The Best Of Portland

Picnic like a pro!

 

1. “The Definitive Picnic Kit” (things every picnic basket should include):  Salt, pepper, sugar, a small all-purpose knife, a corkscrew, a can opener, matches, paper towels, trash bags, wet wipes, bug repellent and sunscreen.
2. Keep Your Cool: Lightweight, soft-sided coolers are the most convenient.  My favorites have a metal frame on wheels. They keep the food just as cold as the heavy, rigid ones and they are lighter and fold up for storage! I’ve found nice ones at club stores.
3. Made In The Shade: Since picnics are rarely held in cool weather (intentionally), a lightweight, folding umbrella is a must.  At the very least, to shade the food and, at the very best, some of the guests as well.
4. Ice-packs: Purchase several flexible, re-usable ones—they’re the best for picnics (and also useful for sprained ankles.) . These are filled with a re-freezable gel and are most common in a 4”x 8” size that has a chilling effect equal to a 2-pound bag of ice. This is a very sustainable choice for chilling.
5. Cell Phone: Essential for any well-organized picnic planner (as if it would ever be out of your pocket, anyway)
6. Flexible Cutting Board: Always pack two. They take up practically no room and will prove indispensable.
7. Lightweight, Folding Chairs: Great for anyone who isn’t comfortable sitting on the ground. Since it’s not practical to tote one for everyone, they are a VIP item.
8. A plastic, child’s game table or two. You will use them over and over as a small buffet or worktable whether on the beach or in a park.
9. Good looking, re-usable plastic tumblers and stemmed wine glasses.  Glass is often impractical and flimsy plastic glassware can sap the elegance right out of a special meal. This is also the most sustainable choice.
10. A basket of pretty paper or lace fans is a practical décor element. Paper umbrellas are  nice touch,too.  All of these can be used over and over.
11. Build a collection of lengths of washable fabric in beautiful patterns (at least 4 yards each) to drape around tables or coolers and from tree to tree to create privacy.  Find this at tag sales.
12. Purchase used comforters at tag sales or rummage sales that may not be good enough for a bedroom but that make sweet picnic blankets.
13. Pack condiments in small containers rather than taking whole jars.
14. Pack everything possible in light, flexible, heavy-duty Ziploc bags. Take them home to rinse and re-use.
15. Pre-cut easy finger-food sized portions.  Perfect picnic food is easy to eat without utensils.
16. Take citronella candles to ward off flying insects.
17. Food tents or covers (a rigid frame covered with net, large enough to cover 1 platter or bowl) are excellent to keep flies and hornets out of the potato salad. With these you won’t be tempted to use toxic sprays.  These are available in various sizes, either rigid or collapsible, at kitchenware and hardware stores such as Sur La Table and Williams-Sonoma.
18. Pack the ice for beverages in heavy-duty plastic bags and tuck it around the food.  That way it serves double duty—chilling the food until you need it for drinks.
19. Put the cooler inside the car (where the air conditioning is running) not in the hot trunk.
20. If the picnic is being held in a private area, a portable iPod player is a wonderful way to add Chopin or Cold Play to lunch.  Skip this touch if others might be disturbed by your tunes.

Oregon scores high on MSN's 10 best places to watch storms on the West Coast.

Pineapple Express. Arctic blast. Storms that sound like exotic cocktails bash the beautiful Pacific Rim from Canada to California. If high-wind warnings and flood alerts are music to your ears, here are 10 places to cozy up in a seaside room or park by the shore and enjoy the fury before whale-watching season begins. Click Here to read the full article on MSN.com.

Oregon Coast's Highway 101 makes the grade in MSN's Top 10 Coastal Drives in North America

Though you could hang ten on this scenic byway for the full 363 miles, narrow down your trip to the part of the coast that is the most emblematic of the Pacific Northwest’s rugged terrain. Many cite Cannon Beach, about 80 miles west of Portland, as a favorite destination. Considered one of the best art towns in America, it also has unique natural landmarks such as Haystack Rock, one of the largest sea stacks in the U.S. The 235-foot monolith hovering over the beach attracts seabirds and tourists alike. Explore old-growth rain forest on the north end of Cannon Beach, then drive south to Tillamook, where the famous cheese of the same name is made.

Click Here to see the full line-up on MSN.com

Events to fall in love with in September, October and November 2012, in Portland, Oregon and the surrounding areas.

Pirate Festival

September 1-2, 2012
 
St Helens - Portland/Metro area

This annual family-oriented event promotes fun and education through Historical Re-enactment, Music, Fun for the Kids, Dance, Food, Beer, Wine and interactive Theater.

LOCATION:
Historic Waterfront
St Helens, OR

 

Sandy Oktoberfest

September 7-9, 2012
Sandy - Mt Hood/The Gorge Region

This is truly a family event where families, seniors and singles can find fun and entertainment.

Event includes an indoor/outdoor Biergarten featuring an array of top American and German bands, dancers and entertainers and a sauerkraut and sausage booth, beer and wine. There's also a Kindergarten for children of all ages, featuring all types of games and entertainment, a Cruisin' Car Show, food booths and over 50 craft booths featuring artisans from the Northwest area.

LOCATION:
18090 SE Langensand Road
Sandy, Oregon

 

 

Annual Bandon Cranberry Festival
September 7 - 9, 2012
Bandon - The Coast

This nationally recognized annual event celebrates the cranberry with everything from their annual Cranberry Eating Contest to a Queen of the Kitchen competition. Cranberry City, a vendor market and a Cranberry Parade will also be featured.

Chicago street will have a Cranberry Tractor Display and you can try Cranberry Salsa at Bandon’s Harbortown Event Center!

LOCATION:
All over Downtown Bandon, City Park & Golf Course.

INFORMATION:
(541) 347-9616

 

 

Tualtin Riverfront Music Festival
Saturday, September 8, 2012

Tualatin - Portland / Metro area

Tualatin Riverfront Music Festival supports a great cause - a clean and healthy Tualatin River that is accessible to everyone. The festival has something for the whole family - great music, food, nature activities and kayaking on the river.

Tickets are just $5 advanced purchase ($7 at the door) and kids under 12 are free.

LOCATION:
Tualatin Community Park (at river mile 8.9)
Tualatin, OR

 

 

Gold Beach Brew and Art Fest
September 8, 2012
Gold Beach - The Coast

Sample micro brews of every color and flavor, eat a variety of great grub, listen to musicians playing on two stages starting at noon until closing, view classic cars, check out new art and artisan wares that will catch your eye and fit your pocketbook.

Tickets will be available for purchase at the door on the day of the event for $15. Admission includes a complimentary festival beer glass and two tickets to test your craft beer selection and live music all day long!

LOCATION:
Event Center on the Beach (Curry County Fairgrounds)
Gold Beach, Oregon

INFORMATION:
541-490-1593

 

 

Newport Wild Seafood Weekend
September 8 - 9, 2012

Newport - The Coast

This two day celebration of Northwest's vital wild-caught seafood industry features a Great Newport Wild Seafood Cook-Off which has fast become one of the most popular culinary events in all of the Northwest. Event also includes a wild seafood market, food fair, boat tours, vendors and cooking classes.

LOCATION:
Port Dock 7 of the Port of Newport
Newport, OR

INFORMATION:
541-574-5555

 

 

Pendleton Main Street Cowboy Show & Carnival
September 11 - 15, 2012

Pendleton - Eastern Oregon

The Greatest Free Show in the West! The Main Street Cowboys provides a variety of entertainment and carnival rides during Pendleton Round-Up since 1950.

LOCATION:
Main Street
Pendleton, Or

 

 

Pendleton Roundup

September 12 - 15, 2012  
Pendleton - Eastern Oregon

One of the premier rodeos in North America. Live Concert, Parade, Golf Tournament, as well as all rodeo events.

 

 

Depoe Bay Indian Style Salmon Bake
September 15, 2012
10:00am - 5:00pm
Depoe Bay - The Coast

Held every 3rd Saturday in September. It is a chance for the people of Depoe Bay to share with friends, family and visitors our perfected method of cooking Salmon in the traditional way used for generations by Coastal Native Americans.

Cost: In
advance:$16 adults, $9 age 12 and under
At the gate: $19 adults, $10 age 12
and under

LOCATION:
Depoe Bay City Park

INFORMATION:
541-765-2889

 

 

Corvallis Fall Festival
September 22 - 23, 2012
 Corvallis - Willamette Valley

At this Art Party in Central Park, 160 booth arts and crafts fair is the main event. The main stage offers continuous music all weekend long and on Saturday night, there will be a street dance on Monroe. A Community Stage will feature local performance groups and an art discovery zone is for hands on art play for kids of ALL ages.

Great food, wine tasting and this year some local micro brew on tap. There is also a 5k & 10k Run on Sunday Morning.

LOCATION:
Central Park
Corvallis, Oregon

 

 

Bay Area Fun Festival
check back for 2012 information
Coos Bay - The Coast

A festival of fun for families! Live Entertainment, the famous Cruz the Coos with more than 500 vintage vehicles, the Prefontaine Memorial Run, parade and so much more! Variety of vendors, arts and crafts and lots of different kinds of food. Beer & wine garden. Most activities in downtown Coos Bay. Visit our Bay Area Fun Festival page for more information.

LOCATION:
Downtown Coos Bay

INFORMATION:
(541) 267-3341

 

 

 

Fall Kite Festival
 check back for 2012 information
Lincoln City - Oregon Coast

Many of the original organizers from their first event still participate in stunning aerial displays and exquisite kite ballets.

This year’s theme is “Rockin’ the Rokkaku!” The festival will include kite flying demonstrations by experts, including Connor Doran, a finalist in 2010 on the top-rated NBC series, America’s Got Talent! The weekend includes featured flyers, family-friendly activities like kite-making, a kid’s kite parade, a Rokkaku (six-sided kite) aerial battle with past national champion Ronda Brewer, and a mass ascension.

LOCATION:
On the beach, at the D-River Wayside
Lincoln City, Oregon

 

 

Chowder, Blues & Brews
 Florence - The Coast

Chowder cook-off, food booths, microbrew tasting and competition, and live music for two days.

Then on Sunday October 9th, you can continue to treat your pallet as you ‘Travel the Chowder Trail’ while enjoying the sights, sounds and shops down into Historic Old Town!

LOCATION:
The Florence Events Center
715 Quince Street
Florence

INFORMATION:
541-997-3128

 

 

 

Annual Art Harvest Studio Tour of Yamhill County
 Yamhill County

Established in 1997, the Art Harvest Studio Tour of Yamhill County has become the artful way to explore Oregon's Wine Country and the creativity tucked among its hillsides. This self-guided studio tour, presented by the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County, features 40 local artists who create ceramics, paintings, jewelry, photography, fiber art, copper work, book art, paper cutting, sculpture and much more. Visitors create their own itinerary, stopping by as many studios as they can during the six-day event which takes place the first two weekends of October. At each studio they are encouraged to ask questions, watch demonstrations and purchase work directly from each artist

INFORMATION:
(503) 883-3050

 

 

 

Annual Hood River Valley Harvest Fest
Hood River - The Gorge

Each fall, Hood River Valley hosts an old-fashioned harvest festival with local produce and food products, arts and crafts, wine- and beer-tastings: all the best this County has to offer. There will also be a kid zone, art vendors, a pie eating contest, horse drawn carriage rides and live music.

LOCATION:
Hood River
Event Site (overlooking the Columbia River)
110 Portway Avenue

INFORMATION:

1-800-366-3530

 

 

 

Yachats Village Mushroom Festival
 Yachats - Oregon Coast

Sample delectabled mushroom dishes In Yachats Restaurants or join expert led Fungi walks, talks, exhibits and workshops. There will also be culinary mushroom markets, wine tasting and live music. The guided mushroom walks and exhibits are FREE and open the public.

LOCATION:
Various Locations
Yachats, OR

INFORMATION:

800-929-0477

 

 

Art Along the Rogue

Grant County Hot Air Ballooon Festival

Full lift off launches take place each morning from Mt Vernon Middle School. There will also be live music, tethered rides and a night glow on Saturday evening.

LOCATIONS:
Tethered rides, Dayville, Prairie City and John Day
Morning Lift Offs as Mt Vernon Middle School
Night glow at John Day Golf Club

Annual Squishing of the Squash
& 'Howloween' at the Zoo
Portland - Portland
Metro

Environmental Enrichment - Annual Squishing of the Squash
In preparation for our
“Howloween” event, the Portland Zoo elephant herd will receive a HUGE pumpkin to
pulverize. Great photo opportunity — bring your camera!

 

 

HOWLOWEEN AT THE ZOO
Most kids love trick-or-treating, and Oregon Zoo provides a fun and safe setting for this traditional Halloween activity. Trick-or-treaters in their various costumes will participate in an exciting scavenger hunt leading them to activity stations around the zoo. Goodie bags filled with candy and prizes will be given out for completed hunts at the zoo's exit. Free with zoo admission.

LOCATION:
Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd
Portland, Oregon

INFORMATION:

503-226-1561

 

 

 

Corn Maize
 Sauvie Island - Portland Metro

Great Fun! With hay rides, pumpkin patch and more. See their new 'Heart in Oregon' and haunted maizes!

LOCATION:
The Pumpkin Patch - Sauvie Island
16525 NW Gillihan Rd.
(Only 15 minutes from downtown Portland!)

INFORMATION:

(503) 621-7110

 

 

 

Fazio Farms "Corn Maze in The City"
Portland

"Corn Maze in The City" is 6.5 acres (over 283,000 square feet!) of confusing corn maze. The corn is double planted so you CANNOT see through the 20' (twenty feet) thick corn maze walls! It's freaky. We look forward to your confusion and you WILL get lost! Please Visit our website for additional Corn Maze details and pictures....
Call 503-289-2020 for school packages.

We offer an amazing corn maze, pony rides, food booths, 22' Bouncy Slide, tractor hay rides, pumpkin and gourd painting, mechanical swing, and a ferris wheel. Visit "HayLand" our covered kids facility for a parent's break, hay bale maze, and hay bale pyramid.

LOCATION:
Fazio Farms Corn Maze
8433 NE 13th Avenue
Portland, OR 97211

INFORMATION:
(503) 289-2020

 

 

 

Celebrate Arts!
 Florence - Oregon Coast

This juried art show features paintings, photography, sculpture and mixed media.

Register Now for September Digital Workshops - To help artists prepare for the digital submission process, workshops will be held at FEC on September 11 and 12. Workshop registration runs through August 26. Space is limited so please register early.

Registration forms are available online or at the Florence Events Center, Digital Dunes Photography, and the Siuslaw Library. Cost is $25. The workshop session is two hours long. Scheduled times are 9 - 11 a.m., 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2 - 4 p.m., and 4 - 6 p.m. on both days.

 LOCATION:
Florence Events Center
715 Quince Street
Florence, OR 97439

INFORMATION:

(541) 997-1994
www.eventcenter.org

 

 

 

 

Verboort's Annual Sausage and Sauerkraut Dinner
Verboort - Portland Metro

Every year the folks in Verboort have invited a few of their neighbors over for a sausage and sauerkraut dinner. It's recommended that you buy your dinner tickets when you arrive, then take the opportunity to take a stroll around the grounds and beneath the 120 year old Giant Sequoia trees. You can also buy handicrafts ranging from homemade candy to hand sewn quilts.

LOCATION:
Visitation Parish
4285 N.W. Verboort Rd.
Forest Grove

 

 

 

The Northwest Food & Wine Festival
Portland - Portland Metro

A wine and food celebration created to present a rich rewarding experience for wine lovers and gourmet food enthusiasts. Guests can expect a floor filled with over 600 wines and 50 restaurants and gourmet food tastes which feature an incredible array of options for guests.

LOCATION:
At The DoubleTree by Hilton Lloyd Center
1000 NE Multnomah Street

INFORMATION:

800-422-0251

 

 

 

Yachats Celtic Music Festival
Yachats - Oregon Coast

Since November of 2002 Yachats Oregon has been both home to and producer of the spirited Yachats Celtic Music Festival. Since then, this Festival has thrilled audiences with a lively blend of foot-tapping Celtic music, humor, scrumptious food, and graceful dancers.

LOCATION:
Yachats Commons
Hwy 101 & W 5th St 

 

 

Northwest Filmmakers' Festival
 Portland

The Northwest’s premiere showcase of new work by regional filmmakers that brings artists and audiences together for a singular community celebration. Each year the Festival draws more than 400 entries from filmmakers in Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, presenting to the public carefully selected programs of outstanding work and awarding critical recognition to top juror- and audience-recognized films. After the Festival, the event lives on in the form of the “Best of the Northwest” touring program, presented at key cultural and educational organizations across the Northwest.

LOCATION:

Various screening locations
Portland

INFORMATION:

503-221-1156

 

 

 

Thanksgiving Extravaganza
Hood River, Oregon

Start your holiday season with a visit to Pheasant Valley winery during this special weekend. Wine tasting and tours will be available, and their gift shop will be open as well. Gift boxes and wine will be available in the gift shop, as well as wine tasting at their historic back bar. Don't miss out on this unique experience.

LOCATION:

Pheasant Valley Winery
3890 Acree Drive
Hood River, OR 97031

INFORMATION:

541-387-3040

 

 

 

Lincoln City Chowder Cook Off
 Lincoln City, the Coast

Sample chowders from some of the best chefs on the coast. Professional chefs will determine the best chowder, and you get to vote for your favorite for the People’s Choice Award! Admission is free, with samples available for 50¢ and portion sizes for $3.

LOCATION:

Culinary Center
801 SW highway 101
Lincoln City

 

 

 

Turkey Trot at the Zoo
Thanksgiving Day
Portland - Portland Metro

Held on Thanksgiving Day, this four-mile run/walk winds through Washington Park and the zoo. Registration fee includes zoo admission.

LOCATION:
Cheatham Hall (Forestry Center)
4001 SW Canyon Road
Portland, OR

INFORMATION:

Road Runners Club
503-667-0480

 

 

 

Wine Country Thanksgiving
Willamette Valley

More than 150 wineries will open their doors to kick off the winter wine tasting season. Many of these wineries are not open at any other time during the year. Festivities include tasting of new releases and older vintages, barrel tastings, specialty foods and sales of limited quantity wines. Some wineries have live music and tasting fees vary by winery. Winemakers and owners will personally greet their guests.

LOCATION:
Various wineries. Call for a brochure.

INFORMATION:

503-646-2985

The Lodge at Suttle Lake makes Sunset Magazine's "Top 10 Lakes", in addition to topping the list for "Best Romantic Splurge".

The ideal romantic lake outing requires three things. 1. Natural beauty, because  soaring hearts demand scenery to match. 2. Not too many people, because romance  shuns crowds. 3. Some luxury, because love likes it a little cushy.  Suttle Lake, in central Oregon, earns top marks in all three categories. The  glacier-formed lake is undeniably a stunner. But oddly, even at the height of  summer, Suttle never feels mobbed—despite being one of Oregon’s more accessible  mountain lakes (U.S. 20 skirts its northern shore).

But luxury is  where Suttle really scores. Its seven-year-old resort is a modern take on Mt.  Hood’s Timberline Lodge, big on rough-hewn beams and wrought-iron chandeliers.  The spa offers couples’ massages; the Boathouse Restaurant serves  surprisingly-ambitious-for-being-out-in-the wilds Northwest cuisine, like  grilled salmon with charmoula cumin sauce and buttermilk-soaked trout and chips.  There’s a long list of activities you can participate in—kayaking, canoeing,  fly-fishing, hiking. But if you just want to sit on the lodge lawn gazing off at  the lake and thinking only about each other, that’s fine too.

Stay: Eagle Feather, the most desirable of the 11 lodge suites, features  a sitting room with a stone fireplace and a sleeping loft overlooking the lake.  The older lodge cabins are pretty simple, but four contemporary versions  fronting Cinder Beach feature all the modern luxuries of the lodge rooms. Lodge suites from $199, waterfront cabins from $299; 2-night min.;  thelodgeatsuttlelake.com

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Visual Inspiration

TheBestofPortland's Summer Bucket List

Beyond Bizarre Ghost Tour - If you've seen the "Ghost Hunters", "Ghost Adventures", or "Paranormal State" TV shows and liked it, then this is the right adventure for you! Unexplained mysteries, ghostly adventures, and spooky stories abound on the “Beyond Bizarre” tour. If you like the paranormal, weird, or wacky, let these tour guides guide you through an evening of adventure. All people of all faiths and backgrounds, including skeptics, are welcomed.

At the start of the tour, you are handed real ghost hunting equipment just like that used by professionals and on TV.  You then set out visiting known ghostly places and getting behind the scenes into what hauntings are all about. Unlike other ghost tours, this is not a theatrical performance where lanterns are carried and your guides are dressed up in period costumes. It's a true view into the reality of paranormal investigations, the equipment and techniques are used by professonals, and how they separate the truth from the hoaxes.

Click Here for more details.

 

Butte Creek Falls for a picnic and and a dip in the swimming hole.  This is the first of three significant waterfalls on Butte Creek accessible along the Butte Creek Falls trail system. The Upper falls drop over a wide, uniform and extremely undercut ledge into a large pool below. Paths lead behind the falls into the deep grotto from the trail near the falls. The undercut is so deep that boaters who run this waterfall can even paddle THROUGH the falls. The falls are accessed via an excellent trail system, built by the Oregon State Department of Forestry, which has set aside a chunk of land surrounding the falls for protection, which is nice to see, after driving through the massive clear-cuts en route to the falls.

Click Here for more details.

 

 

Enchanted Forest - Children find a world of fantasy in the beautiful lush forest of this land of enchantment, also home of the Big Timber Log Ride, the biggest log ride in the NW.  Enjoy Western Town, Summer Comedy Theater, English Village, Fasntasy Fountains water-light show and kiddy and adult rides for the entire family's enjoyment.  Gift shops, food, charming picnic areas and more.  Click Here for more details.

 

Festival of Balloons  in Tigard - weekend events include a carnival, good food, 5K run, car show and of course  morning hot air ballooon launches and NW Natural Night Glow.  Click Here for more details.

 

 

Forest Grove's Concours d'Elegance features over 300 classic cars, trucks, motorcycles and other autos from the Pacific Northwest and beyond, as well as musical stage acts and tasty summer treats that make it fun for the whole family. Proceeds from the Concours d'Elegance help fund scholarships and local charity projects.  Click Here for more detailed information.

 

 

4th of July Astoria

The area of Astoria and Warrenton is a nationally significant historic region at the western end of the Lewis & Clark Trail. Astoria is the oldest American settlement west of the Rockies; a place that takes visitors back to simpler times, its architecture dominated by hundreds of Victorian homes clinging to steep wooded hillsides and with a revitalized 1920s era downtown; all set against a backdrop of tremendous natural beauty in the temperate rain forest at the mouth of the Columbia River. Visitors have an opportunity to escape into an appealing, intriguing past. Unspoiled and generally uncrowded, Astoria and Warrenton nonetheless have several first-class interpretive attractions including Fort Clatsop, the Columbia River Maritime Museum, the Flavel House, Fort Stevens State Park, the Astoria Riverfront Trolley and the Astoria Column. The area has an extraordinary sense of place and feeling of history.

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Gearhart - Everyone's got a favorite beach in Oregon for one reason or another.  This summer our focus is on the charming and secluded coastal community of Geahart.  Envision Angela Landsbury riding through town on a beach bike with a basket full of flowers.  There's an old fashioned ice cream shop, a gourmet restaurant, general store, gift shops and plenty of motels, hotels and vacation rentals set on a backdrop of pristine beaches that rival the expanse and ambiance of those one finds in the The Hamptons.  Click Here for more details.

 

Glider Plane Rides

Click Here for more detailed information.

 

 

Glowing Green Minature Golf - A Pirate Island Adventure Themed minature golf course packed with a ton of animated sets with adventure sounds, but the wildest thing is the cool 3-D Ultraviolet blacklight art.   Click Here for more details.

 

Hellgate Jet Boat Excursions

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Kah-Nee-Ta Resort, Casino and Spa offers a variety of accommodations from suites and private view balcony rooms in the Lodge to Village suites and teepees and even a full-service RV Park. Every option is close to all the fun and diverse activities available at Kah-Nee-Ta.  Click Here for more details.

 

 

Malibu Raceway is a state of the art facility dedicated to racing and competition.  Enjoy one of three different styles of race cars.  High powered indy style cars for adults, two-seater cars and even cars for the kids. They also have batting cages for all skill levels, a game room, the Pit Stop Snack Bar and great package deals.  Check 'em out!  Click Here

 

Maryhill Winery Concerts at the Ampitheater - what a spectacular line-up this year; Earth Wind and Fire, Chris Isaak, Allison Krauss & Union Station and Huey Lews & The News.

Click Here to get your tickets now!

 

Movies In The Park - Presented by KeyBank and The City of Portland

Click Here for 2012's line-up of movies and a schedule (June 29-Sept. 8, 2012)

 

  Newberg Drive-In

Click Here for more details.

 

 

Oregon State Fair - August 24 - September 3, 2012

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PDX Adult Soapbox Derby - Once a year a brave group of racers convene on the daunting slopes of Mt. Tabor to test their metal to their mettle, spill their blood, or even worse, spill their BEER. This unique community of thrill seekers pays homage to the city's volcano that allows these rebels to tickle her spine annually.  Click Here for more details.

 

Port of Toledo Annual Wooden Boat Show

The Wooden Boat Show showcases vintage and new wooden boats at Port Dock One. The finest boat builders in the Pacific Northwest come to display their work and demonstrate their craft. Live music, food from various vendors and events for the whole family. Local artisans line the walk to display and sell their work.  Click Here for more detailed information.

 

Sand Rail Tours - Some of the worlds largest and most beautiful dunes are located on the Central Oregon Coast. Glistening valleys, vast hills of shifting sand, and desert atmosphere make the dunes truly a must see!

When it comes to fun and excitement, Sand Rail Tours can accommodate just about everyone’s needs. From an exciting guided Sand Rail Tour or a Professionally guided Interpretive Scenic Tour on one of our Famous Big Purple Buggies driven by our skilled drivers.  Click Here for more detailed information.

 

Put the spring back in your family's steps with a memorable local Spring Break adventure!

DAYTRIPS

Ape Caves

Astoria

Enchanted Forest

Kah-Nee-Ta Warm Springs

Multnomah Falls

Mt. Hood Meadows

Mt. Hood Ski Bowl

Newport Aquarium

Seaside

Stonehenge Replica

Timberline Lodge

Treehouse Ziplines

The Water Park at Evergreen Aviation

Wildlife Safari

 

 

IN TOWN

Beard Pappa's

Beyond Bizarre Portland Underground Ghost Tour

Big Al's

Bullwinkle's Fun Center

Classical Chinese Gardens and Old Town

Cowboy Jerry's Horse Backriding Lessons

Forest Park

The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium

Glowing Greens

Grand Central Bowling

Lloyd Center Ice Rink

Malibu Raceway

North Clackamas Aquatic Park

Oaks Park

OMSI

Oregon Glider Rides

Oregon Zoo

Portland Art Museum

Portland Childrens Museum

Portland Rock Gym

Powell's Books

Regal Cinemas

St. Cupcake's

VooDoo Doughnuts

Voicebox Karaoke

Washington Square Mall

 

 

SpringBreak Getaway Destinations

Black Butte

Crater Lake

Detroit Lake

Great Wolf Lodge

Kah-Nee-Tah

Oregon Coast

Sunriver

Several elegantly appointed oceanfront vacation rentals on the Oregon coast are just a phone-call away through Starfish Vacation Rentals!

 

Hakuna Matata in Rockaway Beach

Margaritaville in Rockaway Beach

Beach Pines Bungalow in Arch Cape

Rancho del Mar in Arch Cape

Call Danña at Starfish Vacation Rentals - 503.297.4090

We've gone off the deep-end over Jantzen's retro swimwear available at Popina Swimwear

This one piece bathing suit cuts an elegant silhouette with front shirring and detachable strap.  Click Here to peruse Popina's full line of swim wear.