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Have Fun Crossing the River – Rose Festival Fleet Week Begins Today

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Rose Festival 2010The 2010 Rose Festival excitement for today is the arrival of boats from the United States Navy and Coast Guard, and the Canadian Maritime Forces – it’s Fleet Week.

(I prefer to call it the Raising and Lowering of the Bridges since the fun part is waiting for the Broadway, Steel, Burnside and Morrison to be raised and lowered so you can cross the river. Fun!)

Here are the arrival times:

  • Wednesday, June 2, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, June 3, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Ships depart:

  • Monday, June 7, 5-11:30 a.m.

Visit TriMet.com for alerts on how the ship traffic will affect bus and train service.

Last year Joseph Rose of the Hard Drive blog shared some secrets to getting around the Rose Fleet traffic jams, many of which are valid this year too.

And if you see any one from the Canadian Maritime Forces wandering aimlessly downtown, direct them to PortlandPoutine.com!

May 22: Kenton Street Fair 2010

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Kenton Street Fair 2010The Kenton Street Fair takes place today, from 10am to 6pm on North Denver Avenue between Watts and Willis.

In addition over 60 vendors and activities for kids, the Coaster Car Race and the Mackins Car and Bike Show will be part of the fair. Entertainment includes The Lions of Batucada, Sarah Moon and The Night Sky, Mr. Ben, and more.

For more information visit the Kenton Business Association website, and the Portland Sentinel.

Alberta Art Hop 2010

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The theme of the 11th annual Alberta Art Hop was ABC: Art Builds Community. From 11am to 6pm yesterday 15 blocks of NE Alberta were closed to car traffic and filled instead with more than 150 artists, craftspeople, music, dance and theater performances.

Art on Alberta

The Hop is organized each year by Art on Alberta:

Art on Alberta was established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2000 to meet the cultural and coordination needs of the arts-related organizations emerging on Portland’s NE Alberta Street.

Like last year, the weather was fantastic. Heather and I trekked out to Alberta in the early afternoon to enjoy the event (though we spent most of our time at the Alleyway Cafe with friends enjoying a beer). Here are some of the things we saw . . .

Popsicles from a street car!

Kid playing "drums" on a couple buckets

Street scene

Acme Glass band

Painting a mural

May 15-16: Alberta Art Hop, Mt Tabor Art Walk, Sunday Parkways, and the Timbers

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Lots of outdoor activities this weekend, so take advantage of the fantastic weather!

Saturday

Alberta Art HopAlberta Art Hop 2010

The Alberta Art Hop, Art on Alberta’s day-log celebration, takes place this Saturday, May 15th. The theme of the 11th annual event is ABC: Art Builds Community.

From 11am to 6pm over 15 blocks of NE Alberta will be closed to car traffic. The street fair that ensues includes over 150 artists, craftspeople, music, dance and theater performances. [more]

TimbersTimber face AC St Louis at PGE Park Saturday Night

On Saturday, the Timbers face AC St. Louis (1-5-0, 3pts) for the second time this season. Portland defeated AC St. Louis 3-0 at PGE Park on April 22, using a pair of goals and an assist from Pore in the victory. It will be the last scheduled visit to the Rose City this season for AC St. Louis, which will host the final two games of the regular-season series against Portland in St. Louis. [more]

Saturday and Sunday

Mt Tabor Art Walk 2010Mt Tabor Art Walk 2010

The 2010 Mount Tabor Art Walk takes place this Saturday and Sunday, May 15-16, from 11am to 5pm at various location around Mount Tabor.
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Sunday

Sunday ParkwaysNortheast Sunday Parkways (first of 2010!)

The first Sunday Parkways of 2010 takes place Sunday, May 16th in Northeast Portland.

A Portland Sunday Parkway is an opportunity to spend a pleasant summery Sunday morning and afternoon (10am to 3pm) winding your way on bike or foot through mostly residential streets free of car traffic. The routes take you from one park to the next, where you can check out the vendors and demonstrations, or just sit down and relax. For the Northeast event, the parks include Wilshire, Alberta, Woodlawn, and Fernhill. [more]

May 15-16: Mt Tabor Art Walk 2010

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Mt Tabor Art Walk 2010The 2010 Mount Tabor Art Walk takes place this Saturday and Sunday, May 15-16, from 11am to 5pm at various location around Mount Tabor.

The Mt Tabor Art Walk showcases the many artists who live in this neighborhood. This annual event is sponsored by a community of artists supporting each other. It is designed to promote high-quality visual art in a variety of media within the unique setting of the MT Tabor neighborhood.

A list of the artists, a sample of their work and a printable map of the artist locations is available at the website.