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Free Events This Weekend in Portland: Oct 26–28

October 25th, 2007

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Update: A couple more events:

Friday: Stanley Parr Archives & Records Center Open House. Visit Metroblogging Portland for details.

Saturday: Great Pumpkin Event at the Portland Farmers Market. Check extramsg.com for more info.

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

Friday, October 26

• According to Willamette Week: “Poets Jim Fleming, Jane Glazer, Joan Maiers, Leah Stenson and Ron Talney read their ‘haunting’ poetry at Lake O’s Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe this Friday. The free event will also feature live jazz music, and any donations received during the evening will benefit the orphans at Little River of Artibonite, Haiti. Scary poems + chocolate + jazz + good cause = awesomeness. Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe, 45 S State Street, Lake Oswego, 697-7097. 7 pm. Free.”

• Kasey Anderson will be playing at Music Millennium at 6:00 pm. For more information, visit the Music Millennium website.

• The Foghorn Stringband will be performing at Kennedy School at 7:00 pm. All ages. For more information, visit the Kennedy School website.

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

• T. Ray and the Shades 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.

• Reading Frenzy is celebrating the release of Please Listen I Have Something to Tell You About What Is. Please Listen… is a beautiful full-color, jam-packed retrospective of Chris Johanson’s work from the past 10+ years, with text by Aaron Rose, and contributions by Sean Kennerly and Jack Hanley. Chris will be on hand to sign books in between djing. There will be snacks and other treats. The event starts at 7:00 pm. For more information, visit the Reading Frenzy website.

• Bart King, author of An Architectural Guidebook to Portland, will be speaking at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside at 7:30 pm. For more information, visit the Powell’s website.

Saturday, October 27

• Portland Zombie Walk 2007 is happening in downtown Portland. Dress up like a zombie and meet in Pioneer Courthouse Square at 6:00 pm. Walk around pretending to eat brains. For more information on this and other affordable zombie-related events happening on Saturday, click here.

• The Portland Baroque Chamber Players, with harpsichord, cello and baroque violins, will bring the great music of the 17th and 18th centuries back to life for modern audiences, including masterpieces by J.S. Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. The musicians will play authentic period instruments (and locally crafted reproductions). The concert will take place at the Central Library in the Collins Gallery (3rd floor) from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Space is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

• Jazz guitarist Anson Wright will perform at Woodstock Library from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Space is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

• Author/writer Lynn Darroch will present a series of narratives about musicians, authors and others in the Latin world that are set to music performed live by guitarist Alfredo Muro and accompanied by percussionist Gary Hobbs. The event will take place at the Belmont Library from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Space is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

• Ledding Library in Milwaukie is hosting a Halloween party starting at 2:00 pm. Storyteller Will Hornyak will share friendly ghost stories. The party will include a scavenger hunt and crafts in addition to the storytelling. Children of all ages are welcome, with or without costumes. For more information, click here.

• Redwalls will be playing at Music Millennium at 1:00 pm. For more information, visit the Music Millennium website.

• Eric John Kaiser will be performing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. 21 and over. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

• Cornelius Pass Roadhouse will be hosting a Halloween Costume Party at 7:00 pm, featuring live music by Spigot. For more information, visit the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse website.

• The Brothers Jam 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.

• Mary Lynn Archibald will read from her book Accidental Cowgirl—Six Cows, No Horse and No Clue at In Other Words Women’s Books and Resources at 2:00 pm. For more information, visit the In Other Words website.

• Meet Kim Werker, author of the new crochet book Crochet Me: Designs to Fuel the Crochet Revolution, at 1:00 pm at Yarn Garden. Please contact Yarn Garden for more information.

• The 10th Annual Montavilla/East Portland Halloween Carnival is happening at the East Portland Community Center. Carnival games (special games for kids aged 3 and 4), face painting and crafts. The event starts at 4:00 pm. Tickets are 4 for $1 at the door. Bring 2 cans of food for the Oregon Food Bank and receive a maximum of 4 tickets per family for free. Appropriate for preschool & grade school ages with an adult. Fuel yourself with a Hot Dog Dinner (hot dog, chips & soda or water) for only $3! Carnival ends with a Costume Parade at 6:20 pm. For more information, click here.

• St. Johns Spooktacular is happening at the St. Johns Community Center from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Ages 3 to 11 with parents. Carnival, candy, prizes, snack bar, balloons, face painting, tattoos. Cost: 5 tickets for $1. Donate a can of food for the Oregon Food Bank and get 5 free tickets. (Limit of 1 can per child.) For more information, click here.

Sunday, October 28

• The Lead Safe Families Coalition will host a Lead Safe Portland event at the Matt Dishman Community Center from noon to 2:00 pm. The event will offer free blood lead testing for children, screening of toys for lead, workshops on removing lead-based paint, free food and free wooden toys for children up to age 12. For more information, click here.

• Excalibur Comics will host Wonder Woman Day from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. At this all-ages event, comic book creators Phil Jimenez, Gail Simone and Anne Timmons will be signing Wonder Woman comics and special art prints. There will also be a silent art auction with more than 150 of the world’s top artists contributing original art, plus raffles, costumes, and rare memorabilia. Anyone of any age who comes dressed in a super-hero costume will get free prizes. Proceeds from the event will benefit Raphael House of Portland, Bradley-Angle House, and Portland Women’s Crisis Line. For more information, click here.

• The Q Center is hosting its annual Spooktacular from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. This is a family-friendly event including pumpkin carving contests, kids crafts, costume awards, and caramel apples. For more information, click here.

• The MOMS Club of West Linn is hosting the third annual West Linn Spooky Stroll. Costumed moms, dads, kids and on-leash pets are invited to participate. The .7 mile stroll starts and ends at Tanner Creek Park in West Linn. Event begins at 3:00 pm and also includes music, crafts and goodies donated from parade sponsors. All net proceeds support the West Linn Holiday Food Drive. For more information, click here or here.

• Celebrate the fall harvest season at Fairview-Columbia Library from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Come to the library for an afternoon of autumnal crafts, stories and games. Space is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

• It’s Family Discovery Sunday at the Museum of Contemporary Craft. This month’s theme is Designed to Use. Learn how to build a simple piece of furniture that has 101 uses. We’ll make a simple bench that will live at the Museum and also make a model to take home. Join Gary Rogowski and staff of the Northwest Wood Working Studio for an afternoon of furniture-making fun. The event lasts from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. For more information, visit the Museum of Contemporary Craft website.

• Billy Kennedy will be performing at Edgefield at 5:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

• Harrell Fletcher will talk about his book Learning to Love You More at 7:30 pm at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside. For more information, visit the Powell’s website.

• The Central Library will host “Portland Opera Preview: Cinderella” from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Chorus Master Robert Ainsley will give an inside look at the new production of Rossini’s Cinderella. Space is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

If you know of any other free events happening this weekend, please write a comment about it. If you’d like me to include an event in a future round-up, feel free to contact me.

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