Update: The 40th Annual Holiday Cheer & Authors’ Party will be held on Sunday, December 2, 2007 in the James F. Miller Pavilion at the Oregon Historical Society. More than sixty-five authors from the Pacific Northwest will be signing copies of their latest books from noon until 4:00 pm. Admission to the event and Oregon Historical Society Museum is free. For more information, visit the OHS website.
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Admission is free for all of the events listed here. Have a great weekend!
Friday, November 30
Beaverton is having its tree lighting celebration at 6:00 pm at the Beaverton Round Central MAX Station near Millikan Way and Watson Avenue. There’ll be children’s craft workshops, musical performances by the Rock Creek Elementary School Choir and Radio Disney, treats for the kids, and Santa. For more information, visit the City of Beaverton website.
Holiday Ale Festival is happening at Pioneer Courthouse Square all weekend. Friday and Saturday: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm. Sunday: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Admission is free. A one-time purchase 2007 souvenir mug is required for tasting beer and costs $5. At the bar, patrons pay for each mug of beer with script which are $1 each. A taste of beer is one script and a full mug is four script. Complimentary root beer garden for designated drivers. For more information, visit the Holiday Ale Festival website.
Beth Willis will be performing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.
Floating Glass Balls 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.
Saturday, December 1
The Audubon Society of Portland is hosting a Holiday Open House. Saturday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Sunday, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. The event features live bluegrass music and free workshops on attracting and observing urban wildlife plus storytime with puppets for the kids. For a full schedule of events and more information, visit the Audubon Society of Portland website.
Oregon City’s tree lighting event is happening at 4:30 pm in Liberty Plaza, located in Historic Downtown Oregon City on Main Street next to the Clackamas County Courthouse. Santa arrives at 5:00 pm. Music and refreshments available. For more information, visit the Oregon City website.
West Linn’s tree lighting celebration will be happening at City Hall at 6:30 pm. Performance by the West Linn Community Chorus, a sing-along, cookie decorating, refreshments. For more information, visit the West Linn website.
Holiday Ale Festival is happening at Pioneer Courthouse Square all weekend. Friday and Saturday: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm. Sunday: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Admission is free. A one-time purchase 2007 souvenir mug is required for tasting beer and costs $5. At the bar, patrons pay for each mug of beer with script which are $1 each. A taste of beer is one script and a full mug is four script. Complimentary root beer garden for designated drivers. For more information, visit the Holiday Ale Festival website.
Tennis player Stan Smith will be at the Adidas Originals store from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. According to the Willamette Week: Did you know Stan Smith is alive? The tennis legend (and shoe inspiration) is not only still kicking it, but he’ll be making a rare appearance, in honor of the Davis Cup, at the Adidas Originals store. To celebrate, Adidas commissioned a few local artists to create work in honor of Stan! Adidas Originals, 1039 NW Couch St., 226-2139.
Ky-Mani Marley will be at Music Millennium at 1:00 pm. For more information, visit the Music Millennium website.
Candye Kane will be at Music Millennium at 4:00 pm. For more information, visit the Music Millennium website.
The Christmas Ship Parade will be making a special pre-season appearance in the Camas/Washougal area at 7:00 pm. The Fleet will assemble in front of the Port of Camas/Washougal and parade in the area for about an hour. For more information, visit the Christmas Ship Parade website.
Jean McGowan will be performing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.
River City Bicycles is hosting a holiday party and one-man show with Portland’s own Joe “Metal Cowboy” Kurmaskie. Celebrate the holidays in hilarious style with Joe “Metal Cowboy” Kurmaskie. He’s been called Bill Bryson on a bike by the Boston Globe and David Sedaris Trapped In The Body of Lance Armstrong by USA Today. Family-friendly fun: multimedia performance, demo, Q&A, swag giveaway and book signing—all proceeds go to Camp Creative “No Child Left Inside!” Free beer. 5:30 pm doors open, show at 6:00 pm. For more information, visit the River City Bicycles website.
Sunday, December 2
The Audubon Society of Portland is hosting a Holiday Open House. Saturday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Sunday, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. The event features live bluegrass music and free workshops on attracting and observing urban wildlife plus storytime with puppets for the kids. For a full schedule of events and more information, visit the Audubon Society of Portland website.
Holiday Ale Festival is happening at Pioneer Courthouse Square all weekend. Friday and Saturday: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm. Sunday: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Admission is free. A one-time purchase 2007 souvenir mug is required for tasting beer and costs $5. At the bar, patrons pay for each mug of beer with script which are $1 each. A taste of beer is one script and a full mug is four script. Complimentary root beer garden for designated drivers. For more information, visit the Holiday Ale Festival website.
Guitarist Peter Zisa will perform at the Old Church at 7:30 pm. The evening will feature notable Portland musicians and will introduce Young Talent Artists of the community. An instrument will be awarded to a young aspiring musician. Artists will sign their CDs at intermission and after the event. For more information, visit the Old Church website.
JackMcMahon will be performing at Edgefield at 5:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.
I went to a book launch party for the first time last night. The revelry took place at 23 Sandy, a small gallery in NE Portland. The star of the show was a book called You Have Time For This: Contemporary American Short-Short Stories published by Portland State University’s Ooligan Press.
I’ve been to book readings in the past, which I realized are quite different from book parties. At a book reading, you sit down, and the author reads a little of the book and answers audience questions. Then you leave, or you line up to get your book signed. I’ve been to a number of readings (from indie poets to Chuck Palahniuk), and they were orderly and low-key.
In contrast, a book party is a book reading with (as the name suggests) more of a party atmosphere. I got to 23 Sandy at the party’s start time, 7:00 pm, and the place was already crowded. By 8:00 pm when the readings were scheduled to begin, the windows were fogged up, and the noise level was at shouting. I’m not sure what the capacity of the space was, but I’m sure we maxed it. There were no chairs, but there were snacks and alcohol, which I’ve never seen at a book reading.
The readings were lovely (the authors of the book couldn’t make the party, so Ooligan had winners of its flash fiction contest read). And it was a lot of fun to be able to socialize with classmates outside of class. (If you don’t already know, I’m a part-time master’s student.)
If you love books, rubbing elbows with authors, and chatting with other book lovers, I would recommend checking out a book launch party. The Ooligan party was free, and I’ll be sure to post other free ones in my weekend round-ups. You can also find out about book events (both readings and parties) by checking the websites of publishers, bookstores and literary organizations.
Happy Thanksgiving, all! Here’s this week’s summary of free events. Admission is free for all of the events listed here. Have a great weekend!
Friday, November 23
The Macy’s Holiday Parade will be winding its way through downtown Portland early Friday morning. According to the Portland Oregon Visitors Association website: “The parade is scheduled to begin at 8:45 a.m. at Lincoln High School, travel north on Southwest 14th Avenue, east on Southwest Alder Street … south on Southwest Second Avenue and west up Taylor Street to an ending point near Lincoln High.”
The Tree Lighting Ceremony at Pioneer Courthouse Square will be taking place at 5:30 pm. Mayor Tom Potter and Santa will be there. And the Portland Jazz Orchestra with Valerie Day will perform. For more information, visit the Pioneer Courthouse Square website.
There will be a tree lighting celebrationat Bridgeport Village as well…with Santa (hmm, I wonder who gets the real Santa? ). You’ll be treated to entertainment by the Oregon Symphony’s Yuletide Spectacular Tap Dancing Elves and Brass Quintet, as well as the 140-member Oregon Children’s Choir. Dickensian characters and other performers will pass out free hot chocolate along with other festive surprises throughout the evening. The event starts at 6:00 pm at the Center Court Gazebo. For more information, visit the Bridgeport Village website.
The City of Lake Oswego is having its own tree lighting celebration from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Join the City and the Chamber of Commerce for a fun evening of refreshments and caroling, great music and entertainment—even a special guest! Gather at the corner of 5th Street and A Avenue to join in this holiday tradition. Visit the Lake Oswego website for more information.
Last but not least, the City of Vancouver’s annual tree lighting celebration is happening at Esther Short Park. The event will feature performances by the Cascade Middle School choir and Radio Disney. Hot beverages and baked goods will be served in the hospitality tent. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for SHARE Vancouver. Hospitality tent opens at 5:00 pm. Radio Disney performance, 6:00 pm. Official Lighting Ceremony, 7:00 pm. For more information, visit the Vancouver website.
Alpacas of Oregon will be hosting an Open Barn in Sherwood. Meet the alpacas and watch fiber demos. 10:00 am–4:00 pm. For more information, visit the Alpacas of Oregon website. Thanks DIY Alert for the heads up!
Eddie Parente Duo 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.
Bagdad Theater & Pub is hosting alocal comedy showcase at 10:20 pm. Ages 21 and over. For more information, visit Bagdad website.
Someday Lounge is hosting The Fix starring Rev Shines of Lifesavas, Ohmega Watts, DJ Kez, and DJ Dun Diggy at 9:00 pm. For more information, visit the Someday Lounge website.
The Title Wave Used Bookstore is having a Customer Appreciation Sale. Receive 55% off most purchases. Look for treasures hidden throughout the store: gift certificates, gifts, coupons for bigger discounts. One treasure per customer. 8:00 am–4:00 pm. The Title Wave Bookstore is stocked with items that have been retired from the Multnomah County Library system. Browse through 20,000 used books, records, CDs, DVDs, videos, magazines and cassettes. Regular prices start at $2 for hardback novels and nonfiction. Some items start at $0.25. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
Saturday, November 24
Alpacas of Oregon will be hosting an Open Barn in Sherwood. Meet the alpacas and watch fiber demos. 10:00 am–4:00 pm. For more information, visit the Alpacas of Oregon website.
Eric John Kaiser will be playing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.
Acoustic Minds 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.
Boka Marimba will be playing dance music from Zimbabwe and southern Africa from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm at the Skidmore Market (2nd and Ankeny in downtown Portland, just across the MAX tracks from Saturday Market). Thanks to reader Mary for the heads up!
Sunday, November 25
It’s Family Discovery Sunday at the Museum of Contemporary Craft from 1:00 pm–4:00 pm. This month’s theme is Doodle Your Daydream. Come for a day of ceramic painting with the Pearl District’s Ready Paint Fire, as your guide. Adorn a piece of white ceramic pottery with images of your own reveries. Suggested firing fee donation: $2. For more information, visit the Museum of Contemporary Craft website.
Scissors For Lefty will be at Music Millennium at 4:00 pm. For more information, visit the Music Millennium website.
Billy Kennedy will be playing at Edgefield at 5:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.
Boka Marimba will be playing dance music from Zimbabwe and southern Africa from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm at the Skidmore Market (2nd and Ankeny in downtown Portland, just across the MAX tracks from Saturday Market).
Willamette Week’s monthly Portland Lounge Series is happening at Towne Lounge. Leigh Marble and Andy Combs will perform. 9:30 pm. For more information, visit the Towne Lounge website.
The fine people at PDXSwap.com are hosting a gift swap on December 1. If you’d like to curb your holiday spending, as well as purge your drawers of giftable items that don’t suit your needs, this event may be for you.
The swap is for nice, working items that would make great gifts (such as like-new-condition toys, pretty candles that have never been burned, the George Foreman grill that’s still in the box because you’re a vegetarian, etc.).
Details in a nutshell:
What: December Gift Swap
When: Saturday, December 1, 2:00 pm (get there by at least 1:45 pm to set up your stuff)
Who: Women, men and teens are invited, but small children will need to stay at home because all of the items will be on the floor.
Where: Presbyterian Church of Laurelhurst (in the gym), 935 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97232, 503-232-9129
Directions: two blocks south of Sandy Blvd on 33rd, at Pacific Street, in a small modern red brick building. There is a large parking lot behind the church. Enter through the door closest the play structure. There will be signs. RSVP to small@pdxswap.com
What to bring: clean and working giftable items. No trash or broken/dirty/greasy/gross stuff. This is a volunteer event and no money is being made, so there will be no dumpsters or other way to dispose of trash. In order to make this fair for everyone, make sure each item can fit in the backseat of a car or in a trunk. (In other words, you will need to leave your unused, unwanted luxury yacht at home, sorry.) Also be sure to bring bags and boxes to carry home your newfound gifts and stocking stuffers. Lastly, the gym is unheated, so dress for warmth.
What to expect at the swap: When you get there, you’ll lay your items on the floor by category—toys with toys, books with books, etc. At the start of the swap, everyone will get 15 minutes to find 10 items. After that, people will be able to rummage through the remaining items as much as they please, being sure not to venture into piles of things that others have already claimed.
Depending on the quantity and quality of items people bring in, this could be a way to settle your shopping list a whole 24 days before Christmas…without spending any money. Am I being too optimistic?
For more information and to RSVP for this event, email small@pdxswap.com.
Admission is free for all of the events listed here. Have a great weekend!
Friday, November 16
Literary Arts is hosting aparty to honor this year’s Oregon Book Awards finalists. Finalists in the poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction categories will read brief selections from their work. Complimentary wine and refreshments will be served, and books will be available for purchase. 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel. For more information, visit the Literary Arts website.
El Carnaval del Caribe is happening at Matt Dishman Community Center. There’ll be live Cuban music by Caña Son, salsa lessons, face painting, carnival games, and free family swim. 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Admission is technically not free…it’ll cost you two cans of food per person. Game tickets are four for $1. Food from Cuban restaurant Pambiche will be available for purchase.
Kate Mann will be performing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.
Guy Tyler 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.
Clive Cussler will be talking about his book The Chase at 7:00 pm at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing. For more information, visit the Powell’s website.
Norman Solomon will present his book Made Love, Got War at 7:30 pm at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside. For more information, visit the Powell’s website.
Saturday, November 17
TheMultnomah County Library is hosting its annualTapestry of Tales Storytelling Festival. Starting at 11:00 am, authors will be sharing their stories at various Portland libraries. The festival will culminate with the “Tapestry of Tales Tellabration and Finale” at the First Unitarian Church. Details below.
11:00 am
Andy Offutt Irwin at Hollywood Library
Beth Horner at Gregory Heights Library
Carol Russell at Central Library, U.S. Bank Room
Rick Huddle at Fairview–Columbia Library
1:00 pm
Beth Horner at Hollywood Library
Andy Offutt Irwin at Northwest Library
Anne Rutherford at Sellwood–Moreland Library
3:00 pm
Carol Russell at Woodstock Library
Anne Rutherford at Belmont Library
Rick Huddle at Holgate Library
Tapestry of Tales Tellabration and Finale
7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
First Unitarian Church
1011 SW 12th Ave., Portland, Oregon
Come celebrate a world of stories with Carol Russell, Andy Offutt Irwin, and Beth Horner. This performance will have sign language interpreters. Recommended for ages 8 and up.
Experience Philippine music, dance, displays, and food at “A Taste of the Philippines,” a cultural event hosted by the Tualatin Historical Society and The Philippine Nurses Association of Oregon & Washington. The festival will take place at the Tualatin Heritage Center from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. An authentic island lunch will also be served from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm in the community room at the Tualatin Police Department (reservations needed). For more information, click here.
The Fix-It Fair, presented by The City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development, will be taking place at SEI from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm. The fair features workshops and resources focused on health and nutrition, home repairs, gardening, and money-saving tips. For more information, click here.
Jimmy Bivens will be performing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield 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.
DJ Copy, DJ BJ, and E*Rock will be at Someday Lounge at 9:00 pm. For more information, visit the Someday Lounge website.
Sunday, November 18
It’s the Hotel deLuxe’s Sunday Movie Night. Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories will be playing. The Screening Room, located off the hotel lobby, opens at 6:00 pm, the movie begins at 6:30 pm. RSVP to 503.219.2093. For more information, visit the Hotel deLuxe’s website.
Brian McLaren will talk about his book Everything Must Change at 7:30 pm at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside. For more information, visit the Powell’s 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.
To avoid another update to the “Free Events” post, I’m doing a new post to tell you about the free workshops on Saturday at the Northwest Film & Video Festival. Here are the details:
WORKSHOP: SELLING OUT
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2:30 PM WHITSELL AUDITORIUM
Making your way as an artist has always been a dodgy proposition. If you’re any good, temptations arise to coax you down the devil’s path to commercial projects and that huge cancer to important groundbreaking art, fed and fattened artists. How does the Northwest filmmaker balance dedication to the art with the passion for bigger projects and a little financial comfort? In this sea of filmmaking fellowship, why do some filmmakers continue to ditch the Northwest for bigger markets? In the age of telecommuting, is that really necessary any more? Join us for a frank discussion-moderated by Warren Etheredge-with several Northwest filmmakers experiencing various degrees of temptation. Learn from their stories how you too can sell out- maybe you can even do it without compromising.
FREE ADMISSION
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 4:00PM WHITSELL AUDITORIUM
HOSTED BY WARREN ETHEREDGE So worked your ass off and bled a little but your film isn’t exactly burning up the festival circuit. Is it you? Is it them? Is it something that might be easily fixed? You may have had plenty of unsolicited advice to go along with the rejection letters, but how about some straightforward advice from a pro? Today, we’ve invited Seattle film guru Warren Etheredge back to the Festival to take a look at the first five minutes or so of brave filmmakers’ films and offer his (brutally honest) insight, delivered, with his trademark wit and good will. If you are interested in baring your cinematic soul, sign up by contacting thomas@nwfilm.org. First come, first served as time allows In addition to curating, organizing and hosting all events for The Warren Report, Warren Etheredge is the President and Head of Development for LOCKSPRING PICTURES, served as the Curator for the 1 Reel Film Festival at Seattle’s Bumbershoot and is one of the founding faculty of The Film School in Seattle.
Following the workshop, stay for a special screening of Etheredge’s television show, The Warren Report. In the episode, titled DO ME, Warren talks about the titillating and controversial subject of sexual addiction with witty alleged experts like Dan Savage, filmmaker Caveh Zahedi, and Dr. Pepper Schwartz We should mention the obvious, that this show contains frank talk about adult situations.
FREE ADMISSION
Portland International Airport is having an open house. Learn about “Airport Futures,” a three-year planning process for the airport, tour the airfield, and share your ideas. For more information, visit the Port of Portland website. Thank you reader Emilio for the heads up!
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Admission is free for all of the events listed here (a few events are free to veterans only). Have a great weekend!
Friday, November 9
The big Christmas tree is coming! At noon, the City’s 75-foot tree, gifted by Stimson Lumber Company, will arrive at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Santa will be there too. For more information, visit the Pioneer Courthouse Square website.
Jackpot Records and the Crystal Ballroom invite fans of The Flaming Lips to experience “Zaireeka,”on the album’s 10th anniversary, as they’ve never heard and experienced it before: bigger, louder, sweeter and stranger, with Lips leader Wayne Coyne on screen to give listeners a guided tour through the work. 8:00 pm doors, 9:00 pm show. Ages 21 and over. For more information, visit the Crystal Ballroom website.
Maldon Meehan and the Footnotes (traditional Irish music and dance) will be performing at the Tigard Library from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. For more information, visit the Tigard Library website.
Mark Ransom will be performing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.
Paula Wenzel 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.
Historian Daniel Walker Howe will talk about his book What Hath God Wrought at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside at 7:30 pm. For more information, visit the Powell’s website.
Saturday, November 10
Vancouver is hosting its 21st Annual Veterans Day Parade. The parade will begin at 11:00 am with the firing of the Howitzer cannons on the Parade Ground at the Historic Reserve. The parade starts at the corner of East Reserve Street and Officers Row and then proceeds west toward the downtown core and ends at Esther Short Park. The parade will take place rain or shine. For more information, visit the City of Vancouver website.
Subatomic Books is celebrating the publication of Steve Libbey’s book The Bloodbaths at Work/Sound at 8:00 pm. There will be music by funk band The Golden Greats and DJ sets by DJ Norto and DJ Miss Spent-Youth (the cover girl for the book), special customized “Bloodbath” beer, and food. And you’ll be able to buy the book at a discount and signed by the author. For more information, visit the Subatomic Books website.
Critically-acclaimed, award-winning concert pianist Eldred Marshall will perform “Hammerklavier” at 8:00 pm at the Portland Community Music Center, located at 3350 SE Francis Street. This is part of Marshall’s 8-concert series in which he’ll attempt to play the entire series of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven from memory. The recitals will take place throughout September, October, November and December of 2007. The events are free, but donations are welcomed and encouraged. For more information, click here.
American Indian Storyteller Ed Edmo will be speaking at the North Portland Library from 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm. Ed Edmo learned the art of storytelling from his father, who told him Indian legends. Many of them were based on the geography, history, and culture of the area around the Celilo Falls where he grew up. Space is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
Lincoln Crockett will be performing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.
SLA 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.
Union Rose and Stubby Pencil Studio are hosting a kidscard-making event. From 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, kids can color a card for themselves, and create another for the Portland VA Medical Center, in honor of Veterans Day. For more information, visit the Union Rose website. Thanks to DIY Alert for the heads up!
Sunday, November 11
Kennedy School is hosting the Yoga Calm for Children book launch celebration. The party will include a Yoga Calm kids demonstration, author readings, a multimedia show, and a rare performance by international World Music artists Benjy & Heather Wertheimer. 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. All ages welcome; kids with adults only. For more information, visit the Kennedy School website.
Muse Art + Design is celebrating its third anniversary with a holiday card-making event. From noon to 5:00 pm, a variety of supplies will be provided for you to make your own unique greeting card to share your creativity and holiday cheer with a friend, family member, or loved one. For more information, visit the Muse Art + Design website.
Jon Koonce will be performing at Edgefield at 5:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.
Looking Glass Bookstore is hosting the publication party for Tony Wolk’s new novel Good Friday at 5:00 pm. For more information, visit the Looking Glass Bookstore website.
Martin Limon will be talking about his book The Wandering Ghost at 5:00 pm at Murder by the Book. For more information, visit the Murder by the Book website.
The Church of Craft is meeting at the Central Library at 12:30 pm. This month’s class is Paper Mosaic Greeting Cards. Seating is limited to 70 people, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For the list of supplies you’ll need to bring and more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
In honor of Veteran’s Day, the World Forestry Center’s Discovery Museum is offering free admission to all active and retired military personnel. For more information, visit the World Forestry Center website.
Imago Theatre will be hosting the US live stage premiere of The Fall 01 at 8:00 pm. Any veteran of any military service from anywhere in the world will be admitted free of charge. All other ticketing starts at $10. For more information, visit The Fall 01 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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