From the Mid-County Memo:
The new Parkrose Farmers Market will be a big deal for the neighborhood, and so will its grand opening on Saturday, May 3. The market will open at 8:30 a.m. in the Parkrose High School parking lot, Northeast 122nd Avenue and Shaver Street, and the first hundred early birds will get — no, not a worm — a special market bag.
The opening will become official at 10 a.m. with a ribbon cutting by Parkrose School Superintendent Karen Gray. Entertainment the first day will be provided by Freckles the clown creating balloon animals and riding his unicycle, and by the Jazz Express, a 17-piece big band that plays regularly at Tony Starlight’s nightclub in Hollywood.
The market is not just a one-time event, either. It will be there every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. through October. The entertainment will continue with James Clem and his Mississippi Delta Blues appearing on May 10, the Quartette Barbette on May 17, the Charlie Bailey Band on May 24 and Russ Liquid on May 31.
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