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Event date: Apr 16, 2012 → Dec 31, 2012
Event location: Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum
Our newest exhibit features the eclectic collection of one woman, featuring pottery, paintings from contemporary Greek artists, sculpture, jewelry, tapestries, ancient relics, linens and other items representing Greek life from antiquity to present day. Free! Exhibit runs through December 31, 2012. more...
Event date: May 1, 2012 → May 31, 2012
Event location: The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon
The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon (FCCO) will host free spay/neuter clinics for feral and stray cats in the four-county area—Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, and Clark—throughout the entire month of May. Space is limited so call today! Why May? In the spring months, cats begin to breed and are more likely to produce kittens. Cats can reproduce as early as five months old, but can be safely spayed and neutered at two more...
Event date: May 25, 2012
Event location: Alberta Rose Theater
The newest production by theObo Addy Legacy Project, DiaTribe: From the Village to the Streets, demonstrates the powerful connection between African traditions and the newer forms of dance and music popularized by today’s young African Americans. The legendary Obo Addy will be joined by well-known Portland artists Mic Crenshaw and Alan Wone to present a history of African music and dance from its traditional roots to urban dance more...
Event date: May 27, 2012
Event location: Albina Early Head Start (Normandale), 909 NE 52nd Ave.
A rain garden is a sunken garden bed that captures stormwater and allows it to soak back into the ground naturally Learn how a rain garden can add beauty to your yard and help restore overloaded urban streams at the same time. Part of a larger effort to reduce stormwater runoff and pollution from entering local waterways, this workshop provides step-by-step details on how to plan, design and build your own rain garden. You’ll more...
Event date: May 30, 2012
Event location: McMenamin's Kennedy School Gym
Join Phil Keisling, from Portland State University’s Hatfield School of Government and Wendy Willis, Director of PSU’s Policy Consensus Initiative and their team of graduate students as they share what you and your neighbors had to say about the Willamette River and Portland Harbor during 15 public events, 50 community meetings, and almost 2,000 surveys. Since August 2011, the Portland Harbor Partnership has been working more...
Event date: Jun 9, 2012
Event location: People's Food Co-op, 3029 SE 21st Ave.
On the morning of June 9, meet at People’s Co-op and hop on the bus for a day of scenery, food, conversation, and learning as we travel to the southern Willamette Valley near Eugene. We’ll be visiting two valley farms—Groundworks Organics and Wintergreen Farms—as well as Organically Grown Company, the largest organic produce distributor in the Northwest. On our bus tour, we’ll learn what it takes to feed more...
Event date: Jun 15, 2012
Event location: Mr. Green Beans, 3932 N Mississippi Ave.
Branch Water and Beyond: Custom mixed non-alcoholic elixirs Using different combinations of fruit juices, sparkling water, herbal bitters and essential oils, we'll show you how to move beyond soda, plain juice and virgin bloody marys. Taste several combinations that also make great mixers for those who do want to add fire water! Plus, learn the true meaning of 'branch water' and sample this delicate healing infusion. more...
