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Portland’s Largest Garage Sale (5-November-2011)

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Portland's Largest Garage SalePortland’s Largest Garage Sale returns to the Expo Center (2060 N Marine Dr) this Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 8am to 5pm.

They call it a “garage sale” but really it’s like a huge flea market.

Visit hundreds of vendors under one roof – you’ll find everything you can think of (except raffles, helium balloons, food & beverages, knives, real guns, and pornography).

Admission is only $4 (kids 12 and under get in free). A limited number of $20 “early bird” passes will be available for entry from 7-8am.

Expo Center parking is $8 per vehicle, so take the MAX!

Visit PortlandGSale.com for more details.

Portland Halloween Weekend Amusements 2011

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Your Portland area options for Halloween weekend 2011 are fantastic. Below is my hand-picked selection of events, plus links to where you can find even more parties and events!

All Weekend

Friends of the LibraryFriends of the Library Fall Used Book Sale

The 2011 Friends of the Library Fall Used Book Sale takes place Friday through Monday, October 28 through 31, 2011 at the DoubleTree Hotel (1000 NE Multnomah St). [more]

SquishHowloween and the Squishing of the Squash at the Oregon Zoo

First up the Annual Squishing of the Squash takes place on Friday, October 28 2011 at 10:30am, in the elephant area. The elephants will get to take out their frustrations on a huge pumpkin . . .

And then Howloween at the Zoo takes place Saturday and Sunday October 29-30 2011, from 11am to 4pm. [more]

Friday-Saturday

Fresh French ShortsFresh French Shorts Show

Get your ticket now to Portland’s Fourth Annual Fresh French Shorts film festival showing on Friday, October 28 (7:00 p.m.) and Saturday, October 29 (2:00 p.m.) . . .

Co-presented by NW Film Center and the Alliance, the event features a unique, handpicked selection of recent shorts by emerging French directors [more]

Friday

Portland Art MuseumPortland Art Museum Free Day

Enjoy free admission to the Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park) on Friday, October 24, 2011 from 5pm until 8pm.

The museum offers free admission ever fourth Friday (5pm-8pm) of the month . . . [more]

Saturday-Sunday

Amtrak Celebrates 40 YearsAmtrak 40th Anniversary Exhibit Train Stops in Portland

As part of Amtrak’s 40th Anniversary celebration the Amtrak Exhibit Train, a traveling display showcasing historic memorabilia, will make a stop at Portland’s Union Station on Saturday and Sunday, October 29 and 30, 2011. [more]

Saturday

PumpkinGreat Pumpkin Event at the PSU Farmer Market

The Portland Farmers Market invites the public to the 2011 Great Pumpkin Event on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the PSU market.

“The . . . annual Halloween harvest celebration featuring a pumpkin carving contest and children’s costume parade around the market at noon.” [more]

Night of the Living AlesNight of the Living Ales – Halloween Fest!

The 2nd annual Night of the Living Ales takes place on Saturday, October 29, 2011. This year’s fest is a Halloween craft beer, burlesque, fire and live music fest held at Burnside Brewing (701 E. Burnside).

First things first – the beer list . . . [more]

Sunday

Women of Wonder DayWomen of Wonder Day

Women of Wonder Day, the day formerly known as Wonder Woman Day, returns to Portland’s Excalibur Comics (2444 SE Hawthorne) this Sunday, October 30, 2011 from noon until 6pm . . . [more]

PDX Freak ShowPDX Freak Show 2011

The first annual PDX Freak Show, a Halloween costume party, takes place Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 1512 W Burnside.

The PDX Freak Show is an annual Halloween party to celebrate folks who work hard to make Portland a vibrant film community . . . every single person who participates in the film industry on any level! [more]

Halloween Day

Tour of Untimely DeparturesTour of Untimely Departures at Lone Fir Cemetery

The Tour of Untimely Departures returns to Lone Fir Cemetery this Halloween night, October 31, 2011.

“Meet some of Lone Fir’s “residents” at their graves and hear the unusual circumstances surrounding their untimely departures. Ghostly guides will also share some of the history on Lone Fir as they take you through the cemetery on a path lit with candles.” [more]

Shakespeare smells the roseTheatre on Halloween Night Anyone?

While most Portland theatres will be dark on Halloween, Richard III will be haunting the stage for a special Halloween performance and “scaring” the living daylights out of all who stand between him and the throne. [more]

And Lots More!

For even more Halloween weekend events and activities, check out Shadow Over Portland, and qPDX – and of course the usual suspects too: Around the Sun, Blogging Portland on the Cheap, PDX Pipeline, and Oregon Events at OregonLive.com.

October 27, 1997: Oregon Death with Dignity Act Goes into Effect

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Though Oregon voters passed the Death With Dignity Act in November 1994, due to several years of legal wrangling the country’s first law permitting physician-assisted suicide did not go into effect until October 27, 1997.

Measure 51, which if passed would have repealed the law 51% of voters had passed in 1994, was on the ballot the very next week. It was rejected by 59.9% of the voters.

The first reported use of legal assisted suicide in Oregon occurred on March 24, 1998, when a woman in her 80s who had been fighting breast cancer for 20 years took a lethal dose of barbiturates washed down with a glass of brandy.

Friends of the Library Fall Used Book Sale (October 28-31, 2011)

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Fall Used Book SaleThe 2011 Friends of the Library Fall Used Book Sale takes place Friday through Monday, October 28 through 31, 2011 at the DoubleTree Hotel (1000 NE Multnomah St).

100,000 Items at Great Prices

  • Audio tapes
  • CDs and DVDs
  • Gently used books
  • Maps and sheet music
  • Children’s books, pocket-sized paperbacks start: .50
  • Hardcover books, large paperbacks start: $1.50

The 38th annual sale opens Friday for members only from 6-9pm. Non-members can join Friends of the Library on site or online. Basic memberships are only $10, family memberships $15.

Saturday through Monday the sale is open to the general public. Hours Saturday are 9am to 6pm, Sunday 11am to 5pm, and Monday 9am to 3pm. Monday is 50% discount day!

Proceeds of the sale directly support the Multnomah County Library system.