Submissions Archive

Have a great deal to share or promote? Email them to submissions@portlandonthecheap.com and we’ll post them here!

From Ryan:

We’re having an event next week that I think could be posted on your website. We’re starting up the world’s first non-profit pub. New idea. New vision. Amazing potential. Would love for you to share it on your site and get more people in the community out learning about what we’re doing and how they can be involved. We’re totally grass roots right now. It’s next Thursday at 7pm at our location and upstairs in the Village Ballroom. Here’s a flyer you can pass along as well.

From John:

Karaoke Kings PDX

Live Band Karaoke! Sing karaoke with a live band instead of a CD. The Karaoke Kings perform live band karaoke in Portland clubs and venues. Check out the website for more details .

From McKel:

Knit-a-Thon, January 15, 2011: All are welcome at this event to create
warm hats and scarves for people who need them most. The event takes
place from 8 am to 10 pm at Flying Cat Coffee Company at 3041 SE
Division. Patterns, mini-lessons, and free coffee for participants.
Bring any bulky yarn you have lying around. Donated yarn will also be
available for those who need it. Come for an hour or come for the
whole day!

From Alex:
I’m doing a live version of my podcast in a couple weeks and it’ll be
a cheap and entertaining event. Details below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/31/10

Read it and Weep Pays Homage to Keanu Reeves

Read it and Weep, a Portland-based comedy podcast, is making its stage
debut with a tribute to the incomparable Keanu Reeves. The comedy team
will be appearing for just one night—Saturday, January 15th at
10pm—at the historic ComedySportz Arena in Northwest Portland.
Tickets are just $5 at the door.

Read it and Weep is a weekly audio program that usually reviews bad
books, movies, and television shows. For their first live show, they
will be focusing instead on three works of cinematic genius: Sweet
November, Johnny Mnemonic, and, of course, Point Break.

The show will feature special guests, a Q&A session, and a live editor
to cut them off if the show stops being funny.

Tickets are available the night of the performance. More information
can be found at http://read-weep.com.

ABOUT Read it and Weep – Founded in 2009 by two comedians and a
baritoned intellectual, Read it and Weep has achieved a staggeringly
moderate amount of fame for their reviews of teen fiction, right-wing
political diatribes, new age self-help, and reality TV. They are
frequently referred to as “The Mystery Science Theater of books”
by people who haven’t listened to their episodes about movies.

From Travis:
Hello,
I’m writing in the hopes that you will list 80s Video Dance Attack’s New Year’s Eve party on your blog next week. It’s being a held at the Wonder Ballroom on NE Russell for the second year. Only $15 in advance, $20 at the door. 6 video screens and much, much more! A video dance party going until just before 2am. Doors and show start at 9pm. Tickets at Ticketmaster online, by phone, or outlets or at the Wonder Cafe. Thank You!! -Travis

www.80svideodanceattack.com

97.1 Charlie FM Presents this year – http://www.charliefm.com/pages/8785775.php?

From Allison:
Shopping on a tight budget? The Chinook Book mobile coupon pack has over $3,000 in coupons for the best green and local merchants, making it easy to drive less and save more! You can be one of 750 to win a coupon pack for free! Visit www.drivelesssavemore.com/chinookbook and play a quick scavenger hunt on the newly expanded Drive Less Save More website. A total of 750 winners will be randomly selected through January 31, 2011. Get yours today!

From Sarah:
Hello! We’re having an art show in February. It was a big hit last
year and hope you can spread the word.

2nd Annual Fun-A-Day PDX
Feb. 12th, 2011, 7pm-10pm
2800 SE Harrison Street, Portland, OR
www.artclash.com
Facebook: Fun-A-Day PDX

On Saturday, February 12th from 7 – 10 pm St. David of Wales hosts the
Artclash Collective’s second annual Fun-A-Day PDX. Organized by a
group of Philly ex-pats, Fun-A-Day PDX builds on Artclash’s annual
tradition (7 years strong) of organizing shows in Philadelphia.

Fun-A-Day is a simple concept that produces beautiful results.
Participants choose a project and produce one piece of artwork every
day for the entire month of January. The 31 resulting pieces create a
narrative outlining each artist’s journey through the first month of
the year. Projects vary from lighthearted to serious, high-brow to
low-brow. This year’s list of mediums includes sculptures, drawings,
paintings, writings, wool spinning, resumés, textiles, walking and
more!

The desire to create is a fundamental expression of humanity from
which we are often alienated or with which we are fearful of
interacting. Fun-A-Day seeks to remove the barriers to creativity by
offering opportunities and invitations for participation. We believe
everyone is an artist and everything you make is art; we seek to
create a welcoming forum for people to share what they do, to
strengthen existing communities of artists, and to kick-start new
ones.

The Fun-A-Day show is at St. David of Wales Church, a community hub in
the heart of southeast Portland. The show is a free and all-ages
event. Come out and see what your friends (and future friends) have
been up to during the first month of 2011!

From Frank:
The Rose Quarter is excited to welcome the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular featuring The Rockettes for six big performances beginning December 23rd and going through December 26th.

Portland on the Cheap readers get ticket discounts!

Show Times:

12/23 @ 7pm

12/24 @ 1pm

12/25 @ 5pm

12/26 @ 11am, 2pm & 5pm

Gold Circle – $104.00 (Reg. $112.50)
Floor/100 level – $60.70 (Reg. $77.50)
200 Level – $43.70 (Reg. $54.50)
200 Level Ends – 26.25 (Reg. $32.00)

Youth (Ages 2-12) Prices:
Gold Circle – $104.00 (Reg. $112.50)
Floor/100 level – $37.75 (Reg. $77.50)
200 Level – $22.75 (Reg. $54.50)
200 Level Ends – 17.50 (Reg. $32.00)

No additional per ticket service charges. One $5 order fee applies.

*Please note that lower bowl tickets (100 & 200 Level) are SOLD OUT for December 23rd. 300 Level tickets are now available for this performance only.

Purchase tickets online:

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From Bruce:
A free performance of short plays and songs, performed by top-notch actors and musicians, free of charge, at the World Trade Center Theatre, SW Salmon & Naito Parkway. Tuesday, December 14th
Thank you!

From Sarah:

Honeybee Happenings
When: Every Wednesday 10-11AM, October through March
Where: Meet at the Leach Botanical Garden Manor House
Weekly nature-related story time and craft activities for young children (Ages 1-6) and a caregiver with short outdoor explorations if weather permits. $2 per child. No pre-registration required. For more information, visit the web site or write to education@leachgarden.org.

From Matt:
Good afternoon,

Matt here, with Tawkk daily deals. We’re a new daily deal site in Portland, Oregon with a big focus on charity and local community. Merchants have showed great interest and our initial launch of a VIP Winterhawks package went great!

We’re making some minor improvements on the site, then plan to roll out new deals everyday after January 1.

From Jane! A Theater Company

“If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.”
— Dr. Suess
JANE believes in adventure.
JANE believes theater enriches the lives of those in the community.
JANE believes theater gives us a chance to examine ourselves.
JANE believes we all have something to give.
JANE believes fun is good.

It’s that time of year again!

JANE a theater company presents The Holly Jolly Hullabaloo!
Hansel and Gretel
November 26 – December 19
Fridays at 7pm
Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm and 4pm

Theater!Theatre!
3430 SE Belmont

All performances are FREE!

First come, first served

In the grand tradition of British panto, the Hullabaloo! is at it again! Hansel and Gretel are lost in the woods. They meet a band of directionally challenged Pirates, and the hijinks begin. Of course, the Witch makes an appearance to add some “drama” in the way only the Hullabaloo! can provide. This show is appropriate for the whole family.

With funny and beautiful songs by nationally known, award-winning song writer Greg Paul, and a script by local actress/producer/writer Kim Bogus.

Part of JANE’s mission statement says,”JANE believes we all have something to give.” And the Hullabaloo! is what we are giving. All performances are FREE! First come, first served.

From Becca:

Dec 6th, 2010
7:30pm-9pm
at Classic Piano Recital Hall
3303 SE Milwaukie Ave
Portland

Christmas Concert hosted by Every Family Needs Music Group Piano Lessons Studio (5311 SE Powell Blvd #202) and Classic Piano of Portland
National concert artist, Joanne Smith, Mike Urquhart, president of EFNM and Tom Morrison, director of education of EFNM will be performing.

Hello,
I would like to submit to Portland on the cheap a wonderful thai massage therapist. Emily Gaspar, LMT, Integrative Thai Bodywork, is offering a special. “Refer a friend and receive 25% off your massage and your friend receives 25% off their massage.”
Here is a little bit about her practice:
Integrative Thai Bodywork applies medical massage to areas of injury, stress, or anatomical imbalance. This practice also involves traditional Thai stretching and compression techniques that have been used affectively for over 1000 years. Here’s a start to a new approach on health care.

From Molly:
Free museum access from Bank of America is coming again on November 6th and 7th This program is available the first full weekend of every month through December 2010.

Bank of America’s Museums on Us program offers Bank of America/Merrill Lynch credit or debit card holders free access to the below museums the first full weekend of every month through the rest of the year (this time, Saturday, November 6 and Sunday, November 7) just by showing their cards.

The Portland Museums are:
Pittock Mansion***
Portland Art Museum

From Sheila:
$5.00 Yoga Classes ALL day, every Wednesday at Yoga NW in NW Portland.

From Frank:
Disney on Ice: Let’s Celebrate! comes to the Rose Garden for 7 big performances over Halloween weekend.

“Let’s Celebrate!,” features more than 50 favorite Disney characters from 16 different stories in a jam-packed celebration of holidays and festivals from around the world.

Special Ticket Discounts for Portland on the Cheap!

Thur-Sun October 28-31, 2010

VIP: $62 (reg $81)
Lower 100Level (rows 2-10): $36 (reg $50)
100/200 Level: $16 (reg $28)
300 Level: $12 (reg $23)

*There are no per ticket service fees, only a one-time $5 processing charge for each order

Order Online:
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DUST & ILLUSIONS, A documentary. 30 YEARS OF BURNING MAN
October 14th 2010 9pm
Cinema 21

After sold out screenings through the states, and a success at Film Festivals, here is the only chance to see the film in Portland. DIRECTOR will be in attendance for Q&A.

TICKETS: http://dustandillusions.com/blog/portland-screening-oct-14th-2010
Invite 200+ friends at this Facebook event from Portland and get a FREE ticket.

ABOUT THE FILM: Dust & Illusions explores 30 years of history of the Burning Man event. Born in the underground of San Francisco in the 1980s, the festival became the largest counter- cultural event in North America. It is unique in that it is created by the people who come to the event, the participants, not the organizers, and in that sense it has survived its original ideals/utopias, but the ideas have been eroded by time, pressure from the larger society. The film is a look at this necessary evolution and expansion and questions our ability to stand behind those ideals over a lifetime.

From Lynn:

“Hi, we are a local PDX based company who developed a iphone last year to help local merchant post real time free deals to users via the iphone. Our app is still running however now we are launching a “daily deals” feature in 2 weeks.” Take a look at the web site here.

From John:

Steve Forbert to Perform in Concert at the University of Portland October 13

Steve Forbert, the great American singer, songwriter, and composer is known for crafting short stories accompanied by vibrant music. He will be giving a performance on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. This concert is free and open to the public.

“From the beginning of my career I’ve always been about the songs,” Forbert once said. “Music should be truthful and real, but it should also be uplifting and healing.”

Forbert was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame in 2006, and his thirty records combine rock, folk, jazz, blues, and roots. His performance is sponsored by Portland Magazine, the Honors Program, and the Schoenfeldt Writers Series.

Growing up in Meridian, Miss., Forbert first picked up the guitar at age 10. Frustrated with his job as a truck driver, the restless singer/songwriter moved to New York City at 21, where he performed for spare change in Grand Central Station before working his way up through the Manhattan club circuit. Eventually Forbert signed a recording contract and opened for artists like Talking Heads and John Cale.

As the years pass, the indefinable honesty and dignity of Forbert’s approach to music continues to have an almost magical spell on his loyal coterie of fans. Undeniably, there is something immensely appealing in his laconic delivery and hesitant assertions which still draw listeners into a universe where common people make difficult choices and occasionally win.

From Carye:
Sunday Oct 3, 2010
Hidden Portland: Old Town/Chinatown Walking Tour & Reading
Union Station, 800 NW 6th
2pm (2-3 hours)
Free
Join author & Illustrator (and Portland’s Museum Lady), Carye Bye on a free walking tour and reading in Oldtown/Chinatown.

Hidden Portland: Museums & Collections (nomads, an imprint of bedouin books, 2010) celebrates a wide release of the pocket size artist book and travel guide of Portland Oregon’s hidden small museums and hidden treasures in Portland’s more well known establishments. The book covers over 50 museums and other curious collections plus has lists of free museums, discount days, tour ideas, and the Museum Lady’s Top 10 Hidden Treasures.

This is the first museum walking tour for Bye, but since 2005 she has led over two dozen Museums by Bike tours. Hidden Portland: Museums & Collections is the perfect size book to take with you on the streets of Portland to explore. Come along on a walking tour and hear Carye Bye read from her book about the nooks and crannies, collections and curiosities in the Old Town/Chinatown area.

From Jennifer:

“Portland on the Cheap!

Please see attached press release for an event that begins this Thursday the 16th at Alpenrose Dairy and runs through the 19th. This event is the Quarter Midget Racing Regions, NO, not Midgets like small people, but Midgets like small cars! This event will feature some of the top kids in the league racing to win the title of Champion, but also the opportunity to advance onto Nationals.”

From Ali:

“I started a website about a month ago called www.pdxkidscalendar.com

It’s a comprehensive listing of kid-friendly events in PDX. It is sorted by date on the main page, but you can also sort by quadrant and by type of activity. Although I try to include all events that sound cool, most of them happen to be free or at least cheap. I think it would be a good resource for your readers…”

From Jeremy:
Nathan Clark George will be in Portland for a special night of music and
worship September 17th, 7:00PM at Central Bible Church 8815 Northeast Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97220-5861. Tickets are free, a free will offering will be taken.

From Dianne:
“Birthday freebies: Gustav’s gives a free Apple Strudel!”

From Bank of America:
“Free museum access from Bank of America is coming again on September 4-5! This program is available the first full weekend of every month through December 2010.
Bank of America’s Museums on Us program offers Bank of America/Merrill Lynch credit or debit card holders free access to the below museums the first full weekend of every month through the rest of the year (this time, Saturday, September 4, and Sunday, September 5) just by showing their cards. The Portland area museums are the Pittock Mansion and Portland Art Museum.”

From Daniel:
“Greetings, friends! Attached is the latest and final press release for Portland’s first Candlelit Concert for Clean Energy. This benefit concert is sponsored by the Music Studio on Harrison Hill at Saint David of Wales Episcopal Church in SE Portland on September 11 at 7:30 pm. Please consider listing and promoting it among your communities and friends.”

From the Oregon Zoo:
“We’ve raised our discounted admission on the Second Tuesday of every month from $2 to $4. The MAX discount still applies, and since these are busy days, we strongly encourage folks to avoid the parking headaches and take MAX. Thanks!” The next $4 Oregon Zoo Day is on Tuesday, September 14th!

From Joe at the University of Portland:
“Patrick Jordan, managing editor at Commonweal Magazine – an independent journal of opinion managed by lay Catholics – is set to give a lecture on legendary Catholic activist Dorothy Day on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. on campus at the Buckley Center Auditorium, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The lecture is free and open to the public and sponsored by the University’s Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture in conjunction with the Commonweal Speakers Program, made possible by a generous gift from James H. Duffy…The Blanchet House in Portland’s Old Town, founded by University of Portland alumni who in 2010 were awarded the Christus Magister medal at Commencement – the University’s highest honor, was modeled on Dorothy Day’s example.”

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From Frank:

The Rose Quarter is excited to welcome SportFight: Boiling Point to The Theater of the Clouds on Saturday, July 10th at 7pm.

Fresh off his TKO win at Strikeforce Challengers, SportFight founder and MMA superstar Matt “The Law” Lindland has put together yet another adrenaline-pumping night of mixed martial arts action at the Theater of the Clouds on Saturday, July 10th at 7pm.

SportFight XXVIII: Boiling Point will offer up a stacked fight card featuring some of the most skilled and exciting athletes from both the Northwest and beyond.

This installment of SportFight will also have a distinct international flavor, featuring two top Brazilian fighters: the nephew of Hermes Franka—Lucca Franka taking on Japanese sensation Eddie Matsuura.

There will be two belts on the line at Middle Weight as Casey Manrique takes on Damian Dantibo.

For the Heavy Weight Title, Daniel Stewart of Team Quest Faces the California sensation DJ Linderman.

“I don’t think I’ve ever had this much talent on a card before,” says Lindland, President of SportFight, LLC. “We’re flying in some top international fighters, in addition to some of the best free agent fighters out there. We’re talent deep, and we’re heavyweight deep. On paper, this could be one of the better shows that we’ve had.”

Portland on the Cheap readers get the opportunity for some great ticket discounts:

Floor /Section 101: $38 (reg $55)
100 Level: $27 (reg $40.75)
200 Level: $15 (reg $25)

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Looking for more? Get the Boiling Point VIP Experience!

Package includes:

A seat at a VIP Table on the Floor of the Rose Garden
Prefight Meet-and-Greet with Fighters
VIP Access to Weigh in Party at Grand Central Blowing Lounge on July 9th
VIP Access to Post Fight After Party at Barracuda Nightclub
Commemorative VIP Laminate
Dirty Boxer/Sportfight Merchandise pack

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From Tim:

*** Save $5 off tickets to SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD – Saturday June 19, 2010 performance (see below for details)

Four actors and a baby grand … Staged! brings the summer musical to Milagro — unplugged!

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown

It’s about one moment.

Hitting the wall and having to make a choice.

Taking a stand or turning back.

From a ledge 57 stories above Fifth Avenue to the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship … from a young man who hopes basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to the wife of a certain North Pole resident who loves her husband but just can’t face another Christmas alone … it’s the hard choices and startling discoveries we make at pivotal moments in life that drive the songs and stories of this intimate Off-Broadway hit, a theatrical song cycle filled with love, laughter, adventure and, above all, passion for life. Join us as Miracle Theatre Group and Staged! Portland’s Musical Theatre Series collaborate to strip the summer musical down to its bare essence: compelling stories shared through song presented in the acoustic setting of the Milagro Theatre.

*** SPECIAL OFFER FOR PORTLAND ON THE CHEAP READERS … Purchase tickets for the performance on Saturday, June 19 at 8pm and upon checkout enter coupon code CHEAP to save $5 off each premium or regularly priced ticket (subject to availability; handling charges will apply; must be purchased in advance) when purchased online from http://www.pdxtix.net/milagro. ***

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD plays June 18-July 3, 2010 at the Milagro Theatre (525 SE Stark St., Portland). Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are $17-$22 ($13 for students/seniors) when purchased in advance; $24-$29 ($19 for students/seniors) at the door. Tickets may be purchased by calling 503-236-7253, online from www.milagro.org or in person from the PDX Ticket Network community box office at the Hollywood Theatre daily 1-9 p.m. For more information about the production, visit www.milagro.org or www.stagedpdx.org.

• Listen to a sample of the music: http://www.pcpa.org/songsedit.mp3

• See photos: http://www.flickr.com/miracletheatregroup

• Visit the SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD event page on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/SONGSonFacebook

From Darren:

Please consider ‘Third Third Thursday,’ a close-in SE Portland one-night apartment art gallery installation. Thursday, June 17th from 5:00pm – sundown.

From Nelda:

Don’t forget to mention the big Vancouver Recycled Arts Festival in Ester Short Park on the 26th and 27th!
It’s a great event. Thanks.

From John:

Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic comic operetta, The Mikado, is this summer’s presentation by Mock’s Crest Productions, a summer professional theater company supported by the University of Portland.

The Mikado will be presented from June 4-27 with Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday performances at 2 p.m. in Mago Hunt Center Theater on campus, 5000 North Willamette Blvd.

Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and students, and $23 per person for groups of ten or more. All seats are reserved and may be ordered through the Hunt Center Box Office starting May 10 by calling 503-943-7287.

From Diana:
Portland Public Programs for Sri Karunamayi will be held May 24th and 25th at the Unity Church of Portland. The Monday and Tuesday programs are free and there is a retreat on Wednesday for a small entry fee and required registration. It’s a once a year event to meet an Indian saint named Sri Karunamayi, Amma who is currently on tour around the United States. There is a chance for anyone who wants to meet her for an individual blessing and there is a public program and specific blessings for students who wish to participate in that part of the program. Also a one day meditation retreat is offered for a small fee and registration.

From PSU Friends of History:
The PSU Friends of History will present a free lecture by Professor Bill Robbins on Oregon Statesman Monroe Sweetland on Tuesday, May 11.

Where would Portland State University be today without the influence of elder statesman Monroe Sweetland, who guided the legislation that turned Portland State College into an urban university?

The answer to this and other questions will be found in a free FRIENDS OF HISTORY lecture on Oregon Statesman Monroe Sweetland (1910-2006) to be given by his biographer, retired History Professor Bill Robbins in the Smith Center Browsing Lounge (Room 238) on Tuesday, May 11 starting at 7pm.

When Monroe Sweetland died in 2006, just four years shy of the century mark, he was the last of the old school of politicians; a tireless idealist and native Oregonian who never forgot his roots. He poured as much of his energies into organizing unions, battling for civil rights, and in turning the ideological shift of Oregon from conservative to liberal. But his gift to Portland State College was in leading the charge to turn the college into Portland State University over the objection of other similar state institutions.

Professor Robbins is a respected author and leading historian in Western American studies who has retired from teaching at Oregon State University. In 1997, he was conferred the honorary title of “Distinguished Professor” in recognitiion of his significant contributions to the field of history.
His books include Colony and Empire (1994) and Oregon: This Storied Land (2005).

WHEN: TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2010
WHERE: SMITH MEMORIAL CENTER, ROOM 238 (BROWSING LOUNGE)
1825 SW Broadway
TIME: 7pm
COST: Free
INFO: (503) 725-5473

From Casi:

Free lecture on “Winston Churchill, Anglo-America and the “Special Relationship” to be presented by the PSU Friends of History on April 30, featuring Sir David Cannadine.

WHAT: Free lecture: the FOH 2010 ENDOWED LECTURE IN BRITISH HISTORY
WHEN: Friday, April 30, 2010
PLACE: PSU’s Hoffman Hall, 1833 SW 11th on the PSU campus
TIME: 7pm
LECTURER: Sir David Cannadine
COST: Free and open to the public

From Shannon:

Hawthorne Family Playschool is having an event on Saturday, April 17th from 4pm – 7pm at the Oaks Park Dance Pavilion. The Annual Dance Party & Silent Auction is a fun, free and family-friendly auction & dance party to support our school!
Awesome local goods and services at the right price
Great homemade food
Live entertainment: Greasy Kid Stuff for your dancing shoes and Rick Huddle for belly laughs
Kids’ activity area
Art show by Zimbabwe Artists Project

All ages welcome, costumes encouraged!

From Vicki:

Hi there – I just wanted to let you know about some free events happening in April in Washington County.

Hearing Voices, our annual storytelling festival is drawing near. This year, it’s April 11 – 19, which is also National Library Week. We have one national performer, Willy Claflin, and several local performers (Oregon Shadow Theatre, Nuestro Canto, and the Brody Theater).

There are 12 performances, plus a storytelling workshop with Claflin, and a story swap hosted by the Portland Storytellers’ Guild. One performance by Nuestro Canto will be entirely in Spanish.

From Sally:

Here’s a great spring family event!

13th Annual “MOTHER’S DAY PLANT & GARDEN FAIR”

Presented by the Columbia Gorge Women’s Association
Saturday – May 8, 2009
9 AM to 4PM
Downtown Camas, Washington
4th Avenue between Adams and Everett – Dallas, Cedar & Birch between 3rd & 5th.

Our first twelve years were a tremendous success, and we look forward to another exciting event with over 80 regional nurseries and local merchants displaying all types of plants and garden accessories. Get in the gardening mood as you explore unique offerings of garden art, wind chimes, planters, garden furniture, iron works, and much more. Free for the children is the “Kids Zone”, sponsored by Lowes. Kids can craft that “one of a kind” Mother’s Day gift. Community volunteers will be helping throughout the day. Make this an exciting day to meander along the streets of Camas and enjoy the pristine small town atmosphere. Come and enjoy the day with your family and friends.

The funds generated by the Garden Fair are used to fund scholarships for local women who are returning to the workforce or need to upgrade their skill levels in response to life changing events such as divorce, widowhood, layoff, disability, etc. We also are currently funding a scholarship for the “Displaced Homemaker” program administered by the Clark College Foundation.

From Adam:

I wanted to let you know that Bank of America sponsors a free museum weekend in Portland. It gives cardholders free access to the Pittock Mansion and Portland Art Museum April 3-4 and the first weekend of every month until December 2010. The nationwide program provides cardholders free access to 120 of the nation’s finest arts, cultural and educational institutions. Customers should remember to check their respective museums’ websites for holiday hours.

From Angela:
We’re hosting a free event for knitters on Wednesday, April 7th at Ecotrust downtown. There will be a panel discussion with a few local designers, a raffle, lots of yarn to touch, and the first 200 knitters through the door will get a coupon for 10% off their next yarn purchase. Event runs from 7:00pm – 9:00pm. For more information, please click here.

From Simon:
The Subterranean Howl, all ages original rock band at The Green Drop Garage located at 1417 SE 9th, Portland OR on Saturday, April 3rd 8 pm- 11 pm. Free beer and free homeade cookies.
For more info on our band www.thesubterraneanhowl.com…and feel free to download our first album for free on the website.

From Mandy:

Alpenrose Easter Egg Hunt

Date: April 3rd

Times: 10:30 AM for kids 3-5, 11:30 AM “Just for Moms” diamond necklace and earrings hunt and 12:30 PM for kids 6-8.

Location: 6149 SW Shattuck Road, Portland, OR

Number of chocolate eggs distributed: over 20,000

Top prizes: 6-foot Easter bunnies for the kids and diamond jewelry for the moms

Event tip: Arrive early

From Lisa:

Here’s a cheap fun way to have fun this holiday. No payment required!

Please watch You Tube to see how to get Jollified and please feel free to share with friends! Lets see how far around the world we can create some smiles!

For those who don’t have web cams you can still check out the video and can view the photo gallery on the site.

From Ali:

Portland’s new men’s salon, Y-Chrome, celebrates its grand opening offering FREE haircuts with the donation of a new, unwrapped toy to benefit local children in need, Wednesday, Dec. 16th.

The event takes place at Y-Chrome’s new salon in downtown Portland at 609 SW Washington Ave. from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

From Ben and Sara:

Just wanted to suggest an even this upcoming week

December 8-11 Portland Saturday Market will be hosting an Artisan Holiday Show at Pioneer Courthouse Square featuring artisans who handcraft all their items. It will be a great and free venue fun for all ages and supporting of local artisans in the Portland area. It will be open 11:30am – 6:30pm

From Cheryl:

We have a two-part Tree Lighting event going on in West Linn this coming weekend. There’s the tree lighting events from 6-9 at West Linn Central Village and the holiday craft at the library next door from 5-7.

From Brittney:

I have a great event/giveaway opportunity I think would be perfect for Portland on the Cheap. This Wed. they are hosting a big Sorel party at the Columbia store in downtown Portland, which will include a fashion show, a hot chocolate and schnapps bar and a bunch of giveaways, including a $500 Columbia shopping spree.

Here’s the overall info:

· Who: Sorel

· What: Apres Ski Trunk Show and Fashion Event

· Where: Columbia Flagship Store, 911 SW Broadway, Portland OR

· When: Wed., Dec. 2, 5:30-7:30pm

· Why: Glam up your footwear wardrobe, mingle, shop and sip the signature drink, the Joan of Arctic (hot cocoa and butterscotch schnapps). Enter to win a $500 Columbia shopping spree and other prizes – drawing at 7pm.

· RSVP: portlandrsvp@sorel.com

From Justin:
Halloween Hunt
October 31, 2009 12:00pm – 4:00pm
The Pearl District

The Halloween Hunt is a family friendly event happening in the Peasl District. Participating businesses will be handing out treats for all our Trick-or-Treaters! Come down to the Pearl for this once a year event!!!

From Tim:
I would like to extend an offer to you and your readers for our annual Day of the Dead celebration, this year titled CANTA Y NO LLORES (Sing and Don’t Cry):

Half-price tickets ($11 plus handling) for the 8 p.m. performance on Saturday, October 31, 2009 when you purchase online by October 29, 2009 from www.pdxtix.net/milagro with coupon code CHEAP.

Below is more information about the show, which is bilingual (English and Spanish) and appropriate for ages 5 and up.

From Oct. 30 through Nov. 15, 2009, Miracle Theatre Group is pleased to present CANTA Y NO LLORES (Sing and Don’t Cry), an original, bilingual celebration of the Day of the Dead created by Martín Milagro, directed by Olga Sanchez and sponsored by El Hispanic News.

Every fall, the dead are commemorated in a lively show of dance, music and theatre in Portland’s longest-running Day of the Dead celebration. This year, los muertos return singing old-time tunes that harken back to another era when times were tough and tradition was one of the few things folks could call their own. In the middle of the Great Depression, at a camp near where WPA workers are constructing Oregon’s Timberline Lodge, five strangers arrive from different parts of the country in search of work and a place to call home. Even as they must shed one way of life for another, and though they have lost everything they hold dear, optimism lives on. Funny and irreverent, Canta y no llores (Sing and Don’t Cry) reminds us all that the only thing to fear — in life or death — is fear itself.

From Carl:
In two weeks – Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27, St Josef’s Winery will be celebrating its 27th Annual Grapestomping Festival. Planted in 1978 St Josef’s is one of the older wineries in Oregon founded when there were just 30 wineries in Oregon- now there are over 400. The Grapestomping began as proprietors, Josef & Lilli who emigrated from Germany, wanted to pass on a little bit of the harvest spirit to the people of the Pacific Northwest. Since running a vineyard and winery is a lot of hours and hard work, they believe it is important to start the busy “crush” season off with a lighthearted approach. St Josef’s first began having fun with the Grapestomping by hosting locals and neighbors with a small party and stomping in small wooden tubs. It has grown to involve not only stomping in a 8 foot tall 600 gallon Oak barrel, but great wine, Bavarian music and food in a casual, relaxed European atmosphere.

In addition to Grapestomping contests held throughout each day a great German Band from Bavaria will be performing from noon to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday. Don’t worry about diligent training for the stomping – St Josef’s will pick a partner for you’re if you are fortunate enough to get selected. Lilli’s homemade sauerkraut and 400 lbs of special recipe sausages, along with other local foods will also be available adding to the flair of the event. The tasting room will be featuring all of the current varietals and all of the reserve wines as well as the biggest case discounts of the year. Tours with the winemaker will happen throughout the day. St Josef’s Winery has been producing premium varietal wines since 1981 and has won many local and national awards. It remains proudly family owned and operated. Among the wines made are Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Lesprit (Gewürztraminer), Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay and Riesling.

The 27th Annual Grapestomping Festival Hours are 12-6 both Saturday and Sunday Sept 26 & 27th.

St Josef’s is located at 28836 S Barlow Road, Canby, Oregon. (503) 651-3190.
Admission is $10 for those over 21, and includes souvenir wine glass, wine tasting and additional $10 off all case discounts.

From Mike:
The Multnomah County Library is hosting a panel discussion on New Media, Old Media, and the Future of Investigative Journalism on Saturday, October 3, from 1-3 pm in the US Bank Room at the Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave.) This event culminates our celebration of Banned Books week. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. Space available on a first-come, first-served basis.

From Anna:
I wanted to let you know that Anna Marie Esthetics is offering $40 (50 min) Lavender Infused Calming Facials through the month of October. This rate is over half-off what most spa’s charge for the same treatment using the same products. Anna Marie Esthetics supports low-cost skin care and reiki for individuals who are often priced out of these services.
Call (206)799-9262 to book today or check out our website.

From David:
Aikido school offers first month free
As a community service, Aikido classes are offfered at the Peninsula Odd Fellows Lodge, 4834 N Lombard St. First month is alway free for Adult and youth students. After free trial month, the lodge offers partial and full scholarships for low income youth. Adult classes are $55/month and youth classes are $35/month. Family rates are available as well. Youth classes, age 5-13, are M/W/F 4:30-5:30 PM. Adult classes are M/W/F 5:45-6:45 PM. More information available at 503-922-2563.
Thanks for helping spread the word about this program.

From Liz:
I wanted to let you know that the Quiznos Toasty Toasty promotion that enables customers to buy one of four classic subs for regular price and get a second for just $1 is still running and growing by the day. Visit www.toastytoasty.com for full details on this and all Quiznos promotions. On the site, there is a store locater that customers can use to identify local participating stores.

From Jeremy
I thought you might like to know about the Pictures in the Park, Free Family Movie Nights at Main Street Park in Gresham. The movies will be shown each night in August. We will be giving out free popcorn and soda for the third year in a row.

Here is the schedule:
7:15 live music with local artists
8:00-8:30 movie starts

Movie list:
August 7th, Everyone’s Hero
August 14th, Cinderfella
August 21st, Horton Hears a Who
August 28th, To Be Announced

From Steve
You are all welcome to join us each Wednesday at LO High School for the LO All-Comers meet. All ages welcome as we have special event for toddlers. Bring the entire family and enjoy a great evening of fun. Ribbons for all participants.

Wednesdays July 8th, 15th, and 22nd
Lake Oswego School High School, 6:00pm registration starts at 5:30pm.
$2.00 per athlete, unlimited events. Long Jump, High Jump, shot put, turbo jav, 100, 200, 400, 800, hurdles, and more including the always fun “Predict-a-Mile”, a 3k cross country course, and mixed 4×100 relay. Special events for toddlers. Ribbons for all.

Sponsored by Foot Traffic, LO Parks and Recreation, and the LO Track/Cross Country Booster Clubs.

Kung Fu Outreach

Hacienda CDC

Miracle Theatre / Teatro Milagro

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