WHAT’S
happening
You have your urban walks (see down below) and you have your wilderness
walks, both equally refreshing, rejuvenating and retro-cool. Yeah — that’s right:
Walking is retro these days. Unless you do it on a treadmill; then it just looks silly.
But Wilderness Week is anything but silly. Oregon Wild partners with local vol-
unteers to offer this week of guided hikes through Oregon’s wild and scenic
areas, all of it free and informative. Some hikes offered in our area include the
Upper Middle Fork Willamette, Brice Creek, Chucksney Mountain and Tidbits
Mountain, all departing from the Park & Ride at Franklin and Walnut Streets. For
RSVP and more information see www.oregonwild.org and Saturday Calendar.
JOHN MCANULTY
In addition to “chess moves on an
international checkerboard ...
protesting ... political proselytizing,
and ... getting global warming to
chill,” says the press release for the
Awakening Our Human Greatness
community event at Unity of the
Valley, we “also need to proactively
restore our natural sense of opti-
mism, confidence and collective self-
respect.” Sounds like the organizers
of this event have got a secret
they’d like to share. Following open-
ing remarks by Mayor Kitty Piercy
and a short talk by Claes Nobel of
the Nobel Prize family, renowned
spiritual leader Dadi Janki (pictured
right) will speak on rekindling great-
ness in America. Music will be
played throughout by Shanti
Shivani, Forrest “Miasha” McDowell and Halie Loren. This empowering event
should be an evening of inspiration. See Tuesday Calendar.
Ever wander around a certain
neighborhood, admiring a
handful of its front yards but
truly yearning to see their
back yards, where gardens
escape the public eye and
become personal parks and
sanctuaries for their creators?
Yes, you have. And now you
have your chance at the 14th
annual KLCC in Bloom
Garden Tour, where nine gar-
dens clustered near the top of
College Hill will be on full view
for your inspection. Not too
interested in topiary, clematis,
rhodies or laurels? Then come
for the social scene, livened
up by a host of easy listening
music provided by Sweet Papa
Lowdown, David Rogers, Mark
Harris and Elizabeth Cable.
Garden art (some of it for
the day in this benefit for the
public radio station. See
Sunday Calendar.
CODE POET
sale) and massages round out
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