Friday, October 28, 2011

This weekend events for the Portland area

Friday October 28th:
*Davis Graveyard - Portland; 10/28-10/31; Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through Halloween from dusk to 11:00 pm (10:00 pm on Sunday). Get the lite version (lights only) every Monday through Thursday from dusk to 10:00 pm; The Davis’s transform their property into a realistic, haunted graveyard. Get the full experience (sound, fog, ghost effects, and animations).
*Halloween Spooktacular - Portland;  5:30pm to 8:30pm; Lots of fun, games, prizes, and food. Appropriate for children in preschool through 5th grade. Admission is free; need to buy tickets for activities.
*Free Entrance To The Portland Art Museum- Portland; 10/28 at 5:00pm to 8:00pm. The Portland Art Museum offers free admission on the fourth Friday of every month.
*Grave Tales (In the Dark)- Lake Oswego,  10/28; 7:00pm; Join storyteller Megan Miller on a haunting tour of Oswego Pioneer Cemetery by lantern light.
* Halloween Monster Mash - Portland; 10/28;  6:00 pm to 8:30 pm; Wear your costume and dance with other sociable ghouls, make creepy crafts, and play bewitching games.
*Lady Bug Nature Walk – Portland; 10/28; 10:00am; Walk through parks, gardens and natural areas. Touch slimy slugs, smell tree bark, feel crinkly and soft leaves, hear musical bird songs etc. Cost is $3 per toddler, adults are free!  This is the second to last weekend of the season to enjoy this nature walk.
*Creative Play At Isobels ClubhousePortland;  10/28; 9:30am to 11:30am; As part of creative play, kids can dress up in costumes, play with toys, read stories, play games or create in the art space.
*Sing a Long With Tyleena – Portland; 10/28 & 10/29; 10am; Join us for a musical sing a-long and story time with the fantastic Tyleena! Sing along to your favorite songs and books. Pick up a tambourine, drum or shaker and jam with us while learning some basic rhythm skills. Fun for the whole family! $3 donation.

Saturday October 29th:
*Ray Friesen event at A Children’s Place Bookstore - Portland; 10/29; 11:00am; The author will talk about his book and demonstrate how to make a comic book.  Free!
Great Pumpkin Event -Portland Farmer’s Market at PSU 13th annual Halloween harvest celebration; 10/29; 9:00am – 12:00pm with free pumpkin carving, prizes and children’s costume parade.
Weekend Guided Walk of the Leach Botanical Gardens - Portland; 10/29; 11:00am; Last weekend walk of the season!  Check out what’s blooming!  Free, and for all ages.
*Amtrak 40th Anniversary - Portland; 10/29; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; Union Station will host this exhibit of scale model trains and memorabilia. Chuggington Depot will entertain children ages 2–7 and their families.
*The Alphabeticians - Portland; 10/29; 4:00pm to 5:00pm; They Alphabeticians will be performing at Mississippi Pizza .  Come wearing a costume if you want, or just get ready to hear some of your favorite tunes by the ABC guys.  $10/family. 
*Portland Green Halloween Event - Portland; 10/29; 1:00pm to 6:00pm; Healthy treats (sugar-free and organic), costume contest, face painting, and a talented photographer.
Free Family Swim At Marshall Community Center - Vancouver; 10/29; 4:45pm to 6:30pm; Bauman Chiropractic is sponsoring free family swims at Marshall Pool Saturday evenings.
*Lady Bug Nature Walk – Portland; 10/29; 10:00am; Walk through parks, gardens and natural areas. Touch slimy slugs, smell tree bark, feel crinkly and soft leaves, hear musical bird songs etc. Cost is $3 per toddler, adults are free!
* Kids Saturday Morning Skate Session At Oaks Park Portland ;10/29; 10:30am to 12:00pm; For $5.50 children 10 and under can skate (skates included). Parents free with paid child admission.
*Free Guided Nature Walk –  Portland – 10/29; 10:00am to 11:30am; Join park rangers for a free guided nature hike.

Sunday October 30th:
*SpielWerk Toys’ 6th Annual Sugar Skull Craft Event - Portland; 10/30; 1:00pm to 4:00pm.  Sugar Skulls are a traditional Mexican folk art used in the celebration of Dia de Los Muertos.  Free and for all ages. 
*Dia de los Muertos Events and Parade - Portland; 10/30; 11:00am to 2:00pm; Take part in sugar skull decorating and an altar build at Someday Lounge (125 NW 5th Ave). The parade will start at 3:00 pm at Pioneer Place Mall and travel to Someday Lounge where the day will end with live entertainment.
*Special Scary Story Time at Green Bean Books- Portland; 10/30;  2:00pm.  Kids can enjoy not TOO scary stories for Free! 
*Bridgeport Village Street of Treats - Tigard; 10/30;  2:00pm to 5:00pm; Kids activities, music, games, and more. Donate your canned goods for special treats.

Monday October 31st:
*Tigard Trick-or-Treat Event - Tigard;  10/31; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm; Trick-or-treat on Main Street in Tigard. Participating merchants will display a “Halloween Event” flyer in their window.
*Lake Oswego Harvest Fest - Lake Oswego; 10/31; 3:30pm to 5:00pm; Bring your youngsters for games, crafts, a puppet show, and trick-or-treating. Millennium Plaza Park.
*Halloween in Multnomah Village Multnomah; 10/31;  3:30pm to 5:30pm; Visit the Multnomah Arts Center and dozens of other local businesses as you trick-or-treat in downtown Multnomah Village. Free coffee at Starbucks!
*Halloween at Kennedy School -Portland;10/31; 4:00pm;  Trick-or-treating, music from Freak Mountain Ramblers, and Willamette Radio Workshop performing works by Edgar Allen Poe. Kennedy School. All ages welcome.
*Gresham Safe Trick-or-Treat - Gresham; 10/31; 4:00pm to 6:00pm Main Avenue in Historic Downtown Gresham will be blocked off from traffic so that local merchants can provide treats.
*Harvest Hoopla: Portland; 10/31; Face painting, games, art & crafts, haunted house, costume contest, and much more. Ages 4–12. Community Education Center; Regence Boys & Girls Club, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm; University Park Community Center, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
*Washington County Museum Free Admission – Portland; 10/24; 10:00am to 4:30pm; Admission is free to this museum every Monday.
*Mondays On The Mall – Portland – Downtown Central Transit Mall; 10/24; Various Times; Free events all day including Wii play, caricatures, the original photo booth and entertainment.

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