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Portland Weekend Amusements (29 April – 1 May 2016)

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This weekend: Support your library (and your books habit), the Timbers, and the international labor movement and/or pagan spring fertility rituals.

Sunday

May Day Celebration at Kennedy School

McMenaminsLive music, Kids’ Music, Amanda “The Face Painter,” Maypole Dancers and more – free and all ages!

Children skipping around the maypole has been a century-long tradition at Kennedy School on May Day. All ages are invited to come watch kids from local schools dance around our Maypole, and enjoy facepainting and balloon twisting. Stay for dinner, more live music and maybe a movie in the theater.

Portland Timbers vs. Toronto FC

Timbers LogoToronto FC visit Providence Park on Sunday, 1 May 2016 to face the Portland Timbers on a lovely afternoon [forecast is 83 and sunny!].

The Timbers look to stay or improve upon the form that gave them a draw Wednesday at New England, and a home win against San Jose two Saturdays ago. Toronto, a formidable opponent featuring former Timber and Canadian National Team star Will Johnson, have played all their matches on the road so far this season, and have won the last two.

The match kicks off at 12:30 PM.

All Weekend

Spring Used Book Sale 2016

Friend of the Library Spring Book SaleThe 43rd annual Friend of the Library Spring Used Book Sale takes place 29 April through 2 May 2016 at the Gresham Station Shopping Center (1271 NW Civic Center Dr., Gresham, Oregon 97030).

The Selection

Tens of thousands of donated books and materials – well sorted!

• Gently Used Books
Children’s books and pocket-sized paperbacks start at 50 cents.
Hardcover books and soft cover books start at $2.

• Audiovisual Materials
DVDs, CDs, vinyl records, audiobooks on tape and CD

• Comics, sheet music, pamphlets and maps start at 50 cents.

Portland Weekend Amusements (18-20 March 2016)

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You’re the problem if you don’t have fun this weekend: Timbers, St. Patrick’s Day festivities, and more!

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St. Patrick’s Day Festivities

Stout and soda breadA collection of collections:

Saturday

CSA Share Fair

CSA Share FairMeet and talk directly to local farmers who grow our food! More than 40 local farmers, ranchers, and fishers will showcase CSA options, including vegetables, fruits, pastured meats, wild fish, eggs, flowers, honey, and more. . .

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a growing movement that connects eaters and farmers. This is a win-win: You get healthy, fresh, farm-direct food every week, and your farmer gets freedom and security. Other benefits of CSA shares include getting to know your farmer, eating more vegetables, supporting a local business, connecting with your food, and investing in low impact farming practices that protect our drinking water, soils, and wildlife habitat.

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Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake [goddamn that’s a stupid name] visit Providence Park on Saturday, 19 March 2016 to face the Portland Timbers in their second home match of the regular season.

The Timbers look to bounce back from a loss last weekend against an undefeated RSL team coming off a 2-1 victory over Seattle.

Some matchup factoids for you:

The match on Saturday will be the 19th competitive game (regular season, postseason and U.S. Open Cup) between the two teams. This marks the first time that Portland has faced an MLS opponent 19 times since the Timbers first joined the league in 2011.

In 2015, the Timbers led all of MLS with the most shots in both the regular season and the postseason. To start this season, Portland is again getting shots off at an impressive clip with 36, good for second-most in the league. [More]

Ongoing

2016 Tulip Fest

Tulip FestOur favorite time of year is when the tulips bloom!

The Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest is an invitation from our family to yours to enjoy all things that make spring in the Northwest. Stroll through 40 acres of stunning beauty, experience expansive views of vineyards, distant mountains, and a few mud puddles. Fresh flowers, food, and fun for the entire family!

Portland Weekend Amusements (4-6 March 2016)

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In another sign of spring, Saturday Market opens this weekend. Your MLS-champ Timbers kick off the 2016 season, and Barleywines and SE Portland art round out a solid weekend.

Friday-Saturday

19th Annual Lucky Lab Barleywine Festival

Lucky LabVisit The New School for the Beer List for the Lucky Labrador Barleywine Festival.

Come join us for the big, crazy beers at this year’s Barleywine Festival at the Quimby Beer Hall on Friday and Saturday, March 4th and 5th, noon to 10 p.m. both days. An event glass and four tokens are just $15 and extra tickets are $2 each for a four ounce pour. We have over 50 different beers. We will have about 25 on tap at any one time so you might want to make this a two day event.

Saturday

Portland Saturday Market – opening day 2016

Portland Saturday MarketOn March 5th, PSM opens once again to showcase Oregon’s best handmade products for our 43rd year.

PSM will feature:

  • Instagram Contest “Why I love handmade” Post pictures of products purchased from PSM. Win a $25 gift card. Stay connected socially with #handmade happiness
  • Five give-a-ways of $25 gift cards per day
  • Main Stage entertainment is serving up local music with the likes of The Talbott Brother and Cardboard Songsters
  • Kids’ Korner featuring Amazama Circus Arts Team will teach kids to juggle, balance things and much more
  • Flamebuoyant’s Circus entertainers will meander Saturday with their stilt walkers, jugglers and musicians.
  • 21 Food Carts featuring original recipes of local favorites like Angelina’s Greek Cuizina -chicken gyro, Jalisco’s vegetarian burrito and Tim’s Thai chicken satay with peanut sauce.
  • 250+ talented artisans selling their original handcrafted wares.
  • PSM is a FREE event and open to all ages. Come discover the best of PDX in one place.

Saturday-Sunday

SE Area ARTWalk

SE Area ArtWalkNearly 70 artists will provide a blaze of colors, shapes, textures, and visual stimuli in SE Portland neighborhoods for the annual SE Area ARTWalk on Saturday and Sunday, the first weekend of March. The ARTWalk map area includes the boundaries of SE 9th Ave to SE 41st and SE Powell to SE Hawthorne Blvd. Artists show in their own creative space or are hosted by local residents and businesses allowing you to visit indoor locations on the free, self-guided tour. The SE Area ARTWalk is a community-building event that has strengthened the connection between businesses, artists, and neighbors.

Sunday

Portland Timbers’ 2015 MLS Cup Championship Celebration and home opener against Columbus Crew SC

Portland TimbersThe Portland Timbers host the Columbus Crew at Providence Park on Sunday, 6 March 2016 in the 2016 league opener for both teams, at 1:30 PM.

Oh yeah, and we’ll be celebrating winning the 2015 MLS Cup!

The celebration will include:

  • The official 2015 MLS Cup Championship banner unveiling, with the help of Timber Jim and Timber Joey
  • A commemorative MLS Cup Championship pennant giveaway for the first 7,500 supporters into Providence Park
  • MLS Cup trophy display and photo opportunity at the matchv
  • A large-scale banner and flag display on the Providence Park pitch pre-game
  • As is tradition, the Timbers Army will sing the national anthem

Portland Weekend Amusements (4-6 December 2015)

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So yeah, the Timbers are in the MLS Cup final on Sunday. We got that going for us. There’s also holiday ale, holiday cheer, and some other things.

All Weekend

2015 Holiday Ale Festival

Holiday Ale FestivalThe 20th Annual Holiday Ale Festival has arrived, running Dec. 2nd – Dec. 6th, 2015. Imagine 50+ big, bold craft beers at one winter event. ‘Tis the holiday season and beer lovers rejoice. We offer this humble gift… the gift of great beer… to the beer lovers of Portland and beyond. Come start your own holiday tradition.

Sunday

2015 MLS Cup Viewing Party at The Crystal Ballroom

Portland TimbersThe Portland Timbers have advanced to MLS Cup and will face the Columbus Crew at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday for MLS Cup (1pm PT, ESPN / UniMás). Join us for a special viewing party at Crystal Ballroom in downtown Portland.

Sunday’s viewing party is FREE and open to fans of all ages. Enter to win travel for two anywhere Alaska Airlines flies. Plus, you can enter to win a variety of Timbers prizes.

Holiday Cheer

Holiday Cheer 201548th Annual Celebration of Oregon Authors – For nearly 50 years, the Oregon Historical Society has celebrated the literary talents of Oregonians at this annual holiday book sale and signing. Meet your favorite author, and take home a personally signed book for the perfect local holiday gift.

All authors who are invited to participate have published in the current year, and many will have multiple books available for sale. Sip on hot cocoa, listen to carols, and get into the spirit of the season as we kick off the holidays at the Oregon Historical Society!

Ongoing

Zoolights

Zoo LightsIt wouldn’t be the holidays in Portland without a visit to the Oregon Zoo’s annual winter festival ZooLights. As you walk around the zoo, you’ll see a dazzling display of a million and half lights, and experience your zoo in a whole new light. ZooLights runs from November 27, 2015 to January 3, 2016.

The Magic of Wintertime – at the Pittock Mansion

Pittock MansionCelebrate the wonders of the holiday season at The Magic of Wintertime, Pittock Mansion’s annual holiday exhibit. This year more than 80 volunteers will transform the museum into a winter wonderland with decorations inspired by skiing and sledding in new-fallen snow, curling up in front of a fireplace with hot cocoa, and celebrating the holidays with family, friends and community. Local musicians will play regularly in the mansion’s Music Room during the exhibit.

Portland Weekend Amusements (20-22 November 2015)

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Cherry beers, some nice nature art, the Timbers in the conference finals! You know, just a typical late November weekend.

Friday-Saturday

Portland Night Market

Portland Night MarketThe Portland Night Market showcases the many unique & diverse businesses that call the CEID and the great City of Portland home. Blending food, culture, music, drinks and retail together for an adventurous evening in the Industrial District.

The PNM is a FREE event and open to all ages. Come discover new makers and merchants as you taste, sip, try and buy at the PNM located in a 108 year old industrial warehouse.

Saturday

Portland Cherry Festivus

Cherry FestivusWhat simpler pleasure than nature’s finest Cherry? Tart, sweet, distinctly it’s own flavor, the Cherry goes well with sweet or savory as well as Beer and Cider. The Cherry may be the world’s most popular fruit and there is a world of beers to showcase them. So the creators of uber-popular events like the Portland Fruit Beer Festival and the Peche Fest are pleased to announce the first annual Cherry Festivus, a showcase of 25+ beers featuring Cherries and a cider.

Saturday-Sunday

Wild Arts Festival

Wild Arts FestivalThe 35th annual Wild Arts Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, November 21-22, 2015 at Montgomery Park (2701 NW Vaughn).

“The Wild Arts Festival celebrates nature in the work of regionally and nationally known artists and writers. Now in its 35th year, the Festival is the Northwest’s premier show and sale of nature-related art and books. The 2014 Festival raised $175,000 for the Audubon Society of Portland.”

Sunday

Portland Timbers vs. FC Dallas

Portland TimbersThe Timbers host FC Dallas at Providence Park this Sunday, 22 November 2015 at 4:30 PM in the first match of the 2015 Western Conference Championship series.

Sunday’s match will be Portland’s third home playoff game following a penalty-kick shootout win against Sporting Kansas City on Oct. 29 and a scoreless draw against Vancouver in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 1. FC Dallas enters Sunday’s match after a 4-2 penalty-kick shootout win against Seattle Sounders FC in the second leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 8. FC Dallas, the conference’s No. 1 seed, finished the regular season with a five-game unbeaten run (4-0-1).