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East Portland News
Community Calendar
January, 2026

January 24

> Creekside Coffee with Coava Coffee – From 10:00 a.m. until noon, enjoy complimentary coffee from Coava Coffee at the historic Leach Botanical Garden Manor House and East Terrace Saturdays and Sundays through March. Staff will be available to answer your questions about the Garden. This is a “drop in” event; free after paying for general admission. Leach Botanical Garden is located at 6704 SE 122nd Avenue, 97236.

> Lents Tool Library Volunteer Training Session – Starting at 1:00 p.m., join their team for a new volunteer orientation at the Green Lents Community Tool Library. Participants will be trained to use the tool library’s software, on procedures, and communication processes. It’s FREE, but let them know you’re perhaps coming by filling in their “New Volunteer Interest Form” [CLICK HERE], and they’ll contact you with details. The Green Lents Tool Library is still located at 9215 SE Ramona Street, 97266.

January 28

> Safe Blocks PGNA Neighborhood Cleanup Day – After school, from 3:00 until 4:30 p.m., join in picking up litter, help with recycling efforts and experience connecting with the Powellhurst-Gilbert community at this event. FREE SNACKS for all volunteers. They’re meeting at the north end of the Ron Russell Middle School Track at SE 109th Avenue and Bush Street. For more information, email sarah.berkemeier@portlandoregon.gov or call 503-823-1889.

> Argay Terrace Neighborhood Association Meeting – From 6:60 until 8:00 p.m., this outer East Portland neighborhood association meets. Verify that they’re meeting, check with their webpage: CLICK HERE. Meetings are held at the Portland Fire Department Training Center, 4800 NE 122nd Avenue.

January 31

> Wilkes Creek Headwaters Planting Event – From 10:00 a.m. until 1L00 p.m., join Portland Parks & Recreation and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council to plant native wildflowers at Wilkes Creek Headwaters. Dress for the weather, wear sturdy, waterproof shoes, and bring personal water bottle and snacks. Tools, gloves, project instruction, coffee/tea and light snacks will be provided. Toilets not generally available. Children are welcome but any child under 14 years of age needs to be accompanied by an attentive adult. Children over 14 need to have a guardian sign the waiver form available on the registration page. Advance registration is required; CLICK HERE to do so. They meet the Wilks Creek Park entrance at the dead-end of NE Fremont Street, at the intersection of NE 154th Ave and NE Fremont Street. Contact Yoko Silk for more information at Yoko.Silk@PortlandOregon.gov.

East Portland News
Community Calendar
February, 2026

February 1

> Winter Interest Walk at Leach Botanical Garden – From 1:00 until 2:30 p.m., join Gardener Sam Mularz on a walk around the garden to see highlights of the collection that stand out in the winter landscape. Sam will discuss ways to extend a garden’s visual interest and wildlife habitat into the winter months and show how areas of The Garden illustrate these ideas. Dress cozy and feel free to bring a thermos of hot tea or coffee. This event will be rain or shine. This walk has some sloped and uneven trails, stairs, paved and gravel pathways. TICKETS: $10 Adults | $8 Youth and LGF members – CLICK HERE to purchase tickets. Leach Botanical Garden is located at 6704 SE 122nd Avenue, 97236.

February 6

> ‘Mechan 42’ comes to Parkrose for PDX Light Fest – From 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., join the FREE launch party unveiling the art/light creation ‘Mechan 42’, installed in the Parkrose Hardware parking lot – where it will remain as a local attraction until March. Visit the sculpture and enjoy the whimsy of a giant, glowing robot. Join Historic Parkrose for live music, hot cocoa and more at their party. This is one of the many events happening during the PDX Winter Lights Festival. Parkrose Hardware is located at 10625 NE Sandy Boulevard, 97220. For more information, CLICK HERE.

February 7

> Parkrose Bronco Boosters Beverage Bottle & Can Drive – From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., take your deposit-return cans and bottles with you to help support their community educational efforts. A different school organization volunteers for duty during the event each month. They’re at the front entrance driveway of Parkrose Middle School, at 11800 NE Shaver Street, 97220. Contact co-coordinators Jeanne Sheley and Colleen Grant at parkrosecandrive@gmail.com.

> Gateway Night Market – From 2:00 until 7:00 p.m., this FREE event — an ‘early Lunar New Year celebration’ — is ‘lighting up the Gateway district with an evening of food, culture, and community’, organizers say. This event features + Local food vendors + Cultural performances + Music + Light installations + Family-friendly fun for all ages. More than a market, Gateway Night Market is a celebration of local creativity and a kickoff to a renewed sense of vibrancy, connection, and community pride in Gateway. It’s being presented by Prosper Portland/IRCO and White Lotus Foundation. Where? It’s under the tents set up in The Oregon Clinic South Parking Lot along NE 99th Avenue and Pacific Street. For more information, CLICK HERE.

February 13

> Lunar New Year Celebration at David Douglas High – From 5:30 until 7:30 p.m., ring in the “Year of the Fire Horse” with your community. Learn and share about Lunar New Year traditions, enjoy activities which most likely will include a ‘lucky’ Lion Dance performance and student presented activities. Also, enjoy “light” refreshments and cuisine from local restaurants. It’s in the David Douglas High School South Cafeteria, located 1500 SE 130th Avenue (Between SE Stark and Division Street).

February 14

> Valentine’s Day Tree Planting at Cherry Blossom Park – From 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., join with Portland Parks & Recreation’s Urban Forestry team and the neighbors of Cherry Blossom Park to plant trees for Valentine’s Day. This planting event will happen, rain or shine. Be sure to wear boots, raingear, and warm layers. Bring yourself, weather protection, and a water bottle! All tools and materials needed will be provided on-site. Preregistration [free] is required: CLICK HERE. They’ll be at Cherry Blossom Park, 9801 SE Harrison Street, 97213.

February 15

> ‘I-Lichen-You-Walk’ at Leach Botanical Garden – From 1:00 until 2:30 p.m., tell someone you ‘like-n’ them by bringing them to this fun and informative walk about lichens with gardener Sam Mularz. Sam will take participants on a tour around the Garden, focusing on the diverse lichens growing and thriving in our rich ecosystems. Lichens are collaborative organisms composed of both a fungus and an alga, which depend on each other to grow. What better way to celebrate entangled life than by diving into the fascinating and beautiful world of lichens? They invite you to bring your valentine along. Dress cozy and feel free to bring a thermos of hot tea or coffee. This event will be rain or shine. This walk has some sloped and uneven trails, stairs, paved and gravel pathways. TICKETS: $10 Adults | $8 Youth and LGF members – CLICK HERE to purchase tickets. Leach Botanical Garden is located at 6704 SE 122nd Avenue, 97236.

February 21

> Malden Court Community Orchard Work Party – From 9:00 a.m. until noon, join in with other volunteers to maintain this unique orchard. You will also help the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services plant trees on the West Lents floodplain across from the orchard Gloves, tools, and snacks will be provided. Come for a short time or the whole time and help us increase flood resiliency in West Lents. Malden Court Community Orchard is located at 7677 SE 87th Avenue, just south of SE Flavel Street.

> East County Community Resiliency Fair, in Gresham – From 10 AM until 2 PM, this FREE public event is designed to connect residents with valuable resources and information. Enjoy a wide range of exhibitor tables and fun activities centered on key community topics, including: + Environment and sustainability + Personal and community resiliency + Local health and wellness services + General community support programs. This is an opportunity to engage with local experts, learn about programs available to you, and discover new ways to support your household and community. All are welcome. It’s presented by Community Services Network and sponsored primarily by the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) and the City of Gresham. You’ll find taking place at Centennial High School, 3505 Southeast 182nd Avenue, 97030, in Gresham.

February 22

> Sunnyside Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert – Their season of FREE concerts continues with a ‘Pre-concert Talk’ at 3:00 p.m. by conductor Jonathan DeBruyn about the music, the composers, and behind the scenes notes about our orchestra. Then, at 4:00 p.m., DeBruyn will conduct this great orchestra. This concert includes The Rock by Sergei Rachmanioff; Piano Concerto No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven with guest artist Maria Garcia; and, Symphony No. 1 by Florence Price. The venue is the Sunnyside Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located at 10501 SE Market Street, 97216. For more information, and, find a link to their live stream of the concert, see their website: CLICK HERE.

February 28

> Black Tree Stories – From 4:00 until 5:30 p.m., Black Heritage Month in the Multnomah County Midland Library is celebrated with Portland Urban Forestry. Enjoy lively stories, songs, education, and Afro-botanical art for all. Kids with adults are welcome to this “tree-literacy winter experience”. Midland Library is located at 805 SE 122nd Avenue, 97233.

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