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Free Events This Weekend in Portland: Oct 5–7

October 5th, 2007

Admission is free to all of the events listed here. Have a great weekend!

Friday, October 5

• The Greek Festival is happening all weekend at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Folk dancing, food, children’s activities, and cooking demonstrations. 10:00 am to 10:00 pm on Friday and Saturday; noon to 8:00 pm on Sunday. For more information, click here.

• Pilar French will be performing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

• Red Rubber Band will be performing at Rock Creek Tavern at 9:00 pm. All ages until 10:00 pm. For more information, visit the Rock Creek Tavern website.

• Kieskagato and Better Homes & Gardens will be performing at Mississippi Studios at 10:00 pm. For more information, visit the Mississippi Studios website.

• David Blume, author of “Alcohol Can Be a Gas!: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century,” will be at Powell’s Technical Books at 7:00 pm. Blume’s book contains “everything you wanted to know about alcohol-fueled production but were afraid to ask.” For more information, visit the Powell’s website. 

• Poet Ellen Bass will present her fifth poetry collection, “The Human Line,” at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside at 7:30 pm. Poets Don Colburn and Willa Schneberg will also read pieces from Sarah Lantz’s book “Far Beyond Triage.” For more information, visit the Powell’s website. 

• Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary will be at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7:00 pm. Yarrow will be talking about his picture book “Puff, the Magic Dragon” which features an audio CD and illustrations by Eric Puybaret. For more information, visit the Powell’s website. 

Saturday, October 6

• The Greek Festival is happening all weekend at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Folk dancing, food, children’s activities, and cooking demonstrations. 10:00 am to 10:00 pm on Friday and Saturday; noon to 8:00 pm on Sunday. For more information, click here.

• The Wedge, a celebration of cheese, is happening at the Portland Farmers Market at PSU from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. You’ll be able to meet artisan cheese makers from throughout the Northwest and sample a wide variety of cheese. Tillie the Cow from Tillamook Creamery will be there, and kids will be able to win prizes for eating cheese made with cow, sheep, and goat milk. Beginning at 9:00 am, cheese experts, Portland chefs, and Oregon wine and craft beer pros will be giving talks and demos on a range of topics including designing a cheese plate, wrapping and storing cheese, mozzarella making, and the basics of pairing wine and cheese and beer and cheese. For a full schedule of activities, visit The Wedge website.

• Fulton Community Association (FCA) is hosting an Emergency Preparedness Fair from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Fulton Park Community Center (68 SW Miles). There will be information tables where people can learn more about local resources. Sheree Stewart, an environmental scientist and geologist, will speak at 1:30 pm about her firsthand experiences in the aftermath of hurricane Rita, and how the lessons she learned there directly apply to the earthquake risk we face in Portland. Lawrence Behmer from the Portland Office of Emergency Preparedness will speak at 3:00 pm about both the city’s “Know Your Neighbor” workshops and the “Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Teams” (NET). For more information, click here. Thanks to ReadySetMom for the heads up!

• The Central Library is hosting Café Banned, an annual celebration of the freedom to read that highlights the importance of intellectual freedom and reminds us not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. Writers Diana Abu-Jaber, Marc Acito and Margie Boulé will speak about and read from banned books. Free coffee and light refreshments. 2:00 pm–3:30 pm in the U.S. Bank Room. Space is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

• There’ll be a party in downtown Troutdale celebrating the city’s 100th birthday. Free cake and ice cream, carnival games, an antique car show, live music. Noon to 4:00 pm. For more information, visit the Troutdale website.  

• Sig Paulson will be performing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

• Ida Viper will be performing at Rock Creek Tavern at 9:00 pm. All ages until 10:00 pm. For more information, visit the Rock Creek Tavern website.

Sunday, October 7

• All ages are invited to the Bagdad Theater for a free showing of Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix at 2:00 pm. Kids will get free popcorn. For more information, visit the Bagdad website.

• The Greek Festival is happening all weekend at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Folk dancing, food, children’s activities, and cooking demonstrations. 10:00 am to 10:00 pm on Friday and Saturday; noon to 8:00 pm on Sunday. For more information, click here.

• Felicia Luna Lemus, Chris Abani and Joe Meno will be at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 7:30 pm. For more information, visit the Powell’s website. 

• Sonny Hess & Lisa Mann will be performing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

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