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East Portland News
Community Calendar
September, 2024
September 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 Parkrose Middle School front entrance, at 11800 NE Shaver Street, 97220. It’s coordinated by Patty Meighen, contact her at pmeighen@hotmail.com.
> Rocky Butte Farmers Market – From 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., this Saturday market, started in 2019, offers seasonal, and locally grown foods and artisan products. Come on up and take a look! It runs through September. They’ve moved into the Madison South neighborhood along the north side of Glenhaven Park. It’s now located ‘in the blocks’ closing off NE Siskiyou Street between 80th and 82nd Avenues. Lots of free parking at Glenhaven Park. For more information, see their official website: CLICK HERE.
> Division Midway Alliance and PBOT present ‘Play Street’ – From 2:00 until 4:00 p.m., kids and their families are invited to ‘play in the street’ at this event. It features games, arts and music, organizers say. You’ll find ‘Play Street’ located along SE 120th Avenue, between SE Lincoln and Grant streets.
September 8
> Lents International Farmers Market – From 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. every Sunday through November – they’re back ‘home’ at their previous, but much improved location, across from the fire station. Come and shop for fresh produce, direct from the growers farms and fields. And, you’ll find many of the prepared foods you’ve come to expect at this long-established farmers market. Market Scouts will be providing fun activities for kids ages 3 to 12. CLICK HERE to see their webpage for more information. NOTE: They’ve moved back in Lents Town Center, on SE 92nd Avenue, a block north of SE Foster Road at SE Reedway Street – across from Fire Station 11.
Montavilla Farmers Market– They’re open, providing fresh-from-the-garden foods from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Come shop for seasonal root and fresh vegetables and fruits, baked goods, sustainably raised meats and eggs, flowers, plant starts, and specialty foods. It’s located on the gravel lot in the 7700 block of SE Stark Street – across the street from Mr. Plywood. CLICK HERE to see their website.
> Annual Multicultural Kids Festival RESCHEDULED TO TODAY!– From noon until 6:00 p.m., come celebrate with them this event that was formerly known as the Portland Slavic Festival. This event brings together kids and adults from different communities and provide an opportunity to explore different cultures, taste different foods and learn about different traditions. You’ll find: + Food Vendors + Music Performances + Bounce House + Petting Zoo + Vendors + Activities for Kids. CLICK HERE to see our story and video about last year’s festival. This great family event is again organized by the Slavic Community Center of NW say. It’s at Ventura Park, located at 460 SE 113th Avenue, 97216, along SE Stark Street. For more information, see their event Facebook page: CLICK HERE. Are you interested in becoming a sponsor, vendor or a performer? Reach out to them at (503) 544-3667 or info@sccofnw.org.
September 12
> Lents Neighborhood Livability Association meeting – This live and in person meeting is from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. A light dinner will be served from 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. This month’s Program: “Law & Order & Caring”. Come meet some of the people that work with the “unhoused” and provide them with services. Nicole Buscher, President Multnomah County Corrections Deputies Association to explain how they interact with and what responsibility they have for enforcement and incarceration. Along with Anthony Jordan, Chief of Substances Use Disorder Services, Kevin Minor, Integrated Behavioral Program and Marc Harris, Strategy & Grant Development Management. It’s at the Community Connection Center located on the grounds of New Hope Church at 10603 SE Henderson Street. [Come in the front doors, turn right, go down the first hallway. Signs will point the way.] For more information, email lnla2018@gmail.com.
September 14 ~ Mid Autumn Festival is today!
> Rocky Butte Farmers Market – From 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., this Saturday market, started in 2019, offers seasonal, and locally grown foods and artisan products. Come on up and take a look! It runs through September. They’ve moved into the Madison South neighborhood along the north side of Glenhaven Park. It’s now located ‘in the blocks’ closing off NE Siskiyou Street between 80th and 82nd Avenues. Lots of free parking at Glenhaven Park. For more information, see their official website: CLICK HERE.
> Emergency Resilience Indigenous Event – From 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., this event, put on by the Portland Indigenous Marketplace will feature a few Indigenous Marketplace vendors, community resources tables and FREE Emergency Preparedness Kits to the first 100 guests – one kit per household – thanks to support from the East Gate Masonic Lodge in Parkrose. It’s being hosted at Historic Parkrose, located at 4880 NE 104th Avenue, 97220.
> Asian Mid Autumn Festival – From 2:00 until 10:00 p.m., Portland’s Premiere Mid Autumn Festival is again hosted by the White Lotus Foundation. Experience a day filled with cultural performances, delicious food, unique merchandise, and a beautiful lantern parade. This family-friendly event is FREE to enter; sorry “Fast Pass” entry coupons are sold out, so there may be a line at the gate. CLICK HERE to see our story and video about last year’s event! It’s at Eastport Plaza, in the new Hong Phat Supercenter [in the former WALMART location] parking lot, located at 4200 SE 82nd Avenue, just north of Holgate Boulevard. To see their official event website, CLICK HERE.
September 15
> Lents International Farmers Market – From 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. every Sunday through November – they’re back ‘home’ at their previous, but much improved location, across from the fire station. Come and shop for fresh produce, direct from the growers farms and fields. And, you’ll find many of the prepared foods you’ve come to expect at this long-established farmers market. Market Scouts will be providing fun activities for kids ages 3 to 12. CLICK HERE to see their webpage for more information. NOTE: They’ve moved back in Lents Town Center, on SE 92nd Avenue, a block north of SE Foster Road at SE Reedway Street – across from Fire Station 11.
Montavilla Farmers Market– They’re open, providing fresh-from-the-garden foods from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Come shop for seasonal root and fresh vegetables and fruits, baked goods, sustainably raised meats and eggs, flowers, plant starts, and specialty foods. It’s located on the gravel lot in the 7700 block of SE Stark Street – across the street from Mr. Plywood. CLICK HERE to see their website.
September 18
> Winging It: Migratory Adventures of Portland’s Birds– Starting at 7:00 p.m., this, the third in this summers one-hour Leach Botanical Garden Lecture Series features Sarah Swanson, who will tell about the complexity of bird communities and the ways that they are shaped by both seasonal migration and long-term changes. Grounds open at 6:00 p.m. for an after-hours stroll, appetizers, and beverages. TICKETS: $30 | Leach Friends Members $25 each – CLICK HERE to securely purchase tickets online.
September 19 Business Showcase & Parks meeting tonight!
> East PDX CONNECT – Starting at 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., the East Portland Chamber of Commerce presents this business showcase event. Businesses are invited to host a table at this event to share all about what they have to offer. Or join them as an attendee to meet and support your fellow East Portland businesses. This event is an excellent opportunity to expand your network – whether you’re looking for visibility or new clients, or your looking for a new vendor to hire. Whether your in banking or a nonprofit, or real estate or printing – all are invited. Please note – Booth hosts are asked to bring everything needed for their booth, including a table and chairs as needed. Ask them about nonprofit table pricing, info@eastportlandchamber.com. Please register in advance, either as a tabler [$50], or attendee [FREE to attend]: CLICK HERE. It’s at CORE (Collective OR Eateries), located at 3612 SE 82nd Avenue of Roses (At SE Lafayette Street), 97266.
> East Portland Parks Coalition online meeting –From 6:00 until 7:10 p.m., join their still-virtual meeting. This month: guest speakers Virginia L. Butler, Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology, Portland State University, and Lyssia Merrifield, manager, the Archaeology Roadshow, for an overview of the proposed Archaeology Roadshow event in Gateway Discovery Park and how it can serve the community of East Portland. It’s on ZOOM: Meeting ID: 830 8652 3417 > Passcode: 883469. If you don’t know how to use ZOOM, or need more information, contact Carol Hasenberg, chair at csh727@comcast.net.
September 20-22
> Annual Oaks Park Oktoberfest – It’s time again for beer, brats, and bands at the annual fall festival, that features authentic German food and beer, Kinderplatz children’s activities, cooking shows, German music and dancing, wiener dog races, vendors, and more! Fun for the whole family. See our story and video about the 2023 Oktoberfest: CLICK HERE. Get Gate-only admission, or discounted ride bands for the entire family; small charge for parking. For all of the Oktoberfest details, and avoid standing in the ticket line, go online: CLICK HERE.
September 21
> Division Midway Alliance and PBOT present ‘Play Street’ – From 2:00 until 4:00 p.m., kids and their families are invited to ‘play in the street’ at this event. It features games, arts and music, organizers say. You’ll find ‘Play Street’ located along SE 119th Avenue, between SE Lincoln and Grant streets.
September 22
> Lents International Farmers Market – From 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. every Sunday through November – they’re back ‘home’ at their previous, but much improved location, across from the fire station. Come and shop for fresh produce, direct from the growers farms and fields. And, you’ll find many of the prepared foods you’ve come to expect at this long-established farmers market. Market Scouts will be providing fun activities for kids ages 3 to 12. CLICK HERE to see their webpage for more information. NOTE: They’ve moved back in Lents Town Center, on SE 92nd Avenue, a block north of SE Foster Road at SE Reedway Street – across from Fire Station 11.
Montavilla Farmers Market– They’re open, providing fresh-from-the-garden foods from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Come shop for seasonal root and fresh vegetables and fruits, baked goods, sustainably raised meats and eggs, flowers, plant starts, and specialty foods. It’s located on the gravel lot in the 7700 block of SE Stark Street – across the street from Mr. Plywood. CLICK HERE to see their website.
> Learn about Choosing and Planting Native Plants from experts – From 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., OSU Extension Service Master Gardener™ volunteers will be on hand to teach methods of winter gardening and provide tours of their beautiful 1-acre ‘Demonstration Garden’ at this FREE event. No registration needed. It’s at the Mutnomah County Master Gardener Association Demonstration Garden, located along SE 57th Avenue, 500 feet south of SE Duke Street. For more information, CLICK HERE.
September 29
> Lents International Farmers Market – From 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. every Sunday through November – they’re back ‘home’ at their previous, but much improved location, across from the fire station. Come and shop for fresh produce, direct from the growers farms and fields. And, you’ll find many of the prepared foods you’ve come to expect at this long-established farmers market. Market Scouts will be providing fun activities for kids ages 3 to 12. CLICK HERE to see their webpage for more information. NOTE: They’ve moved back in Lents Town Center, on SE 92nd Avenue, a block north of SE Foster Road at SE Reedway Street – across from Fire Station 11.
Montavilla Farmers Market– They’re open, providing fresh-from-the-garden foods from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Come shop for seasonal root and fresh vegetables and fruits, baked goods, sustainably raised meats and eggs, flowers, plant starts, and specialty foods. It’s located on the gravel lot in the 7700 block of SE Stark Street – across the street from Mr. Plywood. CLICK HERE to see their website.
East Portland News
Community Calendar
October, 2024
October 5
> 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 Parkrose Middle School front entrance, at 11800 NE Shaver Street, 97220. It’s coordinated by Patty Meighen, contact her at pmeighen@hotmail.com.
> Division Midway Alliance and PBOT present ‘Play Street’ – From 2:00 until 4:00 p.m., kids and their families are invited to ‘play in the street’ at this event. It features games, arts and music, organizers say. You’ll find ‘Play Street’ located along SE 119th Avenue, between SE Lincoln and Grant streets.
October 5-6
> Portland Dahlia Society Annual Show – From noon until 5:00 p.m. on Saturday (10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Sunday) at this FREE exhibition, hundreds of show-stopping blooms and floral arrangements featuring the dahlia on display, all competing for Best in Show awards. Experienced dahlia growers will be on hand to answer questions to anyone seeking dahlia growing tips. It’s being held in the historic Oaks Amusement Park Dance Pavilion; although entry to the show is free, Oaks Park has a $3 per vehicle parking fee. For more information, see the Society’s official webpage: CLICK HERE.
October 6
> Lents International Farmers Market – From 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. every Sunday through November – they’re back ‘home’ at their previous, but much improved location, across from the fire station. Come and shop for fresh produce, direct from the growers farms and fields. And, you’ll find many of the prepared foods you’ve come to expect at this long-established farmers market. Market Scouts will be providing fun activities for kids ages 3 to 12. CLICK HERE to see their webpage for more information. NOTE: They’ve moved back in Lents Town Center, on SE 92nd Avenue, a block north of SE Foster Road at SE Reedway Street – across from Fire Station 11.
Montavilla Farmers Market– They’re open, providing fresh-from-the-garden foods from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Come shop for seasonal root and fresh vegetables and fruits, baked goods, sustainably raised meats and eggs, flowers, plant starts, and specialty foods. It’s located on the gravel lot in the 7700 block of SE Stark Street – across the street from Mr. Plywood. CLICK HERE to see their website.
> 3rd Annual PACS Fall Festival – From noon until 5:00 p.m., celebrate the fall season at East Portland’s biggest fall festival. [CLICK HERE to see our story and video about last year’s event!] Activities include a petting zoo, fresh apple cider press, kettle corn, kids crafts and pumpkin painting, bounce houses, axe throwing, a rock-climbing wall, face painting and caricatures, and other fun adventures for an additional donation. Admission tickets include many of these activities; food trucks will be on site where guests can purchase food. TICKETS: $20/adult | $10 Youth 6-18 | Free Kids under 6. Get tickets online: CLICK HERE. This event is a fundraiser put on by Portland Adventist Community Services (PACS) to support their long-running food pantry and low-cost dental clinic located in the Gateway District. It’s all happening at Rossi Farms, located at 3839 NE 122nd Avenue, 97230.
October 16
> Fish Tails in Portland– Starting at 7:00 p.m., this, the final in this summers one-hour Leach Botanical Garden Lecture Series features Melissa Brown, senior fish biologist for the Portand Bureau of Environmental Services. Along with photos and anecdotes, she will discuss projected trends and expectations for future conditions as the city continues to be transformed by its citizens’ protection efforts, economic development, and climate change. Grounds open at 6:00 p.m. for an after-hours stroll, appetizers, and beverages. TICKETS: $30 | Leach Friends Members $25 each – CLICK HERE to securely purchase tickets online.
October 27
> Learn about Preparing Your Garden for Winter from experts – From 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., OSU Extension Service Master Gardener™ volunteers will be on hand to teach methods of winter gardening and provide tours of their beautiful 1-acre ‘Demonstration Garden’ at this FREE event. No registration needed. It’s at the Multnomah County Master Gardener Association Demonstration Garden, located along SE 57th Avenue, 500 feet south of SE Duke Street. For more information, CLICK HERE.
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