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Free Events This Weekend in Portland: May 16–18

May 16th, 2008

Admission is free for all events below. Stay cool!

Friday, May 16

• Designers Denyse Schmidt and Heather Ross (www.dsquilts.com, www.heatherrossdesigns.com) will be at Bolt Fabric Boutique from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm for a “casual meet-and-greet, see-new-fabrics-event.” Visit the Bolt website for details.

• 30 Rooms Art Exhibit Opening Reception: More than 30 local artists will show their work in the loft building of art refuge Milepost 5. DJs such as Jellyfish & Bubbles will perform. 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. For more information, visit the Milepost 5 website.

• Missy Higgins (website) will perform at Music Millennium at 5:30 pm. For details, visit the Music Millennium website.

• Acoustic Minds (website) will perform at Borders in Beaverton, 7:00 pm. For more information, visit the Borders website.

• Mary Flower (website) will perform at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Visit the Edgefield website for more information.

• Sonny Hess Trio (website) will perform at Rock Creek Tavern at 9:00 pm. Visit the Rock Creek Tavern website for details.

• Pete Krebs Jazz Trio (website) will perform at Press Club at 8:00 pm. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.

• Mary Kadderly and Dan Gildea (Mary’s site) will perform at RiverPlace Hotel at 8:00 pm. Visit the PDX Jazz website for more information.

• Author Nicole Mones will talk about her book The Last Chinese Chef at Tigard Library, 7:00 pm. For more information, visit the Tigard Library website.

• Author John Straley will present his book The Big Both Ways at Murder by the Book at 6:30 pm. Visit the MBTB website for details.

• Author Garth Stein will talk about his book The Art of Racing in the Rain at 7:00 pm at Powell’s Books, Cedar Hills Crossing. Visit the Powell’s website for details.

• Author Will Durst will talk about his book The All-American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing at 7:30 pm at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside. Visit the Powell’s website for details. 

Saturday, May 17

• Alberta Art Hop: This annual arts festival includes a parade, music and activities for the whole family. In addition, local artists will line the street to show and sell their work. 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Visit the Art Hop website for details.

• Mt. Tabor Art Walk: On May 17 and 18, 40 artists will show their work from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. For more information and a map of participating locations, visit the Art Walk website. 

• 30 Rooms Art Exhibit Party: The party will feature live music by Boy Eats Drum Machine, Y La Bamba, Celilo and St. Frankie Lee. Milepost 5, 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. For more information, visit the Milepost 5 website.

• Gateway Fun-O-Rama Parade and Community Fair: Parade starts at 10:30 am at NE Halsey from 132nd to 106th, followed by a fair from noon to 3:00 pm at NE Halsey and 111th. Visit the Gateway Area Business Association website for details.

• Children’s/Maternity Clothing Swap: Visit the Milagro’s website for information.

• Chinese Lion Dance and Storytelling: Tigard Library will host a lion dancing performance by Lee’s Association Dance Team, followed by Chinese stories told by Margaret Eng. 2:00 pm. For more information, visit the Tigard Library website.

• Anna Kramer & The Lost Cause (website) will perform at Music Millennium at 5:00 pm. For details, visit the Music Millennium website.

• Carlyle (website) will perform at Borders in Tigard, 7:00 pm. For more information, visit the Borders website.

• 2 Licks 2 Many Bluegrass Band (website) will perform at Borders in Gresham, 7:00 pm. For more information, visit the Borders website.

• Sky in the Road (website) will perform at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Visit the Edgefield website for more information.

• The Naysayers (website) will perform at Rock Creek Tavern at 9:00 pm. Visit the Rock Creek Tavern website for more information.

• Swing Papillon (website) will perform at Press Club at 8:00 pm. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.

• Mitzi Zilka & French Café (website) will perform at RiverPlace Hotel at 8:00 pm. Visit the PDX Jazz website for more information.

• Sharon Wood Wortman will present her book Walking Bridges Using Poetry as a Compass: Poems About Bridges Real and Imagined by 70 Poets, with Directions for Five Self-Guided Explorations at 1:00 pm at Sellwood-Moreland Library. The event will be followed by an optional walk to the Sellwood Bridge (weather permitting). For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

• What’s Hot in Comics!?! Find out from the owners of Guapo Comics, Bridge City Comics, Cosmic Monkey Comics and Floating World Comics. Central Library, 3:00 pm. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

• Author Jill Kelly will talk about her book The Making of an Honest Woman at In Other Words Women’s Books and Resources at 2:00 pm. Visit the In Other Words website for more information.

Sunday, May 18

• Mt. Tabor Art Walk: On May 17 and 18, 40 artists will show their work from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. For more information and a map of participating locations, visit the Art Walk website. 

• Learn about TriMet’s Westside Express Service (WES) commuter rail. TriMet staff will be at the Tigard Library to talk about WES, 1:00 pm. For more information, visit the City of Tigard website.

• Paul Manousos and the East Bay Wrecking Crew (website) will perform at Music Millennium at 3:00 pm. For details, visit the Music Millennium website.

• Makana (website) will perform at Borders in Beaverton, 1:00 pm. Visit the Borders website for more information.

• Sonny Hess (website) will perform at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Visit the Edgefield website for details.

• 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 Button Pendants. 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.

• LeAnn Locher, author of the Portland blog LeLo in NoPo, will talk about her experiences with blogging over the last three years at Hollywood Library at 2:00 pm. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

• The film Solving Immigration will be showing at Hotel deLuxe. 6:30 pm. Contact the hotel to RSVP, 503.219.2093. For more information, visit the Hotel deLuxe website.

• Akira Kurasawa’s Rashomon will be playing at Press Club at 9:00 pm. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.

• Children’s and YA authors Joni Sensel, Thatcher Heldring and Sundee T. Frazier will talk about their respective books at 2:00 pm at Powell’s Books, Cedar Hills Crossing. Visit the Powell’s website for details.

• Ursula K. Le Guin and Kim Stafford will join editors of In the Blast Zone: Catastrophe and Renewal on Mount St. Helens to talk about the book at this Mt. St. Helens anniversary event. Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 4:00 pm. Visit the Powell’s website for details. 

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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