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From now until January 4, you’ll see the snow on my blog posts.  I love looking at it plus we’re supposed to get a light dusting in the higher elevations and our temperatures are starting to drop…it’s getting cold out there!

If you’ve read my blog, you’ll know I’m all about buying “local” and I’ve written about award-winning artist Ann Munson.  Now there’s “the best art sale ever” at her greenhouse in West Linn:

Recession Era Art Sale is THE BEST SALE EVER! What do artists do when economic times are tough? They GET CREATIVE!

Come buy from fifteen local professional artists at the 3rd annual seconds and steals sale Saturday, Dec. 5, 9-4 and Sunday, Dec. 6, 11-4.

What will you find?  Beautiful blown glass with booboos only a glass blower would understand. Slinky silky lingerie whose designer has moved on to working with wood.  Mittens, fingerless gloves and even slippers made from the leftover sleeves of the felted sweaters from pillow projects.  Christmas ornaments and fabulous cards. Clay pieces from sublime to whimsical to intensely colorful for table, wall and garden. Concrete featuring native flora and living exotic plants. Pearls straight from China, worked into fabulous jewelry on the long plane ride home. Every medium imaginable for affordable holiday shopping!

To find the sale or for more information:  1335 S. Woodbine Rd., West Linn, OR 97068 www.annmunson.com

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Check out my Lake Oswego Living.A Photo Blog later today, there will be a new photo posted.  Every Monday a new one will be added.
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This Fall must have been the prettiest we’ve had in a very long time.  At least, I don’t remember having one this nice where all the leavesautumn ivy were in their finest colors.
 
Here’s a list of some places you can drop off your leaves.  By now, hopefully with the rain all the leaves have fallen off the trees.  I had already loaded up 15 trash cans of leaves and the other day had around 7 more.  I think I’m done raking now.  However, I have a compost pile and it will love my leaves!  If you don’t have a compost pile, here are some sites locally for you to take your leaves:
 

PORTLAND

2009 Leaf Depot Locations

  • Lents Park – SE 92nd and SE Holgate, in the eastside parking lot
  • Stanton Yard – 2929 N Kerby, west of Emanuel Hospital
  • Westmoreland Park – SE 22nd and SE Nehalem, in parking lot next to the baseball field
  • Gabriel Park – SW 42nd and Vermont, in the upper parking lot

Only leaves will be accepted. No other yard debris will be allowed. Please contact Metro Recycling at 503-234-3000 or use your curbside yard debris container for this material.

2009 Leaf Depot Fees

  • $5.00 per car load
  • $10.00 per truck, SUV, or trailer load
  • $20.00 per truck and trailer (5 cubic yard maximum)
  • No commercial loads – these individuals will be referred to small local businesses, commercial recycling centers, or Metro.

SOME ADDITIONAL SITES

Metro South Transfer Station, Oregon City (503) 234-3000

Pacific Land Clearing & Recycling Center, Oregon City (503-656-7793)

S&H Landscaping Supplies, Tualatin (503-638-1011)

LAKE OSWEGO

The City of Lake Oswego does not have a leaf drop off program.  Residents should use compost bins, take leaves to a drop off site designated by METRO or use the yard-debris containers provided by Rossman Sanitary Service.  Rossman customers who require additional collection can also use “Kraft” bags available at most home improvement stores.

WEST LINN

Leaves may be disposed of in your yard debris container provided by your garbage hauler or you may take leaves and other yard debris to the Dan Davis Recycling Center located at 4001 Willamette Falls Drive. Call Dan Davis Recycling for hours, rates, and information (503) 655-1928 or visit their website http://www.plcrecycling.com/dan-davis.html Call West Linn Refuse & Recycling for curbside recycling information (503) 557-3900.

TIGARD

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Picture of Autumn Lake Oswego

Picture of Autumn in Lake Oswego (City-data Website)

Autumn declares its arrival with leaves turning bright crimson, vibrant orange and vivid yellow and it’s one of my favorite times of year.  We here in Oregon are fortunate to experience all four seasons and Fall is now in full swing.  With schools in session, there is a brief lull before the holidays.  Take a trip on some of Oregon’s winding roads that loop and twist through shades of dark green evergreen trees, amid the colored leaves of big leaf maples, alder and mountain ash sometime this week as it’s supposed to be sunny pretty much for the next seven days.

There are some great sites throughout all of Oregon to view the fall leaves.  I have a Fall video link on my side bar under my new videos category for viewing.  Pretty much anywhere in Oregon you’ll see the changing of colors, however, here are some places of particular interest:

If you want to bring the fall into your own yard, here are some trees recommended for planting:

  • Autumn Blaze Maple
  • Autumn Flame Maple
  • Autumn Purple Ash
  • Cascade Snow Cherry
  • Chantileer Pear
  • Dawn Redwood
  • Emerald Queen Norway Maple
  • Frontier Elm
  • Japanese Stewartia
  • Milky Way Kousa Dogwood
  • Red Sunset Maple
  • Scarlet Oak
  • Seiryu Japanese Maple
  • Tamarack or Larch
  • Vine Maple

As they say on a popular TV show – “Take some time to enjoy the view!”.

Source:  In part – Off the Beaten Path – Myrna Oakley

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From attending classes, lectures, art exhibits to dances, I’ve had the pleasure of visiting this campus on many occasions.  The grounds are beautiful and boasts a commanding presence, Marylhurst University , sits on the banks of the Willamette River with a marvelous view of Mt. Hood.  Themarylhurst University is situated between two towns recently named by Money magazine as part of their 100 best small towns – #69 West Linn and #74 Lake Oswego.  Marylhurst University has its own post office:

  • Marylhurst University
  • 17600 Pacific Highway (Hwy. 43)
  • P.O. Box 261
  • Marylhurst, OR 97036-0261
  • Phone: 503.636.8141
  • Toll-free: 800.634.9982
  • Fax: 503.636.9526

HISTORY OF MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY  (Watch all these YouTube videos)

From Montreal 12 nuns, the youngest was 18, set sail on a ship to journey for the frontiers of Oregon.  The voyage took five weeks and was not without adventure.   They had to transfer vessels two times as the ships were in poor condition to set sail, there was a violent storm on sea which threatened to destroy two of the ships but the third – the Northern – landed in Portland October 1, 1859.

On the dock it seemed as if all of Portland’s citizens were there to greet them and they arrived with the boom of a canon.  The Sisters had come prepared to educate its children.  However, from the moment the doors opened to their new school, they were called upon to care for orphans, the poor, the sick and the despairing.  Babies were frequently abandoned on their doorstep.  By 1950, there were 800 Sisters and their 18,000 students.  Motivated by a deep love of God, and an absolute passion for educating young people, they brought with them from Quebec, what is so deeply integral to their French heritage, a love for the beauty of music and art, and the gift for finding and celebrating God in the natural beauty of creation.

The “Twelve” started St. Mary’s Academy that first year in downtown Portland. Soon the Academy housed a school to educate teachers.

A track of land was purchased in 1906 in Oak Grove and 50 acres on the site of the current Marylhurst location.  In the early 1900s, the Sisters’ Province Administration and the Teacher’s College moved to this site on the banks of the Willamette River.  Marylhurst University was born.  In 1930, it was renamed to Marylhurst College from Saint Mary’s Academy and College.  The school and college were combined in 1950.  Marylhurst only became co-educational in 1974 and added graduate level programs in the mid-1980s.  The name was one again changed to Marylhurst University in 1998.

For more than a century, Marylhurst University has been dedicated to delivering academic excellence in an environment that supports student success. The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, knew how important it is to educate the “whole” person. They created an engaging learning atmosphere at Marylhurst that fuels the imagination, broadens intellectual horizons and strengthens professional expertise still today.

Sources:  As recalled by Sister Jane Hibbard, Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, and Marylhurst University Trustee, at the dedication of Knight’s Green on October 17, 2007, Oregon’s Iron Dream by Mary Goodall, and The Oregon Companion by Richard H. Engeman.

Now these traditions of educating the whole person, ensuring the development of spiritual and artistic growth, cultivating and delighting in a setting of extraordinary natural beauty: all of this is the heritage and pride of Marylhurst

ADULT EDUCATION

With the economy such as it is, many adults are not only needing to go back to school in order to advance in today’s business world, many are needing to change careers.  The other day I wrote a post saying Oregon has high ranking college towns.  Here are some of the colleges and universities around Portland, Oregon: 

  1. Art Institute of Portland
  2. Clackamas Community College
  3. Concordia University
  4. Lewis and Clark College
  5. George Fox University
  6. Linfield College
  7. Mt. Hood Community College
  8. Oregon Health Sciences University
  9. Oregon State University
  10. Pacific University
  11. Portland Community College
  12. Portland State University
  13. Reed College
  14. University of Oregon
  15. University of Portland
  16. Willamette University

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Did you know that Lake Oswego once had a covered bridge?  According to an out-of-print book I refer to many times in my blog, Oregon’s Iron Dream by Mary Goodall, in the 1900s there used to be a covered bridge from Lake Oswego to West Linn over what the Native American Indians referred to as Waluga Creek, later called Sucker Creek by early settlers aIMG0046nd referred to today as Oswego Creek, near the main highway to West Linn. The creek flows into Palisades Pond and Lake Oswego, then pours into the Willamette River.  The covered bridge was close to or in what today is George Rogers Park.  There’s a picture of it in my book that’s different from these, but here are the pictures from the City of Lake Oswego’s Historic photo gallery. I’ve tried to reproduce the one I have but it is old and haven’t been able toIMG00902 do so.

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Image from Covered Bridge Society Website

Although the Lake Oswego covered bridge is long gone, there are still many covered bridges remaining from a bye-gone era in Oregon.  I’ve been to many of them.  My favorite, however, is the one along the McKenzie River.  On road trips, I’ve tried to see as many as I could and I know of families who have taken the kids as a summer vacation to see all of them.

Now you can see at least five of them at the Covered Bridge Festival next weekend.  I think I’ve seen at least that many so far.

COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL – SEPTEMBER 21:

For some Fall fun, this September 21st, the Covered Bridge Festival takes place with a tour of 5 bridges, music and more:

Where: TimberLand Park, Albany, Oregon
When: Third weekend of September
Saturday, September 20th, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 21st, 9:00 to 5:00 p.m.

We feature a passel of old fashioned FAMILY FUN; from Guided & Self-guided tours of 5 beautiful covered bridges & their folklore, (reservations preferred, 503-399-0436) $10.00 fee, Live Music, Living History Displays and information, Vintage Cars & Bicycles, Lots & Lots of Children’s activities, rubber tired train rides $2.00 ea, hand crafted arts & crafts, drawing for the new Covered Bridge Quilt, one of a kind.

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Farmers Markets are extremely popular not only in Oregon but throughout the United States.  Fall’s just around the corner and if you thought you’d only be able to pick up fresh produce in the spring and summer months in Oregon, think again!lo-farmers-market  I’ve written past posts (one last year in May and  this year for Mother’s Day), on the spring and summer farmers market but with Oregon’s mild climate, there are plenty of local farmers that can provide you with the freshest and best throughout the year.  In addition, some of the farmers markets are open year-round so you can stock up whenever you want.

The Oregon Farmer’s Market Association  provides listings of those farmers markets throughout Oregon and the Portland Farmers Market website provides Portland information.  Here’s a list of farmers markets around Portland that continue beyond September:

Updated 9-25-09

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Courtesy of aaq under Creative Commons LicenseOregonians love their dogs.  There are many local parks around Portland that welcome dogs.  As summer is winding down and the “dog days of summer” are coming to an end, many people are staying closer to home this year for vacations and holidays.  Labor Day’s just around the corner, so you might want to take your dog out for his/her day in the park.  If you have friends visiting who have dogs over the upcoming holiday weekend, or if you’re new to our area and aren’t familiar with all the local dog parks, here’s a list of places to take your pooch.  

PORTLAND

The City of Portland’s website has their off-leash areas, dog parks, maps, and the rules for their parks. Here’s their list of “dog friendly” parks:

  • Alberta Park - Portland
  • Arbor Lodge Park - Portland
  • Argay Park - Portland
  • Brentwood Park - Portland
  • Cathedral Park - Portland
  • Cherry Park - Portland
  • Chimney Park - Portland
  • Couch Park - Portland
  • Council Crest Park - Portland
  • Creston Park - Portland
  • Dakota Memorial Dog Park - Portland 
  • East Delta Park - Portland
  • Fernhill Park - Portland
  • Frazer Park - Portland
  • Gabriel Park - Portland
  • Grant Park - Portland
  • Hazeldale Park - Portland
  • Hillsdale Park - Portland
  • Hondo Dog Park - Portland
  • Irving Park - Portland
  • Laurelhurst Park - Portland
  • Lents Park - Portland
  • Lynchwood Park
  • Memorial Park - Portland
  • Mt. Tabor Park - Portland
  • Normandale Park - Portland
  • Overlook Park - Portland
  • Sacajawea Park - Portland
  • Sellwood Riverfront Park - Portland
  • Sewallcrest Park - Portland
  • Wallace Park - Portland
  • West Delta Park - Portland
  • Willamette Park - Portland
  • Wilshire Park – Portland
  • Woodstock Park – Portland

TIGARD

The City of Tigard has their dog parks as well:

LAKE OSWEGO

The City of Lake Oswego’s recent Hazelia Field Dog park has won a national award in 2008.

  • Hazelia Field Dog Park – Lake Oswego

WEST LINN

West Linn’s Parks and Recreation site have their dog parks/rules listed as well.

Many of the parks have special “doggie” events such as Woofstock in West Linn that is held in the summer.

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Last weekend, actually for the past two weekends, I got caught up watching the 2-part TV movie on NBC – Meteor – starring Christopher Lloyd about a space collision that sends a meteor hurtling toward Earth.  Did you watch it?  In the movie, rockets were launched and the meteor was fired upon.  It eventually vaporized and retreated (it was TV after all!).  Most of the massive meteorite – called Kassandra – never reached Earth.  Before they attacked it, smaller chunks of the meteorite that landed caused major damage throughout the world.

Well, in Oregon, a meteorite did reach Earth and it was found in 1902 on property owned by the Oregon Iron and Steel Company right here in our own Willamette Valley near the City of West Linn.  It is called the Willamette Meteorite.  It weighed 31,107 lbs.!

You can read more from Wikipedia about the Willamette Meteorite here.

In addition, I have an old book from 1958 by Mary Goodall – “Oregon’s Iron Dream” – that states this about the meteorite:

“The meteorite was discovered by a farmer, Elias G. Hughes, a one-time miner from Wales and by William Dale, a prospector who was living at the Hughes’  home. In prospecting about the hills, the men found what they first believed to be a reef of iron.  It was partly embedded in the Earth and was covered with weeds and debris.  Mr. Hughes tried to hammer the rock and found it rank like a bell.  On further examination, the men decided they had discovered a meteorite and, keeping their find a secret, planned they would try to buy the land on which it reposed.  Dale left the State with the avowed intention of selling other properties to raise money to buy the land.  He never returned to Oregon.”

“Hughes was unsuccessful in making the land purchase.  So, in the summer of 1903, he put into action a plan to move the meteorite to his farm 3/4 a mile away.  He trusted no one to help him but his wife, his 15-year old son, and his horse.  With infinite care, he fashioned a simple capstan and anchored it with a heavy logging chain.  He made a long rope of braided wire to be rolled around the capstan, while his horse traveled around it as a windlass.”

“Next, he built a crude truck of logs with wheels made from sections of large tree trunks.  Using heavy, double sheaved pulleys, he then succeeded in hoisting the meteorite upon his log truck.  He stretched out the 120′ wire rope, attached one end of it to the truck, the other to the capstan and started the horses around it”.

“The monstrous load moved slowly because the ground was soft and the wheels sank into the earth.  Some days he was unable to move more than a truck length; other days it moved 10, 20, and one day, 50′.  After 3 months of toil, Hughes brought the meteorite to the edge of his own property”.

“While the moving had been done in dense forest, it had been a secret; but when Farmer Hughes erected a shed over his prized possession and charged a quarter to see it, the word spread and people came flocking.”

“In spite of the fact that sightseers must come by electric street car, then walk 2 miles to see the exhibit, business was good for Farmer Hughes.  One of the interested viewers was an attorney for the Oregon Iron and Steel Company.  He noticed that the newly-hewn road led to the property of his employers.  On November 27, 1903, Hughes found himself as a defendant against the iron and steel company for the possession of his hard-earned prize.”

“The property owner whose land had been crossed in the laborious moving made a counter-suit, claiming that his was the original site of the meteorite.  This was disapproved.  The circuit court decided for the corporation but Hughes took his case to the Supreme Court.”

“In the hearing which took place in 1905, public sympathy was with Mr. Hughes, the Welsh woodsman who had done this herculean task.  Among those who testified at the trial were two elderly Indians, one a Klickitat and one of the Wasco tribe, who described the importance of the meteorite to Indians”.

“The case was decided on July 17, 1905, by Chief Justice Wolverton of the Supreme Court of Oregon in favor of the Oregon Iron and Steel Company.”

The last comment in Mary Goodall’s book on the meteorite chapter says: “Perhaps as man learns more of the secrets of earth satellites and space travel he may unfold secrets to which this celestial visitor may be a clue”. Interesting comment since we just celebrated the 40-year anniversary of walking on the Moon!

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With our weather getting nicer, perhaps you’re dreaming of a new kitchen or adding an extra bath to your home.  Nothing is more important than your family’s safety. Getting a construction permit before you build or remodel helps protect your loved ones from potentially deadly mistakes. Faulty work can cause house fires, flood damage and structural instability. With a permit, a certified inspector will examine your project to make sure it’s safe and up to code. You and your family can rest easy, avoid costly repairs down the road and preserve your biggest financial investment – your home.

Local agencies throughout the city have their building codes on-line.  If you’re planning to update your home by remodeling portions of it, or adding on to an existing structure, you should check out whether a permit is required and what the building code is for your area.

When selling that property you so lovingly remodeled, here in Oregon you will be required to complete a 12-page Property Disclosure form.  On that Property Disclosure form Page 3, Line 104 appears the following:

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The Property Disclosure specifically asks if you did any additions, remodeling, etc. and if you obtained permits.  When selling your house, a buyer can and should ask to see those permits.

Here are the websites for the 3 areas I write about in this blog for building codes and permit information:

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One of my passions is art.  Although I can’t draw or paint, I have other artistic abilities and am always looking to expand my repertoire.  Art galleries, art festivals and events are subjects I’ve written about and will be writing more of in future posts.

Last winter I took an art class.  When I had first started thinking about taking a class, I didn’t want to go to a community college but somewhere that was more personal, in a more relaxed setting and more artistic.

What I found was Ann Munson, artist.  Actually, I became acquainted with Ann’s work in 1986 when she was the featured artist for the Lake Oswego Arts Festival and her painting was selected for a poster to advertise the event.

She conducts classes in mosaics, drawing and art, concrete casting and more for adults and children.  The classes are held in her greenhouse in West Linn and are conducted in small groups.   CLICK HERE for Ann’s upcoming classes.  I love her art and creativity!  Not only is she an artist, but she’s a gardener as well.

As a member of Local 14 Art Guild, a group of 85 juried women artists, she and her fellow artists put on a sale/show at Ann’s greenhouse. This year the shows will be held in October and December.  Check out Ann’s website for details. (All photographs from Ann Munson’s website).

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It’s back to school September 2!  Since there’s lots to do before school starts, I thought I’d provide some information on the different schools around town. 

If you’re a newcomer to the Portland area, here’s the Portland School District information along with school information for the different suburbs on the west side of Portland.

Portland Public Schools:

Lake Oswego School District:

Tigard-Tualatin School District:

Beaverton School District:

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Music & Summer Concerts In & Around Portland, Oregon

One of the many things I love about summer and living in Oregon is there are numerous musical events plus concerts in the parks.  Inasmuch as I live only two blocks from one of those parks, I try to go to as many musical events I can.  That means just grabbing my chair or blanket, some food or drinks and I’m “good to go”.

There are many locations throughout our area that have concerts or music to enjoy and here are some of them.  I’m sure there are plenty more and this could just be a “short list” (I keep adding to this list so check back!).   If you just did some of these, you’d be busy all summer long.  Now, let’s just hope we get some sunshine.  Click on the links to see the schedules, performers, etc.

Portland Rose Festival:  Portland, Oregon

Riverview Six to Sunset Concerts: Vancouver, Washington

City of Lake Oswego Concerts: City parks and Farmers’ Market concert schedule - Lake Oswego, Oregon

First Tuesday Music Series:  Lake Oswego, Oregon

Washington Square Music Festival.  Tigard, Oregon

West Linn’s Noon Time Concerts in the Square:  West Linn, Oregon

West Linn Music in the Park:  West Linn, Oregon

Happy Valley Summer Concert Series: Happy Valley, Oregon

Law Offices of Terry Lee Noon Concerts: Vancouver, Washington

Canby Community Concerts: Canby, Oregon

Canby Summer Concerts in the Park:  Canby, Oregon

Canby Wine & Art Festival (live music):  Canby, Oregon

Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation: - Music in the Parks:  Beaverton, Oregon

Beaverton Arts’ Summer Concerts & Activities: Beaverton, Oregon

Waterfront Blues Festival: Portland, Oregon

Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn:  Portland, Oregon

Wells Fargo & Fred Meyer Zoo Summer Concerts: Portland, Oregon

Cruisin’ Sherwood Classic Custom Car Show (50’s rock ‘n roll): Sherwood, Oregon

Sherwood Robin Hood Festival (live music):  Sherwood, Oregon

Tigard Festival of Balloons: (live music): Tigard, Oregon

Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts (music & entertainment): Lake Oswego, Oregon

West Linn Old Time Fair (musical entertainment):  Willamette Park, West Linn, Oregon

Wilsonville Festival of Arts: Art on the Town (2 days of live music): Wilsonville, Oregon

Pioneer Courthouse Square Noon Concerts:  Portland, Oregon

Oregon State Fair Concerts:  Salem, Oregon

Oregon Garden’s Wooden Nickel Summer Concert Series:  Silverton, Oregon

Portland Chinese Classical Garden - Tuesdays by Twilight:  Portland, Oregon

Concerts on the Commons - Includes Crawfish Festival. Tualatin, Oregon

Bridgeport Village Summer Concert Series - Thursday evenings.  Tigard, Oregon

Music on the Green - Stella Olsen Memorial Park.  Sherwood, Oregon

Let the Music Take You - Tunes on Tuesday.  (Yamhill Co. Wine Country) Newberg, Oregon

Brown Bag Concerts - US Bank Plaza.  McMinnville, Oregon

Troutdale Bite & Bluegrass Festival.  Troutdale, Oregon

Oregon Country Fair.  Live music. Eugene, Oregon

The Air Fair - Live Music.  Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon

Willamette Country Music Festival.  Brownsville, Oregon

Mississippi Avenue Street Fair - Live Music Stages.  Portland, Oregon

56th Annual Portland Highland Games - Music.  Gresham, Oregon

McMinnville Summer Concert Series - At Linfield Oak Grove, McMinnville, Oregon

McMinnville’s Flap Jacks and Bluegrass Festival.  McMinnville, Oregon

Mt. Hood Jazz Festival.  Gresham, Oregon

Troutdale Festival of the Arts - Fine art and Live Music.  Troutdale, Oregon

Summer Festival Fun (Damascus, Milwaukie, Gladstone, Boring, Clackamas) – Live music.

Salem Art Festival - Live Music on Stage.  Salem, Oregon

Washington County Fair - Live Music.  Hillsboro, Oregon

Tryon State Park - Forest Music.  Lake Oswego, Oregon

Tanner Creek Park - Music in the Park Concert Series.  West Linn, Oregon

Lake Oswego Wine and Food Festival. Music @ Millennium Plaza Park, Lake Oswego, Oregon

West Linn Library Music in the Stacks.  West Linn Library, West Linn, Oregon

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival.  Portland, Oregon

Portland Riverfest @ South Waterfront.  Portland, Oregon

PDX Pop Now Festival.  Rotture 315 SE 3rd Ave., Portland

Saké Summer Concert Series.  Forest Grove, Oregon

Oregon City Concerts.  Oregon City, Oregon

Woodburn Library in the Park Concert Series.  Woodburn, Oregon

Portland Festival Symphony.   Concerts @ various parks throughout the Portland area.

Ho’ike & Hawaiian Festival. Vancouver, Washington

Maritime Heritage Festival @ RiverPlace Marina.  Live Music. Portland, Oregon

Party in the Park.  Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation Center. Beaverton, Oregon

Hood River County Fair.  Live Music.  Hood River, Oregon

Estacada Summer Celebration.  Live Music. Estacada, Oregon

Music on Main.  Live Music.  Downtown.  Portland, Oregon

The BITE of Oregon.  Tom McCall Waterfront Park.  Portland, Oregon

Iranian Festival.  Classical and modern music.  Portland, Oregon

Fremont Fest.  Music all along the street. Latin Jazz Trio and more! Portland, Oregon

Festa Italiana - Pioneer Courthouse Square.  Opera, Accordionists. Portland, Oregon

Washington Park Summer Festival - Amphitheatre Stage.  Music the entire month of August. Portland, Oregon

The Taste of Tansbourne.  Live music throughout the festival. Beaverton, Oregon

Clark County Fair.  Live Music.  9 miles north of Portland in Washington

Timberline Mountain Music Series.  Mt. Hood National Forest, Timberline Lodge, Oregon

Oregon City Annual Antique Fair - Live Music.  Oregon City, Oregon

Antiques & Art at the Rolling Rock Farm.  Live Music all weekend. Sherwood, Oregon

Good Vibes.  Noontime Concerts in the Courtyard.  Providence Cancer Center.  Portland, Oregon

Britt Classical Festival.  Medford, Oregon.

New Nights.  Concerts. Comfort Inn.  The Dalles, Oregon

Sunriver Music Festival.  Sunriver, Oregon

Sack Lunch Concert.  Old Church.  Portland, Oregon

Jenkins Estate Summer Celebration Concert.  Aloha, Oregon

Obon Fest. Buddhist Temple.  Taiko drumming. Portland, Oregon

Celebrate Hillsboro - Kazoo Fest. 5,000 people playing Kazoos. Hillsboro, Oregon

The Great Oregon Steam-Up.  Country Music. Brooks, Oregon

Toledo Antique Street Fair and Classic Car Show.  Folk Music Festival.  Toledo, Oregon

First Friday Art Walk.  Live Music.  Newberg, Oregon

Americana Music.  Belmont Library.  Portland, Oregon

Clackamas County Fair.  Music. Canby, Oregon

Multnomah Days Celebration.  Music.  Multnomah Village.  Portland, Oregon

Art in the Pearl.  Music.  Pearl District.  NW Portland, Oregon

Alberta Street Fair.  Music.  Portland, Oregon

Belmont Street Fair.  Music.  Portland, Oregon

Hawthorne Street Fair.  Music.  Portland, Oregon

Aurora Colony Days.  Music.  Aurora, Oregon

Third Annual Arts & Eats on the River Festival.  Music.  St. Helens, Oregon

Wilsonville Rotary Summer Concerts.  Wilsonville, Oregon

Arts Festival in the Forest.  Live Music.  West Linn, Oregon

Liberty Plaza Concerts.  Oregon City, Oregon

India Festival. Live music.  Pioneer Courthouse Square.  Portland, Oregon

Garlic Festival Live music.  North Plains, Oregon

Uwajimaya Hawaiian Festival.  Hula Dancers & Live Music.  Uwajimaya Plaza.  Beaverton, Oregon

FIESTA DAYS.  Live Mariachi Band.  Hood River, Oregon

HARVEST FESTIVAL.  Music.  Hood River, Oregon

Greek Festival.  Live Music.  Greek Orthodox Church.  NE Portland, Oregon

Mt. Angel Oktoberfest.  Live Music.  Mt. Angel, Oregon

Chili on the Green.  Live Music.  Fairview, Washington

Clackamas LIVE.  Live Music.  Milwaukie, Oregon

Beaverton Old Town Festival.  Live Music.  Beaverton, Oregon

Lake Fest 2008.  Live teen bands.  Lake Oswego, Oregon

Oaks Park Oktoberfest:  Milwaukie, Oregon

2008 Time-Based Art Festival.  Music.  Portland, Oregon

West Linn’s Arts Festival.  Live Music.  Willamette River-Willamette Park. West Linn, Oregon

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It’s that time of year when most Farmers Markets have opened or are opening soon.  There’s a great website to check out for all the Farmers Markets in Oregon at ww.oregonfarmersmarkets.org for specific times and locations.  With the high price of gas and food, it might be a good idea to visit one of these markets near you. Also, the food and flowers are locally home-grown and most are organic, if not all.  The music, laughter, fun and people plus; hopefully, the sunshine will want to get you outdoors.

Below are the Farmers Markets in SW Portland and surrounding suburbs:

TIGARD FARMERS MARKET (http://www.tigardfarmersmarket.com)

BEAVERTON FARMERS MARKET (www.beavertonfarmersmarket.com)

HILLSBORO FARMERS MARKET (www.hillsboromarkets.org)

HILLSBORO FARMERS MARKET AT ORENCO STATION (www.hillsboromarkets.org)

LAKE OSWEGO FARMERS MARKET (www.ci.oswego.or.us/farmersmarket)

PORTLAND FARMERS MARKET (www.portlandfarmersmarket.org)

SHERWOOD SATURDAY MARKET (http://www.sherwoodmarket.blogspot.com)

CEDAR MILL SUNSET FARMERS MARKET (www.cmfmarket.org)

OREGON CITY FARMERS MARKET (http://www.orcityfarmersmarket.com)

HILLSDALE FARMERS MARKET (www.hillsdalefarmersmarket.com)

WEST LINN FARMERS & ARTISTS MARKETS (http://www.skylineridge.us/eventitem/weekly-west-linn-farmers-artists-market-2)

DUNDEE FARMERS MARKET http://chehalemvalley.org/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=91&Itemid=88888911

MCMINNVILLE FARMERS MARKET http://www.downtownmcminnville.com/events.html

MILWAUKIE FARMERS MARKET http://www.SummerFestivalFun.com

BORING FARMERS MARKET http://www.SummerFestivalFun.com

CANBY SATURDAY MARKET http://www.CanbyAreaChamber.org

GORGE CROWN IN HOOD RIVERS http://www.gorgegrown.com

GRESHAM FARMERS MARKET http://www.greshamfarmersmarket.org

HOLLYWOOD FARMERS MARKET http://www.hollywoodfarmersmarket.org

MONTAVILLA FARMERS MARKET http://www.montavillamarket.org

PARKROSE FARMERS MARKET http://www.parkrosefarmersmarket.org

HOOD RIVER HARVEST FESTIVAL http://www.hoodriver.org/HRCCC_EventTemplate.asp?EventINDX=53&CategoryINDX=

HOOD RIVER SATURDAY MARKET  http://community.gorge.net/saturdaymarket/

VANCOUVER FARMERS MARKET (www.vancouverfarmersmarket.com)

FAIRVIEW FARMERS MARKET (windancefarms@comcast.net)

CLACKAMAS FARMERS MARKET (windancefarms@comcast.net)

PORTLAND FARMERS MARKET PSU (www.portlandfarmersmarket.org)

PORTLAND FARMERS MARKET ECOTRUST (www.portlandfarmersmarket.org)

PORTLAND FARMERS MARKET EASTBANK (www.portlandfarmersmarket.org)

PEOPLE’S FARMERS MARKET (www.peoples.coop)

OHSU FARMERS MARKET (www.ohsu.edu/farmersmarket)

MULTNOMAH VILLAGE FARMERS MARKET (www.multnomahvillagefm.org)

MORELAND FARMERS MARKET (www.morelandfarmersmarket.org)

LLOYD FARMERS MARKET (Eamon Molloy 503-730-8367)

WEST LINN TASTE OF TUESDAY (Renee Epperly 503-449-0940)

LENTS INTERNATIONAL FARMERS MARKET (Jill Kuehler 503-621-7655)

INTERSTATE FARMERS MARKET (www.interstatefarmersmarket.com)

LANE COUNTY FARMERS MARKET www.lanecountyfarmersmarket.com

UPDATED: 11/22/08

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