area. 10-11:30 a.m. Wildflower Walk. Join a park naturalist for a free, guided nature hike to explore the forest and stream ecosystems and natural history at Tryon Creek State Natural Area.

Banks-Vernonia Trail State Parks Day – Banks-Vernonia State Trail. Celebrate at Stub Stewart State Park. The North Face Explore Your Parks event.Oregon State Parks events calendar for more details and more parks!

St. Johns Bizarre and Parade, Sound and Vision, UFO Fest, and more! (May 12-15)

May 12, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Thursday-Saturday

Sound and Vision Fest

The Sound and Vision Fest, a benefit for Portland’s historic, and non-profit, Hollywood Theatre, is a “three day festival featuring works in progress by Michel Gondry and Lance Bangs, new work from Spike Jonze and Matt McCormick, a rare screening of ‘Who Took the Bomp: Le Tigre on Tour,’ as well as performances by Eluvium, Goodnight Billygoat, the Corin Tucker Band and Hurry Up (featuring members of the Thermals).” [more]

Friday-Saturday

UFO Festival

On Thursday, May 11, 1950, at a farmhouse just outside of McMinnville, Ore., Evelyn Trent went out to feed her chickens and rabbits behind the farmhouse where she and her husband Paul lived. While attending to her chores, Evelyn was astonished to see a large, metallic looking, disc-shaped object hovering silently in the sky. After a little scrambling as they looked for their trusty Kodak camera, they both ran back outside. Paul Trent clicked off two snapshots. These photos are still considered to be some of the most credible images of UFOs to date.

In honor of the Trents and their sighting, McMenamins began the annual UFO Festival which features both serious and fun for believers and skeptics alike. [more]

Saturday

St. Johns Bizarre and Parade

The 5th annual St. Johns Bizarre, “a one-day Art/Craft/Music event in downtown St. Johns celebrating the unique character of North Portland”takes place Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 10am until 6pm.

At noon join the revelers to take in the 49th annual St. Johns Parade.

The Bizarre boasts over 75 craft booths, four music stages, and a beer garden! [more]

FredFest 2011 – Sold Out!

What started as a small surprise 80th birthday party for world-renowned beer writer Fred Eckhardt is coming back around in its sixth year as one of the most anticipated beer events of the year.

Attendees will be treated not only to a rare assortment of hand-selected beers, but also light fare cooked in beer and a birthday cake — complete with a round of “Happy Birthday” — just for Fred.[more]

Portland Indie Wine and Food Festival

Grab your food-and-wine-loving friends and spend the day tasting your way through Oregon’s best craft wineries. Stop along the way to enjoy food from the city’s most talked-about restaurants. Talk with the winemakers and chefs themselves, as you discover new wines that you love, and taste food that you’ve been dying to try. [more]

And for even more weekend events and activities, check out the Dave Knows Calendar, and visit Around the Sun, Blogging Portland on the Cheap, and PDX Pipeline!

Saturday-Sunday

Wonder Northwest

Wonder Northwest is an amalgamation of pop-culture subcultures. Here you will find regular folks co-mingling with super heroes, pirates, geeks, nerds, cosplayers, film enthusiasts, gamers and other nice people! Our vendor room will feature comic books, toys, video games and more from some of the best dealers from across the country. Contests, panels and other special events will be open for all attendees to enjoy. [more]

Fruit Trees, Tulips, Spring Beer and Wine, and More! (April 22-24, 2011)

April 21, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Ongoing

Tulip Fest 2011

Tulip Fest 2011 at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn kicks off Friday, March 25 and runs through Sunday, May 8.

On weekdays it’s 40 acres of blooming tulips (and daffodils), a cafe, country store, farm equipment on display, Dutch sausages, and a gift shop. And on weekends you get all that, plus pony rides, . . . beer and wine and . . . [more]

Soccer City USA: The Portland Timbers and the NASL Years, 1975-1982

The Oregon Historical Society‘s newest exhibit, Soccer City USA: The Portland Timbers and the NASL Years, 1975-1982, kicks off on April 15, 2011 . . .

The museum is located at 1200 SW Park, and the hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00am to 5:00pm, and Sunday, noon to 5:00pm. The exhibit runs through September 4, 2011. [more]

Friday

Portland Art Museum Free Day!

The Portland Art Museum offers free admission on the fourth Friday of every month from 5-8 p.m. The Museum also offers free admission and special family programming several times a year. [more]

Friday-Sunday

Spring Beer and Wine Festival

The 17th annual Spring Beer & Wine Fest takes place once again at the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE MLK), this Friday and Saturday, April 22 and 23, 2011. . . .

The fest features about a million vendors (okay maybe I exaggerate a bit – but there are a lot), seminars, a Tour de Cheese and Chocolatiers, chefs on stage, and live music. [more]

Saturday

City Repair Earth Day Celebration

City Repair’s 2011 Earth Day celebration takes place today, Saturday, April 23rd, at the Washington High School field (SE 12th and Stark).

The 11th annual free event goes from 10am until 7pm, and features:

* Over 100 sustainable and local businesses and organizations
* A Kids Village
[more]

Fruit Tree Giveaway and End-of-Season Tree Sale

Friends of Trees hosts the annual Fruit Tree Giveaway and End-of-Season Tree Sale at their office (3117 NE MLK) on Saturday, April 23, 2011.

The Fruit Tree Giveaway is on a first come, first served basis, and each household is limited to three trees (sorry, no reservations or phone orders!). $5 is the suggested donation per tree. Most of the trees are currently about 3 feet tall. [more]

And for even more weekend events and activities, visit Around the Sun, Blogging Portland on the Cheap, and PDX Pipeline!

Popina Travel Showcase First Thursday (7-April-2011)

April 4, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Popina Travel Showcase Popina Swimwear in the Pearl District (318 NW 11th) will be hosting a series of travel events with the help of experts from the travel site BootsnAll.

The second Popina Travel Showcase takes place this First Thursday, April 7, 2011 from 6:30pm until 8:30pm, and the travel topic is Vegas!

Come find out 10 things you should know about Las Vegas, chat travel, enjoy a free beer from Kona Brewing, and enter to win for a chance to win one of two great prizes: a $75 travel voucher from Alaska Airlines or a travel bag valued at $100 from Ellington Handbags!

The free beer from Kona Brewing will be the recently debuted new seasonal Koko Brown. For more details visit the Popina Swimwear website. RSVP on the Facebook Event page.

April 3, 1893: City of Mt. Angel Incorporated

April 3, 2011 by Dave Knows 2 Comments

The city of Mt. Angel, best known for throwing Oregon’s largest Oktoberfest, was incorporated on April 3, 1893.

White settlers began arriving in the area about 40 years earlier. In 1891 a group of Benedictines arrived and started an abbey on the hill, which they christened Mount Angel (the translation of Engelberg, the location of their home-abbey in Switzerland).

In 2009 the Oktoberfest (a tradition in the small town since 1966), was joined by an winter festival: Wurstfest – a celebration of the mighty German (wurst) sausage.

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