Twisted, a yarn and craft shop on NE Broadway, will be showing the ’80s flick Princess Bride at 6:00 pm. For more information, visit the Twisted website.
Climber Ed Viesturswill talk about his memoir No Shortcuts to the Topat 7:30 pm at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside. For details, visit the Powell’s website.
Gin Phillips will talk about her new book The Well and the Mine at 7:30 pm at Press Club. Trashcan Joewill then perform at 9:00 pm. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.
Saturday, March 1
SE Area ARTWalk: Take a self-guided tour of studios, home workspaces, galleries, host homes and businesses showcasing the work of 80 artists. The ARTWalk is from 10:00 am–5:00 pm and includes the boundaries of SE 9th to SE 41st and SE Powell to SE Hawthorne. For more information, visit www.seportlandartwalk.com.
Perfectly Pearl Modern Bridal Event: Nearly 40 businesses from the Pearl District will showcase their wedding ideas, services and merchandise. There’ll be a fashion show of gowns and jewelry, food and drink from caterers and restaurants, and more. Ecotrust Building (720 NW Ninth Avenue), 11:00 am–4:00 pm. For more information, visit the Perfectly Pearl website.
Delectable Designs with Cupcake Jones, Rockwood Library, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm: Learn about the origins of foods like vanilla and chocolate found in this year’s Every Family Reads book, Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico!, by Pat Mora. Then you’ll get the chance to decorate your own cupcake. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Space at this program is limited. Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
Symphony Storytime at Midland Library, 2:30 pm–3:30 pm: Enjoy music, storytime and hands-on crafts. A member of the Oregon Symphony will play and discuss orchestral music. Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
Gin Phillips will talk about her new book The Well and the Mine at Looking Glass Bookstore at 7:00 pm. For more information, visit the Looking Glass Bookstore website.
Sunday, March 2
Colin Meloy of The Decemberists will perform at Jackpot Records to celebrate the grand reopening of its Hawthorne location. The new space is located at 3574 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 2:00 pm. For more information, visit the Jackpot Records website.
SE Area ARTWalk: Take a self-guided tour of studios, home workspaces, galleries, host homes and businesses showcasing the work of 80 artists. The ARTWalk is from 10:00 am–5:00 pm and includes the boundaries of SE 9th to SE 41st and SE Powell to SE Hawthorne. For more information, visit www.seportlandartwalk.com.
GabrielBoehmer, author ofCity of Readers: The Book Lover’s Guide to Portland, will discuss all of the elements—bookstores, libraries, landmarks, authors, events—that create the ideal climate to experience the written word in Portland. Hollywood Library, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
The movie Adam’s Rib will be showing at St. Johns Library at 2:00 pm. Free tickets for limited seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program, at 1:30 pm. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
The movie Bananas starring Woody Allen will be showing at Press Club at 8:00 pm. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.
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.
Admission is free for all of these events. I highly recommend catching the Dimes at Music Millennium on Friday night. Have a great weekend!
Friday, February 22
Ski for free at Timberline courtesy of vitaminwater. Click here for details.
Portland Jazz Festival is offering a ton of free jazz shows around the city. Too many to list. Go to the Portland Jazz Festival website to see the complete schedule. Unless otherwise noted, performances are free and open to the public.
King Arthur Flour will be teaching two-hour classes on breadmaking at Celebrate! Catering, 15555 Southwest Bangy Road in Lake Oswego, 503.603.4516 (for directions only):
Yeast Breads: Sweet & Whole-Grain
12 noon to 2:00 pm
Local authors Tony Wolk and Molly Glosswill talk about their new books at Portland State University Branford P. Millar Library at 7:00 pm. Wolk’s new novel is Good Friday, and Gloss recently released The Hearts of Horses. For more information, visit the Willamette Week website.
Twisted, a yarn and craft shop on NE Broadway, will be showing the ’80s flick Gleaming the Cube starring Christian Slater at 6:00 pm. For more information, visit the Twisted website.
Saturday, February 23
Bagdad Theater is celebrating its 81st birthday with free movies, live music, kids’ activities and cake. Free movies: Labyrinth, 2:00 pm (all ages); True Romance, 10:45 pm (21 & over). The Wherewithals, Giant Bug Village and Hungry Holler will perform from 7:00 pm–9:00 pm (all ages). Family fun from 3:00 pm–6:00 pm. The party starts at noon and runs until midnight. All ages welcome until 9:00 pm. For more information, visit the Bagdad Theater website.
4th Annual Black History Celebration: Celebrate Black History Month with an evening of free food, music, poetry, and arts & crafts. The event will feature performances by No Kidding Choir, Liquid Moves Entertainment (hip hop dance), and Derrell “Sekou” Walker (West African dance, drumming and story telling), as well as poetry readings and spoken word. Matt Dishman Community Center (77 NE Knott, 503.823.5200), 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. For more information, visit the Portland Parks website.
Portland Diabetes EXPO is happening at the Oregon Convention Center from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The event offers free screenings, one-on-one consultations with medical professionals, demonstrations and seminars, more than 75 exhibits, and free product and food samples. For more information, visit www.diabetes.org/OregonEXPO.
Portland Jazz Festival is offering a ton of free jazz shows around the city. Too many to list. Go to the Portland Jazz Festival website to see the complete schedule. Unless otherwise noted, performances are free and open to the public.
Milagros, a boutique for kids and their moms, is throwing a party to celebrate its fourth birthday. There will be free balloon art and face painting, complimentary refreshments, giveaways, a kids’ climbing wall and more. 5433 NE 30th Avenue, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Visit the Milagros website for more information.
Yoav will be performing at Music Millennium at 3:00 pm. For more information, visit the Music Millennium website.
Road to Real will be performing at Borders in Bridgeport Village at 7:00 pm. For more information, visit the Borders website.
Paul Barkett (folk/rock singer) will perform at Borders in Gresham at 7:00 pm. For details, visit the Borders website.
Symphony Storytime at the Central Library, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm: Enjoy music, storytime and hands-on crafts. A member of the Oregon Symphony will play and discuss orchestral music. Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
King Arthur Flour will be teaching two-hour classes on breadmaking at Red Lion Hotel on the River, 909 N. Hayden Island Drive in Portland, 503.283.4466 (for directions only):
Yeast Breads: Sweet & Whole-Grain
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Free Dance Skirt Sewing Workshop, 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm at Center for Movement Arts: Members of Columbia River Sewing will show you how to cut out, fit, and make either a wrap skirt or a pull-on knit dance skirt in about 30 minutes. For more information, visit DIY Alert.
Hollywood Library will offer a workshop on how to trace your family history using resources from the library and elsewhere. Genealogists Janet Irwin and Stephen Hanks will lead the class. Janet is a librarian at Multnomah County Library, and Stephen is the author of Akee Tree: A Descendant’s Search for His Ancestors on the Eskridge Plantations and specializes in African American genealogy. 2:00 pm–4:30 pm. Visit the Multnomah County Library website for details.
Oregon Shadow Theaterwill perform an original shadow play based on the adventures of Anansi the Spider. The play includes marimba, Ghanaian hand drum and thumb piano sound effects. Midland Library, 2:00 pm–2:45 pm. Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
Billy Kennedy will be performing at Edgefield at 5:00 pm. Ages 21 and over. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.
A Celebration of Vi Gale, Poet and Publisher: Oregon poets and writers will come together to celebrate the work and life of Vi Gale, who passed away last year. Speakers include Walt Curtis, Barbara Drake, Anita Helle, Lawson Inada, Lars Nordstrom, Carlos Reyes, Vern Rutsala, Ralph Salisbury, Peter Sears, Kim Stafford, Lisa Steinman, Primus St. John and Ingrid Wendt. First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Avenue, 3:00 pm. For more information, visit the Oregonian website.
It’s Family Discovery Sunday at the Museum of Contemporary Craft from 1:00 pm–4:00 pm. You’ll learn how to create wearable art from simple materials. For more information, visit the Museum of Contemporary Craft website.
Mission Theater will be showing Casablanca at 2:30 pm. Then stay for the Academy Awards at 4:30 pm. For details, visit the Mission Theater 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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Restaurant.com sells discounted gift certificates for restaurants nationwide, about 50 in the Portland area. With the code, you can get, for example, a $25 gift certificate for $4. The code works for any gift certificate purchase.
To use the gift certificates, there are usually minimum purchase requirements, so be sure to read the fine print before deciding to purchase.
And be sure to visit the Coupon Mom regularly for more money-saving ideas!
Play Hooky with vitaminwater and 94/7 on Friday, February 22nd at Timberline Lodge Ski Area. Bring a bottle of vitaminwater and get a FREE LIFT TICKET! The vitaminwater team and pro snowboarder JJ Thomas will be on hand to give tips on shredding and responsible hydration! Sample vitaminwater and the new Still Creek Basin with 220 acres and 8 trails of fresh powder!
Admission is free for all of the events listed here.
Hope you all have a great President’s Day weekend!
Friday, February 15
Portland Jazz Festival is offering a ton of free jazz shows around the city. Too many to list. Go to the Portland Jazz Festival website to see the complete schedule. Unless otherwise noted, performances are free and open to the public. Also, note that PDX Jazz Pavilion is Pioneer Courthouse Square.
The Slants will perform at Music Millennium at 6:00 pm. For more information, visit the Music Millennium website.
Canoe will perform at Borders in Beaverton at 7:00 pm. Visit the Borders website for more information.
Paul Barkett will be playing at Borders in Vancouver at 7:00 pm. For more information, visit the Borders website.
Jimmy Bivens will be playing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.
Twisted, a yarn and craft shop on NE Broadway, will be showing the ’80s flick Nine to Fiveat 6:00 pm. Every Friday, they’ll be showing a different ’80s film. For more information, visit the Twisted website.
Natalie Goldberg will talk about her bookOld Friend from Far Away at 7:30 pm at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside. For more information, visit the Powell’s website.
Saturday, February 16
Portland Jazz Festival is offering a ton of free jazz shows around the city. Too many to list. Go to the Portland Jazz Festival website to see the complete schedule. Unless otherwise noted, performances are free and open to the public. Also, note that PDX Jazz Pavilion is Pioneer Courthouse Square.
18th Annual Cascade Festival of African Films presents the family film The Red Glasses. Kennedy School, 2:00 pm. Visit africanfilmfestival.org for more information.
The Legend of the Sky Kingdom, a family film, will be showing at Kennedy School at 3:00 pm. This is also part of the 18th Annual Cascade Festival of African Films. Visit africanfilmfestival.org for more information.
15th Annual McMenamins’ Hillsdale Brewfest is happening all day at Hillsdale Brewery & Public House starting at 11:00 am. Sample 20 different beers and vote for your favorite to represent McMenamins at the 21st Annual Oregon Brewers Festival in July. Admission is free and open to all ages (until 10:00 pm), but you’ll have to pay to try the beer. “Revelry and merriment” is also promised. For more information, visit the McMenamins website.
Kimya Dawson will perform at Music Millennium at 3:00 pm. For more information, visit the Music Millennium website.
Will Cocawill perform at Borders in Gresham at 7:00 pm. Visit the Borders website for more information.
Floating Pointe will be playing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Ages 21 and older. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.
The Henry IV will perform at Press Club at 8:30 pm. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.
Amazing African Animals: The Oregon Zoo invites families to learn how Africa’s smaller animals defend themselves. Capitol Hill Library, 1:30 pm. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
Symphony Storytime at the Central Library, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm: Enjoy music, storytime and hands-on crafts. A member of the Oregon Symphony will play and discuss orchestral music. Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
I Heart Cupcakes: At this family event, decorate a cupcake and learn what it takes to be a pastry chef. Northwest Library, 2:00 pm. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
Readings on Love—a lo Latino: Enjoy an evening of readings of original work (some in English and some in Spanish) by members of Los Porteños writing group, as well as readings of love-inspired poetry by Lorca, Sabines, Castillo and others. Milagro Theatre, 5:00 pm. For more information, visit the Milagro Theatre website.
Tears of Joy Theatre will perform two tales of Anansi the Spider at Hillsdale Library at 11:00 am. Free tickets for this puppet play will be available 30 minutes prior to the program. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
Chinese New Year Celebration at Three Creeks Community Library in Vancouver at 2:00 pm: Enjoy stories, crafts, a performance by children of Salmon Creek Chinese School and a parade. For more information, visit the Fort Vancouver Library website.
Portland Jazz Festival is offering a ton of free jazz shows around the city. Too many to list. Go to the Portland Jazz Festival website to see the complete schedule. Unless otherwise noted, performances are free and open to the public. Also, note that PDX Jazz Pavilion is Pioneer Courthouse Square.
Macadamwill perform at Music Millennium at 5:00 pm. For more information, visit the Music Millennium website.
Mary Flowerwill perform at Edgefield at 5:00 pm. For details, visit the Edgefield website.
Jazz experts Howard Mandel and Lloyd Peterson will discuss their books at Borders in downtown Portland at noon. Mandel is the author of Miles, Ornette, Cecil: Jazz Beyond Jazz and Peterson is the author of Music and the Creative Spirit. For more information, visit the Borders website.
The Church of Craft is having its monthly craft class/get-together at the Central Library from 12:30 pm–3:30 pm. This month’s class is Artist Trading Recipe 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.
Performers from Staged! will give a preview of Les Miserables at the Central Library at 1:00 pm. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
Lunar New Year Celebration at Midland Library from 1:30 pm–5:00 pm: Experience traditional dance, music, games, food and crafts from China, Vietnam and Korea. Performers include Lee Family Association Lion Dance Team, Orchids and Bamboo Quartet, Van Lang School Dancers, Vovinam Martial Arts, and Woodstock Elementary School Dancers. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.
It’s the Hotel deLuxe’s Sunday Movie Night. 7,500 Miles to Redemption 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 website.
Night of the Hunterwill be showing at Press Club at 8:00 pm. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.
Cindy Williams Gutiérrez will give a free lecture titled “In Search of Mysticism and Duende: Yeats and Lorca as Poet-Dramatists,” following the matinee performance of the play Bodas de sangre at the Milagro Theatre. The presentation will be in English and will explore such questions as: How did Yeats’ and Lorca’s relationships with women and politics shape their lives and their art? How can Yeats’ obsession with mysticism and Lorca’s quest for “duende” ignite our passion for poetry and drama? For more information, visit the Milagro Theatre 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.
On Saturday, February 16, admission to the Portland Classical Chinese Garden will be free from 8:00 am to noon. During those hours, the garden will host its annual plant sale. Hundreds of plants will be on sale, including edgeworthia, daphne, citrus, camellias, bamboo and orchids.
In addition, Roger Gossler of Gossler Farms will give two 20-minute lectures at Scholar’s Hall:
Children’s Clothing Swap
Organized by PDXSwap
February 16, 11:00 am (arrive early) Milagros Boutique
5433 NE 30th Avenue, Portland, OR 97211
503.493.4141
For more information: pdxkidswap@gmail.com (you can also ask to be added to the email list to be informed of future swaps)
What to bring to the swap:
Clean children’s clothes in good condition with no rips, tears, visible stains, etc. This includes accessories such as socks, shoes, sunglasses, hats, mittens. Sort clothes by size before you come; this will make the swap go more smoothly.
Small, lightly used children’s toys, including videos, DVDs, tapes, CDs.
Lightly used baby items: bibs, bottles, etc.
Clean, good-condition maternity clothes.
Bags to carry home your “new” items.
There are no minimum requirements for how many items you have to bring or how many you can take, but please be courteous and generous. New mothers-to-be are also welcome to come, even if they have nothing to swap. There’s always plenty of baby clothes and other items up for grabs.
What to expect at the swap: Clothes will be separated into different piles according to size. Once everyone puts their items in the appropriate piles, the swap coordinator will start the swap. Everyone will then look through the piles to find the items they need. The swap will last 30 to 45 minutes. Leftover items will be donated to low-income and high-needs families in Portland.
Note: Milagros has a small area available for children to play, and the swap area is child-proofed.
You can also donate: If you would like to donate children’s clothing to the swap, send an email to pdxkidswap@gmail.com.
Today and tomorrow only (2/8 and 2/9), you can get a free Family Value Pack of photos from Walgreens. The Value Pack includes one (1) 8×10, two (2) 5×7, and four (4) 4×6 prints of the same image.
You must upload your photo to the Walgreens online photo website, select the Family Value Pack, and enter the code VALENTINE at checkout.
From now until February 12, Portland Jazz Fest is offering discount tickets. Using the code “CHEAP” you can buy $20 tickets for most shows and $10 tickets for Myra Melford and Tim Berne shows. Service/convenience charges still apply.
How to purchase:
Online: Go to Ticketmaster. Choose the show you want to see. Under “Jazz Fest Cheap Seats Deal” select the number of tickets you want from the drop-down menu. Then type CHEAP in the box.
Ticketmaster phone: 503.224.4400/866.448.7849
PCPA Box Office
1111 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
Open Monday–Saturday
10:00 am–5:00 pm
Portland Jazz Festival Box Office By phone: 503.228.JAZZ (5299)/888.828.5299
In person: M–F, 10:00 am–4:00 pm
133 SW Second Ave, Suite 420
Portland, OR 97204
I accidentally published the post “Free Events This Weekend in Portland: Feb 8–10″ before I was finished writing it. Sorry for the inconvenience. It’s ready now.
